In recent days, the Wanda Sect has become unusually bustling as the two-thousandth birthday of the sect master is approaching.
Invitations have been extended to numerous clans, courts, and noble families, making the entire mountain of Wanda Sect resound with congratulatory sounds all at once.
Lu Jin'an is equally busy as well.
The elders of various factions were received by Zeng Suqin, the deputy sect master in charge of the Tai Su Hall of the Wanda Sect, but young contemporaries had to be entertained by Lu Jin'an, who was the big brother among them.
After finishing early in the morning's exercises, Lu Jin'an walked out from the Qingyi Palace's bathhouse to the outer room and looked at the neatly stacked uniforms on the hooks, then at the empty laundry basket next to it.
The uniforms worn during practice have disappeared again.
These past few days, he had certainly noticed something amiss with this detail, not because the clothes he changed into had completely vanished, but because he hadn't worn the same pair of underpants anymore.
It couldn't be the four little monsters in the Tai Chi Hall's works, as the teacher and senior sister wouldn't allow that.
Therefore, 'the culprit' is among the master and sister.
Lu Jin'an thought it was more likely to be the senior sister, but he didn't say much about it.
Just steal it then, what can I do?
Lu Jin'an, after putting on the formal robe of his disciple, was just about to tie his hair when he suddenly turned his eyes and took out the water cloud crown given to him by Zhu Nanzhi. He then put it on and pushed open the door of Qingyi Palace before walking out.
"Senior sister?" Lu Jin'an looked towards Mu Qingyue leaning against the column of the long corridor nearby.
Dressed in white robes and wearing black cloth over her eyes, Mu Qingyue remained as frosty as ever, but her fair skin had a faint blush.
An amusing idea suddenly popped into Lu Jin'an's mind: a blind person secretly watches someone take a bath.
"Junior brother," Mu Qingyue gently nodded, her hands behind her back softly squeezing a ball of underwear, her cold voice unchanged.
"How are you here?" Lu Jin'an walked while maintaining a composed expression and subtly looking behind her.
Mu Qingyue casually lowered her hands, and the underwear had already been placed into the storage space on her wrist.
Mu Qingyue matched his pace, "Today, I'll accompany junior brother to entertain the guests."
Lu Jin'an's mind immediately settled down. He calculated the time, and it was indeed today that Qingmiao Palace would arrive.
As they walked along the water pavilion corridor, Lu Jin'an looked towards Pei Wanyu leisurely trimming flowers: "Master."
"Are you done washing up?" Pei Wanyu smiled warmly, looking at Lu Jin'an fresh and clean after his bath, "Are you tired?"
Lu Jin'an shook his head, "They are all friends, so it's not tiring."
"That's good~" Pei Wanyu handed the scissors to Qiuye, and as she approached Lu Jin'an, she raised her hand to straighten his collar before asking, "The jade pendant that your teacher sent you?
Lu Jin'an quickly took out the jade pendant to tie it on, but Pei Wanyu had already reached out and taken it, slightly squatting down to tie it on his left side waist. "Even when wearing the sect uniform, you should wear this jade pendant to maintain your spirit, remember that~"
"I've remembered." Lu Jin'an nodded obediently.
"That's enough." Pei Wanyu stood up and patted her obedient disciple's head: "Go ahead and get to work."
Lu Jin'an quickly bowed and then turned to walk down the mountain.
Mu Qingyue was about to follow without saying a word when Pei Wanyu reached out and grabbed her wrist: "Wait a moment."
Given the power gap, Mu Qingyue could only stop and turn her head back without saying anything.
After Lu Jin'an had left and Pei Wanyu had dismissed Qiuye and Dong Han, she looked sharply at 'her daughter' and asked, "Do you now think it's okay to steal every day?"
"Regarding."
"Not enough to live on?"
"No."
"You used to not steal either!"
"I used to not steal because I was afraid of scaring junior brother. Now... junior brother has feelings for me."
"You..." Pei Wanyu wanted to say something more, but then she saw 'her good daughter' suddenly lift her right hand, and in it, there were several panties of different colors. "Do you want some too? I can give you one... just don't talk about this anymore, okay?"
