Chapter 40 Me and the Two Mutes

After Shi Yuezhen came in, Yu Sui whispered to her, "Li Jinshuang is awake, but her mind is a little foggy."

Li Jinshuang woke up so quickly that Shi Yuezhen was a little surprised. She went over to look and heard Li Jinshuang softly calling for her mother.

"I'm here," Shi Yuezhen said gently, "You're injured now, so you need to rest well, otherwise your mother will be sad."

Yu Sui: "..."

She raised her head and looked at Shi Yuezhen with admiration.

Shi Yuezhen patiently and gently coaxed the delirious Li Jinshuang. After seeing her close her eyes and quiet down again, she turned to Yu Sui and said, "She really needs to rest. The disorder of the five elements is no small injury. I used my pupil technique to forcibly suppress her mental power, but she is unwilling to rest and has a strong will, so she appears confused when she struggles."

Yu Sui nodded blankly: "So, I'll see her mother?"

“That might be the person she misses most deep in her heart.” Shi Yuezhen applied medicine to Yu Sui’s back. “I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. If your senior brother hadn’t reminded me, I would have almost forgotten again.”

"Senior sister, you're already working so hard, and all I need to do is apply some medicine. It's me who should be troubling you, senior sister." Yu Sui obediently knelt by the bedside.

Shi Yuezhen's gaze softened as she listened, and her affection for Yu Sui grew even stronger.

“Several injured disciples have just arrived. Although I have already called for help, I still need to trouble you to keep an eye on Li Jinshuang and make sure she doesn’t wake up,” Shi Yuezhen said. “She needs to sleep through the night to fully recover.”

"The people I called will stand guard for you when they arrive; it will only take a little longer."

Yu Sui said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I'll keep an eye on her, but what if she wakes up?"

Shi Yuezhen: "Just like I did just now, I'll coax her."

Yu Sui: "..."

It's a little bit difficult.

After Shi Yuezhen finished applying the medicine, Yu Sui had to wait for the ointment to take effect before she could put on her clothes. While she and Li Jinshuang were staring at each other, Xing Chun and Cang Shu arrived at the clinic with dinner.

Cang Shu went to relieve Shi Yuezhen and let her eat first.

Shi Yuezhen sat at the small table and opened the food box. Cang Shu asked, "Why have you been on duty for several days in a row?"

"They've all been busy lately," Shi Yuezhen said with a slight smile.

Xing Chun opened the food box and said, "Whenever the military strategists set up battle formations, aren't the physicians the busiest? They know exactly when the military strategists will set up battle formations, so they start preparing in advance."

Shi Yuezhen just smiled and remained silent.

Mei Liangyu gestured for Xing Chun to look at Cang Shu and not to speak.

Xing Chun made a shushing gesture.

After distributing the food, Mei Liangyu, carrying the food box, knocked on the door of cubicle number one and said, "Let's eat."

Yu Sui tilted her head and looked back at the doorway, then glanced at the still-wet ointment on her shoulder. She propped her head up with one hand and looked at the curtain with a smile, saying, "Senior brother, can you pass it to me from below? I can't put on my clothes yet."

Mei Liangyu then passed it to her from under the curtain.

"What kinds of things are there?" Yu Sui asked.

Mei Liangyu said irritably, "See for yourself."

"If they don't have what I want to eat, can I ask my senior brother to go and buy it for me?" Yu Sui said. "I'll pay for it."

Mei Liangyu asked, "What would you like to eat?"

Yu Sui rattled off a list of dishes, including meatballs and roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), which sounded very tempting.

After listening patiently, Mei Liangyu flatly refused: "No."

Yu Sui slowly walked to the curtain, dragging her dress, and opened the food box. Separated only by the curtain, Mei Liangyu could even hear the rustling sound of the dress rubbing against each other inside.

Then came the sound of her opening the food box, the aroma of which immediately overpowered the bitter smell of medicine.

Yu Sui's cheerful voice came from inside: "Senior brother, no need to buy any more, these are all my favorite foods."

Mei Liangyu glanced into the cubicle and wondered what was making her grin like that. She had already told him she wouldn't buy it for him.

Yu Sui had barely eaten a couple of bites when she heard Li Jinshuang murmur softly again. She returned to the bedside and patiently coaxed her. Whenever Li Jinshuang called out "Mother," she would respond.

As a result, Li Jinshuang not only called her "mother" but also "grandmother".

Yu Sui stared at Li Jinshuang for a moment, then slowly responded. Li Jinshuang seemed frightened, her body trembling.

"Li Jinshuang, calling her 'Mother' is one thing, but calling her 'Grandmother' is a bit much," Yu Sui complained softly.

