028 Master and Disciple Who Both *
Regarding Luo Yao’s declaration to mark her territory, Qin Ren had no doubts.
At this point, although there was still no solid evidence that she could poop, the skill of peeing had already been confirmed to exist.
The most typical phenomenon was that after she fell in love with Coke, she would sometimes run to the toilet after drinking too much.
Before, Luo Yao would go to the toilet once a day at a fixed time. Now, whenever she drank Coke, she would go twice a day.
Qin Ren used to suspect she was faking the flush, but in that case, once a day would be enough. With her little brain, she wouldn’t deliberately pretend twice after drinking Coke. So Qin Ren believed that Luo Yao really could pee.
As for the faint floral scent afterwards, based on her saliva and her usual sweat, Qin Ren judged that all of the Pixiu’s bodily fluids were probably like that.
But that’s beside the point. Regarding the “little flower” on her bottom, since she was unwilling to respond, Qin Ren still hadn’t thought of a suitable way to discover the truth. So he continued to assume in his mind that she didn’t have the relevant function.
…
“Qin Ren.”
“Hm?”
Back in the bedroom and lying down, Luo Yao seemed to be in low spirits.
“Is Yu Yourong going to live with us from now on?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then why did you bring her back?”
“Are you that hostile towards your fellow countryman?”
“If you didn’t bring her back, she’d be a fellow countryman. Now that you’ve brought her back, she’s a random woman.”
Luo Yao’s voice grew a little louder. She rolled over in Qin Ren’s arms and poked his chest with her finger, one tap at a time, a little agitated.
She had only realized today how uncomfortable it was to watch Qin Ren carry another girl home, to watch him have intimate physical contact with her.
It was like drinking a bottle of flat Coke.
“Qin Ren.”
“Spit it out.”
“Haven’t you ever thought that she might take this eminence back to the Myriad Demon Continent?”
“I have. You can just go back with her then.”
“…”
How could he say something like that?
Luo Yao lifted her little head in disbelief, staring at Qin Ren’s face. Her nose twitched, her eyelashes trembled, and a watery mist quickly gathered in her sparkling eyes.
She swore, if Qin Ren wasn’t joking, she would cry for him to see right now. The very loud kind! The kind that could never be coaxed unless he bought her a hundred bottles of sugary Coke!
“Don’t, don’t, don’t! Tsk, I’m just teasing you…”
She had just cried after his hangover. Qin Ren couldn’t bear to see this pretty girl cry now. He wiped her eyes and explained properly.
“Although Yu Yourong said she was ordered by her master to find you, she hasn’t said what for. Even if she really wants to take you back, she’s lost her cultivation now and can’t even go back herself. Don’t worry.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Alright, it was a joke. Then it’s fine.
“Don’t tease this eminence in the future…”
The High Immortal hummed and gave Qin Ren an order, then gave a second one.
“And don’t tease Yu Yourong either.”
“Why would I tease her?” Qin Ren smiled. “She’s not a child.”
“Neither is this eminence.”
Luo Yao retorted. She was already 18. 18 years and 3636 months old. In Earth terms, she was legal.
“Go to sleep.”
“I slept too much during the day. I can’t sleep.”
“Then I’ll sleep first.”
“Mhm. Hold me.”
“Nonsense, I am holding you.”
“Tighter.”
“You’re so much trouble…”
…
Amidst the rustling conversation, Qin Ren fell asleep.
Luo Yao pinched the clothes on his chest with her fingers. Her clear eyes blinked gently, her somewhat dazed gaze sweeping over his eyebrows and eyes, then his nose, then his lips.
His warm breath was there. She stared, and stared for a long time. Then she thought of some strange things, and slowly started to blush. She shyly closed her eyes and buried her head in his chest, refusing to look anymore.
It wasn’t until a few minutes later, when she was no longer blushing, that she suddenly lifted a leg, found a comfortable angle, and gently wrapped it around Qin Ren’s waist, and then gradually fell asleep too.
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When she woke up the next day, classmate Yu Yourong found herself lying on a soft, narrow bed.
She had seen this kind of narrow bed in a street-side shop window. The sign next to it had characters similar to those on the Myriad Demon Continent. It should be read as “sofa.”
“Meow…”
A soft meow sounded. Yu Yourong found a silver-white cat squatting on her chest, staring at her with indifferent pupils.
“Meow…”
Yu Yourong gently mimicked the sound, trying to communicate with it.
But Tuantuan did not approve, thinking she was a poor imitator. She jumped off the sofa and went to find the remote control.
Tuantuan’s attitude was not too hostile at the moment.
Because Qin Ren had not been as intimate with this girl as he had been with Luo Yao, and the girl had not yet shown any threat to Tuantuan’s status like Luo Yao had.
“You’re awake. How did you sleep last night?”
A yawning voice came from behind. Yu Yourong turned her head and saw Qin Ren and a pretty little girl following behind him.
