Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 17

A fleeting glimpse.
Li Jin’an abruptly lowered her head, hurriedly hummed in acknowledgment. She quickly strode past Xie Huaixue, walking ahead with her hands clasped behind her back, her expression quite vexed.
In that instant just now, she had a fleeting hallucination of Xie Huaixue at sixteen, turning her gaze back in her dream.
She couldn’t describe the feeling of that moment, only that her heart was screaming ‘danger’, ‘don’t look, don’t think’. She obeyed her own will, not to scrutinize or ponder the Xie Huaixue so close to her.
She flew a considerable distance ahead on her own, seeing Jiang Fengmian teasing Qi Lingzi and the other two. Li Jin’an frowned, and inwardly questioned if she was a glutton for punishment. She wondered if she had gotten too used to setbacks, and now couldn’t even stand Xie Huaixue looking gentle!
Meanwhile, Lan Ci and Zhong Fei had Ning Zhufeng sandwiched between them, their gazes burning as they looked behind Li Jin’an.
Xie Huaixue walked slowly, her posture perfectly straight.
Li Jin’an stepped forward, rescuing Tan Yanyi, who had been pinched on the cheek by Jiang Fengmian and was too afraid to speak out in anger. While demanding compensation from Jiang Fengmian for pinching her disciple’s cheek, she squinted at the troublesome Qingxiao Peak group jogging towards Xie Huaixue. She then said something, perhaps sarcastically.
“The Immortal Venerable’s disciples are truly united and friendly. In this regard, I am far inferior to Xie Huaixue.”
Coincidentally, Xie Huaixue didn’t pause, walking directly towards them.
Everyone present was an astute cultivator, and given Li Jin’an’s principle of never hiding when speaking ill of others, everyone heard her words crystal clear.
After experiencing several ‘shura fields’ instigated by their Master in just one day, Qi Lingzi and her two junior sisters, who had witnessed many grand spectacles, remained silent. They calmly and quietly took a step back.
Yes, they were not united and friendly, and they had disappointed Master.
Master, fly freely; if anything happens, we’ll bear the consequences.
Xie Huaixue acted as if she hadn’t detected Li Jin’an’s odd remark, and sincerely suggested, “If Sword Sovereign likes them, you can take them back to the Sword Sect.”
Li Jin’an didn’t hesitate, immediately saying, “I certainly don’t want them.”
Her Jijin Peak was blessed with spiritual energy and exceptional talents, a truly excellent place. Raising three silly disciples was quite enough already; those problematic beings would only defile her peak.
Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu silently took a step forward, deeply moved. Their Master had rejected the Immortal Venerable’s exceptionally talented disciples and firmly chosen them, which showed how much they meant to their Master.
They had seen the Qingxiao Peak rivals’ faces instantly turn pale, and a sense of triumphant happiness swelled within them. They couldn’t help but raise their chins, looking disdainfully at Zhong Fei and the others.
Li Jin’an crossed her arms and scoffed, adding fuel to the already awkward situation. “Did you hear that? Your Master doesn’t want you anymore.”
At that moment, she understood. No wonder the elders loved to tease her and Xie Huaixue when they were young; it turned out to be truly amusing!
Especially when she saw the three problematic beings from Qingxiao Peak looking at Xie Huaixue with disbelief, sadness, and a sense of injustice, her happiness reached its peak.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Jiang Fengmian’s scalp tingled as she stepped forward to smooth things over, giving each of the younger generation a bottle of elixirs from Spring Rejuvenation Valley. Tan Yanyi and Ning Zhufeng received an extra jade pendant each, the former as compensation for the face-pinching, and the latter as a welcoming gift for the Immortal Venerable’s new disciple. She was working hard to keep things balanced.
Spending money to avert disaster.
She nearly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. She thought, It had been a long time since I saw Jijin. I wonder if her cultivation has advanced, but what’s certain is that Jijin’s tongue is now as venomous as a Netherworld Dove Snake. Its toxicity is evident.
“It’s getting late. We need to go to the Mingdao Pavilion to light Zhufeng’s soul lamp.”
Let this long day finally pass!