After she finished comforting Li Jinshuang and returned to the door of the cubicle, she heard Mei Liangyu say unhurriedly, "You are of a high generation."

Yu Sui: "..."

She ate with her head down, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not going home tonight."

Mei Liangyu: "Hmm?"

Yu Sui said, "I want to wait until Li Jinshuang is sober before I tell her what I did tonight."

Mei Liangyu was amused by the vicious retaliation in her words.

When the medical disciples that Shi Yuezhen had called to help arrived, Yu Sui did not let them watch over Li Jinshuang. Instead, she stayed by the bedside and stared at Li Jinshuang.

Zhong Lishan and his companions were about to leave after finishing their meal, but because too many injured disciples came to the clinic, Cang Shu kept them there to help.

Mei Liangyu's eyes were filled with the words "I am also an injured disciple" as he looked at Cang Shu. Cang Shu slowly turned his gaze away and refused to look at him.

Yu Sui waited until the ointment had fully penetrated her skin before getting dressed. She lifted the curtain and went out to take a look, only to find everyone busy running around. To avoid being called to help, she retreated back into the cubicle and continued to watch Li Jinshuang.

It was probably almost dawn when the noise outside the cubicle subsided.

Yu Sui tiptoed away from the bedside, lifted the curtain, and immediately saw Mei Liangyu sitting opposite him playing with the wind-listening ruler. After noticing something was wrong, he looked up at Yu Sui.

Mei Liangyu slightly raised her chin, silently asking what you want to do.

Yu Sui said softly, "Senior brother, I need to go back to the dormitory to get her a change of clothes."

Li Jinshuang's clothes were unwearable; Shi Yuezhen had torn quite a bit of them while cleaning her wounds. If it were a man, he could probably still wear them.

Mei Liangyu didn't say anything, but just tilted her head towards the door.

Yu Sui used her wind-riding technique to rush to the residence. Although she knew no one was inside, she still politely knocked on Li Jinshuang's door before going in to get her clothes.

She met Shu Chujun when she came out.

Shu Chujun woke up and poured herself some water. She saw Yu Sui coming out of Li Jinshuang's room, carrying Li Jinshuang's clothes. She asked warily, "What were you doing in Li Jinshuang's room?"

Yu Sui explained, "She was injured at the clinic, and I got her some clean clothes."

Shu Chujun said, still uneasy, "Let me see it."

Yu Sui stood there watching her.

Shu Chujun is the future High Priestess of the Southern Kingdom and the Holy Maiden's playmate. She grew up with the Holy Maiden since childhood and her status in the Southern Kingdom is even higher than that of the princes and princesses. Judging from her status, she is naturally not afraid of a mere princess of the Qingyang Royal Palace.

Similarly, Yu Sui was not afraid of the future high priest of the Southern Kingdom.

What does your High Priest of Nanjing Kingdom have to do with my Princess of Qingyang Kingdom?

So Yu Sui just smiled slightly and walked past Shu Chujun.

"Stop right there!" Shu Chujun tried to stop her, but Yu Sui had already used her wind manipulation technique to run far away.

Shu Chujun stood at the door, itching to watch. Everyone said she was a person of ordinary skills, but after being taken in as a disciple by the Sage Chang Gen, the person who used to ride the Dragon Ladder every day was now using the Wind Control Technique more and more smoothly.

Li Jinshuang is from her Nan Jing Kingdom, why should she send someone from Qingyang to get something?

And it just so happens to be Nangong Sui.

Li Jinshuang couldn't tell that the Holy Maiden and Nangong Sui didn't get along.

Hmph, she certainly isn't as considerate of the Holy Maiden as I am.

Shu Chujun felt increasingly uneasy, convinced that Yu Sui had ill intentions, so he strode forward and pushed open Yu Sui's door.

As soon as the door opened, the room was filled with light, and even the wood grain of the headboard and footboard shimmered with a noble dark gold light.

The ornaments by the bedside and on the shore varied in size, with precious pearls and rare jade piled up on the table as if they were free, arranged in an orderly fashion. But what was even more eye-catching was the open jewelry box:

The box was filled with dazzling lights, and contained everything from pearl hairpins and earrings to jade bracelets and waist pendants, all made of the most precious materials.

Behind the screen, one can see dozens of dresses with different styles. Each dress has a different color and pattern, and the fabric is also different. They are all rare and precious fabrics that ordinary people rarely see, or even only see once in their lifetime.

Shu Chujun was so overwhelmed by the opulent atmosphere inside the house that she was dazzled just by standing at the door. Her forehead twitched violently for a moment before she slammed the door shut.

She cursed inwardly, thinking that Princess Qingyang had become so arrogant and extravagant!

