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#187 - Ah! So this is the price of becoming stronger! (Subscription required)
For a time, this Junior Sister Xiao Li's body became the battlefield for Duan Yun's demonic electricity and his strange true qi to fight.
Originally, this true qi was cultivated by this young woman day and night, occupying an absolute home-field advantage, but the old demon Duan was too overbearing.
His demonic electricity was overbearing, and the chivalrous energy he injected from time to time was also overbearing.
This kind of overbearingness reached its peak when the two trembled together.
With a snap, Duan Yun's fingers separated from the girl's head.
He had stopped trembling, but the young senior sister was still shaking.
The next moment, Junior Sister Xiao Li sat up straight, put on her shoes, and walked out.
Before leaving, she said with a cold expression, "Don't tell anyone about this."
"Don't come looking for me. When the time comes, I will come to you."
With that, she opened the door and left.
Duan Yun sat on the bed, thoughtfully looking at his fingers.
After a while, the Murong brothers struggled to crawl out from under the bed, their faces full of pain, "Can you guys not be so sudden, so intense? If I hadn't been holding it up from below, this bed would have collapsed."
After speaking, the Murong brothers realized something and their faces turned green, "Good heavens, I became a pad?"
The old demon Duan was having such a good time on top, and I was acting as a pad underneath, almost suffocating?
He regretted staying under the bed so much.
If he hadn't been under the bed, it would have been good to scare the old demon Duan and that superficial senior sister with the bed collapsing!
Thinking of this, the Murong brothers straightened their crushed hair and the red marks on their heads, and couldn't help but angrily say, "Are you going to answer me? Are you done after messing around for so long?"
Duan Yun pondered, "Maybe it's done."
He felt that the victory had been decided. He originally wanted to do it again to finish it off, but his fingers were bounced away.
However, judging from this Junior Sister Xiao Li's performance, it seemed that she was indifferent and left after getting dressed.
The more the Murong brothers thought about it, the more bitter and sad they felt, and couldn't help but complain to Duan Yun, "It's only the first day, and you're already doing this. Aren't you afraid of being discovered? Can't you endure it for a couple more days?"
Duan Yun pondered, "The true qi of the Qiong Ling Sect is really strange. I think it's necessary for you to improve the efficiency of finding your sister."
"Huh?"
"The strangeness in this true qi can resist the electricity from my fingertips. I'm afraid that when it's your sister's turn later, I won't have enough electricity," Duan Yun explained.
"It's not like the women of this Qiong Ling Sect are lining up to find you. Only this Junior Sister Xiao Li is superficial; the others are definitely much better. Besides, I just got here. How can I improve efficiency?" The Murong brothers said.
Duan Yun always felt that this guy was particularly resentful tonight, like a shrew.
"I remember you used to seduce men, wiggling your butt pretty well," Duan Yun said thoughtfully.
The Murong brothers were surprised, "You want me to wiggle my butt in front of the senior sisters of the Qiong Ling Sect? That would make me look so superficial. I, Young Master Murong, also need to save face, okay?"
Duan Yun said, "Don't wiggle it all the time. You just need to show it off inadvertently when you're guarding the door."
The Murong brothers pondered, "Although your method is superficial, I think it makes some sense. If it were my sister, she would definitely come looking for me. At that time..."
Thinking of Duan Yun shivering on his possibly existing sister, the Murong brothers' faces turned green.
Too difficult.
After that, the two discussed it, and the Murong brothers left absentmindedly.
Late at night, he lay on the cold bed, thinking about the sheepskin coat that Duan Yun might be covered with, and had to admit that he was jealous.
They were both doormen, so why was the difference so great?
But he quickly calmed down and said sourly, "This Qiong Ling Sect is my home ground. The old demon Duan is only attracting superficial women. The follow-up still depends on me."
The next day, the Murong brothers guarded the gate as usual.
He listened to Duan Yun's suggestion and would wiggle his butt from time to time when the Qiong Ling Sect disciples entered and exited the gate.
