15: Chapter 15 Senior Sister, We Each Got What We Needed

"Are you really willing to help me?"

Gu Qinghuan's star-bright eyes flashed with a hint of fervor.

Lin Mo smiled and said, "Why else would I have come?"

Under the starlight and bright moon.

Gu Qinghuan sat down next to Lin Mo, her sleeves fluttering softly. Lin Mo immediately felt his nose filled with a crisp, refreshing fragrance.

"You had better think this through. Interacting with me like this right now means you will be targeted by others."

Lin Mo remained silent, moving his hand closer to Gu Qinghuan once again.

The cold and glamorous Senior Sister rubbed her snow-white hand against her skirt before slowly reaching out.

"Junior Brother Lin, are you really not going to reconsider?"

Before the words fully faded, Lin Mo suddenly reached out and held her slightly cool hand firmly.

Lin Mo clearly felt Gu Qinghuan's delicate body tremble. Right after, a rush of blush spread from her fair wrist all the way up her slender neck and tender cheeks.

Her long, beautiful legs hidden under her white dress pressed tightly together instantly.

Lin Mo asked in confusion, "Senior Sister, is it really that dramatic? Why don't I feel anything strange at all?"

Gu Qinghuan now felt an intense heat all over her body, yet it felt strangely comfortable, as if sinking into a hot spring pool in the dead of winter.

She held back with all her might to keep from making strange noises.

"This is what is so miraculous about you, you... mmgh..." Gu Qinghuan covered her mouth with her slender hand, pausing for a long time before continuing, "Junior Brother Lin, did you encounter some Opportunity before?"

Lin Mo said with a guilty conscience, "No."

Gu Qinghuan pressed her long, beautiful legs together, biting her red lips.

Lin Mo swallowed hard. Is this woman toxic or something?

Does she really not know how captivating she is? Looking like this, is she even considering my feelings?

The uniquely cold and glamorous face before him featured slender willow brows like distant blue mountains. Her normally cold, peach-blossom Phoenix eyes now held a touch of charm.

Her elegant nose was high and straight like a jade carving, and her lips were rosy and lustrous.

When she raised her arm to smooth her long hair, her sleeve slid down, revealing a forearm whiter than snow.

Her dark hair fluttered in the evening breeze, clinging to her slender neck as her graceful curves extended down into her slightly open collar.

Her waist was so slender it could be encircled by a single hand.

A pair of long, straight legs revealed a glimpse of her calves beneath the hem of her robe.

Her ankles were exquisite and delicate, and her toes hidden inside her Cloud-Treading Boots were as lustrous as pearls.

"Junior Brother Lin, please do not move around recklessly."

"Junior Brother Lin... please do not look at me like that."

Seeing the cold and glamorous Senior Sister about to reach for her sword, Lin Mo finally stopped seizing the chance to squeeze her little hand.

In the entire Hehuan Sect, Lin Mo was probably the only one who dared to take advantage of Gu Qinghuan—and probably the only one who could get away with it, right?

—Senior Sister, you wouldn't want others to know about this either, right?

"Senior Sister, I'm quite curious. Why are so many Senior Sisters and Senior Brothers still virgins after being in the Sect for so many years?"

"Isn't the core of our Hehuan Sect all about balancing Yin and Yang?"

Gu Qinghuan's thoughts were in disarray, a strange feeling she had never experienced before racing through her mind.

Yet Lin Mo just had to ask such a question. While channeling the waves of heat inside her body to repair her Meridians, she said with a trembling voice:

"The higher one's talent, the longer the Original Yang and Original Yin remain in the body, which grants greater benefits for the future."

"To put it simply, everyone is just gambling on the number of golden vein patterns on their Golden Core."

Lin Mo asked again, "Senior Sister, for those of you who still retain your Original Yin, how do you advance your cultivation?"

Gu Qinghuan said, "Those of us born with natural Charm Bones can completely endure on our own until Core Formation. As for me, I achieved the highest Nine-Pattern Golden Core."

Lin Mo asked once more, "Senior Sister, you were at the Ninth Grade of Golden Core back then, and it was even a Nine-Pattern Golden Core, so why do you still have your Original Yin to this day?"

Hearing this, Gu Qinghuan finally couldn't hold back any longer. She raised her face, which was blushing so red it looked about to drip blood, and glared at Lin Mo with her Phoenix eyes.

Lin Mo tactfully stopped asking. But after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he couldn't help asking again, "Senior Sister, could it be that you don't like men?"

Bang—!

Gu Qinghuan stood up abruptly. "Th-That will be all for today. I have benefited greatly."

"This is an Earth-Grade Medium Grade Soft Scale Armor for you. You must wear it at all times, even when sleeping."

"Tomorrow night at the same hour, I will wait for you to come."

Having spoken, Gu Qinghuan prepared to leave. But the next second, her already weak legs gave out, causing her to lurch forward.

Lin Mo acted swiftly and grabbed her wrist.

