"Shut up! Is this a place for you to speak?"

Chen Ye shouted sternly, his eyebrows furrowed, and began the punishment.

"Ugh! It hurts!" The girl’s body nearly curled into a shrimp shape, only feeling a searing pain in her chest.

"If you can’t keep your back straight, what about your legs?"

Chen Ye changed his tone, and his large hand suddenly let go, sliding directly under her wide skirt.

"No!!"

Zhang Chuxi’s eyes filled with tears, her beautiful face lost color, and her legs instinctively clamped tightly together.

But Chen Ye’s hand was unstoppable, pressing firmly on her round, firm thigh.

"To practice alchemy, a stable base is needed."

Chen Ye’s expression remained unchanged, as his fingertips slowly wandered over the delicate skin, feeling the amazing elasticity beneath his palm,

"Your legs are trembling so much, what if the pill furnace explodes? Hmm?"

"Not... not trembling..."

Zhang Chuxi cried with pearly tears, her hands desperately pressing down on Chen Ye’s unruly hand, trying to push him away, but couldn’t move him even a bit.

"Still being stubborn?"

Chen Ye chuckled lightly, his fingers suddenly exerting a bit more force, pressing on a certain acupoint.

"Ah—!"

Zhang Chuxi’s body jolted, her whole person like she was electrocuted, collapsing limply into his arms.

This sound made the air thick and ambiguous.

Chen Ye’s breathing suddenly became heavier.

The domineering aspect of the Heart-Burning Technique lay in this—it amplified all desires countless times, putting him on the edge of extreme desire yet having to restrain himself.

And the little demon in his arms was like the most delicious piece of cake, emanating an enticing aroma, tempting him to devour it in one bite.

"In... instructor... I was wrong, I don’t want to learn... let me go... I beg you..."

"Too late."

Chen Ye lowered his head, buried his face in her fragrant neck nook, and took a deep breath,

"The lesson isn’t over yet, why give up halfway?"

"Since your legs are too weak to stand, let the instructor... thoroughly check your body to see if there’s something wrong. Hmm? I think your acupoints’ spiritual power isn’t flowing smoothly; let me check carefully... First, remove your clothes, otherwise, it will be hard to find the problem..."

"Wuwuwu..."

Before long,

the once elegant and dignified young lady was now a shivering little lamb under the instructor her mother specially found, pressed against the teaching desk where lessons were once given.

At this moment, Zhang Chuxi finally understood one truth.

Those who play with fire are doomed to be burned.

And she was the foolish one playing with fire.

...

Chen Ye’s instruction lasted a whole night.

As the saying goes, strict teachers produce high-caliber students.

After a night, Zhang Chuxi recited the Pill Scripture until her throat was hoarse and couldn’t even walk, especially during the last few times when she directly fainted.

In the end, it was Chen Ye who carried her back to Tingyu Pavilion.

"Sigh! Truly, if the master isn’t strict, the disciple won’t learn! In the future, I should be even more rigorous!"

Although Chen Ye had fun,

he was still impeded by the Heart-Burning Technique and couldn’t actually touch Zhang Chuxi... though he surely did spend plenty of time kissing and caressing.

Ha!

This wicked little demon even tried to threaten the instructor in the end!

But what the wicked little demon didn’t expect was, early on when she attempted to seduce Chen Ye, he, wary of her setting him up, secretly used the Shadow Retention Technique.

And in the Shadow Retention, it clearly showed that she was the one initiating the seduction of Chen Ye.

Upon seeing the Shadow Retention, Zhang Chuxi blacked out, utterly despairing.

She knew she had thoroughly fallen under the control of this man.

With this Shadow Retention,

how could she face her mother and complain?

Though she pretended, anyone with a clear eye would see she was deliberately "seducing"!

"No, that’s not right! I wouldn’t possibly seduce a country bumpkin... I just wanted to torture him! But why did it turn out this way? Clearly, he behaves like a quail in front of Sister Bai..."

Bathing in the pool of Tingyu Pavilion,

the girl’s eyes were hollow, her pretty little face marked by tear stains, and she scrubbed hard at the love marks on her body, unable to understand why no matter how hard she thought.

"Chen Ye! You vile, shameless scoundrel! I... I will definitely make you pay the price!"

