Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 25

It was Chixin Sword Lord’s paper crane.
Li Jin’an’s eyelid twitched. She thought her master had found out about her absurd deeds last night and had come all the way to scold her, telling her not to lose face for the Sword Sect in Dao Sect.
But it wasn’t.
Qi Lingzi and the others had gotten into trouble.
Even if Chixin Sword Lord didn’t know what happened at Dao Sect, she was clearly also at her breaking point.
Even a Sword Lord couldn’t escape the fate of being driven to despair by taking care of children.
In short, Li Jin’an, as a master, was causing trouble, and her disciples were not to be outdone.
After returning from Qingxiao Peak to Sword Sect, Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu were entrusted to Chixin Sword Lord.
To demonstrate their learning achievements at Qingxiao Peak to their Grandmaster, Tan Yanyi, in league with Ling Qiu, dragged Qi Lingzi along. These three unfortunate children pulled out the three troublesome disciples’ special skill — ‘Morning and Evening Greetings.’
Every day, they made Qi Lingzi wake them up, then excitedly departed from Jijin Peak to rush to Chixin Peak. Of course, they weren’t honest enough to wait foolishly at the door. Instead, they ran to the main hall, chirping about whether their Grandmaster was sleeping in and when she would get up…
If asked, they’d say it was fulfilling filial piety on their master’s behalf; if asked, they’d say it was their grand-disciples’ sincere gesture.
Originally, Qi Lingzi firmly cast her vote against this matter, but it was one against two, and she was soft-hearted towards her junior sisters, so she could only aid and abet evil.
Chixin Sword Lord, who had a troublesome disciple and now three more troublesome grand-disciples: “…”
Don’t abuse elders!
She even thought of Yinyue Monarch, who had fallen early, and sighed with emotion, sometimes an early death was also a blessing, at least she wouldn’t have to help her disciple raise grand-disciples, and perhaps later, her grand-disciples’ disciples would also be dumped on her. Generations upon generations, endless!
Chixin Sword Lord would rather be the Foolish Old Man moving mountains than face this group of grand-disciples.
When this activity reached its third day, even the Sect Master couldn’t help but come to observe the rare scene of overwhelming filial piety at the Sword Sect.
Chixin Sword Lord suddenly recalled a folk saying that perfectly suited her current situation: “pulling a millstone with a bare bottom – losing face in circles.”
So Chixin Sword Lord stuffed a pile of spirit stones and medicinal pills into Qi Lingzi and the other two, found a random mission, and promptly threw them down the mountain.
Out of sight, out of mind. This was Chixin Sword Lord’s attitude towards everyone on Jijin Peak.
The people were sent away, but they couldn’t come back.
It was originally just a small mission to collect Purple Leaf Needles. One Core Formation cultivator and two Foundation Establishment cultivators could completely handle it. Coming back within three days was not a problem.
On the fifth day, Qi Lingzi and the other two still hadn’t returned. At first, Chixin Sword Lord didn’t think much of it. She understood the minds of these young cultivators too well; if they could wander outside, they would absolutely not want to return to the sect.
On the sixth day, an elder from the Bright Clarity Hall, who constantly monitored life tokens, sent her a message, saying that her three grand-disciples’ statuses were unusual. There was no life danger, but their life tokens were abnormal.
Things were not good.
How could Chixin Sword Lord sit still? She immediately rushed to the Bright Clarity Hall and found that the radiance of Qi Lingzi and the other two’s life tokens had not weakened, but they were covered by a layer of dim, dusty light.
The knowledgeable elder on duty immediately gave an answer, “It’s not a big deal. At most, they’ve been ensnared and can’t get out of a hallucination, or at worst, their minds have been controlled.”
Chixin Sword Lord also thought the same. Juniors needed more experience and to see the dangers of the cultivation world, lest they come back and torment her, a lonely old person.
It was impossible for anything bad to happen. Did they really think the Sword Sect was just for show?
As everyone knew, the Sword Sect was the most protective of its own. This iron rule was a reputation forged by generations of Sword Sect cultivators through killing.
