The Qing Shui Sect and the Shan Hai Sect officially merged again in the 98th year after their separation.
Originally, the merger was supposed to happen earlier, but after the complete elimination of the Tian Ji sect, the two sects spent over a decade tracking down the remnants before proceeding with the merger.
Lu Zhangmen, the former head of the Qing Shui Sect, known in the notes for his eccentric water-spraying personality, finally became composed.
He now oversees a major sect with a total of 100,000 inner and outer disciples.
“I can’t possibly manage them all well. There are just too many people,” Lu Zhangmen lamented, wanting to resign.
“They’re all great, saying they’re about to ascend, and none of them want to take the job! They leave me to do all the hard work…”
Lu Zhangmen is a fine figure of a man, with a gentle appearance typical of a young man, yet who could imagine that in his notes he was shouting, “Train, train, train until you’re dead!” and “Take your legs off…”—such a fierce contrast.
The merger of the two sects brought enormous pressure, and he wanted to resign.
To address this, the Eastern Elders’ Management Association specially held a meeting to discuss the management of the Qing Shui Sect and the Shan Hai Sect.
“We must believe in the ability of Lu Zhangmen. After all, he has reached the peak of the Tribulation, and he still has the strength to suppress things,” one elder said, a statement that caused all the elder representatives of the sect’s management association to fall silent.
The two attending elders representing the new Qing Shui Sect, Chen Wu Shui and Shui Qian Tan, twitched their mouths, looking toward Zhao Ke Ran, the outstanding young representative serving as the secretary-general of the Management Association.
This newly appointed superior was even harsher than them!
The position of secretary-general was suggested by Lin Shuang.
As the convener and communicator for each meeting, this role required familiarity and understanding of each sect, along with extensive connections.
Additionally, the secretary-general needed to remain constantly alert, capable of promptly bringing urgent issues to the attention and resolution of the Elders’ Association.
“Eh, wouldn’t that be too much, cousin, no, Elder Ke Ran?” Zhao Ming, the representative elder from the merged Shan Hai Sect, expressed concern.
He was now also at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, becoming an elder among the younger generation.
“Previously, Lu Zhangmen managed the Qing Shui Sect, with many matters being shared by Elders Wu Shui and Qian Tan. Lu Zhangmen spent half his time cultivating.”
Zhao Ke Ran remarked, “We must believe in Lu Zhangmen’s potential. As my senior sister said, sometimes humans are unaware of their own limits. Push them a bit, and like water in a sponge, there’s always more to squeeze out.”
Chen Wu Shui: “…”
Shui Qian Tan: “…”
All the old-school elders lowered their heads.
This head was terrifying.
They should quickly pack up and ascend.
If they continued working with her, they’d be worked to death!
This was the result of Lin Shuang’s training? She herself went off to play! What a scoundrel.
“I think we should still contact Lin Shuang,” Chen Wu Shui mused. “Although she’s on vacation, this concerns the appointment of a major sect leader with ten thousand disciples.”
“As an advisor, her opinion is also important.”
Zhao Ke Ran put down the meeting notes and said, “No way. My senior sister deserves a rest. She should completely empty her mind and enjoy herself.”
You really shouldn’t be so double-standard!
Zhao Ke Ran, upholding impartiality, emphasized the “Fastest Learning” approach, which now expanded to 2,302 pages in thickness—a small part of which was later supplemented by Zhao Ke Ran herself after reaching the tenth level of “Fastest Learning,” building upon Lin Shuang’s original compilation.
Zhao Ke Ran naturally understood the principle of moderation, knowing that even the strongest oxen needed rest.
When all the old-school elders frowned, she timely proposed a new plan: “Managing both sects has exhausted Lu Zhangmen’s mind and body, and the pressure is unbearable. It’s time for us to revise the new elder policies.”
“Two days off every seven days. A minimum of fifteen days annual leave, with two annual team-building activities, providing elder benefits such as local and cross-border tours.”
“If elders work overtime and are on continuous duty, they can be granted compensatory leave.”
The old-school elders were stunned.
The younger elders were eager to try.
Eventually, the proposal passed unanimously!
When Lin Shuang returned from her long vacation in the Northern Region, she was warmly greeted by Zhao Ke Ran.
