Chapter 0.103 – Return
“Fellow Daoist Li… how can she be so daring?” Yi Chengying in the crane cloak was so shocked she covered her mouth.
“I can be quite daring sometimes too!” Little Chair said with a serious expression.
“Then you go now. Please, my other self!”
“But… someone’s watching.” Little Chair’s tough facade lasted less than three seconds before collapsing.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk! Cowardly chair!” Yi Chengying in the crane cloak huffed indignantly at her own lack of resolve.
Little Chair could only give a wry smile. “Then how about you, Sister Yi, set an example?”
“I’d rather not.” Yi Chengying in the crane cloak couldn’t help but feel ashamed. “You’re Little Chair, and I’m Old Chengying. On the matter of being a coward, I only have slightly more experience than you.”
At the same time.
“Fellow Daoist Li, when did her affection for Master deepen so much?” Ye Qishuang was also astonished.
“Fellow Daoist Li and Master have known each other for a long time, and they’ve gone through life and death predicaments together multiple times, sharing hardships, not acting on a mere impulse.” Zhao Xinting’s expression was calm.
“Eldest Senior Brother, how do you know this?”
“For these past few days, haven’t I been seeking advice from Fellow Daoist Li, learning about the righteous principles she uses to command the Three Sects? Gradually, we’ve truly gotten to know each other.”
Zhao Xinting crossed his arms, generously showering praise. “Fellow Daoist Li is free-spirited, unbound by convention, and also very humble and humorous. She even jokingly told me that she’s actually very interested in joining our Zi Ji Lineage and becoming the Gambling Death Hall Master! She is truly an exceptional woman, a woman worthy of admiration, and I greatly enjoy spending time with her.”
“Oh? Fellow Daoist Li also asked Qishuang with spiritual power writing before if my Mystic Maiden Palace Saintess still needed anyone… Speaking of which, interacting with Fellow Daoist Li is indeed vastly different from dealing with those so-called sect masters of orthodox sects. It’s not at all boring and dull; instead, it makes one feel very relaxed and happy. Given her status, she has never treated our sect as a Demonic Sect, nor has she ever seen this Palace as an anomaly.”
“Of course, because Fellow Daoist Li is truly the purest model of the orthodox path in the Cultivation World!”
…
Their lips parted.
Qin Gou looked clearly at Li Yuanzhen’s delicate, fragrant body as she retreated slightly. Her cheeks were flushed, her clear eyes sparkled with sweetness and affection, and she repeatedly dodged his gaze, as if shy.
“Yuanzhen, you’re blushing?” Qin Gou’s question seemed redundant, but the actual situation was that Li Yuanzhen rarely blushed this intensely due to something.
“Woof.”
She responded in an extremely low voice that only they could hear. Li Yuanzhen suddenly grabbed Qin Gou’s hand and placed it on her heart.
It wasn’t just her face that was red; her heart was also filled with immense emotion.
It’s over.
Qin Gou’s heart trembled. He remembered that before coming here, Little Gambler had clearly told him to be careful not to be tricked by a certain female rogue named ‘Li Yuanzhen.’ Yet now, without her even uttering a single trick, he had still fallen completely for her!
However, there was nothing he could do. Although Li Xiaogou wasn’t always an expert at flirting, the natural compatibility between them had instilled in her an astonishing ‘Qin-taming’ skill since birth, acquired without a teacher.
Finally, Li Yuanzhen used a fair finger to slowly write in Qin Gou’s palm, “This humble Daoist now resides permanently at the Sword Questioning Sect.” With that, she turned, cupped her fists in a salute to everyone, and soared into the sky, her small face flushed red.
…
A moment later, Qin Gou briefed everyone on the matter of searching for the Hidden Immortal Tower’s Saint Spirit ‘Chu Xian’ to assist Kong Tou and Mo Ning.
“Qin Sheng, regarding my mark…” Lu Zhili hesitated.
Seeing this, Qin Gou immediately shook his head and laughed. “Old Lu, you really don’t need to overthink it. The mark not disappearing is nothing! So what if it causes a slight misunderstanding? Compared to the preciousness of your gift, it counts for nothing!”
What they were discussing was the ‘Seal of Affection’ that Lu Zhili had previously gifted Qin Gou. It allowed Qin Gou to be completely immune to the terrifying charm of the Heartstriker Snake Woman clan. Although this mark could also be perceived by the ‘Old Lu’ from his original world, Qin Gou could not possibly disrespect such a generous gift that could only be bestowed once in a lifetime.
After speaking, Qin Gou glanced in the direction of Little Chair.
“Palace Lord, Sister Yi, we’ll meet again next time.” Little Chair immediately understood, respectfully cupped her fists in a salute to Ye Qishuang and Yi Chengying in the crane cloak.
“Little Chair, you don’t need to come next time.” Yi Chengying in the crane cloak said with a smile.
“Huh?”
“Instead, I’ll come to your place! Many hands make light work. If the two of us team up, we definitely won’t be cowards anymore!”
“Mhm!” Little Chair eagerly nodded her little head.
Hearing this, although Qin Gou didn’t immediately understand what the two girls planned to plot together, he was very moved by Big Chair’s idea.
Although the Instant Shadow Space had proven in the previous practice that it could protect Little Chair within the interdimensional passage, he still couldn’t risk having both of them hitch a ride with him this time. Who knew if it would introduce any variables to their safety? But next time, with only Big Chair going and him being more familiar with the process, it would truly be foolproof.
Chengying missed A’Yuan dearly, and at that time, A’Yuan would definitely be extremely moved to see Aunt Yi, who had always cared for her.
…
“Have we… returned?”
Looking at the completely different scenery around him, Qin Gou immediately took the initiative to communicate with the Instant Shadow Space. When he saw Little Chair, dressed in a pleated flower skirt, leap gracefully out of a shadow, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
At the same time, a final sound transmission from Xiao Ci when he entered the interdimensional passage was still echoing in his ears.
“Fellow Daoist Qin, by the time we meet again, this Seat will have prepared a generous betrothal gift for you in advance!”
That cunning girl, she probably waited until the last moment to say that, didn’t she? Although the word ‘betrothal gift’ could also mean ‘a gift to express respect,’ Xiao Ci was unlikely to mean that.
“Lord Qin, why is it so hot here?!”
Suddenly, Yi Chengying’s puzzled voice interrupted Qin Gou’s thoughts.
Qin Gou immediately came back to his senses. First, he protected Little Chair with a surge of spiritual power, then gradually dispersed his divine sense.
This place was indeed quite strange. The sky was a fiery red, and the surrounding terrifying temperature was manageable for cultivators like Qin Gou and Little Chair, but an ordinary cultivator would have likely found it unbearable and struggled to move.
“Ding! At this moment, the host appears to be within the range of the Beast Land Sacred Yan Pond.” After a period of analysis, the system’s voice sounded in Qin Gou’s ear.
“Sacred Yan Pond? I remember that name!”
“It is the place where Yan Shang, the Bi Fang’s Lord, the Fire Crow that fled before the host, was located!”
Volume X: Nine Saint Monarch
