#good!!

Shui Muyang knew that Shizun would never willingly allow anyone to be head disciple, too suspicious and paranoid to ever bestow such an important role to someone until the very last second before her ascension. Unfortunately for her, Shui Muyang was always an impatient child. So, they toiled away for months, years, slowly chipping away at her until she trusted them with more personal duties, until she allowed them to go against the mould when it came to weapons. They had always found a sword to be clunky and tedious to work with - not that they weren't good with one, but it was just a pain for them to have to get so close and get dirty in order to dispose of someone - so they asked for a different kind of spiritual weapon. Shizun had grumbled about how picky they were, but took them to see the peak lord of Wan Jian Peak nonetheless, allowed them to ask about a different kind of spiritual weapon; a whip. Their shibo had winced and shrugged, trying to figure out the logistics of making that work, when the charming head disciple (Wei-shixiong) had practically crashed into Shibo in his haste to offer to take on the request - distantly, Shui Muyang decided that he was like an excited...dog. Well, they had been thinking about asking Shizun for a pet, but Wei Yi would suffice perfectly. After they had gained a whip, one with a rather snarky spirit (apparently, it had once belonged to a sword that wished to be melded into something else entirely, which was something they could understand) and so easily concealable because their beloved shixiong/dog had made it accessible as a decorative belt, they started working on the ultimate mission - get Shizun to surrender the role of head disciple to them. It wasn't even that tricky, just a well placed poison that blended in with Shizun's favourite wine (one that would not be found in any examination, they had made sure of it) and the antidote within their grasp, and she folded to their whims easily. A brilliant assassin but a shitty coward; the best thing for them to work with. Honestly, they didn't understand why everyone, including Shizun, had been so impressed with their executed plan. It was a rather run-of-the-mill blackmailing mission (but, they supposed, nobody ever really got those but them). A useful thing that came with their position was that they could attend both peak lord meetings and the head disciple meetings that took place bimonthly, meaning they were just learning more about the ins and outs of the mountain before they took their place as peak lord. Honestly, the sect leader hadn't even made Yue-shixiong aware of the true meaning of Zui Xian Peak, so it was far too easy to worm more information about the soft hearted sap of a man. (It took them a while to find out about Xuan Su though, and that was an extremely interesting development to consider.) This is unrelated to this post specifically, but get ready to learn about who Shui Muyang smooches in another post!! (likely tomorrow)

"Uh huh. I've made ch-chocolate orange cake and m-mousse before." Black Star answered the Overlord with a few nods and a small smile. "Though.. it is a lil' difficult to.. to get the flavor blend just right, w-without one overpowering the other, I mean" she would voice her baking experience. As Black Star notices Velvette's eyebrow quirk, the feline can't help but smile a bit more.

we'll be decorating our untamed nature