Chapter 485: Personally Guiding a Fellow Daoist’s Cultivation

“Holy Master, your Disciple Lin Pei requests an audience.”

Outside the courtyard of Holy Master Peak, Lin Xun called out.

For Lin Xun, going to see Jiang Yuerou wasn’t really something to be nervous about.

After all, Jiang Yuerou didn’t know his true identity, and he absolutely would not expose it.

Moreover, Jiang Yuerou wasn’t the type of person who was unreasonable.

How should he put it?

Recalling that year when he had hung Jiang Yuerou up and beaten her, that Old Auntie actually had a somewhat cute side.

Actually, if her personality wasn’t so overbearing, she probably would have been liked by many people.

In short, this time Jiang Yuerou wanted to see him, at most it was probably to give him some pointers on behalf of Qinger.

Or perhaps Jiang Yuerou knew he was Qinger’s husband, and also the husband of her Disciple, Jiang Qingshang.

This Jiang Yuerou probably just wanted to see if he had been slacking off in his cultivation during this time.

And then see what his Realm was like after cultivating for this period.

To see if his talent was worthy of her Disciple.

Anyway, as long as he displayed a certain level of cultivation talent and his Realm hadn’t fallen too far behind, there definitely wouldn’t be any major problems.

In other words, this was like a mother-in-law wanting to meet her son-in-law.

Outside the courtyard, the sound of Lin Xun’s call faded, but there was not the slightest movement from within the courtyard.

At this moment, Lin Xun was slightly taken aback.

Could it be that this Jiang Yuerou wasn’t at Holy Master Peak?

“Disciple Lin Pei requests an audience with the Holy Master.”

Feeling something was off, Lin Xun called out again.

However, there was still no response from within the courtyard.

Just as Lin Xun was about to leave Holy Master Peak,

the sound of a door opening came from within the courtyard.

When Lin Xun turned around, he saw Jiang Yuerou gracefully walking out.

She looked exactly the same as before.

For thousands of years, Jiang Yuerou hadn’t changed a bit.

She still wore that same elegant, simple dress.

Her hair was coiled and pinned to the right, then cascaded down over her shoulders, just reaching her slender willow-like waist.

In her eyes, there was still that same aloof, icy feeling from a thousand years ago that made people keep their distance.

As if, just by being in her presence, you couldn’t get close.

If you dared take one step closer, you would be frozen by her.

Lin Xun seriously suspected that his own Qinger’s aloof personality was inherited from Jiang Yuerou.

After all, although his wife and Jiang Yuerou weren’t related by blood, and were only master and Disciple,

regardless, his wife had been raised by Jiang Yuerou since childhood.

So, in terms of personality, she was bound to be influenced, more or less, in a subtle way.

But here’s the question.

Why was it that when he looked at Jiang Yuerou, there was a faint smear of rouge at the corner of her mouth, as if it hadn’t been wiped clean?

Not only that, but her clothing seemed a bit disheveled, as if she had put it on in a hurry.

Could it be that Jiang Yuerou was lonely and was secretly meeting a man in the courtyard?

No, that didn’t seem right either.

Jiang Yuerou couldn’t possibly be that kind of person; she was extremely proud and arrogant.

This was really strange.

“Lin Pei, so you’ve emerged from seclusion!”

Jiang Qingshang looked at Lin Xun indifferently, her eyes carrying a touch of nonchalance, even a hint of indifference.

But to be fair, Lin Xun knew Jiang Yuerou was a complete tsundere.

Of course, perhaps this wasn’t tsundere behavior.

After all, although he was Qinger’s husband,

in Jiang Yuerou’s heart, he wasn’t really acknowledged.

So, in Jiang Yuerou’s heart, he was probably viewed with a bit of annoyance.

Hmm, Lin Xun felt that was quite possible.

But even if the other party’s attitude wasn’t good, he had to appear respectful and reverent.

After all, she was the one who raised Qinger.

Jiang Yuerou looked Lin Xun over again, then nodded at him.

“Hmm, not bad.

I didn’t expect you to have reached the Dragon Gate Realm.

To achieve such a Realm in just over a year.

I have to say, you really can be considered a Genius.”

Jiang Yuerou was quite surprised by Lin Pei’s advancement speed.

In Jiang Yuerou’s view, for Lin Pei to reach the Dragon Gate Realm would have taken at least three or four more years.

But she hadn’t expected it to take only a year.

“In reply to the Holy Master, this Disciple has been in seclusion for a year and dared not slack off in cultivation matters.

