Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Unfamiliar with Senior Brother
After thinking this through, Ji Chu calmed down.
She felt that she didn't need to be so conflicted.
Now she is just an ordinary disciple. She has neither practiced evil arts nor been suspected of colluding with the demons. There is no reason for her senior brother to kill her.
So she mustered up her courage and said:
"I have been worshipping under Uncle Shen since I entered the sect. I am not familiar with my senior brother, so I feel a little uncomfortable."
The senior brother lowered his eyes and looked at her, the emotion in his eyes was unclear.
There was another silence.
Ji Chu looked up at his senior brother.
The little courage she mustered disintegrated bit by bit under the silent gaze of her senior brother.
My hands unconsciously pinched the corners of my clothes, and in my heart, a little man was pounding his head:
It's over, it's over. Isn't it too presumptuous to say that? Who in the entire sect would dare to speak to Senior Brother like that? And saying "unfamiliar" and "uncomfortable" is a bit too much...
Another villain put his hands on his hips and rolled his eyes:
What's wrong with that? My senior brother killed you once, and all he said was, "We're not familiar." That's so tolerant and generous! You're such a kind person!
Meng Yuci was silent for a while, then said:
"I see."
The two villains in Ji Chu's heart stopped talking at the same time.
After Meng Yuci finished speaking, he fell silent again, and his expression did not seem to change.
Ji Chu then began to think:
What does "I know" mean?
Did he think what she said made sense and would keep his distance from her in the future; or did he think that what she said were all excuses and this was an unpleasant reaction; or did he simply say that he heard it?
She blinked, her mind spinning wildly, her expression a bit dazed.
My head suddenly felt heavy.
It was the senior brother who suddenly raised his hand and touched her hair in an unskillful manner.
His palms were dry, his fingertips were cool, and the weight that fell on her hair was extremely gentle, breaking apart at the touch.
The fabric of the cuff brushed lightly against her ear, it was cool and smooth, but it didn't make her feel uncomfortable, instead it felt a little itchy.
Ji Chu couldn't breathe out, his expression was frozen in a daze, unable to react for a moment.
Meng Yuci has turned and left.
It was not until the sun rose to halfway in the sky and the entire yard was covered in bright sunlight that Ji Chu let out a sigh of relief.
She sat on the ground, lowered her head, bent over, hid her face in the shadows, covered her chest, and felt her heart pounding.
A few strands of hair fell down, swaying in front of her ears and eyes, casting slender, swaying shadows on the ground.
It's another sunny day today.
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After all, there was quite a commotion at the foot of the mountain, so it would be unreasonable if there was no punishment at all.
Ji Chu and his friends were each given a tool and punished to clean the secret treasure library.
The Secret Treasure Library is located on the main peak, with six floors above and below.
The library is on the ground, and the treasure house is underground, with an entrance only on the ground floor.
Ji Chu stood at the entrance, leaning on the broom with both hands, looking up from below. The towering six-story attic almost reached the clouds.
She was a little unsure:
"Am I the only one in charge of the library?"
Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu, fully armed with masks, swords, and protective talismans, and mops and brooms, nodded.
"That's right, your cultivation is too low to defeat those things in the Secret Treasure Pavilion."
The treasure is spiritual, and if you encounter one with a bad temper, it is possible that it will jump up and hit the disciple on the head.
Ji Chu could not refute this arrangement.
She also pointed at Chen Wu:
"What about him? His cultivation is just so-so, how much better can he be than mine?"
Chen Wu felt a little embarrassed:
"Senior Sister Ji, actually I..."
Xu Ying had already pulled him between herself and Jiang Chengxu:
"Jiang Chengxu is always holding me back. I'll never be able to finish sweeping the Secret Treasure Pavilion with him. I need a helper, and Junior Brother Chen Wu is just the right person."
Jiang Chengxu was knocked away, steadied himself, crossed his arms and snorted at Xu Ying:
"Just don't hold us back."
Ji Chu then understood.
These two started arguing again for some unknown reason.
She was used to this scene, so she raised her hand to stop the two from arguing. She made a "please" gesture to Chen Wu and said seriously:
"Thanks a lot."
Chen Wu: "...I will try my best."
The four of them parted ways at the entrance.
Ji Chu walked into the library alone with a broom.
Although the library has six floors, the top floor is confidential and is not her responsibility to clean.
So there are only five floors, but it is still a heavy task.
She swept only two floors with full of fighting spirit when she gradually felt tired. From the initial head held high and chest puffed out, she became hunched over and moved back and forth between the layers of bookshelves, pulling the broom.
At first, one could still hear crackling sounds coming from the underground secret treasure pavilion, mixed with the chaotic sounds of Xu Ying and others being chased by treasures. Later, the sounds gradually faded away. They must have found the trick and went to the next level.
Ji Chu rested for a while, then stood up and swept another layer.
The books on the third layer were more obscure and difficult to understand than the first two layers, and there was more dust on the ground. Ji Chu took a quick glance at it and saw many books with titles he didn't understand, such as "Xingshi Xuanyu" and "Zhuji Tongxiao". He didn't want to turn the pages after seeing them.
Apparently, the other disciples had the same idea as her. This row of bookshelves was covered in dust. It must have been because one of the disciples who had been assigned the cleaning task had not done it properly.
