The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 39

Yan Jue dared not approach Qi Xianqing for two reasons: one was vigilance, and the other was that she felt extremely unwell.

Previously, she had developed a basic resistance to Qi Xianqing’s Immortal Spirit Body aura, but now that Qi Xianqing’s fresh wound had not healed, Yan Jue could clearly smell the scent of fresh blood on her with her keen sense of smell.

It smelled… very good…

Yan Jue gritted her teeth hard, standing half a zhang away from Qi Xianqing, her chest puffed out straight, almost rolling her eyes.

She remembered when she first transmigrated into the book, every time she saw Qi Xianqing, she couldn’t help but kneel down.

It was almost the same now.

Qi Xianqing quietly watched her for a while, then took out a roll of gauze from her Qiankun Bag on the shore.

The white gauze was wrapped around her hand, layer by layer, tightly binding the bloody wound.

As an Immortal Spirit Body, Qi Xianqing naturally knew the great effect her blood had on demonic beasts and had always tried to be careful. However, she was severely injured on this trip to Jiangnan and truly had no choice.

Now it seemed this little fox not only had spiritual intelligence but was also quite polite.

Qi Xianqing slowly reached out her hand and touched the little fox’s head: “It’s alright, come here.”

The little fox lowered its head and slowly shuffled over.

Yan Jue’s ears drooped, and she closed her eyes.

As she got closer, the aura of the Immortal Spirit Body did not diminish. Her legs suddenly went weak, and she tumbled onto the ground, landing on her back with all four paws in the air.

Qi Xianqing had indeed encountered trouble on this trip down the mountain.

This mission was to resolve a persistent, half year long strange case in collaboration with the Huiyin Workshop of Jiangnan. The main issue was that items frequently went missing from a wealthy household, and ghostly wails could be heard coming from the backyard at night. The master suspected a demonic evil had infiltrated the house. After some investigation by Qi Xianqing, it turned out that this very difficult case was caused by a cat demon.

A pregnant cat demon was living in the backyard of this wealthy family. When Qi Xianqing found the cat demon, she had already given birth. Qi Xianqing then realized that the ghostly wails the master heard every night were actually the playful sounds of the little cat demons. As for the missing items every day, it was because the little cat demons were mischievous and often snuck into the backyard to steal things and hide them in their nest.

Qi Xianqing initially used her usual violent method to slay demons. The female cat, protecting her young, furiously scratched her three bloody gashes before she and the disciples from Huiyin Workshop jointly strangled it. All the stolen goods were recovered.

After slaying the cat demon, Qi Xianqing looked at the little kittens on the ground and didn’t know what to do with them, so she handed them over to the Huiyin Workshop disciples for handling. The disciples said they would send the litter of little cat demons to the Beast Taming Pavilion for domestication.

Qi Xianqing felt frustrated. This cat demon had never harmed anyone, but because the common people commissioned their immortal sect to act, it had to be executed. Demons and humans could not coexist, and any demon appearing in a human dwelling naturally could not be spared. However, in Qi Xianqing’s eyes, the look on the faces of the wealthy family was even more repulsive than that of the cat demons. Qi Xianqing developed a deep doubt about the meaning of her journey.

The nest the female cat made in the backyard was burned to the ground; seven or eight little kittens lost their home and mother in one day. Was she being a little too ruthless?

The little fox sat quietly beside her.

Qi Xianqing said, “This pool is also beneficial for spiritual birds; why don’t you come down and bathe together?” Qi Xianqing glanced at the little fox’s still-damp fur and smiled casually, “When you were here just now, you were here to bathe, weren’t you?”

Since spirit beasts are called spirit beasts, they are naturally different from ordinary birds and beasts. Spirit beasts are very clean; many spirit beasts like to come to the Qingmu Pavilion to bathe and wash away their demonic aura.

Yan Jue also sensed that Qi Xianqing held no killing intent towards her and relaxed. It slowly walked to Qi Xianqing’s side and jumped into the water with a ‘plop.’

The hot spring water was incredibly comfortable, though a bit scalding. Yan Jue opened her mouth because of the heat. At first, it was very uncomfortable, but eventually, she felt the spiritual energy inside her body begin to flow rhythmically, and she gradually felt better.

