As dawn broke, at the Disciples' Palace.
"Lin Heng, hurry up and come out!"
Lin Heng, still lying in bed, heard the commotion. He put on his clothes and opened the door, feeling surprised, "Yun Yao?"
"And Master, Senior Brother Ye."
[Here they come, finally!]
[( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I knew our Senior Brother Ye would come looking for something he lost here!] (sarcastically)
Since Meng Yutong and Yun Yao had been given a heads-up last night, they weren't surprised by his current thoughts.
"Junior Brother, did you see my jade pendant when I helped you tidy up the courtyard last night?" Ye Tian asked directly.
"You lost something, why ask me?"
"I only came to your place last night, and when I returned, I found the jade pendant was missing."
"Oh, I haven't seen it."
Lin Heng shook his head.
[Anyway, I threw it in the trash outside. If you want to find it, go dig through the garbage.]
[Seriously, how childish is this little trick? Next, you'll say it's the most important gift from Master, blah blah blah~~~]
[Just think for a moment, how could an ordinary person like me steal something from you, a cultivator, without you noticing?]
When someone wants to frame you, they'll find any excuse.
Pfft~
Yun Yao couldn't help but laugh at his inner monologue.
The three of them glanced at her suspiciously before she straightened up and said, "Haha! I just thought of something funny, you guys continue."
[Funny my foot, wait until you're sold to a flower house, then you'll cry!]
Uh...
Tsk!
Hearing this, Yun Yao immediately stopped smiling.
"Junior Brother, I understand you picked up some bad habits growing up in a small place on the outskirts. As long as you return the jade pendant, I won't pursue it further. It's the most precious gift from Master."
His tone and expression practically screamed 'thief.'
"If I return it, you won't pursue it?"
"No... I misspoke, I won't pursue it!"
"Tian'er, are you sure Lin Heng took your item?" Meng Yutong's brows furrowed slightly, her expression turning cold.
"This... I'm not sure."
"If you're not sure, let's search first."
Meng Yutong sighed lightly, seemingly disappointed in Ye Tian's behavior.
Just as Lin Heng thought, could an ordinary person with no cultivation steal something from a Golden Elixir stage cultivator?
The moment she stepped into the courtyard, she had already used her divine sense to search, and the jade pendant was buried in the pile of debris at the entrance.
However, she still pretended to stretch out a jade-like finger.
With a gentle point in the air, pale yellow ripples quickly spread out, and the jade pendant flew out.
"Tian, is this it?"
Ye Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of surprise flashing through them.
How could this be?
How did the jade pendant end up in the trash heap?
Last night, he deliberately left it inside the house, Lin Heng couldn't have missed it while cleaning.
When you clean a room and see a shiny jade stone, would you ignore it and sweep it away as trash?
According to the usual plot, the jade pendant should have been found on Lin Heng, and then Ye Tian would bring the Master to catch him red-handed.
At that time, no matter how he explained, the brainless Master would surely believe Ye Tian's words and scold him.
But now Lin Heng threw the jade pendant into the trash heap, giving him a perfect excuse of ignorance.
"Oh dear!" Lin Heng rubbed the back of his head with his right hand, pretending to be surprised, "This is a misunderstanding, Senior Brother Ye must have accidentally dropped it in the courtyard last night, and I just didn't see it and swept it away as trash. Sorry, sorry, I swept away Master's love as trash."
[Tsk tsk! If they can still pin this on me, then I can only say Meng Yutong is a pure dinner, beyond saving.]
Meng Yutong glanced at him and then at Ye Tian, "Since the item is found, let's go."
With that, she turned and disappeared from the spot.
As expected of a Void-Returning stage expert, teleportation without leaving a trace.
Ye Tian took the jade pendant, forced a smile, and thanked him before leaving as well.
However, Lin Heng noticed a hint of coldness in his eyes.
No choice, after all, I'm the villain.
The protagonist and the villain are naturally bound, even if I just breathe, it might incur the protagonist's resentment.
