Chapter 9 Chapter 9 He changed his mind again
Ji Chu thought that his score was not high enough.
After all, she had been forced by Chen Ke to practice the piano, and she didn't have many opportunities to complete tasks with other disciples.
But she didn't expect that she would be so far behind.
"Negative ninety-five points?!"
Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu looked at Ji Chu at the same time: "How can this be a loss?"
Ji Chu obviously couldn't accept this answer.
She took the notebook from Mingwutang:
"...Exceeding the speed limit while flying the sword will result in a deduction of ten points; trespassing into a restricted area will result in a deduction of two hundred points; lighting a fire to roast a fish will result in a deduction of one hundred and fifty points..."
The series of deduction items made her dizzy.
Ji Chu closed the notebook and returned it.
After holding her forehead for a while, she asked Xu Ying:
"How many points are needed to participate in the Immortal Questioning Conference?"
Xu Ying: "One thousand points."
Without waiting for Ji Chu to ask again, she had already kindly calculated it for her:
"You still need one thousand and ninety-five points."
“…”
Ji Chu took a deep breath, held his forehead and remained silent again.
The disciple of Mingwu Hall pointed to the wall of tasks behind him, which was filled with tasks.
"Take the task and get extra points."
Ji Chu looked over.
Each wooden sign is engraved with the task content, with scores ranging from ten to two hundred.
She took down the wooden sign corresponding to "200 points" and had a mission to go down the mountain to eliminate monsters.
The disciples of Mingwu Hall said:
"This mission can only be undertaken by disciples of the Perfection Realm. Your cultivation level is not high enough."
Tasks that require certain realms are generally more dangerous. Sects restrict cultivation levels for the sake of disciples' safety, and they will not be easily broken.
Ji Chu had no choice but to put the wooden sign back, and his eyes stopped at the row of "Xuanjing".
Cleaning the library adds 10 points; gathering spiritual plants adds 10 points; feeding spiritual beasts adds 30 points...
After looking around, I found that the task that could earn the most points for the "Xuanjing" disciples was to go down the mountain to catch some small demons that were endangering the people, but that only added 50 points.
Even if she could take down a demon clan hideout, she would still be far from "one thousand points".
What's more, the Immortal Questioning Conference is approaching, and there are countless disciples who are just a little short of the mark and want to quickly gain points by "catching monsters". She has low cultivation and joined late, so she can't compete at all.
Finally, adhering to the belief that "no matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat", Ji Chu took away all the task signs in the bottom row, which were disliked by others because the scores were too small and the task contents were too complicated.
For three consecutive days, she was busy completing these scattered and trivial tasks, and the time for repairing the meridians was greatly reduced.
Even if I have some free time to meditate, it seems like I am always on time, coming and leaving in a hurry.
On the third day, Meng Yuci couldn't help it anymore.
He wanted to seriously reprimand her for her "indecisive" attitude, but before he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered how she pretended to be fine with red eyes that day.
He changed his mind again.
Little girls of Ji Chu's age are extremely curious and have strong self-esteem. Simply criticizing her will only backfire. It is best to guide her patiently and teach her to distinguish between the important and the secondary.
Only in this way can we be considered to have truly fulfilled our duties.
Looking at the current situation, what could be more important than "repairing meridians"?
He believed that Ji Chu would understand.
Meng Yuci then changed his words and said:
"Perseverance can carve a stone. Repairing your meridians is a long and tedious process, but it's a great opportunity to hone your character. If you have other things to do, they should be put aside for now."
Ji Chu nodded:
"Thank you for your guidance, senior."
Meng Yuci was satisfied and felt that although Ji Chu was easily distracted, he was a good child who was "sensible and listened to advice."
Unexpectedly, the next moment, she let out an "Ah" and muttered, "Today's spirit beast has not been fed yet," and quickly ended her meditation.
Meng Yuci's aura instantly turned cold after his consciousness was ejected. He looked at the direction where Ji Chu left and slowly narrowed his eyes.
The sword energy sensed his displeasure and quietly emerged around him, with a murderous aura that was quickly suppressed by him.
If others saw this, they would be frightened by the murderous intent he revealed at that moment, and even the most rebellious disciple would have to come back and meditate to practice.
But Ji Chu couldn't see his expression, nor would he be frightened by his cold face, and he would not come back to meditate.
She was busy feeding the spirit beast.
Thirty minutes.
Ji Chu finally understood why this task was worth thirty points.
She changed into pure white clothes, squatted on the ground with her upper body lowered, and imitated the movements of a rabbit, trying to blend herself into the group of motionless rabbits around her.
The spirit rabbits raised on Qingji Peak are very alert. Once they find any danger around, they will immediately jump into the cave and hide, even if it is just a gust of wind.
But they only like to eat one kind of "red spiritual fruit" that looks like a strawberry.
This fruit grows as soon as it hits the ground, but will wither and turn into soil in less than half a minute. It must be planted and eaten immediately.
But the spiritual rabbits are timid. If the person who planted the fruit stands nearby, they will all hide. They will hide in the rabbit hole for most of the day, and the red spiritual fruit will have turned into soil long ago.
The difficulty of feeding the spirit rabbits has therefore increased greatly, and many disciples are unwilling to take the challenge.
Ji Chu failed many times in a row and was exhausted and sweating. The rabbits that were frightened by her many times had their fur turned gray and seemed to have become thin and hungry.
After many times of mutual torture, Ji Chu finally realized the secret of getting along harmoniously with the rabbit:
When moving, he is quick-eyed and quick-handed; when still, he is as still as a mountain.
