Chapter 56: Master really doesn't want me anymore

"Don't go back. Going back will only cause trouble for your Master. She let me take you away to protect you; otherwise, if you betrayed your sect and the sect, and didn't face punishment, what would the other disciples think?"

"If your punishment were too light, it wouldn't be appropriate, but it would certainly be a heavy one, and your Master couldn't bear that."

Jiang Xun looked at Hua Bairui and smiled.

"..."

Hua Bairui lowered her head and said nothing, because she felt that what Jiang Xun said made sense.

Then what should she do next?

Was she really going to the Lingerie-Sect?

She had heard that the Lingerie-Sect was full of enchantresses!

The very promiscuous kind...

"Don't worry." Jiang Xun seemed to see through Hua Bairui's worries: "I don't live in the Lingerie-Sect right now, but in a small hut at the foot of the mountain. I will have someone build another small hut next to it, and you can live there. From now on, we will be neighbors."

"Neighbors?" Hua Bairui was stunned upon hearing this.

"After you live here for a while and the heat of the situation dies down, if you want to go back, I won't stop you."

"How could the heat of this kind of matter die down?" Hua Bairui could not help but reveal a bitter smile.

"Wait three or five hundred years, I suppose," Jiang Xun said with a smile.

Hua Bairui was also extremely helpless upon hearing this.

Just as she was worrying about what to do with her cultivation next, a Communication Jade Tube quietly flew in front of her.

Jiang Xun and Hua Bairui were both a bit bewildered.

Through the divine sense on it, Hua Bairui discovered it was sent by Yin Ningyu.

She did not avoid Jiang Xun and opened the Communication Jade Tube.

Inside was the oral dictation from Yin Ningyu, containing the entire continuation of the cultivation technique Hua Bairui practiced: Wind Flower Snow Moon.

Upon hearing the continuation of this technique, Hua Bairui let out a long sigh.

Then, bean-sized teardrops rolled down from her eyes uncontrollably.

Master.

You really don't want me anymore...

The content of the Communication Jade Tube could only be heard by Hua Bairui herself. Seeing this, although Jiang Xun did not know what Yin Ningyu had said, he still hurriedly took out a handkerchief and came to Hua Bairui's side to help her wipe away her tears.

How could one just hand it over at a time like this?

That would be too tactless!

Being wiped of her tears by Jiang Xun, Hua Bairui only felt even more aggrieved in her heart and cried even harder.

In the end, she simply buried herself in Jiang Xun's arms to cry.

If someone next door heard, they would think Jiang Xun had done something to this beautiful young woman.

After a long while, Hua Bairui finally steadied her emotions.

This was the first time she had cried since she was born; she hadn't expected that once she started, she wouldn't be able to stop.

After crying, she felt a bit shy and didn't dare to look directly at Jiang Xun.

"You cried quite intensely; I'm afraid the neighbors think I'm slaughtering a pig."

Jiang Xun teased.

"I'm not a pig." Hua Bairui's face turned even redder upon hearing this.

"What did Yin Ningyu say just now?"

"Master told me the continuation of the technique I practice, and other than that, she said nothing," Hua Bairui said with some disappointment.

She had thought her Master would say more to her.

In fact, Yin Ningyu's thought was: I can't let the child I raised with my own hands learn that bullshit Bewitching Entanglement Art, can I?

"Since that is the case, just live here with me in peace from now on," Jiang Xun nodded.

"Mm..." Hua Bairui didn't know what else to say, so she could only nod.

After a long silence, Hua Bairui looked at Jiang Xun: "Um, Senior..."

"Call me Jiang Xun; there's no need to be so polite," Jiang Xun interrupted Hua Bairui.

"Ji... Jiang Xun." Hua Bairui nodded. Saying this name felt very unfamiliar, but there had to be a process of adaptation.

After all, having an old man with the air of an immortal sitting in front of you always makes one want to call him Senior.

"Master said that your Lingerie-Sect wants to attack the Baihua Sect. Is this true?"

Hua Bairui looked at Jiang Xun and asked.

"There is only such an intention. Now that I have seen Yin Ningyu's strength, I think this matter is still up for discussion."

Jiang Xun nodded and did not deny it.

Anyway, Hua Bairui couldn't go back.

"Why? Even if there are some small frictions usually, it shouldn't escalate to a war between sects, right? A lot of people will die then."

Hua Bairui asked with a frown.

"Of course, it's to solidify our position among the Ten Great Sects. With the protection of immortals, cultivation is twice as effective with half the effort," Jiang Xun shrugged.

"Our Baihua Sect has heard about your Sect Master breaking through to the Transformation God Realm, but you have seen Master's strength; you cannot defeat her. Moreover, there is the Mountain Protection Array and the Flower Array covering the mountains and plains; it's a question of whether you can even get up the mountain."

Hua Bairui's words were not false.

Hua Bairui didn't say that if Jiang Xun used that Purgatory Fire Bead, the flowers covering the mountains and plains would all be burned away, and the people of the entire sect would likely be trapped...

After all, she didn't want anything to happen to the Baihua Sect.

But if she didn't say it, did Jiang Xun not know?

In the situation just now, although there was a possibility of being taken down by Hua Bairui, if Jiang Xun and the people of the Lingerie-Sect went together, with Tu Qing and others acting as Protectors on the side, it would be completely different.

As long as he could not take down Tu Qing and the others in an instant, once Jiang Xun released his flames, even if the Baihua Sect won in the end, the Baihua Sect would still be swallowed by the flames.

"Given my relationship with Yin Ningyu, to be honest, I don't want to hurt her either; let's wait until I go back to discuss this matter with Tu Qing," Jiang Xun waved his hand, not wanting to discuss this topic with Hua Bairui any further.

At this moment, a Jade Slip flew over and appeared beside Jiang Xun.

It was sent by Tu Qing.

It said that when she went to the small house, Lin Qingwan had already run away, and she had now sent people out to look for her.

Ordinary Inner Sect Disciples cannot leave the Lingerie-Sect without the Sect Master's order, but Lin Qingwan was Jiang Xun's Maid, and since she inevitably had to run errands for Jiang Xun, she was granted convenience and could leave the sect freely.

Fortunately, she did not know the Dharma Formula for the Lingerie-Sect's Mountain Protection Array.

Jiang Xun had not expected that the little girl who looked so harmless would be a spy for the Baihua Sect.

She clearly looked a bit silly and cute; when massaging, she would fall asleep on his lap, she would dress him and bathe him, and when it rained, she would bring him an umbrella, getting soaked herself while giving the umbrella to him.

She also performed very clumsily during Dual Cultivation, being completely on the passive side.

To think that such a little girl would actually be a spy.

Could it be that her silly demeanor was all an act?

Damn it!

He had even given her a piece of Treasure-grade Protective Gear; didn't that mean he had provided resources to the enemy?

However, it was also thanks to her that he obtained the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe, which gave Jiang Xun the opportunity to show off in front of others.

"Between you and Master..."

Hearing this, Hua Bairui looked at Jiang Xun, wanting to speak but hesitating, though the spirit of gossip was already burning fiercely in her eyes; in fact, she had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

"Sigh..." Jiang Xun waved his hand: "Old history, let's not mention it. It's getting late, you should rest first. Before the house is built, you will stay at the Fairy Pavilion; once it's built, I will call you immediately."

Jiang Xun stood up and looked at Hua Bairui: "Of course, if there is somewhere else you would like to go, let me know before you leave."

Having said that, Jiang Xun turned and left the room.