Yudao Peak.

In the forest behind the mountain, Qing Muling was still drinking alone in the pavilion by the pool, flipping through the art painting book that Luo Huan Junior Sister bought from the foot of the mountain.

Outside the mountain gate, in the capital city of the Chi Yun Empire, millions of miles away.

At the main entrance of the Wen Yuan Study, a tall and slender woman in a black dress with a thick hood floated in.

“Madam Qin, you’re here again?”

A sharp-eyed steward immediately left the scholars and literati beside him and greeted her warmly.

The woman in the black dress nodded silently, turned around and went upstairs, and walked into one of the small elegant rooms on the second floor.

The layout of the room was simple yet luxurious. The four treasures of the study on the table, the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, the incense burner placed in the corner, and some ancient scrolls on the bookshelf all had a significant origin.

There were also two beautiful girls in the elegant room, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a scholarly atmosphere all over them. They greeted the distinguished guests with melodious voices and then offered tea.

The Wen Yuan Study was a prosperous business and one of the top merchants in the empire. Therefore, the decoration of each store was exquisite. These elegant rooms were prepared for the esteemed literati. If there were any special needs, they could also discuss them with the steward here.

The woman in the black dress was Luo Huan. At this moment, she had disguised herself and used an alias to come here, naturally to buy books on behalf of Qing Muling.

Soon, a gentle and modest female steward walked in, holding a delicate book box in her hands and respectfully placed it on the table.

“Madam Qin, this is the latest issue of our store’s art book. There are also several new works by a few recruited artists last month. The standard is passable. You can take your time to choose.”

The female steward explained softly, bowing slightly. This customer in front of her was extraordinary. Her demands were strict, and she was generous in her actions. Therefore, the study did not dare to neglect her.

Luo Huan opened the book box, and inside were dozens of beautifully crafted art books. The brushwork was delicate and vivid, with lifelike characters and realistic scenes. The plot was also well thought out. If she didn’t consider the specific content, even she would be very satisfied.

“Not bad, I’ll take them all. The extra part will be considered as a reward for you.”

Luo Huan said calmly as two large pieces of red gold ingots appeared on the table.

“Thank you, Madam Qin, for your generous gift.”

The female steward smiled happily, and the two girls beside her also bowed in gratitude.

After hesitating for a moment, Luo Huan took out a paper book from her sleeve and handed it to the female steward. “Can you… adapt and illustrate this biography into an art book? It can be a bit more explicit. As long as you do this well and satisfy my young master, you will be rewarded with gold ingots.”

The female steward quickly took it with both hands and quickly flipped through a few pages. She understood most of it. This book called ‘Golden Scales’ had slightly rough writing and plot, but as a male customer, what they were truly interested in was not that. Those who understood, understood.

After thinking for a moment, the female steward whispered, “I understand Madam Qin’s meaning. This matter can be done. However, according to our usual practice, a certain amount of deposit is required…”

“Naturally.”

Luo Huan nodded and took out two low-grade spirit stones, causing the female steward’s eyes to widen.

Customers who could produce spirit stones were undoubtedly cultivators in the immortal path. For ordinary people like the female steward who lived in awe of those powerful and superior cultivators, she had always thought that this woman, who didn’t reveal her true face, came from a noble family or mansion. She never expected her to be a female cultivator.

“Madam Qin, please rest assured. I will arrange the most skilled artists in the store to handle this matter as a priority.”

“That’s good. I’ll come back in a month.”

Luo Huan said finally, putting the art books into her storage bracelet and leaving gracefully.

Of course, it was from Qing Muling’s hand, and this was just the first attempt. If the works produced by the study did not disappoint her, there would be more materials to come.

Many classic works from her previous life, such as Zhu Yan, Ten Stages of Embroidery, and Beauty Portrait… should all be able to be reproduced in this world. Qing Muling even felt that his own skills were not bad and could personally create several more classic original works to enrich the spiritual world of cultivators and mortals in this world.

“You brat… you’re ruining Junior Sister’s reputation! After we go back this time, if you don’t spend a few days practicing with me, I won’t let you off!”

Luo Huan gritted her teeth on the way, feeling that this Junior Brother was treating her like a servant. Since being assigned this task by Qing Muling, she had to go down the mountain every month. Whenever there were new works in the study, she had to buy them back for Junior Brother to appreciate or ‘critique’.

Whenever she thought of this, Luo Huan felt a little depressed. She was a great cultivator who had reached the Ascending to Immortality stage. Her status in the sect was respected and revered. Yet, she was assigned to do such a demeaning task by her Junior Brother. It was really… something.

