Unfilial disciple, do not ruin your master's dream of ascension and peaceful life.

At noon, Ye Yinqiu temporarily stored her thick textbooks at the academic affairs office and picked them up after school. She went to the cafeteria first.

On the way, curious girls asked her all sorts of questions. With the preconceived notion that "she had been living abroad all along," it was understandable that Ye Yinqiu didn't even know her WeChat.

"It's a chat app, right? Or do you use QQ?"

"QQ?"

"In Chinese universities, you only need to install either WeChat or QQ on your phone, right?"

"A cell phone... is it this thin metal brick you hold in your hand?"

Ye Yinqiu took out her phone (iQOO 17 Pro Max) from her skirt pocket. Its size and weight were similar to the sect token.

"You don't even know how to use a phone...?" "Oh, really, it only has the factory-preset apps." "You don't just use your phone for making calls, do you?" "You haven't installed Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo, Tieba, or Xiaohongshu?" "It's 2026, and there are still such rare creatures..."

Ye Yinqiu had no idea what they were surprised about and didn't know how to answer.

What did Master tell me before?

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Remember, Xiao Qiu, if someone asks you something you really don't know, just answer with 'My family won't allow it.'"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

My family won't allow it.

"I see..."

What a strict family! They wouldn't even let me use a cell phone when I was a sophomore in college.

(Author's note: I only got my first cell phone on the day I registered for university; my parents were very strict before that.)

But this actually brought her closer to the girls; the aloof fairy was actually a tech idiot who couldn't use a phone, and this contrast was unexpectedly cute.

As they walked towards the cafeteria, they guided her through the basics of using the phone. She tried it out haltingly, combining what she had learned about Chinese characters. Just learning how to use the input method was a major hurdle.

The magical artifacts from the upper realm are really awkward to use, even though the communication scrolls in the Cangxuan Realm can directly input text with one's thoughts.

"Click this, this is called 'Browser,' it comes with the system, and then go to this website... Yes, this is it, it's our school's forum. It has a detailed freshman guide, as well as various campus activities, campus gossip, second-hand trading, a confession wall, and so on. If you want to know what interesting things are happening at school recently, you can often click in to take a look."

"Just a couple of days ago, someone filmed a very beautiful but mentally unstable woman in Hanfu barging into the campus and harassing students. Our school is truly full of hidden talents."

Ye Yinqiu commented sharply: "The world is going to the dogs and humanity is depraved. Those who trespass on sect territory should be severely punished."

The silly apprentice had no idea that she was cursing herself, and no one else really recognized her, since she had completely changed from her clothes to her hairstyle.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Ye Yinqiu immediately became the center of attention. Students and teachers passing by were so engrossed in watching her that they spilled their food. She gradually realized something:

People in the Cangxuan Realm are generally more attractive than those on Earth. She might not be considered the most beautiful in her hometown (after all, there are powerful figures like the Hehuan Sect Master and the Jade Maiden Sect Leader who focus on maintaining their beauty), but on Earth, she would be good enough to compete for Miss Universe.

(Hmph, the people in the immortal realm aren't as clever as I thought. They're easily attracted by beauty, and their Dao hearts are unstable.)

The silly apprentice has already forgotten that when she woke up this morning, she was still swooning over her master's handsome face. It's good to have self-awareness.

Under the guidance of the girls, she swiped her campus card to eat, revealing a staggering 100,000 yuan on the card (which Qianjing had helped her top up), which startled the girls. Her demeanor while eating was elegant; even the way she picked up and put down her chopsticks was quite refined, making everyone around her appear like commoners in comparison, further convincing them that she was a young lady from a wealthy family experiencing life.

"Yinqiu, are you still in a band? Are you always carrying your guitar around?"

"What's inside is something more important than my life (referring to the precious sword bestowed upon me by my master)."

"Music is more important than life?" — This statement is truly thought-provoking, almost like a line from a romance drama with a music theme.

"What kind of shows do you usually watch?" "Do you binge-watch dramas?" "Which celebrity do you like?" "What brand of cosmetics do you use?"

Faced with a barrage of questions from the girls, she always brushed them off with "my parents won't allow it," but when asked about her hobbies, she couldn't keep up the evasion and had to reveal them...

"Let's practice swordsmanship."

"Is it the kind of sword used in traditional martial arts?" "Really? That's so cool!" "Your family must be a large, traditional family..." "Then why did you spend so many years overseas?" "Was it due to family feuds?"

The girls had already imagined a grand drama unfolding in their minds, so Ye Yinqiu simply kept quiet. The more she said, the more loopholes there would be, so she let them guess wildly.

After lunch, Ye Yinqiu politely declined their invitation by saying, "I rent a place outside and don't live in the dormitory." She wandered around the school, secretly hoping to "bump into" Qianjing, but unfortunately, she didn't get her wish.

What should we do now?

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"What is she going to do now...?"

On the office building opposite the cafeteria, Qian Jing was watching Ye Yinqiu through binoculars from the back window of the men's restroom.

Yes, he has already pushed everything onto Ye Yinqiu to do herself.

Yes, he even came up with the high-sounding reason of "training apprentice".

However, he couldn't concentrate fully throughout the morning; he couldn't listen attentively to the lectures, nor could he easily daydream.

"Is my apprentice doing something stupid again?"—this thought popped into his head every few minutes.

This is reality, not an online novel. Haili is a prestigious university, so there shouldn't be any scenes like the rich playboy harassing the female lead that are common in novels—even if there were, there wouldn't be any danger, as he knew Ye Yinqiu could easily protect herself.

The problem is that he knows his disciple's personality too well. Will she be too eager to prove herself to her master, for example... rushing to put "establishing a sect and recruiting disciples" into practice on the very first day of school?

He simply skipped class and kept cautiously observing from a distance, really like a stalker.

The result was... what I expected to be a chaotic first morning turned out to be... quite uneventful.

He watched from afar as Ye Yinqiu finished lunch, said goodbye to her new classmates, and then found a quiet spot to sit on a bench and closed her eyes, seemingly to rest.

From the hand gestures she made, it was clear she was practicing the visualization method that Qian Jing had taught her years ago. Over two hundred years later, it had become a part of her daily life. Even without the nourishment of spiritual energy on Earth, this visualization method could still cultivate one's spirit.

"...Alright, keep it up."

Qian Jing inexplicably felt a tiny bit of relief, put down her binoculars, and went out to play with the dancing moths during her lunch break.

At that moment, he had no idea what would happen tomorrow.