The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 26

After Qi Xianqing left, Yan Jue’s heart was in turmoil.

She had never realized that Qi Xianqing could be so fond of keeping secrets.

Couldn’t she just say it in one sentence!

What Yan Jue feared most was that Qi Xianqing would refuse her under the pretext of learning the craft.

But since Qi Xianqing hadn’t completely closed the door, Yan Jue was still very happy.

No matter what, she would go take a look tomorrow!

Yan Jue hadn’t forgotten her important task, so she took her six sleeve darts to the Artifact Refining Hall.

The tips of these six sleeve-darts were originally inscribed with the five element runes of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

However, because the runes were used up during her entanglement with the monkey demon, Yan Jue planned to come here to have them re-inscribed.

The disciple at the Artifact Refining Hall stared at Yan Jue’s sleeve darts for a long time, looking very troubled: “I’m sorry, we are not accepting any new orders recently.”

Yan Jue was stunned: “Why?”

The Artifact Refining Hall was specifically established to refine magical artifacts for the disciples of the Five Dragon Sect.

This was also its only source of income.

Not accepting orders meant no money for the Artifact Refining Hall.

Normally, they would only stop accepting orders if the sky was falling, right?

When the disciple looked up again, his expression was even more resolute: “Yes, sorry, we are not accepting any new orders recently.”

At this moment, a young man wearing a Jise (pale sky blue) Daoist robe walked in from outside.

The young man handed the axe in his hand to the Artifact Refining Hall disciple: “Please help me add a mid-level poison attribute to this axe.”

The Artifact Refining Hall disciple took the axe and smiled: “Certainly. Our usual turnaround time is one day. You can pick it up then, or leave an address, and we can mail it to you.”

The disciple put the axe away and looked up at Yan Jue: “Sorry, we are not accepting any new orders recently.”

Yan Jue: “…”

Wasn’t that slapping her in the face?

It wasn’t that they weren’t accepting orders; it was that they weren’t accepting her order.

Yan Jue then took out the Profound Iron from her bag: “Then, can you help me inscribe one more rune onto this Profound Iron?”

Disciple: “We are extremely sorry, this is the rule from above. If it’s no, then it’s no.”

Yan Jue: “…”

Yan Jue came out of the Artifact Refining Hall, feeling that something was deeply wrong the more she thought about it.

The state of the Artifact Refining Hall suggested either they were targeting her or targeting the Water Cloud Sect.

However, the Water Cloud Sect was a large and established force; being targeted to this extent seemed unlikely.

That only left one possibility they were targeting her.

The Artifact Refining Hall was an enterprise belonging to the Five Dragon Sect, directly affiliated with the Five Dragon Immortal Sect. How could it only target her?

Had she offended someone recently?

Yan Jue thought and thought, finally concluding that perhaps she had indeed offended someone recently, and that person was a big shot whose authority was enough to make the Artifact Refining Hall, which belonged to the Five Dragon Immortal Sect, obey him.

Logically, it shouldn’t be like this…

She had been staying down the mountain before, so she shouldn’t have offended anyone on the mountain.

As Yan Jue walked, she suddenly heard a few barks ahead.

She was startled and looked up, breaking out in a cold sweat.

The last time she was practicing at the Cold Pool on Qiwu Peak, she had encountered a fierce looking dog demon.

Yan Jue remembered its appearance clearly; there was still a scar on her shoulder from where that dog demon had bitten her.

But now, that dog demon was right in front of her, being led by a person.

Yan Jue looked up, and her expression gradually calmed.

The person leading the dog demon was Li Hao, whom she had met before at Drunken Spring Pavilion.

Li Hao was wearing the brightly colored purple Daoist robe exclusive to inner disciples of the Golden Metal Sect, his face beaming with pride and ambition, tightly grasping an iron chain.

The dog demon tied to him was glaring at her with its golden yellow eyes.

Seeing this scene, Yan Jue understood everything.

So that dog demon… was this person’s pet.

Yan Jue wondered why it was such a coincidence that a dog demon appeared exactly when she was practicing that day.

Li Hao stood there, looking at her with a provocative expression: “What’s wrong? Were you chased out by the people from the Artifact Refining Hall?”

Yan Jue didn’t speak, just gave him a casual glance.

Li Hao clicked his tongue, his gaze sweeping over her outer disciple Daoist robe.

The outer disciple robe of the Water Cloud Sect was Jise (pale sky blue), which was much plainer compared to the flamboyant purple robe of the Golden Metal Sect’s inner disciples.

But this wasn’t just a difference in color.

It was a difference in talent, status, and aptitude.

Li Hao smiled, turned to his friend beside him, and said, “We need to conserve resources at the Artifact Refining Hall. We’re currently focusing on a ‘small but excellent’ approach. The Artifact Refining Hall is unwilling to waste any resources or time on such underachieving outer disciples like her.”

Li Hao spoke leisurely, while the large dog beside him kept its eyes locked on Yan Jue.

Its eyes were a fierce golden-yellow, its sharp canine teeth glinting brilliantly in the sunlight, and it wore a conspicuous wolf-tooth collar around its neck.

Yan Jue suddenly paused, noticing something amiss.

Was the dog… wagging its tail at her?

Yan Jue vaguely found it strange but didn’t delve deeper.

After all, a dog wagging its tail doesn’t only mean happiness; it can also indicate emotions like nervousness or fear.

Li Hao stared intently at Yan Jue, his gaze unfriendly.

Behind him was the immortal sword “Count of Thunderclap,” inscribed with fifty-six heavenly lightning strikes.

As long as Yan Jue became enraged and approached him, he would recite the mind focusing incantation and strike the little lass dead!

