Chapter 20: Growing Up In a dream, something slippery wrapped around my legs...
"Senior Brother?!" Gu Congxing couldn't help but exclaimed as he looked at Lan Jue in front of him with a gloomy expression.
He wanted to take a step back, but was held even tighter, leaving a red mark on his fair wrist, like a sign of abuse.
"Hey! Lan Jue, let go!" Gu Congxing was a little angry.
"!Feel sorry……"
When the red color came into view, Lan Jue's eyes suddenly became clear and he quickly let go of his hand.
"I'm sorry, Congxing. Does it hurt? This is a magical herb ointment."
He took out the best elixir from his storage ring and wanted to apply it directly to Gu Congxing, but his hand paused and he just handed it to Gu Congxing.
Gu Congxing silently looked at Lan Jue. Seeing him lower his eyes in apology, his anger instantly dissipated. He sighed softly and took the ointment.
"I was indeed distracted just now... I thought of my brother, Gu Mingting. You two are somewhat similar in some ways."
Gu Congxing opened the jade porcelain lid, took out some crystal paste and applied it on his wrist.
"But I never thought of you as his replacement."
"You are special." You are my unique senior brother.
The red marks faded, and Gu Congxing's words fell, causing ripples in the lake of Lan's determination.
“…I see.”
He whispered in response, breathing a silent sigh of relief.
"It is my blessing to be somewhat similar to the eldest son of the Gu family."
Lan Jue raised his head again, and the elegant smile returned to his face.
Gu Congxing was relieved to see that he had returned to normal.
He hadn't forgotten the Dream Demon's warning, but he wasn't naive enough to take it for granted. Perhaps it was deceiving him? If his entanglement with his eldest brother intensified, would he really die?
However, regardless of whether it was true or false, he had already prepared himself to die the moment he accepted the system's redemption mission.
But he absolutely did not want to see his disciples become unrecognizable because of their changed fate.
"Then I'll go back and rest."
Gu Congxing said goodbye to Lan Jue and returned to his room to meditate and regulate his breathing.
Lan Jue's gaze followed the tall, sky-blue figure until it disappeared behind the door.
His hand touched the ice-blue scabbard and stroked it slowly.
"Forgetting love, huh..."
The group set out from the southwestern border of Luoxi Province, and it was ten days later when they arrived at Zhongyu Province.
During this period, Gu Congxing successfully broke through under the protection of Lan Jue and formed the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
Although there are thunder tribulations in the Jindan stage, they are the thirty-six thunder tribulations with the least power - not to mention that Gu Congxing had already gone through it once in his previous life, so he is familiar with it again.
However, to be on the safe side, he chose to go to the top of a mountain alone to survive the tribulation.
When he looked back after completing his mission, he found Lan Jue standing not far away.
Even though he knew there was no danger, he would still silently guard by the side.
During this period, not only Gu Congxing, but other disciples also gained inner insights and their cultivation was advanced.
The last one to advance was Lan Jue, who protected all the disciples.
——Officially step into the Nascent Soul realm from the Great Perfection of Golden Elixir.
On the day Lan Jue advanced, the spirit boat stayed at the border of Zhongyuzhou for a day because the nine-day thunder tribulation had arrived.
The Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation is more dangerous than the Pill Tribulation, with a total of forty-nine heavenly thunders.
When the blue-purple lightning fell from the sky with a roar, all the disciples of Qingxuan Sword Sect held their breath and silently stared at Lan Jue in the lightning.
The moon-white figure stood like a bamboo. When the lightning dissipated, spiritual light lingered around him, and the light was restrained. He had already become a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.
The disciples of Qingxuan Sword Sect cheered and crowded forward, but the pair of bright eyes looked straight at Gu Congxing, looking past the multiple figures.
At that moment, Gu Congxing suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Lan Jue also took the inner disciples to Wumeng Manor to carry out a mission, but he was not in the sect at that time.
When he returned to the sect, he heard that three disciples had died in this mission and Lan Jue was also seriously injured. After returning to the sect, he stayed indoors and his cultivation stagnated at the late Golden Core stage.
After that, Lan Jue asked to step down from the position of the eldest senior brother of the sect, but he became even more selfless when protecting the people of the sect, as if he was atonement for his sins.
"System, why did the senior brother die in the previous life?" Gu Congxing asked softly.
[Lan Jue sacrificed himself to save others. More details can be found by opening the "8D Reading Original Novel" function after the host's points exceed 200.]
Gu Congxing stared at Lan Jue's figure and clenched his fists silently.
——Big Brother, this life is different.
——This time, it’s my turn to save you.
