Chapter 76
Ji Tang practiced in the tree hole until the next morning. The spiritual communication stone on her body became slightly warm, and she was able to contact A Qian.
Ji Tang was worried about him all night and asked quickly, "Why can't I find you? Are you safe now?"
Ah Qian's voice sounded normal. "Safety. I was on duty yesterday and drank too much with our men. But what happened to you? I woke up this morning and heard that Xue Mei had locked you up in the cabin and would not release you until after the Dream Building Festival."
Ji Tang snorted coldly: "He can't lock me up. I'm in the tree hole now and can't go back for the time being. I'll find a way to sneak into the tribe when the Dream Building Festival comes. I'm just worried about my fellow tribesmen who are imprisoned in the Huanguang Valley. Do you have any way to take care of them?"
Ah Qian: "Don't worry, the Dream Building Festival is approaching, and no one wants to see bloodshed. Xue Mei is the head of the clan, and he will not kill people at this time. The fellows in Huanguang Valley can breathe a sigh of relief during this period."
Ji Tang felt relieved. "That's good. Xue Mei can no longer tolerate me. Tell the tribe members that we will take action during the Dream Building Festival."
Ah Qian's tone froze slightly, "Ji Tang, are we really going to kill Xue Mei?"
Ji Tang hesitated for a moment, then said with a firm look in his eyes, "I don't want to kill him. After this incident, I will let him live, but if he has murderous intentions towards me, then I will not let him live."
The Nightmare Clan was already in a precarious situation at this point, and she had to take back the position of clan leader. If Xue Mei tried to stop her again, or even had murderous intentions, she would not show any mercy.
After talking to A Qian, Ji Tang looked at Yingzi, bowed to him and said, "I'll have to trouble you for the rest of the matter, Senior."
Shadow's gaze fell on her for only a moment before moving away. "This is the Young City Lord's order, I will naturally obey."
Jitang nodded and said no more.
Su Jinzhou saw that she was worried and seemed determined to continue her cultivation. With her heart so troubled, she might lose her cultivation if she wasn't careful, so Su Jinzhou didn't feel comfortable leaving her alone.
He simply came to Jitang and said, "Jitang, there's still time before the Dream Building Festival, come back with me?"
Jitang opened his eyes: "Go back?"
Su Jinzhou smiled: "Well, let's go back to the sect."
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Jitang hadn't returned to the sect for a long time. When he came back, he had to sneak in secretly and couldn't even go through the main gate openly.
Su Jinzhou had made arrangements with Gu Yan in advance. When they arrived, Gu Yan was just turning out from a small path in the distance. He was extremely happy to see them.
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister!"
Ji Tang and his junior brother grabbed each other's arms, almost jumping up, "Kiss junior brother!"
Su Jinzhou picked up one of them in each hand and separated them, "Go back first."
Gu Yan nodded quickly and led the two back to the path.
Jitang walked among them, "Junior brother, how did you find this trail?"
Gu Yan said as he walked, "This is the shortcut the Xin Pavilion uses. The messenger comes on the first and fifteenth of every month. If it's not on these two days, no one uses this path."
There were many forks in the path, and Gu Yan seemed to be very familiar with the place. He led them through many twists and turns and finally arrived at the outer wall of the sect.
He first took out a token from his pocket and stuck it against the wall not far away.
Jitang asked curiously, "What is this?"
Gu Yan: "This is a magical tool that can temporarily unlock the sect's mountain-protecting jade, the Jade Plate."
When the token was still some distance away from the wall, the mountain protection formation constructed by the mountain-protecting jade sensed the jade token and gradually appeared, then slowly dispersed at a speed visible to the naked eye where the token was close to.
Gu Yan urged, "Brother and sister, come in quickly. The Lingyu tablet can only disperse the mountain protection formation for a while!"
Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou quickened their pace and followed Gu Yan into the formation.
She looked back and saw that the scattered mountain protection formation quickly closed together again, and the faint light that appeared disappeared. At this time, she could only see the mountains and forests behind her, and even the halo of the mountain protection formation could not be found.
Ji Tang exclaimed: "This is a good thing, how did you get it?"
Gu Yan carefully put the jade tablet back into his arms, patted his chest and said, "Master gave it to me."
Jitang then laughed, "No wonder."
She then looked at the three-person-high wall in front of her, feeling somewhat perplexed. "Is this still within the outer gate? How can we get in without flying swords?"
Gu Yan laughed at her, "Senior Sister, do you still remember this sect rule?"
Ji Tang rolled his eyes at him, "I've been punished by this sect rule many times, don't you remember it clearly?"
Gu Yan asked again: "Sis, when did you become so obedient to the sect rules?"
Ji Tang hit him and said, "I am a member of the Nightmare Clan, a tribe that anyone can kill. I am flying towards the sect on a sword in the middle of the night. What will happen if someone sees me?"
Gu Yan muttered, "All your fellow disciples recognize you. Who would bring up your Nightmare Clan identity?"
Ji Tang's smile faded a little. "That's even more unacceptable. The sect treats me so well, how could I cause trouble for them?"
