lín xuān wò zhù shào nǚ de yù shǒu ， jiāng yī sī lì cóng mài bó zhī chù ， zhù rù tā de jīng mài lǐ
林轩握住少女的玉手，将一丝力从脉搏之处，注入她的经脉里
Lin Xuan grasped the young lady's delicate hand and injected a thread of power into her meridians from his pulse.
lín xuān yuán běn xiǎng yào chá kàn yī xià yè yǐng shēn tǐ zhuàng kuàng rú hé , bì jìng huó shēng shēng de jiāng duì fāng qì yùn guò qù , xīn zhōng duō shǎo hái shì yǒu jǐ fēn qiàn jiù dì 。
林轩原本想要查看一下叶颖身体状况如何,毕竟活生生的将对方气晕过去,心中多少还是有几分歉疚地。
Lin Xuan originally intended to check on Ye Ying’s condition. After all, he had just knocked her out with his own hands, so there was some guilt in his heart.
qǔ tā ， lín xuān shí wú cǐ yì ， bù guò yè yǐng shēn tǐ ruò yǒu shén me bù tuǒ ， wèi tā yī zhì yī xià yě suàn shì liáo biǎo xīn yì 。
娶她，林轩实无此意，不过叶颖身体若有什么不妥，为她医治一下也算是聊表心意。
He didn't intend to marry this girl, but if she were to have any issues, treating her would be a way to show his gratitude.
ài měi zhī xīn rén jiē yǒu zhī , lín xuān suī wú yì qǔ cǐ nǚ , dàn duì tā duō shǎo hái shì yǒu jǐ fēn lián xī 。
爱美之心人皆有之,林轩虽无意娶此女,但对她多少还是有几分怜惜。
All people love beauty, and although Lin Xuan wasn't interested in marrying the young lady, he still had some sympathy for her.
zhè bù máo dùn , yě bù xī qí 。
这不矛盾,也不稀奇。
This wasn't contradictory or unusual.
rán ér cái jiāng líng lì zhù rù jìn qù ， lín xuān tū rán huò rán zhàn qǐ ， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng mǎn shì bù kě sī yì 。
然而才将灵力注入进去，林轩突然霍然站起，脸上的表情满是不可思议。
However, as soon as he injected the power, Lin Xuan suddenly stood up abruptly, his expression filled with disbelief.
dàng zhēn shì jīng yà yǐ jí ！
当真是惊讶以极！
He was truly astonished!
“ shī zǔ 。，，
“师祖。，，
"Senior Ancestor,"
“ lín qián bèi , zěn me le ？，,
“林前辈,怎么了？，,
"Senior Lin, what's wrong?"
shēn cè , zhèng wǎn yǔ yè hóng xuě yě bèi lín xuān xià le yī dà tiào , rěn bú zhù kāi kǒu xiāng xún qǐ lái le 。
身侧,郑婉与叶虹雪也被林轩吓了一大跳,忍不住开口相询起来了。
Beside him, Zheng Wan and Ye Hongxue were also startled by this sudden turn of events and couldn't help but ask.
rán ér lín xuān què méi yǒu qù lǐ cǎi liǎng nǚ ， ér shì chóng xīn zuò le xià lái ， dī xià tou lú ， shàng shàng xià xià de dǎ liàng qǐ shēn qián de shào nǚ , fǎng fú cóng lái méi yǒu jiàn guò ， liǎn shàng dài zhe jīng qí 。
然而林轩却没有去理睬两女，而是重新坐了下来，低下头颅，上上下下的打量起身前的少女,仿佛从来没有见过，脸上带着惊奇。
But Lin Xuan ignored the two ladies and sat down again. He lowered his head and examined the young lady in front of him as if he had never seen her before, with a look of surprise on his face.
