[Second Senior Sister's Sword]

The next day, Lu Xun pushed open his door, looking refreshed.

He was, after all, a man of the Qi Devouring Art's second layer. He wouldn't be particularly haggard just from a bad night's sleep. On the contrary, he was quite excited.

That night, he still hadn't clearly seen the Sword Intent. He didn't know what exactly happened when he sparred with it, and his memory was vague.

After all, Sword Intent itself was a very mysterious thing.

He only knew that he had been "killed" 36 times in one night, nothing more.

36 times a night, not bad, right?

Outside the Small Study, Mao Nanbei was lying on the large rattan chair, one leg crossed and the other hanging in the air, swinging back and forth like a pendulum.

She had a jujube in her mouth, and when she saw Lu Xun wake up, she asked with a grin, her words slurred, "Do you want one?"

"No, thank you, Fourth Senior Sister." Lu Xun didn't want to eat fruit so early in the morning.

Mao Nanbei ignored him, picked up a small jujube on her own, and then threw it, forcibly stuffing it into Lu Xun's mouth while he was opening it.

Fortunately, she used her skill, otherwise the jujube might have choked Lu Xun to death.

Lu Xun was helpless, took a bite of the jujube, and felt that it tasted sweet and refreshing after entering his stomach, making him feel much more energetic.

This jujube was extraordinary!

"Tastes good, right?" Mao Nanbei handed another one to Lu Xun and said, "Just picked from the tree. You can only eat two a day. Don't eat too much, it's more harmful than good."

Obviously, the little loli had picked it for him on purpose, which made him feel a little warmth in his heart.

Not for nothing did I cook fish for you!

It seemed that the fruit trees planted on the Back Mountain were also extraordinary. Even the fruits of this jujube tree had the effect of restoring energy.

Mao Nanbei looked at Lu Xun, her cat ears twitched slightly, and she said gloatingly, "How is it? Second Senior Sister's Sword Intent… not easy to bear, right?"

The little loli had a high cultivation level and had long sensed everything that was happening around her.

She put her little hands behind her back, looked around Lu Xun, acting like a little adult, and said, "I counted last night, you were stabbed 36 times in total!"

After speaking, she looked at Lu Xun and deliberately said, "Do you want me to take you to beg Second Senior Sister later and ask her to take back the Sword Intent?"

She wanted to see Lu Xun begging her, as for taking back the Sword Intent… how was that possible? I don't have that much face, meow meow meow!

Unexpectedly, Lu Xun said, "No, no, this is Second Senior Sister's kindness, how can I refuse?"

After speaking, he didn't forget to ask, "Second Senior Sister's Sword Intent… won't dissipate over time, right?"

The task's deadline was 30 days.

"Not in the short term," Mao Nanbei said.

"That's great!" Lu Xun couldn't help but smile.

Mao Nanbei: "???"

He was tortured all night, was he addicted?

After teasing the little loli, Lu Xun said, "Let's go, Fourth Senior Sister, I'll make you something to eat."

"Okay! Slurp!" Mao Nanbei immediately put everything else behind her and began to wait for today's feeding.

"Feels like raising a kitten that doesn't let you pet it," Lu Xun thought in his heart.

After arriving at the kitchen, Lu Xun began to knead the dough. He planned to make noodles for Second Senior Sister and the little loli.

In the past few days, he had asked the Demon Sect disciples to send some fresh ingredients. The ingredients in the kitchen were abundant, and he could make new dishes every day.

Early in the morning, Lu Xun planned to make something light, so he would just make a few bowls of tomato and egg noodles.

While kneading the dough, he asked curiously, "Fourth Senior Sister, why did Second Senior Sister suddenly leave a Sword Intent for me?"

Mao Nanbei sat on the table, watching Lu Xun's kneading movements, and said, "Maybe she saw that you had too little Qi Sea when you entered the second layer of the Qi Devouring Art, and she's preparing to give you more training."

Lu Xun: "..."

This is truly a loving flogging!

"Then… how much of Second Senior Sister's power did she use for this sword intent?" Lu Xun asked curiously.

"How much?" Mao Nanbei couldn't help but chuckle, continuing, "You'll find out in the future."

Lu Xun didn't overthink it upon hearing this. He knew he was still very weak and continued to focus on kneading the dough.

The noodles he was making today were the kind with a tomato and egg sauce, which suited his personal taste.

Pouring the tomato and egg over the noodles made it look quite appetizing.

After finishing, they took the noodles and headed to the small bamboo forest.

Lu Xun felt he now had a heavy responsibility, needing to fatten up the overly thin Second Senior Sister while also feeding the little cat beside him.

Inside the bamboo forest, Second Senior Sister was still sitting on the boulder.

Her back always gave off a sense of aloofness. The wide sleeves of her Daoist robe fluttered in the breeze, giving her a touch of otherworldly charm.

Lu Xun stood beside the rock, his words sweet but intentions dark, and cupped his fist towards Second Senior Sister, saying, "Thank you, Second Senior Sister, for your guidance."

The guidance he was referring to was naturally the sword intent.

Second Senior Sister nodded slightly, still taciturn.

After spending a few days together, Lu Xun had a basic understanding of Second Senior Sister, so he also knew that the aloof Second Senior Sister… actually stuttered.

For some reason, the stuttering was quite endearing to him, so he loved to court death in front of Second Senior Sister—the more you stutter, the more I want to tease you into talking.

Of course, this dog Lu Xun still knew how to measure his actions.

He pretended not to see Second Senior Sister nod and continued to cup his fist, saying, "Thank you, Second Senior Sister, for your guidance."

He was an actor, playing the part of "Second Senior Sister probably didn't hear me, so I'll thank her again."

After a long while, a voice came from the rock, "H-heard… heard you."

The speaking speed was deliberately slowed down; she wanted to control her stutter, but she was still powerless.

Lu Xun knew when to stop. Teasing a little was fine, but he couldn't push his luck too far.

It wasn't that he found the stutter funny and intentionally made fun of Second Senior Sister. On the contrary, he really thought it was… a little cute?

In the end, the quiet bamboo forest was only filled with the sound of the three of them eating noodles. A gentle breeze blew, occasionally causing a few bamboo leaves to fall, landing on Lu Xun's shoulder.

He inexplicably felt a sense of contentment.

After eating their fill, Lu Xun and Mao Nanbei leaned against a bamboo stalk each in an unglamorous manner, their movements synchronized as they rubbed their slightly bulging bellies clockwise.

Lu Xun looked up at Second Senior Sister's back again, watching for a long time, and thought in his heart, "Has she gained weight? It doesn't seem like it. She's still a bit too thin."

But thinking about it, it had only been a few days. Second Senior Sister wasn't like those who could gain weight just by celebrating a holiday.

Instead, his gaze eventually settled on the wooden hairpin in Second Senior Sister's hair.

For some reason, this wooden hairpin attracted Lu Xun's attention.

He sensed a familiar feeling from it.

After looking for a long time, Lu Xun suddenly realized that this wooden hairpin was Second Senior Sister's Sword!

—A wooden sword!

He faintly sensed sword intent from the wooden hairpin!

He didn't expect that Second Senior Sister's Sword would actually be a wooden sword, and she even used it as a hairpin, casually sticking it in her updo.

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