Chapter 19 – Taking the Young Empress as a Disciple While She's Still Young?

On the other side, when Qin Yang returned to Xia He, he immediately noticed something unusual.

Xia He kept glancing sideways at him, the corners of his mouth twitching upward as if struggling to suppress a grin more stubborn than an AK’s recoil.

“You’re something else, Old Qin!” Xia He stifled a laugh, giving a thumbs-up while teasing relentlessly, “What kind of medicine have you been taking lately? You’ve become so slick!”

Qin Yang: “……”

Qin Yang remained silent, responding to his friend’s jab with an eye-roll.

“Hiss~ What’s with that look, Old Qin? I’m praising you here!” Xia He sucked in a breath through his teeth, sidling up to Qin Yang and slinging an arm over his shoulder. “I mean it as a compliment! Not a hint of sarcasm!”

“Cut the crap…” Qin Yang brushed off Xia He’s hand, uninterested in bantering. His mind was still racing, preoccupied with thoughts about the system.

Although he had vaguely unraveled the mystery in his heart, he found it hard to believe.

According to the hints provided by the system earlier, not every living being could trigger these prompts.

Only those who would still be alive five hundred years in the future could activate the system’s notifications.

And any being capable of living for five centuries without dying would inevitably be an immensely formidable existence, as indicated by the system.

To reiterate, even a pig, if it lived for five hundred years, could become a Beast King!

As for entities like the Immortal Cockroach, the Purple Soul Demon Pearl, or the Bloodsucking Leech—beings harboring ancient bloodlines—it was understandable that they could evolve into powerful Star Beasts after five centuries.

Meanwhile, other ordinary Star Beasts, lacking great opportunities, would have long perished within those five hundred years.

The same logic applied to the powerful figures of the current era.

Though they might reign supreme now, treating all else as ants beneath their feet, it would all be meaningless if they couldn’t withstand the test of time.

Once they died after five hundred years, it meant they could no longer trigger the system’s prompts.

Therefore, if he encountered them now, he naturally wouldn’t receive any system notifications.

Without the system’s prompts, interacting with them likewise offered no chance of triggering rewards.

“That’s right, that’s the logic.” Qin Yang nodded to himself, suddenly enlightened.

He recalled the girl he had just met—no, the future Empress.

“Based on the system’s hint, as long as I take this young girl as my master, I can obtain a new reward?”

But the task of becoming her disciple was genuinely tricky.

Aside from the embarrassment, Qin Yang simply couldn’t bring himself to swallow his pride.

Moreover, despite her youth, she was already an expert at the Acquired Realm Eighth Layer.

Undoubtedly, she was a heaven-sent prodigy, a cherished jewel.

Every move she made was surely under close watch by various factions.

If he rashly went to ask her to be his master, he might draw the attention of the influential figures monitoring Li Zixuan by the very next day.

If they deemed Qin Yang to have ulterior motives, not only would he fail to become her disciple, but he’d also invite all sorts of troubles.

Of course, being visited by these factions was the least of his worries.

With his current strength, ordinary people were no match for him.

If they dared to show up at his door, he’d make sure they walked in on their feet but were carried out horizontally!

The real problem was: what if he lost his job as the Library administrator because of this?”What a great job—I can slack off, study cultivation manuals, and there’s even a staff cafeteria… Everyone in the library is so talented, I can’t afford to lose this job!”

Qin Yang shook his head inwardly.

Moreover, Li Zixuan was holding a Student ID, proving she was just a student from the Martial Arts Academy.

If he, a grown man, went up to ask to become her disciple, she’d definitely refuse.

He might even be mistaken for a lunatic on the spot…

Thinking it through carefully, his chances of becoming her disciple were practically zero!

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible to succeed!

“Dammit, lousy system, look at what kind of ridiculous mission you’re giving me!”

Qin Yang cursed silently.

The next moment.

The system’s stubborn voice echoed again.

“Ding! Detected the Empress is moving away. Host, please quickly see the error of your ways and hurry to kowtow and beg to become her disciple!”

Qin Yang: “……”

Hearing the system’s prompt, Qin Yang felt numb.

Fine, fine, you want to play it like this?

At that moment, Qin Yang recalled the earlier incident with the cockroach and spider.

He suddenly slapped his forehead—he’d had an epiphany!

Why was he falling into the system’s trap?

Last time, the system urged him to run for his life when he encountered a cockroach.

But he went against it, stomped the cockroach to death, and made this lousy system cough up even more rewards!

“In the system’s eyes, I’m just an ant before a powerhouse like the Empress.”

“So it thinks becoming her disciple is simple and most reasonable for me.”

“But if I do the opposite…”

Qin Yang’s eyes lit up as he murmured, “If I make the Empress become my disciple, wouldn’t the rewards be even greater?”

Exactly!

That’s the logic!

Once he realized this, Qin Yang felt everything click into place, his understanding complete.

While the Empress is still young, take her as my disciple!

Then, through daily interactions, I can squeeze massive rewards out of this lousy system.

Why not go for such a great opportunity?

This is like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric wire…

“Total victory!”

With this thought, Qin Yang’s mind cleared, and he grew immensely excited.

He abruptly turned around, ready to retrace his steps and head back to where the girl had been.

But after walking a few steps to the spot, Li Zixuan’s seat was already empty.

“She’s already gone?”

Seeing the vacant seat, Qin Yang felt a pang of regret.

If only he’d used his administrator status earlier to organize a library promotion event and gotten Li Zixuan’s phone number.

“Hey, Old Qin, don’t tell me you actually have your eye on her?”

Xia He, standing nearby, nudged Qin Yang’s shoulder and teased, “I never knew you were into that type? But this girl seems hard to chase—she looks like an iceberg, unapproachable.”

“Ah.”

Qin Yang sighed deeply, thinking of the girl he’d just missed, his face full of regret.

The girl herself wasn’t the important part.

What mattered was that the system rewards he’d almost secured had just flown right past him!

Who knew when he’d run into that girl again.

What if she never came back?

After all, slacking off had its limits—he couldn’t just camp here every day waiting for Li Zixuan, could he?

“Damn, what’s with that reaction, Old Qin! Snap out of it!”

Seeing Qin Yang’s expression, Xia He couldn’t take it anymore: “If you’re really serious, I’ll move heaven and earth to get her contact info for you, buddy!””Huh? Are you serious?”

Qin Yang hesitated, looking Xia He up and down: “Don’t try to fool an honest man.”

Hearing this, Xia He raised an eyebrow and said: “Why would I lie to you? With all the people coming and going in this library, I’ve gotten to know quite a few of them. Just give me a name, and I’ll definitely find a way to locate her for you.”

“Alright, let’s give it a try then.”

Qin Yang told Xia He about Li Zixuan’s information and her identity as a student of Jianghai Martial Arts Academy.

Xia He immediately guaranteed: “So this beauty is a student from Jianghai Martial Arts Academy? That makes things easier. Just wait patiently, Old Qin, I promise I’ll get the information for you!”

(End of Chapter)