Chapter 39 [039] Lingxia Sect
Lingshen Mountain is known as the second most beautiful mountain in the world, the first being Xianhai Penglai. The scenery between the two mountains is beautiful in its own way.

Under the slanting sunlight, the purple mountains seem to be covered with a layer of light golden gauze, sparkling with gorgeous luster.

The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairy in a gauze dress, adding a sense of mystery.

The fairy ship slowly descended. Lingshen Mountain belonged to Lingxia Sect. All the members of the sect were women, and each of them was as beautiful as a fairy.

Disciples of the Baicao Pavilion of Sanqing Mountain are not allowed to enter the mountain to collect herbs rashly. Before entering the mountain, they must obtain the consent of the head of the Lingxia Sect before they can go up the mountain. Therefore, the fairy ship can only dock at the foot of the mountain.

After the boat stopped, five people came down from the deck.

The gatekeeper disciple of Lingxia sect wore a very revealing purple gown and had an extremely seductive makeup, like an alluring fox in the mountains, with a lively and alluring appearance.

Almost all the disciples here look like this. On weekdays, they seldom participate in group activities in the cultivation world, and rarely go down the mountain to gain experience. From top to bottom, the sect lives in a secluded corner of Lingshen Mountain.

They don't need to understand the ways of the world, nor do they have to maintain harmonious relations with any sect. They are considered outliers in the world of cultivation.

As the leader of this team, Cangying had to take the initiative to step forward and greet people, but even though she had seen the Lingxia Sect's dressing style once before, she couldn't help blushing when she met them again.

"Well, we are disciples of the Baicao Pavilion on Jinping Peak of Sanqing Mountain. I am Cangying, the disciple of Elder Cangyan. I am honored to meet you fellow Taoists from Lingxia Sect. We are going to Lingshen Mountain to collect medicinal herbs. I hope you will inform the head of Lingxia Sect on my behalf."

After saying that, Cangying secretly glanced at the woman in purple in front of her.

After hearing her words, the other party looked Cangying up and down and chuckled, "Sanqing Mountain, I didn't expect that two years would pass so quickly. It's a pity that not many men came this time."

She looked charming and continued, "Remember the last time your senior brother came here, we were all so happy."

The woman in purple stepped forward, brushed past Cangying, and began to look towards the person behind her.

Seeing Shi Qing, she was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that there are disciples in Sanqing Mountain who dress so tastefully."

The purple-clothed woman seemed to like Shi Qing's neat and tidy clothing style, as well as the tightly wrapped bandages. She was a little surprised, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she praised: "Your skin is as white as cream, and your curves are smooth. If you want to rest tonight, you can sleep in my room."

Shi Qing: “…”

Zhongli Jin: “…”

Shen Xiang: “…”

She looked back again, her eyes fell on Zhongli Jin, and then she was stunned!

It seemed that she had never seen such a handsome boy before. Her fair cheeks were slightly flushed, her eyes slightly widened, and she muttered, "A graceful young man, flawless jade, handsome and gentle... May I ask, fellow Taoist, what is your name?"

The woman in purple took a step forward and stared at Zhongli Jin with burning eyes.

As she approached, a rich fragrance came to my nose, as enchanting as a flower, stirring my heartstrings.

The young man stepped back subconsciously, distanced himself from the woman, raised his hand and saluted, saying, "I am Zhongli Jin from Xuanxiao Sect. I am currently studying at Baicao Pavilion in Sanqing Mountain. I'd like to meet this senior sister from Lingxia Sect."

"Zhongli Jin?" The woman blinked and looked disappointed: "Turns out he's a married man, what a pity."

Zhongli Jin: "??? A married man?"

The purple-clothed woman sighed, "I heard that you are engaged to the daughter of the head of Sanqing Mountain. Now that you look sixteen years old, it's time for you to get married."

Zhongli Jin: “…”

The boy's tone became heavier: "We haven't gotten married yet. She broke off the engagement with me a long time ago."

"Broken engagement?" The purple-clothed woman was somewhat surprised: "Daoyou Zhongli is so handsome, yet she also broke off the engagement? How high is her standard?"

Zhong Lijin said coldly: "She only likes strong men. When she saw that I was abandoned two years ago, she couldn't wait to break off the engagement. Now, there is nothing else between her and me except the relationship of a senior and junior sister studying abroad."

"..."

The air was silent for a moment.

Cangying glanced at Shiqing next to him, then coughed lightly and laughed dryly: "Hey, Junior Brother, let's not talk about this in front of outsiders. Be obedient and be good."

Zhong Lijin lowered his eyes and said, "Yes, I'm sorry, Senior Sister Cang, I just want to explain my relationship with her clearly, and I don't want to be tied to any misunderstandings with her anymore."

After hearing this, the purple-clothed woman's eyes lit up slightly: "So, that's great! Although there are few men coming to Sanqing Mountain this time, the appearance of this Junior Brother Zhongli is better than countless others."

