Qi Qing hadn’t expected the usually decisive Yu Yan to be so unguarded in her sleep, even acting as unreasonable as a child. Right now, the other woman had pulled her onto the bed, her arms holding Qi Qing tightly, showing no intention of letting her go.
Qi Qing could only lie down, following the other’s posture.
Naturally, she couldn’t sleep in such an uncomfortable position. She could only stare blankly at Yu Yan’s face, so close to hers. Her first impression of Yu Yan had been beauty, but she couldn’t have described exactly how. Looking closely now, she found that every part of her was exquisite.
Delicate skin, fair with a hint of pink; long, curled, thick eyelashes; a high-bridged, delicate nose; perfectly curved lips. Viewed from the front, there was a hint of allure, but from the side, she looked quite proper, making one not dare to offend in the slightest.
It wasn’t hard to imagine how many people would admire this face. Even she, who considered herself free of improper thoughts, couldn’t help but want to keep looking, and looking.
After looking for a long time, she wanted to touch.
Of course, only if she wasn’t discovered.
Qi Qing carefully reached out her hand and gently touched the other’s lips. Different from what she had imagined, those lips were incredibly soft; she could barely feel any weight. She had always thought that authors comparing lips to feathers was just wild talk, but now it seemed it was really true.
So soft, so comfortable.
Qi Qing’s throat suddenly felt terribly dry. She wanted to turn over but couldn’t. She could only lie flat and close her eyes. But just as she had calmed her breathing, she felt Yu Yan shift. Perhaps feeling cold, Yu Yan snuggled closer into her neck.
A warm, intoxicating fragrance wafted from the other’s hair.
Qi Qing wanted to hold her breath, but it only worked for a moment. Soon she relaxed, and the fragrance washed over her again.
A bit torturous.
Qi Qing reached out, wanting to push the other woman a little further away, but all her efforts were useless. The more she pushed, the more the other moved forward. When she relaxed her effort, the other woman actually got closer, their faces almost touching.
Qi Qing felt like crying but couldn’t.
She didn’t know if the other woman was awake or asleep, or if she was trying to tease her again. The other had played so many jokes on her that it was hard to tell what was real anymore.
Helpless, she had an idea to tease her back.
She leaned close to the other’s ear, thought for a moment, then boldly said, “If you don’t get up, I’m going to kiss you.”
This was the first time she had said such bold words. Before she could even see the other’s reaction, her own face turned red. Then she started to regret it; she shouldn’t have been so forward. The other woman was, after all, a world-renowned Immortal Lord. Her being so reckless would surely cause displeasure.
Fortunately, Yu Yan didn’t react.
Only, for some reason, her face was buried.
From Qi Qing’s angle, she could only see the other’s slightly red earlobe. Perhaps because she had slept for so long, it looked so tender and alluring.
Qi Qing tilted her head back, rested on the pillow, and fell asleep.
She didn’t know that just after she fell asleep, Yu Yan, who had buried her head in the pillow, not daring to make a sound, finally heaved a big sigh of relief and stealthily raised her head.
When Qi Qing had said those words just now, she had heard them very clearly. The other’s voice was low, with a faint hint of teasing. Goodness knew how much effort it took her to suppress her blush; in the end, she couldn’t, and hid her face.
If she hadn’t hidden it, would the other person have kissed her?
Yu Yan didn’t dare to think about it too much. She originally thought her little love trial was an unshakeable blockhead. Multiple attempts at probing hadn’t yielded the results she wanted, but Qi Qing’s first move was so explosive.
Ah, what am I going to do in the future?
Yu Yan rested her chin in her hands and stared at her little love trial.
Before, she only thought the other person was delicate and pleasant, not quite up to her standards for a partner. But now, she found everything about her pleasing to the eye. Her eyes were beautiful, her mouth was beautiful, her ears were beautiful; the more she looked, the more beautiful she found her.
She suddenly felt relieved. Anyway, she herself was already good-looking enough, so the other person didn’t need to be that good-looking too, right? They weren’t going to have children; looks weren’t that important.
Right.
Having finally reached a conclusion with some difficulty, she continued to stare at the other person.