bèi duì fāng rú cǐ sì wú jì dàn de dīng zhe ， yè yǐng liǎn shàng de hóng xiá , chóng xīn pá mǎn le ěr duǒ yǔ bó zi ， dàn suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí ， tā de nèi xīn shēn chù ， yǐn yǐn yě duō chū jǐ fēn yí huò ， lín xuān zhī suǒ yǐ zhè me zuò , dāng rán bú shì yīn wèi hào sè ， fǒu zé nǎ yòng dé zhe duō cǐ yī jǔ , zhí jiē dā yìng le gū mǔ , zì jǐ jiù dé guāi guāi de shì fèng zhěn xí 。
被对方如此肆无忌惮的盯着，叶颖脸上的红霞,重新爬满了耳朵与脖子，但随着时间的推移，她的内心深处，隐隐也多出几分疑惑，林轩之所以这么做,当然不是因为好色，否则哪用得着多此一举,直接答应了姑母,自己就得乖乖的侍奉枕席。
Under such blatant scrutiny, Ye Ying's rosy cheeks reappeared on her ears and neck. But over time, she began to feel some confusion deep within herself. Lin Xuan wasn't doing this out of lust; otherwise, why go through the trouble? He could have simply agreed with his aunt and served in bed.
tā jì rán bù yuàn yì ， nà dāng rán jiù bú huì tān tú zì jǐ de měi sè ， kě zhè me zuò ， yòu jiū jìng yǒu shén me mù dì ne ？
他既然不愿意，那当然就不会贪图自己的美色，可这么做，又究竟有什么目的呢？
If he didn't want it, then he certainly wouldn't be after her beauty. So what was the purpose behind all this?
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě 。
百思不得其解。
He couldn’t figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.
ér zhè ge mí dǐ ， bì xū bēi xuān zì jǐ lái jiē pò 。
而这个谜底，必须杯轩自己来揭破。
And the answer to this mystery had to come from Lin Xuan himself.
yòu guò le piàn jìng ， tā zhōng yú kāi kǒu le ：，“ yè gū niáng , qǐng wèn mí líng gēn pǐn zhì yǔ shǔ xìng rú hé ？”
又过了片竟，他终于开口了：，“叶姑娘,请问弥灵根品质与属性如何？”
After a moment, he finally spoke: "Miss Ye, may I ask about the quality and attributes of your spirit root?"
zài chǎng zhī rén jiē shì yī è zěn me yòu tiào dào líng gēn de shǔ xìng yǔ pǐn zhì shàng le ， lín xuān chàng de zhè jiū jìng shì nǎ yī chū wèi miǎn yě yǒu xiē tài qí guài le 。
在场之人皆是一愕怎么又跳到灵根的属性与品质上了，林轩唱的这究竟是哪一出未免也有些太奇怪了。
Everyone present was taken aback. How did they suddenly jump back to discussing the qualities and attributes of the spirit root? This was too strange for Lin Xuan's performance.
yè yǐng hái zài nà lǐ fā dāi , qí gū mǔ de shēng yīn chuán le guò lái suī rán cǐ nǚ tóng yàng yí huò ， bù guò lín qián bèi de wèn tí kěn dìng bù néng shì ruò wú dǔ ：“ qǐ bǐng qián bèi ， yǐng ér zī zhì hái suàn bú cuò , nǎi shì fēng shǔ xìng de yì líng gēn lái zhe 。”
叶颖还在那里发呆,其姑母的声音传了过来虽然此女同样疑惑，不过林前辈的问题肯定不能视若无睹：“启禀前辈，颖儿资质还算不错,乃是风属性的异灵根来着。”
Ye Ying was still dazed when her aunt’s voice came through. Although she was also puzzled, she couldn’t ignore Senior Lin’s question: "Senior, your niece has average talent. She is a wind attribute anomaly spirit root."
“ guǒ jiā ……，,
“果家……，,
"Jia family..."
tīng duì fāng zhè me yī shuō ， lín xuān gèng jiā kěn dìng le zì jǐ de cāi cè , xiào le ：“ fēng shǔ xìng de yì líng gēn me ， dào yǒu zhǐ pà shì nòng cuò le 。，，
听对方这么一说，林轩更加肯定了自己的猜测,笑了：“风属性的异灵根么，道友只怕是弄错了。，，
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan became even more certain of his suspicions and smiled. "A wind attribute anomaly spirit root? Your friend must have made a mistake,"
“ nòng cuò ？”
“弄错？”
"Mistake?"
zhè cì lún dào měi fù jīng è ， suī rán zì jǐ jiā zú zài lí lóng jiè què shí bù suàn shén me dàn hǎo dǎi yě yǒu lí hé qī xiū xiān zhě , zěn me kě néng lián líng gēn de shǔ xìng yǔ pǐn zhì dōu nòng cuò ， jiǎn chá líng gēn de gōng zuò bié shuō yuán yīng lí hé ， jiù suàn shì yī zhù jī qī de xiǎo xiū xiān zhě yě zú yǐ shèng rèn le 。
这次轮到美妇惊愕，虽然自己家族在篱龙界确实不算什么但好歹也有离合期修仙者,怎么可能连灵根的属性与品质都弄错，检查灵根的工作别说元婴离合，就算是一筑基期的小修仙者也足以胜任了。
This time, the beautiful woman was shocked. Although their family might not be significant in the Dragon Vein World, they did have some cultivators at the Separation stage. How could it be possible to misidentify the attributes and qualities of a spirit root? Even an entry-level cultivator could handle such checks.
