The Cool and Aloof Senior Sister Always Flirts with Me

Chapter 143: Infidelity

If they had Duan Luxi guiding the way this time, their journey to find the Spirit Grass would likely be much shorter, saving them considerable time in the Taihua Mountains.

Yan Jue and Qi Xianqing parted ways, returning to their dorms to pack.

On the way to the Shuiyun Sect, Yan Jue ran into Yun Jie.

Dressed in the brown Daoist robes of the Qi Dun Sect, Yun Jie approached Yan Jue slowly. "In this team competition, it was thanks to your help, Daoist Yan."

Yan Jue simply replied, "It was nothing."

Yun Jie looked at Yan Jue, clenching her hand at her side unconsciously.

Since the day Qi Xianqing joined the mountain, Yun Jie had never ceased her rivalry with her, though it was a one-sided contest. Qi Xianqing had never given her a second glance.

In the last individual competition, Yun Jie had been unfortunate enough to encounter Qi Xianqing in the early rounds, robbing her of a chance to rank in the top three.

The upcoming team competition hadn't even started yet, and there were already whispers circulating in the sect—some mocked her, while others seemed hopeful.

Yun Jie couldn't imagine how she'd face her master if she failed to place in this team event as well.

Actually, she felt more confident about her individual match; compared to the puzzle-solving of the team competition, the individual matches were her true battlefield.

If Yan Jue hadn't given her that clue, she might have lost entirely...

Thinking of this, even Yun Jie's usual pride softened a bit into gratitude for Yan Jue.

Yan Jue chuckled and waved her hand, her tone gentle. "Don't worry about it, Senior Sister Yun. Keep up your cultivation, and aim for the championship in the next Wulong Summit."

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The next day, the three gathered at the base of Wulong Mountain.

When Yan Jue saw Qi Xianqing, she was holding a transmission talisman.

Though Qi Xianqing had many friends in Wulong Mountain, she rarely used the talisman, which was far less convenient than a cellphone.

Whenever she did use it, it was generally to contact Yun Zhen.

Seeing this, Yan Jue couldn't help but feel curious about why Yun Zhen would contact Qi Xianqing at that moment.

Duan Luxi arrived soon after, and Yan Jue pushed the thought aside.

Duan Luxi wore green robes, her long hair tied up high. "Junior Sister Yan, I think the last mission we did together was in Nanxing Town, wasn't it? The Senior Sister was there too, if I remember right."

"Back then, you were only in the Foundation Establishment stage, but now..." Duan Luxi trailed off, swallowing her words.

Within the sect, Yan Jue now had the nickname of "Second Senior Sister."

Duan Luxi had witnessed Yan Jue's performance in the individual matches at the Wulong Summit.

She worried that if Yan Jue revealed her true strength, it might just frighten her.

Yan Jue smiled but said nothing, not out of distrust but for caution—walls have ears. Keeping one's true power hidden as a trump card was a common practice in the cultivation world.

Duan Luxi, understanding this, wouldn't mind.

The three wasted no time and, traveling by sword flight, soon arrived at the southern border of Jiangnan.