Chapter 167: Encountering Harassment
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“Ugh, they finally all left. How can anyone just barge into this place?”
Lin Muyu sat helplessly on the wooden stool in her small house, her face full of embarrassment.
Previously, when she stayed in the small house at Jade Lotus Peak, she hadn’t felt anything was wrong. But after experiencing that burrito incident earlier, a thought suddenly popped into her mind.
Staying at Jade Lotus Peak seemed quite dangerous too? Especially her body was particularly at risk.
Should she go hide in Rain Fairy Village for a while?
But Su Wanqing already knew the location of that place, and it wouldn’t be difficult for Xinlian to find her way there either.
In that case, it seemed like Qinglan Sect and its surroundings weren’t suitable to stay in anymore?
“…Should I just go out and train?”
She gazed out the window and muttered to herself, falling into deep thought.
Going out for training would not only allow her to avoid the current awkwardness, but she could also search for clues about that evil cultivator in advance, so she could avenge those who died unjustly in the village!
However, thinking about how Xiao Bai had just returned and she would have to leave immediately, unable to frequently rub its soft and fluffy tail anymore, a trace of regret flashed through Lin Muyu’s heart.
But she quickly steadied herself, this training session was necessary.
On one hand, it was to avoid Xinlian and Su Wanqing, those two people who made her feel awkward, and let time slowly fade these matters away.
On the other hand, and more importantly, it was to consolidate her cultivation.
Earlier, she had broken through two minor realms in one go, her cultivation had risen too quickly, and her foundation was very unstable.
If she only relied on closed-door meditation, who knew how much time it would take to stabilize her realm.
Combat was the most direct and effective way to consolidate cultivation and discover her own shortcomings.
Now she was already at late stage of Foundation Establishment, and with Xiaotao’s space that she carried with her providing support, it should be sufficient to handle most situations outside.
The more Lin Muyu thought about it, the more feasible this idea seemed, so she decided to leave right away.
She immediately stood up and decided to go to the Mission Hall first to accept a suitable training mission!
She quickly walked out of the small house and summoned her colorful transparent Crystal Sword.
With a light leap upward, the Crystal Sword carried her and flew swiftly toward the Mission Hall.
But just as she flew beyond the boundaries of Jade Lotus Peak, she passed by a slender figure.
Lin Muyu instinctively paused and looked back at the young woman’s departing figure, feeling somewhat surprised:
“Huh? Coming to Jade Lotus Peak at this time, could she be looking for Master?”
You should know that Jade Lotus Peak had always been deserted, so it was unusual for someone to suddenly come today.
On the other side, the young woman who had passed by also stopped, turned to look in the direction Lin Muyu had gone, her eyes similarly filled with doubt:
“Why does this little girl carry Senior Sister’s aura? Could she be Senior Sister’s newly accepted disciple?”
She silently memorized Lin Muyu’s aura and quietly disappeared into the air.
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“Senior Sister, I’m here to accept a training mission.”
Lin Muyu quickly arrived at the Mission Hall. The person in charge of registration was still that familiar Golden Core stage senior sister from last time.
“Whoa, your cultivation… you’ve already reached late stage of Foundation Establishment?”
When the Golden Core senior sister looked up and saw Lin Muyu, she was stunned at first, her face full of surprise.
“Hehe, I just had good luck.”
Lin Muyu scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly. She had just broken through and couldn’t suppress the spiritual energy in her body very well yet, so it was easily recognized by the world before her.
However, her cultivation was achieved through that kind of thing, not from her own training, so she felt inexplicably ashamed in her heart.
“Then I’ll find you a mission suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators. The difficulty won’t be too high, just perfect for you to practice.”
Immediately, the Golden Core senior sister smiled and went into the interior of the Mission Hall to search.
Because Qi Refining stage missions were simpler, they were all displayed outside and could be taken at will.
Foundation Establishment stage missions were more complex and were kept inside the Mission Hall, so they couldn’t be taken freely.
For Golden Core stage, one would need to go to the inner sect elders to accept missions.
“Thank you, Senior Sister.”
Lin Muyu obediently stood outside waiting quietly, her gaze occasionally sweeping over the disciples coming and going in the Mission Hall.
But she didn’t notice that two gazes from the shadows were firmly locked onto her.
“Young Master, look, this is the extremely beautiful junior sister I told you about.”
