After Faking Her Death and Fleeing, the Emotionless Daoist Master Regretted It - Chapter 34.1

Chapter 34.1: Telepathy – The ‘Special’ Treasure Gifted by Shizun

Seeing Shizun, Su Lingqing was overjoyed.

She immediately put down the little fox she was holding, slightly lifted her skirt, and rushed towards the approaching, cold, and ethereal figure.

When she reached her, the girl stopped, raised her pretty face, and looked at the flawless countenance. Her pair of beautiful almond eyes gradually filled with tears.

“Shizun, I’m sorry…”

Ling Yunyue saw her disciple cry and heard the voice full of attachment reaching her ears. A momentary panic appeared in her heart.

Had she misunderstood?

Had the distance she perceived never truly existed?

But why… when Lingqing saw her in the daytime, did she refuse to be close?

The girl’s eye corners gradually turned red from crying, as if stained with rouge, adding a fragile beauty.

Ling Yunyue extended her slender, jade-like finger, gently wiped away the tears on the girl’s cheek, and said softly: “Don’t cry anymore. Lingqing did nothing wrong and does not need to apologize to your Master.”

Su Lingqing stared blankly at the person in front of her.

Shizun was gentle again, no longer the distant appearance that pushed people away earlier in the day…

Did this mean Shizun had forgiven her?

She wanted to obey Shizun and stop crying, but for some reason, all kinds of emotions surged into her heart at this moment, and the tears just wouldn’t stop.

Crystal clear tear drops fell one after another onto Shizun’s jade-like hand.

Ling Yunyue was somewhat at a loss. Was her way of comforting wrong? Why was Lingqing crying even harder?

From childhood to adulthood, she had never comforted anyone. What she was doing now was based purely on her inner feelings. She thought that speaking like that would make her disciple no longer sad. She hadn’t expected the opposite effect…

What should she do?

At this moment, Ling Yunyue was both helpless and flustered in her heart. Looking back, even when facing the strongest enemies, she could remain calm and maintain an undisturbed state of mind.

But now, seeing her disciple cry, her heart was no longer like still water.

All the composure she had always relied on vanished into thin air when facing the girl.

Finally, she chose to follow her heart and held her in her arms.

A familiar and reassuring pure fragrance reached her nose. Su Lingqing’s heart slowly settled. All her complex emotions transformed into attachment to Shizun at this moment.

She wished to be held in Shizun’s arms like this forever. To her, this was the happiest thing in the world…

Not far away, Ruozhu, who had been left behind by her owner, looked at this scene, and her fox heart immediately filled with bitterness. She had waited for her owner on the peak all day. After her owner returned, she only held her for a little while, and the moment she saw Shizun approach, she immediately forgot all about her…

Ruozhu covered her face with her paws, wiping away a handful of sorrowful fox tears. The entire fox lay listlessly on the ground, hoping to attract her owner’s attention this way.

Unfortunately, the little fox’s plan was destined to fail.

Su Lingqing’s attention was entirely focused on Shizun at this moment, allowing no room for anything else.

Ruozhu was sad for a while. Seeing that her owner hadn’t even given her a glance, the entire fox suddenly leaped up from the ground and actively ran towards the girl.

However, just as she was about to get close, an invisible force abruptly appeared, stopping her from advancing.

The little fox used all her strength to resist, yet still couldn’t get any closer to her owner.

She angrily raised her eyes and met a gaze that was icy cold and chilling to the bone.

In that instant, Ruozhu shivered severely. The entire fox completely deflated, dragging her fluffy tail, and with stiff steps, she consciously retreated to a corner…

Tears streamed down the little fox’s heart.

She began to imagine: if that cold woman kept monopolizing her owner like this, would she never have a chance to be close to her owner again?

That gaze just now was too terrifying. What should she do… would she only be able to watch her owner from afar from now on?

