Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 594: Do you like this kind of excitement?

Chapter 594: Do you like this kind of excitement?

Chen Huaian held Li Qingran affectionately for a while.

Suddenly, he heard awkward, squirming sounds with soft whimpers.

Turning his head, he saw Liu Cuie fidgeting there, finally remembering there was still a third wheel present!

His old face flushed red, and he lightly coughed.

The hand that had been wrapped around Li Qingran's waist also loosened its grip.

In Liu Cuie's understanding, he was supposed to be Li Qingran's master, and he was also countless years older than her.

Yet here he was, embracing his disciple and even moving his hands up and down her soft, slender waist.

How utterly improper!

No, no, this was too embarrassing.

However, the moment his hand released, a displeased voice sounded from his embrace.

"Master, why did you let go? Do you dislike holding your disciple so much?"

"Ahem." Chen Huaian lightly coughed, everything conveyed without words.

Yet Li Qingran didn't grasp Chen Huaian's meaning.

She lifted her head, revealing eyes misty with emotion, and pouted: "Is Master's throat uncomfortable? Could it be from kissing your disciple just now? Are your disciple's lips that spicy on the throat?"

Chen Huaian broke out in a cold sweat.

He couldn't handle this anymore and could only change the subject: "Well, Liu Cuie, this venerable one observes the weather is quite pleasant today. How about I take you both to Northern Continent to see the lantern festival? I happen to need to find someone else in Northern Continent anyway."

The three words "Liu Cuie" made Li Qingran, who had been snuggling coquettishly in Chen Huaian's embrace, stiffen completely.

She stood there motionless as if under a immobilization spell.

"Master, is... is Sister Liu Cuie nearby..."

After a long moment, she asked in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.

"She is," Chen Huaian answered succinctly.

"Has she been here the whole time?"

"Mhmm~"

"Wah—!"

Li Qingran executed another rocket headbutt into Chen Huaian's chest.

Though this time, the rocket headbutt was purely composed of embarrassment.

After quite some time, Li Qingran finally composed herself. She straightened her wrinkled dress and collar slightly, then took a deep breath before suddenly turning to look at Liu Cuie. ꞦÀＮǑᛒÈś

"Sister Cuie, what exactly did you see just now?"

Emotional intelligence is crucial on the cultivation path, and Li Qingran believed Liu Cuie, being so sensible, must possess considerable emotional intelligence.

The standard answer in such situations should naturally be: "Apologies, Young Lady, I don't know what you're referring to, and I didn't see anything either."

However, Liu Cuie's response was:

"Young Lady, I saw it. I saw you and Young Master kissing, and there was even that string of saliva."

"I saw you hugging Young Master, acting coy in his embrace. Young Lady, you're truly adorable. If I were a man, I wouldn't be able to resist wanting to kiss you too!"

"You!!!" Li Qingran's pretty face flushed so red it seemed about to drip blood.

She thought she had regained her composure, but Liu Cuie's sincerity broke her defenses once more.

"Ahhhh—!" She turned and delivered another rocket headbutt into her master's chest beside her, her small hands flailing about without any lethality whatsoever.

Liu Cuie watched Li Qingran's actions with confusion, pondering for a moment before speaking sincerely: "Young Lady, you're both cultivation immortals with lifespans beyond ordinary imagination. So age and seniority shouldn't matter to you. Since that's the case, why not be together openly? Why care about others' opinions? Young Master's power is so formidable that even if there are petty individuals, they wouldn't dare say anything."

Chen Huaian and Li Qingran exchanged glances, somewhat embarrassed.

It seemed Liu Cuie made a valid point.

He was already a Great Ascension Stage cultivator—even if people gossiped behind his back, would any dare say it to his face?

However, Liu Cuie's offensive didn't end there.

The young girl blinked her large eyes, somewhat hesitant yet eager to speak: "Could it be that you both enjoy that kind of... um... feeling of acting like master and disciple in public, while being passionate Dao Companions in private?

Forgive Cuie's impertinence—I'm just speaking casually. Young Master and Young Lady needn't take it to heart.

But actually, Cuie can somewhat understand Young Master and Young Lady's perspective because I quite enjoy that sneaky feeling too..."

"Sister Cuie, please stop..." Li Qingran's face flushed crimson, her voice trembling with a hint of tears, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Originally she hadn't thought much of it. But after Liu Cuie's words and reminder, she suddenly realized she did indeed enjoy this feeling of pretending to be the perfect master-disciple pair in public—with the master benevolent and disciple filial—while being all lovey-dovey and clingy in private.

Especially how her usually aloof and dignified master became so gentle and doting around her, making her heart flutter uncontrollably.

And wasn't Chen Huaian the same?

The disciples of Moon Shadow Sect who pursued Li Qingran—regardless of gender—could form a line stretching beyond Cangbo Mountain.

It was said there were many sect cultivators outside who had long admired Li Qingran, particularly after this Dao Inquiry Assembly made disciples from various sects view her with newfound respect.

Yet Li Qingran had always maintained an attitude of immediate rejection toward these suitors.

When encountering those who didn't persist, she would politely decline.

When facing those who wouldn't give up, she even resorted to physical force.

Before Moon Shadow Sect disciples, Li Qingran was a gentle sect leader, but once confessed to, she became ice cold enough to freeze one solid.

Who would have thought such an aloof ice fairy would be a charming, adorable little girl who acted coy and whimpered cutely around him?

So they both enjoyed this dual-faced behavior—one persona in public, another in private.

There was a thrilling sensation lingering between exposure and concealment.

Chen Huaian attained enlightenment.

Since he understood, he would continue maintaining this.

"Ahem, Cuie, where did you learn all these messy and nonsensical things?"

"After father returned from hunting and sold animal pelts and meat at the market, he would occasionally bring back some storybooks for me. I loved reading these books—they were among my few joys during leisure time..." Liu Cuie remembered her father again, a trace of sorrow appearing in her eyes.

"You can read?" Chen Huaian expressed slight surprise.

The mortal realm of this world resembled ancient times from his previous life, where literacy among women faced significant challenges.

After all, the preference for sons over daughters was quite severe here.

"Yes, father specially hired a tutor to teach me," Liu Cuie nodded. "Unfortunately, the tuition was too expensive. To avoid burdening father, I pretended to lose interest and stopped learning."

"Sister Cuie..." Li Qingran emerged from Chen Huaian's embrace, changing the subject: "You're still young. Some storybooks aren't appropriate for your age. You should give them to your elder sister for safekeeping. I'll return them when you're older."

Chen Huaian nearly laughed aloud watching Li Qingran's deliberately serious expression.

This little disciple's intentions were practically written on her face.

"Young Lady, the storybooks were all burned for cooking," Liu Cuie said weakly. "I lacked the strength to compete with the boys gathering firewood, so I used the storybooks as fuel for some time..."

"I see..." Li Qingran felt slightly disappointed.

Precious experiences, just slipping away like this?

"Ahhhh—!" She turned and delivered another rocket headbutt into her master's chest beside her, her small hands flailing about without any lethality whatsoever.

Li Qingran obediently nodded, hugging Chen Huaian's arm with a sweet smile.

"Qingran will follow Master's arrangements entirely~"