"Who's there?" Xu Nian activated the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and flashed to Qingxuan's hiding place. The tip of the umbrella, which was about to attack, stopped its movement and recalled the umbrella after seeing who it was.
"What brings Uncle Qingxuan here?" Xu Nianxing greeted him.
"My senior sister was worried that you would go into seclusion again, so she specifically asked me to come and check on you." Qingxuan lied; he came without telling his senior sister.
He knew what kind of person his senior sister was; if she knew he had taken a liking to her disciple, she would definitely chase after him and beat him up.
When her junior sister married their master, the senior sister didn't smile all day. If she hadn't been unable to beat their master, she would have wanted to take her junior sister back.
The senior sister always felt that the master was shameless, seducing his own disciple, like an old cow eating young grass, and even forcing the junior sister to marry him.
With their master in the picture, if their senior sister found out, she would definitely not let him have his way.
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Qingxuan," Xu Nian said formally.
"Junior niece, you've chosen a good place to stay." Qingxuan said, already stepping inside. Xu Nian, the junior who couldn't shoo him away, could only follow him reluctantly.
“Junior niece, I’m not trying to criticize you, but you’re a Nascent Soul cultivator, so why don’t you set up any formations in your own cultivation place? This isn’t a good habit of yours. If you’re disturbed at a crucial moment in your cultivation, it could lead to serious trouble,” Qingxuan said with concern.
"Uncle Qingxuan is right, I will make the arrangements later." Xu Nian's receptive manner made Qingxuan feel powerless, as if he had punched cotton.
“Junior niece, your uncle has nothing to do, so how about I help you set up this protective formation?” Qingxuan asked, but in fact he did not allow Nian to refuse.
He took out the array plate and began setting it up in front of Xu Nian.
After the formation was set up, Qingxuan handed the main formation plate to Xu Nian and explained to her how to use it.
"Thank you, Uncle Qingxuan." Xu Nian accepted the array plate and expressed her gratitude.
"Junior niece, you want to go out for training, when do you want to set off?" Qingxuan asked casually.
"Let's wait a while!" Xu Nian asked Yuan Bao about the specific departure time, the reason being, of course, to earn points for the mission!
"Oh, I see! I'm going on a trip in a few days, so it seems I won't be able to take you with me." Qingxuan shook his head regretfully.
"Uncle Qingxuan, you've gone to so much trouble. My cultivation is too low; if I go, I'll only be a burden to you." Xu Nian's respectful demeanor made Qingxuan clench his fist.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long. This girl keeps calling Qingxuan "Uncle-Master," which shows how distant she is.
That's enough for today. If he stays any longer, and the girl becomes wary, it will be even harder for him to get close to her.
"Since that's the case, you should focus on your cultivation. I'll be taking my leave now." Qingxuan's natal magic weapon is the Gentleman's Sword.
As he boarded his flying sword and left Xu Nian's residence, he could still catch a glimpse of the girl's relaxed expression out of the corner of his eye.
Qingxuan had mixed feelings; he didn't look scary at all!
What does it mean that the girl seemed relieved?
Qingxuan lowered his dark eyes in frustration, but then, thinking of his plan, his mood brightened again.
Senior sister wanted that girl to experience worldly emotions and improve her ruthlessness.
But if the girl's love interest was him, he would never let her break off the relationship.
He checked and found that the Path of Ruthlessness can be converted to the Path of Sentimentality. Ruthlessness and sentimentality are one, so who can say for sure whether one is sentimental or ruthless?
As soon as Qingxuan left, Yuanbao jumped down from the tree and sidled up to Xu Nian, saying, "Host, the male lead really seems to treat you like his junior niece."
"Isn't that great?" Xu Nian squatted down and pinched Yuanbao's two ears.
“That’s true. As long as the male lead doesn’t interfere with the host’s ability to earn points, it’s actually quite good.” Yuanbao shook his head, unable to free his ears.
"Yuanbao, when do I leave the Seeking Immortality Sect?" Xu Nian pinched Yuanbao's ear again.
"There are probably still a few dozen days left," Yuanbao counted, counting on his paws.
"There are still a few dozen days left. Since that's the case, I'll cultivate diligently and strive to master the use of this natal magic weapon." Xu Nian picked up the green oil-paper umbrella and began practicing each move.
Yuanbao strolled through the peach blossom grove, and whenever it saw something new or interesting, it couldn't help but go closer to take a look; everything was new and exciting to it.
For cultivators, several dozen days pass in the blink of an eye.
Xu Nian cultivated to the point of forgetting time; waving the umbrella to stab, flick, tease, and sweep became her body's instinctive movements.
Urged by Yuanbao to leave the sect, Xu Nian finally regained her senses.
He closed his umbrella and went to say goodbye to True Lord Qingyu.
Before setting off, Qingyu Zhenjun gave her a protective jade talisman, saying it was for saving her life.
The elder bestowed it upon him, and Xu Nian dared not refuse, so he accepted the jade talisman and wore it around his neck.
Having left the Immortal Seeking Sect, facing this vast world of cultivation, Xu Nian truly didn't know where to go.
"Host, shall we go eat? I smell something delicious." As they walked through the cultivation market, Yuanbao's mouth was watering.
Xu Nian also smelled the aroma, so she followed the scent and began searching around, eventually finding a restaurant.
Upon entering the restaurant, Xu Nian ordered the waiter to serve the signature dishes.
When the golden-brown, crispy roast suckling pig was served, Yuanbao's paws, which had been pawing at the table, stopped.
"Host, is this roast suckling pig?" Yuanbao looked at the roast suckling pig, then at itself, and burst into tears.
"Host, so this is what it looks like when I'm cooked."
"It smells so good, I wonder what it tastes like?"
Yuanbao was eager to try, so Xu Nian had no choice but to tear off a roast suckling pig leg for it.
Eating the roast suckling pig, Yuanbao felt that he hadn't lived in vain. It was so delicious, really so delicious.
It was willing to sacrifice a thousand of its companions just to eat one more roast suckling pig.
Xu Nian twitched her lips. The little fat pig was eating roast suckling pig. This world was becoming more and more magical.
After eating and drinking their fill, the man and the pig set off on their travels again.
"Yuanbao, who was the person who moved the original owner's heart in the original story?" Xu Nian was genuinely curious. What kind of person could move the heart of someone who cultivated the ruthless path?
In the end, his Daoist heart was shattered, and he became a cripple.
“Host, you’ll know when you meet him.” Yuanbao’s expression was strange. No matter how much Xu Nian pressed him for details, he refused to reveal any information about that person.
"Sigh! This is boring." Xu Nian opened her oil-paper umbrella and began to stroll around.
After meeting many people, she realized that her cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage was nothing special.
In this cultivation world, Nascent Soul cultivators are everywhere, while Golden Core cultivators are as worthless as dogs.
"Don't be discouraged, host. Your master is a Nascent Soul cultivator. With her as your backer, you won't be bullied."
"Is that what I'm worried about?" Xu Nian looked at the familiar figures flashing through the crowd and wanted to rip Yuanbao's ears off.
The male lead was right next to him and didn't even notice. What an idiot, so oblivious.
Just as Xu Nian finished complaining in her heart, she heard Qing Xuan's voice say, "Junior niece, I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!"
"Didn't Uncle Qingxuan go out to train? Why is he in this small market?" Xu Nian wondered if it was really such a coincidence.
"I ran into some trouble, but it's all over now." Qingxuan didn't dare say that he had followed Xu Nian all the way and had deliberately appeared here to wait for Xu Nian to come.
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