After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 14 - Wen Wanwan

Chapter 14: Wen Wanwan

Damn it!

In an instant, Jiang Huai was covered in cold sweat, he stiffly turned his head, but the entrance of the courtyard was clearly empty, not a soul in sight. When he turned back, Luo Qingyu was laughing merrily.

“Alright, you dare to tease Brother Jiang Huai now.”

Jiang Huai let out a quiet sigh of relief, then looked at Luo Qingyu in front of him and patted his leg, signaling her to come over.

Luo Qingyu’s eyes instantly became wary.

“What are you going to do, Brother Jiang Huai?”

“Come here and you’ll find out.”

Even though she was nervous, Luo Qingyu obediently came over to Jiang Huai, and then she sat on his lap. The next second, Jiang Huai’s fingers were on the girl’s waist, gently tickling her, causing her to lean back, laughing non-stop.

Luo Qingyu was very ticklish, something Jiang Huai knew.

Luo Qingyu began to struggle in his arms, but Jiang Huai didn’t let go, and soon Luo Qingyu was laughing so hard she was nearly in tears, starting to plead softly,

“Qingyu knows she was wrong… haha… Brother Jiang Huai… please spare Qingyu…”

Only then did Jiang Huai let go, satisfied. Luo Qingyu was now teary-eyed, leaning in his arms, still occasionally trembling as if she had been played with too much.

Jiang Huai rested his head on Luo Qingyu’s shoulder, whispering in her ear,

“Will you tease people again in the future?”

“It’s only because Brother Jiang Huai has a guilty conscience that he was scared,” Luo Qingyu shifted her body, her behind rubbing on his legs. The girl’s behind was excessively soft, and Jiang Huai suddenly realized that if he let her continue sitting like this, it might lead to something inappropriate, so he picked her up and set her aside like picking up a cat; Luo Qingyu looked reluctant.

Jiang Huai was about to say something when he inadvertently turned his head and saw Chu Xianning at the entrance of the courtyard.

“When did Master return?” Jiang Huai was startled.

“Just now.”

Chu Xianning replied indifferently, then went to sit down in the pavilion and brewed herself some tea.

……

After lunch, Jiang Huai sat in the courtyard and continued to read through ancient alchemy texts.

In the Tianxuan Sect, learning alchemy wasn’t difficult, but alchemy required innate talent. Only those with sufficient soul talent could become disciples of Alchemy Mountain, as alchemy required the manipulation of alchemical flames with a strong soul force to extract medicinal essences.

Jiang Huai’s master, Chu Xianning, also knew a bit about alchemy, so when Jiang Huai was twelve, he learned the basics of alchemy from her. After the basics, he started to self-study by reading ancient texts and then inadvertently realized that he might be a genius in alchemy.

The quality of elixirs is graded from one to nine, above which are Earth, Yellow, Profound, and Heavenly. Heavenly-grade elixirs are basically the limit of Tianxuan Sect’s Alchemy Mountain, and only two or three heavenly-grade elixirs can be produced every year. The difficulty lies not in finding the medicinal ingredients but in the challenge of successful elixir formation, as a single mistake could result in an explosion.

The elixir Jiang Huai made for Luo Qingyu, which was meant to completely cure her Ice Soul Profound Body, was actually a high-grade heavenly elixir of flawless quality.

“Why is Brother Jiang Huai always reading that book?”

“I’m studying elixirs.” Jiang Huai replied softly.

He also had a strange task on his to-do list, regarding Wen Wanwan, who came to repay her debt that morning.

This task was triggered by the system in the past when he first met Wen Wanwan.

【Wen Wanwan, nineteen years old, was brought to the Tianxuan Sect with her twin sister at the age of seven to practice in the inner sect. Wen Wanwan has an excellent talent for cultivation, possessing the yet-to-be-fully-awakened Taixuan Sacred Body, making her an excellent partner for dual cultivation. Each dual cultivation session with her could increase the strength of one’s soul. Perhaps because there must be a flaw in everything, her sister Wen Fufu has been born with the Taiyin Mysterious Body, making her cultivation extremely slow and leaving her weak and often ill. Without medicinal nourishment, she could die at any moment.】

【Wen Fufu is the only family Wen Wanwan has in this world. Curing Wen Fufu’s illness has become her sole purpose in cultivation. Currently, her sister’s Taiyin Mysterious Body has erupted again, leaving her critically injured and on the brink of death. Unless she obtains a Thousand-year-old Snow Lotus to sustain her life, she will undoubtedly die. However, Wen Wanwan cannot afford the snow lotus and, out of desperation, has turned to you.】

【What kind of deal would be so cheap in this world? A thousand spirit stones are but a trifle to you, merely the tip of a hair on a cow. To save her sister, she is willing to pay any price. You could use these thousand spirit stones to make her your captive, forced to wear the dresses you like every night for your pleasure or to twist her waist on you while shedding humiliating tears.】

【Task Reward: High-grade experience scroll*1, Evil-Repelling Ice Silk White Socks*2.】

Jiang Huai immediately dragged the task to his to-do list without a second thought. Setting aside how despicable such an act would be, if his master found out, she would show him that night just how many ways a person could die.

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He eventually lent the thousand spirit stones to Wen Wanwan and told her to repay them within the next hundred years, as he was not in a hurry. However, Wen Wanwan still tried to squeeze out some remaining spirit stones from her cultivation every month, attempting to repay him bit by bit. It seemed to be a common problem among girls, being too thin-skinned.

