Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

Chapter 170: Chapter To whom?

"Good afternoon, Sect Master."

Jiang Li stood in front of Mu Xuezhi again.

When one's cultivation reaches Mu Xuezhi's level, what one relies on is not the absorption of spiritual energy, but rather the perception of the world. Her cultivation has been stuck at the tenth level of Mahayana perfection for a long time, and it has been difficult to make any progress.

Today, Mu Xuezhi was wearing a dark Taoist robe, with her long black hair tied up. She looked less dignified and elegant, and more lazy and gentle. She was sitting under a tree reading a book.

Jiang Li's "good afternoon" didn't make her raise her eyebrows at all. She didn't say anything and continued to read the book, deliberately leaving Jiang Li there. But Jiang Li didn't get angry either. He just stood there quietly for a whole hour.

It was midsummer, and monks were not afraid of cold or heat, but they could still feel the scorching heat. Perhaps what was important was not the heat, but the shame of being left out in the cold.

Jiang Li waited until Mu Xuezhi raised her head and looked into his eyes, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"

"Yes, something happened." Jiang Li nodded.

"explain."

"I thought about it all night last night and felt that I couldn't let the Sect Master down. I should follow the Sect Master's wishes and participate in the Five Regions Competition." Jiang Li said it sincerely, but after a second, he immediately continued, "But after standing there for an hour just now, I thought it through again. It's better for me not to go."

"Childish." Mu Xuezhi sneered.

Of course, she could think that Jiang Li was just trying to disgust her, so she thought of it as a stab at her. She didn't care. She closed the book in her hand and asked, "What book is the Sect Master reading?"

"Historical materials from the Western Regions."

"Western Region?"

"A few days ago, an old friend from the Western Regions asked me for something. In a while, her daughter will come to my sect to learn swordsmanship from me for a while."

Jiang Li nodded. He didn't know much about the Western Regions. He only knew that the current demon king of the Western Regions was from the fox clan. The fox clan ruled the entire Western Regions, and the Fox Emperor was a woman with extraordinary means. It was rumored that she was cold, bloodthirsty, cruel and ruthless. As for other things, Jiang Li didn't pay attention to them.

Jiang Li came to Mu Xuezhi's side and placed the gift box on the table. Mu Xuezhi looked up at him. Jiang Li explained gently, "I soiled the sect master's clothes yesterday, so I thought of making one for him. I hope the sect master won't mind."

"Do you think I can wear it?"

"Probably not." Jiang Li smiled helplessly.

"If you know it won't happen, why do you still want to send it?"

"Nothing is absolute. Giving the Sect Master a dress is just to make myself feel at ease."

"Who knows if you have bad intentions?"

"In fact, the Sect Master should have just assumed that I had bad intentions from the beginning." Jiang Li looked into her eyes tenderly, "I have never concealed from the Sect Master the fact that I particularly admire you."

Mu Xuezhi was so choked by Jiang Li's "honesty" that she was speechless. She looked at Jiang Li coldly and said, "Take it away. I won't wear it."

"How can the Sect Master know that he doesn't like it without taking a look?"

"If anyone else gave it to me, I might like it, but not if it's you."

"If the Sect Master doesn't like it, just throw it away. There's no point in taking back a gift that has been given away."

Mu Xuezhi wanted to humiliate him on purpose, but the more she did so, the happier Jiang Li was. It wasn't that he was a cheap dog, but women were creatures that sometimes, if you wanted to arouse her, even if she felt disgusted with you, it was much better than having no feelings for you at all.

"You bastard." Mu Xuezhi cursed coldly.

Yes, that’s right, this is the look of disdain I want.

Listening to Mu Xuezhi's curse, Jiang Li just laughed. Mu Xuezhi continued to hold the book and read it, ignoring Jiang Li. Jiang Li did not feel embarrassed at all. He shamelessly took out the drawing board and painted on it for a long time. After waiting for the scroll to dry, he rolled it up and gently placed it on the stone table in front of Mu Xuezhi.

He did not say anything to disturb Mu Xuezhi, but turned around and left quietly.

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When Mu Xuezhi looked up, Jiang Li was no longer in her sight.

In fact, she knew when Jiang Li left, but she didn't want to look up and was too lazy to say anything, for fear that he would take the opportunity to tease her. That guy was like a mean dog. The so-called sincerity and admiration, what was actually in his heart, could be seen through at a glance. Therefore, Mu Xuezhi didn't want to pay attention to Jiang Li.

She doesn't like dogs.

She put down the history book of the Western Regions in her hand, picked up the scroll and unfolded it.

The person in the painting was a woman wearing a white cheongsam, with eyes and eyebrows similar to hers, but Mu Xuezhi looked at it carefully for a long time but could not tell whether the person in the painting was Mu Bingning or her.

Wait a minute, he guessed that 2 would either throw away the dress or give it to Mu Bingning, so he deliberately drew such a picture?

For some reason, Mu Xuezhi suddenly felt a little angry. At this moment, she especially wanted to grab Jiang Li and poke a few holes in his chest with her sword. But Jiang Li had already left, and she didn't even have the chance to curse. She looked at the words on the flower stand, and after thinking for a long time, she retracted her gaze.

