Chapter 15
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Chapter 15: An Lan Immediately Brought Path Master Ganlu Into the Team!
Bai Lian may be timid at times, but once she makes a decision, she immediately transforms into an active person.
If you say you’ll do something, you really have to do it until the end!
Compared to her, An Lan may seem brave, but if they were to really fight with real weapons, she would not be enough.
She just seized the opportunity of being the first to launch an attack.
Measure the depth with one’s fingers?
Indeed.
Superficial knowledge cannot reveal profound truth!
Bai Lian soon demonstrated through action how "ignorant" An Lan was.
"Master, just come with me obediently."
It is said that there is no end to learning.
To many people, learning is a terrifying abyss.
This is the current state of An Lan.
She believed that she had prepared enough, but when it came down to it, she realized that her preparation was entirely insufficient.
Oh no!
She attempted to create distance between herself and Bai Lian, but ultimately was consumed by the abyss of studying and could not escape.
There was no solution.
Although it was shameful, she had no choice but to follow Bai Lian’s orders, since there was no way out due to Bai Lian’s control over her path.
Retaliation, this is definitely retaliation from Bai Lian!
Even though she had already retaliated once back then, she never thought Bai Lian could hold a grudge for so long!
An Lan clenched her teeth.
Just now, she thought it wouldn’t matter even if those disciples saw her, but now she dare not think so.
Just because she was in such a sorry state, completely losing the dignity of being a master.
If those disciples were to witness this whole scene, she would never again be able to claim that she was the first to arrive and grab all the opportunities while others were left empty-handed.
But unfortunately, Bai Lian doesn’t think so.
Don’t want to study?
That won’t do!
Confucius said, to truly learn from these classical books, one must shout them out loudly for the best effect.
Bai Lian launched a series of attacks, not giving An Lan any chance to rest.
In the end, An Lan’s head was almost bursting.
She was dizzy, her cheeks flushed, with a layer of water gloss, as if she had drunk two pounds of white wine.
[A massive amount!]
Bai Lian is massive, and An Lan is not that far behind.
The difference only lies in the fact that Bai Lian was initially a Water Spiritual Root, and the effects she received were also Water Spirit Special Effect and Fu Zhu Special Effect. These things magnified Bai Lian’s characteristics several times over.
This cannot continue any longer.
An Lan realized that things had become very frightening.
She is currently feeling dizzy and disoriented, clearly having overstudied in a stressful situation. If left unchecked, she will inevitably reveal her incompetence in front of her disciples sooner or later.
How is she supposed to cope with this?
And she still wants to be their master after this?
An Lan stared fiercely at the smiling Bai Lian, like a newly born white tiger.
After a moment of psychological struggle, An Lan gathered all her strength, boldly attacking and biting Bai Lian’s lips.
Tight, with no intention of letting go!
This abrupt movement left Bai Lian baffled, and she could only make vague sounds of agreement with An Lan.
This sudden movement also left Xiao Jinse and the others bewildered.
Before this, they only suspected that Master and Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had an unusual relationship, but as they watched on, they realized that they were acting more like lovers.
With this action, can’t we say that the suspicion is now confirmed?!
Why bother looking for any more evidence? Would a normal master and disciple embrace and kiss under the moonlight?
Probably not.
"This, this…"
Yu Ying, who had been persuading everyone to rationalize their view of Bai Lian and An Lan’s relationship, had nothing to say at this time.
Not long ago, she was trying to persuade everyone to calm down.
[It is natural for Master to feel close to Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, after all, she had a hard time finding her.]
[After all, in Master’s eyes, Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian is just a child. As an adult, Master occasionally needs to express her own feelings.]
Strange!
In short, too bizarre!
The group of them huddled together were completely bewildered.
It’s better to keep a low profile now, pretend to be ignorant of everything. It would be so awkward if they were to meet later.
Xiao Jinse and Yu Ying’s thoughts were surprisingly consistent.
Only Su Youwei was so angry that her hair was about to stand on end.
What are you doing?
Not long ago, the master exposed Xiao Jinse and Yu Ying’s wrongdoings on the mountain, claiming justice. But when she turned around, the master had already secretly occupied the high ground!
Is there no justice left? Are the rules not going to be followed?
It seems that in the end, she was the only one who got hurt.
At first, she thought Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian preferred big breasts, but upon closer inspection, wasn’t the master just like her?