She smiled with satisfaction, turned around and led the way, "Everyone, follow me, the wing room is ready. Elder Cangyan of Sanqing Mountain has already greeted our leader and said that there are guests coming."

Chen Xiang didn't like people like her who were full of amorous feelings. They seemed to seduce others all the time, especially when she asked people to sleep in her room. She felt very unhappy when she heard it, so she muttered quietly: "What were you looking at at the door for so long just now?"

As if she had heard her mumbling, the purple-clothed woman looked back at her, still smiling, not angry, and raised her eyebrows and said, "Little sister, you came to Lingshen Mountain to collect medicinal herbs. Although Sanqing Mountain has communicated with us in advance, we still need to meet and check carefully to see if they agree in the end."

Shi Qing looked at Shen Xiang and reminded her: "No, don't talk nonsense."

Although you can be more unrestrained in Sanqing Mountain, you cannot speak casually in other people's homes.

This is what the head master taught her, to be polite.

"None of your business." Shen Xiang turned his head away and ignored Shi Qing.

The junior sister started to throw a tantrum again.

Cangying is used to it.

This is her normal self. So when she just came back from training at the foot of the mountain, she was really shocked to see Shi Xiang greeting people so well-behaved and sunny. She actually thought that after two years of training, she had turned from a little brat into a mature and polite little sister.

The result - haha.

It turned out to be false.

"By the way, what's this sister's name?" The woman in purple looked at Shi Qing.

Shi Qing responded: "Shi Qing."

The woman was stunned for a moment, her eyes flicked between her and Zhong Lijin, "Are you the disciple of the head of Sanqing Mountain?"

I didn't expect that this trip would be with my ex-fiancé who had broken off the engagement.

It’s true - he’s not afraid of rumors.

No wonder the boy was eager to explain when he was called a married man. He also glanced at the girl, as if he really didn't want to have anything to do with her anymore.

"I'm very curious, why do you want to break off the engagement with Brother Zhongli? Is it just because he was deposed?" She blinked, as if she really just wanted to know the reason.

Shi Qing repeated what the junior sister said when she broke off the engagement: "Growing old, getting sick and dying, I don't want to marry, I'm not worthy, there are plenty of strong men, I don't want to, I'll hang myself on the useless."

Woman in purple: “…” How bold.

Cangying: "..." Baby, you don't have to say it so honestly...

Zhongli Jin: “…” Haha, it turns out that you think he is a useless person. What the junior sister said is true.

Chen Xiang: "..." Damn! How come it's exactly the same as what I said to the male lead? ! !
Disciple Xu: “…”

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

The purple-clothed woman said no more and just chuckled twice, as if to let the matter go.

The architecture of Lingxia School is mainly terraces and waterside pavilions, and the sound of gurgling streams can be heard everywhere.

Of course, there are also some strange and coquettish sounds.

On the way to the wing room, Shen Xiang had seen the disheveled women on the pavilion terrace more than once, which made her think of some strange novels or TV plots.

After the purple-clothed woman took them to the wing room and said goodbye and left, Shen Xiang could finally ask her doubts: "No! Why are they so charming?!"

Cangying nodded: "Because it's just as you think, Lingxia Sect has only female disciples, and their cultivation methods can be summarized as absorbing nourishment from each other and ascending together. To put it bluntly, it's dual cultivation." Chen Xiang: "..."

——This sect is really open-minded. As a modern person, it is rare to encounter such a free and unrestrained sect. Well, it’s not bad.

"It is best to use yang to replenish yin, but their skills are not limited to this. It is also normal to use yin to replenish yin." Cangying said again.

Shen Xiang: “…”

Recalling the scene just now where someone was invited by Zi Yi to sleep in the room at night...

Shen Xiang: “…”

——This sect is really shameless!!!
Seeing the slight contempt in Chen Xiang's eyes, Cangying reached out and knocked her on the head, whispering a lesson: "Watch your words and actions! Since you followed us out, you must set a good example for the Sanqing Mountain! Don't cause trouble and offend others! This is not Sanqing Mountain, not a place where you can do whatever you want!"

Chen Xiang hated being taught a lesson, so he snorted, turned around and walked straight into a side room, closed the door and said nothing more.

There are only four houses next to this waterfall.

After all, I heard that there were four people coming, but who would have thought that there would be one more person in the end.

Disciple Xu said, "I'll give my room to Senior Sister Shi Qing."

Shi Qing shook his head: "No need."

Even at Lingshen Mountain, where there were disciples from the Lingxia Sect guarding the place, she still had to be responsible for keeping watch.

Cangying said, "Junior Brother Xu, go and have a rest. In half an hour, we will start from the mountainside and collect all the herbs we need. We only have ten days to collect herbs from Lingshen Mountain. We have to collect herbs from the entire mountain. The task is tight and the time is short. There are only a few of us, so we have to work harder."

