It was early at night.
Chen Shaojie walked out of his room, fully dressed and ready to go.
The newly initiated disciples all lived in a row of rooms at the foot of the Qing Ming Peak.
Although each person had their own room, the male and female disciples actually lived together.
Chen Shaojie was going to take advantage of the dark to sneak to Li Luoyun's room unnoticed.
The Qing Yu Immortal Sect actually did not prohibit its male and female disciples to form a Daoist couple, but because they were newly initiated disciples, Chen Shaojie thought it would be better to keep a low profile.
After all, giving up an entire forest for a single tree was not a wise move.
If possible, he wanted to try every tree in the forest.
He had just taken a few steps out of the room when he saw a person walking towards him.
Chen Shaojie froze in his tracks out of surprise because that person was Li Xuejiao.
"Where are you going, Junior Brother?"
Li Xuejiao was wearing a light yellow dress today that was tightened at the waist. Not only did that make her figure look slender, it also made the impressive curves at the front part of her body appear even more breathtaking.
Seeing Sister Li's curves, Chen Shaojie subconsciously rubbed his nose. A random excuse came out of his mouth fluidly, "Oh, I have to go to the Embroidery Pavilion tonight. There's still some work left to do."
After a pause, he asked, "Are you here to see me, Senior Sister? Is anything the matter?"
"No... It's nothing. I just wanted to chat, that's all."
Li Xuejiao blushed a little, her voice a bit nasally.
Seeing how his Senior Sister was behaving, Chen Shaojie could not help but sigh in his heart and, like a poet, lament that fate was a cruel mistress.
Ever since he found out that Sister Li had an aunt in the sect, he had given up the idea of trying anything funny with Sister Li.
He had discreetly tried to find out a few times who her aunt was, but she was very tight-lipped on the matter and refused to leak any clues. His efforts all ended up in vain.
But his instinct told him that her aunt should be a big shot in the sect.
If the big shot aunt found out that he had done Li Xuejiao wrong, she would surely make his life in the sect hell. Therefore, he could only be extra, extra, extra careful.
As a casanova, he was now trying to maintain a seemingly pure and ambiguous relationship with his Senior Sister without breaking through that last protective layer.
"Sorry, Senior Sister, I can't chat with you today. I have to leave now," said Chen Shaojie with a sincere face that showed how apologetic he was. If he had to grade his acting, it would surely score over 90 points.
Seeing how apologetic Chen Shaojie looked, Li Xuejiao's heart softened. She said in a gentle voice, "It's okay, Junior Brother, you should prioritize your work!"
"I'll be off then, Senior Sister!"
Chen Shaojie smiled, turned around and shouted, "Come here!"
It was now impossible for him to walk over to Li Luoyun's room, so he could only use a more unusual method.
"Caw~~~"
The immortal crane made its appearance.
Chen Shaojie waved at Sister Li and walked over to the bird.
The crane looked at Chen Shaojie with puzzled eyes, wondering why this guy was summoning it at such a late hour.
Chen Shaojie quickly grabbed the crane's white feathers and climbed onto it. He whispered, "Fly away, quick. Then circle around and find a secluded place on the mountainside to land."
The crane did not move. It still stared at Chen Shaojie in confusion. It did not understand what he was trying to do, or why he wanted it to do something meaningless like that...
Chen Shaojie frowned slightly. He whispered again, "Hurry up. I'll let Sister Luoyun take you for a ride next time."
The crane instantly spread its wings with a cry and took to the air. It quickly disappeared into the night.
Li Xuejiao stared at the back of Chen Shaojie riding on the crane with a little flush of excitement on her face. There was a strong determination in her eyes. "Brother Chen is working hard. I have to work hard too. I can't let myself fall behind."
...
After Chen Shaojie landed at a secluded place on the mountainside, he asked the crane to leave.
The crane glared at him before flying away.
Chen Shaojie made sure the crane was far away before he quietly sneaked back.
He tried his best to avoid getting caught by anyone. Finally, he managed to reach Li Luoyun's room unnoticed.
He looked down at himself. His body was covered in things like dead branches, grass and leaves. Chen Shaojie quickly brushed them off and tidied up his appearance.
Casanovas had their own difficulties.
To become an angel to two or more girls who live in the same dormitory was not easy.
Fortunately, Chen Shaojie had a little knowledge in this field.
"Here I come, Junior Sister Luoyun."
After tidying up his clothes, Chen Shaojie knocked gently on the door.
*Creak...*
The door was quickly opened. Li Luoyun's chilly face appeared from within.
Chen Shaojie walked in without saying a word. He closed the door behind him and bolted it shut with familiar ease.
Li Luoyun watched Chen Shaojie's practiced movements from the side. She slowly backed herself to one side of the room.
First, Chen Shaojie surveyed the room.
This room was colder than he anticipated. The desk was completely empty. The chair was tucked under the desk as if it had never been moved before. There was only a folded blanket and a small pillow on the bed.
Chen Shaojie turned to look at Li Luoyun and found that Li Luoyun's face was even colder than usual. There was wariness in her eyes, and she stood with her back against the wall.
Did she even realize that would only make it easier for him to press her against the wall?
Chen Shaojie licked his lip and said, "Let's start cultivating, Sister Luoyun!"
Li Luoyun was visibly stunned for a moment when she heard Chen Shaojie say that.
Then, she saw Chen Shaojie take out the Grass and Wood Technique jade talisman that he had redeemed. Only then did the wariness in her eyes let up a little.
Chen Shaojie examined the jade talisman. There were some lines on it that were supposedly spell array veins, but other than that, there was nothing remarkable about it.
"I remember the Senior Sister in the Scripture Depository say that if we touch the jade talisman to our forehead and focus on meditating, the technique inside the jade talisman will automatically be drilled into our brain. Is that right?... Huh? Why are you spacing out, Junior Sister? Did you hear what I say? "
"Oh, yes, that's right!"
Li Luoyun came back to her senses. She also took out her own jade talisman that contained the White Tiger Technique and placed it on her forehead. "The Senior Sister said to put it on our forehead like this, I think."
"Then let's hurry up and try it. What are we waiting for?"
Chen Shaojie pointed naturally to the bed. "You get on the bed first and get ready. We'll start immediately."
Get on the bed...
Get ready...
Li Luoyun frowned slightly, a little hesitant.
To climb onto bed in front of a man...it was really embarrassing for her.
Chen Shaojie glanced at Li Luoyun. He knew what Li Luoyun was hesitating about, so he sat down on the floor and said, "I'll sit here. You sit on the bed. We'll start cultivating immediately."
The only thing he wanted to do now was to cultivate and make up for the 100 merit points he spent. The rest...could wait for another day.