Spectating the Angsty Romance of the Master and Disciple from the Sect Next Door Chapter 86

The three of Jijin Peak, who had neither been raised in luxury nor in poverty, and had never had much money in their pockets, didn’t have much concept of a hundred years’ worth of monthly allowances. Their pain merely stemmed from not allowing their own things to fall into others’ pockets and from being unable to bear the fact that they would be poor for the next hundred years. After all, for them as sword cultivators, not robbing others was already considered benevolent.
It wasn’t until they opened one of the storage bags, prepared as an apology gift for the twenty-seven disciples, and saw it filled to the brim with spirit stones and medicinal pills, that they completely lost their minds. If Elder Yin hadn’t been loudly shouting and ordering them not to lay hands on the patients, the three of them definitely would have forcibly woken the others up. Tan Yanyi’s eager little hand had already pinched the nose of the thirty-first substitute…
Qi Lingzi and the other two could all see that this was their master’s overt scheme, aimed at teaching them a lesson.
But there was nothing they could do. They willingly fell for this trick and genuinely regretted it. If they had known, they would have precisely targeted Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng; otherwise, their losses wouldn’t have been so heavy.
Now, all their talismans and medicinal pills were squandered, and their monthly allowances for the next hundred years had to be redeemed through fights. This deal was too unprofitable!
At the urging of the three, Elder Yin called over the reluctant Jiang Fengmian, who then led all the medical cultivators of Gusheng Peak in exerting all efforts to rescue the injured disciples.
The twenty-five disciples successively woke up, confusedly taking the storage bags. After coming to their senses and hearing the explanations from the two elders by their ears, their eyes turned bloodshot, their faces twisted, and howling for the “thieves” to die, they charged towards the three from Jijin Peak.
Especially the fellow sword cultivators of Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu; they had already drawn their soulbound swords, vowing to stab these vile creatures with no fellow-disciple affection to death!
“Wait! Wait! One by one! Line up! Do you understand the rules?!” Tan Yanyi hoarsely screamed, deftly leaping around, casually grabbing an unlucky person to be her human shield.
Under extreme anger, the twenty-five victims completely lost their minds. They didn’t care who their masters or grandmasters were, only wanting to perish together with these vile characters to vent their anger.
They didn’t know that their collective erotic dreams had been recorded by recording stones and carefully and repeatedly watched by elders from both sects. Even so, what had happened in the Solitary Mountain Secret Realm was enough to make them ashamed and furious to the point of collapse.
A single misstep brings eternal regret. They hadn’t even made a name for themselves in the cultivation world, or even just started out, yet they already had such a heavy shameful past. Who wouldn’t go crazy?
Just thinking that in the future someone would point at them and say, “That’s the shameless one who had erotic dreams in the Solitary Mountain Secret Realm…”
“Aaaaah!”
“Jijin Peak thieves, quickly die!”
The scene was utterly chaotic until the three from Jijin Peak cleverly ran and hid behind Jiang Fengmian, nicely and patiently reasoning with them: “Fighting is fine, but attacking all at once really isn’t!”
Everyone slowly calmed down, then looked at the three peeking out from behind Xuanyu True Master and revealed sinister grins.
Incited by hatred and stinginess, victims and aggressors rushed towards each other from both directions, igniting fierce battles. The Dao Sect’s training grounds and arenas were used day and night without rest, never vacant.
The elders acting as referees never left the arena, sometimes even needing to maintain order, otherwise, there would be malicious incidents of more than twenty people ganging up on three.
The three from Jijin Peak had their wins and losses. Under the high-intensity consecutive battles and pressure, their potential was infinitely developed, and their strength rapidly soared. They no longer had the ease with which they used to coast through battles, finishing in just an hour and returning home gloriously.
Before, they used to casually mess around when their master was out. But now, with Madame helping Master seek revenge, their lives had become dire straits.
Yes, they had long seen through it: this method wasn’t their master’s idea, but the madame’s. Didn’t they understand their own master yet?!
While the disciples were fighting fiercely, Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue released their spiritual senses to observe. The spiritual senses of other elders filled the area beside them. Even Elder Yin and Jiang Fengmian, though physically present at the training grounds, still released their spiritual senses to join in, relying on the fact that the disciples couldn’t see them, pointing and commenting on them, saying that this was the true Grand Sect Competition. The air was filled with joyful energy.
Li Jin’an watched the lively battle situation with extreme satisfaction and said with emotion, “What lively youngsters! I believe that after this incident, their bond will become incredibly strong. I’m truly happy for them.”
Xie Huaixue naturally wouldn’t call her out. With a serious expression, she gently replied, “Mm.”
Li Jin’an found her Dao Companion truly adorable, especially how she was not at all perfunctory where she should have been. More serious than anyone else, no matter how outrageous her words were, Xie Huaixue would believe them deeply and seriously agree.
