131: Chapter 131 Yue Xinxi is about to explode

Flying Swords wove between the mist-shrouded peaks. Along the way, fellow Disciples riding various streams of light passed by from time to time.

"Good morning, Senior Sister Gu! Junior Sister Yingying!"

In the distance, a female Disciple riding a verdant jade shuttle waved from afar, her smile bright and radiant.

On the mountain path below, several young girls wearing outer Sect attire looked up, saw them, and also waved happily, shouting:

"Senior Sister Gu! Junior Sister Xia!"

A beam of sword light flew toward them, carrying two women with distinct temperaments. Seeing Xia Yingying hugging Gu Chunnuan, both smiled:

"Junior Sister Gu, did you pick up lost little Yingying again? Little Yingying, remember to stick close to your Senior Sister next time!"

Xia Yingying shrank her neck in shyness, but still managed to lift her smiling face, waving vigorously to respond to the enthusiastically greeting fellow Disciples.

Gu Chunnuan also smiled and nodded in greeting.

Under the influence of her Celestial Spirit Body, Xia Yingying could feel the sincerity of these Senior Sisters. Her heart felt warm; this feeling of being surrounded by everyone's goodwill made her feel incredibly at peace.

As the Flying Sword continued forward, Xia Yingying hugged Gu Chunnuan's waist, unconsciously rubbing against it gently, and sighed:

"Senior Sister Gu, your waist is so soft..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chunnuan chuckled, with a hint of teasing:

"Is that so? The Sect Master says the same thing."

"Eh? Revered Master has said that too?" Xia Yingying raised her head curiously.

"Yes, let me tell you..." Gu Chunnuan had just wanted to share something when suddenly—

"Ah—!" The Flying Sword jolted violently!

Gu Chunnuan hurriedly steadied the sword, looked back at Xia Yingying with a reproachful glare:

"Junior Sister Yingying, don't randomly pinch upward like that; you scared your Senior Sister!"

In Xia Yingying's left eye, a barely perceptible frosty white light instantly vanished. Her little face turned beet red in a flash; she hurriedly let go and apologized, stuttering:

"I-I'm sorry! Senior Sister Gu! I didn't mean to! I really didn't!"

She felt extremely aggrieved; that pinch just now definitely wasn't her doing!

The Flying Sword soon landed steadily on the edge of the Tianyuan Floating Island. Gu Chunnuan rubbed Xia Yingying's little head,

"Alright, hurry back. I need to return to Mianyu Tower to Cultivate as well."

"Mm, thank you, Senior Sister Gu!"

Gu Chunnuan waved her hand and flew off on her sword.

Watching the sword light of Gu Chunnuan fade into the distance, Xia Yingying pursed her little lips and spoke huffily in her Sea of Consciousness:

"Sister Xinxi! Why are you like this as soon as you wake up! You made Senior Sister Gu misunderstand me!"

The frosty white light in her left eye glowed faintly, and a cold voice, tinged with exasperation, sounded in her mind:

"Hmph! That Senior Sister of yours is trying to corrupt you again... instilling all sorts of messy things into you!"

"Senior Sister Gu is very nice!" Xia Yingying retorted, "She even specially sent me back!"

"Nice? What's nice about it! Telling you those... those shameful things—that is not nice!"

Yue Xinxi's voice carried a tone of frustration at her inability to make someone meet expectations.

Xia Yingying blinked her large eyes, somewhat puzzled:

"But... Senior Sister Gu said that these will be useful in the future? The Senior Sisters all seem to understand..."

Yue Xinxi: "..."

She felt as if her Soul body was about to dissipate from anger!

Ahhhhh—!!!

Yue Xinxi screamed silently in Xia Yingying's Sea of Consciousness, nearly on the verge of a breakdown!

In all fairness, Yue Xinxi had to admit that this Moonshadow Sect... was simply like a dreamlike peach blossom spring. The resources were unimaginably abundant; even a divine object like the Sheng-Sheng Creation Spring could be used by Disciples at will.

The atmosphere throughout the Sect was impossibly harmonious. From the Deputy Sect Master to the Utility Disciples, everyone was filled with sincere care and concern for Xia Yingying, this newly admitted "Junior Sister," without a trace of the ubiquitous backstabbing, power struggles, and mutual trampling she remembered from the Yunshi Sect.

Logically speaking, how could a massive Sect with seventy or eighty thousand Disciples be filled entirely with good people? There ought to be some selfish and devious individuals, right?

Yet this Moonshadow Sect was as if it had been purified; it was so harmonious that even her worldly-wise Soul felt... it was unreal!