Does Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian have a penchant for excitement?
That’s not accurate, the amplification of her and Hong Yi combined is definitely more than just double!
Being a beginner, she still manages to come up with many interesting solutions to problems.
Su Youwei rolled up her sleeves ready to rush forward, but Hong Yi remained calm, quick to catch her by the arm.
"Let it go, let it go!"
Sister Su, it’s not the time to stir up trouble!
At this moment, the only thing to do is to retract and retract as much as possible. The more collected now, the more she can take from Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian later.
Su Youwei eventually calmed down.
But it was not all thanks to Hong Yi, Tong Yao should also be given credit for part of it, fifty-fifty.
Just as Bai Lian was thrown into chaos by An Lan’s sudden attack, countless deep purple electric currents suddenly appeared under the bright round moon they faced.
The crackling sounds tore through the splendid peach blossom night, adding a touch of melancholic blue to the pink.
An Lan quickly let go of Bai Lian.
Bai Lian also looked up.
Only to see that the purple electric rays opened a round and plump hole in the void.
In the next moment, a delicate purple figure slowly walked out of the hole.
You could tell it was Tong Yao just by looking at the hairstyle.
An Lan didn’t have any special reactions, while Bai Lian was frozen.
What?
Since when did Martial Sister Tong Yao possess such an effortless ability to cross through the void?
Incorrect.
Now is not the time to be concerned about such matters.
She was prepared to be discovered by the Martial Sisters, but she never expected Tong Yao to be the first to appear.
In fact, Tong Yao received the message from Ling Xuan and arrived late because of the delay in the delivery of the message.
However, she was not entirely too late.
Although the drama had already played out, Bai Lian still had not completely cleaned up the battlefield because the incident was sudden.
Bai Lian stood frozen in place, viewed from Tong Yao’s angle, even if not entirely clear, it could be seen for about seven or eight points.
"You guys…."
Tong Yao’s mouth hung open, unable to close for a long time, and her cheeks turned a rosy color.
Phew, phew, phew, phew, phew!
Halfway through the "phew", Tong Yao suddenly noticed Xiao Jinse and the others hiding by the old house wall.
Her heartbeat suddenly slowed down for a moment, being so close, even if they were hiding, under normal circumstances, Bai Lian and An Lan would not have failed to notice their presence.
However, they still…
Tong Yao stuttered, "Su Youwei and others are hiding behind the house. Didn’t you two…?"
An Lan confidently adjusted her attire, seemingly unbothered by exposing her beautiful figure to Tong Yao. This action silenced Tong Yao mid-sentence.
She wanted to turn her head and look away, but couldn’t resist stealing a few glances because of the voice in her heart.
After finishing her preparations, An Lan stood up and said, "It was precisely because I knew they were there that I took the initiative to invite Bai Lian along."
"What?!"
Tong Yao was greatly shocked.
This… is just too much, isn’t it?
She floated there, neither speaking nor not speaking.
The present her neither possessed Tong Yao’s rough lines and openness nor Path Master Ganlu’s calmness in all things.
It is not her fault at all!
She had seen scenes like this before, when she was very young; she had witnessed countless misfortunes.
But that was still something from her childhood.
It has been over twenty thousand years since she left that bitter sea.
In these twenty thousand years, she has not sought a Tao partner, nor has she inquired about romantic affairs, only desiring to advance further on the path of cultivation. She has no time or inclination to explore such matters.
Now suddenly seeing it, the reason she wasn’t scared away was due to Bai Lian’s involvement.
The two special experiences of the undying and Tong Yao caused her Tao Heart to gain something that people should naturally have.
No, it’s not so much about having more, as it is about awakening.
Everything that Tong Yao is going through now is what she once fantasized when she was trapped in that tiny cage.
She longs for adequate nourishment and warm clothing.
She desires to be indulged by someone.
She wishes not to be subjected to any sort of physical abuse.
She now possesses all of these things.
Although Bai Lian didn’t directly hand these things to her, she paved the way for her.
Tong Yao stole a meaningful glance at Bai Lian.
She was momentarily distracted, but when she regained her composure, An Lan had already appeared next to her and intentionally raised a magic barrier, separating Bai Lian.
"I understand what you want to do now, but this is not the appropriate place. Let’s wait until we return to the Duxian sect."
