Chapter 7: Moved by the courage of Chong Cang, Liu Ying is unafraid of difficulties...

The reliable senior brother whom you could always trust to turn your back to has fallen.

Shi Liuying panicked and stammered, thinking he was dead: "He, he, he, what happened to him? Quickly send him to Baicaotang."

She even remembered the distinctive features of the person who competed against her senior—covered in blood, with a bruised and swollen face, and his clothes were... well, they were...

In short, he might be the one who harmed his senior brother!

Xiao Jin, who had never seen Jun Lintian sleep before, was dumbfounded: "This isn't right."

This wasn't the Jun Lintian he knew, the one who was obsessed with cultivation.

He quickly crouched down, checked Jun Lintian's breathing, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Still alive."

He then used his spiritual power to examine the area again: "No injuries."

That's more like it. Passing through a sea of ​​swords without getting a drop of blood on your body—that's what it means to rule the world.

Xiao Jin pondered for a moment and concluded, "He's probably really asleep."

Shi Liuying patted her chest, relieved, and then carefully looked at the sleeping face.

To be fair, my senior brother is really good-looking, but his dark circles are just too long, almost reaching his chin.

Shi Liuying kindly suggested, "Perhaps your body is deficient and needs to be replenished."

Xiao Jin suppressed a laugh: "I will pass on your suggestion."

"Don't worry, I'll take him back to his cave."

With other senior brothers seeing her off, Shi Liuying felt relieved.

Xiao Jin dutifully carried Jun Lintian on his back and placed him on the enlarged sword, then sat cross-legged at the end of the sword.

After getting away from Shi Liuying, Jun Lintian, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

His eyes were bloodshot and dark circles under them.

What just happened? After the ring match, he walked off the stage, and then...

Xiao Jin was surprised that Jun Lintian woke up so early: "I've never seen you rest before. I thought you were going to sleep forever."

Jun Lintian felt bitterness in his heart.

As a qualified overpowered protagonist, he has no time to rest. He needs to burn his life force to cultivate, slap those villains in the face, compete for the treasures of various secret realms, and improve his cultivation level as easily as taking a plane.

But why did he need to improve his cultivation level? And what use are all those secret realm treasures he obtained?

A fleeting look of confusion crossed Jun Lintian's eyes.

"How long have I been asleep?" Jun Lintian asked in a hoarse voice.

Xiao Jin: "How long? Not even a tenth of an incense stick's time. I had just taken flight when you woke up." He held up his little finger, indicating the size of a meter.

"But you were really impolite to your junior sister just now. You fell asleep before you even finished your first sentence with her. Sigh, when did you pick up this habit of sleeping anywhere? Why don't you go to the Hundred Herbs Hall to take a look?"

Junior sister?

Jun Lintian frowned, as if remembering something.

This is really strange. How could he suddenly fall asleep like that?

You should know that he is a person who has a lot of trouble falling asleep. Due to the influence of the system, as soon as he closes his eyes, he will keep having thoughts of cultivating, seizing treasures, and slapping cannon fodder in the face.

These thoughts required him to stay alert at all times and complete the tasks that kept arising.

But during the short nap he had just taken, which lasted less than half an incense stick's time, he felt exceptionally relaxed.

Where exactly did the problem lie?

Jun Lintian frowned: "Junior Sister..."

-

After watching the two leave, Shi Liuying returned to her little wooden house.

We cannot fight a battle we are not prepared for. What we need to send to the elders tomorrow, we must prepare today.

Shi Liuying sat on a futon and neatly wrote eight large characters with paper and pen: Where there is a will, there is a way.

Her grandfather's teachings were always right.

She was confident that she could learn something from the elders!

The next morning, before dawn, Shi Liuying set off with her little basket.

This time, climbing Tianji Peak went more smoothly than the last time. Her breathing was more normal, she could talk and sing, and even occasionally had the leisure and energy to look at the surrounding scenery.

This time, she prepared freshly baked, steaming hot Lingmai buns.

She thought the elder might not like sweets, so she tried something savory instead.

As soon as they arrived outside the cabin, before they could even knock, they saw Elder Chongcang's dark gray figure flash past the window, and then the cabin was completely empty, as if the person had vanished.

Undeterred, Shi Liuying sat on a rock under the crooked tree and waited.

Yesterday I learned how to browse forums from my senior brother Xiao. Now that I have nothing to do, I might as well take a look.

Shi Liuying opened the forum page and scrolled through the posts one by one.

[I'm wondering, where did Senior Sister Rong Yan go? I haven't seen her for a whole day (I'm not a stalker)]

Shi Liuying was also a little curious. She really hadn't seen her senior sister, and the cultivation book the senior sister had given her must have been very beneficial to her.

[1L: Senior sister accepted a Heavenly Rank quest and went out. It'll be a while before she comes back.]

[2L: I miss my senior sister's beautiful face after not seeing her for a day.]

[3L: I'm offering a hefty price to buy any fragments of Rong Yan's worn dress; they must be fragrant.]

[4L: I went out drinking with disciples from the neighboring sect today. They got drunk and tried to...hahaha! I didn't even succeed, they're dreaming.]

Shi Liuying frowned as she looked at the words on it. What did "success" and "fragrance" mean? It sounded really unpleasant.

She clicked on the comment in the first post, which had a reply icon.

After the dialog box appeared, Shi Liuying wrote on it: [Being able to complete Heavenly Rank quests, Senior Sister is quite amazing. No wonder she's a rare ghost cultivator in the cultivation world.]