Huangpu Yuan, standing behind Lin Shuang, slightly furrowed his brow.
Zhao Ke Ran, pretending not to notice, buried her head in Lin Shuang’s shoulder, rubbing it.
Huangpu Yuan coughed lightly, “Elder junior sister, you’ve been very idle lately? Hmph.”
Meng Zi twitched his mouth, reached out to pull Zhao Ke Ran’s sleeve, and moved her back.
She had no sense of timing at all. Didn’t she see that some fox was about to get angry?
Zhao Ke Ran ignored him, continuing to bury her head.
“Senior sister, you’re back just in time.”
“The elders have unanimously passed the new welfare policy, and tomorrow we are going on a two-day weekend trip to Da Huang Mountain.”
Lin Shuang stared blankly.
Was she at odds with Da Huang Mountain?
What was there to do for a weekend trip in this desolate place?
The scenic spot known as the “Skyline Crack” had been destroyed by evil cultivators during her mission.
Zhao Ke Ran sighed, “The financial situations of the twelve sects vary, so we had to compromise. The two team-building activities will be one short and one long, with the short one going to a low-cost location.”
Da Huang Mountain wasn’t cheap.
There wasn’t even a cultivation market there; there was nowhere to spend money!
The sect didn’t even need to cover the elders’ meals, clothing, and accommodation expenses.
Because Da Huang Mountain had none of those things, eating, clothing, and accommodation naturally fell to the elders’ personal responsibility.
Lin Shuang pressed her forehead deeply.
A bunch of sly old foxes.
“Alright, let’s start with the first activity,” Lin Shuang said, showing understanding and acceptance.
Turning around, she issued advisor elder tasks across various sects.
— Da Huang Mountain Hot Spring Construction: Acceptable by Qi Condensation disciples
— Dahuang Mountain Cultivation Stalls: Open to Yuan Condensation Disciples
— Da Huang Mountain Food Stalls: Open to Qi Condensation and Yuan Condensation Disciples
— Dahuang Mountain Tents and Inns: Acceptable by Yuan Ning disciples
— Other Elder Entertainment Activities: Acceptable by all disciples
[Task Rewards: Disciples can set their own prices and complete spirit stone transactions with the elders they serve that day.]
In an instant, all these dozen tasks were accepted.
Zhao Ke Ran: “!”
“How great it is to be a disciple,” Meng Zi said with envy, walking away with a profound expression.
Lin Shuang and Zhao Ke Ran opened the task list.
— Task Taker: Meng Zi;
— …Meng Zi;
— …
— …Meng Zi;
Lin Shuang: “…”
Zhao Ke Ran exclaimed and immediately chased after him: “Elder brother Meng, you’ve already reached the peak of Nascent Soul! You should join the elders’ ranks! It’s too much to compete with disciples for tasks.”
Huangpu Yuan took the opportunity to lead Lin Shuang away.
He quickly closed the door to her cave dwelling.
Hung up a wooden sign.
— Lin Shuang will not be available tonight at the Hai hour.
Lin Shuang: “…”
*
The elders’ weekend trip to Da Huang Mountain lasted two days and was divided into two batches to ensure that someone was always available to stay at the sect.
“Tomorrow, well, Elder Wu Shui, you go first. I can take my vacation a bit later.”
All the elders from the Chen family were in their cave dwellings, politely yielding.
“Yes, you and Elder Qian Tan haven’t rested in a long time. You go first. We younger generations can go out later.”
Chen Wu Shui looked at all these faces of ‘yielding’ and couldn’t help but feel annoyed.
Damn it.
It was precisely because Da Huang Mountain had nothing that they were sending her!
They were making her test the poison!
Chen Wu Shui angrily closed the door.
Other sects were the same.
They all nominated a bunch of honest, easygoing, or less experienced elders to be the guinea pigs for the first team-building activity.
No one was too optimistic about such a remote destination, with a bunch of Tribulation-stage elders wanting to visit Da Huang Mountain?
They would rather cultivate in seclusion in their cave dwellings!
But the Management Association urged them, so they had to go.
On the day, the first batch of elders were reluctantly pushed forward and went to Da Huang Mountain unwillingly.
“Elder Wu Shui, thank you for your hard work.”
“Elder Wu Nan, see you the day after tomorrow. I’ll clean your cave dwelling for you.”
