Chapter 98

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Chapter 98- Cultivation (9)

When Gu Anran felt the soft touch on her lips, her heart raced widely.

Does this person not know what shame is?!!

Feeling rather embarrassed (and perhaps ashamed?) Gu Anran strongly bit down.

“Hiss….” Mu Qingli quickly backed up and covered her mouth as tears appeared in her eyes. Then she looked at Gu Anran with a wronged look.

Pretending to be pitiful in front of her? What pity should she give?! The Young Head of the dignified Demonic Sect actually pretended to be pitiful? ! Please, this type of injury heals within seconds with her cultivation base!

Deciding not to voice the tens of thousands of complaints in her heart, Gu Anran simply snorted codly and then straightened her messy clothes.

“What exactly do you want to do?”

“Anran…..go back with me.” Mu Qingli said tentatively.

Looking at Mu Qingli’s cautious and cute expression, Gu Anran felt both sweet and bitter in her heart. She pursed her lips and looked away,

“Go back with you? With what identity? A fugitive?”

“With the identity as the future wife of the Young Head.” Mu Qingli’s expression changed to one full of firm determination.

Gu Anran looked at her in shock.

She never expected to get this answer, she thought at most she thought her identity as a disciple of the Demonic Sect would be reinstated. This answer…..Gu Anran had to admit it moved her heart a little.

“Anran….return with me….” Mu Qingli, who had been intently staring at Gu Anran this whole time, clearly noticed the minute changes in Gu Anran’s expression. At the same time, she confirmed in her heart, the flirting techniques she had read about did not lie! Only with flirting can one achieve the best results!

“And will the sect agree to this?”

“You are my wife, what does this have to do with them?” Mu Qingli snorted coldly.

Wow….such a flirt! When did her Qingli learn these pickup lines? And where did she learn this from?

Bu Gu Anran was determined to give Mu Qingli the cold shoulder for a while. Even though the walls in her heart had already fallen, she maintained a cold front on the surface. At the very least, they no longer tried to stop Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan from following them.

And soon….one month had passed and the secret realm was about to close. Gu Anran looked up at the sky in a daze when suddenly a robe was draped over her. She didn’t need to turn her head to see who it was because only one person would treat her so gently.

“What are you thinking about?” Mu Qingli asked as she sat down beside Gu Anran.

“Thinking about where I’m going to go after I return to the outside world….” Gu Anran said lightly, holding a hand against her cheek.

“You’re going back with me of course!” Mu Qingli immediately said. When she realized what she had blurted out just now, she couldn’t help but feel annoyed at herself. Why is she so anxious that she can’t even control her mouth! It seems that in front of Gu Anran, all of her calmness and composure disappeared into the sky.

Gu Anran rolled her eyes at Mu Qingli and said inwardly, who said I’m going back with you….

Two days later, the four of them arrived at the secret realm’s exit. Many of the Demonic Sect disciples were gathered around the exit and most were in a good shape. Except for some weaker ones who had an arm or leg wrapped lightly in bandages, most of them still looked as dignified as ever, at least compared to the other sects. This was expected, however, as the Demonic Sect’s strength is several times higher than the other sects and could not be compared with the ordinary demonic cultivators.

The disciples of the Demonic Sect all stood to attention when they saw Mu Qingli. They wore happy expressions on their face that showed their adventures were fruitful and bountiful but then those happy expressions….froze when they saw their Young Head’s current appearance…..

Can someone tell them why their Young Head currently looks like an abandoned little child? Yes, that’s right, their usually calm and fierce Young Head was currently holding onto a beautiful woman’s clothes with a pitiful expression on her face that seemed to say ‘owner, why are you abadonding me?’ Not to mention, their iceberg Young Left Protector, who is always wearing a frown, is actually smiling so brightly?? Did they forget to take their medicine when they left the sect and go crazy? Otherwise what other explanation could there be? What is going on????

On the inside the disciples of the Demonic Sect were having a mental breakdown, but their faces were still as calm as ever on the surface. Projecting to the other sects that this was completely normal. When in reality their hearts were beating wildly and they could not suppress their chaotic emotions. They could only keep their expressions neutral while wondering how to get rid of the strange pain in their hearts.

The disciples of the other sects, on the other hand, had mouths so wide open that they could swallow an entire egg. Their faces were full of disbelief. How could the character settings of the so-called ‘Dignified and Cold-Blooded Head Witch’ and ‘Ice Witch’ collapse so easily like this?

“Hey, let me go.” Gu Anran gritted her teeth as she said the same phrase for the nth time at the person who was pretending to be deaf and dumb. The same said person continued to pretend she couldn’t hear anything and instead hugged her more tightly. Which caused Gu Anran to feel a plump sort of softness squish against her arm and her cheeks to promptly flush red.

