Chapter 22

Hubei Jie watched Hengyi's calm breathing with a cold eye, gritting her teeth in frustration. 'I absolutely cannot let him get used to treating me like a junior sister!'

"Hengyi, don't you want to know what it feels like to like someone?"

"I'm still too young, I don't know," Hengyi still believed what his master had said.

"Try it," Hubei Jie stood up, slowly unbuttoning her outer robe to reveal the goddess outfit she was wearing underneath.

Hengyi felt a sudden unease, though he couldn't explain why. Just looking at Hubei Jie's body made him feel inexplicably anxious. As he was about to take a deep breath, Hubei Jie covered his mouth and nose, wrapped her hand around his waist, and gently and slowly caressed his back. Her red lips approached Hengyi's ear, and she whispered, her breath caressing his neck. "Don't take a deep breath and focus, or you won't know what it feels like to like someone..."

As she spoke, Hubei Jie's hand still covered Hengyi's mouth and nose, making it hard for him to breathe. This made Hengyi's unease even stronger, accompanied by an increasing sense of tension and excitement. The softness he felt on his chest, the warmth by his ear, the tingling on his neck...

"Did you feel it?"

"Is this... this what it feels like to like someone?" Hengyi's breathing was rapid, and he couldn't take deep breaths. He felt a growing impulse, one that was becoming so strong that it was drowning out his normal thoughts.

"Um... Follow your feelings, do what you want, and you'll fully understand what it feels like to like a woman... Come on, I won't refuse anything you do, just go ahead..." Hubei Jie's soft voice seemed to have a magical quality, igniting Hengyi's inner impulse, which spread wildly in an instant!

Hengyi felt his mouth dry, and his hands suddenly rose, moving faster than when he practiced!

"What's wrong with you—!" A shout, like a bolt of lightning!

In an instant, all of Hengyi's impulses and emotions vanished...

Hubei Jie's expression stiffened for a moment. The two of them turned to see Hai Shan carrying a pile of clothes from the other end of the forest. Hai Shan's face was agitated as she bombarded them with words. "Are you two crazy? You didn't get close in the forest all night, but you're planning to do it in broad daylight? What are you planning to do? What are you planning to do? Have you no shame? So many people come and go during the day, what were you doing at night? Can't you do it at home behind closed doors? Are you so shameless? You two are the hope of the Lake Sea Sect, the future role models, and you should think about the reputation of the entire sect—"

Hubei Jie wanted to beat Hai Shan to the ground, stomp on her a hundred times, and bury her alive! Bury her alive—

Ten thousand miles underground! No, eighty thousand miles!

"You're so noisy!" Hubei Jie, suppressing her anger, just wanted Hai Shan to leave quickly.

Hengyi, with his head slightly lowered, felt that Hai Shan's criticism was justified. He quickly bowed and said, "Senior Sister Hai Shan is right. I was too impulsive just now and couldn't control my feelings..."

"What?" Hai Shan was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and then burst into laughter, pointing at Hubei Jie's goddess chest strap. "Oh, so this is what it feels like to like someone? Are you stupid? There are plenty of brothels, and the men who go there all like it, right? This is just animal desire! Shameless animal desire!"

"Hai Shan, if you have nothing to do, just leave! Don't delay us from going to the new technique hall to practice!" Hubei Jie gritted her teeth, not wanting Hai Shan's nonsense to influence Hengyi and ruin her plans.

"Oh! You didn't mind earlier, but now you do? Are you afraid I'll say something? How shameless you are, learning from the sect leader? You're only sixteen, and you're already so bad, just using your natural assets to seduce people—"

Hai Shan, speaking with righteous indignation, saw Hubei Jie's murderous look and raised her face, staring at her. "What? Do you think I'm afraid of you? I'm not afraid of you!"

Seeing the argument escalate, Hengyi, more concerned about Hai Shan's words, quickly stepped in between them, bowed, and asked, "Senior Sister Hai Shan, what is animal desire?"

"Without feelings, seeing a woman and just wanting to satisfy yourself quickly is animal desire!"

Hengyi suddenly understood, recalling his earlier impulse and thinking of Master Dayuan's instructions...

Hubei Jie, her teeth grinding with hatred, never imagined that Hai Shan, who had been away from the sect for years, could be so hateful and meddlesome, so arrogant and disrespectful! "Hai Shan, don't be too arrogant. Being able to reach the Earth Rank is already a stroke of luck. You're better than Hai Yuntian, but that's as far as you'll go. You won't reach the Heaven Rank by the age of twenty-five, and after that, you won't have any major breakthroughs! If you want to be the first in the Hai family to reach the Heaven Rank, leave it to your future descendants!"

Hubei Jie didn't originally want to say these things, but she was so angry at Hai Shan's interference that she wanted to hurt her deeply.

"Hah! What a joke, I still have seven years, who says I can't reach the Heaven Rank!" Hai Shan laughed, not taking it seriously at all.

"Hmph! It's not your fault for lacking knowledge. Five years ago, you were only at the Human Rank. You improved your constitution through many years of taking elixirs and medicines. You've been practicing since childhood, with strong mental strength but weak physical constitution. After improving your constitution, you met the 'Qi Supplementation' conditions for cultivation. In the past five years, your cultivation has advanced rapidly, making up for the true qi you couldn't gather due to your weak constitution. The Qi Supplementation stage ends at the age of twenty-five. Do you think what happened to you is a miracle? Advancing from the third level of the Human Rank to the first level of the Earth Rank in five years is not uncommon in the immortal sects." Hubei Jie, holding Hengyi, left Hai Shan behind.

