After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master - Chapter 181

Chapter 181: Miss Me

The rain fell on the lotus, the mist was thick.

Chu Xianning listened to the rain all night, but it was only after she got up that she realized, with hindsight, that the heavy rain last night must have battered the lotus flowers in the pond to pieces.

She dressed in her robe and went to the lotus pond. Some of the lotus leaves were already overwhelmed, scattered and floating on the water. Looking at the devastated pond, she felt an inexplicable sadness.

Why hadn’t she thought of this earlier?

If she had used her weak spiritual energy to stop the rain earlier, perhaps the lotus pond wouldn’t be as shattered as it was now. Some of the flower stems were already broken, lying in the mud.

Some realizations always come too late.

…

Jiang Huai got up a little later than usual today, but it was only a bit later. The time for breakfast was still the same. Chu Xianning looked at the red date, lotus seed, and white fungus soup in her bowl. Before she could speak, Jiang Huai had already said,

“I remember Master doesn’t like it too sweet, so I put less sugar in this one. The weather is humid; is your old injury acting up more severely?”

“It’s much better than before, you don’t need to worry.”

“That’s good.”

Jiang Huai nodded lightly, then picked up the remaining soup, knocked on the door to tell Bai Li that there was white fungus soup on the table for her to drink later, and then took the soup back to his room, closing the door gently.

Chu Xianning looked at the locked door, feeling a sense of strangeness in her conversation with Jiang Huai. She couldn’t quite explain whether it was just because she was emotionally sensitive and thinking too much.

In the room, Jiang Huai was spoon-feeding Luo Qingyu.

Luo Qingyu leaned against the bed, wrapped in a blanket, her delicate face pink and tender. Her body was soft, and she couldn’t muster any strength at all.

She liked pain, perhaps because it used to give her, who was once numb, a sense of stimulation, and it gradually became a bad habit. Jiang Huai had tried to correct this habit, but later he came to terms with it. As long as it wasn’t truly harming her body, if she liked it, then so be it. Last night, Luo Qingyu greedily sought him several times, even fainting at one point, drooling uncontrollably, yet still relentless.

Of course, he wouldn’t really bully her too much. Jiang Huai thought that since it was her first time, he should restrain himself, but Luo Qingyu knelt on the bed, her delicate hands gently parting her buttocks, looking back.

Only when she was completely out of strength and could no longer endure any more did Luo Qingyu curl up in Jiang Huai’s arms like a sleeping kitten. Now, the obedient girl was drinking the white fungus soup Jiang Huai fed her, then looked at him with a pitiful gaze.

“Qingyu can’t get out of bed…”

“Then sleep a little longer.”

“What about Jiang Huai brother?”

“I’ll be here with you, not going anywhere.”

After feeding her breakfast, Jiang Huai picked up Luo Qingyu and placed her on the long chair in the room, then began to tidy up the sheets. Following Luo Qingyu’s request, he cut out a small patch of bloodstain and Luo Qingyu carefully stored it away. Then he changed to new sheets, brought a bath tub into the room, and placed Luo Qingyu in it.

He carefully wiped her body, her skin still showing some red marks, some of which she had twisted out herself the night before, while the handprint on her buttocks was left by Jiang Huai.

After the bath, Jiang Huai dried her off, and Luo Qingyu curled back into the blankets, staring at him unblinkingly until Jiang Huai also climbed into the warm bed. They looked into each other’s eyes, blinked, said nothing, and Luo Qingyu giggled, then brought her face closer to Jiang Huai, her pink lips slightly parted.

After a dizzying kiss, which turned out to be the best sleep aid, Luo Qingyu curled up in his arms and fell asleep. Jiang Huai gently stroked the girl’s black hair, softly patted her white back, and looked out at the gloomy sky through the window.

The sky was a dull gray, with occasional droplets of rain falling down. The wind whipped the dark clouds into a rolling turmoil, and he found himself gradually becoming entranced.

He always felt like there was an added weight on his shoulders, but it wasn’t exactly a feeling of heaviness. Even he couldn’t quite articulate it. In the past, he had never thought about responsibility or attachments, so even when his cultivation was crippled, he wasn’t too heartbroken. After all, he had never been one to chase after profound cultivation or the pursuit of immortality. But now, with his inevitable marriage to Luo Qingyu and Wen Wanwan, the matter of restoring his cultivation naturally required more attention.

The prescription Granny Jiuyou had given him listed three key ingredients: the Fire Luo Sacred Fruit, Snow Velvet Flower, and Bi Luo Vine. These were crucial for reconstructing his Qi sea. The Ice Soul Profound Body of Luo Yueguan was likely meant to suppress the fiery toxicity of these ingredients, while the Flower Spirit Body would harmonize their medicinal properties, allowing for better absorption.

Being one of the best alchemists in the world, if he wanted to reconstruct his Qi sea without resorting to dual cultivation, he would need to find spiritual medicines that had the effects of the Ice Soul Profound Body and the Flower Spirit Body. He would then use these to concoct medicines and seek a chance for healing.