Immortal Spirit Body, hot spring. The surroundings were so pleasant that Yan Jue unconsciously closed her eyes and fell asleep floating on the water.

Yan Jue didn’t know how she got out, only remembering that Qi Xianqing picked her up and seemed to walk a long distance through the night. Then she was gently placed on a table and wrapped in a large towel. Qi Xianqing gently wiped her body.

With its soft belly facing the sky, Qi Xianqing inadvertently touched the area below its belly, close to its thigh. The little fox was extremely comfortable, and its legs couldn’t help but start kicking. Qi Xianqing lowered her head; for a moment, the girl’s breath fell upon her lips. Yan Jue instantly froze, suddenly opening her eyes, her whole body stiff, not daring to move.

Qi Xianqing stood up and pushed her hair back: “The flower nectar you gave me last time was delicious.”

Qi Xianqing had fed little cats and dogs before, and spirit beasts had come to repay her kindness. However, those spirit beasts either brought her spiritual stones or caught some dead rats for her. The most creative one brought her some very beautiful pieces of wood. Seeing the flower tea, Qi Xianqing’s first thought was where the little fox had stolen it from. If she had made it herself… that was also possible; there were spirit beasts in the Five Dragon Mountains skilled in cooking, like the white ape living deep in the mountains. But the probability of the little fox making it seemed slim, unless those two tails were as agile as a monkey’s arms.

Yan Jue’s two big tails swung back and forth, looking up at her with her belly to the sky, her expression a bit dazed/blank. Qi Xianqing found the little fox quite strange sometimes she felt it understood everything. Other times, she felt it didn’t understand what she was saying.

Qi Xianqing sat in front of the little fox and fiddled with its two small arms: “The junior sister who asked me to teach her martial arts last time, Shunxi Qianli (Thousand Miles in an Instant), has achieved minor success. I didn’t expect her to learn martial arts so quickly; for a while, I couldn’t think of what to teach her next.”

Yan Jue was slightly startled, and her ears instinctively perked up.

Qi Xianqing continued, “Teaching martial arts privately carries the suspicion of unauthorized learning, so I can only teach her techniques from the universal martial arts. It won’t be about seeking quick success and can also compensate for the current shortcomings of cultivators. I didn’t expect her to learn so fast.”

“…”

Qi Xianqing thought for a moment and murmured to herself, “The only things I can think of now are another set of movement techniques after Qinggong (lightness skill), winning through agile footwork, and one move from martial arts called ‘Shuai Tuo’ (Slamming/Toss). If she masters these two techniques, she will be invincible against those of the same realm.”

Yan Jue was stunned. Although she was still lying on the table pretending to be dead, her amber eyes began to glow. She thought that since Qi Xianqing was so indifferent to her during the day, learning martial arts was hopeless. She didn’t expect that Qi Xianqing wasn’t unwilling to teach urgently, but hadn’t decided what to teach her yet.

Qi Xianqing was a disciple of the Zhenhuo Sect, and she belonged to the Shuiyun Sect what they learned was slightly different. If Qi Xianqing taught her immortal techniques and divine abilities, it would carry the suspicion of unauthorized learning. But if she taught her universal martial arts that everyone knew, it wouldn’t matter even if it was discovered. As cautious as Qi Xianqing was.

Qi Xianqing said, “Little fox baby, do you think she will be surprised tomorrow when she knows I’m going to teach her?”

The little fox could no longer pretend to be dead; it rolled over and stared blankly at Qi Xianqing.

Qi Xianqing said, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen her look surprised.” Qi Xianqing’s eyes curved upward, revealing a faint smile: “Quite cute.”

As her words fell, Yan Jue’s heart skipped a beat. It realized its face was actually getting hot; the skin hidden under the red fur was burning fiercely. If not for the fur covering it, Qi Xianqing would have seen a flush of red. Yan Jue turned to the side, continuing to lie expressionlessly on the table pretending to be dead, making a rumbling sound in its throat.

