Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 163

After some not-so-friendly negotiations, Big Li and Little Li finally reached a consensus—
Little Li would go to the Dao Sect to fight Xie Huaixue, and Big Li would guide her from inside Little Li’s body on how to fight Xie Huaixue.
At this point, only Big Li was truly familiar with both Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue.
Black Butterfly slowly floated up from the sea, her mind filled with questions. Weren’t these two just now fighting over sixteen-year-old Immortal Venerable Qingxiao? How did they so quickly become birds of a feather, colluding to turn against sixteen-year-old Immortal Venerable Qingxiao?
Was that not important anymore?
“Changing faces faster than turning a book page” was simply too apt to describe Jijin Sword Sovereign.
She understood!
Jijin Sword Sovereign was not only fierce towards enemies, but equally so towards herself and her Dao companion!
She was simply a fiend who indiscriminately slaughtered everyone, regardless of whether they were friend or foe!
Meanwhile, Big Li and Little Li began to laugh wildly, “Hehehehehehe!”
“Quick, quick, quick, I can’t wait!” Big Li urged impatiently.
Little Li, echoing her tone this time, agilely jumped down from the tree, stepped onto her flying sword, and dashed out.
Chixin Sword Lord was leisurely writing a letter to Yinyue Monarch in her cave abode, while also supervising Li Jin’an’s sword practice. By the time the letter was finished, her disciple was gone.
“…That brat left so fast, didn’t even tell me. It would have been so good if she had delivered my letter too.”
She didn’t even need to guess; she knew exactly where Li Jin’an would go.
It wasn’t that Chixin Sword Lord didn’t want to see Yinyue Monarch; she wanted to immensely.
It was mainly because the letter was too sappy, and she was a bit embarrassed to deliver it to Yinyue in person.
She was even more afraid that a certain unscrupulous Dao Lord might be secretly watching. If she read aloud the letter she wrote to Yinyue in front of junior cultivators Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue…
Chixin Sword Lord immediately decided to refine the letter further. She would sneak into the Dao Sect once that certain Dao Lord was tied up with Dao Sect affairs!
On the other side, Little Li, having left the Sword Sect, flew towards the Dao Sect as if being chased by ghosts.
Don’t be fooled by her youth and boisterous manner, appearing incredibly unrestrained. In reality, her mind was as clear as a mirror. Based on her thorough understanding of herself, she clearly understood.
Such a high-difficulty task as rewinding to the past could definitely not be accomplished by her future self alone. No matter how many years passed, she wouldn’t possess such ability. That dark, cowardly, and ugly butterfly was clearly the key.
Even so, Xie Huaixue, Yinyue Monarch, and Jingting Dao Lord from the future must definitely have helped. If it were just her, she probably wouldn’t have found the way back to the past even if she tried until her legs gave out.
Such a rare event, akin to defying fate and changing destiny, definitely wouldn’t be limitless. It was estimated that Big Li would have to leave this timeline soon. So she had to quickly find Xie Huaixue, lest Big Li suddenly leave when they were halfway through their fight and about to win, leaving her alone to be bullied by Xie Huaixue. She certainly wouldn’t be happy about that.
Asked why she knew these secrets yet was unwilling to hand over her body to Big Li?
The most fundamental reason was that she didn’t want to share her Xie Huaixue with Big Li. The other, less important reason was simple: she couldn’t stand seeing another version of herself looking smug!
“Right, you’ve already become Dao companions with Xie Huaixue, so why did you return to the past? Was there something bad in the past?” Little Li asked casually.
In her opinion, although her future self wasn’t very ambitious, having been second for a hundred years and then a thousand years, she and Xie Huaixue were already family. So did winning or losing still matter? How could family be so estranged?
Wasn’t that complete enough? Why would she still need to rewind time and come to the past? It couldn’t be that her future self was simply bored out of her mind and enjoyed bullying her past self, right?
Although, this was indeed something she was capable of doing, but the problem was, Xie Huaixue, Yinyue Monarch, and Jingting Dao Lord would surely stop her from causing trouble!
Thus, Little Li was very curious as to why Big Li had gone to such great lengths to come to the past.
However, Little Li, at the peak of her youthful vigor at sixteen, truly couldn’t imagine what unresolved regrets her future self might have. Thus, her tone of inquiry was very casual.
Black Butterfly in the soul sea didn’t dare to look at Big Li’s expression at all. She was originally about to fly back to Big Li’s shoulder, but her foot slipped, and she turned and flew back into the sea.
Never mind, I’ll just drink more seawater.
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.
Why is it always her fate to hide everywhere, fearing involvement in trouble!
Life as a butterfly is hard!
Listening to her sixteen-year-old self’s carefree tone, Big Li’s eyelashes trembled slightly. She quickly raised her eyebrows, and imitating Jingting Dao Lord, she said mysteriously, “Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed. You’re just a kid, why ask so many questions?”
Since she was already on her way to rescue Yinyue Monarch, and sixteen-year-old Li Jin’an hadn’t experienced the painful events and heart-wrenching agony that would come later, it was better not to mention some things. Why bother telling her? It would only add unnecessary worries.
Even Big Li herself was unwilling to recall the memories after Yinyue Monarch’s fall, let alone Little Li now.
Anyway, as long as the final outcome was good, that was enough. As for other matters, sixteen-year-old Li Jin’an needed to experience and understand them herself. No matter how much Big Li said, Little Li at this moment wouldn’t be able to truly empathize.
Even if sixteen-year-old Li Jin’an would lose these memories after she left, Big Li still wouldn’t tell her. This was one of her few acts of conscience towards herself.
