Su Jiuli closed the book and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I was just bored. If I didn't tease you, how boring would my journey have been?"
Ye Sisi was speechless, because she also found it very boring.
Where do we go next?
"Let's just wander around and see where we end up. By the way, this storybook is quite good, especially the tales of chivalry and grudges, which are written very vividly. If we just wander around, we might actually run into some chivalrous people."
Ye Sisi took the storybook and started reading. When she was in her chuunibyou phase, she had also thought about becoming a female knight-errant, especially back then when she and her girlfriends draped themselves in bed sheets and acted as empresses. Thinking about it now, she felt so silly.
After finishing the storybook, Ye Sisi looked at Su Jiuli and realized that she didn't really understand this senior brother at all.
He used to be calm and collected, meticulous in his actions, and always thinking ahead. He appeared to be all smiles, but in reality, he was wary and cunning. He was a sect leader who seemed qualified no matter how you looked at him.
But perhaps the one who likes to joke around and is a little cheeky is the real him behind the sect leader and senior brother.
No, no, I can't keep thinking like this, or I'll feel more and more guilty. It seems she really hasn't cared about the Heavenly Spirit Sect at all. After Meng Tianyuan left, she always felt that everything was handled by Su Jiuli, and then Ye Shubai. It wasn't her place to worry about anything. So, it turns out she was just a parasite of the Heavenly Spirit Sect?
Su Jiuli looked at the sky: "It's going to rain. Let's find a place to rest. Don't think about using spiritual power or anything. Since we're just ordinary people now, we should eat when we should eat, sleep when we should sleep, and naturally, we should take shelter from the rain when it comes."
What else could Ye Sisi say? But this feeling was pretty good. Since she started cultivating, she no longer knew the difference between hot and cold, and she didn't even know what it felt like to be soaked in the rain.
Thinking of this, Ye Sisi simply sealed all her cultivation. Since she was going to be a mortal, she might as well be one from the start.
Su Jiuli nodded in satisfaction. Her junior sister wasn't too stupid; this was the best way to achieve the desired effect.
There was a Liang Ting not far ahead. Su Jiuli tied up the horse and took out two bamboo tubes and two meat pies that were already a little cold from the carriage.
Ye Sisi accepted it with a smile and sat on the stone bench with Su Jiuli, watching the drizzling rain outside the courtyard.
After finishing the meat pie, Su Jiuli clapped his hands, took out a chessboard and chess pieces from the bamboo box behind him, placed the black pieces on Ye Sisi's side, and said with a smile, "A scholar cannot be ignorant of chess. It was my dereliction of duty as the senior brother not to teach you before. Now that you have nothing to do, you should cultivate your character."
Ye Sisi silently munched on her meat pie, not wanting to talk. Playing chess was so boring; she could sit there for most of the day, and the worst part was that she didn't even know how to play.
Su Jiuli wasn't in a hurry. How could the mundane world only be filled with joy? Look at her junior sister's expression, it's exactly the same as when she was asked to go to the Ironwood Forest to cut down trees. Hmm, the more expressive the better.
After finishing the meat pie in her hand, Ye Sisi subconsciously wanted to cast a cleansing spell, only to find that she had sealed her spiritual power.
He took the handkerchief Su Jiuli handed him, wiped his hands and mouth, and then stared blankly at the chessboard in front of him.
After a long while, she asked, "Senior Brother, did you often go to the mortal realm for training before?"
Su Jiuli shook her head: "It wasn't often. When I was little, my master would take me traveling around and often go to the mortal world. My chess skills were also taught by my master. But later I got busier and busier, and I didn't have time to travel at all."
Ye Sisi asked in surprise, "Master can play chess?"
Su Jiuli shook her head and chuckled: "Don't play dumb here. You've seen Master play chess before. No matter how good he is, he'll definitely play."
Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Ye Sisi picked up a chess piece and carefully placed it while listening to Su Jiuli explain the rules.
Time passed slowly, and the drizzle turned into a downpour, meaning it seemed we wouldn't be able to leave anytime soon.
Ye Sisi was deep in thought when the group braved the heavy rain and entered the pavilion.
Ye Sisi glanced at them and realized that this group of people should be students who were genuinely traveling.
However, there were two other girls whose attire suggested they were not maids, but rather that they were traveling for study.
Ye Sisi didn't know what the social atmosphere was like in this dynasty. Perhaps women could also attend academies, and it would be even better if they could become officials in the court. She nodded slightly to the others in acknowledgment.
The pavilion is so big that it can comfortably accommodate even more people, so we should just keep to ourselves.
These two girls are so beautiful! They not only have a noble and gentle temperament, but their features are also exquisite and pretty.
Of course, the remaining men were also good-looking, but they were a bit disheveled from being soaked in the rain.
"Don't get distracted. I'll give you another piece. If you lose again, you won't get any dinner tonight."
Ye Sisi's face scrunched up, and she pouted, "Senior Brother, you can't bully people like this. I've only just started learning."
Soon another group of people entered the pavilion. This time, they were probably guards or something similar. They brought not only various foods and daily necessities, but also several stoves.
Ye Sisi caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye and thought it was great to be rich. Although the weather was still a bit chilly, she probably didn't need a stove.
Ye Sisi gestured to Su Jiuli with her eyes, "Look, this is what you call studying abroad."
Su Jiuli didn't speak, but simply looked up in a certain direction outside the pavilion.
Ye Sisi raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong?"
Actually, I quickly changed the positions of two pieces, hehe, now I can hold out a little longer.
Su Jiuli glanced at the chessboard and simply reached out and removed two pieces: "How about this?"
Ye Sisi nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "No problem, no problem."
"This is so improper. Go is not something to be played for amusement. Regardless of skill level, one should respect the essence of Go."
Ye Sisi looked over and saw that it was a young man who spoke. He was probably not very old, but his face was very serious, like a rigid old-fashioned teacher.
Ye Sisi couldn't help but blurt out, "Mind your own business."
The boy said with a stern face, "Incomprehensible."
Ye Sisi felt inexplicably guilty. Her behavior just now was indeed a bit low-class. Oh well, she decided not to stoop to the level of a little brat.
Su Jiuli glanced at the boy who had spoken, then turned around and said, "Continue."
Ye Sisi nodded. She wasn't some national champion; she was just a novice who had just started learning chess. Why should she care so much? Her senior brother was willing to let her win, so what? If she was so capable, she should find a senior brother who was willing to let her win.
Thinking this way, Ye Sisi became more confident and her moves were no longer as hesitant as before. To describe it in an idiom, she was getting into a better state of mind.
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