Although the Five Dragon Sect forbade disciples from fighting, they placed great importance on a disciple’s right to self-defense.

Li Hao wasn’t afraid of killing the little lass; as long as Yan Jue showed aggression or made an attacking move, he could simply claim she provoked him first.

Among the four tiers of Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, Heaven is the highest.

His immortal sword was already a Profound-grade ultimate magical artifact among the Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow tiers. Even a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Opening Light Realm couldn’t withstand a direct blow from it.

Li Hao watched Yan Jue slowly approach, his killing intent rising!

Who would have thought Yan Jue would just give him a blank look and turn to leave.

“…”

Yan Jue didn’t want to stir up trouble.

She knew that while the cultivation world appeared calm on the surface, it was actually full of undercurrents.

Yan Jue vaguely felt that the incident at the Artifact Refining Hall was also related to Li Hao.

Yan Jue was somewhat surprised.

Li Hao’s identity and status were actually so high that even the Artifact Refining Hall would listen to his commands.

“…”

The youth beside Li Hao couldn’t help but laugh: “Big Brother, she’s afraid of you.”

Li Hao spat, looking at Yan Jue’s retreating back, his expression displeased.

Didn’t she get angry at all?

“Big Brother? What’s wrong?”

Li Hao snapped back to attention: “See? Didn’t I subdue her completely? A lowly outer disciple like her should only be kneeling before me. What right does she have to think she’s stronger than me?”

Before he could finish speaking, the Yanluo Hound beside him suddenly wagged its tail excitedly and barked loudly in Yan Jue’s direction, its pair of golden eyes flashing with a faint light.

Li Hao whipped it with his whip: “What are you doing?! Quiet”

Before his words could finish, the Yanluo Hound suddenly lunged forward, seemingly wanting to chase after Yan Jue.

Li Hao was dragged airborne by it and crashed heavily onto the ground.

“Big Brother!!!”

Yan Jue left Mount Buzhou and stepped onto the bridge leading to the Water Cloud Sect, walking while thinking.

If the Artifact Refining Hall wouldn’t refine artifacts for her, what would she do in the future?

In this world, apart from one’s own cultivation, magical artifacts were the most important thing.

Disciples of the Five Dragon Sect usually wouldn’t easily go down the mountain, so they could only go to the Artifact Refining Hall to refine artifacts.

But she never expected Li Hao to have the ability to make everyone in the Artifact Refining Hall obey him; this was truly…

Not good.

The outer disciples were the most looked down upon in the Five Dragon Sect.

If she were an inner disciple, being bullied by Li Hao from the Golden Metal Sect, she could ask her Master to intervene.

But she was an outer disciple with no master at all.

Yan Jue only wanted to save her own life, but unexpectedly, right after transmigrating, she stumbled over a big obstacle like Li Hao.

Her shoulder was suddenly patted.

“Yan Jue.”

Yan Jue turned, slightly startled.

Duan Luxi was wearing a light green gauze skirt, the hem fluttering gracefully in the wind.

She had walked over at some point, smiling, and asked, “Are you deaf! I called you so many times just now, and you didn’t hear me.”

Yan Jue smiled apologetically: “Sorry, I was thinking about something just now.”

Duan Luxi sighed: “Although it’s only been two days since we last met, I feel like it’s been so long? Life down the mountain is truly unforgettable.”

Yan Jue paused, and a spark of excitement suddenly flashed in her eyes.

She abruptly raised her hand and pressed down on Duan Luxi’s shoulder: “Duan Luxi, can you fight with a sword!”

Duan Luxi let out a sound of surprise, a bit taken aback: “Fight with a sword?!”

“I remember you said last time that if I had any artifacts that needed refining, I could come to you, right?”

Duan Luxi: “Yes! What artifact do you have? You can bring it to me to practice… ah no, you can bring it to me, and I will definitely help you refine the artifact well.”

Yan Jue was excited: “That’s wonderful.”

Duan Luxi paused, but still answered honestly: “However, I’m just an amateur enthusiast of artifact refining, definitely not as professional as the Artifact Refining Hall. As long as you trust me, you can come to me.”

Yan Jue patted her shoulder: “I trust you!”

Duan Luxi froze in place, watching as Yan Jue took out a small box from her Qiankun Pouch.

Inside the box were six shining golden sleeve-darts.

The patterns on the sleeve darts were rough, but they were patterns she had never seen before; they looked quite good at first glance.

Yan Jue: “Can you inscribe runes? Can you help me inscribe runes on these sleeve-darts? Nothing else, just the most basic ones like Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.”

Duan Luxi hesitated: “I’ll try.”

She was a little moved. Although she was an amateur artifact refiner, none of the sisters in the sect dared to let her try their magical artifacts.

After all, in this world, a magical artifact was a cultivator’s life; what if the artifact broke in Duan Luxi’s hands!

But Yan Jue was actually willing to give her things to practice on…

Duan Luxi was so moved she was almost in tears: “I can! If you don’t mind me, then just give it to me with confidence. I have to refine it for you, even if you don’t pay me.”

Yan Jue was also so moved she was almost in tears, gripping Duan Luxi’s hand: “I don’t mind!”

Since the issue of artifact refinement was resolved, Yan Jue naturally wouldn’t let the small incident with Li Hao ruin her mood.

Anyway, Li Hao only dared to play small tricks behind the scenes; she doubted he would dare to openly try to kill her.

That evening, Yan Jue returned to her dormitory, removed the demon-locking collar, and a surge of demonic energy erupted from her chest.

She closed her eyes, and the world before her gradually magnified.

When Yan Jue opened her eyes again, she had transformed into a small fox.