I only want to win over the fairy.

"Good morning, Master. What are you doing?"

Bai Yi's optimistic and cheerful voice reassured Xiao Jinxuan somewhat.

Despite their considerable familiarity, she still felt extremely nervous whenever she saw Bai Yi. Partly, she saw him as one of her own kind, hence her heightened sensitivity; partly, she feared he would run away from her, and then...

Just like in my memory, I pushed myself into the abyss of solitude.

"...I'll wait for you to cook for me." Xiao Jinxuan thought for a while before saying something relatively intimate.

Aaaaaah! I did it!

Thank goodness! She can actually speak to Bai Yi like that without batting an eye!

I've spoken in such an ambiguous and intimate way, completely exceeding my previous ability to only say a few words. He will definitely have a deeper impression of me because of my change, and then sincerely acknowledge me as his master!

"Is that so?" Bai Yi tilted his head, revealing a serious expression. "Then I'll go cook for you, Master."

With that, he got up and prepared to leave.

"No!" Xiao Jinxuan instinctively spoke up to stop her. After she realized what she had done, her face turned bright red. Realizing that she had been a little out of line, she wished she could escape from there immediately, return to her private room, and hide under the covers.

However, Bai Yi took the initiative to come to him, and there was no one else to disturb him. If he waited for that witch to come back, he might never have such an opportunity again!

“I mean…” Xiao Jinxuan abruptly changed the subject: “Yesterday, I ran into those elders by chance, and they gave me an invitation to the Food Immortal Banquet. However, since it’s a two-person ticket, I can’t go alone. I plan to take you with me. All you need to do is pack your luggage and we can set off.”

Her mind was in turmoil.

She actually had no idea what the Feast of the Immortals was. She only knew that she had heard the elders say that it was a banquet organized by the God of Cookery of the Nine Provinces, a special banquet that only the nine immortal sects and people of noble status could attend.

Moreover, she hasn't left Tianxuan Peak at all recently, so how could she have run into an elder?

She suddenly felt guilty.

If his own disciple discovered that he was lying, and that the lie was extremely poor, then his career as a master would probably be over.

"I'm sorry, I have other important things to do." Bai Yi chuckled and extended his hand. "Also, please settle today's apprenticeship fee."

"Eh..." Xiao Jinxuan was completely confused about the situation and showed a cute and bewildered expression.

What is a mentor-apprentice fee?

Seeing her confusion, Bai Yi explained with a mischievous smile, "Master-disciple fees are the fees for maintaining the relationship between master and disciple. If you, Master, cannot provide the relevant fees, then our master-disciple relationship may have to come to an end."

After the incident with Zi, Bai Yi realized that sometimes excessive pampering and help can have a negative effect.

My master is all alone in this era because all her friends, family and acquaintances from the past are gone. The promise I made to her before was at most to solve some of her basic needs and to give her a support that could barely be considered a pillar of support.

But if she loses or dies, she will inevitably go berserk.

Just like the simulation she had agreed upon with Qin Xin, after she announced her death, Xiao Jinxuan lost her mind and began to frantically retaliate and kill those who might have been involved in the incident.

Even after she returned, she still retained that manic, yandere vibe.

In that simulation, he knew about his master's problem, but the problem was too serious for him to reverse. So he chose to satisfy her terrifying and greedy possessiveness and gave his master half of his soul.

However, since their master has not yet entered that near-mad abyss, the actual outcome is naturally better than that simulation.

Moreover, Xiao Jinxuan is extremely special to Bai Yi, so he must handle her very seriously.

Unlike before, this time he decided to be more indifferent to his master's intimate behavior, taking a step back to advance.

If they succeed, all will be well. If they fail, it will only make their master more afraid of the outside world and desperately want to hold onto the person she considers her to be of the same kind. In that case, he will have no choice but to repeat what he did in that simulation, giving half of his soul to her to satisfy her possessiveness and achieve a relatively happy ending.

As Bai Yi pondered, he watched Xiao Jinxuan, who was lost in thought like a frightened little rabbit.

Xiao Jinxuan's mind was racing. She didn't understand why Bai Yi wanted to ask her for a master-disciple fee. She wanted to know what his plans were and if she could help in any way. She racked her brains trying to figure out how to handle the situation. Perhaps she could display the authority befitting a master and severely punish Bai Yi, letting him know who was in charge; or she could take out a spirit stone, throw it on the ground, pick it up with her foot, and then act like a superior, showing him that only those who lick her feet deserved her favor; or she could rob him of all his money, telling him that only the strong deserve such things…

Various strange ideas flashed through her mind, but she didn't choose any of the above methods; instead, she chose...

