Chapter 350: Fly Slowly, Dear~

“What do you mean?”

“In your eyes, what kind of person do you think your master is?”

Ye Wenxin considered her understanding of Jin Xiaoqin. “Although she’s brash and straightforward, she’s also a very gentle woman. She’s very protective and, overall, a good person.”

“No, I want to hear something real, not these surface-level things everyone knows.” Xuan Luofei shook her head and reminded Ye Wenxin that she was missing the point.

Ye Wenxin thought for a moment, and then recalled the messy incidents that happened with Jin Xiaoqin in the secret realm.

“She loves and hates boldly, does whatever it takes for love, and is even somewhat shameless.”

“Exactly. Do you really think she can be just a master to you? Once you establish a relationship with her, she’ll be eternally bound to you.” Xuan Luofei’s words were piercingly accurate. Ye Wenxin’s face darkened, but she still felt that Jin Xiaoqin didn’t seem like this type of person.

However, Xuan Luofei’s reminder made Ye Wenxin realize how naive she had been. When she looked into the distance, she saw that Jin Xiaoqin was also watching her. Although her gaze was still serious, her condor aura overhead had grown significantly, as if it were saying ‘resume tonight’.

Ye Wenxin shuddered and pulled Xuan Luofei along, suggesting, “How about this—rather than waiting for the Spirit Beast Tournament in two months, I go back to the Beast Taming Garden with you right now.”

Xuan Luofei lightly struggled and continued with a meaningful tone: “Avoiding it won’t help. You should take care of your personal matters before traveling, Zhu-zhu.”

With that, Xuan Luofei called Xi Mengxuan to take her away, leaving Ye Wenxin alone, and disoriented.

“What’s there to be afraid of, Master? Just get rid of Jin Xiaoqin and everything will be fine!”

“What do you know, Ri? In this world, only matters of the heart are truly difficult.”

The two little ghosts started bickering in Ye Wenxin’s mind again. Ye Wenxin, not in the mood to deal with them, quickly muted their voices and sat alone in a corner, lost in thought…

After about half an hour, the entrance to the secret realm finally opened slowly. The immortal sect disciples excitedly flew up on their swords. Ye Wenxin was about to take out her flying magic item when Jin Xiaoqin approached, intending to take her up.

Long Qing’er was even faster. She picked Ye Wenxin up, and said, “Elder Jin, I’m more used to Junior Sister Wenxin. Let me take her.”

She seemed to have deliberately made the statement for Jin Xiaoqin to hear.

Jin Xiaoqin sensed hostility but chose not to dwell on it. As the immortal sects had suffered huge losses, she needed to report the situation to the Sect Master as soon as possible.

“Follow Senior Sister Qing’er up slowly and don’t rush,” Jin Xiaoqin advised, and soon took to the skies on her sword. Ye Wenxin sighed in relief. She felt Long Qing’er place her on the flying sword, and then proceed upward at a snail’s pace.

Ye Wenxin found the slow speed a bit frustrating, and didn’t understand why Long Qing’er was moving so slowly.

“Senior Sister, what’s wrong?”

“Wenxin, did Elder Jin threaten you?” Long Qing’er’s tone was serious, but her words left Ye Wenxin feeling confused. She pondered for a long time, but couldn’t understand what could have happened with Jin Xiaoqin that would lead to the notion of a threat.

“No, why would my master threaten me?” Ye Wenxin had to pretend she didn’t know about being observed last night. She spoke with a hint of hesitation and unease, hoping to gauge what Long Qing’er had learned from observing the previous night.

“Did she threaten you with something to get you to do it with her?” Long Qing’er asked more directly, feeling that Ye Wenxin’s service to Jin Xiaoqin last night was purely professional, and that no romantic sparks had occurred between them.

Unwritten rules were also quite common among cultivators. Knowing that Ye Wenxin wasn’t that kind of person, Long Qing’er believed that Ye Wenxin and Jin Xiaoqin were not in a committed relationship.

