“Master, am I very good?” Hearing Chu Man say this, Song Cha couldn’t help but ask.
Chu Man: “……”
Chu Man’s originally darkened eyes suddenly returned to normal.
A second of disconnection.
Looking at Song Cha, who seemed somewhat happy, Chu Man had the illusion that she couldn’t understand what Song Cha was saying.
But, it was just an illusion.
Clearly, Song Cha’s words sounded so easy to understand, how could she not understand them?
While Chu Man was pondering, she noticed that Song Cha’s hand, which was covering hers, gently touched and moved to her fingers, starting to stroke them one by one.
Song Cha’s hands were soft, and stroking her fingers one by one gave Chu Man the feeling of being loved.
This feeling made Chu Man feel very good.
Being treated so gently by Song Cha, she must have a good impression of her, right?
Thinking this, Chu Man’s mood improved even more.
The two of them faced each other and drank tea, neither speaking, while Song Cha, to satisfy Chu Man’s craving for skin contact, touched Chu Man’s hand all morning.
“Master, I’m leaving.” Feeling that she had stayed with Chu Man for quite some time, Song Cha said.
“Mm, go back and practice diligently.” Chu Man wanted to give Song Cha a smile.
But this smile hadn’t even appeared before it froze on her face.
Because while she was speaking, Song Cha actually pinched her hand several times.
Song Cha didn’t know about Chu Man’s inner feelings; she considered herself the best disciple in the world.
To satisfy her master’s craving for skin contact, even when leaving, she didn’t forget to touch her master’s hand a few more times, hoping to cheer her master up.
After the touch, Song Cha felt she had fulfilled her master’s wish and finally said goodbye and left.
After Song Cha left, Chu Man looked at the hand that Song Cha had touched for a long time.
When Song Cha returned to the cave, she began to consume the elixirs and cultivate.
The elixirs Chu Man gave her were really comprehensive, of various kinds, allowing her to cultivate well.
After consuming the elixirs before cultivation, Song Cha began her cultivation.
This cultivation lasted until the next day.
Song Cha was in a good mood that day.
Now, Song Cha felt she had many spirit stones and even more elixirs, including those for the Nascent Soul stage and the Spirit Transformation stage. Now, she was the rich and beautiful of the cultivation world, truly at the peak of her life.
In the world where Song Cha originally came from, there was a saying, “It’s like walking in brocade at night without returning to one’s hometown when rich.”
Originally, Song Cha didn’t feel much about this saying, but now… she found it very apt.
After Song Cha traveled to this world, she was born into a minor official’s family.
Song Cha was the daughter of the minor official’s first wife. When Song Cha was one year old, the minor official’s wife passed away.
Then… Song Cha’s nightmare began.
When the minor official’s wife was still alive, Song Cha’s life was like this:
She lay in the cradle, while the minor official’s wife rocked the cradle and said, “Cha’er, your father has gone to that woman again! Your father is so good to that woman, all because she gave birth to a son!”
Song Cha: “…”
The minor official’s wife: “Ah, if only you were a son!”
Song Cha: “…”
The minor official’s wife: “Cha’er, your mother gave birth to you, a daughter. Remember to be grateful!”
After the death of the minor official’s wife due to illness, Song Cha’s life was like this.
She lay in the cradle, with the former concubine and now official wife, Lady Wang, speaking to the minor official in front of Song Cha’s cradle.
“Master, look how adorable Song Cha is, truly a child born of the lady.” Lady Wang spoke softly and weakly.
The minor official frowned deeply: “Why mention that woman.”
Lady Wang continued softly: “Alright, alright, I won’t mention her.”
When the minor official’s wife was still alive, although Song Cha was always brainwashed by her twisted logic, her food and clothing were quite good. But with a stepmother came a stepfather.
Lady Wang’s harsh treatment was never interfered with by the minor official.
It wasn’t until later, by acting weak and pitiful, that Song Cha successfully reminded her father of her existence, improving her meals and allowing her to study music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and ancient texts.
However, even so, Song Cha had no good impression of her father.
As a father, he didn’t take care of his daughter at all, and she had to act pitiful just to get food and education…
Even if she hadn’t transmigrated, she might have never learned anything, and when she came of age, she would have been carelessly married off by her stepmother, living a mediocre life.
The former Song Cha had thought about returning home in glory, making them envious, jealous, and hateful.
But she was always at the Foundation Building stage and couldn’t go too far away, which would delay her.
But now it was different, she had reached the Golden Core stage and had a powerful master. She had both cultivation and backing, as well as spiritual stones and elixirs.