After a long while, she suddenly realized that she had become mesmerized watching the other person—this was completely unexpected. Her original intention was to control the whole situation, to keep this love trial in the palm of her hand.
But now, it seemed she really did like the other person a little.
She quickly shook her head, hiding this flutter of emotion. No, no, no, she absolutely couldn’t develop feelings, or she would be stuck in the mortal realm forever.
But then again, wasn’t this her wish?
Yu Yan wavered for a long time between developing feelings and not. Finally, she decided to wait and see. Anyway, it was still within a controllable range now. If she found out the other person wasn’t good, she could still pull away in time.
Just as she was about to continue admiring her, she suddenly heard a knock on the door. Yu Yan turned her head, somewhat impatiently, and heard a young disciple say, “Excuse me, is Senior Sister Qi Qing in?”
Yu Yan got up. “What is it?”
“Immortal Lord Qing Shan requests her presence.”
“What does she want with her?”
“This one doesn’t know. I am only relaying the message.”
Yu Yan knew this Immortal Lord Qing Shan was Qi Qing’s master. Normally, summoning her over wasn’t strange. But at this crucial time, Yu Yan didn’t want any more trouble. Mo Tao’s grand birthday celebration was in a few days. After the celebration, they would leave.
Just as she was about to think of an excuse to refuse, Qi Qing beside her had already woken up and said to the young disciple outside, “I understand. I’ll be right there.”
Yu Yan tried to stop her but couldn’t. Qi Qing, still not understanding the situation, looked at her as if asking what was wrong.
“It’s nothing. Go ahead,” Yu Yan said.
“Okay, you get some more sleep.” Qi Qing straightened her clothes, opened the door, and went out. She walked lightly, but in Yu Yan’s eyes, it was no different from a lamb walking into the tiger’s mouth.
Although she didn’t know why Immortal Lord Qing Shan had summoned her, whether it was for something good or bad, to Yu Yan, it was bad news either way.
So be it. Yu Yan flicked her sleeve, transformed a wisp of her spiritual essence into a flower petal, and attached it to Qi Qing’s hair. This way, she could secretly follow her and see what schemes Immortal Lord Qing Shan was up to.
After a short while, Qi Qing arrived at Qingcui Peak.
Qingcui Peak had pleasant scenery, but Yu Yan was in no mood to appreciate it. She, as the petal in Qi Qing’s hair, bobbed up and down with the other’s perspective. After a short while, she saw the so-called Immortal Lord Qing Shan.
Immortal Lord. Her status was, of course, not as high as Yu Yan, an Immortal Lord. Her cultivation level was even less worth mentioning; it was simply inadequate. In Yu Yan’s eyes, her every move was easy to predict. She would definitely stop her decisively the moment she revealed her true intentions.
“You’re here. Sit.” The other person’s attitude was quite good. Yu Yan felt her perspective lower as Qi Qing sat, and then she met the other’s gaze.
Her gaze was mysterious, hard to read.
Yu Yan looked closely and found that the other person’s pupils were a mass of tangled black lines. Such chaotic pupils could only belong to a sorcerer. Because they divine heavenly secrets, which it wasn’t meant to be seen, such pupils would develop over time. At first glance, they looked rather frightening.
She discreetly shrank back a little.
If the other person was a sorcerer, it was possible she could sense her presence. Yu Yan blamed herself for not investigating beforehand, leading to this oversight. But this wasn’t entirely a bad thing. With her there to back Qi Qing up, the other person might be more restrained.
Su Miaoyin invited Qi Qing to sit down, her gaze flickered towards the top of Qi Qing’s head. Of course, there was nothing there, but she could sense an aura attached to Qi Qing.
Fortunately, it bore no malice.
Su Miaoyin poured the tea and said, “I heard you didn’t attend the morning lesson today. Did you perhaps get injured sparring with someone yesterday?”
Qi Qing, visibly anxious, said, “No, no, thank you for your concern, Master. I just overslept a bit…”
“It’s good that you weren’t injured. You did well on your last mission; the Sect Master even praised you personally, saying you’re a talent worth nurturing.” Su Miaoyin remarked casually, then after a moment, she added, “I wonder if you have any thoughts about becoming my direct disciple?”
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