Have you missed me?

Qiongxiao Peak—

Neither Ning Yuer nor Su Wanqing noticed anything unusual, both still immersed in their master-disciple instruction.

“Here, here, and here.”

Su Wanqing taught her little disciple the sword technique more than ten times, yet the girl barely remembered the most basic movements, and even then, some parts were still imprecise.

She didn’t know why. Could it be that Ning Yuer disliked sword techniques?

She had taught her so many times, and usually, when she taught the girl something, she would learn it after just one or two tries. But this time, she was still so clumsy?

Su Wanqing didn’t think this most basic sword technique was harder than the fundamental incantations of Qi Refinement Dao spells she had taught Ning Yuer before.

Those fundamental incantations, though simple when broken down, would take an ordinary person at least one or two months to consolidate if they wanted to remember them all.

And for a duller child, it might take a year or even longer to fully digest them.

But this girl, Ning Yuer, in just five days, not only could she answer all of Su Wanqing’s questions flawlessly, but she also understood their meanings quite thoroughly.

Even Su Wanqing, who knew of Ning Yuer’s talent, couldn’t help but marvel at her little disciple’s learning speed.

But thinking about it, even in pill refining, which heavily relied on talent, she was called a genius in the original novel. How much more so for Dao cultivation, which could be mastered through hard work?

Dao cultivation was considered the most balanced of all cultivation types, with a low barrier to entry but also a high ceiling.

However, if one’s understanding of the Dao principles remained mediocre, it would be extremely awkward, which was Dao cultivation’s biggest drawback.

Dao cultivation, unlike other methods, didn’t rely as much on interest and talent; one could continue learning simply by rote memorization.

But in the later stages, unless one thoroughly understood the method and created their own spells and talismans, their strength would appear significantly weaker compared to other cultivators.

However, if one thoroughly grasped Dao spells and could create a path of their own, then a Dao cultivator’s strength would surpass that of most other cultivators.

“No, do it again yourself.”

Su Wanqing shook her head, seeing Ning Yuer make the movement wrong again.

This time, she didn’t choose to personally help her disciple correct the movement.

She was just curious. In the original novel, Ning Yuer learned sword techniques very quickly, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she dual-cultivated both pills and swords.

But why, when Su Wanqing was teaching her, after so many repetitions, had she not even remembered the most basic parts?

If Ning Yuer had no talent, Su Wanqing wouldn’t say anything. With such meticulous guidance, even the dullest person could learn.

If one month wasn’t enough, then two, if two wasn’t enough, then three, and so on.

But Ning Yuer in the original novel was also a genius in the way of the sword…

Could it be that her teaching method was problematic?

This time, Su Wanqing chose to watch from the side, only demonstrating once if Ning Yuer made a major mistake, but still not getting close to her as Ning Yuer, who was deliberately making mistakes, had hoped.

Because Su Wanqing always felt that by constantly helping Ning Yuer correct mistakes hand-in-hand, the girl wouldn’t remember things very clearly, so she decided to try a different approach.

Sure enough, after she went back and forth a few times like this, Ning Yuer’s movements gradually became standard.

Although not perfectly standard, the progress was quite obvious.

Seeing this, Su Wanqing became even more convinced that her teaching method was the problem, never once thinking it was due to her own reasons.

“Yes.”

Ning Yuer’s reason for no longer deliberately making mistakes was simple: she realized that Immortal Sister wouldn’t give her another opportunity to take advantage of her anytime soon.

So, to avoid wasting time, she simply started doing the movements correctly. At worst, she could just say she forgot what she learned today tomorrow.

After all, afternoon cultivation couldn’t be delayed. If she didn’t catch up to that Senior Sister quickly, she wouldn’t have any chance at all.

Master said that Senior Sister Chen Xueli’s departure this time was due to her need to break through to Golden Core, which is why she would be gone for two months.

Spending this past month alone with Immortal Sister, Ning Yuer had truly enjoyed herself. She found it hard to imagine sharing her.

Of course, she knew that no matter how unwilling she was, she had to accept it. Not to mention the woman named Shen Xianyue who saved both of them that day.

Even if Immortal Sister stayed with her on Qiongxiao Peak, Senior Sister Chen would still come to fight for her woman.

However, Ning Yuer had long thought of a solution, which is why she was so eager to strengthen her cultivation.

Recently, she had slowly started to understand the cultivation method that inexplicably appeared in her mind.

It seemed to be a very powerful method, and her cultivation speed had increased remarkably after practicing it.

“……”

As if something came to mind, Ning Yuer, who was performing her sword movements, suddenly blushed.

Although Su Wanqing beside her noticed this, she simply attributed the flush to strenuous exercise.

And Ning Yuer’s reason for blushing was simple: she looked at the beauty who was still intently watching her movements.

She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but after cultivating that method, her desire for Immortal Sister grew increasingly strong.

Although she knew in her heart that it was most likely due to her desires growing larger and more greedy, to give herself a peace-of-mind reason, she attributed everything to the side effects of that cultivation method.

“Alright, that’s enough for today. Go wipe off your sweat first; I’ll go make dinner for you.”

“Okay.”

Seeing Ning Yuer’s face grow redder, Su Wanqing thought the girl had reached her physical limit and went to make dinner.

But in reality, the other party’s stamina hadn’t been depleted much; rather, she was incredibly thirsty, swallowing her frantically secreted saliva countless times.

“Eat.”

Su Wanqing didn’t notice Ning Yuer’s gaze, which was filled with increasing greed, as if looking at a delicious meal.

After all, the more unattainable something is, the more one desires it.

With her cherished “white moonlight” right before her eyes, and having to restrain herself so much, Ning Yuer felt increasingly unable to suppress her inner self.

Moreover, she gradually realized that every time she caught a whiff of Immortal Sister’s scent, her desires increased a bit.

Especially just now, during the more than ten times they made contact while learning sword techniques, she almost completely ignited the feelings she had suppressed day by day.

“I’m full!”

Finally, to prevent her month-long disguise from being in vain, Ning Yuer decisively chose to run, intending to return to her room to cultivate.

“I’ll wash the dishes myself; your cultivation is the most important.”

“Yes.”

This time, Ning Yuer didn’t decline, readily agreeing to Immortal Sister’s polite words.

After all, if they spent any more time together, she truly didn’t know if she could hold out.

“This time, this girl wasn’t modest at all.”

Watching Ning Yuer leave, Su Wanqing was somewhat surprised.

Usually, Ning Yuer would wash dishes with her, but this time she actually agreed?

Could it be because she had some insights in cultivation?

However, she didn’t pay attention.

She just gathered the dishes and took them to the kitchen to wash, and while washing, she wondered if her teaching method really had a problem.

“Sigh—”

“Why is Little Yuer learning sword techniques so slowly?”

“I remember when I taught Lier, that girl learned very quickly?”

“?”

But just as Su Wanqing finished speaking, she suddenly felt someone hug her from behind.

That person also held her hands that were washing dishes, as if washing dishes with her.

At first, Su Wanqing thought it was little Ning Yuer’s joke and was about to reprimand her for crossing the line.

But who would have thought a familiar, dangerously alluring voice came from beside her ear?

“That’s because I, your disciple, am smarter than that little girl~”

“Master, haven’t you missed me in these two months~♡”