Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 689

Chapter 689: Chapter 23 Returning to Shushan, Persuading the Senior Sister Chapter 689 -23 Returning to Shushan, Persuading the Senior Sister “`

Qiu Changtian left Golden Ridge without a change in expression and used the Kunlun Mirror’s illusion technique to disguise himself as an ordinary disciple before setting out to gather information about the Shushan Sect.

The reason why he didn’t directly load the Ling Yunpo save was that the timeline at Ling Yunpo’s was in the past, while the present was already the future.

Starting from when he heard “Senior Sister An was imprisoned,” the fact that Senior Sister An was detained by Shushan had already become a part of history, and even returning to the past could not change it.

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However, he needed to clarify what sect rule she had violated and why exactly Shushan had punished her.

After inquiring carefully for a while, Qiu Changtian learned that the accusation was actually suspicion of killing a fellow sect member.

This was quite strange.

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From the perspective of her junior brother, Ling Yunpo, Senior Sister An’s style was fierce, ruthless, and merciless, but not to the point of being excessive.

Many Shushan Sword Immortals had dueled with her in the past.

At worst, they were crippled but never died, which proved that An Zhisu was not a bloodthirsty person.

As Qiu Changtian continued his investigation, he found that the victim seemed to be a true person, a real cultivator, but who exactly it was remained unknown… After all, asking the Kunlun disciples to remember the names of Shushan Sword Immortals, aside from the few particularly famous ones, was really too much to expect.

In a world without the internet or mobile phones, most news was spread by word of mouth.

The distance between Kunlun and Shushan was vast, so it would be odd if the information remained accurate!

Having no other choice, he had to load the save at Ling Yunpo’s and proceed with caution.

“Ah Jing, load for me!”

[Save Point Two: Shushan Shangqing Faction, Qingluo Peak.]

[Character Identity: Ling Yunpo.]

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After loading into Ling Yunpo’s perspective, his first task was to confirm the timeline.

The Golden Que Secret Realm had not yet opened, and it was estimated that Shushan was still excavating clues.

Not long after Guan Zhan assassinated his father, he was locked up in Green Bamboo Peak for protection, waiting for the people from Kunlun to come and claim him.

Apart from drinking and fencing, Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu’s daily routine involved guarding the Demon Locking Tower, a monotonous cycle of work that might well be called a beast of burden’s life.

Perhaps it was the boredom of such a life that caused Senior Sister to be in a bad mood and accidentally kill a few unworthy ones.

As Ling Yunpo came to this conclusion, he started to coax his senior sister indirectly:

“Senior Sister, is there anything upsetting you?

If you’re unhappy, just talk about it.

Don’t keep it all bottled up inside.”

An Zhisu: ???

She touched her own face nervously, wondering if perhaps her junior brother had keenly noticed the issue that had been troubling her lately.

To this day, she was still troubled by the fact that her junior brother had surpassed her in strength.

When he first started, he didn’t know anything and needed her to teach him everything; how adorable was that junior brother back then.

But now, he had turned the tables on her, even holding back in their sword fights.

If their master found out, he would definitely fuss about “disorder between the elder and the younger” and “lack of respect for the elder”…

At this thought, An Zhisu felt a fierce headache coming on.

However, she couldn’t really blame her junior brother, as what fault was there in a Sword Immortal diligently practicing swordsmanship?

If there was anyone to blame, it would be her, the senior sister, for being too complacent, leading to being overtaken by her junior brother, which resulted in the current inverted hierarchy of their cultivation levels.

As a result, An Zhisu had been unable to sleep at night, staying up to grasp the Sword Intent taught by the overseas ancestor.

Even though she possessed an Innate Sword Heart, learning swordsmanship that was far beyond her own cultivation realm was still extremely difficult and arduous.

This led An Zhisu into a period of long-term sullenness and worry.

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And as she could not reveal her true feelings to her junior brother, with no one to share her troubles, her misery compounded, leaving her mood extremely foul.

