Chapter 395 - 197: Adorable Junior_2
Wait a minute! Chu Xuan looked at Qing’er at the upper hand, immediately grabbing the one in his hand, intending to find the one above.
Unexpectedly, the one above waved her hand lightly, and Sword Qi instantly transformed into a long river, pushing him back, clearly not wanting him to touch her.
This gave Chu Xuan some confidence. He looked at Qing’er beside him and said unceremoniously:
"Do you think you can deceive me like this? You sent me away early just to create an illusion, and then suppress your own cultivation, right?"
The one above shouldn’t have a physical form at all. If Chu Xuan came over from the hot spring pool with her, he would have known something was wrong just by touching her, so Qing’er had to make him come over first, she almost fooled him.
Since the "trick" was seen through, Qing’er stopped pretending. She covered her mouth with a smile, and the "Celestial Profound Illusionary Body" that was condensed with Divine Techniques immediately dissipated into a blue stream of light.
"You are too sharp, it’s no fun at all."
Chu Xuan felt a bit exhausted, "I’m really going to be scared sick by you even if I wasn’t sick, what’s the meaning of this act?"
Qing’er pouted, holding his hand, "I want to come with you~"
"After more than six hundred years, it’s hard to see you again, I never want to be apart from you anymore."
"Since you don’t want to be bound by my side, I’ll bind myself to your side, doesn’t that solve the problem~?"
Chu Xuan’s expression was a bit complicated. He held Qing’er in his arms and whispered in her ear, "I’m not worth it."
"It’s not about worth, it’s about love or not," Qing’er said matter-of-factly.
These familiar words stung Chu Xuan’s heart, and in his mind appeared the face of Gu Haitang...
Qing’er continued, "If I brought this up to you directly, you would never agree. You’d worry about me interfering with your choices at will, and you must have some thoughts of training in mind too."
"So I will suppress my cultivation to match your level. Even if I want to break it, it will take time. This way, you don’t need to worry, right?"
"Let me be clear, after setting off this time, you’re in charge of protecting me, I won’t step in to protect you."
Finally, Qing’er changed the subject, using an ambiguous tone, "By the way, to deceive you, I’ve become a virgin again, which means you can break it again..."
Seeing Qing’er going to great lengths to stay by his side, Chu Xuan originally felt a bit touched, but one of her sentences left him speechless.
He directly let go, "Forget it."
"Don’t even think about it!" Qing’er hugged him tightly, "I’m clinging to you now. It’s rare for you to come back to life, the past entanglements mostly resolved, and other competitors outsmart themselves, I’m currently the one with the greatest advantage."
"I’ve got the meat in my mouth, no way I’m giving you away."
"By the way!" Qing’er’s eyes lit up, "I suddenly thought of a good idea."
"Let’s start over, fall in love again~"
"Now my identity is as a junior to the Immaculate Fairy, named A Qing, and in this setup, you visit here and get acquainted with me at the elder’s direction."
"Let’s journey to the Gui Xu Grotto Heaven together, from being strangers to becoming familiar, having a sweet romance, and finally, getting married. Isn’t that wonderful?"
Chu Xuan pinched her soft cheek, "You must have planned this from the start, right?"
Qing’er smiled mischievously, playing dumb.
Chu Xuan seriously thought about it, given Qing’er’s persistence, even if he refused, she would probably follow him secretly. By then, this devious woman would be out of his control, and who knows what she would do.
It might be better to keep her by his side, as she has sealed her cultivation, any attempts at mischief would take time, making it possible to prevent.
"Alright," Chu Xuan finally nodded in agreement.
Qing’er happily kissed him on the cheek, then said, blushing slightly, "Sir, this is our first meeting. Why did you suddenly hug me?"
With that, she gently pushed him away, tidied her dress, with a faint blush still on her face.
Chu Xuan inwardly complained: What a drama queen, starting the act already?