Little Li pondered for a moment, then asked with a profound expression, “Have I told you something?”
“What?” Big Li’s face was full of confusion. How could she not know what unspeakable secret her past self had at this moment?
Little Li’s lips curved into a smile, and she said directly, “Every time you say ‘you’re just a kid’, you sound like an old person, it’s particularly grating!”
Black Butterfly, who felt the crisis was over and was just starting to resurface, no longer had the strength to flap her wings. She let herself sink to the bottom, and sneered inwardly. She knew it would be like this. They had only just made up, and immediately they started bickering again, wanting to scratch each other to death.
“…Hehehehehe.” Big Li felt that sixteen-year-old Li Jin’an was truly more than a little bit annoying, mistaking her kindness for ill will!
In short, she needed to be taught a lesson!
This time, it was Big Li’s turn to flare up, and fight Little Li for the body.
Little Li naturally refused to be outdone, and immediately resisted.
Perhaps due to her innate talent as a sword cultivator, Li Jin’an was always able to turn battle experience, and even enemy techniques, into her own.
For example, now, Little Li had already learned the spiritual sense techniques Big Li had used before. After mastering them, she used them against Big Li. The body, which was being fought over, remained stably in the air, flying towards the Dao Sect.
They were about to arrive at their destination, but Big Li and Little Li still hadn’t decided a victor.
Big Li was furious, Little Li gnashed her teeth. Neither of them would yield to the other, fighting with the grandeur of a world-ending battle within the soul sea.
Black Butterfly floated peacefully amidst the turbulent waves, continuing to drink seawater with gurgling sounds.
How wonderful. At this rate, she estimated she wouldn’t need long to force the two, big and small, to stop fighting by drinking the entire soul sea dry.
The next instant, Black Butterfly’s vision blurred, and she was back at Qingxiao Peak.
It turned out that Big Li’s spiritual sense greatly surpassed Little Li’s current level. The spiritual sense fluctuations caused by their fight far exceeded the body’s capacity, coincidentally pushing Big Li and Black Butterfly out.
Little Li, after realizing she had Big Li retreating again and again, immediately put her hands on her hips and burst into arrogant laughter, “I told you, you’re nothing special… huh, where did she go?”
The world fell silent.
Little Li wavered for a moment. Before her eyes even opened, her fingers went to her temples and rubbed them. She confusedly opened her eyelids, meeting the startled and uncertain gaze of the guard disciple of the Dao Sect.
…How did she get to the Dao Sect? And her head felt swollen.
Little Li sensed for a moment, and found that her soul sea had expanded considerably, both in width and depth, compared to before. Her eyes lit up. She immediately knew what was going on—She had made a breakthrough, and surely she had come to find Xie Huaixue for a fight to show off and celebrate!
As for the momentary lapse in her mind, she didn’t pay it any heed.
“I’m looking for Xie Huaixue!”
Without waiting for the guard disciple to react, Little Li rushed in with a sprint, acting as if she hadn’t seen Xie Huaixue in eight hundred years, desperately eager.
…
The moment Li Jin’an and Black Butterfly appeared on Qingxiao Peak, they were surrounded.
Xie Huaixue, Jingting Dao Lord, and the slightly delayed Chixin Sword Lord all simultaneously gathered around, gazing intently at the two of them, as if terribly afraid they might suddenly disappear again.
Of course, Black Butterfly was self-aware. Knowing she was merely an accessory, she didn’t dare to make a sound.
“Long time no see?” Li Jin’an picked up Black Butterfly and gave her a shake, tentatively greeting the three of them. Without waiting for them to speak, she preemptively asked, “How long were we gone?”
Judging by their excited yet forcibly calm demeanor, they couldn’t have been gone for hundreds of years, could they?!
You dog, Heavenly Dao, you’ve done nothing but evil!
Xie Huaixue took a step forward, clasped Li Jin’an’s wrist, feeling the strong pulse beating beneath her fingers, and gently exhaled. “You were gone for three days.”
Chixin Sword Lord vigorously nodded along: “Your sudden disappearance truly scared us half to death…”
Before she could finish her worried words, she was dragged away by Jingting Dao Lord, who understood the situation.
Black Butterfly seemed to see her own reflection in Chixin Sword Lord.
Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue, standing in place, seemed to still hear the two bickering.
“Why are you pulling me? I don’t even know where Li Jin’an went!”
“Do I have to spell it out for you? Are your eyes just for showing annoyance? Those two have been apart for three days, which feels like nine autumns to them. Why are you butting in?!”
Jingting Dao Lord threw the “why” back at Chixin Sword Lord.
“…Then what’s your mouth for? You could have just used a sound transmission, no need to be so hasty. Also, when did you become so considerate?”
Jingting Dao Lord took a deep breath, “Let’s fight.”
After that, nothing more could be heard. Presumably, they resolved their dispute in some mutually enjoyable way.
Li Jin’an understood something. She shoved Black Butterfly into her sleeve, raised her hand to brush Xie Huaixue’s long hair, and asked with a smile, “Were you very worried about me?”
“Yes.” Xie Huaixue pursed her lips, and added, “I was very worried about you.”
The smile on Li Jin’an’s face faltered for a moment. She let out a sigh, pulled Xie Huaixue fully into her embrace, and deeply inhaled the clear, elegant fragrance on Xie Huaixue’s body. “I know.”
Xie Huaixue gently closed her eyes. Her long-unsettled heart finally found its home.
“I should have held onto you.”
A long time passed.
Xie Huaixue said very softly, closer to a sigh.
If Mahayana stage cultivators weren’t so exceptionally perceptive, Li Jin’an might have missed Xie Huaixue’s rare moment of vulnerability.