Chapter 17
"What?! Junior brother, do you know which sect sent her?" Shi Anxu asked in shock.
“When I was hiding in the cellar, I vaguely heard Zhang Xuexin muttering to herself that the master’s mission was about to be unfinished, without saying who the master was.” After saying that, Mu Qingzhou changed the subject again, “However, Zhang Yu and his sister are quite close. He then said, ‘Sister, why don’t you take the initiative to go to Lanxi Pavilion to apologize?’ So it was Lanxi Pavilion that sent her.”
"No wonder they sent a female cultivator. We need to report this to the sect as soon as possible." Shi Anxu frowned.
Mu Xize felt there was no need for him to stay, so before the two began to discuss matters, he took the initiative to say, "Qingzhou is feeling much better now, so I'll head back first. Remember to get plenty of rest."
Shi Anxu asked, "Master's wife, won't you stay here and give us some advice?"
Mu Xize looked out the window at the lush greenery and said in a relieved tone, "I'm already halfway to my grave, so I won't interfere in your affairs. There are some things you need to solve yourselves."
Shi Anxu understood the meaning behind Mu Xize's words and knew that death would be a relief for him, ending one dark day after another without anyone by his side. He didn't try to persuade him to stay any longer. "Alright, Master's wife, you should go back and rest now."
Mu Xize nodded and turned to leave.
Shi Anxu returned to the topic of Zhang Xuexin, "Junior brother, there's something I still don't understand. Zhang Xuexin said that the mission couldn't be completed, but at that time she was chasing you. So killing you was the mission she mentioned. I don't understand what you were worth chasing. Our master is no longer here, and we don't have any good cultivation resources. What is there that's worth them chasing?"
Mu Qingzhou stared intently at Shi Anxu and replied, "I came in second in the sect competition."
Shi Anxu angrily slammed his fist on the bed. "They're trying to wipe out the top few in the competition! Their own sect isn't strong enough, yet they still want to kill other people's promising talents. It's utterly unreasonable! This matter must be reported to the sect as soon as possible!"
Seeing Shi Anxu's anger, Mu Qingzhou suggested, "Let's go straight back to the sect tomorrow."
Without a second thought, Shi Anxu refused outright: "No, you need to rest for a few more days. There's no need to rush back. We can report through the jade pendant and discuss the details when we get back."
Mu Qingzhou didn't want to stay here any longer and wanted to give Shi Anxu and Wen Xingyun more time to spend together. He patiently persuaded them, saying, "The spiritual energy in the sect is richer and purer than that in the human world, which is more conducive to the recovery of my injuries."
What Shi Anxu disagreed with was ultimately Mu Qingzhou's physical condition. Now that Mu Qingzhou said returning to the sect would be more conducive to his recovery, what else could Shi Anxu disagree with?
But he still pretended to be serious, and remained silent for a long time, as if he had gone through a great internal struggle before making a decision. "Alright, we'll go and say goodbye to Master's wife and Xingyun before we leave tomorrow."
Mu Qingzhou nodded. The injuries he had sustained were a great drain on him, and after being awake for so long, he was already feeling drowsy.
Seeing Mu Qingzhou's state, Shi Anxu didn't intend to chat with him anymore. "If you're sleepy, go to sleep. I'll be going now. Get some rest."
Mu Qingzhou obediently closed his eyes, and soon his even breathing could be heard, clearly indicating that he was extremely sleepy.
Shi Anxu tiptoed to the door, opened it, and went out. As soon as she closed the door, she was startled by Wen Xingyun standing behind her.
"How come you walk without making a sound?" Shi Anxu asked, still shaken.
“I was already there when you came out, so of course you couldn’t hear me,” Wen Xingyun replied.
"You came here to see your Senior Brother Mu, right? He just fell asleep. Come back later," Shi Anxu said to Wen Xingyun, glancing at the door behind him.
"Senior Brother Shi, can I ask you something?" Wen Xingyun asked coquettishly.
“Sure, ask me anything.” Shi Anxu readily agreed.
"So... have you and Senior Brother Mu become Daoist partners?" Wen Xingyun asked, lowering her head.
"Cough cough cough..." Shi Anxu choked on his own saliva. "What?! Why would you ask this? How could I possibly be a Daoist couple with my junior brother!"
"So, what Senior Brother Shi means is that you and Senior Brother Mu are not Daoist partners?" Wen Xingyun asked, her eyes sparkling.
“Of course not!” Shi Anxu replied decisively.
"Why did you kiss Senior Brother Mu on the lips that day, Senior Brother?" Wen Xingyun then asked a very sharp question.
"Cough cough cough cough... Didn't your master's wife tell you that I was feeding medicine to my junior brother?" Shi Anxu choked on his own saliva once again.
“Father didn’t tell me,” Wen Xingyun replied seriously after a moment’s thought.
"That must be because my master's wife forgot. Anyway, I was feeding my junior brother his medicine, so don't overthink it." Shi Anxu sighed, realizing he had chosen such an inopportune time to feed the medicine.
"Okay, I understand." Wen Xingyun said and walked away happily.
Shi Anxu shook his head and walked towards his place; he should get some rest too.
Wen Xingyun returned to her room and happily sat down to continue reading the novel she had just acquired.