Hai Shan stood there, her face pale. She wanted to call Hubei Jie a liar, but she felt that it might be true. Hubei Jie had seen more outside the sect, and the Tianwang Sect had more connections with other immortal sects, unlike the Lake Sea Sect, which was in a relatively remote area and whose leader deliberately kept information about other sects from the members. She suddenly understood why Hu San hadn't shown much enthusiasm or favoritism towards her despite her rapid advancement in recent years. It wasn't until she broke through to the Earth Rank that Hu San showed her more warmth and promised her a bright future, and began to pay attention to her family matters. Hu San knew about the Qi Supplementation, and didn't expect much from Hai Shan until she reached the Earth Rank, at which point he considered her a valuable asset...

The Hai family had never given up on her, spending a lot of money and effort to improve her constitution. Hai Shan had always been diligent and never gave up, believing she had to repay the family's expectations. Her rapid advancement in recent years made her think she would definitely become a Heaven Rank powerhouse, a source of pride for the Hai family and the Lake Sea Sect!

She bit her lower lip tightly. "I still have two years until I'm twenty! Two more years, Hubei Jie! Thank you for telling me! If I didn't know, I might have relaxed a bit. Now that I know, I'll go all out! I, Hai Shan, am not afraid of setbacks. When I reach the Heaven Rank, I'll make you so angry, I'll slap that fairy-like face of yours until it rings!"

Hengyi, pulled away by Hubei Jie, thought of Master Dayuan's situation. "Baijie, can a thirty-year-old still have Qi Supplementation? What about someone who didn't practice from childhood and didn't take elixirs and medicines?"

Hubei Jie thought for a moment. "Very rarely, it would require living in a place with special treasures or unique natural qi. The latter is almost impossible, as the spirit-rich areas are all occupied by immortal sects, and it's not a common phenomenon."

Hengyi thought of the mysterious treasure sword, which the three masters had dug up. Could Master Dayuan's special situation be related to that sword?

As he thought, he suddenly remembered the Poison Man Sword! He had never let this matter go, even though Master Dayuan said that the city god buying his life with money was none of his business. He still felt that such a magical weapon was too evil. "Have you heard of the Poison Man Sword?"

"The weakest of the nine strongest magical weapons at the Human Rank, what's the matter?"

Hubei Jie found it strange. The Human Rank magical weapons were only desirable for those at the Human Rank, while those at the Sea Rank in the immortal sects wouldn't even look at them. For those at the Human Rank who couldn't use spells but could use magical swords, these weapons were the ultimate goal, but they couldn't use anything better. The Human Rank was never considered part of the immortal sects, and the Lake Sea Sect always assigned reliable people at this rank to manage external affairs, such as city gods and town gods, most of whom were at the Spell Rank.

"How much would it cost to buy a better one than the Poison Man Sword?"

"Three hundred gold, but the problem isn't the money. There are very few people who make them, and they won't do it unless asked as a favor. It's not worth it. What's going on with you?"

Hengyi explained about the city lord of Xishui using the Poison Man Sword. The more Hubei Jie listened, the more she thought Hengyi was being unreasonable. "What does it have to do with you?"

"I want to buy a better one to trade for the Poison Man Sword, so it doesn't continue to harm people!" Hengyi explained his idea, and Hubei Jie wanted to say he was being ridiculous, but the four words Hu San had given her as a warning made her force a smile and praise him. "That's a good idea, thinking about the people who died to maintain the Poison Man Sword's power is touching. Actually, it's not that complicated. We can go to Xishui City, and one word will get the sword."

"That's not right. The sword belongs to someone else, and there's no reason to take it without cause. Trading for it is the best option." Hengyi's persistence made Hubei Jie realize she had encountered an incomprehensible being. 'This is so difficult... If I had known, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to handle this during the examination! How can I communicate with such a being...'

When they arrived at the new technique hall, it was already crowded with people.

The Lake Sea Sect disciples, seeing Hengyi, all called out excitedly, "Greetings, Senior Brother of the new technique!"

"Focus on your practice, no need to greet," Hengyi's serious response made the disciples think he was too serious, but they all quickly agreed. However, when Hubei Jie walked in, how could they focus? Looking at her barely concealed assets, many were lost in thought, unable to concentrate on their practice...

"Senior Brother is back! Guess what Master brought for you?" Wang Feizi, teaching some Lake Sea Sect disciples, jumped up happily when he saw Hengyi. Realizing Hubei Jie was there, he stopped short and politely said, "Senior Sister, hello."

A group of younger disciples ran out, calling out, "Senior Brother, Senior Sister..."

Wang Feizi, with a stern face, said, "You're not married yet, don't call her that!"

Hengyi carried a little junior sister on his back, with a junior brother on each arm, and three more chattering around him. "How can you be so rowdy during practice?"

"Yes, Senior Brother, we'll go practice now."

Those on his back and arms jumped down and ran inside with the chattering ones.

"Master." Seeing Dayuan, Hubei Jie smiled and bowed. Dayuan smiled and invited them into the inner hall.

Dayuan took out a sword and handed it to them. "Hengyi, your master won some money in a bet last night. When buying magical weapons for the junior disciples, I saw an unusual one, so I got it for you to use."

Hengyi looked at the sword, slightly stunned...

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