The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 44

Yan Jue then remembered that it was hot just now, and the collar of her inner garment had been pulled open at some point.

“…”

Although she had transmigrated to ancient times, Yan Jue was, after all, a modern person.

Ancient clothing was divided into outer robes and inner garments, but she always forgot.

Yan Jue wearily raised her hand and slowly fastened the collar of her inner garment. Suddenly, she belatedly realized that when she woke up just now, her whole body was wrapped in the quilt like a baby, and her outer robe had also been removed.

Who took it off?

Du Ming?

The light in the room was dim. The young girl lay on the bed, her exposed skin snow white, her Adam’s apple bobbing up and down.

She slowly raised her hand to fasten her waist belt, the faint blue veins visible on the back of her slender hand.

Qi Xianqing watched her for a while, and while she was dressing, she slowly said, “According to our previous agreement, this time you and I will go down the mountain together.”

This was a reminder.

In fact, Qi Xianqing had her own thoughts when she initiated the arena challenge in the classroom.

Since their cooperation in Nanxing Town, Qi Xianqing had discovered that Yan Jue was extremely clever and was a person worthy of long term cooperation.

Such a person was extremely hard to find among the outer disciples.

In addition, Qi Xianqing had a private sentiment that she herself did not fully understand.

Therefore, this time when she went down the mountain, she wanted to bring Yan Jue with her.

However, firstly, she didn’t know how to say it directly, and secondly, she wasn’t sure if Yan Jue had the ability to go down the mountain with her.

Because she had previously taught Yan Jue martial arts, she suddenly remembered initiating the arena challenge in class.

If Yan Jue had the ability and defeated all the competitors, then taking her along would be natural.

But if Yan Jue’s martial arts were inadequate, that would be her own problem; even with some cleverness, Qi Xianqing could not keep her by her side.

In some respects, Yan Jue indeed did not disappoint her.

Yan Jue: “Mm, I know. Senior Sister, don’t forget what you promised.”

Qi Xianqing: “Hm?”

Yan Jue: “You’ll teach me martial arts when we return.”

Qi Xianqing: “…Fine.”

The room fell silent.

Qi Xianqing moistened her lips and repeated, “I checked the spiritual energy in your body just now.”

Yan Jue’s hand paused, and she immediately became alert.

Qi Xianqing: “The spiritual energy is normal.”

Hearing this, Yan Jue couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In terms of spiritual energy, there was no difference between the demon race and the human race.

The difference between the demon race and the human race was mainly reflected in the pulse condition, also known as the beast pulse/human body.

It was fine if the pulse wasn’t checked, but once checked, she would be exposed.

Yan Jue couldn’t help but be glad that Qi Xianqing was not skilled in medicine; otherwise, if she took her pulse, she would surely discover the anomaly of her demonic body at once.

Qi Xianqing looked up at her and asked, “Does Junior Sister usually have similar ailments?”

Yan Jue: “Yes, I often have… angina.”

Qi Xianqing was startled: “Angina?”

Yan Jue: “This is a congenital illness, which flares up every time the season changes.”

Qi Xianqing pondered: “I have never heard of such an ailment before. Why don’t we ask Junior Sister Duan from the Muyin Sect to take your pulse?”

Yan Jue: “No, no need. Before I came up the mountain, I consulted many famous doctors. They all said it was a congenital issue. As long as I’m careful during the change of seasons, it won’t flare up so severely. I’ve long been used to it. Today’s incident was just an accident.”

Qi Xianqing caught the key point in her words: “May I ask where Junior Sister’s home is?”

Yan Jue: “…”

Yan Jue: “My home is in the North.”

Qi Xianqing raised an eyebrow and suddenly asked, “How old are you?”

Yan Jue: Are you taking a census?!

How could she answer that? Yan Jue wasn’t entirely sure of the original owner’s age.

If calculated by the demon’s age, a thousand year old fox spirit can transform. The original owner’s age should be quite large.

