Chapter 64

Elder Chayue immediately became nervous upon hearing Lou Wuhua’s voice and quickly averted her gaze, but she subconsciously perked her ears to listen to the conversation between Lou Wuhua and Elder Changxing.

Elder Changxing calmly put away the fire jade, “It’s nothing, nothing.”

Lou Wuhua smiled and whispered, “Guarding the formation is boring, I understand. Our sect’s elders also do other things while on guard duty. I understand them, and I believe Lingyu understands you all too.”

Su Lingyu did indeed understand and trusted that the elders knew how to balance their responsibilities. She wouldn’t fault them for occasionally attending to other matters while on guard duty.

Elder Changxing changed the topic, “Why did Little Wuhua come here?”

Lou Wuhua replied, “Because your Sect Master warmly invited me to stay overnight, so I came.”

Elder Changxing was taken aback. If Qu Panyan heard this, it could cause big trouble!

Su Lingyu’s voice coldly sounded from behind, correcting seriously, “Remove the ‘warmly invited’ and stop talking nonsense.”

Elder Changxing hesitated for a moment and then quickly turned around. He indeed saw Su Lingyu and Qu Panyan. He immediately stood up along with the other elders, respectfully bowing to the two of them, “Sect Master, Sect Master’s Wife.”

Su Lingyu sensed the slight tightening of the other hand in her palm and couldn’t help but softly call out, “Yan’er?”

Qu Panyan replied with a volume only they could hear, “Seeing the elders treat me with such respect…I feel a bit…not used to it.”

In the past, she used to be the treasure of the elders in Cangnan Sect, cherished and loved as a junior. How could she have expected that one day she would be greeted by a group of elders bowing respectfully and addressing her as “Sect Master’s Wife”?

Su Lingyu chuckled lightly, “Take your time; you’ll get used to it. Yan’er, you have a lifetime to get used to it.”

Indeed, she had a lifetime to get used to it. Qu Panyan responded with a charming smile, “Yes, I know.”

Su Lingyu nodded at the elders, and the elders then saluted Lou Wuhua, “Sect Leader Lou.”

Lou Wuhua, with a gentle smile on her face, returned the gesture with neither arrogance nor humility. She also noticed Elder Chayue, who didn’t dare to meet her gaze.

She had visited the Xianmeng Sect several times before and had become familiar with the elders in the sect, but she was only truly familiar with Elder Changxing. So she recognized the other was Elder Chayue.

Lou Wuhua had a gentle attitude towards people she wasn’t very familiar with. Her lips always carried a faint smile, but the mirth in her eyes never reached the depths; it remained a surface-level warmth.

She walked over to Elder Chayue, bending slightly to get closer, and politely said, “Hello, Elder Chayue.”

Elder Chayue suddenly buried her head, completely abandoning her previous cold and expressionless demeanor. She stammeringly responded, “L-Lou… Sect Master Lou is also fine…”

Qu Panyan noticed the strange behavior of Elder Chayue and whispered, “…Seems like Elder Chayue is a bit shy?”

Su Lingyu responded calmly with an “Mm” and spoke, “Lou Wuhua, may I have a word with you?”

Lou Wuhua walked over, opening her eyes with a smile, “Sect Master Su, what else do you need my help for?”

“It’s about Elder Chayue,” Su Lingyu ignored her teasing and lowered her voice, speaking in a way only the three of them could hear, “She wishes to get to know you.”

Lou Wuhua caught on immediately, “Ah, so this is the reason for your gracious invitation to stay overnight?”

Su Lingyu’s gaze turned cold, “Cut the nonsense.”

Lou Wuhua didn’t mind and leisurely took out the decorated black fan, fanning herself gently. Her dark veil collar swayed gently in the breeze created by the fan. “Well, it’s not impossible.” She stopped fanning, slowly closing the black fan, “Invite her here, and I’ll have a private conversation with her.”

Lest she become too nervous to speak in this setting.

Lou Wuhua turned back to glance at the formation and added, “I’ll just talk with her for a while, it won’t delay her duty to guard the formation.”

Su Lingyu decided to have another elder replace Elder Chayue in guarding the formation since she was injured and couldn’t do it herself. She then called Elder Chayue over and asked her to accompany Lou Wuhua for a stroll around Xianmeng Sect.

Elder Chayue was momentarily stunned by the request but quickly regained her composure. Without daring to look at Lou Wuhua, she focused on the green bamboo ahead and gestured with a “please” and said, “Sect Leader Lou…this way please.”

Lou Wuhua nodded and glanced at Su Lingyu, then smiled, “Lingyu, you should rest more with your injury and not worry about so many things; you still have a wife to take care of.”

Lou Wuhua’s actions were for the good of both Su Lingyu and Qu Panyan, but it was also because of Qu Panyan that Su Lingyu took the initiative to come out despite her injuries.

Su Lingyu’s eyes shifted, ignoring Lou Wuhua.

After Elder Chayue and Lou Wuhua left, Su Lingyu scanned the elders present. For a moment, she couldn’t decide who to pick, so she threw the question to them, “I need an elder to replace Elder Chayue in guarding the formation. Do any of you have a recommended candidate?”

Qu Panyan saw these powerful and usually composed elders suddenly acting so immature, all talking at once, recommending each other. In the end, Elder Tianhong from the Wangchen Peak was chosen because the other elders claimed that he had once said he loved guarding the formation the most.

