Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Is it for Ji Chu?
Meng Yuci pulled Ji Chu to the table, asked her to stand in front of him, and pressed the bruise on her wrist with his other hand, concentrating his spiritual power.
Seeing that she had been holding back her words, I couldn't help but look up at her:
"Why aren't you talking?"
Ji Chu originally wanted to say, "You won't let me talk," but suddenly a bone-chilling coldness came from her wrist, almost freezing her bones solid. She cried out in pain:
“It hurts, it hurts…Brother…it hurts!”
"Um."
Meng Yuci's face was as cold as water, and he replied with a single word without any emotion.
He seemed unmoved, but in fact his hands unconsciously became lighter, his fingertips lightly touching her skin, and the icy spiritual power slowly pushed down towards the bruise on her wrist.
Despite this, Ji Chu still frowned in pain and kept trying to pull his right arm back.
Unfortunately, not only was her wrist injured, but her strength was no match for her senior brother. He didn't even raise his eyelids, but held her arm and spread a layer of spiritual power along the wound.
Others may think he is calm and indifferent, but in fact he has very strong spiritual power. The residual attack spells on the talisman were easily cleared away. He also used cold air to freeze Ji Chu's wrist to prevent her from acting without restraint and causing further injuries.
When Meng Yuci let go of his hand, Ji Chu was already sweating profusely from the pain. He covered his right wrist and quickly took a few steps back, staying away from his senior brother.
"You don't need to practice swordplay these days."
Meng Yuci wanted to pull her back, but was afraid of hurting her hand, so he had to say:
"If you don't want to be eliminated due to injury right at the start of the competition, behave yourself in the last few days and don't go fighting anymore."
Ji Chu stood far away, blowing gently on his wrist, with a look of grievance and unwillingness on his face.
Meng Yuci paused for a moment, then stood up and took two steps forward, extending his hand under Ji Chu's vigilant gaze.
His five fingers were long and slender, with distinct knuckles, and a red fruit was held in his palm.
Don’t miss it.
Ji Chu decisively took the Panpan fruit from his hand, but still refused to look up at him. He turned his head and looked at the ground and continued to be angry, without saying a word or eating the fruit.
The scattered hair on top of his head stuck up stubbornly, as if saying "It's impossible to coax him".
Meng Yuci felt a little helpless, and couldn't help but raised his hand to rub her head, sighing:
“Do what you can, and don’t try to be too aggressive.”
His tone was slow and gentle, as if he was coaxing a child:
"Ranking and victory are secondary. Master and I both hope you are safe."
Hearing his words, Ji Chu froze in his attempt to dodge.
She raised her eyelashes and placed her head on his hand, as if it were a very solid shell. Her eyes were sparkling as she looked at him with some surprise.
The dissatisfaction and grievance on her face all faded away, and the loose hair on her head was pressed down. Then she held the panpan fruit and quietly began to nibble on it.
Finally calmed down.
*
Guangxuan Peak.
Kong Huiduan had a huge bump on his forehead and was listening to Shen Ke's lecture.
Suddenly, a sword energy came, with murderous intent, rushing straight towards Kong Hui's face.
If Shen Ke hadn't reacted quickly to block it for him, someone might have died.
"Meng Yuci, you are so brave! How dare you attack me at Guangxuan Peak!"
The sword light transformed into a slender figure. Meng Yuci stood there holding a sword. Upon hearing this, he chuckled very coldly and said in a light tone:
"If I want to take action, how can he survive?"
Chen Ke instantly flew into a rage upon hearing this, and the spiritual energy around him suddenly gathered, like a violent wind, rushing towards Guangxuan Peak.
In fact, he knew in his heart that with Meng Yuci's sword intent, if he really wanted to take Kong Huiduan's life, he would have no chance to block the sword.
This is done purely to give them a warning!
But he was an elder after all, how could he allow a junior to challenge him?!
The confrontation between high-level cultivators in the state of transformation sometimes only takes a moment.
Shen Ke was furious, but his spiritual power was too strong to overpower him;
Meng Yuci just stood there indifferently, with a restrained sword. There was no murderous intent in his movements, but he was full of threats.
Chen Ke has fallen behind.
He knew that he would suffer this loss today, so he had to suppress his spiritual power, endure the unhappiness in his heart, and raise his hand to signal Kong Huiduan, who was still frightened, to retreat.
In an instant, he changed into a friendly demeanor, as if the previous momentary confrontation had not existed, and asked calmly:
"Junior Brother Meng is here, but Ji Chu is being naughty and causing the main peak to worry?"
