This Senior Brother is a Little Weird (Part 2)
# Act 2: This Senior Brother is a Little Weird
Even in the small hot spring, Yun Xian was still thinking about this profound question.
Jiangshan only dug two rooms before quitting. Now there was someone next door, who knew which disciple had snuck out in the middle of the night. Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan squeezed into the small bathing pool, but Qiao Lingshan was still preoccupied with the affairs down the mountain. "Yun Xian, you should bring Senior Brother with you tomorrow."
"It's not that I can't." Yun Xian said thoughtfully, "It's just that, don't you think that Senior Brother was a little strange just now?"
Qiao Lingshan: “…”
What's so strange about that? Hasn't the eldest brother been like this lately? He stares blankly at the mountain gate all day, waiting for just one person. The disciples are so uncomfortable that they dare not pass by him.
"Actually, it's not impossible to bring Feng Ye along." Yun Xian held his breath and buried his face in the water, thinking in confusion, "How strange..."
She had initially come down the mountain because she had heard that someone was deliberately vandalizing a shop, and it was quite vicious. Normally, even if there was a deep grudge or conflict of interest, a single vandalism attack would be enough, but this shop owner had offended someone, and every time she opened her shop, she was vandalized, three times in a row.
But this shop owner was also a remarkable woman. An ordinary person would be severely damaged by a single attack, their business only going from bad to worse. Yet, not only did she reopen after being attacked, but each time her shop became even more luxurious than the last, seemingly unaffected by the impact – this defied common sense!
She and Qiao Lingshan had been waiting at the door for a long time, but still didn't notice anything unusual. They only found that most of the guests coming in and out were women, and they always had happy smiles on their faces when they went out.
"I can't get in, I can't get in." Qiao Lingshan sighed, "Where can we go to find customers for recommendations?"
This shop not only maintained excellent confidentiality, but also operated a membership system. Not only did it only accept female customers, but entry was only possible with a recommendation from a regular customer. Yun Xian had circled the shop more than a dozen times but couldn't find a single loophole.
"No problem." Yun Xian said cheerfully, "Hey, don't think about it, don't think about it. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. Maybe there will be a clue tomorrow. Come on, rub my back."
Qiao Lingshan rolled her eyes at her and said unhappily, "You're always like this! Forget it, turn around."
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The next day, when Yun Xian was strolling down the mountain, he finally remembered to bring Su Chi with him. Jiang Shan was clamoring to buy some candied haws, so he was also put in the animal ring and taken down with him.
The three of them walked on the stone steps. The weather was fine and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.
Su Chi's face was solemn, as if yesterday's incident had dealt him a heavy blow. He said awkwardly, "That's not what I meant yesterday."
Qiao Lingshan said, "Senior Brother Su, you shouldn't say that."
Su Chi looked at Qiao Lingshan in confusion. Qiao Lingshan pointed at Yun Xian with her thumb and said, "She'd forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. Now that you've mentioned it, she's about to start it all over again!"
As expected, Yun Xian said: "Oh? That's not what you meant? What do you mean then? You didn't mean to stop me, or you don't want to take a bath together..."
The Blush Sword almost made a comeback.
After the three of them came down the mountain, they arrived at the restaurant hidden in the alley, which was still bustling with people. However, it was different now. Many young men gathered in front of the restaurant, shouting angrily:
"Ever since my Taoist partner came to your place, he hasn't wanted to go home for three days and three nights! What kind of shady restaurant is this?!"
"Boss, come out here!! Come out here and explain everything!!"
"The world is truly going downhill and morals are declining!!"
When Jiange and Qinfang re-established control over the Eastern Realm, they also banned all those brothels and small restaurants. It was nothing more than an eyesore, affecting the cityscape. Since it was harmful, it was better to take this opportunity to ban it from the outset. Yun Xian's ears perked up when he heard someone say this.
No way! Is there something illegal going on here? Yun Xian couldn't ignore such a serious matter!
But before she could figure out how to intervene, a bucket of cold water poured down from the second floor, completely chilling the people yelling at the door. The window on the second floor was wide open, and a fierce woman's voice rang out: "I'm ignoring you, and you're still getting angry?! You're looking for a fight?! If you want a beating, just say it directly. No need to beat around the bush!"