But if calculated by the age after transformation, Yan Jue felt this body was at most sixteen or seventeen years old.

Yan Jue: “Don’t you know it’s impolite to ask a girl her age?”

Qi Xianqing slightly pursed her lips and subconsciously gripped the hem of her robe with her fingertips: “My apologies.”

Yan Jue hugged her arms, feigning anger.

Finally, she managed to bluff her way past that cursed question.

Qi Xianqing pursed her lips and took out two pale yellow pills from her Qiankun Bag at her waist: “This is the Ningbi Pill. Although I don’t know what old ailment you have, all pain in the world can be alleviated by this pill.”

Yan Jue watched Qi Xianqing approach, clutching her slightly aching chest: “Senior Sister, there is something I don’t know if I should say or not.”

Qi Xianqing: “Hm?”

Yan Jue: “Today’s competition, I really should thank Junior Brother Chu.”

Qi Xianqing: “?”

Yan Jue swallowed and said seriously, “Junior Brother Chu is naturally gifted and intelligent. I originally couldn’t have beaten him. It’s all thanks to the fact that I told him before going on stage that I really wanted to go down the mountain with Senior Sister. He went easy on me during the match.”

“Junior Brother Chu is truly a talented and excellent man who understands forbearance.”

Since her interference with the main couple’s relationship was what the Heavenly Dao punished her for, Yan Jue decided to try and salvage Chu Fu’s precarious impression in Qi Xianqing’s heart right here.

As expected, after saying this, Yan Jue felt the pain in her chest lessen quite a bit.

This was the pattern Yan Jue had concluded over the past few days: if she hindered the development of the main couple’s relationship, the Heavenly Dao would punish her. If she actively promoted their relationship, it would be a different story.

Qi Xianqing stared at Yan Jue for a long time, then tossed the Ningbi Pill onto Yan Jue and said indifferently, “In that case, Junior Sister should go thank Junior Brother Chu herself later.”

Seeing Qi Xianqing’s sudden change in expression, Yan Jue: “…”

Yan Jue lay in Qi Xianqing’s room for a while longer.

Perhaps because the environment was too comfortable, she gradually felt her eyelids getting heavier.

To prevent herself from falling asleep again in Qi Xianqing’s room, Yan Jue got up to take her leave.

Qi Xianqing’s expression had been distant since hearing her say those words. She sat at the table, expressionlessly reading a book.

Of course, Qi Xianqing wouldn’t read those messy little books in front of others.

Yan Jue’s gaze fell on the cover of the book in her hand; it looked like a scripture for some kind of cultivation technique.

“…”

Sensing Yan Jue’s gaze, Qi Xianqing looked up, her peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed, and a sharp look swept over her.

Yan Jue immediately looked away: “…”

Qi Xianqing didn’t know what she was thinking. After hearing her bid farewell, she only nodded slightly and let her leave.

This little interlude further deepened Yan Jue’s view on a certain matter.

Cherish life, stay away from the main couple.

Naturally, she had no inappropriate thoughts about Qi Xianqing; her only passion was martial arts.

Yan Jue walked out of the gate of the Zhenhuo Sect and slowly walked in the forest, contemplating her next plan.

If the duration of this mountain excursion wasn’t very long, she would still have time to study martial arts with Qi Xianqing upon her return. This time, she wanted to see if she could ask Qi Xianqing for a request.

For example, asking Qi Xianqing to teach her some more useful divine abilities.

As Yan Jue was thinking, she suddenly blinked and saw a familiar figure in the distance.

…

“Big Brother, that wild boar comes here to pay respects to the gods every day, eh.”

Li Hao held his bow and arrow, staring at that direction with a displeased face: “Is this news accurate? If I find out you tricked me, I’ll kick you twice.”

The man stood beside Li Hao, smiling flatteringly: “I’ve been observing for seven days!”

