“Fighting with First Senior Sister…”
Even at the dinner table, Blue Ling’er’s mind was still on her upcoming sparring match with Zi Kui.
Although Ling’er had gone to the River of Forgetfulness with Yu Yi, she hadn’t witnessed Zi Kui’s strength firsthand. The mysterious First Senior Sister’s power piqued her curiosity.
But beyond curiosity, Ling’er also had a strong desire to win.
For Ling’er, she wanted to become “the most special one” in Yu Yi’s eyes.
Being the most special meant being “the most trustworthy,” and after her breakthrough to Grandmaster, Ling’er wanted to become the “face” of Among the Colorful Clouds.
Thus, no matter how Zi Kui would assess her cultivation progress, she would give it her all.
Just as Ling’er was making this silent vow, a pitiful voice came from beside her.
“So—hunnnn—gry—”
Huang Doudou pressed her face against the table, staring intently at the exquisite dishes before her, drool nearly dripping from the corner of her mouth.
“Second Senior Sister, Master is way too slow. Can we just eat first?”
Huang Doudou pleaded to Blue Ling’er.
“If we wait any longer, the food’s going to get cold!”
Blue Ling’er snapped back to reality. It seemed they had been sitting at the table waiting for quite a long time.
Ling’er learned from Huang Doudou and the others that Yu Yi had gone to rest in Ye Qingluan’s tree house.
‘Could it be that helping me break through really drained Master’s energy, so she needs extra rest? Master… is so kind.’
Ling’er unconsciously began to speculate.
‘In the end, after I woke up and finished making dinner, Yu Yi still hasn’t come. Could it be…’
‘No, wait. I remember Master still owes Third Junior Sister a reward…’
The more Ling’er thought, the stranger her conjectures became. She simply shook her head and stopped overthinking.
Ling’er then turned to the other two and asked, “Little Qianxue, Crimson Resonance, are you both hungry?”
Yun Qianxue and Chi Ming each replied.
“Mmm… I am a bit hungry.”
“I’m fine. I can hold out a little longer.”
“No need to hold out.”
Ling’er shook her head.
“Let’s eat.”
Incidentally, although Zi Kui really wanted to taste Ling’er’s cooking, due to her special constitution, when she ate, the other half of her “ghost body” would unconsciously release Yin Qi.
To avoid affecting others, Zi Kui always ate alone. So she wasn’t present at the moment, but was hiding in the shadows, quietly waiting for Ling’er to finish her meal before heading to the training ground for their spar.
When they were almost done eating, Ling’er picked up the prepared pastries and rose from the table.
These were specially made for Ye Qingluan’s dinner.
Ye Qingluan loved sweets, and since she rarely came to the table to eat with everyone, after every dinner, Ling’er would make a special trip to bring food to her tree house.
But this time, Ling’er had prepared an extra portion.
It was for Yu Yi.
Blue Ling’er entered the mountain forest. Before long, she spotted the beautiful flower bridge leading to the tree house.
She slowly made her way up the flower bridge and arrived at the tree house door.
Knock, knock, knock.
She raised her hand and gently knocked on the tree house door.
“Coming, coming!”
Ye Qingluan’s voice came from inside.
Then Qingluan opened the door, saw Blue Ling’er, and naturally took the lunch box from her hands.
Clearly, Qingluan knew it was Ling’er.
“Hehe, thanks, Second Senior Sister.”
Qingluan took the lunch box as usual and was about to close the door and go inside when she heard a snap behind her.
Thump thump!
Qingluan froze. She slowly turned back and saw Ling’er’s hand firmly gripping the door panel, gradually prying the nearly closed door open.
“Third Junior Sister, why are you in such a hurry to close the door?”
Blue Ling’er wore a radiant smile on her face as she asked calmly.
“And you seem very energetic today. Usually when I bring you food, you’re all lazy and half-asleep. One time you even threw a tantrum because I woke you up~”
A bead of sweat trickled down Ye Qingluan’s face, but she still forced calm as she replied.
“Uh, well…”
“Look, Second Senior Sister, you just finished dual cultivation with Master and rested a bit, then had to cook and eat. By the time you came to bring me food, it was already very late. Even I’ve had enough sleep by then.”
“Oh? Is that so?”
Ling’er stared meaningfully at the suspicious Ye Qingluan, then continued.
“By the way, where is Master?”
“Master? She… rested at my place for a while and then left.”
“Left? Then where did Master go?”
“Huh? Didn’t Master go to dinner?”
Seeing Qingluan’s puzzled expression as she asked in return made Ling’er even more suspicious.
“Master had no idea when I would wake up, nor when I would cook. Why would you think Master went to dinner?”
Ling’er questioned in return.
“Uh, I mean… I don’t know where Master went either.”
“Highly suspicious!”
Without another word, Ling’er barged into the tree house and searched everywhere for Yu Yi.
But after looking around, she couldn’t find any trace of Yu Yi.
‘That’s strange…’
Blue Ling’er furrowed her delicate brows and muttered to herself.
“Second Senior Sister, I already told you, Master isn’t here. Would I lie to you?”
Ye Qingluan shrugged.
“I see… Well then, sorry for the intrusion.”
Blue Ling’er sighed softly and silently left the tree house.
The moment Ling’er left, Qingluan frantically pressed herself against the door, carefully listening to the sounds outside.
When Qingluan heard the flower bridge creak and the footsteps growing distant, she couldn’t hold back the smile spreading across her lips.
Then she snapped her fingers.
A figure slowly descended from the very top of the tree house. It was Yu Yi, bound entirely by vines and suspended in midair, even her mouth sealed.
The vines binding Yu Yi were adorned with tiny flowers, making her look as if she were wearing a floral dress, extraordinarily beautiful.
Ye Qingluan opened the lunch box, took out a pastry, and walked up to Yu Yi. She loosened the vine blocking Yu Yi’s mouth.
“Master, you must be very tired and hungry, right? Come, open wide, ah—”
Qingluan brought the pastry to Yu Yi’s lips and said softly.
But in the next instant—
BOOM!!!
A loud crash came from behind, and a blizzard of cold air surged into the tree house, making Qingluan’s hair stand on end as she shivered violently.
She turned around trembling and saw Blue Ling’er standing at the door.
Her ice-blue hair fluttered in the cold current, and a red glow flickered on her face hidden in shadow.
It was Ling’er’s eyes, radiating “killing intent” unabashedly.
“Oh dear, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to bring chopsticks for Third Junior Sister~ Let me make up for it now?”
Blue Ling’er smiled radiantly at Ye Qingluan.
“N-n-no, no need…”
Qingluan hugged herself and stuttered in reply.
Previously, because of the “red tea incident,” Qingluan had been taught a lesson by Ling’er.
Now Qingluan could feel that the cold emanating from Ling’er was even colder and sharper than before, like a wind from the Extreme Northern Land, bringing an icy deathly stillness!
Was this the result of her cultivation breakthrough to Grandmaster?
“Third Junior Sister, I was very worried about Master, yet you just lied to me and hid her whereabouts.”
Ling’er’s smile froze. She crossed her arms and asked darkly.
“I think we need to have a good talk. Don’t you think?”
Ling’er continues to be best disciple