Ye Yu’s blessed grotto was located on the east side of Yixing Pavilion, near the sect entrance.
This spot was specially arranged for him by Qin Xihe.
It was unavoidable—Yixing Pavilion was a very unusual sect.
Almost everyone in the sect was a fairy; Ye Yu was the only male immortal, making him stand out awkwardly.
Moreover, with the sect’s ancestral rules, Qin Xihe naturally didn’t want Ye Yu to have too much contact with the fairies.
She had thought this arrangement would keep things peaceful.
But some things were ultimately unstoppable by external forces—like feelings.
Ye Yu’s witty speech and his ability to understand hearts had already won him the affection of many fairies.
Now, coupled with the current sect crisis,
his reputation in Yixing Pavilion reached its peak.
Who could refuse a handsome man who saved them from a hideous male immortal?
The extreme contrast made the fairies’ choice clear.
So even though it was late at night, many fairies still blocked the entrance to the blessed grotto, undoubtedly with the wish to pledge themselves and chat through the night.
Lü Wanzhu, the Immortal Lord’s disciple, had even seized a front-row spot!
She shouted sharply, “Don’t crowd, don’t push! It’s late at night—why aren’t you cultivating? Where is your dignity?”
“What? Why don’t I cultivate? Ridiculous! Are you like us?”
“Months ago, I met Sixth Elder in Yourong City.”
“The first time we met, he gave me a mid-grade immortal artifact—Jade Maiden Blue-and-White Porcelain! He even said, ‘Beauties should never frown!’”
“Isn’t that a confession? What do you all have to compete with me? Move aside! Don’t delay my closeness with Sixth Elder!”
Although Lü Wanzhu was doing her best to prove she had an advantage over the other fairies,
the others clearly weren’t interested in listening.
“What do you mean ‘beauties shouldn’t frown’?”
“You’re a beauty, but so am I! We’re all fairies—why should we step aside?”
As time passed, the scene became noisier.
When the troubled Qin Xihe arrived and saw this, she instantly felt powerless.
“Tired... just destroy it all!”
Her wish to have the Yixing Pavilion fairies give up their affection for Ye Yu seemed impossible.
If not for fear that her senior sister would discover her little secret, Qin Xihe would have turned and left.
But now she couldn’t.
If her senior sister learned about what happened with Ye Yu in the illusion, she’d never hold her head high again in front of her—a complete laughingstock!
So after much thought,
Qin Xihe shifted her form and appeared quietly at the entrance to Ye Yu’s blessed grotto, standing silently and scanning the scene with her eyes.
When the Yixing Pavilion fairies saw their Immortal Lord’s arrival,
they immediately quieted down and began avoiding her gaze.
One brave fairy spoke, “Immortal Lord, we want to discuss cultivation matters with Sixth Elder. That’s not forbidden, right?”
Qin Xihe said nothing, simply staring at the speaker.
Her silence was consent.
Some fairies began slinking away, but others remained dissatisfied.
One said, “Immortal Lord, your disciple Lü Wanzhu is here too. You’re not trying to drive us away just to make room for her, are you?”
All eyes turned to Lü Wanzhu.
She was somewhat confused.
“What? Master loves me so much she’s willing to offend the whole pavilion?”
“Unbelievable.”
“Really, Master?”
Lü Wanzhu cast a hopeful look at Qin Xihe, but received only coldness.
The thousand-year-old master-disciple bond made her immediately understand her master’s intentions, so she bowed her head and said, “Master, I’ll leave now!”
With Lü Wanzhu’s departure, the other fairies had nothing more to say.
One by one, they reluctantly moved away.
Lately, though, they felt something strange about the Immortal Lord.
Previously, no matter how closely they followed Sixth Elder, the Immortal Lord never intervened.
Why did she suddenly change after returning from outside, personally coming out at night to manage them?
Why was that?
With many questions lingering, the fairies slowly left.
After using divine sense to confirm they had all gone,
Qin Xihe concealed her form and quietly approached the entrance to Ye Yu’s blessed grotto.
She found the formation barrier active.
Seeing this, Qin Xihe was pleased, thinking Ye Yu had set it up to block those fairies.
“Hmph, you’re sensible!”
She shook off her earlier gloom, her form flickered, and she entered the blessed grotto.
The barrier was built into the grotto itself.
As sect leader, Qin Xihe naturally knew how to activate it.
Inside, she went to Ye Yu’s room, only to find a screen ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ drawn.
Behind it, she could make out a silhouette—someone half-reclining with one hand propping their face.
Had he already rested?
Without much thought, Qin Xihe spoke bluntly, “Sixth Elder, you must leave!”
“My senior sister Jiang Yumo is very nosy.”
“She’ll definitely pester you with questions. If you slip up, I’ll truly lose face!”
“You leave first. After she leaves Yixing Pavilion, I’ll call you back, alright?”
What Qin Xihe did not know was that behind the screen was not Ye Yu, but her senior sister Jiang Yumo!
Earlier that day, after meeting Ye Yu,
Jiang Yumo had developed strong interest in him.
Knowing her junior sister’s old-fashioned ways—strictly following sect rules, remembering ancestral teachings, and not allowing any male immortal to join Yixing Pavilion—
Ye Yu’s arrival, let alone becoming Sixth Elder, was unusual.
What made Jiang Yumo truly interested was what Qin Xihe had said to Ye Yu:
“I need time to face our relationship; otherwise, I don’t know how to face you.”
Was this normal sect leader-subordinate talk?
Such words were only spoken between couples not yet in a relationship.
Sensing her prim junior sister might be developing feelings, Jiang Yumo couldn’t contain her excitement and came late at night to question Ye Yu thoroughly.
