Chapter 015: Let Me Put My Pants On
It's over!
This time, my good disciple is completely done for. He'll never get married now!
Bai Yiyi desperately searched her mind for a solution, but in such extreme embarrassment, forget about thinking of a countermeasure. She couldn't even get a proper sentence out.
What she actually wanted to say was, "I was worried you might have fainted in the Spirit Spring, so I came to check on you."
But given the situation in front of her, she simply couldn't explain it at all.
So nervous that she was at a loss, she covered her eyes with both hands. Yet her beautiful wine-red eyes instinctively peeked through the gaps between her fingers, drawn toward the sturdy figure in the Spirit Spring, its body faintly glowing with a jade-like luster.
Just moments ago, it had been covered in foul-smelling black sludge. Now, it looked as pristine as precious jade. The contrast left her completely dazed.
In truth, women aren't that different from men. Everyone likes looking at attractive members of the opposite sex. It has nothing to do with whether you yourself are good-looking or not. After all, who wouldn't like double the happiness?
What man wouldn't like a beautiful, sexy older sister? Or a mischievous, devilish junior?
And what woman wouldn't like a tall, strong older brother? Or an innocent, fledgling-like junior?
At the end of the day, everyone's a bit of a pervert — nobody has the moral high ground to judge anyone else.
What's more, Bai Yiyi had never seen the naked body of a male her own age.
As for older men?
The Nine Heavens Immortal Maiden would have split that kind of pervert in half on the spot.
So the impact Ye Ling had on Bai Yiyi was unprecedented.
[Bai Yiyi develops extremely intense and complex emotions toward host +4396]
And when Bai Yiyi's emotions surged to this level, Ye Ling could only describe it with one word—
Confused.
Watching Bai Yiyi's fingers slowly spread from narrow gaps to fully splayed, Ye Ling's expression turned helpless.
Fortunately, the Spirit Spring was deep enough. Even when he stood up, his lower body remained submerged, so Bai Yiyi could only see his upper half.
Even so, he felt like he'd suffered a huge loss.
No, not "felt like." He had suffered a huge loss!
Gender equality, hello? When a man gets taken advantage of, does that not count as being taken advantage of?
If it weren't for the fact that you're cute, I'd be going down the mountain to report you right now!
"Sigh…"
Ye Ling let out a soft sigh and asked, "Master, are you planning to teach me here?"
Someone had to break the awkward stalemate. Ye Ling figured Bai Yiyi could probably stand there like this all day, but he definitely couldn't, so he had no choice but to speak up.
"Huh?!"
Hearing Ye Ling's voice, Bai Yiyi jolted as if waking from a dream, her entire body trembling. Her face instantly flushed red, and she actually nodded.
As if possessed, her voice shaking, she said, "My good disciple, although you reached the Qi Cultivation stage last night, you haven't yet run your cultivation method. I'll take this opportunity to guide you through the circulation routes."
Her eyes kept flicking toward Ye Ling. Each time she noticed his helpless expression, she hurriedly turned her head away. Yet after a short while, she unconsciously looked back again.
"…"
Seeing this, Ye Ling didn't know what to say for a moment.
It wasn't that he was confused or didn't understand the situation. It was just that there were too many things to complain about, and he didn't even know where to start.
For some reason, he suddenly felt as though their genders had been swapped.
Bai Yiyi looked like a naïve, inexperienced male teacher who had never seen a woman before, while he was the cold, aloof beauty perched high on an untouchable peak.
Tsk. Why does this mental image feel kind of… fitting?
Ye Ling shuddered instinctively and hurriedly shook his head, throwing that absurd thought out of his mind.
Grandmasters, proper education is important too. Excessive restriction only fuels curiosity.
Seeing Bai Yiyi's utterly inexperienced reaction, Ye Ling more or less understood what was going on.
Still, she was a genuinely cute young beauty. Even though he felt like he'd gotten the short end of the stick, he couldn't really muster any strong dislike.
It was like a freshly bathed beauty. If she were seen by a handsome, dashing male lead, it would turn into a romantic entanglement. But if it were some greasy shut-in instead, she'd be calling the police immediately.
So cold. So unfair.
When will us shut-ins finally rise up?
"Master, even if you want to guide me through the circulation routes, men and women should keep their distance. Could you at least let me put my pants on?"
Suppressing the chaos in his mind, Ye Ling spoke to Bai Yiyi in a tired voice.
"Oh! Oh!"
Only then did Bai Yiyi seem to come back to her senses and turn her body away, yet she made no move at all to leave the bathing area.
???
That shameless pose of yours looks exactly like the male lead in those trashy degenerate games I play.
Ye Ling truly never imagined that he would encounter a scene like this one day.
But since this was Bai Yiyi's greatest "concession," he had no choice but to pick up his still-damp pants and put them on. They were already smeared with black sludge anyway.
"Master, can we begin now?"
Bare-chested, Ye Ling sat cross-legged on the ground beside the Spirit Spring.
When Bai Yiyi turned her head again, she could finally look at Ye Ling "openly."
She noticed that compared to before, Ye Ling looked even more handsome. His jet-black long hair was tied back with a leather cord. Ye Ling had worn his hair long even before his transmigration, so Bai Yiyi felt no sense of awkwardness when she first saw him.
His once fairly pale skin now had a smooth, jade-like luster. Unlike a woman's softness, Ye Ling's muscles were clearly defined, giving off a strong sense of masculine vigor.
In truth, the most obvious change in Ye Ling was his temperament.
If before he had only been a handsome young man, now there was an indescribable Dao resonance surrounding him, as if he and Heaven and Earth were gradually becoming one.
Yet his feeling was different from that of a Dao Cultivator. It wasn't that he was merging into Heaven and Earth, but rather that Heaven and Earth were merging into him.
To put it in simple terms, he was like the "eyes" added to a painted dragon.
With the eyes, the painting gained a soul. Without them, it was worthless.
Ye Ling's current appearance was like the most dazzling gem in all of Heaven and Earth.
In fact, his facial features hadn't changed much at all. It was precisely because of this added aura that he now looked so extraordinary.
"Master, have you had enough of looking?"
Seeing his Master staring like a lovestruck fool, Ye Ling could only speak up again.
To be honest, though, he found it a little strange. Ming Yiyi was clearly showing another shocked expression, yet he hadn't gained a single Emotion Point.
Could it be that 4396 was the upper limit?
While Ye Ling was pondering this, Bai Yiyi finally snapped out of it.
"Ahem…"
She cleared her throat softly, walked straight over to Ye Ling, and sat down cross-legged as well.
"Truly worthy of my good disciple. You reached a balance between Dao cultivation and Body cultivation so easily."
Her voice trembled slightly, her cheeks flushed, and she didn't dare meet Ye Ling's gaze directly.