Let Me Explain

After returning to the sect, the group behaved themselves for a while, but it only took a few days before Ye Qiao couldn't resist causing trouble again.

She had been thinking about those incredibly powerful black balls from the secret realm and was burning with curiosity, so she ran straight to Luo Qingyu's courtyard.

Before she even set foot inside, her loud voice drifted into the courtyard. “Fourth Senior Brother! Fourth Senior Brother! I'm here to play!”

At that moment, Luo Qingyu was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, buried in her research on a newly crafted flying artifact. Hearing Ye Qiao's shouts, she pinched the bridge of her nose in resignation.

With a soft whoosh, Ye Qiao charged in like a little cannonball, unable to contain her excitement. “Fourth Senior Brother! Do you have any more of those black explosive balls you used in the secret realm?”

Luo Qingyu looked up at her. “What is it, Little Junior Sister? Do you want some? I still have plenty left.”

Ye Qiao nodded first, then quickly shook her head. “No, Fourth Senior Brother. I want you to teach me how to make them.”

The explosive power was so immense that throwing just one was enough to give a Golden Core Realm cultivator a run for their money. In short, it was basically a cultivation world version of modern dynamite! She had no idea how her Fourth Senior Brother had made them.

Though Luo Qingyu was somewhat puzzled, she agreed anyway.

For the rest of the day, Luo Qingyu patiently taught Ye Qiao how to refine the bombs.

The two of them stayed in the courtyard, working busily until evening before finally completing the refining process.

Ye Qiao wiped the sweat from her forehead and shouted excitedly, “We succeeded, Fourth Senior Brother!”

Luo Qingyu nodded slightly. “Yes, well done. Little Junior Sister, you've officially graduated.”

Carefully cradling the seven or eight freshly made bombs, Ye Qiao said eagerly, “Then, Fourth Senior Brother, I'm going to find a place to test their power first. I'll come back to find you later!”

Before Luo Qingyu could even respond, Ye Qiao spun around and dashed off like the wind.

Once Ye Qiao was out of sight, 007 finally emerged from the system space. [Host, this little junior sister of yours has quite the wild personality.]

Luo Qingyu replied calmly, “A lively personality is a good thing. Her Dao Heart won't be easily shattered.”

Hearing this, 007's mouth twitched.

Luo Qingyu then asked, “007, are there any new quests lately?”

007 shook its head. [Not for now. After the system upgraded to Level Two, ordinary quests must be accepted manually by the host. Only key main quests will be automatically issued.]

Luo Qingyu's eyes lit up slightly. “That's perfect. I plan to devote my time to researching magical artifacts during this period.”

She reached into her storage ring to pull out a bag of potato chips, planning to rest for a bit after a busy day with Ye Qiao.

Just then, a deafening BOOM! rang out from nearby.

Immediately following it was an extremely furious roar: “Who dares sneak-attack this old man?!”

Hearing this familiar voice, Luo Qingyu covered her face with her hand, a bad feeling rising in her chest. Oh no, Little Junior Sister and the others have caused trouble again.

007 couldn't help but comment, [Host, your little junior sister's talent for causing trouble is truly unmatched.]

The moment those words left its mouth, sensing someone approaching, 007 quickly vanished back into the system space.

With a loud bang, the courtyard gate was slammed open once again.

Ye Qiao and Mu Zhongxi rushed into the courtyard in a frenzy, panting heavily. “Fourth Senior Brother, emergency! Let us hide here for a bit!”

Luo Qingyu stood up to pour them each a cup of tea and said calmly, “Did you two make Master angry again? I heard that explosion from all the way over here.”

Mu Zhongxi scratched his head in embarrassment. “I just... didn't control my power well.”

Ye Qiao downed her tea in one gulp, her breathing stabilizing slightly. She then retrieved a blueprint from her storage ring and handed it to Luo Qingyu. “Fourth Senior Brother, take a look at this blueprint. Can you help me craft this?”

Luo Qingyu took the blueprint and looked at it closely, quite surprised. Isn't this just a modern handgun? Except instead of bullets, it's designed to fire talismans.

The more she looked at it, the more novel she found it. She looked up at Ye Qiao. “Don't worry, Little Junior Sister. I guarantee I'll make this for you. Come back in a few days to pick it up.”

Ye Qiao nodded happily, then turned to Mu Zhongxi. “Fifth Senior Brother, want to head down the mountain together?”

Mu Zhongxi hesitated. “But we still have classes this afternoon.”

“Then we skip them!” Ye Qiao said righteously.

