My Silly, Sweet Wife

”Senior Sister Nolan, you’re not an Alchemist yet?” Ye Guichen asked curiously after walking a bit further.

”I, I...” Nolan Qingqing’s face flushed with embarrassment upon hearing this and she lowered her head: ”Ye, I’m naturally a bit slow in alchemy, so I’ve never been able to become an Alchemist. Ye, you won’t laugh at me, will you?”

Ye Guichen chuckled silently, naturally sensing Nolan Qingqing’s insecurity.

”Senior Sister Nolan, look at you, how could I laugh at you? Isn’t there a saying, when heaven closes a door for someone, it opens a window. You may not have talent in alchemy, but I believe in some aspect, you’re definitely a genius.”

”Really?” Nolan Qingqing’s eyes immediately lit up: ”How do you know? Junior Brother, I’ll tell you a secret; I actually love practicing swordsmanship, but master said girls shouldn’t be fighting all the time or they’ll never find a husband. But whenever I practice alchemy, I want to sleep; when I practice swordsmanship, I could go three days and nights without feeling sleepy. It’s just a pity I don’t have a proper sword manual and have to practice secretly. My level is not good at all; even against an Innate expert, I can’t win.”

Ye Guichen hadn’t met such a cute and pure girl for a long time and liked her from the bottom of his heart.

Though he should call Nolan Qingqing ”Junior Sister,” she was not only younger than him but seemed like an innocent girl yearning for the outside world, not fond of Dan God Sect’s endless alchemy lifestyle.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Guichen spoke up: ”Senior Sister Qingqing, I do have a sword technique that, although not very strong, if you like, I can teach it to you.”

”Really?” Nolan Qingqing was delighted, ”You’re not lying to me?”

”Of course, not only that, I’d like to gift you a small sword for protection. In the future, if anyone dares to bully you, you can use this small sword against them!”

Seeing no one around, Ye Guichen took out a golden snake dagger hidden on him and handed it to Nolan Qingqing.

With the Immortal Slayer Sword, this dagger was basically not usable for him.

Moreover, such a small dagger is quite suitable for girls.

Sure enough, upon seeing the tiny golden snake dagger, Nolan Qingqing held it like a treasure: ”Ye, thank you so much, I, I don’t even know how to thank you.”

”Haha, no need to thank me. I just enjoy seeing Senior Sister Qingqing smile.”

”Bah, I didn’t expect you to be such a sweet talker, do many girls like you?” Nolan Qingqing said playfully, glancing at Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen stroked his chin thinking: ”Not too many, around eight or ten, I guess.”

”Ah? That many girls like you?” Nolan Qingqing’s face immediately fell as if a bit disappointed.

Ye Guichen saw it and laughed heartily: ”Senior Sister Qingqing, have you fallen for me?”

”Bah, a dog can’t spit ivory from its mouth; I’ve only known you for a short time, seriously, I’m ignoring you!” Though she said so, her heart was pounding.

Since childhood, Nolan Qingqing had always felt inferior, even being ostracized here for not being an alchemist.

She seemed like an outcast; though sweet-looking, no one liked her.

Everyone admired Alchemy Experts, admired alchemy geniuses, herself seeming forgotten in the corner.

Even every time new disciples arrived, they were polite to her initially but soon turned cold upon learning she wasn’t an Alchemist.

Nolan Qingqing originally thought she had adapted to this lifestyle, her life spent under master’s wings, a lifetime without waves.

Unexpectedly, she met a mischievous junior brother.

This junior brother reignited hope in her life.

”Ye, you said you’d teach me swordsmanship. Is your technique like the heavy sword on your back?”

The Immortal Slayer Sword on Ye Guichen’s back was very noticeable.

Although carrying weapons was allowed here, most disdained carrying them.

In their eyes, alchemy was the true path, while cultivation was foolish, only when concocting higher-level pills would cultivation naturally follow.

Even reaching ancestor’s level, casually creating a mountain, even the strongest cultivator before them would be nothing but ants.

Ye Guichen naturally didn’t understand their mindset. Seeing Nolan Qingqing eagerly looking at him, he nodded: ”Hmm, similar to my sword technique, but I’ll modify it to suit the dagger in your hand.”

Ye Guichen had made plans.

His Immortal Slaying Sword Technique had too many limitations and high requirements for cultivation realm.

Only reaching the Qi Cultivator level could cultivate the first sword, and even then, without the Immortal Slayer Sword, its effect couldn’t be unleashed.

To many, the Immortal Slaying Sword Technique was merely superfluous.

But with slight modifications, though its original power couldn’t be achieved, it would be useful enough for Nolan Qingqing.

”That’s great, thank you!” Nolan Qingqing cheered, gingerly put away the golden snake dagger, and led Ye Guichen to the residence.

Here, disciples within their first year lived together like dormitory students.

Originally, Ye Guichen was supposed to stay in a four-person dormitory, but since he might be an alchemy genius, he was given a single room.

That night, Ye Guichen only followed Nolan Qingqing around, getting a general understanding of Dan God Sect, with nothing else happening.

But the next morning, before the sky fully lit, Ye Guichen was awakened by the noisy commotion outside.

”King Qin’s people are here again!”

”Ah? What now? Last time the Law Enforcement Hall people got two killed and seven or eight injured by them, do they want to be so arrogant this time?”

”I don’t know. I heard the Sixth Elder has gone to greet them.”

”It’s so infuriating! If I ever see King Qin’s people, I’d kill them!”

”Ha, you wish! With your skills, to kill them? Train for another three hundred years!”

”Yo, don’t underestimate me. I’ve already refined a second-grade pill; today, I’m going to an elder to settle, and once I become a second-grade Alchemist, you all have to call me Senior Brother. Besides, once I can refine higher-grade pills, eating one raises a level of cultivation, killing King Qin’s people would be a breeze!”

”Ah, dream on!”

Some sighed; some worried, clearly having become accustomed to King Qin’s people’s arrival.

Ye Guichen heard this and frowned.

Feeling these people were somewhat pitiful.

Though possessing vast inner worlds, they dared not face reality, only empty talk.

If alchemy could truly save them, Dan God Sect wouldn’t always be so weak, now facing King Qin’s Envoy merely hiding in corners, discussing slaughter, never daring to come forward.