Missing Thoughts Literature

The sword energy repelled the two people and continued flying backward, snapping ancient trees along the way.

Yun Luo was startled, thinking the evil cultivator old man was trying to ambush her.

But when she looked up, she saw her Water Spiritual Root standing in front of her, clad in an ink robe that fluttered, her eyes deep like water.

"Fellow Daoist Pei? Why are you here?"

Yun Luo felt guilty, afraid he had come to settle accounts with her about the big suona incident.

Pei Yanqing's heart flashed with a complex emotion.

She called him by name in the secret realm, but now it was "Fellow Daoist Pei."

He felt inexplicably annoyed and could only direct his emotions toward Shen Qichen, pointing the Chengying Sword at his eyebrows.

Facing the inexplicable hostility, Shen Qichen, unwilling to expose himself, could only call out to Yun Luo for help.

"A Luo, save me!"

Yun Luo reacted quickly, stepping forward to press Pei Yanqing's hand.

"What are you doing?"

Afraid of hurting her, Pei Yanqing immediately withdrew his strength, but the tip of the sword still pointed at Shen Qichen.

"The rake deserves to die!"

The moment he arrived, he saw the two of them rolling together in a tangled mess, and he happened to see a hint of a playful smile flash across the man's face.

Although it was quick, he still caught it.

This man was deeply scheming and must have ill intentions toward the innocent Yun Luo.

Rake?

Yun Luo's cat-like face showed question marks, and she immediately realized he had misunderstood.

"You've misunderstood. He's my friend. We fell when we were riding our swords."

Pei Yanqing looked at Shen Qichen suspiciously. This person was clearly at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Could two people fall at the same time?

Just as he was about to press further, Shen Qichen suddenly looked remorseful.

"A Luo, it's all my fault for being too weak. I can't even ride a sword properly, and I've dragged you down and gotten you hurt. If I were as capable as this fellow daoist, I wouldn't have to trouble you."

He then looked apologetically at Pei Yanqing.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand A Luo. She's kind-hearted and offered to give me a ride because she saw I couldn't ride a sword. If it affects your relationship with A Luo, I'll just walk to Xiaoyao Town myself instead of riding A Luo's sword."

Yun Luo wanted to say that she and Pei Yanqing had no relationship to begin with.

But seeing Shen Qichen looking like he was about to cry from self-blame, she couldn't bring herself to say harsh words.

"Don't think like that. It's my own lack of skill. Besides, I can take whoever I want on my sword. It's not for outsiders to comment."

Outsiders?

Pei Yanqing's chest felt tight.

Was he considered an outsider now that he had entered?

Shen Qichen seemed to be comforted by her words, but he still looked at Pei Yanqing worriedly.

Seeing his dejected look, half of the frustration he felt from being pointed at by the sword dissipated.

This body was merely an avatar formed by a wisp of his soul. Something went wrong midway, and he failed to erase the memories related to his main body, which led to this frail body.

Otherwise, how could this Spirit Transmutation junior dare to offend him?

He sneered inwardly and continued to play the pitiful card, fanning the flames.

"A Luo, you shouldn't say that. Please don't argue over me. I'll feel guilty."

People of the same sex know each other's character best.

How could Pei Yanqing not see that this person clearly had ulterior motives and was deliberately trying to sow discord between him and Yun Luo?

He probably had some unspeakable purpose.

Fearing Yun Luo would suffer a loss, he kindly reminded her:

"Fellow Daoist Yun, this person has ill intentions. Don't..."

"Fellow Daoist Pei."

Yun Luo interrupted him. "Fellow Daoist Shen is my friend. He's not well, so I'm just taking care of him a little. I know you mean well, Fellow Daoist Pei, but Fellow Daoist Shen is simple-minded, and I have nothing worth being deceived about. How could he have ill intentions?"

She knew that a quiet and gentle boy was unpopular among males.

They would think such boys were too "girly" and not manly enough.

In middle school, she had a male classmate she was close to. Because he had a small frame, delicate and fair skin, and a quiet personality, he was always bullied by the boys in the class.

