"She is the mistress of the Flower Sea."
Nangong Luo felt a touch of helplessness. He had heard that Qing Yue was not in the Flower Sea, so he brought Chu Ling Wei here for some relaxation. He hadn't expected Qing Yue to return at this moment.
"She knows Master?"
Chu Ling Wei looked at the pass token in her hand. This was probably not for her, but rather seemed to be for Master.
"Yes, let's go."
Nangong Luo sighed, figuring he would be punished later.
"So soon?" Chu Ling Wei was surprised. They hadn't stayed here long. The quick departure left her with a slight doubt.
"If we don't go back now, Master will come to fetch us," Nangong Luo said with a wry smile, then directly took Chu Ling Wei and returned to Wuhui Mountain on a wind beast.
As soon as they entered the mountain, their Master's voice reached them.
"Nangong Luo, come to my side."
Hearing his Master's voice, Nangong Luo's body trembled. Without a word, he directly took to his sword and headed towards his Master's cave dwelling.
Chu Ling Wei stood where she was, watching the direction her second senior brother left. She summoned Feng Ming, sat on its back, and followed.
"Junior Sister, are you going to Master's cave dwelling?"
Leng Xing Zhi directly blocked Chu Ling Wei's path, preventing her from moving forward an inch.
"Senior Brother, is Master angry?" Chu Ling Wei nodded. Second Senior Brother had brought her to the Flower Sea, so if Master was angry and punished Second Senior Brother, she also bore responsibility.
"Why do you say that?" Leng Xing Zhi chuckled softly.
"But Second Senior Brother's expression is not right. I've never seen him so serious before," Chu Ling Wei looked into Leng Xing Zhi's eyes. "Is it because Second Senior Brother took me to the Flower Sea to see that senior?"
"Nangong Luo acted too recklessly. It is only right for Master to punish him."
Leng Xing Zhi directly led Chu Ling Wei back to her cave dwelling. "Your injuries have not healed yet. You must recover as quickly as possible."
"But I want to know how Second Senior Brother is doing?" Chu Ling Wei was worried about Nangong Luo, not understanding what had happened.
"He has likely gone to Xuan Huo Yuan. He will be fine," Leng Xing Zhi's eyes turned cold. Nangong Luo had actually taken Junior Sister to the Flower Sea, and he deserved to be punished.
He himself had been to Xuan Huo Yuan; it was a place to train one's combat abilities.
If Second Senior Brother was sent to that place by Master, it meant Master was not truly angry.
A short while later, Chu Ling Wei received a telepathic message from Nangong Luo. He was going to cultivate in Xuan Huo Yuan for a period of time and would accompany her once he emerged.
Chu Ling Wei sighed. She took out the pass token Qing Yue had given her from her pocket. "Senior Brother, can I also not accept this pass token?"
Leng Xing Zhi reached out, took the pass token, and with a complex look in his eyes, returned it. "Since it was given to Junior Sister, Junior Sister should keep it well."
"Alright."
Chu Ling Wei put the pass token away. Considering that Second Senior Brother had already been punished and sent to Xuan Huo Yuan, she should probably not use it.
"Junior Sister, the hundred-year grand competition is only a few months away. You must not slacken," Leng Xing Zhi said with a solemn expression. Junior Sister's cultivation had not progressed at all this year, which worried him.
Chu Ling Wei nodded with determination. "Senior Brother, please rest assured. I will recover as quickly as possible and will not disappoint you or Master."
Leng Xing Zhi smiled humorously, offering no explanation.
After Senior Brother left, Chu Ling Wei returned to the spiritual spring in her cave dwelling and began to nourish her body.
"Wei Wei, your spiritual power can recover in less than a month. You don't need to work so hard," Feng Ming squatted beside Chu Ling Wei, its eyes full of concern. Ever since returning from the Flower Sea, Wei Wei had not stopped.
"I'm not working hard at all," Chu Ling Wei shook her head. Senior Brother and Master both attached great importance to the hundred-year grand competition, and she definitely would not disappoint them.
"But your spiritual power is already recovering. If you rush too much, it might be counterproductive," Feng Ming frowned its fluffy face. If it could, it wished it could bear the pain for Wei Wei.
Chu Ling Wei smiled and hugged Feng Ming. "Bathing in the spiritual spring is something others can only dream of."
"But I don't want to at all." Feng Ming was obediently held in Chu Ling Wei's arms, feeling the spiritual energy from the spring continuously seeping into its body. It had no choice but to circulate its spiritual power to refine the excess energy within its body.
Chu Ling Wei lay by the edge of the spring, feeling the spiritual energy from the spiritual spring constantly entering her body. Her own spiritual power was sealed, so she could only feel it circulating within her body before quickly leaving.
Although the spiritual energy was not absorbed by her body, it continuously nourished her body, making it tougher.
Simply bathing could strengthen the body, Chu Ling Wei didn't find it difficult.
Closing her eyes, she carefully felt the spiritual energy coursing through her body. Suddenly, she sensed an unfamiliar aura in her cave dwelling.
Chu Ling Wei's eyes snapped open. She quickly put on her clothes and shouted, "Who's there? Come out!"
"Heh heh."
A soft female voice, filled with laughter, reached Chu Ling Wei's ears.
"Senior?" Chu Ling Wei had heard this voice before.
"Little girl, your memory is much better than your Master's," Qing Yue appeared before Chu Ling Wei, her smile faint.
"Senior, are you looking for my Master?" Chu Ling Wei took a step back. Her cave dwelling was within Wuhui Mountain, the safest place in the entire Cultivation Academy.
The person before her had appeared here so easily, which showed how high her cultivation was.
Chu Ling Wei sighed inwardly. Why did these powerful beings not stay in their own cave dwellings and instead come to her?
"Your Master doesn't want to see me, so I've come to see his good disciple," Qing Yue sat down on a chair and sighed softly, her voice filled with endless melancholy.
Chu Ling Wei raised an eyebrow. Could she be Master's... old acquaintance?
"Don't look at me with that kind of gaze. I don't like it," Qing Yue said faintly without looking up, sending a shiver down Chu Ling Wei's spine.
The person before her was definitely the most powerful person she had ever met.
"Senior, do you really not want to go and see Master?" Chu Ling Wei took a step forward, standing opposite Qing Yue. Her beauty was both seductive and ethereal. Such beauty should be a man's greatest desire.
"Hmph, he doesn't want to see me, so why should I go and see him?"
Qing Yue snorted contemptuously. This scoundrel was too heartless. She, Qing Yue, was not someone who would chase after others.
Chu Ling Wei: "..." She had already come to his doorstep, yet she said she didn't want to see him. Wasn't this being too contradictory?
"But if you both don't see each other, you'll truly never have the chance to meet," Chu Ling Wei just wanted her to leave her place.
Qing Yue turned her face, looking at Chu Ling Wei's tender young face, and chuckled softly. "Little girl, you are very clever."