Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Xue Wanning is back
Ji Chu stood on Shaowei Sword and said nothing.
Although she didn't want to be so close to her senior brother, based on her understanding of her sword-riding skills, if she flew the sword herself and her senior brother followed beside her, the journey back to the sect would only become longer.
As for magical instruments like the Cloud Boat...
Flying is even slower.
Ji Chu didn't want to stay alone with his senior brother for too long.
Besides, a lot of time has been wasted. Xu Ying and the others must have returned to the sect. If they can't see her, they will definitely be worried.
Meng Yuci didn't know what happened, but as soon as he left Yunchuan, Ji Chu fell completely silent, as if he was in a bad mood.
He was worried and concerned, and couldn't help but want to ask, but he hesitated. In the end, he just suppressed the emotions in his heart and quietly watched her back.
The Shaowei Sword flew steadily and swiftly, leaving Yunchuan behind in the blink of an eye. Without stopping, it headed straight for the Fuyu Immortal Sect.
Yunchuan is located in a remote area, and when I came here I passed through the teleportation array and didn't realize the long distance.
Now that I am flying on the sword, I realize how long and boring this journey is.
Fortunately, her senior brother was very considerate and protected her with his spiritual power all the way, so she was not affected by the wind and could enjoy the scenery and the clouds.
These days, Ji Chu first fell into a pool of blood and then entered a fantasy world, and his nerves were always tense.
Now that she had a rare opportunity to relax, she actually felt a sense of comfort in having half a day of leisure.
Along the way, Ji Chu deliberately did not look back or speak, and his senior brother did not take the initiative to speak.
Just when Ji Chu thought that the two of them would fly quietly all the way to Fu Yu Xian Zong, the senior brother who had been silent all the way suddenly asked:
"When did you two meet?"
After being in a daze for too long, Ji Chu was stunned when he heard this incoherent sentence. He was a little slow to react:
"What?"
Meng Yuci asked again:
"Zhongli Bai, I see you're very familiar with him. When did you meet?"
“He…”
Ji Chu didn't expect this to be the question, so he breathed a sigh of relief, boredly brushed away a handful of passing clouds, and said:
"It wasn't long before he became a natural person, able to chat with anyone."
The answer was a bit perfunctory.
But the tone still sounded very intimate.
Meng Yuci lowered his eyes to look at her, only seeing the back of her round head.
He said "hmm", and I didn't know whether he believed it or not. In any case, he didn't ask any further questions.
The sect is right in front of us.
Meng Yuci put down his sword and was about to help Ji Chu down as usual, but she had already jumped down first, avoiding his hand.
As soon as he saw the gate of Fu Yu Xian Zong, Ji Chu couldn't help but start to worry about Xu Ying and the mission:
"I wonder if Xu Ying and the others successfully delivered the Soul Gathering Lantern to the Xue family... Calculating the date, they should be back, right? It's so strange, why is there no one at the door today?"
Meng Yuci glanced at his empty palm, remained silent for a few breaths, slowly withdrew his hand, and said soothingly:
"You'll find out when you get in."
Ji Chu was still a little worried.
She fell down so suddenly that she didn't have time to communicate many things with Xu Ying and the others.
What if Kong Huiduan attacked again? What if something went wrong and Xu Ying and the others were punished?
She couldn't wait a moment and turned around and walked up the mountain.
"Ji Chu."
The senior brother suddenly called her name.
Ji Chu looked back in confusion.
A bony hand stretched out in front of him, with its long knuckles spread upwards and a piece of exquisite green jade held in the palm.
"My sound transmission jade?"
Ji Chu was stunned at first, then he couldn't help but open his eyes wide and said in a surprised tone:
"Wasn't it lost in the City of the Dead? How did you find it, brother?!"
She reached out to take the sound transmission jade, but her senior brother suddenly raised his hand and avoided her movement.
Ji Chu touched nothing, was stunned, and looked up at him.
Meng Yuci asked:
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Ji Chu: “…”
She blinked, looking a little confused.
The senior brother lowered his eyes and looked at her without reminding her.
Ji Chu then recalled that when they were in the City of the Dead, her senior brother told her to wait for him, but he and Zhongli Bai ran off to Yunchuan.
When my senior brother couldn't find her, he must have been very anxious...
