Mo Manor, living room.
Shen Qingqing pulled Chen Xiaoyan into the living room. With a simple wave of her hand, she set up a barrier outside to prevent others from entering.
Then she let go and walked alone to the main seat in the center. She clenched her right hand close to her stomach, raised her head to look at the ceiling, lost in thought.
One minute… two minutes… five minutes.
Chen Xiaoyan stood behind her, nervously twisting her fingers.
“Shen Elder Sister.”
She was most afraid of this kind of silent silence. The atmosphere was oppressively stifling, yet not a word was spoken—it felt like being slowly suffocated.
“Xiaoyan.”
“Present.”
“Elder Sister has always told you not to take risks, not to take risks. Why won’t you listen?” Shen Qingqing turned back, her brows furrowed with worry.
“Shen Elder Sister~” Chen Xiaoyan acted coy and hugged her arm.
“I know you’re worried about me, but you don’t need to be. I’ll be fine.”
Shen Qingqing knew where the girl’s confidence came from, but she still glared at her in dissatisfaction.
“Elder Sister doesn’t know where you got that ability to come back from the dead. Everything has limits. There is cause and effect, reincarnation, and the order of life and death is the law of the Heavenly Dao. Openly defying the Heavenly Dao—aren’t you afraid that one day, divine punishment will reduce you to ashes?”
“Uh…” Chen Xiaoyan’s expression changed slightly.
If the Xianjie were truly not a game, then the ability to bring fifty thousand people collectively to another world and grant them infinite revival skills—such power was far beyond what an ordinary cultivator could achieve.
That being said, was it possible that the mastermind who pulled the players over was the so-called Heavenly Dao that Shen Qingqing spoke of?
“Now you’re scared?” Seeing Chen Xiaoyan’s change in expression, Shen Qingqing thought she had been frightened and couldn’t help teasing.
“Mmm.” Chen Xiaoyan nodded.
“Good, it’s good to be afraid. This time you were smart enough to have other disciples notify Elder Sister. Otherwise, you would have already died under Mo Jiuchi’s palm.”
“Hehe, I’ve always been smart, and it was thanks to Shen Elder Sister arriving in time.”
“Ahh…” Shen Qingqing sighed. Helpless and angry, she poked Chen Xiaoyan’s forehead.
“You little fool, stop grinning at me. Don’t do it again.”
After saying that, perhaps feeling her tone was too soft, she warned sternly: “If there’s a next time, you’ll never leave Tianxin Mountain for the rest of your life.”
Chen Xiaoyan raised her hand, her face serious.
“I promise: next time I’ll definitely call Elder Sister before acting. I will never put myself in danger again.”
Hearing that, Shen Qingqing nearly rolled her eyes.
Annoyed, she twisted Chen Xiaoyan’s cheek.
“Elder Sister is the dignified Vice Sect Master of Tianxiang, and now she’s become a guard you can summon at will?”
“Oww… Not at all.”
“I originally wanted to find a guard, but you wouldn’t agree, so I had to come to you, Shen Elder Sister.”
Seeing Chen Xiaoyan’s pitiful face, Shen Qingqing’s anger flared. She took a deep breath to suppress the urge to hit someone.
She kept telling herself that she had chosen all of this.
Speaking of Mo Jiuchi, her expression darkened.
Having a man follow this girl around all day—anyone would find it uncomfortable… At least she herself found it very uncomfortable.
So she hadn’t agreed.
But if she found a woman to protect the girl, she was afraid she might get seduced. This left Shen Qingqing deeply conflicted.
“Elder Sister doesn’t care about that. In the future, if there’s danger, notify Elder Sister first before acting.” Shen Qingqing couldn’t make up her mind and for the first time acted shamelessly.
“Oh, I understand.” Chen Xiaoyan bit her lower lip, looking at her with pitiful eyes, turning into an abandoned kitten.
Seeing that expression, even Shen Qingqing couldn’t help twitching the corner of her mouth. She knew exactly what the girl meant.
Holding her forehead, she said: “You little girl, where did you learn to be so greedy?”
“Hehe.” Seeing that Shen Qingqing understood her intention, Chen Xiaoyan sheepishly rubbed the back of her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
“Go ahead, what do you want this time?”
“Shen Elder Sister, the White Jade Hairpin and Silk Ribbon you gave me are nice, but I still can’t escape danger. Do you have any quick escape magical artifacts?”
“Hmm~” Shen Qingqing frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and thought it was indeed a problem.
“Let Elder Sister look.” With that, she closed her eyes.
Chen Xiaoyan wasn’t in a hurry and waited patiently.
After a few minutes.
Shen Qingqing opened her eyes and spread her right hand. A golden talisman floated in her palm.
Seeing Chen Xiaoyan’s puzzled look, she felt a little embarrassed.
“Ahem. Because Tianxiang Sect has its principles, it focuses more on protective and life-saving treasures, so there aren’t many escape magical artifacts. I only have a few, but those require Spirit Awakening Realm cultivation. It’s still too early for you.”
“Then what is this talisman?”
“This is an Ultimate Travel Charm. Stick it on your calf. It will temporarily boost your speed beyond your limits. But be careful: after using it, you won’t be able to walk for a while.”
“Ah? That feels pretty useless.” Chen Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, her tone full of disdain.
The item had average functionality and came with side effects.
“You little girl, do you want it or not? If not, I’ll put it away.” As she spoke, she tucked the talisman into her waist.
Chen Xiaoyan snapped out of it. Forgetting all pride, she quickly cupped Shen Qingqing’s right hand and, with a giggle, took the talisman from between her fingers.
“I want it, of course I want it. No matter how bad it is, as long as it’s from Shen Elder Sister, I’ll take it.”
“Oh really? Just now Elder Sister saw someone looking very disdainful.” Shen Qingqing appeared dissatisfied on the surface, but inside she was quite pleased.
“That’s because you misseen.”
“Hard-headed.” Shen Qingqing decisively rolled her eyes.
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Outside the living room.
Chong Chong came to see what Chen Xiaoyan and Shen Qingqing were up to. But as soon as she approached the living room, she ran headfirst into an invisible wall.
She touched the invisible wall in disbelief. This familiar texture—it was the same barrier from the Tianxin Pavilion backyard.
Ah!!!
How infuriating.
Why did Shen Qingqing always set up barriers?
Last time, Xiaoyan-jie said she was taking a medicinal bath. Could it be the same this time?
Or was she taking a medicinal bath in someone else’s home?
Impossible.
Hmph, it seemed she needed to speed up her plans to learn barrier-breaking.
Chong Chong circled the living room; barriers covered almost every side. Helpless, she had to give up.
Shen Qingqing, you’re ruthless.
Being blocked by barriers twice made this big-eyed cutie furious. In a fit of anger, she kicked the barrier.
A soft thud sounded.
The barrier rippled slightly.
Chong Chong felt as if struck by lightning. Her eyes bulged, face went pale, and she gasped sharply. Hopping on one foot, she hugged her right foot and jumped around.
“Ow ow ow.”
That kick felt like hitting an iron wall.
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