Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 109

Li Jin’an’s large, dark grape-like eyes suddenly lit up. She turned to Yinyue Monarch, excitedly babbling words only she understood, gesturing wildly at the white ball on the bed, her movements so exaggerated she almost leaped out of Yinyue Monarch’s embrace.
Yinyue Monarch suddenly understood, looking at the little toddler in her arms with a smiling expression. “An’an misses her older sister, doesn’t she?”
“Ah ah! Ah ah ah!”
Li Jin’an knitted her brows and very seriously refuted Yinyue Monarch’s words.
Not an older sister, but a Dao companion witnessed by elders, ancestors, and the Heavenly Dao!
Ah ah ah ah ah! How could little Xie Huaixue be so cute?!
She was like a dumpling forged from ice and glazed frost, fair and tender, as pure and clean as a handful of snow from a high mountain glacier.
Li Jin’an was again excited. Seeing Xie Huaixue still asleep, she didn’t forget to cover her mouth, making tiny “woo woo” sounds.
Yinyue Monarch lifted her fingertip to smooth the little toddler’s wrinkled brow, took her hand away, and replied just as seriously, “Ah, I see. An’an makes sense. The Monarch will remember that.”
Her tone was so doting and indulgent that Chixin Sword Lord, who had followed behind, silently expressed her jealousy, baring her teeth in indignation.
Listening to Yinyue Monarch’s gentle tone, Li Jin’an shyly covered her face with her chubby little hands, feeling lightheaded and almost ‘drunk on milk’ as she leaned onto the Monarch’s shoulder. She vaguely thought, Otherwise, why would I want to sell Chixin Peak to buy accessories for the Monarch, and make my master her personal maid?!
“Oh dear, our An’an is shy,” Yinyue Monarch said with a soft laugh. “Don’t worry, Huaixue will wake up soon. You won’t disturb her.”
Unlike children like Li Jin’an, who had to expend all their boundless energy before sleeping, Xie Huaixue’s routine was extremely regular. Eating, sleeping, listening to Yinyue Monarch read… all had to be completed within specific times. Even at such a young age, one could already see the rigidly conventional, old-fashioned demeanor she would develop.
And now, she could be called a little conventional toddler.
The moment the words fell, Xie Huaixue opened her eyes, gazing steadily at the brightest-colored little person in the entire cave dwelling. She paused, then called out, “An’an.”
Li Jin’an excitedly “awoo-ed” and babbled, the entire toddler looking as if she was about to go crazy. She was ten thousand times happier than when she became the Jijin Sword Sovereign. She stretched out her arms, wanting to scramble towards Xie Huaixue.
“Ah ah ah ah!”
I want Xie Huaixue!
Xie Huaixue also raised her arms, eagerly trying to catch Li Jin’an, who was rushing towards her like a red firecracker.
Yinyue Monarch couldn’t help but laugh, seeing the two toddlers, both less than a year old, seemingly enacting a touching, life-and-death drama. She quickly placed Li Jin’an on the bed, saving them from being separated by a ‘Milky Way’ that prevented their long-awaited reunion. In reality, they had only seen each other a few days prior, and Li Jin’an had even conveniently taken Xie Huaixue’s picture book, leaving behind her unwanted tiger-head hat.
Chixin Sword Lord stepped forward and embraced Yinyue Monarch’s waist, resting her head on her shoulder and stickily saying, “Look how close those two are, just like us.”
Seeing that she really couldn’t push Chixin Sword Lord away, Yinyue Monarch could only let her continue holding her. She then pinched Chixin Sword Lord’s earlobe with her free hand, scolding her gently, “Don’t randomly matchmake. The two children have their own destiny and fate. Be careful, it might backfire. Our An’an isn’t a good-tempered child.”
“Indeed.” The doting master commented unreservedly. “She’s a domineering little stubborn donkey. You tell her to do one thing, she does the opposite. You lead her, she won’t go; you push her, she backs away. She’s a little nuisance, and I’ll have plenty of hard times ahead.”
Li Jin’an, who was impatiently rushing towards Xie Huaixue, twitched her ears, then fiercely turned her head and bared her teeth at her master. She babbled “ah ah woo woo,” sounding like she was cursing very foully.
Unfortunately, there was too little fierceness and too much cuteness. She had no deterrent power whatsoever; in fact, she made people want to vigorously rub her little cheeks.
After all, who uses tiny baby teeth to threaten someone?
When one is too weak to be angry, it looks no different from pouting for attention.
“See? You can’t even tell a bit of truth without her getting angry.” Chixin Sword Lord sighed, seizing the opportunity to play pitiful. “How about our master-disciple pair stay overnight on Yinyue Peak today? You can see for yourself how annoying this little cub is. Hearing is one thing, seeing is believing, right?”
Her calculations were so loud, even the Demon and Beast Realms could hear them.
To be able to stay on Yinyue Peak with her child, Chixin Sword Lord would stop at nothing.
Listening to Chixin Sword Lord intentionally drag out and soften her final syllables, Li Jin’an was so disgusted she opened her mouth wide. She had intended to cackle and mock her master, but unexpectedly blew a sweet-smelling goat milk bubble instead.
Xie Huaixue, her small face serious, was extremely decisive. She raised her hand and popped the milk bubble on Li Jin’an’s mouth, her gaze intensely focused. Only after seeing the bubble disappear did she seem to relax, looking at Li Jin’an.
It was as if she was saying, Don’t worry, I helped you pop the bubble.
Li Jin’an closed her eyes in despair.
Huaixue cub, there’s no need for us to be so serious about something like this.
It’s just a milk bubble, it won’t decide the future of the cultivation world. Seriously, no need to care, it would have popped on its own!
