Chapter 3: Second Senior Brother Yuelin is a high and mighty being, out of reach...
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the main mission one: Assisting Zhong Ming.]
[Redemption level checking...]
[Current Redemption Degree: 9%]
[Ding! It's detected that the host's redemption degree is higher than the main system's predicted standard value! Congratulations!]
[Host's current points: 60 points]
Gu Congxing looked at the strings of characters appearing on the transparent stone slab and couldn't help but smile.
According to the system, this world is actually a storybook called "Fengming", in which many characters died one after another, causing resentment and attacks from the viewers, so the energy of this small world is also unstable.
And I am the one chosen by the system to save those characters who should have died.
Since our goals are the same, there is nothing wrong with cooperating with this alien entity.
"System, what are the points for?"
[Accumulated points can help the system redeem higher permissions. For example, 8D reading of original novels, unlocking target character names, and opening hidden plots]
[It is even possible to change, increase or decrease the target person! ]
Gu Congxing raised his eyebrows in surprise: "This is much more useful than I imagined." But what is 8D novel reading? It should be similar to reading a story in depth.
When introducing the script, the system also used some words such as "beautiful, strong and tragic", "dog-blooded" and "heartthrob", but Gu Congxing didn't know their true meaning.
Thinking of this, Gu Congxing suddenly remembered that he knew very little about the dialogue book. He should read more, which would be helpful for future missions.
Are you someone who loves reading storybooks?
A light peach-pink figure emerged in Gu Congxing's mind.
Well, I'll ask her for help later.
"By the way, system, what permissions can I unlock with my current points?"
[The host's points are 60, which is just enough to unlock the 'Unlock Character Inscription' permission! ]
"Will my points disappear after I redeem this privilege?"
[No. All permissions are unlocked based on the host's highest historical points. Unlocking any permission will not deplete points.]
Gu Congxing nodded in understanding.
Points that won't be lost by unlocking permissions are called "historical highs"...
"Then I will start unlocking the character inscription."
[Ding! Successfully activated! The host only needs to make physical contact with the target character and silently recite 'Character Inscription' in their mind to obtain it.]
Gu Congxing was about to ask about the specific meaning of the character inscription when he heard footsteps behind him.
He turned around, without hiding the transparent stone slab behind him.
If his guess was right...
"Senior Brother Gu, Junior Brother Zhong's examination is complete. You can go in and see him."
Bai Lingwu, the alchemy disciple with a friendly temperament, said in a gentle voice.
His eyes were calm, and he didn't even glance up at the sky.
Gu Congxing thought to himself: Sure enough, I can’t see it.
The system is probably something that only you can access in this world.
"Thank you, Junior Brother Bai, it's been hard for you." Gu Congxing nodded slightly, his face still showing his usual indifferent expression.
Without pausing for a moment, he walked towards the medicine house.
After arriving at Mu Ze Peak with his junior brother, Gu Congxing went straight to find Elder Bai, the most powerful medical practitioner in the sect except for the wandering Venerable Mu Ze. He just hoped that his junior brother would not develop a hidden illness because of this incident.
The full body examination seemed to require undressing, so he naturally avoided it.
"Oh, Congxing, you're here."
Elder Bai stood up. Beside him was Zhong Ming, who was already asleep on the bamboo bed.
Both of them heard the sound transmitted, which did not affect Zhong Ming's sleep.
"Elder Bai, how is Junior Brother's injury?"
"Honestly, it's terrible!" Elder Bai sighed. "The person who did it was extremely ruthless. The wound on the forehead you can see is the mildest. The other injuries are mostly on the abdomen, back, legs, and joints under the clothes. The mildest ones are bruised, while the worst ones are bloody. There's even a broken rib."
Gu Congxing's heart suddenly tightened, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
As expected, we should at least remove one arm from those three bastards...
"However, fortunately, the injuries were stopped in time with a top-grade healing elixir. By the time it was brought to me, some of the wounds had already healed on their own."
Elder Bai looked at Gu Congxing, who had a gloomy face in front of him, and smiled brightly.
"Don't worry, I've taken care of his other injuries. He'll be able to move around freely within a week. A month later, he'll be a lively young man again."
"Thank you, Elder Bai." Gu Congxing handed over a brocade bag, which contained the hard-to-find medicinal herbs from the northern snow mountains.
The smile on Elder Bai's handsome and elegant face grew even wider. "Hey, kid, I've already told you that healing the wounded disciples of the sect is our duty. No need to be so polite."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands, took the sachet accurately, and quickly put it in his arms.
