45: I will not let that happen again.

Seeing how confident she was, Gu Yuan didn't bother to refute her.

After all, this Little Noodle was currently raising flags like crazy.

Then he had no reason to remind her at all.

Hehe, what should I have this Little Noodle do when the time comes?

Gu Yuan was already pondering this question.

"Oh right, Gu Yuan, I heard that for your Qiong Yue Grand Assembly, the Jin Mie Cult is also coming?"

Yun Qingci seemed to have thought of something at this moment and spoke up with some curiosity.

Gu Yuan nodded upon hearing this and said with some helplessness:

"Yeah, and Revered Master even asked me to handle the reception. Sigh, as the dignified Young Sect Master, I've actually been reduced to doing reception work."

Seeing how humorously he put it, Yun Qingci couldn't help but laugh a few times.

"I saw before that you seemed quite familiar with the Jin Mie Cult; maybe that's why Empress Qiongyue sent you to receive them?"

Yun Qingci speculated.

Gu Yuan just shrugged in response.

Master Baby didn't know about his relationship with the Jin Mie Cult.

Otherwise, she would probably have caught him and questioned him thoroughly.

"Cough, maybe. Why? Little Noodle, do you have some grievance with the Jin Mie Cult?"

Gu Yuan asked with some doubt.

This Little Noodle hated evil with a passion and had such a serious personality.

Given the way the people in the Jin Mie Cult acted, it was truly possible they had offended her at some point.

Yun Qingci shook her head upon hearing this.

"Not really. The people of the Jin Mie Cult seem to have something wrong with their heads, but they haven't provoked our Liyue Sword Sect before."

Emmm...

Listening to Little Noodle's comment, Gu Yuan almost burst out laughing.

Although he had once served as a consultant for the Jin Mie Cult,

Gu Yuan could only say that Little Noodle's evaluation was quite pertinent.

Because from the members to the Cult Leader, not a single person in the Jin Mie Cult was normal!

Gu Yuan sighed slightly. Sigh, seeing that the girl who is the Cult Leader is about to arrive, what should I do... "Senior Sister, where did you go? We've been waiting for you for a long time."

Inside the residence for the Taiyi Dao Sect Disciples in the Secluded Bamboo Forest Residence.

As soon as Xi Nian returned, she saw several Junior Sisters coming forward to meet her, while also asking her with great concern.

Xi Nian smiled slightly upon hearing them and said softly:

"It's nothing, I just... found my obsession."

Eh!?

The Taiyi Dao Sect Junior Sisters present were all stunned for a moment, and then they all said with some excitement:

"Really, Senior Sister? It seems this trip really wasn't in vain."

"That's right, ever since Senior Sister was troubled by an obsession, her cultivation has been unable to progress. Now there's finally hope for a solution."

"Yes, yes, Senior Sister, what is your obsession? Can it be resolved?"

Xi Nian looked at the excited Junior Sisters and chuckled with her lips pursed.

The Junior Sisters were still early in their cultivation of the Great Dao and had not completely discarded their emotions, so their emotional changes were no different from those of ordinary people.

This time, she had come to the Jade Moon Sect by the Sect Master's order, and she could just take her Junior Sisters along to experience things.

This could be considered a form of tempering.

"Resolve it... Hehe, I think it should be possible, because he is right there. Now, I have arrived."

The several Junior Sisters looked at each other, all somewhat bewildered.

Was Senior Sister talking about that obsession? Why couldn't they understand it?

Xi Nian didn't explain anything; she just tilted the corners of her mouth up slightly.

Since coming to the Jade Moon Sect, she had smiled more times than all her previous times at the Taiyi Dao Sect combined.

Gu Yuan, although I don't know why you're pretending not to know me.

But... you've made my Dao full of your shadow.

And now you want to just walk away.

Heh, Gu Yuan, it's not that easy.

And... I won't let this situation happen again.

Xi Nian bit her lip, her beautiful eyes flickering with a bit of determination and a trace of madness.

The philosophy of the Taiyi Dao Sect is to be a companion to the Great Dao, with a mind free of distracting thoughts, to the point of distancing oneself from the Mortal World and looking down upon the human realm.

As the Saintess of the Taiyi Dao Sect, Xi Nian was someone destined to implement the Taiyi Dao Sect's philosophy to the extreme in the future.

Once an obsession appeared in her heart, even Xi Nian herself didn't know how crazy the things she would do for it would be... Hmm... According to what the System said, after it completes its upgrade, if he is recognized by a Fated Heroine again, he will receive extra rewards... Gu Yuan lay on the bed, looking at the System page above, his mind constantly thinking.

Actually, Luoying has already recognized him, she just hasn't spoken up.

In that case, as long as he waits for the System to finish its upgrade and then has her say it out loud, wouldn't he be able to directly claim the reward?

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

It must be said, as expected of a Fated Heroine, the speed at which she recognized him was fast.

And she was very considerate not to say it out loud; Luoying is really a good woman.

Gu Yuan lamented in his heart for a moment, but then he thought of that girl Chi Lin again.

Chi Lin was actually not among the five Fated Heroines provided by the System.

His acquaintance with Chi Lin was entirely due to an accident.

In the beginning, he had just playfully provided her with a blueprint.

Later, for the purpose of nurturing her, he provided her with various items and even personally became a consultant for the Jin Mie Cult.

Of course, Gu Yuan felt he was a consultant, but in the Jin Mie Cult, he was the supreme Lord Emperor.

What Gu Yuan didn't expect was that such a nurturing plan, born out of a joke,

would in the end actually force the growth of a colossus like the Jin Mie Cult.

And... a Cult Leader who was decisive in killing and followed her own path.

But actually, Gu Yuan had always believed that all this was because Chi Lin herself was too strong.

What he provided was just the icing on the cake.

It was just that later, because Gu Yuan had unlocked multiple Fated Heroines, the rescue missions he needed to perform increased.

And due to his own Physique, Revered Master, out of worry, wouldn't let him go out anymore.

Therefore, Gu Yuan could only leave the Jin Mie Cult.

And the reason he found for it was because of Chi Lin's willful behavior.

Actually, Gu Yuan had long since grown accustomed to Chi Lin's personality.

She was just an awkward little girl who didn't know how to express her affection.

Or to put it in more common terms, she was just a textbook-level tsundere.

So, when Chi Lin once told him to leave, he had directly left the Jin Mie Cult.

He wondered if that girl would regret it?

Gu Yuan sighed, an indescribable look flickering in his eyes.

Chi Lin, she... Just as Gu Yuan was still thinking about these things, his door was suddenly knocked on.

Hmm...?

Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment; who would come so late.

Master Baby, or Luoying...?

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan's heart felt a bit hot.

Sigh, he didn't expect that while they said things like 'no' or 'don't' on the surface,

when night came, they would still come to find him because they missed him.

Gu Yuan chuckled and went to open the door.

"Coming, Mas— Eh... Xi, Fairy Xi Nian!?"