Chapter 15

“There are countless types of father-son relationships in this world, and countless types of fate between them. Naturally, there are good ones and bad ones.” Tan Ye sat by the stone table, the fire burning vigorously in the small red clay stove. He poured the boiling water into a cup.

“The good ones are naturally good. If they are not good, one can handle it with ease. If once it turns bad, and blood must be shed, then the world would be filled with evil ways.”

Su Heng propped her chin with her hand, listening to his words, and couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

He glanced at her.

“Have you ever experienced the good kind?” Su Heng reached out to take another sweet orange, peeling it cleanly and neatly. “Or do you not know how a true master and disciple should interact?”

Tan Ye remained silent, still quietly watching her. Su Heng tossed aside the half-eaten sweet orange in her hand, her whole body leaning closer to him. “Why should he treat you like this? You didn’t do anything wrong from beginning to end, right?”

That enchantingly beautiful face appeared right in front of him. She only needed to move a little bit closer to touch the tip of his nose. This distance was subtle and ambiguous. Tan Ye instinctively wanted to dodge, but strangely didn’t move, still allowing her to probe back and forth.

The fragrance of camellia assaulted him from the front, like a warm breeze, brushing against his face. This was not the first time. When she was in a good mood, she would suddenly lean over. Although there was no truly intimate behavior, it still seemed flirtatious.

“I have seen…”

“I mean, has anyone ever been good to you? Not whether you have seen it or not. Even if you have seen it, it can’t compare to personally experiencing it.”

As she spoke, a look of extreme shock suddenly appeared on her face. “Don’t tell me no one has ever treated you normally?”

“I think your master is just making trouble out of nothing. He knows himself that the matter has nothing to do with you, and he can’t justify it in front of the sect leader, but he uses it to punish you.”

“He is my master.” Tan Ye’s face was cold, the gentleness that had originally been on the surface gradually fading away.

“So he can humiliate you however he wants?” Su Heng laughed. “And those senior and junior disciples of yours, one or two… no, I should say all of them, turn a blind eye to everything you suffer.”

“Enough.” Tan Ye spoke.

He leaned back, intending to avoid her gaze. As soon as he moved, the person across from him had already taken the lead. She directly sat back. “This is what you’ve learned?”

“This is the righteous way of heaven and earth. You are a transformation of grass and wood spirits, born and raised in nature. If you want to go further, you have to follow the righteous path.”

Tan Ye felt the floral fragrance in front of him being diluted by the breeze, his fingers moving slightly.

Upon hearing this, Su Heng sneered coldly. “Have you ever tasted the feeling of being unrestrained, domineering, omnipotent, with no one disobeying you?”

Tan Ye looked at her.

The enchanting beauty leaned against the edge of the table, full of arrogance on her face. Her eyes were like hooks, catching the eyes and then growing thorns, making people feel pain but unable to look away.

“Above and below, I alone am supreme.” She spread her hands and let out a light laugh. “At the very least, no one dares to say a word against me.”

“You don’t know at all what it really feels like. You’ve just been taught a belly full of benevolence and righteousness by those seemingly upright elders, preaching from books.”

She propped her face with one hand, looking at him with ridicule in her eyes.

“Is it because he is your master that you don’t resist, or do you really not know what it feels like to be treated normally?”

“Do you think everything you’ve experienced is what you deserve? Or could it be that you simply don’t dare?”

“Enough!”

A hint of anger surfaced on the young man’s face. His chest also heaved up and down due to this anger.

Su Heng twirled a lock of her long hair with her fingers. Her hair was very long, reaching her calves. She casually pulled a strand into her hand.

Tan Ye saw her smiling smugly. He turned his face away.

“Look at you. You haven’t even reached the state you speak of yourself, and you’re trying to persuade me. Don’t worry, I won’t ascend even if I watch you ascend.”

Tan Ye’s eyes widened as he stared at her blankly, which she found very amusing. Su Heng reached out, directly sweeping the long hair in her hand across his nose.

By the time Tan Ye reacted, it was a bit too late. He had been hit squarely.

Tan Ye abruptly stood up. He glared at Su Heng furiously. Su Heng showed no sign of fear. On the contrary, she waited for him to get angry with glee.

“You’re going to get angry at me?” She was in high spirits, her whole body becoming excited.

Tan Ye pressed his lips tightly together. Seeing her face full of eagerness, he waved his hand to extinguish the fire in the tea stove and left without a word.

Seeing Tan Ye leave, Su Heng took the teacup he had not touched before and took a sip. Putting other things aside, the tea he brewed was quite good.

That unknown thing, apart from Tan Ye being her mission target, had hardly said a word about anything else. Everything about him, she had to explore on her own. If it weren’t for Tan Ye’s blood being a good thing, she would have run away long ago.

Tan Ye quickly entered the cave residence. As he entered, a layer of water-blue barrier immediately spread out at the entrance.

His brows were locked, his sword-like eyebrows pressing low over his eyes, revealing a sense of suppression.

Tan Ye exhaled several times, trying to calm the surging emotions in his heart.

Unfortunately, even after several breaths, he still could not suppress the intense emotions.

In the next few days, Su Heng did not see Tan Ye actively appear in front of her. She didn’t care about this. It didn’t matter whether he appeared in front of her or not. She could just go and find him directly.

No matter how he hid, as long as she wanted to find him, she would definitely be able to find him.

A few days later, the Valley Master of Danxun Valley came to visit. The sect leader had already informed Tan Ye in advance. On this day, Tan Ye got up and prepared before dawn.

Tan Ye had been provoked by Su Heng’s words. For several days, he did not see her. After nightfall, he directly stayed outside, moving all the items he needed in advance to the tree where he temporarily resided. When he opened his eyes the next morning, he directly changed into them. After nightfall, the grass and trees would condense dew. He had specifically laid spiritual power on top, so they were still dry.

Before leaving, he specifically went to check on that enchantress.

He had deliberately left that enchantress behind, keeping this variable under his own eyes, watching her every day to better control her. But after this period of time, he found that this enchantress was even more troublesome than he had originally anticipated.

He stood in front of the door, hesitating for a long time. This peeping behavior was the first time he had done it. In the past, he really disdained to do such a thing, but he was really unsure of what she would do next. She was reckless when she got into a mood, catching people off guard.

Tan Ye hesitated for a good while before finally using his fingers to gather spiritual power and swipe it across his eyes. Instantly, everything inside the room was revealed to him.

The interior had long been rearranged by that enchantress, completely in a feminine style. She was lying on the bed, eyes closed, sleeping soundly. Her whole body was sprawled out, not even covering herself with the blanket. Her feet were sticking out from under her skirt, propped up toward the edge of the bed. Her small, snow-white feet were completely exposed in front of him without any concealment.

The silver bell chain on her ankle was also in a half-falling state.

Tan Ye abruptly canceled the clairvoyance technique, feeling his face burning fiercely.

He didn’t dare to look anymore and turned to leave.

As soon as he left, the person originally lying on the bed opened her eyes. She flipped up in one motion and smiled contemptuously toward the window.