The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 74

Yan Jue opened her eyes again, and it was the middle of the night.

She was still lying in a soft embrace.

Qi Xianqing was still holding her from behind, her breathing steady. Her porcelain white arm hung down by her side, with faint blue veins visible on the back of her hand.

Qi Xianqing’s most vulnerable neck was exposed in front of her, and the sweet fragrance of the Immortal Spirit Body permeated the air.

Yan Jue only needed to take a light bite to pierce her blood vessel.

Yan Jue was momentarily stunned, then, as usual, she stretched out a dark, sooty paw and gently placed it on Qi Xianqing’s shoulder.

Yan Jue tried to break free from the girl’s overly soft embrace, but Qi Xianqing’s arms held her even tighter, even though her eyes were closed and she seemed unaware.

This had never happened before! Previously, when she woke up at night, Qi Xianqing would not hold her this tightly!

The little fox bared her teeth and twisted wildly in Qi Xianqing’s arms, finally managing to break free from the girl’s embrace.

Qi Xianqing lay on her side, her body slightly curled, her hands empty.

Yan Jue stared at Qi Xianqing for a long time, then suddenly felt a pang of reluctance.

She bit a pillow nearby, stuffed it into Qi Xianqing’s arms, and then hopped away.

As the sound of footsteps faded into the distance, Qi Xianqing slowly opened her eyes in the darkness, a slight frown on her face.

Because too many people participated in the Five Dragons Summit this year, the second round of the competition was not finished yesterday.

Therefore, Yan Jue didn’t need to go to the Five Dragons Square for the competition when she woke up the next day, which was already late morning.

In the early morning, Yan Jue opened her eyes and saw the warm sunlight falling near the door.

The corner of her eye suddenly caught sight of something on the desk.

A short note, likely delivered by an Immortal Crane earlier in the morning.

Yan Jue squinted, picked up the note, and unfolded it.

Duang Luxi: Junior Sister Yan, the matchups for the next round of the competition just came out. I actually drew you this round!

It’s out?

Yan Jue stared at the line of text for a long time and gave a wry smile.

Duang Luxi was very powerful, and more importantly, she was well-read.

If she were to face Duang Luxi, she might truly not be her opponent.

Yan Jue’s gaze swept down.

Duang Luxi:

Last night when I was meditating, I felt an unusual spiritual power fluctuation in my body.

When I woke up this morning, I found that I had actually broken through to the early Fusion Realm.

Yan Jue: “…”

Duang Luxi: Sorry, I just broke through and now I’m facing you.

To celebrate my breakthrough, I plan to go to the Jade Altar later to place a bet, betting on myself to win and make a fortune.

My apologies, Junior Sister Yan!

We are so familiar with each other.

Yan Jue: “…”

You are truly something.

Yan Jue felt anxious for a while, then closed her eyes again, just about to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, she heard light footsteps coming from outside the window, towards the mountain.

The white fox jumped in through the window: “Master, something happened!”

Contrary to its usual gentle demeanor, it bared its teeth, its expression urgent.

Yan Jue was slightly stunned and sat up from the bed: “What is it?”

Bai Ying: “The little wild pig was captured!”

This was the disadvantage of forming a master servant contract if the demonic beast caused trouble outside, the master had to pay the price. Yan Jue’s expression immediately became serious, and she asked, “Who caught it? Explain clearly.”

Bai Ying: “The wild pig somehow went to the Wood Yin Sect, ran into the Spirit Beast Hall, and secretly ate a few elixirs. The Spirit Beast Hall initially planned to kill it immediately after catching it, but seeing the mark on its body, they temporarily detained it, waiting for the master to come and claim it.”

Yan Jue couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. It hadn’t been long since they formed the master-servant contract, and the little wild pig was already causing her trouble.

When Yan Jue arrived at the Spirit Beast Hall of the Wood Yin Sect, Zhu He was currently locked in a cage.

The small girl was sitting in the iron cage, wearing a sky blue long shirt and the cape woven from withered reeds. Her arms were bound with wraps, exposing a section of her white, lotus root like skin, which was covered in whip marks.

The Spirit Beast Hall was specially in charge of the food for the spirit beasts of the Five Dragons Mountain.

Of course, it mainly managed the food for rare divine beasts on the Five Dragons Mountain, such as Qilins and Horned Tigers.

The disciples who could be admitted to the Spirit Beast Hall were considered well-off, with a fixed monthly salary and a relaxed life.

The surroundings were noisy; some people were playing mahjong, and others were playing chess.

As soon as Yan Jue walked into the Spirit Beast Hall, she saw a charming woman sitting at the mahjong table, discarding a tile.

“Sister Bai, are we going to the Jade Altar to bet again this afternoon?”

The woman: “Bet, bet, bet. All I do is bet. I lost all my money a few days ago.”

As soon as Zhu He saw Yan Jue, she immediately stood up and made a squealing sound.

When everyone heard Zhu He’s sound, a burst of laughter erupted.

“It’s hilarious. Is she a pig or a human? She can’t even speak.”

“Who knows where this stupid demon came from, probably failed at transforming.”

