The 3rd Member

The sect members are all huddled in the training hall under Fang Xuan's supervision. They were all ecstatic at Fang Xuan's promise of restoring the sect to its former glory, leading them to make one gigantic banner written "TRANSIENT BLADES NUMBER 1 IN ALL OF GUANJIN".

The banner was laid on the floor as the sect members tried their hardest to imbue their intent with each brush stroke. Calligraphy is an art that can infuse emotions to each letter, the bewitching intent the banner would have would surely complement the victory that their team would bring.

"Sister Yanmei, I thought you would never make it to the tournament, you made me worried!" Fang Xuan,welcomed their elder and her lover with a smile as they dropped by to check on him.

"Your elder is quite lucky I favor her that much." Yanmei coyly responded.

A coyness that Xiao would mirror in kind, as if their relationship hadn't teetered on the brink just a few days ago, "Is it favor, or love?"

"That, you should be able to answer on your own, my dear."

Xiao already has her answer to give, but one she wasn't willing while in presence of the sect members, lest they judge their elder immoral. Xiao simply settled with flashing her lover a warm smile before her attention lay somewhere else.

Among those who are working on the smaller banners, was Jinghua.

"Banner girl, I have great news…"

Jinghua stood in attention as to what their elder might have to say, "Yes, elder Xiao?"

"...rest easy, you are no longer required to stand in as a substitute."

"Oh, thank the heavens, elder." Heaving a sigh of relief, Jinghua returned to her previous activity.

Yanmei cupped her chin, curious about something, she asked, "Xiao, if I remember correctly, the tournament format will be 1 elder and 3 disciples. Who's going to be our 3rd disciple?"

Now that Yanmei is by their side, the three of them can bulldoze through the entire competition, their momentum would be that of a boulder running down a hill and those who would dare stand in their path would be flattened. The only threat they might face is Fang Xuan facing Lin, but since an elder's win counts as 2 victories, Xiao would show no mercy to the Tranquil Waterfall elder while Yanmei would be able to edge it out the victory.

But what Xiao was aiming for was a complete sweep, to ensure that the pull of their victory in attracting new members would be astronomical.

A sly smile marked Xiao's face, I have an idea on who should be our 3rd member.

"If it is who I think it is, then maybe I could help you out." Yanmei giggled.

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"No way, why should I be your 3rd member? I'm here to watch over you, not play disciple with this shitty sect."

Inside Xiao's room, Luqing stuffed into her mouth one of the mooncakes with delight, telling Xiao off in the process.

Xiao merely smirked at the rejection, taking it with stride, "Are you sure you won't change your mind?" At the tea table, Xiao pushed the box of mooncakes forward. "Here, have more mooncakes while you think about it…they're from Yanmei, you know."

Was it just Luqing or did she see a sinister glint in Xiao's eyes? Luqing simply dismissed it and ate another one, what can Xiao do against her when Luqing dwarfed her in terms of cultivation level. Her master on the other hand was a whole nother story, but Luqing doubted this Zhen would try anything while she's under the protection of Shangying.

"Here, have some tea, we don't want you to choke on those mooncakes."

Xiao served Luqing which ticked her off that something was definitely off, the last time she got close to Xiao, what she got was a barrage of ice swords instead of a lukewarm drink.

"What game are you playing here, Xiao? I'm not going to be your 3rd member."

"Helping out those who gave me temporary shelter isn't a game. I'm all in for bringing them a landslide victory. It just so happens that you're the missing piece I need for a complete sweep." Xiao pushed forward the tea she had prepared.

With her suspicion at an all time high, Luqing deemed it necessary to take a whiff of the freshly prepared tea.

"There's nothing on that tea."

Xiao was right, Luqing's sharp sense of smell would have detected any abnormalities mixed with the tea leaves, the perks of being a cat spirit beast. Next, Luqing did the same with the mooncake, she knew it! The mooncake smelled more appetizing than before, more delicious even! But before she could throw accusations, Xiao ate one of the mooncakes just to show that it was safe to eat.

Curses, Luqing knows that Xiao was definitely up to something, but what?

"I am done with this. I will not be participating in this tournament, end of discussion." Luqing stood…

…only to find her knees too weak to stand. Luqing knew it, it was those accursed mooncakes! But how!? She saw Xiao ate one of those. Was it the dosage since she already ate about four?

More importantly, no low level poison should work in her constitution, since any weak poison can be purged from her meridians by her high cultivation. How did Xiao manage this feat!?

"Y-you poisoned me!"

At last it had finally taken effect. Xiao's lips twist into a condescending grin as she sips her tea in front of the panicked Luqing.

Xiao laid her tea and confessed, "That wasn't poison, it was pure catnip."

The substance was so strong that it made Luqing's cat ears and tail pop. A substance that rewires a cat's current thoughts into those of mating. The gist of it is that Luqing is really horny right now, and Xiao was about to pitch her another offer.

