Chapter 1156: Zhang Jiuxiao

His vision went dark, and Zhang Xuan nearly fell to the ground.

He thought she was genuinely conflicted, hesitant, and at a loss, never dreaming that she had set a trap for him here.

He was always the one setting traps for others; how could he have never imagined... being tricked by a little girl...

First, she asked many grand principles, and he explained to follow one's heart... and then, this is how you follow your heart?

"I like you too, and I like everyone in the Xuanxuan Society. As a teacher, if I didn't like you, how could I teach well?"

Full of embarrassment, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Being confessed to by a student... how shameful.

"Teacher knows what I mean. My 'like' doesn't refer to that kind..." Luo Qiqi looked up.

"Go to the War Master Hall. I have things to do!"

With that, ignoring her, Zhang Xuan turned and flew toward the Master Teacher Hall.

"Giggle..."

Luo Qiqi laughed.

Her teacher, always so composed, was fleeing in panic for the first time.

"Anyway, you said to follow my heart. Although I call you teacher, I never formally took you as my master... As long as it's not a direct apprenticeship, it doesn't count!"

Raising her delicate brows, Luo Qiqi's lips curled up.

Before, she had always suppressed her feelings, thinking the teacher-student boundary was insurmountable. Now, after the teacher's 'enlightenment,' she saw the light and smiled more than before.

She called Zhang Xuan teacher, but... she had never formally taken him as her master; she was just a supplementary student, not a true disciple.

That being the case, liking him didn't break the rules!

...

"Phew... that was close!"

After flying a distance, Zhang Xuan stopped, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Although he sometimes acted without scruples, a student was a student—that line couldn't be crossed; otherwise, he wouldn't be worthy of being a master teacher or a role model.

"Are kids these days so bold?"

He shook his head.

It had taken him great effort to confess to Luo Ruoxi, agonizing for who knows how long before he spoke.

This girl just came out with, 'I like you'...

Gosh, good thing he ran fast, or she might have said something even more embarrassing!

"The world is going downhill, going downhill..."

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan felt frustrated.

He had always kept himself pure, never entangled with women, yet he still ended up in such an awkward situation.

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

How was he supposed to face Luo Qiqi from now on?

"Forget it, I won't think about it. Let's go to the Master Teacher Hall first..."

Regulating his mind, he returned to a state of calm. Just as he was about to head to the Master Teacher Hall, he saw a graceful figure rushing over.

"Master Zhang!"

"Yu Fei'er? Didn't you go back?"

Zhang Xuan was startled.

It was Yu Fei'er, who had just left. The girl had changed into a tight-fitting fiery red dress that perfectly accentuated her graceful figure.

He had to admit, this fiery princess had an excellent figure. Though not as good as Hu Yaoyao, her curves were still prominent—busty, with a pert backside, long and straight legs—a rare beauty among ten thousand.

Especially her chest, whether deliberately accentuated or unnoticed before, under the tight clothes, it was exceptionally full, forming a stunning arc.

"Master Zhang, I have something to tell you too..."

Yu Fei'er gritted her teeth.

"Ahem, I have things to do. Another day, another day!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"No! You listened to Qiqi, why can't you listen to me?" Yu Fei'er snorted.

"This..." Zhang Xuan was covered in cold sweat.

Even with his low emotional intelligence, seeing her deliberately change clothes and act so obviously, he could guess something.

"I have only one thing to say to Master Zhang: wherever you go, I am willing to follow and walk with you..." Yu Fei'er said.

She was always fiery and decisive, but saying this was already her greatest effort.

"So that's it!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan sighed in relief and waved his hand: "Alright then, take me as your master! Become my student, and I'll always take you with me. Or... you could be my maidservant, then you can follow me forever!"

"You..."

Yu Fei'er gritted her teeth.

"Huh? Don't want to be my student? Then don't bring this up again. I have things to do..."

Whoosh!

Without a moment's pause, Zhang Xuan pushed his Heavenly Dao movement technique to the limit and vanished from sight in an instant.

"Hmph!"

Seeing him leave, Yu Fei'er unclenched her fists, looked down, and smiled slightly: "Let's see who you'll choose, me or Qiqi."

...

"What kind of mess is this..."

Fleeing to an empty alley, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed.

He thought it was one awkward scene... but it turned out to be two. Being confessed to twice in a row was too much pressure.

If not for his recent surge in mental state, he might have lost his balance and jumped into a river.

"It seems I must find Ruoxi as soon as possible and make it clear that I already have a girlfriend, so they'll give up. Otherwise, if this continues, I'll be too passive!"

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Being too outstanding comes with such troubles.

What a headache!

It seemed he had to find Luo Ruoxi and declare that he was taken; otherwise, how could he go on like this?

He didn't want to be confessed to repeatedly.

