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Villainous Master (21)
Ning Jingyu’s first reaction was to go into the room and destroy that cauldron.
However, after taking a step forward, Ning Jingyu stopped.
——Now is not the time to reveal her feelings to her disciple.
Her disciple was extremely shy and stubborn. She didn’t have any romantic feelings for her now, and if she rashly exposed them, their relationship might fall into a deadlock.
But could she just watch her disciple live a life of abstinence and asceticism?
Ning Jingyu looked at Song Xuyi, who was sitting upright in the room, chanting scriptures with a solemn face, and felt both angry and amused. It was the first time she had experienced such a baffling mix of emotions in her long life.
Song Xuyi, on the other hand, didn’t know that all her actions were being watched by Ning Jingyu. She just felt a chill down her spine for no apparent reason and instinctively tightened her collar, thinking it might be due to her lack of sincerity, and decided to recite the scriptures one more time that night.
After finally finishing the scriptures with the help of the Qingxin Cauldron, Song Xuyi felt her mind become clear and bright. Any allure in front of her became nothing but fleeting clouds. She then continued to circulate her spiritual energy, not stopping until it was almost dawn.
The system, now turned into a gauze, was very pleased with Song Xuyi’s abstinence and diligence, believing that this world’s Xuyi would never fall in love with the villain. Content, it nestled into the quilt and began to hibernate.
The night was silent and still. A soft ‘click’ echoed from the window lattice, as if a breeze had brushed by.
A shadow silently appeared in front of Song Xuyi’s bed.
“—Ha!”
Ning Jingyu lowered her head, examining Song Xuyi’s sleeping face, her eyes dark and fluctuating. She let out a soft, mocking laugh and extended her pale, jade-like hand. The Qingxin Cauldron at the bedside automatically fell into her palm…
“Want to maintain abstinence and avoid allure?”
“I won’t let you have your way!”
The next morning, Song Xuyi woke up to hear some news: Ning Jingyu was going into seclusion to cultivate.
Though surprised by Ning Jingyu’s sudden decision, she thought about how Ning Jingyu had been seriously injured in the Black Water Pool. Although Ning Jingyu seemed fine afterward, there might have been hidden injuries, and her recent mood swings might be related to her experience there…
So, after the initial surprise, Song Xuyi fully supported Ning Jingyu’s decision to go into seclusion.
“Master, please go into seclusion with peace of mind,” Song Xuyi said, standing at Ning Jingyu’s door, showing concern diligently. “I will guard Luoyun Peak during this period and won’t let mundane matters disturb you…”
Song Xuyi promised earnestly, but Ning Jingyu’s expression remained indifferent, revealing no emotion.
Feeling that Ning Jingyu had become increasingly hard to please, Song Xuyi closed the door to Ning Jingyu’s room.
As the door was about to close, Song Xuyi instinctively looked up and unexpectedly met Ning Jingyu’s gaze from inside the room. Ning Jingyu’s lips curved slightly, her dark eyes shimmering with light, appearing somewhat… proud?
Just as Song Xuyi wanted to look again, the door shut in front of her.
After staring at the closed door for a while and recalling Ning Jingyu’s look, Song Xuyi felt a bit uneasy. Just then, other disciples came to discuss the next training trip down the mountain, so Song Xuyi put aside her unease and focused fully on the training matters.
Though it was called training, Song Xuyi had other plans.
This body’s younger sister, the female lead Song Xi, was still with the male lead, and they even had a child now.
With the new Demon Lord rising and the situation in the Demon Realm changing, Song Xuyi, prioritizing her mission, planned to send the leads and her family to a safe place first and bring them back once the situation calmed down.
The first step to settling her family was to buy a house.
Song Xuyi originally planned to choose the house herself. Coming from a wealthy family and having not spent much while on Luoyun Peak, she had enough savings to buy a large estate near the Xuanshu Sect’s gate.
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However, with Ning Jingyu in seclusion, Song Xuyi had promised to look after Luoyun Peak, so she entrusted the house-buying task to other sect members.
There were many cultivators with businesses outside the Xuanshu Sect, and it had even become an industry. The other members were not surprised and went down the mountain after understanding Song Xuyi’s general plan.
After finishing this task and practicing her swordsmanship for a while, the night soon fell.
Though unwilling to admit it, Song Xuyi felt a sense of relief after Ning Jingyu went into seclusion. She finally had time to sort out her feelings without facing Ning Jingyu’s tempting face daily!
