Yuan Ji repeated, "Fairy Ye Chengxi…"
"She is like a heavenly fairy, her grace is the most beautiful grace and her heavenly loftiness is the most admirable." Yuan Ji added.
Xia Jiaqing was trembling lightly as she stared coldly at Yuan Ji.
"But after I have seen Palace Mistress, I now know what a goddess looks like. If Ye Chengxi is a heavenly fairy then my Palace Mistress is like a heavenly goddess." Yuan Ji continued to say without faltering.
All of a sudden Xia Jiaqing was smiling. "And what about Xue Qianxue? How does she compare to me? Who is prettier?"
Yuan Ji began to scratch his face, "I have never seen her before but I have heard that her Celestial Orthodox Sect only have female protégés. Therefore I think she may be a little lacking in the eyes of men."
Xia Jiaqing was smiling nonstop now. She whispered to him out of the earshot of her personal attendants, "The others only know how to flatter me with their one side flattering but you are smarter than them."
Then she said aloud, "Your name is Yuan Ji? I like your honesty. You're such an honest man."
Then Yuan Ji was startled when she had suddenly whispered to him. But he quickly said. "If it isn't for Palace Mistress whom is willing to place your trust in me and even reward me for bringing back the two bodies, I may have already been executed. Therefore I think that Palace Mistress can also be considered a virtuous heavenly goddess."
Xia Jiaqing was absolutely delighted that there was someone who was idolizing her. "From today onward you will be a senior core protégé of our sect."
She pointed to her attendants, "Hurry and give him the senior protégé token."
The female protégés were shocked.
"Palace Mistress, are you sure about this? He is only a newcomer. We have a strict advancement in our sect…"
"Do as I've said." Xia Jiaqing said willfully. "Can't you all see that he has done our sect a meritorious service by bringing back the bodies of our two senior protégés? If we don't reward him with the appropriate return, who will dare to be honest with us in the future? If we have more dead bodies in the future then won't they be rotting in the wilderness for the desolate beasts?"
"Yes, Palace Mistress…" the many female personal attendants said at the same time, giving her a half-bow.
Yuan Ji smiled, "I thank Palace Mistress for your grace. Your generosity is second only to the Sacred Maiden Xue Qianxue."
Xia Jiaqing frowned lightly, "I am only second to her?"
Yuan Ji nodded, "I've heard that Sacred Maiden Xue Qianxue is always giving doubly reward for the deserving and she has a generous reputation."
Xia Jiaqing asked, "If I make you an elder, will I be considered to be more generous than her?"
Yuan Ji replied nonchalantly, "Naturally Palace Mistress will be considered the generous virtuous heavenly goddess."
Xia Jiaqing chuckled softly, "I won't fall for your honeycomb tricks." Then she turned to say to her personal attendants. "Give him the elder token. From today onward, he will be an elder of the Emperor Hall Sect."
Not only were the personal attendants greatly shocked when they had heard their Palace Mistress but also Yuan Ji.
Yuan Ji actually did not expect that she would suddenly make him an elder. He actually knew her as Xia Jiajia and knew of her rivalry for Xue Qianxue. Therefore he was actually only trying to provoke her.
"Palace Mistress, this is…"
"Didn't Palace Mistress say that she won't fall for his honeycomb tricks…"
"Shouldn't Palace Mistress have a discussion with the other elders first?"
Xia Jiaqing hummed coldly, "Do as I say. Hurry."
"Yes Palace Mistress…"
When Yuan Ji received the elder token, he said. "Yuan Ji thanks Palace Mistress for the appointment."
Xia Jiaqing winked at him as she smiled, "So Elder Yuan, don't disappoint me and I hope to see more of your contributions to the sect in the future."
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Author Note:
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