Invitation

"Young master, Yi Lihua is waiting for you," one of his servants informed him with a deep bow.

The rumors had spread to his entire household and by now, everyone was aware that the young master they served was no longer the same young master as before.

If they slacked off on their job, who knows what might happen to them?

'Yi Lihua? What is she doing here?' he wondered. '...Ah, she must've gotten news from one of her people that I was at the red light district.'

With a hundred percent complete faith in the ratings that the system would provide him, he believed without a doubt that she was currently jealous, especially after receiving his confession.

Thus she came here the very next day to confront her complex feelings.

Usually, there would be a week in between her visits at least to make sure she didn't seem too obsessed as well as keeping her mother's anger to a minimum.

"Where?" he asked the servant who straightened his body after Yi Tian gestured for him to do so.

"In your bedroom."

"How long has she been here?" he inquired.

"It hasn't been long, young master. She arrived three minutes ago."

"...I see. Go back to work," he instructed the servant who bowed his head once more and then quickly disappeared around the corner.

As soon as he was a few meters away from his door, despite walking with soft steps, Yi Lihua said from the other side of the wall, "Come in."

"Yi Lihua, it seems you've forgotten who the owner of this place is," Yi Tian chuckled as he opened the door.

There she was, sitting on the edge of his bed looking at the entrance where he stood.

She was wearing a blue silk outfit that showed quite a bit of skin; not to the extent that its purpose was to arouse men but more than Yi Lihua would normally reveal.

Her light blue hair hung over her left shoulder and on the right side of her hair was a white flower with yellow filaments and anthers.

She was already a beauty that only six other women in the city were able to rival, which in reality was more like three considering how her beauty was slightly superior to half of the Seven Jade Beauties.

However, she was on his bed, in his bedroom, with light makeup on.

She never wore makeup before so this already was a shock to Yi Tian who couldn't help but admire the view in front of him as if he was observing a painter creating their masterpiece.

"Beautiful," he pretended to accidentally muttered before covering his mouth with his hand.

Yi Lihua tried not to show it but obviously, she heard him and started to blush at the compliment.

Then she started to feel a little sour.

If he found her beautiful and liked her, then why did he still call upon his servants and frequent the red-light district?

She had to ask.

"...Yi Tian, how come—"

She had to stop halfway because she saw Yi Tian approaching her with a mischievous and aroused look on his face.

In his eyes, she could see her reflection; rapidly her face lost composure and she was unable to keep the mask on as he gently pushed her shoulders down.

Lying flat on the bed, she looked up at Yi Tian who loomed over her.

As he leaned towards her, she rolled out of the bed like a cat; backing herself into the wall, she asked, "What do you think you're doing?" while putting two fists up as if she were heading into battle.

[Inner Thoughts: I wasn't prepared for that! No, it's too soon! Not yet... I'll... I'll pass out if we kiss!]

'But it's just a kiss,' Yi Tian chuckled as he watched Yi Lihua in amusement.

He didn't expect to succeed so easily.

She had been able to hide her feelings for so many years. There were multiple factors as to why she was doing so and he didn't think that she'd reveal her true colors so easily.

He just wanted to tease her but also give her a reminder that he meant what he said the day before.

Sitting down, he crossed one leg over the other and watched as her face was warping every second with a new emotion.

He began saying, "I thought since you were in my room dressed like that, you were inviting me."

"W-what? No. That's not why I'm here."

"Then why are you here?" he asked.

[Inner Thoughts: I didn't think this through. Why am I here? Why am I here? Shoot. Quick. Think of an excuse.]

'I never realized just how immature she is. On the outside, she walks around with her head high and is as noble as they come. Yet, her inner thoughts make it seem like she's younger than me,' Yi Tian chuckled internally.

"I... I'm here because..."

Then it clicked, not only did she find the perfect excuse but it was also something she planned on asking him eventually.

"I'm here because I was wondering if you wanted to accompany me as my plus one to Song Liu's birthday celebration?" 

Yi Lihua would normally refrain from going too far with associating herself with Yi Tian for obvious reasons but with the rumors that he'd changed, she wanted to see how he'd act around high-profile people even if it meant being punished by her mother later on.

'You dare use this opportunity to test me?' 

Yi Tian wasn't actually mad at her intentions but he just found it sort of baffling that this person who was heavily in love with him would risk embarrassing him by bringing him to a place where everyone was a cultivator just to satisfy her curiosity.

[Inner Thoughts: What a perfect plan and excuse. Ha! It'll help me know whether or not his recent personality change is an act of his or if it's genuine. He won't be able to keep up the act in a place like that.]

A part of her was also hoping that the change was real and she wanted to show it off to those attending the ceremony.

'Look at her trying to kill two birds with one stone,' Yi Tian thought as he accepted her offer.

"Sure. I'll be your partner," Yi Tian accepted as he got off the bed and took a step towards her.

Before he could take another, she nodded her head, opened the door, and dashed away.

"Off she disappears like the wind," he muttered as he looked at her shadow disappearing off into the distance.

"I was planning on revealing myself to the world in a different method but I guess the birthday of one of the Seven Jade Beauties is as perfect of a stage I can find," he said.

Unless the other party was capable of analyzing the structure of his bones, muscles, organs, blood, and dantian, no one should know that he was a cultivator yet.

They only knew the rumor that he had changed into a "different person".

They didn't know he was capable of using "qi" or that he was no longer the failure child of the great hero.

Yi Tian wasn't afraid of showing off his powers.

At the end of the day, his grandfather was the sect master, his father was the clan's hero, and his mother, although her influence and powers were weakened due to her son, was still related to a powerful family from her maternal side.

If anything, Yi Tian felt the need to let people know that he was coming.

Everything they've done to him and his mother over the years, he was going to pay it back a thousandfold.

At first, they'll just shrug it off because he's only at the Early-stage Qi Condensation stage but once they start hearing about the speed at which he's growing, they'll begin to become paranoid and nightmares of his face will haunt their sleep.

"Ha... haha... hahaha," Yi Tian laughed softly as he went over to his drawer and picked up a bell resting on top.

Ring. Ring.

Shaking the bell softly, it let out a few rings that reverberated throughout his quarters.

One at a time, his female servants began entering his room.

It was time to gather some more P.E.

Even if individually the amount wasn't a lot, with enough people, it would add up to quite a substantial amount.

He had left the three servants from last time with a message to put this bell in his room.

When he rang the bell, he wanted not only them to bring themself into his room but to also grab every female servant that was working and escort them as well.

It started with a small group of four. Then three more came in. And lastly, six more women entered his bedroom.

At the end of it all, standing in front of him with sweat dripping down their back were 13 female servants.

Three of them had already experienced the new young master's techniques for themselves and were excited to experience them again so they stood the closest.

Tang Mei stood the closest and she was already undressing, disregarding the other people in the room as if their opinion on her actions didn't exist.

The other ten servants had heard from the three what the experience was like and couldn't believe the stories being told.

It had to be a lie.

But a part of them also believed their words but they had also heard with their own ears the sound of the servants moaning uncontrollably for hours on end, so they were nervous, scared, and filled with anticipation.

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A/N: I plan on uploading a chapter daily, sometimes only 5 a week depending on my schedule. BUT! For every review that someone leaves on this novel, I will release an extra chapter to reward you guys. (A little shameless but I do want this novel to succeed and hopefully be able to make a living writing which would allow me to focus all my time on writing and reviews + power stones would help out a lot)