Chapter 13 Absence Makes the Heart Blossom, Zhao Qinglian's Choice

Zi Ling found it increasingly difficult to bear and had no heart for cultivation at all.

Her slender hand unconsciously moved down and landed directly on her inner thigh.

"Junior Brother Zhou Tian."

"Why aren't you here yet?"

Zi Ling bit her lower lip, her mind filled with memories of her time with Zhou Tian.

And so, Zi Ling's slender hands couldn't help but move downwards.

But just then, she heard Zhou Tian calling her.

"Senior Sister Ziling."

"Um?"

Zi Ling was initially nervous and quickly withdrew her hand, her cheeks instantly burning hot.

But immediately afterward, Zi Ling felt nothing but joy.

"Junior Brother Zhou Tian, ​​you've really arrived."

Zi Ling was so excited she almost jumped up, and hurriedly straightened her slightly disheveled purple skirt.

She then took a deep breath, trying to lighten the flush on her face, before swaying gracefully towards the cave entrance.

The barrier was lifted, and Zhou Tian's tall figure stood there, a half-smile on his face.

Zi Ling's gaze swept over him for a moment before she said sweetly, "Junior brother, you finally remembered your senior sister."

Zhou Tian looked at Zi Ling in front of him.

She was still wearing that flowing purple dress, the neckline of which was slightly loose, revealing a section of her delicate, jade-like collarbone and a hint of cleavage.

Her slender waist was accentuated by the belt, making it appear almost too delicate to be grasped, and her calves beneath the skirt were straight and smooth.

What's most striking is her face; that captivating blush still spreads from her cheeks to her ears.

Zhou Tian's lips curled into a knowing smile. He deliberately leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Senior Sister, why is your face so red?"

Zhou Tian's breath brushed past Zi Ling's ear, making her tremble all over and her legs feel weak.

She gave Zhou Tian a coquettish glare, her voice soft and alluring: "Isn't it because I was thinking about certain people while cultivating, and my mind was unsettled? Junior brother, you know the answer already, you're so mean."

Despite her complaints, she reached out her slender hand and grabbed Zhou Tian's wrist.

"Now that you're here, junior brother, don't stand outside."

"Senior Sister, it must be so lonely cultivating alone. How about we cultivate together?"

Zi Ling pulled Zhou Tian into the cave, her voice even lower, carrying a blatant seduction.

Zhou Tian chuckled inwardly. How could he not know what Zi Ling meant by "cultivation" at this moment?

Seeing her impatient and charming appearance, he took Zi Ling's slightly cool hand in his own and gently scratched her palm with his fingertips.

"Since Senior Sister is so sincere in asking for your guidance, Junior Brother will naturally... oblige."

With a wicked grin, Zhou Tian followed her lead and strode into the cave.

Almost the instant she stepped into the cave, Zi Ling could no longer contain the burning passion in her heart.

Zi Ling's soft body suddenly threw herself into Zhou Tian's arms, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck, her warm and soft body pressed tightly against his.

She tilted her head back and kissed him with her red lips.

"Junior brother, you're really too mean, making people wait for so long."

Zi Ling murmured indistinctly.

"Senior sister, you're getting sexier and sexier."

Zhou Tian embraced her slender yet supple waist, feeling the trembling and heat of the alluring body in his arms.

"uh-huh....."

Zi Ling let out a satisfied moan, practically clinging to Zhou Tian.

Her long dress had somehow slipped off her shoulders, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin and her rounded shoulders.

The purple fabric was piled up at her waist, seemingly about to fall, adding to her allure.

Zhou Tian had anticipated this scene when he entered the room, and he had already swallowed the Dragon Essence Tiger Fierce Pill.

And so everything began in a natural and inevitable way.

........

Meanwhile, in the quiet room behind the main hall of the Tai Xuan Sword Sect, Zhao Qinglian found her master's wife.

The master's wife, still dressed in a red dress, leaned languidly against the jade couch, but a lingering sense of solemnity remained between her brows.

"Master's wife."

Zhao Qinglian bowed respectfully.

"Qinglian, you're back so soon?"

The master's wife glanced at Zhao Qinglian with some surprise, then sat up with her supple body.

"Yes, Master's wife."

"This disciple has discovered that the core rune supporting the array's core is dimming its light at a much faster rate than expected."

"Based on my deduction, that key point of the formation probably won't last more than three months."

As Zhou Tian had requested, Zhao Qinglian told her master's wife about the matter.

"What?"

"Are you telling the truth?"

For the first time, a look of shock and disbelief appeared on the teacher's wife's charming face.

"Master's wife, this disciple dares not speak presumptuously."

Zhao Qinglian continued to reply.

"I understand about this. You must not tell anyone else about it."

The master's wife took a deep breath and said helplessly.

If the key element of the array malfunctions, there is almost no possibility of repair.

The only thing we can do now is figure out how to escape after the formation fails.

"Disciple understands." Zhao Qinglian nodded in agreement.

After finishing her business, she did not leave immediately, and a rare hint of hesitation appeared on her face.

The master's wife noticed her unusual behavior and immediately asked, "Is there anything else?"

Zhao Qinglian raised her eyes, a hint of barely perceptible anticipation and trepidation showing in her cool gaze.

"Master's wife, your disciple... Recently, when I cultivate, I often feel a dull pain in the lower left side of my dantian, and I feel something is wrong."

"Master's wife is very knowledgeable. Do you know the cause of this? Is there a cure?"

She finally asked the question.

Upon hearing this, the master's wife frowned slightly and walked up to Zhao Qinglian, saying, "Relax, let me take a look."

She extended her slender finger and gently touched Zhao Qinglian's lower abdomen, where a pure and gentle spiritual power slowly penetrated.

Zhao Qinglian relaxed her body as instructed, allowing her master's wife to examine her.

A moment later, the master's wife withdrew her hand, a hint of seriousness appearing on her charming face.

"Deep within your dantian, there is indeed a wisp of extremely cold spiritual energy, which has become slightly entangled with your Dao foundation."

"This chilling energy has penetrated deep into the edge of your Dao foundation. If you forcibly dispel it with external force, you risk damaging your very foundation. At best, your cultivation will regress; at worst, your Dao foundation will be destroyed. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Zhao Qinglian asked urgently.

"Unless one can find a supremely pure and yang spiritual object from heaven and earth, it is possible to neutralize it without damaging its fundamental nature."

The master's wife sighed.

Given the current state of the Tai Xuan Sword Sect, Zhao Qinglian's hidden injuries are almost impossible to heal!

As her teacher's wife finished speaking, Zhao Qinglian's heart sank lower and lower.

"Even my master's wife is helpless... Is it really the only option...?"

Zhou Tian's face involuntarily appeared in her mind.

"Disciple understands. Thank you, Master's Wife."

Zhao Qinglian lowered her eyes, concealing the complex thoughts within them, and bowed to take her leave.

Stepping out of the quiet room, a cool mountain breeze caressed her face, but Zi Ling's expression was complex and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Now, is relying solely on the Zhou Tian method?"

Zi Ling couldn't help but mutter to herself.

The good-for-nothing she once looked down on has now become Zi Ling's only lifeline.