Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 119

The words were astonishing, earth-shattering.
Xie Huaixue looked up to see Li Jin’an’s smiling lips and fervent eyes.
It wasn’t malice, nor a whim; it was ardor, longing, and persistence.
Li Jin’an simply watched Xie Huaixue with such an unabashed gaze, letting her scrutinize her.
For some reason, confessing her desire before Xie Huaixue always sent a thrill through Li Jin’an.
In the previous timelines, they had been too young and naive. Li Jin’an had only had thoughts of teasing Xie Huaixue, wondering how to give her a fright. At most, she just found the Xie Huaixue who couldn’t even speak very cute and couldn’t help but pounce on her, showering her with little nips.
That was fondness, not desire.
But after the sudden separation in the last timeline, upon suddenly seeing the mature Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, the suppressed feeling of grievance in Li Jin’an’s heart spread once more. In her emotional turmoil, some words simply blurted out.
After saying them, Li Jin’an had no intention of retracting her words. She truly wanted to kiss Xie Huaixue right now.
Li Jin’an took the book from Xie Huaixue’s hands and placed it aside. In a good mood, she curved her phoenix eyes and unhurriedly asked again, “Didn’t hear clearly? Then let me put it another way: Xie Huaixue, can you kiss me?”
Xie Huaixue still remained silent.
Li Jin’an smiled, squatted down, and placed her face on Xie Huaixue’s lap. She looked up at her, speaking in an extremely dependent, coy tone, “Xie Huaixue, kiss me.”
Xie Huaixue hesitated. “You…”
“Stop!”
Li Jin’an interrupted Xie Huaixue. She didn’t want to hear it. She only knew that space-time travel was too fast; perhaps before they even kissed, she would jump to the next timeline. Saying useless things would only waste time.
An adult Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable should do adult things, not endlessly talk in circles here.
“Just tell me one thing: do you want to kiss me?”
Li Jin’an looked at Xie Huaixue with eyes that were both fervent and provocative, as if saying, ‘Surely, a dignified Qingxiao Immortal Venerable isn’t afraid or unable to do this?’
Li Jin’an didn’t feel angry at Xie Huaixue’s doubts and repeated hesitation. It would be strange if Xie Huaixue did nothing and just directly kissed her.
Not only was she not angry, but Li Jin’an also found such a cautious Xie Huaixue truly adorable, and she wanted to kiss her even more.
“Yes.” A moment later, the twelve-hundred-year-old Qingxiao Immortal Venerable pursed her lips and said honestly.
Li Jin’an began laughing uncontrollably, collapsing onto Xie Huaixue’s lap and laughing wildly without stopping, almost tumbling off her legs.
Hesitant and cautious, indecisive, but truly wanting to kiss.
Her doubts were real, but so was her desire to kiss.
When facing Li Jin’an, Xie Huaixue would neither conceal nor wish to conceal anything. She answered whatever was asked, terrifyingly straightforward.
How could someone be so adorable?
Li Jin’an was utterly perplexed.
Xie Huaixue held her shoulders to keep her from falling, her gaze gentle, helpless, and doting.
Li Jin’an stood up, lightly flicked her robes, and with a long stride, straddled Xie Huaixue’s lap. She dominantly hooked Xie Huaixue’s neck, grasped her chin, and kissed her.
She had misunderstood. At this point in time, Xie Huaixue would only be cooped up on Qingxiao Peak reading books, with absolutely no experience in kissing. So it had to be her to take the lead, even though Li Jin’an hadn’t intended to hand over the initiative to Xie Huaixue from the start…
“Mmh…”
It was unclear whose muffled moans they were; one could only feel their breaths intertwining, warm air constantly exchanged between them.
That breath was passed from Li Jin’an to Xie Huaixue, and then passed back by Xie Huaixue.
Li Jin’an, who hadn’t kissed in a long time, and Xie Huaixue, who had never kissed before, simultaneously deepened the kiss in perfect understanding, unwilling to part from each other.
Outside the cave dwelling, Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu cackled ceaselessly. Lan Ci and Zhong Fei warned them with dark expressions, their postures showing they wished they could violently kill, but alas, they were completely unable to break free from the restraints pressing down on their shoulders.
Inside the cave dwelling, the two Human Venerables, who were supposed to be enemies, were kissing passionately, unable to pull themselves away.
In this matter, Li Jin’an always held the upper hand. With her superior experience, she completely controlled Xie Huaixue’s rhythm, forcefully conquering her as if she meant to tear Xie Huaixue apart and devour her whole.
Although Li Jin’an was straddling Xie Huaixue’s lap, appearing to be the weaker party, she was, in fact, the one in complete control.
Controlling Xie Huaixue’s breath, rhythm, and even everything else.
By the end of the kiss, Xie Huaixue’s breathing was completely disordered, ripples of mist appearing in her eyes, glistening like autumn water, as she gazed at Li Jin’an, dazed and lost.
Li Jin’an contentedly admired this version of Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, feeling utterly satiated. She thought, almost sighing, It was she who had kissed Xie Huaixue into this state, and only she could see Xie Huaixue like this…
Only her.
No matter which timeline’s Xie Huaixue it was, she belonged to Li Jin’an alone. This was an undisputed fact.
Just thinking about it made Li Jin’an’s heart bubble with joy.
Li Jin’an couldn’t control the surging emotions within her. She pecked lightly at Xie Huaixue’s reddened lips, using a tender way to calm her breathing and heartbeat.
“I wonder, Immortal Venerable Xie, are you satisfied with me?”
Li Jin’an wrapped her arms around Xie Huaixue’s neck, rubbing her cheek against Xie Huaixue’s throat, asking the embarrassing question in a coy manner.
“…Satisfied.”