Yan Jue didn’t sleep well all night. Every time she closed her eyes, all she could see was Qi Xianqing’s intimate tone from the previous night. She realized this woman, Qi Xianqing, was truly terrifying. When she was cold, she could freeze you to death. When she was gentle, she could charm you to death. If she only looked at Qi Xianqing’s cold demeanor during the day, she truly couldn’t imagine that such a woman would find her cute.

Yan Jue woke up early, her mind full of Qi Xianqing’s words from last night. After a quick wash, she pretended to be nonchalant and went to the edge of the cold pool to start practicing Shunxi Qianli. It was early morning, and mist covered the lake surface. Yan Jue took a deep breath, leaped up, and her figure flashed in the cold wind, appearing almost instantly on the other side of the lake. She bent slightly to ease the momentum. Perhaps due to the abundant spiritual energy of the Five Dragon Mountains, she had a new enlightenment regarding Shunxi Qianli.

Yan Jue finished practicing Xue Shang Piao (Snow on Floating) and Shunxi Qianli in sequence, then practiced a set of punches. While practicing, she waited for the arrival of that damned woman. Yan Jue’s heart beat fast, and her cheeks were flushed with excitement. She decided she should act a little excited when the woman arrived, even planning out the expression she should make in her mind. In short, she needed to keep her boss happy to learn more martial arts!

In the quiet cold pool area, the sound of a young girl reciting could faintly be heard: “Senior Sister, you’re actually willing to come… I… I’m overjoyed!”

By noon, the woman still hadn’t arrived. She continued to practice.

Yan Jue waited until night, and the woman still hadn’t arrived. The cold wind of early spring grew colder with each gust, and by night, it even started to snow. Yan Jue had no choice but to pack up and return to the dormitory first. After practicing all day, Yan Jue felt extremely exhausted. She lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, the sky was overcast. A cold wind mixed with sleet howled, making the withered tree branches outside the window, which had just sprouted new buds, sway wildly. Yan Jue woke up very early, meditated and practiced on the bed for an hour, then picked up her bag and prepared to go out. Du Ming came out sleepily from the other side and paused slightly when she saw Yan Jue: “Yan Jue, what are you doing? Going to practice in this cold weather.”

Yan Jue lowered her eyes and walked forward without looking back: “I’m going. I haven’t practiced for a long time since coming down the mountain this time.”

“Do you want to come along?”

Du Ming quickly waved her hand: “No need, no need, you just go by yourself.” Heavens, Yan Jue is this diligent; I need to go into seclusion quickly.

The weather was very cold. Yan Jue walked slowly up the slope leading to Qiwu Peak with her bag. Suddenly, a black figure appeared ahead. Yan Jue was startled. A little wild boar, wearing a tattered cloak woven from withered reeds, was sitting in the open space over there, doing something unknown. Yan Jue vaguely saw what appeared to be a stone statue standing in front of the little wild boar. Yan Jue couldn’t be sure, so she walked over slowly. Her foot landed on the dead leaves, making a crisp sound. This sound startled the little wild boar, whose fur instantly stood on end. It turned its head cautiously, glanced back, and then jumped away and ran off.

Yan Jue peeked through the branches. There was indeed a moss covered stone statue in the open space. The statue was quite old, and in the sunlight, one could faintly make out that it resembled an old man with a white beard. It was the statue of the Mountain God of the Five Dragon Mountains. The five main peaks of the Five Dragon Mountains each had a statue of the Mountain God. A thousand years ago, the leader of the Five Dragon Sect, to pray for the peace of the Five Dragon Gate, specially erected a Mountain God statue at the place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged on each main peak.

The Mountain God Statue and the Lingering Cold

The mountain god statue, after absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, became incredibly efficacious.

Many disciples of the Five Dragons Gate would come here to pay their respects before major examinations.

It was just a pity about that little wild pig; what was it trying to do in front of the stone statue?

The chill of spring arrived.

The area around the cold pond was even more bitterly frozen.

Yan Jue arrived at the cold pond, practicing her martial arts while waiting for Qi Xianqing to appear.

Yan Jue formed hand seals, slowly walking across the still surface of the cold pond.

Frost melted beneath her feet. Yan Jue closed her eyes, and her body shot forward like a swift gust of wind.