After dealing with the matters of the Yuelan Continent competition, he would take a trip to the Linglong Continent. The Ziyun Pavilion was located there, and Jiang Huai planned to sell his pill concoction and formation methods, using the resources of the Ziyun Pavilion to find the remaining spiritual medicines he needed.

After the Yuelan Continent competition, three people would be selected to participate in the Eastern Region competition. From there, five spots would be decided to join the Five Domains Grand Competition, held every ten years. Jiang Huai had heard early on that the top prizes of the Five Domains Grand Competition at the end of the year included a leaf from the Life God Tree that grew in the Extreme Origin Realm. That was the best healing spiritual medicine. If he could obtain that leaf… Chu Xianning’s old injuries might be completely healed.

This was the sole reason Jiang Huai was preparing to participate in the Five Domains Grand Competition at the end of the year.

…

During lunch, Luo Qingyu couldn’t get out of bed, so Jiang Huai fed her bite by bite with chopsticks. Bai Li, bored, also came into the room. Seeing Luo Qingyu so delicate and powerless, she poked Jiang Huai’s head and teased,

“Don’t you know how to be tender-hearted toward Qingyu?”

“I’m fine,” Luo Qingyu replied softly. By evening, she finally got out of bed. After having dinner together in the courtyard, she, Bai Li, and Jiang Huai took a stroll around the Tianxuan Sect. Late at night, back in the room, Luo Qingyu curled up in Jiang Huai’s arms and looked up at him,

“Jiang Huai, help me undress.”

Jiang Huai peeled off her clothes one by one, revealing her skin as smooth and white as mutton fat jade. Before he could say anything, Luo Qingyu pushed him down onto the bed, her fair little face blushing slightly,

“We agreed to go to Butterfly Valley tomorrow morning, so…”

“So what?” he asked.

Luo Qingyu carefully rolled up her white stockings, sat on the bed, and slowly slipped her delicate feet into them. Then she muttered softly,

“So… tonight, I can’t be bullied too much… otherwise, I won’t be able to close my legs tomorrow…”

She spoke softly, and without realizing it, she had already put on her white thigh-high stockings. The girl then sat on his chest, but with her back to him, she tried hard to bend down, tucking her hair behind her ears.

…

Compared to the stormy weather of the previous night, tonight’s sky was like a gentle stream. Luo Qingyu’s body leaned against Jiang Huai, her bottom lightly supported by him, his movements extremely gentle. Gradually, the girl even learned to twist her waist on her own. When she felt weak, she would lean against Jiang Huai, her hand lightly resting on his shoulder.

“Can we just sleep like this…”

Luo Qingyu’s body lay on top of him, and Jiang Huai pulled the blanket over them, wrapping them tightly. He looked down at her fluttering eyelashes,

“Can Qingyu sleep?”

“Let’s try… it feels like… Jiang Huai and Qingyu are connected…”

The truth was, they couldn’t really sleep like that. After a while, Luo Qingyu’s fingertips gently touched her lower abdomen, pressing lightly before reluctantly making an effort to get up. Such a small movement made her legs weak, and she curled back into Jiang Huai’s arms, lying down with her back to him. Jiang Huai gently wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.

Another night of good sleep.

…

Jiang Huai suddenly realized how quickly time passed.

It seemed Luo Qingyu hadn’t been to the courtyard for a few days, yet she would return to Qingxuan Sect tomorrow. These days, Luo Qingyu spent her days wandering Tianxuan Sect with him and Bai Li, playing cards when bored, or learning to cook with Jiang Huai. They even flew kites yesterday.

At night, the two would huddle in the room, and after feeding Luo Qingyu, she would cuddle obediently in his arms. The girl seemed to be getting more and more indulgent, sometimes not satisfied with just the night, even in the evening, sneaking into the kitchen while Jiang Huai was cooking alone, grabbing his hand to touch her skirt. When Jiang Huai realized that there was nothing under her skirt, the girl obediently leaned against the wall.

Luo Qingyu often wanted to go to the pavilion in the courtyard under the moonlight, but Jiang Huai was always worried about making too much noise and disturbing Chu Xianning, so he never agreed. Luo Qingyu’s resentful gaze quickly melted away after her body softened. Tomorrow she would return to Qingxuan Sect, and tonight the girl was especially supple. Even if she couldn’t muster a bit of strength, she refused to sleep, lifting her legs and hooking his waist, softly pleading for one more time.

Jiang Huai Jr. could only say that the Overlord Art had done a great job.

The next morning, Luo Qingyu’s Ice Spirit Bird flew from Qingxuan Sect to Tianxuan Sect. The bird had been fed to be particularly plump and sleek. Reluctantly, Luo Qingyu jumped onto the soft back of the Ice Spirit Bird. Before leaving, she puckered her lips slightly, and Jiang Huai quickly understood her intention, leaning in. Luo Qingyu hugged his neck and kissed him for a while before finally departing.

Before leaving, she whispered in Jiang Huai’s ear.

“When Qingyu thinks of Jiang Huai at night in Qingxuan Sect… Jiang Huai, you must remember to think of me too.”