“ zěn me ， fū rén bù xiāng xìn lín mǒu suǒ yán me ？，, lín xuān dàn dàn de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
“怎么，夫人不相信林某所言么？，,林轩淡淡的声音传入耳朵。
"Do you not believe what I say, Lady?" Lin Xuan’s calm voice reached her ears.
“ bù ， zhǐ shì ……”
“不，只是……”
"No, just..."
yè hóng xuě bù zhī dào gāi zěn me shuō píng xīn ér lùn ， tā shì zhēn bù xiāng xìn lín xuān suǒ shuō kě lǎo lǎo shí shí huí dá wèi miǎn yě tài guò bù jìng le 。
叶虹雪不知道该怎么说平心而论，她是真不相信林轩所说可老老实实回答未免也太过不敬了。
Ye Hongxue didn’t know how to respond. Honestly, she did doubt Lin Xuan's words, but answering straightforwardly would be too disrespectful.
“ hē hē ， yě nán guài dà rén huì nòng cuò ， yè gū niáng líng gēn shǔ xìng què nǎi shì jiān hǎn yǒu de , bié shuō dà rén le ， jiù shì lín mǒu ， ruò bú shì jī yuán qiǎo hé ， céng jīng jiàn guò lèi sì de ， yě huì jiāng xī wù rèn wèi shì fēng shǔ xìng yì líng gēn de 。”
“呵呵，也难怪大人会弄错，叶姑娘灵根属性确乃世间罕有的,别说大人了，就是林某，若不是机缘巧合，曾经见过类似的，也会将牺误认为是风属性异灵根的。”
"Haha, it’s understandable why the adult might have made a mistake. Miss Ye, your spirit root attribute is indeed rare in this world. Even if you were an adult, I myself wouldn’t have recognized it as a wind attribute anomaly spirit root without seeing something similar before."
“ yī qián bèi suǒ shuō , nán dào bú shì me ？”
“依前辈所说,难道不是么？”
"According to Senior's words, isn't that so?"
“ dāng rán bú shì 。，， lín xuān xiào le ：“ yě bù zhī dào gāi shuō shì yè gū niáng fú yuán shēn hòu , hái shì lín mǒu yùn qì hǎo , zhè yàng de líng gēn shǔ xìng ， jū rán yòu bèi wǒ yù dào ， rú hé ， gū niáng kě fǒu yuàn yì bài wǒ wèi shī ？，，
“当然不是。，，林轩笑了：“也不知道该说是叶姑娘福缘深厚,还是林某运气好,这样的灵根属性，居然又被我遇到，如何，姑娘可否愿意拜我为师？，，
"Certainly not," Lin Xuan smiled. "I wonder whether Miss Ye has deep blessings or I’m just lucky. Such a spirit root attribute was actually encountered by me. How about it, would you be willing to take me as your teacher?"
yǔ bù jīng rén sǐ bù xiū 。
语不惊人死不休。
Lin Xuan’s words were shocking.
jiù zhè me duǎn duǎn yī huì er de dà ， qíng shì de biàn huà jiù lìng suǒ yǒu rén dèng mù , dòng fǔ zhōng ， sān gè nǚ zǐ dōu jīng dāi le 。
就这么短短一会儿的大，情势的变化就令所有人瞪目,洞府中，三个女子都惊呆了。
In such a short time, the situation had changed so dramatically that everyone stared in amazement. In the cave, three women were stunned.
zhè yě wèi miǎn tài xì jù le yì diǎn ， yuán běn yè jiā dà zhǎng lǎo dài yè yǐng lái cǐ ， shì xī wàng tā néng zuò lín xuān de shì qiè 。
这也未免太戏剧了一点，原本叶家大长老带叶颖来此，是希望她能做林轩的侍妾。
This was too dramatic. Originally, Ye Family’s Elder brought Ye Ying here hoping she would become Lin Xuan's concubine.
