After Crossdressing and Provoking Long AoTian

Yu Qingtang was, obviously, not willing.

But then he remembered something.

Women who rejected Long Aotian never came to a good end.

Yu Qingtang: “...”

Was life really a choice between being Long Aotian’s woman and being the woman who rejected Long Aotian?

Ye Chenyan’s gaze was sincere. “After this Golden Core Competition, I will certainly escort you back to Biehe Sect without so much as a scratch.”

Yu Qingtang’s eyes darted away. “I...”

“If Fairy truly does not wish to go.” Ye Chenyan crossed his arms, as if throwing a little fit. “Then I won’t go either.”

“Huh?” Yu Qingtang froze. “You won’t go?”

The Golden Core Competition took up tens of thousands of words! It was a long stretch of plot! And now he was just saying he would not go?

“Mm.” Ye Chenyan nodded with complete confidence. “I won’t.”

Yu Qingtang blinked, trying to persuade him. “No, wait—you’re Guiyi Sect’s prodigy. Even in Jinzhou, I’ve heard your name.”

“Your sect is waiting for you to seize first place and stun everyone with a single brilliant display...”

Ye Chenyan curled his lip. “That isn’t very interesting either.”

Yu Qingtang’s eyes widened slightly in disbelief.

Why are you a lovesick idiot too?!

This twist in the plot was so unexpected that Yu Qingtang almost broke into a cold sweat. “If you don’t go to the Golden Core Competition, what are you planning to do?”

...For one instant, he felt like a long-suffering homeroom teacher facing a rebellious child.

“I’ll stay in Jinzhou,” Ye Chenyan said, smiling as he deliberately turned his head to admire the scenery. “From what I’ve seen, Jinzhou is picturesque. There’s more to look at here than in our Qingzhou.”

“Now that I think carefully about it, constantly competing for strength is rather meaningless. I might as well stay here, draw close to nature, and temper my state of mind.”

He propped his chin in his hand, smiling until his eyes curved. “Then I’ll have to trouble Fairy to take me around Jinzhou and show me the sights.”

Yu Qingtang gaped at him. “...For how long are you planning to temper yourself?”

“A state of mind naturally follows the heart.” Ye Chenyan propped up his chin and rocked his head, his smile turning faintly sly. “At least a year or two. At most—five or ten years?”

“In any case, cultivators live far longer than mortals. We have plenty of time.”

Yu Qingtang nearly dropped to his knees in front of him.

Ye Chenyan saw him wavering and leaned closer to remind him, “Fairy, the trip to Qingzhou will take ten days at most. The competition itself should last around half a month. There and back, it will only be a little over a month.”

Yu Qingtang was dragged along by him despite himself. “That does sound...”

That did sound somewhat reasonable.

The gate child, unable to get a word in from the side, was sweating with anxiety. He secretly tugged at the hem of Yu Qingtang’s clothes, trying to call back his reason. “Senior Sister... mmph!”

Ye Chenyan covered his mouth and asked with a beaming smile, “Has Fairy made up your mind?”

Yu Qingtang snapped back to himself and made one last desperate struggle. “Young Master Ye, on your way here, did you happen to meet anyone?”

For example, an especially beautiful female cultivator who could play the qin.

Ye Chenyan completely failed to receive his signal and looked confused. “What kind of person?”

From the look of it, he had not met her.

That was not right!

If he had come to Jinzhou without meeting Miaoyin Xian, then how was the Dragon-Crane Zither supposed to leave with him? How was he supposed to pick up the old senior who suffered from cultivation deviation later? How was Miaoyin Xian supposed to soothe the senior’s emotions with one Heart-Cleansing Melody, leading that senior to admire the young couple...?

Yu Qingtang’s expression went slightly stiff.

It can’t be relying on me, can it?

Could it be °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° that the plot was still trying hard to patch itself? Everything Long Aotian was supposed to have, the script would do its best to deliver to him.

For example, if he missed the qin cultivator Miaoyin Xian, then it would compensate him with qin cultivator Yu Qingtang. The important thing was not who stayed beside him, but that the necessary conditions for his fortuitous encounter were fulfilled.

Yu Qingtang: “...”

Looking at it that way, he seemed to have to attend this Golden Core Competition whether he wanted to or not.