In such a situation, not returning home in glory would be a disservice to herself.
Thinking about the scene after returning home in glory, Song Cha’s mood instantly improved.
But if she were to go back, she would have to inform Chu Man.
Otherwise, disappearing right after becoming a disciple, Chu Man would definitely have a bad impression of her.
However, before saying anything, Song Cha decided to exchange some gold first.
After all, she was going to the mortal world and would indeed need gold and silver. Although it was possible to use spirit stones instead, that would be a huge loss.
After making up her mind, Song Cha headed towards Qingfeng City.
She went straight to the currency exchange.
The currency exchange was run by Qingfeng Sect, and it wasn’t very crowded, somewhat deserted.
As Song Cha entered, she saw the shopkeeper idly flipping through a book, looking utterly bored.
Seeing Song Cha’s arrival, the shopkeeper finally put down the book and looked at Song Cha: “Dear customer, what would you like to exchange?”
Without hesitation, Song Cha answered: “I want to exchange for gold. What’s the exchange rate between spirit stones and gold?”
Hearing that Song Cha wanted to exchange spirit stones for gold, the shopkeeper wasn’t surprised.
In the cultivation world, the reason gold and spirit stones could still circulate and be exchanged was because cultivators were also human. They had many relatives who couldn’t cultivate, and in such cases, many cultivators would exchange gold and silver for their mortal relatives to use.
“One low-grade spirit stone for ten taels of gold.” It was precisely because of such high prices that this business had a bit of profit.
One low-grade spirit stone for ten taels of gold? If it were the Song Cha from before, she might have found it expensive.
But for the current Song Cha, this was a price she could completely ignore.
Song Cha simply took out twenty mid-grade spirit stones from her storage bag and handed them to the shopkeeper: “I want to exchange twenty mid-grade spirit stones for gold.”
After the shopkeeper took the mid-grade spirit stones, he waved his hand in the air, and suddenly, a large pile of gold appeared on the ground: “This is twenty-two thousand taels of gold.”
After glancing at the gold, Song Cha put it into her storage bag.
Having prepared the gold, Song Cha finally decided to go and bid farewell to her master.
As usual, after knocking on Chu Man’s door, Song Cha sat in Chu Man’s cave dwelling and began to speak her farewell.
“Master, I’ve come to bid you farewell.” Song Cha looked at Chu Man, “I want to go and see my mortal relatives.”
Hearing this, Chu Man’s attention was immediately focused: “Cha’er, you still have relatives in the mortal world?”
“Um…” Song Cha seemed a bit hesitant, “Master, after entering the world of cultivation, I haven’t been home for eight years. Can I go see my family?”
Chu Man: “……”
Song Cha’s hand gently covered Chu Man’s, her voice soft with a hint of pleading: “Master……”
Chu Man: “……”
“Of course, Master agrees to let you go back and see.” Chu Man felt the warmth covering her hand and replied.
Hearing Chu Man’s words, Song Cha felt a bit happy.
But before Song Cha could get too happy, she heard Chu Man’s next sentence: “Cha’er, Master will accompany you.”
Song Cha: “……”
Song Cha was stunned. Why would Chu Man accompany her?
But Song Cha didn’t have time to think too much because Chu Man was still looking at her.
And since Chu Man was the big-shot master she had just met, perhaps she wanted to accompany her because their master-disciple honeymoon period wasn’t over yet, wanting to get closer to her?
This should be a good thing.
Or is it… that Chu Man’s skin-hunger syndrome has become so severe? It was fine when she hadn’t had skin contact with others before, but now that she has touched her hand, she can’t stand not being touched every day?
Imagining the two reasons, Song Cha seriously nodded: “Master, I promise you.”
“Good girl, Cha’er.”
Seeing Song Cha agree, Chu Man wasn’t surprised.
Or rather, it was completely within Chu Man’s expectations.
Having spent two days with Song Cha, Chu Man felt she already understood Song Cha very well. Song Cha seemed not to oppose the idea of being together at all and would even take the initiative to hold her hand.
Especially when mentioning going to see her parents, she even covered her hand.
When it comes to seeing parents and then touching her hand, what other meaning could there be besides wanting to take her to meet her parents?
Thinking of this, Chu Man couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Song Cha.
Song Cha was perhaps too anxious. They hadn’t defined their relationship yet, merely holding hands, and she was already thinking of taking her to meet her parents.
But it didn’t matter, Chu Man felt she could indulge Song Cha in these thoughts.
No, it should be said that she could not only indulge Song Cha in these thoughts. When the time came to meet the parents, she would perform well and give Song Cha plenty of face.