Disciple Xu heard her say this and nodded, "Yes, Senior Sister Cang."

Cangying looked at Zhongli Jin again: "Zhongli Jin, go back to your room too. It's noon now, take a good rest and cheer up in the afternoon."

Zhongli Jin said: "Okay, Senior Sister Cang too."

The young man turned around and went back to his room. Before closing the door, his ink-black eyes gave Shi Qing a cold look.

Cangying: “…”

She pulled Shi Qing into the last room, and then said to her speechlessly: "I'm telling you, how can you say that in front of Junior Brother Zhongli?!"

Shi Qing asked: "What?"

Cangying held her forehead with her hand: "That's the reason for breaking off the engagement. It shouldn't be something you came up with, right?"

"Yes." She said, "Junior Sister."

Cangying said, "I know it... How many times have you taken the blame for her since she was a child? She is already fifteen or sixteen years old. If she were in the mortal world, she would have been ready to get married. She might even be pregnant and ready to be a mother. How can she grow up if you still take the blame for her like this?"

What Cangying said makes sense.

Shi Qing knew it in his heart.

She said calmly: "Little Junior Sister, you have matured."

"Huh??? Mature?? Mature in what way?" Cangying clearly didn't believe it, "Throw away your "little junior sister" filter! You can't indulge her endlessly just because she's the Sect Leader's biological daughter and you were rescued by the Sect Leader. That's not good!"

As soon as Cangying finished speaking, a snow-white bandage was wrapped around her wrist.

Cangying: "...This trick is no longer useful to me."

"No." Shi Qing said, "Look."

The next second, an envelope wrapped in a white bandage was placed in Cangying's hand.

"This is..." She was a little confused.

Shi Qing said: "Junior sister, experience, write a letter."

The letters that my junior sister has been writing to her since she went down the mountain to gain experience.

The girl's writing style has become more mature and steady. In the past two years, she has traveled a lot, seen a lot of scenery, and met many people and things.

She wrote down everything she saw and her feelings in a letter to Shi Qing.

These words were completely different from the little junior sister she saw now. Cangying frowned slightly, looked at Shi Qing, and asked, "What did you notice?"

Shi Qing nodded: "Yeah."

Her brown eyes looked through the window at the door of the wing room that Shi Xiang had just entered, and she said word by word, quietly: "Junior sister, you have lost your memory."

I have lost a lot of memories over the years, so my personality is like that of my childhood.

There is something called a system in her body.

At first, Shi Qing thought that the system was some kind of spirit, but now it seems that the thing should not be simple. It would quarrel with the junior sister, instigate the junior sister to frame herself, and brainwash the junior sister to make her like Zhongli Jin.

If Junior Sister fails to complete the task, it sounds like there will be a punishment.

The junior sister didn't want to be punished, so she could only chase after Zhongli Jin.

Shi Qing couldn't alert the enemy for the time being, she couldn't let that thing called the system find out that she had already sensed its existence.

Therefore, he could only let Junior Sister do what she wanted, or rather, follow the system's will, wait until she was completely exposed, and then kill her with one blow.

Cangying carefully read one of the letters from Shi Xiang to Shi Qing.

That letter was sent more than two months ago, which should be one month before Junior Sister was about to finish her training and return.

The letter still contained some of what he had seen and heard, but at the end he wrote a poem: "If you are looking for a good match in the Red Mansion, Mr. Xue is the right match for Concubine Xiang."

Cangying: "...what do you mean?"

Shi Qing shook his head: "I don't understand either."

I wanted to wait for my junior sister to come back and ask her, but - she had lost her memory.

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[…That girl was really rude when she spoke.]

Just as Zhongli Jin closed the door, he heard the old man's voice in his head, with a bit of injustice, "No wonder you don't like that girl. I don't like her either. You only admire the strong, take advantage of others' misfortunes, and look down on the weak. You have a bad character and it's hard for you to achieve great things."

[It's okay, senior,] Zhong Lijin comforted him in return: [When I stand up again in the future, I will make her regret it.]

[That's right! Since you like strong people, the younger generation will become a strong person. It will be too late for her to regret it then!] The old man stroked his beard: [You should learn the methods of refining pills, carving arrays and drawing talismans from me. With me around, I will make you the strongest person in the world of cultivation! Even those sword cultivators can't survive more than three moves in your hands!]

【it is good. 】

The boy now understands.

Take the sword.

Or become an immortal.

Since he was destined not to reach the end of the previous path in his lifetime, he would try another one.

He is not an extremely stubborn person who insists on going down a certain path to the end. Since his spiritual roots can be reshaped, it means that the heaven is willing to give him another chance.

This time - he would rely on his new ability to seek justice from that group of demon cultivators and Shi Qing.

　Come on, come on!!! Good night, everyone! ~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)