Therefore, when she went down the mountain, she would disguise herself and deal with the stewards of the study and academy as Madam Qin, revealing her thoughts.

After visiting all the major bookstores and academies in the capital city, Luo Huan used a flying artifact to rush back to the sect.

After going through strict and inhumane inspections, Senior Sister Luo was finally allowed to enter the Yudao Peak and saw Qing Muling on the back mountain.

At this moment, Junior Brother was lying weakly on the stone platform, his face pale. Although his aura was recovering at a visible speed, anyone could tell that he had recently experienced something unpleasant.

“What happened to you, Junior Brother?”

Luo Huan helped him up and asked with concern, sending some mana to him.

Qing Muling weakly replied, “Nothing, I was just trained harshly by Senior Sister Luo. I feel a bit weak.”

Although he didn’t have a specific duty, Qing Muling’s days were not always easy and pleasant. Daily cultivation exercises were indispensable. For example, he would receive lessons from Senior Sister Xuebing Xuan until dawn, play hide-and-seek with Second Senior Sister Cheng Yulan, spar with Third Senior Sister Qi Yalan, and fight with Fourth Senior Sister Luo Wanqing.Not only can’t anything be saved, but it also has to be completed with good quality and quantity. If anyone dares to be sneaky or short of supplies, they will be seen through by their clever minds and then subjected to even more exaggerated training. The senior sisters are not polite in this regard and won’t stop until he swears not to give up.

“… They always rely on their high cultivation to bully you. Don’t they know how to leave some room? What if they hurt you? Let’s see how they pass the test of the Sect Master.”

Luo Huan sighed lightly and didn’t say much. It’s better to stop at a certain point.

“Well, Luo Senior Sister is the best to me.”

Qing Muling spoke the truth this time. The four senior sisters were somewhat domineering when facing him, but Luo Huan hadn’t realized this yet, so she treated him like a concubine who had just entered the door, giving him a true master-like feeling.

Luo Huan smiled and thought that her sacrifice was effective. As long as she could serve Junior Brother well, nothing else mattered. So what if the others came first? It didn’t matter if they weren’t liked by Junior Brother, no matter how beautiful they were!

“These are the things you wanted, all from the latest issue.”

Seeing that Qing Muling had recovered almost completely, Luo Huan took out a thick stack of illustrated books from her storage bracelet and handed them to him.

Qing Muling took them and directly put them into his own storage bracelet. “Senior Sister, I trust you to handle things. Take your time to read these. Come with me for now.”

Luo Huan’s eyes flickered. “Junior Brother, what do you want to do?”

Qing Muling stood up and carefully looked at Luo Huan, especially her round and slender jade legs. His gaze lingered for a long time, making her face slightly red and somewhat embarrassed.

“Come with me into the house.”

Qing Muling said, turning and walking out of the pavilion, all the way to the stone wall at the end of the Lingquan. There was a small stone house there, which was casually made by the Supreme Sect Master Mu Yinghua when she had nothing to do, and it had been placed there ever since.

This area now belonged to Qing Muling, so he would occasionally come to play in this stone house. The tables, chairs, beds, and bookshelves inside all carried the aura of his master, making him feel a sense of familiarity.

Luo Huan followed Junior Brother into the house with some trepidation. She saw him use a spiritual technique to close the door of the stone house, and suddenly the surroundings became quiet, with only the soft light of the night pearls on the green coral lampstand illuminating the entire space.

On the warm jade bed in the center of the room, Qing Muling sat down first and then gestured for Luo Huan to sit with him.

Luo Huan hesitated in her movements, but this wasn’t the first time, so she still followed his instructions.

Qing Muling looked at her. “Senior Sister, I have already refined some good things from the materials you brought me, especially the silk stockings. So this time, I want you to try them on and see the effect.”

“Silk stockings? Made from the thousand-year snow spider silk?”

Luo Huan blinked her beautiful eyes, not expecting much. She was currently wearing stockings made from the same material, and Junior Brother’s cultivation was far inferior to hers. It was his first time trying this, so there wouldn’t be any outstanding performance, right?

“Yes, Senior Sister, you definitely won’t refuse me, right?”

Qing Muling slyly dug a pit for Senior Sister.

“Well.”

Luo Huan nodded slightly. What’s the big deal about trying on a pair of stockings? She couldn’t help but feel a little unbalanced when she saw Junior Brother looking at her with such expectant eyes. Even if it was something more excessive, she probably wouldn’t refuse.