nǎ xiǎo de ， zhè me yī huó sè shēng xiāng de dà měi nǚ ， lín xuān què háo yě bù zài hū , zhí jiē jiù yī kǒu huí jué diào le ， rú jīn zhuǎn guò tóu lái ， què xī wàng shōu bié rén wèi tú ， zhè shì bú shì yě tài gǒu xuè yì diǎn le 。
哪晓得，这么一活色生香的大美女，林轩却毫也不在乎,直接就一口回绝掉了，如今转过头来，却希望收别人为徒，这是不是也太狗血一点了。
But now, this beautiful woman, who was so desirable, didn’t care at all and directly rejected him. Turning around, he hoped to take her as a disciple. Wasn’t this too cliché?
“ qián bèi ， nín shì shuō xiào huà me ？” yè yǐng tóng yàng jué de nǎo dài yǒu xiē zhuǎn bù guò lái le 。
“前辈，您是说笑话么？”叶颖同样觉得脑袋有些转不过来了。
"Senior, are you joking?" Ye Ying felt like her head was spinning.
“ shuō xiào ， nǐ jué de lín mǒu yǒu méi yǒu nà me wú liáo ， rú hé ， yè gū niáng ， mí kě fǒu yuàn yì bài lín mǒu wèi shī ， jī huì zhǐ yǒu yī cì ， yuàn yì hái shì fàng qì ， yī yán ér jué 。”
“说笑，你觉得林某有没有那么无聊，如何，叶姑娘，弥可否愿意拜林某为师，机会只有一次，愿意还是放弃，一言而决。”
"It’s not a joke. Do you think I’m that bored? Miss Ye, would you be willing to take me as your teacher? This is only once, so decide whether to accept or decline."
yè yǐng de mù guāng zài lín xuān liǎn shàng sǎo guò , tā de biǎo qíng què shí shì rèn rèn zhēn zhēn de ， shào nǚ tū rán cóng zuò wèi shàng zhàn qǐ lái le , zhè cì bú shì yíng yíng yī fú , ér shì zhí jiē jiù chōng lín xuān guì xià ， kē qǐ xiǎng tóu 。
叶颖的目光在林轩脸上扫过,他的表情确实是认认真真的，少女突然从座位上站起来了,这次不是盈盈一福,而是直接就冲林轩跪下，磕起响头。
Ye Ying's gaze swept over Lin Xuan's face; his expression was indeed serious. The young lady stood up from her seat and directly kneeled before him, bowing repeatedly.
hěn míng xiǎn ， zhè shì bài shī dà lǐ 。
很明显，这是拜师大礼。
Clearly, this was a sign of respect.
“ hǎo ， hǎo 。” lín xuān fǔ zhǎng ér xiào , néng zài shōu zhè me yí gè ài tú ， tā yě shì hěn gāo xìng de 。
“好，好。”林轩抚掌而笑,能再收这么一个爱徒，他也是很高兴的。
"Good, good." Lin Xuan clapped his hands in delight. It would be great to have such an eager disciple again.
zhì yú yè yǐng huì zuò chū zhè yàng de xuǎn zé ， yě shì hěn zhèng cháng de ， tā běn lái jiù bù xiǎng zuò yī fù yú gāo jiē xiū shì de nǚ zǐ ， dā yìng gū mǔ de qǐng qiú wán quán shì wèi le jiā zú 。
至于叶颖会做出这样的选择，也是很正常的，她本来就不想做依附于高阶修士的女子，答应姑母的请求完全是为了家族。
As for Ye Ying’s choice, it made perfect sense. She didn’t want to be a concubine to a high-ranking cultivator; she agreed with her aunt only out of family duty.
méi xiǎng dào lín xuān què jù le 。
没想到林轩却拒了。
But Lin Xuan had rejected that.
rán ér duì fāng zài jiàn tà zì jǐ zūn yán de tóng shí què yòu biǎo shì yuàn yì ràng zì jǐ bài qí wèi shī 。
然而对方在践踏自己尊严的同时却又表示愿意让自己拜其为师。
However, while he was trampling on her dignity, he also expressed his willingness to take her as a disciple.