Wen Wanwan would come to see him once a month, but Jiang Huai would always persuade her to go back, telling her to use those spirit stones for proper cultivation. He really wasn’t in a hurry. Jiang Huai had also accompanied her to see her sister, brought her sister candy, and checked her sister’s constitution, trying to find the right elixir to completely cure her.

So, he had been reading ancient texts lately, deducing which ingredients should be added to that elixir. After reading the texts all day, he finally gathered his thoughts, but he needed to check her sister’s pulse again. So, after preparing dinner that evening, Jiang Huai decided to visit Wen Wanwan again and check on her sister.

“Where is Brother Jiang Huai going?”

“I have something to do.”

“Can Qingyu come too?”

“No.”

Jiang Huai reached out to rub her head, “Go to sleep obediently. If I come back and find you’ve slept well, I’ll make you a strawberry cream cake for breakfast.”

Luo Qingyu’s lips pouted slightly, but she obediently nodded, and Jiang Huai turned and walked out the door.

……

Jiang Huai remembered where Wen Wanwan’s cave dwelling was. Each inner disciple had their own cave dwelling, and Wen Wanwan’s sister also lived with her. Although her sister wasn’t considered an inner disciple, she was taken to live there too.

Along the way, many disciples who were strolling around the sect at night were startled to see him leaving the courtyard. Some were surprised and speechless, while others respectfully greeted him as Senior Brother Jiang Huai. He nodded lightly in response.

The disciples of Tianxuan Sect were mostly of good nature. Jiang Huai had been asked by the sect master to give several lectures on swordsmanship and share his insights on sword cultivation with junior brothers and sisters. This must have been a good karma he had created so that when his cultivation was completely stripped away, he wasn’t abandoned and trampled upon by everyone.

Wen Wanwan’s cave dwelling wasn’t far from his, and Jiang Huai quickly arrived at her place. He knocked on the door lightly, and Wen Wanwan’s somewhat cold voice came from inside,

“Who is it?”

“Jiang Huai.”

After a moment, the door gently opened, and Jiang Huai looked at Wen Wanwan standing before him, slightly stunned. Perhaps it was due to the spring season, or maybe because she was in her own courtyard, but Wen Wanwan’s white dress seemed somewhat thin. Under the moonlight, the hazy curves of her body could be faintly seen through the light gauze, her collarbone at the neckline delicate and slender, still dotted with a few droplets of water, as if she had just bathed. Her cheeks were tinged with a hint of pink.

Seeing Jiang Huai’s gaze fall upon her, Wen Wanwan’s heartbeat suddenly became a bit frantic. She turned her face away and said softly,

“I’m not dressed very formally… since I’m in the courtyard.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine,” Jiang Huai said softly.

“I’ve been revisiting ancient texts on alchemy recently and have a general direction for concocting medicines. I’d like to check your sister’s pulse again.”

“My sister has just gone to sleep; can you still check it?”

“Yes, I can.”

So Wen Wanwan led Jiang Huai into the yard. He stood behind her, watching the legs beneath her gauzy white dress sway as she moved. They entered Wen Wanwan’s room, where the door opened to reveal a girl lying on the bed, covered with a blanket, with only her face exposed, bearing a striking resemblance to Wen Wanwan.

Jiang Huai approached the bedside, pinched his fingertips, and a thread of spiritual energy appeared, slipping under the covers and winding around the wrist of her sister, Wen Fufu. Although his sea of qi was damaged, his meridians could still store a trace of spiritual energy, which was enough for pulse diagnosis. After a while, he retracted the spiritual energy thread and said,

“Alright, now I have a better grasp of the situation.”

Having said this, Jiang Huai left the room to avoid disturbing her sister’s rest. Wen Wanwan, standing behind him, said softly,

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother… would you like some tea?”

Jiang Huai was about to refuse, but seeing the hopeful look in Wen Wanwan’s eyes, he nodded gently. So, he sat down at the stone table in Wen Wanwan’s courtyard. She earnestly began to brew tea for him and whispered,

“It’s just some ordinary spiritual tea, I hope Jiang Huai Senior Brother won’t mind.”

“I’m not picky,” Jiang Huai said softly.

“Besides, you’re the one who made it. Surely there aren’t many in the sect who have this privilege, right?”

Jiang Huai winked at her.

After all, Wen Wanwan was truly beautiful. Jiang Huai had heard that many disciples in the sect pursued her, but she never showed any favor to anyone. To this day, she hadn’t gotten close to any male disciple. There had been quite a few sword cultivators fighting over her, even causing a commotion at the Hall of Enforcement.

But in reality, Wen Wanwan had never spoken a word to them, which goes to show that most sword cultivators are blockheads.

A blush crept onto Wen Wanwan’s cheeks, and she didn’t know how to respond to Jiang Huai’s words, so she focused on making tea to mask the turmoil in her heart. Soon, the tea was ready, and she gently poured it into Jiang Huai’s cup, her slender, pale wrists as white as frost.

Jiang Huai took a sip of the tea. It was indeed just ordinary tea, but with the beautiful woman before him, it seemed to taste sweeter.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother…”

“Hmm?”

“How much spirit stones will it cost to concoct the medicine for my sister’s treatment?”

Wen Wanwan hesitated for a long time before finally speaking up.

“It won’t cost many spirit stones, don’t worry. I’ll cover it for you, and you can pay me back when you have the spirit stones.”

Wen Wanwan fell silent, bowing her head.

Jiang Huai was puzzled, not understanding what was wrong. After a while, he saw Wen Wanwan raise her head, her eyes looking at him as she bit her lip and suddenly asked.

“Does Jiang Huai Senior Brother treat every Junior Sister in the sect this well?”