Chixin Sword Lord merely cultivated her mind and body; it didn’t mean she couldn’t wield her sword anymore. She just wanted peace and quiet. How could she possibly allow her grand-disciples to fall into danger?
A few more days passed, and the dim, dusty light on the life tokens deepened in color. The same knowledgeable elder stated that the foolish children of Jijin Peak had not only failed to see through the illusion but had also fallen deeper. It seemed this illusion was very much to their liking.
“…”
Like master, like disciple.
Meeting the elder on duty’s teasing expression, Chixin Sword Lord painfully forced a smile, and decisively chose to throw the problem to her troublesome disciple, who was also indulging herself at Dao Sect.
No outsourcing! Whose disciples they are, whose problem they are!
…
The paper crane spun at Li Jin’an’s fingertips. Facing the rising sun, she had a sudden realization.
It wasn’t that Qi Lingzi and the others had firm resolve but a certain obsession. Rather, there were too many things that could tempt them, and they could fall for anything easily!
Especially her second disciple, who practically screamed, ‘Not enough, give me more!’ at every negative temptation!
Others would step out and encounter all sorts of opportunities, easily becoming stronger and surpassing their peers. But these ones, they plunged headfirst into an illusion and couldn’t get out.
Li Jin’an also felt Chixin Sword Lord’s deep exasperation. She couldn’t not save them, but saving them was a bother.
Couldn’t these three troublesome disciples show a little spirit?
Suddenly, she heard a thumping sound outside. Looking out, she saw Ning Zhufeng, who had fainted last night, was the first to awaken, looking around with a bewildered and wary expression.
Clearly, Ning Zhufeng had no idea that she had changed residences after waking up.
From this, it could be seen that among the three troublesome disciples, Ning Zhufeng had the deepest foundation, the greatest potential, and was also the most troublesome.
But Li Jin’an had never taken them seriously.
But…
Li Jin’an had a sudden inspiration, her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and laughed. She truly was a genius.
Sometimes, the troublesome disciples’ overly abundant luck was not a bad thing for her.
As long as she used it in reverse, things could lead to a different outcome.
Weren’t they so lucky that they could bump into legacies of powerful cultivators just by walking around?
Since they had so much luck they didn’t know what to do with it, and wouldn’t let her borrow it, then it shouldn’t be a problem for her to drive the troublesome disciples to do some trivial things, right?
If they still quibbled over this, then they would be too petty.
When the three troublesome disciples all walked out of the guest courtyard in a daze, seeing the flattened disciple residences and the thunderous aura permeating the ground, they collectively gasped.
They had no memory of what happened last night and completely didn’t know what was going on. So, Lan Ci picking up her life-bound sword from the ground didn’t surprise her either.
They didn’t even know how they got there, let alone the sword.
It would be strange if they did have memories. In the middle of the night, they were either sleeping or cultivating, and then the next second, heavenly lightning descended, knocking them all unconscious without even opening their eyes.
Although they didn’t know what had happened, an inexplicable intuition made them look in the direction of the guest courtyard that Li Jin’an was occupying alone.
Li Jin’an strolled out, hands behind her back, not even glancing at them, walking straight towards the mountain peak.
She indeed wanted to utilize the troublesome disciples, but there was no need to lower her standing and converse with them. Wouldn’t it be better to just go directly to Xie Huaixue?
As usual, Jijin Sword Sovereign had no habit of knocking and waiting for the host’s permission before entering. She found Immortal Venerable Qingxiao not reading a book or a jade slip, but standing alone by the window, quietly gazing at every plant and tree on Qingxiao Peak.
Li Jin’an squeezed closer, poking her head out, “What are you looking at?”
Xie Huaixue returned to her senses, shaking her head, “Nothing.”
“Tch.” Li Jin’an thought she was petty. What was so hard to share?
But after all, Xie Huaixue had saved her last night, so it wasn’t good to give her a cold shoulder again. A simple snort was enough to let the matter pass.
“Are you bored?”
Before getting to the main topic, Li Jin’an tried to be a little indirect.
“Not bored,” Xie Huaixue said decisively.
Li Jin’an’s eyes widened, and she smiled brightly, pretending to mishear, “You’re bored? You should have said so earlier! I have a good way to pass the time. Want to come along?”