"Oh, no," Tong Yao quickly waved her hand, "I don’t want to do anything right now. I just came here to confirm whether you have found Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian. Now that you have, I will quickly contact others so that they won’t have to continue searching."
Ah!
An Lan looked at Tong Yao disdainfully.
Don’t act in front of me, you’re a bit slow, after all, I’m an expert in this field!
She crossed her arms, "Don’t you want to do what I did with Bai Lian just now?"
Tong Yao quickly denied it.
I don’t want to!
This must be An Lan’s test. If I say I want to, then I will fall into An Lan’s trap and be closely watched in the future!
The people from Qiongming Peak are all very scheming.
"Don’t want to?" An Lan asked again.
Tong Yao decisively shook her head.
She was indeed someone who could withstand a test!
An Lan exclaimed, "No wonder you are Path Master Ganlu! I had thought about telling Bai Lian about Path Master Ganlu’s feelings for her, so that she could become closer to you, Path Master Ganlu. But it turned out that I was overthinking everything, and Tong Yao’s experiences didn’t have any impact on your feelings. In that case, tomorrow night in Bai Lian’s room at the Qiongming Peak, I will only bring a few of my disciples and will not inform you, Path Master Ganlu."
She shook her head as she spoke, but her lips maintained a polite smile.
"No way!"
Tong Yao blurted out.
An Lan looked surprised, "What is Path Master Ganlu’s opinion?"
Tong Yao struggled for a moment before finally squeezing out a sentence, "This… is not good. The relationships between your disciples are not as good as you think. You might imagine they would all willingly be together with Bai Lian… but who knows, they might end up fighting each other."
An Lan smiled, "I have confidence in my disciples, or rather, my Martial Sisters. They’ve gone through a lot and are reasonable people."
She had been Bai Lian’s "disciple," and Xiao Jinse and the others had also been Bai Lian’s disciples in some of their past simulations. In a sense, she was also the Elder Martial Sister of Xiao Jinse and the others.
Tong Yao said, "What if they start fighting?"
An Lan said, "Will Path Master Ganlu come to supervise?"
"Ah?" Tong Yao immediately shook her head, "No, how can unimportant people be bystanders to such matters?"
An Lan said, "Although the content of this meeting cannot be disclosed to outsiders, Path Master Ganlu is still Path Master Ganlu and also the Senior Martial Sister of Qingyu Peak. She is not considered an outsider, so it is okay for her to attend as an observer."
Tong Yao was surprised, "A meeting?"
An Lan nodded, "Yes, a meeting."
Pausing, she suddenly leaned in towards Tong Yao, with a devilish smile on her face.
"Did Path Master Ganlu perhaps have other things on her mind?"
Tong Yao retreated in fear, "No, nothing."
Hmm.
Still trying to be deceitful?
An Lan chuckled, "Path Master Ganlu isn’t being honest now, even though you says you don’t want to, your thoughts are much more extreme than before, aren’t you?"
Tong Yao’s face turned pale, "Nonsense!"
An Lan crossed her arms and said, "Actually, it is possible. Honestly, I’m quite looking forward to it. I’ve never had a proper sparring session with Path Master Ganlu before."
"You…"
Tong Yao was speechless.
"Path Master Ganlu, there’s no need to deceive yourself. Rather than arguing with me here, ask your own heart," An Lan said.
She pointed her finger at Tong Yao’s heart.
The prodding left Tong Yao in such fluster that her eyes darted constantly between An Lan and Bai Lian.
An Lan continued to provoke her.
"You came early, but Qing Luan surpassed you in the end."
"Don’t be fooled by Yan Yue’s honesty, in reality, she has the courage beyond your imagination."
As she spoke, An Lan even got angry herself.
Tong Yao hastily interjected, "Let’s not talk about it anymore."
Ignoring Tong Yao, An Lan went on as if she hadn’t heard her, "That day Bai Lian also told me about her, Qing Luan, Yu Ying, and that what’s-her-name…."
"There are too many people." Tong Yao suddenly blurted out a sentence from her mouth.
An Lan immediately asked, "What did you just say?"
Tong Yao blushed and whispered, "I said there are too many people, and I get nervous."
Hmph!
An Lan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "So it’s just you, me, and Bai Lian, right?"
Tong Yao remained silent.
An Lan said, "If you don’t speak, I will assume you have agreed."
Tong Yao still didn’t speak, but also didn’t show any signs of refusal.