“Elder Yu Lu, relax well. We’ll watch your first vacation live broadcast on time.”
Everyone reluctantly headed to the weekend trip destination.
The Bai Hua Sect’s projection team accompanied them to report.
The first elder team-building event in the Eastern Region of the cultivation world was a big news story worth documenting and tracking.
But the projections captured the elders’ pessimistic and sour faces toward Da Huang Mountain.
[“We didn’t go, and it seems like the right decision.”]
[“Poor you, Da Huang Mountain, as the name suggests, desolate. After the first batch tests the poison, we can protest and change the destination.”]
[“Great idea.”]
Li Hua of the Bai Hua Sect, in charge of commentary and reporting, couldn’t even bring herself to watch the smug projections of the留守 elders.
But when the live broadcast entered the Da Huang Mountain area.
Everyone was stunned.
The once desolate and snow-covered mountains were now festooned with lanterns and filled with continuous food and drinks.
Stalls from disciples of various sects were everywhere.
Cultivation versions of folk entertainments, such as storybooks, shadow plays, chest-crushing stunts, and mouth-spewing… were everywhere.
There were also strange barbecue stalls where eating would cause voice changes, invisibility, or instant costume changes.
And flower shops with different incense effects—love-attracting incense, suitable for dual cultivation incense, suitable for meditation incense…
There was a stall dedicated to Ascension Research, containing the “Five Hundred Year Ascension Real Questions.”
Even a game called “Breakup Alchemy Room” was prepared for the elders with Daoist partners, allowing two people to participate in alchemy interaction. Selecting ingredients, refining the essence, putting them into the cauldron… with the two cooperating, there were also constantly obstructive center islands and customers in between.
While playing, they might end up arguing.
In addition, there were random pairing mini-games prepared for the younger generation or elders who remained single even in old age.
Moreover, various health and cultivation stalls were available.
If one didn’t want to play these games, there were hot spring areas, tent areas, picnic areas, and boating and mountain climbing groups.
The abundance and fun of activities astonished the elders who had initially been reluctant.
The rewards for participating in different activities were also rich. For example, the best respondents to the disciple training questionnaire during the mountain climbing could exchange for annual leave, a new weekend trip, massage talismans, etc.
The elders were amazed and looked toward Lin Shuang, who was already lying in her tent.
“Quite interesting.”
“Want to take a look at the stalls?”
[!]
[Excited…]
[Why did I give up my turn…]
[Darn, will there be such activities next time?]
The elders staying at the sect watched the live broadcast and became anxious.
Many stalls displayed strange and curious items.
— Shared Bicycle Talisman
— Two-Person Flying Sword Talisman (romantic)
— Shared Tent Talisman
…
The elders became interested and wanted to try them out.
“Five hundred spirit stones per piece. For rental, one hundred spirit stones for two hours.”
Meng Zi was busy counting money.
A large pouch was tied to his waist.
Elder: “…”
They turned around and left.
“Eat, don’t go. I’ll give you a discount!” Meng Zi was anxious.
“Next door is only two hundred. You swindler!” Elder Chen Wu Shui exclaimed.
Meng Zi: “…”
He was furious. Who dared to steal his business!
And they didn’t play fair, slashing prices and disrupting the market!
Meng Zi angrily ran to the next stall to see, and then fell silent.
At the next stall, a nine-tailed fox with a dejected expression was spreading its tails.
Meng Zi was silent, flipping through the talismans on the stall.
They looked somewhat familiar.
“Were they all drawn by Shuang?”
“You’re here to run the stall while she lies around. You’re such a pushover in your family, debt, debt.”
“…”
Meng Zi was beaten up and then returned to his stall in a daze.
Half an hour later, he suddenly realized something and went back.
Looking at a talisman table on the stall, he was stunned, then his eyes widened, and he roared.
“Lin Xiao Shuang——”
“So it was you!”
The nine-tailed fox gave him a look as if he were an idiot, “Want another one? Trade in your old one for a new one, and I’ll give you a 20% discount.”
Meng Zi: “…”
Was he the kind of person who would take advantage like that!
“Yes! Give me one!”
Lin Shuang was lying in her tent, watching the bustling talisman stalls in the distance. After purchasing, customers could even take photos with the mascot, the nine-tailed fox. The crowd was huge.
