She craved Xie Huaixue.
Yet even after kissing so many times on Three Realms Mountain, Li Jin’an remained unsatisfied, always feeling as though she couldn’t kiss enough. The previous second she might have just pulled away from Xie Huaixue’s lips, but the next second, upon seeing Xie Huaixue’s eyes, she would already want to lean in again.
Her occasional biting was merely a side effect of this desire not being properly alleviated.
She was like a critically ill patient craving her exclusive life-saving medicine, wishing she could cling to Xie Huaixue at all times.
But now, the cage in her heart that imprisoned her desires had opened a crack. Desires so full they threatened to overflow poured out, and her heart instantly lightened. This newfound lightness then transformed into an urgent need to relieve those very desires.
Seeing Xie Huaixue’s hands already clinging to her neck, Li Jin’an instinctively thought of a better method to ‘cure’ her ailment.
“My dear, want a kiss?” Li Jin’an returned the question to Xie Huaixue with a condescending air, then answered herself, “I know my dear definitely wants Jin’an to kiss you.”
She lowered her head and devoutly kissed the soft place, then lifted her eyes with a smile, glancing at Xie Huaixue.
No matter what she kissed, Li Jin’an always employed the same old routine.
First, she would take it into her mouth, gently nipping and licking, slowly grinding. She savored it carefully, like a child who had finally gotten a taste of malt candy. Once Xie Huaixue adapted to this rhythm, then, with lightning speed, she would fiercely kiss her, from outside to inside, making sure to get her fill in one go.
“…Li Jin’an!”
Li Jin’an looked up, grinning with glistening lips. She gazed at her cultivation partner as if nothing had happened, and innocently asked, “What’s wrong, my dear? Did Jin’an hurt you?”
“…Don’t speak anymore,” Xie Huaixue said, closing her eyes, flushed with shame and anger. She chose not to respond to this person, forgetting that her clothes were half-undone and her face was flushed with passion.
It had no deterrent effect whatsoever; instead, it was like a soft, cooing whisper between lovers.
Looking at Xie Huaixue like this, Li Jin’an’s sense of accomplishment reached its peak. She blinked, and a sudden realization dawned on her: Jijin Sword Sovereign had, after all, triumphed over Qingxiao Immortal Venerable. But the pleasure of this victory was not for outsiders to know.
So what if she had been the second best for a thousand years? Here, with the one who was the first best for a thousand years, she could still turn over and become a superior being!
Li Jin’an happily and proudly tilted her head, giving a cheer, and rubbed her face hard against Xie Huaixue, looking even more like a large cat marking its territory.
She was very obedient; if she was told not to speak, she wouldn’t. She focused on enjoying her malt candy.
While the master worked diligently, the disciples weren’t idle either. They were sweating profusely in the training grounds, either beating people up or getting beaten up. When they caught a breath, they had to return to Ancient Life Peak to watch over Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng. Life was described as fulfilling, busy, and utterly hopeless, with no future prospects.
Until Qi Lingzi and the other two, along with the other twenty-five individuals, had all fought a round, those two still hadn’t woken up. They lay on the bed, pale-faced, but at least they weren’t sleep-talking or struggling anymore, sleeping very peacefully. It made one strongly suspect that Elder Yin’s medical skills were so superb that she had accidentally cured them to death.
This made Tan Yanyi feel malice rising within her, wanting to do something unethical. Unfortunately, she was stopped by Elder Yin, who still retained some medical ethics.
As a medical cultivator, all Elder Yin could do was prevent her Ancient Life Peak from becoming a battlefield. Of course, if Qi Lingzi and the other two were willing to carry Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng away, she would be very happy.
In that case, whatever happened outside Ancient Life Peak would be outside her jurisdiction and responsibility.
At this point, Qi Lingzi, Tan Yanyi, and Ling Qiu became cunning. They firmly stated that their master’s wife had tasked them with guarding Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng here, and they dared not act on their own initiative.
After all, taking the unconscious people back might give them an opportunity to strike while they were weak, but it would also annoy their master and master’s wife, and they would be the ones to suffer.
Furthermore, once Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng woke up, there would be plenty of opportunities for revenge.