By the time her master came out of seclusion, she would have adjusted her mindset and would no longer covet her master’s beauty.
Song Xuyi happily took a bath. Without Ning Jingyu’s deliberate seduction, she didn’t recite the scriptures with the Qingxin Cauldron and went to sleep after freshening up.
However, that night, Song Xuyi had a dream.
In the dream, she was still Song Xuyi but hadn’t joined the Xuanshu Sect. She grew up properly in the Song family until she was over ten years old. The annoying boy next door, who often scared her with bugs, moved away, and soon a new family moved in.
The new neighbors were officials who had just entered the capital. The couple had a beloved daughter. On the first day, Song Xuyi followed her parents to visit the new neighbors and was immediately captivated by the daughter’s beauty. She was so beautiful, like a jade carving, standing there and shining, making people want to keep looking at her.
Song Xuyi glanced at the girl, then couldn’t help but look again, only to meet the girl’s gaze.
The girl’s eyes were bright, and when she met Song Xuyi’s gaze, a smile appeared. That smile was like a light in the snow, making her already beautiful features even more stunning. Song Xuyi, caught staring, blushed instantly.
The next day, the girl sent over her homemade cloud biscuits and sour plum soup…
Song Xuyi really liked this pretty girl who was also a good cook. Thinking that the girl was new and unfamiliar with the area, she enthusiastically invited her to go out.
As the daughter of the wealthiest family, Song Xuyi lacked nothing material. She took the girl to her family’s gold shop and generously let her choose anything she liked, promising to pay for it.
“Thank you, Xuyi!”
The girl smiled, her eyes curved, and Song Xuyi, meeting her gaze, blushed again. The girl was just too pretty; if she smiled at her more, she might not be able to resist giving her the whole shop!
The girl picked a pair of jade butterfly hairpins. Song Xuyi also liked them a lot, thinking that the girl had the same taste as her.
On the way back in the carriage, the girl, sitting properly, suddenly leaned over and smilingly pinned the jade hairpins into Song Xuyi’s hair. “These hairpins look beautiful on you, Xuyi!”
The hairpins were for her!
The girl’s scent was pleasant, and her flawless face looked even more beautiful up close. Seeing her reflection in the girl’s eyes, Song Xuyi blushed again…
The girl was just too good to her!
After returning, Song Xuyi ate the chestnut cake the girl sent, looked at the jade hairpins in the mirror, and frowned in distress. How should she repay such a kind girl?
……
“Xuyi, Xuyi…”
Song Xuyi was awakened by the system’s voice and found that the sun was already high outside the window. Her biological clock was always accurate, and she had never slept so deeply.
Was it because Ning Jingyu was in seclusion, and she subconsciously relaxed?
Song Xuyi got up, practiced her swordsmanship for a while, and then thought about the dream from the night before. Though she couldn’t understand why the usually gentle next-door scholar turned into an annoying brat in the dream, or why Ning Jingyu became the girl living next door, she didn’t dwell on it much, thinking it was just a dream.
However, in the following days, Song Xuyi kept having this dream.
In the dream, her relationship with the girl deepened, and they became best friends, sharing everything, going to school, hiking, and playing together, always having endless things to talk about…
As they grew older, the girl’s father got promoted, and she became a famous talented girl in the capital, with many suitors. Afraid that the pure-hearted girl would be deceived by playboys, Song Xuyi often had her family’s servants investigate the suitors’ characters…
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Song Xuyi didn’t know if it was her imagination, but the girl seemed unhappy whenever suitors were mentioned in the dream.
……
Song Xuyi never expected to have a dream that felt like a serialized novel, with herself and Ning Jingyu as the protagonists. Could it be that she missed Ning Jingyu subconsciously after she went into seclusion, so she dreamed about her?
Song Xuyi couldn’t figure it out but didn’t think too much about it. After all, it was just a dream, and in the dream, she played the protector, already starting to pick a good match for Ning Jingyu… Reflecting on the dream, she even felt a subtle expectation, wanting to know who Ning Jingyu would end up marrying in the dream.
The dream continued, and Song Xuyi eventually chose the new top scholar for the girl. The scholar was handsome, often sent her love poems, and had a great future, having already joined the Hanlin Academy at a young age.
Persuaded by Song Xuyi, the girl seemed to develop feelings for the scholar and agreed to secretly meet him with Song Xuyi, only to find him entering a private residence and soon hearing indecent noises from inside…
Song Xuyi froze, furious, ready to expose the scholar’s true nature, but the girl, looking pale and pitiful, held her sleeve. “Don’t.”