bǐ qǐ zuò qiè de bù qíng bù yuàn ， chéng wéi duì fāng de tú dì yè yǐng què shì gān zhī rú yí de 。
比起做妾的不情不愿，成为对方的徒弟叶颖却是甘之如饴的。
Compared to being unwillingly a concubine, becoming his disciple was something Ye Ying was willing to do gladly.
lín xuān kě shì dòng xuán qī xiū xiān zhě ， jiào dǎo zì jǐ zhè me yī yuán yīng xiū shì nà shì chuò chuò yǒu yú de , ér xiū xiān jiān nán ， yǒu yī wèi míng shī zhǐ diǎn ， hǎo chù zhī dà , nà shì bù nán xiāng xìn de 。
林轩可是洞玄期修仙者，教导自己这么一元婴修士那是绰绰有余的,而修仙艰难，有一位名师指点，好处之大,那是不难相信的。
Lin Xuan was an Immortal Profound period cultivator; teaching this entry-level cultivator would be more than enough. And the benefits of having a master were obvious.
ér qiě shì qiè yǐ sè yú rén , qí shí gēn běn jiù méi yǒu shén me dì wèi , tú dì yǔ shī fù ， fǎn ér yào qīn jìn xǔ duō ， yǒu le zhè céng guān xì ， jiā zú yě suàn yǒu yī dà kào shān le 。
而且侍妾以色娱人,其实根本就没有什么地位,徒弟与师傅，反而要亲近许多，有了这层关系，家族也算有一大靠山了。
Moreover, as a concubine, she had no real status; being a disciple and teacher meant much closer relations. With such connections, her family could have a powerful ally.
cóng zhè xiē jiǎo dù kǎo lǜ ， bài shī bù lùn duì zì jǐ ， hái shì duì jiā zú ， dōu shì yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yī hài dì ， yè yǐng yòu zěn me huì jù jué 。
从这些角度考虑，拜师不论对自己，还是对家族，都是有百利而无一害地，叶颖又怎么会拒绝。
Considering these factors, taking on a disciple was beneficial to both herself and her family. How could Ye Ying refuse?
yè hóng xuě de liǎn shàng tóng yàng lù chū xǐ sè ， yè yǐng néng gòu xiǎng dào de , tā yòu zěn me huì bù xiǎo de ， zhè yā tou , hái zhēn shì fú yuán shēn hòu 。
叶虹雪的脸上同样露出喜色，叶颖能够想到的,她又怎么会不晓得，这丫头,还真是福缘深厚。
Ye Hongxue’s face also showed joy. She knew what Ye Ying was thinking, this girl truly had deep blessings.
zhǐ shì ， lín qián bèi wèi shén me huì tū rán xiǎng dào shōu tú ， zhè yǔ yǐng ér de líng gēn shǔ xìng yòu yǒu shén me guān xì ne ？
只是，林前辈为什么会突然想到收徒，这与颖儿的灵根属性又有什么关系呢？
But why did Senior Lin suddenly think of taking on disciples? What was the connection with Ye Ying's spirit root attribute?
zhè ge niàn tou shàng wèi zhuǎn guò , yè yǐng jiù xiān tì tā wèn chū lái le ， cǐ nǚ shì tóng yàng de hào qí ， bù guò zhè shí hòu duì lín xuān què zài yě méi yǒu le yuàn duì zhī yì 。
这个念头尚未转过,叶颖就先替她问出来了，此女是同样的好奇，不过这时候对林轩却再也没有了怨怼之意。
Before she could ponder further, Ye Ying asked the question for her: This young lady was equally curious and no longer harbored any resentment towards Lin Xuan.
“ yǐng ér ， mí yǒu suǒ bù zhī , mí gēn běn jiù bú shì fēng shǔ xìng de yì líng gēn ， ér shì fēng líng zhī tǐ 。” lín xuān huǎn huǎn zhōu shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ lǐ 。
“颖儿，弥有所不知,弥根本就不是风属性的异灵根，而是风灵之体。”林轩缓缓舟声音传入耳朵里。
"Ying, you don’t know. You are not a wind attribute anomaly spirit root; you are a Wind Spirit Body," Lin Xuan slowly said into her ears.
“ fēng líng zhī tǐ ， nà shì shén me ？”
“风灵之体，那是什么？”
"What is that?"
zài chǎng de sān nǚ què méi yǒu tīng shuō guò 。
在场的三女却没有听说过。
The three women present had never heard of it before.
