NOVEL NEXT chapter 11
Chapter 11: The Disciple Likes It Very Much
In the quiet main hall, Zhishi sat cross-legged in meditation.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing that her seemingly calm state of mind was not so peaceful at the moment.
It was now the third hour she had been away from her master, and she missed her master.
However, there was no need to worry about her going astray in her cultivation; she was already used to cultivating this way.
The next second, she sensed something and suddenly opened her eyes.
“Master,” she called out in her clear voice.
“Hmm? I thought you would meditate until the evening. I didn’t expect you to wake up so soon,” He Youzhou, holding a basin of melon seeds, looked at Zhishi in surprise.
After seeing Zhishi meditating, He Youzhou had found some melon seeds and prepared to wait for her.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached Zhishi, she immediately woke up from her meditative state.
“Just finished cultivating,” Zhishi, with a blush on her fair face, responded softly.
“Zhishi, listen to me. We need to make some money,” He Youzhou sat down beside Zhishi.
Zhishi subtly moved closer, pressing against her master, “Hmm.”
“Don’t we still have a lot of money and food in the Tianyan Sect?” she asked.
The expenses of the Tianyan Sect were not a problem. She usually went hunting monsters with her master and sold materials to make a living.
After all, there were only the two of them in the entire Tianyan Sect, and there were rarely any places that required a large amount of spirit stones and money.
Compared to other sects that require a large amount of elixirs for cultivation, Tianyan Sect is extremely frugal.
“Didn’t you just get a new junior sister?” He Youzhou said helplessly, “I guess we’ll have to spend a lot of money again in the future.”
“Master, you didn’t waste tens of thousands of spirit stones to order clothes for Youlan again, did you?” Zhishi looked down at her own clothes and suddenly thought of this.
This set of clothes was specially ordered by her master for her back then.
The master didn’t care about many things, but he was very particular about his disciples’ cultivation clothes.
To be honest, Zhishi felt that the level of refinement of this set of clothes had completely exceeded the scope of cultivation clothes.
Moreover, although the defensive performance of these cultivation clothes was very average, their self-repairing ability was extraordinary.
To give a simple example, even if Zhishi’s tight clothes were burned to only a small piece of fabric, they could still take a little time to restore themselves.
Zhishi suspected that her master prioritized aesthetics over practicality.
However, Zhishi didn’t dislike this; she also liked beautiful clothes.
It’s just that the cost of ordering these clothes was really high. Tens of thousands of spirit stones were more than enough for Tianyan Sect’s expenses for several years.
The amount was too exaggerated. Because of this, Tianyan Sect had no savings for so many years.
“Of course.” He Youzhou rolled up his sleeves and said matter-of-factly.
As Zhishi thought, He Youzhou indeed prioritized the aesthetics of cultivation clothes.
Moreover, as a dignified demon sect, how could the clothes be too conservative?
Conservatism was the business of the righteous sects! It had nothing to do with him!
Most of the specific designs were based on the secret manuals unearthed from the ruins.
It had to be said that the design taste of those works was very good, and He Youzhou enjoyed looking at them.
“So that’s how it is.” Zhishi murmured, “Master, now Tianyan Sect’s savings are indeed enough to make Youlan’s cultivation clothes.”
She furrowed her delicate brows, “But if this continues, Master, your next disciple, or the disciple after that, will have no way to order cultivation clothes.”
“Yes, I am very troubled now.” He Youzhou’s face was full of worry.
The expenses for Tianyan Sect’s cultivation and food were not a big problem, but what about the future cultivation clothes? This time, they had almost used up all the money Tianyan Sect had accumulated over the years. If this continues, there won’t be a next time.
Seeing her master’s worried expression, Zhishi couldn’t help but tidy up his messy hair, “It’s okay, Master, I heard that there is a cultivator competition in Baicheng.”
“A cultivator competition?” He Youzhou’s ears twitched.
Baicheng was very close to their mountain, and the martial artists who had been chasing Youlan recently came from Baicheng.
“Yes, I heard that it is jointly organized by the sects near Baicheng.” Zhishi nodded lightly, “The winner can get tens of thousands of spirit stones as a reward.”
“The most important thing is that this competition is held to select new talents, and the participants’ cultivation level can only be at the Foundation Establishment stage.” Seeing her master’s reaction, she added another sentence.
“Zhishi is already at the Core Formation stage and can’t participate, but Master, you are indeed at the Foundation Establishment stage, so there is no problem at all.”
“If you participate, Master, you will definitely be the winner.” Unconsciously, she had smoothed out He Youzhou’s hair.
With his hair smoothed out, He Youzhou’s face, which had been covered, was revealed in front of Zhishi.
Every time Tomoyo saw this, she couldn’t help but think, if Master wore beautiful clothes, it would definitely make anyone lose control—including her.
No, she didn’t need beautiful clothes to accentuate her; she was already a bit out of control now♡.
“There is still some time before the competition, and this time is enough for us to solve some trivial matters for Yulan,” Tomoyo said.
“Tomoyo, that’s great! This way, our Tianyan Sect’s funds will be secured!” He Youzhou immediately became excited.
Winning this competition, he could lie down for a long time again.
No, He Youzhou, you can’t be so decadent, you still have to take time to teach old disciples and find new ones.
He Youzhou suddenly stood up, making Tomoyo feel a bit lost; she still wanted to lean on Master more.
“It seems that the money problem has been perfectly solved.” He nodded to himself, without any worries, his shoulders felt much lighter.
“By the way, I was so preoccupied with the spirit stones that I forgot about this matter.” He Youzhou glanced at Tomoyo and said, “Recently, I saw something quite beautiful at the landlady’s place and bought it as a gift for you.”
He was never stingy when it came to his disciples, but if he had used this part of the money to repair the sect, the surroundings wouldn’t look so shabby.
“A gift?” Tomoyo looked at her Master in confusion; today was not a special day.
No, it seemed today was her birthday.
He Youzhou took out a white collar engraved with dragon patterns out of thin air, “Lift your head, I’ll put it on for you.”
Tomoyo obediently raised her neck, allowing her Master to personally put the collar on her neck.
“It looks really good!” He Youzhou praised his own taste, “Tomoyo, what do you think? Ah, no, there’s no mirror here, you don’t know what it looks like.”
“No need for a mirror, disciple likes it very much.” She looked up at her Master, her hand subconsciously touching the collar, and said softly.