The Black Lotus Stole the White Moonlight (GL) - Chapter 17
After that day, Mu Tianyin didn’t come looking for her for several months, no one knew what she was busy with.
Bai An’an was really bored, having pretended to be good in this godforsaken place for several days, she was starting to feel like she couldn’t keep it up.
She had never been a patient person, she loved to play and make trouble, and loved new things. Mu Tianyin had been gone for several months, and the mountain gate trials were about to begin. A few days before her patience ran out, Mu Tianyin finally returned.
At that time, she had moved a chair and was sitting in the courtyard, pondering the wooden sticks in her hand.
When Mu Tianyin came, she saw her staring blankly at the bare wooden sticks in her hand, and couldn’t help but ask, “What are you doing?”
Bai An’an paused, pretending to be surprised, and looked up with her small face, “Senior sister?”
She suddenly rushed over and hugged Mu Tianyin tightly.
Mu Tianyin had gotten used to her occasional closeness, she raised her hand and placed it on her shoulder, without pushing her away, she said, “The sect is busy, so I neglected you…”
Bai An’an came out of her arms, pursed her lips and shook her head, “Senior sister doesn’t need to explain to me, An’an knows you have things to do.” Although she said so, she still pursed her lips, looking unhappy.
Seeing her disappointment, Mu Tianyin couldn’t help but pat her head and asked, “The mountain gate trials are about to begin, are you ready?”
Hearing this, Bai An’an immediately handed the wooden stick in her hand to her, seriously saying, “An’an is ready! Senior sister, look! This is the weapon An’an prepared for herself!”
Mu Tianyin finally knew what she was doing, and couldn’t help but smile wryly. After a moment of silence, a plain short sword suddenly appeared in her hand.
She handed the short sword to her, “Take this sword for self-defense.”
Although the elders and disciples of the entire sect would be watching the mountain gate trials in real time, and there shouldn’t be any accidents, Mu Tianyin considered that the demons had been acting strangely recently, and she had dealt with several incidents of spiritual beasts attacking people due to demonic energy.
Bai An’an had no strength to even truss a chicken, and didn’t even have a decent weapon, so she considered giving her a weapon for self-defense.
Bai An’an took the short sword and examined it carefully under her eyes.
The short sword was plain, the sword body was bare, without any patterns, and the blade looked a little dull, as if it hadn’t been sharpened. But Bai An’an knew that anything taken out of Mu Tianyin’s Qiankun bag couldn’t be simple.
She gripped the hilt and tried to swing it, but found nothing special, and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
She couldn’t see anything unusual about the short sword, could it really be a plain short sword?
It seemed that she would have to study it carefully after Mu Tianyin left.
Seeing her lowering her head and staring at the short sword, looking very interested, Mu Tianyin couldn’t help but explain, “This short sword was my sword when I was young, it’s not precious, you can use it, and change it after you enter the sect.”
Bai An’an lowered her head, narrowed her eyes, and then raised her face again, her eyes shining as she stared at her, “It’s senior sister’s sword?”
Mu Tianyin nodded.
“An’an will definitely cherish it! I won’t let down senior sister’s expectations of me!” She hugged the short sword, puffed up her little chest, but in an instant, she lowered her head again, disappointed, “But I don’t know any moves, it’s a waste to hold senior sister’s sword.”
After saying that, she carefully looked at her, “Senior sister, can you teach me a few moves?”
Mu Tianyin’s clear eyes immediately fell on her face, paused, and nodded, “Watch me demonstrate.”
Bai An’an’s little face flushed with excitement, her eyes shining as she stared at her, nodding vigorously, “Yes!”
Mu Tianyin stood tall and straight in the courtyard, her wide robe accentuating her slender figure. However, with the short sword in her hand, her moves were extremely simple, but Bai An’an didn’t dare to underestimate her.
Her swordsmanship, like her original face, was beautiful to the extreme, but dangerous to the extreme. Those who underestimated her would have grass growing several feet high on their graves.
After Mu Tianyin finished demonstrating, she put away her sword and turned to look over.
Bai An’an was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly clapped her hands, immediately sweeping away the solemn atmosphere just now.
She ran over with her little face flushed, excitedly grabbing Mu Tianyin’s sword-holding hand, staring at her face expectantly, “Senior sister, what’s this swordsmanship called?”
Mu Tianyin lowered her eyes and glanced at the short sword in her hand, then turned to her and said, “It has no name.”
Bai An’an let out an “ah” sound, puzzled, “No name? Could it be…” she covered her mouth in disbelief, “Could it be that senior sister just danced it casually?”
“Senior sister, you’re amazing!” Bai An’an leaned closer to her, her snow-white face raised, the weight of her whole body almost falling on Mu Tianyin.
Mu Tianyin stood still, her eyes falling on Bai An’an’s face. Seeing her looking at her expectantly, with an exaggerated expression, she couldn’t help shaking her head, and curled her lips, “An’er, whether it’s swordsmanship or other moves, they’re all external things. We cultivators focus on cultivating the mind—”
Okay, she knew Mu Tianyin was going to promote her path of emotionless again.
Bai An’an rolled her eyes inwardly, suddenly raised her chin, her lips almost touching Mu Tianyin’s pointed chin, she admired, “But it’s really amazing! Senior sister, teach me!”
