Chapter 69
Chapter 69: She Wouldn’t Even Know If Someone Tricked Her Into Bed
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At the same time, in another simply furnished small room, candlelight flickered, casting the restless shadow of a young girl.
“So annoying, I really want to quickly break through to Foundation Establishment stage, then I wouldn’t need to sleep anymore.”
Lin Muyu grabbed her soft hair with both hands, frustratedly messing it up.
She had just been immersed in the mysteries of the Sun and Moon Reversal Technique, the sensation of spiritual energy flowing through her fingertips still lingering, when the sky outside had already completely darkened.
She had already read through the Dog-Beating Staff Technique, it was surprisingly simple, but required diligent practice.
The Sun and Moon Reversal Technique, however, needed some contemplation.
Although with her current middle stage of Qi Refining cultivation, occasionally staying up all night to cultivate wasn’t difficult, tomorrow morning she had to go with Su Wanqing to receive a mission.
Thinking of this, she could only reluctantly give up the idea of staying up late.
After all, she couldn’t go and hold everyone back while exhausted.
Moreover, even for someone in the Qi Refining stage, long-term sleep deprivation had some effect on the mind, and maintaining optimal condition during missions was still the safest approach.
Lin Muyu heavily flopped onto her bed, gazing at the moonlight streaming through the window lattice, feeling somewhat empty and bored.
These past days she had grown accustomed to Xinlian’s warm, soft body. Now with that warmth missing from her side, even the bedding felt particularly cold.
Not to mention Xiao Bai wasn’t here either, so she couldn’t stroke her fluffy tail…
She seemed to have returned to those lonely days of her childhood…
“I wonder what Su Wanqing is doing right now?”
For some reason, she wanted to see what Su Wanqing was doing.
So she propped up her upper body and poked her head out through the half-open window, looking toward the dimly lit small room across the way.
A slender silhouette was faintly reflected on the window, sitting motionlessly on the bed.
“She’s still cultivating, truly worthy of being the female lead from the book, so diligent.”
Lin Muyu genuinely clicked her tongue in admiration, and secretly resolved that once she reached Foundation Establishment stage, she would also cultivate all day long!
The night gradually deepened. Lin Muyu stopped staring at the window across the way and instead looked up at the ink-blue night sky.
In her previous life in the concrete jungle of the city, she had never seen such a sky full of stars. Those celestial bodies looked like crushed diamonds carelessly scattered on black velvet.
Even the moon was much rounder and brighter than in her memory, its clear radiance flowing over the window sill, pooling at the foot of the bed like a silver spring.
During these days since joining the sect, she seemed to have gradually forgotten that she was living in the world of a novel.
Everything gave her a genuine sense of belonging.
Even though in the original book, she was just minor cannon fodder, in this real and tangible world, she should live out some decent colors for herself!
Accompanied by this starlight and moonbeams, Lin Muyu’s eyelids gradually grew heavy, and before long she fell into a deep sleep.
The wind sounds outside the window, the insect chirping in the distance, and even the never-ceasing flow of spiritual energy in this cultivation world all became the background music of her dreams. The world’s troubles and disturbances had nothing to do with her at this moment.
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“Senior Sister!”
The next morning, Lin Muyu was awakened by the strong light streaming through the window.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the sun had already climbed over the eastern horizon. At this time of day normally, Su Wanqing’s clear, cold, and punctual call should have already sounded.
But today, it was completely quiet.
Lin Muyu pressed herself against the window looking out. On the window paper of the small room across the way, that silhouette was still maintaining the same posture as last night, motionless in a somewhat eerie way.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she ran to Su Wanqing’s door, gently knocking:
“Senior Sister?”
The door didn’t open immediately upon her call as it usually did. Instead, after waiting for about several breaths, there was a light sound of the door opening, slowly opening inward by a crack.
“Senior Sister, are you alright?”
Lin Muyu quickly squeezed inside, her gaze falling on Su Wanqing’s face.
That face, usually as clear and cold as jade, now showed a trace of undisguisable weariness, with even faint dark circles under her eyes.
“I’m fine. Are we going to receive the mission?”
Su Wanqing’s voice was still calm, but the ending seemed a bit more hoarse than usual.
“Yes, but Senior Sister, you look really tired. Did you encounter some obstacle in your cultivation last night?”
