Chapter 97

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Chapter 97- Cultivation (8)

Her heart trembled involuntarily at the feeling of being held by the person most familiar to her. However, her hands pushed forward and she broke her body free from Mu Qingli’s embrace.

“Young Lady Mu, please carry yourself with dignity.”

Mu Qingli’s heart was full of excitement at first when she held the person she had been longing for in her arms. Then the feeling of that thin body in her arms made her eyes fill with distress and regret, but then in the next second her arms were empty again and the person she was holding broke free from her arms. Then when she heard those alienating words, her heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife.

“Anran…I-I’ve….I’ve been looking for you this entire time….”

“Why is Young Lady Mu looking for this lowly one? I am no longer a disciple of the Demonic Sect. No, in fact, I seem to be a fugitive of the Demonic Sect. So is Young Lady Mu here to take this lowly one back to face punishment?”

“No, I didn’t….I….I’m sorry…” Mu Qingli stared at the person in front of her and wanted to reach forward to continue hugging her, but Gu Anran’s gaze made her heart full of bitterness. That gaze was one that seemed to say that they were looking at a stranger instead of a lover.

“Young Lady Mu’s apology, this lowly one cannot bear it.” Although the familiar face and the familiar embrace made Gu Anran feel nostalgic, she felt that Qingli deserved some sort of punishment. And if Mu Qingli’s love is born out of guilt, then she did not want this kind of love.

Shuaaa—

A white light flashed and Hong Qingyi appeared next to Gu Anran with a joyful expression on her face.

“Anran, I threw the Xunyou grass into the nest of that rank 7 beast. Most of them were killed, and the ones who weren’t were badly injured. That rank 7 beast is not much better, it suffered a lot of injuries so we…..”

Hong Qingyi saw that Gu Anran was absent-minded and not listening to her at all. Instead, her friend’s gaze was fixed in one direction, causing her eyes to sweep over too. When she saw a certain someone, her words stopped abruptly and then looked at the cold-faced person beside her. Although the person was cold-faced, her eyes were full of fire! Aiyo, heavens! She just went out for a stroll (Are you sure you weren’t risking your life just now←←), why did these two people appear!

“Why are you two here?”

“The secret realm opened and so we came in.” Chi Mengyan said briefly and then took a step forward.

Isn’t it said that only those under the Spirit-Severing rank can enter? Could it be that Qingli and Mengyan have been stuck in the Nascent Soul rank all these years? But that’s impossible! How can a Nascent Soul cultivator kill a bloodsucking wolf with a Spirit-Severing cultivation in a matter of seconds! And it was five wolves at once!

“Since there is nothing you need us for, we will be leaving first. Farewell.” Gu Anran pulled Hong Qingyi over and the both of them nodded towards the other two before stepping onto their swords anf flying away.

One minute later….

Two minutes later….

Ten minutes later….

“Why are you two following us?” Hong Qingyi asked with her hands on her hips as she glared at the two people behind them who were flying on swords and following them.

Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan looked at each other. They couldn’t exactly say that they were trying to kidnap these two back home, can they?

“We….are conveniently going the same way.” The talented and most noble Young Head of the Demonic Sect stammered out an excuse that even a three-year-old child would not believe. Both Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi rolled their eyes at the same time.

Forget it, ‘what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over’. Just ignore the other two and treat them like air, they had better things to do such as completing the missions. However….

「Side Mission (optional): Kill ten rank 3 (Core Formation level) Hong Turtles, reward: 1000.」

Hong Turtles, a herd type monster and their strength is quite average with about 80% of their species having a similar number of strength. So they live in the middle-outer parts of the secret realm. However, the number of turtles is quite astonishing with at least 1000 per herd. Some herds even have up to ten thousand turtles and unlike other beasts, they are fiercely loyal to their herds and the strong protects their weak.

Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi had both just pulled out their swords when….

Shua!

A shadow flashed out and instantly a large portion of the herald, about 100 turtles, disappeared.

