Missing Thoughts Literature

Pei Yanqing (Page 1/2)

The flute music came to an abrupt halt, and Yun Luo's mind instantly cleared.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself hanging off Su Xanyu, while Su Xanyu had an arm around her waist. The two of them looked utterly improper.

The two people sprang apart as if shocked by lightning, and Su Xanyu flew into a rage.

"Senior Sister Liu, how could you use a Beguiler Technique so casually?"

"My apologies." Lady Huanyin smiled apologetically. "I'd only just gotten my treasure back. I couldn't hold myself back."

Su Xanyu folded her arms and snorted. She forgave her.

After all, the other woman was her dear senior sister, a disciple under their master who had graduated fifty years ago.

"Elder Zhu from the Refining Hall said this Jade Flute must be protected carefully. If it breaks again, it truly won't be repairable."

She could not help reminding her. This Jade Flute was Lady Huanyin's bonded Magic Artifact; if it were damaged, it would harm her cultivation.

"I know. Little Junior Sister still cares about me the most."

Lady Huanyin put away the Jade Flute. She relied entirely on it to perform Beguiler Techniques, so naturally she could not neglect it.

Beguiler Techniques were generally divided into two schools. One was the Body School, which could perform Beguiler Techniques through gaze and body alone, but required extraordinarily powerful divine sense and talent.

The other was the Object Control School. Their divine sense talent was weaker than that of the Body School, but they could make up for it with pills, formations, talismans, or tools.

She relied on melodies to perform Beguiler Techniques, which was how she came to have the elegant title Lady Huanyin.

Yun Luo and Su Xanyu ate and drank at Wangyou House for nearly two hours. Only when the sky was about to darken did they prepare to leave.

Lady Huanyin personally saw the two of them out of the shop, only to unexpectedly run into those two Sword Cultivators again.

Perhaps knowing that returning after leaving would make them seem inferior, the two lingered outside the door and refused to enter for a long while.

Lady Huanyin said mockingly:

"Fellow Daoists, did you compare goods at three shops, only to find that mine was the cheapest after all?"

The Handsome Youth lowered his head awkwardly. Even the man beside him, whom he called Senior Brother, looked uncomfortable.

"This junior was ignorant earlier and offended Senior. Please forgive me."

The Handsome Youth lowered his head in apology, his tone sincere.

Seeing his proper attitude, Lady Huanyin did not make things too difficult for them.

"No matter. We are all doing business. Since you two have made up your minds, pay a deposit of one thousand Spirit Stones first. Return in three days to collect the sword, then pay the remainder."

The Handsome Youth stingily took five hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones from his pouch, then nudged the Senior Brother beside him.

"Senior Brother..."

The plain-looking youth handed him a Qiankun Pouch.

"Pay me back next month."

Yun Luo had been about to leave, but stopped when she heard that.

The youth's green robes fluttered in the wind, his hair bound beneath a Jade Crown. Tall and slender, he stood like a lone pine in snow, graceful as an Exiled Immortal. His voice was like mountain springwater dripping onto jade, clear and pleasing to the ear.

But when she looked again at that ordinary, unremarkable face, she could not connect it to the owner of that body no matter how she tried.

It was like a man with a supermodel's body turning around only to reveal Song Dabao's face. Anyone would wilt at the sight.

Ah, perhaps ugly people simply had good bearing.

Su Xanyu noticed it too, but her attention was quickly drawn to the sword in the Handsome Youth's hand.

As an Artifact Refiner, she could not walk away when she saw a high-grade Spirit Artifact. Once she saw it clearly, she was heartbroken beyond measure.

"A Heaven Grade Spirit Sword forged from Dragon Crystal Iron—why not have it repaired at the Hehuan Sect?"

Lady Huanyin had considerable accomplishments in artifact refinement, but with her current cultivation, repairing a Heaven Grade artifact would still be difficult.

Moreover, repairing a Heaven Grade Spirit Artifact required the same material, otherwise the effect of the repair would be greatly discounted.

The resources in Lady Huanyin's hands naturally could not compare with those of the Hehuan Sect. Otherwise, she would not have handed her bonded Magic Artifact to a sect elder for repair.

