Chapter 102
All the way from Shuixi Town to the mountain gate of Qingmiao Sect, Jiang Suiyan relied on Shao Jishuang to hold his hand, who would never let him accidentally trip or hit a tree, and he was concentrating on searching in the Jiuchun bracelet.
Unfortunately, even though he searched through the several large boxes filled with storybooks stacked in the corner of the Jiuchun Bracelet, he was unable to find the "Two or Three Things That the Maid and the Prince Had to Say" that Chu Junning had mentioned.
"Ah!" The handsome young man with flamboyant eyes withdrew his consciousness from the Nine Springs bracelet, wrinkled his nose, and muttered softly, "Could it be true, as Chu Junning said, that this is some secret of the demon race?"
Upon hearing this, Shao Jishuang glanced sideways at her lover with a listless expression. Her heart seemed to sink into the warmest and most comfortable spring water, and her bloodshot eyes unconsciously glowed with a soft light.
He gently pinched his lover's jade-white fingertips as if to comfort her.
"I have all the storybooks I need," Jiang Suiyan emphasized, tilting his head. He then took hold of the hand that was rubbing its fingertips, to stop Shao Jishuang from doing anything else. "I've bought all the new storybooks that have been released recently. If I don't have them here, I'm sure they won't be found anywhere else."
"So, where did Chu Junning hear that from?" Jiang Suiyan's beautiful eyes, with distinct black and white, were pure and clear, like a lake in the night sky reflecting the stars, filled with pure confusion.
Shao Jishuang looked at him, her heart trembling. "Junior Brother Chu always has a wide range of sources of information."
He looked at Mao Tuantuan, who was frowning in thought, and his eyes became gentler. "Since Junior Brother Chu said this is a secret, I don't think it can be found in the storybook. Even if it is in the storybook, I'm afraid it will be modified and not copied as it is."
Jiang Sui Yan seemed to be lost in thought.
Jiang Sui Yan raised his eyes and glared at him.
So fierce.
Angry kitten.
Shao Jishuang looked at Mao Tuantuan's cute and self-consciously fierce appearance, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips.
"You're still laughing!" The fur of the angry kitten became even more fluffy. "You guessed it a long time ago, yet you still watched me rummaging through the Nine Springs Bracelet!"
"I was wrong." Shao Jishuang admitted her mistake meekly and sincerely: "Sui Sui, can you please forgive me?"
Jiang Suiyan's puffy fur purred and then reluctantly deflated. His little fangs weren't even exposed yet, but facing his lover's earnest, jade-like eyes, he could only shrink back weakly: "...Okay."
Hey, Shao Jishuang admitted her mistake so quickly and sincerely, what else could he say.
——And I was indeed a little unreasonable just now.
Jiang Sui Yan, who was very self-aware, felt a little guilty, and also a little angry that his little flame was forced to be extinguished.
Shao Jishuang's eyes gently traced the delicate and three-dimensional facial features of her lover in front of her, looking at the slight annoyance in those beautiful eyes, feeling the unique pampering of her lover to those close to her, her heart swelled and roared.
"I'll go to Youhu Peak to find Junior Brother Chu later." He coaxed softly, "Listen to the end of the story, and then tell it to Sui Sui, okay?"
Jiang Sui Yan was tempted and couldn't help wanting to follow.
Shao Jishuang saw what her lover was thinking, and tenderness filled her bloodshot eyes.
He changed his mind.
He held his lover's hand, raised it to his lips, and gently kissed the back of her smooth, fair hand. Then, in a gentle, coaxing voice, he said, "Sui Sui is going back to Qiumu Peak to ask Taoist Mingyan about Xihe City. Sui Sui doesn't have to go with me. I'll use the Ruyi Yinhua Mirror to record Junior Brother Chu's voice and send it to Sui Sui. That way, when Sui Sui is free, she can hear the ending of the story first."
Jiang Sui Yan was first surprised by the soft touch on the back of his hand, and then heard such an arrangement that was so in line with his wishes, the soft hairs on his face were completely smoothed out, and he felt a little embarrassed.