Moreover, the main credit belongs to Senior Sister Qingshang.

If not for Senior Sister Qingshang’s guidance,

this Disciple would not have achieved what I have today.”

Jiang Yuerou gave Lin Xun a somewhat strange look but didn’t say anything more.

“Regarding cultivation, do you have any areas of confusion?”

Jiang Yuerou asked.

“After all, it was Qingshang who accepted you as a Disciple on my behalf. No matter what, you are considered my Disciple.

If there’s anything you don’t understand, or any problems encountered in cultivation, you can come ask me directly. Don’t stand on ceremony.”

“In reply to the Holy Master.

This Disciple has no areas of confusion; cultivation has been proceeding smoothly.

If this Disciple truly encounters any difficulties on the cultivation path, I will certainly not hesitate to trouble you, Holy Master.

I will have to trouble you to take the trouble then.”

“That’s fine.”

Jiang Yuerou tossed a Spirit Pill to Lin Xun.

“This Spirit Pill was refined by my own hand.

Take it when you enter the Golden Core Realm. It can help you improve more effectively and has no side effects.

Focus on your cultivation these days.

As for your Senior Sister, your wife, and Yaya, they still have matters in Qian Kingdom. Don’t worry about them; they are all doing well.”

Actually, Jiang Yuerou didn’t really want to interact with this Lin Pei.

But no matter what, Qingshang was his wife.

And his wife had been gone for over a year with no news; he would naturally be worried.

“Yes, this Disciple understands. Thank you, Holy Master.”

Lin Xun didn’t refuse excessively. He accepted the Immortal Pill and thanked her.

“If the Holy Master has no further instructions, then this Disciple will take his leave.

Recently, this Disciple has had some insights and will likely need to enter seclusion again for a while.”

Seclusion was a lie. Mainly, Lin Xun wanted to go to Qian Kingdom to take a look.

This trip would likely take a considerable amount of time.

If Jiang Yuerou came looking for him during this time and found him absent, it would be troublesome.

“Hmm, alright. Go ahead and enter seclusion with peace of mind. If you need anything, you can send a message via Flying Sword to my Holy Master Peak. I’ll have someone prepare it for you.”

“I’ll trouble you to take the trouble…”

Lin Xun said no more and turned to leave.

The entire process went extremely smoothly.

Jiang Yuerou hadn’t become suspicious of him.

He had fooled her quite well and even secured time to go to Qian Kingdom.

However, watching Lin Pei’s departing back, Jiang Yuerou slightly furrowed her brows.

For some reason,

although her exchange with this Lin Pei had been very smooth,

she just felt something was a bit strange.

Mainly, this Lin Pei seemed far too calm when facing her.

This Lin Pei was originally a Mortal.

No matter how unique he was, no matter how good his Heart-Nature was, he was still just a School Teacher.

No matter what, Lin Pei definitely knew of her reputation.

Although saying this might sound somewhat arrogant or narcissistic,

when someone who had just entered the immortal gate met her,

they would more or less show some nervousness and unease.

Yet, this Lin Pei had remained far too calm throughout the entire process.

And how should she put it?

Jiang Yuerou was actually very confident in her own appearance.

After all, her beauty did not age.

She still looked exactly as she did thousands of years ago, even with an added touch of mature charm.

Even if his wife was Qingshang.

Even if, back at Saintess Peak, Qingshang was constantly clinging to him, giving him some resistance to my beauty.

But when he saw me, he didn’t show the slightest expression of awe or admiration.

He just glanced over my face.

It was as if… as if he had seen me before.

And not just a single glance.

In short,

in Jiang Yuerou’s view, this Lin Pei gave her a somewhat off feeling.

“Forget it, perhaps I’m overthinking it…”

Jiang Yuerou withdrew her gaze from Lin Pei and turned back into the house.

In Jiang Yuerou’s boudoir, seven or eight girlish dresses lay on her bed.

Not only that, on Jiang Yuerou’s dressing table, there were quite a few cosmetics.

These cosmetics weren’t ordinary Mortal World cosmetics but were made by immortal families.

Jiang Yuerou had actually never used these cosmetics.

Because Jiang Yuerou felt she didn’t need them at all.

But remembering last time, and the time before that, and the time before that…

that Lin Xun, as soon as he saw her, would call her “Old Hag” or “Old Auntie,” made Jiang Yuerou furious.

She knew Lin Xun was deliberately trying to anger her.

