The Black Lotus Stole the White Moonlight (GL) - Chapter 28

Seeing that Mu Tianyin hadn’t spoken for a long time, Bai An’an raised her voice slightly, “Master?”

Mu Tianyin avoided her gaze, lowered her eyes, and asked instead of answering, “You have time to care about these things? It seems you’ve been quite idle lately.” She then looked up at her, “Why don’t I officially teach you cultivation? Starting with Qi induction…”

Bai An’an: “…”

Then she was dragged away by Mu Tianyin to meditate. Cultivators, once they enter meditation, it’s possible for three to five years to pass. Bai An’an was very worried that time would slip by like water in the blink of an eye. She couldn’t help but grab Mu Tianyin’s arm, shaking it and acting spoiled, “Master, why don’t you teach An’er swordsmanship first?”

To divert Mu Tianyin’s attention, Bai An’an deliberately mentioned the disciple trial from last time, the competition in Qingxiao Hall, “An’er was also very curious at the time, how did I defeat Junior Sister Mu? What exactly is the sword intent she mentioned?”

Mu Tianyin explained, “When swordsmanship is practiced to the extreme, a strand of Qi remains in the sword.”

Bai An’an seemed to be thinking, tapping her chin with her finger, “So, this proves that Senior Sister’s swordsmanship is very powerful!?”

Mu Tianyin paused, her eyes flickering as she looked at her.

Bai An’an made a sound, and quickly took out the wooden hairpin from her bosom, naturally shifting the topic to ‘Senior Sister’, “Master, An’er forgot to give you this wooden hairpin last time.”

Mu Tianyin paused for a moment, frowning slightly, but did not refuse. She took the hairpin with her slender hand, looking at Bai An’an with deep eyes, hesitating to speak, but didn’t say anything after all.

Bai An’an narrowed her eyes slightly, using a smile to hide her flickering eyes, and said sweetly, “Master, you must give it to Senior Sister for An’er!”

Bai An’an soon couldn’t smile.

That Mu Tianyin actually took her to practice swordsmanship for a whole day! A whole day! Taking advantage of her own ability to not eat or drink and her strong physique, she vigorously trained her, this delicate mortal girl! Bai An’an originally wanted to use some tricks during sword practice, such as increasing physical contact in the name of sword practice, but Mu Tianyin blocked them all lightly.

Mu Tianyin put on the airs of a city lord, completely without the gentleness she had before, cold and ruthless like a cruel jailer, iron-faced and selfless. Bai An’an hated her to death in her heart, but her face still looked like she was working hard and seriously.

Returning to her bedroom after a day of work, she lay straight on the bed, not wanting to move at all. The soreness of her body was a minor matter, the main thing was that she was mentally exhausted.

She lay on her side, propping her chin with one hand, and pondered with narrowed eyes. She hadn’t expected Mu Tianyin to be so vigilant, like a snail, shrinking back into her shell at the slightest disturbance. However, did this prove that Mu Tianyin was moved?

Bai An’an thought, gradually closing her eyes.

The night grew deeper, and a bright moon hung outside the window, gently shedding moonlight.

Bai An’an suddenly woke up vigilantly, and by the moonlight, saw a faint shadow outside the door. The shadow was slender and tall, and looked very familiar.

Bai An’an raised her eyebrows and smiled silently. She stared at the slender shadow with burning eyes, stretched out her arm, put it behind her head, propped up her legs, and stared at the doors and windows with great interest, wanting to see what Mu Tianyin was going to do.

Mu Tianyin herself was also strange, thinking about what happened during the day, she didn’t even enter meditation all night. She sighed and decided to get up and walk around, and unknowingly walked to Bai An’an’s door. Because of the habit of coaxing her little disciple to sleep in the past, she almost subconsciously pushed open the door.

The snow-white figure hesitated to raise her hand, then slowly lowered it. The moonlight illuminated her side face, casting her beautiful silhouette on the snow-white wall, creating a sense of loneliness.

Mu Tianyin left quickly, and Bai An’an stared at the doors and windows, unable to fall asleep.

Early the next morning, she went out with huge dark circles under her eyes, looking haggard.