"Give."

She rummaged through her storage bag and finally took out two hundred top-grade spirit stones and pushed them in front of her.

Indeed, after some consideration, she felt that giving Bai Yi two hundred top-grade spirit stones for the first time was the most appropriate. If she gave him more, she was afraid that Bai Yi would take her money and do bad things, then not return for a long time, or even settle down elsewhere. But if she gave him less, he might get angry and threaten to sever their master-disciple relationship...

That kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!

Without external pressure, Xiao Jinxuan would find it difficult to take effective action.

She clung to Bai Yi earlier because Qin Xin, an outsider, made her feel a great sense of crisis. In order to prevent Bai Yi from being taken away by the other party, she acted impulsively.

Later, he absorbed some memory fragments that suddenly appeared in his mind, and was affected by those memories. He was swayed for a while, and then nothing happened.

Self-indulgence and complacency, placing oneself in a desolate and hopeless environment, is the norm; bursting forth with perseverance and choosing to take the initiative is an extremely rare occurrence.

"Well, thank you for your hospitality. I'm taking Zi sightseeing at the Xuan Tian Sect today. See you tomorrow, dear Master." Bai Yi put away the top-grade spirit stones on the table and left.

"Eh?"

Completely shocked that Bai Yi would take the money and leave, Xiao Jinxuan was once again stunned. In her memory, Bai Yi had always been a very gentle person. Even if he could be a little shrewish at times, he was essentially a good person. But now, he was acting like this...

She suspected that Bai Yi had some kind of plan, or that his current demeanor was just an act.

But the other person's smooth, frivolous manner made her start to doubt her own thoughts.

Or was it that petite girl who turned him into this?

Xiao Jinxuan felt an unprecedented crisis.

Bai Yi let out a long breath as he quickly left the room. Being with his master was incredibly stressful, especially seeing that cold and aloof woman with a cute and scared expression on her face, which made him want to reach out and comfort her.

“Master, isn’t this a bit strange?” Tai Xuan Heavenly Furnace was quite puzzled by Bai Yi’s behavior: “You two clearly regard each other as important people, so why are you deliberately distancing yourselves?”

As an imperial weapon, she couldn't understand the awkwardness of human emotions. In her opinion, if you love someone, just rush in and have sex with them first, regardless of whether your partner is shy or not!

Even the most aloof and arrogant person will find warmth inside.

As far as she knew, many people who were incredibly stubborn were often the first to give up when it came to fighting with two swords against a long spear.

Bai Yi responded through their connection: "If she doesn't break free from the shackles in her heart and continues in this state, and I make up for the missing part of her inner self, then she will truly become a Sleeping Beauty who is immersed in her own gentle world and unwilling to wake up."

"Is that all?" The Tai Xuan Heavenly Furnace couldn't understand at all: "To regard you, my master, as my whole world, to love you steadfastly, and to exist only for you, seems to be better for you, and what's wrong with being a sleeping beauty immersed in her own gentle world?"

“True liking, true affection, and true love are not about domination. If you take a bird with you without hesitation and put it in the most beautiful golden cage just because it sings for you alone, even if it seems like you are staying together intimately, do you really think that is right?”

Xiao Jinxuan is an important person to Bai Yi, who is both a teacher and a friend. The time Bai Yi has spent with her far exceeds the total time he has spent with any other person in his memory.

Whether it's three years in reality or hundreds of years in a simulation.

Therefore, how can one treat one's master as casually as one treats others?

......

For the next three days, Bai Yi maintained this relationship with Xiao Jinxuan, either responding coldly or ignoring her displays of intimacy and closeness.

Aside from visiting each other daily to demand apprenticeship fees, delivering homemade meals, and massaging each other's shoulders, there seemed to be no other interaction.

Although Bai Yi intended to do the opposite, using the opposite approach to help Xiao Jinxuan grow up, just like he did with Zi, he would still meet her basic needs in life.

During this period, besides receiving two thousand top-grade spirit stones from the resources provided by the sect, his biggest income came from the master-disciple fee of seven hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones he received from his own master.

The reason they were able to collect so much was mainly because they raised the price themselves later.

My master now gives me 300 top-grade spirit stones as a master-disciple fee every day. He will add another 200 later, so that's 500 a day, 3,500 a week, 15,000 a month, and a full 182,500 top-grade spirit stones a year!