Phew~
Lin Heng took a breath, and as he turned around, he almost bumped into Yun Yao, who was rolling a ball.
"Senior Sister? Why haven't you left? Is there something you need?"
Yun Yao stepped closer with a smile, "Because Master asked me to bring you your favorite thing, you can do the work you like for the next few days."
"My favorite thing?"
Lin Heng looked around and found it quite nice.
"Here, it's this."
In an instant, a pitch-black stick appeared in Yun Yao's hand.
"You earnestly said yesterday that you like farming and often work with plows, so Master specially found a hoe for you from the weapon room. The spiritual field in the back mountain is entrusted to you, Junior Brother, work hard!"
Lin Heng was dumbfounded.
"Senior Sister, you're joking, right? Do we even have a spiritual field in the back mountain? I heard it's just a wasteland!"
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"Yes, that's why you need to cultivate it. Don't worry, with my help, it'll be quick."
Quick, quick?
How am I supposed to cultivate with this broken stick? It'll take forever.
"Let's go, Master wants me to supervise you. If you slack off on the first day, you'll be punished!"
[Heh heh! Talking big is satisfying, but the spiritual field is growing!]
Yun Yao waved her hand, signaling him to follow.
Lin Heng, with a black line on his forehead, had no choice but to follow.
***
Back mountain.
An endless expanse of desolation, Qianyun Peak, since Meng Yutong became the peak master, has always adhered to the principle of cultivating as much land as there are people, making the entire mountain seem very natural.
In other words, it's a sign of lazy governance, as long as she's comfortable living, the disciples can fend for themselves.
Even when hungry, they don't have to drink the northwest wind, they can just graze.
Lin Heng stood in the wasteland with the pitch-black hoe, letting the wind mess up his hair.
In the time that followed, Lin Heng swung the hoe while cursing the malicious master in his heart, making it impossible for Yun Yao to concentrate on her grooming.
It must be said, Lin Heng, though appearing serious, could curse as fluently as any street rogue.
[Meng Yutong, you're really something, I just politely said I like farming, and you really made me cultivate for you.]
[My father is the Sect Master, at least give him some face!]
[Now you make me farm, and when Ye Tian wins you over, won't I be treated like a slave?]
As Lin Heng complained, Yun Yao, at some point, was munching on a green fruit, watching him with blinking eyes.
[Hey! Why can't you just be honest, you had to say you like farming, and now... Master fulfilled your wish, and you're not happy.]
Yun Yao tossed the spiritual fruit to him, "Take a break! But Junior Brother... why do you look so upset, why not smile and be happy? Don't you like it?"
Lin Heng smiled, nodding.
Well said, very well said.
"That's right, Senior Sister, I'm so happy I could die."
Looking at the green fruit about the size of Meng Yutong, Lin Heng took a bite.
While eating the fruit, during the break, his gaze kept evaluating Yun Yao.
It must be said, every female lead has her own unique charm.
Today, Yun Yao wore a fiery red skirt, with a palm-sized wine gourd on her back, making her the most fond of drinking among the female leads.
Her attire also revealed her fiery and vengeful nature.
Once provoked, she'd chase you to the ends of the earth.
Comparing Meng Yutong and Mu Liuxi, both are 'ice-cold beauties.'
But Meng Yutong exudes a solemn allure.
While Mu Liuxi leans towards a dignified coldness.
If asked which Lin Heng prefers, it would definitely be Meng Yutong's type.
[Though I'm not the protagonist, I think I look decent now.]
[I can't understand why when Ye Tian smiles, it's like a spring breeze, but when I smile, it's creepy.]
[How can two completely different personalities, a cold goddess and a fiery heroine, both like someone as troublesome as Ye Tian?]
Lin Heng couldn't accept it.
Yun Yao, who was eating the fruit and eavesdropping, almost blurted out 'Who's the fiery heroine?' when she heard those words.
Fortunately, she caught herself, not revealing that she could hear his thoughts.
Before figuring it out, she wouldn't reveal this secret.
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