Anyway, she only wanted to hear what she wanted to hear.
Xie Huaixue turned her head and quietly looked at her.
Li Jin’an pretended not to see her helpless expression and continued speaking to herself, “The place isn’t far, it’s at the border between Huanlang Domain and Shang Domain, at the foot of the Ten Thousand Mountains.”
Although called the Ten Thousand Mountains, it was actually just a small offshoot. Later, as more people collected herbs, it developed into a town where mortals and low-level cultivators mingled.
The most abundant spiritual plant growing there was called Purple Leaf Needles. Its grade wasn’t high, but it could be used as medicine, refined into pills, applied externally to stop bleeding, and also lightly detoxify. Ordinary cultivators wouldn’t specifically go collect it, unless they were rogue cultivators or it was a sect mission. Some folk pharmacies would also buy it.
Near the Purple Leaf Needles, there was a type of demonic beast that could cultivate to at most the late Foundation Establishment stage. Folk herb gatherers often died there, but for young cultivators like Qi Lingzi and her group, it served as a perfect combat training target.
Xie Huaixue asked, “Why go there?”
Li Jin’an always felt that this person had already guessed something, but just wouldn’t ask, waiting for her to say it.
How could there be such a nasty Immortal Venerable!
Having a favor to ask, it wasn’t good to grind her teeth or bristle.
Li Jin’an thoughtfully stroked her chin, “Because the sect is unfortunate.”
“Hm?”
“It’s not a big deal. A few of my disciples haven’t returned after collecting Purple Leaf Needles. Their life tokens are abnormal; it seems they’ve been ensnared by some unclean thing.”
Xie Huaixue looked at her with confusion, as if asking, For such a small matter, do we need to deploy two Integration stage Sword Sovereigns and an Immortal Venerable?
This lineup would be enough to go to the Demon Realm, kill a few great demon lords, and then detour to the Monster Realm to intimidate them on the way back. Why make such a big fuss?
“Hehe,” Li Jin’an chuckled smugly, stating her purpose, “Naturally, it’s not our true bodies showing up. A spiritual consciousness clone will suffice. Most importantly, we can send your disciples over too and let the juniors compete in things beyond combat.”
The more she spoke, the more she felt she was making sense. She hinted, “What’s the use of only knowing how to fight? Isn’t that just a brute!”
This specifically referred to a certain Immortal Venerable. What kind of skill was it to be able to beat her? If she was so capable of fighting, why didn’t she just kill all the troublesome disciples in the Heavenly Tome’s plot?
Xie Huaixue let out a soft chuckle, her eyebrows curving, “Things beyond? Talisman drawing, pill refining, formations?”
This was referring to their youthful days.
The young Sword Sovereign had also tried to open up new avenues to defeat Xie Huaixue, only to suffer a complete defeat and nearly be blacklisted by the Spring Rejuvenation Valley and Divine Mechanism Sect.
The adult Sword Sovereign’s face darkened. Bringing up what’s unnecessary. Xie Huaixue is truly annoying.
“So, do you agree?”
Coincidentally, at this moment, Lan Ci and the other two had already arrived outside the immortal cave, their footsteps clearly audible. After Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu left, they had resumed standing outside the immortal cave to show their sincerity.
Xie Huaixue looked at Li Jin’an, who was squinting with an ill-intentioned expression, then lowered her eyelids, concealing the fleeting amusement in her eyes. “I agree.”
“That’s more like it,” Jijin Sword Sovereign said, barely satisfied.
The two simultaneously walked out of the bedroom and arrived at the main hall.
Lan Ci and the other two were already numb to the fact that Li Jin’an occasionally followed their master around. They were not even on the same level of existence, so no matter how much they wanted to contend, they couldn’t.
Unconvinced, but they had to be.
According to their imagination, they were lying on brushwood and tasting gall, biding their time, secretly accumulating strength, waiting until they were powerful enough to take revenge!
After paying their collective respects to the two, before Lan Ci and the others could ask what exactly had happened last night that made them all faint, Li Jin’an’s ill-intentioned voice rang out.