Qing Qi stared at the vibrating communication jade pendant in front of her, her brows furrowing slightly.
To her, the shaking jade pendant signaled that it was her Little Junior Sister trying to get in touch. This definitely meant that her secret of having an external avatar was blown.
At this point, Little Junior Sister was probably already looking for her.
After pondering for a moment, Qing Qi decided to answer the call. In situations like this, knowing both her enemy and herself was the way to control the situation.
Once she infused a bit of spiritual power into the jade pendant, a voice as cold as ice came through.
“Oh dear Second Senior Sister, you’ve really outdone yourself in trickery!”
“Little Junior Sister, what do you mean by that? I’m a bit lost here… By the way, I thought your jade pendant was supposed to be broken last time?”
“Who told you I only have one communication pendant? Master gifted me a bunch of those. Besides, my dear Senior Sister, where are you right now? Your current avatar has become mere fragments, and it’s your turn next!”
Qing Qi: “!!!!!!!!!!”
“Little Junior Sister, you’re joking again. My avatar has the strength of a Martial Ancestor at the Seventh Level… There’s no way you could…”
Before Qing Qi could finish her sentence, Nangong Liu Yun interrupted. “Not believing, huh? Just share your location, and I’ll bring you over to see it, and we can settle that little fight of ours too.”
“Oh dear, it’s not that I don’t want to share my location, Little Junior Sister. You see, Master has assigned me a special mission, and I’m about to head into a secret realm. If you need to reach me, let’s talk when I come back.”
“Oh? Second Senior Sister, you’re quite the liar without even drafting a script! Want to take a wild guess at where I might be right now?”
Qing Qi: “???????????”
Feeling a bit guilty, Qing Qi glanced around before replying, “Little Junior Sister, what do you mean by that?”
At that moment, a furious voice came through the jade pendant.
“Rebellious disciple! I miss my little disciple, and asked you to bring your Junior Sister over. Where are you? How dare you deceive your little sister in front of me! Do you even realize she’s at Qing Luan Sect right now? You better roll back here this instant!”
Upon hearing the thunderous voice of a certain outraged Master, Qing Qi calmly crushed the jade pendant.
Returning to Qing Luan Sect? That’s not happening anytime soon. Now that she had chosen the path of a rebellious disciple, she could only see it through to the end.
At this point, Qing Qi gritted her teeth inwardly and thought:
【Good job, Little Junior Sister. No wonder you have a new communication pendant and sneakily complained to Master. You’ve got some moves!
Fine, fine, I can’t deal with you for now, so I’ll just chalk this debt up to your precious husband.】
….
Outside the little wooden house, Jiang Xuan kept practicing his sword-drawing technique. In just one day, he had practiced over two hundred thousand times.
Of course, Jiang Xuan didn’t spend all his time on this; he still took breaks to cook for Qing Qi and chat with her.
Three days later, Jiang Xuan finally practiced his sword-drawing technique a full million times.
Then, utterly drained, he collapsed onto the ground. Qing Qi rushed over and said, “Big Brother, if you’re tired from training, you should take a break. I feel a bit heartbroken seeing you work so hard.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to Little Qi. After a short rest, I’ll whip up some dinner for you.”
These past few days, Jiang Xuan felt very fulfilled, but he was also quite puzzled.
Qing Qi, the hidden powerhouse, hadn’t made any moves; this unusual peace felt a bit suspicious.
For the past few days, besides being somewhat clingy during meals, Qing Qi had never done anything out of line.
Her gentle, caring, and understanding demeanor made Jiang Xuan question whether the information from the System was inaccurate.
After all, how could a top-tier powerhouse willingly act like a dutiful little sister? If that’s not attractive, what is?
However, after learning about Qing Qi’s capabilities from the System, Jiang Xuan felt that her kindness was just a dream that could shatter at any moment. He dared not let himself sink fully into it, fearing that if he fell, the dream would break.
At the end of the day, it was the System’s fault. Otherwise, he’d have already sunk into bliss without any worries about shattering.
Lost in these thoughts, Jiang Xuan strolled over for a friendly chat with the System.
Certain System: “Is it again my fault?”
Meanwhile, Qing Qi, holding Jiang Xuan’s hand, mused inwardly:
【Odd, in the past few days I’ve been busy secretly looking for suitable monster beasts and didn’t pay much attention to Jiang Gongzi’s training. I didn’t expect his cultivation level hasn’t improved at all.
With his talent, that’s unusual. But hey, that’s actually good news; no progress means my success rate increases.
By the way, he’s seemed so engrossed in his sword-drawing motion lately; could that be some powerful technique?
No way! From what I can tell, it doesn’t seem special at all—it’s just a wooden sword. How could it stir up winds?
No biggie, this doesn’t affect my plans at all. Luckily, after searching quietly for several days, I finally found one fitting.
A peak Earth Martial Ninth Level monster beast! Tonight, I’ll bring it here; time to push the relationship forward between the two of us.
I estimate Master and the others are already on the hunt for me, possibly bringing Little Junior Sister along. No rush—I’ll get my hands on this tonight.
I need to completely occupy his body and mind before making him experience the ultimate despair, then crush his resolve and mold him into my perfect shape.】
….
Not long after, dinner was finished, and the remnants of the sunset still lingered in the sky.
Qing Qi told Jiang Xuan she was heading to the small river to catch some fish for breakfast tomorrow, urging him to rest well after his tiring training.
Unsurprisingly, Jiang Xuan didn’t stop her.
Watching Qing Qi’s figure grow smaller as she walked away, he muttered to himself, “This life is so pleasant and beautiful; it would be great if it could last forever.”
After a few musings, Jiang Xuan’s mind entered the System’s brain space.
Having completed a million sword-drawing actions, it was time to learn something new.
Flipping open to the second page of “Sword Drawing Technique,” the words “Nurturing the Sword” were boldly written.
Jiang Xuan eagerly absorbed the new content, even dragging the System, busy doodling in the corner, to discuss it with him.
Just then, as Jiang Xuan and the System were discussing the content of the second page of “Sword Drawing Technique,” the sunset’s glow suddenly disappeared.
This brought Jiang Xuan’s thoughts back to his body.
He was about to comment on how quickly the sun was setting today until he looked up and noticed a colossal figure standing directly in front of him.
Jiang Xuan: “?????????”