She was satisfied and lay back down.
Zhao Ke Ran couldn’t help but mutter, “Huangpu senior brother is too unreasonable. He doesn’t let me see my senior sister after sunset every day…”
Lin Shuang patted her, speaking fairly, “Not every day.”
Three or four dates a week were always necessary.
But as soon as she spoke, a loud argument erupted from the tent beside hers.
“Fool! Take the pill ingredients to the left! Don’t block my way!”
“Wu Shui, you’re just responsible for cleaning the jade bottles. I’ll handle this part!”
“There’s no jade bottle refreshing yet. What am I supposed to clean—where’s your essence of spirit grass… give it to me quickly!”
“Ah, where’s the jade bottle! The pills are ready! Bottle them up!”
“You’re scolding me! You’re dissatisfied with me? You’re picky with me?”
“I’m not. It’s just that you’re too slow…”
“Wu Shui, you know what, I’ll just do it myself.”
“Shui Qian Tan, it’s clearly you who’s slow in preparing the spirit materials! You can’t keep up with my speed…”
The “Breakup Alchemy Room” could split up a couple at a time.
No, occasional arguments were good for blood circulation and detoxification.
Lin Shuang lowered her head guiltily.
The tents on both sides were filled with arguments between the Daoist couples of the Qi Dan Sect and the elders of various clans.
“You can’t even make pills. Let’s break up!”
“Hmph! Break up then!”
“I’m going to the matchmaking stall to find someone more to my liking!”
“Go ahead, who’s afraid of who?”
Zhao Ke Ran: “…”
Lin Shuang picked up a storybook and silently left the tent.
It had nothing to do with her.
Sister Li Hua operated the myriad flowers and captured the panoramic view of Da Huang Mountain, “The most popular stall today is packed, it turns out to be the singles matching mini-game.”
“Just input your age, gender, cultivation method, and preferences, and it will calculate the most suitable type for you.”
“You can also remotely communicate with the other party and complete the questionnaire together. If the matching rate exceeds the A level, then congratulations, you may have found your soulmate.”
“This year’s reward is an ancient and valuable manuscript from the He Huan Sect, the ‘Comprehensive Guide to Dual Cultivation.'”
Sister Li Hua’s explanation reached the ears of all the elders present.
In an instant, the He Huan Sect’s stall became even more bustling.
[Grass, you’re playing this big?]
I heard that the Grand Elder of the Harmony Sect spent ten years in hiding, observing the snake and fox regions of the demon race. He was captured over a hundred times before finally synthesizing the essence of dual cultivation between demons and humans, compiling it into a comprehensive guide titled *The Complete Manual*.
[Impressive.]
[Hasn’t this been available for exchange in the Harmony Sect’s nine thousand trials?]
[At the ninth thousand level, you can only get a fragment. I heard the fragment is only one-tenth of the complete version, yet the disciple who learned it became the top choice on the Harmony Sect’s most popular cultivation partner list for thirteen consecutive years!]
[!]
[Why didn’t you say this earlier? Xiao Zhao, you should’ve told me sooner. Is it still possible for me to head to the Dahuang Mountains now?]
[If the first batch of elders exchanges for this prize, what will the second batch do?]
[…]
Lihua watched the comments, feeling complicated inside.
It turned out that the elders from various sects all had their “noble” goals.
In the short time she had been reporting, the Harmony Sect’s booth had changed from a fixed location to a mobile one.
It had become so popular that a group of elders at the Transcendence Stage crowded it, making the disciple at the booth, who was at the Divine Soul Formation Stage, tremble with anxiety, so he simply started moving around.
[Those with the highest compatibility today can receive the reward of “The Complete Manual of Dual Cultivation.”]
One hand holding spirit stones, the other offering a compatibility game.
No need for elders to queue up; he just closed his eyes and sold.
Eventually, the scene became chaotic, with almost every elder getting a copy.
Those elders who felt embarrassed and still wanted to maintain their dignified demeanor pretended not to know what it was and also obtained a copy to start the compatibility test.
Lin Shuang was originally accompanying Elder Zhao Keran on a walk.
Huangpu Yuan had packed up his stall, while Meng Zi was still collecting money at his booth.
As a result, they all received these small game boxes from the Harmony Sect, as if showered from the sky.
