The Black Lotus Stole the White Moonlight (GL) - Chapter 5

After leaving Anqi Peak, the girl changed her previous timid expression and followed closely behind Mu Tianyin, chattering away.

Mu Tianyin glanced at her, noticing the look of anticipation and longing for the future on her snow-white face, and was slightly taken aback.

Was it worth being so happy just to change places?

The girl’s childish and clear voice flowed softly into her ears.

“Senior sister, are you going to ask your master to accept me as a disciple? Who is your master? Are they powerful? I think anyone who can teach a disciple as capable as you must be one of the elders, right?”

Mu Tianyin lowered her eyes, glanced at her, and couldn’t answer the question.

She disdained lying to the girl, but she couldn’t reveal the truth either, so she chose silence.

Bai An’an was not discouraged by Mu Tianyin’s coldness and remained innocent and optimistic.

After all, her body was young, and while a constant look of suffering might be pitiful, it didn’t match her appearance.

Having suddenly moved to a completely new environment, she became more casual with Mu Tianyin, showcasing the charming innocence unique to girls of her age.

She wasn’t afraid of Mu Tianyin’s cold rejection at all. She smiled and stepped forward, grabbing her sleeve with her small hand and said softly, “Senior sister, just tell me! Who is your master? Can someone like me really become your junior sister by joining their sect?”

Mu Tianyin frowned, looking at her sleeve twisted like dried vegetables, pulled her hand away, and said curtly, “No.”

No what?

This Mu Tianyin was really a tight-lipped person. She looked beautiful, but her personality was like a piece of wood, utterly dull.

If it were her real body, she could have endured it to admire the beauty.

But Mu Tianyin at this moment was ordinary-looking and dull-natured. Bai An’an’s initial burst of energy faded, and she immediately pouted, showing her displeasure. “If you don’t want to say, then don’t. I’ll just participate in the inner disciple trials when they start!”

She said playfully, looking at her with a smile. “If I pass the test, will you tell me who your master is and let me become your junior sister?”

Mu Tianyin looked at Bai An’an’s expression with surprise, a moment of bewilderment passing through her mind.

The girl seemed to have several faces, sometimes pitiful, sometimes charmingly naive. Perhaps this slightly temperamental look was her true nature.

Thinking of this, Mu Tianyin’s lips slowly lifted.

The feeling was quite novel, as she had been pampered since birth.

In her teens, she was directly selected to join the sect and became the headmaster’s personal disciple.

Everyone who saw her was respectful and fearful, but this girl was bold—

However, she then thought of her current appearance and couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Mu Tianyin looked up and saw the girl looking at her expectantly, her hands behind her back, and couldn’t help but slightly curl her lips, agreeing, “If you can really pass the trials, I don’t mind telling you.”

Bai An’an smiled, slightly lowering her eyebrows. “Then An’an will remember, you can’t lie to me!”

Mu Tianyin took Bai An’an to a secluded outer disciple courtyard, gave her a few instructions, and turned to leave without hesitation.

Bai An’an moved a chair, sat down, propped her chin with her hands, stared at Mu Tianyin’s gradually receding back, and sighed softly.

Mu Tianyin obviously didn’t intend to show her to others, so she brought her to this courtyard, which was a bit far from the city lord’s mansion.

Since her current identity as a mountain guard couldn’t be revealed, and she couldn’t tell her the truth, letting her stay away from the crowd and secretly investigating was the safest way.

But Bai An’an turned her head and looked at the empty, desolate courtyard, and sighed deeply again.

Since Bai An’an settled in the courtyard, she had been very well-behaved for a month, not taking advantage of the Xuanyin bl00d to exploit Mu Tianyin.

And Mu Tianyin, although still haunted by the dream, gradually relaxed after a month of peace.

Bai An’an’s enthusiasm usually lasted for three minutes, but she was quite patient with important matters concerning her reputation.

During the month Mu Tianyin was gone, she wasn’t idle. She asked the old gatekeeper for some seeds and personally went up the mountain to gather some spiritual plants, planting them in the courtyard.

So, when Mu Tianyin returned to the courtyard, she saw the renovated courtyard and showed a slightly surprised expression.

Bai An’an bent down to water the plants, looked up, saw Mu Tianyin standing at the door in white robes, and happily went to greet her.

She put down the iron watering can and ran over, the green ribbon tied to her head fluttering with her hair.

She ran up to Mu Tianyin, her little face flushed, her eyes shining, but she suppressed her excitement, stood still, twisted her fingers, and looked at her cautiously. “Senior sister, you’re here?”

Mu Tianyin glanced at her, her eyes paused on the girl’s small face, moved slightly, and then quickly turned away.

She looked at the spiritual plants on the side and asked calmly, “You planted them?”

Her voice was cold, without any discernible emotion.

Bai An’an blinked and asked tentatively, “Can’t I plant them?”

She looked worried. “I saw that senior sister’s courtyard was bare, so I took the liberty of planting these spiritual plants for you.”

“If I can’t plant them, I’ll clean them up right away.”

Mu Tianyin’s gaze fell on her anxious little face.

It seemed that after a month of her absence, the girl had returned to her previous timid self.

She looked down at her for a moment and said slowly, “I didn’t say you couldn’t plant them.”