No.
Those two words sounded a little insincere.
Recalling what had happened in the previous timeline, Li Jin’an raised an eyebrow understandingly. She leaned close to Xie Huaixue’s ear and asked, “You’re satisfied with me, but not with your future self, is that right?”
When conversing with someone as extremely intelligent as Xie Huaixue, it was best not to have too many hidden thoughts, nor to vainly hope one could keep secrets. Xie Huaixue would only calmly glean more information from any flustered attempts at concealment, so it was better to lay everything out from the start.
Anyway, Li Jin’an didn’t think she could fool the current Qingxiao Immortal Venerable. She could only play mind games with the little, mute Huaixue. Even the twenty-one-year-old Xie Huaixue could easily thrash her in terms of cunning and strategy.
This was a huge gap that couldn’t be bridged, no matter how long she cultivated in seclusion.
In the past, Li Jin’an would definitely have lost her composure and cursed Xie Huaixue for being full of schemes. But things were different now; she had double standards for a sworn enemy and a Daoist companion. How wonderful it was to have someone with deep cunning and many schemes! Their household needed someone like that to take charge, otherwise Jijin Peak would just be a chaotic mess of sword cultivators who only knew how to fight.
Li Jin’an hooked Xie Huaixue’s neck, pulling her slightly forward, and smiled brightly, her phoenix eyes curving as she made her words clearer, “Xie Huaixue, are you jealous of yourself again?”
A bright and flamboyant sword cultivator was most deadly when she was enticing people.
She didn’t feel she was seducing anyone, nor did she have any such intention; she was merely gloating over catching Xie Huaixue’s weakness. But in others’ eyes, it was a different matter entirely.
Xie Huaixue’s breathing quickened for a moment, her throat moved slightly, and it took a moment for her to calm down.
It was unclear if it was because her thoughts had been seen through, or because of the person with the bright smile on her lap at that moment.
Perhaps both.
This period was the latter half of the conflict between Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, where personal participation had shifted to letting disciples do the work. Since the results of the fights were often unsatisfactory, Li Jin’an wouldn’t usually accompany them, and thus Xie Huaixue hadn’t seen Li Jin’an for a long time.
Then suddenly, Li Jin’an impetuously burst into Qingxiao Peak, tearing apart all peaceful facades. She sat on Xie Huaixue and kissed her passionately, bringing with her all things fervent and beautiful. Even Xie Huaixue, whose heart was pure and desires few, with restraint carved into her very bones, could not remain unmoved.
She could not resist any opportunity Li Jin’an offered.
“…Yes.”
Xie Huaixue responded softly, decisively displaying her jealous heart before Li Jin’an.
She was so sincerely jealous of her future self.
Compared to the Xie Huaixues of the previous two timelines, the current Qingxiao Immortal Venerable was more reserved, yet also more honest and straightforward.
Li Jin’an’s breath hitched. The hand hooked around Xie Huaixue’s neck couldn’t help but tighten its grip.
This straightforward confession made Li Jin’an’s very spirit and soul resonate.
Now it was her turn to be so bewitched she was head over heels.
Li Jin’an understood Xie Huaixue too well. She knew that all of Xie Huaixue’s fluctuations were hidden and suppressed beneath a calm exterior, not easily revealed. As long as Xie Huaixue didn’t want to, outsiders would never be able to discern her true emotions and thoughts.
Xie Huaixue was like a stone wall that had stood for a long time through wind, frost, rain, and snow. No matter how great the yearning and hope of the world, she would not elicit any response, remaining silent and unyielding. It could be called steadfastness, or it could be called sticking to conventions.
Thus, the world called her heartless, and Li Jin’an herself had once called her a ‘little fuddy-duddy’ and an ‘old fuddy-duddy.’
And at this moment, the person who was most strict with herself so shyly and frankly revealed her deepest, most ‘unbecoming’ feelings.
—She was so envious and jealous of the self that had changed Li Jin’an.
She was extremely possessive of Li Jin’an, unwilling to share her with anyone.
Even if that person was herself.
Li Jin’an lifted her head and deeply exhaled, completely exposing her vulnerable neck to Xie Huaixue. Only then could she truly express the excited and agitated emotions within her heart.
A moment later.
Li Jin’an gazed at Xie Huaixue, her eyebrows twitching slightly, and asked the doubt in her heart, “Are you showing weakness?”
It was hard to describe her current mood, but it was incomparably complex.
If word got out, probably no one would believe it: the perfect Qingxiao Immortal Venerable was showing weakness.
But it seemed to be the truth.
Xie Huaixue looked up, met Li Jin’an’s gaze, and smiled brightly, affirming her question. “Yes, I am showing weakness.”
“…”
Li Jin’an heard an overwhelming reverberation.
It turned out to be her own heartbeat.
In the silent chamber, this heartbeat was unusually distinct, practically ringing in both their ears.
As if that weren’t enough, Xie Huaixue continued, “My future self must have done a lot to turn you into how you are now. I certainly can’t compare to her importance in your heart, but I can make you remember me as I am now.”
Li Jin’an’s mouth twitched. Xie Huaixue’s words made it sound like she was some unteachable, stubborn block of wood that needed a hard knock to awaken.
But she couldn’t refute it.
Not only because it was an undeniable truth, but also because she was completely lost in Xie Huaixue’s clear, bright eyes.
How could someone say something so… so… so…
Li Jin’an, who was so at ease with kissing, raised a hand to rub her hot, burning ears, and embarrassedly turned her face away. “What you’re saying is too much, it makes it sound like I’m having a secret affair with you!”
Or rather, like having a secret affair behind the backs of both future Xie Huaixue and current Xie Huaixue.
They were clearly all the same person, so how had things turned out like this?