Several times she had to step in and help.

So when Pei Yanqing suspected Shen Qichen of having ill intentions, she couldn't help but recall this memory.

She didn't think Pei Yanqing was that kind of person, but she would subconsciously side with Shen Qichen.

Fearing further conflict between them, she just wanted to send Shen Qichen away quickly.

"It's getting late, and I still need to escort Fellow Daoist Shen to the Flying Boat. If Fellow Daoist Pei has something to discuss, we can talk after I return."

With that, she mounted her sword again, taking Shen Qichen with her as they soared away.

Upon reaching the city gates of Xiaoyao Town, the Flying Boat was already waiting outside the city.

Before parting, Shen Qichen seemed like he had done something wrong.

"A Luo, if I leave like this, won't Brother Pei be angry?"

"Of course not."

Yun Luo handed him a basket of Mirage Cod.

"He and I only shared a moment of Dual Cultivation. Moreover, he cultivates the Ruthless Dao. He probably misunderstood you, which is why he acted out. Don't take it to heart."

"Take this cod back and raise them. Eat one every day. If you like them, come find me anytime after you finish."

Shen Qichen took the cod:

"Then I can rest assured. The Flying Boat is about to take off, goodbye."

The Flying Boat quickly took off after he turned around, and Yun Luo watched it disappear into the distance.

Just as she was about to return on her sword, she turned around and saw Pei Yanqing standing behind her.

Pei Yanqing still believed Shen Qichen had bad intentions, so he had been quietly following them.

All the way, they saw the two talking and laughing.

When Yun Luo saw him, she wanted to explain about the Big Suona incident, but a group of cultivators suddenly pointed at them and screamed.

"Heavens, Pei Yanqing!"

"Ahhhhh, I actually saw Pei Yanqing!"

"Why is he here?"

"This is Hehuan Sect territory. Is he here to see Yun Luo?"

"Look, isn't that Yun Luo in front of him!"

"..."

Seeing a crowd rushing towards them, Pei Yanqing's expression turned grim.

His Thousand Illusion Transformation had been lost, and he hadn't had time to buy a new one. He had intended to go directly to the Hehuan Sect's Mountain Gate to see her.

He hadn't expected to run into that damned Green Tea on the way, causing him to overlook this matter.

He immediately pulled Yun Luo into his arms, stepped onto the Chengying Sword, and fled like a meteor.

Leaving a group of cultivators jumping in frustration.

Some quick-handed individuals had already taken out their Jade Slips and recorded the backs of the two, now opening the Cultivation Forum to post.

[The sky is falling! After four months of staking out, I finally met the legendary Yun Luo, and she's with Pei Yanqing. After we bumped into them, Pei Yanqing carried her away. My Dao Heart is probably shattered...]

The post quickly gained traction among cultivators. Both Pei Yanqing's face fans and career fans felt as if they had encountered a catastrophic disaster.

The fleeing pair were unaware that they were already the subject of gossip again.

Pei Yanqing only stopped after they had traveled two hundred miles.

Yun Luo jumped off the sword, embarrassed by the social death moment.

"I'm sorry, the Big Suona was a decision made by the sect. By the time I knew about it, it was already too late to salvage..."

"I don't blame you."

Pei Yanqing quickly interrupted her, his tone carrying a hint of urgency.

"Did Qinglian Sword Sect punish you?"

He hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "No."

"Really?"

Yun Luo didn't believe him. She had heard that during the Gui Xu Secret Realm expedition, Senior Sister Huo Mei spent five hundred Spirit Stones to sleep with a disciple of Qinglian Sword Sect.

That disciple was then confined upon returning.

Pei Yanqing was still the Chief disciple, the most promising among the new generation to achieve Ascension.

"I have no reason to lie to you."

However, it wasn't entirely true that there was no punishment.

He confessed to his Master that he had been poisoned by the Demon Face Spider and had wronged Yun Luo beforehand.

His Master reprimanded him a few times but didn't confine him.

But he voluntarily went into seclusion for three months, reciting the Heart-clearing Mantra a thousand times daily to clear his mind of distractions.