After so many high-intensity battles, the trio’s strength had advanced further than before they entered the Solitary Mountain Secret Realm. Qi Lingzi had broken through to the great perfection of Core Formation and could break through to Nascent Soul at any time. Tan Yanyi was at Foundation Establishment perfection, and Ling Qiu had also reached late-stage Foundation Establishment. Their combat power was even more impressive; after thorough tempering, fighting one against three was a minor matter.
Perhaps sensing their malevolent intent, Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng simply refused to wake up, causing Elder Yin to even doubt her own medical skills.
It shouldn’t be.
Their external and internal injuries were healed, they weren’t poisoned or cursed, and their sea of consciousness was perfectly intact. So where exactly was the problem?
If not for the rule that medical cultivators could not trespass into another’s sea of consciousness without reason, she would truly want to perform a craniotomy on Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng to see what was wrong with them. They were so young, yet slept so much!
Tan Yanyi felt that Elder Yin was no better than her; her methods were much more ruthless. At least Tan Yanyi wouldn’t think of entering someone else’s mind as a guest.
Elder Yin, who had become an old friend with Tan Yanyi during this time, felt that this brat was as annoying as her master. She argued with Tan Yanyi in a very un-elderly fashion, and while squabbling, she received a letter delivered by a disciple from the Young Sect Master.
Tan Yanyi, without formality, asked, “Old Yin, what’s up?”
Having spent so much time in the Dao Sect, she had almost forgotten she belonged to the Sword Sect. Her participation in Dao Sect affairs was so smooth and natural, and she was so proactive, she was just one step away from completely forgetting her roots—like her master, finding a cultivation partner and marrying into the Dao Sect.
Elder Yin didn’t think anything was amiss. She casually pointed at the lying Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng and said, “There’s a follow-up on the half-yao second senior sister/junior sister matter.”
Tan Yanyi ‘oh-ed’ and followed her finger, noticing that Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng had opened their eyes one after the other. Their eyes held no confusion or haziness of those who had slept for a long time, only endless, chilling gloom.
Just looking at them felt like being bitten by a poisonous snake from afar.
However, Tan Yanyi wasn’t afraid of them. She immediately turned and yelled at Elder Yin, “Quickly, check their brains! They were already mentally unsound, always doing stupid things that harmed others and didn’t benefit themselves. Now that they’ve woken up, they won’t be even more malicious, will they? Don’t let them dirty my master’s wife’s Qingxiao Peak!”
Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng stared at her fixedly for a while before withdrawing their gazes just before Tan Yanyi could shout again.
Tan Yanyi felt they harbored ill intentions. With Qi Lingzi and Ling Qiu still in the training grounds, she felt somewhat intimidated alone and quickly scurried behind Elder Yin.
“Old Yin, quickly check them! If they’re still like this when my master and master’s wife hold their cultivation partner ceremony, wouldn’t that bring shame to both our Dao Sect and Sword Sect in front of the entire cultivation world?! It’s already embarrassing enough that they have a half-yao senior/junior sister; we can’t let them drag us down further!”
“Cultivation partner ceremony? When? Why don’t I know about this?”
These three rapid-fire questions weren’t asked by Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng, but by a bewildered Elder Yin.
She usually didn’t get involved in the Dao Sect’s intricate affairs, but it was impossible for her not to know about Jijin Sword Sovereign and Qingxiao Immortal Venerable’s cultivation partner ceremony!
“Ah?” Tan Yanyi looked even more shocked than her, blurting out, “Does your Dao Sect not want to give my master a proper status?”
Her expression was about to turn sorrowful and indignant, but thankfully Elder Yin quickly cut her off.
“What are you talking about?! I’m asking if Jijin and Qingxiao have set a date for their cultivation partner ceremony!”
“Oh, no, not yet, but it’s only a matter of time.”
“…Can you please stop being so dramatic when you speak!”
The two began bickering again, blaming each other and repeating themselves, unaware that Lan Ci and Ning Zhufeng exchanged a thoughtful glance, a sinister yet confident smile appearing at the corners of their mouths.
Meanwhile, Li Jin’an and Xie Huaixue, who were on their way from Qingxiao Peak to the Sect Main Hall, were also discussing this matter.
Li Jin’an’s face glowed with satisfaction, and she said spiritedly, “Based on my experience reading so many storybooks, the biggest taboo in doing things is ‘delaying things at night will lead to many dreams.’ So, let’s seize the time and become true cultivation partners!”