Though she said this aloud, images of the previous night unconsciously floated through her mind.

The burning hands, the domineering invasion, and that... utterly shameful shiver.

"Ahhh! Stop thinking about it! Stop thinking about it!"

She dove into the pool, blowing bubbles ceaselessly.

...

What would Chen Ye care about Zhang Chuxi’s thoughts?

He was now being routinely interrogated by his students.

The young girl had a serious face, holding a flying sword, glaring at her master:

"Confession brings leniency! Resistance leads to severity! Master, why were you absent all night again? What have you been secretly doing?"

"Master... don’t overwork yourself... Zhiwei is trying her best..."

The eldest disciple had red eyes, biting her lower lip hard, glancing away.

Master,

was surely bullied by the True Inheritor Bai all night again!

That was the entire night!

Just thinking about how her master endured humiliation for the disciple’s sake all last night, Zhiwei wished she could fight it out with the True Inheritor Bai!

Chen Ye broke into a sweat.

What leniency through confession? It would actually be more severity through confession!

If they found out he was tutoring Zhang Chuxi last night, wouldn’t that be a disaster?

Luckily, the master had experience, he said calmly:

"You all know, Master is assisting the sect in catching the traitor. I was busy the entire night yesterday... Sigh, Master is exhausted all over, especially my hands."

It was the truth.

Chen Ye’s fingers were quite numb, but fortunately, only his index finger was particularly tired.

After all, he only needed one finger for alchemy, as more would be too much for the pill furnace; this furnace was a bit small and couldn’t handle it.

"Hands?" The young girl blinked, muttering, "Isn’t Master adept at the Flying Sword Technique? When did you start using traditional swordsmanship?"

Chen Ye shot a look at Qing Jun: "Hmph! Even the Flying Sword Technique requires performing the Sword Technique!"

"Master... you worked hard..."

Suddenly, Jin’er, who had been silent, whispered.

Unlike the other two disciples who harbored some odd vigilance towards their master, Jin’er simply thought her master had been busy all night.

Upon hearing this,

Qing Jun and Zhiwei were taken aback, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Even Jin’er was showing concern for Master, while they acted as if they were interrogating him...

The young girl puffed her cheeks, trying her best to smile, walked behind her master, and sweetly said, "Master is so tired, Qing Jun will give Master a massage!"

With that, her small hands had already begun giving Master a diligent massage!

Zhiwei, on the other hand, let out a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat fortunate in her heart.

No matter what, last night Master was finally not bullied.

She respectfully presented tea to her master: "Master, please drink the tea!"

Chen Ye contentedly enjoyed himself, nodding with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, you are all good disciples of mine."

As for Jin’er,

she was now at a loss, unsure of how to express her filial piety.

But she also wanted... to compete for her master’s favor with the other two senior sisters.

Chen Ye paused for a moment.

He was an expert at handling young girls, naturally, he wouldn’t neglect Jin’er!

He smiled and said, "Jin’er, Master is a bit hungry now, how about fetching some Spirit Fruit for Master to feed me?"

Jin’er’s eyes lit up, nodding her head heavily, quickly fetching the Spirit Fruit to feed her Master carefully.

Chen Ye was secretly proud.

Indeed, it’s him!

Even having done something wrong to his disciples, he could still make them willing to labour... No,

he was merely helping Zhang Chuxi with some extra lessons, how could that be letting down his disciples?

This was what an instructor ought to do!

Chen Ye stood tall in his righteousness!

...

The next day.

Perhaps due to Zhang Chuxi, the Heart-Burning Technique’s cultivation progress significantly accelerated.

Originally, it should have taken another two days for the Heart-Burning Technique to be perfected, yet surprisingly, today, the Heart-Burning Technique was already perfected!

"I must admit, Zhang Chuxi somewhat had her uses, though it was unbearably uncomfortable that day..."

Chen Ye felt a surge of joy.

This meant he could achieve a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Period today! 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

At this moment,

he had already dismissed his disciples, residing in the Quiet Chamber, fully preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Period!

Once breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Period, his cultivation would be no less than the Peak Masters in the sect, and he would have the power to fight back in front of Bai Susu!

Indeed,

Bai Susu may be at the Sixth-Layer of Foundation Establishment, but she is currently only in the Foundation Establishment Middle Period!