376: Chapter 309 376: Chapter 309 Luo Yaxuan had drinks at Lai Jianlin’s courtyard, and then the two of them talked for more than an hour.
During this time, they shared brotherly affection.
An hour later, Luo Yaxuan returned to his own family and entered his courtyard.
He told his servants not to allow anyone to disturb him, as he needed to go into seclusion.
Luo Yaxuan decided to seclude himself for a breakthrough, and his servant nodded in agreement.
After Luo Yaxuan left, Lai Jianlin wanted to enter his room to cultivate.
That’s when he received a message from Mo Wen, who had returned to the Immortal Sect, saying that Ding Ling and he had agreed to visit the Lai Family.
Upon hearing that his friends were coming, how could Lai Jianlin say he wasn’t welcoming?
He told them to be careful on the road, as the Cultivation World was fraught with danger.
Before meeting his friends, Lai Jianlin chose to seclude himself and did not go to greet them.
Instead, he wanted to learn the Cultivation Technique and Spells that Jiang Tang had passed on to him first.
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At the Ximen Immortal Sect, Ding Ling followed an Elder and Mo Wen back to the sect; Lai Jianlin did not accompany them on their return.
Ding Ling had asked Lai Jianlin, and learned that he had family matters to attend to, and it had been almost a month since he hadn’t returned to the Immortal Sect.
Ding Ling, unable to inquire from Lai Jianlin’s master, had no choice but to ask Mo Wen.
Mo Wen told her that Lai Jianlin was planning to stay with his family and might not return to the Immortal Sect.
Ding Ling had taken an Elder as her mentor, and after staying with her master for some time and learning some Cultivation Spells, she constantly missed Lai Jianlin, weighed down with thoughts, she couldn’t continue her cultivation in the Immortal Sect.
Ding Ling knew that she must have fallen in love, to be so preoccupied with someone.
As she cultivated absentmindedly, her master, the Sect’s leading lady, must have realized she was troubled.
After inquiring, her master learned that she was longing for another male disciple.
Although the female master had never had a partner, she was nevertheless a woman, her heart set on cultivation, and not ignorant of emotions—she knew of people in the sect who fancied her.
But as a commoner who had reached the Golden Core Stage, she had chosen not to marry, as there might be no further progress on the long path of cultivation.
The female master had also heard about the Supreme Elixir in Immortal Venerable City.
With not enough resources herself, unlike those resourceful Elders who had been able to purchase the elixirs and improve their cultivation, all she could do was sigh in distress, taking her disciple back to the Immortal Sect.
Knowing her female disciple pined for a well-to-do young master who was rumored to have acquired a Supreme Elixir.
No wonder the disciple did not return to the Immortal Sect; with access to Supreme Elixirs within the family, why would he go back?
It made more sense to root himself within the family for a brighter future, to grow stronger with his kin.
For her female disciple to be enamored with such a wealthy young master, she couldn’t tell if it was fortunate or not.
Without trying, one might live with regret, but even a hard knock would leave no room for regret.
“This is love,” sighed the master, who had never been in a relationship, and said, “If you have someone in your heart, then go for it.
Perhaps your affinity with that male disciple is not yet concluded.
If there’s a better opportunity for you, it’s OK not to return to the Immortal Sect.
My door will always be open for you; this is a home for you.
If you find success, coming back to see your master would be wonderful.”
Hearing her master’s words, Ding Ling, filled with thoughts and sorrow, instantly brightened with surprise, and with a gleam in her eyes, knelt before her master and said, “Master, I will never forget the grace of your mentorship.
I will go in search of Lai Jianlin.
If there’s a place for me there and I am unable to return for a while, and if I ever have a bright future, I will surely come back to see you, Master.”
“Get up!
We have a bond as master and disciple.
You’re headed for a long journey to the Lai Family, so take this money for the road!”
Her master gave Ding Ling a purse.
Upon opening it, she found Spirit Stones, Gold Coins, and even some Pills inside.
With tears in her eyes, Ding Ling felt tremendous gratitude for her master.
Although she had been with her only a few months, they shared a master-disciple bond.
“Master, you have been too kind to me.” Ding Ling couldn’t help but hug her master.
The female master looked like she was in her twenties, but in reality, she was middle-aged, spending the prime of her life in cultivation.
For a woman, it might be regrettable to lose one’s youth, but for a cultivator, it’s just part of the price paid for advancement.
Ding Ling knew her abilities were not high, but if she diligently learned from her master, one day she too could reach the Golden Core Stage.
Perhaps it was as her master said, her fate wasn’t finished; with him in her heart, she couldn’t concentrate on cultivation like her master.
Having bid farewell to her master, Ding Ling returned to her own abode, feeling that her state of mind was not suitable for traveling alone as a woman.
Thus, she reached out to Mo Wen, asking if he wished to visit the Lai Family for leisure.
Mo Wen, unmarried and from an ordinary family, was just an average male cultivator in the sect.
It mattered little to him whether he stayed or left.
Knowing Ding Ling had invited him to visit Lai Jianlin’s family for fun, he guessed her heart was set not on the joy of the visit but solely on Lai Jianlin.
He wondered if Lai Jianlin fancied this junior sister, although he had seen them walking together sometimes.
Lai Jianlin didn’t have the flirtatious demeanor of a wealthy young master; if Ding Ling fancied him, it wasn’t clear if the feeling was mutual.
This was their affair, and he felt no need to concern himself with their relationship.
He liked being in Lai Jianlin’s company; maybe he could have a better future following him.