"Don't be so polite next time."
Bai Lingwu, who was standing by, held his forehead helplessly.
Gu Congxing had long been accustomed to it: "If there is any need in the future, I will have to trouble the elder."
Elder Bai, who had collected the rare herbs, nodded in a very good mood, took his disciple Bai Lingwu and walked out the door.
After that, all we need is someone to look after him, and even Gu Congxing, who is not a medical practitioner, can do the job.
Gu Congxing found a chair and sat beside Zhong Ming's bed.
"Oh right." Elder Bai, who was about to step out of the door, stopped and said casually, "I didn't expect that a young disciple who had just entered the sect could have such a rare treasure as the top-grade healing pill. Master Zhuoguang is indeed generous."
"Well, Master has always treated us very well." Gu Congxing replied without turning his head.
Elder Bai chuckled and walked out of the medicine house.
Only after walking several feet away did Bai Lingwu ask his master, "You always feel that the elixir was not given by Zhuoguang Jianzun?"
Elder Bai touched his disciple's head and spoke in a gentle voice.
"Zhuoguang Sword Master is naturally very good to his disciples, but he has been in seclusion for a long time and has been with this young disciple Zhong Ming for less than a month. How could he be so well prepared?"
"Not to mention that he always gave his disciples offensive magic weapons. He himself didn't even have much medicine reserves. So every time Lan Jue came to Mu Ze Peak, he would always bring back a bunch of medicinal herbs and elixirs."
Bai Lingwu opened his eyes wide in surprise.
"So, could it be Gu Congxing?"
"Who else could it be?" Elder Bai sighed helplessly, his eyes filled with pity.
"He's a notorious brat, but his love for his master is truly profound..."
***
Even in the deep darkness, you can smell a faint fragrance.
Also, warm breath.
Zhong Ming pondered in his hazy consciousness, was this the scent of plum blossoms? Or pear blossoms?
I seem to have heard my senior brother mention it before. This is Yuelinxiang.
The unique smell of senior brother.
I want to get closer...
Zhong Ming suddenly opened his eyes when he felt a warm and soft touch on the tip of his nose.
What came into view was a handsome face in deep sleep, with slightly curled eyelashes, rising and falling slightly with the owner's breathing.
Too close!
An alarm sounded in Zhong Ming's mind, but in reality he seemed to be under a spell and could not move an inch.
Just now, was it my senior brother’s hand that touched my nose?
Looking at Gu Congxing's folded hands in front of his face, Zhong Ming felt soft in his heart.
Brother, your sleeping posture is like that of a child.
Gu Congxing was originally sitting on a chair, and then he changed to supporting his head with his hands. Soon after, seeing Zhong Ming sleeping so soundly, he couldn't help but feel sleepy and fell asleep unknowingly.
The early morning beams of light had already passed through the window and shone into the medicine house.
A ray of light happened to fall in front of Gu Congxing's eyes. He frowned slightly and his eyelids trembled in his sleep.
Zhong Ming moved his body slightly upwards, just blocking the ignorant sunlight with his head, casting a shadow on Gu Congxing.
The person opposite him breathed evenly and slowly again.
Zhong Ming's gaze seemed to have substance, his golden eyes scanned Gu Congxing's cheek inch by inch without blinking.
The second senior brother we usually see always has an upright posture, with long sleeves fluttering in the wind. When he is unconscious, his expression is a little arrogant and distant, which always reminds people of birds like cranes and egrets.
It is a high and distant existence.
But now, Second Brother actually came to rescue me at the risk of his life, and is sleeping beside me like this. It really feels like a dream.
At this moment, the second senior brother was completely defenseless. His skin looked even whiter than snow under his slightly disheveled black hair, as if the slightest touch would leave a red mark.
Zhong Ming looked at it infatuatedly and couldn't help but reach out his hand——
I gathered my second brother’s hair.
He wanted to touch his senior brother's soft skin, but a voice in his heart kept saying, "How can I take advantage of my senior brother while he is sleeping?"
In the end, his hand remained in the air for a long time, just lightly brushing Gu Congxing's eyelashes.
Zhong Ming's gaze paused when it swept across his senior brother's ear.
Huh? What is this?
It turns out that there is a small red mole on the tip of my senior brother’s right ear.
This discovery made Zhong Ming extremely excited, as if he had discovered a huge treasure.
What made him even more excited was that he found another mole on his senior brother's left eyelid.
Because it was just blocked by the hand, he only discovered it after careful observation.
Zhong Ming's heart was filled with pure joy, as if all the sunshine was crushed and scattered into his heart piece by piece, shining with golden light.