An Lan smiled slightly and decisively removed the magic barrier, and Bai Lian was finally able to come over.
"Master, what did you say to Martial Sister Tong Yao?"
An Lan shook her head, "I’ll tell you later."
She pointed to Xiao Jinse and others who were hiding.
This action also revealed the situation. Xiao Jinse and her companions could only obediently step forward, their heads down, completely afraid to speak.
An Lan exclaimed loudly, "Don’t just stand there, now that Bai Lian has been found, let’s go back to the Qiongming Peak and rest well for a day. Tomorrow night, come to Bai Lian’s room and I will tell you everything you need to know."
"Yes, master."
Xiao Jinse took the lead in responding, with the others immediately following suit.
Xiao Jinse’s heart was not at ease, suspecting that the master was going to disclose her relationship with Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian. If this happened, would she still be able to stay with Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian?
She didn’t know.
They could only fly towards the Duxian sect with an uneasy heart.
Tong Yao flew forward for a while and turned around to find that Bai Lian and An Lan had not moved.
"You don’t still want to stay here and continue…"
"What nonsense are you talking?" An Lan looked at Tong Yao unkindly, "I’m just a little tired. If you don’t mind, can you carry me?"
Pah.
Who wants to carry you.
Tong Yao turned and walked away.
An Lan then shifted her gaze towards Bai Lian.
Bai Lian gladly stepped forward and lifted An Lan onto her back.
With An Lan’s chin resting on her shoulder, warm breaths escaped her mouth, lightly brushing Bai Lian’s cheeks and neck like a tickling feather duster, causing her scalp to tingle with electric energy.
"Master, should I leave now?"
"Hmm."
An Lan squinted her eyes, her voice lazy and languorous.
After Bai Lian had really set off, she suddenly spoke, "Tong Yao is Path Master Ganlu."
"Ah?"
Bai Lian stopped.
Even though she had regained her memory, she still didn’t know Tong Yao’s true identity, because when she met Tong Yao, Tong Yao had already become the undead girl and had lost her past.
An Lan lightly patted Bai Lian, "Don’t stop."
Bai Lian, "…"
An Lan said softly, "This is also what she told me herself a few days ago…"
She narrated the conversation between her and Tong Yao during the days when Bai Lian was absent.
"She came here with the intention of killing you, but now…ha."
Bai Lian could hear the dissatisfaction in An Lan’s voice.
But despite her dissatisfaction, An Lan didn’t explode, "I know you won’t be content with the status quo. Even though I managed to deter you momentarily, you will still want to meet Red Dust and solve the problem."
"Hmm."
Bai Lian nodded softly.
An Lan smiled, "So I thought, since we can’t break your idea, why not try to work together?"
"Eh?"
"I’ll go see Red Dust with you."
"Master…"
"Listen to me," An Lan said, "Although we want to meet together, we cannot rush into it. We must prepare ourselves before going. Moreover, you must also appease your Martial Sisters beforehand, clarify everything, and let them think carefully before making a decision. Whether to go together or not, everyone has their own choice. Don’t act recklessly and sacrifice your life in vain. You won’t get anything from it."
Bai Lian fell silent for a while, nodded, and said, "Master, you think deeply."
"Hehe," An Lan, feeling drowsy, let out a silly laugh, "I was just talking to Ganlu earlier to get her to join us. Her strength is not much weaker than mine. After these events, and with the support of the [Ten Thousand Calamities Refining Cultivation Method], it is even possible for her to surpass me. With her presence, I feel more secure."
Bai Lian’s mouth opened slightly.
An Lan said, "Fortunately, the outcome was good. She’s such a simple person, and I just needed to say a few words to get her on board. Actually, you’ve been wanting her for a long time, right? You should thank me for this!"
Bai Lian didn’t thank An Lan, she sniffled and said, "Master, do you really want to share me with other women?"
An Lan muttered, "I don’t want to."
Bai Lian’s voice became even lower, "I owe my master too much."
However, An Lan suddenly laughed, "But thinking that this could help you, I feel like it’s nothing. And to be honest, I owe you even more. Without you, An Lan wouldn’t be An Lan."
Bai Lian reached back and grabbed An Lan’s hand, "Without my master, I wouldn’t be who I am now either."
"So…" An Lan smiled, "Hold on to me."
"Hmm, won’t let go."
Bai Lian’s face also bloomed with a brilliant smile.