[Elder Zhao, here’s one for you.]
[Senior Lin, King of the Nine-Tailed Fox, here’s one for you two, no charge…]
[Meng Senior… you… forget it, I’ll give you one too.]
As the behind-the-scenes organizers of the Dahuang Mountain event, they all received gifts from the Harmony Sect disciples.
[Who is your other half? Let the matching begin!]
As soon as Lin Shuang received the game box, it automatically activated.
She nervously glanced at the nine-tailed fox and quietly turned sideways.
Well, might as well play around a bit?
Zhao Keran on the left had already clenched her fist, ready to go, “I must achieve the highest compatibility with Senior Sister!”
Meng Zi chuckled at first, as he originally looked down on such things, but after checking the Xianyu market in the cultivation world, he found out that this “Complete Manual of Dual Cultivation” was priced at five million spirit stones, yet there was no stock!
[Grass!]
[Zhao Junior Sister, stop paying attention to Lin Shuang. Pair with me, quick! If we get the prize, we can split the spirit stones. How about it?]
Zhao Keran pretended not to hear.
Lin Shuang twitched her lips and moved a bit further away from Meng Zi.
[Cultivation Partner Compatibility Survey: For accurate matching, please do not deliberately alter your answers to please others.]
[Remember, all answers must come from your true heart.]
[Before answering, it is recommended to hold the truth-detecting crystal. It will alert you if you lie.]
Lin Shuang raised an eyebrow.
Huangpu Yuan silently lowered his head.
Meng Zi looked defeated. “How come there’s a lie detector too!”
Zhao Keran clenched her fist. “Realness is best. Let’s go!”
[1. Do you use your right hand or your left hand more often?]
Zhao Keran, full of ambition: “!”
Ji Zi, just wanting the prize: “…”
Wanting a high match: Huangpu Yuan: “…”
Just playing around: Lin Xiaoshuang: “…”
Everyone was silent.
Lin Shuang supported her forehead.
What an indecent question.
No wonder it’s from the Hundred Flowers Sect.
Huangpu Yuan’s gaze drifted over, seemingly unintentionally.
Lin Shuang even felt her ears growing hot.
Hmm, she didn’t understand what this question meant.
Seriously, she’s not that experienced.
[2. Do you prefer being on top or underneath…]
Lin Shuang’s temple twitched.
But her physical reaction was faster than her hundred and eight spiritual consciousness reactions.
She hadn’t even thought about it and had already completed the selection.
Lin Shuang fell silent.
In two lifetimes, her body was just this honest and skilled.
[12. How long do you think is appropriate for a single session?]
[13. Below how many minutes would you want to curse his ancestors?]
[14. Above how many minutes would you start to lose focus?]
[15. Can you accept using some small magical artifacts?]
[16. Your preferred incense…]
[17. Do you prefer being outdoors…]
Lin Shuang was impressed.
This compatibility questionnaire really became more revealing as it went on.
The entire Dahuang Mountain fell silent.
The elders were all doing the compatibility test.
Those without cultivation partners had slightly reddened ears.
Those with partners exchanged glances now and then. The atmosphere of quarrels from the alchemy room moments ago had vanished, replaced by a sweet and tender feeling.
[Test completed!]
[Lin Shuang, there is one person on-site who has achieved the highest compatibility level with you!]
[You two are truly a perfect match in certain aspects!]
[Would you like to spend five hundred spirit stones to view the list?]
[It’s highly recommended that even if you don’t want a cultivation partner, you could still give it a try! Your soul and dantian will feel like they’ve been reborn. Hehe~]
Lin Shuang: “…???”
What the hell.
As Huangpu Yuan, Zhao Keran, and Meng Zi turned their gazes toward her, Lin Shuang nervously pressed the game interface.
“I matched with someone at the highest level. Senior Sister, is it you?”
Zhao Keran, innocent and naive, only focused on cultivating as quickly as possible, had become an elder in less than twenty years.
She didn’t have a cultivation partner and clearly didn’t understand the implications and deeper meanings of the questionnaire.
Lin Shuang dried up in silence.
It was all her fault.
In this reincarnated life, she enjoyed reading power fantasy novels and seldom read those girly romance stories.
This caused her little junior sister, who left home early without her mother’s guidance, to be too pure in certain aspects.