Pei Yanqing (Page 2/2)

Su Xanyu was not trying to steal her business. She was merely astonished that someone with a Heaven Grade Spirit Artifact would actually settle for second best just to save a few Spirit Stones.

"The Hehuan Sect?" The Handsome Youth shuddered. "No, no."

He was a Sword Cultivator. Could he still come out whole and intact after going to the Hehuan Sect?

Besides, the Hehuan Sect charged exorbitantly. He had asked around; using Dragon Crystal Iron would cost at least ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Lady Huanyin might not use Dragon Crystal Iron here, but it was a full six thousand Spirit Stones cheaper.

His sword only had a tiny chip. It would still be usable after being repaired with other materials.

Once he had Spirit Stones in the future, he would properly make it up to his wife.

"What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on my Hehuan Sect?"

Seeing him keep backing away, Su Xanyu felt a surge of nameless anger.

The Handsome Youth hurriedly shook his head. "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. It's only that the Hehuan Sect is too expensive. But that isn't the Hehuan Sect's problem—it's my problem. My pockets are empty, which is why I came to seek Lady Huanyin's help."

After learning that the two women were disciples of the Hehuan Sect, the youth's tone carried a trace of nervousness.

It was not that he held any prejudice against people from the Hehuan Sect. Rather, he had heard their sect had a rule: Sword Cultivators' Dao Hearts were rewarded according to merit.

Public auction—who would not be afraid of that?

He admitted his mistake quickly, so Su Xanyu did not pursue the matter. After bidding Lady Huanyin farewell, she pulled Yun Luo away.

Before leaving, Yun Luo could not help turning back to glance at that ordinary-looking Sword Cultivator.

"Don't look. Dual cultivating with an ugly person will damage your Dao Heart. Be good, Senior Sister will find you some handsome ones."

Su Xanyu covered her eyes, twisted her head back, and forcibly dragged her away.

Pfft!

Lu Jing laughed until tears streamed from his eyes.

Hahahaha, someone had actually called his Senior Brother ugly.

Pei Yanqing's distant, indifferent eyes swept over him. They were clearly about the same age, yet Pei Yanqing exerted even more pressure than the sect elders.

Lu Jing did not dare joke further. After handing the Spirit Sword to Lady Huanyin, the two left Wangyou House and found an inn at the edge of the town to stay in.

Xiaoyao Town's customs were open, and soft moans and panting could be heard everywhere in the inn.

After Pei Yanqing shut the door, he set up a Soundproof Formation in the room, finally shutting out those decadent sounds.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, his broad palm covering that ordinary face. Then, he removed a transparent Magic Artifact resembling human skin.

Thousand Illusion Transformation could alter a cultivator's appearance.

Within the room sealed by the formation, the youth was dressed in white robes whiter than snow. His face looked carved from cold jade, sword-like brows pressed over his eyes, his gaze frosty as ice.

His high nose bridge bore a slight hook, and his thin, faintly red lips were pursed, making his entire face appear even colder and more detached.

Pei Yanqing gazed at the Thousand Illusion Transformation in his hand and recalled the young girl who had stared at him today.

He was a Sword Cultivator who cultivated the Ruthless Dao, a prized morsel in the eyes of the Hehuan Sect, a bounty target with a clearly marked price.

He had come out this time to escort his Junior Brother to repair his Spirit Sword, lest his Junior Brother be kidnapped by someone from the Hehuan Sect for dual cultivation.

He had long heard that the women of the Hehuan Sect liked handsome men, which was why he had used this Magic Artifact. Yet today, Lady Huanyin had actually wanted to make a move on both him and his Junior Brother for dual cultivation, and even that young girl had stared at him.

The Hehuan Sect was indeed terrifying. No wonder the Sect Leader had repeatedly warned them not to have any contact with it.

Once Lu Jing's Spirit Sword was repaired, they had to leave immediately.

Spirit Artifact grades: Divine Artifact, Heaven Grade, High Grade, Middle Grade, Low Grade, Unranked.