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“What do you mean ‘long time no see’! Weren’t you here on Ranmo Peak just last week?”
Jinyue puffed up her cheeks, feeling a bit jealous.
After all, she hadn’t spent much alone time with Yino yet, and now this naive little human girl had once again disrupted Jinyue’s two-person world.
And… Jinyue now realized that Yunjin was not as naive and innocent as she appeared.
She was quite cunning!
At first, when Yunjin came to Ranmo Peak, she would bring Jinyue along to visit Yino.
But as time went on, Yunjin stopped notifying Jinyue and instead frequently visited Yino on her own, bringing fruits and milk.
Yunjin had a good relationship with both Yino and Yuyan, so her frequent visits were not a problem.
But things were different for Jinyue.
Her relationship with Yuyan was not good at all. In fact, every time she came to Ranmo Peak, Jinyue felt that Yuyan was wary of her.
Without Yunjin’s company, Jinyue felt even more embarrassed to come to Ranmo Peak alone.
Thus, for the next two months, only Yunjin could visit Ranmo Peak, while Jinyue could only occasionally chat with Yino through their spirit contract.
“Humph, what do you know? For me and my senior brother, a week apart is like three years!”
Yunjin hummed and snuggled even closer to Yino, like a sister who hadn’t seen him for years.
However, while coddling the girl in his arms, Yino also secretly observed Yunjin’s recent cultivation progress through his divine sense.
The conclusion was that there had not been much significant progress.
Yunjin was an ordinary disciple with no extraordinary talent apart from her special ability to communicate with animals and plants, which made her useful in specific environments.
However, apart from this special ability, Yunjin’s talent for cultivation was really quite average.
Back in the Azure Forest, Yino was indeed willing to bring Yunjin along as a backup.
But now that the main story had reached the third volume’s Western Region demon abyss turmoil, there was not much use for Yunjin’s [Nature Resonance] ability here.
However… Yino couldn’t really refuse Yunjin either.
Because he had promised her a long time ago that once he was done with his busy schedule, he would take her to Western Province City for a few days of fun.
“Brother Yino! Sister Yuyan has already left. Should we also set off now?”
Yunjin looked up from Yino’s embrace with anticipation in her eyes.
It seemed that she didn’t fully understand what was happening in the Western Region.
However, Yunjin didn’t care about that much. As long as she could follow Yino, wherever they went made her happy.
And she had been waiting for this day for more than three months!
“Sure, we can go.”
“But before we set off, Yunjin, let’s make a gentleman’s agreement.”
Yino looked at the smiling face of the girl in his arms. Although it warmed his heart, he still spoke in a serious tone.
“A gentleman’s agreement?”
The girl blinked her large, innocent eyes in confusion.
Yino raised a finger in front of the girl and spoke earnestly, “The Western Region has been restless recently, but I will still keep my promise and take you to play in Western Province City for a few days… However, once we get there, you must obey me. If some disaster strikes the Western Region, you have to stay safely inside Western Province City and not wander around. I will come and take you home once I’ve resolved the crisis in the Western.”
“Um…”
She nodded obediently and listened.
However, after a moment of thought, she pursed her lips reluctantly: “But… Yunjin is also a disciple of Wuji Sect’s Righteous Path. Isn’t there any place where I can be of use in the Western Region…”
“The Western Region is a desert, with the demon abyss devouring the earth. It’s not like the Azure Forest where there is an abundance of natural life everywhere… So, the best thing for you is to stay safe.”
Yino cupped the girl’s face and said tenderly, “Think about it. If you get kidnapped by a villain like Ruoning, I’d need to travel thousands of miles to rescue you…”
“Do you want to be as embarrassed as Ruoning was?”
“Um… I understand!”
Recalling the scene where the daughter of the Liu family was captured, Yunjin was also a bit intimidated and nodded obediently.
She was not a haughty cultivator to begin with. She still had her grandparents living in the Northern Snowy village, so for her, staying safe was indeed the best outcome.
