"Is something wrong?"
Yan Aohan summoned a cloud vehicle as they rose into the air. The two sat together on the soft, floating cloud. Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi and asked.
Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Actually, I didn't plan to take a disciple. If that black smoke hadn't appeared suddenly and triggered the child's ultimate constitution, I wouldn't have."
"I know." Yan Aohan rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head gently. "That child faces three major tribulations. If she cannot pass them, she cannot become an immortal. Most importantly, she carries a thousand-year love tribulation."
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. "I didn't see any sign of a thousand-year love tribulation. But I could feel that the aura surrounding her was different from that of ordinary cultivators. That is why I originally didn't want to take a disciple."
Yan Aohan nodded. "Then why did you change your mind?"
"Because of her parents' love for her." Zhu Yanyi sighed again. "I saw the love her parents held for her. Since that was the case, I thought it would be fine to take her as a disciple. However, I am not skilled with Yin energy, so…" Zhu Yanyi looked up at Yan Aohan.
Yan Aohan understood immediately. She smiled and tapped Zhu Yanyi’s forehead. "So, your husband comes in handy."
"What can I do? You are the Lord of the Underworld. You are the most familiar with all such Yin soul energies in the world. Besides, isn't my disciple also your disciple? She would have to call you Grandmaster anyway." Zhu Yanyi stuck her tongue out at Yan Aohan playfully.
"Little fox, plotting against your husband like this." Yan Aohan was not angry. "Alright. Since that is the case, I will have the Yin messengers take him away later. He can cultivate directly in the Underworld. He is suited for soul cultivation."
"Can a human cultivate soul arts?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously.
"She is a Yin person, so she is very suitable for soul cultivation. In the future, she is suited to become a Yin messenger, Yin immortal, or Yin deity. However, whether she becomes a Yin deity depends on her future cultivation progress." Yan Aohan would naturally help teach her for Zhu Yanyi’s sake. But the final outcome depended on the boy’s own ability. As Yan Aohan often said, the master leads the door, but cultivation is up to the individual.
Zhu Yanyi hummed in agreement. She agreed with what Yan Aohan said. "In that case, when the child turns seven, remember to send someone to pick her up." She tossed a jade pendant to Yan Aohan. She handed the matter over to her and let go. Indeed, being a hands-off boss was the most carefree way to be.
Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi’s attitude and smiled helplessly. "You really know how to be a hands-off boss." She still put the jade pendant away.
Zhu Yanyi sighed. "I sincerely wanted to be a good master, but I couldn't. As you saw, I am of the Wood attribute. That child is of Yin energy. If it weren't for her parents being there, I wouldn't have intervened.
So, the moment I agreed to take him as a disciple, I had some regrets. But seeing his parents' reaction, I couldn't back out. Yet, I still felt uneasy because I don't know how to teach a disciple of a different attribute."
Yan Aohan now understood why Zhu Yanyi had been in a bad mood earlier. It was because the disciple had good potential, but her constitution was not Wood attribute, which made her feel troubled. She smiled helplessly. "It's fine. Didn't I say? If you have any difficulties, tell me. I am behind you."
Zhu Yanyi naturally knew this. She just couldn't help but act a bit proud and coquettish with Yan Aohan.
The couple did not need to say more. As for the child's future, it depended on her own cultivation. The path had been paved. Although nominally Zhu Yanyi’s disciple, Yan Aohan would actually teach her. This was a very good opportunity for the child. Whether she could seize this opportunity depended on her own ability.
Zhu Yanyi lay on the recliner. "Thinking hard every day for the past few days is really tiring." She was truly tired. Matters here required mental effort, which was much more exhausting than cultivation. Cultivation did not involve so much mental strain.
Cultivators rarely felt tired. But Zhu Yanyi was indeed tired during this period because she had used her brain much more than before. She closed her eyes and fell asleep unconsciously.
Mainly because Yan Aohan was there, she did not worry about being in danger. This indirectly showed her trust in Yan Aohan.
Yan Aohan looked at the sleeping Zhu Yanyi with a heart full of tenderness. She took out a thin blanket and covered her with it, then set up a barrier to make her sleep more comfortably.
Then he walked to the top of the vehicle and looked down.
A hazy black fog seemed to block the view, but what was invisible to the naked eye did not mean Yan Aohan could not see it. As the Venerable Yanluo, if he wanted to see, he could see everything clearly here.
Watching the people below killing each other, watching the lack of mercy and increase of cruelty in their hearts, Yan Aohan’s cold heart did not ripple at all.
"Don't you think they are a pity?" It was the Ruthless Young Master who spoke.
"Did you finish talking with the Immortal Emperor?" Yan Aohan was not surprised at all that the Ruthless Young Master appeared here.
The Ruthless Young Master looked at Yan Aohan. After a while, she said, "Finished. I saw you in the air when I came out, so I came to take a look." Then she saw Zhu Yanyi sleeping soundly nearby. "As a cultivator, sleeping so defenselessly… I have never seen it before."
"Because she knows I am by her side. She understands that as long as I am here, she will not be in danger. So she can sleep peacefully." Yan Aohan’s gaze focused on Zhu Yanyi. Seeing her sweet sleeping posture, her face was full of gentle smiles.
She waved her hand. A chessboard and two cushions appeared on the top of the vehicle. "Play a game of chess with me." Yan Aohan sat down directly. She did not think the Ruthless Young Master would refuse.
The Ruthless Young Master naturally did not refuse. He sat opposite Yan Aohan and looked at him. "Do you go first, or do I?"
"It doesn't matter who goes first. Going first does not mean winning. So why worry about this?" Yan Aohan made a gesture of invitation, letting the Ruthless Young Master go first.
The Ruthless Young Master did not decline. He indeed made the first move.
After placing a piece, he looked at Yan Aohan and said, "The world says Yanluo is cold and ruthless. In his heart, there is only justice, no emotion. But I see that the current Venerable Yanluo is not like that."
Yan Aohan ignored the Ruthless Young Master’s teasing. He placed a piece and said, "There is nothing surprising. I have said it before. My affection is given to only one person. To others, what I can give is only justice. This is my Dao. When you understand your Dao, you will understand my meaning."
"You follow the Dao of Reincarnation. I follow the Dao of Ruthlessness. Our Daos are inherently different," the Ruthless Young Master said.