Ji Chu couldn't help but think of her missing contribution points. She was filled with melancholy and sighed as she stood at the entrance of the fourth floor.
I used to complain that tasks like cleaning the bookshelf gave me few points, but now, I work for nothing and get no points at all.
She felt annoyed after sweeping twice. There was no supervisor and no one to chat with, so she leaned the broom against the bookshelf next to her, picked up a book and sat on the floor to read.
I thought the book I picked up would be filled with the same mystical words as the one on the third floor, but when I opened it, I was greeted by these large characters:
“Only special people can see it.”
"A special story for a special you."
Ji Chu: “…”
A bit greasy...
But she had to admit that this trick attracted her.
She flipped back and found it was a rather novel story.
It tells the story of a great man in the world of cultivation who, while in meditation one day, traveled to outer space and saw a world completely different from this one.
The people there have strange appearances, their hair is colorful and all curly like wool, their skin is as pale as ghosts, and their behavior is as unbridled as beasts.
The powerful man stepped forward and asked where this place was. He was told, "This is the place where the universe was first born, where all things began to sprout."
The universe was born and all things began to sprout. Isn’t this what the gods Fuxi and Nuwa are saying about when they created the world?
The powerful man was shocked and thought that he might have traveled to the "upper realm".
But after the fall of the gods, the upper realm had long been closed. How could he see these strange people?
Could it be a new oracle from heaven?
When the powerful man was feeling uneasy, the man who answered his question laughed and turned into a strong and handsome bull, pushing him away and rushing down.
The powerful man hurried over to see.
But the bull landed on a large grassland, and several beautiful women played around the bull for a while.
When a woman bravely climbed onto the bull's back, the bull, which had been lying quietly on the ground, suddenly stood up and carried the woman across mountains and rivers until they reached an uninhabited island. No matter how much the woman begged for help, the bull would not let her go.
Ji Chu: "...What is this?"
But strange and bizarre things are always fascinating, and she couldn't help turning another page.
This time it was the same powerful man who traveled to the same place again and saw a young man with a rebellious appearance, who, despite his father's dissuasion, insisted on getting into a carriage pulled by ten horses with flames all over their bodies.
The car sped through the air from east to west, and the young man's initial pride and excitement gradually turned into fear and nervousness.
In a moment of carelessness, he failed to hold the reins, and the ten horses immediately ran in different directions.
The carriage broke into pieces in mid-air, and flames fell to the ground, burning countless jungles and lives. The young man also fell into the sea of fire and died.
Ji Chu: “…”
She felt a little angry after reading it, but still turned the page.
This time the story is even more bizarre. It tells the story of a disrespectful person who was punished by the gods.
After the god converted his entire family into his followers, he used a trick to transform him into a wild beast, and then induced his family to chop off his head with their own hands.
At the end of the story, the man's mother held a spear with her son's head poised on its tip, but she still thought she had killed the beast under the guidance of God and was very proud of herself...
…
Ji Chu closed the book and angrily stuffed it back into the bookshelf.
God is not God, evil is not evil, propriety, righteousness, integrity, morality and justice are all mixed together, which is totally illogical.
How could God do such a thing?
This powerful person must have gone crazy from practicing, which is why he wrote these stories that pollute other people's minds.
She cursed in her heart for a while, picked up the broom and continued to work.
Taking advantage of the inexplicable anger in his heart, Ji Chu quickly cleaned the fourth and fifth floors.
Then she dragged the broom back to the fourth floor, hid the broom in the corner, reached into the bookshelf, and took out the book she had just read.
Not wanting to admit that he wanted to read more, Ji Chu looked around and confirmed that there was no one around. Then he hid in the corner and opened the book with an attitude of "severe criticism" and "I want to see what kind of dirty stuff is behind it."
The god turned the princess into a heifer;
The god's wife was jealous and prevented the princess from returning to her former state;
The Son of God helps God herd the heifer that the princess has transformed into…
Ji Chu felt that her spirit had been polluted again. She read quickly and turned to the back of the book. Finally, these were not the bad stories.
This powerful man, who often traveled into the sky, talked about a journey he had taken many years ago.
It is said that he traveled to a hidden place and met a tribe of witches and shamans that only appeared in legends.
The witches and shamans mentioned by the powerful are beautiful and mysterious. Both men and women have supernatural powers and can hear the gods. They are the messengers of God.
It is also said that the Wusha people nurtured a flower with their souls, named "Kongyu Fuhua", which is a promise to protect each other with their lives and never abandon each other. Giving a flower is like cutting off one's soul, and it can only be obtained with true love...
She lowered her head and looked back at the lines.
A beam of light passed through the layers of bookshelves, casting a bright white light on her.
As Ji Chu lowered his head to read, the black hair draped behind his back spread out, revealing a small patch of fair skin.
A light green flower was embedded in the back of her neck, its petals folded and spread out, as if born from her soul, carrying a promise regardless of life or death.
She was completely unaware.
The author has something to say:
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Ji Chu: We are not familiar with each other.
Senior Brother: I understand. Junior Sister is blaming me for neglecting her in the past.
Highlight "Empty Feathers and Floating Flowers" to retrieve the foreshadowing.
The story in ps uses some ancient Greek myths. The adaptation is to match the foreshadowing of the book. If there are any unreasonable or offensive parts, please just ignore them.
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