Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

System: [Your friend 'Si Xuan' has invited you to team up. Accept/Decline?]

Xu Su almost mistook it for Ge Fei'er's rejection again, but thankfully she stopped herself at the crucial moment and clicked accept.

Si Xuan put down the jade flute in his hand: "Put the things away, absorb the poison, take the Meteorite Pill, and I will protect you."

The pleasant sound of the voice still startled Xu Su. Looking at her resurrected character, she remembered that she had been resurrected by his resurrection song when they first met.

What a lifesaver!

This is the third time they've saved her. Xu Su was moved to tears: "Thank you so much, Sect Leader, for saving my life. I almost thought I was going to be stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage forever."

As she spoke, she quickly manipulated her character to pick up the things she had dropped, and then walked to the spider's corpse to begin absorbing its venom.

Soon, the absorption was complete, and the Meteorite Pill was quickly consumed while the character waited to condense the Golden Core.

While Sika in the group was still waiting for the results from here, Xu Su finally had time to type a reply: 【Alright, the sect leader arrived just in time. I'm already condensing my golden core.】

Sika: [Ahhh! You and the sect leader are truly destined for each other. He's saved you so many times already, Su Su, you'd better repay his life-saving grace!]

Xu Su was speechless. Why would a top player like Si Xuan need a little minion like her to repay him?

Whether she needs it or not is another matter, but she still wants to express her gratitude.

Xu Su repeatedly thanked the white-robed cultivator who was guarding the female swordswoman.

Si Xuan seemed to be busy. After saying the first sentence, he didn't say anything more. Xu Su said a couple of sentences, but then stopped talking so as not to disturb him.

After the Golden Core was successfully condensed, Si Xuan said his second sentence: "Pick up the things on the ground, don't waste them."

There were still treasures dropped by Yan Yue and Ge Fei'er on the ground. Xu Su had only picked up her own items. Hearing Si Xuan's words, she didn't act coy. The big boss didn't care about these things, but she didn't mind at all.

Equipment dropped by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

Xu Su once again expressed her deepest gratitude.

Si Xuan: "Would you like to become my Daoist partner?"

His voice was noticeably hesitant.

!!!

Xu Su's pupils dilated instantly: "What?"

"We've reached the sixteenth level of our sect's mission, which requires us to go to the bottom of Tongxin Cliff to pick the Fiery Twin Lotus. Don't worry, once the sect mission is completed, we can cancel our Daoist relationship a month from now."

Tongxinya...

Xu Su quickly recalled that Tongxin Cliff was a forbidden area in the Xianxia world game, and only couples who had become Daoist partners could find the entrance.

The story of the Forbidden Land is set in the medieval period, when immortals still existed in the world. A terrestrial immortal who was betrayed by his Daoist partner died tragically there. The dense resentment materialized and dyed the bottom of the cliff black. Cultivators who were not above the Tribulation Transcending stage would be affected by the resentment if they approached, and would gradually go astray and become possessed by demons.

These resentful energies are only somewhat friendly to female cultivators who have formed Daoist couples; very few female cultivators are harassed by them.

The sect mission requires going to the bottom of the cliff. Only Nanyang and Liuyun of Qingxuan Sect have broken through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, but they have only just broken through. Therefore, to be on the safe side, it would be more foolproof for the sect leader Sixuan, who is in the Mahayana stage, to go there personally.

But the sect leader doesn't have a Daoist partner!

Only married couples who have become Daoist partners can enter Tongxin Cliff.

so..

Xu Su blinked. She understood the reasoning, but she didn't understand why she was chosen.

She was certain that Si Xuan had no feelings for her; they had barely exchanged a few words, and the help he gave her in the game was only out of consideration for her being Nanyang's apprentice—a small favor.

Xu Su thought for a moment and then said directly, "Can I ask why you chose me? My strength would only be a hindrance to you in doing sect missions."

There are eight or nine girls in the Qingxuan Sect's elite group. In terms of cultivation level and seniority, it's not her turn to become the sect leader's partner.

Si Xuan: "You have a boyfriend, so all you need to do for the task is click 'follow,' I'll handle the rest."

"Ah..." Xu Su instantly understood and quickly replied, "Okay, I agree."

I guess I'm not interested in her after all...

Because she has a boyfriend, she's not afraid of clinging to him after the mission because she won't want to end their relationship.

Then there won't be any misunderstandings, since everyone in the elite group knows that Xu Su has a boyfriend.

Therefore, even if they become Daoist partners, no one will speculate about their relationship.

Everyone knows that their relationship was only temporary, bound together for the sake of the mission!

Since it's just for the mission, it's no big deal for Xu Su, as a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, to sacrifice her first marriage in the game. She has a strong sense of belonging to the sect.

System: [Your friend 'Si Xuan' has requested to become your Daoist partner. Accept/Decline?]

Xu Su glanced guiltily to her left and right. Shen Chen had already left in anger, and Zhou Mochen hadn't come in yet.

accept!

Even if it weren't for the Qingxuan Sect, a brief relationship as Daoist partners is something we should do simply to repay a life-saving debt.

However, this matter must be kept from Zhou Mochen, otherwise, given his jealous nature, he definitely won't accept it. Fortunately, he has never paid much attention to her playing games.

System: [Have you accepted/did you accept the 'Immortal Purple Illusionary Gauze Robe' gift from your Daoist partner 'Si Xuan'?]

Xu Su: "......"

It's so embarrassing for this temporary couple to receive such an expensive gift...

Si Xuan: "Take it. This set of immortal robes has decent defensive capabilities. It can withstand the full-force attacks of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator for half an hour. If someone from the Cangyue Sect comes looking for revenge, you can hold out a little longer."

".....Okay." These words were very honest, without any sarcasm, but their honesty made Xu Su, a novice player, extremely uncomfortable.

However, looking at it from another perspective, her current public identity is the wife of the Qingxuan Sect's leader, so she certainly can't be too shabby or embarrassing.

With that thought in mind, Xu Su suppressed her subtle emotions and clicked "Accept".

"When do we do the sect mission? I have time these next couple of days."

Si Xuan: "Now."

Before Xu Su could even marvel at how efficient the boss was, he took her hand and led her onto the teleportation array.

"..." This was the first time she had ever seen a game so realistic that couples could actually hold hands.

Si Xuan: "Just click 'follow'."

"it is good.."

That guy is so cool...

Xu Su was sighing when she noticed that several people in the group had tagged her.

Sika: [I just logged on, the world chat is so lively! Susu, you're famous! You're on the wanted list! It was issued by Gefeier.]

Bei Yue: [Holy crap, is that Ge Fei'er who's ranked sixth on the server's beauty list? The one from the Cangyue Sect? Little Su Su, what did you do to offend her?]

Going Up the Mountain to Fight the Tiger: [Wasn't that Yan Yue who was about to kill you? I remember Ge Fei'er's Daoist partner was Yan Yue, who was in the Nascent Soul stage. They were both from the Cangyue Sect.]

Due to time constraints, Xu Su only mentioned encountering a couple from the Cangyue Sect, one of whom was at the Nascent Soul stage, without specifying their identities.

Upon seeing the message in the group, Xu Su quickly checked the wanted list. Indeed, a new mission had just been updated, and it was the most popular RMB mission. Killing her once would reward one hundred RMB. The person who issued the mission was Ge Fei'er from the Cangyue Sect.