No one had expected it to escalate like this. This wave was a self-detonation for nothing; the couple’s nighttime conversation unfolded in a way no one could have imagined.
“In that case, we’ll take responsibility to the end. Let’s go find Master together. Even if we live in seclusion, that’s fine too. We won’t need to mind others’ whispers anymore.”
Qin Xiang rubbed Yun Liu’s head and comforted him softly, then suddenly screamed as she was pulled into his arms and kissed wildly.
“Eek! You, you only know how to bully me. I’m easy to get past, but the others will give you a hard time! And I have a feeling the family is going to grow more and more.”
Just a light glance toward the curtain, and Yun Liu started sweating again.
Sister Qin wasn’t hinting for the first time that the adolescent girl had grown up. She saw through Little Yellow Hair’s feelings earlier than the dull old father. She knew the family’s situation inside and out, okay!
Yun Liu nodded guiltily, not daring to respond to Little Yellow Hair’s Electra complex. He wished he could grow wings and chase after Lady Lan, but where could he find her now?
At least now, he only wanted to press his lover into his body, using every skill to spoil this gentle-as-water girl, making up for all his shortcomings.
“Sister Qin.”
“Hmm?”
“I mean, you don’t have any special fetishes, do you?”
Yun Liu spoke cautiously, having sensed something was off for a while.
Following Jing Tan’er, Qin Xiang had been implying about Xiao Siran and Ji Shiyu both openly and covertly. Now even Master and Aunt Master had tacitly agreed. She wished she could pack them all into the Sword Box Family Bucket.
“Getting excited the more people like you!? Then go by yourself. I won’t help you pursue Master anymore, hmph!”
Qin Xiang poked Yun Liu’s forehead and said resentfully:
“What are you thinking nonsense about, my husband!”
This pursuit is not that pursuit…
“No, without you I might never see Lady Lan again.”
Yun Liu pressed his palms together and prayed piously to the Green Cloud Saint, wishing for the wild and untamable cow to return safely to the pasture.
Qin Xiang spat, troubled by a very special point, her resentment rising.
“Fine, you’ve finally shown your true colors! Tell me honestly, the real reason you broke off the engagement is because you dislike her flat chest, isn’t it!?”
Yun Liu laughed, the image of Miss Xiao’s iron-board figure involuntarily appearing in his mind.
“How could that be, sister? Look, Aunt Master isn’t much bigger either.”
As he tried to argue with an example, his ear was immediately grabbed.
“Oh—so you admit you broke Aunt Master too?”
Qin Xiang narrowed her eyes.
The laughter stopped abruptly. Before the torture could begin, the culprit confessed everything, the thread of clues leading to the whole truth, even stripping him bare.
“S-sort of. The clinical treatment failed and the demonic affliction spread.”
“Just as I guessed.”
Qin Xiang rubbed her brow.
Master at most likes to have an old cow eat young grass, but Aunt Master is the real Yandere Control. The control desire exposed by her inner demon is clear to see.
“I really can’t eat anymore…”
At this moment, mumbling dream-talk came from the inner room, which made both of them laugh, and they lowered their voices to whisper intimately.
“What about Junior Sister Ying Lian?”
Qin Xiang bit Yun Liu’s lip hard, continuing the pursuit.
“I really don’t. I swear to heaven. Strictly speaking, Ah Lian is the first daughter I adopted, a pure shrine giant baby. She knows nothing except swordsmanship.”
“Really?”
“Really!”
“Alright, so she’s not collected yet for now.”
For now!?
Sister Qin, your words are getting scarier and scarier, as if you’ve opened a third eye.
“But I really think Siran is a good child, and Shiyu is quite likable too. Counting this way, I really am the last one.”
Qin Xiang tilted her head as if thinking, seeming to be tallying something, which made Yun Liu’s back go cold.
Some people appear traditionally conservative, seemingly the most normal in the Sea of Clouds, yet in this aspect they seem to have no bottom line at all.
Sister, wake up! How long have you had this symptom!?
“What last one?”
“Of course, the last to form a bond with you. Whether it’s Tan’er or Siran, Master or Aunt Master, even Junior Sister Ying Lian came earlier than me. By the way, Shiyu was the second to last to come.”
Qin Xiang pressed her lips to stifle a laugh, seeming to be constantly playing with her own little balance scale.
All of this started from the day she was ordered by Mr. Kuai to visit Celestial Phenomena Peak. The two had heard of each other, but only truly met through an invitation to the Medicine Hut.
From that day on, her dull and boring Dao-seeking journey turned from black and white to color. There was pain and bad news, but more joy and admiration.
“Nonsense! In my heart, you are always the first!”
Upon hearing this, Yun Liu strongly refuted and made a solemn promise, causing the Head of Qingxia Peak’s beauty to pale and her heart to tremble.
“Mm… You, you have too many people to take responsibility for. If you regret it, I… could temporarily step back. If you bring Master back, that would be fine. Maybe it’s better for Master too. It’s okay, I will wait for you in Jueyun until you return.”
Qin Xiang trembled slightly, her voice quivering as she lowered her head, not wanting to cry and show weakness, but that only invited a more violent assault.
“Dream on! You can’t escape. To tell you the truth, from the day you ran away owing me one thousand five hundred spirit stones, I’ve had my eyes on you. No one is more qualified to stay by my side than you.”
Qin Xiang looked up in confusion, like a startled fawn, pleading helplessly.
She owed Yun Liu too much. If it came to keeping accounts, the Rosy Fragrance Pavilion would have been in debt long ago, far more than fifteen hundred.
“Ah? When did I ever owe you… Wah!”
Even though she had broken through, the senior sister still had no power to resist. No wonder this dead man had to cultivate the Sacred Fire.
Wuwuwu, it’s one thing that a Golden Core Peak couldn’t defeat an Initial Golden Core Realm, but now at Nascent Soul, she still gets bullied by her younger brother!
The one empowered by Dragon Blood wasn’t just Ji Shiyu. At this moment, the young man’s bones and blood were strong. With the fourth stage of the Heavenly Walk Method in motion, his Jade Palace was endlessly regenerating, for the first time suppressing Bright Radiance and no longer driven by the Sacred Fire.
Clearly, it was Yun Liu who made the mistake, but Qin Xiang always felt that after all the turmoil, she was the one being punished…
On the other side, the Penglai Island disciples returned from Shipwreck Bay to Qiongxiao Palace. The whale pod clearing the way was quite spectacular, heralding the triumphant return of the White Whale Island Master.
A certain lazy fish secretly slipped onto the Immortal Gourd Spirit Boat. Little Carp Qingli had a sweet mouth and naturally greeted the elders warmly, saving Li Su’s little rear on time.
Mr. Canghai silently put away his ruler, glared at Dan Tong, and handed the Medicine Box Certificate to Little Dan Tong to coordinate with the Merfolk. Business first.
“Miss Qingli, your great kindness is beyond my ability to repay. I can only offer myself to you.”
Li Su hugged Qingli tightly, having been so scared she nearly wet her pants. It was the first time she had seen her teacher so fierce, and even Uncle Bai couldn’t save her.
“Hey, I want to ask you something, Little Su.”
The two youngsters arm-in-arm snuck into the cabin, pretending to count spiritual medicines.
“No way, I’m not into that. Now it’s your turn to repay me.”
“I’ll tell you anything!”
“What’s the background of that handsome guy you were with?”
“Handsome guy? You mean Mr. Xiao Yun?”