Meng Li looked at the timid Senior Sister Meng before her with a face full of disbelief. She felt as if her entire train of thought had just been rammed by a truck. The other party had just called this loli ‘Shizun.’ Didn’t that mean… Meng Li pondered for a moment, then looked again at the other’s disheveled appearance.
“Fine, fine, fine… so this is how it’s played…!”
“My Head Disciple may be naturally straightforward, but where did this wild loli come from, daring to compete with me?!”
“Wait? Wild loli?”
Meng Li pointed at herself in disbelief, hearing that rather novel term. She watched the loli at the doorway march straight up to her in just a few steps. The loli then grabbed Meng Zhuyue, cupped her face, and kissed her directly.
Meng Li was rendered speechless by this sudden, shocking action. She could only watch helplessly as lips met, tongues intertwined. The other party not only acted overly intimate, but that Loli Elder even shot a provocative look at her, as if declaring her possession over her prey.
“Shi… Shizun! W-what are you doing?! And my Junior Sister is watching!!”
Meng Zhuyue clearly hadn’t expected her Shizun to be so bold. She hurriedly pushed the other away, her face bright red as she wiped the corner of her mouth. However, the little loli in front of her hadn’t the slightest trace of repentance. She even placed her hands on her hips and looked at Meng Li on the bed with a smug expression.
“Why? I’m doing this just to show her. My precious Disciple’s position as Dao Companion—I’ve already reserved it~”
“Wait, you… you two… you two…!!!”
Meng Li completely hadn’t expected them to be so open. Just a second ago, she was treating this person as a passing character in life’s journey. She never thought this person would turn out to be the main character right before her eyes. This was clearly the kind of thing only she should be doing!
“Shizun, stop talking! This Junior Sister was only injured by my mistake! She’s just recuperating here!”
“Huh?”
The Loli Elder before her was clearly stunned upon hearing this. She then turned her head to look at Meng Li beside her. Seeing the shocked expression on the other’s face, the Elder pondered for a moment, then looked at her own disheveled appearance.
“Th-that… I am Fang An’an, the Elder in charge of the alchemy department of the Yin Yang Immortal Sect. You may address me simply as Elder Fang…”
“Uhh…”
The atmosphere between the two instantly became awkward. She had thought her Head Disciple was abandoning the old for the new, but never expected the other was just an ordinary disciple. Yet, her and her disciple’s secret, underground relationship had been completely exposed like this.
“El-Elder Fang… your sect’s style is rather… unique…”
“I’m sorry! I… I spoke too arrogantly just now! Please, please don’t tell anyone about our relationship!!!”
Meng Li had merely made a casual remark, but the previously arrogant Loli Elder, Fang An’an, immediately rushed over. She grabbed Meng Li’s arm, desperately pleading. All traces of her earlier arrogance had completely vanished.
“Please, don’t tell anyone! Oth-otherwise, I’ll definitely be called a degenerate Elder who likes younger women by the other Elders!”
“Huh…?”
Meng Li glanced at the graceful, charming Meng Zhuyue beside her, then looked at the impoverished-looking Fang An’an in front of her, who seemed about the same age as herself. Her brain couldn’t process it for a moment. But then she thought, these elders, no matter how young they looked, who knew how many centuries they had lived.
“I… I just had a little bit of Immortal Wine that night. I lost control after drinking and couldn’t help myself! So… so I made a move on my Disciple!”
“Uh… so Senior Sister Meng was the passive one…”
Meng Li’s face was written with immense incomprehension. But turning her head, she saw Meng Zhuyue, whose face had long turned as red as an apple. Meng Li felt that this character, whose name she hadn’t even heard in the game, had a life story far more exciting than her own as the protagonist.
“Wait… hold on. Wait, you said your name is Fang An’an?!”
Meng Li had originally intended to continue teasing them about their relationship. But suddenly, it was as if she remembered something. The name Fang An’an wasn’t exactly familiar, but it felt like a gentle breeze that had once passed by her ear.
“This Elder’s name cannot be faked. Why do you ask about this…?”
Fang An’an looked up with a puzzled expression at Meng Li, who was staring intently at her. Her heart began to race. She couldn’t help but think: Did the other somehow discover that she was actually lying? That her ‘drunken mistake’ was just an excuse, and she had simply coveted her disciple’s beauty all along, using sleep to take advantage while her disciple cultivated?
“I… I should have hidden it pretty deeply. She couldn’t possibly have discovered even that, could she? D-don’t tell me… she found out that I took Yue’er’s personal undergarments to… to comfort myself…!”
For some reason, even though the other definitely couldn’t know these things, once Fang An’an felt that intense gaze on her, her mind uncontrollably began to wander. Meng Li’s thoughts, however, were much simpler: she had merely seen this person in the game.
“Although she’s a loli, her appearance is still pleasant to the eye. How could I possibly not remember…”
Meng Li only needed a brief moment to recall. Fang An’an—this name appeared among the three Elders assassinated by the first boss after the plot began, Xi Miaoyi.
“So that’s why she seemed familiar. She was a character from the story’s background. Good thing I remembered…”
In the game, the first major event after the protagonist joined the Sect was an internal rebellion. Xi Miaoyi, as a spy for the Devil Sect, had used her espionage network to infiltrate every part of the Sect. When the rebellion finally erupted, the Sect couldn’t even respond effectively in time.
Fang An’an was the first to discover Xi Miaoyi’s true identity. She engaged her in battle but was ultimately no match. She was implanted with the Heart-Devouring Gu, refined into a puppet, and ultimately, her body and soul were completely annihilated—one of the three Elders who perished within the Sect.
“Such a cute appearance, yet she died like that. Who would have thought she was such a person… Elder Fang, you are truly admirable…”
“…”
Meng Li merely thought back briefly. After all, in the game at that time, Xi Miaoyi, designed as an early-stage boss, was quite overtuned. Not only was her cultivation realm very high, but her scheming was also top-notch. Even so, Fang An’an, who was merely a support-type Elder, still chose to fight her.
“Although we don’t have to worry about Xi Miaoyi anymore, since her entire sect was wiped out… Fang An’an was still very brave, huh~”
Thinking of this, Meng Li felt a bit of admiration. However, her words of praise, upon reaching Fang An’an’s ears, caused the Elder to break out in a cold sweat. She guiltily looked away, interpreting the words entirely differently.
“Uh oh, uh oh, this person… she couldn’t actually know something, could she…”
Fang An’an was absolutely certain no one could have discovered her during those deeds. But hearing the tone of the other’s words, she still felt incredibly guilty. After all, who could ever be 100% certain of anything? If these matters got out, Fang An’an knew she’d definitely be finished here.
“Maybe I should just silence her, and then commit suicide myself. At least I’ll leave with a clean reputation…”
“Shizun? Why are you trembling so much?”
Fang An’an hesitated. Turning her head, she met her Disciple’s concerned gaze. Meng Zhuyue reached out her hand and gently touched her cheek. Yet, just this single moment of contact made Fang An’an instantly collapse weakly to her knees.
“Uh oh… My Disciple is seducing me. What should I do? Online inquiry, urgent…”
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