Seeing that Chu Xuan wasn't as difficult to get along with as she had imagined, Yue became even bolder. She climbed up the green stone and sat next to him, her eyes full of curiosity about him.
"What are you here for?" Chu Xuan asked.
"Gathering intelligence," Yue said honestly.
"Who sent you?"
"I came on my own."
"What are you going to do after gathering intelligence?"
"Nothing much, everyone is very curious about the Senior Brother. If I know more than they do, they'll praise me as impressive."
Listening to the little girl's innocent words, Chu Xuan felt a bit better.
"What about those who came with you? Why did they run away?"
As soon as Yue mentioned this, she got angry, "She's just a coward! We agreed to come together to chat with you."
"But when the time came, she was just scared, scared, scared, as if afraid you'd eat her, so I had to come alone."
"Why aren't you afraid of me?"
"Because I've seen you before, and I think you're quite pitiable. Would you be afraid of someone you originally thought was pitiable?"
Innocent words indeed, Yue's reasoning made sense.
Chu Xuan didn't get angry, "Do you still find me pitiable now?"
"It's better now. Why aren't you crying?"
Yue's sudden question made Chu Xuan stumped, "Why should I cry?"
"Someone said they saw you sitting on this stone, crying while gazing at the distant mountains, but I didn't see it." Yue sounded disappointed.
Chu Xuan asked innocently, "I can't cry right now, what should I do?"
Yue was a bit helpless, "Then forget it, can't pinch you to tears."
Then, with a twist of her eyes, she suddenly asked with interest, "Senior Brother, do you like Senior Sister?"
"If you do, you'd better work hard. Many disciples in the sect secretly admire Senior Sister."
Chu Xuan chuckled, "How do you know?"
"Everyone says so!" Yue said as if it was obvious, "Moreover, Senior Sister is so beautiful, who wouldn't like her?"
Chu Xuan just smiled without speaking.
"You haven't answered me yet." Yue extended her pinky finger and cautiously poked his hand.
It seemed the rumors about Chu Xuan having done some "heinous deeds" still affected her a bit.
Chu Xuan just shook his head without speaking.
Thus, Yue secretly noted in her heart that Senior Brother doesn't like Senior Sister.
Well, Senior Sister has been kind to her, she should find a chance to tell her.
Decision made, Yue thought for a moment and asked a new question, "Senior Brother, which sect are you originally from?"
If it were others asking at another time, Chu Xuan might have ignored it, but he felt good now, so he spoke in a teasing tone, "Hehuan Sect."
Yue's eyes widened, "Everyone says it's some astonishing secret, but isn't it just revealed by asking?"
"Hehuan Sect." She repeated and firmly remembered this name, although she had no idea what this sect was about.
Next, she cautiously asked, "Then, for what reason were you... um, were you..."
Chu Xuan just shook his head, clearly not wanting to say.
So, Yue considerately stopped asking, today's harvest was already plentiful. Senior Brother answered so many questions, these would be her important conversation topics among her peers.
"What's your full name?" Chu Xuan suddenly asked.
"Xiao Yue, just call me Yue."
After continuing the idle chat for a bit, Chu Xuan tweaked her little nose, "Go back now. Since you've become a cultivator, you should focus on cultivation. Later, your master will be looking for you."
Xiao Yue originally wanted to protest about Senior Brother suddenly touching her, but upon hearing "master," she got nervous like a mouse seeing a cat.
She glanced around, although she didn't see her master's figure for now, she was still worried he might come.
Thus, Xiao Yue jumped off the green stone, "Then that's it, I'll come to find you next time to play."
Saying this, she dashed away in a flash, her silhouette looking very cheerful.
Chu Xuan watched her and felt a bit nostalgic for his own little mink. Wondering how it was doing.
...
Xiao Yue didn't come to find Chu Xuan for several days.
On the fourth day, she sneaked into the woods to peek at him, but she looked very nervous.
Chu Xuan thought for a moment, she was probably scared by the words "Hehuan Sect." Now, recalling it, he somewhat regretted telling the little girl these things.
She must have asked other disciples after going back and learned what kind of sect Hehuan Sect is.
During his time in Langhuan Grotto Heaven, Chu Xuan naturally checked what "version" of Hehuan Sect had developed in this world.
At present, it's between the third and fourth generations.
In this realm, Hehuan Sect is an unmitigated Evil Sect, mostly dominated by female cultivators within.
Male cultivators in this sect are mostly used as cauldrons, resources, only differing in whether they are immediately "juiced" or cultivated to a certain realm before slowly enjoyed.
If enjoyed, it further divides into being "squeezed dry" once or long-term farming.
The rarest case, being promoted from "cauldron" to "Dual Cultivation Dao Companion."
Such cases generally require exceptional aptitude, like Chu Xuan's "Innate Dao Body," plus being utterly devoted to a specific Hehuan Sect female cultivator, and even signing an unequal contract to become a Dao Companion with basic human rights.
Strictly speaking, only the last type of male cultivator counts as a disciple of Hehuan Sect.
These shouldn't even think about opening a harem in Hehuan Sect; they must be absolutely loyal to their partner, but conversely, Hehuan Sect's female cultivators can favor more than one.
Thus, those who want to be a Dao Companion of a Hehuan Sect female cultivator must have strong psychological endurance, or they might get angrily killed.
Last and least, there's a rumor that Hehuan Sect has an extremely rare few female cultivators who are devoted to their Dao Companions, in a pure love one-man-one-woman relationship.
But the outside world generally doesn't believe this saying, considering it a pure fabrication by those witches to glorify themselves.
If Chu Xuan hadn't been rescued by Ji Mingyu, he guessed that Min Xinlan might have had to surrender him for higher-ups to enjoy.
At that point, Chu Xuan wouldn't be reduced to a "squeezed dry" disposable item but would likely be kept by a high-ranking female cultivator, cultivated to a certain realm before slowly enjoyed.
If during this period, Chu Xuan performed excellently, promotion to a Dual Cultivation Dao Companion might not be impossible, but he didn't want such a fawning identity.
Overall, among the Evil Outer Path, Hehuan Sect's strength was middle-range, comparatively not the best but better than some.
However, in recent centuries, the current Sect Leader has worked hard, showing some signs of prosperity.
Especially the righteous side has been noting the increasingly strict regulations when Hehuan Sect cultivators take action.
Vividly remembering six or seven hundred years ago, though these female cultivators claimed to cultivate the "Yin-Yang Dao," they started with seduction and allure, misleading the spirit, even spreading aphrodisiac mists, classic lowly tactics.
Until recent years, they indeed crafted some treasures and Dao techniques with Yin-Yang Dao characteristics, their power has grown significantly compared to before, unknown where they received guidance from some high figure.