He could handle two, but if a dozen came, he wouldn't have time to cultivate.

"Next time, I'll take any woman I meet as a disciple beforehand, and never give her any illusions..." He stroked his chin in thought.

If all else fails, when he sees a pretty girl, he'll directly take her as a disciple; otherwise, having her pining for him would be troublesome.

Sighing and moving forward, he soon arrived at the Master Teacher Hall.

The Master Teacher Hall of Qingyuan Empire was even more magnificent than the War Master Hall. The towering building represented the status and dignity of the foremost profession. Before he even reached it, he saw many master teachers coming and going, and countless cultivators coming to take them as masters.

Finding an empty alley, he changed into his master teacher robe and put on his master teacher badge, then strode inside.

Seeing the six stars on his chest, no one stopped him; everyone was full of respect.

A six-star master teacher might not be considered very powerful in the eyes of the top figures of Qingyuan Empire, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he was still highly revered. Especially such a young six-star; as long as he didn't fall, becoming a seven-star was a sure thing.

"Master Zhang, can I have your autograph? Sign it on my undergarment..."

"I was first; sign here..."

"Get out of the way; Master Zhang is mine..."

...

Just as he stepped through the gate of the Master Teacher Hall, he saw a crowd of women rushing toward him.

"I..."

Zhang Xuan's face changed.

He had seen fans, but never ones who rushed over in broad daylight to have him sign their underwear!

"Ladies, I understand your excitement, but... I am an upright man, and I have a girlfriend. I don't just give autographs! Besides, as a master teacher, I hope you value character more than appearance..."

Raising his hand and waving it repeatedly, Zhang Xuan put on a righteous expression. But before he could finish, he saw the women rush past him, surging forward.

"Weirdo!"

A woman came up to him, snorted disdainfully, then shook her face full of fat and her millstone-sized buttocks as she rushed forward, shouting: "Master Zhang... wait for me!"

Following the direction she rushed, Zhang Xuan looked and saw a young man in white standing not far away, seven stars shining on his chest. He looked apologetically at the crowd: "Everyone, I have matters to attend to today. I'll sign for you another day!"

"We want it now..."

The women shouted in a chaotic mess.

"Alright, alright..."

With a wry smile, the young man in white showed great composure. He drew in the air with his hand, and a name appeared in the void.

"Void calligraphy? This is... a seven-star calligrapher?"

Zhang Xuan's eyebrows jumped.

Calligraphers are divided into many realms.

Recording Reality, Spirit Movement, Intent Preservation, Startling Swan, Spirit Transformation, Spiritual Wisdom, Spiritual Wisdom Transcending Mortality...

Understanding Spiritual Wisdom Transcending Mortality makes one a six-star calligrapher.

Up to six stars, one needs paper as a medium to paint or write characters... but reaching seven stars allows one to write in the void, leaving characters without paper!

The young man in white before him, leaving characters in the void with his brush, clearly showed that he had reached the seventh realm in calligraphy, the level of a seven-star calligrapher.

"Zhang Jiuxiao..."

Seeing the name clearly, Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.

So this young man was called Zhang Jiuxiao. No wonder they called him 'Master Zhang'... he thought it was him.

True, there are many Zhangs in the world; he wasn't the only one.

But... his name was 'Xuan' (meaning 'suspend'), at most a few feet, like a grasshopper, while the other's was 'Jiuxiao' (meaning 'nine heavens'), like a roc... the difference in meaning was too great.

As he was sighing, the three characters 'Zhang Jiuxiao' written in the void floated in the air, carrying a special charm and aura that made one linger and involuntarily get lost in them.

This was a unique ability of seventh-level calligraphy.

"Alright, I'll write once today. You decide among yourselves who gets it. I have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave..."

After writing the name, Zhang Jiuxiao smiled gracefully and turned to leave.

"He's so handsome..."

The women asking for autographs were lovestruck.

"No wonder Master Zhang attracts countless women every time he returns. We might as well be invisible behind him!"

"Indeed, the number one genius of the Qingyuan Empire Master Teacher Hall, once in five hundred years... plus he's so cultured and refined, how can we compare?"

"Truly incomparable..."

Behind Zhang Xuan, a few master teachers walked by, smiling bitterly.

"The number one genius of Qingyuan City Master Teacher Hall?"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Reaching the seven-star level at such a young age, with a supplementary profession as a calligrapher, so dazzling, no wonder he drove countless women wild.

"Indeed, geniuses are everywhere. Though I'm not weak, I can't be complacent!"

Zhang Xuan silently warned himself.

Geniuses exist everywhere. Even if he had progressed quickly, he couldn't be arrogant.

As he was cautioning himself, the woman with the millstone buttocks walked over again, glanced at him contemptuously, and said: "What are you looking at? Never seen a pretty woman before?"

"..." Zhang Xuan.