Li Jin’an curiously turned her gaze to Jiang Fengmian. This person was one of the few she could talk to in the Dao Sect. She didn’t expect this person, who looked so honest, also had feelings for Xie Huaixue.
In the book, Jiang Fengmian’s fate was even worse than hers; at least she hadn’t died at the hands of the three problematic beings. As a recognized love rival, Jiang Fengmian hadn’t even openly revealed her feelings for Xie Huaixue before she was purged, besieged by demons with no rescue. Fighting until the last moment, Jiang Fengmian forcibly broke through and self-destructed, dying.
See? See? Do those who like Xie Huaixue ever come to a good end?
What’s wrong with the cultivation world? Can’t it stand on its own? Are you not worthy of being a cultivator if you don’t like Xie Huaixue?
She just doesn’t like her, so what!
Must it always be this way? Then wouldn’t she be incredibly uncooperative? Is this the reason for her early demise? Then her death was truly unjust!
Can the cultivation world still be saved?!
Hmph, if not liking Jijin Sword Sovereign meant death, then Xie Huaixue would have perished early too.
Jiang Fengmian finished distributing the mid-grade Profound-tier Restorative Pills one by one. The moment she looked up, she met two pairs of scrutinizing gazes. Even someone with the best temperament would lose their composure; at that moment, her heart nearly leaped from her chest.
Xie Huaixue was indifferent, while Li Jin’an, on the other hand, was full of excitement, staring at Jiang Fengmian with keen interest.
Jiang Fengmian’s heart pounded like a drum. Not daring to look at Xie Huaixue, she raised her voice and said to Li Jin’an, “There’s nothing more to see. Unless you hand over a disciple to me like Qingxiao did, then I might consider giving my entire fortune to your second disciple.”
Tan Yanyi swiftly put the jade pendant into her storage ring, looking up in surprise. “Really?”
The Sword Sovereign, whose life only consisted of cultivation, sword practice, and picking fights with Xie Huaixue, and who had been single for twelve hundred years, looked at Jiang Fengmian with disdain and utter contempt.
Li Jin’an curled her lip. She was so old, yet still playing coy. No wonder in the book, she died utterly and completely without having accomplished anything, not even a speck of her left.
“If she’s willing, you can take her.”
Tan Yanyi eagerly put herself forward: “I’m willing, I’m willing! But when you take me, can you also support my entire family?”
“No, I’m as poor as your Master.” Jiang Fengmian, avoiding Xie Huaixue’s gaze, rubbed Tan Yanyi’s head. “If you want to watch the show, hurry up and go. It won’t be as entertaining if you’re late.”
Li Jin’an leisurely walked up to Xie Huaixue’s side, turning sideways. She crossed her arms and looked at her, her gaze playful.
Xie Huaixue calmly raised her eyes. Their gazes met and clashed in the air.
Ning Zhufeng, who was in the middle of expressing her admiration for her Master, choked. The words that followed wouldn’t come out.
Throughout this day, Ning Zhufeng couldn’t count how many slights she had suffered from Jijin Sword Sovereign. Her anger burned fiercely, but reason told her that if she made a scene, she would definitely be the one to suffer, and her Master would also be disappointed in her. This was absolutely not the outcome she wanted to see.
From beginning to end, Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue’s attention wasn’t on Ning Zhufeng. Only Lan Ci and Zhong Fei looked at her with envy and hatred.
Li Jin’an leaned closer to Xie Huaixue but said nothing aloud. Instead, she secretly transmitted her voice in front of so many people: “Immortal Venerable cannot use spiritual energy, how will you fly through the air?”
The distance between Mingdao Pavilion and Qingxiao Peak wasn’t far for cultivators; even flying leisurely, it would only take the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. But the problem was that Xie Huaixue couldn’t use her spiritual energy now!
Li Jin’an raised an eyebrow, her eyes gleaming with triumph. “Can’t fly now, can you?”
Xie Huaixue stood calmly in place, watching her antics with composure.
“If Qingxiao Immortal Venerable begs me, this Venerable might consider taking you along,” the Jijin Sword Sovereign declared, seizing the opportunity.
The Immortal Venerable said nothing and turned her face away, ignoring her.
