Chapter 13: Master, Could You Be Even More Unreliable?

Ye Yanqing found the spirit bird familiar, but unable to place it, he simply continued eating. It had to be said that the little junior sister’s culinary skills were truly excellent.

Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing were both taken aback as they watched Si Nansheng’s nimble movements; the way she handled herself suggested she did this often.

"Little Junior Sister, do you often cook for yourself?" Ye Yanqing asked softly, watching her.

"In the past, I was often sent out for experiential training. Since my cultivation was low, I would often get hungry, so I learned to cook for myself," Si Nansheng replied with a smile, her hands never stopping their work.

"How old are you even? They let you go out on training missions alone? Weren't they afraid something might happen to you? And even if they let you go, surely they didn't deny you energy-replenishment pills?" Ye Yanqing frowned in confusion. Si Nansheng’s movements paused for a moment.

"They did provide them, but the other senior brothers at the Sacred Heaven Sect would take them away," she explained, looking up at Ye Yanqing and Li Tianhen with a smile. Back at the Sacred Heaven Sect, every time cultivation resources were distributed to the direct disciples, Si Nansheng’s share would be carved up by her senior brothers. What remained for her was either useless or things they didn’t want. The former Si Nansheng never resisted and simply let them take it, yet they never once remembered her kindness.

"What? Are those people not being too excessive? To snatch resources from a child... Master, they bullied our little junior sister so badly; we, the Four Spirits Sect, cannot let this slide," Ye Yanqing said, his face full of indignation as he looked at Li Tianhen. Li Tianhen elegantly popped a piece of spirit chicken into his mouth before looking at Si Nansheng. Although he wanted to help his little disciple take revenge, he knew she had her own plans.

"What do you intend to do?" Li Tianhen asked calmly.

"Master, First Senior Brother, can you let me handle this myself? If I need help, I will come to you," Si Nansheng said, beaming at them. Li Tianhen glanced at Ye Yanqing and continued eating. The look meant clearly: *Understand? Listen to your little junior sister.*

"Fine. If you need First Senior Brother’s help, you must say so," Ye Yanqing said earnestly.

"From now on, you are a disciple of the Four Spirits Sect. Do whatever you want. If you’re worried about not being able to beat them, come find your senior brothers. If your senior brothers can’t beat them, there’s still your master. Although our numbers are small, the disciples of the Four Spirits Sect are the most united," Li Tianhen said, gently ruffling Si Nansheng’s hair.

"Master, could you please wipe the grease off your hands first? You’re smearing it all over Little Junior Sister’s head," Ye Yanqing said, pulling Li Tianhen’s hand away and casting a cleaning spell on Si Nansheng. Li Tianhen looked at his hand, then at his eldest disciple. *Has he grown some nerve? Now that he has a little junior sister, he doesn’t put his master in his eyes at all?*

"Master, is this entire mountain the territory of the Four Spirits Sect?"

"Yes, but everyone is usually busy, so no one really manages it."

"Then can I plant some things here in the future?" Si Nansheng’s eyes lit up.

"Naturally. Your Fifth Senior Brother has many spirit plant seeds. Whatever you want, just ask him for them when he returns."

"That’s great, that’s great!" She really had a lot of things she wanted to plant—especially the spirit sunflowers, essential for snacking and watching the drama unfold!

Once the spirit bird was roasted, Si Nansheng offered it to her master and First Senior Brother first. Seeing Si Nansheng looking at them with her large, watery eyes, Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing suddenly felt like they couldn’t bring themselves to eat the fragrant roasted bird.

"We can’t eat that much; you eat it yourself," Li Tianhen said helplessly. Si Nansheng immediately stopped being polite and devoured the entire bird in a whirlwind. Her speed and appetite left both men stunned.

"Master! I think something is wrong."

"What’s wrong?" Li Tianhen looked at her, concerned.

"I think I’m about to level up," Si Nansheng said, feeling a sudden surge of warmth in her dantian.

"Hm?" Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing also noticed the fluctuation of spiritual energy in the air.

"Master, what did you feed her?" Ye Yanqing asked, looking at Li Tianhen in horror.

Li Tianhen blinked. "I think it was a spirit sparrow I caught earlier. It was just sitting in my storage ring, so I took it out for her to eat."

"A... a spirit sparrow?!" No wonder it looked so familiar. It was actually a spirit sparrow!

"Master, can you be any more unreliable? Little Junior Sister is only at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, and you fed her a spirit beast with such potent energy? Are you trying to kill her?" Ye Yanqing was fuming. A spirit sparrow with such strong energy, and she had eaten the whole thing—could she handle that?

A vortex of spiritual energy was already forming around Si Nansheng, and both men looked on in shock. This was not right!

"This doesn’t look like a level-up; it looks like a breakthrough," Li Tianhen mused, stroking his chin.

"But Little Junior Sister is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. How can she have a breakthrough?"

"I don’t know." Li Tianhen shrugged innocently. Even he wasn’t sure if it was because of her talent or that spirit sparrow.

"Master!" Ye Yanqing roared at his master, who was putting on an innocent face.

What should they do now? Could they only watch? It was so hard for the Four Spirits Sect to finally get a little junior sister; nothing could happen to her, right?

"Don’t be nervous. Let’s observe the situation first. With me here, what are you afraid of?" Li Tianhen patted Ye Yanqing’s shoulder and pulled out a lounge chair to lie on. Ye Yanqing watched his master’s series of actions, his temple throbbing. *Is this master really beyond saving?*

"Don’t look at me like that. Your little junior sister’s aura is stable; there’s no accident," Li Tianhen said, swinging his legs leisurely. Ye Yanqing sighed and turned away, refusing to look at him. *Out of sight, out of mind!*

"Hurry as we might, we’re finally back. So exhausted." While Li Tianhen and the others were in the back mountain, two similar-looking youths arrived at the Four Spirits Sect. One was expressionless, dressed in green, and the other was full of excitement, dressed in red.

"Something is wrong," the youth in green frowned slightly.

"Whoa, what’s going on? Is this a spiritual energy riot? It seems empty. Did Master and First Senior Brother go out?" Feeling the commotion in the back mountain, the youth in red almost jumped in surprise. With such chaotic spiritual energy, why was the sect empty? Had something happened? That couldn't be right. Even if First Senior Brother wasn't strong enough, there was still Master, right?

"They must be in the back mountain," the youth in green said after scanning the surroundings, his gaze fixing on the center of the energy disturbance. The two looked at each other and headed toward the back mountain.

"Master! First Senior Brother!" As they arrived, they saw Li Tianhen and Ye Yanqing. Li Tianhen lazily waved to greet them.

"Mo Lie, Mo Yu, you’re back? Just in time to witness Little Junior Sister’s breakthrough," Ye Yanqing said, looking at them gently.

"Little Junior Sister?" The two looked at the child in the center of the spiritual energy. Was that little one their little junior sister? They had rushed back specifically to see her. Wait—something was wrong!