The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 32

Yan Jue watched Chu Fu’s figure disappear into the pine forest and breathed a sigh of relief, flashing a smile at Qi Xianqing: “It’s fine now.”

Suddenly, her wrist felt a weight.

Qi Xianqing raised her hand and grasped her wrist.

Qi Xianqing possessed very high cultivation, but when she wasn’t exerting force, her whole body felt very soft. Her Immortal Spirit Body, which specialized in targeting demons and monsters, actually possessed the Lightning Spiritual Root, which specialized in countering all evil in the world; her fingertips were ice-cold.

Yan Jue heard her murmur, “Can you let go of my wrist now?”

Yan Jue’s peripheral vision suddenly fell upon the cold pond over there.

It was an overcast day, and the lake surface was misty.

Half of the Ghost Fireflies she had released earlier had chased after Chu Fu, and the other half were still floating above the cold pond.

Yan Jue’s gaze shifted, and she suddenly let go: “Senior Sister, look!”

Qi Xianqing paused and followed Yan Jue’s gaze.

The Ghost Fireflies had turned sapphire blue at some unknown time, resembling ordinary fireflies.

Little specks of sapphire blue danced with the wind, like scattered starlight in the deep night sky.

Yan Jue said, “Aren’t they beautiful?”

Qi Xianqing was slightly taken aback: “Did you raise them?”

Yan Jue replied, “Mm-hmm.”

She seemed to have no secrets in front of Qi Xianqing. Perhaps because she had spent quite some time as a little fox with Qi Xianqing, Yan Jue felt that sharing secrets with Qi Xianqing was a very safe thing to do.

Qi Xianqing stared at the vast expanse of starlight by the lake, slightly dazed, a trace of softness appearing in her eyes. She cleared her throat, “They’re alright.”

“They are quite lovely.”

Since driving Chu Fu away by the cold pond that day, Yan Jue had simply released seven Ghost Fireflies to patrol the lakeside.

Although constantly incurring the male lead’s enmity wasn’t ideal, since he already hated her, she might as well go all the way.

The Ghost Fireflies Yan Jue released were exactly seven in number.

Yan Jue spent her days immersed in the Scripture Depository, thoroughly studying the various formations of this world.

Seven Ghost Fireflies could perfectly form the Big Dipper Formation, creating a small Heavenly Thunder Formation with considerable power.

With Chu Fu’s current cultivation, he couldn’t withstand an attack from the thunder array.

Indeed, Chu Fu never came again.

Yan Jue practiced by the cold pond with peace of mind, occasionally running to the Scripture Depository to absorb knowledge.

One day, a strong north wind howled.

While Yan Jue was cozied up in her blanket reading, she suddenly heard a knock on the door from next door.

Yan Jue opened the door to see Du Ming’s slightly chubby, baby-faced appearance.

Du Ming was a member of the Azure Void Manor. Recently, every time he came to chat with Yan Jue, he would bring her a copy of the Records of the Five Dragons and All Things. As a result, Yan Jue was well-informed about all the various gossip within the sect.

Du Ming handed Yan Jue the latest issue of the Records of the Five Dragons and All Things and asked, “Yan Jue, your beginner mission should be almost complete, right? When are you planning to go down the mountain for practical training?”

Beginner mission.

These four words struck Yan Jue’s heart, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, chilling the blood in her entire body.

The Five Dragons Summit was fast approaching. She was getting closer and closer to her deadline. Perhaps the comfortable life recently had made Yan Jue a bit forgetful of the predicament she was in. She wasn’t some Five Dragons Sect disciple, but rather a cannon fodder villain destined to die.

She had completed two of her beginner missions, with only the last one remaining.

Yan Jue frowned and pondered, “I’ll go check the Deacon Hall later to see if there are any suitable missions.”

Du Ming said, “Aren’t you going to the Five Dragons Plaza with the leading senior sister this time? I saw your evaluation score was quite high last time.”

Yan Jue had to admit that Qi Xianqing was an excellent team leader. Missions led by senior brothers or sisters would give trial disciples an extra component: a “Mission Evaluation Score.” That is, after the mission was completed, the leading senior disciple would score the trial disciples to assess their performance within the team.

Qi Xianqing was very generous with her scores. Among the team members, only Chu Fu scored a 3, barely scraping by the passing line, while everyone else received a 4. The maximum score was 5. Yan Jue felt that the reason Qi Xianqing deducted a point was probably to prevent them from becoming complacent. In short, it was still very high.