“A wild boar worshipping at the mountain is rare. It must be a spirit beast about to transform. I should catch and tame it quickly, so Father stops saying I’m a wastrel all day!”

Li Hao waited for a long time, staring intently at the bamboo grove clearing over there.

It was already spring, and new shoots were emerging from the plants.

In the clearing over there stood a statue of the Mountain God of Wulong Mountain. Each main peak of Wulong Mountain had a Mountain God statue, and due to absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the statues were often quite efficacious.

Li Hao had received news a few days ago that there was a wild boar about to transform that was worshipping here. After being scolded by his father a few days ago, he came out for some fresh air.

Time passed unconsciously.

Li Hao crossed his arms and frowned, getting impatient from waiting so long. Suddenly, he saw a staggering figure slowly appear over there.

It was a small wild boar, its natal hair not yet shed, its back covered in watermelon-like stripes, and its little tail hanging down like a scallion.

Li Hao: “What the heck, this is just an extremely ordinary wild boar.”

Since he had waited for so long, Li Hao didn’t want to return empty handed. So, he drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and the sharp arrowhead glinted dazzlingly in the sunlight.

The little wild boar wore a cloak woven from withered reeds and bowed its head in front of the Mountain God statue.

Li Hao smiled: “Even wild boars worship the mountain god. Today, I’ll show you who the real god of Wulong Mountain is.”

The sharp arrow shot out into the air, tearing through the wind. The wild boar, being an untransformed animal, hadn’t developed its divine sense and didn’t react in time. The arrow pierced fiercely into the cloak on its head.

It turned out that Li Hao, usually dissolute, had poor archery skills too. Naturally, he couldn’t hit it from such a distance.

The wild boar was startled, squealed, and fled on all fours.

Immediately, another sharp arrow flew out, grazing its spine as it passed.

The forest was dense, and the little boar crashed through the trees.

After all, it was just a little wild boar that hadn’t shed its milk teeth; its running speed was short, and it didn’t have much stamina. Its pace gradually slowed down.

“Puu” Another arrow flew past its back, shearing off a strip of natal hair, leaving a burning, stinging wound.

Suddenly, the little boar tripped over something and fell flat on its face. Its hind leg was deeply entangled in the vines on the ground.

The footsteps behind it were getting closer. The little boar frantically nudged the old vine with its snout, but it only wrapped tighter.

Suddenly, a warm hand grabbed it.

The little boar turned its head sharply, opened its mouth with its milk teeth, and instinctively wanted to bite the person.

What came into view, however, was the girl’s fair face.

Wild Boar: “Oink?”

Yan Jue, hiding behind a tree, shook her head at it.

The little boar inexplicably felt that this person was very familiar. Especially those clear amber eyes; they looked like a certain annoying fellow.

Yan Jue had seen the scene from the slope earlier. Because she went to Qiwu Peak every day, she knew this little boar had a habit of worshipping the gods.

Although this matter didn’t concern her, it was merely a rich young man wanting to hunt a wild boar. Still, Yan Jue thought, she might as well intervene.

Qi Xianqing was very fond of this little pig. If Qi Xianqing were here, she would definitely intervene.

The little boar looked at Yan Jue in terror, the wounds on its body stinging fiercely.

Yan Jue: “Lend me the cloak for a moment.”

The little boar was stunned for a moment. Perhaps due to its high cultivation, it could already roughly understand human speech.

Meeting those amber eyes, it suddenly saw a very faint golden light illuminate in the girl’s pupils.

It suddenly felt very trusting of her.

The little boar immediately snorted and took off the cloak from its head, handing it to Yan Jue.

Yan Jue took the small cloak with both hands, tied it behind her head, and with a flash, darted out.

Li Hao, having missed his shot, was confused and searching everywhere for the boar’s whereabouts. Suddenly, he saw a person emerge from under a large tree over there.

