“Because you are a good person…”
As the girl’s voice fell, Qin Mu felt as if he heard a sound in his ear—
[Ding! One Good Person Card has been received. Please check it, dear.]
‘What has this world come to! Are good people just meant to be used like this!’
Seeing Qin Mu’s face instantly collapse, the young girl was somewhat confused.
She had clearly praised him for being a good person, so why did he look so unhappy?
Could it be that he didn’t like being praised but preferred being scolded?
She heard from her Master that such people did exist.
These individuals especially enjoyed being stepped on by so-called beautiful girls, their heads crushed underfoot while the girls looked at them like insects and hurled insults.
Apparently, they would twitch with joy.
Qin Mu glared fiercely at the girl and said rudely, “Anyway, there’s no way I’m agreeing. Let’s just part on good terms. No, wait, let’s just never meet again.”
Slapping his backside, Qin Mu slapped on a Talisman and zipped away with a whoosh.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Qin Mu dashed at full speed.
After running for a while, he stopped.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Qin Mu took a deep breath and looked back.
There was no sign of the girl.
“Hmph, trying to leech off me? Not a chance.”
Qin Mu turned around confidently, only to be petrified on the spot.
“Why are you running so fast? I almost couldn’t keep up with you.”
The girl puffed out her cheeks as she approached Qin Mu.
Qin Mu stood there, dumbfounded.
‘Wait, I used a Talisman and you still caught up! Big Sister, are you a Super Saiyan?!’
Her aura was clearly at the Qi Refining Stage.
Everyone was at the Qi Refining Stage, so why was she the only one who was so extraordinary?
Opening his Storage Pouch, he pulled out a Spirit Stone with a fluid, seamless motion.
“Here! Take these Spirit Stones. It should be enough for you to find a place to stay.”
Looking at the Spirit Stones in Qin Mu’s hand, the girl was somewhat surprised.
“A Top-grade Spirit Stone! Wow! I didn’t expect someone as young as you to be so rich!”
Hearing the girl’s words, Qin Mu felt a pang of heartache.
He had only managed to save a few Top-grade Spirit Stones over the past thirteen years.
If it weren’t to get rid of this girl, he would never have been willing to take them out.
If she really followed him back, Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu would definitely tear him limb from limb.
As expected, whenever he went out, he was bound to run into trouble!
“Hmph! Take it! Just don’t bother me anymore!”
Qin Mu walked away quickly without looking back, fearing he wouldn’t be able to resist reclaiming them if he turned around.
‘My Top-grade Spirit Stone… sob sob…’
“Hey! Wait!”
Qin Mu stuffed the Spirit Stone into the girl’s hand and left.
Before the girl could recover, Qin Mu was almost out of sight.
“Hey! I haven’t asked for your name yet!”
The girl shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Qin Mu sneered inwardly.
‘If I told you my name, wouldn’t you just try to cling to me even more? You’re dreaming!’
Back at the Seven Stars Sect Branch, Qin Mu stood at the entrance and sniffed himself carefully.
After confirming there were no unusual scents, he walked inside.
To be safe, he had even stopped by a tavern on the way back to buy a jar of spirit wine and take a few gulps.
This was experience bought with blood and tears.
Miss Ruoshuang and Miss Mengyu had incredibly keen noses.
If they smelled the scent of another girl on him, his fate would be…
He pushed open the door and returned to his room, only to see Ruoshuang sitting by the bed, wiping her Long Sword.
Hearing someone open the door, Qin Ruoshuang didn’t look up, as she had already sensed her brother’s aura approaching.
Qin Mu went to the table, poured a cup of tea, and downed it in one go.
“Mu’er.”
Suddenly, Qin Ruoshuang spoke.
“Hmm?”
Qin Mu looked at Ruoshuang with confusion, his eyes asking what was wrong.
Qin Ruoshuang patted the spot beside her.
Qin Mu habitually stood up and sat down next to her.
Then, Qin Ruoshuang continued wiping her Long Sword.
Qin Mu had long since grown accustomed to this.
It had been this way since they were children; Ruoshuang would always ask him to sit by her side.
When Qin Mu had asked why back then, Ruoshuang simply said, “Peace of mind.”
And so, the sister, Qin Ruoshuang, sat by the bed wiping her Long Sword, while the brother, Qin Mu, lay beside her, boredly playing with the silk ribbon tied around her slender waist.
It was a warm, everyday scene between siblings.
***
In a dark room somewhere in the Seven Star Sect.
The First Elder stared at the subordinate who had come to report the results, his voice raspy.
“You’re saying… it failed.”
“Yes, First Elder. According to our men who went to investigate, based on the residual Space Power at the scene, the person who intervened has strength no lower than the Heavenly Unity Stage.”
Tap, tap, tap.
The First Elder’s index finger tapped rhythmically.
“Heavenly Unity Stage… It seems that little brat from the Qin Family is quite highly valued.”
“Did you find out who made the move?”
“Re—Reporting to the First Elder, not yet.”
“Heh, fair enough. To deal with a few in the Golden Core Realm, there was no need to use full strength.”
The First Elder waved his hand.
“You may leave.”
“Your subordinate obeys.”
After pondering for a long time, the First Elder still couldn’t guess which Heavenly Unity Stage expert the Sect Master had left to protect the Qin boy.
‘Sect Master, oh Sect Master, it seems you still have hidden cards in your hand.’
‘However, who will emerge victorious is yet to be seen.’
***
At the Sect Master Peak of the Seven Star Sect.
Wang Yan’er took a sip of Ling Tea and sighed from the bottom of her heart.
“The Ling Tea here still tastes the best. My tea always feels like it’s missing something.”
Lu Qian glanced at her indifferently.
“Of course you don’t feel bad drinking someone else’s Dao Enlightenment Tea.”
After finishing one cup, Wang Yan’er immediately poured another.
“I can’t help it. In the entire Eastern Region, there aren’t many Dao Enlightenment tea trees. Aside from the two that the Daoists have, your Seven Star Sect has the most—four in total! It took a lot of effort for me to get my tea leaves back then.”
Wang Yan’er said grumpily.
Actually, the Seven Star Sect only had one tea tree at first.
It was only through the careful cultivation of successive Sect Masters that they now had four trees.
The Daoists originally had five trees.
All Dao Enlightenment tea trees in the Heavenly Profound Continent originated from the Daoists.
However, as time passed, many internal conflicts occurred within the Daoists.
Combined with various other reasons, only two remained today.
“Alright, alright. If you only came here to drink tea, you’d better leave quickly.”
Lu Qian felt a pang of pain watching Wang Yan’er drink cup after cup.
“What’s the rush?”
Wang Yan’er let out a slow breath and then pulled a piece of paper from her robes.
“Take a look at this.”
Lu Qian took the paper.
Seeing the strange patterns, a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.
Wang Yan’er saw this and thought, ‘Fine, I was hoping a woman named Lu could figure it out, but that hope is gone. It looks like I’ll have to flip through some books.’
“What is this?”
Lu Qian was completely bewildered by the patterns drawn on the paper.
Wang Yan’er told Lu Qian everything.
After listening, Lu Qian looked at the paper in her hand again.
“You’re saying… this is the pattern on Mu’er’s arm?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Lu Qian turned the paper upside down, but she still couldn’t make any sense of it.
“If you ask me, we should head to the deepest level of your sect’s Library Pavilion. We might find the origin of this thing there.”
Lu Qian did not object to Wang Yan’er’s suggestion.
“I suppose that’s our only option.”
The two of them stood up decisively, preparing to head to the Library Pavilion.
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