“Senior Brother…”
"From the stars..."
Zhong Ming whispered this sweetest spell and drove away all the nightmares.
****
On the other hand, Gu Congxing was trapped in a nightmare.
Many faces flashed before his eyes.
Sad, angry, shocked, disappointed, struggling...
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again he saw Si Junjian's face.
"Jun Jian..."
She is gorgeous and her eyes are cold.
Si Junjian has always been proud and upright, never speaking harshly, but why is his look so particularly piercing today?
Forget it. He has helped me a lot recently and has become more sincere and straightforward, even occasionally showing a shy smile.
Recently, his fellow disciples occasionally visited him, or perhaps there was some important matter in the sect that bothered him.
Since he's in a bad mood, I'd better not bother him anymore...
Wait, what's that in his hand!?
How could the "Nine Heavens Resurrection Formation" be in his hands!
"Gu Congxing! Why are you practicing forbidden ancient magic techniques?!"
The sound was so heart-wrenching that it made Gu Congxing stand there in a daze, as if petrified.
Tell him that you are trying to resurrect your deceased master?
However, the Qingxuan Sword Sect did not announce the death of the master. If we want to explain it to him, it will involve Xiao Wangyou and the Kong family massacre case. How can we explain all the complicated issues to him at once?
Moreover, if his investigation was correct, Si Junjian's master, whom he regarded as a family member, might also be secretly involved with the Gu family. If it was really related to the Kong family case...
For a person as pure and upright as Si Junjian, would his heart of Taoism be clouded?
His Dao heart was damaged… his Dao heart was shattered?! Being caught up in a conspiracy, like his master, his Dao heart shattered and he perished?!
No, absolutely not!
Can’t say!
“…”
The long silence caused Si Junjian's shocked expression to gradually turn into grief and anger, and then he became quiet.
The light that was dancing in the phoenix eyes went out.
Si Junjian attacked fiercely, and the spiritual sword came with flames. Gu Congxing subconsciously fought back, but he did not expect that the spiritual sword attacking him was just an illusion!
Gu Congxing was shocked, but he couldn't stop the sword in his hand!
"Hmm! Cough... hehe..."
Blood, lots of blood.
Scarlet blood flowed down from Si Junjian's left shoulder, but he smiled as if he didn't notice.
A sad, self-deprecating laugh.
"I'm such a fool...it turns out that you really..." He stopped talking without finishing his words.
Gu Congxing felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
He knew that some things had irreversibly and eternally led him to the wrong side, pushing him to the end of the abyss.
Already, there is no going back.
...But even if there is hell ahead, he still has one thing he must accomplish.
Only the last few people are left. The formation set up for the master is about to be completed. He must not fail at this moment.
When Gu Congxing approached and took out a pitch-black pill, Si Junjian did not dodge, but just stared at the person in front of him motionlessly.
But when Gu Congxing held his head and forced the pill into his mouth, Si Junjian's gloomy expression changed slightly.
It's not the deadly poison you imagine.
When Si Junjian raised his eyes, he felt a drop of surprising wetness dripping onto his face and sliding down quietly.
"...Why are you crying?"
Si Junjian stubbornly wanted to take another look at Gu Congxing's face, but the scene in front of him gradually became dark.
"From the stars..."
Gu Congxing wiped away the tears that flowed from her eyes and put the banned book that was condemned by the world back into her arms.
"Feel sorry."
The pain rose again in the depths of his soul, and his vision was spinning, but Gu Congxing refused to close his eyes. He still stared at the red figure, as if he wanted to imprint it in his mind.
There was a faint noise in my ears.
Who is it?
Who is shouting and cursing?
“…Devil!”
"Die!"
Gu Congxing blinked and found himself in the desert of Luoxizhou.
The people surrounding them were monks who had come after hearing the news that the forbidden technique had been exposed.
Damn it! How did they know this?
Is Si Junjian awake? Or has he been taken away by his fellow disciples?
As expected, he chose to tell the world about this.
It is worthy of being the pearl of Xizhou and the famous sword that can kill evil.
...Really, ruthless.
Even if it was a little later, after I succeeded, even if a thousand people surrounded me, what would it matter? Why did I have to get stuck at this critical moment of the last step?
Gu Congxing thought so and glanced at the group of monks in front of him.
He had already passed on his spiritual consciousness to Xiao Wangyou, which contained all the information about the forbidden technique he had cultivated. At a glance, he could tell for whom it was designed and how to achieve success.
