As the last trace of spiritual energy from the other party poured into her body, Lin Xinyi could no longer hold back the coquettish moan that escaped her lips.
Meanwhile, Bai Qianqian, who had already finished straightening her clothes beside her, still felt a lingering sense of longing for the sensation from just moments before.
However, no matter how reluctant she was, the time for free activity was probably almost up.
After all, if she missed the upcoming trial, Bai Qianqian’s plan to prepare a surprise would be ruined.
‘This meeting with Master has replenished quite a bit of energy. It should last until the next time…’
Bai Qianqian slowly stretched, gently wiped her mouth, and was about to leave just like that.
Unexpectedly, the hem of her robe behind her was lightly tugged.
Bai Qianqian, who had just lifted her foot, stopped again, a trace of confusion appearing in her eyes as she looked back at Lin Xinyi behind her.
The other woman looked utterly disheveled, her entire body still covered with Bai Qianqian’s marks, tinged with an alluring pink.
Despite having refused so vehemently just moments ago, her eyes now seemed completely captivated.
“Master…?”
Bai Qianqian’s eyes showed a flicker of confusion, clearly caught off guard by this action.
She hadn’t given any extra commands, yet the other party now appeared utterly infatuated.
“Disciple, Master feels you are so beautiful. Touch Master a little more, okay~”
Lin Xinyi forced herself to stand up, gently intertwining her fingers with Bai Qianqian’s.
Faced with an active Lin Xinyi, Bai Qianqian was obviously surprised, a blush also spreading across her face.
‘What’s wrong with her? Has she finally come around?’
Luo Qingyao, floating nearby, watched Lin Xinyi throwing herself into Bai Qianqian’s arms, equally baffled.
She had been so resistant before, yet now she was being so proactive.
Relying on her intuition honed from being tricked by scheming women, Luo Qingyao felt the other party must have some ulterior motive.
Yet, at this moment, Bai Qianqian was completely disarmed by this move, her usually placid expression now tinged with flushed cheeks.
Lin Xinyi’s soft, delicate body was pressed so close now.
Even though it was a body she had touched before, simply because it was the other party’s initiative this time, Bai Qianqian couldn’t control herself and was utterly captivated.
‘Could it be Master finally understands my feelings…’
Bai Qianqian couldn’t muster any sense of caution.
The soft, delicate body in her arms left no room for extra thought.
It felt as if if she didn’t hold the other tightly, she would slip away.
Lin Xinyi clung tightly to her, appearing completely willing to give herself over.
But Lin Xinyi was not thinking this at all.
Having just endured that torment, how could she let the other leave so easily?
When she heard the other was planning to leave, an immature idea surfaced in her heart.
‘This rebellious disciple is so easy to fool. I just need to stall for a little longer…’
Lin Xinyi looked towards the bell ringing from the center of the distant peak, a faint smile unconsciously curling at the corner of her mouth.
Now, Bai Qianqian, with just this light embrace from her, seemed to have lost all composure.
This would save a lot of trouble.
“I know what you’re thinking. But now that I’m willingly throwing myself into your arms, shouldn’t my disciple show some response~”
“Response…”
Lin Xinyi suddenly leaned close to the other’s ear, using that sultry voice to whisper into it, acting completely seductive.
But the more she acted this way, the more suspicious Lin Xinyi’s behavior became.
Although Bai Qianqian very much wanted to push the other down under this tree again, to once more savor that exquisite figure, and to make the other call her name over and over, saying words of love for her, Bai Qianqian still calmed down.
“Master, let go of me. I’m almost late for the Sect Grand Competition…”
Lin Xinyi’s crude plan seemed as transparent as if it could be seen through at a glance.
She wanted to delay Bai Qianqian here, to make her miss the Sect Grand Competition, thereby severing their connection.
It was indeed an effective method.
‘Lin Xinyi, this woman, her scheming mind is still the same. A bad woman is truly unthinkable…’
After hearing Bai Qianqian’s words, Luo Qingyao also realized the other’s purpose.
To think she would go to such lengths just to prevent Bai Qianqian from participating in the next round of the Sect Grand Competition.
Lin Xinyi’s petty schemes were as numerous as ever, but they were only petty schemes.
After all, from what she had seen so far, Lin Xinyi had only ever relied on petty cleverness.
Though annoying, it ultimately couldn’t be taken seriously.
‘I really don’t understand what kind of person she is? Why is Qianqian so infatuated…’
Luo Qingyao propped her chin, observing from the side.
At first, she thought Bai Qianqian liked that kind of ‘bad girl’ personality, but Lin Xinyi’s methods felt sinister.
Yet, while sinister, they didn’t take lives.
This was something Luo Qingyao had never understood from the beginning.