Mu Tianyin was in the study, also awake all night. However, there was not even a trace of fatigue on her face, and she even had the mood to play with the wooden hairpin Bai An’an gave her. She lowered her eyes, carefully looked at the hairpin, faintly remembering that in her memory, An’er had also given her the same hairpin, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but rise slightly.

The disciple who came to the study to report the task secretly looked at Mu Tianyin. After reporting the affairs, because he was too curious, he added, “City Lord, is there any happy event in the city recently?”

Mu Tianyin paused and looked up.

The disciple quickly lowered his eyes and said, “This disciple saw that the city lord seemed very happy…”

“Happy?” Mu Tianyin subconsciously reached out to touch the corners of her mouth, her expression a little dazed. Was she happy? Because of the hairpin in her hand?

Mu Tianyin lowered her head, frowned and stared at the wooden hairpin for a while, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

When Bai An’an prepared to visit Mu Tianyin again, she was stopped outside the study door. Bai An’an immediately widened her eyes in surprise, staring at the two disciples at the door and said, “Two senior brothers, can An’er ask, is Master busy with something?”

The two disciples didn’t know why either, looking at her embarrassedly, “This, we don’t know either.”

Bai An’an knew that Mu Tianyin was avoiding her, and raised her eyebrows. She stayed at the study door for a quarter of an hour, then turned around and left without hesitation.

Mu Tianyin suddenly looked up at the door, sensing that Bai An’an had left, and sighed softly.

After a moment, she called her close servant, wanting to tell her to follow Bai An’an, but changed her mind, thinking that An’er was staying on Guangzhao Peak, and she had the jade pendant she gave her, so she couldn’t get into any trouble, so she let it go.

Bai An’an was not only not angry, but also a little happy. During these few days, she was always trying to please Mu Tianyin, and she was a little tired herself. Taking advantage of Mu Tianyin’s entanglement and hesitation, she decided to find some fun for herself. She was not worried that Mu Tianyin’s feelings for her would fade away, seduction was a skill, keeping a distance was the smart thing to do.

People like Mu Tianyin, if they cared about someone, they would never forget them easily. Instead, the more they suppressed, the more they rebounded. A sly smile appeared on the corner of Bai An’an’s mouth, her steps were light, her fingers twirling the tassel hanging on her waist, leisurely turning in circles.

When she returned to her bedroom, she happened to meet Wen Jingxian who came to find her. Wen Jingxian was accepted by Alchemy elder, and was very miserable. As soon as she saw Bai An’an, she complained, “You don’t know how miserable I’ve been lately! I’m burning firewood every day! Am I here to cultivate or to be a fire-burning maid?”

Ah Huang stood beside Wen Jingxian, still acting as a dissuader, “Young lady, this is also for your own good. Otherwise, you can go to Elder Zhijian?”

Mingxin City did not have an elder specifically responsible for refining tools, so refining tools and refining medicine were not separated, and Alchemy elder was responsible for both. Wen Jingxian was a medium-grade gold element spiritual root, sharp metal weapons, either to refine tools or to practice swordsmanship.

Wen Jingxian shook her head like a rattle, “Then forget it, I don’t want to practice swordsmanship day and night.”

After Wen Jingxian finished speaking, she looked at Bai An’an curiously, “An’an, I heard that the city lord is also good at swordsmanship, especially the Wuxin Sword, which she uses superbly. Have you learned a little bit from her?”

Bai An’an looked at her, and suddenly had an idea, hesitating, “I have learned a little bit of swordsmanship.” She turned her face away, changing the subject, “Young lady sister, do you have a Dao companion?”

Wen Jingxian almost choked on her own saliva. She blushed and her eyes wandered, “Why do you ask this?” Her eyes fell on Bai An’an’s face, blinking, “You wouldn’t have taken a fancy to someone, would you?”

She looked up and down at the other person, both envious and jealous, “But with your looks, you naturally don’t have to worry about a Dao companion.”

Bai An’an twisted her fingers, looking downcast, “Young lady sister, you’re wrong. I was rejected by Senior Sister.”

“Senior… Sister?” Wen Jingxian suddenly recalled that indifferent face, and her eyes widened in surprise, “You’re kidding me, you and her, are really like that?”

After speaking, she quickly shook her head, correcting herself, “No, no, it’s you who likes her. But she doesn’t like you?”

