Chapter 53: When Have You Ever Been Polite?

Mind it? Of course I mind! Wuyan howled inwardly.

“Not at all. Please, Seventh Young Master.”

“Thank you, Young Master Xuanyuan!” Ji Yin immediately strode into the house.

The Scarlet Flame Mink refused to fall behind, hurrying after her.

Look at that person and beast, so arrogant in their stride! Wuyan’s heart twisted in pain.

This was the wild game he had painstakingly prepared for his young master!

Ji Yin entered the house to find several dishes laid out on the table. All seemed to be wild game, exquisitely prepared, but they were all vegetarian. What she truly yearned for was that roast pheasant.

Wuyan finished preparing the pheasant, arranging it on a delicate platter, and placed it pointedly before his own master.

Ji Yin, not one for ceremony, seized a pair of chopsticks and stretched out an arm to snatch a drumstick.

Wuyan: …His heart was bleeding!

Xuanyuan Ji poured a cup of clear tea, sipping it quietly alone.

In the western sky, only a blush of lingering sunset remained. Day and night exchanged places as darkness slowly descended.

Inside, candlelight danced across Xuanyuan Ji’s figure, casting a soft shadow on the floor. His posture was elegant, his features refined, and suddenly Ji Yin thought of the phrase: “a feast for the eyes.”

Seeing Ji Yin eating so heartily, Xuanyuan Ji reached for the chopsticks beside him.

Wuyan was secretly delighted—after more than ten days, his master was finally eating.

Ji Yin had finished gnawing one drumstick, tossing the bone to the expectant Scarlet Flame Mink, her gaze immediately locking onto another drumstick. Just as she was about to reach for it, Xuanyuan Ji moved faster, picking it up himself.

A step too late! How unfortunate! She could only stare longingly at the drumstick.

But Xuanyuan Ji placed it before her. “You’re still growing—eat more.”

Ji Yin: …“Then I won’t hold back!”

Wuyan: …When have you ever held back?

Yet, with Ji Yin present, his master was finally eating. That had to be a good thing.

Ji Yin ate her fill, rubbing her round little belly. It was the fullest she’d been since arriving at Tianyuan Sect! She noticed Xuanyuan Ji hadn’t eaten much at all. Beside her, the Scarlet Flame Mink was clutching the plate, licking it clean. Even a beast ate more than Xuanyuan Ji.

“You’ve awakened already—can you condense spiritual energy?” Xuanyuan Ji had put down his chopsticks, waiting for Ji Yin to finish.

“Yes.” Ji Yin nodded. “But my soul power hasn’t increased.”

“I’ll teach you a method.”

Wuyan immediately turned to look at his master.

He was almost jealous! To treat Ji Yin so well, even offering to teach her a cultivation method? What had happened? The Seventh Young Master was so unruly, even flirting with his master; shouldn’t his master dislike her?

“What method?” Ji Yin only wanted to return and sleep; she had no interest in cultivation.

“Come with me,” Xuanyuan Ji said, rising and heading outside.

Ji Yin followed.

Night had deepened. The inky sky was scattered with stars, the crescent moon veiled by drifting clouds, faintly visible. Silence reigned, broken only by the occasional breeze rustling the leaves.

Xuanyuan Ji sat upon a grass mat, Ji Yin settling opposite him.

“Focus your mind, guide the spiritual energy, banish all distractions—pure and undivided.”

Ji Yin absolutely could not reveal herself in front of Xuanyuan Ji. She feigned meditation, sitting upright and closing her eyes with utmost seriousness. Yet around her, not a hint of spiritual energy stirred.

Xuanyuan Ji saw she was not following his method at all, but did not expose her.