SWNOVELXO Chapter 10 - He Couldn't Be So Desperate as to Fancy Someone Like Me, Right?
Jun Jiuxiao arrived at Ji Lanqing’s cave residence. Since she had just moved in and hadn’t set up any formation barriers yet, he walked in without any obstacles.
He then saw Ji Lanqing, naked and unguarded.
Ji Lanqing screamed, and Jun Jiuxiao immediately left.
Outside, his mind was still filled with the image of her fair and alluring body, her curves prominently etched in his memory. Jun Jiuxiao muttered a Heart-Cleaning Mantra to suppress his distracting thoughts, wondering if this counted as him putting a green hat on the male protagonist.
Before he could ponder further on the green hat issue, he remembered that 2233 was still in his mind. It might have seen everything too.
Feeling uncomfortable with the idea, Jun Jiuxiao asked 2233 in a slightly displeased tone, “Did you see everything just now?”
2233 was confused, 【See what?】
“Hmm? What were you doing just now?” Jun Jiuxiao realized that 2233 might not have witnessed the incident.
【Host, I was checking which missions could be done early, trying to bring them up for you to do first. I wasn’t paying attention to what was happening outside,】 2233 responded earnestly.
Jun Jiuxiao felt an unconscious sense of relief and then instructed 2233, “Good, keep checking. And don’t look outside for now.”
【Host, when you don’t need me to monitor the outside, you can choose to block my view. It’s all under your control.】 2233 explained proudly, eager to prove its usefulness.
Jun Jiuxiao quickly learned how to use this function and blocked 2233’s view.
When Jun Jiuxiao suddenly entered, Ji Lanqing blushed and covered herself, unsure whether to cover her top or bottom, and froze in place.
After Jun Jiuxiao left the cave, Ji Lanqing slowly dressed, her face still red. She wondered if he was that desperate to find her attractive despite her appearance.
Calming herself, Ji Lanqing decided to face Jun Jiuxiao directly, no matter his intentions, knowing she had no power to resist and it was better to confront him openly.
Jun Jiuxiao had just blocked 2233 when he saw Ji Lanqing, now fully dressed, stepping out of the cave towards him.
Without giving her a chance to speak, Jun Jiuxiao handed her the Earth Spirit Essence, saying, “This is Earth Spirit Essence. It can repair your foundation. You should only absorb one drop per day, no more.”
He then handed her a jade slip, saying, “This is a fire attribute technique called ‘Nine Heavens Burning Art’. It suits you well.”
As Ji Lanqing took the Earth Spirit Essence and the jade slip in a daze, Jun Jiuxiao turned and left without lingering.
As he disappeared completely, his voice echoed back to Ji Lanqing, “I came today to deliver the technique and the elixir, not to offend you. I apologize.”
“Repair your foundation first, then practice the technique. Don’t rush it.”
Ji Lanqing stood there for a long time, unable to understand why Jun Jiuxiao had saved her, made her a maid, and then given her a technique and an elixir. What was he after?
She let out a self-mocking laugh. What did she, a worthless person, have that he could want? What could a holy son of a cultivation sect want from her?
Ji Lanqing put the technique and the Earth Spirit Essence into her storage pouch, a low-level pouch issued to every menial disciple of the Xuantian Holy Land.
Though she accepted Jun Jiuxiao’s gifts, she didn’t let down her guard. Her experiences had taught her not to trust others lightly.
Trusting someone once again could cost her life, and she had to live. Live to return and kill Ji Lingtian, Ji Yuexi, and everyone in Ji Lingtian’s branch.
Ji Lanqing touched her face, thinking how could someone like her dare to hope for anyone’s affection, and turned back into the cave without hesitation.
After swallowing one drop of Earth Spirit Essence, her body began to heat up, and the dried-up meridians started to flow with spiritual energy.
Ji Lanqing’s eyes lit up. It really worked. She could cultivate again.
Remembering Jun Jiuxiao’s words, she refrained from taking more and began to slowly refine the drop she had taken. Then she took out the technique Jun Jiuxiao gave her and began to read.
She was shocked upon seeing the technique: an Immortal King-level technique.
Even her father wasn’t qualified to cultivate such a technique; only geniuses from the main branch of the Ji family might have a chance.
What did Jun Jiuxiao want? Why was he so good to her? What could he want from her? Unable to figure it out, Ji Lanqing decided not to think about it anymore.
She carefully studied the ‘Nine Heavens Burning Art,’ finding it truly suitable for her, but didn’t start cultivating it immediately.
She wanted to wait until her foundation was repaired. Cultivating in haste could harm her.
Ji Lanqing continued to study the ‘Nine Heavens Burning Art’ carefully.
Meanwhile, Jun Jiuxiao hadn’t actually left. He only did so after seeing Ji Lanqing return to the cave.
Jun Jiuxiao frowned in thought, constantly calculating. The first step was barely completed. He had to be more cautious from now on. Ji Lanqing was meticulous and suspicious, not someone to be rushed.
Her strong vigilance and reluctance to trust easily must be due to her past experiences. The path to becoming her white moonlight was still long and distant.
But isn’t that what makes it interesting? Becoming the white moonlight of a simple-minded girl was too easy and boring.
Ji Lanqing’s wariness made her challenging, and Jun Jiuxiao hoped she would bring some excitement to his dull life.
Excitement was uncertain, but points were guaranteed.