That day, when she saw Shi Anxu kissing Mu Qingzhou while lying on top of him, she was shocked and saddened. She never imagined that Shi Anxu would like Mu Qingzhou.
How could she possibly compare to Shi Anxu? How many years had Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou known each other? How many days had she even known Mu Qingzhou?
Mu Qingzhou could certainly tell which was more important, so what was there for her to do?
After thinking about it for two days, Wen Xingyun calmed down and hope returned.
So what if we've known each other for a long time? If you don't like someone, you just don't like them. Knowing each other for a long time won't change anything. Maybe Mu Qingzhou, like me, has fallen in love with the other person at first sight.
Thinking of this, Wen Xingyun felt energized, which led to the scene earlier where Shi Anxu was startled by Wen Xingyun at Mu Qingzhou's door.
Now that she has learned from Shi Anxu that Shi Anxu was only feeding Mu Qingzhou medicine and that there was no relationship between the two of them, she is even less likely to give up.
On the way back, she had already thought it through. They were all disciples of the Qingyun Sect, and they certainly wouldn't stay here for long. When they wanted to go back, she would find a reason to go back with them, so that she could spend more time with Senior Brother Mu.
Little did she know that when she went to talk to them about it the next day, Shi Anxu and Mu Qingzhou would have already disappeared.
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The next day, Mu Qingzhou, a patient, got up exceptionally early. He didn't want Wen Xingyun to know that they were leaving today, otherwise he suspected that Wen Xingyun would definitely find an excuse to go back with them. Given his senior brother's personality, he might just let Wen Xingyun go back to Qingyun Sect with them. He wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.
He arrived at Shi Anxu's door and knocked a few times. "Senior brother, have you rested enough?"
It has to be said that Mu Qingzhou did have some luck. Shi Anxu went to rest as soon as he returned to his residence yesterday and woke up very early.
"You've rested well, is there something wrong so early?" Shi Anxu's puzzled voice came from inside the door.
"Senior brother, didn't we agree to return to the sect today?" Mu Qingzhou replied.
"We did agree, but there's no need to do it so soon." Shi Anxu came out and opened the door for Mu Qingzhou.
"I woke up early today. It would be better to go back to the sect sooner rather than lie on the couch for so long," Mu Qingzhou lied without batting an eye.
“Alright, since you’re already awake, let’s go back. But… has Master’s wife woken up?” Shi Anxu asked after a moment’s thought.
"I don't know," Mu Qingzhou replied decisively.
"Then let's pack our things and go say goodbye to Master's wife. If she's still resting, we'll leave a message for her," Shi Anxu suggested.
"Okay," Mu Qingzhou replied.
Since Mu Qingzhou came directly to find Shi Anxu after waking up, his place hadn't been tidied up for his master's wife.
So, Mu Qingzhou returned to her residence and cleaned the room.
Normally, Shi Anxu would do these things himself; he never let Mu Qingzhou do them. It was only because Mu Qingzhou wanted to return to the Qingyun Sect as soon as possible that he allowed Mu Qingzhou to go back and pack some things first.
If it weren't for Zhang Xuexin's incident, they had only planned to stay one night and return to Qingyun Sect the next day when they came to visit Mu Xize. So there wasn't much to pack. What he mainly wanted to pack was the room. After staying at Mu Xize's place for so many days, it wouldn't be right to just leave without packing anything.
Shi Anxu quickly tidied up his own place, then used his divine sense to locate Mu Qingzhou's residence and rushed over to help him tidy up.
While Mu Qingzhou was unconscious, Shi Anxu had been taking care of him, so there was a lot to pack. After they finished, Mu Xize was already sunbathing in the yard with a fan.
“The abundant spiritual energy in Master’s sect is more conducive to Junior Brother’s recovery, so we will return to the sect today. You and Xingyun should also take good care of yourselves.” Shi Anxu’s tone was somewhat reluctant.
"Okay, you can go back now. I'll pass on the message if Xiaoyun isn't here," Mu Xize said, fanning himself with his fan.
Shi Anxu bowed to Mu Xize and then turned to leave.
"Take care of yourself, Master's wife." After saying that, Mu Qingzhou turned and walked out with Shi Anxu.
Shi Anxu released a flying boat from his storage ring, and the two boarded it. The flying boat then sped towards the Qingyun Sect.
The return journey was twice as fast as the journey there, and the airship became a blur in the sky.
Pedestrians in the marketplace stopped to watch.
"Mother, look! There are shooting stars even in broad daylight!"
The woman, called Mother, knelt down and gently stroked the child's cheek, saying, "That was an immortal descending to earth, not a shooting star."
At this moment, the two immortals who had turned the flying boat into a shooting star had arrived at Qinnian Peak.
As soon as Shi Anxu stepped off the flying boat, he rushed off to report to the sect leader.
Mu Qingzhou stopped Shi Anxu: "Senior brother, let's go report together. The person involved also needs to report."
“Okay, let’s go report together and try to come back as soon as possible so you can get treatment,” Shi Anxu agreed.
The two went to the sect leader's peak and randomly grabbed two disciples to ask where the sect leader was.
After receiving the answer from the council hall, they headed towards the summit.
However, before they could even get close to the main hall's entrance, they were stopped by two disciples.
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