Why Aren’t You Cultivating Immortality? (GL) Chapter 74

The word “Hehe” was like a stone dropped into a still lake, stirring up a thousand ripples in an instant. Entertainment media, smelling the gunpowder in it, immediately took screenshots and wrote articles.
Someone lying on a soft, comfortable chaise lounge with a tablet in her arms looked at Bai Moqing’s reply. She glanced sideways at the night outside the window and replied:
You really are proud and awkward.
Even through the screen, people could feel the big actress spoiling her lover.
Editors who had just finished their entertainment drafts saw the new message in the group chat. Then they looked at the half-written drafts open on their screens, silently deleted everything, and started over.
The number of messages in the background kept rising. Xiao Xing did not see Sikou Yan’s reply. She closed Weibo directly and turned to look at Bai Moqing.
Bai Moqing was still cultivating. A faint glow outlined her calm figure. Spiritual energy moved through her meridians, washing away the murky qi inside them.
From the look of things, Bai Moqing would not be sleeping tonight.
Xiao Xing set Bai Moqing’s phone aside, sat up, and moved closer. A person could not be disturbed while cultivating. The circle of light around Bai Moqing was the boundary. Xiao Xing raised a hand and touched the glow from a distance.
Perhaps sensing her movement, Bai Moqing opened her eyes.
Seeing Xiao Xing’s strange action, Bai Moqing froze for a moment and withdrew the barrier. “A-Xing, what are you doing?”
“Nothing.” Xiao Xing’s tone was light. She pulled back her hand, turned over, and lay down with her back to Bai Moqing.
The room was very quiet. Bai Moqing could hear Xiao Xing’s breathing and heartbeat. Her breathing was slow and peaceful, but her heartbeat was clearly a little faster than the rhythm of her breath.
After only a few breaths, that heartbeat became gentle and steady. Xiao Xing was controlling her breathing and heartbeat.
Noticing that Xiao Xing was acting strangely, Bai Moqing thought about it. Right now, cultivating brought her more harm than benefit. She decided to set it aside for the moment and lay down beside Xiao Xing.
The orange wall lamp made the room feel warm and intimate. Bai Moqing lifted her head slightly and looked at Xiao Xing, who had her eyes closed as if resting.
“A-Xing, do you have something to say to me?”
Her gaze swept over the bedside table. Two phones lay side by side there. One of them seemed to be hers.
Bai Moqing turned to look at the small wall table by the window. She remembered that after taking the photo and posting it on Weibo, she had casually placed her phone there. Looking back at the bedside table, Bai Moqing was certain Xiao Xing had touched her phone.
Although Xiao Xing’s eyes were closed, her divine sense rested on Bai Moqing. She knew every movement Bai Moqing made and every look in her eyes. Since Bai Moqing knew she had touched the phone, Xiao Xing simply admitted it.
“I looked at your phone.”
A phone was a very private thing, yet Xiao Xing’s tone did not hold the slightest embarrassment. If anything, there was a trace of unhappiness in it. Bai Moqing lowered her head and moved closer to Xiao Xing.
“What in my phone made you unhappy?”
Xiao Xing restrained her feelings and denied it. “Nothing.”
While Xiao Xing spoke, Bai Moqing reached out and picked up the phone.
Her lock screen did not have a password, so anyone could open her phone. Bai Moqing’s first reaction was to check the photo album. She remembered that when Feiyue had first come to her home, she liked playing with Bai Moqing’s phone.
There were many photos in the album. The newest one was the blood moon she had just taken tonight. As for the earlier ones…
Bai Moqing wanted to poke her own eyes blind. Her phone actually had half-naked photos of Feiyue.
Although they were obviously selfies, anyone who saw them would misunderstand.
Bai Moqing was so embarrassed her face turned red. She stammered as she explained to Xiao Xing, “Feiyue took those photos herself. They have nothing to do with me.”
Photos?
Xiao Xing opened her eyes and looked back. Her gaze was so cold that Bai Moqing’s body trembled. Out of reflex, Bai Moqing let go of the phone. It fell onto Xiao Xing with a smack, rolled across her body several times, and landed face-up on the bed.
Xiao Xing swept a glance over the screen. Feiyue’s bare shoulders were visible, and she was smiling with charming sweetness.
Seeing Xiao Xing reach for the phone, Bai Moqing moved faster than lightning, grabbed it first, and began deleting photos.
Xiao Xing was silent.
There were too many photos to delete all at once. Xiao Xing turned and caught Bai Moqing’s wrist. “No need to delete them. It would be a pity.”
A pity to delete them?
Bai Moqing was shocked. With Xiao Xing’s personality, she had thought the phone would not survive.
This had to be the opposite of what Xiao Xing really meant. Bai Moqing insisted, “They still need to be deleted. If Yun Su finds out, it will not be good.”
Watching Bai Moqing delete the photos, Xiao Xing could not tell whether she was jealous or not. “Did Feiyue choose your Weibo name too?”
Bai Moqing did not think too much and nodded. “Mm. Back then, only she and I lived at home. Other than watching dramas, she liked playing with my phone.”