Song Xuyi remembered she was with the girl and rushing in would ruin her reputation, so she regretfully took the girl home.
The girl remained pale and gloomy, and Song Xuyi felt increasingly guilty. If it weren’t for her, the girl wouldn’t have developed feelings for the scholar. It was all her fault…
Feeling extremely guilty, Song Xuyi sneaked some of her father’s treasured wine and climbed into the girl’s window.
She didn’t expect the dream version of herself to be a lightweight. After one cup, though she seemed fine on the surface, her mind was already muddled…
The girl, not noticing her condition, tearfully held Song Xuyi’s hand. “Xuyi, most men are hypocrites. I don’t want to get married anymore. Let’s stay together as sisters forever. What do you think…”
Under the lamp, the girl looked even more beautiful, especially when she softly pleaded. Seeing the tear at the corner of her eye, Song Xuyi felt her heart break!
She didn’t know what possessed her, maybe she just didn’t want to see the girl cry, or perhaps she was bewitched. When she realized it, she had already hugged the girl and kissed her. “Whatever you say, sister, I’ll follow you—”
The scent of wine and the girl’s fragrance mingled, their breaths intertwined. Dream Song Xuyi felt increasingly dizzy. The girl seemed to stiffen for a moment but then shyly looked at her, bit her lip, and obediently tilted her head…
The girl’s compliance stirred something in Song Xuyi.
Messy kisses fell from the girl’s forehead, trailing down her wet eyes, fair cheeks, delicate nose, until they touched her soft, moist lips…
The moment their lips met, Song Xuyi’s mind went blank, and she suddenly woke up from the dream, instinctively covering her racing heart—
Realizing what she had dreamed, Song Xuyi was in turmoil!
Why did she dream of kissing her master? Was her desire for Ning Jingyu so strong that it invaded her dreams?
……
Feeling incredibly conflicted and regretful, Song Xuyi thought her feelings were even more sordid, wanting to defile Ning Jingyu. She didn’t know that in the next room, Ning Jingyu, supposedly in seclusion, also woke up in the dark, her cheeks flushed, her eyes shining brightly.
Ning Jingyu had absorbed demonic energy from the Dream Demon and had the same ability.
Not wanting Song Xuyi to become abstinent, Ning Jingyu meticulously created a dream for her, a dream where Song Xuyi was the protagonist and could see her deepest desires.
The dream could amplify one’s desires, but Ning Jingyu didn’t expect Song Xuyi would give her a complete and warm family in the dream! Dream Ning Jingyu had loving parents, a close friend, and a carefree, happy life.
And in the dream, Song Xuyi took on the protector role, making her happy and shielding her from hardships.
Was this Xuyi’s wish?
This dream was different from what Ning Jingyu had expected, but it moved her even more, making her want to immerse herself in it, feeling that living this dream life with Song Xuyi wouldn’t be bad…
But Ning Jingyu didn’t expect Song Xuyi to arrange a match for her in the dream.
Did Xuyi really have no feelings for her?
Ning Jingyu was furious but couldn’t reveal it, so she decided to play along, changing the dream to make the scholar a lecherous scoundrel.
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Since it was a dream dominated by Xuyi’s will, altering it caused a backlash, making Ning Jingyu significantly weaker.
Xuyi thought it was her being upset by the scholar, feeling guilty and drinking with her…
Ning Jingyu pretended to be pitiful, originally just wanting Xuyi to stop finding her a match, but then Xuyi…
The dream was dominated by Xuyi’s will. If she had no feelings, how could she kiss her?
Though puzzled by Xuyi’s hidden and restrained love, as long as Xuyi took a step forward, Ning Jingyu would take the remaining ninety-nine…
Recalling the look in Song Xuyi’s eyes in the dream, Ning Jingyu seemed to understand, silently smiling in the dark.
——She thought she knew how to make Xuyi stay with her forever!
The author has something to say:
Ning Jingyu’s imagined dream: She’s so pretty! I want to… her in the dream!
Xuyi’s real dream: She’s so pretty! I want to give her a home and make her happy, then hold hands and be good friends…
LP: Re-translated on June 16, 2024
Thanks for the chapter!
No wonder i couldn’t access the website.
Thanks for your hard work!
Thanks for the chapter!
No wonder i couldn’t access the website.
Thanks for your hard work!