"Junior Sister Xiao Li, the sect is urging us really urgently this time."
"There's no way, Master wants it, we must hurry."
Hearing the four words "Junior Sister Xiao Li," the Murong brothers' eyes lit up.
He hadn't seen this senior sister's face last night and had been scratching his heart and liver all night.
He wanted to see what this superficial woman looked like.
The moment he saw her, the Murong brothers' Dao heart shattered.
Why is such a superficial woman so cute?
He could still balance his mentality when the old demon Duan was eating so well, but the better the other party ate, the more uncomfortable he felt, as if he had returned to the dark bed where his head was almost crushed.
He suddenly remembered something, and while looking at the two women, he quickly wiggled his butt.
This wiggle really attracted the attention of the two women.
Especially Junior Sister Xiao Li, who actually stopped and looked over.
"Hey, why are you looking at me? Haven't you seen a beautiful woman before?" Junior Sister Xiao Li suddenly questioned.
The Murong brothers were startled and said, "I, I didn't."
"I'm warning you, don't have any strange ideas as a doorman, be careful you get kicked out."
"I..."
"Shut up! Still want to quibble, say it first, you can't even think about it, you're not worthy of thinking about it!"
With that, she left with another junior sister.
In that instant, the Murong brothers were shocked.
Was this definitely the same person who was looking for the old demon Duan last night?
The Murong brothers really wanted to deny that this was the same person. After all, "worlds apart" was not enough to describe the difference in this woman's attitude towards him and Duan Yun, but he had deeply remembered her pleasant voice last night.
It was the same person!
Why?
At this time, the conversation between Junior Sister Xiao Li and that junior sister continued to come.
"Is this person's butt sick? He's wiggling around there."
"I don't know, maybe he has hemorrhoids."
"Ah, how disgusting."
It was clear that it wasn't snowing here, but the Murong brothers heard the sound of snow falling. It was clear that it wasn't freezing here, but he heard the sound of his heart breaking like ice crystals.
That night, the Murong brothers didn't even eat dinner, nor did he go to find Duan Yun.
If Duan Yun saw him lying there motionless, he would have thought that he had relapsed into his old habits and was going to starve himself to death.
But on the evening of the third day, the Murong brothers seemed to suddenly come alive, with a faint smile on his face.
The first time Duan Yun saw him, he actually felt a sense of "triumphant spring breeze."
"Did you find your sister?" Duan Yun asked.
"No! Did you have any gains yesterday?" The Murong brothers asked.
"No, I just treated another one named Xiao Qing after nightfall," Duan Yun replied.
"You treated another one?" The Murong brothers' eyes turned red.
But he quickly calmed down.
Seeing this, Duan Yun said, "I see you've encountered something good."
The Murong brothers shook his head and said, "No, it's just that a senior sister always smiles sweetly at me, and I don't know what she means."
Duan Yun said, "She smiles sweetly at you, what else could it mean?"
The Murong brothers said happily, "I've inquired, that senior sister's name also has the word 'sweet' in it, called Li Tian."
Duan Yun was surprised, "Li Tian? Is it the one with the double ponytails?"
The Murong brothers suddenly became alert and said with a serious expression, "You know her?"
Duan Yun nodded and said, "This woman is like an ice cube, as if I offended her. I just sat down and she glared at me fiercely, making it so I couldn't sit or stand."
Hearing this, the Murong brothers smiled even more happily.
His winter had finally passed, and spring had arrived!
The Murong brothers couldn't help but comfort him, "Alas, you don't know, some women don't like the way you look, and it's wrong to take the left foot first when you walk, while some women have an eye for you, and even if you sit there and take off your shoes and pick your feet, they will think it's good."
Duan Yun nodded and said, "That makes sense."
The Murong brothers suddenly became alert and thought to himself, "Since Senior Sister Li Tian is so sweet to me, wouldn't she possibly come looking for me? If I'm not there at that time, wouldn't Young Master Murong lose the opportunity to save the senior sister?"
