My Taoist partner has turned evil, but I can continue to become stronger

Chapter 5 Ling Xiao's Plan

"Brother, where are you going?"

Ling Xiao simply ignored her colleagues who were flattering her, walked straight through the crowd, came up to Lu Xuan, and stopped him.

".I came here specially to see you, Senior Sister."

After a brief hesitation, Lu Xuan spoke to her slowly, with a hint of restraint and nervousness in his expression.

"Oh? Junior brother, you came to see me specially. I guess there must be something important?"

Hearing this, Ling Xiao, who always hated trouble, was delighted and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

She was a little too impatient before. Relying on the fact that she had lent Lu Xuan several thousand spirit stones, she directly expressed her feelings towards him, causing the other party to flee in panic.

I was just worrying about how to create conditions for continued contact, but unexpectedly the opportunity came to me.

“Sister, this is what happened. Ningyan has lost all her cultivation and her status as a true disciple is in jeopardy. I begged Master again and again.

I promised that as long as she could complete her sect mission, she could keep her status as a true disciple until the big competition, and still receive the corresponding salary."

"So, Junior Brother, you came to me because you want me to help you complete the task assigned to her by the sect?"

Ling Xiao interrupted Lu Xuan directly. After hearing this, she already understood why Lu Xuan came here to find her. It turned out to be for that woman Xia Ningyan.

It's really not surprising at all, but that's what she likes.

“By the way, Junior Brother, you have reached the Golden Core Stage and have good relationships with people in the sect, so just find a few colleagues.

Even if it's a mission for a true disciple, you can handle it smoothly, right?"

“I don’t know why, but the mission assigned to me this month is to go to Blackwater Town and kill a rebellious monster. It’s a separate assignment.

My colleagues can’t take this risk, so I can only look for a higher-level disciple, but I only know you among them, Senior Sister.”

Lu Xuan smiled bitterly, then quickly continued.

"Of course! I won't let your senior sister make this trip in vain. I have a mid-grade spiritual weapon here, which happens to be a long sword.

The spiritual power imprint left on it is very simple and can be removed without much effort."

As he spoke, Lu Xuan took out the Qingyun Sword from his storage magic weapon and prepared to hand it to her.

"Junior brother, no need."

Ling Xiao shook his head and raised his hand to push the sword back.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. The spiritual stones I owe you are calculated separately. After this month, when Ning Yan's salary is paid, I will definitely pay it back to you as soon as possible!"

Lu Xuan thought she was unwilling to agree, so he quickly stated that the spiritual weapon was just the cost of inviting her for a trip and it did not involve her previous debt.

"Junior brother, you misunderstood me. I will help you with this mission, but I won't ask for any reward, and you don't have to return the spirit stones I lent you.

I was too reckless before and said some things to you that I shouldn't have said. Please forget it and let's go back to the way we were before."

Ling Xiao smiled in a pretentious manner, hiding all the desire in her eyes, and her eyes seemed extremely clear.

"Huh? Really?"

Lu Xuan was a little surprised. He really didn't expect Ling Xiao to be able to achieve this level. What happened to this sudden change?
"Do I need to lie? Right now I still need to practice swordplay and try to keep my title as the top scorer this year.

I won’t tell you for now. When it’s time to carry out the mission, you can call me using the communication jade slip.”

After saying that, Ling Xiao actually turned around and left without any hesitation, which made Lu Xuan a little stunned.

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time. Hunting requires patience. I will make you fall step by step, Junior Brother."

Glancing at Lu Xuan behind her, Ling Xiao's lips curled up slightly. She didn't like to force it, because it was too unchallenging. And she couldn't get what she really wanted.

What Ling Xiao wanted was to transfer all of Lu Xuan's loyalty to Xia Ningyan to herself. To do this, she needed to completely win Lu Xuan's heart over to her side.

The feeling of having something that belonged to someone else taken away bit by bit made her tremble all over just thinking about it, especially since the person she was fighting for was her mortal enemy, Xia Ningyan.

".It's really strange, I didn't expect it to be so easy, nothing happened."

Watching Ling Xiao gradually walk away, Lu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved. It seemed that he had passed this hurdle.

The salary of a true disciple is three thousand spirit stones per month, plus a bottle of third-grade Peiyuan Pill. If he loses it, it will definitely be a huge loss for him now.

"Let's go back to Ningyan and have her use the Marrow Cleansing Spiritual Fluid to see how much her awakening can increase. There's still half a year before the competition.

With the help of the system, she might be able to recover her cultivation before then."

As he spoke, Lu Xuan summoned the Qingyun Sword and flew away on the sword, from the performance stage near the center of the sect, all the way to the dilapidated wooden house at the edge.

However, after arriving home, he did not go into the house immediately, but stood in front of the door and pondered for a while.

After calming down and forcing a smile on his face, he pushed open the wooden door.

"Ningyan, the salary issue has been resolved! Master agreed to keep your salary until the competition, and even gave me some magic weapons and elixirs!"

Looking at Xia Ningyan who was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, Lu Xuan pretended to be very excited and took out the Qingyun Sword and a golden bottle.

"Especially this marrow cleansing liquid, it is perfect for awakening your physique!"

".I think I'd better forget it. The awakening of the Dao body is a bottomless pit. I've taken all those Hui Yuan Dan and there's no effect."

Xia Ningyan did not look happy upon hearing the good news. Instead, she frowned slightly. She felt like she had given up as she could not sense any progress at all.

"Ningyan, haven't we already discussed this matter? I'll figure out a way to deal with the resources, and you just focus on recovering your cultivation."

Seeing this, Lu Xuan continued to persuade her tirelessly, sat next to her, and looked straight into those cold eyes.

"I told you before about sunk costs. I don't need to repeat it, right? We have already invested all our savings.

If you stop now, all the investment will be wasted. Are you willing to accept this? I definitely won’t accept this! "

As he spoke, Lu Xuan picked up the bottle of golden marrow cleansing liquid and shook it in front of her eyes.

"Where is the Xia Ningyan who used to fascinate me and make me proud? I'm still waiting for her to come back?"

"."

After hearing what Lu Xuan said, Xia Ningyan's palms gradually clenched, and she bit her lips with her pearly teeth, almost bleeding.

How could she be willing to fall from being a favored child of heaven to being a mortal?

Every day I can only watch my loved ones running around while I stay at home like a parasite!

"Ningyan, listen to me. If your situation hasn't improved by the time of the peak competition, I will support you no matter what you want to do.

But before that, listen to me, okay?"

Raising his hand and gently stroking her cheek, Lu Xuan spoke softly in her ear.

".good."

Xia Ningyan sighed softly, and finally compromised, choosing to gamble again.

(End of this chapter)