This Brother is a Little Weird (I)
# Scene 1: This Senior Brother is a Little Weird
Su Chi has been very distressed recently.
Although this distress was completely invisible to others, after all, no matter what, the face of the Jiange senior brother was always as cold as the snow on the mountain top, as if he would not blink even if the sky collapsed in front of him. He was very reliable and very admirable. This was an advantage on the battlefield, but now it was a complete disadvantage.
What's more, the person that Su Chi was worried about was a single-minded fool who had no idea what "observing words and expressions" meant.
"Young Sect Master, are you going down the mountain again?" A disciple excitedly poked his head out and shouted, "Bring some more candied haws when you come back! Jiangshan's candied haws are craving it again!"
Yun Xian walked past the shabby but still standing small gate of Jiange without turning his head and said, "I know, I know!"
Everyone knew that if she said she wanted to eat and asked the Young Master to bring it to her, she might forget. But if she said Jiangshan wanted to eat, she would definitely not forget.
The wound on her head had completely healed, but because it was quite deep, Li Pei had been forced to shave a small patch of her hair, right at the temple, while bandaging it. It looked rather ungainly and comical. Yun Xian, too lazy to wear a hat to cover it, asked Xue Lingxiu for some hair growth remedy. Now a little soft hair had grown there, so it wasn't a problem.
But even though Yun Xian has a bald head, it doesn't prevent her from going out.
She passed by happily and saw Su Chi standing by the mountain gate. He hesitated for a moment, his eyes a little vague.
Now everyone knew that Su Chi's true identity was a sword. But a sword was a sword, and they still got along as usual. Su Chi hadn't changed at all because of his exposed identity. It was just that Yun Xian always felt that the eldest brother was a little strange recently, but after taking a closer look, he thought it was just his own illusion.
Su Chi put down what he was holding and said, "Go down the mountain?"
Yun Xian seemed to be pondering something, looking him over. "Yingluo said there seemed to be some trouble down the mountain again. A store was smashed by a mob. I happened to have some free time, so I went down to take a look."
Su Chi said, "Yeah."
Yun Xian waited for a while, but there was no further news, so he said, "Big Brother, I'll be leaving first!"
She thought, "Never mind, why would Su Chi be needed for such a small matter? He might not even be able to help Taiping. This offer is too high. The grass on Chi You's grave would be furious. Besides, Senior Brother doesn't seem to want to leave the mountain at all. I'll go alone."
Su Chi looked at her back as she left: "..."
He lowered his eyes, looking somewhat lonely.
Why, always, not taking him with you.
He really wants to go.
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Su Chi has been really distressed recently.
Junior Sister's day was very colorful. He knew everything about her wandering around the four realms. Qiao Lingshan would follow her, and sometimes Feng Ye would follow too. Every time they came back, they would complain:
"It's always like this. She's gone in the blink of an eye! Even a rope tied to her would break!"
"It was a really good run... I'm a zither practitioner, and that's running with a load! I was so exhausted I almost died..."
Whenever Su Chi heard these things, he would go to Yun Xian. Yun Xian had no idea what he meant. Once he met his eyes, he would grin and say, "What's wrong, Big Brother? What's the matter, Big Brother?"
Her smile was so cute that I really wanted to pinch her face, but Su Chi still left in a hurry with a sullen face.
Lately, he'd been feeling a constant, inexplicable irritability. This restlessness was truly rare, rising up like a snake, making it impossible for him to concentrate on his cultivation. Unable to suppress it, it grew stronger and stronger.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, or maybe everything was wrong. As long as Yun Xian walked past him, or even just ignored him for a moment, this feeling would instantly come to his mind and he couldn't suppress it.
He didn't want Yun Xian to find out - even though Yun Xian couldn't find out either, so Su Chi went to find Jiang Xingyao.
Jiang Xingyao sat upright, and after listening to him explain the crux of the matter with a cold face, he sprayed tea all over the table.
"No, your sword is weird!" Jiang Xing sneered, "If you want to go, can't you just open your mouth and say it? Mouths are for use! If you said it, how could she not take you?"
"Since she didn't invite me, she simply didn't want to go with me." Su Chi said seriously, "I never do anything that goes against her wishes."
Jiang Xingyao ruthlessly pointed out: "You even forced her to practice swordplay for an hour the other day."
