Chapter 19 The Scheming Disciple and the Charming Master 19

Chapter 19: The Scheming Disciple and the Seductive Master 19

After escaping from the secret realm, Lin Huaiqing didn't even take the time to say a word to Yin Shuangyue before flying straight back to Xuantian Sect on his sword.

Along the way, Lin Huaiqing found no peace. A sinister fire seemed to burn in his dantian, like it was trying to consume him whole.

This strange fire turned his cheeks bright red, like he'd been steamed. His legs felt like noodles, and he almost fell off his flying sword a few times.

Now he finally got what the black-clothed cultivator had meant.

What the man had given him was actually an aphrodisiac, slipped to him in such a sneaky way.

The aphrodisiac was strong and hit fast. He'd only breathed in a little smoke, and the effect was this intense.

Luckily, the flying sword got him back safely to Xuantian Sect without any hiccups on the way.

The sword landed at the mountain gate of Xuantian Sect.

The gate guard disciple saw a wobbly white figure on the long stone steps and figured it was some no-name rogue cultivator who'd had too much to drink and stumbled up the mountain.

But upon closer look, it turned out to be Immortal Venerable Huaiqing, who was a rare sight.

"Immortal Venerable Huaiqing, what's wrong? Hey, wake up!" The gate disciple shook Lin Huaiqing's body but accidentally noticed the faint red flush on his skin under his pure white robes.

"Oh no! Hurry, notify Elder Qiu Yue—Immortal Venerable Huaiqing's been poisoned!"

Before he fully passed out, Lin Huaiqing counted himself lucky.

Fortunately, the disciple on gate duty today wasn't a healer. If a disciple had discovered he'd been poisoned with an aphrodisiac, he wouldn't be able to show his face in Xuantian Sect anymore.

Meanwhile, back in the secret realm, the two of them were in a total panic.

The way their master looked, something was definitely up. But he'd taken off in such a hurry, and they had no clue how he was doing.

After a long silence, Yu'er finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Hey! Why are you two so quiet? What do we do now? How about we tell my master about this after the trial? My master will definitely make things right!"

"No! I'm getting out of here! I can't wait three days."

"Same here."

Neither of them said it out loud, but they both knew exactly what the other was thinking. They had to find Lin Huaiqing, and they had to do it now!

"Let's move!"

Qin Du and Mu Yunting immediately hit their signal devices, which meant they were voluntarily bowing out.

Two flashes of red light, and both guys vanished on the spot.

Leaving Yu'er standing there, totally confused.

"Hey! Seriously? What's the big rush? Wait up!"

Another flash of red light, and Yu'er followed, getting teleported out of the secret realm too.

Yu'er rushed as fast as she could to catch up with them, cutting them off to block their way.

"Hey, aren't you two coming with me to see my master? We need to explain everything to him. If I go alone, there's no one to back me up!"

"Miss Yu'er, we really have something urgent to do. You go find your master first and tell her everything. If anything comes up, send a long-distance message!" After telling Yu'er that, Mu Yunting summoned the Qingyu Sword from his spiritual sea.

Qin Du beat him to it, hopping onto the flying sword first.

Mu Yunting just ignored his shameless antics and stepped onto the flying sword. The two of them shot off toward Xuantian Sect.

"Hey! Hey!"

Dancao Peak, Anxiang Waterside Pavilion

"You two can't go in without Elder Qiu Yue's orders."

Two young medicine boys, around eight or nine years old, blocked the door.

"My master's inside! How is he?"

"Elder Qiu Yue is treating Immortal Venerable Huaiqing inside right now. You two can wait outside."

Who knows how long passed before Shen Qiuyue's voice finally came from inside.

But all she did was call one of the medicine boys in.

A moment later, the boy came out and waved them over.

"Elder Qiu Yue sent me to tell you something. The aphrodisiac Immortal Venerable Huaiqing was poisoned with isn't any ordinary one. She needs one of you to go in and help him break the poison."

That was a lot to take in—especially coming from a little medicine boy.

Qin Du finally remembered: when he'd touched his master's forehead in the secret realm, it had been burning hot. So that was because of the aphrodisiac.

He didn't have much experience with this kind of thing, but he knew a thing or two.

Someone hit with an aphrodisiac could only be cured through Dual Cultivation with another person, or their life would be in danger.

And even the healer elder said this aphrodisiac was no ordinary one. Could the elder's solution really be to have his master dual cultivate with one of them?

Wasn't that exactly what the black-clothed cultivator had said?

"I'm going in! I'll help my master break the poison!" Qin Du didn't care about anything else and immediately moved to go in.

"Why should it be you! You demon—I'll never let you defile my master!"

"I don't have time to fight with you right now. Let me go!" Qin Du shook off Mu Yunting's grip, but the next second it just got tighter.

Mu Yunting's eyes were red-rimmed, like he'd made up his mind. He shouted angrily, "This isn't for you to decide! I'm Master's direct disciple!"

"Master took me in first! Do you even understand seniority? And besides, can you even do it?"

With that, Qin Du started looking Mu Yunting up and down with a contemptuous look.

Based on what he'd seen over the past few days, he'd bet his life that Mu Yunting and Yu'er had something going on in their past life.

That raised a question about his orientation.

But there were still kids around, so he didn't need to spell it out.

Yet his vague words instantly set Mu Yunting off.

The next second, he summoned the Qingyu Sword.

"If you spout any more nonsense, I'll kill you!"

"Hmph! You think just because you've got a holy artifact, you can act all high and mighty in front of me? Bring it on!"

And so the two clashed right there in the Fragrant Waters Pavilion, sword aura bursting out in all directions, destroying all the flowers and plants around them.

The two young medicine boys, terrified, hid in the corner.

Hearing the noise, Shen Qiuyue dropped what she was doing and rushed out from the inner chamber.

"What are you two doing? If you're gonna fight, go do it at Lingxiao Peak! Stop it, both of you!"

The two stopped.

Looking at the flowers and plants in the pavilion that had been destroyed, Shen Qiuyue finally understood why her senior brother was always worried about his two disciples not getting along.

So they were actually fighting for real!

"Didn't I say one of you should come in and help your master with the detox? How did this turn into a full-on fight?!"

Qin Du and Mu Yunting shot each other a look, neither of them saying why they started fighting.

One of the medicine boys ran out from the corner and said:

"They were fighting over who gets to go in and cure the master."

"Yes, Master, sword cultivators are so violent—they start fighting over the smallest thing."

Shen Qiuyue was even more confused after hearing that.

She just wanted a bowl of their virgin blood for the medicine—was that really worth fighting over?

"Fine, fine, you two come in with me!" Shen Qiuyue sighed in compromise.

"Huh?! Both of us?!" The two said in unison.

Shen Qiuyue gave an annoyed "Mm-hmm" and opened the door to go in.

Though they were hesitant, they glared at each other and walked in like it was no big deal.