Just as the crowd began to voice their indignation for the young girl, the sound of footsteps on the stairs was drowned out by the commotion.
Qin Mu felt a bit strange hearing such a lively noise.
It wasn’t usually this loud; could there be some gossip?
The girl was surrounded by the crowd.
When she looked up, she happened to see the youth she had been chasing walking down the stairs.
She immediately pointed at him and shouted in an excited, loud voice, “Ah! It’s you! I found you! Qin Scumbag!”
As soon as she said this, everyone turned to look in the direction she was pointing, remembering the “scumbag” the girl had mentioned earlier…
Qin Mu had just reached the bottom of the stairs when he felt the crowd’s gazes—as if they wanted to skin him alive and pull out his tendons.
He looked completely bewildered.
‘What’s going on? Why does it feel like I’ve become public enemy number one?’
‘I haven’t done anything to outrage the heavens. Why look at me like that?’
Following closely behind Qin Mu, a figure in white appeared in everyone’s sight.
The noisy hall suddenly fell silent.
The disciples who had just been vowing to denounce Qin Mu now shut their mouths one by one.
What a joke!
That was Qin Ruoshuang!
She was the type to cut you down without a second thought!
If the one who had come down was the Holy Maiden of the Alchemy Sect, they might have dared to say something, but this was the Holy Maiden of the Sword Sect.
Who in the Seven Star Sect didn’t know the name Qin Ruoshuang?
However, although no one had the courage to step forward, the crowd instinctively parted to create a path, leaving the girl facing Qin Mu directly as they prepared to watch the show.
If the Holy Maiden could see this pretty boy’s true face and kick him to the curb, that would be wonderful!
Even though Qin Ruoshuang was ice-cold and no one dared to strike up a conversation with her, what if?
What if the person who entered the Holy Maiden’s heart was themself!
If a person had no dreams, how were they any different from a salted fish?
Hearing the girl shout “Qin Scumbag,” the veins on Qin Mu’s forehead throbbed.
‘How did I become a scumbag again!? I was kind enough to give you Ling Stones!’
The girl wanted to rush up and greet him the moment she saw him, but then the figure in white entered her field of vision, and her mouth fell open.
What a beautiful person! To think there was someone as beautiful as her Master!
Qin Mu walked to a spot not far from the girl and asked in an impatient tone, “Why are you here? Didn’t I give you Ling Stones?”
‘Is it really a case of disasters finding you no matter what? How did she find this place?’
The girl pointed at someone and said, “He brought me here.”
Qin Mu turned his head and looked.
Oh, it was someone he knew—Chen Kai!
Fine, fine. Indeed, one shouldn’t fear a god-like opponent, but a pig-like teammate.
Qin Mu really wanted to tear Chen Kai into eight pieces!
Qin Ruoshuang also approached the girl, who suddenly felt a chill.
‘Wow! This big sister’s gaze is so icy!’
“What was that about ‘Qin Scumbag’ just now?”
Qin Mu nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood when he heard that question.
The girl looked confused.
“Eh? Isn’t Qin Scumbag your name? That person told me so on the way here.”
‘Fine, Chen Kai, so that’s how it is. To think you’d say that about me!’
Qin Mu noted this down in his little mental ledger!
“I’m not called Qin Scumbag. My name is Qin Mu!”
Qin Mu said crossly.
“Hmm… Qin Mu… I’ve got it!”
The girl took a few steps forward and said with a giggle, “Since you told me your name, I’ll tell you mine.”
“I’m Lu Shuanger! I’m from the Southern Region!”
The Southern Region!
Qin Mu’s eyes widened instantly!
No, could it really be such a coincidence?
He had just started planning to go to the Southern Region, and now he had run into a girl from there.
This was too coincidental!
As soon as Lu Shuanger said those words, Qin Ruoshuang, standing behind Qin Mu, also asked, “Is that true?”
Lu Shuanger patted her slightly curved chest.
