Chapter 77: Who is the winner in life? It's me
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Under the gray clouds, the moon was visible. Li Yuilan and Xie Qing walked together to the residence where he was staying temporarily.
"Oh, you live here?" Li Yuilan was surprised.
"Um... well, sect master Zhang Mei wanted to assign me to another place, but it turned out that Xie Yu persuaded me to stay with her," Xie Qing replied, scratching the back of his head. He looked up and rolled his eyes, seeing Xie Yu waving at them: "And there she is."
"Eh?"
Li Yuilan looked up in surprise and blushed when she saw Xie Yu waving at them. She immediately let go of Xie Qing\'s hand and created a small distance between them.
"Sigh! What a shame!" Xie Qing sighed in disappointment.
***
For the next two days, Xie Qing was busy either walking with Li Yuilan and Xie Yu or practicing cultivation. Time passed so quickly that he didn\'t even notice. Finally, it was time to return home.
"Li Yuilan, Xie Yu. Thank you for helping me during these three days," Xie Qing said and smiled.
Xie Yu was in his arms – the girl did not want to let go of him, but when she heard some of the young man\'s plans, she had to admit – that now was not the time for flirting.
Li Yuilan showed a much more restrained reaction, just standing to the side and smiling awkwardly, although it was clear that she was a little upset.
Xie Yu understood her emotions, so she let go of her brother, and Xie Qing finally got his freedom.
"Li Yuilan," he said, touching her hands and leaning forward, bringing them to his face: "Thank you. I had a lot of fun thanks to you. Moreover, you turned out to be a very pleasant and cheerful person."
"I-I\'m glad to hear that, Xie Qing," Li Yuilan said, finally smiling. She touched the young man\'s face, trying to remember it forever, blushed, and giggled: "You have such nice skin to the touch. I can only envy your genetics."
"Heh, your skin is also very soft and pleasant, Li Yuilan," Xie Qing said with a smile, stroking the girl\'s cheeks and making her blush.
Xie Yu, who was standing to the side, lost her voice. She could not believe that these two were flirting with each other in broad daylight.
"Hey, hey, hey! Think about the other people, two students have worked hard here!" Xie Yu thought with a strange smile.
However, she did not interrupt them. Her gaze softened when she saw that Li Yuilan had been cheerful for the past three days.
Unfortunately for both girls, this moment could not last forever. Xie Qing said goodbye to them and disappeared behind the gates.
They waved goodbye to him and smiled. And when Xie Qing disappeared from sight, Xie Yu asked without looking away.
"Sister Li... do you like him?"
"Eh?! W-what?!" Li Yuilan screamed, and she even involuntarily opened her eyes, and then covered them: "N-no, why do you think so?"
"You just confirmed everything with your reaction," Xie Yu replied, rolling her eyes: "First of all, you never opened your eyes because you were embarrassed to show them, but in my brother\'s company, you always kept them open."
"Th-that\'s because Xie Qing said they were beautiful," Li Yuilan muttered under her nose: "So I didn\'t hide them."
"Secondly, you always blush in his presence."
"Ugh... I\'m just not used to boys..."
"Thirdly, you always joyfully smile when you lean on his arm. Moreover, during these three days, you did not use your technique once," Xie Yu noticed and narrowed her eyes, giggling: "Oh, you little fox."
"Uuuh..."
Li Yuilan whined plaintively and closed her eyes, covering her red face, but her reddened earlobes gave her away completely.
"B-but... I\'m not sure if it\'s love. Although Xie Qing is a good guy, polite, has a nice voice, and his presence calms me down, we are not familiar with each other," Li Yuilan mumbled.
"I\'m not saying it\'s love. Sympathy will do, you know, huh?" Xie Yu said, shaking her head: "I think your ability also influences your sympathy, right?"
"Y-yes..." Li Yuilan nodded and opened her face, thoughtfully saying: "The threads of fate always joyfully surround him, like a blanket, and it feels like they protect him. I\'ve never seen anything like it."
"Huh? Seriously?"
Xie Yu was surprised. Although she did not quite understand the meaning of fate as such, she knew that the threads of fate were always something special in the life of any person.
If someone could cut these threads or control them, then the lives of millions of people, or even more, would be in danger.
And judging by Li Yuilan\'s words, the threads of fate, intended to maintain the flow of individual souls\' fate, now surrounded one person.
"I can\'t believe it..."
***
After two hours, Xie Qing was already twenty minutes\' walk from the sect.
"Ah, a familiar smell! This is my home!" Xie Qing thought, looking at the high and beautiful mountains, filled with greenery.
Ignoring one mountain that was neatly cut off, the whole area looked simply beautiful. As if a Minecraft player\'s dream who runs 20,000 blocks to find a place for a house.
"Maybe I should build a house outside the sect?" the young man thought, tilting his head to the side.
Xu Mei\'s pavilion was initially not suitable for a large number of people, so now there was an inconvenience. Although the location was convenient, Xie Qing wanted much more privacy.
"Decided! I\'m buying a house... I still have a few million left from the deal with Fang Lan!" Xie Qing thought: "I won\'t personally go to meetings and arrangements... why when there are outer court disciples? They will do any task for money!"
...outer court disciples were poor, so if they were offered a good price, they would do everything in the highest quality.
Although inner court disciples were not allowed to publish any tasks, but...
"Lian Xin!"
***
"You\'re already back?" Xu Mei was surprised, to see Xie Qing in the backyard. She looked him up and down and then looked around.
"What are you doing, Master?" Xie Qing did not understand.
However, soon Xu Mei disappeared from her place and appeared in front of him, tightly hugging him. The young man was a little surprised, but then he smiled.
"Ah, my dear Master missed me? How about this humble disciple kisses his Master on the cheek?"
