Chapter 92
She looked at Li Qingran, who was staring blankly, and leaned over to poke her arm, a playful smile on her face as she feigned sweetness. “Hehe~ Junior Sister, I’m not escorting you for free; you’ve got to cover the drinks on the way!”
“Hmph! You drink every day; it won’t kill you!” Su Qinian raised her hand to hit Yue Qianchi on the head, but Yue Qianchi dodged with a laugh.
Seeing her mischievous disciple, Su Qinian could only sigh in exasperation and turn to Li Qingran. “Your Senior Sister has a serious drinking problem. Keep an eye on her during the journey; I’m worried she’ll mess things up with her drinking!”
With the conversation reaching this point, Li Qingran could only nod in agreement and bow slightly. “Disciple will remember this. Please rest assured, Sect Master; I will definitely remind Senior Sister to drink less on the way.”
“Pfft~ Old Su, do you really think Junior Sister can keep an eye on me? Not a chance!” Not far behind Li Qingran, Yue Qianchi was hanging upside down from a tree, making a face at Su Qinian.
Su Qinian pretended not to see.
“Alright~ You all get ready; it’s about time to set off.”
He took out two spirit stone bags and handed them to Li Qingran.
“Although the Sword Sect is currently low on resources, as the Sect Master, I still need to provide you with the necessary funds for the journey. Here are twenty low-grade spirit stones; you two can split them, ten each.”
Li Qingran: “…”
Yue Qianchi: “…”
“What’s wrong? Do you think it’s not enough?” Su Qinian’s expression turned serious as he pushed the bags forward, looking as if there was no room for argument.
Li Qingran had no choice but to accept them. “Thank you, Sect Master.”
“Sect Master?”
She tugged at the spirit stone bag, but it didn’t budge.
The Sword Sect Master was gripping it tightly.
It wasn’t until Yue Qianchi came over and pried Su Qinian’s fingers open one by one that the two spirit stone bags finally landed in Li Qingran’s hands.
“Master, if you don’t want to give it, you don’t have to,” Yue Qianchi rolled her eyes dramatically.
Seeing through her thoughts, Su Qinian cleared his throat, took out his flying sword, and tossed it into the sky. With a flick, he stepped onto it.
“Hmph! You two take care of yourselves; I’m off!”
The Sect Master left in style.
He and his sword merged into one, drifting through the rosy clouds.
As the last rays of sunlight faded from Luoxia Peak, only Li Qingran and Yue Qianchi remained.
The air was filled with the scent of sun-dried grass.
It was pleasant.
Reminiscent of the tail end of summer.
Li Qingran turned to Yue Qianchi.
The setting sun painted her Senior Sister’s face a brilliant red.
Yue Qianchi withdrew her gaze from the clouds Su Qinian had just passed through, wrapped an arm around Li Qingran’s shoulders, and laughed, “Let’s go, Junior Sister! We’re heading down the mountain!”
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At the peak of Luoxia, the red clouds stretched for miles.
Above, a great sword cultivator used clouds as ink and swords as brushes.
He wrote:
“Safe travels.”
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Chapter 98: I, Chen Xianzun, Want to Live!
【Qingran, where are you planning to go?】
“Ah, Master!”
As Li Qingran walked with Yue Qianchi through the mountains, she suddenly froze, blinking her big eyes as she looked around, realizing too late that her Master wouldn’t actually appear beside her. She then looked up at the empty sky, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
“Master, Senior Sister and I are planning to go to Lingxi Valley to seek medicine~”
【Lingxi Valley for medicine? That’s quite a distance!】
“Well, it can’t be helped~” Li Qingran explained, “Elder Liu searched the entire herb garden and only managed to gather part of the herbs needed for the Baicao Detox Pill. The rest can only be found in Lingxi Valley, so I plan to go there to find the others.”
After saying this, she pulled the bewildered Yue Qianchi closer.
“Master, this is Senior Sister Yue Qianchi. The Sect Master asked her to accompany me. With her looking out for me, the journey will definitely be much smoother.”
Yue Qianchi looked around, but she couldn’t see the Master Li Qingran was talking to.
So she could only awkwardly smile in the direction Li Qingran was looking and cupped her hands in greeting. “Greetings, Senior!”
This was strange; Li Qingran had to be talking to someone, right?
She hadn’t heard that person’s voice.
Was it a private message just for Li Qingran? That would be so awkward!