Sigh.
“I also got a top-level match!” Meng Zi excitedly stood up!
But when he saw that it would cost five hundred spirit stones to exchange for the match list, he became reluctant.
Meng Zi’s eyes wandered, quickly shifting to Huangpu Yuan and Lin Shuang, “What were your results?”
If no one around him had a top-level match, then he, Meng Zi, would very likely be the first place, winning the five million grand prize!
Just thinking about it made him unable to stop grinning, and he became even more eager to ask others.
Huangpu Yuan was silent for a moment, his expression complicated, “I… didn’t get a top-level match.”
“If you didn’t, why do you look so conflicted?”
Meng Zi was delighted and turned his head to look at Lin Shuang.
Lin Shuang also had a complex expression, but upon hearing Huangpu Yuan say he didn’t get a top-level match, she relaxed.
They hadn’t been together for long.
They were still in the adjustment phase.
Unlike elders like Qiantan and Wu Shui, who were old married couples and could laugh it off even if they found a better match, it would still be a bit awkward for her and Huangpu Yuan.
After all, she had touched all his nine tails, and now she matched with someone at the highest level… she was afraid he would think too much.
Besides, he wasn’t the kind of person who would openly express his subtle feelings.
When Lin Shuang heard him say he didn’t match well, she also felt relieved and immediately shook her head at Meng Zi.
“I didn’t get a top-level match either.”
She actually got a super top-level match.
But that’s not lying, right?
Hmm.
Not afraid of not matching, but afraid of matching someone who surpasses the other, making the other person sad.
Lin Shuang smiled and looked at Huangpu Yuan, “Let’s go, I’ll go sell talismans with you.”
“I’m going to knock this out. You two didn’t get top-level matches, only me and Junior Sister Zhao have top-level evaluations. I’m really number one?”
Meng Zi’s eyes were shining with excitement.
Zhao Keran said in disbelief, “No way, I matched with Senior Brother Meng? Where?”
“?”
Meng Zi originally only cared about the prize money, but upon hearing her disdainful tone, he couldn’t help but get angry either, “Junior Sister Zhao, am I that bad? The cultivation partner with me can use a bit of my spirit stones…”
So stingy.
Zhao Keran immediately turned around.
Meng Zi: “…!”
Like them, the elders who received their match results were filled with mixed emotions.
“I can’t stop laughing. Shui Qiantan, we aren’t the best match, but the one who matched with me is only a B… Well, I guess you’ll do.”
Shui Qiantan was also speechless, “From six to sixty years old, who can match with you at an A level…”
“Ow! That makes sense, only you can tolerate me.”
“…”
“We only have a B-level match too, shocking.”
The couple of elders from the Alchemy Sect looked at their results with some disappointment.
But they quickly recovered.
“It’s okay. Among cultivators who can tolerate the stench of alchemy, you and I are the most compatible.”
“Indeed, among cultivators who can tolerate the heat of forging artifacts, you and I are the most compatible.”
The two felt mutual sympathy and held hands tightly.
Lin Shuang and Huangpu Yuan passed by them, and couldn’t help but feel moved in their expressions.
“Ah… Actually, the only one who allows me to touch his tails, knows what I’m thinking, and knows my secrets is you.”
He knows what she fears, knows that she sometimes finds it hard to speak up, not only showing her strong side.
Sometimes, she also wants to slack off, wants a real rest, a rest without timing.
Yet she fears that by resting, she might miss something or someone important, often keeping her mind tense.
But now, she felt a bit at ease.
Such peace was something no one else could give her.
Not to mention, she could also stroke his tails to relieve her worries.
Huangpu Yuan lowered his head, his slightly calloused right hand covering her left hand under her sleeve, gently rubbing the scar she had left from the rain.
“I feel the same.”
He knows what she finds hard to say, what she can’t face.
Even his entire body’s fur, she now knows his every preference that he finds hard to speak of.
There had never been someone like her by his side before.
There never will be again.
There’s only this one her.
“You are my ultimate match, surpassing anyone, human or demon.”
A smile crept onto Lin Shuang’s eyes.
“It’s okay, even if we can’t get the Dual Cultivation Compendium today, we can ask someone who has it to copy it for us.”
“…”
Huangpu Yuan paused his steps.
