Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 81

When it came to watching the spectacle of Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, all cultivators were equal; no one could be exempt from this common fate. In this matter, they were even more gossipy than common mortals.
However, everyone reacted differently.
Jiang Fengmian felt it was truly improper to look, and somewhat unbearable to witness. Mainly, she feared that if Li Jin’an regained her senses and became enraged, and couldn’t do anything to Jingting Dao Lord or the Young Sect Master, she would direct all her schemes at her, such as forcing her to take custody of the three troublesome disciples who had just caused chaos…
Yun Liuguang maintained a calm and composed expression, as if she hadn’t at all considered that Li Jin’an’s righteous words just now were merely a ploy to deceive her so she could quickly come out and get intimate with Xie Huaixue. Otherwise, Jijin Sword Sovereign usually wasn’t so amenable.
As for Jingting Dao Lord, who was always at the forefront of seeking entertainment, she wouldn’t even think about the neighboring Sword Sovereign trying to abduct the Dao Sect’s Immortal Venerable. Her eyes were excitedly gleaming like oil lamps, shining brightly as she looked at the perfectly matched pair before her, musing with interest that the most foolish sword cultivator from next door had finally been subdued.
After gaining insight, Li Jin’an surrendered faster than her master, without the slightest struggle, as if fearing that a hint of hesitation would make Xie Huaixue abandon her. She was truly that spineless.
Yinyue and her disciples were still too attractive to the neighboring sword cultivators; just standing there would attract eager little sword cultivators.
More elders, including Xiaoxiang Sword Lord and Junxing Sword Lord of the Sword Sect, had eyes that were mostly widened in shock, their pupils quivering. After they reacted, their feelings were unanimous.
—No way, you two are actually serious?!
They truly thought these two were just competing and playing around. After all, given Jijin Sword Sovereign’s competitive nature, to avoid losing to Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, she might grit her teeth and agree to any absurd request.
This matter had first shown signs when Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue were still infants. To prevent Chixin Sword Lord from saying she couldn’t eat as well as little Huaixue, she stubbornly ate three large bowls of rice, then tearfully asked Yinyue Monarch to rub her chubby belly, blissfully drinking the water little Huaixue fed her, and happily watching Yinyue Monarch scold her master.
Later, as she embarked on the path of cultivation, this habit of Li Jin’an’s became even more severe, all in order to win against her neighbor and shed the title of “Second Best.”
Therefore, it was highly possible that Jijin Sword Sovereign would lose her mind and go crazy at any moment when it came to Qingxiao Immortal Venerable. At such times, Jijin Sword Sovereign could say anything. When their status as mortal enemies was deeply ingrained in people’s minds, no one would take the harsh words Li Jin’an had last uttered seriously.
Who knew!
Who knew these two were actually serious!
In the past, Jijin Sword Sovereign had often threatened to hang herself on Qingxiao Peak’s boundary marker; they naturally didn’t take her seriously. And as for her and Qingxiao forming a Dao Companion bond, they believed it even less.
Who would have thought that these well-known rivals of the Lancang Continent would pull off such a scheme of hiding the truth from the heavens and secretly going through the back door, actually becoming a couple? They fought so much they ended up becoming family, with no need for talking around each other anymore.
No, that’s not right!
Previously, during the Two Sects Grand Competition, Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable had both agreed to Jingting Dao Lord’s proposal of a marriage bond. It seemed the seeds were already sown then, but they simply refused to believe it, thinking it was just a verbal clash of blades and shadows, and even thinking it was truly killing without spilling blood.
Turns out, they were the foolish ones!
Aside from their shock, Xiaoxiang Sword Lord and Junxing Sword Lord were left with only one simple thought: the suffering they endured before wasn’t in vain; it was very valuable. Truly worthy of the Sword Sovereign, rising from a rival to a Dao Companion with Qingxiao Immortal Venerable—this was simply a model for sword cultivators!
What was destroying one of the Dao Sect’s secret realms? They imagined that even if she destroyed a few more, the Sect Master and Chixin Sword Lord would praise it, saying it was a job well done, perfectly fitting!
That was Qingxiao Immortal Venerable!
“Kiss, don’t treat us as outsiders.” Jingting Dao Lord was the first to speak, saying enthusiastically, looking as if she wished she could personally press Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue’s heads together.
The elders, who still found the scene before them quite jarring, slowly turned their heads, staring blankly at the ageless yet vibrant Jingting Dao Lord.
They used to think that Dao Lord, being old, perhaps liked to meddle in matchmaking, acting like those matchmakers in the mortal world who spread rumors and never spoke a truthful word. Who knew that she, with her discerning eye and profound understanding of the world, had perfectly predicted the most unlikely Dao Companions in the cultivation world with a single word?
But as long as it was the spectacle of Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, any way of watching was fine!
Kiss!
Although the word wasn’t spoken, they had already expressed it with their eyes.
When a person feels shy, they can sense it themselves; their face suddenly flushes, a wave of heat washes over them, and without a mirror, they can imagine how red they must be.
Moreover, Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue both had fair and delicate complexions; the slightest stirring could be clearly reflected on their faces.
Li Jin’an, who was usually the most unruly, faced dozens of bright, piercing eyes, and her face instantly turned fiery red. Her hands, placed around Xie Huaixue’s waist, were stiff, neither willing to let go nor able to continue holding.
Li Jin’an truly used to be shameless, but that didn’t include being intensely watched by a crowd of people when she was impatiently trying to kiss her Dao Companion!
She was very willing to let the world know about her new relationship with Xie Huaixue, to change their old perceptions, but she truly had no hobby of showing affection to her Dao Companion in front of elders and peers!
