Chapter 22: 20% off!
“Bai Yuexin… Bai Yuexin…”
After leaving the Xuanxing Sect office, Ye Anping was scouting for a shop in the physical therapy center, murmuring the name of the senior sister from earlier.
After a while, he recalled that she was the senior sister in charge of evaluating the swordsmanship and spells of new disciples during the selection process.
In the game, players who chose to join the Xuanxing Sect experienced this as part of their novice combat training. Within the sect, players could also undertake a side quest from her titled “Comfort the Injured Senior Sister Bai.”
As a disciple of the Xuanxing Sect, Bai Yuexin was responsible for testing the sword skills of some new disciples, essentially engaging in one-on-one duels with those aspiring to join.
Being in the mid-stage of the foundation building, her swordsmanship was good. Unfortunately, she ended up in the same group as Feng Yudie during the selection process.
When it was Feng Yudie’s turn to demonstrate her sword skills, Bai Yuexin, feeling a sense of superiority, mocked her a few times. The outcome of the duel was evident, with Bai Yuexin being defeated by Feng Yudie, causing her to retreat into her room, questioning her life choices.
It wasn’t difficult to comprehend the impact – years of hard work easily shattered by someone who had been cultivating for less than a decade. The gap in talent and aptitude in the cultivation world seemed almost infinite.
Lost in these thoughts, Ye Anping suddenly stopped, glancing back at the Xuanxing Sect office. He contemplated going back to help Bai Yuexin build a psychological defense line, but after a moment of rational consideration, he decided to comfort her later.
In the game, if players completed the task of comforting her, they received a discount when shopping in the Xuanxing City – a tempting proposition to save considerable spiritual stones.
Putting aside thoughts of Bai Yuexin, Ye Anping began carefully planning the setup for his physical therapy shop. Judging from Bai Yuexin’s response to the foot massage, his therapy technique seemed effective for cultivators below the Yuanying level. However, Bai Yuexin’s reaction indicated that physical therapy was still a novel and not entirely accepted practice among cultivators.
The main issue lay in the discomfort female cultivators might feel with a male practitioner touching their bare feet and back. Even Bai Yuexin, who had agreed to the foot massage, likely did so because Ye Anping was just a fifteen-year-old boy.
To address this issue, recruiting a female cultivator as a helper is a reasonable solution. However, finding a willing female cultivator for such a role presented its challenges, and Ye Anping wasn’t fond of relying on others.
Hmm… it’s a bit difficult to handle, Ye Anping mused, holding his chin. Suddenly, he noticed a clothing store nearby and, with a light bulb moment, walked over.
A female cultivator in the store approached him, asking, “Young Master, do you want custom-made clothes?”
“Um.”
“Then do you have any requirements for materials or styles? Our Red Clothes House can make everything, whether it’s banquet clothes, wedding clothes, mourning clothes, or shrouds.”
“I don’t know much about materials and styles, so just make it based on…” Ye Anping looked around and finally noticed the clothes on the female cultivator’s body, saying, “Make it like the one you’re wearing.”
“Ah?” The female cultivator was confused and looked at her dress. “Young Master, these are women’s clothes. How do you want me to follow them?”
“Yeah, I didn’t say I was here to make men’s clothes.”
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Meanwhile, in front of the Xuanxing Sect gate. Pei Lianxue covered her face, walking slowly, finally completing the last step of the thousand-step mountain path.
Her eyes twitched as she glanced at Feng Yudie, still clinging to her calf, and she lost her patience.
Pei Lianxue had no idea what Feng Yudie was trying to do. Barking like a dog in public and dragging her up at least a thousand stairs, during which Pei Lianxue laid on the ground letting her chest and belly rub against the steps without a word.
“…”
Seeing Pei Lianxue looking her way, Feng Yudie narrowed her eyes and smiled.
“Woof! Woof woof~~”
Pei Lianxue opened her mouth, then sighed seriously and asked, “What do you want to do? Let go!”
“I just want to make you happy, Junior Sister Pei. Why don’t you smile a little?”
Pei Lianxue ignored her thoughts. At this moment, a Xuanxing Sect disciple who came to greet her approached.
Seeing Feng Yudie in her disheveled state, covered in dust and leaves, and without thinking, he thought she was Pei Lianxue’s servant. He asked, “Is this little friend here to participate in the selection?”
Pei Lianxue quickly gave a courteous gesture, then pointed to Feng Yudie beside her and said, “Senior, you’ve misunderstood. I am her companion.”
“Ah?” The man was surprised, looked at Feng Yudie, and asked, “Are you here to participate in the selection?”
“Yes, yes!” Feng Yudie blinked, “I’m here to participate in the selection.”
“Xuanxing Sect only recruits disciples with single spiritual roots and different spiritual roots, or people from big families.”
“Let those two people come over!”
At this moment, Elder Wang’s voice came from behind the Xuanxing Sect disciples.
He turned around, bowed, and said, “Yes, elder.”
Elder Wang walked up to Feng Yudie and Pei Lianxue. Seeing Feng Yudie’s disheveled appearance, he also frowned and asked, “What happened to you?”
“I was holding…”
Pei Lianxue quickly interrupted, saying, “She accidentally rolled down the mountain when she was going up.”
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