Duanqing Peak, inside the Peak Master’s Cave Dwelling.
Sniff~ sniff~ ah~
After Shidi formed his Jindan, his scent really became so strong and powerful!
Hehe, hehe…
Lu Shidi, I just love you to death…
“You think that just because you’ve formed your Jindan, you can escape my grasp?”
“Hahaha… You can’t!”
Right now, Duan Xueyan was hugging Lu Li tightly, a look of unrestrained delight on her face.
She stood up right away, jumped directly into Lu Li’s arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and began rubbing her face against his like crazy.
But when Lu Li saw her like this, his face immediately darkened.
“Lu Shidi~ at least give me a smile~ Why do you always look so gloomy and unhappy~”
As she spoke, Duan Xueyan’s hands were all over Lu Li, even fiddling with his arms on both sides, trying to get him to perk up.
In contrast, Lu Li looked like a shy tabby cat, trying as best he could to pull his face and neck away.
Terrified that Duan Xueyan might really kiss him.
“Lu Shidi~ I know you’re tsundere, your personality is all talk and no action!”
“Deep down, you just want me to touch you, right~ Come, Shidi, let’s kiss~”
Hearing her words, Lu Li immediately reached out, with an expression of utter rejection, forcefully pushing at Duan Xueyan’s head to keep her away.
But Duan Xueyan simply took the chance to kiss his hand, leaving a conspicuously pink lipstick mark on it.
Clutching Lu Li’s wrist, she grinned at him.
“Hahaha… Shidi, now that you’ve met me, do you think you can still escape?”
You were seen by me~
Now aren’t you at my mercy?
“Hehe… mua~mua~ Cute little kittens like you were born to be eaten up by big sisters! Resistance is useless~”
The moment her words fell, the temperature inside Lu Li’s cave dwelling instantly dropped by several degrees.
Far away at the door frame, at the entrance to the cave, Gu Qingying’s jealousy erupted as she squeezed five very clear finger marks into the wood.
Gu Qingying:
“Beastly Lu!”
Gong Shangyu:
“Shameless old pervert!”
Gong Shangyu and Gu Qingying were standing at the door, glaring with resentment and cursing Duan Xueyan, wishing they could make a voodoo doll and stab her to death.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Lu Li tactfully issued an eviction order to Duan Xueyan:
“Senior Sister, if you don’t have any other urgent matters, please see yourself out.”
“After all, I need to consolidate my cultivation…”
Seeing Lu Li issue the order, Duan Xueyan raised her eyebrows and smiled, asking with feigned surprise, “Hey… Are you really in such a rush to send me away, Lu Shidi?”
Duan Xueyan had come to Duanqing Peak so early not just to talk business with Lu Li.
She hadn’t even spent any proper time with him, and he was already chasing her off.
Wasn’t this Shidi a bit too heartless?
“Since we’ve finished discussing business, can’t you talk with me a bit more, maybe take me for a walk?”
“I saw on my way here, the autumn leaves on Duanqing Peak have turned red~ So? Won’t you accompany me for a stroll nearby?”
“Uh… Senior Sister Duan, just the two of us, a man and a woman, wandering in the deep mountains together isn’t really appropriate, is it? I think… you should probably hurry and go, Senior Sister~ I need to continue stabilizing my Jindan stage…”
Seeing how cold-hearted Lu Li was, Duan Xueyan immediately pouted in annoyance:
“Shidi, you’re so heartless~ I dressed up just for you before I came, can’t you even look at me a bit longer?”
Lu Li looked up at Duan Xueyan upon hearing that, realizing that she really was dressed differently from usual, with a delicately made-up face as well.
To be honest, if Duan Xueyan wasn’t so twisted in personality, Lu Li might actually really like her…
Sigh…
Unfortunately, there are so many things in this world that just aren’t perfect…
A beauty indeed, but alas, a maniac!
If only Duan Xueyan could tone it down a little, maybe the two of them would’ve been a thing by now!
But Duan Xueyan had no self-awareness at all in this respect…
While Lu Li was thinking this, Duan Xueyan suddenly blushed, leaned in close to his ear, and whispered, “Shidi, I’m wearing black silk underneath today~ Are you interested in taking a look?”
Her cheeks flushed, her bright eyes filled with spring water, then with her right hand she pinched her skirt and gently lifted it, revealing a glimpse of slender, beautiful leg wrapped in a sheer layer of black silk, its texture faintly visible.
Duan Xueyan whispered, “Shidi~ Don’t you want to help me take it off?”
Lu Li:
Damn, damn, damn, damn…
Demoness!
Who could possibly resist this?!
Ahhhh— Calm down!
My Emotion-Severing Dao, give me strength!
I must keep my cool!
Ahhhh— Calm down!
My body!
You must not be bewitched!
The person beside you is most likely a yandere maniac!
You can’t yield to her!
That’s your dignity as a man!
She’s only leading you down a forbidden path, pressing you down on the bed for endless torment!
As Lu Li was thinking wildly, he suddenly felt a sweet fragrance drift by.
