Under the moonlight, Mu Qingyue slightly tilted her head back, showing her beautifully curved neck. The black cloth covering her eyes seemed to be coated with silver light at this moment, making it particularly dazzling.
But what drew Lu Jinan's attention more was the shimmering line between her lower lip and her finger... Even when she spoke, the shimmering line did not break.
Lu Jinan naturally knew what that was, and he believed that the senior sister also knew what that was.
But the senior sister still didn't hesitate to use her tongue to gently tease and curl it, indirectly 'kissing'.
Lu Jinan admitted that it was the first time he felt a positive emotional stir towards his senior sister.
During the necklace incident, it was a completely negative scare that stirred his heart.
Under the effect of the technique that masked the perception, only Lu Jinan could see the scene in front of him.
Seeing that his junior brother did not speak, and with cheeks flushed red, Mu Qingyue once again brought her tongue close to her long, delicate fingers, as un wasteful as Zhu Nanzhi's.
Then, licking her lips, she reached out her hand to Lu Jinan's front, her white and pink jade hand, like the redness on her lips, glistening with a translucent luster.
It's saliva, right?
Lu Jinan lowered his head to look at her clearly and softly textured palm, as if the robes' hem were lifting without any wind.
Mu Qingyue, who did not miss his junior brother's slightest movement, felt completely at ease... He was actually fond of him.
“My way.”
Mu Qingyue pinched her lips together, realizing that the necklace gift she had wanted to give to her junior brother was given too impulsively. It should have been pursued gradually like just now.
As soon as he grasped his junior brother's future, he couldn't avoid himself anymore.
But at first, she really didn't think about it. She just acted spontaneously because her junior brother caught her.
And she happened to meet the conditions to hold the 'Bright Staff,' something that 'Mother' and that Zhu Nanzhi cannot learn.
So she reached out and grabbed it – because she was far behind 'Mother' and Zhu Nanzhi.
And to make up for the lag and try to catch up, one must take bigger steps.
The effect is good.
Because the junior brother moved, whether it was a heartbeat or any other movement, it shows that the junior brother has feelings for himself.
She is the same as her junior brother, but he probably won't love her the way she loves him.
Mu Qingyue tilted her head back again and slowly spoke, "Junior brother, do you think it's because the root hasn't been cleaned up yet?"
As she spoke, she turned her wrist and grabbed Lu Jinan's backhand: "There are no people over there in the alley."
Lu Jinan didn't move, not only because the sword energy had already been withdrawn, but also because he didn't want to.
Zhu Nanzhi's gift was given in the half-year period after the fake marriage, and the teacher's candy had been laid out since she had entered her sect.
Although they could be considered childhood sweethearts with their senior sister, there had been no preamble to any romantic feelings before that.
The senior sister likes him, otherwise she wouldn't have done it.
But he isn't there yet.
Looking deeply into Mu Qingyue's eyes, Lu Jinan grabbed her hand with his backhand, and then they started moving again, this time genuinely helping the blind sword-swordsman senior sister lead the way.
Feeling the warmth of her junior brother's palm, Mu Qingyue obediently followed his lead... 'Mother' was right; they should definitely come out more often.
She doesn't regret her previous seclusion, because she believes that all detours eventually lead back to the right path.
"Senior sister, when did you like me?"
Silent for a while, Lu Jinan directly asked.
He knew deep down that no matter whether it was Zhu Nanzhi, the teacher, or the current Mu Qingyue, their initial favorability was all relatively high, so they could enjoy so many benefits.
But Lu Jinan was very greedy.
He wanted not just benefits, but something from the heart.
A long journey through the heart, to reach the hidden and spend one's whole life.
Walking the kidney without the heart, even the corpses are not enough to share.
Mu Qingyue didn't answer but said, "Not worse than 'Mother,' and definitely not less than Zhu Nanzhi."
"I will let the junior brother know about my feelings."
Lu Jinan felt that his senior sister understood the vague and indirect expression, unlike the straightforward way of giving a necklace before, which might be due to what the teacher said.
So he didn't continue to press for answers. Sometimes, being too direct takes away a lot of the feeling.
Mu Qingyue once again opened her mouth, and the topic finally returned to normal: "I've heard that your senior brother's 'Great Self-Cultivation Method' doesn't have too many chapters on spiritual cultivation..."
