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Book 6: Chapter 37: Xuanyuan Yiyao
“Little Heng, you’re back!” Perhaps Fu Hua had heard Chen Heng’s voice. She popped her head out from upstairs.
“Shiki, this is my master. You can just call her Fu Hua.”
“Directly address her by her name? That’s not appropriate, right?”
“Don’t worry. It’s fine. My master doesn’t care about such details.”
“Alright. Hello, Fu Hua. I’m Ryougi Shiki.”
“Hello.”
…
As this was Ryougi Shiki’s first meal after recovering, even though it was medicinal cuisine, Chen Heng only purchased liquid food for her: porridge and red date lotus soup.
These dishes were not ordinary medicinal cuisine; Chen Heng spent 50 points on them.
Don’t look down on 50 points. That is equivalent to 5,000,000 LMD.
Yet, there was only one portion of porridge and soup. What a scam.
Of course, there were better medicinal cuisine options, but Chen Heng did not buy them. Not that he could not bear to, but he feared they might end up overnourishing Ryougi Shiki and causing harm instead.
Ding dong! Ding dong! Right after Chen Heng sent Ryougi Shiki to her room, the doorbell rang. He used his Absolute Precognition to see who had rung the bell.
“Why is she here? Oh! That’s why. I did not expect it.”
Someone attacked Chen Heng the moment he opened the door. That person grabbed his head and shoved it into her chest.
“Hmm…hmm…! Hmm…!”
“Haha! Younger Cousin, it has been a long time. Did you miss me?”
[TL Note: The term for younger cousin here is specific to a younger male cousin via a female line, so in this case, they are related through Chen Heng’s mother.]
“Hmm…! Hmm…hmm…! Hmm…!”
“Hey, Little Brother, why aren’t you speaking?”
“Hmm…!” Chen Heng struggled frantically in this woman’s embrace. If he did not, he might end up being smothered to death. While he was quite strong, he was still helpless before this woman.
Then he stopped struggling.
“Ah! Little Brother! Little Brother! I was just pulling a prank on you. Don’t die!” Seeing Chen Heng was not moving scared the woman into releasing him.
After the woman let Chen Heng go, he quickly took a few steps back.
“Phew! Little Brother, you are alright?”
“Elder Cousin, I’m fine now, but had you continued hugging me, I might not have been.” Chen Heng looked at the newcomer warily, fearing she would get excited and hug him again.
Chen Heng had already seen his future using his Absolute Precognition, but he had no way of resisting. He couldn’t avoid such a future. Even if he avoided the hug when he opened the door, this woman would definitely try again before she left the house; she would keep trying until she succeeded.
“What is there to fear? I know the limits.”
“Tsk! Like I believe you.”
“Erm…Little Heng, you are losing your cuteness.
“Humph!” The woman standing at the door crossed her arms and gave a playful huff, causing a vigorous movement of those two, well, enormous assets on her chest.
The woman standing at the door wore blue Daoist robes with a white collar. Her robes had side slits on both sides, and a hairpin held her long black hair in place. Her hairstyle resembled Fu Hua’s in the Azure Empyrea battlesuit.
[TL Note: Here is the dorm entry on the Azure Empyrea battlesuit: /wiki/Azure_Empyrea_(Dorm). You can see a picture there.]
If an ordinary male saw this woman, his first reaction would be to focus on her bust—it was huge, just like that of westerners.
This person was Chen Heng’s elder cousin, the Ji Clan’s third young miss, Xuanyuan Yiyao. Her mother’s name contained the Yao character; who knows what his fourth uncle was thinking?
“Alright, alright. Elder Cousin, come in quickly. Do you really have to try to kill your younger cousin with hugs every time you come?”
“Little Brother, this is a display of my love for you,” Xuanyuan Yiyao protested as she entered.
“Yes, yes. I’m dying from your love, literally.”
“Hey! Little Brother, I have serious business this time. I’m here to deliver something good to you. If you don’t pander to me…” Xuanyuan Yiyao took out four medallions made of white jade from her spatial storage. The obverse had the characters for Jixia Academy, and while Chen Heng could not see the back, he knew the reverse had the words “teaching without discrimination.”
While it said “teaching without discrimination,” this actually only referred to the Chinese. People from other nations would find it extremely hard to enter Jixia Academy.
Look at the strongest Valkyrie of the new generation, Durandal. She failed to enter Jixia Academy despite her desire to enroll.
“Elder Cousin, I like you a lot!” Chen Heng called out, going through the motions.
“Erm…your words sound like lip service. However, never mind. Catch.” Xuanyuan Yiyao tossed the four jade medallions to Chen Heng. When they arrived within 30 centimeters of Chen Heng, they floated in front of him before he put them away.
“Little Brother, has your attraction ability become stronger?”
“Mankind is always improving. So am I.”
Xuanyuan Yiyao—rather, the entire Ji Clan—knew about Chen Heng’s ability. There was no need to keep this a secret from the Ji Clan. Of course, it was only people from the main branch.
“You must be Little Heng’s master, Immortal Phoenix Fu Hua, right? I’ve heard of your great reputation. This humble one is Xuanyuan Yiyao. Greetings, Senior.”
Xuanyuan Yiyao saw Fu Hua sitting on the sofa when she entered. Then she bowed hurriedly.
Who knew how the world lore was set? In any case, Fu Hua had a prestigious reputation in the hidden world, especially among female cultivators.
“Hello.”
Fu Hua only nodded and returned the greeting before returning to silence.
Actually, Fu Hua was not a very social person. She could not even express her feelings properly to her disciple. How could she be social?
“Madam Fu Hua, I am a fan!” However, Fu Hua’s silence did not affect Xuanyuan Yiyao. Xuanyuan Yiyao sat beside Fu Hua, then shifted closer to her after some thought.
“Ah! Is that so?” Fu Hua inched away, appearing uncomfortable.
“Yes! Yes! I think Senior Fu Hua is very awesome. You are publicly acknowledged as the Immortal Phoenix for protecting China. How awesome!”
“Oh. That was just fellow cultivators giving me face. I’m not worthy of the immortal title.”
Chen Heng could tell his master was flummoxed by his overenthusiastic elder cousin.
“Elder Cousin, back to serious matters. These four medallions should be enrolment medallions for Jixia Academy, right?”
Since the master was in trouble, the disciple had to rescue her.
“Little Brother, don’t you know how to read the room? Don’t you see I’m happily chatting with your master?”
Elder Cousin, I think you are the one who can’t read the room. Don’t you see my master is at a loss because of you? Be more considerate!