He felt he was about to transform into a useless disciple who spent all his time squandering his master's wealth.

However, he only thought about it that way. The reason he wanted money was just to highlight the estrangement between the two and to make some extra money. He didn't really intend to eat his master's underwear off.

Fortunately, his method was quite effective. The number of times his master took the initiative to communicate with him increased almost exponentially. He believed that it wouldn't be long before his master would be able to get out of his inner predicament, grow, and become a great emperor.

Tai Xuan Heavenly Furnace: "....."

For some reason, she always felt that if Bai Yi continued like this, he would be raped sooner or later.

"Do you guys ever get this feeling... like your owner is about to get raped and start meowing?"

The pain of keeping this secret to herself and having no one to share it with was extremely distressing for her, so she chose to go to the Imperial Weapon Exchange Channel to complain to the White Emperor Sword and the Human Emperor Sword.

White Emperor Sword: "Although it is very rude, I have the same feeling. I hope that Master's master will show mercy when the time comes. After all... the difference in strength is obvious to those who know."

Human Emperor Sword: "Don't get that feeling, that's for sure! Based on my understanding of humans, if the Human Emperor's master knew the Human Emperor's thoughts and intentions, he would probably be entertained on the spot, dragged into the house and turned into a pile driver."

Human Emperor Sword: "Although it is very impolite to interfere in the Human Emperor's love affairs, I think we should lend a little bit of help, right?"

White Emperor Sword: "Don't help! Don't help!!! Women will only hinder the speed of drawing the sword! There is nothing more cumbersome than women. Master doesn't need to talk about love at all. As long as I'm here, that's enough!!!"

Tai Xuan Heavenly Furnace: "I agree."

Human Emperor Sword: "I agree too, so how about we do this..."

Bai Yi was naturally aware of the encrypted channel used by the Imperial Weapons, but he was too lazy to go in and listen. After all, he thought that the encrypted channel was just a way for these guys to have a private argument because they were too annoying to argue with each other every day, so as to avoid disturbing him.

As he pondered how to help his master today, he looked up at the sky, hoping to gain some inspiration.

At this moment, the interface of the cultivation simulator pops up on its own.

[Loading... A new round of simulations is being prepared...]

Great! Another sucker is going to pay up!

Since he had already found a path that would lead him to a happy ending at this stage, he had not actively started the simulation. Instead, he saved up all the resources to improve his strength.

The simulator offers good rewards, but to monetize them, you need plenty of time and resources.

But it's free, so why not take it!

I love getting things for free!

[Ready? Shall we begin the simulation?]

Yes!

[Simulation begins...]

[You deliberately maintained a distance from your master, Xiao Jinxuan, staying by her side as a companion, hoping she could overcome her inner turmoil. Xiao Jinxuan was very puzzled by your deliberate distancing and frequently sought opportunities to be alone with you, hoping to rekindle your relationship.]

After a week passed peacefully, Xiao Jinxuan suddenly approached you, expressing her wish that you go to the secret realm left behind by the Xuan Tian Emperor. She claimed that the Xuan Tian Emperor's legacy was there, and since you had never heard of such a secret realm within the Xuan Tian Sect, and out of curiosity about your master's background, you agreed.

[You traveled to the Mysterious Heaven Secret Realm that Xiao Jinxuan had mentioned. Upon crossing the spatial gate and arriving, you discovered that the so-called Mysterious Heaven Secret Realm was merely a small room of less than thirty square meters. The room's decorations were quite simple, even rudimentary. You recognized it as Xiao Jinxuan's private little room. Realizing something was wrong, you tried to leave, only to find that the space had been sealed off, and your Emperor Weapon had vanished without a trace.]

[Because of your estrangement, Xiao Jinxuan's loneliness has intensified, leaving her with only a few moments of energy to act. She tells you that it was all intentional; the secret realm was a lie from the beginning, designed to lure you here. Now, without an imperial weapon, you cannot leave. You can only wait here, waiting for the White Emperor Sword to discover the problem, break through space, and rescue you before you can leave. You feel utterly helpless about her actions.]

Now, having had the chance, she confesses her feelings to you. She tells you that she will grow stronger and stronger, both physically and mentally, to protect you and hopes you will take good care of her until the very end. No matter how irreversible the situation becomes, she is willing to do so. You cannot refuse her, and your relationship becomes even closer as a result.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yi smiled.

Once one's master resolves their inner conflict, everything else will no longer be a problem.