Chapter 79
Rich, vibrant clouds stretched across the horizon, creating a vibrant spectacle. White cranes soared overhead, and blue phoenixes spread their magnificent wings. Not far away, the shadows of lush, ancient trees stretched across the sky, piercing the heavens and earth.
All the strange visions are magnificent and gorgeous, and every inch and corner is filled with mysterious Taoist meanings, silently telling of the favor of heaven.
Under the vision, the most adorable Sui Sui held her brother's slender and strong fingers and bathed in the soft spiritual rain, with joy in her bright dark eyes, curved eyebrows, and pure innocence.
The Dao Lords on Qiumu Peak looked at the interaction between the little child and the young swordsman on the mountain not far away, and they all couldn't help but reveal a kind and loving smile.
"The thunder tribulation has passed, let's disperse." The head master said calmly, but his tone was gentle: "If you have any instructions, there is no rush."
Taoist Cangwu smiled, and accompanied by another beautiful female cultivator, nodded to the head monk and other Taoists, then floated away.
Aside, Ming Ruo Daojun curled his lips in dissatisfaction: "My little disciple has just survived a tribulation. At such an important moment, I must stay here!"
"Let's go." Ye Feiying withdrew his gaze from Sui Sui. "It's too early to say that since we haven't become disciples yet. Besides, didn't you see that Sui Sui's brother was here? Why bother to bother him?"
Ming Ruo Daojun wanted to argue, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Ye Feiying frowning and looking at him indifferently.
Suddenly, Ming Ruo Daojun changed his tone and said, "Alright, alright, let's go now."
“…” Ye Feiying was helpless.
The figures of the Taoist masters gradually faded away, and the Qiumu Peak became empty.
Yu Zhang lowered his head and poked his nephew's shoulder, whispering, "Hongze, shall we leave first?"
Yu Hongze glanced at the child who was looking up at the child and chattering with Jiang Mingyan, and couldn't help but pursed his lips slightly, with a look of loss on his face.
"We..." He was about to agree when he caught a glimpse of two motionless figures. After a moment's pause, he didn't know what he was thinking about. A hint of dissatisfaction appeared in his delicate eyebrows, which were naturally proud. "Who is that child? The other one is Chu Junning? Why don't they leave?"
Yu Zhang glanced sideways at the two figures, then quickly lowered his head and said in a low voice, "They might be Sui Sui's friends. Hongze, let's go first..."
"I won't." Yu Hongze said stubbornly, "Uncle, I'm also Sui Sui's friend, why can't I stay?"
"But……"
Last time you made the kid's face puffy and his face looked grumpy.
Before Yu Zhang could finish his words, the child, who was being carried by his brother and lightly flown from the dispersing spiritual rain to the top of Qiumu Peak, spoke first with a baby voice: "Shao Jishuang?"
"You're here?! That's great!"
The joyful little voice was affectionate, soft and sweet like golden honey mixed with thick animal milk, leaving a lingering sweetness in people's ears, but also filled Yu Hongze's proud eyes with anger.
They are good friends, why is Sui Sui so intimate with those two people?
Yu Hongze thought aggrievedly that he should be the first person Suisui greeted!
By the way, Sui Sui is still young, ignorant and cute. It must be the fault of those two hateful guys!
Yu Zhang looked at his angry nephew, moved his lips, and calmed down silently.
Sui Sui didn't realize that there was a person next to him who claimed to be his best friend and was secretly angry. The little guy's attention was first attracted by the big black dog that was wagging its tail and looking at him expectantly, and then by the tall figure of the young boy not far away.
Suisui gave her brother a big kiss, and looked at him with soft, beautiful black eyes, smiling ingratiatingly: "Brother, Shao Jishuang is here to see Suisui. Can Suisui play with Shao Jishuang? With Dahei, Suisui won't run around~"
"Go ahead." Seeing the little guy's eager look, Jiang Mingyan suppressed his original intention and said helplessly: "Can my brother still tie up Sui Sui's legs?"
"But when you go back at night, you must familiarize yourself with your own strength as soon as possible, okay?" The young swordsman carefully warned his younger brother, whose mind had long been on having fun.
"Yeah!" The little guy nodded.
——I didn’t hear a word.
