Chapter 44: The Arrogant Senior Sister

When Lin Yue called her name, Chu Wanning’s body stiffened slightly.

As the aloof and untouchable inner sect leader of the Nine Heavens Sect, how could she rattle off a list of dishes without any dignity like her master did?

That would be far too damaging to her “Ice Fairy” majesty.

“Those who cultivate immortality should keep their hearts pure and desires few.”

Chu Wanning raised her chin slightly, her gaze extremely cold.

“I have already been inedia for many years. My previous surge of appetite was already a disturbance to my Dao heart. There is no need to purchase any food for me today. I will just go meditate.”

She said it with such righteousness.

She said it as if she were above worldly affairs.

However, the moment Chu Wanning finished speaking, the green jade token on Lin Yue’s chest flickered restlessly with a pink light.

Then, an extremely strong emotion, laced with a hint of grievance, abruptly flooded into Lin Yue’s mind.

He could also taste an extremely distinct sweetness.

It was… the taste of candied hawthorn?

And the aroma of osmanthus cake?

And even the crumbly texture of Wang’s Crispy Cake from the south part of the city?

Lin Yue was completely stunned.

He looked at his senior sister before him, whose expression was cold and remote, as if she could ascend to immortality at any moment.

Yet his mind was filled with her inner, extremely frantic cries: ‘I want to eat the candied hawthorn from the street stall! The kind with extra syrup coating!’

‘And I want to eat osmanthus cake! I saw it in a storybook yesterday, it looks so delicious!’

‘But I’m the senior sister, I can’t say it… boohoo… I wish he would just buy it for me on his own…’

Lin Yue suppressed his laughter with great effort.

This woman is an absolute tsundere!

On the surface, she’s an ice-cold beauty, but inside she’s a gluttonous little girl!

“Senior Sister, are you sure you don’t want anything?”

Lin Yue leaned in a little closer with a mischievous grin, deliberately drawing out his words.

“I heard there’s a new pastry shop at the Cloud Sea Market. That candied hawthorn has a crispy and sweet coating…”

Chu Wanning’s throat moved almost imperceptibly.

But she still stubbornly refused to admit it.

“I said I don’t want any, so I don’t want any. Stop nagging.”

Lin Yue sighed.

If he went down alone, this woman would probably starve to death on the mountaintop out of stubborn pride.

Moreover, Mu Qingxue had asked for far too many things.

Although he was strong, he was also someone who hated trouble.

“Peak Master, there are too many things. I can’t carry them all by myself.”

Lin Yue naturally turned to look at Mu Qingxue.

“Why not let Senior Sister come down the mountain with me to shop?”

Mu Qingxue’s mind was entirely occupied with the evening’s Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

She waved her hand impatiently.

“Go, go, go! Wanning, go with him! Bring everything back completely intact. If a single jar of wine is missing, I’ll hold you responsible!”

“Master?!”

Chu Wanning was flustered.

“I still need to go into seclusion…”

“What seclusion? Cultivating the heart is also cultivation! Go!”

Mu Qingxue glared.

How could Lin Yue miss this opportunity?

Before Chu Wanning could argue, he naturally grabbed Chu Wanning’s soft, boneless white wrist.

“Let’s go, Senior Sister. The master’s order is hard to defy.”

Lin Yue grinned, showing a mouthful of white teeth.

Chu Wanning struggled symbolically.

“Let go! What kind of behavior is this in public?!”

“What’s there to be afraid of? There’s no one else on this mountain.”

Not only did Lin Yue not let go, he held on even tighter.

He even audaciously pulled Chu Wanning and jumped directly onto her life-bound flying sword.

“Hey, hey, hey, Senior Sister, let’s take off! What are you waiting for?”

Chu Wanning was completely flustered by his almost hooligan-like behavior.

Feeling the burning heat of his male body temperature on her wrist, her heartbeat once again skipped a beat rebelliously.