Cute, want to kiss.
The Heavenly Dao had truly poor judgment, choosing three strange-looking, unrecognizable things as Children of Fate, instead of using someone as radiant and noble as Qingxiao Immortal Venerable.
But it didn’t matter. The Jijin Sword Sovereign could appreciate every adorable aspect of Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, secretly grinding her teeth, sighing repeatedly with admiration in her heart for Xie Huaixue, and engraving it into her memory as her exclusively treasured little secret.
She straightened her expression and said profoundly, “We must go investigate who exactly spread rumors about us. It’s simply audacious!”
Under the gaze of the other elders’ spiritual senses, Li Jin’an took Xie Huaixue’s hand and left.
The elders who personally spread the rumors: “…Isn’t that just a coincidence!”
Outsiders didn’t understand Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue’s past as well as those who personally experienced it. If they hadn’t over-interpreted and adapted the two’s past, the matter of Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable becoming Dao Companions wouldn’t have spread so quickly throughout the cultivation world; even the Tan family of Jinggu Domain knew about it and had even sought to verify its authenticity from Tan Yanyi.
They were quiet for a moment, then exchanged seemingly casual glances with evasive gazes, each seeing their own expression on the other’s face. They immediately understood that others had done the same thing as themselves and instantly relaxed.
When everyone’s guilty, no one gets punished.
If the Sword Sovereign found out, they’d just give up their colleagues’ names.
However, Li Jin’an, upon returning to Qingxiao Peak, wasn’t in a hurry to pursue the matter. After all, what was it but being gossiped about to her face?
The message-carrying paper crane from Tan Yanyi’s birth mother could only relay a short message, making it incomplete and outdated. Now, countless versions of the story had emerged.
The rumors claimed she had relentlessly pursued Xie Huaixue for tens of thousands of years, and that all the talk of fighting, claiming to be supreme, and being arch-rivals were nothing but fronts and excuses. It was supposedly all because Xie Huaixue rejected her, leading to love turning into hate, causing her to relentlessly pursue Xie Huaixue and not allow anyone else near her. There were even ridiculous stories of “domineering sword cultivators loving fiercely”…
It was said that storybooks based on them were already being written day and night, and it wouldn’t be long before they were published, greatly enriching the spiritual world of cultivators.
This instantly brought to Li Jin’an’s mind a notorious title from the Heavenly Tome: Rebellious Disciple Transgresses, Cold Master Cannot Escape.
There were also the piled-up four-character tags: Xianxia Cultivation / Heavenly Favored / Forced Conquest / Proximity Advantage / Abusive Yet Deep Love…
Filth!
Her expression immediately turned ferocious; the mere thought made her grit her teeth in rage.
If anyone truly fabricated their story into novels, then they shouldn’t blame her for using her status and position to have those novels declared forbidden!
Li Jin’an whined softly as she slumped onto Xie Huaixue’s shoulder, puffing out her cheeks and pouting indignantly at her cultivation partner.
“What do they mean by ‘relentlessly pursued’?! That was clearly me sparring sword arts with you, progressing together! You didn’t even criticize me, so why do they get to gossip about me? Is it because my temper has recently improved that they dare to bully me so brazenly?!”
“They also said I turned to hate you out of love! We’ve always loved each other, haven’t we? It’s just, it’s just… the way we used to express our love was a little different from others. Childhood sweethearts bickering and playing is perfectly normal! These people are not only idle, but also easily surprised by what’s unfamiliar!”
“Relentlessly pursuing, not allowing anyone else near you? Utter nonsense, hmph! Such malicious wording, they truly have ill intentions and are maliciously slandering me!”
“And how did they come up with ‘tens of thousands of years’? Our combined ages don’t even amount to ten thousand years! Why don’t they just say I fancied you since I was in the womb? These idle people can matchmake even for a Demon Lord and a Monster King with just their mouths; who knows if they have private connections with Jingting Dao Lord.”
“Do they really understand Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable, or do I?!”
No matter what, Li Jin’an could always find an angle to refute it. She would talk until the cows came home, always declaring herself the most wronged and in need of her cultivation partner’s comfort.
Xie Huaixue couldn’t help but laugh, pinching Li Jin’an’s cheek. Her meaningful gaze fell upon Li Jin’an’s lips as she softly said, “Our Jin’an has truly suffered a great grievance, this one feels so heartbroken, can this one kiss you?”
“Yes! But I’m still so heartbroken, what should I do? I’ve been slandered and portrayed as a domineering sword cultivator by them. Will other sword cultivators laugh at me…?” Li Jin’an trailed off, wanting to say more.
Is the domineering nature of their sword cultivators that of ‘fierce love’? That’s not the same thing at all!