Seeing that Meng Yuci did not object, Shen Ke felt much more relaxed and said:
"I've already told my nephew that Ji Chu is stubborn and difficult to tame. There are many disciples on the main peak. If I can't discipline him, I might as well..."
Before Shen Ke finished speaking, Meng Yuci interrupted him:
"Junior sister, you are diligent in your practice. My guidance is enough."
"Yeah?"
The smile on Chen Ke's face froze slightly:
"Then why did you come here, nephew? It can't be just to teach my disciple a lesson?"
As soon as he heard the word "Ji Chu", Kong Huiduan subconsciously lowered his head and stepped back.
But before he could completely escape from here, Meng Yuci called out to him:
"There is one thing I need to clarify."
Chen Ke looked behind him and saw Kong Huiduan looking panicked. He thought something had gone wrong while he was away, and he said unhappily:
"Hurry up and tell me what happened?"
Kong Huiduan shuddered and replied:
"Reporting to Master, Junior Sister Ji accidentally got stained with the Duming Powder, which attracted the attack of the spiritual talisman and injured her wrist. I was trying to prevent the innocent from being wrongly accused, so I asked a few more questions. Unexpectedly, Junior Sister Ji brought people to beat me up..."
After saying this, he raised his head slightly, asking Chen Ke and Meng Yuci to see the big bump on his forehead, and added:
"This is what happened when they injured me... This was an accident, and I have already received my punishment at the Law Enforcement Hall."
"Accident?"
Meng Yuci looked at Kong Huiduan with a flat gaze, like a sharp sword pointed at his brow, making him tremble uncontrollably:
"If the Du Ming powder and the talisman were both accidents, then the word 'substitute' was also taught by Elder Shen through words and deeds, and Junior Brother Kong was influenced by it and accidentally said it?"
When Chen Ke heard this, his eyes immediately turned cold:
"What did you say?"
Kong Huiduan felt a chill on his back, and immediately realized that he had violated a taboo in his moment of arrogance. He knelt on the ground and dared not look up:
"Disciple made a mistake."
Shen Ke was furious not because Ji Chu was injured, but because Kong Huiduan not only dared to attack Ji Chu, but also dared to speak arrogantly about him.
No matter how he thinks of Ji Chu or how he deals with Ji Chu, no one else is allowed to interfere with his things; and no one is allowed to speculate on his thoughts!
This Kong Huiduan is really bold. After gaining a little trust from him, he became complacent and even dared to take over his business and lay his hands on his things!
Chen Ke's sleeves moved slightly, and a stream of spiritual power hit Kong Huiduan heavily.
Kong Huiduan groaned, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his face turned pale, but he did not dare to resist at all. Instead, he kowtowed and begged for mercy:
"I have made a mistake, Master, please punish me."
Shen Ke's attack was extremely powerful, but there was no trace of anger on his face, and his expression was even gentle:
"You are wrong. If Junior Brother Meng hadn't come to question me, I wouldn't have known you were so arrogant. How dare you criticize your fellow disciples and stir up trouble."
Kong Huiduan did not dare to respond, but heard the leader say solemnly:
"Well, since you know you're wrong, go to the Law Hall and receive thirty lashes."
Kong Huiduan didn't dare to argue, he just responded silently, then stood up and staggered away.
After Shen Ke had finished his task, he turned to Meng Yuci, smiled gently, and explained:
"You, a junior, actually dared to lay your hands on my things. I had to teach you a lesson. I am sorry to make you laugh."
He was hinting at something, and Meng Yuci also knew that Chen Ke's subsequent act of teaching his disciples a lesson was specifically performed for him to see.
He has never been one to endure humiliation, nor does he want his junior sister to be so cautious and "swallow her anger".
Ji Chu chose to endure it, but as his senior brother, he was determined to get revenge.
Thirty lashes was not too many. He had already shown mercy to Kong Huiduan because he had dared to hurt Ji Chu.
However, Meng Yuci was particularly unhappy with Chen Ke's implicit attitude of treating Ji Chu as his own.
She didn't seem to cherish him much in the past, but now she acts like an "elder" in front of this "serious senior brother".
So Meng Yuci replied expressionlessly:
"How Elder Shen disciplines his disciples is Elder Shen's business. But Ji Chu is under my supervision now, so there's no need for anyone from Guangxuan Peak to give him any advice."
"Sorry to bother you. Goodbye."
After saying this, without waiting for Chen Ke to answer, he bowed slightly, turned around and turned into a sword light and left.
