If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

Chapter 301 Don't Laugh on the Road

The bluestone path gleamed under the moonlight, and bamboo shadows fell on the stone steps, swaying gently in the night breeze.

Mo Chengyue followed behind Qin Wanzhuang, keeping his steps very proper, neither too close nor too far away.

Qin Wanzhuang suddenly spoke.

"Why are you standing so far away?"

Mo Chengyue immediately took half a step forward.

"Senior sister, I'm just maintaining a polite distance."

Qin Wanzhuang glanced at him sideways.

"You never show any manners when you're with your family."

Mo Chengyue slipped and almost fell into the roadside bushes.

"Senior sister, it's dark and windy, can we talk about something more refined?"

Qin Wanzhuang said, "No."

Mo Chengyue said seriously, "Then practicing swordsmanship is fine too."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Come to Jian Ge tomorrow night."

Mo Chengyue immediately adopted a submissive expression, as if listening to a disciple being instructed.

"This disciple will definitely arrive on time, will never slack off, will never make excuses, and will never be detained by the demon princess to repair the formation halfway."

Qin Wanzhuang stopped in her tracks.

Mo Chengyue also quickly stopped.

Qin Wanzhuang looked at him. His black outfit looked neat and clean under the moonlight, and his blood-jade hair ornament hung down at the end of his ponytail. He looked like a fierce sword sheathed.

"You're afraid of her."

Mo Chengyue corrected, "It's not fear, it's respect for the strong."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "You're afraid of me too."

Mo Chengyue thought for a moment and decided to use the safest answer to save his life.

"Senior Sister is different from Senior Jin."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "How is it different?"

Mo Chengyue said in a serious tone, "If Senior Jin gets angry, he might bury me in the ground and use me as fertilizer."

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "What about me?"

Mo Chengyue said, "My senior sister only tells me to wash my clothes, master the sword technique, and tidy up the room before beating me up."

Qin Wanzhuang remained silent for a moment.

Mo Chengyue tentatively added a sentence.

"Very educational."

Qin Wanzhuang raised her hand and pressed on the hilt of her sword.

"You're good at summarizing."

Mo Chengyue immediately lowered his head.

"It's all thanks to my senior sister's excellent guidance."

Two night patrol disciples carrying lanterns approached from around the corner ahead.

A tall, thin disciple saw Qin Wanzhuang and quickly stood up straight.

"Senior Sister Qin."

Another round-faced disciple saw Mo Chengyue and his eyes darted between the two.

"Senior Brother Mo is here too."

Mo Chengyue smiled and nodded.

"The wind was strong at night, so I escorted my second senior sister back to Jian Ge."

The tall, thin disciple quickly replied, "Of course, of course."

The round-faced disciple muttered to himself.

"Qingquan Peak is really lively at night."

The tall, thin disciple nudged him with his arm.

"Say less, live longer."

The round-faced disciple immediately looked up at the sky.

"The moon is beautiful tonight."

Qin Wanzhuang glanced at them.

"Chatting during night patrol, you'll be punished in the deacon's hall tomorrow."

The tall, thin disciple wore a pained expression.

"Senior Sister Qin, we only exchanged a few words just now."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "That's enough."

The round-faced disciple looked at Mo Chengyue, his face full of pleading for help.

"Senior Brother Mo, please say a word for me."

Mo Chengyue looked up at the moon, his tone sincere.

"The moonlight is indeed beautiful tonight."

The tall, thin disciple said with grief and indignation, "Senior Brother Mo, you've changed."

Mo Chengyue sighed, "I haven't changed, I just want to live."

Qin Wanzhuang continued walking forward.

"Say another word and the fine will double."

The two night patrol disciples immediately shut up and ran away faster than rabbits, carrying their lanterns.

As Mo Chengyue watched their retreating figures, a familiar sense of desolation in the workplace welled up within him.

We're all working people, why should we ask each other for help?

We are all just pitiful cogs in this cultivation world, arranged by fate.

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I was thinking, the Hall of Affairs punishes the night patrol disciples, the Scripture Pavilion punishes the guard disciples, and the Sword Pavilion punishes the sword-practicing disciples. The sect's operation is indeed very rigorous."

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "What do you want to say?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I want to say that it is truly a blessing for disciples of Qingquan Peak to have a peak master like Master."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Master is just too lazy to punish."

Mo Chengyue said, "Laziness is also a form of tolerance."

Qin Wanzhuang glanced at him.

"How dare you say that in front of your master?"

Mo Chengyue immediately replied, "I only dare to say this in front of my senior sister."

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "Why?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Because my senior sister hits me the most, and my master will give me extra money for food."

Qin Wanzhuang's lips twitched, but she quickly suppressed them.

Mo Chengyue, with his sharp eyes, immediately seized the opportunity.

"Did you laugh just now, senior sister?"

Qin Wanzhuang said, "No."

Mo Chengyue said, "I saw it."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "You've mistaken me for someone else."

Mo Chengyue readily accepted good advice.

"I have night blindness."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Go back and apply the medicine."

Mo Chengyue nodded.

"wipe."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Don't be perfunctory."

Mo Chengyue raised the jade bottle from his sleeve.

"I will use the medicine that my senior sister gave me with utmost care. I will wash my hands first, then open the bottle, and then carefully apply it in front of the mirror. I will not waste a single drop."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "You're so glib."

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior sister, you misunderstand. I'm just expressing my gratitude."

Qin Wanzhuang walked to the front of the Sword Pavilion and stopped at the bottom of the stone steps.

The lights of Jianmen Pass are dim and cold. Two old pine trees in front of the gate are shrouded in night mist. The sword energy is hidden under the eaves, and even the wind seems to blow through them.

Mo Chengyue escorted the person to the door and immediately bowed.

"Senior sister has arrived home, so I'll go back and reinforce the formation first."

Qin Wanzhuang did not go in immediately.

She frowned again as she looked at the small tear in his cuff where Lin Miaoyin had pulled it.

"Change clothes tomorrow."

Mo Chengyue said with difficulty, "Senior sister, I really do have clothes."

Qin Wanzhuang asked, "Which one?"

Mo Chengyue recalled carefully.

"There was a blue one, but it was burned by a thunder and fire talisman."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "No."

Mo Chengyue added, "There's also a gray-white one, but the sleeves are a bit short."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "No."

Mo Chengyue continued, "There's also an old robe from the sect, with the patches placed in a very discreet location."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "I don't want any of them."

Mo Chengyue sighed.

"Senior sister, you're making me feel poor."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "You were poor to begin with."

Mo Chengyue clutched his chest.

"Senior sister, a cultivator can be poor, but they can't let it be exposed."

Qin Wanzhuang took out neatly stacked dark blue robes from her storage bag and handed them to him.

"Take it."

Mo Chengyue did not answer immediately.

"That's not appropriate."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "What's wrong with it?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I'm afraid that when I go to the Scripture Pavilion tomorrow, Elder Chen will ask me if I'm preparing to participate in the sect's grand competition."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Just tell them I made you wear it."

Mo Chengyue said, "Then Elder Chen will ask why."

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Because you're ugly."

Mo Chengyue remained silent for a while.

"Senior sister, this reason is very convincing, but it greatly damages my Dao heart."

Qin Wanzhuang stuffed the robe into his arms.

"Keep it safe."

Mo Chengyue held the robe, feeling that it was even hotter than the Heavenly Rank cultivation technique.

"Senior sister, if Senior Jin asks, how should I explain?"

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Let her ask me."

Mo Chengyue then asked, "What if Senior Sister Lin asks?"

Qin Wanzhuang said, "Ask me too."