No wonder the username was something like There Is a Little Orange Cat at Home. Xiao Xing felt much better. But when she thought of Sikou Yan knowing Bai Moqing’s Weibo, she could not help frowning again.
How did Sikou Yan know Bai Moqing’s Weibo?
Phone number.
Xiao Xing thought of the answer. Sikou Yan had probably found Bai Moqing’s Weibo through her phone contacts.
“Ah, all deleted.” After deleting the photos, Bai Moqing let out a breath of relief. She showed the album to Xiao Xing and smiled. “Only normal photos are left. The others are gone.”
Xiao Xing glanced at the few remaining photos in the album. They were all of the little orange cat lying on the coffee table, sofa, or windowsill.
Thinking of what had happened ten minutes ago, Xiao Xing said, “The Weibo post you made was reposted by Sikou Yan.”
Bai Moqing immediately opened Weibo. Seeing the number of reposts and comments, she hesitated for a moment. Instead of opening them, she deleted her only post directly.
“Why did you delete it?” Xiao Xing’s voice lifted slightly at the end. She was very satisfied with Bai Moqing’s reaction.
Bai Moqing put her phone back on the bedside table, slipped under the quilt, and hugged Xiao Xing. She answered, “I do not like it.”
It was unclear whether she meant she did not like it herself, or Xiao Xing did not like it.
The room had the Four-Directions Eight-Trigrams flags, as well as a barrier Xiao Xing had set by hand. No one could spy on what happened inside.
Sikou Yan did not sleep. She placed the tablet on the side table, got off the chaise lounge, and walked to the window.
The night was hazy. The blood color was fading bit by bit, and the moon was returning to its original appearance. Sikou Yan spread out her divine sense, wanting to spy on Bai Moqing. But the moment her divine sense touched Bai Moqing’s room, a powerful aura rushed toward her. Along with scorching heat, it burned her divine sense.
Sikou Yan withdrew her divine sense and laughed softly. Xiao Xing was protecting Bai Moqing more and more tightly.
When they woke the next day, Sikou Yan’s popularity had dropped from first place to nowhere in sight. Xiao Xing’s phone screen showed several unread messages, all from Tang Yue.
Tang Yue was her assistant. She was sharp, capable, obedient to orders, and also had her own judgment. Many things did not need Xiao Xing’s instructions; Tang Yue would handle them first. Last night’s Weibo incident was one of them.
After opening and reading the messages, Xiao Xing looked at Bai Moqing in her arms. Ever since they got together, they woke up in an embrace every day. Bai Moqing’s lashes trembled lightly. A few seconds later, she slowly opened her eyes.
“Morning, A-Xing.” After sleepily saying good morning, Bai Moqing closed her eyes again.
Xiao Xing’s arms were very warm. Pressed to her chest, Bai Moqing could hear her heartbeat. It made her feel safe. Smelling the faint orchid scent on Xiao Xing, Bai Moqing remembered she still had something to discuss with Yun Su.
She asked Xiao Xing, “A-Xing, can I skip work today?”
One benefit of sharing a bed with one’s boss was how easy it was to ask for leave.
Naturally, Xiao Xing would not refuse. She let go of Bai Moqing and got out of bed alone. After changing clothes, she bent down and kissed Bai Moqing’s cheek, then went to work by herself.
The weather was good today. The temperature was low, but the sunlight was bright. Bai Moqing sat in a soft single sofa, leisurely basking in the sun through the glass window.
Feiyue, who had slept enough, stretched as she walked out of the room with messy clothes. Seeing a sofa suddenly appear by the floor-to-ceiling window, she curiously meowed.
Hearing the cat sound, Bai Moqing sat up straight and glanced at Feiyue. Seeing that she had not changed into her original form, Bai Moqing looked toward the bedroom and asked, “Where is Yun Su?”
“She is not up yet.” Feiyue did not hold grudges. After sleeping, she had forgotten last night’s interruption by Bai Moqing and Xiao Xing. Smiling brightly, she walked to Bai Moqing and asked, “Qingqing, why did you not go to work?”
Feiyue blocked part of the sunlight. Her shadow happened to fall over Bai Moqing. Looking at Feiyue against the light was a little glaring. Bai Moqing raised a hand to shield her eyes and answered, “I am waiting for Yun Su.”
Just as Bai Moqing finished speaking, Yun Su walked out of the room. Yun Su still remembered that Bai Moqing had said last night that she needed to ask her something. Standing in the hallway, she asked Bai Moqing, “Is it about what you wanted to ask me last night?”
At that, Feiyue remembered that she and Yun Su had been getting intimate last night when someone interrupted them. She pouted, turned, and went into the kitchen to find food.
Bai Moqing closed her eyes and rubbed them. She listened to Yun Su’s footsteps approach. When Yun Su stopped beside her, Bai Moqing lowered her hand, looked up, and asked, “Have you heard of the Eleventh Heaven?”
Bai Moqing kept watching Yun Su. When she mentioned the Eleventh Heaven, surprise flashed through Yun Su’s eyes. Bai Moqing quietly waited for her answer.
After several seconds, Yun Su nodded. “I have heard of it.”
“More than heard of it. I once met someone. She said she came from the Eleventh Heaven…”