The basin of cold water made the people in front of the door scream. Two monks slowly walked out of the door with fierce eyes. They looked not to be trifled with. The group of young men muttered a few words and left reluctantly.
Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan looked at each other and quickly divided the work.
Qiao Lingshan quietly followed the men. Yun Xian and Su Chi took a detour to the back of the restaurant. Yun Xian poked Su Chi's arm and said, "Big Brother, the Xuantie mechanism is relying on you."
Su Chi did not move first, but looked up at the restaurant and said, "There are quite a few masters in there."
Yun Xian said: "We will sneak in and take a look first, then back out immediately."
Su Chi lowered his eyes and hid his body. His slender fingertips touched the precise mechanism, and sword energy surged. The next moment, with a "click", the door opened a small crack. Yun Xian and he slipped in, and the door closed again silently.
The restaurant's interior wasn't as extravagant and decadent as Yun Xian had imagined. Instead, it was filled with a refreshing aroma. However, this rich aroma seemed somewhat deliberate, as if it were intended to mask some odor.
The start was not good. Just as the two of them walked out of the corner, they heard footsteps coming from the front. They could only hide behind the column, in that extremely narrow space.
There was a small window behind me, tightly closed but not sealed.
Several voices are talking:
"How's yours?"
"Don't mention it. I bought an hour-long one, but he wouldn't even let me touch it! Fortunately, I like it this way."
"Listen to me, the one in room one is the best. She's pretty and knows how to get along, and she keeps getting close to you."
"Room six isn't bad either! Super plump!"
The more Yun Xian listened, the more something seemed to be wrong: "......?"
How come all the fat is here! Is this word really appropriate?!
Those people seemed to be preparing to leave, chatting with their friends before going, and they were having a good time. But Yun Xian, who was hiding, was suffering. She and Su Chi were huddled together, huddled in the illusion, and could hardly lift her head. She sent a voice message: "Big Brother, did you hear that?"
Su Chi lowered his eyes and asked, "What did you hear?"
Yun Xian had squeezed into a coffin with him the first time at the altar. She had always been the type who didn't care much for physical contact, and with Su Chi in front of her, there was even less need for her to care. Although she was slow to understand some things, her intuition told her that Su Chi would never take the initiative to do anything to her.
Precisely because she doesn't know how to do anything, she is so outspoken all day long and teases people from time to time. This is a natural way of judging people by their appearance.
"I think I heard some panting." Yun Xian's eyes shone slightly in the dim light, and he frowned: "Wait, there's also the sound of a dog barking?"
There was indeed a faint sound of a dog barking from the other end of the corridor, but it was unclear because of the number of doors separating them.
Su Chi closed his eyes and listened, then said, "It's normal to keep a dog."
"Not necessarily." Yun Xian rigorously proposed a second possibility: "Although it sounds like a dog barking, it's not necessarily a dog barking."
"Why..." Su Chi took a while to understand what he was saying. His ears immediately started burning again. He took a deep breath and said, "What are you thinking about all day?"
Yun Xian: "Don't talk yet! Someone else is coming!"
This time the footsteps were a little heavier. It sounded like this person had strong internal strength and extraordinary cultivation. It seemed like he had discovered something and kept walking around nearby without leaving.
Yun Xian's breathing gradually became lighter. She listened attentively to the movement, her eyes following it. At such a stagnant moment, Su Chi's mind was not on the main business at all.
His nose was filled with the scent of Yun Xian. Perhaps it was because she had just bathed and changed into new clothes yesterday, so even though her outer robe was stained again after only half a day... it still smelled good. Perhaps the word "fragrant" shouldn't be used. She didn't use rouge or incense. The only distinct smell was the faint scent of soapberry on her hair. Looking down, he could see the small, round whorls on top of her black hair.
Su Chi didn't look anywhere else, but was so absorbed in staring at the hair whorl that he even made Tai Ping in his spiritual palace mutter, "???"
What’s so good about this?! Yun Xian, you’re such a heartless bastard! You know this sword has been acting strange lately, yet you still dare to bring it out!
