427: Chapter 334 427: Chapter 334 Luo Yaxuan had already had his meal and was full, but faced with the kind hospitality of his beautiful junior sister, it would have been rude to decline.
Using the spiritual power within him, he sped up the digestion of the food he’d already eaten to capacity.
Others might dispel the liquid in alcohol with their spiritual power to avoid intoxication no matter how much they drank.
Yet he set a precedent, also using his power to expedite digestion after a meal.
Was this wasteful, a classic case of the rich not knowing the struggles of the poor?
Perhaps, but at this moment, in front of his beautiful junior sister and with the delicious food in sight, he couldn’t help himself.
The beautiful junior sister before him also made it impossible for him to refuse.
Didn’t they look just like lords and ladies of leisure, chatting under the moonlight in the garden?
“Junior sister, you’ve been frightened these past few days.
You should eat more and not always worry about me.”
Luo Yaxuan watched over Liu Jiaojiao with concern, which made her feel even more cherished.
But she wouldn’t speak any words of weakness.
In these moments of mutual affection, she should appear strong and not speak words that would ruin the mood.
“Senior brother, rest assured, I was shocked before, but I’ve recovered now.
You don’t need to worry about me.”
Luo Yaxuan nodded.
An ordinary woman would surely not have recovered from such an ordeal so quickly.
They, as cultivators, had a much stronger capacity for endurance.
He admired his junior sister’s strength, which never made him feel burdened.
She could be tender to him, show affection, but not be too hesitant.
Luo Yaxuan didn’t know what his heart’s chosen one used to be like.
Perhaps the woman was very beautiful, but she shouldn’t be so weak that she always needed a man’s protection.
To some ordinary people, a man’s protective instincts for a delicate woman, and her reliance on him for survival, might be very appealing traits.
But to cultivators like them, excessive hesitation could become a burden to the other person.
You couldn’t afford to be distracted with concern for the other’s safety when it was time to enter seclusion for cultivation!
The two of them ate in the pavilion as if nobody else was in the house, with no one interrupting them.
Liu Jiaojiao acted like a maid, picking out the best pieces of meat for Luo Yaxuan, pouring wine for him, and constantly urging him to eat more.
She herself didn’t eat much.
When her senior brother drank, she accompanied him, even though she couldn’t handle much alcohol.
Just to keep him company, she forced the alcohol out of her system with her spiritual power and let it evaporate into the air.
With his junior sister’s company, Luo Yaxuan drank, ate meat, and after feeling full, enjoyed the fruits she gently peeled for him in the room.
Both had drunk wine, but neither was the slightest bit inebriated—a testament to the strength of cultivators.
Regardless of whether one could hold their liquor, or was a novice drinker, food and drink were merely pleasures that did not cloud their judgement.
In the company of Luo Yaxuan, Liu Jiaojiao finally eased the longing that had built up over the last month or two.
But merely sitting together was far from enough for her; she didn’t want to just sit there, especially since no one else was disturbing them in the garden.
“Senior brother, let’s go for a walk!”
“Sure!”
Luo Yaxuan felt that he had been sitting there for quite a while; frankly, if it hadn’t been for his junior sister insisting, he would have preferred to return to his room.
He could feel many eyes upon them, not that he was shy, but it was the first time he experienced the sensation of being watched intently by family members.
Liu Jiaojiao, standing next to her senior brother who was a head taller than her, clung to him like a little bird depending on a person, a feeling she quite enjoyed.
She wondered if the Immortal Realm was simply filled with handsome men, like the ones she had encountered, especially the senior brother before her.
Perhaps it was because she hadn’t seen many men, but the male cultivators of the Cultivation World seemed much more handsome than those in the Mortal Realm.
Liu Jiaojiao disregarded the men she had seen in the stockade; though burly and rough, they too were cultivators.
“Senior brother, in the future, wherever you go, you must take me with you.
Don’t you dare leave me behind!”
“Junior sister, your senior brother has some matters to attend to tomorrow, and I might be gone for a long time.
You are welcome to visit me, but it’s not suitable for you to follow.”
