After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 17 - Protector

Chapter 17: Protector

Luo Qingyu’s eyelashes trembled lightly.

Their cheeks were so close, but she didn’t dare to move closer, only tightening her grip on his neck a little more.

In the end, Jiang Huai didn’t kiss her. Instead, he suddenly laughed and said softly,

“Qingyu’s body is so soft.”

“Then can Jiang Huai brother hold me a little longer?”

“Hmm?”

“I like being held by Jiang Huai brother.”

As Luo Qingyu spoke, she quietly parted her long legs and clamped them tightly around his waist, wrapping around him like an octopus, her legs entwined tightly like a white python.

Jiang Huai carried her back to the room, and after a while, Luo Qingyu obediently released her legs and lay down on the bed. Jiang Huai fetched a blanket to gently cover her, and Luo Qingyu obediently watched him, hearing him ask softly,

“Do you want to hear a story tonight?”

“If Jiang Huai brother is tired, then no.”

“I’m not tired yet.”

Jiang Huai sat on the chair by the bed, and Luo Qingyu turned to face him, her eyes fixed on him without blinking. Her pupils, inherited from Luo Yueguan, were a light blue that always carried a hint of enchantment, yet they seemed incredibly pure because of her innocent expression.

Jiang Huai softly began to tell her a story until her eyelids started to droop. He then extinguished the room’s light, quietly left, and closed the door behind him.

……

As the second-largest sect on Yuelan Continent in the Eastern Region, Tianxuan Sect had dozens of mountain peaks. After breakfast, Luo Qingyu looked at him with eager eyes, saying the sun was nice today and she wanted to stroll around. So Jiang Huai took her small hand and they wandered around the sect for a long time.

In the afternoon, they returned to the courtyard, and Luo Qingyu went back to her room. Her skirt hem was inadvertently lifted, and her fingertips poked at her thigh while she looked at him innocently,

“Jiang Huai brother… are you sleepy?”

“Seems like I am a little bit.”

“Then let’s take a short nap.”

Luo Qingyu’s fingertips rolled her skirt hem up a bit more, almost to the root of her thigh. With her white thighs tightly closed, Jiang Huai once again couldn’t resist the temptation and laid his head on her legs. Luo Qingyu reached out and gently massaged his head.

The afternoon was lazily stretched out, and Jiang Huai slept soundly.

There were three days left until the inner sect competition. Recently, the disciples of the inner sect had been practicing more diligently, as there were rewards for the competition. The top one hundred disciples would receive some spirit stones, and it was said that this time, the disciple who ranked first would receive a Snow Spirit Bird egg that could be hatched. The Snow Spirit Bird was a heavenly beast, and if well cared for, it could become a mount of the seventh realm in the future.

But to this day, Jiang Huai still hadn’t figured out the specific rules of the inner sect competition. He only knew that there would be a draw ots and fight, and during the elimination stage, one couldn’t lose more than three times, otherwise, they would have to fight a revival match with a bunch of inner disciples. It all seemed so troublesome.

Jiang Huai found some time to register, but when filling out the form with his cultivation level, he scratched his head and looked at the Junior Brother in charge of the forms, saying,

“Just write down that I’m at the mid-stage of Golden Core.”

Although the disciple registering him was full of surprise, he did as told. Not long after Jiang Huai returned to the courtyard, the news that Jiang Huai Senior Brother was still participating in this inner sect competition spread throughout the entire Tianxuan Sect in an afternoon.

After all, it was quite unbelievable.

Everyone knew that his cultivation was now completely wasted, his qi sea shattered, and even Granny Jiuyou said there was no hope of recovery after examining him. So why was he still registering? Could it be that his mind wasn’t clear yet, and he had developed some delusion?

This matter was discussed throughout the entire Tianxuan Sect for three full days without cessation, while the person in question, Jiang Huai, lazily basked in the sun in the courtyard every day. They had already strolled enough in the previous days, and now Luo Qingyu had become a little lazy cat, lying side by side with Jiang Huai on the lounge chairs every day, enjoying the lazy afternoon sun of spring.

Master Chu Xianning had been having a poor appetite recently and only occasionally had a meal with Jiang Huai and Luo Qingyu. Most of the time, she was cultivating in his room. His master had a dark injury left over from five hundred years ago, which was very serious and affected her foundation. She had to spend mental effort every day to suppress the injury, but it was always just a temporary solution, not a cure.

Jiang Huai had already taken her master’s pulse long ago, but to heal her master’s dark injury, he still hadn’t found the necessary medicinal materials.

In the evening, Jiang Huai suddenly remembered something and went out.

……

“Who is it?” Wen Wanwan’s cool voice came from inside the door.

“It’s me, Jiang Huai.”

Jiang Huai waited a few seconds, and the courtyard door quickly opened. Wen Wanwan, dressed in white gauze, her hair still slightly damp, and the water droplets on her collarbone were crystal clear. Seeing that it was him, Wen Wanwan’s voice softened from cool to warm.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother… why do you always come when Wanwan has just bathed?”

Jiang Huai’s eyes twitched slightly, unsure of how to respond.

He walked into Wen Wanwan’s courtyard, and she hurriedly closed the door. The luminous stones in the courtyard were bright, casting light on the ground like a thin layer of snow, and under Wen Wanwan’s white gauze, the contours of her figure were gracefully revealed. Jiang Huai didn’t know where to rest his gaze.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother, what brings you to Wanwan?”