Su Jinzhou saw that they were fine just now, but now his mood began to depress again. He said, "So how do we get in?"
Only then did Gu Yan and Ji Tang turn their attention back.
Jitang, "Yeah, how do I get in?"
Gu Yan walked to the wall, patted it, pointed his finger downwards, and smiled at Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou: "Go this way."
The two of them looked down and down in the direction he pointed.
Ji Tang: "You want me and your senior brother to crawl through a dog hole???"
After a while, Gu Yan crawled out of the dog hole first. He looked back and saw his senior sister sticking her head out. She was twisting her body to crawl towards him. When she came over, her long skirt swept up many branches and fallen leaves, cleaning the dog hole clean.
After Jitang crawled out, he was helped up by Gu Yan, and the two stood outside the dog hole waiting for Su Jinzhou to come.
Su Jinzhou first stretched out a hand, rubbed some dust off the back of his hand, then leaned over, his long black hair hooked on the branches, and a thin blue ribbon circled around the branches, like a ribbon thrown away casually, and rested behind Su Jinzhou's head.
It was really embarrassing for such a big man to crawl through the dog hole. Although nothing could be seen on Su Jinzhou's face, his ears turned red.
He propped himself up and looked up to see Ji Tang and Gu Yan looking at the show with excitement on their faces.
Su Jinzhou: "Interesting?"
Ji Tang couldn't help laughing and said, "It's so funny!"
Gu Yan didn't dare to speak, and pursed his lips to prevent the upward curve of his lips from being too obvious.
Su Jinzhou looked helpless and performed the Body Cleansing Technique. The dust on his body and the branches that caught his hair were quickly blown away by the fresh breeze, and the dirty dust on his clothes also quickly became clean under the clean water.
Ji Tang also used magic to clean herself up. Seeing that Su Jinzhou's earlobes were still very red, she walked to her senior brother with amusement and raised her hand.
Su Jinzhou didn't hide, but lowered his head slightly, "What?"
Ji Tang: "A thin strap." She pulled the thin strap over and smoothed it, then ran her fingers through Su Jinzhou's dark hair. The touch was really good, so she resisted the urge to touch it a few more times and quickly withdrew her hand.
Gu Yan looked at them with a smile, "Senior brothers and sisters, let's go back to Ganri Peak."
They returned to Lingfeng quietly. As soon as they set foot, they felt a gentle breeze wrapping around them, and then they were brought to the cave of Master Wushu.
As soon as Jitang landed on the ground, he ran to Master Wushu, hugged him and shouted, "Master! I miss you so much!!"
Master Wu Shu patted Ji Tang on the head and asked, "Have you been hurt during these days out?"
Ji Tang followed his master to sit at the table, "Don't you see how strong I am? How could I be injured?"
Master Wu Shu shook his head, "Master, I really don't like your nature of only reporting good news and not bad news."
Ji Tang leaned against Master Wu Shu and said, "My disciple has nothing to worry about, and nothing to repay."
Master Wu Shu simply asked Su Jinzhou, "Are you really not injured?"
Su Jinzhou nodded, "I'm not hurt, don't worry."
Master Wu Shu whispered something, and Ji Tang heard it because he was close by. He said, "One or two of them are like this."
She leaned on her master's shoulder, feeling a little aggrieved, but quickly suppressed her weakness. "Master, I'll be back once the Nightmare Clan incident is over."
Master Wu Shu said, "You will be the Nightmare Lord by then. The Nightmare Clan needs you, so you can't just come back whenever you want." He felt the hand around his shoulder tighten. He patted Ji Tang's arm and slowed down his voice, "You have to learn how to be an excellent leader, but you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself. Even our Sect Master took a long time to lead the Sect to its current success when he first took the throne."
Jitang responded, "I know, Master."
Master Wu Shu: "It's really difficult for you to take over a tribe right now. Since Su Xuanzong can't come forward, I'll ask your senior brother to help you more. It doesn't matter where he practices."
Gu Yan: "Master, I can also go and help Senior Sister."
Master Wu Shu: "Your cultivation level is still far from perfect, don't cause trouble for your senior sister."
Gu Yan wanted to cry but had no tears.
Seeing Jitang lower his eyes, Master Wushu said gently, "When you are able to shoulder the responsibility of the Nightmare Clan, you can come back anytime you want. Are you still afraid that the sect will run away?"
Ji Tang murmured, "No... I just can't bear to leave you, my brothers and sisters, and my fellow disciples."
Master Wu Shu smiled and said, "It's not like you won't be back. We'll wait for you here. Isn't this your home?"
Jitang nodded heavily, "Yes, it's my home."
That night, Ji Tang returned to her cave and took a nap. She hadn't slept so relaxedly in a long time. Although the wooden house of the Nightmare Clan was where she and her parents lived, she couldn't sleep well every day because of the current situation of the Nightmare Clan.
She didn't know how long she slept. When she walked out of the cave in a daze, she saw Gu Yan coming towards her.