Although Luo Yaxuan wanted his junior sister to follow him, after all, he was going on a mission.
Having a girl in tow might prevent him from accomplishing great things.
“Senior brother, you mustn’t leave me behind.
I know what you’re going to do, and although my abilities aren’t high, my parents are still here.
They too want to accompany you on the mission to gain some resources,” she said.
“Oh, what do Master and Mistress think about this?” he asked.
“Although our family lives quite comfortably within the Nangong Sect, we still lack resources.
My parents haven’t been able to advance their cultivation for a long time.
They also desire supreme elixirs to enhance their cultivation…
I don’t want to leave you.”
Luo Yaxuan stopped in his tracks and looked at his junior sister, understanding what she meant.
His master and mistress had cultivation levels similar to his, and in these few short months, he had improved so much.
Having been with his master and mistress for half a year, their cultivation hadn’t changed; no matter how ardently they practiced, it seemed useless without a solid foundation and sufficient resources.
He used to think that the Nangong Immortal Sect was the best place for him.
Though it was a second-rate Immortal Sect, it was where he had grown up over the years.
Knowing Jiang Tang for only a short time had shown him that significant advancement in cultivation was not just a dream.
He too longed for more supreme elixirs to enhance his power, and that meant completing missions to the best of his ability.
With his family’s support in the past, he was unlike other disciples who actively pursued missions; they were desperately competing for just a few pills.
Now things were different.
If everyone else was working so hard, how could he be content being useless?
In his clan, others who undertook missions kept what they found for themselves.
In the clan, it wasn’t that disciples who went outside to take on missions or gain experience were required to hand over their findings to the clan.
If he went on a mission, any resources he acquired would certainly be given to his family.
But that was just his individual duty to his family, not the clan.
His family did not include the clan members; there were not just hundreds in the clan, but a thousand, and several hundred among them were truly powerful.
Luo Yaxuan didn’t speak the words to prevent Liu Jiaojiao from following him.
If the master and mistress were also around, he wouldn’t have to worry about her.
His junior sister’s personality was somewhat naive and willful.
He feared that if he spoke too harshly, she might do something rash.
“Hehe, senior brother, that means you agree!” Liu Jiaojiao was even more delighted, thinking that with her by his side, no other girl could get close.
She couldn’t let anyone take away such a handsome and capable senior brother.
She had to keep a close eye on him.
Seeing Liu Jiaojiao’s happy smile caused Luo Yaxuan’s lips to curl into a smile as well.
Her radiant joy made his mood brighten.
The two of them strolled through the garden, and under the moonlight, their shadows stretched long.
As the night deepened, Luo Yaxuan urged his junior sister to sleep first, lest she get dark circles under her eyes and become less pretty.
Sometimes Liu Jiaojiao couldn’t bear to leave her senior brother, but as it was indeed late, she didn’t want to disturb him any longer.
Indeed, those who practiced cultivation like them, and were a bit more diligent, would meditate instead of sleeping.
Who needs sleep anyway!
Luo Yaxuan escorted his junior sister back to her room, but he didn’t immediately return to his own.
He heard Fan Dingding calling to him.
He arrived at the guest room where Fan Dingding was staying.
They shared a space with two bedrooms and a living room, almost like a small suite within the guest rooms.
He pushed the door open to find both Fan Dingding and Bi Renchuan.
They looked at Luo Yaxuan with an ambiguous smile, as if to say that this busy man was to be envied.
In truth, although they were elites of the Immortal Sect just like him, they weren’t as popular as Luo Yaxuan, particularly among the girls.
It wasn’t that no girls were fond of them; it’s just that they didn’t have as many admirers as Luo Yaxuan.
They didn’t feel it was essential to have girls around.
Now being single, they could go wherever they wished.
They enjoyed this freedom; having a partner or a family would mean they could no longer go wherever they wanted so freely, always considering their responsibilities.
“Tsk, tsk, Luo Yaxuan, spending money under the moon, with a beauty in arms, can you even bear to sleep?” Bi Renchuan’s mouth was still as sharp as ever.
Luo Yaxuan simply smiled and sat down beside them.