Wen Wanwan sat on a stone bench and began to brew tea. Jiang Huai scratched his head and replied,

“I just thought of something.”

“Hmm?”

“The betting for this inner sect competition hasn’t closed yet, right?”

“No, it hasn’t.”

“Do you know the odds for me taking first place?”

“One to fifteen.”

“I’ll give you another hundred spirit stones, and you go bet a hundred spirit stones on me tomorrow. If we win, we’ll split the money. If we lose, it’s on me,”

Jiang Huai winked at her, “The chance to make a fortune is right in front of us.”

Wen Wanwan was slightly stunned for a moment. Jiang Huai’s tone was so certain that she subconsciously doubted whether his cultivation had really disappeared, as she could hardly sense any spiritual energy from him.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother… how can you be sure that you’ll definitely take first place this time?”

Jiang Huai winked at her, “If I say I can take it, then I definitely can.”

As he spoke, he took out a hundred spirit stones and piled them neatly on the stone table.

“Then… why doesn’t Jiang Huai Senior Brother bet himself?”

“If I go bet myself, the odds might not be so high by then. Besides, they might not dare to take my bet, but it’s different if you go. You might catch a break.”

Betting a hundred was because it wasn’t too excessive; betting more would be too bullying, and the other party might not dare to take the bet.

So Wen Wanwan didn’t ask any more questions and silently took the hundred spirit stones. But after a moment, she couldn’t help but speak up,

“I heard… Jiang Huai Senior Brother has offered a reward of eight thousand spirit stones for medicinal materials at the medicine shop?”

“It’s for refining medicine for your sister,” Jiang Huai casually replied.

Wen Wanwan’s body trembled uncontrollably. Not to mention eight thousand spirit stones, she had already been restless and sleepless just from receiving a thousand spirit stones from Jiang Huai.

Wen Wanwan had many suitors in Tianxuan Sect because she was alone and her marriage wasn’t decided by elders, and she was so beautiful. Her suitors could be said to be the most numerous in the entire Tianxuan Sect, but she never dared to accept any gifts from anyone. She knew that once she accepted gifts, she would inevitably have to bow her head in front of others.

But Jiang Huai offered her a condition she couldn’t refuse, all for the sake of her sister’s illness.

“Jiang Huai Senior Brother…”

“Hmm?” Jiang Huai was looking up at the moon at that moment.

He noticed that Wen Wanwan’s collar seemed to have slipped a bit, revealing the pale, soft flesh of her chest. He naturally didn’t dare to linger his gaze, but when Wen Wanwan called his name, he had to lower his head. He tried to keep his gaze on Wen Wanwan’s cheeks and not look elsewhere.

“Wanwan… doesn’t understand…”

“Doesn’t understand what?”

“Why does Senior Brother Jiang Huai treat Wanwan so well… yet expect nothing in return?”

Jiang Huai didn’t know how to explain it to her. The truth was probably that in his past life, he had a sister too. He and his sister had depended on each other while growing up.

Seeing Wen Wanwan, who worked hard to take care of her sister, reminded him of his past self, which was why he felt such empathy.

“It’s not that I expect nothing in return,” Jiang Huai finally found a suitable reason.

“You have an exceptional talent for cultivation. You’ve been delayed in your practice because of taking care of your sister. Once she recovers, and you reach the seventh or eighth realm of cultivation, you’ll owe me a favor. By then, I might need your help.”

“My cultivation is indeed almost ruined. I’m only participating in the sect competition because, below the Golden Core realm, relying solely on the body I’ve trained in the past, I have no rivals. But I can’t advance any further, so… it’s also a kind of gamble.”

Wen Wanwan’s eyes lingered on him for a long time before she softly replied, “Wanwan understands.”

“As long as you understand.”

Jiang Huai let out a big sigh of relief, glad to have made things clear. Now he didn’t have to worry about Wen Wanwan overthinking things.

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But the next second, Wen Wanwan softly said, “Once my sister’s injuries are healed, Wanwan is willing to become Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s protector.”

“Huh? There’s really no need for that,” Jiang Huai hurriedly waved his hands.

“Why are you so stubborn about repaying kindness?”

“Before my mother passed away, she taught me that one should repay even the smallest favor with a spring-like generosity. Senior Brother Jiang Huai has been so kind to me. In the future, Wanwan is willing to protect you and be your sword.”

“Stop,” Jiang Huai quickly interrupted Wen Wanwan.

“I already said it’s just a small favor. Besides, once you become a cultivator of the seventh or eighth realm, these spirit stones won’t mean much. Ah, life is short. You should think more for yourself. Alright, let’s leave it at that. I’m going back to sleep.”

“Senior Brother Jiang Huai…”

Wen Wanwan saw Jiang Huai was about to leave again. Her eyelashes drooped slightly, but she didn’t know what to say to make him stay. She could only lower her gaze.

“Goodbye.”

“Mhm, rest well. Tomorrow is the inner sect competition.”

“Mhm, Wanwan knows.”

Wen Wanwan stood up and accompanied Jiang Huai to the courtyard gate, opening it for him and watching his figure disappear into the distance before slowly closing the door.

She returned to her room, shed her thin dress, and bathed her body in the light of the flowstone, her skin as smooth and lustrous as jade, her curves enticing, like a landscape of rolling hills.

She looked at the woman in the mirror and gently touched her cheek.

Many in the Tianxuan Sect said she was breathtakingly beautiful.

But in his presence, it seemed her beauty didn’t really caught his eye.