When they saw the White Jade Palace's door open, Lu Jin'an glanced at Qingmiao Palace's majestic and cold-hearted palace master Xiao Yinruo before turning to look at her.
Xiao Yinruo, with a cool and mature flavor in her aura, was indeed beautiful, but Lu Jin'an did not know her well, and on top of that, the Nanzhi beside her, besides being slightly lacking in the subtle flavor of age and wisdom that Xiao Yinruo possessed, was not outstanding in any other aspect.
Lu Jin'an's gaze locked onto Zhu Nanzhi's cool and classical features, and a flash of surprise passed through his dark pupils.
He had originally wanted to show 'I just found out Zhu Nanzhi's identity' to the teacher and Zhu Nanzhi, but seeing Zhu Nanzhi's expression, he was really surprised.
This little vixen also looked at him, but why didn't she warm up?
Does this even resemble her?
What went wrong with her cultivation?
Doesn't she care because she failed to refine him into a sword spirit and so she fell into the emotionless realm?
Lu Jin'an thought worriedly, and then he saw that Zhu Nanzhi's cold expression seemed to soften slightly, which made him feel a bit more at ease. Just as he was thinking that maybe Zhu Nanzhi was not showing much emotion because Xiao Yinruo was present, suddenly he felt a delicate figure press against his back.
He didn't feel a lot of weight and the cold sensation, so it was definitely his senior sister.
The delicate and fair hand, ice cold and slender, emerged from his shoulder, crossing over. Lu Jin'an could feel the acute stumble of Mou Qingyue as she tiptoed up, followed by the cold and indifferent tone of petting——
"Brother~ Why didn't you wait for me?"
As the morning breeze swept away some silver hairs in front of Lu Jin'an's eyes, his eye corners jumped uncontrollably... Just starting a beautiful day, why do you have to add pressure on yourself?
In the vision, Zhu Nanzhi, who had her expression softened somewhat earlier, suddenly stiffened and turned severe. Her gentle and refined clear eyes became fierce in an instant, infusing the already cold aura with terrifying killing intent.
Clang—
She gently flicked her left thumb, causing the celestial sword Zhan Ming, which she held in her hand, to partially unsheathe. The Wan Qingjian Qi, based on the "Supreme Forgetting Daoist Sutra," was not as cold as Mu Qingyue's, but it possessed a sharpness that struck straight to the heart.
The path of the Wanqing Sword is the unity of body and heart.
Just in that moment, everyone's gaze in the surroundings was focused, filled with confusion and uncertainty.
Why suddenly did the killing aura spread out of thin air?
Zhao Shizai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "So fragrant... No, it's too strong a smell of blood!"
"Zhan Ming Sword, isn't she the new saintess of Qingmiao Palace? Is she going to challenge Mu Senior Sister directly?" Guan Wen asked with confusion, "Even if you want to challenge, you shouldn't do it at this time..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, do you not understand this?" Zhao Shizai shook his head from side to side, "This is not wanting to challenge Mu Senior Sister, but it's clearly because of Big Brother..."
"She wants to challenge the senior brother?" Jiang Wuaya furrowed his brows: "To prove the strength of her position as the Saintess of Qingmiao Palace?"
"Oh dear, you guys are really dense, especially you, Second Brother. You can't even touch women... and you don't even interact with them much... that's just plain foolish. Alright." Zhao Shizai shook his head from side to side: "I won't explain it to you guys. You'll see soon enough."
While just after greeting Zeng Sujin and preparing to hand over the invitation, when Xiao Yinruo heard the voice of Mu Qingyue from Wan Daozong, she immediately felt that something was wrong. Just as she turned her head, she saw a ferocious Zhu Nanzhi.
But seeing this look on Nanzhi's face, she felt a bit at ease. Knowing that she was jealous meant that there was no problem with Nanzhi's path of forgetfulness.
