Yun Yun's usual ice-cold demeanor collapsed instantly as she was tightly embraced by Yun Tianming, her face blushing red. She quickly pushed him away with her hand against his chest.
In just 1.5 seconds, she suppressed the charming blush on her face, raised her eyebrows, and sternly rebuked, "Yun Tianming, disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, you must not be impudent! Considering your concern for the sect, I'll forgive you this time."
Yun Yun interpreted Yun Tianming's embrace as a momentary indiscretion due to his concern for the sect. At the same time, she warned him with her eyes that he must acknowledge this.
Ah, is Sister Yun'er not mentally prepared yet?
Yun Tianming sighed deeply and reluctantly "confessed," in a tone that lacked energy: "Yes, disciple thanks Sect Master for her magnanimity."
"So that's how it is, Senior Brother Tianming, you're being too reckless, aren't you?"
"You should maintain some distance from your teacher."
Nalan Yanran immediately felt relieved, but there was still a hint of strangeness between her eyebrows, her gaze constantly scanning the faces of the two.
"Uh, I understand, Junior Sister Yanran."
"As fellow disciples, we should also keep some distance between us."
Yun Tianming nodded earnestly.
"Huh? That's not... we're not the same!"
Nalan Yanran was first puzzled, then anxious.
This logic doesn't make sense at all, right?
A disciple towards the Sect Master is a matter of respect.
As for senior and junior siblings, no matter how affectionate, it's completely reasonable and nobody would say anything.
"Same, both Sect Master and Junior Sister are the most important people to me," Yun Tianming said. "Like the wings of a bird, you're both my wings."
Yun Tianming shrugged innocently.
"Both I and the teacher are wings? This, this is the first time I've heard such a statement, it feels odd," Nalan Yanran said, looking perplexed.
Yun Yun seemed to vaguely understand the implication and looked at Yun Tianming with a stern gaze, as if to say: Are you fantasizing about a master-disciple relationship?
Yun Tianming returned a resolute gaze: No, no, no, Sister Yun'er always comes first, Yanran is just a side dish before the main course.
Yun Yun widened her eyes: So you really have such thoughts!!
Yun Tianming looked bewildered, now pretending not to understand.
"Yanran, there's only one month left until your three-year agreement with Xiao Yan, right?" Yun Tianming suddenly changed the subject.
"Senior Brother Tianming still remembers," the girl said with her eyes lighting up.
A girl's mind is shallow, easily diverted, only Yun Yun kept a sharp eye on him.
"Of course, I always keep my junior sister's matters close to heart," Yun Tianming replied. Though, truth be told, he was quite interested in the early important plotline of the original story, the three-year agreement. With so many changes in the storyline now, he wondered how it would end.
"Really? Hehe~" Nalan Yanran smiled innocently, her face radiant with sweetness. This made Yun Yun beside her raise her eyebrows in surprise. Goodness, unknowingly, she had managed to influence his junior sister to this extent. And Yun Tianming said he had no feelings for Yanran?
"Come here, let me have a look."
Yun Tianming waved at Nalan Yanran, who didn't hesitate, approaching him like an obedient puppy, eager and enthusiastic.
"6 Star Dou Grandmaster, you've done well!"
"It seems that when Senior Brother wasn't around, Yanran didn't slack off, she practiced diligently."
Extending two fingers, he lightly tapped on her smooth forehead.
In truth, with Yun Tianming's Soul Perception ability, he saw through Nalan Yanran's strength at first glance; the forehead-tapping gesture was purely out of boredom.
"Being acknowledged by Senior Brother Tianming, all of Yanran's efforts are worthwhile!"
Nalan Yanran gently stroked the spot on her forehead that had been tapped, feeling a tingling sensation as if some mysterious power was infused into her brain.
"Junior Sister Yanran, you go ahead and continue your training. I'll discuss with Sect Master about teaching you our sect's hidden Earth Rank Dou Technique later!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Yun looked confused. She wondered where the Misty Cloud Sect's hidden Earth Rank Dou Technique had come from. As the Sect Master, why couldn't she remember it?
"Earth Rank Dou Technique?!" Nalan Yanran widened her eyes, her face filled with immense joy and anticipation as she looked at Yun Yun. "Teacher, is what Senior Brother Tianming said true?"
Yun Yun fell silent for a moment. After seeing the confirming look from Yun Tianming, she nodded. "It's true, probably."
"With the Earth Rank Dou Technique, even if that Xiao Yan is a Dou Spirit powerhouse, I'll have the power to fight!" Nalan Yanran's eyes sparkled with determined spirit.
"Don't worry, it's highly unlikely that Xiao Yan's strength will reach Dou Spirit. At best, he's just a 1 Star Dou Grandmaster," Yun Tianming declared confidently. Following the original storyline, whether Xiao Yan can reach Dou Grandmaster is highly uncertain. After all, the opportunities he encountered along the way, such as the Dou Emperor's cave in the Magic Beast Mountains and the Heavenly Flame in the Tager Desert, were all seized by Yun Tianming. Even with Yao Chen's help in finding resources, it's unlikely that Xiao Yan could advance from a Third Stage Dou Disciple to a Dou Grandmaster in just three years.
After comforting Nalan Yanran for a while with a mix of coaxing and deception, he managed to persuade his junior sister to leave.
"Now, there are no outsiders to bother us," Yun Tianming said, turning to grasp Yun Yun's smooth, jade-like hand.
"Don't be impudent!" Yun Yun attempted to maintain a stern expression, pulling her hand away, only to find that his grip was surprisingly strong.
"Huh?! Tianming, your strength has already reached 7 Star Dou Spirit?!" Her beautiful eyes widened, revealing an incredulous gaze.
Two years ago, when they parted ways in the Magic Beast Mountains, Yun Tianming was just a modest 2 Star Dou Master. In just two short years, he had grown to a 7 Star Dou Spirit. An eighteen-year-old 7 Star Dou Spirit would undoubtedly be the strongest genius in the history of the Misty Cloud Sect.
"I've worked tirelessly to cultivate, all for the future day when I can become a man worthy of Sister Yun'er!"
Yun Tianming once again tightly grasped her hand, his eyes burning with intense love, unabashedly pouring out his feelings.
"Tianming, you..." Yun Yun was weakened by the intense gaze, involuntarily recalling the wonderful moments of intimacy they shared two years ago in the Magic Beast Mountains.
"I am the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, and I am older than you. Others will make fun of us," Yun Yun said, lowering her head, her heart filled with struggle and conflict.
"In the Dou Qi Continent, strength is respected!"
"Sister Yun'er, even if you were twenty years older than me, or even two hundred years old like Queen Medusa, I would still marry you!!"
Queen Medusa: ??????
****
Support me on Patreon and get advanced chapters up to 50 so far patreon.com/Sakurai45