The way she looked at Bai Qianqian was like looking at a sworn enemy, yet in the end, she only came up with cruel methods like handing over some trash cultivation techniques to hinder her progress.
‘Could it be… Lin Xinyi, this woman… all those actions of hers… were actually methods to get Bai Qianqian’s attention…’
Luo Qingyao held her cheeks in a thoughtful pose.
With just a bit of thinking, she arrived at a conclusion that even she found absurd.
But there was no helping it; who told her she was completely clueless about matters of love?
After all, if she had even a partial understanding, she probably wouldn’t have ended up as this remnant soul.
Back then, even if she had just told a lie, she likely wouldn’t have ended up like this.
Recalling when she was imprisoned in the dungeon, her ‘good girlfriend’s’ emotions were far more extreme than they are now.
“You say you love me? I’m telling you to say you love me! I just need you to say this one sentence, why won’t you say it?!”
“Ugh! I, Luo Qingyao, would rather die, be imprisoned here for a lifetime! Than do what you tell me to do!!”
Back then, after her good friend poisoned her, she locked Luo Qingyao in that immortal prison, crying and begging her to say she loved her.
But at that time, with her pride as an Immortal Venerable, she was just full of defiance.
The other party also tried various methods to get her attention back then, even kidnapping her good friend, threatening……that if Luo Qingyao didn’t say she liked her, she would kill her friend.
Luo Qingyao thought the other was just talking, but she didn’t expect her to be serious. It was just a pity for her good friend.
‘Looking at it this way, Lin Xinyi might really be putting on an act of deep-seated hatred just to get Bai Qianqian’s attention…’
After reaching her genius conclusion, Luo Qingyao originally wanted to share her thoughts with Bai Qianqian.
But as soon as she turned her head, she found that Bai Qianqian had already pushed Lin Xinyi to the ground.
Bai Qianqian’s eyes were terrifyingly cold, causing Lin Xinyi to unconsciously shrink back.
Despite the reluctance in her heart, she still rejected the other’s advances.
After all, what Bai Qianqian was doing now was a long-term plan.
“Master, if you keep clinging to me like this, I’ll have to use this Intent Contract to order Master to do something excessive…”
“Isn’t that what you want? I’m offering myself willingly, and you’re still refusing!”
Lin Xinyi now put on an angry expression, slowly standing up while leaning against the wall.
But Bai Qianqian showed no reaction, even a faint, cold smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
“Master just doesn’t want to accept me as a disciple, is it so you can be alone with your paramour…”
“Paramour? You… what are you saying?”
Lin Xinyi finally realized who the other was referring to.
Clearly, the ‘paramour’ in Bai Qianqian’s mouth was Qin Huaiyin, who had left a spiritual energy mark within her.
Seeing Lin Xinyi slightly stunned, the displeasure on Bai Qianqian’s face became even more evident.
“Master can keep pretending to be ignorant. Once I become Master’s personal disciple, living and eating together, I’ll naturally find out who that person is.”
Bai Qianqian no longer had any intention of staying.
Leaving only these words behind, she quickly departed, leaving only Lin Xinyi sitting alone on the ground, disheveled in the wind.
“Is that so? So that’s what you think. However…”
After being pushed to the ground, Lin Xinyi didn’t seem angry.
Instead, she revealed a sinister smile.
On the surface, it seemed she was trying to stop the other from participating in the Sect Grand Competition, but in reality, Lin Xinyi had an even better idea.
….
“The thought of getting rid of two thorns in my side today makes me incredibly happy~”
Lin Xinyi patted the dust off her clothes, clearly having cast aside the pitiful appearance from moments ago.
Meanwhile, Bai Qianqian hadn’t noticed that a pendant continuously emitting demonic energy had been attached to her waist when she wasn’t paying attention.
Lin Xinyi crossed her arms, slowly gazing in the direction the other had left.
Watching the other hurry away, the smile on her lips became even harder to suppress.
When it came down to it, Bai Qianqian was ultimately just a child.
In terms of sinister scheming, how could she compare to herself?
With that demonic energy-emitting pendant, she could frame the other as a spy from the Demonic Sect.
Next, she would pin some fabricated charges on that rebellious disciple Qin Huaiyin, have Yun Yiyi act on her behalf, and by then, she could also stay out of the matter.
“This is the consequence of provoking me. Even without my cultivation restored, I can still manipulate you all as I please…”
Lin Xinyi let out a soft, cold laugh, then glanced towards another path down the mountain.
After all, she had to find Yun Yiyi as quickly as possible.
If she was late, she would miss the good show of a Demonic Sect spy being exposed on the spot.
“But then again, what reason should I use to fool Yun Yiyi…”
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