As soon as the person left, the smile on Shen Ke's face disappeared immediately. He was filled with anger and could no longer maintain the image of a gentle gentleman.
He waved his hand violently, and his spiritual power shattered the wall behind him, causing the jade bricks to break into pieces and fall to the ground.
What a great Meng Yuci!
How dare you be sarcastic and veiled in his face?
He only regretted that he was indecisive because of Wan Ning's matter, and instead allowed a rude young man to step on his head. Not only did he snatch Ji Chu away from him, but he also dared to show off in front of him every time!
The soul-gathering lamp behind the wall was impacted by his spiritual power. The wick swayed, and a wisp of soul emerged, slowly condensing into the shape of a woman.
There was a hint of demonic energy lingering on her forehead, but it did not diminish her graceful demeanor. Her eyes were tightly closed, and she was sleeping soundly under the protection of the soul-gathering lamp.
Chen Ke calmed down, but did not step forward immediately. Instead, he looked at the face that was very similar to Ji Chu's yet completely different. His gaze behind the light was unfathomable and long.
After a long time, he waved his hand and sealed the soul-gathering lamp along with Xue Wanning's soul again.
*
Shen Ke's attack was very heavy, and Kong Huiduan was whipped thirty more times before he had time to heal his wounds. When he left the Zhilu Hall, he could not even walk steadily.
But he didn't dare to complain and could only curse himself for his bad luck in his heart.
Who could have expected that Senior Brother Meng, who had always been aloof and indifferent and never interfered in the affairs of his disciples, would come and cause trouble for him for the first time?
Is it for Ji Chu?
He felt incredible about his own idea.
But before I could think about it, I heard someone approaching from behind.
It was too dark and he was seriously injured, so his reaction was slow and he didn't notice it until someone was behind him.
When he turned around hurriedly, he saw several figures with cloth covering their faces rushing towards him.
However, it was too late. Before Kong Huiduan could say a word, a hood suddenly fell over his head. Then someone hit him on the back of the neck with a stick, causing him to stagger and kneel on the ground. He was dizzy and unable to stand up, and he couldn't even scream.
A barrage of fists followed, with at least three or four people hitting him at the same time, and the sound of someone sneezing could be heard in between.
Kong Huiduan initially tried to threaten the attacker by using his identity and Shen Ke, but the attacker was not afraid at all and even fought more vigorously.
After a while, he was beaten by these people until he begged for mercy repeatedly, tears streaming down his face, looking completely awful.
It was unknown how long it took before those people had enough of the fight and left.
The surroundings became quiet. Kong Huiduan took off the hood on his head tremblingly. His eyes were black and his mouth was bloody. His face was bruised and even the right side was swollen. He had been beaten so unevenly.
Anyone who saw his appearance at this moment would not believe that this was the noble and handsome Dharma practitioner of Guangxuan Peak.
Kong Huiduan also felt that his image was completely ruined. He didn't dare let anyone see him in this state, and walked away dejectedly along the side road.
*
Ji Chu took off the black cloth covering his face and used his uninjured left hand to high-five Xu Ying.
Xu Ying nudged Jiang Chengxu with her elbow and teased him:
"Why? Didn't you say fighting and killing were too rough before? Why are you using sticks today?"
Jiang Chengxu raised his hand and put the stick on his shoulder. He didn't feel embarrassed by her teasing. He snapped his fingers in a very casual and cheerful manner:
"True knowledge comes from practice. The ancients were not deceiving me... After all, Master Xu has a thorough understanding. Against people like Kong Huiduan, a stick is indeed more effective!"
Xu Ying raised her chin and snorted, enjoying his flattering attitude.
"That's natural."
Ji Chu was curious and also stretched out three fingers to gesture. He succeeded at once and made an exceptionally crisp snap.
She looked at Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu with surprise.
Seeing this, the two men simultaneously retracted their arms and placed them in front of them, made seal shapes with their hands, and applauded her.
Ji Chu was satisfied.
Chen Wu on the side suddenly sneezed:
“A-choo!”
Xu Ying turned to look at him:
"Why do you keep sneezing? Is there a ghost among us?"
Chen Wu turned to Ji Chu and didn't say a word for a long time. He only made a "do do do" sound and couldn't help sneezing again.
Ji Chu spread his arms bewilderedly and shook them twice in the air to prove his innocence:
"I've already washed off the Duming powder and used the cleansing technique several times."