***
When the spirit boat arrived at the barrier of Qingxuan Sword Sect, the sect guarding disciples were surprised and delighted to see the seven returning disciples. They informed the main peak and gathered around them eagerly.
"Brother Lan! You're finally back!"
"When we heard you were in danger, we sent three elders to rescue you. Even Zhuoguang Jianzun almost went out!"
Gu Congxing and Lan Jue looked at each other, both with surprise on their faces.
The master is in charge of the sealing barrier of Wuji Cliff. Every time he comes out of seclusion, he will spend at least a month to reinforce the seal, without any omissions.
It seems that he is indeed worried this time.
“Senior Brother!!”
A loud shout came from behind, and as soon as Gu Congxing turned around, he fell into a warm hug.
The boy brought with him the scent of sun-baked grass, mixed with the still-dry morning dew, which was rough and fresh.
"Junior Brother..."
Gu Congxing rubbed the boy's furry head and let him rub against his neck, causing a sense of itch.
"Wuwuwu, Senior Brother, I miss you so much!"
Zhong Ming hugged Gu Congxing tightly, and his warm breath fell on Gu Congxing's ears.
Gu Congxing raised the corners of his lips. He patted the boy's back as usual, and suddenly found that the person in his arms was a little taller than before.
It's almost as tall as me.
Just as Gu Congxing was about to let Zhong Ming go, a gentle voice with a hint of coldness rang out beside him: "Junior brother is still a young boy, yet he is so clingy."
Gu Congxing turned his head and saw that Lan Jue still had the same smile on his face as always, but there was a coldness in his eyes.
"I! I'm not a child!" Zhong Ming immediately let go of Gu Congxing upon hearing this, frowning and retorting quickly.
"Really?" Lan Jue narrowed his eyes. "In that case, I still have to report the mission with Cong Xing. Junior Brother, why don't you go back first?"
Zhong Ming puffed up his cheeks and was about to nod, but then he immediately reacted and asked Lan Jue, "Big Brother, what did you call Second Brother just now?"
"Cong Xing. What's the matter, Junior Brother, do you feel that it's not right?"
Lan Jue smiled leisurely.
Zhong Ming's brows furrowed again.
Something is wrong, he thought to himself.
It was not uncommon for a senior brother to call a junior brother by his name, but he intuitively felt something was different.
Big Brother, you and Second Brother were not this close before.
A sense of crisis surged from the bottom of his heart, and Zhong Ming looked straight at Lan Jue, but the person opposite him remained calm and peaceful.
Gu Congxing looked at the two people beside him looking at each other and couldn't help feeling a little confused.
The eldest brother's expression was normal, but why was the younger brother's eyes filled with hostility? What was going on?
"Alright, Junior Brother. I'll go to the main peak with my senior brother to report first. We'll talk later if there's anything else."
Gu Congxing patted Zhong Ming's head and turned around to leave with Lan Jue.
Lan Jue's smile grew wider. His wide sleeves touched Gu Congxing's sleeves, and he stretched out his fingertips to hold Gu Congxing's hand.
"Senior Brother?" Gu Congxing became more and more confused.
"It will be faster if we go together."
As he said this, he summoned the Sword of Forgetfulness and stepped onto the sword with Gu Congxing by his arm.
"Second Brother!"
Zhong Ming's voice came from behind again. Gu Congxing turned around and saw the young man's dark golden eyes staring at him without blinking, and his voice was anxious.
"Tomorrow is my last match in the sect competition! You must come and see it!"
Gu Congxing hadn't expected that the sect competition had already begun. He nodded without hesitation: "Of course."
The Sword of Forgetfulness flew away with the wind. Zhong Ming watched the icy blue arc of light gradually disappear, and his ink-black curly hair was blown away by the wind.
A dark golden light flickered in his eyes, his spiritual power fluctuated, and in an instant, vertical pupils like those of a strange beast appeared.
"Hmm..." Zhong Ming was unaware of anything. He covered his head, closed his eyes and adjusted his spiritual breathing.
Recently, he always feels that his spiritual power is unstable and his blood is surging. What is going on?
Could it be that the first two fights were too intense?
When he opened his eyes again, the pure light in them had returned.
Zhong Ming returned to Zhuoguang Peak and practiced the Qingxin Jue taught by Gu Congxing until his spiritual power returned to normal, then he stood up and took up the sword again.
His steps are as smooth as the water and his sword is as powerful as a rainbow!
****
The sun was setting when Gu Congxing returned from the main peak.
After parting with Lan Jue, he walked without stopping and went straight to the courtyard where Zhong Ming was.