Bai An’an’s anxiety instantly disappeared.

Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes stared at her, her fingers tightly grabbing her sleeve. “I knew senior sister was the best to me!”

After a moment, she looked shy. “Senior sister didn’t come to see me for a month, I thought you forgot about me.”

“If An’an did anything wrong, you must tell me, and I’ll definitely change!”

Then, without waiting for Mu Tianyin to answer, she turned and pulled her towards the kitchen, saying as she walked, “Senior sister, you came at the right time. I’m stewing meat in the kitchen. My cooking is pretty good, you must try it.”

Cultivators had long since stopped eating.

Especially Mu Tianyin, who was already in the late Out-of-Body stage.

She barely had time to sleep, let alone eat.

Bai An’an pulled Mu Tianyin into the kitchen, held her shoulders, sat her down on a long chair, and was about to turn around.

Mu Tianyin was about to refuse when her fingers involuntarily touched Bai An’an’s arm.

Unexpectedly, Bai An’an suddenly covered her shoulder and cried out in pain.

Mu Tianyin immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”

Bai An’an smiled awkwardly and said casually, “I accidentally bumped into a spiritual pet raised by the sect when I was gathering spiritual plants on the mountain, and got injured.”

Seeing Mu Tianyin frowning at her, her dark eyes flickered slightly, she quickly concealed it and deliberately changed the subject. “Let’s not talk about this, senior sister, try my cooking?”

Her change of subject was too abrupt and naturally couldn’t fool Mu Tianyin.

And she wanted Mu Tianyin to care.

So, when Mu Tianyin reluctantly took a bite of the food and her gaze fell on her shoulder, she revealed a hesitant expression. “Senior sister, why don’t you keep eating? Don’t you like it?”

Mu Tianyin looked at her, shook her head, got up and walked to the door. Seeing Bai An’an sitting there blankly, she looked up and said, “Come with me, I’ll heal you.”

After speaking, she walked out first.

Bai An’an stared at Mu Tianyin’s disappearing figure, and a smile immediately appeared on her lips.

She slowly got up, followed Mu Tianyin to the bedroom, and when Mu Tianyin looked over, she raised her hand and began to unbutton her collar.

Mu Tianyin: “No need…”

Before the word “off” could be uttered, Bai An’an had quickly pulled open her collar, revealing half of her shoulder, and looked at her cautiously.

Bai An’an’s shoulder had a white bandage that was stained with bl00d, and she then unwrapped the bandage, revealing a shocking wound underneath.

The wound looked like it had been scratched by the claws of some beast, and was so deep that the bone was almost visible.

Mu Tianyin’s attention immediately shifted.

She had thought it was just a small injury since Bai An’an seemed fine, so she didn’t pay much attention.

But the wound revealed at this moment was completely beyond her expectations.

She quickly stepped forward, gestured for her to sit on the bed, and then placed her fingers on her skin, channeling a steady stream of spiritual energy into her.

In a short while, most of the wound on Bai An’an’s shoulder had healed, leaving only a faint scar.

“With a few more days of rest, you’ll be fully recovered.”

Mu Tianyin stood in front of her, softly instructing, “I forgot you’re just a mortal. Take this jade pendant. From now on, the birds and beasts in the mountains won’t harm you when you go out.”

Bai An’an took the warm jade pendant, feeling the abundant spiritual energy within her body, and immediately spread her arms, suddenly throwing herself into Mu Tianyin’s embrace.

Mu Tianyin was caught off guard and hugged tightly.

Her fingers involuntarily rested on Bai An’an’s shoulder, attempting to push her away. However, as soon as her fingertips touched the smooth, fair skin, she pulled them away as if burned.

Even with her parents before she began cultivating, she had never been so intimate.

Especially with this girl, who had repeatedly offended her.

Thinking of everything the girl had done for her, the frown on her brow slowly relaxed, and she placed her fingers gently on her other intact shoulder.

She spoke in a calm tone, “You don’t need to do this.”

Bai An’an raised her head from her embrace, revealing a pair of wet, seemingly washed eyes.

Her eyes were red, and she looked at her gratefully, “Senior sister, no one has ever been so kind to An’an. I’ll do anything you ask!”

Mu Tianyin involuntarily recalled the girl’s self-recommendation in her dream, and her brow twitched.

She placed her hand on her shoulder and pushed her away firmly, coldly saying, “I said, you don’t need to do this.”

“How can I not?” Bai An’an thought, pulling at the corners of her lips.

She was still planning to repay her with her body, but since Mu Tianyin disagreed, she would find another way to “repay” her.

That night, after settling the puppet, Bai An’an transformed into her soul state and flew to the city lord’s mansion’s bedroom.

As she expected, Mu Tianyin was still meditating.

She raised her eyebrows and smiled lightly, turning into a spiritual light and entering her brow, just like last time.

Since she had promised to repay her, and Mu Tianyin disagreed, she had no choice but to force the issue.

“Senior sister—”

The voice was soft and seductive, extremely enchanting.

Mu Tianyin suddenly opened her eyes and saw Bai An’an, half-undressed, hugging her waist.

The girl looked up, her snow-white face looking pitifully at her.

Mu Tianyin looked at this familiar scene, and her eyebrows furrowed deeply.