“Young Head.” A handsome and slender young man walked over. His face was cold and icy, but not as cold as Chi Mengyan’s, whose famous iceberg face was cold enough to turn water into ice.

“Li Lin.” Mu Qingli said lightly. The gentle and soft expression Mu Qingli used towards Gu Anran instantly returned to her usual calm and cold expression. An expression that made one feel a sense of alienation just by looking at it.

Li Lin, if Gu Anran remembered correctly, is the Young Right Protector and the successor of the Right Protector. He should be at the peak of the Nascent Soul rank, only one step away from the Spirit-Severing rank and could be considered a leader among the younger generation of disciples.

“Young Head, who is this?” Li Lin glanced at Gu Anran. The hostility and disdain in his eyes made Gu Anran raise her eyebrows slightly. The only thought in her mind was, is this boy mentally ill or does he have a bone to pick with me?

“Ah, that’s right, Li Lin likes the Young Head….so seeing the Young Head being so intimate with that woman….tsk, tsk.”

“Please, this Li Lin has been secretly in love with the Young Head for more than ten years and yet the Young Head seems to pretend not to know anything about this matter or not. So she probably doesn’t have any feelings towards Li Lin at all.”

“However, if we are talking about the most eligible partner in the Demonic Sect, Li Lin must be ranked in the top three! His appearance and strength is the best among the male disciples! As only female disciples in our sect have reached Spirit-Severing rank or above!”

“So, Li Lin is probably too weak right now to enter the Young Head’s eyes.”

“If we want to talk about strength, the woman next to her is only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul rank. Much weaker than Li Lin.”

“Hmph, who said that a female can only fall in love with a male? A female partner is also good. Not to mention, if a male is weaker than the female, isn’t that just inviting others to laugh at you? I think someone as strong as the Young Head should find a somewhat weaker, well-behaved, and cute female partner. In the entire cultivation world, there is no one among the younger generation who can compare to our Young Head. It’s better if our Young Head relies on her own strength. With Young Head’s strength and status, no one but the Head can oppose her decision.”

Aiya, so it turned out to be a suitor!

Gu Anran had heard every whisper among the disciples. Gu Anran snorted coldly and then subtly glared at Mu Qingli. She doesn’t know if the demon sect disciples were doing it deliberately or unintentionally, but they weren’t even using telepathic messaging to speak and instead spoke aloud like mortals. As long as a person’s cultivation rank is high enough, they would be able to hear every whisper. Although, were they trying to help her or make everyone hate her?

Mu Qingli, who was standing very close to Gu Anran, naturally felt all the small changes in Gu Anran’s mood. No, it was more accurate to say that currently 95% of her energy was devoted to Gu Anran and so she naturally heard Gu Anran’s cold snort. Hearing that little “hmph!”, she felt a little bit happy because if Gu Anran was feeling jealous, that meant she does care about her!

「Ding! The female lead’s favorability has increased by (15) and is now at (75).」

Gu Anran gave Mu Qingli a surprised look and was speechless at the pleased expression on the other’s face. She never thought that this wifey of hers had no limit to her shame…..

Li Lin, who was ignored by Mu Qingli, glared at Gu Anran with a fierce light in his eyes. If looks could kill, Gu Anran would have died a hundred times over. There’s a saying that a jealous man is terrifying, but the jealousy of a man who is completely ignored by his sweetheart and then forced to watch his sweetheart act ambiguously towards another person is even more terrifying.

It was only then that Mu Qingli finally remembered to answer Li Lin’s question, but she showed a very insincere attitude towards him, not even sparing a glance into his eyes as she said,

“She is my future wife.”

Hissss…..

The crowd let out collective gasps of shock, surprises, and disbelief, but none of their reactions were as exaggerated as Li Lin’s. The famous iceberg face of his was broken for the first time.

“Her?! Young Head, don’t joke about such serious matters! She is only an insignificant early stage Nascent Soul cultivator, how can she be worthy of our Young Head….” But before Li Lin could finish speaking, Mu Qingli’s aura grew incredibly cold as she turned to look murderously at him.

“Do I need your permission to like somebody? You should stick to your own duties, and do not let me hear you say those words a second time.”

Wow, wow, wow! She even used the word “like”! It seems the Young Head’s heart has really been captured! The crowd of people collectively thought.

Then everyone turned to look at Li Lin’s burning red face, who looked as if he was physically slapped by those cold words. They felt a bit pitiful for him, for not only was he slapped in the face, but he was slapped in the face by his crush whom he had loved for 10 years. It was just too pitiful.