“Of course! I never lie! If I lie, then… then I won’t have anything to eat for three days!”
***
Seven Star Sect.
“Ouch! This is exhausting!”
A mature beauty sat amidst a pile of jade slips, her posture currently a bit unrefined.
Wang Yan’er glanced at her progress.
She hadn’t even finished one-third of the pile.
Finishing everything was just too difficult!
While Wang Yan’er’s progress was worrisome, Lu Qian had already finished more than half.
The good news was that she was almost done.
The bad news was that there were still no relevant clues.
If there were no records here, then such a thing might only exist in the Ancient Era.
During the Ancient Era, the various races were just beginning to gain sentience.
Forget cultivation; even writing had not yet been invented.
The Demon Clan and Demonic Beasts relied on their powerful physical bodies to fight for territory, while the Human Clan could only survive in the gaps between them.
It wasn’t until the end of the Ancient Era that many races understood the methods of cultivation at almost the same time, opening the era of cultivation and subsequently entering the ancient period.
If what Mu’er had obtained truly was something from the Ancient Era, it was half a blessing and half a curse.
The blessing was that Mu’er might actually be able to become a Cultivator.
The curse was that there were almost no records of things from the Ancient Era.
No one knew whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
***
In a room upstairs at the Seven Star Sect Imperial Capital Branch, three women and one man were seated.
Lu Shuanger sat obediently to the side, stealing a glance at the other big sister in pink—another peerless beauty!
In just one day, she had seen two great beauties who were not inferior to her Master.
Not far away, Qin Mu was undergoing an interrogation by Sister Mengyu.
“Mu’er!”
Qin Mengyu had her arms crossed, her large chest stretching her clothes tight.
Qin Mu hung his head.
“Sister Mengyu, what I said just now is true. I really don’t know her!”
Fortunately, it was only a two-party interrogation.
If Aunt Lu were added, it would be a three-party interrogation.
If that were the case, Qin Mu would have chosen to leave the stage in a blaze of glory.
“That’s not it!” Qin Mengyu said with some annoyance.
Not that?
Qin Mu was a bit confused.
What exactly was Sister Mengyu talking about?
Seeing her brother’s bewildered expression, Qin Mengyu gritted her teeth.
“Rule Four of the family rules!”
“‘Upon encountering the opposite sex, regardless of age, you must inform your sisters and not hide it.'”
Qin Mu recited it fluently.
“Exactly! That’s the one!”
The reason Qin Mengyu was angry wasn’t because the disciples outside were rumored to call Mu’er a scumbag, but because Mu’er had actually hidden it from her!
As for the scumbag matter, Qin Mengyu didn’t care in the slightest.
She knew Mu’er’s personality better than anyone.
Furthermore, she checked Mu’er’s physical condition every day.
She knew exactly if his Qi was depleted and by how much.
Qin Mengyu snorted.
“Mu’er, your punishment is to copy the family rules 100 times!”
“Ah!?”
Qin Mu was stunned.
Copy them 100 times!
Good heavens!
“Sister Mengyu…”
Qin Mu brought out his ultimate skill for dealing with his sisters — acting pitiful!
But this time, Qin Mengyu was determined.
If Mu’er dared to hide meeting a girl this time, he would dare to secretly look for a Dao Companion behind their backs next time!
“You are not allowed to sleep until you finish!”
The family rules Qin Mengyu mentioned were, of course, not the ones from the Qin Family that were as thick as the Twenty-Four Histories.
Rather, they were the rules specifically formulated by Qin Ruoshuang and Qin Mengyu for Mu’er.
The miserable Young Master Qin did not dare to disobey Sister Mengyu’s words.
He had no choice but to go to the desk alone, pick up a brush, and start writing.
While Qin Mengyu was still fuming with anger, Qin Ruoshuang gazed at Mu’er’s back as he wrote, her icy eyes hiding unknown thoughts.