Her appearance was still that of a woman in her late twenties; she wasn’t old at all.

But even so, Jiang Yuerou felt very displeased.

Therefore, last time when she left Zilin Holy Land,

Jiang Yuerou went to visit a friend of hers.

That friend of Jiang Yuerou’s wasn’t as good-looking as her, but her makeup skills were extremely impressive.

After learning for a while, Jiang Yuerou returned to Zilin Holy Land and started practicing makeup herself.

So, just now, when Lin Xun was calling for Jiang Yuerou, she was actually applying makeup.

It wasn’t until Jiang Yuerou removed her makeup, changed her clothes, and returned to her usual appearance that she went to see Lin Xun.

“Maybe I should put on some makeup and go to Qian Kingdom to ask that little girl Qingshang for her opinion?”

Jiang Yuerou, made up to look like a young maiden again, twirled in front of the full-length mirror.

She felt that just looking at herself alone, she couldn’t really tell; she needed to find someone to give their opinion.

However, before that, Jiang Yuerou thought of that Lin Pei again. She still couldn’t let it go.

For a powerhouse of Jiang Yuerou’s level,

a tiny suspicion was enough to indicate a problem.

So Jiang Yuerou really wanted to go see what was up with this Lin Pei.

Furthermore,

not long ago, spies planted by Zilin Holy Land in the Demon Race World reported

that the Seventh Princess of the Ten Thousand Demon Country had married a Cultivator named Lin Pei,

and this Cultivator named Lin Pei was from the Demon Race World.

At that time, when Jiang Yuerou heard this news, she was also startled.

Jiang Yuerou’s first thought was of Qingshang’s husband, that Lin Pei.

But soon, Jiang Yuerou felt it was unlikely.

How could that Lin Pei possibly have gone to the Demon Race World?

At that time, Lin Pei had only been in seclusion for three or four months.

If it really was Lin Pei back then,

the time from him going to the Demon Race World, to marrying She Qiqi,

to this news being verified,

and finally this news reaching her hands,

this timeline definitely wouldn’t match up.

Even if this Lin Pei was at the Ascension Realm, it would be impossible.

But later, Jiang Yuerou received more news.

The spy planted in the Demon Race World said that Lin Pei was actually just an alias.

His true identity was that Lin Xun.

Because in that battle at Xuanfeng City, Lin Pei saved the remnants of the previous dynasty, Chu Yaoyao.

And the combat power Lin Xun displayed, along with that overwhelmingly powerful Spear Intent,

could only match one person: Lin Xun.

Otherwise, she couldn’t think of a second person!

Lin Pei was Lin Xun.

When Jiang Yuerou heard this conjecture, she immediately thought: Could Qingshang’s husband, Lin Pei, be that Lin Xun?

For a moment, Jiang Yuerou found it hard to accept. She believed the world couldn’t possibly have such a coincidence.

But now, this conjecture was growing heavier and heavier in Jiang Yuerou’s heart.

What if it really was such a coincidence?

Perhaps this Lin Pei used some method to conceal himself?

Or perhaps this Lin Pei really had some way to travel quickly between the two worlds?

The more Jiang Yuerou thought about it, the more confused she became; the more confused she became, the more she thought about it… Finally, in front of the dressing table, Jiang Yuerou slapped the table and stood up.

If this doubt in her heart remained unresolved, Jiang Yuerou felt her thoughts would be obstructed, the confusion would deepen, and she would feel very uncomfortable.

So Jiang Yuerou decided: she would test it. She would test whether this Lin Pei was that Lin Xun.

But what if this Lin Pei really was that Lin Xun… Thinking of this possibility, Jiang Yuerou couldn’t help but clench her fist… Lin Xun left Holy Master Peak and returned to Saintess Peak.

Lin Xun tidied up the courtyard where he lived, then went to an Immortal Cave on Saintess Peak and put up a sign that read, “In Seclusion, Do Not Disturb.”

After doing all this, Lin Xun prepared to depart.

Just as Lin Xun was about to sneak away like this, a maidservant descended from the sky, walked up to Lin Xun, and bowed slightly.

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist. I am a maidservant from Holy Master Peak…”

“Greetings, Miss. May I ask why you have come to Saintess Peak?”

“It’s like this…”

The maidservant from Holy Master Peak smiled slightly.

“The Holy Master said that starting tomorrow, she will have some free time and will personally guide your cultivation. So, please do not enter seclusion for now.”

Lin Xun: “???”