Tomorrow is the junior brother's last competition. If he can give him some advice, it will be helpful to the junior brother.
In the evening, a breeze blew past his face, and among the rustling bamboo leaves, Gu Congxing saw the figure of a young man dancing with a sword.
The young man's clothes fluttered in the wind, and his body was as nimble as a flying swallow. He touched the ground with the tip of his sword to gain leverage, and spun around. Wherever the sword flashed, the fallen leaves and the evening breeze were split in half.
——It is the Liuyun Sword Technique.
"Junior brother." Gu Congxing called softly. Zhong Ming suddenly stopped and his eyes lit up when he looked back.
"Senior Brother!" He ran over happily and was about to throw himself into Gu Congxing's arms, but his movements paused.
Gu Congxing was just wondering, but saw Zhong Ming first perform a cleansing spell on him to remove the sweat and dust from his body, and then he smiled and got into his arms.
"Why bother with all this, you bastard? I won't dislike you."
Zhong Ming said nothing, but rubbed his furry head again.
Gu Congxing smiled and patted him, then said, "Your swordsmanship has improved rapidly. Let's spar tonight as preparation for tomorrow."
"good!"
Zhong Ming held his sword across his chest, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Brother, make your move!"
Gu Congxing was also full of fighting spirit. He reduced his cultivation to the early stage of foundation building, summoned the Whale-Slaying Sword, and suddenly attacked with a flip of his wrist!
"Zheng!"
"boom--"
The two men fought with swordsmanship and assisted each other with spiritual power, stirring up clouds of dust!
Every move is filled with exquisite fighting skills!
Both of them felt extremely happy, and before they knew it, they had been fighting for several hours. The fight ended only when Gu Congxing's sword tip cut off a strand of Zhong Ming's hair.
"Senior brother is really amazing!"
Zhong Ming was not discouraged at all. Instead, his eyes became brighter and he smiled.
"Junior brother is making rapid progress. Perhaps he will surpass me soon."
Gu Congxing sheathed his sword. Because of the intense exercise, sweat seeped out of his forehead and his cheeks were slightly red, making his pupils appear darker and his lips appear redder.
Zhong Ming stared at him without blinking, but suddenly the stories he had accidentally read popped up in his mind. In the illustration, two men were tightly pressed together...
"! No! No." Zhong Ming's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he retracted his gaze and looked at the ground.
He silently recited the Heart Purification Technique in his mind until the heat in his body subsided, and then he spoke again.
"Senior Brother has been gone for over a month this time. I have a lot to say to you."
His voice was not loud, but his tone was soft, with a hint of coquettishness.
"Brother, can I chat with you tonight?"
Seeing him like this, Gu Congxing couldn't say anything to refuse.
Although Junior Brother was a bit clingy, it didn't really affect him. Besides, I hadn't seen him for a long time, and I missed him quite a bit.
"Of course it's no problem." Gu Congxing said with a smile, "We can have a chat by candlelight at night. As long as it doesn't affect your competition tomorrow, it's fine."
"Okay! Then I'll go find my brother in a while!"
Zhong Ming agreed happily. Gu Congxing thought that maybe he wanted to make some preparations, so he went back to the bamboo house first.
After taking a bath, he regulated his breathing in bed, but soon he felt sleepy.
It stands to reason that it is not a problem for a cultivator to not fall asleep at night, but perhaps he was too tired in recent days, and it was rare for him to relax and feel comfortable when he returned to his residence, so he was already drowsy at this moment.
But in a moment, he lay down and fell asleep.
When Junior Brother comes, he should wake me up...
As Gu Congxing thought this, his consciousness fell into deep darkness.
In the silent darkness, he began to dream.
Something wrapped around her legs, lifted the loose hem of her inner garment, and penetrated into the fabric inch by inch.
Slippery, cool touch.
Is it a tail? Is it a snake? Or is it a vine?
Gu Congxing frowned in his sleep, but that thing not only did not shrink, but instead stuck to his skin more and more wantonly, rubbing up to the higher part little by little.
In addition to between the legs, a strange touch also came from the arms. It wrapped around the fingertips and tightened in circles, making Gu Congxing's arms unable to move.
Another one rubbed along his neck, patted his Adam's apple, and slowly wrapped around the back of his neck, sliding along the curve of his collarbone, and silently went down -
The tip ruffled the lapels and slid along the gaps in the fabric.
More and more slippery things were pulled up, and there were actually some protrusions at the end of them. When they scratched across the skin, either heavily or lightly, Gu Congxing's body trembled slightly.
It danced in silence, clambered arrogance, and finally arrived at that clean territory...
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