Su Chi was very thorough: "Except for sword practice."
"..." Jiang Xingyao stared at him in disbelief for a long time, then said, "She got angry when she saw her playing with others without you, and you were also angry when she didn't notice her the first time. Are you sure you don't know why? Brother, don't tease me. Didn't you say before that I didn't understand? I know you're made of black iron, but your head can't be made of iron too."
"The hilt is made of wood." Su Chi said expressionlessly, "I know why, but I've never been so extreme before."
"What I mean is that you could tolerate it before, but now you can't." Jiang Xingyao stroked the star plate impatiently and said, "Do you really want me to say such disgusting things? You like her more, isn't that the reason?"
Su Chi: “No.”
Jiang Xingyao was almost driven crazy by him: "If it's not that, what is it???"
Su Chi sat across from him. He raised his eyes, his long eyelashes casting dense shadows on his eyelids. He spoke indifferently in his most rational voice, "...Maybe it's the influence of that heart."
In the final battle, his sword pierced through the heart of pure evil that had survived thousands of years but remained stubborn. At the same time, he clearly felt an ink-black shadow seeping into his crack, which has remained there ever since.
But there was nothing unusual about him, and in order not to worry Yun Xian, Su Chi never mentioned this matter.
But now, something strange has finally appeared.
After these words left his mouth, Jiang Xingyao's expression suddenly became serious. He stared at him intently, and after a while, he said as if facing a formidable enemy, "Then this is, a very big matter."
Half an incense stick later, the room was sealed and everything was pitch black. Only a magic stone on the table was flashing a dim light.
Chi You is dead, but the remnants of the Demon Cult have not been destroyed and occasionally come out to stir up trouble. This is the magic stone left by Jimo Shu before leaving. It can measure the strength of the demonic energy.
If Su Chi was really infected, he would be able to tell something from the reaction of this magic stone.
"Now, close your eyes." Jiang Xingyao said solemnly, "Imagine that everything I say to you is actually happening right in front of you."
Su Chi closed his eyes and said nothing.
Starting from the lowest level first, and then working your way up step by step, Jiang Xing shook his head and said, "Chi You is not really dead yet, and has come out to endanger the four realms again."
The magic stone remained motionless.
Jiang Xingyao added, "The Sword Sect's evil intentions are not dead yet. They have returned and want to attack the Sword Pavilion."
A faint red light shone from the magic stone, and Jiang Xingyao was startled. He hadn't expected Su Chi to be telling the truth! But with his status, if he wasn't stopped in time, what would happen next?
"Miaoshoumen's Xue Lingxiu came to ask for help, and Jiange rushed out in full force, leaving the rear empty and vulnerable to ambush."
It was still that faint red light.
"Ji Rongxue helped the Sword Sect to take over the Sword Pavilion! Feng Ye is the hidden mastermind behind this!"
The red light remains unchanged.
Although there was a reaction, it was too weak, wasn't it? What could it do? So what was he really concerned about?
Jiang Xingyao suddenly had an idea and said quickly, "Yun Xian said she only considered finding a Taoist partner when she was forty-nine!"
In an instant, the red light suddenly surged and condensed into a beam of light, so bright that it almost blew the roof off!
“…”
An incense stick later, the Jiange disciples watched in astonishment as Su Chi was kicked out of Elder Jiang's room. The door was mercilessly slammed shut, and a bitter remark was uttered: "You, Junior Sister, are hopeless! Find a place to grind yourself!!!"
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Su Chi didn't know whether he was talking about sharpening a sword or turning a millstone, but if Yun Xian needed him to, he could do both.
But not only did Yun Xian not come to see him, the two of them hadn't seen each other for five days.
Five days, five days and nights, sixty hours.
For a cultivator, five days is not a long time. If they encounter an unexpectedly difficult task, ten days or half a month would be considered short.
It’s not like Su Chi hadn’t been away from Yun Xian for such a long time before, but now he felt he couldn’t bear it anymore.
But he couldn't do anything. He still stood at the mountain gate, waiting for Yun Xian to appear, day after day.
On the dark night of the fifth day, he sat cross-legged on the stone platform, but did not close his eyes. There seemed to be black mist swirling in his eyes.
Finally, on the stone steps, he heard the familiar sound.
