"Gu Ling Academy?" Ling Luoyi saw her being cautious and couldn't help but laugh. "Aunt, what are you nervous about? This is your own choice, as long as you don't regret it."
"Elder Mo said he wanted to take me as his disciple, but I refused."
Ling Luoyi knew why she refused and also knew her concerns. She said, "Aunt, if you don't want to, just refuse. There's nothing to worry about."
"Luo'er, is it really okay?" Ling Li asked, not at ease.
Ling Luoyi said very seriously, "Aunt, it's really okay."
Meeting Ling Luoyi's serious eyes, Ling Li finally felt relieved.
Seeing that she was no longer dwelling on it, Ling Luoyi asked, "Aunt, have you told Grandpa about this?"
"Not yet." Ling Li had been struggling since she returned from the competition and hadn't told anyone. Even when Qiu Yuanxi asked her what was wrong, she hadn't answered.
"Then Aunt, why don't you go back to your room and tidy up, then go to the small world to tell Grandpa. It will make them happy too."
"Okay."
Ling Li returned to her own room next door and saw that her face was full of worry. Her originally bright little face was now overcast. This was completely unlike her!
Ling Li patted her face, sorted out her thoughts, and entered the small world.
Next door, Ling Luoyi suddenly asked Qiu Yuanxi, "A Yuan, your Qingxin Hall should still have vacancies, right?"
Qiu Yuanxi was a little surprised and said, "Little Luo'er, you're not thinking of putting your aunt and third sister with me, are you? Little Luo'er, don't forget, they are too weak. They can't even leave here, let alone go to the Sacred Domain."
Ling Luoyi said with some helplessness, "I didn't say now."
"Ah?"
"Maybe a hundred years, maybe a thousand years, maybe who knows how long." Ling Luoyi waved her hand as she said this and sighed, "Forget it, it's too long."
Qiu Yuanxi smiled and said, "Little Luo'er, Qingxin Hall might not be able to keep vacancies for them, but I promise, when they are able, there will always be a place."
Ling Luoyi looked at her deeply, then smiled, "Thanks."
Qiu Yuanxi patted her and smiled, "Who are we to each other? But you're thinking a bit too far ahead. They haven't even passed the first hurdle, and you've already prepared the rewards."
"It's not just them, others have also been arranged for."
"Little Luo'er, haven't you considered what if they don't follow the path you've prepared?"
"I'm not forcing them to follow my plan, I'm just leaving them a fallback."
Qiu Yuanxi looked at her, her eyes sparkling, "Learned!"
Qiu Yuanxi also had clansmen and needed to consider their future, but she was always worried if they would follow her plans. Now, she felt enlightened.
Ling Luoyi knew her concerns and said, "A Yuan, they don't need you to worry about this."
Qiu Yuanxi became dejected and said, "But Little Luo'er, many people have told me to make arrangements for them."
"You can make arrangements for them, or you don't have to."
"But they said I've enjoyed the treatment of the fifth young lady of the Qiu family for over twenty years, so I should plan for the Qiu family."
"A Yuan, you are not the only one in the Qiu family. Your own future must be decided by yourself. No one has the right to interfere. You can prepare a fallback for them, but you cannot interfere too much with their choices."
"Is that so?" Qiu Yuanxi had never heard such words and was somewhat self-doubting.
Come to think of it, many of her novel ideas came from Little Luo'er. At first, she doubted them, but later she found that what she said was very accurate.
"A Yuan, you've been protected too well."
Ling Luoyi's tone carried a hint of envy. If she had been there, perhaps she wouldn't have become like this.
"Is it?"
Qiu Yuanxi thought about it. She had been her parents' treasure since birth. She was the youngest, with four older sisters and several older brothers who were much older than her. Therefore, she had always been the most doted upon.
Later, she became the Sacred Maiden of Medicine, and she was also someone the entire Sacred Domain protected. Therefore, until she met Ling Luoyi, her life had been smooth sailing, and she had rarely been wronged.
Qiu Yuanxi finally nodded affirmatively. She had indeed been protected too well.
"A Yuan, you can go out and see more occasionally. You'll find the answers yourself for many things without others helping you."
Qiu Yuanxi nodded, then remembered something and looked at Ling Luoyi curiously, "Little Luo'er, one thing is very strange. You're only eighteen, but you seem to have experienced a lot, and you talk like an old man."
"A Yuan, sometimes experience and age are not the same."
"Alright."
As the two were drinking fruit juice, they suddenly heard a knock on the door. It was Ling Li outside.
Zhu Shuang opened the door, and Ling Li walked in. Ling Luoyi asked, "Aunt, what's wrong?"
Ling Li smiled and said, "Luo'er, Aunt has told Grandpa what happened. Grandpa is very happy and wants to hold a banquet in the small world."
"In the small world?" Ling Luoyi asked with a smile, "Are you sure Grandpa doesn't want to entertain guests in the Ling Mansion?"
"Grandpa thought so when he first heard it, but we were worried that Grandpa's action would arouse suspicion from others, so we persuaded him against it. However, Grandpa said that the banquet will be held after the unsuccessful candidates return, and he has already started writing invitations."
"Grandpa is really impatient."
"Okay, Luo'er, let's go in too. Aren't you busy now?"
"Aunt, you go in first. I'm not busy right now, but I might be busy later."
"En?"
Ling Li didn't know what Ling Luoyi had done in the积分赛 (points competition), so she was a little confused.
"Aunt, you go in first. I'll go in after I'm done."
"Wait a moment." Ling Li remembered something before turning around and asked, "Luo'er, Aunt forgot to ask, you came back so early, did you choose a sect or academy?"
"Aunt, I haven't chosen any sect or academy. And with my current cultivation, it seems no one can teach me."
Ling Li was a little surprised to hear that Ling Luoyi had not joined any sect or academy, but her surprise faded when she heard the latter part. With her cultivation, perhaps no one in the Heavenly Profound Domain could teach her.
"Alright, Luo'er, you decide for yourself."
Ling Li returned to her room and entered the small world again, telling them that Ling Luoyi had not joined any sect or academy.
They already knew, so they were not surprised.
On Ling Luoyi's side, she was still drinking fruit juice with Qiu Yuanxi, while Gu Yuncheng was resting obediently nearby.
Qiu Yuanxi had been watched closely by Xing Yu for the past three days and couldn't even leave her room, so she didn't know what else Ling Luoyi had caused.
Seeing that Ling Luoyi hadn't gone, Qiu Yuanxi curiously asked, "Little Luo'er, why didn't you go?"
"Waiting for someone."
"Waiting for whom?" Qiu Yuanxi thought of them and said, "Little Luo'er, didn't you say you'd stay for a few more days? They shouldn't be so impatient."
"A Yuan, I sold a pill to a little girl during the competition today. After taking it, that little girl advanced three levels."
"Advanced three levels, it's a Spirit Qi Pill. What's wrong with a Spirit Qi Pill?"
"Tomorrow is the entrance test for Gu Ling Academy. Only a few people can be selected in today's competition. To increase the success rate, do you think those on the fringes will come now?"
"That's true." Qiu Yuanxi said, "I heard from your sisters before that Gu Ling Academy is as difficult to get into for them as Canglan Academy is for us. If it can increase the success rate, they will come no matter how late it is."
As Qiu Yuanxi spoke, she suddenly heard steady footsteps. She exchanged a look with Ling Luoyi.
Both of them had a deep smile in their eyes.
They were here.