Now that you have united with the Dao, are you going to look for a spiritual cultivation method to learn next, in order to improve yourself?”
Lu Jinan "hm"ed: "Short-term plan."
The 'Great Self-Cultivation Method' indeed doesn't have many cultivation methods for the spiritual realm, not only because the cultivation method of visualizing space and time is difficult to practice, but also because this incomplete cultivation method doesn't have many higher-level spiritual cultivation techniques.
Therefore, after uniting with the Dao, Lu Jinan can only walk down the path by himself.
To improve, one must first gather the strengths of all schools, then fit it to oneself and continue to develop forward.
"Go to the Wonderous Treasures Pavilion?"
"Okay, let's go there first." Lu Jinan nodded again: "Senior sister, do you have any recommendations?"
Mu Qingyue shook her head: "I'm a sword cultivator. You're not a pure sword cultivator, so I don't have any. You might as well ask the teacher."
Lu Jinan didn't think much: "We'll see when we get there, and if it doesn't work, we can go elsewhere."
"Okay." Mu Qingyue didn't say much else, as if she had recovered her aloof nature, though she tightened her grip on Lu Jinan's hand a bit more.
As they walked, they arrived at the Yuejun Clothing Workshop.
After 15 days, the Yuejun Clothing Workshop still had sparse traffic, but the stockings were not removed from the shelves because they couldn't be sold.
The female shop owner still served as a waitress, but her hollering was much bolder than it was two weeks ago. Even her long dress was shortened to the mid-thigh, clearly showing the stockings on her legs.
"What are you looking at?" Mu Qingyue, noticing Lu Jinan's gaze shifting, responded indifferently as she listened to the shop owner's call: "What are stockings?"
Stopping his steps, Lu Jinan blinked: "Senior sister, you can sense it with your spiritual energy even without using your eyes, right?"
"How have you been doing it?"
"Yes, and no." Mu Qingyue massaged his thumb. "Apart from direction, I only 'see' you."
Lu Jinan teased: "Teacher also doesn't look?"
"She, I know very well, and I don't need to 'see'."
"Okay." Lu Jinan didn't ask any more questions, instead leading Mu Qingyue towards the Yuejun Clothing Workshop: "Let's take a look."
The female shopkeeper saw the incoming Lu Jinan and Mu Qingyue, and her eyes lit up immediately, as if eager to do some promotional work.
If others knew that Master Lu of the Wandao Sect and Senior Swordsman Mu bought stockings, would those female cultivators still buy them with dignity and righteousness?
If they were to let them promote it within the Wandao Sect, they wouldn't even need to shout, and countless people would eagerly come for the stockings.
It is a rare opportunity to be able to get close to such important people. If we seize the opportunity well, we can earn enough crystal essence to last several lifetimes and then settle down permanently in Jing'an City, focusing on cultivating our children. Perhaps one of them will be genius enough to become a disciple of the Wandao Sect in the future.
Just as she approached, she saw Lu Jinan quickly change his appearance. The shopkeeper's eyes widened immediately. Isn't that the person who bought the stockings openly and honestly just now?
Could it be the elder brother of the Wandao Sect?
However, the shopkeeper also immediately understood that Lu Jinan was here to inquire about the possibility of contacting the manufacturer for a collaboration as mentioned earlier.
So the shopkeeper tactfully didn't make a sound, but instead deliberately changed the topic away from stockings to welcome Lu Jinan and Mu Qingyue in, as after all, the Yuejun Clothing Workshop wasn't just selling stockings.
After a round of conversation, Lu Jinan learned that the manufacturer was conveniently in Jing'an City, so he introduced the stockings to his senior sister while asking the shopkeeper to try and make contact.
More coincidentally, the manufacturer wanted to meet at Zuiyannan Pavilion.
Without further ado, Lu Jinan took Mu Qingyue away, feeling her pull his hand as she seemed eager to buy some. Lowering his head, he whispered in her ear, "I sent one to the teacher last time, and there's still one left. I'll give it to you later."
He could feel Mu Qingyue's aura cool down slightly, but she didn't seem to notice and continued pulling him straight to Zuiyannan Pavilion.
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Author: I've finished. I will try to release two chapters together in three days.
