The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The burly man's words immediately silenced the atmosphere in the courtyard.

"what ever."

Xin Ruyin remained silent for a moment, her eyes still clear and calm, before speaking softly.

"Hmph! Just you wait and see!"

The burly man with stubble snorted coldly, not daring to provoke Xin Ruyin, and turned to leave, clearly not going to let the matter rest.

For some reason, Xin Ruyin did not punish the man. Instead, she placed her hands on her body and calmly watched the stubble-faced man leave.

Lu Yao, who had been observing the scene, could see through the stubble-faced man's unreasonable behavior. According to Wei Wushu, even cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining had been subdued by Xin Ruyin. This stubble-faced man was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so dealing with him was naturally a piece of cake.

"They must have some reservations. Could it be the law enforcement team that the stubble-faced man mentioned?"

Lu Yao looked at Xin Ruyin, secretly guessing what was going on in his mind.

"Miss! These people are despicable! They must be in cahoots, just trying to cause trouble!"

Xiao Mei quickly walked to Xin Ruyin's side, supported Xin Ruyin's delicate body, and complained in a low voice.

"Well, we can only take it one step at a time."

Xin Ruyin knew their purpose perfectly well, but she still needed to earn spirit stones in the market, so she had no choice but to compromise.

"Please excuse my poor performance, fellow Daoist."

Xin Ruyin looked up at Lu Yao, a hint of apology showing on her gentle and intellectual face.

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Yao shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.

He didn't say anything about helping Xin Ruyin deal with these people. They had only met once, and such flattery might backfire, making them think that Lu Yao had ulterior motives.

"I still don't know your name, fellow Daoist."

Xin Ruyin smiled gently and asked softly.

"My name is Lu Yao. I have come to learn about formations from Miss Xin."

Lu Yao cupped his hands in greeting and also revealed a faint smile.

"You're not one of those scoundrels surnamed Huang, are you?"

Xiao Mei pouted and carefully examined Lu Yao, her eyes showing wariness.

"Haha, Miss Mei, why do you say that? I just arrived at Tianxing Market today and happened to run into Hyacinth, so I came here."

Lu Yao laughed heartily and shrugged helplessly.

"Xiaomei! How can you be so rude!"

Xin Ruyin raised an eyebrow and whispered to Xiaomei.

"Miss~ That man surnamed Huang is despicable! He's using the guise of pursuing you to steal your spirit stones!"

Xiao Mei tugged at Xin Ruyin's fair, delicate hand, her face showing indignation.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Fellow Daoist Lu, please come with me."

Xin Ruyin's stern gaze immediately softened. After stroking Xiaomei's hair, she spoke softly to Lu Yao.

Xin Ruyin then led Lu Yao into the pavilion in the middle of the courtyard.

The layout of this pavilion is quite peculiar. In the very center is a huge simulated sand table, with many array flags and array plates on it, which are obviously magical artifacts used to simulate the formation.

The left side shows a series of bookshelves, displaying many books on array formations.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I suppose Hyacinth has already told you about the fee for my instruction in formations. Do you have any objections?"

Xin Ruyin turned to look at Lu Yao, staring intently at him.

"Of course it's meaningless. This is for two months' worth of expenses. I'll leave this time in your care, Miss Xin."

Lu Yao nodded and took out one hundred low-grade spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, aren't you worried about not getting good results in learning array formations? Let me make it clear beforehand, I won't refund the spirit stones."

A hint of surprise flashed in Xin Ruyin's eyes. She hadn't expected Lu Yao to be so generous. Did he really trust her that much?

Many of the cultivators who came to her to learn formations would only pay half a month's worth of spirit stones upfront, and some even asked to try out the training for a few days first.

This was the first time she had encountered someone like Lu Yao in all the years she had been teaching formations.

“Miss Xin’s reputation for mastering array formations is well-known, and I naturally believe it. Moreover, a woman as beautiful as Miss Xin would not deceive me.”

Lu Yao naturally wouldn't reveal his true thoughts, but instead made a sarcastic remark.

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin's ears turned slightly red, but she did not show any shyness.

"In that case, let's begin."

Xin Ruyin nodded, put the spirit stones into her storage bag, and then planned to begin teaching Lu Yao about formations.

"I'll leave everything to Miss Xin's arrangements."

Lu Yao chuckled and followed Xin Ruyin to the tea room on the right.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lu has ever been involved in the study of formations before?"

After sitting down, Xin Ruyin's eyes flickered slightly, and she gently opened her mouth to ask a question.

"I've read a book called 'A Brief Explanation of the Heavenly Star Sect's Array Dao' before, but that's all."

Lu Yao spoke frankly, admitting that he didn't have much experience in array formations.

Moreover, he genuinely wanted to take this opportunity to learn about array formations. With the Haotian Pearl, once he got the basics down, improvement would be easy.

"Then let's start with the most basic array patterns..."

Xin Ruyin nodded. Since Lu Yao had no foundation in array formations, she decided to start with the very basics.

Before you know it, a day has flown by.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, let's end today's lesson here and continue tomorrow."

Xin Ruyin closed a book on array formations and smiled as she spoke to Lu Yao.

She was very satisfied with Lu Yao's learning attitude, mainly because the contrast with the burly man with stubble made Xin Ruyin feel that teaching him was very easy.

"Then thank you, Miss Xin, for today."

Lu Yao stood up, cupped his hands in thanks to Xin Ruyin, and expressed his gratitude.

"It's your job."

Xin Ruyin tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled gently.

The two walked out of the attic one after the other.

Hearing the commotion, Xiaomei quickly came up.

"Miss, the shop sold a formation plate today, which cost more than two hundred spirit stones."

Xiao Mei walked up with a smile and handed the storage bag containing spirit stones to Xin Ruyin.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiaomei."

Xin Ruyin gently patted Xiaomei's head.

"It's no trouble at all, as long as it can cure your illness, Miss, I'd even sell Xiaomei!"

Xiaomei shook her head vigorously, her eyes filled with worry for Xin Ruyin.

"What are you talking about?"

Xin Ruyin sighed helplessly and gently tapped Xiao Mei's forehead.

"Is Miss Xin unwell?"

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly as he looked at Xin Ruyin and asked.

"It's a congenital defect, it's nothing serious, so let's not talk about it."

Xin Ruyin smiled faintly, saying it was no big deal, but a hint of bitterness showed in the corner of her eyes.

"It seems Miss Xin has something she can't say, so I won't ask any further."

"I wonder if there are any inns nearby? Staying closer would make it easier for me to come and learn formations from you, Miss Xin."

Seeing that Xin Ruyin was unwilling to say more, Lu Yao directly stopped the topic and changed the subject.

"Accommodation? Fellow Daoist Lu hasn't found a place to stay yet?"

Xin Ruyin was stunned. She didn't expect that Lu Yao didn't even have a place to stay temporarily, so he came to her to learn formations first.