In the shadows of a corner of the Mission Hall, a somewhat plump senior brother lowered his voice as he communicated with the Young Master, his eyes full of flattery.
He had originally been here selecting sweet-looking junior sisters, and as soon as he saw Lin Muyu arrive, he immediately thought of this Young Master’s preferences.
“Yo, you’ve got pretty good taste, kid.”
The young master raised his eyebrows, his face showing a somewhat frivolous smile, and was about to step forward toward Lin Muyu.
“Wait, Young Master!”
Seeing this, the plump senior brother quickly reached out and grabbed him.
“What’s wrong?”
The Young Master stopped, looked back at him with a face full of surprise, showing a trace of impatience.
How could anyone interrupt when a beauty was about to be in his grasp?
“That… I approached her before, but we didn’t… didn’t come to terms…”
The plump senior brother wrinkled his greasy face, his voice getting smaller and smaller, his face full of embarrassment.
“…What use are you if you can’t even handle such a small matter?”
The Young Master disdainfully shook off the plump senior brother’s hand, his tone full of contempt, then no longer paid him any attention and walked straight toward Lin Muyu.
“Hey, hey, Young Master, what are you going to do?”
“What am I doing? With this face of mine, won’t she be throwing herself at me?”
The Young Master didn’t look back, speaking confidently.
The plump senior brother watched his retreating figure, stamping his feet anxiously, but didn’t dare to step forward to stop him. He could only shrink back into the shadows, muttering darkly in his heart.
Although this Young Master looked ordinary, his thoughts were quite beautiful.
But on second thought, this seemed to be a common affliction of Great Qi nobility, so he wasn’t too surprised.
“Junior Sister, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
The Young Master quickly walked up to Lin Muyu, his face wearing what he thought was a charming smile, his tone frivolous, his eyes constantly sizing her up.
Lin Muyu felt uncomfortable all over being looked at like that, instinctively shrinking back, watching him warily.
“Wait, do I even know you?”
The smile on this man’s face carried an indescribable sleaziness, and she could tell at a glance that he had no good intentions.
“10 mid-grade spirit stones.”
The Young Master didn’t respond to her words, but instead raised his chin, his tone haughty as he threw out a number.
“What?”
Lin Muyu looked completely confused. She had originally thought he was here to hit on her, but this statement completely exceeded her expectations.
“10 mid-grade spirit stones isn’t enough? Then I’ll add 5 more.”
Seeing her lack of response, the Young Master frowned and added another number, his eyes showing some impatience, as if he thought Lin Muyu was playing hard to get.
This time Lin Muyu finally understood, so he wasn’t here to hit on her, but actually here to proposition her?
She didn’t expect there were such people in Qinglan Sect! Lin Muyu was completely stunned.
She looked him up and down with disdain, noting that although his clothing was luxurious, it carried an air of pettiness.
Then thinking of the pile of spirit stones her master had casually given her that could form a small mountain, a wave of disgust immediately surged in her heart.
“Get lost!”
Lin Muyu was too lazy to waste words with him and spoke directly.
Hooking up with him wasn’t as good as hooking up with her master, this person was way too poor.
“You…”
The Young Master was angered by her attitude, his face instantly darkening as he reached out to grab Lin Muyu’s wrist, trying to forcibly pull her.
Lin Muyu reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side and narrowly avoiding his hand, then frowned and shouted somewhat angrily:
“What are you doing? Want to fight?”
“Don’t be so ungrateful! Why don’t you go out and ask around, what’s my status in this Qinglan Sect!”
The Young Master kept moving closer to Lin Muyu, his tone full of threats, forcing Lin Muyu to clench her fists, muttering darkly in her heart.
If not for the rules within Qinglan Sect that prohibited private fights between disciples, she would have made this guy taste her Crystal Sword long ago.
But this guy was really pushing his luck, thinking she was easy to bully?
Just as Lin Muyu was about to reach her limit, an unfamiliar figure suddenly walked over from the side and stood in front of her.
The next second, with a dull thud, before the Young Master could react, he was hit hard by a force and sent flying backward, falling heavily to the ground.
“Why waste words with this kind of person? Just beat him up.”
The person standing in front of Lin Muyu retracted her smooth leg and spoke with disdain.
“You dare to hit me?”
“So what if I hit you? You’re just asking for a beating!”