Evil Master and Disciple

Ye Feng is not good at playing musical instruments. In his previous life, he was a homebody who spent all his time scrolling through Douyin and short videos, and he doesn't know many songs.

So he sang a simple song, "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

It's actually "A Laugh in the Vast Sea".

Lingyin initially scoffed at this jinxed voice, but she was quickly drawn to the lyrics of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

The landscape smiles, the mist and rain stretch far.

The waves have washed away so much of the beauty of this mundane world.

It perfectly captures the carefree spirit of a wandering swordsman.

The Fairy Lingyin listened with rapt attention.

Lingyin wasn't exaggerating; after Ye Feng sang it twice, Lingyin was able to set it to music based on the lyrics.

Although it is very different from the original melody that Ye Feng heard in his previous life, it still matches the lyrics perfectly.

And so, Lingyin played the zither, and Yefeng sang.

At first, they were a little awkward, but before long, their compatibility increased rapidly.

When Sanzhier struggled to drag a deer, even bigger than the one from yesterday, to the vicinity of the cave, it heard beautiful music and its little master's raspy voice.

Sanzhi'er was overjoyed.

Back when we lived in the bamboo forest behind the mountain, Sanzhi'er loved to sing with its little master.

The little owner sang a line, and it chirped a few times; they were quite in sync at the time.

Since leaving the bamboo forest, the little owner has never sung with it again.

The song that the little master is singing right now is very familiar to Sanzhi'er; he has sung it with the little master many times before.

So Sanzhi'er dropped the roe deer at the cave entrance and darted into the cave with a whoosh.

Inside the cave, the Fairy of Spiritual Sound was playing the zither, while her little master was clutching a piece of wood as a guitar, pretending to strum it while wailing, "A hearty laugh echoes across the vast sea, the tides surge on both shores..."

"Squeak..."

Sanzhi'er quickly climbed onto its little owner's shoulder and made squeaking sounds in sync with the melody and rhythm.

Ye Feng was overjoyed and immediately dropped the piece of wood in his hand, hugging Sanzhi in his arms as a guitar.

As Lingyin watched Ye Feng and Sanzhi'er having fun, her expression gradually changed.

Just then, Ye Feng said, "Fairy, let's sing together!"

Lingyin had listened to Ye Feng's singing several times and was already very familiar with these few short lyrics.

So Lingyin, Yefeng, and Sanzhier, the two humans and the badger, sang together, and surprisingly, it didn't sound out of place at all.

"La la la la la!"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak..."

At this moment, it seemed that both sides had put aside their grievances between good and evil, and forgotten each other's identities.

Compared to Ye Feng's carefree and happy life, Yun Shuang'er's situation was much worse.

She has been back at Mozhuxuan for three days.

The day I returned, I knelt in front of my master's door for several hours, until my knees were rubbed raw and bleeding.

For the next two days, Fairy Yuying kept her locked in her room and forbade her to go out.

Now that her knee injury has healed, she longs to go to Shuiyue Zen Cave to find her uncle or to Yumu Peak to find her aunt and inquire about her mother.

However, Fairy Yuying kept a close watch on her, and she dared not anger her master again, so she could only stay obediently in her room.

Yun Shuang'er used to be a martial arts fanatic, and she would meditate and cultivate whenever she had a spare moment.

Over the past two days, Yun Shuang'er has hardly cultivated at all; she either sits on the bed in a daze or sits in front of the dressing table in a daze.

Just as Yun Shuang'er was lost in thought, a knock on the door brought her back to her senses.

Yun Shuang'er walked to the door and opened it.

It was noon, and Yun Shuang'er thought it was her senior sister bringing her lunch. But when she opened the door, she was stunned. Standing in front of her was not her senior sister, but her master.

Fairy Yuying was dressed in simple clothes and looked very kind, but Yun Shuang'er did not dare to look her master in the eye. She silently lowered her head and called out "Master".

Fairy Yuying didn't speak, and stepped into the room.

Fairy Yuying said, "I heard from Yan'er that you haven't eaten much these past two days. What, are you resenting your master?"

Yun Shuang'er immediately shook her head and said, "Shuang'er wouldn't dare."

"Hmph, is there anything you wouldn't dare to do?"

Yun Shuang'er lowered her head.

Looking at Yun Shuang'er, who was noticeably more haggard, Fairy Yu Ying felt a pang of reluctance to scold her most valued disciple any further, and let out a soft sigh.

"Shuang'er, look at how haggard you are now. You are completely different from before. This is why I have been telling you to stay away from romantic love for so many years."

As cultivators, their primary focus should be on cultivating truth and refining the Dao. Romantic ties are the greatest obstacle in the cultivation process. No matter how steadfast one's resolve, once romantic feelings are involved, one will become deeply entangled, thus hindering their cultivation.

Yun Shuang'er kept her head down.

She didn't understand her master's words before, but now she does. However, people cannot control their own hearts.

Especially love.

You can't just stay away from it if you want to.

It's not something you can just walk away from whenever you want.

Yun Shuang'er thought her master had come to reprimand her again, so she chose to remain silent and let her master scold her.

Looking at Yun Shuang'er's current state, Fairy Yu Ying became angry.

Just as she was about to get angry, she remembered what Fatty Yulong had said that day.

Another soft sigh escaped from Fairy Yuying's lips.

Fairy Yuying sighed, "What a tragedy, what a tragedy! What's so good about that brat Ye Feng that he could have bewitched you like this?"

After saying that, Fairy Yuying sat down on a bamboo stool, seemingly somewhat indignant.

Looking at Yun Shuang'er, who was bowing her head and not saying a word, Fairy Yu Ying did not want to facilitate this marriage, but Fatty Yu Long was right, Ye Feng had now been pushed forward by Sect Leader Yun Yi.

Ye Feng is still very young, and most people in the Yunhai Sect have not yet noticed him.

However, the Yunhai Sect has no shortage of shrewd people.

Before long, everyone in the Yunhai Sect will realize that Sect Leader Yunyi wants to make Ye Feng his successor.

Ye Feng would be in danger then.

This is not something Ye Feng can simply back out of. Even if he doesn't want to fight, someone will push him to fight.

With Ye Feng's current strength, trying to compete with Dugu Changkong and Fu Jinghong for that chair would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

This is a road of no return, involving the lives of many people.

Any sacrifice is worthwhile to increase Ye Feng's chances of winning.

Now it's time for Yu Ying to pay the price.

She looked at Yun Shuang'er, her voice softening, and said, "Shuang'er, tell me the truth, do you really like Ye Feng?"

Yun Shuang'er didn't expect her master to ask this question.

She looked up at her master, then lowered her head again.

In a soft but firm voice, she said, "Master, I do indeed have feelings for him."

"Why? The Cloud Sea Sect has so many outstanding young disciples, why do you like him so much? What's so good about him? He's not good-looking, and he's so unruly. He's always causing trouble or harassing female disciples from the outer sect. How could you like such a scoundrel?"

Yun Shuang'er gently shook her head and said, "This disciple knows that Xiao Feng is not a virtuous gentleman, but this disciple... this disciple just can't forget him. This disciple was very happy when I was with him..."