Yue Xinxi was incredibly conflicted. She watched Xia Yingying grow up carefree in this "pure land," her pure and flawless heart carefully protected. This made her both gratified and vaguely worried. This place was too wonderful—wonderful like a huge, warm cocoon.

"Yingying,"

"Hm?"

"When you reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, let's... go down the mountain for some training."

"Oh... okay, Sister Xinxi."

Xia Yingying replied obediently.

Yue Xinxi: "..."

This silly girl still doesn't fully understand what the outside world is like!

No! I must take her out! Let her truly witness what the treachery of human hearts is, and what the coldness of the world is like!

Otherwise, if she remains immersed in this illusion of "universal harmony" for too long, she won't even know how she died once she leaves the Sect's protection! Yue Xinxi made up her mind.

However, another thought made her incredibly conflicted. She wanted Xia Yingying to witness the real world, but she was also afraid that the filth would stain the innocence she treasured so dearly.

And... just staying in this Sect, listening to those Senior Sisters talk unreservedly about how they "get along very happily" and "benefit greatly" with the Sect Master, saying things like "Lord Sect Master is very good at taking care of people" or "when we are together, the circulation of Qi is especially smooth and comfortable"—these kinds of ambiguous words made Yue Xinxi want to go crazy!

They are blatantly corrupting Yingying!

What bothered Yue Xinxi even more was that throughout the Moonshadow Sect, from the two Deputy Sect Masters Yu Lingshuang and Chi Shuying, to Ling Hao's Personal Disciples Chi Wanhe, Du Yuqing, and others...

Even many core female Disciples she had seen seemed to have intricate, intimate relationships with that handsome and powerful Sect Master, relationships that transcended those of Sect Master and Disciple, or even Revered Master and Disciple!

How is this a proper Sect? It's clearly a super-enhanced version of a—Hehuan Sect!

Yue Xinxi had to admit that Moonshadow Sect Revered Master Ling Hao was indeed the most extraordinarily handsome man she had ever seen in her life, and his strength was unfathomable.

As a former Soul Transformation Cultivator, she couldn't see through his depth at all; rumors said he might be a Void-Piercing True Emperor?

Such an existence, if placed in her Yunyan Sect, would be at the level of an Old Ancestor that one would need to look up to!

But... but that is absolutely not a reason for him to be "Dao Companions" with thousands of female Disciples!

What Moonshadow Sect? It's simply his "Cave of a Thousand Beauties" and "Garden of a Hundred Flowers"!

"Ahhh! Damn it!"

Yue Xinxi gnashed her non-existent teeth in the Sea of Consciousness, sensing Xia Yingying outside clutching a jade bottle, humming a tune as she skipped toward her residence.

Just at this moment, a long, deep hum came from the horizon.

A massive cloud whale giant ship was tearing through the clouds, slowly sailing into the Sect's airspace.

Above the prow, one could vaguely see a tall, upright figure in black robes standing against the wind.

"It's the Sect Master! The Sect Master and the others have returned in triumph!"

"The Sect Master is back!"

The entire Sect instantly boiled over! Countless streams of light rose from various peaks and halls, converging toward the plaza where the giant ship was about to dock.

"Revered Master! Revered Master!"

Xia Yingying also instantly forgot the little episode from just before; she jumped up excitedly, her large eyes filled with pure joy, waving vigorously toward the direction of the giant ship,

"Yingying is going to reach Foundation Establishment soon! I want to tell Revered Master this good news!"

Yue Xinxi: "..."

Watching that giant ship—which symbolized the Sect's prestige but was now being welcomed with cheers by countless fanatical female Disciples—and the handsome figure at the prow who was the center of this storm, Yue Xinxi felt a nameless fire surging up!

Ahhhh! The philandering Sect Master has returned!

Look at this spectacle! Look at the light in those female Disciples' eyes! How is this welcoming the Sect Master? This is clearly welcoming their shared Dao Companion, their shared lover!

And "triumph"? Hmph, who knows how many more he has "subdued" while he was out...

Yue Xinxi watched Xia Yingying's pure expression, genuinely happy for her Revered Master's return...

She... she was about to explode!

This silly girl Yingying has been completely brainwashed! Her filter is thicker than the Sect-protecting array!

I must take her away quickly! Stay far away from this Cave of a Thousand Beauties! Otherwise, once she reaches Foundation Establishment, who knows which day she'll be... by that hypocritical guy... under the guise of 'guiding her Cultivation'...

Ahhhh! No! Absolutely not!