Yes, it was also an opportunity to get back at the old demon Duan.
This time, he couldn't let the old demon Duan forcibly treat her first. He felt that he could use love to impress Senior Sister Li Tian.
Thinking of this, the Murong brothers quickly went back.
But when night fell, Senior Sister Li Tian still didn't come.
"That's right, Senior Sister Li Tian doesn't look like a superficial person, how could she come looking for me so quickly."
Thinking of this, the Murong brothers decided to find Duan Yun to have a little wine and borrow a comb.
Because he had been dressing up all the time, his hair was too beautiful and tough, so much so that he broke the comb.
So the Murong brothers went back to Duan Yun's place again.
When entering the door, the Murong brothers couldn't help but ask, "Is there anyone tonight?"
Duan Yun nodded and said, "No one, if anyone else comes, I'm going to be a little overwhelmed."
Since the thunder and lightning true qi of the Thunder Lunatic had been consumed almost, he could only slowly generate fingertip electricity. It was still a little tiring to save one person a day.
He was even wondering if he should take two days to hunt in the wild and first transport two thunder and lightning of the Thunder Lunatic as reserves.
It could be seen that the Murong brothers were in a very good mood.
After drinking some wine, he took Duan Yun's comb and prepared to go back to sleep.
As a result, he just opened the door and shrank back.
"Someone!"
In that instant, Duan Yun and the Murong brothers' breathing stopped.
After a while, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Who is it?" Duan Yun asked.
At this time, the Murong brothers had very skillfully drilled into the bottom of the bed.
"Xu Xian, it's me."
After a while, a woman's voice came from outside, coldly.
The moment he heard this voice, the Murong brothers raised his head and bumped it on the wooden board at the bottom of the bed.
Isn't this Senior Sister Li Tian's voice?
Duan Yun didn't know it was Li Tian. The moment he opened the door and saw that face, he was startled, thinking that this cold-faced woman was here to cause trouble.
"Senior Sister, is there anything wrong?"
"Can't I come and see you if there's nothing wrong? As a member of the Azure Sword Garden, I have the power to inspect the doorman," Li Tian said.
"I wouldn't dare," Duan Yun replied.
At this time, Li Tian had already walked in with her chest puffed out, looking around.
The Murong brothers' tense mood also relaxed slightly.
So she was here to check the room, and she was quite fierce.
It seemed that Senior Sister Li Tian really didn't like Duan Yun.
With a click, the Murong brothers' heart tightened again.
Because this was the sound of the bolt on the door.
Checking the room in the middle of the night, what did the bolt on the door mean.
Duan Yun was also surprised at the same time.
What did this mean, was she going to maliciously punish him by closing the door?
At this time, Li Tian had already sat on the bed very naturally.
She looked at Duan Yun and said, "What, you don't think I'm really here to check on you, do you?"
When she said this, her voice had changed, from cold to sweet.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to see you on the way," Li Tian said.
Duan Yun asked suspiciously, "But, you in the daytime..."
"Do you think I'm cold in the daytime? I'm just trying to cover people's eyes and ears. The colder I show to you, the less others will suspect that I'll come looking for you. You have to know, there are very few people who can make me cold, you are a very special one," Li Tian explained.
Duan Yun thoughtfully said, "I see."
I didn't expect this woman to have some tricks.
And at this time, the Murong brothers' eyes were red again, and he was holding his head tightly, so that tears wouldn't fall down.
The sweet smile that he could replay hundreds of times a day in his mind suddenly became blurred.
So I was just a tool for her to secretly come to find the old demon Duan?
"I'm here to find you in the middle of the night, shouldn't you do something?"
With that, Li Tian had already taken off her shoes.
This time, the Murong brothers only saw a pair of embroidered shoes.
No way?
Duan Yun asked in confusion, "Senior Sister, you don't want me to massage your feet, do you?"
"Whatever you want," Li Tian smiled sweetly.
At this moment, Duan Yun's expression was serious, and he had confirmed that there was a problem with this Qiong Ling Sect.