As Pei Wanyu finished speaking, Mu Qingyue's expression seemed to show some hesitation and reluctance, then she picked out a moon-white undergarment and said, "This one can be given to you."
"..."
Pei Wanyu looked at 'her good daughter' with some confusion in her heart. "Do you think your mother is any less strange than you?"
"I have always only thought about the possibility of junior disciple stealing my undergarments, but I never considered the possibility of junior disciple stealing... something else."
Taking a deep breath, Pei Wanyu loosened her grip on Mu Qingyue's wrist and helplessly waved her hand: "Hurry up, hurry up."
Mu Qingyue would have preferred not to have Pei Wanyu there at all, so she quickly gathered the undergarments and was about to take a step, only to find—
"Wait a moment." Pei Wanyu called out to Mu Qingyue again.
Mu Qingyue pursed her lips slightly: "Junior brother didn't sweat much when he wore that undergarment, so the smell is the least strong..."
"Come on, come on!" Pei Wanyu hurriedly urged her to leave, feeling increasingly exasperated in her heart.
How could such a virtuous and outstanding sister raise a daughter who would even steal her disciple's undergarments?
Pei Wanyu never expected that after her reprimanding of Qingyue, she would actually take such a route to initiate an attack...
After another sigh, she suddenly looked off into the distance, and the exasperation caused by 'her good daughter' vanished completely, replaced by joy.
"Finally, it's here..."
Pei Wanyu stretched her slender figure and then walked towards the steps, with an expectant look on her face as she gazed in a certain direction: "Would they just fight directly...?"
...
"Among the Five Zongs and Seven Yuan, only Tian Yin Pavilion and Qing Miao Palace have yet to arrive."
"They will definitely arrive today. What are you in such a hurry for?"
"I want to see Qing Miao Palace. I don't know about their new Holy Maiden..."
"Hush——Don't you remember that this has to be kept a secret from Master Brother?"
"I know, it's not because Qing Miao Palace is arriving today that I can't help but mention it... Ah, Master Brother!"
Lu Jin'an smiled and nodded in greeting as he came from Tai Chu Peak. Upon hearing "Qing Miao Palace Holy Maiden" and "keeping it a secret from Master Brother," he immediately understood what was going on in his heart.
The master thinks I don't know Zhu Nanzhi's identity, so he let others keep the news of the 'new Holy Maiden of Qing Miao Palace' a secret from me.
Because Master wants to see me flustered in the Samsara field... She really likes to watch fun stuff, doesn't she.
Upon arriving at the mountain top to welcome guests, Lu Jin'an had just bowed to Zeng Suqin and paid respects. From a distance, he saw a jade-like flying boat break through the clouds and slowly land towards the summit.
Lu Jin'an's eyes lit up slightly, he recognized the flying boat of Qing Miao Palace.
"Qing Miao Palace has arrived—"
Under the loud voice of a senior official, the jade-like palace slowly landed, and the door of the hall opened. The first person to come out was Qing Miao Palace's Palace Master Xiao Yinruo, who looked at Lu Jin'an lightly before turning worried.
Because the Zhu Nanzhi standing next to her still had a cool and aloof appearance as if she didn't eat human food, with no signs of joy at seeing her 'husband' again.
"Can you really keep your cool like this? Or is there really something wrong with your cultivation?"
Xiao Yinruo was thinking, while Zhu Nanzhi was enduring.
Seeing her beloved husband again, she was too eager to throw herself into his arms and give him a wild kiss, but thinking about her plan for "letting the cold Holy Maiden fall," she managed to suppress her impulse.
But Zhu Nanzhi thought again, what if her husband saw that she had no joy at their reunion and didn't want to pay attention to her?
During this thought, Zhu Nanzhi wanted to make her expression softer, but then she saw a silver-white haired woman with black cloth covering her face from behind wrap around her beloved husband. The cold and emotionless voice had an air of coquetry that made it hard to tell if she was being spoiled or not.
"Little brother~ Why didn't you wait for me?"
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