She suddenly felt a little guilty and quietly withdrew her hand:
"I'm sorry, Senior Brother, I made you come here for nothing. I wanted to tell you, but the sound transmission jade was washed away by the water... Senior Brother, weren't you in seclusion? How did you find me?"
Meng Yuci looked into her eyes and said calmly:
"I saw the teleportation array."
Ji Chu: “Is that so…”
She nodded and looked away, avoiding eye contact with her senior brother.
Somehow, she felt that her senior brother's eyes were a little different from usual. Just by looking at each other for a moment, she felt uncomfortable all over.
Ji Chu pinched his sleeves unconsciously.
Looking down, I saw the charred marks on my brother's clothes.
She suddenly noticed that her senior brother's clothes were not as neat as before, as if he had just experienced a fierce battle.
Considering the sound of thunder heard before and after entering the illusion, could it be that someone really was going through a tribulation?
Ji Chu was puzzled and couldn't help asking:
"Brother? Your clothes are..."
Meng Yuci lowered his eyes and glanced at the hem of his clothes, thinking that she was only focused on looking at Zhongli Bai's clothes, how could she still remember him?
He refused to look back the whole way, standing in front of him like a stake, only showing the back of his head.
If it weren't for the failure to obtain the sound transmission jade, when would this heartless junior sister of mine be willing to even look at him?
Thinking of this, he casually brushed off his clothes on his legs and said nonchalantly:
"I forced my way out and attracted a bolt of lightning. It's nothing serious."
"Heavenly thunder? Forced release?"
Ji Chu couldn't hold it in any longer.
She originally thought that her senior brother had come out of retreat normally and came to save her after discovering that she was in trouble. Unexpectedly, he came out of retreat forcibly and even attracted thunder from the sky!
Does that thunder strike people randomly for no reason? How could nothing happen? My clothes are even singed!
Ji Chu asked hurriedly:
"Brother, why are you in seclusion? Won't forcing yourself out of it leave any problems? And this thunder, are you really okay? Brother, are you not hurt?"
The more nonchalant her senior brother acted, the more she felt that something was wrong.
The fake alienation in his words suddenly faded. Looking at the trace left by the thunderbolt, he became genuinely annoyed.
"It's all my fault. There was nothing wrong originally, but I forced my senior brother to come out of seclusion..."
Meng Yuci looked at her like this, and felt that the anger in his heart finally subsided.
He was unwilling to let her feel sad and guilty, so he said softly:
"It's not your problem, don't overthink it."
Ji Chu bit her lip and said nothing. It was obvious that she didn't believe it.
Meng Yuci looked at her for a few seconds, sighed, and handed the sound transmission jade to her:
"Here, I've fixed it for you using my spiritual power."
Ji Chu then moved and shifted his gaze to the sound transmission jade in his hand.
Meng Yuci raised his wrist slightly, signaling her to continue.
Ji Chu glanced at him, then looked down at the sound transmission jade in his hand.
The crack caused by the fall directly above has disappeared, and there are traces of spiritual power repair on the edge.
For the Fu Yu Xian Zong, although the sound transmission jade is not a precious thing, people can't help but feel happy when they find their lost personal belongings.
She reached out and took the sound transmission jade from her senior brother.
The soft and delicate fingertips unconsciously brushed across Meng Yuci's palm, like a feather passing by, making his palm itchy, and even his heart felt itchy.
Meng Yuci's five fingers curled up unconsciously, and he made a grasping motion, but he restrained himself very quickly, and the movement was so subtle that it was imperceptible.
When taking the sound transmission jade, Ji Chu accidentally glanced and saw that there was an extremely small scar on the tip of his senior brother's slender jade-like finger. It had healed, but there was still a little uneven scar left.
What could possibly hurt my brother?
This thought flashed through her mind and quickly disappeared as her senior brother withdrew his hand.
Ji Chu didn't think about it anymore. He lowered his head and touched the sound transmission jade, and couldn't help feeling happy.
Meng Yuci looked at Ji Chu's curved eyes, and finally he no longer looked bitter and resentful with his frown and pout as before.
His eyes softened and he asked softly:
"Are you happy now?"
Ji Chu first nodded and said "hmm" very lightly, then he realized that his senior brother's tone was too gentle, and it didn't sound like his senior brother at all.
She subconsciously looked up and met her senior brother's gaze.
The cold jade becomes warm and the winter snow melts.
