Chapter 79

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Su Lingyu earnestly assured Qu Panyan, earning a radiant smile from her. She sounded cheerful and said, “Then I’ll remember what Sister Lingyu said today!”

Then she leaned forward, almost kissing Su Lingyu’s lips and nearly causing trouble for herself. Thankfully, she stopped in time, awkwardly retracting her neck while moving away from Su Lingyu’s body.

Seeing her desperately restraining herself and acting timidly amused Su Lingyu very much. A faint smile appeared on her lips as she pulled Qu Panyan back into her arms, whispering softly, “Hmm, Yan’er, you must remember this.”

As for what she would do in the next ten days, Su Lingyu herself wasn’t sure. She only hoped that her Yan’er would remember the joy of today and not blame her when that day arrived.

But what she didn’t expect was that Qu Panyan didn’t think that way at all; she was actually looking forward to it and couldn’t wait for these ten days to pass by quickly.

She was eager to know what this sister could give her and what they could do together.

Su Lingyu ruffled her head and said, “Yan’er should get up and eat something now.”

Considering that Qu Panyan had suffered yesterday, Su Lingyu refrained from disturbing her rest and allowed her to sleep until noon, waking up naturally.

Qu Panyan obediently complied, no longer clinging to her. She immediately got out of bed, dressed up, and then had lunch with Su Lingyu in the room.

After eating her fill, Qu Panyan drank a bowl of cool spring water, feeling instantly refreshed. Since moving in with Su Lingyu, she had replaced all the tea in the room with the cool and clean spring water, which she could enjoy at her convenience.

Once she finished drinking, Qu Panyan began to wander around the room. After the fullness in her stomach subsided, she planned to join Su Lingyu for cultivation, but at that moment, the spirit servant came to report that Kang Congshuang requested to see the Sect Master’s wife.

Qu Panyan instructed the spirit servant to invite Kang Congshuang to the tea pavilion first and then held Su Lingyu’s hand, smiling mischievously, “The Sect Master’s wife is leaving, so the Sect Master should wait patiently for her to come back.”

Su Lingyu’s gaze softened, and she lightly chuckled, perfectly playing along, “Uhmm, the Master knows.”

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The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the horizon was painted with a clean and deep blue, not a single white cloud in sight.

As Qu Panyan arrived at the tea pavilion, she saw Kang Congshuang sitting upright, with a young dragon beside her, sitting in an obedient manner.

Qu Panyan was immediately drawn to the horns on Ling’er’s forehead. Those tender and chubby newborn horns had grown overnight, resembling a pair of curved deer antlers, with a mysterious and ethereal blue color, dazzling and radiant. Upon closer inspection, she noticed a layer of golden powder wrapped around the dragon’s horns.

Qu Panyan suspected that every time she walked, this golden powder would flutter down, making her akin to a walking money tree, exuding an air of wealth and prosperity.

Sure enough, as she approached, the dragon shifted her head slightly, and the golden powder on her horns fluttered down like stars, landing on the dragon’s dark-colored gown, creating a dazzling night sky.

Qu Panyan couldn’t help but think: The dragon clan must not lack money.

If they needed money, they just had to shake their little heads.

Kang Congshuang stood up first, raising her wide sleeves and bowing with clasped hands, “Greetings to the Sect Master’s wife.”

After so long, she finally showed proper etiquette.

The young dragon also stood up, imitating Kang Congshuang’s gesture to greet Qu Panyan, but she didn’t call her “Sect Master’s wife”; instead, she referred to her as “Ancestor of Fire.”

Yesterday, her second brother personally came to find her and inquired about the Ancestor of Fire’s situation. After learning about the situation of the Ancestor of Fire, he patted her head and told her to behave and show respect when in the presence of the Ancestor of Fire as she was still just a junior—even though the current Fire Ancestor was just a mortal.

Qu Panyan was unaware of how her status and seniority were elevated so much in an intangible way, nor did she pay much attention to how the young dragon addressed her. As she entered the pavilion, she invited both of them to sit down and personally poured tea for them.

Kang Congshuang immediately reached out and gently placed her hand on Qu Panyan’s hand, speaking in a calm tone, “Let me do this.”

Qu Panyan glanced at her but didn’t refuse. She passed the teapot to Kang Congshuang and then sat back, looking at her as she asked, “Is there something you came to discuss with me?”

Second Miss Kang didn’t seem like the kind of disciple who would casually invite the Sect Master’s wife for tea.

Kang Congshuang knelt down, set the teapot aside, and respectfully retreated a bit as she said, “Yes.”

Qu Panyan: “Yeah? Go ahead Second Miss Kang.”

Kang Congshuang suddenly lifted her long sleeves, bowed down with great reverence, and pressed her smooth forehead against the cold ground.

“Thank you for giving me a chance to live,” she said earnestly, with a touch of uncontrollable excitement in her tone. “I, Kang Congshuang, will forever remember this kindness and will do my best to repay you in the future.”

Her illness had been extremely frequent in the past few days, occurring up to four times a day, as if the heavens were eager to take her life.

However, ever since Qu Panyan fed her a drop of her blood yesterday, her condition miraculously improved. The chronic ailment that had plagued her for over twenty years seemed to be instantly vanquished and dissipated by that bit of Holy Child’s blood. Finally, it no longer attacked her body recklessly, dragging her into the abyss of pain.