How did Xie Huaixue develop such a rigid, by-the-book personality?!
Fortunately, the goat milk specially provided for her was carefully processed, containing spiritual energy to nourish a child’s body, and had none of the goat milk’s original gamey smell. Even if she burped bubbles after drinking it, there was no foul odor.
Otherwise, Li Jin’an would truly have collapsed and banged her head on the ground.
Li Jin’an felt she couldn’t remain so passive. She stuck out her backside and went over to sniff Xie Huaixue, like a kitten. She took a deep breath, then another, savoring the scent.
A subtle, sweet milk scent, mixed with the unique clear and serene aura of Yinyue Peak. For Li Jin’an, simply sensing this aura could calm her down and fill her with a sense of security.
Xie Huaixue didn’t understand why, but she obediently reciprocated, learning from Li Jin’an’s movements and sniffing her back.
One was more serious than the other.
The two toddlers greeted each other like little animals, using a method only they understood. Yinyue Monarch’s eyes softened as she watched, thoroughly relaxing and letting go of the long-worn mask on her face.
Chixin Sword Lord actively claimed credit for herself: “See? I told you. Children should be in pairs, just like master and mistress. It’s so much better and livelier. How lonely it is to raise just one?”
Yinyue Monarch lightly swept her gaze over her.
This isn’t buying things where you get one free. Are these comparable?
Having been glared at, the satisfied Chixin Sword Lord chuckled. “Alright, alright, I won’t say anything.”
Taking a disciple was a major event concerning lineage and inheritance. It was naturally not as simple as she said, requiring layers of examination: root bone, spiritual root, state of mind, willpower… If the lineage head and grand-master were still alive, their approval would also be needed.
However, Chixin Sword Lord had always been impulsive, and as she was the only one left in her lineage, she simply picked up Li Jin’an as her disciple based on intuition. Fortunately, she didn’t forget to offer incense and prayers, writing Li Jin’an’s name in the lineage records to inform her predecessors that their line had a successor.
Although she took a disciple casually, Chixin Sword Lord was not an irresponsible master who let her disciples fend for themselves. She was hands-on with Li Jin’an, granting every request.
Li Jin’an, her back to them, pursed her lips. Her evaluation of her current ‘shameless’ master was: beyond salvation.
“An’an?” Xie Huaixue tilted her head, gently poked Li Jin’an’s cheek, and looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly pouted unhappily.
Li Jin’an closed her eyes, made an “ah” sound, and fell straight onto Xie Huaixue.
She suddenly grasped the true meaning of returning to the present – it was to closely admire such an adorable Xie Huaixue!
How could someone be so prim and proper as a child, as if carved by a ruler, yet be this cute?!
“An’an.” Xie Huaixue called her again, very softly.
Li Jin’an couldn’t resist. Her heart trembled from the cuteness. With an “awoo,” she directly launched herself at Xie Huaixue’s face, kissing her heartily again and again.
The smaller red toddler pressed onto the slightly larger white toddler, showering her with kisses. Her tiny baby teeth had negligible destructive power, feeling like a tickle and causing no pain, only reddening a spot of tender white skin. Thus, the white toddler did not resist, even thoughtfully embracing the red toddler’s shoulders, afraid she might fall due to her excessive roundness.
When Yinyue Monarch truly couldn’t watch anymore and, between laughter and tears, separated the two toddlers, Xie Huaixue’s face was covered in Li Jin’an’s drool. Her eyes were clear but held a hint of bewilderment, as if she had been kissed into a daze.
“As expected of my disciple, much more promising than me!” Chixin Sword Lord burst into laughter, taking the reluctant Li Jin’an from Yinyue Monarch’s hands. She poked her nose. “I understated it before, she’s also a little hooligan.”
Li Jin’an smacked Chixin Sword Lord’s arm in dissatisfaction. Don’t spread rumors about me. This is just her getting close to her future Dao companion in advance!
The dazed Xie Huaixue obediently lay on Yinyue Monarch’s shoulder, secretly glancing at Li Jin’an.
Li Jin’an immediately grinned goofily back at her, openly baring her tiny teeth.
Xie Huaixue, who was currently having her face wiped by Yinyue Monarch with a handkerchief, softly “ah-ed,” then said in an even smaller voice, “Ma ma, An’an ah.”
After saying that, she turned her head away, shyly burying her face in Yinyue Monarch’s shoulder.
Xie Huaixue, still two months shy of her first birthday, could only speak repetitive syllables, unable to clearly pronounce even “master,” only “An’an.”
Yinyue Monarch smiled and patted her back, patiently echoing, “That’s right, An’an kisses Huaixue, An’an likes Huaixue, and Huaixue likes An’an too.”
Before Xie Huaixue could react, Li Jin’an keenly heard her own name and heartily responded with a loud “Aiya!”
The sudden shout startled Chixin Sword Lord. She sneered, curving her lips maliciously. “Little cub, you’re finished.”
Li Jin’an proudly lifted her chin. Although the future great sword cultivator was still a toddler, she would never admit defeat!
If Chixin Sword Lord dares to bully me, I’ll complain to Yinyue Monarch!
The confident miniature Sword Sovereign immediately met with a devastating piece of news: when Xie Huaixue woke up to eat, she had spiritual fruits and finely minced beast meat as complementary food, fragrant and tempting, but Li Jin’an couldn’t have any. She could only slurp goat milk, craving from afar!
Well, that’s fine.
After eating, Yinyue Monarch would also read to Xie Huaixue, and she would be included too.
The unlearned Li Jin’an immediately got sleepy in her master’s arms, her little belly sticking out as she snored loudly.