Finally, she put away the gift box and walked into her room. There was a mirror in her room. Mu Xuezhi calmly took off her Taoist robe, opened the gift box, and then put on the dress Jiang Li gave her.

The cheongsam is clearly a more elegant and dignified garment, but the white flowers that Jiang Li dotted on it and the slight details of the design give it a sense of playfulness. Mu Xuezhi looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly felt a little strange.

She suddenly had an idea and took out the rouge and powder that she hadn't used for a long time.

After a female cultivator's cultivation level is improved, her skin will naturally become smooth and tender, and most of them will not need rouge or powder. What's more, she is already a stunning beauty in the world without any modification. But she also liked these things in the past. After all, which woman has not loved beauty?

Mu Xuezhi dressed herself up carefully and looked at herself in the mirror. The figure in front of her became familiar yet unfamiliar, as if this mirror had passed through thousands of years and allowed her to glimpse the lively and lovely girl in the past.

Those were her dusty memories. Memory is like a dog trying to please its owner. As long as you make a throwing gesture, it will always bring something back to you.

She has practiced for thousands of years, and chose to practice the sword art now hundreds of years ago. It was really as she said, she was just tired of it all. She used to love traveling very much. She had been to many places in the entire Canglan Domain and met many people along the way. The scenery along the way did not make her heart at peace. She never felt lonely, but gradually she became tired of everything. Nothing could touch her heart for too long, so she naturally cut off her feelings and stopped thinking about it.

In the past thousand years, she has never believed in the word love. She has never experienced it personally, but she has seen a lot. Whether it is the so-called vows of love, deception, lies, sincerity, or dependence on life and death, she has seen it all, but she always feels that it is just deceiving herself.

When you come to this world, the only one who can accompany you along the way is yourself.

In a trance, she heard the sound of rolling thunderclouds, and in a moment she sensed the target of the thunder tribulation. She put down the box of rouge and powder, and without changing her clothes, went to Mu Bingning's cave.

Mu Bingning's cave is on the top of Zhannian Mountain. The sky there is gloomy at the moment because Mu Bingning is going through a minor tribulation. Yesterday, she gave the exquisite iris to Mu Bingning and, in accordance with Jiang Li's wishes, did not mention Jiang Li at all.

Mu Bingning's Profound Veins were also of the water element. She was cultivating her Bingling Jue. The top-grade iris flower was of great benefit to her. At least it allowed her to cultivate safely all the way to the sixth level of Crossing the Minor Tribulation. At this moment, Mu Bingning was resisting the thunder tribulation, trying to use it to boost her cultivation to the sixth level of Crossing the Minor Tribulation.

Mu Xuezhi did not say anything to stop him, nor did she have any intention of protecting him.

Her feelings towards Mu Bingning were very complicated. Mu Bingning was her daughter, but she could also be considered another her in the world. She was created from her Nascent Soul and her soul. The birth of Mu Bingning was only because she needed an heir, an heir to the huge Xuantian Dao Ji Zong. When Mu Bingning grew up to the right level, it would be time for her to leave Xuantian Dao Ji Zong.

These three hundred years have made her extremely tired. She has long been tired of everything. Her life is like a lake of stagnant water, without any ripples.

Mu Bingning's Minor Tribulation lasted for two hours, and finally stopped at the fifth level. At this moment, her body was weak. Mu Xuezhi came to her side and hugged her gently. After a moment, she hesitated and whispered in her ear, "Go to sleep."

Mu Bingning fell asleep obediently in Mu Xuezhi's arms.

Cultivators who have gone through minor tribulations will have some injuries on their bodies, but these can basically be healed slowly through subsequent practice. Mu Bingning went through four minor realms of thunder tribulations at once. Although her cultivation level increased rapidly, she would probably be weak for a while.

Mu Xuezhi transferred spiritual energy into Mu Bingning's body. It was only at this moment that she realized that Mu Bingning also had the Tianyan Divine Acupoint.

As her master and mother, she really didn't pay much attention to Mu Bingning. Except for the fact that she interfered with Mu Bingning's choice because of Jiang Li four years ago, she almost never asked about other things.

It turned out that Jiang Li had opened the Tianyan Divine Acupoint for Mu Bingning a long time ago. With that guy's cleverness, he knew very well that if such a secret was leaked, it would bring him great disaster.

So at that time, he really trusted Mu Bingning very much and handed over all his secrets to her without any hesitation, just to please her.

Of course Mu Xuezhi remembered the time when Jiang Li and Mu Bingning were together. Her eyes could see everything in the sect. She could see the smile on Mu Bingning's face at that time. She had also seen Jiang Li's smile, but his smile came from the bottom of his heart and made her feel hypocritical.

Mu Xuezhi was suddenly startled, and she thought of a problem that she had overlooked.

Was that hypocritical smile of his directed at Mu Bingning or at himself?

Chapter 171: Chapter Obsession

The next day, early morning.

Jiang Li had nothing to do recently, so he stayed in the house and made another summer dress for Bai Sheng. The silk he bought before was enough to make a lot of clothes. After he finished, he put the dress in a box, waiting to make one for Jin Bie and send them over together when the time came.

