While Tang Yu spent his days following Qiu Xiaozhu, pushing the limits of his patience, Ye Qiu, on the other hand, was sitting under a waterfall, training tirelessly, without rest or sleep.
After having selected several ancient martial arts techniques together with the Second Elder, Qiu Fenghan, he was focused on studying them carefully and silently striving to reach the [Celestial] level within a month.
For Ye Qiu, reaching a new level had become an obsession. The reason was simple: entering the [Celestial] level not only meant an increase in personal power but also the opportunity to become an elder.
In the Alliance of the Nine Heavens, one of the essential requirements to become an elder was being at the [Celestial] level.
Once he became an elder, he would finally be part of the core of the alliance, allowing him to execute the most critical step of his plan.
However, before that, he had to solve a problem: making sure his aunt wouldn't interfere.
As the Saint of the Alliance of the Nine Heavens, her position was extraordinary, and she was also a key element in his plan.
"Fortunately, because of her mother, she feels quite fond of him.
Moreover, since she is alone and has no children, if he can make her think of him as her own son, she will surely not oppose him when it's time to execute his plan," Ye Qiu thought to himself.
What he didn't know was that if Qiu Xiaozhu really considered him her own son, she would probably also unintentionally end up gaining an unexpected stepfather.
Since being promoted to a core disciple, all the conditions and benefits had increased considerably.
But so had his responsibilities.
For example, he now had to complete three disciple tasks per month, without exception.
These tasks were not about confrontations or bloody battles.
The Alliance of the Nine Heavens focused on cultivation and avoided getting involved in external conflicts.
The missions were mainly for training and refining the disciples.
Some of these tasks included collecting medicinal herbs in the mountains, preparing land for cultivation, or clearing wild fauna from the surroundings.
Occasionally, there were also missions outside the territory of the alliance. These were very popular among core disciples, as staying too long in the Alliance of the Nine Heavens could become boring.
When Tang Yu received the notification to pick a mission, after thinking for a moment, he chose one for collecting herbs in the mountains.
The Alliance of the Nine Heavens was surrounded by mountains, where wild medicinal herbs were abundant.
Tang Yu thought he could find some rare plants and bring them to Wang Defa to cultivate them on his farm.
Upon learning that Tang Yu had chosen the herb collection mission, Qiu Xiaozhu raised her eyebrows and commented:
"You dare to choose such a complicated mission right away? How brave."
"Isn't collecting herbs simple?" replied Tang Yu as he washed vegetables by the well, laughing carelessly.
"Those mountains are deep and stretch for miles. If you go in there without knowing the area, you'll get lost and end up living like a savage.
A while ago, an unfortunate disciple got lost there, and it took over half a year to find him and bring him out," Qiu Xiaozhu retorted, clearly irritated by how carefree Tang Yu seemed.
"So, will you come with me, master?" Tang Yu asked with hopeful eyes, looking at Qiu Xiaozhu.
"Why should I come with you? It's not my task," she replied coldly.
"But I'm your disciple! If I get lost, you'll feel guilty for the rest of your life. Don't deny it, I know you're that kind of person," Tang Yu insisted.
Qiu Xiaozhu let out a sarcastic laugh.
Tang Yu stopped washing vegetables, dried his hands, and ran to where Qiu Xiaozhu was.
He knelt beside her and began massaging her shoulders skillfully.
"Master, come with me this time, and I promise I'll give you shoulder and leg massages every day," Tang Yu said with a smile.
Qiu Xiaozhu enjoyed the professionally executed massage without showing emotion. After about ten minutes, she sighed and murmured:
"Fine, fine. I'll go with you this time, troublesome boy."
"I knew my master was a beauty with a pure heart!" Tang Yu said gratefully, continuing to carefully massage her waist. He then asked:
"By the way, what's been going on with Brother Ye? I haven't seen him these days."
"Do you think everyone is like you? He trains hard every day. He'll probably reach the [Celestial] level soon," Qiu Xiaozhu replied in a slightly cold tone...
While Qiu Xiaozhu couldn't help but feel some annoyance seeing how Tang Yu spent his days circling around her, dedicating himself to anything but serious training, Ye Qiu remained focused on his obsessive cultivation.
Tang Yu, on the other hand, found creative ways to "train." Occasionally, he was seen in his small bamboo hut lighting meditation incense, claiming he was strengthening his will.
But what frustrated Qiu Xiaozhu the most was that Tang Yu often challenged other core disciples.
The curious thing was that he always chose opponents of his own level.
After the fights, if he won, he would take his opponent's concentration pills and trade them for meditation incense.
And if he lost? Well, so far, no one had defeated him at his level.
"I just need to observe my master. Her aura of absolute mastery and her movements reveal the secrets of the dao."
"That's the best way to train," Tang Yu declared solemnly, as if his words were an indisputable truth.
However, while saying this, Tang Yu never let his guard down regarding Ye Qiu.
He had even placed a beetle in his room to keep an eye on him. In the past, he had used crows, but ended up entertaining himself by making the crows defecate on Ye Qiu's head, who quickly eliminated them with precise stones.
After a while of surveillance, Tang Yu noticed that Ye Qiu trained with almost obsessive intensity.
What caught his attention the most, however, was hearing Ye Qiu mumble something about reaching the elder rank as soon as possible.
Intrigued, Tang Yu couldn't help but ask his master:
"Master, how can I become an elder?"
"You? Elder? First reach the [Celestial] level, and then we'll talk," Qiu Xiaozhu replied with disdain, resting her legs on Tang Yu's and asking for a massage.
Tang Yu obeyed, and after a few minutes of massaging, Qiu Xiaozhu, now relaxed, leaned back in the chair and covered her face with a book, falling half asleep.
Tang Yu, for his part, continued working, although he couldn't help but think:
"Wow, my master's legs are so soft..."
He decided that after dinner, he would light another incense and work on overcoming the temptations his master represented in the mental training exercises.
Living together had become a daily routine.
Now they shared all three meals of the day, and Qiu Xiaozhu couldn't help but notice her appetite had increased since Tang Yu started cooking for her.
After dinner, satisfied, she lay down, gently rubbing her slightly rounded belly.
She realized she had gained a bit of weight. Lifting her clothes slightly to observe, she confirmed that her stomach was no longer completely flat.
Tang Yu, noticing this, couldn't help but laugh silently.
[I knew my master was eating more and more.]
[Now she has a little belly.]
[If someone misunderstands this, what will I do?]
[When the time comes and they say I got my Master pregnant, who will I ask for an explanation?]
With a gloomy expression, Qiu Xiaozhu lowered her clothes and stared at Tang Yu.
"Do you have something to say about my belly?"
"Disciple is filled with satisfaction seeing that his dedication in the kitchen has not been in vain," Tang Yu replied with an innocent smile.
"Oh, really? And why do I feel like you're thinking nonsense? Something like 'I made my master's belly grow,' huh?" Qiu Xiaozhu said, clenching her fists.
"Master, you're slandering me! Your disciple would never think such a thing," Tang Yu said, pretending to be indignant.
However, before he could defend himself further, Qiu Xiaozhu grabbed him and threw him out of the house, finishing with a kick.
Tang Yu spun through the air several times before landing in a flower field, crushing several plants.
When he got up and dusted himself off, Tang Yu reflected aloud:
"Master was compassionate with me. I think she already sees me as her weakness. Once she accepts that I am her weakness, she'll be invincible."
"(ノ｀Д)ノ!!! Get out!!!"
From the yard, Qiu Xiaozhu's furious shout was heard.
It wasn't long before she came out with a stick, ready to teach her troublesome disciple a physical lesson.
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