You Misunderstood!

The Nether Emperor Holy Sect, Sect Master's Hall.

As soon as Luo Qiushan finished speaking, the air in the hall remained frozen in that subtle silence.

Lu Qing'an's fingers had just left the teacup when Li Wensong's shoulders were still trembling slightly, while Luo Qiushan maintained her seemingly composed smile, awaiting an answer.

Just then, the void in the center of the hall suddenly cracked open without warning.

It wasn't the elegant and composed spatial crossing like Luo Qiushan's, but a more rapid and brutal tearing method.

A black crack, like a piece of cloth ripped open by a blade, suddenly appeared in the void. Immediately afterward, a figure strode out from the crack, and before his foot had even landed steadily, his voice had already resounded throughout the entire hall.

"Master! What do you mean by this?!"

The newcomer was a young man, tall and slender with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His well-tailored black clothes made him look sharp and capable.

His features could be described as handsome, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and a high nose bridge. However, at this moment, his eyes were filled with shock and anxiety, ruining his originally dashing appearance.

His gaze swept across the hall, lingering for a moment on Lu Qing'an before instantly confirming Lu Qing'an's Eternal Realm cultivation. Then his gaze returned to Luo Qiushan, his voice involuntarily rising a few decibels. "You don't mean to introduce your junior sister to him, do you?!"

Lu Qing'an paused slightly in the hand holding the teacup.

Li Wensong suddenly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the newcomer before quickly lowering it again, his shoulders trembling even more violently.

Luo Qiushan looked at the young man who had suddenly appeared, her brows furrowed slightly, and the smile on her face faded a little.

She didn't answer her disciple's question immediately, but instead asked in a calm tone, "Disciple, is there something you need?"

Her voice was not loud, even gentle, but those who knew her well could tell that the sect leader was not in a good mood at the moment.

Why did this kid suddenly show up?! And he overheard what I just said?!

Luo Qiushan inwardly groaned, but outwardly maintained her composure and dignity as a master.

When she asked Lu Qing'an that question, she hadn't considered that someone might suddenly barge in. After all, this was the Sect Master's Hall, and even the core elders wouldn't dare to enter without her permission.

But she forgot that this disciple, Liu Jin, was one of the few people she had granted the authority to see her at any time.

Liu Jin failed to notice the subtle displeasure in his master's tone, or rather, he did notice it, but he couldn't care less at the moment.

His entire focus was on something he considered extremely urgent.

"I just learned that Junior Sister is going to cultivate the Dao of Heartlessness!" Liu Jin took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm, but his tightly clenched hands betrayed his inner anxiety. "Master! This path is extremely dangerous! With Junior Sister's talent, wouldn't it be better for her to cultivate other Great Dao?"

He spoke earnestly and sincerely, every word seeming to come from the bottom of his heart.

The Dao of Heartlessness is recognized by the Hongmeng Holy Realm as one of the most dangerous Great Dao; once stepped into it, there is no turning back.

Looking at her disciple's anxious expression, Luo Qiushan smiled bitterly and slowly shook her head, "Your junior sister has already made up her mind about this, and I can't persuade her otherwise."

She was telling the truth.

How could she not worry? But she had already tried to persuade her and said everything she could, but the girl was determined to go down this path.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jin was not discouraged at all; instead, his eyes lit up, and he took a step forward, his tone becoming increasingly resolute. "Since Master doesn't want Junior Sister to cultivate this path either, then leave this matter to me!"

As he spoke, his chest puffed out slightly, and his eyes gleamed with a reckless drive that only young people possess.

"The best solution right now is to make my junior sister fall in love with love before she cultivates the Dao of Heartlessness, thus causing her to give up cultivating this path!"

After Liu Jin finished speaking in one breath, her gaze involuntarily drifted back to Lu Qing'an, who was sitting to the side.

He had just vaguely heard his master's last words in the void rift.

Fellow Daoist, you say you are Rogue Cultivator. May I ask, do dao companion?

That sentence made him explode with rage, and he rushed in before the crack had fully opened!