...This seems to be the first time Shao Jishuang kissed him...
Jiang Sui Yan was shy for a moment, then his face puffed up, and he proudly pulled Shao Jishuang's hand and kissed her hard on the same spot.
"Beep."
How to say it, very heavy and crisp.
——No ambiguity at all.
Shao Jishuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but facing Mao Tuantuan's smug look, she still praised sincerely: "Sui Sui is great, super amazing."
Jiang Sui Yan was satisfied and finally had time to look at the towering mountain gate not far away that they had ignored for a long time.
He and Shao Jishuang were now standing on a hidden path, surrounded by lush grass and tall, dark green trees. In addition, although there were many flying beasts and spirit boats near the mountain gate, most of them were in a hurry and no one noticed them.
Jiang Suiyan let go of Shao Jishuang's hand and looked up at him: "I'm leaving."
The dark eyes were clear and bright, reflecting the small, only figure.
Shao Jishuang said gently, "Okay, be careful on the road."
"I know—" Jiang Suiyan walked briskly towards the mountain gate: "Senior Brother Shao—"
Shao Jishuang looked at Mao Tuantuan's carefree back and smiled gently, his eyes warm and his expression calm and indulgent.
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Jiang Sui Yan jumped off the spirit boat, put it away casually, and ran happily towards the hall with the door slightly closed.
"elder brother--"
The black-haired boy looked very excited, like a lively puppy that couldn't wait to push open the door and run towards its owner.
The black-clothed swordsman sitting behind the long desk had sharp brows and a cold expression, like a green pine standing proudly in the cold wind and snow, handsome and lonely.
However, when the cheerful and clear voice of a young man rushed in from outside the hall, the coldness between the eyebrows of the black-clothed swordsman was like ice encountering the scorching sun, silently melting into spring water.
"Noisy." He said lightly.
His expression was one of indulgence that did not match his tone.
"Brother, did you say something bad about Sui Sui?" When Jiang Sui Yan walked into the hall, the last word of his voice had already faded away, but he always felt that his brother had said something, and he couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
The black-clothed swordsman avoided the question: "Why are you back so soon? Every time you go to Shuixi Town with Shao Jishuang and the others, you never come back until it's dark."
Suddenly hearing a familiar name, Jiang Suiyan's attention couldn't help but fall on the three words "Shao Jishuang", and the back of his hand that had been kissed felt slightly warm in a trance.
"Brother..." He called softly, hesitating to speak.
"What's wrong?" The black-clothed swordsman's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at his younger brother with doubt in his eyes.
How could Jiang Mingyan not understand the child he raised with his own hands?
Normally at this moment, Sui Sui should have jumped up and refuted the argument with righteous indignation, but he had to talk about this and that and try to avoid the topic in every possible way.
Speaking of which, there has indeed been something wrong with Suisui these past few days.
The black-clothed swordsman hid his deep thoughts in his eyes and said calmly, "What does Sui Sui want to say?"
Jiang Suiyan looked into his brother's dark, sea-like eyes, and the courage he had mustered suddenly deflated. He couldn't help but recall his brother's repeated warnings: "You can't practice dual cultivation before you reach Nascent Soul stage," "You must protect your Yuan Yang," and so on...
"Nothing." The raven-haired boy said dryly, his courage gone.
How could the black-clothed swordsman have been deceived by his younger brother's clumsy cover-up? His doubts deepened.
Thinking back to how Shao Jishuang had suddenly stopped coming to Qiumu Peak to look for Sui Sui these past few days, and the shyness that had flashed across my younger brother's face just now...
Jiang Mingyan's eyes grew darker, and he couldn't help but curl up a sneer on his lips.
"Brother?" The younger brother's trembling voice sounded cautiously beside his ear.
The black-clothed swordsman raised his eyes and signaled his younger brother to speak frankly.
"Your smile is a little scary." Jiang Sui Yan rubbed his arms and said truthfully.