And it was in this moment of inner relaxation, Zhu Nanzhi had already completely withdrawn the Zhan Ming, and her deep-colored long hair, shining like an autumn night under the morning sunlight without a breath, was as chaotic as a cascade of flowing clouds, emitting a terrifying light.
"Let me go, husband!"
In a light blue dress, Zhu Nanzhi raised her wrist, and between the flashing sword light, she and the long sword were like an arrow piercing through the clouds, soaring across the sky. The resplendent blade beam directly pointed at Mu Qingyue's brow as she peeked out from behind Lu Jinan's shoulder.
Zhu Nanzhi really wanted to maintain the image of a calm and cold saintess in front of her husband, but she couldn't bear the sight of this woman who was intimate with her in front of him.
She guessed that the woman was Mu Qingyue, the senior sister of her husband and known as the 'Sword Goddess,' but her sixth sense also told her that Mu Qingyue was intentionally provoking her.
Because Mu Qingyue was clearly speaking to her husband, but her gaze was directed at Zhu Nanzhi.
Zhu Nanzhi didn't know if Mu Qingyue was really blind or pretending to be, but she definitely felt challenged.
No woman can tolerate such things!
So, she didn't care about leaving the impression of a cool and saintly woman for her husband, nor did she consider the situation. She directly aimed her sword at Mu Qingyue, who wanted to take her man.
The first to face the onslaught, Lu Jinan, could clearly feel the powerful sword energy from Zhu Nanzhi, but not a drop of it touched him. All of it was directed towards Mu Qingyue.
Lu Jin'an wanted to stop it, but he didn't.
Because Zhu Nanzhi is a tsundere.
If he helped the senior sister, it would only make Zhu Nanzhi more crazy, and there was a chance that she might become jealous and use all her means to get him.
And whether it's Nanzhi or Qingyue, they are both people he cares about, so——
Let them vent their emotions and calm down first before talking.
Lu Jin'an didn't intentionally dodge because he felt the sword energy behind him from his senior sister.
His senior sister is a more pure sword practitioner than Nanzhi. Facing Nanzhi's unrestrained brilliance, she would only choose to retaliate with the sword in her hand.
Swoosh—
Almost as soon as Zhu Nanzhi came running up, Mu Qingyue also walked out from behind Lu Jinan. With her left hand holding the sword case and her right hand holding the sword hilt, she quickly drew out 'Zhaomu' in an instant, extending the frosty sword qi, slicing downwards like a fawn hanging its hoof, and then she parried off Zhu Nanzhi's Zhan Ming.
Clang—
The sharp screams of the two celestial swords began, the fierce sword light howling and galloping, soaring into the sky.
The layers of clouds reveal patches of sky light, two white lines rising at the horizon, instantaneously covering the heavens and earth, faster and brighter than dawn.
"If it were Teacher, she would definitely continue to flirt with me, making Nanzhi so angry..."
As Lu Jinan's thoughts flitted through his mind, he looked up and saw the dazzling two sword lights, which made him squint his eyes. He was amazed by Nanzhi's sword skill.
But in that moment, he completely relaxed.
Nanzhi is still the familiar tsundere, and her path of forgetfulness is not problematic.
Lu Jinan pursed his lips and suddenly felt a sharp pain behind his back. He turned his head and saw that everyone's gaze from both Wandaozong and Qingmiao Palace was gathered on him, completely disregarding the fighting in the sky.
Surprise, curiosity, disbelief...
Finally, his second brother, Jiang Wuaya, broke the silence.
"Big Brother, did Zhu Saintess just refer to you as... 'honey'?"
Lu Jinan glanced at his uncle Zeng Sujin, who was also curious, and the unfriendly looking Xiao Yinruo, the head of the palace, then looked up again towards the sky...
Keep silent.
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Author: It's not that I don't want to post it together, but the love triangle scene is quite difficult to write, and I want to write it as well as I can with my abilities... I should have posted this chapter together, sorry~
