Chapter 107: I am willing!

"Senior Sister, please don't be like this; I'm truly afraid that one day I won't be able to hold back and will fight you to the death."

Seeing that Ming Ning even had the heart to joke, Jiang Xun also let out a sigh of relief.

"You won't die," Ming Ning said with a smile, then pulled the quilt up.

"Senior Sister, what happened after you sent that Nascent Soul Early Stage Peak disciple of the Tianwu Sect flying? Why can't any of us remember?"

Jiang Xun then sat by the edge of Ming Ning's bed and asked.

"I can't remember either."

Ming Ning shook her head.

"Huh?" Jiang Xun was stunned, then asked, "Then Senior Sister, how did you take down that Early Stage Peak expert?"

"That palm strike was power I had accumulated for over a hundred years. They were right; I could only unleash that one strike, and everything after was just a bluff."

Ming Ning shook her head and said.

Jiang Xun keenly noticed that Ming Ning was lying.

Usually, when Ming Ning wasn't lying, she would look directly at people while speaking; once she lied, she would subconsciously feel guilty and avoid looking at the person she was talking to.

But since Ming Ning was unwilling to say, Jiang Xun didn't ask further.

"Alright... still, thank you, Senior Sister, for coming back to save me."

Jiang Xun nodded and smiled.

Mentioning this, Ming Ning glared at Jiang Xun: "Don't go looking for death at every turn. What kind of relationship do you have with that Yin Ningyu that warrants you self-destructing to protect her? Don't forget, she is a disciple of the Baihua Sect, and we of the Lingerie-Sect are at odds with them."

"Senior Sister, I think Senior Brother and that Yin Ningyu have probably already hooked up; perhaps they are a proper couple of Dao companions now."

Tu Qing said sourly from the side.

She was so angry she could die!

It was her first time down the mountain, and as a result, she hadn't recruited any disciples, had found herself two love rivals in Gu Qing and Yin Ningyu, and her Senior Brother and Senior Sister had almost died.

Going down the mountain is no fun at all! Never coming down again!

"Is that so?" Ming Ning asked, looking at Jiang Xun.

"It... is?" Jiang Xun hesitated and nodded.

Having spent so many years in the Lingerie-Sect, he really couldn't remember what it felt like to be in love for a moment.

But given the current state between him and Yin Ningyu, they should be considered Dao companions, right?

"Break it off as soon as possible; Master will not agree to it." Ming Ning's words were like a basin of cold water poured over Jiang Xun's head: "Sleep when you should, play when you should; before returning to the Lingerie-Sect, break it off early—it's better for both of you."

"..." Jiang Xun didn't speak upon hearing this, and nodded lightly: "Then Senior Sister, you rest first, I'm going back to my room."

Jiang Xun said this and turned to leave Ming Ning's room.

Watching Jiang Xun's back, Ming Ning sighed: "I never expected that little Xun would one day fall for someone else."

"Senior Brother likes me too!" Tu Qing said hurriedly upon hearing this.

Ming Ning smiled when she heard this and lightly flicked Tu Qing's forehead: "Yes, yes, yes."

Over the next few days, Jiang Xun kept helping Yin Ningyu take care of the people from the Baihua Sect, but Jiang Xun also knew this was just an excuse; he just wanted to be with Yin Ningyu more.

In their spare time, Yin Ningyu and Jiang Xun sat on the roof, snuggled in Jiang Xun's arms, and she told him many things about her childhood.

The relationship between the two gradually warmed up.

Unlike the way Jiang Xun usually engaged in Dual Cultivation without a word in the Lingerie-Sect, the two were like ordinary young lovers, taking things step by step.

Jiang Xun himself seemed to enjoy this long-lost feeling very much.

Moreover, Yin Ningyu was very shy; let alone Dual Cultivation, even just kissing made her too embarrassed to lift her head, not to mention being touched.

A week passed, and everyone's injuries had mostly recovered, and they were all able to move freely.

But watching Jiang Xun and Yin Ningyu playing and frolicking by the river, they all felt very helpless.

Liang Ru and Ming Ning stood together, rarely not arguing, both looking at the happy pair by the river with complex expressions.

"Are you not planning to leave yet?" Liang Ru asked, looking at Ming Ning beside her.

"Do you see him looking like he wants to leave?" Ming Ning gestured with her head, looking at Jiang Xun.

"... I have already reported to Master, and Master told me to bring Ning Yu back within two days," Liang Ru said after a moment of silence.

"What a coincidence, my Master told me to bring him back today even if I have to knock him unconscious," Ming Ning nodded.

"Regardless, thank you all from the Lingerie-Sect for coming to our rescue this time... These are the Storage Rings of all of us; it is what Ning Yu promised to give Jiang Xun earlier," Liang Ru opened her hands, holding six rings: "Ning Yu's is still on her own hand."

"Mm." Ming Ning didn't refuse, took the rings directly, and then walked toward the two.

"Hey!" Liang Ru reached out to stop her, but Ming Ning stopped: "I'm just letting them say a proper goodbye." Having said that, Ming Ning continued toward the two.

"Sigh, why did you have to like someone like him?" Seeing this, Liang Ru looked at Yin Ningyu and sighed.

Seeing Ming Ning approach, Jiang Xun stopped playing and walked toward her: "Senior Sister."

Yin Ningyu also followed silently behind Jiang Xun.

"Say your goodbyes; we are returning today," Ming Ning said directly.

"Today? In such a rush?" Jiang Xun frowned upon hearing this.

"It is Master's order." Ming Ning nodded, and after speaking, she glanced at Yin Ningyu and turned to leave.

After Ming Ning left, Jiang Xun looked at Yin Ningyu, and Yin Ningyu looked at Jiang Xun; the two fell into a brief silence.

A moment later, it was Yin Ningyu who spoke first: "Go back."

"I don't want to go back," Jiang Xun shook his head and sat cross-legged by the river.

"It's not like we won't see each other again," Yin Ningyu said, sitting beside Jiang Xun.

"You aren't really that naive, are you? Once we go back this time, it will likely be very difficult for us to meet again."

Jiang Xun shook his head.

"But we will meet again eventually, won't we?" Yin Ningyu asked back, then naturally snuggled into Jiang Xun's arms: "I will wait for you always; in this life, Ning Yu only has eyes for you."

"Aren't you jealous? The place I'm returning to is the Lingerie-Sect, after all," Jiang Xun said with a smile upon hearing this.

"And what of it? Are you suggesting you abandon your entire cultivation base to come back to the Baihua Sect with me?" Yin Ningyu said, pouting.

"Why not?" Jiang Xun kissed Yin Ningyu on the forehead and smiled.

"Don't talk nonsense," Yin Ningyu said with a coquettish rebuke, rolling her eyes at Jiang Xun.

During this time, she had come to understand Jiang Xun relatively well; he had a Mixed Spiritual Root and had cultivated for five hundred years, only just managing to reach the Golden Core Mid Stage. If he were to abandon his cultivation now, wouldn't those five hundred years have been in vain?

Furthermore, there was a possibility he might never return to this realm again, and when his lifespan reached its end, wouldn't that be equivalent to her having killed him?

"After I return, I will petition my Master. If it is possible, I will go to the Baihua Sect to marry you."

Jiang Xun was, of course, joking, but he then looked at Yin Ningyu with a serious expression and spoke.

"Marry me?"

Yin Ningyu was stunned upon hearing this; she looked up at Jiang Xun, her pupils dilating.

"Is Ning Yu unwilling to marry?"

Jiang Xun asked upon seeing this.

"I am willing!"

Yin Ningyu did not hesitate upon hearing this and shouted immediately.