Yun Yun: Sword Spirit Senior, Could You... Not Leave

"Anyway, I'm not angry at you, Senior, and I'm not in a bad mood because of you," Yun Yun explained softly.

She was afraid Wu Changqing would misunderstand.

She truly was not angry with him.

Still, the reason she had been avoiding Wu Changqing lately was, more or less, because of what Yun Shan had told her.

But it was not because she was angry, nor because she was in a bad mood. She was simply embarrassed.

What Yun Shan had said made her feel... somewhat too embarrassed to face Wu Changqing.

"That's good. As long as you weren't avoiding me because you were angry at me. If something is bothering you, remember to say it right away. Don't keep it bottled up by yourself, understand?" Wu Changqing said.

"Sword Spirit Senior, do you still think I'm a child?" Yun Yun said irritably.

She was now the esteemed Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect!

Why did Wu Changqing sound as though he were talking to a child?

"When you're being unreasonable, you really are no different from a child."

"When have I ever been unreasonable?!" Yun Yun immediately became annoyed.

She was not that kind of person!

Yet Wu Changqing smiled. "Seeing that you're still the same as before puts me at ease."

Yun Yun froze.

Only then did she realize that Wu Changqing was simply trying to tease her.

"Sword Spirit Senior, my teacher really did tell me some things..." After thinking it over, she still could not help wanting to tell Wu Changqing.

"What things?"

"Sword Spirit Senior, you should know that my teacher has always wanted to bring Elder Gu He and me together. He wants to use that to consolidate the Misty Cloud Sect's position and make Gu He stay in the Misty Cloud Sect for good."

"Didn't you already clearly tell your teacher no? He still hasn't given up?" Wu Changqing had naturally heard Yun Yun mention it before.

After Yun Yun officially became Sect Master, Yun Shan had brought up the matter with her many times.

Although Yun Yun clearly stated every time that she had no feelings for Gu He, Yun Shan kept harping on about it.

To him, whether Yun Yun and Gu He had feelings for each other did not matter. As long as he could bind Gu He to the sect, that was enough.

Fortunately, Yun Yun herself was also a Dou Emperor and was of great importance to the Misty Cloud Sect.

Otherwise, Yun Shan might have directly forced her to marry Gu He.

"My teacher's brain has gone senile. I've said no so many times, yet he still won't give up. I'm sick of it," Yun Yun muttered in complaint.

"You know what your teacher is like, so why are you sulking?"

"I already said I'm not angry. I'm just a little frustrated," Yun Yun said.

"But this time, aside from using Elder Gu He as an example, my teacher also mentioned someone else."

"Who?"

Her cheeks flushed slightly as she softly uttered a single word. "You."

"Me? What did your teacher use me as an example for?" Wu Changqing did not understand at first.

"He used you and Elder Gu He as examples." Yun Yun shot him an irritated glare.

So he had not heard what she said clearly at all!

"Used me and Gu He as examples? So your teacher said that if you won't be with Gu He, then you should be with me?"

Yun Yun gave a soft "Mm," looking slightly shy.

Wu Changqing raised a brow.

Yun Shan was quite good at seeing the bigger picture.

One was a sixth-tier alchemist, the other a young Dou Emperor. Firmly winning over either one would be enough.

Moreover, Gu He and the Misty Cloud Sect already had a mutually beneficial relationship.

Compared to Gu He, Wu Changqing was the one they needed to win over more.

After all, even if he became an elder, he could still leave the Misty Cloud Sect at any time.

"So what did you tell your teacher?"

"I cursed him out and left."

"Come on, when would you ever dare curse out your teacher?" Wu Changqing saw through her at a glance.

However, her conversation with Yun Shan had indeed made Yun Yun realize something.

"Sword Spirit Senior, will you... leave the Misty Cloud Sect someday?"

What she really wanted to ask was whether Wu Changqing would leave her someday.

But she felt that question was too ambiguous, so she changed it to the Misty Cloud Sect.

"That's hard to say. The world is so vast. If one day I suddenly feel like it and want to see poetry and faraway places, I might leave."

Wu Changqing had indeed never said that he would remain in the Misty Cloud Sect forever.

He had merely grown accustomed to living here over the years, so he had not left.

Hearing his words, Yun Yun's heart sank slightly.

She had never considered this question before. Wu Changqing had always been by her side, so she had assumed he would continue to be there in the future.

But today's conversation suddenly made her understand that Wu Changqing had never said he would stay here forever.

He might... leave someday.

At the thought of Wu Changqing leaving in the future, Yun Yun suddenly felt a deep sense of reluctance and attachment.

She had grown accustomed to this life. Whether before or after becoming Sect Master, Wu Changqing had always been by her side.

She did not dare imagine the days ahead without Wu Changqing beside her.

"Sword Spirit Senior, could you... not leave?" Yun Yun blurted out what was in her heart as if possessed.

Only after saying it did she realize what she had done.

Oh no! How did I say what was in my heart?!

Wu Changqing was also stunned for a moment before smiling.

"I only said I might leave someday. I never said I was leaving now, and it's not as though I definitely have to leave."

"Oh." Yun Yun immediately felt much more at ease.

Because Wu Changqing had directly answered her question.

"Sword Spirit Senior, are you free tomorrow?" She suddenly gathered her courage.

"I should have nothing to do. What is it?"

"Then could you come shopping with me in Jia Ma Holy Capital?" she asked.

"Sure."

"Then I'll come find you tomorrow morning!" Yun Yun said happily.

"Alright."

Tagore Desert.

Deep beneath the desert.

A gigantic python sped through the depths beneath the desert, forcibly boring tunnels through the hard sand and rock.

Soon, the python arrived at a world of magma deep underground.

After briefly surveying the magma world before it, the python followed the aura it sensed and plunged headlong into the underground magma.

The blazing heat of the magma burned wildly against it, but it endured it by force.

At last, it passed through the magma world and arrived in a place overflowing with dense fire-element energy.

Ahead lay a world of azure flames. An Earthfire Green Lotus stood gracefully within it, and at its center, a pale azure flame flickered unsteadily.

The python transformed, taking the form of a beautiful, seductive woman.

She was none other than Medusa, queen of the Snake People!

"An Heavenly Flame. At last, I have found it."

Gazing at the Green Lotus Core Flame before her and feeling its searing heat, Medusa did not retreat. Instead, a sharp gleam shone in her eyes as she fixed her gaze upon the flame.

"You are mine!"

Her hands swiftly formed several intricate seals, conjuring a sealing barrier that shot toward the Green Lotus Core Flame...