Chapter 89: Teaching the Rebellious Disciple a Lesson

At that moment, A-Lin felt a little flustered under Gu Qinghuan’s gaze and instinctively shrank back behind Lu Ning, her small hands clutching Lu Ning’s arm even tighter.

This small gesture, in Gu Qinghuan’s eyes, was no different from the most direct provocation.

The killing intent in her eyes grew even stronger.

Lu Ning’s scalp tingled.

In a flash, an absurd idea surfaced in Lu Ning’s mind.

Lu Ning cleared her throat and composed herself again.

She gently patted A-Lin’s little head, signaling her not to be nervous.

Then, she met Gu Qinghuan’s murderous gaze and slowly spoke.

“Qinghuan, don’t be rude.”

“This is your master’s junior sister, and also your grandmaster’s newly accepted closed-door disciple.”

“By seniority, you should address her as Shifu.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell into dead silence.

Gu Qinghuan stood rooted to the spot, her cold, stunningly beautiful face showing undisguised astonishment.

Shi… Shifu?

She stared wide-eyed at the girl hiding behind Lu Ning, who looked as cute as a porcelain doll.

This little thing was her Shifu?

You must be joking!

“Master…” Gu Qinghuan’s voice trembled slightly.

“What did you just say?”

Gu Qinghuan wondered if she was having auditory hallucinations.

“Let me emphasize this again,” Lu Ning’s tone hardened, her sharp eyes sweeping coldly over Gu Qinghuan.

“She is your Shifu.”

“Now, quickly come and pay your respects?”

Lu Ning spoke with conviction.

She even silently gave herself a mental pat on the back.

[‘Not bad, not bad, my reaction time is getting faster and faster.’]

[‘This identity is simply flawless. It can explain A-Lin’s origin and also take down this rebellious disciple’s arrogance a notch.’]

[‘If she dares to disrespect me again in the future, I’ll have her little Shifu properly educate her!’]

The more Lu Ning thought about it, the more she felt her idea was utterly brilliant.

However, she still underestimated Gu Qinghuan’s persistence.

After a brief moment of shock, Gu Qinghuan quickly calmed down.

Grandmaster?

That Supreme Sect Master who had been in seclusion for over a hundred years was actually still alive?

And she had taken on such a young-looking disciple?

Impossible!

Gu Qinghuan’s gaze swept back and forth over A-Lin.

She could sense that the aura on this girl was indeed somewhat strange.

But that didn’t prove she was her Shifu.

“Master…” Gu Qinghuan’s voice rang out again.

“This matter is of great importance. With just your word, this disciple finds it truly hard to believe.”

“Moreover…”

Gu Qinghuan’s tone shifted, and with a flicker of her figure, she appeared on Lu Ning’s other side.

Then, under Lu Ning’s astonished gaze, she also stretched out her arms, tightly hugging Lu Ning’s other arm, pressing her soft, delicate body close.

Gu Qinghuan rested her cheek against Lu Ning’s shoulder, but her cold eyes looked provocatively at A-Lin on the other side.

“No matter who she is, Master belongs to this disciple alone.”

“No one can take you away from my side.”

Her words were as domineering as ever.

Lu Ning was momentarily stunned by this sudden move.

This rebellious disciple… was she getting jealous of A-Lin?

On the other side, when A-Lin saw this strange woman who had suddenly appeared dare to hug Lu Ning’s arm just like she did, her large, limpid black eyes instantly filled with hostility.

“You… let go of Sister Lu Ning!”

A-Lin puffed out her cheeks, glaring at Gu Qinghuan like a little tiger protecting its food.

“Oh?”

Gu Qinghuan raised an eyebrow, a trace of disdain flashing in her eyes.

“Little thing, you’ve got quite a mouth on you.”

“Who are you to lay your hands on my master?”

“I… I am Sister Lu Ning’s A-Lin!”

“A-Lin?”

A mocking smile curled at the corner of Gu Qinghuan’s mouth.

“This one has never heard of you.”

“You let her go now! Or else… or else A-Lin won’t be nice to you!”

Seeing this, Lu Ning knew things were turning bad.

She knew if she let these two women carry on, they would probably end up fighting.

“Alright, that’s enough from both of you.”

Lu Ning gently freed herself from Gu Qinghuan and A-Lin’s arms.

Then, she looked at Gu Qinghuan.

“Qinghuan, you are the Holy Maiden of the Tianmo Sect. Why are you still acting so childish?”

“This is your little Shifu, A-Lin.”

“This was decided by your grandmaster herself, and this master saw it with her own eyes. How could it be false?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can wait until your grandmaster comes out of seclusion and ask her yourself.”

Lu Ning’s words directly brought out Liu Ningshuang as a ‘shield.’

Sure enough, after hearing the word ‘Grandmaster,’ the frost on Gu Qinghuan’s face softened a little.

Although she was still full of doubt in her heart, she didn’t dare to actually question the legendary Supreme Sect Master.