“ ń , zhè hái shì hěn hǎo jiě jìng de ， fēng líng gēn shì zěn me dé lái de ， mí men zǒng gāi xiǎo de 。”
“嗯,这还是很好解径的，风灵根是怎么得来的，弥们总该晓得。”
"Hmm, this is quite simple to understand. How did the wind spirit root come about? Shouldn’t we know."
“ zhè tú ér dāng rán xiǎo de ， fēng shǔ xìng de líng gēn nǎi shì yóu mù shǔ xìng de líng gēn yì biàn dé lái de , jī lǜ hěn xiǎo , wàn zhōng wú yī 。”
“这徒儿当然晓得，风属性的灵根乃是由木属性的灵根异变得来的,几率很小,万中无一。”
"Of course, a wind attribute spirit root comes from an anomaly of a wood attribute spirit root. The probability is extremely low—about one in ten thousand,"
“ bù cuò 。” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， zhè yàng de cháng shí ， suí biàn zhǎo yī míng xiū xiān zhě , dōu bú huì jiǎng cuò ：，“ suǒ wèi de fēng líng zhī tǐ ， jiù shì zài fēng shǔ xìng yì líng gēn de jī chǔ shàng ， zài yì biàn yī cì 。”
“不错。”林轩点了点头，这样的常识，随便找一名修仙者,都不会讲错：，“所谓的风灵之体，就是在风属性异灵根的基础上，再异变一次。”
"Correct." Lin Xuan nodded. Such common knowledge wouldn't be wrong even if he asked any cultivator: "A Wind Spirit Body means undergoing another transformation on top of the wind attribute anomaly spirit root."
“ zài yì biàn yī cì ？” yè yǐng shì zhēn de jīng yà le ， dān chún de yì líng gēn yǐ shì wàn zhōng wú yī , hái yào zài zhè jī chǔ shàng zài yì biàn yī cì , liǎng gè wàn zhōng wú yī chéng zài yì qǐ ， nà jī lǜ jiǎn zhí kě yǐ hū lüè bù jì 。
“再异变一次？”叶颖是真的惊讶了，单纯的异灵根已是万中无一,还要再这基础上再异变一次,两个万中无一乘在一起，那几率简直可以忽略不计。
"A second transformation?" Ye Ying was truly astonished. An ordinary spirit root already had a probability of one in ten thousand, and now they were talking about doing it again based on that. The combined probability was negligible.
“ mí yě xiǎng dào le , yī yì gè xiū xiān zhě , yě wèi bì yǒu yí gè 。” lín xuān shén sè níng zhòng de shuō 。
“弥也想到了,一亿个修仙者,也未必有一个。”林轩神色凝重的说。
"Ying, you thought of this too. Even among a billion cultivators, there might not be one," Lin Xuan said with a serious expression.
Lin Xuan grasped the young lady's delicate hand and injected a thread of power into her meridians from his pulse.
"Hey?"
Lin Xuan originally intended to check on Ye Ying’s condition. After all, he had just knocked her out with his own hands, so there was some guilt in his heart.
He didn't intend to marry this girl, but if she were to have any issues, treating her would be a way to show his gratitude.
All people love beauty, and although Lin Xuan wasn't interested in marrying the young lady, he still had some sympathy for her.
This wasn't contradictory or unusual.
However, as soon as he injected the power, Lin Xuan suddenly stood up abruptly, his expression filled with disbelief.
He was truly astonished!
"Senior Ancestor,"
"Senior Lin, what's wrong?"
Beside him, Zheng Wan and Ye Hongxue were also startled by this sudden turn of events and couldn't help but ask.
But Lin Xuan ignored the two ladies and sat down again. He lowered his head and examined the young lady in front of him as if he had never seen her before, with a look of surprise on his face.
Under such blatant scrutiny, Ye Ying's rosy cheeks reappeared on her ears and neck. But over time, she began to feel some confusion deep within herself. Lin Xuan wasn't doing this out of lust; otherwise, why go through the trouble? He could have simply agreed with his aunt and served in bed.
If he didn't want it, then he certainly wouldn't be after her beauty. So what was the purpose behind all this?
He couldn’t figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.
And the answer to this mystery had to come from Lin Xuan himself.
After a moment, he finally spoke: "Miss Ye, may I ask about the quality and attributes of your spirit root?"
Everyone present was taken aback. How did they suddenly jump back to discussing the qualities and attributes of the spirit root? This was too strange for Lin Xuan's performance.
