They all became female demons after being reborn.

Chapter 25 Am I really planning to teach him in the middle of the night?

Not long after, Bai Suyi returned, but Qingque was no longer with her.

Seeing Wu Cheng looking over, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, junior brother. Your little sparrow has already become a disciple of your master. Although Master Dugu is cold and aloof, he gets along well with your little sparrow and even said that she is very suitable for practicing swordsmanship."

"Hmm? Where's Master?"

Wu Cheng recounted what had just happened, and Bai Suying snorted, "You wait here, I'm going to find her! She's just lazy and hates trouble! She's already accepted you as her disciple, yet she still tries to fob you off with some nonsense!"

"No, Senior Sister!" Wu Cheng grabbed her arm. "Master actually has a deeper meaning."

Bai Suying rolled her eyes at him. "Don't I know her? What deeper meaning could she possibly have?"

"Let's hold off for now," Wu Cheng said. "It's obvious that Master is also having a headache over my being sent as a hostage, so let's not go looking for trouble now. Senior Sister, please take me to my lodgings first; I don't even know where I live yet."

Upon hearing this, Bai Suying's eyes lit up, and she grabbed his wrist and pulled him away, saying, "Come on, I'll take you there."

Her tone was almost jubilant, as if she had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Wu Cheng followed her out of the main hall and left Yuhuang Peak. They walked along a long plank road on the cliff halfway up the mountain to a small hill.

There was only a small courtyard on this hilltop, surrounded by a fence. Inside, there was a well, a jujube tree, a wooden house, and an outhouse.

Bai Suying walked into the courtyard as if she were returning home, pushed open the door, and then turned around, her starry eyes shining brightly. "Junior brother, what do you think of this place?"

Wu Cheng's gaze swept around.

The courtyard was very clean, and the house was simply furnished. There was a wooden bed with a mattress on it, next to a wooden cabinet, and a table next to the bed with a candlestick on it.

Wu Cheng ran his fingers across the mahogany table, and there wasn't a speck of dust on it.

"Senior sister, is someone living here?"

"No, someone just cleaned it." Bai Suyi looked away guiltily.

Since her rebirth, she has been cultivating diligently every day. When she can no longer hold on, she comes here to sleep and perseveres by relying on her longing for Wu Cheng.

"Junior brother, this place may not be as spacious as the one you live in at the palace. Master did not arrange for you to live here on purpose; he just didn't want to cause you too much trouble."

Bai Suyi explained earnestly, "Actually, only the true disciples are considered disciples of my Wentian Sect, like those you just saw. The remaining outer disciples... they either have powerful families or are extremely wealthy, so we arrange for them to be nominal disciples in the outer sect, and they will also be taught some martial arts."

"But the place is a mixed bag, you..."

"I understand, Senior Sister," Wu Cheng interrupted her with a smile. "This place is very good. Although it's not as big as the place I lived in the palace, I feel at ease here. I understand Master's good intentions, and this is exactly what I wanted."

After returning to the mountain, Bai Suying seemed much happier, and for some reason, she seemed to care a lot about his opinion.

And the way he looked at me was weird.

Bai Suying also realized that her state of mind was not right.

After her junior brother went up the mountain, she became too anxious about gaining and losing him. The feeling of regaining what she had lost made her feel unreal and she became increasingly afraid that it was just a dream.

She didn't know that this was actually a PTSD episode.

Shaking her head, she changed the subject, saying, "Junior brother, don't worry. If Master doesn't teach you properly, then I will. Anyway, I know all the techniques and moves of the Wentian Sect."

"Don't worry, Master will teach me."

Wu Cheng smiled. "Senior sister, guess why Master tapped my forehead three times at the end?"

"She got angry because you didn't want to learn those perfunctory things," Bai Suyi said with certainty.

Wu Cheng chuckled, "Senior sister, let me tell you a story."

Bai Suyi blinked her starry eyes.

She didn't speak, she just looked at Wu Cheng.

Once upon a time, there was a monkey...

Wu Cheng recounted the story of how Sun Dasheng became an apprentice at the altar.

Seeing him stop, Bai Suying asked, "And then?"

"We'll talk about it later," Wu Cheng said. "In short, Master means he'll come to me in the middle of the night to impart his teachings."

Bai Suyi asked curiously, "But in the story, it was the monkey who went to find Subhuti, right?"

Wu Cheng explained with a smile, "Because the monkey knew where the patriarch lived, and I didn't know where my master lived. Since my master arranged for me to live in this back mountain where there was no one else, it was natural that she would come looking for me."

"After all, I am here as a hostage. I'm afraid the sect has been arguing about how to treat me for quite some time. Otherwise, the chief disciples wouldn't be observing me in the main hall."

"Since my master reluctantly accepted me, he naturally couldn't teach me the techniques in public. So I had to come secretly in the dead of night. I just had to wait for my master to arrive."

Bai Suying seemed thoughtful, then continued, "You must be tired from traveling for so long. Junior brother, you should rest well. Don't worry, I'll bring your little sparrow to see you once she's settled down. You should rest now, and you can practice your skills tonight."

After saying that, she left gracefully.

As for bringing Qingque along?

Well, that'll be a long wait.

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Gong Yuqing leaned back on the couch, toying with a white porcelain cup in her hand. "My head hurts, my head hurts..."

boom!

Her bedroom door was kicked open, and Bai Suying burst in, shouting, "Master, how can you still lie down in broad daylight?"

Gong Yuqing didn't care at all about her disrespectful behavior.

Ever since he was left sweating profusely by her tricky questions about cultivation a few years ago, this disciple has lost all respect for her.

She got used to it.

There's nothing I can do; I just can't bring myself to be assertive.

Now she has come to terms with it. In a few years, she will hand over the burden of the Wentian Sect to her disciple, and then she will just live a carefree life, eating and waiting for death.

But Bai Suying frowned, immediately crossing her arms. "Of course, it's to prepare what I'll be teaching my junior brother in the dead of night. How can you not prepare now?"

Gong Yuqing sat up abruptly. "When did I ever say I was going to teach him? He's a hostage. It's already a favor that I took him in as a disciple and protected him on the mountain. Why would I teach him?"

"Master, do you still need to pretend with me?" Bai Suyi sneered. "You tapped his forehead three times, just so he would wait for you to teach him skills in the dead of night."

"Is...is that so?" Gong Yuqing was taken aback.

Is that so? How come she didn't know?

"Oh."

Bai Suying sneered and then recounted the story of how the Great Sage learned his skills.

Then she complained, "Master, if you want to impart knowledge, just be direct. Why go through all this trouble?"

Gong Yuqing sighed and rubbed her forehead again.

Her head felt even more painful.

"Alright, alright, go out and let your teacher have some peace and quiet."

Bai Suying looked at him with suspicion. "Master, are you not prepared yet?"

Gong Yuqing snorted lightly, "Hmph, your master was prepared. You must be tired after traveling for so long. Go back and rest. Your master will personally guide your junior brother tonight."

"Then this disciple will not disturb Master any longer."

Bai Suying bowed and withdrew, then glanced back at the closed door and smiled slightly.

"Master, I've already said that. Even if it's just to maintain your pitiful masterly dignity in front of me, you still have to grit your teeth and teach your junior brother."