She truly had no such peculiar fetish!
Normally, Li Jin’an’s facial expressions were extremely rich; whatever she thought in her heart would be completely displayed on her face—frivolous, disdainful, smug, arrogant, and countless others—very easy to read. After all, with her status, she didn’t need to hide her true emotions; others had to follow her lead.
Among all her emotions, shyness was the only one that had never appeared on her face. Of course, no brave soul would be so foolish as to provoke her.
But now, without speaking, the aura of shame and anger was already vividly apparent.
And contrary to her, Xie Huaixue, who was usually the most aloof, with restrained emotions and hidden sharpness, also had a faint blush on her face, clearly not as indifferent as she seemed.
Fortunately, Li Jin’an, with her bright red face, expressionlessly blocked Xie Huaixue’s front, no longer caring about seniority. She rolled a very expressive eye and, in extreme indignation and despair, said sarcastically:
“If you insist on forcing your will upon others and enjoy watching people get intimate… I don’t mind sending you hundreds of spring scrolls for your solace, so you can enjoy them to your heart’s content, lest your hearts feel lonely and empty when you act disrespectful in your old age. Then that would be my fault.”
Spring scrolls are also known as erotic paintings.
Although cultivators advocated following nature and their own hearts and wouldn’t deliberately suppress private desires, they wouldn’t shy away from such matters or fear them like tigers. However, they wouldn’t openly display them as mainstream. How could cultivators have time for romance? Cultivating more was the proper path.
Her meaning was obvious, not even subtle sarcasm, but openly speaking ill of people. And because she was overly enraged, her scope of attack was extremely wide.
As soon as Li Jin’an opened her mouth, she offended everyone she could offend, and even those she couldn’t.
She could lick her own mouth and poison herself badly.
The elders of the Dao Sect looked bewildered: “Huh? Who? Are we, this bunch of withered old fogies, the ones she’s talking about?”
This doesn’t seem right.
They felt a little shy.
Jiang Fengmian looked at Li Jin’an with five-limbed admiration, then cast the same gaze upon Jingting Dao Lord’s back. Why provoke her for no good reason? Who didn’t know that when Li Jin’an, Jijin Sword Sovereign, flared up and got angry, her attack and action power were extremely strong?
Be careful, she might actually publicly send spring scrolls to the residences of various elders. How would these elders maintain their dignity in front of their disciples then?!
There was nothing Li Jin’an wouldn’t do!
Xiaoxiang Sword Lord and Junxing Sword Lord simultaneously took a step back, exchanging a look of lingering fear. They could both see the meaning in each other’s eyes.
Rash move. Even if the Sword Sovereign had an extraordinary performance and turned an enemy into a friend, making the Immortal Venerable her own, her mouth was too dangerous. It could turn even more people into enemies.
Li Jin’an lifted her head, looking as if she had “already seen through your blooming desires, no need to thank me,” and said logically, “If disciples are having lewd dreams, you masters and grandmasters can’t fall too far behind. The sect must be united and follow closely.”
Jingting Dao Lord narrowed her eyes, smirking as she looked at this foul-mouthed brat, squeezing out words through gritted teeth, “Little Jin’an, is this your filial piety towards me?”
This was truly filial to the point of killing her!
Tan Chixin, look at the good disciple you raised!
Li Jin’an, seeing her fierce gaze, recalled her own words, felt inexplicably guilty for a moment, then became indignant again and retorted, “What a coincidence! To meet all of you in such a remote, uninhabited place, Dao Lord, don’t you think it’s a coincidence?!”
“Furthermore, filial piety follows kindness; you understand this principle better than I do.”
Don’t think she didn’t know; this was absolutely Jingting Dao Lord watching the show without fearing trouble, deliberately using her Sect Master status to bring a group of people to watch the juniors’ intimacy, acting like a shameless old person!
Besides the slumbering Dao Venerable, who else could so accurately find their location?
Could it be that the Dao Venerable woke up halfway through her nap just to watch her grand-disciples’ antics?!
Fortunately, at the last moment, Xie Huaixue turned her head away, otherwise, Li Jin’an couldn’t imagine how she and Xie Huaixue would continue to live in the cultivation world.
She wanted to announce her relationship with Xie Huaixue to the world, but absolutely not in this manner!
Jingting Dao Lord felt no shame, nor did she feel guilty or flustered. She nodded in deep agreement, “Indeed, it’s quite a coincidence. I also find it extraordinary.”
Beside her, Yun Liuguang suppressed the urge to cough, pretending not to hear those words. As a disciple, it wasn’t right to criticize her master.
Li Jin’an looked at Jingting Dao Lord with a deadpan stare.
Once her mood stabilized, Xie Huaixue stepped out from behind Li Jin’an and apologetically bowed to Jingting Dao Lord, saying gently, “Sword Sovereign has a reckless and quick temper, often speaking her mind frankly. Her occasional inappropriate remarks are not malicious, but unintentional. I hope Dao Lord will not take offense.”
Protect her, just keep protecting her!
Whether it was Yinyue Monarch or Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, their attitude towards Jijin Sword Sovereign was always the same: protect her to the end. Even the neighboring Sword Sect wasn’t as excessive as their lineage.
Jingting Dao Lord laughed in exasperation. Had she said she would do anything to Li Jin’an, that unruly brat?
“How could I take offense at little Jin’an? What kind of appearance of hers haven’t I seen? I merely wish to drink your wedding wine sooner, after all, you’ve been pining for her for quite some time now.”
The crowd had been holding their breath, but hearing this, they immediately gasped.
Heavenly Dao above, it was actually the Immortal Venerable who pursued the Sword Sovereign!