This is a disgrace to warlocks!

When Yu Sui's emotions were suppressed to the extreme, he liked to spend the money of the Prince's Mansion, buying whatever was expensive, wearing the best clothes, and the most beautiful jewelry. When he couldn't sleep at night, he would search for all kinds of useful information in the communication array and then hand it over to Elder Yan so that he could extort a lot of money from him.

As a result, her money increased year by year.

On the day of Taiyi, Blackbeard's impression and attitude towards Yu Sui went through a dramatic shift, from "The prince misjudged me" to "This is the future head of my Nangong family, I must cultivate a good relationship with him."

So when arranging a room for Yu Sui, Blackbeard threw whatever good things he could find into her room, just as Yu Sui had lived in the capital. Anyway, the Nangong family was not short of money, and Blackbeard tried his best to make sure that Yu Sui could live comfortably and at ease in Taiyi Residence.

That way we can remember his loyalty.

Yu Sui didn't remember Blackbeard, but Shu Chujun did remember his extravagance.

By the time Yu Sui returned to the clinic, it was already dawn, and the restless strange fire within her body had gradually weakened.

Yu Sui wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead. Mei Liangyu was still sitting in the same spot. She casually glanced at Yu Sui who had returned, then looked back at Tingfengchi. After a while, she seemed to feel that something was wrong, and looked back thoughtfully.

Mei Liangyu asked, "Why are you running so fast?"

He was covered in sweat from running.

Yu Sui chuckled softly, offered no reply, and lifted the curtain to go inside.

Li Jinshuang was still in a daze, murmuring "Mother." Yu Sui placed clean clothes beside her and comforted her, "Yes, Mother is here."

"Yes, yes, you are your mother's good child, and you always will be."

"You're so cute and lovable, how could your grandmother bear to hit you?"

“Your mother will not leave you… Li Jinshuang, she is your mother, not me.”

Mei Liangyu, who was outside, shook his head and smiled upon hearing this.

It wasn't until the sunlight was high in the sky, the candlelight in the cubicle was almost extinguished, and the sunlight streamed into the room that Li Jinshuang gradually opened her eyes and stopped talking nonsense.

Yu Sui moved a small stool over and sat on the edge of the bed, propping her head up with one hand to look at the wind-listening ruler. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Li Jinshuang open her eyes, so she tilted her head to look at her.

This time is different from before.

Li Jinshuang was fully awake when she woke up in a room with moderate lighting. She saw Yu Sui waiting by her bedside and her gaze was slightly surprised.

Yu Sui had been waiting all night for this moment.

Seeing that Li Jinshuang's eyes were clear and she was completely awake, Yu Sui tilted her head and looked at her with a smile, saying gently, "My good daughter, you're awake now?"

Li Jinshuang: "..."

Yu Sui asked in a soft, surprised voice, "Or my dear granddaughter?"

Li Jinshuang slowly closed her eyes, and memories from the hazy state of her consciousness last night rushed back. When she saw Yu Sui's captivating smile with her eyes crinkled at the corners, those repeated calls of "good daughter" made Li Jinshuang's mentality collapse. After closing her eyes, she turned around and faced away from Yu Sui.

Playing dead.

I'm still asleep.

My mind is still not clear.

Yu Sui watched her, wondering how long she could keep up the act: "I've already brought you clean clothes, they're right here. Do you want me to help you put them on?"

Li Jinshuang: "..."

"No need," Li Jinshuang said in a hoarse voice, still with her back to Yu Sui. "I'll dress myself."

She actually responded to the comment.

Yu Sui suppressed a laugh and nodded: "My good granddaughter has grown up and can dress herself now."

Li Jinshuang's whole body stiffened, her lips moved but she dared not utter a single word. From Yu Sui's perspective, one could still see that her originally snow-white earlobes were flushed red.

"Okay, then I'll go out first. You can get dressed by yourself." Yu Sui stood up and said with great care, "If you need any help, just call me. I'll be right at the door."

Li Jinshuang: "..."

Yu Sui slowly walked out of the cubicle. As soon as she lowered the curtain, she couldn't hold back any longer. She covered her mouth, laughed, and squatted down against the wall, tears streaming down her face.

Mei Liangyu sat opposite her, raising an eyebrow as she watched Yu Sui laugh until she cried.

I bet the people in the cubicle are also feeling like crying right now.

Li Jinshuang took a deep breath. Every time she tried to get up with her hands, she would think of the crazy things she had done last night when she was out of her mind. The laughing words Yu Sui said when she left echoed in her mind, and her hands would instantly give way and she would fall back down.

