Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"Because of the sect leader's sword power?" Jiang Li asked back.

Mu Xuezhi remained speechless, as if agreeing.

There was not a single plant in the yard, it was pitifully monotonous. Because Mu Xuezhi's sword power was not under her control, the plants would wither if left here for a while, but Jiang Li was prepared.

"I have drawn a formation on this porcelain basin, which can block the sect master's sword energy. As long as the sect master's sword energy is not released too strongly on a normal day, this Qingxue Youlan will not wither, but will become more brilliant because of the sect master's spiritual energy."

"What kind of formation did you use to block my sword power?" Mu Xuezhi was puzzled.

She didn't have a deep understanding of formations, and Jiang Li continued to make up stories, "I thought of this at the beginning, so I studied the formation for an hour every day, and finally worked out the power of this formation. This is why I can't be affected by the sect master's sword power."

There was finally some emotion in Mu Xuezhi's eyes, but it was not emotion, but a hint of sarcasm.

"You seem to be a little ignorant of the danger."

Jiang Li's expression did not change, and he asked calmly, "Disciple does not understand, please explain it to me, Sect Master."

"Jiang Li from Hidden Sword Peak, 20 years old. He was brought into Xuantian Daoji Sect to practice at the age of 6. He participated in the Zhongzhou Competition four years ago and was lucky enough to get a place to enter the Zhongzhou Secret Realm. Then he became entangled with my only daughter, Mu Bingning. After being rejected by Bingning, he started flirting with other women in Xuantian Daoji Sect. To date, you have had contact with more than a hundred women. If you hadn't done something even more outrageous, you would have been expelled from Xuantian Daoji Sect by me."

"It is an honor for a disciple like me who is so insignificant to be noticed by the sect master." Jiang Li still looked respectful, but Mu Xuezhi's eyes became somewhat murderous at this moment.

"Do you think you can use the same methods you use to coax those female disciples on me?"

"It's just my filial piety to the Sect Master, how come it suddenly becomes a means to coax a female disciple?" Jiang Li was slightly startled, looking at Mu Xuezhi in front of him innocently, "The gap between the Sect Master and me is like a chasm. Even if I admire the Sect Master, I dare not have any random thoughts."

Jiang Li looked very innocent.

Mu Xuezhi glanced at him calmly, and the murderous look in her eyes gradually disappeared. She said in a cold voice, "Put down the orchid."

So Jiang Li put the Qingxue Youlan aside and started to talk about business.

"I don't know why the Sect Master called me here?"

"You want a Fiery Spirit Ginseng?" Mu Xuezhi asked calmly.

Jiang Li raised his head and saw Mu Xuezhi raised her sleeve, and a red, shiny spiritual ginseng appeared in her hand. This spiritual ginseng was indeed in her hand. It was one of the key spiritual medicines used to reshape Jiang Jinbie's physique.

Sure enough, she had already thoroughly investigated Jiang Li's background.

"What does the Sect Master want me to do for the Sect?"

"Two things." Mu Xuezhi said calmly, "In half a month, I will hold a martial arts competition to find a bride."

"Contest... to recruit a bride?"

"Bingning is old enough, and I should find a Taoist partner for her. Ye Guixu from Fengling Yueying Sect and Jiang Huanyang from Anyue Xuesha Sect have both begged the elders to extend marriage invitations to my sect in the past two years, but I don't want Mu Bingning to marry these two people, so I need you to win these two people in the martial arts competition."

"What are their cultivation levels?" Jiang Li asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Ye Guixu passed the first level of minor tribulation, and Jiang Huanyang passed the second level of minor tribulation."

Jiang Li looked strange, "Master, are you so sure that I can do it?"

"I'll only give you ten seconds to think about it. If you say you can't do it, I will destroy this Fiery Spirit Ginseng now." Mu Xuezhi's eyes did not change at all. She slightly opened her pink lips and began to count down.

When he counted the first number, Jiang Li sighed and said, "Okay, I'll try my best."

"It's not about trying your best, it's about you having to do it. If you lose to one of them, even if I don't want to, I will still marry Mu Bingning off to stop people from talking. Bingning is very stubborn, and she might kill herself to avenge me. If she dies, you will die too."

Mu Xuezhi's voice was cold, and Jiang Li just shook his head helplessly, "Okay, I will definitely do it. What's the second condition?"

"As for the second condition, I will tell you naturally when you have achieved it."

"Can't you say it now?"

