Qiu Ling’s eyes widened. What?! There was such a formidable love rival in the Yun Zou Sect?! And they only told him now?!

Ai Hua saw their king’s expression and hurried up so they would manage to get the rest of their explanation out before he ran away again. "This is especially serious since they tend to accept only one disciple in their life, putting all their effort into cultivating that person to the greatest heights possible."

Fu Min nodded. "Basically, they’re very outstanding in a moral sense too. Something like that helps with cultivating not only power but also feelings between this pair of Master and disciple. Being taken in and carefully guided … Out of a sense of gratitude, love might bloom."

"It’s quite probable." Ai Hua furrowed her brows. This situation wasn’t good for their king. He might not lack in handsomeness but as for his moral values … There wasn’t much to say about a man that had shamelessly pestered the person he loved for ten entire years until they finally gave in. Even if she only considered the things Yi Zan had admitted … It still made their king’s morals seem rather questionable and she didn’t doubt that Yi Zan hadn’t told her even about half the things His Majesty had done. Aiya, this situation really wasn’t good. And that wasn’t even the only problem.

"These Masters, or most of the time they are even called Grandmasters in the sect because their worth can’t be measured with a simple title like 'Elder' or 'Master' anymore, they only show favor to this one disciple they take in. When looking at it from the outside, it’s easy to mistake their relationship for that of lovers and, of course, the disciple will also feel that they are treated differently from everyone else. After some time, their thoughts would naturally develop in a different direction."

Fu Min nodded once again. "That’s true. And although those Grandmasters are usually cold, they treat their disciple differently from the beginning since they count as their person. So it’s only natural that the disciple has a shot at touching the Grandmaster’s heart. It is very likely to develop feelings between them."

Ai Hua sighed. Their king really had it rough. Such a rival … in the mortal realm, that was truly the worst kind of opponent one could have. Especially if she thought of the chances such a Grandmaster might have that their king couldn’t do anything about. "There is one more problem: Since these Grandmasters are such a good catch there will be a lot of other people vying for them. They’ll try everything they can to separate this pair of Master and disciple, even going as far as to try and kill the disciple. Naturally, they won’t succeed since the Grandmaster wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt his disciple. He’ll appear at the last possible moment and kill those people with a wave of his hand or maybe he’ll just need to move one finger." Ai Hua furrowed her brows. "Actually, even a glance might be enough. It depends on the technique the Grandmaster cultivated. But they’re better than everyone else in general so … it’ll be easy."

"Right, right." Fu Min continued to nod along. "And this is really troublesome. Saving the disciple when they need it the most … Ah, it’s logical the disciple would be extremely moved. This would be the final shove the disciple needs to admit their feelings for their Master. They might just be all over each other then and there."

Ai Hua’s brows raised. "Right. I also heard these Grandmasters are celibate but when they and their disciple are both willing to disregard the taboo of a relationship between Master and disciple they show their natural prowess."

"Isn’t that only natural? They have cultivated for such a long time. It stands to reason that their bodies would be perfect in every sense. They couldn’t lack in stamina. The only questionable thing is how they developed their technique?"

"You’re right. I’m not sure about that either. It might be natural instinct or maybe they studied so many different subjects in their long life that they picked up on these things too. And as someone able to cultivate and reach unprecedented heights just based on some manuals they should be able to learn these things out of a book too, shouldn’t they?"

"That’s true." Fu Min rubbed over the bracelet on his wrist absentmindedly. "Maybe they even consulted some kind of manual for these things after they took in their disciple? After all, they should have felt the attraction already. They’re much older than the disciple and more experienced. The Grandmaster should be able to understand these vague feelings much faster. So it wouldn’t be impossible."

"I think so too. And as the Master that always guided his disciple in everything, of course, he would also pay attention to these things. What if the disciple ever had questions on that subject? Even if he didn’t use these skills on his disciple himself, he should still know."

"Yes, yes. Well, I still think it likely that the Master would have had some intentions early on. Seeing how the weak adolescent he took in becomes an astounding person that shines brighter than most others, of course, he would be attracted. Wouldn’t he naturally desire to make him his? Guiding him on these matters and getting the benefits of all his hard work? Taking his disciple’s first kiss and night should be something they crave?"

Qiu Ling’s gaze had darted back and forth between the two of them but finally halted on Fu Min’s face at these words. He couldn’t help but pose the question that had suggested itself: "Say … Is it already too late to become the Grandmaster of the Yun Zou Sect myself?"