The little fox whimpered softly. She also wanted her owner’s fragrant and soft embrace. That cold woman was truly despicable! Taking advantage of being the owner’s Shizun, doing whatever she pleased…

Just as Ruozhu was heartbroken, the slightly indifferent voice of the little Phoenix Xiwu reached her ear: “If you truly want to be close to your owner in the future, do everything you can to improve your strength. What the Venerable Lingxiao set up just now was merely a simple spiritual energy barrier. If you can’t even break this, how can you become your owner’s right-hand assistant in the future? If you can only be a drag and a little good-for-nothing, then stop having any delusions.”

The little fox bristled at these words.

Due to her low strength, she could only communicate with her owner through intent, unable to speak human words directly, nor could she transmit her voice to the little Phoenix. Therefore, even though she had a thousand thoughts in her heart, she couldn’t refute.

She wanted to say that the cold woman was very powerful, the head of the Daoist sects. Even the spiritual energy barrier she casually set up was difficult for few spiritual beasts in the Xuan Tian Realm to break.

The little Phoenix was a divine beast, naturally powerful. How could it understand her suffering…

Ruozhu felt very wronged. Her fluffy tail drooped on the ground. She watched her owner’s figure from afar, feeling sad for a while, and then began to re-examine Xiwu‘s words.

She absolutely would not be a little good-for-nothing… She would be a hardworking fox… But even if she worked hard, she still couldn’t defeat that cold woman…

Ruozhu was very frustrated.

It was then that the little Phoenix Xiwu‘s voice reached her ear again: “You really are a stupid fox. Think carefully. When your strength improves, you can help your owner do many things. In that case, your owner will be happy, think of you often, and naturally, there will be many opportunities for you to be close.”

These words instantly enlightened the little fox. The entire fox ‘came alive’ at once, and all her negative emotions completely vanished at this moment.

Xiwu was right. From now on, she had to cultivate hard!

Su Lingqing was unaware of Ruozhu’s change in mood. At this moment, she was nestled in Shizun’s embrace, her heart full of sweetness, though traces of tears still lingered on her pretty face.

Ling Yunyue had calmed down the moment she noticed her disciple stop crying.

Seeing Ruozhu approach her disciple, she secretly cast a spell to block it. She did not want the harmonious and serene atmosphere between Master and disciple to be broken unnecessarily.

However, the little fox did not give up, continuously exerting force, trying to break through the spiritual energy barrier she had set up.

She naturally gave the little fox a warning.

Of course, she wouldn’t really do anything to the little fox. After all, it was her disciple’s spiritual pet. If she hurt the little fox, her disciple would be sad and upset, and might even distance herself from her, the Shizun.

After stopping the little fox, Ling Yunyue held the girl tightly in her arms. In her mind, the memory of Lingqing’s accidental kiss on her lips that night on the jade couch in the peak-top cave dwelling, when she was drunk, replayed uncontrollably.

Her jade-like fingertips subconsciously started to caress the girl’s delicate skin through her clothes.

The moment she realized what she was doing, Ling Yunyue was suddenly startled. She instantly released the person in her arms and staggered back half a step.

She cultivated the ruthless path… she couldn’t do this…

Su Lingqing was originally immersed in Shizun’s warm embrace, her heart filled with joy, but the person who had been holding her tightly suddenly moved away, leaving her feeling lost.

“Shizun…”

The girl’s voice, full of attachment, reached her ear. Ling Yunyue suppressed the urge to step forward and hug her again, forcing herself to look away.

“It’s late. Lingqing should rest early…”

Su Lingqing was reluctant: “Is Shizun leaving?”

Ling Yunyue softly acknowledged: “Your Master will return to the peak-top cave dwelling in a moment.”

Su Lingqing softly replied with an okay. No one knew how much she wanted to ask Shizun to stay and accompany her.

But she dared not… She was afraid that saying so would make Shizun angry again.

To make Shizun stay a little longer, she started trying to ask all sorts of questions.

“Does Shizun know which day the trial with the Heavenly Fire Sect will be held?”

“The day after tomorrow, at the Chen hour (7-9 AM). The sect will have an announcement tomorrow morning. Participants of the trial will gather before the Mao hour (5-7 AM) the day after tomorrow, taking a spiritual boat to Worry-Free Island in the Cangming Sea.”

