Chapter 230: Join the Red House

The star congregation jade Hua Cheng had given him was of a quality the jade plate Xiang Shaoyun had gotten at the Martial Hall Palace couldn’t compare with. It was carved into a command token with a symbol of a zither on it. Strands of energy constantly swirled around the plate, making it look incomparably precious. Anyone who got their hands on one of these plates would never want to part with it.

This was most certainly a proper star congregation jade that could increase a person's speed of astral energy absorption by a few times. A star congregation jade of this quality was comparable to king medicines. Even King Realm cultivators would be envious of a person with this jade.

Hua Cheng had so casually gifted Xiang Shaoyun such a big gift. Her sincerity in accepting Xiang Shaoyun as her little brother could be clearly seen. Of course, the feeling she had toward Xiang Shaoyun was not the romantic sort. Rather, she simply had a good opinion of him.

The source of that good opinion was Xiang Shaoyun's fearlessness when facing her, his talent in the dao of zither, and his comprehension of saber intent. All that combined caused her to sincerely admire his talent, and she found it amusing to have a little brother like him.

"Thank you, big sister. Your little brother will not disappoint you," said Xiang Shaoyun with a solemn nod.

Hua Cheng then looked at Gong Qinyin and said, "Qinyin, if there is anything you don't understand in the dao of zither, feel free to reach out to Little Brother Shaoyun. Although he knows nothing of the way to achieve martial mastery through the zither, his accomplishments in the art of zither is far beyond yours."

"Yes master. I will definitely seek guidance from Xia—Martial Uncle Xiang!" said Gong Qinyin. She didn't even know how she was supposed to address Xiang Shaoyun now. Even "martial uncle" was something she had to force herself to say. She was definitely unwilling to call him that.

Hua Cheng laughed and said, "The two of you already know each other before this so you can address him as you did before. There is no need to make the hierarchy overly complicated."

"Thank you, master!" Gong Qinyin heaved a breath of relief and thanked her master.

Hua Cheng then looked at Li Yaxuan and said, "You are Guardian Li's granddaughter? Not bad, but you still need to work harder."

She then gave Xiang Shaoyun one final look before vanishing from the courtyard.

The moment the Zither Empress left, Li Yaxuan heaved a breath of relief. "Has the Zither Empress finally left?"

It was obvious how nervous this vice house leader of Red House was before the Zither Empress.

"Senior Sister Li, my master is a very friendly person," said Gong Qinyin.

Li Yaxuan looked at Gong Qinyin and asked, "Is that so? But why do I remember you being just as nervous earlier?"

Gong Qinyin replied awkwardly, "N-no, that's not true at all! I was only worried that my master would beat him up!"

In truth, although Hua Cheng had accepted her as a disciple, Gong Qingyin didn't really get to see her a lot. Most of the time, Granny Mei was the one guiding her in cultivation. Therefore, she was very nervous each time she saw her master.

Xiang Shaoyun smiled as he played with the star congregation jade and said, "Although big sister is an Emperor Realm cultivator, she is a friendly and kind person. The two of you fear her because you think too much."

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