Although Xiao Wangyou was still a mortal enemy and a nuisance, he was the perfect person to be entrusted with this formation.
Xiao Wangyou's desire to resurrect his master was no less than his own.
Only one person left.
It is not difficult for Xiao Wangyou to complete this formation, and he will surely be able to bring his master back to the world.
I also gave him some additional information - clues about the Kong family massacre case, which I would consider as a reward.
Gu Congxing thought so and continued to stimulate the spiritual power contained in his dantian. The golden elixir that was running at high speed had already started to crack.
"Oh no, he's going to self-destruct!"
Gu Congxing showed a resolute smile and squeezed his Dantian even more fiercely!
"No--"
“From the stars—!!”
A heart-wrenching call seemed to come from his ears. Gu Congxing raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but all he saw were the figures of monks fleeing in panic.
It must be an illusion, otherwise how could he hear Si Junjian's voice?
Having such auditory hallucinations before dying is really... ridiculous.
"Bang--"
Feeling the explosion of his spiritual sea, when the huge pain came, Gu Congxing actually felt an indescribable sense of relief and comfort.
die.
A warm and familiar darkness.
After going through many disasters and hardships, he finally returned to the arms of the Mother of Death.
——Why am I not afraid of death?
When his consciousness was blurred and about to disappear, Gu Congxing finally remembered.
——Because he was born from death.
…
…
"...Brother!"
"Second Brother!"
"Wake up! Second Brother!"
Gu Congxing slowly opened his eyes.
This is the present world?
"Second Brother! You're finally awake!"
Zhong Ming threw himself into Gu Congxing's arms, hugged him tightly, his voice trembling slightly.
He looked up at Gu Congxing, tears glistening in his eyes.
"Junior brother?" Gu Congxing had completely regained his senses, knowing that he had escaped from that desperate nightmare.
He felt the softness on his chest, and once again felt as if he was in another world.
Yes, it's over.
Now, all the tragedy has not yet begun.
There’s still time. There’s still time.
"Brother, when I woke up, I saw you were still asleep. I didn't want to wake you up, but I found that you were breathing rapidly and your face was pale..." He even shed tears.
Zhong Ming watched as the tear slowly slid down his face. Gu Congxing's delicate brows were furrowed tightly, and his neck tilted back unnaturally, like a bird about to be slaughtered.
The endless sadness in him was like an invisible tide, which made Zhong Ming feel sad.
Zhong Ming's voice sounded a little panicked.
"I knew you were possessed. I wanted to wake you up, but your condition was getting worse and worse, so I had no choice but to push you with my hands. Brother, thank goodness you finally woke up."
"I'm sorry to have frightened you."
Gu Congxing raised his arm and gently stroked Zhong Ming's head.
"Senior Brother!" Zhong Ming hugged Gu Congxing tighter and refused to let go even if the wound was torn again due to the traction of the movement.
"I know I'm young and weak, and it's difficult for me to be relied upon by my senior brother. However, I'm willing to help him solve his problems, even if it means risking everything!"
The golden-eyed boy's gaze was clear, yet filled with unshakable determination.
"Brother, if you have any sadness in your heart, don't keep it to yourself. If you can't tell me, then, then it's okay to beat me up! I have thick skin and flesh, perfect for being a punching bag!"
“…Puff.”
Gu Congxing let out a laugh.
What kind of nonsense was he talking about? He was lying in bed covered in injuries, and he wanted me to beat him up?
"You guy, just take care of your injuries, what are you talking about?" Gu Congxing wanted to pretend to be angry to scare him, but when his eyes met those eyes full of worry, his heart softened again.
In the end, Gu Congxing sighed helplessly and wiped away the tears hanging from Zhong Ming's eyelashes.
"As long as you live well, it is enough." The fact that you are alive is a great comfort.
Zhong Ming's cheeks flushed red and he was speechless.
Seeing him like this, Gu Congxing smiled again and gently patted the boy's back.
After a moment, his firm and slow voice reached Zhong Ming's ears.
"Become stronger with me, Zhong Ming. Become strong enough to protect yourself and the important people around you."
"Don't worry about being young and weak. We... have a long way to go."
Zhong Ming's whole body trembled, and a bright light burst out in his eyes.
"yes!"
At this moment, the system's voice sounded.
[Host! The second mission is here! ]
[Ding! Side Quest: Please go to Luofu Town and obtain the "Record of the Great Hexu" from the auction!]
[Ding! Detected that this mission may be related to other redemption goals, please prepare fully. ]
Gu Congxing stared at the stone slab in the air, his eyebrows slightly raised.
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