The Black Lotus Stole the White Moonlight (GL) - Chapter 27

“Junior Sister Mu, are Dao companions like the couples mortals talk about?” Bai An’an asked, holding the hairpin and pondering.

Mu Lan looked at her strangely. Didn’t this Bai know even this? She asked in surprise, “Of course, where did you come from? Don’t you even know this common knowledge?”

Bai An’an pursed her lips, playing with a strand of her hair, embarrassed, “I know, I just wanted to confirm. I heard that Dao companions can cultivate together, which can improve spiritual power, is that true?”

As soon as Bai An’an said this, the expressions of the other three people present froze.

Mu Lan’s reaction was particularly exaggerated, her disdainful expression immediately stiffening. She coughed suddenly, a thin blush appearing on her cheeks, and gritted her teeth, “Aren’t you ashamed? Talking about spiritual cultivation on the street!”

Mu Chong, also a newbie, heard his cousin’s suddenly raised voice and quickly looked around, then hurriedly advised, blushing, “Cousin, keep your voice down.”

Mu Lan turned her head and indeed saw that half the street had been attracted by her attention.

Mu Lan was extremely embarrassed and glared at Bai An’an angrily. It was all this Bai who made her lose face again!

Bai An’an ignored her and turned to Mu Tianyin, holding the wooden hairpin, “Senior Sister, is that true?”

Mu Tianyin’s already cold expression became even colder. She glanced coldly at Mu Lan standing beside her, then frowned and nodded slightly, “Yes.”

Bai An’an covered her mouth and made a sound. She glanced at Mu Tianyin carefully, then a hint of shyness appeared on her face. She held the wooden hairpin tightly, lowered her eyes, “Senior Sister, can I be your Dao companion?”

After Bai An’an finished speaking, she lowered her eyes and stared at her toes, as if she didn’t dare to look at Mu Tianyin again. Her lips curled slightly, she adjusted her expression, and looked up at Mu Tianyin again.

Although Mu Tianyin’s appearance was ordinary at the moment, standing in the mortal town, with people coming and going, her detached temperament made her stand out. Her ink hair fell over her shoulders, and her white clothes were ethereal, like an immortal.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and her gaze towards Bai An’an was also like an immortal, without any emotional color, “An’er, I can’t be your Dao companion.” She refused decisively.

Bai An’an pursed her lips, looking at her with an expression of sadness or disappointment, “Why…” As she spoke, she suddenly turned her head and found that Mu Lan and Mu Chong had not left yet and were eavesdropping.

Bai An’an coughed, “Junior Sister Mu, are you alright?”

Mu Lan paused, suddenly looked away, and rolled her eyes, “It’s none of your business!”

Mu Chong looked at Bai An’an embarrassedly, grabbed his cousin’s sleeve, and said to Bai An’an, “Senior Sister Bai, we are about to return to Mingxin City. Do you want to go together?”

Bai An’an raised the wooden hairpin in her hand and shook her head at him, “No, my senior sister and I are going to continue shopping.”

Two light bulbs, go as far as you can!

“In that case, my cousin and I will go back first.” Mu Chong bowed to Bai An’an again, then led the reluctant Mu Lan away.

Bai An’an stood there, watching the two of them go away. Only after the two figures disappeared into the street scene did she turn to Mu Tianyin.

Although Mu Tianyin had just refused her rudely, Bai An’an didn’t care at all. She still smiled. She took Mu Tianyin’s arm intimately and dragged her around the street.

She dragged Mu Tianyin to eat snacks for a while, and then dragged her to buy windmills.

Although they were all children’s toys, Bai An’an looked very interested.

She held the windmill in her hand, happily raised it over her head, watching it slowly turn in the breeze. Her innocent expression made Mu Tianyin shake her head and smile.

She was just a child, how could she understand what a Dao companion was? She suddenly remembered An’er’s childhood. She had received those things since she was a child, so it was inevitable that she had a wrong understanding of marriage.

Bai An’an ran out a distance and stood there waiting for Mu Tianyin. When she approached, she pointed to a stall, “Senior Sister, let’s make clay figurines?”

The old man making clay figurines was stunned for a moment when he saw Bai An’an.

Bai An’an squatted down and waved her hand in front of the old man, playing with the windmill in her hand, and said to the old man, “Old man, I want to make two clay figurines. Make them in the likeness of me and my senior sister.”

The old man glanced at Bai An’an, then at Mu Tianyin, looking embarrassed, “Miss is so beautiful, I’m afraid I can’t make them well.”

Bai An’an shook her head and said kindly, “Just make them as you like, it’s okay.”

Seeing her insistence, the old man had to make two clay figurines. The clay figurines were quite cute, but they could be clearly distinguished by their white clothes and size.

Bai An’an happily took the two clay figurines, looked at them carefully for a second, then raised her own clay figurine and stuffed it into Mu Tianyin’s hand.

Mu Tianyin’s eyes flickered slightly, and she looked up at her.

Bai An’an smiled and said, “Senior Sister, I’m giving it to you. This way, when you go out again in the future, you can take this clay figurine with you and pretend that I’m by your side.” As she spoke, she stared at the clay figurine in her hand, her eyes sparkling, “This way, even if I miss Senior Sister, I can look at the clay figurine to relieve my longing.”