Yue Qianchi’s toes dug into the ground. Despite being the Senior Sister in the Sword Sect, she was quite shy outside the sect.
【Your electronic girlfriend has left the Sword Sect; team mode activated.】
A team bar appeared in the upper left corner of the screen.
The leader was Li Qingran, with a chibi avatar and a little red flag.
In the second row below Li Qingran was the vice-captain, the white-haired Xianzun’s avatar, but with a label indicating an unknown buff【Hua Ling】.
Yue Qianchi wasn’t in the team; instead, a request to join popped up:
【Do you agree to let Yue Qianchi join the team voice chat?】
“Uh… Sure.” Chen Huai’an’s mouth twitched.
He had heard that a revivalist had a companion spirit called “Divine Brush” that was similar to his.
But he felt that no companion spirit could be more interesting than his.
【Sword Sect Senior Sister - Yue Qianchi has joined the team.】
With this prompt, Chen Huai’an discovered he could actually see Yue Qianchi’s basic information now.
【Yue Qianchi - Sword Sect Senior Sister】
【Traits: Alcoholic, Loyal, Protective】
【Background: Witnessed her parents perish in a fire as a child, nearly losing her own life. Later saved by the passing Sword Sect Master, Su Qinian. Possesses a Golden Single Spirit Root and cultivates the Xuanwu Sword Intent, making her the Sword Sect’s top disciple.】
Compared to unfamiliar cultivators, becoming teammates allowed him to see much more information.
He could even read a brief biography.
Chen Huai’an was quite pleased with this.
“Wow, not bad! This must be similar to a follower in an MMO game, right?”
He had been worried that Yue Qianchi might try to get close to Li Qingran, after all, one could never tell what was in someone’s heart. His electronic girlfriend was a treasure trove; what if Yue Qianchi had ulterior motives? He couldn’t possibly keep an eye on her 24/7!
But it was just a game; it wasn’t that complicated.
A simple information display put his mind at ease.
It even made Yue Qianchi seem much more agreeable.
【Hmm, so you’re Yue Qianchi? I’ve heard my disciple mention you quite often.】
This time, Yue Qianchi heard the voice and was startled. But being adaptable and mentally strong, she quickly turned to Li Qingran and teased, “Looks like Junior Sister Qingran really likes me, huh?”
Li Qingran’s face instantly turned beet red.
Faced with Yue Qianchi’s teasing gaze, she hurriedly averted her eyes, fidgeting with her fingers and pouting, “I didn’t mention you that often; don’t listen to Master’s nonsense…”
【With you looking after Li Qingran, I can rest easy.】
Chen Huai’an intended to compliment Yue Qianchi for being reliable.
But unexpectedly, Li Qingran’s eyes turned red at those words.
“Master, what nonsense are you talking about!” She furrowed her brows, her fingers crumpling the hem of her skirt, her voice trembling slightly. “Disciple is foolish and is still running around trying to cure you without complaint. Last night, I ground and sorted those spirit herbs until my eyes were blurry, afraid of making even the slightest mistake. Can’t you try to pull yourself together for your own sake and for the effort I’m putting in? Stop saying such gloomy things!”
After saying this, Li Qingran wiped her eyes and lowered her head, staring at her toes in silence.
In front of her Master, it was her fault for being confrontational.
But she couldn’t bear to hear such words, even if it meant facing punishment.
Yue Qianchi glanced at the sky, then at Li Qingran, hesitated for a moment, and finally pulled Li Qingran into her warm embrace, disregarding the fact that the unseen presence in the sky was Li Qingran’s Master, who had just spoken harshly. “Senior, you should take care of your disciple yourself. I’m only twenty-eight; I don’t want to suddenly have a child and end up unable to find a partner!”
“Alright, Qingran, don’t cry!” She gently stroked Qingran’s head and said softly, “Don’t worry; if your Master dares to leave you with me, I’ll toss you into the Ten Thousand Great Mountains to feed the beasts and see if he cares!”
Li Qingran: “…”
Chen Huai’an in front of the screen fell silent.
He didn’t pay much attention to Yue Qianchi’s joke; he was still echoing Li Qingran’s words in his mind.
To be honest, he had always thought of Li Qingran’s Baicao Detox Pill as just a plot device in the game.
Because he had told Li Qingran that he was poisoned.
So Li Qingran went to find the best antidote in the world for him.
But he knew that cancer cells weren’t poison; they were something far more terrifying than poison.
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