The White Cat's Divine Scratching Post

Chapter 10: Clothing

It was only after he had extended his hand that Qingtong realized he had done something stupid. It had become a habit to put his paw into the man's hand whenever he showed his palm, so now his body acted on reflex.

Qingtong frowned and immediately took his hand back.

Mo Tianliao was a little regretful after that smooth feeling left his palm. When he noticed that his master had walked over to a lounge chair and sat down and was looking back at him coldly, Mo Tianliao immediately shook off those thoughts and hurried over.

"Is anything the matter?" Qingtong received the glass cup that one of the servants handed to him and lightly sipped a mouthful of tea.

Mo Tianliao pulled his gaze away from his master's pink lips with some difficulty and spoke up, "This disciple has something important to report to Master."

Qingtong set down his cup and dismissed the servants around them with a wave of his hand.

Mo Tianliao walked up to his master's chair and kneeled down on one of the soft cushions on the floor. He then kowtowed respectfully as he said, "O Wise Master, you have already seen through this disciple's secret... This disciple is indeed a reincarnated person. Please forgive this disciple for not reporting this to Master beforehand."

Qingtong looked down at Mo Tianliao's lowered head. He tilted his head to the side with confusion as he tried to understand what this person was saying. By the time Mo Tianliao looked back up, Qingtong's usual cool facade had already fallen back in place.

Mo Tianliao was impressed by how his master remained unruffled by his declaration. As expected, his master was different from those so-called elders who liked to act high and mighty. His master's composure was cool yet natural, and much more like an otherworldly immortal.

"This disciple's previous identity cannot be revealed at this moment, but please rest assured, Master. This disciple will never put Heavy Cloud Sect in danger, nor harm Master."

"Mm, you may get up now."

Mo Tianliao couldn't read any emotion from his master's acknowledgement, but the tension in his shoulders still faded away. He sat up properly on the cushion. Since he had already revealed his secret to his master, he could now openly discuss his cultivation questions with Master without any reservations.

Actually, Mo Tianliao didn't really need much guidance with regards to cultivation. He knew very well how best to cultivate at each stage. However, there were some special circumstances thanks to his current body, so he still had to make some adjustments here and there. Who better to consult than his own master?

"Everything has a spirit, and so does heavenly wood. Give it a try," Qingtong listened to his questions about the Wood-Igniting Technique and gave him a tip.

His master's voice was as lovely as the birds chirping in the mountains. Mo Tianliao could listen to it forever. Although he didn't really understand what his master meant, he still nodded and memorized those words first.

"There's one more thing..."

Since it was rare to meet his master, Mo Tianliao wanted to report everything at once.

"Lately, the second-generation disciples have handed over the administrative tasks for our abode to this disciple to manage..." He looked up at his master and noticed that there wasn't any change of expression on his face, so he took it as permission for him to continue.

Previously, the administrative tasks had all been under the control of a few disciples. They didn't handle things fairly, nor were they very efficient at their respective tasks. After looking at how the sect handled this, Mo Tianliao had created an administrative department to handle distributing resources, missions, and other tasks so that everything would remain fair.