Lu Ning turned her head again, looking at the still-pouting A-Lin, her voice becoming much gentler.

“A-Lin, this is your grand-disciple, Gu Qinghuan.”

“In the future, you two must get along well. No more nonsense, understand?”

“Oh.”

Although A-Lin was still a little unconvinced, looking at Lu Ning’s gentle eyes, she finally nodded obediently.

Having temporarily stabilized these two ‘time bombs,’ Lu Ning breathed a silent sigh of relief.

Then, her voice rang out again.

“This is not the place to talk.”

“Whatever it is, follow this master back to the Sovereign Hall first.”

Having said that, she ignored the two of them and walked off on her own towards the Sovereign Hall.

Gu Qinghuan and A-Lin glanced at each other, both seeing animosity in the other’s eyes.

But in the end, they stopped arguing and quickly followed.

However, one walked on Lu Ning’s left, the other on Lu Ning’s right, maintaining a confrontational stance.

Soon, the three returned to the familiar Sovereign Hall.

Looking at that bed of millennium-old mystic jade that filled her with psychological shadows, the corner of Lu Ning’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

But she quickly adjusted her mindset.

She knew that from today onwards, her status had changed.

Lu Ning slowly walked over to the jade bed and then lay down sideways on it in a lazy posture.

Propping her head up with one hand, her sharp eyes swept coldly over Gu Qinghuan standing below.

“Qinghuan.”

“During the days this master was away, it seems you’ve become increasingly unruly.”

“You don’t even pay your respects when you see your master.”

“What? Do you think that because this master’s cultivation has greatly declined, you can manipulate me now?”

At this moment, Gu Qinghuan looked at Lu Ning on the jade bed, her eyes cold and her aura fully unleashed, and an inexplicable panic surged in her heart.

“Disciple… disciple wouldn’t dare.”

“Wouldn’t dare?”

Lu Ning chuckled softly.

“I think your courage is considerable.”

“You even dared to speak disrespectfully to this master’s newly acknowledged junior sister, your little Shifu.”

Lu Ning paused, her voice suddenly turning sharp.

“Gu Qinghuan, have you forgotten who is the Sect Master of the Tianmo Sect?”

“Who is your master?”

“From today onwards, you will honestly be an obedient disciple for this master.”

“If you dare to overstep your bounds again…”

Lu Ning’s gaze shifted to A-Lin, who was looking on curiously.

“This newly arrived little Shifu of yours won’t spoil you like this master does.”

Hearing this undisguised threat, the panic in Gu Qinghuan’s heart was instantly replaced by endless anger.

Master actually dared to use another woman to provoke her!

Fine.

Very well.

Since that’s the case, this disciple will give you what you want.

“Master is right.”

Gu Qinghuan slowly raised her head, a morbid smile now hanging on her face.

“Disciple has indeed been a bit unruly.”

“But…”

Gu Qinghuan’s tone shifted, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes.

“Disciple is also very curious. Just how capable is this little Shifu that Master brought back from the restricted area?”

“Now that the righteous alliance is pressing down on us, our Tianmo Sect is at a critical moment of life and death.”

“Don’t let it turn out that what you brought back is just a burden that holds us back.”

As her voice fell, a terrifying pressure belonging to the early Mahayana stage burst forth from within her!

The entire Sovereign Hall trembled violently under the influence of this pressure.

She wanted to personally test whether this so-called ‘little Shifu’ was even qualified to make her, Gu Qinghuan, follow the rules!

However, faced with her terrifying pressure, there was no ripple on Lu Ning’s face.

She just glanced at A-Lin, who was startled, and a smile curled at the corner of her mouth.

“A-Lin.”

Lu Ning’s voice was very soft.

“Let your grand-disciple properly see what seniority means.”

Receiving Lu Ning’s instruction, the timidity in A-Lin’s large black eyes was instantly replaced by excitement.

She put away her cute and obedient demeanor and slowly stepped forward.

The next moment, an aura even vaster than Gu Qinghuan’s Mahayana pressure emanated from her petite body.

Then, that aura instantly enveloped the entire Tianmo Sect.

Inside the Sovereign Hall, Gu Qinghuan’s face turned deathly pale upon feeling the other’s pressure.

Her proud Mahayana pressure was like a firefly competing with the bright moon in front of this aura.

Great Perfection stage!

This terrifying pressure, which made her feel suffocated and didn’t even allow her to think of resisting, she had only ever felt from one person before.

That was back then outside the Heavenly Capital City, her master, who suppressed everything like a deity!

Gu Qinghuan stared blankly at the petite girl standing before her, her eyes cold, as if she had become a different person, her mind completely empty.

She… she was actually a supreme expert at the Great Perfection stage!

It seemed Master hadn’t lied to her!

This girl might really be her Shifu.

Just as Gu Qinghuan was filled with shock.

From the jade bed, Lu Ning’s slightly teasing voice drifted over leisurely.

“Qinghuan.”

“What are you standing there for?”

“Come over here and give your master a massage?”