Originally, Li Jin’an had been quite satisfied with her ferocious reputation, one that could make children stop crying. But now, it had become utterly bizarre, like a blob of soft pink, sticky goo had been added to it, which was utterly disgusting.
In the future, whenever she was introduced, what if they said she was that Jijin Sword Sovereign, who domineeringly ‘fiercely loved’ Qingxiao Immortal Venerable?
She hadn’t even lived for ten thousand years, yet she might be ridiculed for ten thousand years to come.
“Then, what does Your Venerable Self desire?”
Li Jin’an’s phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, revealing her true intentions. She whispered into Xie Huaixue’s ear, “What should I do, my dear? My heart feels so uncomfortable, do you want to rub… it?”
The cultivation cave suddenly fell silent. The person beside her stopped speaking, and only the irregular breathing of the two could be heard.
Li Jin’an, her ear tips flushed red, looked at Xie Huaixue. She saw Xie Huaixue’s porcelain-white, cold jade-like skin appeared as if red pigment had been smudged onto it with ink, beautiful and enchanting. Her normally calm eyes were now soft and alluring.
This was a Xie Huaixue unlike her usual self.
“Cough, cough.”
Li Jin’an had uttered those words while already suppressing her shyness. Now, seeing Xie Huaixue’s reaction, she became utterly restless, feeling as if the crisp air of Qingxiao Peak had grown thick and heavy. She couldn’t help but gasp for air, desperate to ease her inner tension and shyness.
“If you don’t want to, then never mind…”
“I do,” Xie Huaixue murmured, without looking at her.
“Oh… you’re not moving. Are you waiting for me to take your hand and place it over my heart?”
The usually straightforward Jijin Sword Sovereign had also begun to dabble in such misleading theatrics.
She often claimed that Xie Huaixue and the Dao Sect members were so cunning they could be sold by the pound; they could trick people to death without any consequence, and the victims would even thank them in return, helping count the money after being sold.
That being said, she still enjoyed playing with the Dao Sect’s cunning minds. She only said these things because she wasn’t as cunning herself and didn’t quite fit in with the schemers, so she would huffily take the moral high ground and accuse them.
Unfortunately, people eventually become what they despise. Now, she too had learned to play little tricks in front of Xie Huaixue.
What she had meant by ‘rubbing’ truly was just a gentle rub through her clothes. She even let out a soft hmph of dissatisfaction because Xie Huaixue’s movements were too light and too slow.
After ‘hosting’ Xie Huaixue, Li Jin’an immediately reversed their roles, seizing Xie Huaixue’s hand and pressing her down beneath her. In an instant, a shower of dense, delicate kisses rained down.
Lips, earlobes, neck… her kisses trailed downward.
She kissed eagerly, wishing she could knead Xie Huaixue into her very bones and blood, and then remold herself, creating a brand new Li Jin’an.
Li Jin’an was never a gentle person. Her kisses, like her, were vivid and vibrant, domineering and forceful, plundering all of Xie Huaixue’s breath without leaving a single gap. She gave Xie Huaixue no room to struggle, only to passively receive her kisses.
In the brief moment for a breath, Li Jin’an chuckled and whispered into Xie Huaixue’s ear, “It’s a give-and-take; it’s Immortal Venerable’s turn to host me now. I assume Immortal Venerable won’t deny it, so I won’t hold back.”
She didn’t even give Xie Huaixue time to speak before kissing her again.
Nimble fingertips had already parted Xie Huaixue’s white robe, reaching for the pure white undergarment.
“Mmm…” Xie Huaixue’s eyes, misty with desire, fell upon the top of Li Jin’an’s head. Her answering sound was a mix, seeming like a refusal, yet also an agreement.
Li Jin’an contentedly nipped Xie Huaixue’s lip, mirroring what Xie Huaixue had just done to her.
The moment her fingers touched the softness, she felt an unparalleled sensation. She instinctively kneaded it.
Xie Huaixue beneath her couldn’t help but let out a soft moan, turning her head away in discomfort, unwilling to look at her momentarily stunned cultivation partner above her.
Overwhelming pleasure and ultimate ecstasy assailed Li Jin’an. Her spirit trembled violently. She gritted her teeth and let out a long breath, only then managing to suppress the soul-shaking tremors.
As a sword cultivator, Li Jin’an’s greatest strength was frankly confronting her desires. Previously, her desire had been to defeat Xie Huaixue. For this, she could tirelessly chase after Xie Huaixue day after day for a thousand years, diligently cultivating and practicing her sword arts from dawn till dusk. Repeated failures did not dampen her confidence or enthusiasm; they only made this desire grow stronger, accumulating in her heart, unable to be released.
Yet after they confessed their feelings to each other, this surging desire did not dissipate; instead, it rapidly transformed in another direction.