Duan Xueyan had, quite naturally, clung tightly to his arm, her indescribable curves pressing up against him with overwhelming force, nearly engulfing his arm.
Lu Li felt both comfortable and troubled, turning to glance at the Duan Xueyan by his side.
Duan Xueyan returned his gaze with a dazzling smile, the blush on her face not yet faded.
She blinked at Lu Li, a hint of silent, playful inquiry in her eyes.
Shidi~
Won’t you just give in to me?
Staring at that smile, feeling the warmth so close, Lu Li’s heart wavered.
He subconsciously felt the abundant, surging embrace of Duan Xueyan and realized just how fragile and powerless his will was, even after two lifetimes as a virgin.
At this moment, Gong Shangyu had completely given up watching the scene.
She turned and ran off to the courtyard to mash herbs.
Only Gu Qingying was left standing at the doorway, stretching her slender neck to peer inside Lu Li’s cave dwelling, terrified that Duan Xueyan and Lu Li might actually do something, giving herself a new mother out of the blue.
After all, having one Gong Shangyu at home was trouble enough; if Duan Xueyan joined the family…!!!!
Who could imagine what chaos would erupt in the household then?
Gong Shangyu glanced sideways at Gu Qingying, smirking mischievously.
“Yo~ Little Junior Sister, what are you looking at?”
“Hmph… None of your business~”
Gu Qingying rolled her eyes at Gong Shangyu and kept staring inside at Lu Li’s cave.
Seeing that Gu Qingying was ignoring her, Gong Shangyu’s stubborn streak instantly flared up.
She got up and leaned close to Gu Qingying’s ear, saying, “Don’t keep craning your neck like that~ If you keep it up, you might just turn into a Wangfu Stone~”
Gu Qingying ignored her, continuing to watch for movement inside Lu Li’s room.
Gong Shangyu wasn’t discouraged, and leaned on Gu Qingying’s shoulder.
“We have to hide our identities, but that Duan Xueyan doesn’t need to. Plus, she’s the Hall Master of Gongxun Hall, a Yuanying-stage great cultivator. Just those three things put her way ahead of us!”
Gu Qingying, like a proud little cat, disdainfully pushed at Gong Shangyu, but Gong Shangyu stuck to her like glue, even smiling and asking, “Hey… Little Junior Sister~ Doesn’t your neck get sore from staring so long?”
“No… it doesn’t.”
Gu Qingying replied stiffly.
Clearly, she really disliked Gong Shangyu, her former Senior Sister from a past life.
Especially after Gong Shangyu’s recent stunt with the spiked bath at the warm pavilion, she had a lot of complaints!
“Stop looking! It’s not going to change anything! Even if Master really does form a Dao partnership with her, with our current strength, there’s nothing we can do…”
Gu Qingying grew even more frustrated at these words:
“Yes, there’s nothing I can do! But are you just going to let that Duan woman snatch Master away from us?”
Gong Shangyu laughed lightly:
“Don’t worry~ I’m working on a plan, aren’t I?”
With that, she pointed to her pestle with a devilish smile.
“That Duan woman’s too strong, so we have to use our wits.”
“So, what do you want to do?”
Gu Qingying raised her head, alert, eyeing the scheming Gong Shangyu before her.
“Naturally, we need to give her a lesson, drive that eyesore away from Master, and make sure she remembers it, so she won’t dare come bother Master next time~”
Gu Qingying immediately nodded:
“Well said, but what should we do?”
Seeing Gu Qingying finally take the bait, Gong Shangyu hurriedly pressed the advantage:
“Come here, let me teach you a few tricks for defeating the enemy~”
Then Gong Shangyu beckoned with her wicked little finger.
Gu Qingying, looking confused, leaned in, and the two of them whispered together for a good while.
After hearing Gong Shangyu’s plan, Gu Qingying’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Brilliant! Truly brilliant! So devious! Only Senior Sister could come up with such a high-level move!”
With that, Gu Qingying immediately decided to join forces with Gong Shangyu to drive away Duan Xueyan, this dangerous threat, from their Duanqing Peak.
After all, compared to Duan Xueyan, Gong Shangyu was a much lesser threat.
Even if, in the end, Gong Shangyu did win over Master, Gu Qingying would just chalk it up to her own inferiority.
At least the “fat water” would stay in the family.
That’s just how Gu Qingying saw it~
As for Gong Shangyu, she was acting out of the desire both to prank her little Junior Sister and to drive away Duan Xueyan.
But compared to the endlessly scheming Gong Shangyu, the relatively simple-minded Gu Qingying had no clue at all.
She even thought her Senior Sister was a sincere confidante, eager to help her!
“Um… Senior Sister, is this all we need to do?”
Gu Qingying didn’t know what Gong Shangyu was really thinking, but she definitely didn’t want Lu Li to be snatched away by Duan Xueyan.
So for Gong Shangyu’s suggestion, she was willing to try anything.
“Don’t worry~ I guarantee it.”
Gong Shangyu said with ill intentions, her eyes shining with a conspiratorial light.
Even Qingbao Ancestor, famed for intrigue in the Magic Realm, would be put to shame by that look.
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