Xiao stood and went behind Luqing, Xiao's arms pressed on both of the woman's shoulders, "Yanmei had told me, you know. How much you wanted to cover Yanmei's scent on me with your own. Become our 3rd member, and I will let you."

"D-does, Yanmei know about this?"

"Oh, you fucked Yanmei without my permission and now you want hers? But don't worry, she knows, as a matter of fact, she's the one who gave me those mooncakes that you eagerly devoured."

To be fair, this was Luqing's prize for winning against Yanmei. Luqing pondered, Would it be so bad to claim her prize now? There's only one problem, this catnip thing isn't making her want to fuck, she wants to GET fucked. Her breathing now heavy, as she couldn't think of anything else but Xiao's soft hands on her shoulders, how delightful it would feel against her skin.

No. Luqing's pride didn't want to tattle how badly she wanted it.

"Alright, I agree to your terms. Since we're at it, why don't you show me how you seduced Yanmei, then?"

Xiao merely smirked at the taunt, her hand slid into the inside of Luqing's clothes to massage Luqing's breast.

The pleasure she experienced by Xiao's hand tending to her chest while kissing the side of her neck was euphoric. It was enough to make Luqing close her eyes as focused on Xiao's touch, releasing soft whimpers all the while.

A few moments later, Luqing could already feel herself getting wet down there. As if Xiao had noticed, Xiao ceased the movement of her hand and whispered close to Luqing's cat ear on top of her head.

"You think you can just fuck Yanmei like that and expect no consequence? I needed you on my team but I needed to punish you even more." Xiao took a cue from the sprit beasts' hand book and immediately tore off Luqing's clothes, banking on the fact that Luqing would like the savagery she exhibited. Did she?

That was it, the ruthlessness Xiao exhibited was awakening something in Luqing that she didn't know she had. She NEEDED more, she must goad Xiao harder.

"Hah! You're not a spirit beast, you don't have what it takes to show dominion over me!" Even with Luqing's heavy breathing, she still mustered her pride.

Biting the challenge, Xiao held the naked Luqing by the neck and slammed her face into the table. Luqing's round behind was now Xiao's for the taking.

"This is how cats mate, right? Can you feel my hand on your neck, pinning you like the animal that you are?"

Luqing bit her lip, her heart was practically beating as if it was about to explode due to lust. Luqing turned her head to the side and shouted, "Enough yapping and fuck me already!"

From Xiao's mask ejected an obscene object, it was a jade strap-on that buckled onto Xiao through the usage of qi. The application was similar to regular weapons , how veteran cultivators would make their weapons stick into their hands via qi, although the 'weapon' in question was anything but regular.

The sensation of the smooth jade sliding into Luqing's already wet cunt was so heavenly that she released a catlike moan as soon as Xiao entered her.

Luqing's claws dug into the table, making a mess of it while Xiao made a mess of her insides with every sway of Xiao's hips.

Suddenly, Xiao grabbed Luqing's tail and pulled it upward, making Luqing's pristine ass go along with it. This would have earned Xiao reprimand, only if it didn't heighten Luqing's pleasure as the action embedded the jade deeper inside.

"How's that, you whore of a cat? Still think I don't have what it takes?" Xiao's swaying hip was relentless even as she taunted.

"I'm not enjoying this at all. Even with equipment, you suck, how did Yanmei even fall for you with hips as weak as that?"

"Why don't we ask her then?"

"Yeah, that's right - wait what!?"

As if on cue, Yanmei entered the debauched scene nonchalantly, sitting where Xiao was seated before.

Luqing was speechless, the spirit beast mate that she had bonded with was now staring at her eyes while she was getting railed hard by another woman!

"Is it true that our cat mate over here isn't receiving the pleasure I am working so hard to give her?"

Hide it all she wants, Luqing knew her redness along with her eyes are betraying her, eyes that are locked onto Yanmei's own.

Xiao let go of her neck hold so Yanmei could work on Luqing.

"I think, no, she's definitely too prideful to admit it. Bedroom spite is good, but you should know when to open up to your mates, Luqing."

Yanmei inched closer with the intent of helping Luqing open up, Yanmei opened up Luging's mouth and inserted her tongue inside. Both of Yanmei's hands held Luqing tightly while her invading tongue found its target, wrestling Luqing's dazed tongue and coiling the two together like a pair of mating slugs.

The sensation was so intense that Luqing came, clamping on the jade below while getting a lascivious kiss above.

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Who knew that Luqing would be a part of her harem even before than Lin? Even Xiao was surprised at the development.

Fresh from the act, Xiao wrapped her robe on the still quiet Luqing as all three of them sat at the table to discuss their plans for tomorrow as well as the trajectory of their relationship.

With more emphasis on the latter than the former. Because honestly, they were all thinking the same thing that what they now had needed to be addressed with priority, nothing bad could possibly happen at the tournament.