Dashing Student

Chen Nan had experienced Chang Qing’s fierceness firsthand and was now regretting his previous evaluation of her.

How could he call her somewhat heroic? She was clearly a shrew!

Watching Chang Qing throw a tantrum, Chen Nan remained silent and just stood there staring at her with cold, emotionless eyes.

But this kind of gaze made Chang Qing a bit uneasy.

She hadn’t forgotten the scene where Chen Nan brutally beat up the black-robed man; it was too shocking and had left a deep impression in her mind.

So being stared at by Chen Nan gave Chang Qing an inexplicable chill down her spine, and her aura naturally weakened.

"Sister Chang..."

A Yin pulled on Chang Qing’s arm, elongating her words to try and ease the tension between them.

Chang Qing immediately seized the opportunity to step back, speaking with a mix of sternness and timidity: "Then ask, but I’m only accommodating A Yin."

Seeing her finally calm down, Chen Nan posed his question.

"Does the Heavenly Border have any water attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects?"

Chang Qing’s eyes lit up instantly, "Oh, you really do have something to ask me? That’s rare; I thought you knew everything."

Seeing Chen Nan’s face turning a bit grim, she cleared her throat to hide her embarrassment, "I haven’t heard of such a thing. The Heavenly Border isn’t by the sea, so how could there be water attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects."

"You should look in the sea."

As a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, she naturally knew how rare Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects were, and that objects corresponding to specific attributes tended to exist in places with the same attributes.

That’s why she suggested looking in the sea.

Unexpectedly, Chen Nan really started pondering over the matter.

To the west of the Heavenly Border lay snowfields, then beyond that was the sea, which cultivators of the Nine Provinces called the "Endless Sea."

"Perhaps I should indeed go to the sea and have a look."

Chen Nan mumbled to himself, not sparing Chang Qing another glance.

This indifferent demeanor only made Chang Qing angrier.

She only felt happy when she saw Chen Nan in a difficult situation, as if it could overshadow her embarrassing blunders in front of him.

"Chen Nan, don’t you even have a thank you?"

Chen Nan coldly glanced at Chang Qing and slowly said, "Some ingrates don’t even say thank you for life-saving graces."

After speaking, he turned around and returned to his room, closing the door heavily.

Outside, Chang Qing was furious; if not for A Yin holding her back, she would’ve argued with Chen Nan till the end!

Once they were far enough away, Chang Qing finally calmed down and let out a long sigh.

"A Yin, do you also think I’m ungrateful?"

"But what makes me angry is that he clearly... saw me completely, and acts as if nothing happened. Am I just some loose woman?"

As she spoke, her face turned red, showing a rare bashful expression.

A Yin suddenly realized, no wonder Chang Qing was always speaking against Chen Nan; so this was the reason.

But soon she regained her composure and abruptly shook off Chang Qing’s hand.

"What are you thinking? The senior is mine! He looked at your body to treat your injuries, so don’t overthink it!"

Seeing A Yin’s nervousness, Chang Qing smiled slightly, "Oh, so you like that fool, do you?"

"You’ve lost your mind; I can’t wait to tear him apart, so why would I like him!"

"That’s good." A Yin patted her chest, "Actually, the senior is quite ugly, with a long scar on his face, which is why he wears a mask. So don’t fall for him."

Chang Qing could see through A Yin’s little thoughts at a glance and didn’t bother to expose her, just nodded repeatedly.

"Don’t worry, I have no interest in that fool; even if he begged me on his knees, I wouldn’t agree."

"Hehe, I knew Sister Chang was the best!" A Yin leaned closely against Chang Qing’s shoulder, restoring their sisterly bond.

When A Yin wasn’t looking, Chang Qing quietly sighed.

...

"A Yin, your village looks so peaceful, unlike ours, where there’s always endless work every time you open your eyes."

Chang Qing dragged A Yin around the village, looking at the people and lamenting.

"Actually, it wasn’t all that great before the senior came. My mother was the previous priestess and died early; without a priest, the surrounding villages bullied us."

"We even caught the Immortal Epidemic. Without the senior, we would’ve been doomed..."

Before she finished speaking, A Yin was suddenly aware of Chang Qing’s shocked expression, who was gripping her shoulders as if she was going to devour her.

"What did you just say?"

"I said, it’s because of the senior’s help..." A Yin was a bit frightened by Chang Qing’s demeanor, her voice lowered.

"No, not that sentence!" Chang Qing shook her head repeatedly, looking serious, "Did you say your tribe had the Immortal Epidemic?"

A Yin’s face instantly changed, for Chen Nan had previously instructed to keep the Immortal Epidemic a secret from Chang Qing to avoid more trouble.

But she slipped and said it anyway, and quickly covered her mouth.

"No, I didn’t say anything!"

Chang Qing remained stern, her gaze even turning grave, "A Yin, you’re not good at lying. Tell me, did you really have the Immortal Epidemic?"

The Immortal Epidemic was terminal in the Heavenly Border; without the King Gu, there was no solution.

If a tribe contracted the Immortal Epidemic, they would be isolated to prevent it from spreading to other tribes.

A Yin was almost in tears, torn between Chen Nan’s directive and her sisterly relationship with Chang Qing, unsure whether to speak or not.

"Never mind," Chang Qing sighed and deliberately turned away, "I won’t pressure you if you don’t want to talk."

Seeing her downcast demeanor, A Yin finally compromised.

"Alright, I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell anyone else, or the senior will get angry." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"What does that fool have to do with it?" Chang Qing quickly turned around, her heart softening at A Yin’s innocent appearance, "Don’t worry, I swear I won’t tell anyone."

The little rabbit couldn’t outfox the sly fox, and with a slight trick, Chang Qing managed to get A Yin to spill the beans.

So A Yin, unguarded, revealed the affair of the Immortal Epidemic and how Chen Nan treated it to Chang Qing.

Of course, A Yin wasn’t entirely foolish; she kept Chen Nan’s possession of the new King Gu a secret.

And Chang Qing’s focus wasn’t on that but rather on embracing A Yin with a tense and joyful expression.

"Are you saying that the fool can cure the Immortal Epidemic?"

"Yes, the Immortal Epidemic in our village and Huotang Village was cured by the senior himself. We all know that."

A Yin nodded affirmatively, tilting her head in confusion.

"Sister Chang, why do you care so much about this?"

Chang Qing turned away, her back to A Yin, looking a bit dejected.

"A Yin, do you know why I left the tribe and ended up being hunted?"

"Because my tribe also got the Immortal Epidemic!"