And without waiting for Xu Mei\'s answer, the young man kissed her on the cheek, and then on the eyelashes. His hands lay on her slender back, and he pressed her to himself, inhaling her scent.
"Haaa... I missed you so much, Mei-Mei," Xie Qing mumbled, resting his chin on Xu Mei\'s head.
"Mmm..."
Xu Mei mumbled something in response, but he could not hear her, as he was too busy hugging and kissing her face.
"Uff... s-stop, I\'m embarrassed," Xu Mei said with a red face and turned away from him, but her lips stretched into a happy smile.
"Hmm?"
Xie Qing smiled and shook his head. After a few minutes, Yu Yang and Xie Meiling also arrived in the backyard.
"Heh."
"Hah."
These two suspiciously smiled, and Xie Qing could swear that he felt their jealousy. He awkwardly smiled and beckoned them.
Although the women were embarrassed, they missed this flirtatious boy too much, and they hugged him.
Thus, these four stood and hugged each other.
"Aah..." someone moaned.
Xie Qing awkwardly removed his hand from his mother\'s butt – he wanted to pat Yu Yang, but because of the limited field of view, he aimed wrong.
Turning away from the embarrassed and slightly angry Xie Meiling, he was the first to stop hugging.
"Let\'s have lunch," he suggested.
The women had no reason to refuse.
***
"Girls, I\'m back!" Xie Qing shouted loudly, entering the dining room with Yu Yang.
They were carrying food and setting the table. Today was an ordinary, but still special dinner. These were spicy chicken wings and a snack reminiscent of chips.
Since they were cultivators, they automatically had a cheat code that allowed them to eat everything and not get fat – all the food turned into energy and was distributed throughout the body.
Considering that during meditation they spend a lot of energy, they can afford to eat fatty and not very healthy food.
"Master, I looked through the books and manuals in the library and learned some useful information," Xie Qing said, simultaneously drinking freshly squeezed citrus juice: "Everything turned out to be simpler than I thought, to be honest. Again, I have to rely on the classic method – trust the cultivation method."
Xu Mei snorted and wiped her mouth with a napkin, and then said.
"Of course, this is the easiest and most reliable method of all. But it is dangerous for people who do not have a cultivation technique as such because it is not a fact that they will be able to make a breakthrough," Xu Mei explained, trying to reassure the young man: "You are too worried about this, I told you."
"His character has always been like that. Worried about trifles, and as for important questions, he is carefree, like his grandfather," Xie Meiling said, rolling her eyes and drinking wine, looking out the window: "Son, as Xu Mei said, you just need to follow the instructions, and everything will be fine."
Xie Qing shrugged and could not but agree with his mother\'s words. Although he was confident that everything would work out, he was just too nervous.
At this stage of cultivation, many faced an insurmountable wall that screened out many cultivators – including talented ones.
However, under the encouraging words of the girls, he soon came to his senses, and they began to have fun.
"Master, what about the sect competitions?" Xie Qing asked, tilting his head to the side.
"They will take place in half a year. They were postponed due to some problems caused by the activity of devilish cultivators," Xu Mei replied, who was sitting lazily on a chair: "These bastards think they have a chance to get out of control. Pfft, sewer rats want to become immortal emperors?"
"Even if so..." Xie Meiling began to say with a serious face: "You need to carefully monitor them, no matter how insignificant they seem."
"W-well... I know, okay?" Xu Mei embarrassedly replied, waving her hands: "I meant that they do not have superior power, as far as I know, so they pose only a limited danger."
Xie Qing was silent and narrowed his eyes. He suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine for some reason.
***
After Xie Qing finished his business, he visited Lian Xin.
"Disciple Xie Qing! You\'re back?" the woman greeted with a smile.
"Elder Lian, I missed you," the young man replied, hugging her waist and pressing her to himself, bringing his nose to her neck. He inhaled her scent and gently bit: "And did you miss me?"
"Uuh..."
Lian Xin shivered from the strange current that ran through her body when Xie Qing gently bit her neck. She blushed and hearing his question, embarrassedly replied:
"Y-yes..."
"There you go," Xie Qing smiled.
They were in her private chambers. The young man was teasing her, feeling pleasure from the fact that a mature woman was blushing like a young girl.
Lian Xin felt as if she was in paradise. Her body was so light and warm, surrounded by the embrace of her beloved, it felt like melting, like ice cream from the heat.
She stupidly smiled – it was cute. Her hands hugged Xie Qing\'s back, and her nose pressed against his chest, inhaling the young man\'s scent, which was pleasant and calming.
"How are you?" Xie Qing asked.
"Eh? Well... due to the death of a member of the Bai family, there was some pressure on the sects, but we dealt with everything," Lian Xin said and smiled, her smile was bold and arrogant: "These idiots think that the world revolves around us. Let them find out that the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Lian family are not afraid of jackals pretending to be tigers."
"Hahaha!"
Xie Qing laughed heartily, and then picked up Lian Xin, putting his hands under her buttocks. He laughed and began to spin.
"That\'s Elder Lian!"
"E-e... l-let me go, Xie Qing..."
Lian Xin blushed and clung to Xie Qing\'s neck with her hands, hugging him so as not to fall. She embarrassedly smiled.
In the end, Xie Qing stopped spinning her on the spot and fell onto the bed with her. He lay on his back, and Lian Xin curled up on his chest.
Although the woman was embarrassed...
She enjoyed it!
"Shame? What is it? Is it edible?" Lian Xin thought, while Xie Qing stroked her cheek: "What shame?! Envy me! Hmph!"
Lian Xin proudly smiled, remembering her colleagues, most of whom did not even have partners. And she had one – moreover, not an ordinary one, but a very handsome and talented one.
"Who is the winner in life? It\'s me! Hmpf" Lian Xin thought at that moment.