"The time is not right yet." Mu Xuezhi replied calmly.

Jiang Li looked at her deeply. He had to be humble when asking for help, so he stopped asking. After a moment, he said, "Can I ask the Sect Master a question?"

"You said."

"Why did Mu Bingning reject me back then?"

Mu Xuezhi raised her eyelashes slightly, and after a moment, "If you want to know the answer to this question, why don't you just find it yourself?"

Jiang Li scratched his head.

"I'm just curious. I don't have the patience to find answers."

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ps: One update today, I will make up for it after I finish my busy days.

Chapter 85: Chapter Tenderness

"When the time comes, can you let me deliver the visiting cards of the two major sects?"

There was a hint of confusion in Mu Xuezhi's eyes.

"This is a matter of great importance, so I must ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Mu Xuezhi nodded slightly, raised her hand, and a jade token flew into Jiang Li's hand.

The relationship between the three major sects is complicated. Jiang Li can always avoid many troubles by holding her jade token.

So Jiang Li took the jade token and turned to leave Mu Xuezhi's courtyard. After Jiang Li left, Mu Xuezhi used her spiritual energy to bring the Qingxue Youlan to her.

Her eyes looked at the orchid blooming in front of her. Her originally cold and indifferent eyes became more moved. She stretched out her fingertips and gently touched the petals. The petals trembled slightly, but were still blooming brightly, without the slightest sign of withering.

There really was a formation drawn on that porcelain vase, a formation specifically used to isolate her sword power, which was why the orchid did not wither immediately.

But what Jiang Li didn’t know was that Mu Xuezhi loved flowers in the past.

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After leaving Mu Xuezhi's courtyard, Jiang Li's face became a little more gloomy.

After a short while, he suddenly laughed again. If there were other people around him, they would probably think he was a little crazy.

Jiang Li found it very interesting.

He was not very curious about why Mu Bingning rejected him back then. Instead, he was curious about why Mu Xuezhi knew so much about him. He even knew that his gift of the orchid to Mu Xuezhi was actually a test with ill intentions.

Logically speaking, Mu Xuezhi shouldn't pay attention to an unknown person like him.

After these two meetings, Jiang Li finally understood that the better you treat this kind of proud and superior woman, the more likely she will treat you as a good and obedient puppy.

If you want to make this kind of woman pay attention to her, you have to use some special tricks.

Jiang Li could sense the restlessness of the Xuehua Sword spirit, and he responded gently with his soul.

"Don't be impatient yet."

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In fact, the person who is anxious now is Jiang Li.

Recently he had been muttering that it would be troublesome if he encountered a cultivator who was undergoing a minor tribulation, and as a result, trouble found him, so he went to Tianji Mountain first and found Yue Ji.

At this moment, Yue Ji was sitting at the table drawing the design drawings of the new style of dress that she was going to launch.

This is what Jiang Li taught Yue Ji in the past. Yue Ji was also very interested in this matter. Many of the clothes and dresses of the Qiyue Pavilion were made by her. It was already evening when Jiang Li saw her. Yue Ji looked up at him and asked, "Why did the Sect Master look for you?"

Jiang Li told the sect leader everything he had told him.

Yue Ji frowned slightly. She certainly didn't want Jiang Li to have anything to do with Mu Bingning anymore, but after all, this was for Jiang Jinbie, so she wouldn't say anything more. But at this moment, she was a little worried about Jiang Li.

"Are you sure?"

"It's not that there is no way, but I have to use some tricks." Jiang Li sat opposite Yue Ji, "How many medicinal materials do you have in Tianji Pavilion that need to be refined?"

"a lot of."

"Leave it all to me, and make a chart of the pills that need to be refined and tell me."

Yue Ji nodded slightly, and then asked the waiter to get the medicinal herbs, all of which were precious elixirs. Those elixirs filled the three storage rings. Jiang Li sat opposite Yue Ji, crushed the spirit stones and began to draw the formation.

This is an almost omnipotent pill formation. Jiang Li only needs to operate it to refine different pills. Yue Ji sits opposite him and stares at him quietly, while Jiang Li throws the pills to Yue Ji one by one.

Jiang Li seemed very patient at this time, from dusk till late at night. After three hours, all the pills that took at least two months to refine in the Qiyue Pavilion were completed at this moment.

This saved Yue Ji nearly a million spirit stones.

Jiang Li finally spoke up. He took out a piece of paper and wrote something down. "Find me a copy of all the materials here."