Yu Qingtang looked guiltily at Ye Chenyan.

If the old plot had been a straight line, then the current plot was like a curve wildly dancing around that straight line. What was supposed to happen would still happen, but nobody could know how twisted the other details would become.

Yu Qingtang could not help sighing. Who could have imagined it? At the very beginning of the story, his Senior Sister had merely wanted to play mahjong!

A perfectly good Long Aotian had been supposed to meet a beautiful qin cultivator, but she had turned into him. Who even knew how many members of the harem would be left now...

Thinking about it that way, he did seem rather pitiful.

No, wait. Yu Qingtang suddenly jolted back to his senses.

A person was only supposed to have one wife in the first place! Why should he get to possess a whole harem just because he was Long Aotian?

The Pure Love War God would never allow it!

Exactly. This plot going crooked was not his problem. It had to be heavenly punishment handed down because the Pure Love War God could no longer bear it!

Yu Qingtang convinced himself, kicked the guilt he had just felt straight out beyond the ninth heaven, and cleared his throat. “Naturally, I mean your destined owner.”

Ye Chenyan’s interest was instantly piqued. He stared at him with an expectant face. “That is you.”

“It really isn’t.” Yu Qingtang took one step back and denied it at top speed. “It is someone else. Young Master will meet her sooner or later.”

He said sincerely, “When you meet her, Young Master, you will know that I am not the person you are searching for.”

Ye Chenyan looked somewhat surprised. He arched a brow, thoughtful. “Does Fairy know divination as well?”

Yu Qingtang answered perfunctorily, “A little. Only a little.”

“But I do not quite believe it.” Ye Chenyan looked at him with a smile. “I think it is you.”

Yu Qingtang’s smile froze on his face.

Ye Chenyan gave a laugh and turned around first. “In that case, let us go.”

Yu Qingtang froze. “Wait! I-I at least need to go back and pack!”

“No need!” Ye Chenyan’s smile was bright. “I’ve prepared everything. Fairy only needs to come with me.”

“Oh, as for the barbecue Fairy likes, I’ll take you to buy some in the next town.”

Yu Qingtang’s eyes widened. “Wait! There’s no need to be this urgent. It’s not as if I’ll run away...”

Ye Chenyan arched a brow at him, his expression full of disbelief. “Truly?”

Yu Qingtang’s gaze drifted. “I won’t—”

Ye Chenyan leaned closer with a smile. “Then swear it.”

Yu Qingtang raised three fingers. “I four.”

Ye Chenyan’s smile did not fade. “If you lie to me, you have to marry me.”

Yu Qingtang: “...”

“Hmph. I knew it.” Ye Chenyan’s smile receded. “Fairy, do not worry. Whatever you lack on the road, I will buy it for you. You only need to come with me.”

As he spoke, he took a leaf-shaped skiff from his storage ring and invited him aboard with a beaming smile. “Please.”

Yu Qingtang resigned himself and took one step forward, then reminded him, “Aren’t you forgetting something?”

Ye Chenyan looked puzzled. He stared at him, and Yu Qingtang stared back. After a moment, realization suddenly dawned on his face. Slightly embarrassed, he reached a hand toward him. “I-I’ll help you up.”

Yu Qingtang: “...”

Under his stare, Ye Chenyan slowly began to heat and redden from the tips of his ears. His eyes dodged aside. “I don’t mean anything else. I’m only letting you hold on for a moment.”

The corner of Yu Qingtang’s mouth twitched. “I meant you should look at that monkey’s cowlick.”

Ye Chenyan froze. “Huh?”

“Ahem.” Yu Qingtang immediately covered his lips and changed his words. “What I mean is, there seems to be something faintly glowing on top of that Green Fiend Monkey’s head. It does not appear ordinary.”

Only then did Ye Chenyan crouch down to examine it closely. He raised his brows in surprise. “There really is... This Green Fiend Monkey is only a seventh-tier vicious beast, yet this strand of hair has already formed the embryo of a magical artifact. That is indeed rare.”

He lifted his head and smiled at him. “It must have heard Fairy’s qin and suddenly gained enlightenment.”

Yu Qingtang: “...Haha.”

You really dare to imagine things.