She was no longer as cold as before. The slightly upturned corners of her eyes outlined a delicate and moving stroke, like the warm sunshine in early spring. Her dark eyes were filled with a gentle and shallow smile.
Even the facial features, which usually seemed distant because of their delicate and cold appearance, became hazy and soft because of this smile.
At this moment, Ji Chu felt as if she was infinitely close to her senior brother, so close that her heartbeat stopped for a moment.
Time seems to be stretched infinitely.
“…Bang…Bang…Bang…Bang…”
After an unknown amount of time, the delayed heartbeat gradually filled her chest, causing her breathing to return to normal.
She noticed something and suddenly took a step back.
The stagnant time between the two of them began to flow because she took the initiative to step back.
Without waiting for his senior brother to speak, Ji Chu hurriedly lowered his head and said:
"Thank you, Senior Brother. Then I...I'll go back first."
She turned and was about to leave.
Meng Yuci subconsciously raised his hand and grabbed her arm.
Ji Chu's reaction was unexpectedly big, as if he was back to the first time he met him in the Zhilu Hall, with vigilance written all over his body.
Even the arm he was holding became stiff, and the forearm muscles were tense. Although he did not break free immediately, he was not in a naturally relaxed state.
A sword shadow brushed past Ji Chu's back and fell.
The disciple who rushed over to deliver the message almost bumped into someone and hurriedly apologized to Ji Chu:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I was too anxious and didn't expect you to turn around so suddenly."
Ji Chu was also startled by him:
"fine……"
The touch on the forearm is so obvious that it is difficult to ignore.
Ji Chu quickly turned around and tried to break free, but failed.
"Senior Brother?"
Ji Chu then looked up at Meng Yuci, his fists clenched, his whole body tense, and his tone somewhat defiant:
"I want to go back."
Meng Yuci: "..."
He had only intended to remind her that there was someone behind her, but he hadn't expected her to react so abnormally.
Is it because of the illusion?
Although she didn't know what exactly happened, the illusion was just the embodiment of his fear. At most, he was fragile and cowardly, which would not make Ji Chu reject her so much.
Could it be that "that guy" in the illusion said something to Ji Chu?
He frowned slightly and asked:
"Ji Chu, what happened in the illusion?"
"Nothing!"
Ji Chu blurted out subconsciously:
"That's just an illusion, what can it be?"
But her appearance made Meng Yuci even more certain.
It must be “that guy’s” problem.
Could it be...
His eyes scanned Ji Chu's body.
Ji Chu became more and more uncomfortable. He turned his head to look at the ground and unconsciously covered the back of his neck.
The next moment he realized that he looked guilty, so he quickly put his hand down and turned back.
Meng Yuci was already somewhat certain.
I'm afraid she knew about the "Empty Feather Floating Flower" incident.
Maybe it's not just that. "That guy" must have said something else, which is why people are so scared.
He knew very well how lonely and helpless he was at that time. Faced with someone like Ji Chu who was in tune with him in every way and who also carried his "empty feathers and floating flowers", he would definitely not be willing to let go no matter what...
The illusion is also his mind.
Meng Yuci couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Unexpectedly, I ended up digging my own grave.
After figuring this out, Ji Chu's strange attitude towards him after coming out of the illusion became explained.
Meng Yuci felt much more at ease.
Ji Chu looked extremely nervous and kept looking at him warily, as if he was very afraid that he would bring up this matter, or perhaps there was some inside story that he had not yet found out.
He then lowered his eyes imperceptibly, restrained his breath, and in an instant returned to his cold and aloof appearance.
Then he slowly loosened his hand, supported Ji Chu's arm to help her stand more steadily, and then said:
"Watch the road."
His tone was normal, as if the emotional expression just now was just Ji Chu's illusion.
The disciple, who had been unable to find a chance to interrupt for a long time, finally spoke:
"Brother Meng, Sister Ji, the Sect Master has ordered you two to go to the main hall immediately after you return."
As he said this, he glanced at Ji Chu with a strange look on his face.
"Yaoyue Fairy Xue Wanning is back."
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The author has something to say: Senior Brother: You dig your own grave [cover your face and laugh and cry]
A certain author (couldn't help but interrupt): This isn't the end yet. If you knew there was another you, that you and Ji Chu had this and that, and that your love life would be full of ups and downs...
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