What Jiang Li wanted was some high-level talisman paper, as well as the materials used to draw talisman paper, and a piece of something called Liuyin Jade. Liuyin Jade could be used to draw formations, and it could carry the power of a heavenly-level formation. These two things together were worth almost a million spirit stones.

"So you spent half a day refining the elixir for me, just because you didn't want to take advantage of me?" Yue Ji held her cheek and glanced at him sideways.

"After all, you are not the only one making money at Qiyue Pavilion, so you need a legitimate reason." Jiang Li said with a smile, but Yue Ji was a little dissatisfied and kicked him lightly with her calf under the table.

What she hated was Jiang Li's attitude of making such clear distinctions between these things.

He just habitually didn't want to owe anyone anything, and always felt that it would be troublesome to repay the debt once he did. Yue Ji understood all this, but she still felt dissatisfied. She handed the paper to the waiter, and if nothing unexpected happened, it would be delivered to Jiang Li's bamboo house tomorrow.

It was already early morning. There was thick fog outside the window, the moon was high in the sky, and the mountains and forests in the distance were quiet. Jiang Li stood up and stretched. Yue Ji said lightly, "You want to go back?"

"What am I going to do if I don't go back?"

"Stay with me." Yue Ji turned her face away and said softly.

It was rare for Yue Ji to say this on her own initiative. Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, looked at Yue Ji's profile, and then came to her, "Okay."

"You sound reluctant," Yue Ji said softly.

"You are just accusing me of something." Jiang Li bent down slightly, then put his arms around Yue Ji's waist and picked her up. Although she was tall, she looked very light when he held her. Her calves swayed slightly a few times, and then Jiang Li carried her to the bed and threw her on.

Her dress was a little messy, and her hair slightly covered her eyes. "Why are you so obedient today?"

"It's lonely to go back and sleep alone anyway."

Jiang Li took off his coat and lay down next to Yue Ji. Yue Ji came close to him and rested her head on his shoulder. "Then we will sleep together every day from now on?"

Jiang Li remained silent and pretended to be dead.

"You don't even look at me!"

Jiang Li turned sideways, and Yue Ji also turned sideways. Their eyes met. There was a small lamp beside the bed. Jiang Li looked at her snow-white cheek, and then his eyes moved slightly down to her delicate collarbone. Yue Ji's voice became soft again, "Hold me."

Seeing that Jiang Li was indifferent for a moment because of a daze, Yue Ji came over, raised her legs to clamp him, then stretched out her hands to hug him tightly, as if she wanted to rub her entire body into his.

Jiang Li was a little breathless from being hugged, and his eyes subconsciously fell on her chest. The snow-white chest was slightly squeezed by the collar. Jiang Li didn't say anything, but Yue Ji asked him, "Why don't you hug me?"

"Aren't you holding..."

Yue Ji brought her cheek close to his and rubbed it several times. After a while, she said, "I'm not used to sleeping with clothes on."

"Then you take it off?"

"Hmm?" The corners of her lips curled up, "Really?"

"Or you should just not take it off..."

"No, I want to take it off." Yue Ji loosened her arms around him and sat up on the bed. Jiang Li looked up at her. Yue Ji's fingertips grasped the laces of her dress, "You are not allowed to look."

"I want to see it."

"If you watch, I won't take it off."

"Then don't take it off."

"Asshole." Yue Ji gritted her teeth.

Jiang Li thought she would just give up, but she actually reached out her hand and took off the laces of her dress. After she took off the dress, she was left with a moon-white dress under her porcelain-white body. She turned towards Jiang Li and said, "Help me untie it."

"I can't."

"Pretending again?" Yue Ji turned her back, reached out her hand to touch his cheek, then touched his ear and twisted it. Jiang Li had no choice but to sit up and reached out his hand to unbutton her underwear, but her underwear did not fall off. Jiang Li's fingertips lingered on her smooth back skin and he saw her shoulders trembling slightly, like an uneasy deer.

"you……"

Jiang Li put his hands back on her undergarment, and then carefully helped her button it up.

Yue Ji turned her head, with a complicated look in her eyes.

"If you take it off, I might do something beastly to you."

"So you want to be worse than an animal?"

Jiang Li grabbed Yue Ji's shoulders and pulled her back to the bed. Before she could say anything, he hugged her gently, his hands resting on her slender waist, "Be obedient."

"Go to hell." Yue Ji shouted reluctantly.