"Senior Sister, are you still asleep?"
Ji Tang performed the Qing Shen Jue, and he became much more awake. "Why are you here so early in the morning?"
Gu Yan smiled, "It's not early anymore, it's almost noon."
Ji Tang was stunned. "I slept for so long?"
Gu Yan asked with concern, "Senior Sister, have you not rested well recently? I just collected a thousand-year-old spiritual marrow ginseng in the medicine valley on the peak a few days ago. I will make some soup soon so that you can drink it tomorrow."
Ji Tang held him back, "No, it's not easy to grow a thousand-year-old spiritual marrow ginseng. It would be a waste to make soup with it. It's better to make pills and use it as medicine. You should keep it. You may need it someday in the future. Don't waste my sleep problem. By the way, you haven't told me what it is. Master, is he looking for me?"
When Gu Yan talked about this, his eyes lit up, "No, Master, come with me, there's a surprise!"
"surprise?"
Ji Tang and Gu Yan came to the top of Ganri Peak and saw two people sitting at the chess table, one was her senior brother and the other was Wei Shaoxin.
Xuan Jinzhi was standing behind Wei Shaoxin, pointing at the chess board on the table and angrily said, "I told you to play here, but you didn't listen. Are you going to lose?"
A tea table was added next to the chess table at some point. Han Chengzhao and Sun Xiangrong sat on either side. Han Chengzhao was making tea while Sun Xiangrong was eating the pastries on the table.
When they heard the noise, they all looked towards Jitang.
Xun Jinzhi no longer cared about the chess game, and took a few steps forward to hug Jitang, "Junior sister, long time no see!"
Sun Xiangrong followed closely behind, looking at her with a smile, "You don't look very well. There are even some bruises under your eyes."
Jitang was very happy to see them, it was really a surprise!
She said nonchalantly, "It will disappear after a while. It's nothing serious. I miss you guys so much, Senior Sister Jinzhi and Senior Sister Rong!"
Wei Shaoxin held the chess pieces in his hand and asked, "Just call me Senior Sister?"
Ji Tang: "Senior Brother Shao Xin, Senior Brother Cheng Zhao."
Wei Shaoxin and Han Chengzhao said "good boy" almost at the same time.
Han Chengzhao: "Don't just stand there, come and have some tea."
Xun Jinzhi and Sun Xiangrong pulled Jitang to sit down, one on each side. Sun Xiangrong placed the cakes in front of Jitang and said, "I heard from Gu Yan that you will have to leave after just two days. Is the Nightmare Clan's situation very difficult?"
Ji Tang said as he ate, "It's a bit tricky, but I've already found helpers, and I'm just waiting for the right time."
Xun Jinzhi: "Many of your fellow disciples don't know that you've secretly returned this time, so we can't celebrate in a big way. Once the Nightmare Clan incident is over, you should come back soon. It will be midsummer by then, so how about we hold an Ice Flower Banquet?"
Wei Shaoxin: "The Ice Flower Banquet is no match for the Qinghe Banquet. We can go boating in the clouds and head straight to the Tianqing River. The summer flower wine there is best after being chilled. Junior sister, you haven't tried it yet, right?"
Ji Tang shook his head: "I haven't drunk it. Brother, please stop talking. You're making me want to go now."
Wei Shaoxin laughed and said, "You won't be able to drink it if you go there now. The summer flowers are not in full bloom yet. If you go there, the most you can do is admire the Qing River."
Su Jinzhou reminded: "Brother, it's your turn."
Wei Shaoxin dropped a piece and said, "You lose, you lose. Let's go and sit over there."
The two sat down at the tea table. Just as Han Chengzhao was about to pour the tea, Gu Yan snatched it away and said, "Brother, let me do it."
Han Chengzhao smiled and patted Gu Yan's shoulder. "Jinzhou, I envy you the most. You have such a cute and well-behaved junior sister, and such a polite and obedient junior brother. It's so worry-free every day."
Sun Xiangrong covered her mouth with a smile and explained to the others, "Senior Brother Cheng Zhao just got a little junior sister a while ago. She is very fierce. Even the real person was irritated, let alone the senior brother."
Upon hearing this, Wei Shaoxin suppressed his laughter and clasped his fists, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, on having a new Junior Sister."
Han Chengzhao showed a bitter face, "I actually hope that Junior Sister will be replaced by Jitang." He nudged Su Jinzhou, who was drinking tea, with his elbow, "What do you think, Jinzhou? Do you want to change?"
Several people looked at Su Jinzhou and watched the fun.
Su Jinzhou closed the lid of his teacup, his smile as gentle as the sun and the breeze, but his refusal was very clear and concise, "No, brother, stop daydreaming."
Han Chengzhao curled his lips, "Okay, okay, I know you're reluctant to let me go, but can I really have your junior sister or junior brother?"
Su Jinzhou poured tea for Han Chengzhao.
Han Chengzhao raised his eyebrows. "You're quite clever, giving someone a slap and then a sweet treat. "
I stayed in the boat all night but smiled without saying a word.
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