Upon seeing the automatically popping-up emoji selection, Shi Liuying considered it for a moment and chose the most positive one: [Thumbs up.jpg]

Exit this thread and Shi Liuying will start refreshing.

[The training hall is about to open; new disciples, it's time for class!]

[1L: Now they're going to take over our cafeteria!]

[2L: I heard there are two geniuses in this year's class. One has already been accepted into the sect by the sect leader, but I've forgotten the other's name.]

[3L: I remember, it was a man named Yun Zhishui.]

[4L: I really look forward to them fighting during the rookie competition, hahaha, so I can have some fun too.]

Shi Liuying counted on her fingers.

There's less than a month left, less than a month to send gifts to the elders to please them.

If the training class wasn't too demanding, she might be able to wait until after class to deliver the supplies.

After reading a few posts, Shi Liuying gradually lost interest in the forum.

She put away the communication jade slip, sat cross-legged on the stone, and began to guide her qi into her body.

Today is not as bad as yesterday, and there is still room for me to cultivate!

As dusk fell on another day, Shi Liuying finally met Elder Chongcang.

He looked exhausted, his face lifeless, and his smooth, silver-gray hair was slightly curly, as if he had been through something.

They look so tired; they must be hungry! If we don't deliver them now, when will we?

Shi Liuying ran over with a small basket slung over her shoulder: "Elder Chongcang!"

Chong Cang, who had been feeling lost, instantly perked up when he heard Shi Liuying's voice.

My back doesn't ache anymore, my legs aren't tired anymore, and I'm no longer confused about the future.

He strode quickly into the cabin, not looking back, and slammed the door shut.

Shi Liuying touched the tip of her nose, accepting it well.

What kind of test is it if it's not difficult?

Chong Cang, who had closed the door, peered outside through the tiny gap between the door and the frame.

Let's go quickly, don't add any more workload to him.

He was shocked by the system for failing to complete his task today.

well……

The world inside and outside the gate is truly two different worlds.

After rejecting Shi Liuying, Chong Cang was drained of his strength, like a dark, shrewish mouse.

Despite being rejected, Shi Liuying remained spirited. She showed no sign of disappointment, opened the basket in her hand, picked up a piece of spirit wheat, and stuffed it into her mouth: "Although it's cold, (chew chew) it's still (chew chew) delicious."

Several squirrels stood on the tree, their paws clasped together, watching her longingly.

Shi Liuying generously lifted the cloth covering the basket: "Here, the rest is for you. You've been craving it all day."

Several squirrels stood around the basket with remarkable agility, and one even stood on the basket's handle, holding the broken pieces of barley in its hands and stuffing them into its mouth.

Shi Liuying hadn't swallowed the spiritual wheat in her mouth yet, and her cheeks bulged out like a large squirrel.

"Come again tomorrow, maybe there will be some good food there too," she said with a smile, her tone optimistic.

Then, without any lingering attachment, he went down the mountain.

Inside the door, the gloomy rat-men became even more gloomy.

She hasn't even completed the mission, so why is she so happy?

Every day thereafter, a diligent figure appeared on the steep Tianji Peak, a place almost no disciples were willing to visit.

On the third day, Shi Liuying held a bunch of fresh flowers she had picked from a mountain stream, still covered in dew, thinking that fresh flowers could always bring joy.

As soon as she reached the crooked tree, Elder Chongcang's wooden door creaked open a crack, and a gray figure darted out like a ghost, heading in the opposite direction from Shi Liuying, flying away without looking back. The speed was so fast that it left only a blur in the air.

Shi Liuying set the flowers aside and cultivated for a day. As dusk approached, she gently placed the bouquet in front of Chong Cang's window.

On the fourth day, Shi Liuying brought with her a scroll of questions she had carefully copied about encountering bottlenecks when drawing qi into the body, thinking that it was time to get down to business.

As soon as she raised her hand, a faint gray halo suddenly appeared on the wooden door, and a simple barrier silently activated. Shi Liuying tried to touch it gently, but her fingers were firmly pushed away by a force.

Okay, Shi Liuying shrugged, folded the questionnaire into a thin sheet, and stuffed it into the crack in the door.

Day 5, Day 6, Day 7...

Shi Liuying's persistence exceeded Chong Cang's imagination.

She sent him wild honey that she had personally picked, which was said to have calming and sleep-inducing properties; she also sent him carefully selected, smooth and round training stones; and after hearing that Elder Chongcang might prefer quiet, she even sent him a pot of Tranquil Orchid that she had searched far and wide for.

Chong Cang's dodging skills have become increasingly refined, to the point that they can be considered an art.

However, the sinister aura emanating from him had become even more pronounced.

There are two points that Chongcang cannot understand.

First, after he rejected Shi Liuying so many times, why didn't the system force him to meet Shi Liuying?

Secondly, despite being rejected so many times, why does she always seem so energetic and cheerful?

Is being rejected something to be happy about?

His youthful spirit had been completely worn away two hundred years ago, even before he transmigrated into the book.

The sudden appearance of Shi Liuying was like a firework exploding in the middle of the night, leaving him bewildered in the familiar darkness.

Although there are few people on Tianji Peak, it is not truly untouched.

The news that the new disciple Shi Liuying was going to Tianji Peak every day to deliver things to Elder Chongcang eventually got out.

That day, a post appeared on the forum, with the poster's ID being 【Chong Cang's Only Designated Daoist Partner】. The post was pushed to the front page within an incense stick's time.

[New disciple Shi Liuying is infatuated with Elder Chongcang, truly ignorant of her own limitations. Pictures don't lie! (hot)]

The post contained several images captured by the light and shadow stone.