His gaze lingered on Lu Qing'an's face for a moment, his mind racing. "He is indeed quite handsome... Master summoned him here and said those things just now; there's a very high chance he wants to introduce him to Junior Sister, thereby persuading her to give up cultivating the Path of Dao of Heartlessness!!!"

This deduction became increasingly clear in his mind.

Master loves Junior Sister the most and wants her to give up the Dao of Heartlessness more than anyone else.

The best way to prevent someone from cultivating the Dao of Heartlessness is to make them fall in love, fall in love with a man, and fall in love with someone. In this way, the foundation of the Path of Dao of Heartlessness will crumble on its own!

The master summoned this extraordinary man to the sect hall and even asked him if he had dao companion. Wasn't this just setting up a match for his junior sister?!

The more Liu Jin thought about it, the more flawless his speculation seemed, and the more urgent the situation became.

He couldn't wait any longer.

He'd waited so many years, guarded so many years, and finally gotten a legitimate chance to get close to his junior sister. How could he let a stranger who suddenly appeared steal it away?!

He abruptly turned to Luo Qiushan, his expression extremely solemn, and said, word by word, "Master, do you mean you want your junior sister to become his dao companion?"

Luo Qiushan was stunned.

She blinked, momentarily at a loss for words.

She was asking Lu Qing'an if he had dao companion, which was her own business. How did it turn into Liu Jin trying to set up a match for her little disciple?!

She opened her mouth, but before she could explain, Liu Jin took a deep breath, her expression becoming extremely serious, and her eyes even showing a hint of resolute determination.

"That's right!" He said with a resolute expression, "To be honest, Master, I fell in love with my junior sister at first sight! I've cultivated for many years, and I've never cared for a woman so much. I don't want to waste this opportunity!"

After he finished speaking, his expression became serious again, and his tone even carried a hint of pleading. "Therefore, I hope that Master will not introduce Junior Sister to other men!"

He spoke these words with extraordinary force, each word seemingly squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying a stubbornness that refused to yield an inch.

In his heart, his junior sister was someone he brought back to the sect. From the moment he brought her back to the Nether Emperor Holy Sect, their fate was already sealed!

Over the years, he watched her cultivate, grow, and shine from the shadows. His feelings for her had unknowingly taken root and grown into a towering tree.

His junior sister is his destiny, the person he has chosen, and he absolutely cannot let her go to another man!

Especially this guy in front of me who only has the cultivation of the Eternal Realm!

Thinking of this, Liu Jin frowned and turned his gaze to Lu Qing'an again.

His eyes held a clear scrutiny and hostility; the undisguised hostility was practically written all over his face as if he were a love rival.

Lu Qing'an sat quietly in his chair, his fingers casually toying with the rim of his teacup, having witnessed the entire process from Liu Jin barging in to his impassioned confession.

He noticed the hostile look Liu Jin was giving him, and recalling the question Luo Qiushan had asked him earlier, he knew exactly what had happened.

This person misunderstood and mistook him for an imaginary rival in love.

"Could it be that Luo Qiushan is really going to introduce her apprentice to me?" A strange expression flickered across Lu Qing'an's face, and his lips twitched slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

He wasn't unfamiliar with such scenes, but this one seemed particularly out of the blue.

He didn't even know whether Luo Qiushan's apprentice was male or female, or what she looked like, so how did he suddenly become someone's rival in love?

Luo Qiushan looked at her apprentice, the surprise in her eyes gradually turning into helplessness, and finally into a bitter smile. She shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of embarrassment and bitterness that only she herself understood. "Apprentice, you've misunderstood."

I asked Fellow Daoist Lu if he had dao companion, but it was for my own sake!

But she couldn't say it outright.

She was the sect leader of the Nether Emperor Holy Sect and Liu Jin's master. She simply couldn't bring herself to admit to a junior that she had fallen for a man she had only known for less than half a day.

Liu Jin completely failed to understand his master's implied meaning. He frowned, his expression confused and puzzled. "Huh?! What did you mean just now, Master? Weren't you going to introduce your junior sister to him?!"