The women here were probably all perverts, who liked to have people massage their feet.
The Xiao Li the night before, and the one last night also started with foot massages.
This was normal once, a coincidence twice, but there was a problem three times.
"Senior Sister, wouldn't this be inappropriate?" Duan Yun hesitated.
"Are you afraid of violating the sect rules and being blamed? I said, you are the most special one, then in our Qiong Ling Sect, you are my tribulation, I can't avoid it," Li Tian explained.
"I fuck, even the reasons are the same," Duan Yun secretly complained.
Since this woman was also sick, let's start treating her.
Although Dr. Xu's electricity was a little insufficient, he could still squeeze some out.
The familiar bed bottom sank, the familiar pressure, the familiar trembling, the Murong brothers' tears had been shaken into flowers.
Why!
Why!
This kind of thing happened a second time, and it was still Senior Sister Li Tian who was smiling sweetly at me.
What happened to the promised spring!
The Murong brothers wanted to ask the sky, the earth, or ask fate superstitiously for a while.
As before, Duan Yun and Li Tian trembled together again.
Honestly speaking, in order to treat people, Duan Yun had gradually become accustomed to trembling.
At this time, the Murong brothers, who were in pain, in heartache, could only grit his teeth and secretly comfort himself, "It seems that in this Qiong Ling Sect, it can only be determined that Senior Sister Yu Zhenzhen is special, and the others have more or less superficial problems."
Only Senior Sister Yu Zhenzhen is not superficial!
And she has me in her heart!
In this cold bed, only recalling her would the Murong brothers' cold heart feel a trace of warmth.
At this time, Duan Yun's treatment had been completed.
Li Tian had already put on her shoes and returned to her cold appearance.
"Don't think too much, don't fall too deep."
"When I want to see you, I will naturally come to see you. When I don't want to see you, don't force it, we..."
Listening to the woman's words, Duan Yun thought that the woman, now healed, was indeed tough.
But then, she suddenly said, "Someone's coming."
She wanted to leave quickly, but it was too late.
"Xu Xian, are you there?"
A woman's voice rang out from outside the house.
The voice was very pleasant, like that of an oriole, and it carried a faint, unquestionable authority.
Hearing this voice, Li Tian's face turned panicked.
Senior Sister Yu Zhenzhen!
The Murong brothers were equally panicked.
Even in death, he would remember this voice.
No, no, it can't be!
Without any hesitation, Li Tian quickly crawled under the bed.
So, there was now another person under the bed.
"I'm here."
Duan Yun opened the door and saw Yu Zhenzhen walking in.
"Senior Sister Yu, what brings you here?"
Duan Yun's fingers were a little numb, and he thought, "Are you here for a foot massage too?"
He was about to become a professional foot masseur.
Yu Zhenzhen went straight to the bed and sat down, saying, "Close the door first."
Duan Yun closed the door.
Then, Yu Zhenzhen said, "Do you know why I wanted you to be the gatekeeper?"
"Isn't it because I'm handsome?"
"If it's because you're handsome, then why did I even recruit that average-looking guy as a gatekeeper?" Yu Zhenzhen retorted.
From this perspective, her eyes still had a slight blur, giving her the slightly nearsighted beauty look, but it couldn't hide her single ponytail and domineering demeanor.
"Why?" Duan Yun asked.
Similarly, this was also the question the Murong brothers under the bed were most concerned about.
"Because I already knew you came together; he was just an extra I left to keep you here."
Under the bed, the Murong brothers' eyes turned ashen, as if they had no pupils, no color at all.
With a buzz, before she finished speaking, a short sword suddenly approached Duan Yun.
The short sword was only two centimeters away from Duan Yun's neck, and the cold edge of the blade even made the skin on his neck crawl.
"Senior Sister, what are you doing?"
Duan Yun pretended to be flustered and said.
"Although you've concealed it well, I can tell at a glance that the true energy within you is not weak. Few people in the martial world can compare to me in this regard," Yu Zhenzhen said.
