Chapter 23 Chapter 23 I don’t have much friendship with my senior brother
During the next sword-fighting class, Xue Xianchen approached Ji Chu again.
She was recalling the new sword technique that Elder Xu had described. She could not connect the second move "stab" with the third move "turn", and after practicing for a long time, she was still very clumsy.
Xue Xianchen didn't wear the plain disciple uniform, but a light red dress instead, which made him look handsome and elegant, like a handsome young man. He said to Ji Chu:
"Junior Sister Achu, your second move is really awkward. Do you want me to help you?"
Ji Chu wanted to pretend he didn't exist, but his clothes were too bright, like a bright stove standing next to her in the middle of the night, it was hard not to see him.
She said with a sullen face: "Get lost."
Xue Xianchen raised the corner of his lips and raised his hand to hold her wrist as she was about to turn her sword:
"Raise your hands a little higher. They're too low."
The cold touch carried an uncomfortable chill, and there was even a deliberate scent of incense wafting closer as he moved.
Ji Chu was startled by his unexpected touch. He immediately put away his sword and took two steps back. He then wiped the place on his wrist where he was pressed with his sleeve, as if he had touched something dirty.
She didn't hide her disdain at all.
Xue Xianchen subconsciously frowned, but quickly recovered. His eyelids drooped, and he put on a heartbroken and pitiful expression.
"Why does Ah Chu dislike me so much? I really want to help you."
Ji Chu wanted to tell him to get lost again, but when the words reached her lips, her eyes swept over Xue Xianchen's neatly combed hair and the clothes that were obviously worth a lot of money, and she changed her mind.
"You really want to help me?"
Xue Xianchen took a step forward, smiling broadly:
"Of course, I want to help Ah Chu's heart, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to it."
"Stand there."
Ji Chu raised his hand in front of him to stop him from getting close to him. He then sheathed his sword, his eyes gleaming with coldness as he emphasized again:
"Don't move, please."
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When Meng Yuci said that he wanted to come and "audit" Ji Chu's class, Elder Xu sneered in his heart and said, "It's just as I expected. He becomes indifferent when asked about the child's study, and becomes anxious when told that the child is at a disadvantage."
Are you anxious now?
He has been anxious these days. Does anyone understand how difficult it is for him?
This Meng Yuci, who appears to be an unattainable sword master, is actually just an irresponsible "elder"!
It’s such a waste to ask him to “raise” the child!
Elder Xu had completely forgotten that Meng Yuci was only Ji Chu's senior brother in name, and regarded him as a "negligent elder" who neglected his child's education. He snorted and led Meng Yuci to a group of young disciples who were practicing sword.
He spread out his sleeves, put his hands behind his back and acted like a "teaching elder":
"Let me make this clear first. Allowing you to audit the class is an exception. If you have anything to say, please wait until after class. You are not allowed to disturb other students in class!"
Meng Yuci looked in the direction of Ji Chu.
When he heard that "Ji Chu was beaten", although he thought that Elder Xu was probably exaggerating, he was still worried that she would suffer.
After all, she was furious with him that day and looked like she was in a bad mood. It was possible that her hasty words had caused trouble.
Unexpectedly, today, he actually saw Ji Chu fighting.
However, it wasn’t that “Ji Chu was beaten”, but that she was beating others.
Xue Xianchen's red dress was indeed dazzling, and one could see from a distance that the young master of the Xue family, who had a pretty face, no longer had any of his former elegance and nobility. His hair was messy, his clothes were torn, and he was being beaten violently by Ji Chu with a sword.
Ji Chu used the name of practicing sword skills, but in fact he didn't use any sword skills at all. He relied purely on brute force, and every attack he made landed on Xue Xianchen.
After the fight, I still have to say hypocritically:
"Oh, sorry, I still can't use this trick well, let's try again!"
Xue Xianchen had put away his weapon long ago because he had promised to help Ji Chu practice swordsmanship. Now he was unarmed and could not fight back due to his pride. He was speechless and had to pretend nothing had happened. He endured the pain and said:
"It's okay, just come. I promised to help you, and I will help you to the end."
The last few words seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth.
Ji Chu smiled sweetly:
"Thank you, Master Xue. I'll try again."
After saying that, he stopped laughing and struck even harder with his next move. Even though the scabbard was in between, he still managed to make a bloody ridge on Xue Xianchen's arm.
It was already past get out of class time, but Ji Chu and Xue Xianchen showed no intention of stopping.
To outsiders, the relationship is very close.
"Ji Chu."
A low and cold voice came from behind, interrupting Ji Chu's sword-swinging action.
She turned around in surprise and saw her senior brother standing next to Elder Xu.
Meng Yuci's eyes were calm, and he had obviously seen the whole process of her "beating people under the pretext of practicing sword skills" clearly.
When Ji Chu was caught doing something bad by his senior brother, his first reaction was guilt, and he subconsciously put the sword in his hand behind his back.
But the next moment, she felt that there was no need to do so.
After being reborn, she not only kicked her senior brother's door, but also scolded him. If her senior brother really wanted to punish her according to the sect's laws, what would be the big deal about beating Xue Xianchen?
So she put her sword back to her side, with a frank attitude that said, "I'm practicing swordplay."
Meng Yuci watched her move the sword back and forth without saying anything.
Elder Xu asked with a serious face:
"What are you doing?"
Just as Ji Chu was about to speak, Xue Xianchen stepped forward and spoke before her:
"Reporting to the elder, Ah Chu and I are practicing swordsmanship."
Ji Chu was surprised when he heard this and subconsciously looked at Xue Xianchen.
