AMSSO-Chapter 7: My Fate Is Decided by Me, Not by Heaven

“Eldest Senior Brother, there’s no need to run!”

“Senior won’t harm us!”

Xin Jinrui was held back by his junior brother and sister, and turned back in astonishment.

Only then did he discover that the Soul-Devouring Tiger that suddenly appeared earlier was just lying to the side licking its paws, with no intention of attacking at all.

Second Junior Sister and Fourth Junior Brother stood by his side.

Not far away was Master.

Xin Jinrui was instantly dumbfounded, his handsome face full of confusion.

Just earlier, he encountered a Human-Faced Spider and nearly got torn into pieces.

Then, a Soul-Devouring Tiger descended from the sky and crushed that terrifying Human-Faced Spider with one paw!

Before he had time to escape, he saw this Soul-Devouring Tiger pounce at him and picked him up with its mouth.

He wanted to struggle, but his spiritual power was sealed by the Soul-Devouring Tiger.

When he thought he was going to die, he actually came back?!

Chu Jingzhuo happily explained to Xin Jinrui, “Eldest Senior Brother, it was Master who asked Senior Soul-Devouring Tiger to bring you back!”

“Ah?”

Xin Jinrui’s eyes widened.

Master asked the Soul-Devouring Tiger to bring him back?!

“Are you… joking?” The words froze on his lips.

Everything in front of him forced him to believe it!

But this was far too absurd!

Xin Jinrui’s face was full of confusion, helplessness, and disbelief.

Qin Yiwei understood his feelings well, patting his arm, “It’s true. It was Master who asked it to bring you back.”

Even the usually mature Second Junior Sister said so, Xin Jinrui’s jaw nearly hit the back of his foot!

He looked in disbelief at Master, who had just pulled out a big cabbage, “M-Master?”

Mu Shiyue smiled at him, “You’re back, you’re fine, right?”

“N-no problem.”

“Good.” Mu Shiyue nodded, “Then hurry and cook, I’m hungry.”

“Ah, oh…”

“I want stir-fried cabbage with meat, and you can add two more dishes.”

“Ah? Oh, alright…”

By the time he came back to his senses, he was already standing in front of the chopping board.

Looking at the cabbage and pork on the board, he felt his brain was completely blank.

Master asked the Soul-Devouring Tiger to bring him back just to have him cook?

Master? Soul-Devouring Tiger?

This Soul-Devouring Tiger seemed to be at Spirit Severing Stage!

Wasn’t Master only at the Golden Core Stage?!

Xin Jinrui’s expression twisted, his whole face full of question marks.

After Mu Shiyue handed the cooking to her eldest disciple, she went to the side and began tidying up the vegetables.

Which child of China didn’t have the idea of farming?

But in her previous life, all her energy was spent on improving herself.

Whether it was cultivating or practicing various skills, she competed wherever she could!

Her talent was too good, and her family’s expectations too great. Growing vegetables wasn’t allowed.

If there was time, it was better spent refining two more pills.

Later on, when her cultivation was higher and no one could stop her, she had even more matters to deal with, and still had no time to farm.

Having another chance at life, she only wanted to live according to her heart.

Ah, this little green vegetable is growing quite well!

“Roar~” The Soul-Devouring Tiger came to Mu Shiyue’s side, tail wagging curiously.

Were these the same things it ate earlier?

The taste wasn’t bad!

“You tidy this up.” Mu Shiyue directly ordered the Soul-Devouring Tiger, making it help with chores.

After all, since it’s already here!

Xin Jinrui’s eyes darted between the ingredients, the Soul-Devouring Tiger, and Master, unable to move for half a day.

Seeing him nearly staring himself dizzy, Qin Yiwei quickly went over.

“Senior Brother, are you alright?”

“N-no problem.”

Xin Jinrui’s reaction was a bit dazed.

It couldn’t be helped, everything that had happened today was far beyond his comprehension!

He felt like his brain was about to be burned.

Chu Jingzhuo also came over, “Senior Brother, just cook for Master first. Master is hungry.”