Furthermore…
“Rest assured! I will listen to you obediently in the Western Region. Once my cultivation catches up with everyone else, I’ll strive to be able to stand by Senior Brother’s side in battles!”
She tightened her fist, her eyes shining brightly.
Yino patted her head in approval.
“Let’s go, off to Western Province for a free meal from the Hundred Spirits Pavilion master!”
“Yay! Another feast is coming!”
As Yunjin was about to raise her hands and cheer, the little deer that had been hiding behind Yino also popped out and raised her hands in anticipation.
“Ah, after three months apart, the little deer seems even more robust!”
“Of course! If it weren’t for that damn white fox stealing my spirit stones, I’d be just one step away from breaking through!”
The little deer put her hands on her hips with pride.
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…..
“Excuse me, is that Wuji Peak up there?”
At the foot of Wuji Sect’s mountain, a girl in a long cloak and a hood that covered her head completely still exuded an air of nobility through her voice and eyes alone. She spoke gently.
Beside her, a young man in white who had just led several girls down the mountain turned and glanced at her.
The young man walked over and stared into the girl’s eyes beneath her veil. He narrowed his eyes in curiosity:
“You seem quite remarkable… Which family’s young lady has come to sign up for Wuji Sect?”
“No, no, no… I, uh, I came to Wuji Sect to find someone.”
“Find someone?”
“Yes! To find a disciple named Yino.”
“Oh~ looking for brother Yino, huh?”
The young man raised his eyebrows, although he spoke with a meaningful tone, his gaze and expression showed a bit of oddness.
“Do you know him?”
The cloaked girl seemed to notice the man’s unusual expression and widened her amber-colored, beautiful eyes, filled with joy and anticipation, looking at him.
The young man in white paused for a moment and nodded:
“I do indeed know him. Yino is the most handsome and kind-hearted senior brother recognized throughout Wuji Sect!”
“Oh… He is so well-known in Wuji Sect?”
The girl blinked her eyes, nodding earnestly while her beautiful eyes sparkled like a diligent student taking notes.
The young man in white smiled reassuringly:
“Of course, Senior Brother Yino has only been in the sect for less than half a year and has already made great contributions to the Righteous Path. Everyone in Wuji Sect knows him.”
“Oh, so he’s indeed a true Righteous Path hero!”
The girl nodded with a serious expression.
At the same time, the young man hesitated for a moment before asking a crucial question:
“By the way, what do you need from Yino?”
“I! Uh… I… I… I…”
The girl suddenly seemed at a loss.
Having never lied much before, she looked into the scrutinizing eyes of the youth in white and, after a while of internal struggle, stammered: “I heard that he is a prodigy of the Righteous Path and I want to seek his guidance on swordsmanship!”
“Really? But haven’t you heard that Yino was severely injured while valiantly saving the world from evil cultists and has now lost all his cultivation?”
“What? Did that really happen?” The girl’s eyes widened.
“Yes, so you shouldn’t seek him for that.”
The young man narrowed his eyes suspiciously, as if looking at a bad actor.
However, just then, the young man looked back and saw that two young girls were waiting for him curiously in the distance.
Without much thought, he simply waved his hand:
“Go back, Miss!”
“No! No! Even if he has lost his cultivation, I, I… I can also go and visit him to offer my sympathies!”
The cloaked beauty seemed at a loss.
The young man in white thought for three seconds, then sneered, pointing towards a distant mountain peak in the sky:
“See that mountain? He is there recuperating. If you really want to find him, I suggest you don’t bother going to Wuji Sect. Just go straight to that mountain to find him!”
“Really?”
“Of course, I am a disciple of Wuji Sect’s Righteous Path. Would a disciple of the Righteous Path deceive a common person like you who has no cultivation?”
“Oh! Thank you so much for the directions, kind sir!” The little girl answered with a smile and a polite nod of gratitude.
The young man waved his hand: “You’re welcome.”