She considered herself strong, her heart already forged and riddled with holes, unafraid of any blow. Yet, Yu Sui's soft words struck her so hard that she was too ashamed to face anyone.

Li Jinshuang opened her eyes, her eyes filled with regret.

Yu Sui waited outside and chatted with Mei Liangyu about the military strategy this time.

"Senior brother, Black Wind City will be open for seven days. Are you going to try to break through the armored formations for all seven days?" Yu Sui asked.

Mei Liangyu grunted in response without even looking up.

Yu Sui looked at him, blinked, and said, "I want to go too."

Mei Liangyu said, "Then let's go."

Yu Sui said tactfully, "If I go alone, will I end up like Li Jinshuang, with my five elements in disarray and severely injured, arriving at the clinic?"

Mei Liangyu thought for a moment and said, "No."

Yu Sui was a little surprised: "Senior brother, you have so much confidence in me?"

Mei Liangyu said slowly, "She was able to hold on until the clinic before collapsing because her five elements were in disarray. You can't. You won't make it to the clinic."

Yu Sui squatted against the wall, propped her face up with her hands, and looked at him with her cheeks slightly puffed out.

Seeing that she was silent, Mei Liangyu lifted her eyelids slightly to look at Yu Sui and asked, "How is your beginner's training going?"

Yu Sui extended her slender, jade-like finger and gestured a number: "Soul Control Level One."

"That's fine then." Mei Liangyu nodded.

Yu Sui shook his head: "Master said it's not enough yet. I need to reach the third level of Soul Control to be considered a successful beginner."

Mei Liangyu smiled and said, "He has quite high expectations for you."

Yu Sui propped his chin on one hand: "Being a disciple of Saint Chang Gen does indeed require higher standards."

Mei Liangyu felt that this junior sister was very enlightened, so he agreed and said, "Alright, then I'll take you to challenge the military formation. Let me make it clear first, it's a high-level first-class military formation, which is much more dangerous than the low-level military formations you challenged in the Yin-Yang Five Elements Field. If you're unsure what to do, just retreat from the formation. Don't try to fight it head-on."

"Mmm!" Yu Sui smiled happily, her eyes crinkling. "I also want to see high-level military formations."

The two agreed to go on the fourth day, because they wanted to wait for Li Jinshuang to rest for a couple more days.

Mei Liangyu asked, "Is she willing to go?"

Yu Sui said, "She will agree to it."

Mei Liangyu had no objections.

Yu Suijin went into the cubicle and told Li Jinshuang about it, but Li Jinshuang remained silent.

"Is it good or not?" Yu Sui sat on the stool, looking up at her.

Li Jinshuang was adjusting her coat with her back to her. She didn't want to talk to Yu Sui at the moment, but silently took out the Wind Listening Ruler and sent a message to Yu Sui: "Okay".

Yu Sui chuckled when she saw the message on the Wind Listening Ruler.

Li Jinshuang: "..."

She actually laughed!

After that, Li Jinshuang never spoke to Yu Sui again. If necessary, she would send a message directly, but she would never speak.

Yu Sui let her be awkward, knowing that it would be fine after a while. She patiently waited until the fourth day of the military strategy, and woke up her roommate and senior brother at dawn to rush to the military strategy.

The enthusiasm for military formations remains undiminished; on the contrary, it's become increasingly lively, with people still attempting to break through formations even in the middle of the night.

Even if you fail, you can try again; there is no limit to the number of times you can try.

Li Jinshuang remained silent, which Yu Sui was used to, but Mei Liangyu also looked indifferent today. She didn't even play with the Wind Listening Ruler and just walked beside her with a cold face, without saying a word.

Yu Sui secretly glanced at him several times, wondering if his senior brother was still asleep. After all, the last time he was disturbed from resting, he barely woke up and opened the door, and he was just as indifferent and even a little fierce.

Although neither of them spoke, Yu Sui would still chat with them, such as asking if they wanted to eat breakfast first or go challenge the formation first.

Let's try to break through the formation first, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be beaten out even after I've eaten breakfast.

She rattled off a whole bunch of things in her own language, while the two people beside her remained completely silent.

When they arrived at the military camp and reached the battle formation, there were already quite a few people around, and some hadn't even gone back yet.

The instructor of the thirteenth realm of the military school sat behind the table, holding a cup of tea in one hand and pointing at the table with the other hand towards the approaching disciple: "Register."

"Me," Yu Sui blinked and said to the instructor behind the table, "along with two mute people."

Instructor: "..."

The two mute men: "..."

The instructor was delighted and spat out a mouthful of hot tea to the side. Mei Liangyu, one of the mute men, reached out and pulled Yu Sui, who was standing in front, away so that Li Jinshuang could register.

[Author's Note]

Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!