Is she dissatisfied with how he did before?
He instantly frowned.
But soon recovered, no worries. Once all his nine tails are fully restored, she can try again!
They strolled along, the Harmony Sect booth beside them bustling with people.
Sister Lihua’s live commentary also excitedly sounded.
“Wow! We have a pair of cultivators here who achieved the highest compatibility level, but neither of them spent five hundred spirit stones to exchange for the other’s list.”
“According to the rules, only after exchanging the list and knowing who the other party is, and being willing to try becoming cultivation partners, will the Harmony Sect award the first prize!”
“But neither of them appeared.”
The elders on-site immediately looked around curiously.
Lin Shuang and Huangpu Yuan’s footsteps simultaneously and strangely stopped.
They didn’t look at each other, but instead casually looked into the distance, as if watching the show.
Sister Lihua sighed, “Cultivators with the highest compatibility, are you really not going to come forward? Don’t you want to know who the person matched with you is?”
“I’ll count to twelve heartbeats. If you still don’t come out, it will be considered a forfeit. The first prize will be awarded to Meng Zi and Zhao Keran, who have the next highest matches.”
“Spit—”
Lin Shuang had just arrived at the tea stall when she spat out a mouthful of spiritual tea.
She looked toward Sister Lihua and indeed saw an eager Meng Zi and a reluctant-looking Zhao Keran.
What a combination?
Lin Shuang pressed her forehead.
Fortunately, the guy who matched with her at the top level didn’t come forward to claim the prize either.
Otherwise, if the other party called out her name on the spot, it would have been very awkward.
She sighed in relief, her face showing a small sense of relief, letting her junior sister be the center of embarrassment without being embarrassed herself.
Looking up, she happily turned to Huangpu Yuan, “Want to go watch the chest-crushing stone performance?”
Huangpu Yuan smiled faintly, looking down at her. His face actually showed a similar small relief.
—Damn Meng Zi, not dying himself.
—Luckily, the person matched with him didn’t step forward either, calling out his name. Otherwise, it would have been awkward.
Lin Shuang confirmed it.
She actually understood his expression, which was exactly the same as hers.
Huangpu Yuan lowered his gaze and was also startled, seeing the similar small expression in her eyes.
What a familiar sense of similarity.
It had happened countless times back in the Nine Thousand Trials.
“You… are top level…”
“You… also top level…”
“!”
“!!”
A terrible unison.
Lin Shuang and Huangpu Yuan both twitched their eyebrows simultaneously.
But soon their expressions softened.
No need to ask, they instantly understood each other’s hidden reasons.
It was for her/him.
Their hearts were filled with tenderness, and they couldn’t help but smile at each other.
But then they both paused.
“So you like being on top?”
“You also like being outdoors!”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier!”
“Why didn’t you say anything before!”
Lin Shuang and Huangpu Yuan looked at each other, and immediately started arguing.
“Damn it, our time is limited. If you want to do something, you can just tell me.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“Then let’s both say it next time?”
“Whoever doesn’t speak first will be a kitten in their next life.”
“…”
The two continued arguing as their bodies moved toward the prize area.
Meng Zi had already stepped onto the podium, his face glowing with excitement, lowering his voice to contain his excitement, “Junior Sister Zhao, endure for a moment. Let’s pretend.
After getting the prize money, we’ll break up.”
Zhao Keran thought for a moment and reluctantly nodded, “Okay.”
No big deal, pretending to be cultivation partners, there are writings about this in Senior Sister’s novels.
She had only read half of it before getting impatient.
She would borrow it again later to take a look.
Lin Shuang and Huangpu Yuan arrived in front of them and heard this, stopping at the same time.
“Why don’t we let them try?”
“. Before Meng Senior sells ‘The Complete Manual’, we can ask him to borrow it for a look.”
“Indeed, Junior Sister won’t charge me for it.”
The two silently watched Meng Zi and Zhao Keran pretending to be “yue” yet sweet at the prize area, both simultaneously showing a fox-like sly smile.
“Hot spring?”
“Borrow ‘The Complete Manual’ first.”
“Okay!”
Tai Sui Yellow Amulet Paper FuLu Taoist Love Talisman Traditional Chinese Spiritual Charm Attracting Love Protecting Marriage