As a fellow sword spirit, and Yun Xian's sword spirit, Taiping was far more perceptive to Su Chi's unusual behavior. It had long noticed Su Chi's recent behavior, and even risked its own life to tell Yun Xian to stay away from him. Of course, Yun Xian didn't believe it and suspected it of gossiping about its colleagues again.
It never said that!! Okay, it did say it sometimes, but when did it ever say anything other than the truth?!
At this moment, Taiping noticed that Su Chi's mind was indescribably agitated.
Weird, what are you thinking? Take a look.
Su Chi's expression remained indifferent. After a while, Taiping finally managed to interpret his inner thoughts.
"I wish I were Ji Rongxue."
Taiping: “?”
No, what's the matter with Ji Rongxue from the Bodybuilding Gate? No, it's weird, take another look.
"That way I can take her entire head into my mouth in one go."
Taiping: “…………”
Help!!! There’s a pervert!!! Someone please save Yun Xian, she’s only 20 years old!!!
This was the first time Taiping had successfully sensed Su Chi's inhumanity. It finally remembered that Su Chi wasn't actually considered human... But man, the way you tried to put a human head in your mouth with an expressionless face was really scary!!!
Yun Xian noticed the commotion in the Spiritual Mansion and asked, "What's wrong, Taiping? What happened?"
Su Chi's eyes also moved over coldly.
"..." Taiping said in a shrill voice like a little mouse: "It's nothing. Be careful."
Yun Xian said cheerfully, "It's not dangerous! Just go to sleep. I don't need you."
Taiping didn't want to talk anymore.
"Strange. It's not usually this considerate." The man outside hadn't left, but had simply stopped at one spot. Yun Xian relaxed a bit, then felt a bit bored. He said to Su Chi, "Big Brother, I suspect there's some shady dealings going on in this restaurant."
Su Chi said, "Just take a look."
It was too close, and Yun Xian moved a few more times before realizing it and saying, "Why are you so much hotter than usual?"
Normally, Su Chi's hands were as cold as stone, not to mention the warmth that could be transmitted. Su Chi whispered, "I don't know."
"You're not really sick... But swords can get sick too?" Yun Xian touched his forehead with some worry. "You're like this, I don't know whether to take you to the clinic or the blacksmith shop. Will it get better if Shi Mi hits you a few times? Will your face change if you hit it too much?"
Su Chi didn't say anything. He rubbed his forehead in Yun Xian's palm. With their skin touching, the restlessness in his heart was briefly swept away, but it quickly rose again.
Want to be closer.
The black mist was surging and almost merged with his inky pupils. He took in every move of Yun Xian.
It was obvious that he could turn into a sword and there would be no need for such crowding, but Yun Xian didn't do that.
Yun Xian had never teased anyone else and only said these to him. He had even stripped his clothes off several times before because of his inner demons.
He was so restrained because Yun Xian had never spoken, and he didn't dare to presume to guess her feelings. As she had said, a young man's heart was like the weather in June, changing at a moment's notice. If she had no such intentions, and he was using his status to pressure her, that wasn't the outcome he had hoped for.
But, now, could it be...
Suddenly, a familiar panting sound was heard at the feet of the two men. Yun Xian turned around and saw a fat local dog looking up at them, with its tail erect, motionless and extremely alert.
Oh no! It's the dog here!
wrong.
Yun Xian looked at it and noticed that its black eyes were slanting back and forth, with the whites of its eyes showing. It was a rare and treacherous expression. Sure enough, the next moment, the dog spoke in human language: "Master!! They are here!!!"
“…”
After one stick of incense.
Yun Xian sat upright, Jiang Shan beside him was eating a potted plant with a sullen look on his face, and on the table lay a jade-white black iron long sword with a wooden hilt.
"So, you want to join us?"
The boss sat in front of her, holding a cigarette with clouds of smoke in his hand. She had no intention of putting it out, but squinted her eyes and looked at Yun Xian carefully. A black panther and several fierce dogs were lying at his feet.
This should have been a very oppressive scene, but Yun Xian didn't seem nervous at all.
Because both the black panther and the mastiff were plump and muscular, clearly overfed. The black panther's neck was practically gone! How could anyone possibly grow a leopard this fat?
"...It's like this, you're from the Northern Territory, right?" Yun Xian choked, "Do you know Miss Liu?"
