Chapter 257: Senior Sister, Did You See Me At That Time 【 Foreshadowing 】
But the next day, when he woke up, Chunxi was nowhere to be seen, and his cultivation had indeed reached the Void Refinement Mid-stage.
And there were no signs of instability at all.
Qin Du was extremely surprised. He looked at his Gold Elemental Spiritual Flow, which had become much purer. He hadn’t expected Chunxi to bring him such great benefit. Not only had his cultivation improved, but his Spirit Root had also become much stronger.
One could only say that Chunxi was indeed worthy of being a late Mahayana stage Gold Elemental cultivator; her Primal Yin provided such nourishment.
In this situation, Qin Du had even less reason to betray Chunxi, so he immediately went to find Chunxi, wanting to express his desire to become her Dao Companion.
But Chunxi was unwilling to see him.
Qin Du said this, then turned to look at Xie Yanning and said to her, “Senior Sister, at that time, you still saw me.”
Xie Yanning knew that Chunxi had been fond of a junior for some time, and it had caused a great stir in the entire sect. However, she and Chunxi were not particularly close.
Especially at that time, she had already become Jiu Zhou’s Dao Companion. The aloof Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden naturally looked down on Jiu Zhou, who was only at the Nascent Soul Stage then, so their relationship was frigid.
However, Xie Yanning hadn’t received much teaching from her and didn’t have much emotion for her. Upon hearing that Chunxi was pursuing a Junior Brother, she even found it a bit amusing.
She couldn’t figure out the matter of emotion, even someone like Chunxi.
Or rather, Chunxi wasn’t doing it for emotion at all. Xie Yanning knew Chunxi’s nature; she was an extremely cold and proud person, and it was impossible for her to go to such lengths for a man.
Yet, she did it in the end.
At that time, Xie Yanning was busy with cultivation all day. Even though she had met Qin Du a few times, she didn’t take any of it to heart.
After all, she had no time.
No wonder Qin Du was so happy when he heard he was coming to the Ao Tian Sect; it turned out they were old acquaintances.
Xie Yanning said, “I am now preparing to leave the Sword Sect, and you are no longer a member of the Sword Sect. There is no need to mention the title ‘Senior Sister’ anymore. If we are to count, my acquaintance with A Shuang makes me your junior.”
She regarded Ming Zhaoshuang as her peer, and therefore naturally regarded Qin Du as an elder. Thus, regardless of age, she could not accept the title of Senior Sister.
Qin Du refused, “No matter what, you are still Senior Sister to me, Qin Mouren.”
Qin Du continued, “At that time, I went to find Chunxi, but she refused to see me, and almost everyone laughed at me. Only you spoke a few words for me.”
Xie Yanning did not remember such a thing.
She pondered, “Those were just casual words at the time; you don’t need to remember them until now.”
Qin Du, however, said, “The more casual the words, the more they reveal one’s true nature. Your words and actions are lofty and extremely admirable.”
Qin Du did indeed want to form a Dao Companion with Chunxi at that time, but after Chunxi had intimate relations with him, she went directly into seclusion, so he repeatedly hit a wall.
At that time, the disciples of the Sword Sect all mocked him, calling him shameless.
Previously, Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden had been extremely gentle and tried to please him in every way, and he had dangled her along. Now that she had moved on and didn’t want him anymore, he ran to the Great Jie Palace where Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden lived every day.
Wasn’t that shameless?
Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden’s cultivation and status were far higher than this pretty boy; this pretty boy still dared to be picky.
Because of this, Qin Du had suffered countless instances of being looked down upon.
Until he met Xie Yanning.
She had just won first place in the Grand Competition and was living a carefree and joyful life, not like her current miserable state.
At that time, Xie Yanning brought her Dao Companion to find Chunxi again, but Chunxi still refused to see them, causing a Junior Brother beside her to jest:
“Senior Sister, just give up. Even Master has given up on chasing that pretty boy, so how could she agree to you becoming his Dao Companion?”
Xie Yanning’s face was clear and cold; she appeared to be an elegant and beautiful woman.
But in the next moment, she cut the hair tie on the other person’s head, letting his hair scatter on the ground. She asked in a cold voice, “What, you like calling people pretty boys? Your face is quite white, why isn’t anyone chasing you? You dare to call others pretty boys, are you worthy?”
That Junior Brother’s face was indeed pale, but it was from being scared by Xie Yanning.
Xie Yanning sheathed her sword, held Jiu Zhou’s hand, and said, “Today, Senior Sister will teach you a lesson: instead of paying so much attention to others’ affairs, it’s better to demand more of your own cultivation. How Master is, how that person is, and how the relationship between me and Jiu Zhou is, none of it is for you to speculate about.”
“It’s one thing to casually mention it, but now you’re making a scene in front of others, ruining someone’s reputation and degrading your own character, causing annoyance and disgust.”
Xie Yanning didn’t want to argue with this person and turned to comfort Jiu Zhou, saying, “Master is Master, and I am me. When I said I wanted to be your Dao Companion, I meant for a lifetime.”
Jiu Zhou was fair-skinned and looked gentle and pitiable. Upon hearing Xie Yanning say this, he immediately said, “I know, A Ning is the best.”
Xie Yanning turned her head and said, “From now on, don’t say my Dao Companion, A Zhou, is a pretty boy. Even if you call that Junior Brother a pretty boy and I hear it, I will definitely challenge you to a match on the Arena.”
The Sword Sect’s Heavenly Ranking, in order to encourage disciples to compete, granted the top one hundred disciples the ability to issue mandatory challenges.
As the first on the Heavenly Ranking, Xie Yanning was usually challenged by others; she never challenged anyone. Her stepping forward now was clearly to protect Jiu Zhou and Qin Du.
After this, Qin Du rarely heard any gossip about himself.
Xie Yanning had just said it casually, but everyone believed the words of this Senior Sister, who appeared refined but was actually quite volatile, and no one dared to provoke her.
It wasn’t that Xie Yanning was particularly great back then; she was more so standing up for Jiu Zhou.
But that timely help indeed fell upon Qin Du.
Therefore, regardless of whether Xie Yanning cared about the matter or not, Qin Du remembered it.
Qin Du said, “Later, some things happened, and I found out that Chunxi and I had a child, Little Dragon, that night. Little Dragon was only three years old that year, and my cultivation had also regressed to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage. Chunxi originally didn’t intend to let me take Little Dragon away, but at that time…”
Qin Du looked at Feng Budu.
Feng Budu said, “I went to the Sword Sect at that time, wanting to kill him.”
She said it as a matter of course, not feeling that it was shameful to attack an innocent child, but rather understanding:
“However, at that time, the Sword Sect’s Mountain Protecting Formation was activated, and I was powerless to find where he had gone. It turns out he went to the Lower Realm, which is no wonder.”
She had never paid attention to the Lower Realm. Qin Feilong also carried the great fate bestowed upon him by the Heavenly Dao, which allowed Qin Feilong to survive for many years.
If Qin Feilong had remained in the Sword Sect, he would absolutely not have lived to his current age. Feng Budu would not allow an Ascender designated by the Heavenly Dao to survive.
Qin Du said helplessly, “That’s why Chunxi relented and let me take Little Dragon to the Lower Realm.”
So that was how it was.
