Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 127 - 126: Qing Yueqiu Is Very Envious of the "Special Training" for Her Junior Sister

"Master, do you think my feet are pretty?"

"Come on, say something. Compared to Mistress, aren't my little feet prettier?"

The young woman sat on the edge of the bed, propping up her smooth calves and wiggling her feet, which were as nimble as little white rabbits.

Her glistening eyes narrowed, resembling a pair of expressive crescent moons.

Pei Yuhang was speechless, unwilling to waste his breath on this rebellious disciple.

He applied pressure with his fingers, jabbing sharply into the sole of the foot he was massaging.

"Ah!"

The young woman cried out in surprise. She felt a strangely pleasurable ache shoot up from her tailbone, sending shivers through her entire body. She began to writhe on the bed, first arching her back like a carp, then curling up like a shrimp, as if she'd been electrocuted.

"Master, you're so petty! We've been living so intimately for almost ten days... You get this upset just because I mentioned Mistress! Can't you take a joke?"

Yu Gu Nan complained in a tearful voice. Clearly, that last jab had been too much for her.

Right now, she wanted to kick her master's cold, ascetic, handsome face and get her revenge!

Pei Yuhang irritably slapped Yu Gu Nan's foot away and said coolly, "We had an agreement. We're not to mention Liyuan's name when we're together."

"Besides, that joke wasn't the least bit funny!"

"Oh, right, right. She's your Dao Companion, and I'm nothing... Once you find a way to cure my Evil Fire Poison, you can kick me to the curb without a shred of guilt~!"

Yu Gu Nan said this in a nonchalant tone, but her aggrieved expression made her look like a pitiful victim he had loved and then abandoned.

In the end, Pei Yuhang still cherished the young woman; after all, he was the one who had wronged her first.

So, he leaned down and began to gently massage and knead her legs to relieve the tingling ache in her feet.

Who would have thought that Yu Gu Nan would repay his kindness with malice, planting a foot right on Pei Yuhang's face.

"Hahahahaha~ You fell for it!"

Yu Gu Nan laughed gleefully. The sense of accomplishment from that kick was unparalleled. Even Ye Liyuan had probably never had the chance to step right on her master's face!

"You rebellious disciple, are you looking for another lesson? Don't you go saying I'm bullying you this time."

Pei Yuhang turned his head in anger, grabbed Yu Gu Nan as she tried to flee, and unceremoniously threw the little imp back onto the bed.

He felt that he'd been too gentle with her lately, failing to show his authority as a master. Now this girl was getting completely out of hand!

But when the young woman turned back to him, he saw that her eyes were practically overflowing with desire.

"Master, the Evil Fire Poison in my body is acting up again... Hurry and help me treat it."

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「In the next room.」

Qing Yueqiu sat cross-legged in meditation. The Spiritual Qi surrounding her surged like a rainbow, rising steadily, but it was always stopped by an invisible "membrane," preventing her from achieving a Breakthrough Realm.

The silver-haired young woman's brow furrowed from time to time. With a low groan, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and the field of Spiritual Qi she had gathered instantly dissipated.

She opened her eyes helplessly, wiped away the crimson bead of blood, and gave a self-deprecating smile.

'I failed again...'

Her Spiritual Qi was clearly abundant, and her cultivation had already reached the peak of the Golden Core Stage.

But she just couldn't cross the threshold to the Nascent Soul Realm.

'Is it because my Dao Heart isn't calm?'

Qing Yueqiu recalled her master's teachings. Her Sword Dao was founded on the Supreme Forgetfulness Dao. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm required a spiritual transformation, but since she could never achieve "Forgetfulness," she was firmly stuck.

'Forgetfulness... Forgetfulness...'

'But this emotion... how am I supposed to forget it?'

Qing Yueqiu couldn't figure it out, so she decided to stop thinking about it. She lay down on her bed, her silvery-white hair spreading across the bedding. Under the light, it shimmered with specks of light, like a scattered galaxy.

The young woman tilted her head to look at the wall. On the other side was her master's room.

And her junior sister had already been inside for an hour.

Based on her observations over the past few days, it would be a long time before her junior sister came out.

Every time her junior sister entered their master's room, she would "cultivate" inside for a very long time.

Lately, Yu Gu Nan had a rosy complexion and was full of vigor. Her cultivation was also rising steadily. She had only just entered the Golden Core Stage during the Sect competition, but now, after half a month on the Flying Ship, she was already approaching the Mid-stage Golden Core. Her progress was incredibly fast.

This just went to show how terrifyingly effective their master's day-and-night "guidance" of her junior sister's cultivation was.

This also filled Qing Yueqiu with deep anxiety.

At her junior sister's rate of cultivation, if she herself didn't break through to the Nascent Soul Realm within the next year, wouldn't her junior sister surpass her?

Thinking of this, Qing Yueqiu couldn't help but feel a flicker of resentment.

'Master is too biased... Why does he only "guide" my junior sister's cultivation and not mine? I'm working hard, too.'

Qing Yueqiu then thought about what her master had done with her the night before the Sect's martial arts tournament...

'If Master could pass on his power to me every night, would I have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?'

'No, the problem right now is with my Dao Heart... If Master did that, it would only make me fall deeper into "emotion." It would be even harder to achieve Forgetfulness then.'

Qing Yueqiu suddenly felt so weary.

On this lonely and cold night, the young woman stared at the wall before her, as if she could see her master on the other side, right through the barrier.

She pulled her hand back under the covers and sighed.

"Master, please forgive your bad, undisciplined disciple... Let me break my precepts just this once."

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"Ugh..."

Drowsily, Yu Xiaoyan opened her eyes. Her body felt as heavy as lead, and her legs were as soft as noodles.

Pei Yuhang, fully and neatly dressed, was sitting to the side. Seeing her awake, he handed her a glass of water.

"Xiaoxiao, you're awake."

"Mhm, Master... Did you have another special training session with Yu Gu Nan? My body feels so awful every time I wake up. I feel bad for letting Yu Gu Nan control our body and suffer through your training all the time."

Hearing this, Pei Yuhang looked a little awkward.

"Xiaoxiao, you don't need to worry about Gu Nan. Everyone has their own strengths... Among my three disciples, only Yu Gu Nan is suited for my special training, which is why I only teach her individually..."

Yu Xiaoyan nodded, took the water from her master, and moistened her sore, chapped mouth.

'I wonder what that woman does when she's in control of the body. My delicate lips are all chapped and sore. She really doesn't take care of it at all.'

'But, seeing as she's enduring Master's devilish training and raising my cultivation so quickly, I guess I won't hold it against her.'

Yu Xiaoyan managed to stand up, then frowned in confusion.

"The mark on my foot..."

BUZZ—

The Demon Seal lit up. With a ringing in her ears, Yu Xiaoyan felt her consciousness fade, like blacking out from drinking.

Yu Gu Nan took temporary control of the body and stuck her tongue out at Pei Yuhang in embarrassment.

"Ara~ Master, that was a close one."