When she shook, Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu only smelled a faint scent of peach blossoms, but Chen Wu immediately covered his face with his sleeves and ran away hurriedly, bending over and sneezed violently several times.
Ji Chu: “…”
She didn't dare move.
*
The Questioning Immortals Conference arrived as scheduled.
Regardless of whether the inner disciples were attending or not, they all gathered at the main peak early. The master and a group of elders gathered together. Magical weapons and spiritual artifacts emitted a rosy glow, and flying cranes and black birds circled in the sky. The scene was very grand and magnificent.
Young disciples like Ji Chu were attending such a grand event for the first time, and they were inevitably excited and curious. They twisted their heads around, looking left and right. When they saw something unfamiliar, they reminded their fellow disciples to go and look, and the group of young disciples exclaimed one after another.
This caused the masters and elders on the stage to frown frequently.
As the first disciple of the main peak, Meng Yuci naturally stood beside the master.
His eyes easily found Ji Chu's figure.
She was wearing the same blue and white disciple uniform as the other disciples, and stood among the disciples, looking quiet and well-behaved. She rarely swayed from side to side, but listened attentively to the elder's speech.
The color makes her cheeks look white and translucent, making her as beautiful as a porcelain doll.
Meng Yuci's gaze subconsciously fell on her right wrist.
Although he knew that she should be almost healed after being treated with spiritual power, he still couldn't help but worry that she would not be obedient. In just two days, the bruises would get worse.
The next second, Ji Chu raised his right hand and hit Jiang Chengxu who was standing in front of him without hesitation.
It looks like it's getting better.
Ji Chu patiently listened to the competition rules for a long time, but found that the reward for the top three "meetings with the divine bones" had turned into "magic pills".
She suddenly became anxious and called Jiang Chengxu several times, but he didn't hear her at all.
So he couldn't help but raised his hand and hit Jiang Chengxu's shoulder:
"Didn't you say the top three would get to see the divine bones? Why is there only the elixir left?"
Perhaps because she said the word "only" too disdainfully, many of the disciples around her turned their heads to look at her:
"Junior Sister Ji, you are too arrogant. That is the holy product Yingyuan Pill! One pill is equivalent to a cultivator's fifty years of cultivation, not to mention that the first place winner can get three pills!"
The person who spoke rolled his eyes at her:
"Why am I telling you so much? You're just a mere Profound Realm cultivator, and you don't even know how to make a sacred item like Ying Yuan Dan. If you're eliminated, don't go back and hug your senior brother and cry!"
Ji Chu snorted at him:
"It's still unclear who will be eliminated first! You should just go back and hug your senior sister and cry!"
The other party: “You——”
Jiang Chengxu came to his senses and pretended to be careless, pushing the person in front of him several steps, causing everyone around him to complain.
Then he said to Ji Chu:
"I don't know why, but I just feel like something's not right..."
Before Jiang Chengxu could finish his words, the thing that had distracted him for a long time suddenly emerged from the ground beneath their feet.
——It turned out to be a huge compass.
The compass is a virtual image with no pointer on it. It is divided into two layers, the inner and outer layers, which rotate simultaneously in opposite directions and at the same speed.
As the disk rotated, stars suddenly appeared on the originally empty disk surface. The stars inside and outside were connected into lines, just like the starry sky. However, because of the two layers of the separately rotating compass, they were frequently offset and connected into different shapes.
The disciples lowered their heads and looked at the compass under their feet, and suddenly exclaimed in amazement:
"The Universal Compass!"
All things in the universe are nurtured by the two principles, and all the myriad dharmas are gathered together, but none of them go beyond the boundaries of the three religions.
The Wanxiang Tianluo connects countless worlds, including the universe, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, and all things. They are similar but different. People cannot distinguish between true and false, and there is no way to cross the line between life and death. It is a magical artifact that has never appeared in the world.
Now, he actually appeared at the Immortal Questioning Conference of Fu Yu Immortal Sect.
Even looking at the headmaster's expression, it was obvious that he had expected this.
Immortal Huiyuan's face was solemn. Facing the astonished elders and uninformed disciples, he said slowly:
"The location of this Immortal Questioning Conference is within the Wanxiang Tianluo Pan."
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The author has something to say: Note: All things in the universe are nurtured by the two principles, and all things in the universe are mixed together, without going beyond the boundaries of the three religions. From the "Stele of Changsha Pavilion in Maoshan"
Senior Brother: (Hands fruit) (Pats head)
Ji Chu, the easiest person to coax in the world: (turns his head) "Humph." (forgiven)
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