Lin Muyu stood on her tiptoes, trying hard to meet Su Wanqing’s eyes at the same level, attempting to find some clues in those eyes that were always unperturbed.
Su Wanqing slightly turned her face away, avoiding her gaze, but spoke with certainty:
“Mm, I did encounter some bottlenecks. It’s perfect to use this trip down the mountain to clear my mind.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she lightly waved her slender hand, and a sword with a completely lustrous white body appeared out of thin air, its blade flowing with faint spiritual light.
Su Wanqing lightly touched the ground with her toes, gracefully leaping onto the flying sword like a willow leaf, standing steadily on the sword.
“Come up.”
“Oh.”
Lin Muyu responded and also nimbly leaped onto the flying sword, skillfully extending both arms to embrace Su Wanqing’s slender waist.
Every previous time she got close like this, Su Wanqing had no reaction.
But this time, the moment her fingertips touched Su Wanqing’s clothing, she clearly felt the other’s body stiffen almost imperceptibly for an instant.
Lin Muyu keenly noticed this subtle change.
‘What’s wrong with Senior Sister today? She’s been acting strange since this morning.’
She suddenly remembered Su Wanqing’s hesitant appearance yesterday.
‘Could it be related to what she didn’t say yesterday?’
But since Su Wanqing hadn’t brought it up herself, she couldn’t rashly ask about it.
‘Could it be she has some secret she’s hiding from me? No way, I definitely need to stick close during this mission. Maybe I can discover some clues.’
Originally she had been conflicted, wondering whether with her meager Qi Refining stage cultivation, going along on a D-rank mission would actually hold everyone back, and it might be safer to let Su Wanqing go alone.
But seeing Su Wanqing’s abnormal state, she instantly made up her mind.
When they arrived at the location of the sect’s Mission Hall, Su Wanqing stopped under a huge ancient banyan tree:
“I’ll wait for you here.”
Lin Muyu naturally understood her meaning.
With Su Wanqing’s popularity, as long as she stood in a crowded place, she would definitely be surrounded by disciples so tightly that nothing could get through. At that point, forget about receiving missions, they probably couldn’t even walk.
“Alright, Senior Sister, wait for me a moment!”
Lin Muyu had just turned around and approached the Mission Hall when a familiar voice came from behind:
“Lin Muyu?”
She suddenly turned around and nearly collided with a face that had gotten extremely close, startling her into staggering back two steps before steadying herself.
“Luo Chenxi? How are you here too?”
Luo Chenxi crossed her arms looking at her, her eyes carrying a hint of investigation:
“I told you yesterday that I was coming to take on a mission. But you said you weren’t interested in these things?”
“Yes… yes, someone asked me for help, so I came to take a look. I’m not the main force.”
Lin Muyu awkwardly scratched her hair, explaining.
“Want to team up?”
Luo Chenxi raised an eyebrow and asked.
“No, no, I’m taking on a D-rank mission, and I’m not the main force anyway.”
Lin Muyu quickly waved her hands in refusal.
She had already noticed that Su Wanqing and Luo Chenxi didn’t get along well, so it was better not to let them come together and cause trouble.
Could this be the natural repulsion between female leads in the book?
“A D-rank mission? With your level of cultivation?”
Luo Chenxi looked her up and down, the suspicion in her eyes almost overflowing.
“I’m just tagging along to leech off the mission. The main force is someone else.”
“Su Wanqing?”
Luo Chenxi guessed the answer almost without thinking.
“That’s right. With her there, there definitely won’t be any problems. You can rest assured.”
Lin Muyu winked at her, trying to put her at ease.
Who knew Luo Chenxi’s face would darken, her tone becoming serious:
“Then you’d better not go. Going would just cause her trouble.”
“But I have my reasons for going.”
Lin Muyu nodded firmly, her attitude very determined.
“Must you go?”
“Mm.”
Luo Chenxi stared at her for a long while, finally only giving a low warning:
“Then be careful yourself.”
“I didn’t expect Princess Luo would actually care about me?”
Lin Muyu teased.
“Don’t worry, it’s just a D-rank mission. With Senior Sister Su there, it’ll definitely be totally fine.”
“Mm…”
Luo Chenxi looked at her carefree appearance, a flash of complexity passing through her eyes as she murmured in a low voice.
“Idiot, I’m not talking about that kind of danger at all…”
She felt that with Lin Muyu’s level of naivety, she wouldn’t even know if someone tricked her into bed.