Mu Tianyin’s eyes flickered slightly, and she shook her head, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

Bai An’an just pursed her lips and smiled, neither refuting nor explaining.

It was getting late, and Bai An’an had to go back with Mu Tianyin.

Mu Tianyin put her arm around her and flew directly on her sword, landing outside the main hall of Mingxin City.

When she landed on the solid ground, Bai An’an still hugged Mu Tianyin’s waist and didn’t want to let go.

Mu Tianyin had to look down at her and remind her, “An’er, we’re here.”

Bai An’an slowly said “oh” after a long while, sullenly, “Senior Sister, are you going out again after today?”

She raised her face and stared at her, “Can An’er go with you?”

Mu Tianyin rubbed her head and only said two words, “No.”

Bai An’an paused and suddenly said, “Then Senior Sister, why don’t we cultivate together?”

Mu Tianyin suddenly stopped, wondering why the topic jumped to cultivation together.

Bai An’an seemed to know what Mu Tianyin was thinking and explained carefully, “You must have enough strength to go out, like Senior Brother Zhai. So An’er also wants to improve her strength as soon as possible and go out with Senior Sister. Since cultivating together can quickly improve strength, why should An’er go far?”

After she finished speaking, she shook Mu Tianyin’s arm and begged, “Good Senior Sister, please cultivate with An’er, I beg you!”

Pink crept onto Mu Tianyin’s snow-white cheeks. She suddenly shook off Bai An’an’s hand, took two steps back, and frowned tightly, scolding softly, “Nonsense!”

Mu Tianyin was almost like a paper tiger in front of her. Bai An’an didn’t care and took two steps forward, grabbing Mu Tianyin’s sleeve again, confused, “Does Senior Sister think that we should become Dao companions first before cultivating together?” She smiled, “Then let’s become Dao companions first, and then cultivate together!”

Mu Tianyin used a little force on her hand and easily shook Bai An’an away. Seeing the surprised look on the girl’s face, her expression became gloomy, “An’er, you don’t understand what a Dao companion is.”

Bai An’an’s fingers drooped at her side, and she pursed her lips unconvinced, “An’er knows, Dao companions are people who are in love with each other and stay together for a lifetime. Cultivating together…” She hesitated, “Although An’er doesn’t know how to cultivate together yet, Senior Sister must know. If you teach me, I’ll understand, right?”

Mu Tianyin was speechless by her words. She saw the girl’s admiring expression, her clear almond eyes, full of her reflection. Could it be that An’er really had deep feelings for her? Mu Tianyin’s eyes flickered, and her heart suddenly burned, as if her old illness had recurred. She didn’t care about the girl’s expression and flew away instantly.

Bai An’an stood there, staring blankly at Mu Tianyin’s retreating white figure. When she came to her senses, she stamped her foot in frustration. Damn it, just one step away!

Bai An’an sighed and returned to her room, lying on the bed and staring at the light green canopy. After a while, she pulled a wooden hairpin carved with auspicious clouds from her bosom. It was a hairpin she had painstakingly chosen, almost identical to the one in her memory, but she hadn’t even had a chance to give it to Mu Tianyin before she fled.

Bai An’an felt quite regretful, but then she thought, Mu Tianyin could run today, but she couldn’t run forever. As long as she was the city lord of Mingxin City, where could she escape? She rolled her eyes, narrowed them slightly, and came up with a plan.

Early the next morning, Bai An’an went to the main hall to see Mu Tianyin. Mu Tianyin was now her master, and there was no reason to refuse to see her little disciple. So Bai An’an walked into Mu Tianyin’s study without any obstacles.

“Master!” Bai An’an had rarely approached the main hall since becoming Mu Tianyin’s disciple, and she had never taken the initiative to call her. Today, she was uncharacteristically different, not as timid as before. As soon as she saw Mu Tianyin, she said directly, “An’er wants to ask Master for a favor.”

Mu Tianyin was reading a scroll. Hearing this, she looked up, her face as beautiful as jade, her eyes clear and cold. She glanced at Bai An’an, then quickly looked away, lowering her eyes and saying calmly, “What is it?”

Bai An’an paused, then quickly took out the wooden hairpin from her bosom and handed it to Mu Tianyin, “Master, this is the hairpin Senior Sister left with me yesterday. I keep missing her. Can Master give her the hairpin for me?”

Mu Tianyin’s expression was complicated. She glanced at the girl, then took the wooden hairpin without saying a word, “Is that all?”

Bai An’an made a sound, twisting her fingers, hesitating, then said shyly, “An’er wants to ask, what are Senior Sister’s hobbies? Does Master know?”

Mu Tianyin’s tea-colored eyes reflected the light, flickering slightly. Her eyelashes trembled, and she suppressed the expression in her eyes, “…I don’t know.”

Bai An’an looked disappointed, “Master doesn’t know either?”

Mu Tianyin turned her face away, her white clothes making her look even more ethereal and cold. Her voice was low, “Why do you want to know?”

Bai An’an said immediately, “To pursue her, of course!” She seemed to have no sense of shame, saying frankly, “Yesterday, An’er proposed to Senior Sister, but she refused. So An’er wants Master to do me a small favor.”

Bai An’an’s lips twitched, a sly smile appearing, but she quickly suppressed it. Letting you pursue yourself, isn’t that sincere enough?