The last time Mo Ruxue had read the book, it was with the mindset of “completing a task.”
But now, whether she wanted to admit it or not, she was reading with a learning attitude.
Last time she read, although she blushed furiously, no associations had formed in her mind.
But now, even though Mo Ruxue was reading the Storybook of the Headless Little Man, what appeared in her mind were images of herself and Xu Sheng.
Herself beneath Xu Sheng…
Xu Sheng beneath her…
As she read these storybooks, a strange feeling gradually rose in Mo Ruxue’s heart, and even her body began to change.
Feeling these changes, Mo Ruxue sensed her breathing growing faster, her mind starting to cloud, and she even gradually forgot that Zhu Yuexi was sleeping beside her.
The night wind was cold, and with another person sitting beside her, even an ordinary person would easily wake up, let alone a cultivator.
Zhu Yuexi’s eyelashes fluttered, but Mo Ruxue didn’t notice at first.
She slowly opened her eyes, and soon saw Mo Ruxue sitting on the bedding with her back to her, looking at something, breathing a bit heavily.
“Master?”
Zhu Yuexi didn’t think Mo Ruxue would hide anything from her, so seeing this, she didn’t conceal her presence and spoke softly.
Mo Ruxue was startled. She quickly put away the picture book and stored it in her Qiankun Bag.
“Ah… Yuexi, you’re awake?”
Zhu Yuexi had still been drowsy, but now she was fully awakened by Mo Ruxue’s shock.
A trace of suspicion appeared on her face.
“Master, what were you looking at just now? Why is your face so red?”
“It’s nothing.” Mo Ruxue didn’t even dare to meet Zhu Yuexi’s eyes directly.
She lowered her head.
“Just a technique. I was running it earlier and found something wrong. I was worried I’d go astray, so I stopped abruptly. That’s why my face is red.”
Mo Ruxue had some talent for lying. Even though she seldom lied in her life, her reaction was still quick.
Zhu Yuexi wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.
Hearing Mo Ruxue’s words, she didn’t suspect anything.
Seeing the red mark on Mo Ruxue’s neck, she asked casually:
“Then be careful, Master. Is that technique you mentioned the same as the one Li Qingqing practices?”
‘Is it the same as Li Qingqing’s?’
‘What technique does Li Qingqing practice?’
Mo Ruxue suddenly remembered the scene she had witnessed earlier.
Li Qingqing and Xu Sheng were at Langting. Li Qingqing knelt on the ground, head lowered, eating…
‘Was the technique she practiced the same as Li Qingqing’s?’
‘If it had been herself at Langting just now…’
Mo Ruxue didn’t dare to think.
She took a deep breath. Her mind wavered.
It took several seconds before she realized that Zhu Yuexi was referring to the technique related to the red mark on her neck that she had mentioned the morning before last.
“Mm… yes.” Mo Ruxue knew she had taken too long to respond, but she couldn’t afford to think more and could only nod.
Zhu Yuexi seemed thoughtful.
“Then that technique… Master, teach me.”
‘Teach Zhu Yuexi too?’
She thought of the picture book stored in her Qiankun Bag, and the images that had flashed through her mind just now, where the female protagonist had changed from herself to Zhu Yuexi.
Mo Ruxue instinctively shook her head. “Absolutely not!”
Zhu Yuexi hadn’t expected such a strong reaction from Mo Ruxue. She was startled, and then a wave of grievance surged up.
“What? Li Qingqing can practice it, but I can’t?”
Only then did Mo Ruxue realize her indiscretion.
She was strict with Zhu Yuexi, yes, but her almost scolding tone just now was without reason. She had made Yuexi feel wronged.
A trace of guilt arose in her heart.
“It’s not that I won’t let you practice, it’s that I haven’t finished improving the technique yet. I nearly went astray myself just now, so later, when I perfect it, I’ll naturally teach you.”
……
The next day.
The small incident at night, though alarming for Mo Ruxue, had finally been brushed off with Zhu Yuexi.
As for the claimed cultivation technique,
Mo Ruxue needed to create a technique that could produce a red mark on the neck.
She couldn’t actually let Yuexi read the picture book she had looked at last night, could she?
At breakfast, Mo Ruxue seemed distracted.
On one hand, too many things had happened the previous night.
She had accidentally stumbled upon the contact between Xu Sheng and Li Qingqing, and then Zhu Yuexi had almost discovered her reading that picture book.
As a result, Mo Ruxue was still in low spirits in the morning.
On the other hand,
Mo Ruxue now found it hard to look directly at Li Qingqing and Xu Sheng.
Especially Li Qingqing’s lips.
She was someone who didn’t care about appearance.
Even though countless people praised her looks, she had a clear self-assessment, but she always believed that appearance was external.
Only one’s true heart mattered.
But now she had started to pay attention to Li Qingqing’s appearance.
She had never noticed before, but now that Mo Ruxue looked closely, Li Qingqing’s feminine features carried a trace of heroic spirit without being masculine.
Especially her eyes—they seemed as if they would remain calm no matter what.
And then her lips… they were practically luscious, cherry-like. She wondered what they had been like last night…
“Why are you always staring at Li Qingqing’s lips?”
It wasn’t until Xu Sheng spoke up that Mo Ruxue snapped out of it.
Xu Sheng wasn’t lacking in social awareness; he was deliberately doing it.
Hearing Xu Sheng’s remark, Zhu Yuexi also turned to look at Mo Ruxue, a hint of jealousy in her eyes.
Mo Ruxue clearly hadn’t expected Xu Sheng to “call her out” like that, and for a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.
“Maybe it’s because the techniques that Sect Leader Mo and I practice both involve the mouth, so Sect Leader Mo is acting like this.”
Just when Mo Ruxue felt extremely uneasy, it was Li Qingqing who came to the rescue again.
Mo Ruxue was truly grateful to Li Qingqing.
But then she suddenly thought of what Li Qingqing had said… both involving the mouth.
Whether intentionally or not, Xu Sheng heard this and laughed as he took a bite of crystal shrimp dumpling.
“In that case, I’ll have to see how well Sect Leader Mo has cultivated this technique in the future.”
This time, it was Zhu Yuexi who came to the rescue.
“I’m afraid when my master displays her technique, you’ll be kneeling and begging for mercy.”
“Hahaha… that’s true. Fairy Mo is truly the strongest person in the world right now. I probably couldn’t last a single round against her.”
Xu Sheng wasn’t angry, just looked at Mo Ruxue with a smile.
Mo Ruxue blushed under his gaze, feeling that Xu Sheng wasn’t talking about a real technique.
Li Qingqing stood to the side, not speaking, but she too stared at Mo Ruxue’s lips.
Only Zhu Yuexi, happily oblivious, was the most innocent:
“That’s right, you know your place. And in the future, I’ll definitely take over my master’s position. Then you won’t last a single round against me either.”
“…” Xu Sheng didn’t know how to respond.
‘Did you really not get it?’
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