Chapter 383: Don't Cry

Yuan Yao broke through to the late stage of the Golden Core Realm, and she was exhausted, sleeping in the bamboo hut for two days and two nights.

And Cang Li did not dare to slack off; he went to climb the Heavenly Ladder these two days.

Yuan Yao lay on the bed, and suddenly noticed that the cyan green jade tablet in her storage space flashed a few times.

She dazedly took out the jade tablet.

She extended her divine sense into it, and actually heard Xie Yan's voice: "Yuan Yao, where are you now?"

Yuan Yao instantly woke up, she sat up abruptly, lowering her gaze to stare at the cyan green jade tablet in her hand, and paused for a few seconds.

"Carefree Sect." She tentatively replied to him.

Soon, the cyan green jade tablet lit up again.

Xie Yan: "Have you ever left the Carefree Sect?"

Yuan Yao yawned and lazily replied: "No."

"I want to go to the Fourth Continent; will you come?" Xie Yan's voice sounded again.

Yuan Yao: "I won't go."

On Xie Yan's side, he seemed silent for a long time: "Why?"

Yuan Yao answered seriously: "I want to stay in the Carefree Sect and follow my master in cultivation; after I have achieved something, I will go out for training."

Xie Yan: "You don't know the jade tablet can send messages to me?"

Yuan Yao: "I know."

Xie Yan: "Then why didn't you send me a message?"

Yuan Yao heard this, was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Because I've been busy cultivating."

Over the past month, she has been immersed in practicing sword techniques, with no spare time to think of his existence.

At the same time, in the Peerless Sect on the First Continent, the youth who heard Yuan Yao's answer frowned slightly, and a sense of irritation welled up in his heart.

After parting with her, during this time he could almost every day think of her. He wanted to contact her proactively, but feared she would find him bothersome, so he dragged it out until now before finally sending her a message.

Unexpectedly, she was busy cultivating and didn't care about him at all.

Xie Yan felt a bit stifled in his heart.

"Do you have anything else to say to me? If not, then don't send me messages, because I'll continue to be busy cultivating and probably won't have time to reply." Yuan Yao said while getting off the bed.

She put on her outer robe, then tied her hair into a high ponytail.

Hearing these words, Xie Yan felt even more depressed.

"None." He replied coldly.

Yuan Yao heard his tone wasn't good: "Who made you angry?"

Xie Yan: "……"

He took a deep breath: "No."

Yuan Yao only then realized he must be angry at her, but… she hadn't even scolded him!

Yuan Yao tidied her clothes and sent a message: "Xie Yan, you should also cultivate well."

"You really have nothing else to say to me?" Xie Yan's tone carried a hint of resentment.

Yuan Yao recalled that he was going to the Fourth Continent; no matter what identity he went with, she should say: "Xie Yan, stay safe."

At that moment, in the Peerless Sect on the First Continent, the handsome and beautiful youth, upon hearing this sentence, finally relaxed his brows and eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly lifting, and he restrainedly replied with one word: "Good."

Just as Yuan Yao thought their communication was over, she received another message from Xie Yan.

"Yuan Yao, I hope that when we meet again, your strength will have improved."

"Nascent Soul Realm, okay?" His tone was almost provocative.

Yuan Yao raised an eyebrow and replied: "Next time we meet, let's have a match?"

Xie Yan said lazily: "If you lose, don't cry."

Yuan Yao's fighting spirit instantly ignited: "Xie Yan, the one who should cry is you!"

"I won't go easy on you."

"No need!"

"Yuan Yao, I am now much stronger than you."

"I will strive to close the gap between us; in the future, I will definitely be stronger than you!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yan's eyes flashed with pleased amusement; he chuckled lightly: "Good, I'll wait for you to surpass me."

Yuan Yao: "Hmph."

She put the jade tablet back into her storage space, then immediately opened the bamboo hut's door and strode swiftly toward the rear mountain of Heavenly Martial Peak.

As she walked, she suddenly sensed something and looked back.

She saw a girl appear before her: tall, with an oval face, her bone structure exuding a beautiful and aggressive aura, wearing a phoenix-pattern forehead ornament, her eyes smiling as she looked at Yuan Yao.

"Second Senior Sister! You're back!" Yuan Yao lunged over, exclaiming delightedly.

Xiao Lingwei chuckled: "I've been back for a while. I wanted to visit you, but A Li said you were overly exhausted from cultivating this period and were sleeping indoors, so I didn't disturb you."

Yuan Yao laughed: "Second Senior Sister, how is your grandmother's health?"

"Doing well."

Xiao Lingwei reached out and pinched Yuan Yao's soft cheek, indulgingly saying: "I heard your cultivation has risen again, awesome!"

Yuan Yao, feeling a bit proud from the praise, raised her chin.

Xiao Lingwei said: "Keep it up. But don't overdo it; the most important thing is to advance steadily."

"Second Senior Sister, I understand." Yuan Yao nodded.

Xiao Lingwei took out a food box from her storage space and said to Yuan Yao: "This is a specialty from Fusang Island, camellia flower cake. Want to try?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao curiously looked into the food box; what met her eyes were pieces of exquisite pastry shaped like flowers, looking extremely beautiful.

Xiao Lingwei took out a camellia cake and handed it to Yuan Yao's mouth.

Yuan Yao instinctively opened her mouth and took a bite.

The pastry was soft and non-sticky, exuding a rich tea aroma, slightly bitter with a hint of sweetness, and the aftertaste lingered endlessly.

"Delicious!" Yuan Yao's eyes lit up slightly.

Xiao Lingwei raised her brows slightly, "I know you don't like overly sweet pastries, so this time I specially brought you camellia cakes."

Yuan Yao took the unfinished camellia cake from Xiao Lingwei's hand, eating as she said, "Thank you, Second Senior Sister!"

Immediately, she extended her other hand to receive the food box.

Xiao Lingwei said, "For the coming long period, I will also be in closed-door cultivation, at least three months. So you and Ah Li should diligently cultivate under Master."

Yuan Yao asked curiously, "There are still five months until the Fusang Festival; will you emerge from seclusion before the festival begins, Second Senior Sister?"

Xiao Lingwei: "Smart."

Yuan Yao finished the camellia cake in one bite, her cheeks puffed out, and she mumbled, "How could Xiao Lingwei's junior disciple possibly not be smart?"

Xiao Lingwei was amused by the teasing, she reached out and rubbed Yuan Yao's head.

"Exactly."

The two walked while talking.

Xiao Lingwei sent Yuan Yao to the rear of Heavenly Martial Peak, explained the situation to Master Qian Jueshan, greeted Cang Li, then went into closed-door cultivation.

Yuan Yao held the food box, took out a camellia cake from inside and handed it to Qian Jueshan, saying, "Master, would you like to try the camellia cake? It's not sweet!"

Qian Jueshan slowly shook his head. "No."

"Master doesn't want it, I do!" Cang Li rushed over, snatched the camellia cake from Yuan Yao's hand, and shoved it into his mouth.

Seeing his ravenous, hungry-ghost reincarnation appearance, Qian Jueshan's brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes.

He let out a soft sigh, "Nobody is competing with you for it."

"Master!" Cang Li said resentfully, "I haven't eaten anything for many days, and with these days of high-intensity cultivation, I'm starving."

Qian Jueshan: "……"