After carrying the weakened Mu Chunxiang back to the Thousand Arms Sect, Mu Qiu Ying settled her onto her own bed.
Mu Chunxiang’s dantian was not only severely damaged, but the power of that palm strike was so great that even her Great Emperor’s body was shaken with significant internal injuries.
“Now I see… so I’m just going to be stuck in bed for these days, right?”
“That’s right.”
After learning her condition from Mu Qiu Ying, Mu Chunxiang nodded and accepted it all.
She never imagined that one day she, the older sister, would end up being cared for by her younger sister.
“Qiu Ying. Where will you be sleeping these days?”
Turning back to look at the wall she had blasted open, Mu Qiu Ying pointed at the bed on the other side and replied:
“Over there.”
“I recall this guest room was never used before. Judging by this, it must have been Master’s previous residence, right?”
“Mm, big sister, you rest first. I still have my own matters to attend to.”
Not wanting to talk more with Mu Chunxiang, Mu Qiu Ying simply turned and left her own room.
She didn’t want to hear her sister talk about Chen Juenian, because it would make Mu Qiu Ying feel very displeased deep down.
She naturally couldn’t say this outright, so she had to just bear with it.
—
More than a month had passed since the incident with Mu Chunxiang.
Mu Qiu Ying had returned once during this period, and she had also explained the specifics to Chen Juenian alone.
The good news was that Mu Chunxiang seemed to have let it go.
Moreover, having temporarily become a mortal, she no longer had the ability to scheme against Chen Juenian.
So what about the bad news?
Chen Juenian didn’t think that girl Mu Chunxiang would let it go.
Having temporarily lost her cultivation base, she might be powerless now, but no one could say for sure about the future.
Even Mu Qiu Ying felt this way, so she remained on guard against her sister.
By the way, who would suddenly come to their doorstep looking for them? It definitely wasn’t Mu Qiu Ying—if it were her, she wouldn’t have dawdled outside for so long.
“…”
“I am Mu Qiu Ying’s cousin, Mu Chunxiang.”
“Ah, cousin of Sister Mu…”
Xuanyuan Jiong gladly welcomed Mu Chunxiang; she did not doubt the girl’s identity.
She bore some resemblance to Sister Mu, and her figure looked like it hadn’t fully developed yet.
Most importantly, she had been personally escorted by Elder Li.
“Did Sister Mu really ask you to come stay with us for a few days?”
“Yes. My cousin entrusted Elder Li to send me here, saying that Aunt might be able to help me embark on the Immortal Path…”
Indeed, as the Sect Master, Sister Mu was so busy on a daily basis that she certainly had no time to take care of her own cousin.
And Elder Li, who had just left in a hurry, was even more famously overworked.
As such, having Mu Chunxiang come to her place seemed like the best choice.
Xuanyuan Jiong had been worrying just the other day about how to repay Sister Mu’s kindness in taking care of Nian’er!
“Of course Aunt can help! From now on, I’ll call you little sister Chunxiang. Come on in.”
“Mm! Thank you, Sister Xuanyuan!”
After leading Mu Chunxiang inside, Xuanyuan Jiong immediately and happily told Chen Juenian, who was sitting at the table lost in thought, the good news:
“Nian’er, this is the younger cousin of that Senior Mu who has been helping you. Her name is Mu Chunxiang.”
“…”
Chen Juenian stared straight into Mu Chunxiang’s light blue eyes.
At this moment, he desperately wanted to find proof within them that she was not the Mu Chunxiang he knew.
Unfortunately, he did not find any.
“Later on, little sister Chunxiang will be staying at our home for a while. During that time, you two must get along well—and also, this little sister hasn’t yet set foot on the Immortal Path. Maybe Nian’er can try teaching her how to cultivate? Later on, she might even have to call you Master…”
“Aunt, what is this big brother’s name?”
“He is my son, named Xuanyuan Nian.”
“I see… Hello, Brother Nian!”
Seeing Chen Juenian not respond, Xuanyuan Jiong proactively spoke up to explain for him:
“Nian’er has always been especially shy in front of girls. Little sister Chunxiang will get used to it.”
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