Chapter: 49 The Task Fell to Xia Qingluan

After eating his fill, Mo Huaiyu prepared to return to his small cottage to rest.

Staying here, under An Ruojun’s staring gaze, made him feel quite uncomfortable; she looked fierce.

However, just as he was about to get up, the jade pendant at his waist flickered.

Picking it up to check, he saw it was the reward from the sect for his victory.

Oh right! Within the Spirit Imperial Sect, defeating a higher-realm opponent at a lower realm comes with rewards.

In that case, he had no choice but to make a trip.

After all, he had defeated someone in the Dharma Image Realm; the reward was bound to be quite generous.

“Junior Brother Mo, are they asking you to go collect your reward?”

An Ruoxi inquired after seeing the youth finish checking the message on his jade pendant.

“Mhm. Sister Ruoxi, how did you know?”

“A guess.”

In truth, it wasn’t.

News had arrived earlier for Mo Huaiyu to collect his reward, but he hadn’t woken up yet at the time.

An Ruoxi had glanced at the message and planned to tell him once he woke, but upon seeing him conscious, she had momentarily forgotten.

“Sister Ruoxi, where is the place to collect rewards?”

Although Mo Huaiyu had been at the Spirit Imperial Sect for some time, as a major sect of the cultivation world, it was incredibly vast.

He hadn’t even familiarized himself with the surroundings of Hundred Flowers Peak yet.

“Junior Brother Mo, let me take you there.”

Observing the way her sister was sizing up Mo Huaiyu, a sense of crisis lingered in An Ruoxi’s heart.

“Sister Ruoxi, I can go by myself. I don’t want to trouble you anymore.”

Mo Huaiyu felt truly bad that An Ruoxi handled everything regarding him personally.

Moreover, it was just collecting a reward, and since he had just defeated someone in the Dharma Image Realm, he assumed no one would look for trouble with him for the time being.

Hearing this, An Ruojun’s beautiful eyes lit up.

Perfect. Since her younger sister was unwilling, she would take over the task.

Besides, she could take this chance to properly “educate” this lecherous brat to stay away from Ruoxi.

“In that case, let me go instead of Ruoxi. This little b… Junior Brother, I’ll take him to the Treasure Pavilion.”

What?!

Mo Huaiyu’s eyes widened.

Letting the Eldest Senior Sister take him?

“No!” / “No!”

Mo Huaiyu and An Ruoxi spoke in unison.

An Ruoxi’s gaze became sharp.

Letting her sister go with Mo Huaiyu—wouldn’t that mean the two of them being alone?

Recalling the last time she saw her sister pinning Mo Huaiyu against a rock, kissing and biting him, her heart still felt bursts of sourness even now.

Mo Huaiyu’s thoughts were simple and pure: letting the Eldest Senior Sister lead the way? How was that different from a sheep entering a tiger’s den?

“Is Ruoxi afraid that Sister will bully the Junior Brother?”

An Ruojun straightened her body, her fair hand patting her chest, causing a sudden rise and fall—trembling slightly.

She promised: “Ruoxi, rest assured. As the Eldest Senior Sister of the Spirit Imperial Sect, how could I possibly bully a Junior Brother?”

Saying it was one thing, but she only promised that she wouldn’t bully him.

If they encountered some “blind” disciple on the road who wanted to try their luck, that wasn’t something she could control.

An Ruoxi’s worry naturally wasn’t about her sister bullying Mo Huaiyu, but rather about her sister using this opportunity to get closer to him.

The two sisters began to argue incessantly.

An Ruojun said her sister should rest and that it was most appropriate for the Eldest Senior Sister to handle familiarizing a Junior Brother with the sect, while An Ruoxi argued that since the Master had entrusted Mo Huaiyu to her care, she was responsible for everything.

As for the focus of the dispute—Mo Huaiyu—he silently watched the scene unfold.

What could he do?

Could he actually say—

“Stop fighting, stop fighting. It’s really not worth damaging your sisterly bond over me.”

Ugh… those words sounded way too much like a “Green Tea” character.

Better not say them.

Besides, the lines for this role felt wrong.

I’m the one with the male lead script!

Ultimately, the sisters reached a stalemate and handed the task of taking Mo Huaiyu to the Treasure Pavilion to another person—Xia Qingluan!

Xia Qingluan, who had been called over, looked completely bewildered.

She thought it was some major event.

Ruojun’s tone had been so agitated and anxious, yet it was just this?

An Ruojun could tell that Ruoxi was very guarded against her and didn’t want her to be alone with that lecherous brat at all.

It seemed that previous incident had made Ruoxi ramp up her vigilance.

An Ruoxi had originally started to waver, thinking her sister couldn’t possibly be interested in Mo Huaiyu since she was more than ten years older than him.

However, her sister’s various behaviors today and her eagerness to go out alone with him changed her from wavering to being firmly convinced.

…

The Treasure Pavilion was somewhat far from Hundred Flowers Peak.

Even at the speed of the Cave Heaven Realm, it would take some time.

As for the teleportation arrays, they required queuing, and the wait time was enough to reach the pavilion by flying.

Mo Huaiyu watched the graceful silhouette before him.

When Xia Qingluan had first arrived, she had certainly made him unable to look away.

Because she was previously in her own grotto and had flown over in a hurry due to her friend’s urgent call, her slender jade legs and snowy-white shoulders were not hidden at all.

Her shoulder had even slipped slightly, revealing a large expanse of white skin on her chest, leaving Mo Huaiyu’s mind filled with thoughts of “big and white.”

But now…

Xia Qingluan wore a brocade robe that was steady yet elegant, becoming neat and dignified.

However, it did not hide her full, towering breasts.

Beneath the proud curves was a slender waist outlined by a blue silk ribbon.

It was a bit of a pity that those top-tier, perfect jade legs could no longer be seen.

Even so, she displayed a figure that was tall yet curvaceous.

“Sister Xia, have we not reached the Treasure Pavilion yet?”

Mo Huaiyu watched as yet another mountain peak flew by.

Dozens had passed already.

To fly over so many peaks in such a short time—as expected of the Cave Heaven Realm!

At the same time, this Spirit Imperial Sect was just too big!

Hearing him, Xia Qingluan replied: “Junior Brother, soon. Just five or six more peaks and we’ll be there.”

Having said that, she turned around and stared at the youth’s fair and handsome little face.

She suddenly had the urge to pinch it hard.

What should she do?

She really wanted to pinch the Junior Brother’s cheeks until he cried.

While Xia Qingluan thought this, a gentle and beautiful smile appeared on her face.

Mo Huaiyu was completely unaware of Xia Qingluan’s inner thoughts.

He admired the flawless beauty before him, feeling the vibrancy and vividness she radiated.

“What? Staring straight at me, do I look that good?”

Xia Qingluan naturally noticed the young boy’s admiring gaze, recalling her seductive appearance when she first arrived, which had made the little guy’s eyes go wide.

“You look good.”

Mo Huaiyu spoke the truth.

This Sister Xia before him, whether in terms of looks or figure, was not inferior to Sister Ruoxi or the Eldest Senior Sister.

The youth’s sincerity brought Xia Qingluan some satisfaction.

He wasn’t like other men who obviously peeked at her while pretending to look at the scenery.

Upon arriving at the Treasure Pavilion, Mo Huaiyu looked out and found the area filled as far as the eye could see with a bustling, noisy crowd of people coming and going.