If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

Xie Buci said, "Then I'll tell you about it."

Mo Chengyue immediately said, "Please enlighten me, Senior Brother."

Xie Buci pointed to the clouds and mist below the mountain and said, "The Love Pavilion is a place in the sect that specializes in matchmaking for couples. It not only facilitates the process but also oversees the compatibility of cultivation techniques, the verification of qi, and the filing of the contracts."

Mo Chengyue asked, "And what is this portrait?"

Xie Buci said, "Disciples who wish to find a Daoist partner can hang their portrait and basic information in the pavilion."

Mo Chengyue asked, "The basic situation?"

Xie Buci asked, "What is your affiliation, cultivation level, main cultivation method, what kind of Daoist partner are you looking for, what is your preferred contract duration, are you willing to go into seclusion together, and do you mind if the other person has a previous contract?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Chengyue's expression became somewhat complicated.

Xie Buci said, "What kind of face is that?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I was thinking that the sect's business is quite mature."

Xie Buci said, "After all, the Hehuan Sect relies on this for its livelihood, it would be strange if it wasn't mature."

Mo Chengyue asked, "What if you take a liking to the person in the portrait?"

Xie Buci said, "You can tell the fellow disciples on duty at the Love Pavilion that you are interested in forming a Daoist couple contract with the person in the painting."

Mo Chengyue asked, "And then?"

Xie Buci said, "The fellow disciples on duty will contact the other party for you. If the other party is willing to meet, you can go to the tea room inside the pavilion to discuss the details."

Mo Chengyue asked, "What if you're unwilling?"

Xie Buci said, "Then let's find the next one."

Mo Chengyue said, "That sounds quite civilized."

Xie Buci said, "What do you think?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I thought it was going to be a martial arts contest, with the winner taking the portrait."

Xie Buci said, "You should read less of those strange stories."

Mo Chengyue said, "Elder Chen has taken away all the storybooks on the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion, so I am now forced to be refined."

Xie Buci said, "When you're being refined, you usually don't have the chance to be vulgar."

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, please continue."

Xie Buci said, "If both parties can reach an agreement, they can conclude a contract."

Mo Chengyue asked, "How are the contracts divided?"

Xie Buci replied, "Three years, five years, ten years, or longer."

Mo Chengyue asked, "What does 'long-term' mean?"

Xie Buci said, "There is no time limit. Unless both parties go to the Love Pavilion together to complete the separation contract, the contract will remain in effect indefinitely."

Mo Chengyue said, "That sounds like a heavy responsibility."

Xie Buci said, "That's why someone like you would be scared if you heard that."

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm just respecting the rules."

Xie Buci said, "A contract of less than one year is called a temporary Daoist partner contract."

Mo Chengyue slowed his pace by half a beat again.

Xie Buci looked at him and said, "You're all ears."

Mo Chengyue said, "No, I was just listening attentively."

Xie Buci said, "The temporary contract will automatically separate after it expires, so there's no need to come to the Love Pavilion to separate."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Is it that convenient?"

Xie Buci said, "If it has been more than three years, you must come to the pavilion to process the separation contract, so as to avoid anyone bringing up old grievances and to avoid the entanglement of cultivation techniques and energy not being completely severed."

Mo Chengyue said, "The sect has really thought this through."

Xie Buci said, "Your tone is off."

Mo Chengyue asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Buci said, "You seem to have discovered a new continent."

Mo Chengyue stood by the jade steps, gazing at the distant sea of ​​clouds, and said in a sorrowful tone, "Senior Brother, why didn't you tell me about such a wonderful place sooner?"

Xie Buci almost choked on the flower petals.

Xie Buci asked, "What did you say?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Xie Buci said, "You idiot, you used to hide in the herb garden every day, and later you hid in the scripture pavilion, looking like you would avoid female cultivators. I thought you had no interest in matters between men and women or dual cultivation."

Mo Chengyue looked at him and said, "Senior Brother, you have misjudged me, Mo."

Xie Buci said, "Oh?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm just being reserved, not that I'm not interested."

Xie Buci raised his hand to his forehead and said, "What are you being so subtle about?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, be civilized."

Xie Buci said, "You're even more adept at it than I am."

Mo Chengyue said, "I don't admit it."

Xie Buci said, "At least I still value one-on-one relationships, but you've almost woven your network of relationships into a protective array for Qingquan Peak."