Ji Chu squatted quietly for a long time, until the other spirit rabbits mistook her for a plant, then she quickly grabbed a handful of red spirit fruit seeds from the bag on her side and threw them on the ground.
The seeds fell to the ground and took root, branches and leaves sprouted and bore fruit, and in the blink of an eye, a small piece of red spiritual fruit appeared.
The spirit rabbit smelled the fragrance of the fruit, but was still looking around vigilantly.
Ji Chu didn't move, pretending to be a piece of wood.
The spirit rabbit was tricked by her and jumped to the red spirit fruit in one step. It opened and closed its three-petal mouth and quickly ate the whole fruit. It turned around and jumped to other fruits.
Ji Chu moved to the side of the eaten fruit and took away the red spirit fruit seeds covered under the leaves before the branches and leaves fell.
This was repeated for most of the day, and finally the task of feeding the spirit beast was completed.
It's getting late.
Ji Chu bent down and hammered his legs which were numb from squatting. Just as he was about to return the seeds and the task sign, he suddenly saw two people walking towards him side by side.
A tall and thin inner sect monk extended his arm and embraced the man beside him:
"...The Immortal Questioning Conference selects the strongest. It would be a waste for someone like you to go. Just give up the mission obediently. Your senior brother only needs these 50 points."
The man being embraced looked embarrassed:
"Senior Brother Zhang, this mission was assigned by Mingwutang. They said that I am the most suitable among their disciples..."
"What a lot of nonsense!"
The person called "Senior Brother Zhang" said impatiently:
"Don't I know your limited skills? How can you do a task that I can't?"
“…”
The man being embraced wanted to speak, but "Senior Brother Zhang" raised his hand and pushed him, causing him to stagger.
"I can't stand your cowardly behavior! Hurry and take out the mission sign!"
It fell right in front of Ji Chu, and the flying mud stained her white clothes.
"Senior Brother Zhang" said disdainfully:
"You can't even stand steadily, and you dare to snatch the mission from me?"
The man who fell quickly got up and apologized to Ji Chu:
"My fellow Daoist, I'm truly sorry. I will compensate you for your clothes. My name is Chen Wu."
Ji Chu was originally bending over and pounding his legs, but upon hearing this, he slowly straightened up.
She had heard the name "Chen Wu" once in her previous life.
By that time, Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu were both gone. She was accused of "killing fellow disciples and colluding with the demons" and was considered a "traitor" in the eyes of the sect's disciples, and anyone could kill her.
Afterwards, the sect was in chaos and she took the opportunity to escape. When she decided to seek revenge on Xue Xianchen, she didn't even have a suitable sword.
When a disciple named "Chen Wu" was about to die, he lent her his sword.
…
Ji Chu withdrew his thoughts and looked at Chen Wu, who looked nervous.
In her previous life, she only saw him with a bloody face, and she herself was filled with hatred and despair. There were too many dead people, and she didn't even have time to pay attention to what this dying fellow disciple looked like.
Now that he has been reborn and sees me again, the blood-stained face of his previous life has gradually been replaced by the young man in front of him who looks exceptionally delicate and gentle.
She felt extremely fortunate.
Fortunately, all that tragedy has not happened yet.
Ji Chu then laughed:
"It's just a piece of clothing, don't take it to heart. My name is Ji Chu."
Chen Wu looked grateful.
His cultivation was average and his talent was insufficient. After he stepped into the inner gate by chance, he found that a mediocre person like him could not get along well anywhere, and being despised and bullied was commonplace.
Fortunately, he didn't feel much resentment in his heart.
How many mortals can only endure hardship in the mortal world throughout their lives? He is extremely lucky to be able to enter the immortal sect to practice and have no worries about food and clothing.
He is very content.
Of course he had heard of the name "Ji Chu".
Registered under the name of the headmaster, and personally selected by Elder Shen to be brought up by his side, he is naturally different from ordinary disciples like them.
I thought he would be arrogant and cold, but I didn't expect him to be so easy to talk to.
Ji Chu turned to Zhang He, who had just pushed someone:
"You can't take his mission."
"You want to help him?"
Zhang He disagreed:
"I know you. You won beautifully on the life-or-death stage. But it's important for people to be strong. You can help him once today, but can you help him forever?"
Chen Wu lowered his head upon hearing this:
"Senior Brother Zhang is right. Senior Sister Ji doesn't have to stand up for me. My cultivation is indeed not good enough..."
"Who said I was going to help you?"
Ji Chu interrupted his self-deprecation and said as a matter of course:
"I don't let him take it, because I need your fifty cents too."
Chen Wu: “Ah?”
Zhang He: "You want to grab this mission too? How many points are you missing?"
Ji Chu was calm and composed:
"Nine hundred and fifty."
"Nine hundred and five? Are you taking me for a fool?!"
Zhang He was furious at first, but then he looked at the rabbit hair stuck on Ji Chu's body and realized that she even accepted a task like "feeding the spirit beast" that everyone avoided. He was afraid that she was really short of points. The anger on his face turned into a sneer:
"Hahahahahaha... Ji Chu, are you dreaming? Nine hundred and fifty points, hahahahaha..."
Seeing him laughing louder and louder, Ji Chu frowned:
"What's so funny?"
She pointed at the task sign in Chen Wu's hand:
"If I take his mission, won't the difference be only 900 points?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Wu worriedly stuffed the wooden task sign into his arms, and suddenly felt a sense of despair as if there were "wolves in front and tigers behind".
He was naive.
In the world of cultivation, the strong are respected. Where can you find truly kind and gentle people?
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