He secretly turned back to glance at Mu Shiyue, making sure she wasn’t paying attention, then whispered softly to them, “Later, I have something to tell you both.”

“Alright.”

Xin Jinrui took a deep breath, steadying himself, and tried to find a kitchen knife to cut the meat.

“Where’s the kitchen knife?”

As soon as this question came out, the expressions of Chu Jingzhuo and Qin Yiwei twisted for a moment.

“What’s wrong?” Xin Jinrui asked.

Then, following the gazes of the two, he looked toward Master’s side.

Very quickly, he saw the figure of the kitchen knife.

—The only kitchen knife in their sect was being held in Mu Shiyue’s hand.

Mu Shiyue was stabbing, prying, chopping, and hacking at the ground with the kitchen knife, directly treating it as a farming tool.

Xin Jinrui: “…”

That is a kitchen knife!

If the kitchen knife had a spirit and knew it was being used as a farming tool, it would cry from anger!

Mu Shiyue, digging happily with the kitchen knife, suddenly felt an unavoidable gaze.

She lifted her head and looked, “What is it?”

Xin Jinrui’s expression was indescribable, “Master, the kitchen knife…”

“Kitchen knife?” Mu Shiyue lowered her head to look, suddenly realizing, “Oh, you mean this!”

She chuckled, “This kitchen knife is very good, it feels comfortable to use.”

Of course it felt good!

This kitchen knife was made from Xuan Star Iron!

Xuàn Star Iron wasn’t as valuable as Red Crystal Stone, but it wasn’t cheap either, and it was extremely hard.

This kitchen knife made of Xuan Star Iron was refined years ago by their grandmaster… as a failure.

Their grandmaster was an artifact refiner, with decent skill, but was far too whimsical.

At that time, the grandmaster obtained some Xuan Star Iron and wanted to refine a magic weapon for Mu Shiyue.

The grandmaster volunteered herself, and in the end… she refined a kitchen knife!

Perhaps she wanted a tool with multiple functions, so she ended up producing something that was neither this nor that.

It looked like a kitchen knife, but the blade wasn’t that wide.

But it wasn’t purely a kitchen knife either, because the back of the blade was also sharpened, making it a little like a sword.

But it was too short to be called a sword.

Anyway, such an item was despised by Master.

To use this as a natal magic weapon would be laughed to death by others!

Although it was made of Xuan Star Iron, which could cut hair effortlessly, since it had already been refined, its form could no longer be changed.

Unless better materials were added later, only then could its shape be changed.

But as Wanxuan Sect grew poorer, it could only be used as a kitchen knife.

And truthfully, when used as a kitchen knife, it worked quite well.

“Master, I need the kitchen knife to cut meat.” Xin Jinrui’s expression was complicated.

Mu Shiyue looked at the kitchen knife she was using as a spade, still stained with a bit of moist soil.

Her brows furrowed slightly in distaste.

“Don’t you have a sword? Use your sword to cut the meat.” she said to her eldest disciple.

Xin Jinrui: “…”

Xin Jinrui’s face twitched, completely speechless.

“Master, how can a sword be used to cut meat?”

Who would use a sword to cut meat! Wasn’t this nonsense!

Mu Shiyue’s face suddenly grew serious, “Why can’t it? You must believe in yourself!”

In any case, she didn’t want to eat meat cut with that knife.

“Others can’t do it, but you can, doesn’t that show your strength all the more?”

Mu Shiyue’s face was full of seriousness, her beautiful little face seemed to be glowing, “Believe in yourself, you can do it! You must remember, my fate is decided by me, not by Heaven!”

—My fate is decided by me, not by Heaven!

In Xin Jinrui’s mind, it was as if fireworks exploded!

Yes!

Fate is in his own hands!

If he accepted fate, he wouldn’t even be standing here right now!

“Thank you, Master, this disciple understands!”

Xin Jinrui solemnly bowed to Mu Shiyue, then pulled out his sword and began cutting meat!

Watching a sword originally meant for slashing, chopping, smashing, thrusting…now being used to cut meat, Qin Yiwei and Chu Jingzhuo looked at each other: “…”