“The demon is stupid, and the master is even stupider, daring to covet the feed of the Spirit Beast Hall.”

Yan Jue patiently walked over and asked, “Fellow Daoists, this is my demonic beast. I’ve come to take her back.”

“It’s not that easy to take her back,” a silvery laugh suddenly came from the side.

Yan Jue turned her head to look.

She saw the woman she first noticed upon entering, suddenly standing up from the mahjong table.

She was wearing a bean green embroidered Qixiong Ruqun (high-waist skirt), her hair styled in a single coil bun, and her figure was slender and graceful.

The surrounding people laughed: “Sister Bai.”

Bai Chuli looked at Yan Jue: “If you want to take her, you can. First, you must compensate our Spirit Beast Hall for the elixirs.”

Yan Jue said calmly, “May I know what elixirs she ate?”

Bai Chuli: “A total of five Mysterious Beast Bloodline Pills, worth one thousand high grade Spirit Stones.”

Before she finished speaking, Yan Jue was astonished.

Wasn’t this an outrageous demand? All the rare treasures she obtained from the Pure Cultivation Immortal Manor, after being sold at the Myriad Demon Pavilion, only fetched five thousand high grade Spirit Stones.

Yan Jue: “Are five Mysterious Beast Bloodline Pills that expensive?”

Bai Chuli: “Don’t you know? Mysterious Beast Bloodline Pills are elixirs made from the most precious Mysterious Blood Grass and the essence of spirit beast bloodline. They are specifically used to feed our Five Dragons Mountain’s Qilin spirit beasts. Even one pill requires a massive amount of resources. How can this pig demon of yours be worthy of eating such precious spirit beast feed?”

Yan Jue did not want to cause trouble, especially since the little wild pig was at fault first.

She took out one thousand high grade Spirit Stones, which shimmered with a faint golden light, from her Qiankun pouch and handed them to Bai Chuli.

Bai Chuli snorted and, as she passed the cage holding Zhu He, she kicked it fiercely with her jade-like foot. The iron cage rattled violently, and Zhu He bumped her head, squealing. Then, the cage door opened.

Yan Jue brought Zhu He back to the Water Cloud Sect. All the way, Zhu He looked at Yan Jue with timid eyes, afraid of being scolded.

Yan Jue took her back to the Water Cloud Sect’s courtyard and examined the wounds on her arms.

Fortunately, the whip marks on her arms were only superficial wounds.

Yan Jue: “You can’t steal other people’s things anymore, understood?”

Zhu He whimpered pitifully: “Walking, fragrant.”

Only then did Yan Jue understand Zhu He’s meaning.

While Zhu He was out walking, she happened to pass by the Wood Yin Sect’s Spirit Beast Hall.

Since it was sunny today, the Spirit Beast Hall was drying elixirs in the courtyard.

Zhu He smelled the fragrant scent of the elixirs there and couldn’t resist sneaking into the courtyard to eat a few.

This was also why it was necessary to form a master-servant contract with a newly transformed wild pig.

Newly transformed demons inherently felt a sense of closeness to humans and had not yet experienced the wickedness of the human heart.

This made it very easy for them to cause trouble.

Fortunately, she had previously formed a master-servant contract with Zhu He. Otherwise, the little wild pig, having eaten such expensive elixirs, might have already been beaten to death in the Spirit Beast Hall.

Yan Jue: “If you are hungry in the future, go find Lord Mengheng, understood?”

Zhu He: “Now.”

Yan Jue: “Huh? Are you hungry now?”

Zhu He nodded, her expression very wronged.

Yan Jue waved her hand: “In any case, don’t go near the Spirit Beast Hall again, not even half a step. If you’re hungry now, go find Lord Mengheng. She should still be at the Cold Pool. Don’t tell her I told you, though.”

Zhu He obediently nodded and quickly ran off.

Yan Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Jue did not return directly to her room but instead went to the Scripture Repository.

The Scripture Repository was still the same as before, ancient and imposing.

A few rays of sunlight filtered through the windows, and rows of tall bookshelves stood all around.

The shelves were filled with thread-bound, slightly yellowed ancient texts, and purple smoke curled up from the incense burner.

During the Five Dragons Summit, the Scripture Repository was deserted, so quiet that one could only hear one’s own footsteps.

Yan Jue strolled in and came to the bookshelf containing records of elixirs, pulling out a book.

An incense stick’s time later.

Yan Jue closed the book, her expression slightly grim.

Earlier at the Spirit Beast Hall, because she lacked specific knowledge about those “Mysterious Beast Bloodline Pills,” she didn’t say much.

Mysterious Beast Bloodline Pills were Profound level elixirs. Although valuable, five of them could not possibly be worth one thousand high grade Spirit Stones.

She had to find a way to get back the lost one thousand Spirit Stones.

But how to get them back…

Yan Jue frowned in thought for a moment, and her pupils suddenly constricted.

What did Duan Luxi’s note say this morning?

Duan Luxi said that she had advanced to the Fusion Realm, was sure to win, and thus would go to the Jade Altar to place a small bet on the ‘Duan Luxi vs. Yan Jue, who will win’ betting table.

