Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Why Don’t You Call Me Wanqing?

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“Let’s stop here and search on the ground.”

Lin Muyu sat steadily on the ice-gleaming flying sword, turning her head to speak to Su Wanqing beside her.

As for why she was sitting on the sword, it was actually because she didn’t want too much contact with Su Wanqing, so she had to sit to maintain balance.

“Why? We could just fly over directly. Why make things complicated?”

Su Wanqing’s tone remained as cold as frost and snow, her pure face showing no expression.

But if one looked carefully, there was occasionally a trace of disappointment flickering in Su Wanqing’s eyes, as if regretting something.

“No, what if we startle that wolf demon and it runs away?”

Lin Muyu’s tone was firm, her gaze sweeping over the dense forest below as she analyzed calmly.

“Besides, your sword-flying speed obviously exceeds that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.”

“It’s just a wolf demon in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. It would definitely be afraid of you.”

After hearing Lin Muyu’s analysis, Su Wanqing looked at her with a flash of surprise in her eyes.

For some reason, she always felt that this junior sister seemed to have suddenly become much smarter, when she used to be so silly.

She didn’t know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Finally, the flying sword slowly descended to an open area not far from the wolf demon’s cave.

“Let’s go, we’ll search in that direction.”

Lin Muyu was the first to jump off the flying sword. As soon as her toes touched the ground, she raised her hand and pointed toward the cave entrance.

“In case Youhua hasn’t been caught by the wolf demon yet, we might find traces of her along the way.”

Just as she finished speaking and was about to step toward the cave, Su Wanqing behind her suddenly spoke:

“Who is Youhua?”

Lin Muyu answered without thinking:

“Mo Youhua, of course. The girl we’re looking for this time.”

“…”

Su Wanqing was silent for a moment before speaking faintly.

“Then why don’t you call me Wanqing?”

Her tone was exactly like a wronged wife who had been mistreated.

“?”

Lin Muyu spun around abruptly, her face filled with disbelief, as if she couldn’t imagine Su Wanqing would say such a thing.

She stared at Su Wanqing for a while before frowning helplessly and responding.

“Senior Sister, stop fooling around! Saving people is urgent now! Stop obsessing over this.”

She felt her temples throbbing, and her head was starting to hurt.

Without Luo Chenxi there to keep her in check, Su Wanqing seemed to become somewhat unrestrained again, even though she had been quite controlled back on the mountain.

“Oh…”

Su Wanqing responded softly without arguing further, just silently following behind Lin Muyu like an obedient little follower.

Her beautiful eyes stared unblinkingly at Lin Muyu’s back, her long eyelashes drooping to hide the complex emotions in her eyes, not knowing what she was secretly thinking about.

Lin Muyu could naturally feel that burning gaze from behind, like sunlight directly hitting her back, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

In her eyes, Su Wanqing wasn’t like a little follower, but more like a clingy ghost.

“Senior Sister, you walk in front!”

After enduring it for a while, Lin Muyu finally stopped abruptly, turned around and said to Su Wanqing, her tone carrying some displeasure.

“Ah?”

Su Wanqing was immersed in her own thoughts, her gaze locked tightly on Lin Muyu’s figure. Being interrupted suddenly, she was stunned and instinctively asked back.

“Why?”

“I… I’m afraid of being ambushed by the wolf demon if I walk in front. I’m a bit scared.”

Lin Muyu raised her small face, her expression particularly serious, but there was no trace of fear in her tone.

As for whether she was really afraid of the wolf demon or afraid of Su Wanqing, probably only she herself knew.

“Oh…”

Su Wanqing didn’t ask more questions, just obediently responded and stepped forward to walk in front of Lin Muyu.

But Lin Muyu could clearly see a trace of lingering regret flash through Su Wanqing’s eyes.

“…Sigh.”

She could only sigh helplessly, not knowing what to say.

Then she followed behind Su Wanqing, walking while vigilantly observing the surrounding situation.

As the two approached the cave, the surrounding trees became denser and the light gradually dimmed.

Just as they were about to reach the wolf demon’s cave entrance, a faint whimpering sound carried over with the wind, intermittent and struggling.

Lin Muyu immediately raised her hand to signal Su Wanqing to stop. She pushed aside the waist-high grass around the cave entrance and peered inside.

She saw a girl tightly bound with coarse hemp rope to a rock at the cave entrance.

Her eyes were filled with terror as she looked around helplessly.

She opened her mouth wide, seemingly wanting to say something, but couldn’t make any sound.

Beside her, the cave had become pitch black, bottomless.

Like a lurking abyssal beast, it gazed at the outside with cold eyes, exuding a chilling aura.

“Is that her?”

Su Wanqing glanced at the girl, her tone carrying some doubt, and was about to raise her hand to gather spiritual energy to take action.

“Wait, don’t be hasty!”

Lin Muyu was quick-eyed and quick-handed, hurriedly reaching out to grab Su Wanqing’s wrist, her speech also quickening as she lowered her voice to analyze.

“This is obviously a trap set by the wolf demon. Since it kidnapped someone, how could it so easily leave the person at the cave entrance?”

“It must be hiding in the shadows waiting for us to take the bait. If it uses this girl as a hostage, we’ll be tied up instead.”

Su Wanqing’s wrist was held by Lin Muyu’s warm little hand, and that familiar touch made her originally somewhat disappointed mood instantly much happier.

She obediently stopped her actions and responded softly.

“Mm…”

But her fingers quietly moved, grasping Lin Muyu’s small hand in hers and holding it tightly.

Lin Muyu, whose brain was rapidly thinking, didn’t notice Su Wanqing’s small action. Her mind was entirely focused on the problem at hand as she continued:

“Later, I’ll go lure the wolf demon out and find a chance to rescue the girl. You act according to the situation and find an opportunity to kill that wolf demon.”

“But…”

Su Wanqing frowned immediately and objected, her tone carrying some worry.

In her eyes, doing this would put Lin Muyu at risk.

Even if it was to save someone, she didn’t care about other people’s lives and deaths. She only hoped Lin Muyu could be safe and sound.

“No buts, just do as I say, or go back now!”

Lin Muyu didn’t wait for Su Wanqing to finish before interrupting her, her cheeks slightly puffed up with some stubbornness, withdrawing her hand from Su Wanqing’s palm as she spoke.

For her, Su Wanqing’s support was unnecessary, since she had clearly requested reinforcements from the Mission Hall.

But she didn’t know why Su Wanqing had come instead. She was really afraid that Su Wanqing’s arrival would complicate simple matters.

This was clearly just a simple task to eliminate a Qi Refining stage demonic creature, but the current situation had already exceeded expectations.

She didn’t want things to become even more complicated.

Su Wanqing looked at Lin Muyu’s determined expression, and the objection that had reached her lips suddenly couldn’t be spoken.

She silently pondered for a moment and finally nodded gently, compromising:

“…Alright then, but you must be careful.”

Looking at this junior sister who had matured so much, Su Wanqing felt something stir in her heart.

Lin Muyu seemed to have really become different.

No, perhaps she hadn’t changed, but was closer to how she was when they first met.

That state when she wasn’t affected by her essence blood.

Seeing Su Wanqing agree, Lin Muyu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and began mentally calculating the details of their plan.

She also knew her attitude toward Su Wanqing was somewhat harsh, but there was no choice.

After experiencing so many things, she had long understood one principle.

That was… women would only affect the speed of her sword-drawing— no, wait, staff-drawing!