She hadn’t experienced another episode since then, feeling a sense of unprecedented ease and comfort. It was something she and the entire Kang family had never dared to hope for—a chance at life given to her by Qu Panyan.

Qu Panyan silently watched the person kneeling before her.

Once again, she felt the injustice of it all. Living was every person’s right, so why did the innocent Kang family have to be deprived of this right by the heavens, and even have to thank her for the chance to live?

The heavens were truly unfair, but did it now feel guilty for being too ruthless to the Kang family, so it enacted fate, making her the Saintess, to come and make amends for them?

Helplessly, she sighed and walked over to Kang Congshuang, slowly helping her up, and with a gentle smile, she said, “Just a drop of blood and it gained such a great favor from Second Miss Kang. It’s not a bad trade.”

Kang Congshuang raised her eyes to look at her, her gaze shining with brightness, “Sect Master’s wife…”

Qu Panyan imitated the way Su Lingyu had done to her before, patting her head, “You must live well and not let me down.”

Suddenly, Qu Panyan remembered that Su Lingyu had mentioned in casual conversation that if it weren’t for Kang Congshuang’s chronic ailment, which hindered her potential, she would have been more than willing to cultivate her as the next sect master, entrusting the future of the Xianmeng Sect to her.

Now that Kang Congshuang was completely well, she was qualified to bear Su Lingyu’s high hopes. Whether she could smoothly become the next sect master of the Xianmeng Sect would depend on her future performance.

In Kang Congshuang’s eyes, she saw earnest hope. Slowly, Kang Congshuang lowered her gaze and solemnly said, “Disciple will remember and will not disappoint Sect Master’s wife.”

Meanwhile, Ling’er blinked on the side, tilting her head slightly, causing some of the golden powder on her horns to fall down.

Although Qu Panyan had no financial worries, it was the first time she had seen a walking money tree. She resisted for a moment, but couldn’t help raising her hand to catch the falling golden powder from Ling’er’s horns. Then, she watched the brilliant powder slip through her fingers.

… This was way too extravagant!

Wouldn’t it be risky to go out with such horns, attracting attention as a walking money tree?!

Qu Panyan shook the golden powder in her hand and said to Ling’er, “You should hide your horns; otherwise, it could be dangerous.”

Upon hearing this, Ling’er nervously grabbed her two horns, then suddenly closed her eyes, her expression looking quite strained. Then, with a “whoosh,” those beautiful dragon horns disappeared right before their eyes.

Ling’er held the fallen stardust in her hand, clenching it into fists at both ends, and said solemnly, “Horns, gone!”

She asked again, “Do you still see the horns?”

Kang Congshuang had already warned her that it was dangerous to go out with those horns. However, she really wanted to show Qu Panyan her long horns, so she exposed her horns again once she came to Tailing Peak.

Qu Panyan witnessed her transform her horns yesterday, and today she wanted to show her the new beautiful dragon horns—just as beautiful as the horns of her father King and mother Queen.

Qu Panyan hadn’t expected that Ling’er did it on purpose for her to see. She found the little dragon adorable and couldn’t help but say, “Yes, I saw it. Your horns are very beautiful, just like the stars in the sky, shining brightly.”

To praise her horns was to praise herself, so Ling’er laughed happily.

Qu Panyan smiled indulgently and then turned to Kang Congshuang, asking, “Second Miss Kang, isn’t she adorable?”

Kang Congshuang naturally knew what she meant, glanced at Ling’er, then withdrew her gaze, softly saying, “Adorable.”

She genuinely found Ling’er cute and endearing.

Qu Panyan didn’t say anything more, instructing the spirit servant to take the two of them back, while she went to find Su Lingyu to continue her cultivation and to open the Spirit Awareness Flower as soon as possible, so that they could cultivate side by side.

Su Lingyu had been reading while waiting for her, never leaving the room. Noticing her return, she put down what she was holding and took her to practice.

Su Lingyu herself was not in a hurry to cultivate and had said she would wait for her. Therefore, they wouldn’t cultivate together. She just took her to a place with abundant spiritual energy, which was inside a stone forest, and left her to cultivate on her own..

The stone forest was filled with rugged and towering rocks, reaching high into the sky, blocking out the sun. The crevices in the rocks were faintly adorned with a shallow green, and few people visited the area, making it exceptionally quiet, truly suitable for cultivation.

Su Lingyu earnestly instructed her on the things to pay attention to during cultivation and set up a powerful defense array for her before leaving without disturbing her.

Ba Tu and Wu Yi, the two protectors, faithfully performed their duties and naturally kept watch from the outside to prevent anyone from disturbing Qu Panyan’s cultivation.

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In the evening, as the night fell, the bright moon hung high in the sky, spreading its radiant light across thousands of miles.

A graceful figure stepped into the stone forest, treading on the moonlit path. After exchanging greetings with Ba Tu and Wu Yi, the two of them said in unison, “Greetings, the Saintess’s wife.”

Su Lingyu nodded slightly and said, “Thank you both for your hard work.”

They replied with a simple “You’re welcome” and didn’t say much more.

Su Lingyu lifted the defense array she had set up and walked towards the center of the stone forest. There, she saw Qu Panyan, who was sitting in meditation, slowly standing up. Su Lingyu called out to her, “Yan’er.”

Upon hearing the voice, Qu Panyan abruptly turned around, revealing her deep crimson, blood-like eyes.

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