During the time they were waiting for Elder Tianhong to arrive, the elders noticed the bandages on Su Lingyu’s hand, so they couldn’t help but worry. They began to express their concerns, one after another.

Su Lingyu calmed their emotions, briefly relaying the words of the Medical Pavilion Master, telling them not to worry. Then, she looked at Elder Changxing and said, “Once the fire jade is carved, keep it for now. Give it to my grand disciple as a gift when she makes a breakthrough in the future.”

Suddenly hearing the word “grand disciple” from Su Lingyu’s mouth, Elder Changxing was momentarily stunned but quickly smiled, “I had the same intention.”

He had long planned to give the carved jade to Yue Xiaomeng as a reward once Su Lingyu acknowledged her as a grand disciple and only when she made significant progress in her cultivation. 

This fire jade, personally selected by the Grand Master to resist the cold, and then meticulously carved and processed by him, would undoubtedly be a treasured gift for Yue Xiaomeng.

As for Elder Tianhong, who had just taken over the shift, after receiving the Sect Master’s summon and arriving at the formation, he was at a loss. Once he learned the situation, he took on the task with a puzzled expression. After sending Su Lingyu and Qu Panyan away, he pointed angrily at the elders present and scolded, “You are all just spouting nonsense!!!”

“Only idiots would say such nonsense like loving to guard the formation the most!!!”

“What kind of harmful colleagues are these?!”

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Qu Panyan forcefully pulled Su Lingyu back to Tailing Peak, giving her medicine, guiding her to meditate for recovery, and even pressing her to sleep.

She felt that Lou Wuhua was right; Su Lingyu should rest properly. She shouldn’t have allowed Su Lingyu to get injured while helping her fulfill Elder Chayue’s condition.

Perhaps it was because Ling’er’s treatment had been too effective, making her overly happy and momentarily forgetting that Su Lingyu was not yet completely healed and still needed time to recuperate.

Su Lingyu allowed Qu Panyan to gently press her onto the bed without much resistance. She cooperated with every movement, but there was a hint of amusement in her voice as she asked, “Yan’er, do you want me to rest?”

Qu Panyan removed the plum blossom jade hairpin from her hair, and the water-like black hair cascaded down like a long waterfall, gently brushing against her back, exuding a lazy and enchanting aura.

Qu Panyan held the jade hairpin in her palm, looking at her with bright eyes, and asked back, “Doesn’t Sister Lingyu think that she deserves a rest?”

Although you usually appear divine, you are ultimately a person. If you are injured, you should follow the basic human rules and rest properly, right?

Su Lingyu honestly replied, “Yan’er, I can’t fall asleep.”

Since she felt no drowsiness to begin with, forcing herself to sleep was indeed ineffective.

Qu Panyan put the hairpin and other things on the dressing table, then walked back to the bedside. When she heard Su Lingyu’s words, she blinked, sighed, and lay down next to her, looking at her with affection, “You don’t have to sleep, but you should still rest properly.”

Su Lingyu shifted slightly to lying sideways, then reached out with a hand wrapped in bandages, and hooked it around Qu Panyan’s waist, intending to pull her into her embrace. However, Qu Panyan held her hand first.

Qu Panyan held Su Lingyu’s hand, but she didn’t exert any force. She voluntarily moved closer into Su Lingyu’s embrace and said, “Sister Lingyu, your hand is injured, don’t use force, I will move myself to you.”

Su Lingyu always liked her proactive nature, and now she gazed at her approaching with tender affection. She softly acknowledged and let her fingers slip through the gaps between Qu Panyan’s fingers, entwining them together.

Interlocking their ten fingers required minimal effort, with a gentle touch, Qu Panyan willingly allowed herself to be pulled into Su Lingyu’s grasp.

Feeling the soft gauze in her palm, Qu Panyan thought of the wounds covered beneath it and felt distressed, asking, “Does it hurt, Sister Lingyu?”

With so many wounds, some shallow, some deep, it must be painful…

Su Lingyu looked at her little beloved with affection, softening her smile, “It doesn’t hurt.”

Qu Panyan was not at all convinced, “…Sister Lingyu, you’re lying.”

Of course, she was lying.

During the duel, their spiritual energy was like sharp knives, swiftly and ruthlessly piercing through flesh and skin of each other. After all, humans were made of flesh, so how could it not hurt?

It’s just that some people chose to conceal their pain, gritting their teeth and enduring it. Over time, they could get used to the pain, and Su Lingyu was naturally one of those people.

However, things were different now. She had someone she loved, and that person loved and cared for her in return. So occasionally showing a bit of vulnerability wasn’t a bad thing.

Su Lingyu extended their intertwined fingers to Qu Panyan’s lips, imitating her way of speaking, and soothingly said, “Hmm, Sister Lingyu is lying; it does hurt a lot. Yan’er must kiss Sister Lingyu, then it won’t hurt anymore.”

Qu Panyan held Su Lingyu’s hand as if holding a precious treasure. From the lustrous pale fingertips to the bandaged palm, she kissed it carefully and passionately, stirring up a passionate atmosphere in the room. Somehow, their breaths got entangled, igniting a romantic ambiance.

Being kissed so passionately made her whole body tingle with sensation. When Su Lingyu released her, she saw the misty desire in Qu Panyan’s eyes, a blush on her cheeks, and her slightly parted red lips letting out seductive breaths.

As if something unusual surged in her heart, Su Lingyu leaned in close to her ear, her voice husky and low, saying, “I really want to…”

“Eat Yan’er.”

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