Chapter 14

Chapter 014: Uh-oh, This Too

Chu Ling knelt before Lu Ye’s door, waiting for his forgiveness.

She knew that Young Master really hated being disturbed, so she wouldn’t bother him.

She understood that Young Master had a soft heart and would eventually forgive her one day; she just needed to wait for him.

Young Master was in seclusion, and she stood guard at the door.

When Young Master exited his seclusion, she followed closely behind.

Wherever Young Master went, she followed.

On Bai Lan Peak, Linghu Wushuang stumbled dejectedly to Yue Hongling’s side.

Yue Hongling glanced at him, unsurprised. This little brat challenged her senior brother? That was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

He was blissfully unaware of his senior brother’s status; he might’ve thought of him as merely a frog looking up at the moon.

If he knew his senior brother’s identity, he’d be like a mayfly gazing at the vast sky.

“I lost.”

Yue Hongling stayed silent, allowing him to break the awkward silence.

“How rare! To be able to spar with my senior brother, you’ll have bragging rights for years to come,” Yue Hongling said.

Linghu Wushuang sighed heavily.

“He really is powerful, and I’m nowhere near his level, but once I get stronger, I’ll challenge him again. He’s not as ruthless as you say; he treats me pretty well,” Linghu Wushuang proclaimed.

“Hmph! Do you know him better, or do I? He’s nice to guys but especially cruel to girls,” Yue Hongling rolled her eyes.

“You’re right about that. After we sparred, I was going to leave, but before I got far, there was a stunning girl kneeling at Lu Ye’s door.”

“He didn’t even help her up before heading out; he really does have a cold approach to girls, and that girl looked like she had her reasons for kneeling there,” Linghu Wushuang reflected.

Yue Hongling’s expression changed at this revelation.

“What did she look like?”

Linghu Wushuang pondered for a moment.

“She’s beautiful!”

“Duh! Do you think I wouldn’t know if she was beautiful? What kind of woman wouldn’t be pretty outside my senior brother’s door!”

“Anyway, she had a long green dress, a sword in hand, and big bright eyes that looked really obedient…”

Hearing this description, Yue Hongling finally let out a slow breath.

Chu Ling!

She thought there was another seductress after her senior brother.

Wait!

Yue Hongling went still.

Why was she even thinking like this? What’s it to her if a seductress was after that scummy senior brother?

Could it be that she… was feeling jealous?

Yue Hongling shook her head hastily, whispering repeatedly, “I’m not jealous! Absolutely not! I’m not jealous…”

Linghu Wushuang?

!!!???

Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Uh-oh, she’s also one of Lu Ye’s girls?

His worldview was rocked at that moment.

This shock was almost unbearable.

Could it be that the colder you are to beauties, the more they like you?

Is pursuing a Dao Companion not about being affectionate but about… beating them up!?

“Alright, I need to train. You can scram. Don’t bother me unless it’s something important.”

Yue Hongling dismissed him.

Linghu Wushuang still mulling over beating someone heard Yue Hongling’s words and thought to put it into practice immediately.

“Junior Sister, I can help you train! Sparring together makes you more aware of your shortcomings. I should be a bit stronger than you; let’s practice together, how about it?”

Yue Hongling glanced at Linghu Wushuang, a look in her eyes…

“You don’t believe I’m stronger than you?” Linghu Wushuang exploded in anger.

A few minutes later.

Linghu Wushuang was heavily slammed to the ground, the rocks shattering beneath him, his face bruised, trembling all over, with disbelief and fear in his eyes.

Holy cow!

What kind of monsters roam Bai Lan Peak?

He couldn’t beat any of them, hahahaha…

After sending Linghu Wushuang away, Yue Hongling trained for a bit and had a small breakthrough to the second layer of Yuan Dan.

“Wait, didn’t Chu Ling go home? Why is she back, still kneeling at that scummy senior brother’s door?” Yue Hongling muttered in confusion.

“No way, I need to go check!”

Yue Hongling was just that kind of person; when something puzzled her, it was more unbearable than if someone tried to kill her.

As for being grounded?

Grounded?

She and her Master were like sisters; being grounded was way too much of a stretch.

Yue Hongling darted over to her senior brother’s courtyard and, sure enough, spotted Chu Ling kneeling on the bluestone ground, silently practicing her technique.

“Chu Ling, why are you back?” Yue Hongling asked.

Chu Ling looked towards Yue Hongling and softly called out, “Sister Hongling.”

“Quit kneeling and get up! We female cultivators have dignity too. Why should we kneel for him!”

Yue Hongling rushed forward to help Chu Ling up, entirely forgetting that she herself had knelt before many times in her past life.

“Sister Hongling, I did something wrong, and this is the punishment I deserve. Please don’t bother with me,” Chu Ling resisted Yue Hongling’s pull.

“What did you do wrong? Let me tell you, that scummy Lu Ye is super petty; he didn’t give me the perfect Returning Yuan Dan in this life that he gave me in the past. He’s so stingy that even if you kneel here till kingdom come, it won’t matter,” Yue Hongling said loudly on purpose.

Bai Qiulan’s figure appeared, her gaze sharp as she glared at Yue Hongling.

At this moment, Chu Ling explained.

“I was wrong. I didn’t realize how good Young Master was to me and even resented him for it. Not only did I put Yin-Yang Devouring Path Gu in his body, but I also infected him with Heavenly Zombie Poison. I’ve sinned deeply; all of the punishment I’m receiving now is well-deserved.”

“Heavenly Zombie Poison…”

Bai Qiulan froze at the mention of that name.

That’s the kind of toxin governed by rules; in fact, very few can affect a Celestial Lord.

Moreover, all eight of them sought to find one, so naturally, they studied these things thoroughly.

They were not foreign to Heavenly Zombie Poison.

“Ah, it’s all in the past. And your Heavenly Zombie Poison didn’t even have a chance to activate before he self-destructed, so in strict terms, you didn’t actually harm him. You don’t need to blame yourself,” Yue Hongling tried to comfort her.

However, Chu Ling shook her head tearfully.

“No, no… The Heavenly Zombie Poison is a toxin outside the rules; even if it didn’t activate at the time, it won’t be eliminated and will permanently linger in the poisoned person’s body, with no cure!”

Hearing this, both Yue Hongling and Bai Qiulan’s faces stiffened simultaneously.

They exchanged a glance, seeing a shared, inexplicable panic in each other’s eyes.

“Time has turned back, and we’ve all been reborn… The Heavenly Zombie Poison won’t follow us, will it?” Yue Hongling muttered in a daze.

If the Heavenly Zombie Poison did follow…

Yue Hongling suddenly shuddered, not daring to think, not daring to think!

Many poisons could be endured by a Celestial Lord like Lu Ye, only weakening his strength.

But beneath Celestial Lord, those things were another matter altogether.

At that moment, Bai Qiulan quietly said, “Perfect Returning Yuan Dan!”

“The Heavenly Zombie Poison probably came back with Su Ye…”