Xianxia: The Sect Master Is My Girlfriend

After half an hour, the room finally fell silent.

The two of them stared at each other, both panting heavily.

“Had enough?” Li Ran asked.

Yue Jianli shook her head, “I’ll rest for a bit and then continue.”

“…”

Li Ran explained, “I didn’t mean anything else, I just wanted you to get some proper rest. If you keep pushing your spiritual energy like this, you’ll damage your foundation.”

If the spiritual energy in the dantian is exhausted and forcibly driven, it would draw on the Golden Core’s essence, commonly referred to as “damaging one’s vitality.”

Normally, with some rest, it would recover, but if pushed as hard as Yue Jianli had, it could damage her foundation.

This wasn’t a trivial matter; it could affect her future achievements.

After all, not everyone had Li Ran’s extraordinary protective cultivation technique.

Yue Jianli’s face flushed, “But, you can’t just hit me there!”

She still felt tingly all over, as if a little ant was crawling on her.

Li Ran scratched his head awkwardly, “Sorry, sorry, I really didn’t mean to. Besides, you bit me several times too.”

Yue Jianli saw the clear teeth marks on his arm and felt so ashamed she wished she could disappear.

She had been driven to desperation; otherwise, she wouldn’t have done something like that.

“How does it feel?” she asked softly.

“Huh?”

Li Ran swallowed and recalled, “It felt pretty good, round and bouncy, the texture was great…”

“I meant your arm!”

“…”

The atmosphere became awkward again.

Yue Jianli pulled the blanket over her head, too embarrassed to show her face.

“Ahem…”

Li Ran stood up, “You should rest. I’ll head out now.”

“Wait, wait.”

Yue Jianli stretched out a hand from under the blanket, tugging at his sleeve, “With so many people watching earlier, don’t go out yet… It’s too embarrassing.”

“Oh, alright.”

Li Ran sat back on the edge of the bed.

“It’s broad daylight, I can’t sleep. Why don’t you keep me company and talk?” Yue Jianli’s voice was muffled.

Li Ran chuckled, “How can I talk to you if you’re hiding under the blanket?”

Yue Jianli was silent for a moment.

Then, like a little mole, she slowly peeked her head out from the blanket.

But her eyes still darted around, avoiding Li Ran’s gaze.

Li Ran remembered something and asked, “How was it after you went to Cloud Soaring Mountain? Did the Divine Dao Sect give you any trouble?”

Her trip to Cloud Soaring Mountain was naturally because of Song Qingsong’s death.

It was said that the Moonlight Venerable was very protective and had an extremely difficult personality, not someone easy to deal with.

Yue Jianli recounted her experiences at the Divine Dao Sect.

When he heard that the Moonlight Venerable tried to probe her memory, forcing her to draw her sword against Chen Yundao, Li Ran’s eyes turned icy.

“Hao Yue? Very well, I’ve noted you,” he thought to himself.

After all, a mere Divine Dao Sect elder was nothing.

With his talent, crushing the opponent of this level was just a matter of time.

He looked at Yue Jianli and shook his head, “You were too impulsive, drawing your sword against Chen Yundao… He is a ruthless character.”

The reason the righteous path was so dominant was largely due to this formidable Chen Yundao.

Despite his serene appearance, Chen Yundao is known for his decisive and ruthless nature, with countless lives claimed by his hands.

He once single-handedly subdued three major demonic sects, oppressing the entire demonic path to the point where they couldn’t catch their breath.

It was only after Leng Wuyan stained the Rakshasa Peak with blood and the rise of the indomitable Hidden Gauze Sect that he gradually retreated from the public eye.

Yue Jianli sighed, “I know, but given the situation at the time, even the slightest hesitation or weakness on my part could have led to disaster.”

Li Ran was silent.

The pressure of facing the threat and questioning of an Emperor-level expert was unimaginable.

“Thank you, you’ve worked hard.”

He ruffled Yue Jianli’s hair.

Yue Jianli snorted, stubbornly saying, “It wasn’t just for you, I also have a responsibility for Song Qingsong’s death…”

But she didn’t push his hand away.

“Then why did you rush to Five Yang City?” Li Ran asked, puzzled.

What urgent matter had caused her to fly non-stop for two days and nights, nearly harming her foundation?

Yue Jianli’s face turned inexplicably red, “I won’t tell you.”

“…”

“Fine, if you don’t want to say, you don’t have to.”

Li Ran took out a pill and brought it to her mouth, “This is a Yuan Pill to stabilize your foundation. Take it and rest well.”

Yue Jianli didn’t resist and swallowed the pill before shrinking back under the covers.

Before long, her breathing became even, and she fell into a deep sleep.

She was indeed exhausted.

Li Ran tucked her in and quietly left the room.

…

Just as he opened the door, he saw Li Daoyuan sneaking away.

“Father, what are you doing?” Li Ran asked, amused.

“Nothing, just wandering around.”

“…”

Li Daoyuan pulled him aside, looking disappointed, “Ran’er, you’re the Holy Son of Hidden Gauze Sect. The sect rules strictly forbid romantic relationships! It’s one thing not to break off the engagement with the Xiao family, but now you’ve brought back another girl? What if you’re expelled from the sect?”

Li Ran patted his shoulder, “Calm down, she’s just a friend.”

Li Daoyuan snorted, “Do you think I’m stupid? Friends don’t get tied up and carried back like that.”

Li Ran said awkwardly, “…It’s a misunderstanding.”

“Misunderstanding or not, send her back immediately. Don’t let your master find out… By the way, whose family is she from?”

“The Yue family.”

“Yue family?” Li Daoyuan thought for a moment, “We don’t have any Yue families in Five Yang City.”

“She’s not from here; she’s from the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.”

“Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion?!”

Li Daoyuan was shocked, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed, “Yue… Is she the Head Disciple, Yue Jianli?!”

Li Ran nodded, “Congratulations, you guessed right.”

“…”

Li Daoyuan grabbed his ear, furious, “You have some nerve, wooing Yue Jianli? You’re a genuine demonic sect member; don’t you have any self-awareness?”

“Who are you calling a demonic? Is that how you talk about your son?”

“You’re not my son. I don’t know you.”

“Is it that serious…”

“You have Leng Wuyan protecting you, so you’re not afraid! But what if the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion comes and chops me up?”

“Then there’d be a feast, right?”

“I…”

The two continued bickering as they walked away.

…

The next morning.

Li Ran brought breakfast and pushed open the door, “Time to eat…”

He stopped mid-sentence, seeing the neatly folded bed but no one there.

“Seriously, leaving without a word.”

Li Ran shook his head with a smile. Just as he was about to turn around, he noticed a note on the bed.

He picked it up and read it. There was only one line:

“Next time, I’ll definitely kill you.”

Li Ran: “…”