Brisk steps, occasionally kicking stones on the roadside, and the intermittent conversation with Qiao Lingshan:
"I didn't expect this to be so... If I had known earlier... I should have let Senior Brother..."
"Actually... Qi Zhiye and Xue Lingxiu also..."
"Feng Ye?"
"Feng Ye is not doing well."
“It’s really… a headache…
The two men returned from the foot of the mountain. When they passed by this place, their footsteps paused for a moment, but they did not stop.
Yun Xian said softly, "Let's talk about it later."
There was a rustling sound of fabric, and Su Chi slowly stood up with a cold expression.
The impetuous heat permeated his chest, making him unable to restrain himself from doing things that he would never do in the past.
He is her natal sword, and it is natural for him to follow her, and no one can stop him.
He will become cold-blooded and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal...
Yun Xian raised his eyes and saw a man standing in front of him who was originally empty. He was tall and had broad shoulders. His extremely handsome face was hidden in the dark night and looked a little gloomy for no reason.
Qiao Lingshan stood shoulder to shoulder with her and was stunned for a moment: "Senior Brother Su?"
"Where have you been?" Su Chi looked at Yun Xian and asked calmly.
"It's the shop down the mountain that was smashed three times that I told you about before." Yun Xian asked inexplicably, "Big Brother, why are you still here so late? Who are you looking for?"
Su Chi pursed his lips coldly and did not answer her question. Instead, he took another step towards her, exposing his expression to the weak light of the fluorescent bead, and said, "Are you going tomorrow too?"
Yun Xian was somewhat puzzled. "Of course I have to go tomorrow. The matter hasn't been resolved yet. That woman... that's all. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Why is it always tomorrow? Aren't you planning to take him with you? Su Chi saw that the two were heading in an unfamiliar direction and frowned, "Where are you going now?"
Yun Xian: "...Now, I haven't gone anywhere. I'm too tired. I almost went out and went back to sleep. What's wrong?"
Su Chi said, "I'll go with you."
Qiao Lingshan couldn't get a word in. She just felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual and her eyes darted left and right.
Yun Xian was obviously reluctant. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Big Brother, let's talk about it tomorrow. You don't have to come with me now."
The rejection in the words was easy to hear, but Su Chi still put away his sword and stood directly to Yun Xian's left.
No one knew what he was doing with the sword, it looked like he was riding a horse. But no one dared to say anything, for fear of being beaten.
Their arms were pressed together, and his anxiety finally eased a little.
Yun Xian tactfully declined, a rare occurrence: "...Big Brother, let's do it tomorrow. It's really not possible now."
Su Chi: "Take me with you."
Yun Xian: "I really can't bring it this time!"
Su Chi still didn't move, and his whole body was full of resistance.
After a while, he heard Yun Xian sigh softly.
His expression paused, and he seemed a little panicked for no reason, but he quickly calmed down, and his eyes were dark.
He said he would become cold-blooded and use any means to achieve his goal...
"Lingshan, we may not be able to take a bath together." Yun Xian turned around and said to Su Chi seriously, "We are going to take a bath together. Do you really want to come with us?"
Su Chi: “?”
Yun Xian: "Did you bring clothes? You can't wear mine. The hot spring was just dug out by Jiangshan not long ago. There are only two rooms. You want to soak in the same pool with me? Are you sure? The pool is very small, only slightly larger than a wooden barrel. Of course, I don't mind it too much, but if I get wild at that time, I don't know what will happen——"
Su Chi: “…”
With a "bang", Su Chi disappeared out of thin air in front of the two of them.
A cold silence remained on the stone steps, with only a breeze blowing past.
"..." Qiao Lingshan said dryly, "Yun Xian, Senior Brother Su has disappeared. Did you see it?"
Yun Xian: “I see.”
Qiao Lingshan: "Am I seeing things? It seemed to have transformed into a blush-painted sword, and then flew away with a whoosh..."
Yun Xian frowned and said, "Yeah. I saw it. I definitely saw it."
However, she was recalling the expression on Su Chi's face just now - that instantaneous change in expression was enough to make up for the senior brother's consumption from the previous year. Combined with the abnormal behavior just now, Yun Xian finally came to a profound conclusion.
Hey, Senior Brother seems a little weird lately.
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