Gu Qinghuan: "Mmh..."

Her pearl-white teeth bit her cherry lips as a puff of white mist spurted out, and her breathing grew rapid.

The surging Spiritual Qi inside her left her feeling dazzled. Relying on her extraordinary self-control, she tried to suppress that wild impulse, but the more she suppressed it, the fiercer the backlash became.

In desperation, she operated the Cultivation Technique of the Yin-Yang Heqi Technique.

Lin Mo instantly felt his Dantian grow burning hot, as a continuous stream of pink Qi transformed into pure Spiritual Qi that nourished his entire body.

Crack!

Lin Mo broke through directly from the Third Grade of Qi Refining to the Fourth Grade of Qi Refining.

Gu Qinghuan, having calmed down mostly, hurriedly inspected Lin Mo's body. "I am sorry, I forcibly transferred Qi into you. Is there any harm?!"

Lin Mo's eyes shone brightly. "Senior Sister, you really are a Treasure Trove of a girl. Did I just break through?!"

Gu Qinghuan did not answer, instead looking down at the arm tightly holding her waist. She originally intended to shove Lin Mo away fiercely.

Yet in the end, she merely said softly, "Junior Brother Lin, you can let go of me now."

Lin Mo did not linger on the wonderful feeling of the beauty's waist and instantly released her. "It was an emergency just now, so please do not take offense, Senior Sister."

Gu Qinghuan's expression seemed calm, but her inner thoughts were already churning wildly. When had she ever let anyone touch her waist before...

"I possess the Taiyin Sacred Body, making me the best Cauldron in this world."

"Whoever obtains my Original Yin can instantly go from having no Realm at all directly to Foundation Establishment."

Saying this, a self-deprecating smile touched the corners of Gu Qinghuan's lips. "Suffering this calamity, some people in the Sect have probably been plotting against me for a long time."

"If it truly comes to that point, I, Gu Qinghuan, will never cling to life, nor will I ever let them succeed!"

Gu Qinghuan pinched the space between her brows. "I shouldn't be telling you these things. Strange to say, I rarely converse with anyone like this. Perhaps it's because of this calamity."

Lin Mo pointed at himself at this moment and grinned, "Or perhaps it's because your Junior Brother here is far too handsome, causing Senior Sister to harbor feelings?"

Gu Qinghuan sized Lin Mo up from head to toe, her tone still cold, but she spoke very seriously:

"Junior Brother Lin's looks and physique are indeed extraordinary."

Lin Mo stared at her with wide eyes. "That's it? No second half to the sentence?"

Gu Qinghuan shook her head. "No more."

Lin Mo shamelessly said, "I thought Senior Sister would say, 'Junior Brother has an extraordinary appearance, and Senior Sister is indeed moved.'"

Gu Qinghuan still said very seriously, "Liking someone is far too heavy. Carrying someone in one's heart and constantly worrying about them hinders the pursuit of the Great Dao."

Lin Mo: ...Senior Sister, the saying 'To enter the Dao, first sever ties with the one in your heart' was probably talking about someone like you.

Gu Qinghuan's brows relaxed, looking as if she suddenly understood. "Junior Brother Lin, are you trying to self-deprecate to divert my attention and comfort me?"

"Thank you."

Lin Mo shrugged. "Senior Sister, ever since we met, in our few meetings, you always seem to be apologizing and saying thank you."

"It's hard for me to believe the rumors outside that Senior Sister is an aloof and cold person."

Gu Qinghuan was stunned herself, choosing to leave the comment unanswered.

Look at you. Whenever you face a difficult question to answer, you stop talking again.

Lin Mo smiled at this moment and said, "Senior Sister, as things stand now, we can be said to both get what we need, so there's no need to say thank you."

Gu Qinghuan frowned and said, "Junior Brother Lin, it's not that I'm unwilling. It's truly because our Realms are too far apart. If I forcibly transfer Spiritual Qi to you through this... method, it will cause great harm to you over time."

Seeing that Gu Qinghuan seemed to be suppressing something and looked somewhat uncomfortable, Lin Mo smiled and said, "It's late. I'll come back tomorrow night. Rest early, Senior Sister."

Gu Qinghuan: "I'll see you off."

Lin Mo stretched his arms. "Please stay, Senior Sister. We'll be visiting back and forth often in the future, so there's no need to be so polite."

Gu Qinghuan, who had been enduring the sharp pains inside her body all this time, stopped exchanging pleasantries upon seeing this.

She only exhorted Lin Mo to remember to wear the Soft Scale Armor and to be sure to call her immediately if anything happened.

Leaving Qingxue Pavilion, Lin Mo didn't return directly to the Outer Sect, but wandered aimlessly for a full hour instead.

After confirming that no one was following him, he finally headed toward the direction of the Outer Sect.

By the time he returned to his thatched cottage, it was already early morning.

He immediately pulled out Su Qianqian's communication jade talisman.

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