He was about to follow Ye Chenyan forward when the hem of his skirt was tugged from behind by the gate child, whose face was full of panic. “Little Senior Sister!”

Yu Qingtang looked at him solemnly and patted his round little head. “There is something I need you to tell the others for Senior Sister.”

The gate child quickly nodded.

Yu Qingtang leaned close to his ear and lowered his voice. “Hurry and call Senior Sister to save me I don’t know how to do my own hair!”

Gate child: “...”

His gaze blank as he watched Yu Qingtang leave, the gate child suddenly jolted back to himself and whipped around, charging up toward the mountain gate.

“Bad news! Little Senior Brother has been abducted by Ye Chenyan!”

...

After leaving Biehe Sect, the two headed toward a bustling town.

The skiff used Ye Chenyan’s spiritual power, so Yu Qingtang did not need to contribute any effort. Otherwise, with the lazy but happy immortal cultivation life he led at Biehe Sect, where he fished for three days and dried nets for two, he would already have been sucked dry by now, lying on the spirit boat like a strip of dried salted fish.

Yu Qingtang could not help sneaking a look at Ye Chenyan. Not only did Ye Chenyan feel nothing, he could even stand at the front of the skiff with his robes fluttering, looking impossibly heroic.

Judging by realm alone, they were both at early Golden Core. Truly, comparisons between people were infuriating.

As if noticing his gaze, Ye Chenyan suddenly turned around and looked at him eagerly. “Fairy.”

He pointed at the qin strapped to Yu Qingtang’s back. “Could you play a piece for me?”

Yu Qingtang had been looking for an excuse to sit down anyway, so he sat cross-legged, set the qin across his lap, and asked, “What would Young Master Ye like to hear?”

Ye Chenyan propped up his chin and smiled. “Something you like to play.”

Yu Qingtang said, “Then Moonlight over the Lotus Pond.”

Ye Chenyan did not suspect a thing. “All right.”

Yu Qingtang laughed dryly twice. “Haha. Never mind. Heart-Cleansing Melody it is.”

He was just about to play when the skiff suddenly jolted. Yu Qingtang’s body tilted, and fortunately Ye Chenyan caught him in one grab.

Ye Chenyan’s brows drew together slightly. “A barrier.”

Ripples spread through the empty air, as if an invisible wall had appeared there.

Several white-robed cultivators rose into the sky and blocked their way. “Heavenly Music Sect inspection! Flying is forbidden here!”

Ye Chenyan gave a cold laugh, and his silver spear was already in his hand. “How tyrannical. And if I insist on flying—”

Yu Qingtang reached out and tugged lightly at his sleeve.

Ye Chenyan: “...”

He curled his lip, hugged his spear, and silently retreated a step. “Fine. There’s plenty of time anyway. We can walk for a while.”

Yu Qingtang sneaked a glance at the jade tokens at the newcomers’ waists. They seemed to be the Heavenly Music Sect’s style. He suddenly realized something and took the initiative to ask, “May I ask, Seniors, has something happened?”

He was even a little excited.

Could they be searching for Miaoyin Xian?

After all those twists and turns, could those two still run into each other?

The people opposite seemed to notice him as well. Several of them exchanged glances, and one lowered his voice. “Senior Brother, a beautiful qin cultivator. Could it be...”

Another shook his head slightly. “I have seen that person from a distance before. This one...”

He rather impolitely looked Yu Qingtang up and down. “Is a bit too tall.”

Everyone present turned their heads in unison to look at him. Yu Qingtang guiltily bent his knees a little.

What! Is it wrong for a boy to grow to five foot ten?!

“To be safe,” the oldest of the group said, “we should still check.”

He suddenly brought out a mirror and lifted his chin at Yu Qingtang. “You. Come forward.”

“This Object-Reflecting Mirror can tell whether a cultivator has used a transformation art. Whether you are the person we are looking for will be clear at a glance.”

Yu Qingtang: “...”

Thank you for your thoughtful explanation, but now I really cannot go over there.

“Heh.” Ye Chenyan stepped forward and blocked Yu Qingtang behind him. “You tell her to go over, and she has to go over?”

Author’s Note:

Yu Qingtang: I think I got talked into this. Not sure yet—I’ll keep observing.

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