Title: After the Villainess Awakens
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 16 - Do you have a cultivation partner? (3)
Leng Mushi greeted Elder Qu Yang with a bow. He looked like he was slowly and silently walking into the room, but in the blink of an eye, he appeared by the table and sat down.
Xiao Mian and his shixiongs followed after the elder and stood still.
The baby-faced shixiong introduced the elder to Leng Mushi and Leng Tianyin, "This is the sixth elder of the sect, Immortal Master Qu Yang."
Leng Mushi had drunk straight out of the teapot on the table, so they naturally couldn't pour a cup of water for the elder from that teapot. Leng Mushi docilely called out, "Greetings, Immortal Master."
Leng Tianyin followed Leng Mushi in quietly greeting the elder.
"No need, immortal sects don't care about the mortal realm's etiquette." Elder Qu Yang looked to be in his thirties. His voice didn't sound old, but it didn't match his handsome appearance either. His voice had a force to it. When he spoke, Leng Mushi, who had recently gotten up from bed, felt like she was being pressed down by a heavy sack. Her legs wobbled.
Thinking that he said immortals didn't care about mortal realm etiquette, she forced herself to keep standing. Behind her, Leng Tianyin couldn't bear the heavy pressure and fell to the ground in a kneeling position.
Leng Mushi: humph, this scheming cowardly girl was so quick to kneel!
Leng Mushi didn't kneel and refused to lower her head.
Xiao Mian and his two shixiongs were so anxious that they were about to go forward and push Leng Mushi down to a kneeling position. Why was she so bad at understanding subtext?!
This was terrible. They knew that the sixth elder intended to accept Leng Mushi as a disciple. Due to Leng Mushi's resourcefulness in tricking the demoness, they had been able to escape and found Immortal Master Qu Yang, who happened to be nearby, to rescue Leng Mushi. Immortal Master Qu Yang had spoken quite appreciatively of Leng Mushi in front of them, but now she actually refused to kneel.
If she didn't kneel, even if Immortal Master Qu Yang intended to accept her as his disciple, it would be beneath him to bring it up!
How could Leng Mushi know this? She had recently woken up and hadn't been awake to hear their previous conversations. Immortal Master Qu Yang clearly said that immortal sects didn't observe mortal realm etiquette. She didn't know why he spoke with pressure behind it. She was able to keep standing because she had awoken her spiritual roots by chance and stepped onto the path of cultivating.
Immortal Master Qu Yang raised his eyebrows at her "tenaciousness". He was interested enough in Leng Mushi to make an exception for her and directly accept her as a disciple, so he naturally wouldn't go against her wishes by forcing her to kneel. He raised his hand and used spiritual energy to help Leng Tianyin stand up.
Leng Tianyin felt a sense of lightness that seemed so magical to her. After standing up, she naturally thanked Immortal Master Qu Yang again, which led to Immortal Master Qu Yang taking another look at her.
"You don't have any serious injuries. Moreover, there's gain and loss. Although five spiritual roots aren't pure enough, they're considered rare. Cultivators place more value on a mind that seeks enlightenment," Immortal Master Qu Yang gently said to Leng Mushi, "Uphold that mindset and the Taichu Sect is the place for you."
He was praising her. After all, she had saved three disciples from the Taichu Sect. Leng Mushi slightly bowed. "Thank you for your guidance, Immortal Master."
Failing at gaining a little disciple, Immortal Master Qu Yang very regretfully stood up. They were at the foot of the Taichu Sect's mountain range and would be able to reach the sect in just one day's journey. He didn't need to accompany their group, so he prepared to leave.
The three immortals, including Xiao Mian, were so anxious that Leng Mushi was about to lose her chance. They thought she was such a blockhead. However, they couldn't say anything in front of Immortal Master Qu Yang and could only look at her in disappointment.
Leng Mushi saw Xiao Mian's expression. He looked like he wanted to pee, but couldn't. She rolled her eyes at his inexplicable behavior and respectfully sent off Immortal Master Qu Yang.
Seeing that Immortal Master Qu Yang was about to leave, Fenlian was done with being patient. She had already unilaterally decided that Leng Mushi had agreed to finding a good man for her. She had taken a liking to this elder, so she started making a fuss in Leng Mushi's mind, which led to round two between her and the novel's law.
Having to listen to their quarreling made Leng Mushi's legs feel weak. She didn't know why Fenlian and the novel's law were so incompatible. They had been at each other's throats since they learned of the other one's existence.
The novel's law usually had a very pleasant and steady male voice. Before Fenlian, the novel's law rarely spoke and never said nonsense. At this time, the novel's law sharply cursed, "Stop causing trouble. You're a skin monster. You have no filling. No man would want a flat-chested creature like you!"
They were driving Leng Mushi crazy. She pressed her hands on her head and shook her head.
Leng Tianyin was quick to respond and supported her.
In response to the novel's law's insults, Fenian exploded in anger. "What does this have to do with you? You're an ugly stone. She agreed to find a man for me. I'll kill her if she doesn't find me one. I'll kill you too if you scold me. Ahhh!"
The scabbed wound on Leng Mushi's left cheek started to hurt a lot. She covered the scabbed wound. Blood even started to drip through her fingertips. She couldn't endure it anymore.
She raised her hand, and called out to Immortal Master Qu Yang, who had just walked through the door. "Immortal Master, please wait!"
Immortal Master Qu Yang paused and turned to look at her with a smile. His expression was very gentle as he expectantly looked at her. He thought she had understood his intention.
As a result, Leng Mushi asked, "Immortal Master, excuse my presumptuousness."
She pressed the scabbed wound that wouldn't stop bleeding, smiled, and wanted to crawl into a hole and die after asking, "May I ask… Do you have a cultivation partner?"