Ye Ying was still dazed when her aunt’s voice came through. Although she was also puzzled, she couldn’t ignore Senior Lin’s question: "Senior, your niece has average talent. She is a wind attribute anomaly spirit root."
"Jia family..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan became even more certain of his suspicions and smiled. "A wind attribute anomaly spirit root? Your friend must have made a mistake,"
"Mistake?"
This time, the beautiful woman was shocked. Although their family might not be significant in the Dragon Vein World, they did have some cultivators at the Separation stage. How could it be possible to misidentify the attributes and qualities of a spirit root? Even an entry-level cultivator could handle such checks.
"Do you not believe what I say, Lady?" Lin Xuan’s calm voice reached her ears.
"No, just..."
Ye Hongxue didn’t know how to respond. Honestly, she did doubt Lin Xuan's words, but answering straightforwardly would be too disrespectful.
"Haha, it’s understandable why the adult might have made a mistake. Miss Ye, your spirit root attribute is indeed rare in this world. Even if you were an adult, I myself wouldn’t have recognized it as a wind attribute anomaly spirit root without seeing something similar before."
"According to Senior's words, isn't that so?"
"Certainly not," Lin Xuan smiled. "I wonder whether Miss Ye has deep blessings or I’m just lucky. Such a spirit root attribute was actually encountered by me. How about it, would you be willing to take me as your teacher?"
Lin Xuan’s words were shocking.
In such a short time, the situation had changed so dramatically that everyone stared in amazement. In the cave, three women were stunned.
This was too dramatic. Originally, Ye Family’s Elder brought Ye Ying here hoping she would become Lin Xuan's concubine.
But now, this beautiful woman, who was so desirable, didn’t care at all and directly rejected him. Turning around, he hoped to take her as a disciple. Wasn’t this too cliché?
"Senior, are you joking?" Ye Ying felt like her head was spinning.
"It’s not a joke. Do you think I’m that bored? Miss Ye, would you be willing to take me as your teacher? This is only once, so decide whether to accept or decline."
Ye Ying's gaze swept over Lin Xuan's face; his expression was indeed serious. The young lady stood up from her seat and directly kneeled before him, bowing repeatedly.
Clearly, this was a sign of respect.
"Good, good." Lin Xuan clapped his hands in delight. It would be great to have such an eager disciple again.
As for Ye Ying’s choice, it made perfect sense. She didn’t want to be a concubine to a high-ranking cultivator; she agreed with her aunt only out of family duty.
But Lin Xuan had rejected that.
However, while he was trampling on her dignity, he also expressed his willingness to take her as a disciple.
Compared to being unwillingly a concubine, becoming his disciple was something Ye Ying was willing to do gladly.
Lin Xuan was an Immortal Profound period cultivator; teaching this entry-level cultivator would be more than enough. And the benefits of having a master were obvious.
Moreover, as a concubine, she had no real status; being a disciple and teacher meant much closer relations. With such connections, her family could have a powerful ally.
Considering these factors, taking on a disciple was beneficial to both herself and her family. How could Ye Ying refuse?
Ye Hongxue’s face also showed joy. She knew what Ye Ying was thinking, this girl truly had deep blessings.
But why did Senior Lin suddenly think of taking on disciples? What was the connection with Ye Ying's spirit root attribute?
Before she could ponder further, Ye Ying asked the question for her: This young lady was equally curious and no longer harbored any resentment towards Lin Xuan.
"Ying, you don’t know. You are not a wind attribute anomaly spirit root; you are a Wind Spirit Body," Lin Xuan slowly said into her ears.
"What is that?"
The three women present had never heard of it before.
"Hmm, this is quite simple to understand. How did the wind spirit root come about? Shouldn’t we know."
"Of course, a wind attribute spirit root comes from an anomaly of a wood attribute spirit root. The probability is extremely low—about one in ten thousand,"
"Correct." Lin Xuan nodded. Such common knowledge wouldn't be wrong even if he asked any cultivator: "A Wind Spirit Body means undergoing another transformation on top of the wind attribute anomaly spirit root."
"A second transformation?" Ye Ying was truly astonished. An ordinary spirit root already had a probability of one in ten thousand, and now they were talking about doing it again based on that. The combined probability was negligible.
"Ying, you thought of this too. Even among a billion cultivators, there might not be one," Lin Xuan said with a serious expression.