Of course, she couldn’t possibly admit that to her junior brother.

Otherwise, should Ling Yunpo come with a teasing grin and say, “Senior Sister, in your current state of fragile helplessness, you do seem to possess a certain feminine charm,” it would immediately give An Zhisu the urge to dig a hole and bury herself in it.

“No, there’s nothing…” An Zhisu defended herself in a quiet voice, “It’s just that, you know, women have a few uncomfortable days every once in a while, so junior brother, please don’t ask too many questions.”

Ling Yunpo: ?

Senior Sister, you’ve completed your fasting as a female cultivator!

Of course, he couldn’t say that outright or he’d definitely be explosively killed by his furiously embarrassed Senior Sister.

Therefore, he could only beat around the bush and say:

“Senior Sister, if you encounter our fellow sect members outside, remember not to cause any animosity for Qingluo Peak.”

“I know, I know!” An Zhisu became angry.

Now you even start to lecture me!

Who exactly is the Senior Sister here, you or me?

Her mood grew increasingly gloomy, so much so that her unhappiness was plainly visible on her face.

Ling Yunpo didn’t dare to probe any further and had to change the subject, saying:

“Right, has there been any news in Shushan lately?”

“No news, but there is some old news,” An Zhisu said in a dull voice.

“The Shushan competition is starting again.”

“What, another competition?” Ling Yunpo exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s not the competition for the Golden Core Realm, but the one for the Foundation Establishment Realm,” An Zhisu said distantly.

“However, Duan Fenhai is planning to attempt Core Formation soon, and Lin Duanshan is not far behind, so there’s likely to be a major shake-up in the Immortal Sword Ranking.”

“I see.” Upon hearing it was the internal competition for the Foundation Establishment Realm, Ling Yunpo immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, as long as it doesn’t trouble me, it’s fine.

“Senior Brother Duan and Senior Brother Lin are also going to attempt Core Formation?” Ling Yunpo grew thoughtful, “Considering the time, it does seem about right.”

Those in the Foundation Establishment Realm can live for a maximum of two hundred years.

Since both joined Shushan many years before him, they would run out of lifespan if they didn’t attempt Core Formation soon.

“What about Senior Sister Guan?” he pondered for a moment before asking, “I remember she entered the sect early as well.”

“I have no idea about her,” An Zhisu said displeased, “Anyway, with her personality, she’ll definitely have everything calculated clearly, there’s no need for you or me to worry.”

“I’m not worried about her, I was just asking casually,” Ling Yunpo saw that his Senior Sister was getting jealous again, and quickly clarified with a bitter smile, “Please don’t misunderstand, Senior Sister.”

“I’m not misunderstanding…

Ah!” An Zhisu said, both shy and angry, “Why would I misunderstand that!

I just don’t want to talk about it.”

“Then we won’t talk about it.” Ling Yunpo hastily made amends, then suggested going down the mountain for drinks, which finally turned An Zhisu’s anger into joy.

The two of them left Qingluo Peak, went down the mountain, and found a small town where they entered a tavern.

This time Ling Yunpo was extra cautious, scanning the surroundings carefully to ensure there were no familiar faces before he followed Senior Sister An up to the second floor.

The two ordered some dishes to accompany their drinks; An Zhisu watched out the window listlessly while Ling Yunpo was lost in thought, musing deeply.

If he thought about it carefully, there were indeed many peculiar aspects to that case.

Knowing that even in Shushan, where injuries caused by dueling with swords were leniently regarded, the malicious killing of a fellow sect member was absolutely intolerable.

Yet, according to the message from the Kunlun Disciples, An Zhisu was only “arrested for questioning,” which seemed quite unusual.

If Shushan had not dealt with the matter on the spot, but rather arrested her for questioning, it suggested the murder charge might still be at the stage of suspicion.

If it was just suspicion, then could there be the possibility that she was framed by someone?

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