Just now at the Spirit Beast Hall, she heard Bai Chuli also mention going to the Jade Altar while playing mahjong with others…

Yan Jue had already thought of a solution.

On the second day of the Five Dragons Summit, the place second only to the Five Dragons Square in terms of liveliness was the Five Dragons Mountain Jade Altar.

This was because, during every summit, some betting activities would take place here.

The betting rules were simple, revolving around speculations on the matches.

At noon, the makeshift betting altar, set up with small tents, was bustling with people.

“The next round of competition is this afternoon. Everyone, come and see who will win.”

Bai Chuli, stretching her legs, sat lazily on a chair, staring at the glittering Spirit Stones on the altar, and couldn’t help but smile.

These Spirit Stones were all the ones she had just tricked out of that naive girl from the Water Cloud Sect.

Bai Chuli was the second daughter of the Bai family of Dinghai.

She had been sent to the Five Dragons Mountain at a young age and had been working in the Wood Yin Sect’s Spirit Beast Hall for more than ten years, recently facing a problem.

She was running out of Spirit Stones.

Although the Bai family was also one of the Four Great Clans, and the Spirit Stones they gave her every month were considerable…

She had placed all her bets on Yan Jue losing during the first match the day before yesterday.

And then lost everything.

Bai Chuli was initially heartbroken that she, the esteemed second daughter, was out of money.

Until this morning, when she caught the wild pig that came to the Spirit Beast Hall to steal elixirs.

Hehe.

Perhaps this was fate. That trash Yan Jue from the Water Cloud Sect made her lose everything. And then, it was that same trash Yan Jue who brought all the Spirit Stones to her.

“Everyone, come and bet. Will Yan Jue lose in the next round?”

A young man with delicate features stood up: “Sister Bai, we specifically analyzed it.”

Bai Chuli lifted her eyelids and glanced at him lightly: “Speak.”

The young man: “The reason Yan Jue won the first two rounds was merely because she cultivated the Aura Concealment Technique, leading everyone to believe she was just a trashy disciple in the early Foundation Establishment Realm.

In the first two rounds, Ke Shuang and Qin Yingwei all fell for her trick and underestimated her.”

“Yan Jue’s actual level is probably at the peak of the Illumination Realm!”

Bai Chuli: “Why couldn’t she be in the Fusion Realm?”

The young man: “Currently, the only two Fusion Realm disciples in our sect are Elder Sister Qi Xianqing of the Earthquake Fire Sect and Elder Sister Yun Jie of the Strange Escape Sect. Both of them have been cultivation geniuses since childhood.

Do you think Yan Jue, who stayed in the Foundation Establishment Realm for years after entering the mountain, could catch up to their level, no matter how hard she worked in just one year?”

Bai Chuli pondered: “That’s true.”

The young man then pulled out a roster from his sleeve: “Sister Bai, this is the roster for this afternoon’s sect competition.”

Bai Chuli was slightly stunned.

The young man said, “The list for the afternoon’s matches is out.”

“Yan Jue is against Duan Luxi of the Wood Yin Sect this afternoon!”

“As far as I know, Senior Sister Duan is a rare talent in cultivation, having just broken through to the Fusion Realm yesterday!”

Bai Chuli suddenly slammed the table and stood up: “The gap between major realms is huge! Therefore, Senior Sister Duan is very likely to win this afternoon’s match!”

In this world, the major realms are divided into Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Illumination, Fusion, and so on…

And the minor realms are the early stage, middle stage, late stage, and peak within each major realm.

Bai Chuli was not wrong. Although the difference between major realms seems to be just one realm, the gap is enormous.

In this world, apart from a few geniuses like Qi Xianqing who can kill across realms…

It is almost impossible for anyone else to do so.

In an instant, Bai Chuli’s eyes lit up, and everything around her seemed to become clear.

Yan Jue was in the Illumination Realm, but Senior Sister Duan had already broken through to the Fusion Realm level.

The disparity was self-evident.

Those lost thousands of high grade Spirit Stones seemed to be slowly beckoning to her…

“Bet! Put everything here!” Bai Chuli placed all one thousand high grade Spirit Stones on the betting table.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

“I heard Sister Bai lost a lot of money in the first round… This must be her last savings.”

“Sister Bai dares to bet her only savings, so it must be a sure thing. I’ll follow her bet.”

Although Yan Jue luckily won two rounds, it was only by relying on the highly underestimated martial arts cultivation to achieve unexpected victory.

The people who lost to Yan Jue were all unfamiliar with martial arts cultivation…

But in this afternoon’s match, Yan Jue’s opponent was Senior Sister Duan Luxi…

Senior Sister Duan Luxi has reached the cultivation level of the Fusion Realm. She can definitely crush Yan Jue.

Moreover, Senior Sister Duan has excellent grades in all her studies and is usually very well-read and knowledgeable about everything.

She couldn’t possibly lose to Yan Jue!

On the betting table of the Jade Altar, the side marked with the character “Duan” was instantly covered with glittering Spirit Stones.