He cleared his throat, "My apologies for the bold act upon our first meeting. May I address you as Miss A Qing?"
"Just call me Qing’er."
"I’m Chu Xuan, let’s not waste words. About the Gui Xu matter..."
Qing’er shook her head, "We’ll discuss it on the road, as for the magical artifact my master mentioned, it’s here."
Saying this, she took out two silver-white rings from her sleeve, each only palm-sized.
"This artifact is called the [Fixed Ruins Ring], a set of magical artifacts that can resist the devouring force of the Gui Xu, allowing close observation without being absorbed. It is an ancient artifact passed down by our sect."
"According to my master’s intention, let’s each wear one, just put it on your hand."
Chu Xuan accepted it and sincerely expressed his thanks.
"Let’s set off now, do you need to inform anyone in the sect?"
Qing’er waved her hand, "My master has arranged everything beforehand; we don’t need to bother with those old fogies, let’s just hit the road."
With that, she reached out to retrieve the screen from above and put it in her sleeve, walking out side by side with Chu Xuan.
When stepping out of the Qingping Hall, Qing’er suddenly said with a bit of shyness, "Dear brother, with our limited time, you’d better work hard to win my heart along the way."
Chu Xuan nodded with a smile.
...
The two walked within the Heavenly Ruins, encountering other disciples along the way, but most seemed not to recognize Qing’er, only casting the occasional amazed glance.
Chu Xuan, however, felt a bit guilty. If anyone suddenly asked, "Why are you still here?" he would indeed have a hard time explaining, he couldn’t very well say, "Your ancestor tricked me for half a month," could he?
Luckily, no accidents happened along the way, but when they were about to leave the mountain gate, Chu Xuan suddenly paused.
"Chirp Chirp~" It was the sound of a lark.
Seeing his sudden forlorn expression, Qing’er curiously asked, "What is it, thinking about your little bird?"
Chu Xuan snapped out of his urge to almost cry, "What little bird?"
Qing’er was somewhat surprised, "You haven’t recalled that part of your memory at all?"
She was about to explain to him, but he suddenly waved her off, "Forget it, if it’s meant to be remembered, it’ll come back in time. Don’t say anything yet."
To Chu Xuan, learning the truth from others and recalling it himself had a world of difference.
That person should be very important to him, he didn’t want to become an outsider hearing an irrelevant tale from others.
...
As soon as they walked out under the towering White Jade Celestial Sect gate, a white shadow suddenly darted out from nowhere, crashing into Chu Xuan’s arms.
Qing’er frowned, initially wanting to intervene, but hesitated and held back.
Chu Xuan was also taken aback, not yet having reacted when he felt something fluffy in his arms.
Looking down, he saw a completely pure white mink looking up at him pitifully.
Chu Xuan was even more amazed, "How is it you?!"
Little Snow felt like crying but had no tears. It also wanted to ask: Why me?
"Oh my~ I heard Sister Taishu has an Ice Soul Snow Mink as a spirit pet, is it this one?"
Qing’er’s beautiful eyes flickered, and she suddenly cupped one hand to her mouth, calling out into the empty mountains,
"Sister Taishu, is that you? Please show yourself."
Before she had finished speaking, she had already intimately wrapped her arms around Chu Xuan, any pretense of being a "cute junior" long forgotten.
Not to mention Ji Mingyu watching with gritted teeth, wishing she could tear this wench apart, even Chu Xuan furrowed his brow slightly.
He looked at Little Snow and whispered, "Why are you here?"
In her heart, Little Snow silently thought: It’s inexplicable that "the great responsibility falls upon Little Snow," I had to come even if I didn’t want to.
Earlier, those two were still discussing how to naturally send it to Chu Xuan’s side.
Now it’s even worse; Ji Mingyu had lost all patience. If she wasn’t worried about Chu Xuan’s suspicions, she would have thrown it over directly, instead of letting Little Snow use the Escape Technique to suddenly rush into his arms.