“Rogue…”

Chu Wanning gritted her silver teeth and muttered a curse.

But she still obediently formed a sword incantation.

The flying sword transformed into a streak of white light, carrying them straight toward the Cloud Sea Market.

The Cloud Sea Market was located on a massive floating immortal island.

It was bustling with noise and traffic.

Not only were there cultivators from various sects, but also many mortals conducting trade.

To avoid causing a stir, Chu Wanning, very reluctantly, changed out of her eye-catching sect purple robe halfway there.

At this moment, she was wearing an extremely elegant moon-white silk dress.

Her long black hair, instead of being tied up high as usual, was casually pinned behind her head with a wooden hairpin.

She also wore a thin veil on her face.

This extremely girl-next-door style of dress shed some of her sharp celestial aura, but added a heartwarming, gentle, and weak earthly charm.

The moment they landed in front of the market archway, Lin Yue looked at Chu Wanning’s outfit and couldn’t help whistling.

“Senior Sister, if you dressed like this back in our village, the threshold for marriage proposals would be worn down.”

“Shut up. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll cut off your tongue.”

Chu Wanning glared at him fiercely.

But because of the veil, the glare carried no threat, instead seeming a bit petulant.

The two walked side by side on the noisy street.

This was the first time Chu Wanning had strolled through the market in such a relaxed state.

Usually when she came down the mountain, it was either to carry out demon-extermination missions or to represent the sect at ceremonies.

Everywhere she went, people were awestruck and kept their distance.

But now, around them were the extremely noisy cries of vendors.

“Top-quality Snow Jade Pills! Rock-bottom prices!”

“Freshly steamed spirit beast meat buns! If they’re not good, they’re free!”

Chu Wanning looked at the dazzling array of stalls, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a very new curiosity.

There were simply too many people in the market.

Cultivators and mortals mixed together, extremely crowded.

Suddenly, a commotion came from ahead.

“Move aside! Everyone move aside! A spirit beast is startled!”

A huge iron-armored rhinoceros pulling a load suddenly charged down the street with bloodshot eyes.

The crowd panicked and scattered to both sides.

Chu Wanning was staring absentmindedly at the rouge boxes in a shop next door and didn’t notice the rhinoceros barreling toward her.

With her cultivation level, even if it hit her, the rhinoceros would be the one to die.

But Lin Yue didn’t think that way!

His current role was that of an extremely considerate junior brother.

Just as the several-thousand-jin iron-armored rhinoceros was about to crash into Chu Wanning, Lin Yue reached out dominantly and wrapped his arm around Chu Wanning’s extremely slender waist.

He pulled her back abruptly!

“Watch out!”

Chu Wanning didn’t even have time to react.

Her whole body collided solidly with a very broad chest filled with a very strong male pheromone.

Bam!

The iron-armored rhinoceros rushed past, brushing their clothes and stirring up a gust of wind.

Chu Wanning’s face pressed precisely against Lin Yue’s chest.

She could even hear the strong heartbeat in Lin Yue’s chest clearly through the thin fabric.

Thump… thump… thump…

Lin Yue firmly protected the back of her head with one hand while keeping the other tightly around her waist.

This extremely intimate and protective posture caused Chu Wanning’s mind to go blank instantly.

“Are you okay? Were you scared?”

Lin Yue’s voice sounded above her head, carrying a trace of rare tenderness.

Chu Wanning froze completely.

She, a dignified Core Formation stage cultivator, how could she be scared by a low-level spirit beast?

But being protected in this man’s arms so dominantly, this novel sense of security actually gave her a trace of unbelievable longing.

“I… I’m fine.”

Chu Wanning pushed Lin Yue away frantically, her face so red that even the veil could barely conceal it.

“Making a mountain out of a molehill. It’s just a mere spirit beast.”

Although she said that, when Lin Yue naturally took her hand and continued walking forward, she actually did not refuse.