She paused, then suddenly leaned back, opened her eyes wide, staring blankly at Mu Tianyin, “Wait… did senior sister just call me An’er?”
Mu Tianyin was stunned, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, she held Bai An’an’s leaning back body, paused, and then asked, “Can I call you An’er in the future?”
Without thinking, Bai An’an plunged into Mu Tianyin’s arms, nodding repeatedly, “Of course! I remember my mother called me that. An’an—no, An’er will definitely serve senior sister well in the future.”
As she spoke, her little voice choked up, and tears gradually soaked Mu Tianyin’s lapel.
Mu Tianyin sighed softly, her fingers naturally falling on Bai An’an’s thin back, patting her gently, “I don’t need you to serve me, you… don’t cry.”
Bai An’an came out of her arms, reached out and wiped her eyes, smiling through her tears.
She looked up at Mu Tianyin, “By the way, senior sister. Who is our master? Is it the elder of Mingxin City?”
Mu Tianyin suddenly realized that she hadn’t told Bai An’an her true identity. She hesitated, looking at her uncertainly.
Bai An’an raised an eyebrow, shaking her arm, shaking it like a spoiled child, “Senior sister, just tell me! An’er always has to know who her master is. Although the master chooses the disciple, not the disciple chooses the master, but…” she pouted, wrinkling her small face, “What if all the elders want to accept me as a disciple, and I choose the wrong one?”
Mu Tianyin smiled and shook her head, unable to help but reach out her finger, pointing at her forehead, “You really dare to think.”
Bai An’an hurriedly covered her forehead, looking at her expectantly, “Is it the Alchemy elder?”
Mu Tianyin shook her head.
Bai An’an went around in circles, mentioning all the elders of Mingxin City, but they were all denied by Mu Tianyin, and she couldn’t help but pull her hair in frustration, “Who is it?”
Mu Tianyin glanced at her lightly, “Isn’t there one person you haven’t guessed yet?”
Bai An’an’s troubled little face immediately relaxed, and then quickly wrinkled again, looking extremely shocked, “Is… is it the City Lord of Mingxin City, the most beautiful woman in the world, the master of the righteous path Mu Tianyin?!”
Because she was too surprised, the final tone was trembling.
Mu Tianyin frowned at the series of titles, and nodded slightly.
Bai An’an’s eyes widened in surprise, and she held her hands together in front of her chest, “An’er’s master is actually City Lord Mu?!”
“An’er has always heard that the City Lord is beautiful and graceful—just like a fairy! Senior sister, you’ve seen the master, is she really that beautiful?” She said, excitedly grabbing Mu Tianyin’s arm and blinked, looking up with her snow-white face, “Is she really like a fairy?”
Mu Tianyin was amused by her words and shook her head, “You haven’t seen a fairy, how can you compare?”
Bai An’an subconsciously pouted, unconvinced, “Why haven’t I seen one? An’er has seen a fairy sister!”
After saying that, she froze, blinking in confusion, and muttered to herself, “Strange, when did An’er see a fairy sister?”
Mu Tianyin’s heart stirred when she heard the words “fairy sister.”
Her dark eyes looked over, seeing Bai An’an’s puzzled expression, she couldn’t help but pat her head, “Don’t think about these things, practice your moves first.”
Mu Tianyin was really not a qualified master. Her way of teaching disciples was usually to throw them a manual, demonstrate it once, and then watch the disciples try on their own.
Bai An’an didn’t know whether she should take the genius little disciple route or the foolish little wife—bah, the innocent little cutie route.
Think about it, if the disciple is too independent and too smart, what’s the point of having a master? She wasn’t trying to build a career, shock the entire sect, and be revered by everyone. If possible, she wanted to live a life of luxury, throwing her weight around the sect and making Mu Tianyin fall for her.
After all, revenge doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy life, right?
Although Bai An’an had good intentions, she didn’t dare to relax.
Mu Tianyin’s favorability hadn’t reached the point where she could throw her weight around yet, so she had to be careful.
Mu Tianyin taught her for a few hours and then left in a hurry.
She didn’t return until the day of the sect trials.
The trial location was in the Hongmeng Valley between two peaks. After packing her bags and disguising her appearance, she walked to the valley entrance. Before the time, she saw a dense crowd of mortals standing at the valley entrance.
Bai An’an looked around and saw a few familiar faces.
Wen Jingxian, dressed in brown short clothes, with a clear and handsome face, and her servant Ah Huang.
Ah Huang saw her and waved to her, “Bai An’an! Over here!”
Her voice wasn’t loud, but it attracted some attention. Bai An’an walked over helplessly and responded.
Ah Huang looked at her and introduced her to her young lady, “Young lady, this is my friend Bai An’an.”
Wen Jingxian and Ah Huang were not very old, but they held themselves in high esteem. She put her hands behind her back and coughed, “Since you and Ah Huang are friends, then this young lady will be kind enough to team up with you.”
Bai An’an glanced at the overly familiar pair and was about to refuse when a sudden exclamation burst out from the crowd.
The dense crowd parted in the middle, revealing a path, and a girl in white, with a delicate and cold face, emerged.
She carried a long sword on her back, her eyes were clear and cold, her face was like jade, and her posture vaguely resembled someone.