Li Jin’an showed no restraint in her arrogant demeanor. She even nudged Xie Huaixue with her shoulder and continued to transmit her voice: “So it’s settled. You owe me one favor, and I’ll take you sword-flying.”
“If you don’t speak, that means you agree.”
This was what strong-arming looked like.
She felt Xie Huaixue greatly profited from this deal. Compared to in the book, where Xie Huaixue’s cold poison acted up and she didn’t take Ning Zhufeng to light her soul lamp, leading to suspicions about her physical constitution and laying the foundation for her later imprisonment, the current situation couldn’t be better.
As the Jijin Sword Sovereign, whose Daoist title only appeared once, the Heavenly Tome infinitely weakened Li Jin’an’s presence. She hadn’t even attended the disciple acceptance ceremony, let alone unexpectedly intruding and going to the Mingdao Pavilion with Xie Huaixue.
If the Heavenly Tome didn’t let her appear, then she would just have to come out and fight for her own role.
This time, the isolated and helpless Immortal Venerable also had a self-absorbed Sword Sovereign by her side.
“Release your Gleaming Radiance Sword,” Li Jin’an transmitted her voice to Xie Huaixue, her tone not particularly kind.
Xie Huaixue paused for a moment, then understood her meaning, and did as she was told.
The moment the Gleaming Radiance Sword suddenly appeared, the Blazing Radiance Sword immediately appeared beside it, standing side by side.
Both stepped onto their respective spirit swords in unison. The next second, they soared into the sky and flew forward.
Jiang Fengmian behind them was utterly dumbfounded. She shook her head with a wry smile and conveniently brought along Ning Zhufeng, who had no cultivation and couldn’t fly.
They were essentially two people sharing one sword.
Jiang Fengmian wisely followed behind the two, to avoid being the unlucky one yet again.
As an elder, she didn’t even get close to the Immortal Venerable and Sword Sovereign. No matter how unwilling Lan Ci and Zhong Fei were, they still had to hold their noses and fly behind.
Unlike the anxious mood of Qingxiao Peak’s three disciples, the three from Jijin Peak leisurely stayed at the very back. Ling Qiu curiously pointed out the Dao Sect’s buildings to Qi Lingzi, while Tan Yanyi looked around from above, admiring the beautiful young cultivators of the Dao Sect. All were perfectly content.
Ahead, Li Jin’an tilted her head and provocatively smiled at Xie Huaixue.
She was multitasking, not only controlling her own Blazing Radiance Sword but also dividing her attention to help Xie Huaixue control the Gleaming Radiance Sword.
Her spiritual energy control was extremely flexible and precise; not a trace of excess spiritual energy spilled out. As a result, no one could possibly discover that the Immortal Venerable’s Gleaming Radiance Sword was being controlled by the Sword Sovereign.
She used to always pursue rapid realm breakthroughs to get ahead of Xie Huaixue. Now that she was older, she began to pursue inner refinement, meticulously honing herself.
The Jijin Sword Sovereign was demonstrating her recent cultivation achievements to Qingxiao Immortal Venerable.
Just like her disciples’ expressions when they were pleased, Li Jin’an also proudly raised her chin, her pride evident in her demeanor.
Xie Huaixue had a sudden realization, then lowered her gaze and smiled.
Li Jin’an glared. “What are you laughing at?”
“Nothing, merely admiring Sword Sovereign’s successful cultivation.”
The rustling wind blew away the Immortal Venerable’s slightly rising final syllables.
Li Jin’an didn’t believe her in the slightest. She let out a cold snort and maliciously lunged towards the Gleaming Radiance Sword.
Just as the sword tips were about to collide, she halted abruptly, then suddenly shot past Xie Huaixue, during which she didn’t forget to help Xie Huaixue control the Gleaming Radiance Sword.
When Xie Huaixue caught up, Li Jin’an unhappily curled her lip. “Gleaming Radiance Sword, that name is truly ugly.”
Though the Gleaming Radiance Sword had no sword spirit, it was quite sentient, and it immediately rang out with a clang to show its displeasure.
Xie Huaixue: “Is Sword Sovereign still critical of the Gleaming Radiance Sword because of past events?”