The opponent was beaten into a miserable state by her scabbard, with mottled blood marks on the exposed skin. Against the backdrop of the red clothes, the crisscrossing bright red sword marks on the white neck were shocking.
Elder Xu was puzzled: "How did you get so many injuries from practicing sword?"
Xue Xianchen raised his hand and touched his neck, his fingertips rubbing a bloody red mark. He said disapprovingly:
"It was my fault that I couldn't dodge it. It has nothing to do with Ah Chu."
After saying this, he seemed to be completely unaware of the pain and even gave Ji Chu a friendly smile:
"Isn't it, Achu?"
Ji Chu was stunned, and didn't care about the address, and nodded:
"Ah... yes."
Xue Xianchen's smile deepened.
A pair of young and beautiful boys and girls were flirting with each other and fighting fiercely just now, but in front of him they insisted that they were "practicing sword skills normally."
Elder Xu knew that something was amiss, but he didn't want to stir up trouble, so he just said:
"Be careful next time."
Meng Yuci, who had remained silent since calling out Ji Chu's name, finally spoke, slowly reading out two words:
"Achu?"
Ji Chu didn't expect that her senior brother didn't mention her beating, but only asked about this name, and almost subconsciously started to explain:
"He didn't mean anything else. He was just yelling for fun."
Xue Xianchen's words "We have a good relationship" were blocked by her. He glanced at Ji Chu with a reproachful look and repeated her words:
"Achu is right. I was just... yelling for fun."
Ji Chu's hurried explanation already seemed a bit strange, but Xue Xianchen repeated it in an ambiguous tone, with a light and rising voice and a hint of laughter, which added a bit of unusual meaning to the name "Achu".
Ji Chu frowned at his strange tone:
"Can you please speak normally? What's that tone? It's disgusting."
Xue Xianchen's face stiffened as she ruined his plan.
After hearing Ji Chu's words, Meng Yuci's originally cold expression relaxed a little. Although he still looked indifferent, it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
He nodded to Elder Xu and said to Ji Chu:
"Come with me."
Although Ji Chu had made up her mind to stay away from her senior brother, she couldn't just turn around and leave in front of Elder Xu and other disciples.
So she had no choice but to say goodbye to Elder Xu and then leave with her senior brother.
After walking for a long time, Meng Yuci didn't say a word, so Ji Chu followed him two steps behind, carefully calculating his strides to avoid getting too close to his senior brother by accident.
At the same time, she was thinking in her mind: Senior brother hasn't come to see her since he kicked the door last time. He suddenly showed up today and called her away alone. Could it be that he finally has some free time and is starting to settle accounts with her?
What exactly is the crime of "disrespecting teachers and superiors"? Will it deduct contribution points? Will it still be enough for a thousand points? She still needs to save points to participate in the Immortal Questioning Conference!
No, Senior Brother wouldn't intend to abuse his power by taking her to a deserted place and killing her to vent his anger, right?
…
The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. In the end, her patience was running out, so she couldn't help but speak first:
"I offended my senior brother that day. If he wants to punish me, I have nothing to say."
"But I've already made it clear to my senior brother. I don't need his pity. Now that he's helped me repair my meridians, the favor of breaking the barrier is finally over."
"I'm only a nominal member of the Sect Master's family, so naturally, I don't have much of a relationship with you, Senior Brother. You don't have to pay extra attention to me. Just treat me as an ordinary brother or sister. It's okay to be strangers..."
The person following behind him kept chattering non-stop, even more talkative than Elder Xu.
What she said was not what he liked to hear. Meng Yuci felt annoyed, so he stopped and turned around to scold her.
Unexpectedly, this action scared Ji Chu.
She was so engrossed in proving that "their relationship was just average" that she was caught off guard when he stopped and almost bumped into him.
In a hurry, he was forced to make a big turn, stepped past his senior brother, brushed his arm and stepped to his side.
Because she didn't want to bump into her senior brother, she hurriedly dodged to the left as they passed each other, but her right leg still inevitably rubbed against her senior brother, so she hurriedly retracted her leg and pressed her knee...
After this series of movements, Ji Chu lost his balance as expected, swaying from side to side in a miserable state.
The moment before she fell, she chose the latter between falling on her senior brother and falling on the ground. With the mentality of "there is no other way, so let it be", she threw herself towards the ground beside her senior brother.
A hand appeared in time, and almost without hesitation, it grabbed the back of her neck and collar, and then lifted up Ji Chu, whose limbs were tangled into a ball, like a kitten, puppy, or rabbit.
With his feet off the ground, Ji Chu's brain stopped working for a moment.
Meng Yuci lifted Ji Chu, who was about to fall, off the ground with one hand, shook her slightly to loosen her tangled limbs, and then let her down again.
Ji Chu: “…”
Let me die, now!
Meng Yuci really didn't understand:
"Can you fall while walking?"
The desire to scold her immediately disappeared.
Seeing Ji Chu's head almost buried in the ground, Meng Yuci realized that she felt embarrassed, and couldn't help but feel funny:
"Didn't you just say you had no acquaintance with me? Since we're a stranger, why are you afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of me?"
Ji Chu lowered his head and shook his head, looking as if he would never obey.
What I just said was a very righteous and eloquent speech, which was a very enjoyable and perfect "negotiation debate".
Unfortunately, after falling like this, he was picked up in the air by his senior brother in a very ungraceful manner, and his image of being mature, rational and thoughtful was completely destroyed.
She was too embarrassed to admit what she had just said and just wanted to disappear from this world, especially from her senior brother's presence!
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