"Hmm?" The boss frowned, looking warily at the featureless, ordinary face before him. "How do you know? Who are you?"
The book "One Hundred Secrets to Raising Pets" written by Miss Liu herself is only circulated among friends and is not available to ordinary people!
"I am..." Yun Xian remembered that he had used a disguise and said, "No, forget it. It was just a coincidence and we met a few times."
"Hmph..." Upon hearing this answer, the boss leaned back and relaxed. He looked at Jiangshan with a critical gaze and said with satisfaction, "You dyed it well, and the fur is trimmed well. It's the most like-looking thing I've ever seen. Is it a demon too? Come on, transform into a human form and show it to me."
Yun Xian asked, "Ran?"
"This color has been all the rage in the four realms lately thanks to that iron-eating beast named Jiangshan. Black and white, it looks so cute," the boss commented. "But yours is still too skinny. You'd better eat more. It'd be better if it were plump and rounder, so the customers would like it."
Yun Xian: “…”
If black and white patterns are the trend, then Lady Jimo Shu would have been leading the fashion in the four realms years ago... Forget it, I don't want to think about it. If Taiping complains, I might get beaten.
Jiangshan liked to hear this and gave him a rare smile.
When the boss saw she didn't answer, he angrily asked, "How dare you let your mind wander?"
Yun Xian thought, you're clearly running a dog cafe, why are you acting like a desperate criminal? But on the surface, he said, "No, no. It's a male demon, is that okay?"
The boss gave a faint smile and said, "I want a male demon. But what's his temper like? Will he bite?"
Yun Xian said: "My chances of biting someone should be greater than his."
boss:"?"
Yun Xian pondered, his words hinting at something amiss. You know, this restaurant is famous for only accepting female customers. Even putting that aside, these demons appear well-behaved, but who knows if they're working there voluntarily? Even though they're beastly, being touched like that is unsightly!
Yun Xian pondered for a while, finally calmed down, and whispered tentatively: "Then... are there any other services?"
The boss raised his eyebrows and said skillfully, "What are you talking about?"
Yun Xian: "It's that kind, human-shaped, narrow, dark, and solitary..."
The boss paused, and finally said, "That's another price."
Yun Xian’s brows furrowed, as expected!
"It's okay." She said, "Then let me see it for myself."
The boss clapped his hands, and the person behind him came up in a well-trained manner and covered Yun Xian's eyes with an opaque black silk ribbon. Yun Xian just stood up and was about to take the sword when she heard her voice: "I can let you in, but you don't need to bring the sword, right?"
Taiping is still in her spiritual palace. The cultivation of these people is not very high, so Su Chi should not be in any danger if he is alone outside.
What's more, there was a Sword Pavilion Talisman tied between the two of them, so any disturbance would be detected immediately.
Yun Xian paused, retracted his fingertips, and said, "Okay."
Taiping thought, you are getting better, but someone else is not.
Yun Xian was led by the two men, and his figure gradually disappeared from sight. Su Chi's lingering restlessness surged up again, making him chase after them almost uncontrollably.
Where was she going? Was she just leaving herself here like this? Why?
The black fog gradually gathered at the edge of the sword, densely packed, and was about to invade the sword body.
In the silence, the boss finally chuckled and revealed his true face.
The green-faced and fang-toothed creatures are actually the remnants of the demon clan!
"I thought my demon clan had no hope of survival after this battle, but I never expected that the heart's power would manifest in you. What a irony." She tried to touch the hilt of the sword, but was violently shaken away. She said angrily, "What do you want? If I control you, I can make the rest of the demon clan better. Do you think you can keep your demon form?"
Su Chi was still heading in the direction Yun Xian left, his heart slowly sinking.
Junior sister is always like this, hot and cold. What does she want?
No, it doesn't matter anymore. It doesn't matter anymore.
He was tired of this endless struggle and wanted to take back everything he wanted.
He must become cold-blooded and cruel, and must do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.
"Stop looking. Where have all the people gone? Are you still pretending you don't have a sword spirit?" The demon said impatiently, "Your little junior sister has gone to find another beautiful fairy. She doesn't like you at all."
The sword responded: "She likes it very much."
magic:"…………"
Help! Someone please reforge this sword! It's completely hopeless!
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