Ye Wenxin was at a loss for how to explain the complicated emotions involved. Her relationship with Jin Xiaoqin was based on mutual needs, but saying this to Long Qing’er would likely get her thrown off the sword.

Long Qing’er, though seemingly unrestrained, was actually conservative. If she knew about this mutual arrangement, she would probably be furious. Ye Wenxin planned to stall for time and clarify everything once they were on solid ground. But once they exited the secret realm, chaos greeted them.

Initially, Ye Wenxin thought it might be the demon sects attacking, but upon closer inspection, she saw that the sect leaders were fighting among themselves.

Long Qing’er sped towards the ground and inquired about the recent rumors from those nearby.

According to the rumors, the demon sects had bought off one of the Ten Great Immortal Sect’s leaders. Coupled with the heavy casualties from the secret realm, this had pushed the sect leaders to their breaking points, resulting in the current senseless conflict.

“This past month has been tough for us, with internal strife and external threats. Yet, we still don’t know who the true demon sect agent is,” the Sect Master of Azure Wings Sect said with evident frustration, casting a glance towards Fairy Fengya and Elder Jin, as if hoping they might come up with a solution.

Jin Xiaoqin frowned, feeling somewhat powerless. Fairy Fengya fixed her gaze on the fighting crowd and drew her Cold Soul Sword. A massive sword array formed, separating the combatants and creating a large circular barrier.

The array was semi-transparent, visible to the naked eye, yet streaked with purple-blue lightning. The true power of the Nine Tribulations Exorcising Curse was apparent from the way Fairy Fengya cast this.

The umbrella sword on Ye Wenxin’s back began to stir. Last time, it had wanted to fight against the Cold Soul Sword, and this time it seemed to be interested in the array. Only when Ye Wenxin quickly held it close, did the umbrella sword settle down.

But this action drew the others’ attention to the umbrella sword.

Especially the Southern Dipper Temple’s abbot, whose eyes lit up with excitement upon seeing the umbrella sword. “Our Southern Dipper Temple’s lost guardian treasure is actually here!” While exclaiming this, he took a few eager steps forward to seize the umbrella sword.

The two ghosts disliked people with strong Yang energy, and the abbot’s approach naturally repelled them. To the naked eye, the umbrella sword soared into the air by itself. The abbot was not to be outdone. He wielded his prayer beads, summoning a massive golden Buddha’s hand to grasp the umbrella sword directly.

Ye Wenxin had faith in the umbrella sword’s abilities and chose not to intervene. As the crowd’s attention was drawn to the umbrella sword and abbot’s fight, they momentarily forgot the conflict from earlier.

Although the umbrella sword was holding its own, it still muttered complaints to Ye Wenxin.

Ghost Mother: “Master, you’re so heartless! We’re being bullied!”

Ye Wenxin: “Are you really?”

The two ghosts seemed to recognize the validity of her point. Just as they were about to teach the reckless abbot a lesson, a figure gracefully descended and grabbed the umbrella sword.

Clad in black monk’s robes, with an exquisitely beautiful appearance, she descended from the sky like a celestial being.

The abbot immediately turned pale upon seeing the woman, but forced a smile. “Abbess Jiunan, when did you return?”

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Author:

1. There are many female characters in the story. Those who aren’t ‘captured’ won’t have romantic subplots with others, so people won’t end up thinking I’m writing harem involving NTR. I wrote it so innocently—where exactly did it become bizarre? [Feeling guilty]

2. As the story unfolds and the worldview expands, the number of characters will increase. If I wrote about all of them, I’m afraid you might not recognize who’s who by the end. Therefore, I control the number of characters each time and focus on highlighting the personalities of the female leads.

3. I suddenly realized the word count already reached 900,000 characters, which is why a second person has surrendered her virginity. Why Jin Xiaoqin? Because Jin Xiaoqin’s difficulty level is lower. Fairy Fengya is SSS, Long Qingyue is SSS, Ling Jue is S…