“Alright, Senior Sister, take off your skirt first!”

“Huh?”

Luo Huan’s expression froze. She had to take off her skirt to wear stockings? This was unheard of.

Qing Muling said seriously, “Don’t overthink it. I just want to see if the shape of your legs is suitable or not.”

“…”

Luo Huan looked at him in confusion, thought for a moment, and hesitantly nodded. She slowly untied her robe, revealing a pair of round and slender jade legs, but they were wrapped in snow-white silk pants, making them not clearly visible.

“You have to take these off too.”

Qing Muling pointed to the snow-white silk pants.

Luo Huan’s expression changed slightly. “Junior Brother, what are you trying to do? Don’t mess around!”

Although she had thoughts about Junior Brother, as a woman, she couldn’t help but have a reserved and coquettish side. Moreover, the Supreme Sect Master had long given strict orders. Even if Luo Huan was bold, she wouldn’t dare to lower herself and seduce Qing Muling, causing irreparable consequences.

“I want to!”

Qing Muling interrupted her, “Don’t hesitate anymore, take them off! I promise I won’t have any crooked thoughts, I promise!”

“I really can’t do anything with you!”

Luo Huan grumbled, slightly turned her delicate body, and slowly placed her jade hand on her waist…

…

At the foot of Yudao Peak.

Xuebing Xuan and the other four women stood facing each other, their expressions somewhat gloomy.

“I just came from the Scripture Pavilion,”

Qi Yalan said angrily, “All the cultivation manuals related to dual cultivation have disappeared. The traces on the bookshelves are still fresh, indicating that they were taken away not long ago. But when I asked the elders in the Scripture Pavilion, they pretended not to know anything! It’s so infuriating!”

Luo Wanqing also complained, “My father said that if we want the cultivation manuals, we have to bring Junior Brother back to let the elders of the clan see him and test him. Only then can he become the husband of the Guwu Nation. It’s simply… ridiculous! Do they want Junior Brother to marry into our family?”

Cheng Yulan slowly said, “Obviously, someone knows what we want to do, so they arranged everything in advance. They don’t want us to succeed.”

Second Senior Sister was even more frustrated. She had just visited her ancestor in the secret realm and wanted to ask for a suitable cultivation manual, but the elder only politely refused her request, saying that it was not the right time yet and asked her to wait a little longer.

Qi Yalan glared, “Who could have done this?”

Xuebing Xuan’s tone was deep, “Who else could it be? Isn’t it our Sect Master? She knows our intentions, so she deliberately arranged everything like this. In fact, we didn’t go against her plan. We just wanted to familiarize ourselves with the cultivation manual in advance. We won’t cross the bottom line until Junior Brother reaches the True One Realm.”

“I think she wants…”

Luo Wanqing hesitated and stopped. Although she was usually unruly, she still had some fear towards Sect Master Mu Yinghua. Therefore, she didn’t dare to continue speaking.”Forget it, let’s discuss this matter later, let’s go find Junior Brother first.”

Qi Yalan suggested, and the senior sisters had no reason to refuse. Thus, they rode the light and headed towards the back mountain.

At this time, the back mountain was naturally empty and quiet, and there was no trace of Qing Muling in the stone pavilion by the pond.

“Strange, where did Junior Brother go?”

Xuebing Xuan muttered in confusion, her divine sense lightly spread out, scanning the surrounding mountains and forests, even the pond was not spared, but still found nothing.

Cheng Yulan said, “He couldn’t have wandered around, he should be here. Right, let’s go check the stone house of our master, maybe he’s sleeping inside.”

The four women discussed and all thought it made sense, so they walked over together.

Inside the stone house.

Under Qing Muling’s urging, Luo Huan had already shyly changed into a pure white strap-style long silk stockings. The soft silk fabric clung to her snowy skin, fully outlining her undulating curves, which was incredibly enchanting.

“Does it look good?”

“Um…”

With a blushing face, Luo Huan responded softly. At Qing Muling’s request, she swayed and walked around the room a few times, then leaned over to let him touch and play.

However, at this moment, the door of the stone house suddenly opened.

Xuebing Xuan and the other three senior sisters rushed in together. Seeing their current appearance, they were all shocked, their beautiful eyes wide open, and a bone-chilling coldness swept over.

“What…what are you doing?”

Qi Yalan’s beautiful eyes were filled with murderous intent, and her jade hand subconsciously rested on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

The strong survival instinct made Qing Muling quickly speak up, “Senior sisters, please let me make my excuses… ah no… I mean explain!”

“…”

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