Upon hearing this, the black-clothed swordsman glanced at his younger brother indifferently, then returned his gaze to the unfinished bamboo slips on the table. "Why did Sui Sui come back from Shuixi Town?"
Jiang Sui Yan always felt a chill on his back, but his brother was here to keep him safe. What monsters dared to come in?
Jiang Suiyan, carefree, put aside this slight concern and scurried over to his brother's side. He pulled a chair over and sat down familiarly. "Brother, why did you suddenly choose Xihe City as my training ground? Where are the evil cultivators there for me to eliminate?"
As he spoke, Jiang Suiyan couldn't help but wonder, "Brother, are you worried again? Do you think the missions given by the Mission Hall are too difficult, so you want to bend the law for personal gain and take me to Xihe City?"
Thinking of his brother's past "great achievements", Jiang Suiyan felt more and more that this guess was true.
Did he really wrongly accuse the second prince of the demon clan?
The black-clothed swordsman coldly glanced at his younger brother, whose face was full of expressions such as "I guessed it again" and "You can't do this."
Jiang Sui Yan looked back at her innocently, her wet black eyes looking as innocent and harmless as a puppy, so beautiful.
The black-clothed swordsman was helpless, and his feigned indifference faded. "In Sui Sui's eyes, is this the kind of person my brother is?"
Jiang Sui Yan looked at his brother in shock, not understanding why he asked this question.
Aren't you?!
If I deny it, how can I face those monsters that were killed by you with one sword because they accidentally hurt me and not even a complete corpse was left, and those people who were bullied by me?
The big yellow dog next door who was raised to guard the house and has no intelligence would spit on my dishonesty!
so--
"No!" Jiang Suiyan answered firmly, "Brother is the best brother in the world, how could he do such a thing?"
Hehe, the monsters have long been scared to death. Those people are domineering and bully men and women. They deserve to be bullied by Sui Sui.
As for the big yellow dog on the next peak—
Just walk around the next peak these days.
Jiang Sui Yan thought deeply.
Looking at his younger brother who showed no guilt at all, the black-clothed swordsman had a hint of smile in his eyes.
"At present, Xihe City is the best choice for Suisui." He whispered.
"Brother, what did His Highness Chaoxi say to you?" His brother's tone was serious, and Jiang Suiyan put away his playful thoughts. "Before His Highness Chaoxi came down, you were looking at the mission title, but now you suddenly changed your mind. What did His Highness Chaoxi say?"
Thinking of the second prince of the demon clan, the black-clothed swordsman's eyes darkened for a moment.
But when he looked up at his younger brother, all the heaviness and darkness disappeared, leaving only pure tenderness: "Sui Sui, do you still remember Bluestone City?"
The sharp cries of the banyan beast and the lifeless streets came to mind. Jiang Suiyan nodded: "I remember."
"Over the past eight years, more and more cities have become dead cities like Qingshi City." The black-clothed swordsman said, "The person behind the scenes has always been hidden in the fog, toying with us like a cat and mouse."
Jiang Sui Yan pursed his lips.
Jiang Mingyan: "The demon tribe has recently speculated about the identity of the person behind the scenes. This time, His Highness Chao Xi came to Qingmiao Sect to discuss this matter under the pretext of asking us to investigate a newly discovered secret realm."
Jiang Suiyan frowned, "Is it only my brother who's going? Aren't the Master and the others going too? Besides, it's fine if my brother goes alone. What's the point of me going? I'm already at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core, and I haven't even broken through to the Nascent Soul stage yet."
"The sect cannot be without a venerable garrison. Furthermore, some venerables are in seclusion, while others have matters of great importance on their hands and cannot easily escape." The black-clothed swordsman explained, "Furthermore, the number of people going to Xihe City should not be too large. Too many venerables gathered in one place could easily alert the enemy."
"Sui Sui." Jiang Mingyan's eyes showed a complex expression. "Not only will I take you there, but other venerables going to Xihe City will also bring their juniors with them."
Jiang Sui Yan looked at his brother, tilted his head, and seemed to understand something.
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