Yan Jue often spent her evenings with Qi Xianqing these past two months. She had heard Qi Xianqing mention inadvertently that she had important matters to attend to before the Five Dragons Summit arrived. She likely wouldn’t be acting as a leading senior sister for a while.

Moreover, the experience in Nanxing Town last time made Yan Jue realize that missions led by senior sisters or brothers were unlikely to be easy.

Yan Jue considered the situation and decided to find a mission on her own to just get it over with.

Yan Jue said, “I’ll go by myself.”

Du Ming replied, “Don’t! Missions led by senior brothers or sisters, although more difficult, allow you to learn quite a bit. I spent the whole day browsing the Five Dragons Market today and finally found a mission. This time, I definitely won’t leave you behind!”

Last time Du Ming took Yan Jue to the Five Dragons Plaza to look for a mission, but no team was willing to take Yan Jue along. Yan Jue was forced to go with Qi Xianqing. Du Ming actually felt a bit guilty about that. So this time, she carefully selected a team that was missing two people. This mission was led by a late-stage Soul Illumination senior sister. Perhaps because the negative news about Yan Jue had been decreasing recently, the other party readily agreed to let Yan Jue and Du Ming join.

Yan Jue paused, “Then Senior Sister, what is the mission this time?”

Her beginner missions were almost done; only the last one remained, and then she could slip away down the mountain. Yan Jue was actually looking forward to it a little.

Du Ming tossed a token to her:

One hundred li from Five Dragons Mountain, there is a mountain called Empty Mountain. Empty Mountain is rich in gold, and the streams within the mountain contain abundant spirit stones. Many ferocious beasts live there; mortals must not ascend. The Thousand Capped Divine Ganoderma has grown on Empty Mountain, and disciples are now ordered to go and collect it.

Mission Objective: Collect the Thousand Capped Divine Ganoderma. Mission Difficulty: D. Mission Deadline: One day round trip.

Yan Jue: “…”

Why did she feel like this mission was even harder? Last time, even with the powerful leader Qi Xianqing, the mission difficulty was D, and it was already as hard as ascending to heaven. Now the difficulty is also D, but the deadline is only one day! Empty Mountain, collecting Ganoderma…

Du Ming said, “It’s just that simple a mission! I looked for a long time this time, a guaranteed profit!”

Yan Jue: “…”

After Du Ming left, Yan Jue sat on her bed and flipped through a Compendium of Flora she had just borrowed from the Scripture Depository.

The Thousand Capped Divine Ganoderma is a top grade Ganoderma that gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, a precious material required by cultivators to advance their cultivation. The grade of the Thousand Capped Divine Ganoderma is Profound grade among Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow, and it is further divided into Upper, Middle, and Lower grades. It is extremely rare and invaluably expensive, and it only grows on Empty Mountain in the northwest region of the realm.

Actually, this mission seemed very simple at first glance just going into the mountains to collect Ganoderma. However, Yan Jue looked at the glaring D sign and still felt a bit of a scalp-tingling sensation. Collecting Ganoderma in the deep mountains implied that there might be demonic beasts and all sorts of dangers inside the mountain. Isn’t this what cultivation novels love to write about the most?

Yan Jue leaned back on the bed, absentmindedly tossing the mission token up into the air and catching it again. No matter what, she should accept it first. Du Ming spent a long time choosing this one, and Yan Jue didn’t want to disappoint Du Ming’s good intentions. Although she hadn’t mastered “Thousand-Mile Instant Shift” yet, that technique was too difficult, and she probably wouldn’t figure it out anytime soon. This didn’t prevent her from doing the mission, though. It was just…

Yan Jue’s heart inexplicably thought of a certain person.

In the evening, Yan Jue, as usual, wagged her two bushy tails and went to the cold pond to find Qi Xianqing. Yan Jue had figured out Qi Xianqing’s routine by now. If Qi Xianqing didn’t have anything to do in the evening, she usually stayed in the Ice Peach Source. The outside of the Ice Peach Source was covered with an Obscuring Barrier, making it very difficult for first-time visitors to find. But Yan Jue had been there once and easily found the place based on her sharp sense of smell.

Yan Jue arrived at the Ice Peach Source. As soon as she stepped through the courtyard gate, she noticed something and stopped in her tracks. The faint aroma of cooked meat was drifting in the air.