Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?
Chapter 388: Unity Is Strength【tijin】

Chapter 388: Unity Is Strength【tijin】

Using the gap in understanding,

Chen Huaian went all in with a big move.

He was fully prepared to be rejected.

He even imagined Li Qingran giving him a look of disdain, like she was staring at some pathetic side character.

Disciples hitting on their masters? Too lame.

But…

Li Qingran didn’t respond to what he said.

She just blinked her big eyes and fell into a long silence.

Chen Huaian sat there, anxious, hand still tightly held by her, unable to move, feeling like ants were crawling all over his body. Just as his patience was about to hit the limit—

Li Qingran finally spoke.

“Master, what’s a girlfriend?”

Chen Huaian let out a breath of relief.

His silly disciple didn’t even know what a girlfriend was.

Hehehe~

Wasn’t this the perfect chance for him to steer the ship however he liked?

“Ahem, a girlfriend… is a female friend. But not just a normal friend, not just a good friend—it’s a relationship even closer than that!”

While speaking, Chen Huaian cautiously watched Li Qingran’s expression out of the corner of his eye.

As expected, her face was full of confusion.

Li Qingran thought about his explanation, then asked in puzzlement,

“Then if we don’t count the master-disciple relationship, doesn’t it already sound like I’m your girlfriend?”

“Hmm, you’re not wrong—but not quite right either.”

Chen Huaian wagged his finger and said seriously, “This relationship is more complicated than you think. Once it’s established, you can’t go looking for a Dao companion anymore. It means you’re the best partner for each other!”

“Oh! Got it!” Li Qingran nodded hard and made a connection. “Senior Sister Yue also said she wants to be my bestie for life, that neither of us should ever find a Dao companion. She must want to be my girlfriend too!”

Chen Huaian’s mouth twitched.

D*mn it, the thief was inside the house—Yue Qianchi was trying to steal his girl?!

He’d find time to drop by and ask Su Qinian to give her a good talking to.

“So did you say yes to her?” he probed.

“Of course not.” Li Qingran’s eyes swept over his face, her cheeks flushing slightly as she pouted. “How could I agree to such an over-the-top request? Never finding a Dao companion for life… that’s way too extreme.”

“Exactly.” Chen Huaian nodded. “A lifelong matter like that isn’t something to joke about. As long as you didn’t agree, then—”

“If I become your girlfriend, that makes you my boyfriend, right?”

Before Chen Huaian could finish,

Li Qingran had already brought the topic back.

“Yes, that’s right.” Chen Huaian held back his excitement, paused, and said, “You become my girlfriend, and I’ll be your boyfriend!”

“Then will Master also follow the no-Dao-companion rule?”

“Of course.”

“Okay.” Li Qingran nodded obediently. “In that case, starting now, I’m Master’s girlfriend and Master is my boyfriend. Boyfriend-Master, please take good care of me!”

With that, Li Qingran bowed deeply and solemnly to him—just like she was about to enter a wedding ceremony.

“Hahaha, good!” Chen Huaian copied her and returned the bow awkwardly, stammering a little, “Um… Girlfriend-disciple, please take good care of me.”

The two of them bowing to each other became a sight for all the surrounding Ascenders. They looked around at each other, bewildered.

These two couldn’t stop sticking together the entire trip.

They hadn’t let go of each other’s hands once.

Even during fights with demons, they were still holding hands.

If Ascenders still needed to use the bathroom, they’d probably even go in together. And now… they were just now making their relationship official?

Heh, city people sure knew how to play.

“So this is the pure love between Senior and his lady…”

Wang Shouyi, who had been “AFK” at the Demon Locking Tower entrance, covered his face and wiggled his body with a dreamy expression. “Roar~ Looks like it’s time for me to find a Dao companion too. If I wait any longer, I won’t be young anymore~”

Just then—

The Demon Binding Rope tied to his waist suddenly twitched.

Wang Shouyi snapped out of his daze instantly.

He looked down at the rope with a serious expression.

At first, he thought maybe it was just his imagination, but the rope twitched again the next second—more violently this time. Whoever was on the other end was clearly panicking.

Something had gone wrong with the team that entered the Demon Locking Tower.

Without hesitation, Wang Shouyi grabbed the rope and soared into the air with his sword, trying to pull the Ascenders out.

But strangely, the whole process had no resistance at all. The rope felt weightless from beginning to end.

When the rope was finally pulled out completely,

everyone gathered around the tower fell silent.

“How could no one be on the other end?”

“Even if one person had held on, they could’ve been pulled out…”

“And there’s not even a drop of blood on the rope. It’s like they didn’t even fight any demons.”

“This is messed up!”

Wang Shouyi landed at the tower’s entrance and stared at the empty rope on the ground, his face grim.

Crack—!

A sharp sound drew everyone’s attention.

One of the twenty soul lamps placed at the tower’s entrance had shattered.

The lamp belonged to one of the second group of twenty Ascenders.

The first group of twenty had gone silent, but their soul lamps were still intact.

As that first lamp broke, it was like knocking over a line of dominoes.

Crack, crack—!

A string of chilling sounds followed.

The remaining nineteen soul lamps shattered one after another.

When the last one broke, silence fell over the entire group.

Chen Huaian and Li Qingran looked at each other, still holding hands, pretending to observe the ground and not daring to say a word.

“You all…” Wang Shouyi looked up at several nearby Ascenders.

They immediately waved their hands and backed away in fear.

“No! Immortal Wang! Don’t do it, we really can’t go in!”

“Yeah, Senior, even if you give us another chance to use the Ascension Pillar, we wouldn’t dare go in.”

“Hmph! Cowardly rats!” Wang Shouyi spat.

If these cannon fodder wouldn’t go in, was he supposed to go himself? Or let Senior and his lady take the risk?

His fierce gaze swept across the Ascenders, and wherever he looked, heads lowered quickly, afraid to be the next target.

“Senior Wang, if there’s no other choice, maybe… we could all go in together?”

One Ascender summoned up the courage and said, “Sending groups of twenty in one after another—it’s no wonder they can’t survive when facing powerful demons or other dangers. But if we all go in as a group, even if we face something dangerous, we’d all be able to retreat together… What do you think, Senior Wang?”

“What do I think? I think it’s bulls**t!” Wang Shouyi’s eyes were icy. “Cowards are still cowards, always making excuses! Do the resources your sects give you exist so you can just hide in the back? Get in there now or—”

“Ahem!” Chen Huaian cleared his throat, cutting him off.

“Brother Wang, how about this—why don’t we all go in together? Strength in numbers, right?”

He was tired of waiting. The Tiger King was half an ally, and by extension, the Demon Locking Tower could be considered half an ally too.

If it’s an ally, what’s there to be afraid of?

Just charge in!

Wang Shouyi’s expression changed instantly. With a wide smile, he said,

“Senior Chen is absolutely right—unity is strength! With all of us together, even if we run into danger, we can all retreat at once!”

The Ascenders: “……”

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