“Qin Ren, you didn’t even ask if this eminence slept well.”
“Nonsense. You drooled all over my face, how could you not have slept well? Honestly, what food did you dream of last night?”
“A big pig’s trotter. Qin Ren’s.”
“?”
…
The little girl rubbed her sleepy eyes, muttering “Qin Ren, Qin Ren.” Yu Yourong felt her distinct aura and instantly recalled Qin Ren’s description from last night.
Looks like she’s the Pixiu in human form.
She and Qin Ren walked towards the bathroom one after another. Qin Ren pointed to the dining table for Yu Yourong.
“You sit for a while. I’ll make breakfast right away.”
Breakfast?
Yu Yourong’s mouth opened slightly, about to say something, but she puffed out her chest and remembered something.
Oh right, she gets hungry now. She has to eat…
Yu Yourong rubbed her stomach, sat up from the sofa, and looked around Qin Ren’s “Grotto-Heaven.” There were many things she didn’t recognize, and some she had seen on the street. She was lost in thought for a while, then suddenly felt someone tugging on her school uniform.
“?”
She turned her head. Luo Yao, who had finished washing up, was looking at her with a blank expression.
“Qin Ren is going to comb my hair. Move.”
“Mhm…”
The sofa is so big, why do I have to move…
Yu Yourong didn’t know, but she did as she was told, stood up, and let Luo Yao kick off her slippers and climb up.
“Qin Ren—!”
“Coming, coming. What’s the rush…”
Qin Ren, who had finished brushing his teeth in the bathroom, came out holding an ox-bone comb. It was a souvenir he had brought back from a trip to a special Miao village with Cheng Siyun.
He used to think it was quite a treasure, but later found out that this kind of thing was available at tourist spots all over the country.
“Tsk, don’t move.”
“Hmph hmph~”
Luo Yao insisted on moving, sitting in Qin Ren’s lap as if showing off, swinging her two fair little legs.
Qin Ren combed Luo Yao’s long hair until it was smooth, slightly curling the ends inward to make it look more delicate.
But Luo Yao looked at the ponytail on the back of Yu Yourong’s head and suddenly demanded to have her hair braided.
“This eminence wants two.”
“You’re so much trouble…”
Luo Yao wanted one more than Yu Yourong, so Qin Ren gave her twin ponytails.
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Then it was time for breakfast. Qin Ren simply made some pumpkin congee and a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar. He also sliced a plate of homemade pickled cowpeas, also known as sour long beans. When he brought them to the table and handed the chopsticks to Yu Yourong, he found her in a daze.
“What’s wrong?” Qin Ren waved the chopsticks in front of her eyes.
“Oh, no…”
Yu Yourong took the chopsticks, then looked at the Pixiu who was slurping congee like water, and asked hesitantly.
“Her bowl, has it always been this big?”
“Mhm. You know, she’s a Pixiu.”
Qin Ren glanced over calmly.
“I bought this dog bowl by mistake, but after using it for a while, I found it was big enough and convenient, so I’ve been using it for her ever since.”
“I see…”
Yu Yourong took a sip of the pumpkin congee. Qin Ren also started to question her in return.
“There were still some things I didn’t get clear yesterday. Classmate Yu Yourong, shall we continue?”
“Mhm, let’s con.”
“Let’s talk while we eat. You said you were ordered by your master to find Luo Yao. What’s the purpose?”
“No purpose.”
“What do you mean?”
Qin Ren didn’t understand. Yu Yourong explained.
“Master said, since we’re already here, we might as well look for her. It’s easier to stick together for warmth in an unfamiliar place.”
That made sense. Just like many international students, the first thing they do when they go abroad is to get familiar with the local Chinese community.
“So you didn’t come specifically for the Pixiu?”
Yu Yourong shook her head.
“I came to comprehend the Great Dao and break through the void by undergoing tribulation.”
“Undergoing tribulation…”
Qin Ren knew that a month ago, the head disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect, Yu Yourong, had attempted to undergo tribulation with the Sect Master.
Although it had failed at the time, Luo Yao had come to Earth by a strange twist of fate.
“So you mean, Earth is a higher-level plane for you, and this time you succeeded in your second tribulation and ascended here?”
“Yes, I ascended.”
“Then what about your Sect Master, your master?”
“Master also ascended.”
Qin Ren was impressed. It was a master-disciple dual flight. The Flowing Cloud Sect was truly a place of outstanding people.
“Then where is your master now?”
“I don’t know.”
Classmate Yu Yourong looked a little melancholic, crunching on a sour long bean.
“Five days ago, I lost her…”
“…”
Translator’s Notes
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Dual flight (双飞): The term “shuāngfēi” literally means “dual flight.” In a xianxia context, it can mean two people ascending to immortality together. However, in modern slang, it’s a very explicit term for a threesome (one man, two women). Qin Ren’s use of it here is an unintentional, humorous double entendre.