Someone with Bai An’an’s looks got rejected? Did the other person want a fairy? No, Bai An’an looked like a fairy herself. So… Wen Jingxian quickly thought, acting like a confidante for Bai An’an, “Don’t panic, I have plenty of experience with love!”

She pondered for a moment, “I think there are two possibilities. First, she doesn’t like women at all, she likes men. Second, she’s focused on cultivation and has no interest in romance.”

Bai An’an looked at her blankly, worried, “An’er doesn’t know which one Senior Sister is.”

Wen Jingxian gave her an idea, “It’s simple, you don’t need to care which one she is. Just see if she cares about you.”

Bai An’an looked at her with interest, pretending to be eager to learn, “How do I prove if Senior Sister cares about me?”

Wen Jingxian touched her pointed chin, acting like an experienced love guru, “Naturally, you find a rival to make her jealous!”

Bai An’an was about to agree when she caught a glimpse of a white figure out of the corner of her eye, and her eyes narrowed slightly. She suddenly raised her hand, her white sleeve embroidered with dark patterns sliding down, revealing her snow-white wrist. She placed her hand on Wen Jingxian’s thin shoulder, slowly leaning closer.

Wen Jingxian stiffened, not daring to move. Feeling Bai An’an’s hand on her shoulder, she felt uncomfortable all over.

Bai An’an glanced at the white figure in the distance, seeing the figure suddenly pause, then turn and walk away.

A bright smile immediately spread across Bai An’an’s face.

She stepped back, playing with the tassel on her waist, looking bored.

Wen Jingxian seemed to suddenly realize something, letting out a startled cry, covering her chest with both hands, and taking a few steps back, looking at her with vigilance. She looked like a young woman being harassed by a playboy.

Bai An’an twitched her lips, speechless, “Young lady sister, what’s wrong?”

Wen Jingxian stared at her nervously, still covering her chest, “You… do you have ulterior motives towards me?! So you deliberately made up this lie to get close to me?!” Her voice even changed because she was so excited.

Bai An’an suppressed the urge to hit her, forcing a smile, “Young lady sister, you’re joking. Didn’t you say to find a rival to make her jealous?”

Wen Jingxian blinked, finally understanding, pointing at herself, “Rival, me?”

“No, no, no!” She refused repeatedly, passing the buck, “Why don’t you find Mu Lan? I think she’s perfect! Or Mu Chong would work too!”

Bai An’an: “…”

Wen Jingxian, realizing she had misunderstood, said embarrassedly and smugly, “I know I’m pretty, but you can’t just do that without warning, right? Cough… I didn’t perform well this time. Next time the senior comes, remind me, and I’ll guarantee it’ll be perfect!”

Bai An’an listened to a few more of Wen Jingxian’s nonsense before sending her away. She was now very curious to know what Mu Tianyin’s expression was.

If playing hard to get didn’t work, she had a self-sacrificing plan waiting. She just didn’t know how long Mu Tianyin could hold out.

Mu Tianyin returned to her study, intending to read, but after opening the book, she couldn’t turn the page for a long time.

She looked up, her gaze falling on the window, as if looking through the window paper at an unknown distance. She maintained this side-looking posture for a long time before slightly changing direction, her gaze falling on the wooden hairpin that she had deliberately left aside on the table, and sighed after a long time.

She didn’t understand what was wrong with herself.

Since she began cultivating, she had always thought her Dao heart was firm. But the Heart-Devouring Gu made her realize she wasn’t as indestructible as she thought. Just like when she met An’er, she gradually let down her guard, until An’er’s shadow gradually appeared in her heart.

Thinking of the girl’s stubborn figure, her lips curled slightly, looking gently at the wooden hairpin in her hand. The sunlight outside the window gradually dimmed, turning into a bl00d-red sunset. The smile on Mu Tianyin’s lips also became colder.

She closed her eyes, put away the wooden hairpin, and stood up again, returning to her cold and ruthless self.

When Bai An’an came to pay her respects again, the guards at the door didn’t stop her. She was secretly surprised and walked into the study with light steps.

“Master!” Bai An’an said as soon as she entered the door, “An’er wants to ask Master for a favor!”