That person was slender, with raven black hair draped over her shoulders, but she seemed to be covering her head with something, making her face indistinct.

Li Hao’s subordinate shouted, “May I ask which Daoist friend you are? Have you seen a wild boar run past here?”

Before he could finish speaking, the person moved forward with a strange movement technique and executed a beautiful left hook!

The subordinate was knocked away, spitting out a mouthful of saliva, and slammed heavily to the ground.

It couldn’t be helped sword cultivators inherently possessed strong, upright sword bones, but because they mainly relied on their immortal swords for combat, most of them were keen on directly summoning their swords and didn’t focus on physical fitness training in their daily lives.

The elders had repeatedly emphasized that all inner disciples should practice martial arts cultivation methods. However, very few disciples actually practiced martial arts techniques.

Before Li Hao could react, his arm was seized. He vaguely smelled a faint fragrance coming from the other party. Although the person was covering her face with a black cloth, he could still tell it was a woman.

Li Hao couldn’t help but be captivated. His arm suddenly tightened.

The other party pulled and twisted, throwing him to the ground.

“…”

Li Hao was usually overbearing and had offended many people. It wouldn’t be strange for those who held a grudge against him to set him up like this in the deep mountains and old forests.

Li Hao looked up, trying to see the person’s face clearly: “You bastard”

The person flashed and had already vanished into thin air.

Li Hao hurriedly scrambled up: “Chase!”

It was a joke he had been staking out this place in the deep mountains for three days, and his brothers in the sect all knew about it. If he went back with nothing and instead brought back injuries, wouldn’t it be a source of ridicule? Moreover, the wild boar was injured, so it naturally couldn’t have run far.

Li Hao stood up and cast the Golden Gang Sect’s inner sect technique, “Swift Wind Step,” rushing forward.

After running just a few steps, a sharp sleeve arrow suddenly shot out, carrying a dense lightning power. With a “Boom,” it exploded in front of them!

The sleeve arrow was covered in golden light, engraved with five element runes, and its launch actually triggered a lightning attribute.

Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then immediately spread out the jade-inlaid cloak on his body. Instantly, the ground shook violently, and the cloak swung fiercely in the air, managing to block the lightning power!

Li Hao couldn’t help but smirk.

This cloak was also given to him by his father; it could withstand simple Five Elements attacks, blocking all the power released by that sleeve arrow mixed with the lightning attribute.

Li Hao: “Who?!”

Silence.

Li Hao burst out laughing: “Hahahaha, still trying to hurt me with a sleeve arrow? This cloak of mine is made to defend against sneak attacks like yours!”

“Big Brother, it’s just someone who only knows how to sneak attack. Let’s ignore her and chase!”

Li Hao’s face darkened. He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, just about to step forward, when he heard:

With a “boom,” the sleeve arrow underfoot suddenly exploded.

“Ah!!!”

A flame two meters high suddenly erupted from the ground, accompanied by scalding, thick smoke, directly roasting Li Hao to medium rare. Li Hao screamed and rolled on the ground. After completely extinguishing the flames on his clothes, he abruptly looked up and found that they had somehow fallen into a large pit!

“Big Brother… is this a pit trap dug by someone else?”

Li Hao kicked the subordinate: “Nonsense! Have you ever seen a fire trap?”

The subordinate realized: “Yes, Big Brother! Some cultivators deliberately set up formations on traps to catch high grade spirit beasts. The prey steps on it, and it explodes.”

“Idiot, this is the large pit created by that sleeve arrow just now!” Li Hao kicked him again. “Let’s first figure out how to get up!”

Suddenly, another sleeve arrow whistled toward them.

Li Hao’s pupils contracted, and he immediately ducked down. The strong wind whistled past his ears, and his cloak billowed wildly. Li Hao almost fell over.

This was a sleeve arrow carrying the power of wind!

Li Hao: “Quick, guard me! Someone is ambushing us!”

“Climb up quickly!”