If we have Jin, then we naturally need Yue Ji. We can't favor one over the other.

The weather today was not good. There were strong winds and gloomy skies in the morning. When Jiang Li was ready to go out to meet Mu Xuezhi, it was pouring rain. The bamboo umbrella in his hand seemed very thin, and he had to use some spiritual energy to support it so that it would not fall apart.

In fact, you can just use spiritual energy to block the rain, but holding an umbrella in the rain is also a kind of romance.

After three incense sticks of time, Jiang Li arrived at the gate of Hanyuan Mountain and knocked on the door lightly.

The door opened, and the woman under the eaves was wearing a white long dress that tightly wrapped her body. She looked at Jiang Li's face through the rain, and Jiang Li was also looking at her.

The two of them stared at each other like this for a long time. Finally, Mu Xuezhi lowered her eyebrows and said lightly, "Come in."

So Jiang Li came to her eaves, put away the bamboo umbrella in his hand, and followed her into her room. This room was her bedroom. There was a white flower placed in front of the dressing mirror in front of the window. It seemed that because it was contaminated too much by her scent, it was about to wither. Jiang Li stretched out his hand and lightly touched the white flower, nourishing its shape with water spirit, making the white flower glow with vitality again.

In fact, both his and Mu Xuezhi's spiritual energy belong to water, but the difference is that Mu Xuezhi's practice of Bingling Jue made her spiritual energy become icy. Bingling Jue is a top-level martial art. It is rumored that Mu Xuezhi has practiced it to the peak and can freeze thousands of miles in a single thought.

There were two chairs in her room, with a candlestick between them. The light in the room was dim. Jiang Li did not see the fluorite, but there was a faint flame flickering on the candlestick. Jiang Li sat down on the chair, and Mu Xuezhi sat on the other side. She glanced at him calmly, "What's the matter today?"

"Yesterday I saw the thunder calamity raging on Zhan Nian Mountain. I wonder if Mu Bingning survived the minor calamity smoothly?"

"Since you care about her, why don't you go and ask her in person?"

"I don't care about her, I just want to find a topic to chat with the Sect Master." Jiang Li's fingertips tapped lightly on the table, but his eyes drifted out the window. It was raining heavily today.

Mu Xuezhi was caught off guard and choked by Jiang Li again. At this moment, Mu Bingning was lying in the next room recuperating from her injuries, and it was unknown whether she had woken up or not.

"There are thousands of topics I want to talk about, why her?"

"Since the sect master is indifferent to everything in the world, there probably isn't much to talk about."

"Care is care, why hide it?"

"Love the house and the dog in it, too?" Jiang Li turned his head and looked directly into Mu Xuezhi's eyes. There was a bit of helplessness in his eyes. Mu Xuezhi finally cursed him coldly, "Hypocrisy."

"This accusation is unfounded." Jiang Li spread his hands, seeming quite dissatisfied.

"I have a question for you."

"You said."

"Four years ago, if I had not stopped you from being with Mu Bingning, what would you have done?"

Mu Xuezhi thought about this question all night last night, but she couldn't think of the answer. Her eyes could see everything in the entire sect, so she naturally knew that he had other sisters named Yue Ji and Jiang Jin. Although they were sisters verbally, who could know what they did at night?

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, thought about the question seriously for a moment, but then shook his head, "This question is meaningless."

"What's the point?"

"If the sect master hadn't stopped me at that time, I would probably have become a Taoist couple with Mu Bing."

"What about your two confidantes?"

"Who?"

"Yueji, Jiang Jin, goodbye."

"The Sect Master really understands me."

Mu Xuezhi sneered.

Jiang Li looked out the window at the thick fog that had risen due to the heavy rain and said, "That year I was sixteen, Yue Ji was sixteen, and Jiang Jinbie was fourteen. We were all still young. After Mu Bing and I became Taoist companions, perhaps my relationship with Yue Ji and Jiang Jinbie gradually faded. But maybe I will fall in love with someone else in the future? Who can say for sure about this matter?"

"You said that you and Mu Bing would become a Taoist couple, but you suspected that you would fall in love with someone else again. What kind of logic is this?"

"But that's who I am." Jiang Li replied softly.

"what?"

"I am such a person. I get tired of many things I get, so I always deceive myself into liking them. Sometimes, the deception becomes true, but I can't guarantee that I can keep deceiving myself."

"So you didn't admire Bingning at all at that time."

"Then why don't you say that I've never loved anyone?"

Mu Xuezhi looked into Jiang Li's eyes. At that moment, she caught a glimpse of a trace of confusion in Jiang Li's eyes. Although it was only a fleeting moment, she was sure that she had captured it accurately.

"What is the purpose of asking this question, Sect Master? Do you want me to answer whether I loved Bingning or not at that time? Haven't you already made a conclusion? Since you don't believe me after I tell you, why bother asking again?"

"I've always been a hypocrite, and I never make excuses."

"There is still an obsession in your heart." Mu Xuezhi suddenly said.

"Yes." Jiang Li nodded.

"I am very interested."

"But I don't want to tell you."