The “pitiful” Li Ling clenched his fists and looked at the backs of Mu Qingli and Gu Anran with an unwilling and resentful expression. His expression was seen by Chi Mengyan who was standing quietly to the side.

It seems she needs to get rid of Li Lin as soon as possible….

As the rest of the Demonic Sect’s disciples finished assembling, the exit to the secret realm finally opened and Mu Qingli led all the disciples out of the realm.

Ah…..Gu Anran sighed as she looked up at the white clouds and blue sky she hasn’t seen in a long time.

Now the question was…where should she gooo-ahhhhhh! Suddenly the scenery in front of her moved quickly, the flying sword she was on started flying much faster than she ever flew before. In just a blink of an eye, she had already arrived at the entrance of the territory to the Demonic Sect.

Ehhh….?

Shua…..

Chi Mengyan, who was holding a similarly shocked Hong Qingyi, arrived behind them. As for the other Demonic Sect disciples who were left behind…knows where they were. Tsk, what an irresponsible Young head!

“Hey, how come we’re at the Demonic Sect?” Hong Qingyi looked around stupidly and still couldn’t figure out the situation. Mu Qingli and Chi Mengyan flew so fast that she didn’t have the chance to react at all when they suddenly appeared inside the sect.

“Anran, you’ve just come out of the secret realm and must be unfamiliar with the current affairs of the cultivation world. The current outside world is very chaotic, with the so-called ‘righteous’ cultivators, those hypocrites, fighting each other every day and everywhere. Fortunately they haven’t invaded our Demonic Sect’s territory yet, otherwise there would be a full-scale war. So if you venture out into that chaos right now, you will not only be overwhelmed but perhaps even lose your life in vain. And so, the safest place for you is in the Demonic Sect.” Mu Qingli spoke eloquently as Gu Anran stared at her dumbfoundedly.

The innocent righteous immortal cultivators who were unjustly insulted and blamed for the chaos in the world: Who is fighting each other every day and everywhere?!! Hey, hey, the world is still obviously so peaceful, don’t drag us down just so you can win over a girl?!!

Oh, is that so? Gu Anran, who had no idea what was going on in the outside world, looked at Mu Qingli who had just said such serious-sounding words in such a sincere tone and wholeheartedly believed her. She then decided to let Mu Qingli’s action of dragging her here slide this one time. (Girl, you are too naive! ← ← )

Later….

“I’m staying in your room?” Gu Anran raised her eyebrows as she looked at the bed she had once laid down in ages ago.

“Yes….because there are no other rooms available.” Mu Qingli nodded.

“…Do you think I’m a three-year-old child?!!!” Gu Anran gritted her teeth and said. As one of the top sects in the entire cultivation world, how could the Demonic Sect not have enough rooms for their guests? If anyone else heard this, they would probably laugh themselves to death at the ridiculousness of it all!

“I don’t know what was going on today, but some disciples went out for a picnic and then accidentally burned down a large area of the mountain. This included the area where the guest rooms were.” Mu Qingli took out a mirror and showed her a picture of the mountain with its large swaths of black scorched earth and the ruins of a wooden building.

The innocent guest rooms who were burned to the ground: “…..”

The innocent disciples who were unjustly blamed and charged with carelessness: “….”

“…..Do you people not have any disciples with water spirit roots?” Gu Anran asked dumbfoundedly.

“At the time, all of the disciples with water spirit roots or who knew water techniques were participating in the secret realm trials. The only ones who were left behind were disciples below the Core Formation rank.

The innocent disciples with water spirit roots: “…..”

“….” Fine! Fine! She’ll just sleep in here!

Gu Anran had a feeling that Mu Qingli was determined for her to stay in this room and there won’t be much use in arguing otherwise.

“I’m hungry, I want to eat.”

Mu Qingli immediately took out some food she had prepared long ago and immediately filled the entire table with delicious food.

Later that evening,

“Ahem…y-you’re going to wear that to sleep?!!” Gu Anran pointed at the person sitting on the bed, who was wearing only a thin pink nightdress that did nothing to hide the curvaceous body underneath…

“Mmhmm, is there a problem?” Mu Qingli fluttered her eyelashes at Gu Anran, changing her posture a little bit so the thin nightdress dropped a little bit to reveal the small little cherries on her white chest….

Puuuu……blood spurted out of her nose and her head felt dizzy. The only thing she could see in front of her was Mu Qingli who was walking slowly towards her…..

T/N notes:

There were two short little blurbs in the middle of the text brought to you by the author that are more NSFW little theaters. Nothing too bad, just some implied sexual content. I removed them from the text since they kinda cut into the story and seemed a little random, so you can click on the link below to read them.

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