“After the trial, if we win, when will the secret realm be opened?”

“Half a month later.”

“And how long will we stay in the secret realm… is there a time limit? Can we freely enter and exit the secret realm?”

“Once the secret realm is opened, there is one hour for entry. After that, the entrance closes and will not open again until two years later. During this period, free entry and exit are not possible.”

“What?” Su Lingqing was stunned for a moment. When she recovered, she found it somewhat difficult to accept.

The secret realm would be sealed for two years once opened… If she won the trial and obtained the qualification to enter the secret realm, wouldn’t that mean she wouldn’t see Shizun for two years…

For a moment, she felt like giving up the trial.

Initially, she signed up for the slot contention because Shizun mentioned that there were many natural treasures inside the secret realm that could help cultivators rapidly increase their strength.

She knew that Shizun’s cultivation had reached the late Mahayana stage, just one step away from ascension. She wanted to catch up to Shizun’s pace sooner… Even though she clearly knew the gap between them was like a chasm, she still wanted to try her best.

But she never expected the secret realm to be sealed for so long. She couldn’t imagine how she would spend those two long years inside without seeing Shizun.

If she gave up directly, Shizun would definitely be very disappointed in her. What should she do?

At this moment, Su Lingqing’s heart once again felt empty.

Ling Yunyue observed the girl’s expression and immediately guessed her thoughts, speaking in a serious voice: “Does Lingqing find the secret realm opening time too long and wish to give up the trial the day after tomorrow?”

Having her thoughts exposed by Shizun, the girl was filled with shame.

Although she hadn’t made a decision yet, this thought was indeed in her mind.

“Shizun, I’m sorry…”

“Lingqing, do you know that a trip to a secret realm is rare to encounter in centuries? Since you have participated in the sect’s slot contention, how can you give up halfway? What about the fellow disciples you defeated? If they hadn’t met you in the trial, some of them would have had the opportunity to contend for the qualification to enter the secret realm.”

Shizun’s words made Su Lingqing even more ashamed and embarrassed.

She tightly clutched her sleeves, lowering her head. Her almond eyes were tearful again, and the corners were crimson.

“Shizun… your disciple knows she shouldn’t have such a thought, but two years is really too long… your disciple truly cannot bear not seeing Shizun for two years…”

She should have asked clearly earlier. If she had known that the secret realm would be sealed for two years after opening, she wouldn’t have signed up at all.

She didn’t know that before a secret realm was completely stabilized, the sealing time was not fixed. Even if she had asked at the time, she wouldn’t have gotten an answer.

Just as Su Lingqing was overwhelmed with guilt and regret, she heard a soft sigh from Shizun.

“When did your Master say that Lingqing would never see her after entering the secret realm?”

The girl suddenly looked up, her moist almond eyes showing a trace of confusion, but more so, surprise.

“But… Shizun once said that the secret realm is only open to Qi Refining cultivators for entry… If your disciple wins the trial, does Shizun have a way to accompany your disciple into the secret realm?”

Seeing Shizun slowly shake her head, the light in Su Lingqing’s eyes instantly dimmed considerably.

She had been delusional… Shizun’s cultivation was already the pinnacle of this realm. How could she enter a secret realm with clear rules and restrictions…

Seeing the girl about to cry again, Ling Yunyue quickly took out an entirely silver-white precious mirror and handed it to the girl.

“This is the Twin Life Mirror (Shuang Sheng Jing). Each party holds one. After recognizing the owner, if you wish to see the other party, you only need to take out the mirror and use spiritual energy to activate it. The other person’s appearance will be displayed in the mirror, and you can converse with each other.”

Hearing this, Su Lingqing’s heart, which was about to sink to the bottom, was ignited with hope again. She carefully took the precious mirror, holding it in her palm as if it were a treasure.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw Shizun reach out and take off a small, palm-sized doll, made of an unknown material and entirely snow-white, that was hanging around her neck.

Her gaze was instantly drawn to it, only because the doll looked very much like Shizun.

A trace of curiosity arose in the girl’s heart.