Double Cultivation
I've decided on a couple
In the Blossom Sect, after receiving Sun Jingjing's message, Liu Lanzhi and a few sect elders waited for their arrival in the Yin Yang Pavilion.
"Where are they? Disciple Sun had sent a message saying that they would have come an hour ago, yet they were still not here!" One of the elders of the sect there was worried that something bad would happen to them.
"Don't worry, I was recently told that they'd be a little late." Liu Lanzhi said to him.
And just as he said those words, a wooden boat appeared right above them without making a sound, frightening the sect elders who did not know what it was.
"Quiet.." Liu Lanzhi smiled as he looked at the wooden boat above them.
A few seconds later, two figures jumped off the boat and landed in front of them.
"The two of you have done a spectacular job saving Junior Disciple! Although I won't say that I don't doubt you in the slightest, I'm glad you two managed to get back to us in one piece." Liu Lanzhi said to them.
"By the way, where are the Junior Students?" Liu Lanzhi looked around but did not look at them, feeling somewhat confused.
"We're not back with them." Sun Jingjing told the truth.
"What?" Liu Lanzhi and the sect elders looked at him with wide eyes.
"Murid Junior is still in- .." Sun Jingjing continued explaining the situation to Liu Lanzhi and the sect elders.
"so so.." Liu Lanzhi sighed with his eyes closed after listening to Sun Jingjing's explanation, feeling completely understand the situation.
If Junior disciples wanted to leave, he promised not to blame them.
Liu Lanzhi then turned to look at Su Yang with a frown.
After a moment of silence, he spoke, "Although I really want to scold you for your actions today, since you brought back not only Junior disciples but also the innocent victims inside the bandit hideout, and for that, I thank you."
"it's nothing," said Su Yang casually.
"Now we can only wait and hope that at least some of them will return .." Liu Lanzhi sighed.
Some time later, Liu Lanzhi dispersed everyone there.
After the dissolution, Su Yang returned to his residence and continued cultivating.
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In the blink of an eye, four days had passed since the rescue mission, and not a single Junior Disciple had returned since then.
"Maybe they have all left us .." Sun Jingjing sighed as she practiced sword techniques in her backyard.
"Who knows.." Elder Sun spoke as he looked through the scroll in his hand.
"That's true, but 100 people will double our current population, so you can't say it's nothing."
Sun Jingjing suddenly stopped swinging her sword and asked Elder Sun, "What do you think will happen to the Blossom Sect? Will we survive this predicament, or will we perish?"
Elder Sun closed his eyes to ponder.
After a moment of silence, he spoke, "If I were to be honest with you, I don't know."
While the Blossom Sect might be rich with techniques and resources, without disciples, such wealth would mean nothing.
Moreover, because of how cultivating the Blossom Sect was, it would be much harder to find disciples when compared to the average sect, since his cultivation method would push most people away without thinking about it anymore.
"Then why did you decide to stay here when you could leave? You could die, you know? By the way, my decision to stay is because of you." elder sun said pouting.
"This is where I grew up .. I really couldn't leave her, especially if it was in danger" Sun Jingjing said
"Hm .. Is that …"
"What about you? Are you sure you want to stay here? Instead of being here, you can be somewhere else now – somewhere that can nurture you properly. Without dual cultivation, there is no meaning in being here .." said elder sun
Elder Sun sighed and continued, "The Sun family has been bothering me to convince you to stop following me for the past month, you know? They even claim that you wasted your potential by being here."
"…"
After a moment of silence, Sun Jingjing smiled and said, "Then they will stop bothering you if I prove to them that I made the right choice by being here, right?"
"And how are you going to arrange that? Other than your sword techniques, you have barely made any improvements since coming here." Said elder sun frowning.
"I ... I have decided on a couple to cultivate." Sun Jingjing suddenly revealed, causing Elder Sun's eyes to widen like eggs.
"You ... But there's only one person here who can- …"
When Elder Sun realized this, he immediately frowned, "No! I object to this! you can choose anyone other than that brat, Su Yang! He is the type who will not bring trouble unless you involve yourself with him!"
"I'm sorry, grandfather, but I've decided." Sun Jingjing did not refute him, only showing him a confident smile.
"You …! Aaiyah!" Elder Sun sighed loudly.
He could not even find the energy to persuade her, because no one in this world knew her stubbornness better than him. Once he decided on something, especially when he smiled like that, even his parents could not change their minds.
"If that's your decision, then so be it. But, don't come crying to me in the future when things go south, even if you are my precious granddaughter." said elder sun.
"Don't worry, grandpa. You should already know that I have a strong sharp assessment of people, and I don't make any hasty decisions either" Sun Jingjing said.
"If you say so ..." Even though Elder Sun lifted this situation off his shoulders, he couldn't help but worry in his heart.