“……”

“……”

They turned their heads to look at the two people behind them. The two culprits didn’t dare to meet their eyes, they either looked up at the sky or ground, giving off a ‘don’t look at me, I didn’t do it, why are you looking at me for?’ aura. Simply made one dumbfounded.

「Mission complete, the next mission is….dididi…..Pick fire dragon fruits x5, reward: 1500.」

The fire dragon fruits grow on the edge of a cliff and can be found in large clips that are bigger than the average human. The fruits grow inside big bushes that must be slowly cut away or else if you accidentally cut into one of the fruits then the entire bush would be set on fire.

They found the place where the fruits were grown and were about to harvest them…

Shua!

A red light flashed out and the bushes disappeared, leaving behind neatly stacked piles of fire dragon fruits. The perceived control and the unfathomable strength needed…both Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi were dumbstruck.

“…..”

“….”

Turning around again, they found that the two people had changed their postures and had completely turned their back on them. A light breeze fluttered their clothes and they looked like ghosts with how low their sense of presence was…

「Mission complete, the next mission is….dididi…..Pick water grass x10, reward: 1500.」

Water grass only grows in large rushing streams of water and only this type of grass can grow in this type of environment. Usually except for fish, it is very difficult for plants to survive in these turbulent waters and the water grass is one of the only few that can survive. However, because of this, they are rather hard to find as only a few water grasses can reach their peaks and be harvested for materials.

They arrived at a stream that was about as wide as a basketball court, rolled up their sleeves and took off their shoes. They were about to wade into the water when…

Shua!

Whitle light flashed and….boom!

There was an explosion and a column of water rose into the sky. About 100 meters of the riverbed suddenly appeared before them and for some reason, the water on both sides did not drop back down. It was as if an invisible giant had parted the river, but on a closer look one could see a white light forming a sort of barrier that blocked the river flow.

Of course Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi felt no extiement from this picture because the two of them were still in the position where they had one hand and one foot reaching out to test the waters. If there was water in the river, this picture would have looked normal but with no water, they looked rather stupid instead.

Not to mention, her clothes were now drenched in water and fish guts. The blue veins on Gu Anran’s forehead jumped a few times before she performed a body-drying technique and then turned her head to yell at the two idiots above them.

“Didn’t you two say you were on the way to somewhere? Why aren’t you going!”

“We’re resting.” Chi Mengyan said lightly.

Resting? Even a Core Formation cultivator wouldn’t be out of breath from flying all day on their sword, not to mention a cultivator at the Spirit-Severing rank! This person actually dared to say that she was ‘resting’?!!

“Then you two enjoy your break, we’re leaving first.” Gu Anran dragged Hong Qingyi, who had already picked up the water grass, and took out the white stone that had a small teleportation array engraved on it. She was about to throw it down when she felt an arm tighten on her wrist and Hong Qingyi’s arm in her hand also disappeared.

The two people who had grabbed them swallowed nervously, not because of greed, but the fear that their two most beloved people would disappear at any time. The last time Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi suddenly disappeared, the two of them could not find them for a long, long time.

So, when they saw the two of them lean against each other as Gu Anran took out a strange stone, that fear intensified and the same thought appeared in their hearts.

That strange stone must have something to do with Anran/Qingyi disappearing!

This thought made the two of them act subconsciously, their bodies rushing forward to directly embrace the other two. The warm temperatures of the other’s skin on theirs was the only thing that could reassure them that they were still by their side.

And since Gu Anran and Hong Qingyi were in the early stage of the Nascent Soul rank, neither of them could react before they fell into a set of arms.

At first Gu Anran blinked in confusion and then began to struggle against the arms around her. However, Mu Qingli’s arms were like iron shackles so no matter how hard Gu Anran struggled,she wasn’t able to move them a bit.

Mu Qingli noticed Gu Anran’s struggling and couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated in her heart. So, under Gu Anran’s wide-eyed gaze, she directly pressed her lips against the other’s.

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