Mu Zhongxi's eyes lit up. “Great idea!”

With that, the two of them bolted out of the courtyard together.

Luo Qingyu stared at their disappearing figures, somewhat speechless. “These two really don't treat me like an outsider at all.”

She no longer thought about it and sent a transmission to Elder Zhao to let him know she was going into seclusion to craft artifacts.

Then she turned and headed toward the artifact refining room in her courtyard, already eager to try her hand at it.

...

Three days later.

A dazzling white light shone from the direction of the Main Peak.

Luo Qingyu sat in her artifact refining room and looked out the window—the Blessing of the Heavenly Dao.

Her little junior sister's style of doing things was indeed exactly the same as in the original novel, without the slightest change.

She looked down at the completed talisman handgun beside her. On top of that, she had stayed up all night to meticulously improve the design, crafting two additional handguns that could actually load bullets.

Luo Qingyu casually stored the three magical artifacts into her storage ring and walked out of the artifact refining room.

After being in seclusion for three whole days, it was time to go out and enjoy the show.

With that, Luo Qingyu hopped onto her Somersault Cloud and flew slowly toward the Main Peak.

Just as she reached the Main Peak, the scene before her made Luo Qingyu's pupils contract slightly. Xue Yu was currently hugging Mu Zhongxi, and their posture looked exceptionally intimate.

Xue Yu turned around and saw his Senior Brother and Fourth Junior Brother watching them. He hurriedly tried to explain himself, “Senior Brother, it's not what you think! Let me explain!”

Luo Qingyu quickly waved her hand with a knowing look. “Third Senior Brother, say no more. We understand.”

Xue Yu's cheeks instantly flushed crimson, a wave of anger rising in his chest. He wished he could shout at Luo Qingyu to defend himself.

His lifelong reputation was completely ruined, and it was all because of this brainless junior brother of his!

Ming Xuan and Ye Qiao, who had been a bit nervous at first, could no longer hold it in when they saw this scene and burst into roaring laughter.

Zhou Xingyun stared at the noisy group, his eyelid twitching. He said in a deep voice, “I heard you guys haven't been attending classes on time for several days?”

Luo Qingyu stepped forward calmly and replied, “Senior Brother, I asked Elder Zhao for leave to go into seclusion to craft artifacts.”

Zhou Xingyun turned to look at the remaining four, his gaze scrutinizing.

Ming Xuan immediately straightened his posture and loudly defended himself, “Senior Brother, you have to believe me! Someone must be trying to frame us!”

Mu Zhongxi quickly chimed in, “That's right, that's right!”

Beside them, Ye Qiao quietly began her masterclass in deception. Her smooth-talking quickly threw Zhou Xingyun into a state of self-doubt. He stood there dazed, beginning to question his very existence.

Luo Qingyu walked over, patted Zhou Xingyun gently on the shoulder, and whispered a reminder, “Senior Brother, go after them quickly! If you delay any longer, Little Junior Sister and the others will have run far away.”

Zhou Xingyun snapped out of it and, without hesitation, directly mounted his sword and chased after them.

In the end, Ye Qiao, Ming Xuan, Mu Zhongxi, and Xue Yu failed to escape. They were caught by their Senior Brother and thrown into the forbidden grounds together.

While Luo Qingyu was flipping through ancient books in the Library Pavilion, 007's voice suddenly rang in her mind.

[Ding! The main quest has been refreshed. Today's main quest: Enter the secret realm with Ye Qiao.]

[Friendly reminder: Host, there is only half an incense stick of time left before Ye Qiao uses a Teleportation Talisman to sneak out of the forbidden grounds.]

Hearing 007's words, Luo Qingyu stood up abruptly with a loud thud, inwardly grumbling: Why didn't you warn me earlier! Oh no, I was so focused on looking up information today that I almost forgot the plot.

In the original novel, after Ye Qiao, Mu Zhongxi, and the others were locked in the forbidden grounds, they would secretly use a Teleportation Talisman to slip out. By a stroke of luck, they would end up stumbling into a secret realm.

She didn't even have time to pack up her books. With a flash of her figure, she hurriedly rushed out of the Library Pavilion.

Steward Yu of the Library Pavilion watched Luo Qingyu dash away. Stroking his beard, he sighed softly, “Young people these days are always in such a rush, never sparing a thought for this old man's bones.”

Luo Qingyu had no idea what Steward Yu was thinking. Circulating her spiritual energy to the maximum, she rushed toward the back mountain's forbidden grounds as fast as she could.