"‘Immortal maidens strive tirelessly! No need for male immortals to break through heavens! Seal your heart and lock your love; hope for the Way. Indulging in male immortals is destined to bring harm.’"
"As Qin Xihe solemnly recited the ancestral precept of Yixing Pavilion, Ye Yu couldn’t help but suddenly laugh out loud."
"What a ‘seal your heart and lock your love, indulge in male beauty’—"
"This shows that the founder of Yixing Pavilion was also an immortal maiden hurt by love, with a story behind her."
"But seeing Qin Xihe’s calm yet stern gaze, Ye Yu knew laughing now would be rude."
"So he immediately put on a serious face and said, 'Sect Leader, please continue. I’m listening.'"
"Qin Xihe spoke softly, 'Sixth Elder, there is only one thing I want to say: Yixing Pavilion is different from other sects.'"
"There are many immortal maidens here; I hope you can be consistent."
"If every time you go out you are followed by /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ dozens or even hundreds of immortal maidens, it does have a bad influence."
"After all, Yixing Pavilion must develop; I want them to cultivate diligently and achieve the Dao soon. Do you understand what I mean?'"
"Though Qin Xihe was very tactful, Ye Yu felt it necessary to clarify the facts."
"'Sect Leader, I actually agree with you very much, but heaven knows it’s not that I insist on having them follow me.'"
"They come to me of their own accord every day."
"Can you imagine?"
"Every day when I step out of my blessed grotto, I’m surrounded by everyone."
"I spend the whole day dealing with them, then at night have to forcibly send them away."
"Honestly, sometimes when I see their pitiful eyes, I feel a bit sorry."
"But there’s no choice—there are just too many immortals here. I really can’t choose."
"Maybe Sect Leader could tell them to cultivate properly and not follow me all the time?"
"Hearing this, Qin Xihe was momentarily speechless."
"Though unwilling to admit it, what Ye Yu said was the truth."
"But as sect leader, how could she stop the immortal maidens from seeking out Ye Yu?"
"Yes, the sect advocates sealing hearts and locking love, avoiding male immortals."
"But there is no explicit rule forbidding forming Dao-couple bonds inside the sect."
"This is a big loophole."
"It’s truly an unsolvable cycle."
"She certainly couldn’t ask Ye Yu to leave now—if he left, what about the sect’s grand formation?"
"And replacing him with someone else was unreliable."
"Especially since these are still turbulent times for Yixing Pavilion, better not act rashly."
"Forget it, whatever!"
"Let me first test Ye Yu’s attitude."
"As the saying goes, a teacher knows their disciple best."
"Since returning from Yourong City, Lü Wanzhu had been obsessed with Ye Yu, always speaking with fascination when mentioning him."
"Now that she had seen him again, she definitely wanted to become his immortal partner."
"As her master, Qin Xihe naturally wanted to help."
"So she would investigate—if Ye Yu also liked Zhu’er, she’d try to match them."
"If not, she’d let Lü Wanzhu give up early to avoid deeper heartache."
"Thinking this, Qin Xihe changed her posture and asked seriously, 'Setting that aside, I want to ask: do you have feelings for Zhu’er?'"
"Ye Yu asked curiously, 'Who is Zhu’er? One of the immortal maidens following me today? Sorry, there are so many I can’t tell them apart.'"
"This answer left Qin Xihe with a black line on her forehead."
"Great, I guessed countless possibilities, but not this one."
"Now you can’t even remember people?"
"Qin Xihe took several deep breaths, calming herself before seriously saying:"
"'Lü Wanzhu, the one you gifted the Jade Maiden Blue-and-White Porcelain to in Yourong City, the immortal maiden who told you she hates to see beauties frown.'"
"Immediately, scenes from before flashed through Ye Yu’s mind."
"So that woman was Zhu’er."
"If Qin Xihe hadn’t mentioned it, he might have truly forgotten."
"'Sect Leader, I have feelings for every immortal maiden—a broad love. But this feeling isn’t romantic; it’s just for fellow disciples. I advise you not to misunderstand.'"
"After Ye Yu said this righteously, Qin Xihe’s face turned pale with anger as she suddenly stood."
"So in the end, I was the one thinking wrongly? My heart is impure?"
"Never expected Ye Yu to be so slick-tongued, turning black into white."
"He’s truly infuriating!"
"But that’s fine—today’s test is done, so Zhu’er can give up hope!"
"Qin Xihe waved her sleeve and prepared to leave."
"At that moment, Ye Yu suddenly called after her."
"'Sect Leader, wait. After thinking carefully about what you said today, I agree that having so many immortals follow me all day and neglect cultivation is improper.'"
"So I’ve decided to find a way to solve this problem; please rest assured.'"
"Qin Xihe turned around, looking at Ye Yu strangely."
"What sudden change is this? Has he come to an understanding?"
"But seeing Ye Yu’s smiling face, she couldn’t tell anything."
"However, one thing Zhu’er said was not wrong."
"This man truly is handsome."
"Qin Xihe didn’t stay longer and vanished suddenly."
"Meanwhile, Ye Yu had already thought of how to improve Yixing Pavilion’s atmosphere; this blue-ranked wish was one he was determined to fulfill!"
"Just as he was about to rest, he sensed something unusual and instantly dashed out."
"Outside Yixing Pavilion’s perimeter."
"In a hidden corner, a burly immortal was holding a star chart with one hand, carefully studying how to break the sect’s grand formation."
"Huh, that’s strange! The formation was almost broken before."
"How is it now restored, even more complicated than before?"
"Someone replaced the formation!"
"Damn, isn’t this just messing things up?"
"Hearing the burly man’s muttering, Ye Yu’s expression turned strange."
"He immediately approached and whispered, 'Wait, were you the one who broke the grand formation last time?'"
"The burly man turned, and upon seeing Ye Yu was a male immortal, showed no panic and proudly said,"
"‘Of course! Relying on years of formation research, I destroyed the formation within days so it couldn’t operate.’"
"'If the pavilion master of Yixing wasn’t so troublesome, this sect would have been mine long ago.’"