Duan Yun spread his hands and said, "I won't pretend anymore; I'm actually a doctor."
"A doctor? What's a doctor doing here?"
"In the martial world, many people want to save the Qiong Ling Sect's female sword immortal who is gradually losing her way, and I'm just one of them," Duan Yun said with a sincere expression.
"Even divine doctors can't cure her; what makes you think you can?"
"They can't cure her simply because they're not divine enough," Duan Yun said with a confident look.
Yu Zhenzhen pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, let me test your mettle!"
Saying that, she retracted her short sword and said, "Then, come and treat me."
"Please take off your shoes, Senior Sister."
Yu Zhenzhen hesitated for a moment and took off her shoes.
Seeing that Duan Yun was about to start, she couldn't help but warn, "Let me tell you first, if you dare to play any tricks, you will definitely not have a good end... um~~~~"
The cold wooden bed once again bore the pressure and shaking it was never meant to endure.
After a while, Duan Yun withdrew his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Yu Zhenzhen gasped for breath and said, "Are you really called Xu Xian? From the Jiangzhong Sect?"
"My name is Xu Xian, but I'm not from the Jiangzhong Sect."
"But your medical skills are so good," Yu Zhenzhen said, her forehead covered in fine sweat.
"It's ancestral medical skills, actually I-"
"You don't need to explain; I believe you."
"Huh?"
"I recruited you as a gatekeeper because I believe in you," Yu Zhenzhen said.
"Ah?" Duan Yun asked, quite puzzled.
This Yu Zhenzhen looked like she had severe paranoia; otherwise, she wouldn't have seen through him and then tested him like this.
"I don't know why, but from the first time I saw you, I felt you were very pleasing to the eye and very trustworthy," Yu Zhenzhen said.
Hearing this, Duan Yun, recalling his first meeting with her, had a similar feeling.
Mutual attraction and the development of goodwill; this feeling seemed a little familiar.
At this moment, Yu Zhenzhen had already stood up and said, "There's something wrong with the Qiong Ling Sect; be careful. If you encounter any trouble, you can use this token to find me."
"I'm leaving now."
Saying that, she gave Duan Yun a deep look, glanced at the bottom of the bed again, and left.
A moment later, Li Tian crawled out from under the bed.
She looked at Duan Yun and sighed, "I didn't expect someone like Senior Sister would take a liking to you."
"What kind of person is she?" Duan Yun asked, puzzled.
"Arrogant, thinks she's the best in the world, that no one is worthy of her. In other words, she's high-maintenance," Li Tian analyzed.
Then, she glanced at the bottom of the bed and said, "The guy below is even more pathetic; it's rare to see a man cry like that."
Saying that, she left.
As she left, Li Tian sighed, "I won't tell anyone, I feel like you really cured me; I don't have that kind of desire for now."
"Even if you wanted to, I wouldn't pay attention to you! Hmph!"
Saying that, she left.
The room returned to silence, and Duan Yun sat on the bed, thinking, "Yu Zhenzhen is fine."
Yes, during his treatment just now, he discovered that Yu Zhenzhen's true energy was not a problem.
Duan Yun suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother, why haven't you come out yet?"
The next moment, the Murong brothers crawled out, and Duan Yun was startled.
He saw that the Murong brothers' face was covered in tears, and his hair was green and shiny.
He faced Duan Yun, his eyes glazed over, and said, "I suddenly touched the threshold of the Ninefold Spring Rain, and the knife intent of 'Endless Hatred Without a Knife' has reached its peak. Is this the price of becoming stronger?"
Duan Yun felt a chill run down his spine because he suddenly realized that the Murong brothers' hair had not only turned green but had also become much longer.
At this moment, the Murong brothers suddenly looked over and said, "Old Devil Duan, do you dare to take a knife from me?"
Duan Yun's skin crawled all over, and he said, "Are you sure?"
He felt the Murong brothers' terrifying knife intent and couldn't help but get excited.
After all, as a once-in-a-million cultivation genius, he liked to spar with experts!