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, that's unfair."

Xie Buci asked, "Where is it unfair?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I have never actively expanded my network of relationships."

Xie Buci said, "If you don't take the initiative, if you don't refuse, you won't take responsibility."

Mo Chengyue said, "This is slander."

Xie Buci said, "Then explain it to me."

Mo Chengyue said, "They are forcing me to live off a woman, and I dare not refuse."

Xie Buci looked at him without saying a word for a long time.

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, why aren't you saying anything?"

Xie Buci said, "I'm thinking about where Qingquan Peak corrupted you."

Mo Chengyue said, "It might be Peach Blossom Spring."

Xie Buci said, "Get lost."

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm not leaving. Let's go to the Love Pavilion first."

Xie Buci said, "You really want to go?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Since we're already here..."

Xie Buci said, "We haven't arrived yet."

Mo Chengyue said, "My heart is with you."

Xie Buci said, "Junior Brother, what you said is very dangerous."

Mo Chengyue said, "The Love Pavilion is inherently dangerous."

Just then, there was a soft rustling sound of a skirt brushing against the stone steps behind me.

Xiao Qinghan walked over from the Qi Refining disciples. Her moon-white dress was lifted by the mountain breeze, her black hair was tied up with a jade hairpin, and her clear and bright eyes made the surrounding mountains seem quieter.

She glanced at Xie Buci first, then turned her gaze to Mo Chengyue.

Xiao Qinghan said, "Thank you, Senior Brother and Junior Brother Mo."

Mo Chengyue cupped his hands and said, "Senior Sister Xiao."

Xie Buci smiled and said, "Junior Sister Xiao, aren't you in a hurry to respond to Tianfeng?"

Xiao Qinghan said, "I have some questions in my mind after listening to the Supreme Elder's sermon today."

Xie Buci said, "If you have any questions, you can go to Wuyou Peak and submit a jade slip."

Xiao Qinghan said, "We can also go to the Love Pavilion first."

Mo Chengyue's expression turned serious. "Senior Sister Xiao is going too?" he asked.

Xiao Qinghan said, "If it's inconvenient, I'll reschedule."

A mischievous glint appeared in Xie Buci's eyes as he said, "Convenient, so convenient."

Mo Chengyue looked at Xie Buci and said, "Senior Brother, you agreed too quickly."

Xie Buci replied, "What's wrong with studying under the same teacher?"

Mo Chengyue said, "That's not what you were saying about me just now."

Xie Buci said, "That's not studying, that's scouting."

Mo Chengyue asked, "What's the difference?"

Xie Buci said, "Junior Sister Xiao looks like a respectable person."

Mo Chengyue said, "Do I not look like it?"

Xie Buci said, "You are like a forbidden book that is neatly bound in the library."

Xiao Qinghan's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she suppressed a laugh.

Mo Chengyue asked, "Senior Sister Xiao, did you just laugh?"

Xiao Qinghan said, "No."

Mo Chengyue said, "You smiled."

Xiao Qinghan said, "Junior Brother Mo is mistaken."

Xie Buci said, "Junior Brother, don't ask. Asking again will only make it seem like you care too much."

Mo Chengyue said, "I am only protecting my personal reputation."

Xie Buci asked, "How much of your reputation do you still have on Qingquan Peak?"

Mo Chengyue said, "At least Junior Brother Wenren still believes in me."

Xie Buci said, "Wenren Ji just doesn't like to talk, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know anything."

Mo Chengyue sighed, "This world is too harsh on honest people."

Xiao Qinghan said, "If Junior Brother Mo is considered an honest person, then many people in the sect should go to the Discipline Hall to turn themselves in."

Xie Buci clapped his hands and said, "Junior Sister Xiao's line is good."

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Sister Xiao, you've changed."

Xiao Qinghan said, "After relearning, one must learn to see people clearly."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Then, can you see me clearly?"

Xiao Qinghan looked at him and said, "Not yet."

Xie Buci said, "This means there is still hope."

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, don't add fuel to the fire."

Xie Buci said, "I'm just an innocent senior brother who was passing by."

Mo Chengyue said, "When you're innocent, you're usually the least innocent."

The three of them descended the jade steps, circled a slope covered with small white flowers, and turned onto a side path leading to the Love Pavilion.