She became a god

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subtle. The elder's cold face showed a hint of hesitation, while the younger one leaned blankly against the elder's chest.

My master is so afraid that I'll have a master-disciple relationship with her.

Hahahaha…

Back when I was on Earth, I spent all my time surfing the internet, and I'd send "I love you" messages to my online friends.

[I just blurted it out and forgot we're in the world of cultivation.]

My new master, Anqi, is still a cultivator who practices the Path of Ruthlessness.

As is widely known, the path of ruthlessness is high-risk, high-reward. Generally, the shattering of a ruthless cultivator's Dao heart occurs because of romantic relationships with those around them. These relationships often involve their master, disciple, fellow disciple, close friend, or even a mortal enemy.

[Among them, the most frequent occurrences are the master-disciple romance and the ruthless path.]

No wonder Master was so afraid.

Ye Qingzhou blinked, feigning ignorance, and said, "Really? But I saw that Master's face was cold but his heart was warm and his body was warm. He was especially gentle when he held me just now."

Anqi silently took half a step back. "The Path of Ruthlessness is about sacrificing small love for the greater love, not about being cold-hearted and heartless. You are my disciple, so I will naturally protect you."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhou's almond-shaped eyes instantly welled up with tears. "Master, you are so kind, so great, I..."

Noticing Anqi's furrowed brows, Ye Qingzhou finished speaking, "I admire you very much, and I want to learn from you."

Anqi breathed a sigh of relief, gave Ye Qingzhou a few instructions, and then ordered her to return to the side hall, Mingying Hall.

Thinking of the soft, large bed, fresh fruit, and sweet pastries at Mingyingtang, Ye Qingzhou happily skipped back home.

After a cup of tea, Anqi spoke up, "Jing, what kind of person do you think Ye Qingzhou is?"

There are too many beings in this world who are called "Jing", but there is only one "Jing" in Anqi's mouth, and that is her first disciple - Meng Jing, a top-grade Netherworld Body and a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage.

Although Anqi never said it outright, the higher-ups in the Underworld all knew that Meng Jing would be the next Lord of the Underworld.

Before Ye Qingzhou, An Qi had only taken Meng Jing as her disciple.

Each successive Lord of the Underworld takes on more than a dozen disciples in order to select the best among the best and choose the most outstanding successor.

However, Anqi rejected the other prodigies from the underworld families, citing the reason that "having Meng Jing as a disciple is better than having a hundred disciples."

Meng Jing emerged from seclusion six months ago, and upon doing so, she learned that she would soon have a junior sister.

Anqi didn't avoid Meng Jing, and Meng Jing didn't take Ye Qingzhou's arrival seriously.

Even if the sky were to fall, the Lord of the Underworld could not possibly be a demon princess who inherits the throne. She was merely a fellow disciple taken under the master's wing for the sake of a political alliance and to obtain clues for the "Tales of the Underworld".

Because she didn't care, Meng Jing observed rationally and pointed out directly, "Master, you're going too far. Anyone with eyes can see that you wouldn't hand over 'Tales of the Underworld' to her. Saying it like this will only make her suspicious."

Angie smiled slightly, "But she didn't seem suspicious. Do you think she really doesn't understand, or is she just exceptionally clever?"

Meng Jing said, "I don't think she's as smart as Master thinks. If she really understood, she should either bring it up, but that would be the dumbest thing to do."

The smartest approach is to either pretend you don't know anything and then quietly tell Senior Ye Xingming afterwards, asking an elder to uphold justice for you.

"But she actually confessed her love to her master without even realizing it? In the cultivation world, master-disciple relationships have caused too many tragedies. Therefore, the Six Realms Covenant clearly states that if either master or disciple expresses love to the other, the master and disciple can be separated immediately. If one of them cultivates the path of ruthlessness, then the one who confessed their love will be expelled from the sect."

"It is such a rare thing to be able to become a disciple of a master."

"Based on just one sentence of her expressing her love, Master immediately turned against her and banished her from the Underworld. Neither the Demon Lord nor Senior Ye Xingming could object."

"I think she might still be just a child. She says 'I love you' casually after hearing a few nice words, she can't take her eyes off delicious food, and she sleeps for a long time."

Angie listened silently, then suddenly asked, "Do you think we can take a child's words of love seriously?"

Meng Jing immediately realized that her master was considering whether to distance himself from the new junior sister Ye.

Master has always been devoted to the Dao, so naturally he would not want to plant a time bomb by his side.

Regardless of whether the master's Dao heart will be affected, any news that the master and disciple have emotional entanglements will affect the master's reputation.

This was a very important question, and Meng Jing didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

To be fair, Meng Jing herself has never been in a relationship, so how could she know whether the love others talk about is real or fake?

Just as Meng Jing was struggling with her question, An Qi asked again, "Why didn't you cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness before?"

Meng Jing truthfully replied, "My parents are reluctant to let me go, and I'm also afraid that if I develop feelings in the future, my foundation will be damaged. So I want to wait until I'm more mature before deciding whether to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness."

"You don't live in Tai'an Palace much anymore, so it's gotten a bit dilapidated lately."

Meng Jing was puzzled as to why her master suddenly asked this question, and she was about to say that she didn't care.

Then Anqi said, "Minghua Hall near Mingying Hall is still empty. Your junior sister has just arrived in the Underworld and is not familiar with the customs of the Underworld. Since you have come out of seclusion, accompany her to explore more."

Meng Jing quickly realized that her master was afraid of causing a scandal in the future, but did not want to break the contract rashly, and was even more reluctant to part with "Tales of the Underworld", so he left his junior sister to her, a cultivator of the mortal world, to take care of.

Since she and Ye Qingzhou were of the same generation, even if some feelings developed between them in the future, it would be a beautiful story.

Befriending a junior sister who is impossible to rival and has a background in the demon realm is entirely beneficial.

Meng Jing gladly accepted the order, saying, "Disciple will obey Master's command."

Just as she was about to take her leave, Anqi said, "After the disciple-acceptance ceremony, pass on 'Spiritual Power Transformation' to her, teach her some underworld etiquette, and tell her not to say 'I love you' casually, not to rush into people's arms all the time, and not to act cute and coquettish all the time."

This looks too strange. It would be quite cute if she were in the form of a red panda, but it's inappropriate for her to look like this after she has transformed into the form of an innate Dao body.

"Wait until she's calmer and more composed before bringing her over."

Although Anqi gave Ye Qingzhou a long list of criticisms, Meng Jing did not think that her master disliked her junior sister Ye.

On the contrary, Master must really like Junior Sister Ye.

If she didn't like it, her master, who cultivated the ruthless path, wouldn't care, much less point out that Junior Sister Ye's words and actions were inappropriate.

Also, when Junior Sister Ye threw herself into Master's arms and cried, Master didn't push her away.

I heard that when Junior Sister Ye returned to the Underworld in her original form, she was hugged, touched, and given treasures by Master. It seems that in Master's eyes, Ye Qingzhou's original form is not just cute, but extremely cute!