Jiang Mingyan put the little guy down and looked at the little figure running away impatiently with the big black dog. He decided with amusement and helplessness that he would keep this little rascal under his nose to practice at night.
Suisui still doesn't know that his evening schedule has been perfectly arranged by his brother, so he can still run towards Shao Jishuang with happy steps, like a puppy who can't wait to have fun: "Shao Jishuang, what brought you here? Let's go see Qiumu Peak! This is where Suisui and brother chose it together!"
"Woof!" Dahei responded.
As Sui Sui and Shao Jishuang got closer, the special aura of Shao Jishuang, which was a combination of his restrained sharpness and the gentleness between his eyebrows, became more and more clear.
Suisui stopped and looked up at his friend whom he hadn't seen face to face for a long time.
The big black dog followed and stopped silently.
Although Shao Jishuang is only three years older than Suisui, he is tall, and the short and stout Suisui can only tilt his head up in front of him.
Compared to five years ago, Shao Jishuang's handsome eyebrows and eyes have become more profound, and his gentle smile has made his blood-red eyes become calm and reliable.
——If nothing else, he already looks like a reliable adult.
"Sui Sui." Seeing Mao Tuan Tuan staring at him, Shao Jishuang smiled and called out softly.
Thus, he was no different from the little boy who looked at his age with reluctance five years ago. All the strangeness and distance opened by time disappeared with this call.
Sui Sui became happy again, with a sweet smile on her little face: "Shao Jishuang!"
But a dissatisfied child's voice immediately sounded, interrupting the intimate atmosphere between Sui Sui and Shao Jishuang: "Sui Sui, who is he? Is he one of your other friends?"
Yu Hongze strode towards where Sui Sui and Shao Jishuang were, his tone a little heavy.
Yu Zhang looked at his nephew's back, his eyebrows furrowed. Before he could speak, he was interrupted by the young swordsman who had walked up to him without him noticing: "Let the children resolve their own affairs."
Yu Zhang looked at Jiang Mingyan, whose eyes were fixed on Sui Sui, and stammered a few times before tacitly agreeing: "Then I'll go back to Chong'a Peak first."
Jiang Mingyan knew Yu Zhang's character, so he didn't say much. He watched Yu Zhang's figure disappear quietly, then looked at Sui Sui gently again and turned to leave.
"Yu Hongze." Sui Sui pouted unhappily and moved closer to Shao Jishuang with the big black dog. "What are you doing? That's so rude."
"I am your good friend." Yu Hongze felt aggrieved.
His somewhat dissatisfied tone reminded Sui Sui.
Thinking of the comment of "short" in the past, the vindictive little fellow raised his chin proudly and said, "Call me senior brother!"
"Sui Sui has already passed the tribulation, so you are my junior brother."
"Hurry up and call Brother Sui Sui!" the little guy urged.
"Woof woof!" The big black dog also helped his little master to urge barking.
When this matter was suddenly brought up, Yu Hongze's face turned red.
In fact, he has always regarded himself as a senior brother. At the beginning, he wanted Sui Sui to call him senior brother. Unexpectedly, he lost more than he gained, and he became the junior brother of Xiao Naituanzi instead.
Yu Hongze bit his lip, then thought about it and felt that this was not a bad idea. Being a 'senior brother' from the same clan would definitely be closer than being a 'good friend', right?
Thinking about it, he moved his lips: "Master, Master..."
Obviously, this has always been the case among cultivators, with seniority being determined by cultivation level. Yu Hongze had been familiar with this for a long time. But at this moment, as he looked at Sui Sui's cute little fair and tender face, the word "senior brother" got stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter it for a long time.
"Sui Sui, there's no need to embarrass this junior brother. He might be having some difficulties." Shao Jishuang said with a smile, his bloodshot eyes sincere.
"No!" Seeing Sui Sui's increasingly suspicious expression, and then looking at the gentle guy behind Sui Sui, Yu Hongze closed his eyes and said, "It's not difficult! Isn't it just a name?!"
"Senior Brother!" he shouted very loudly.
"Eh——" Sui Sui's bright eyes curved into beautiful crescents, and she responded contentedly.
Listening to Sui Sui's cheerful voice, Shao Jishuang looked at Yu Hongze who was shouting with his eyes closed, a dark light flashed in his eyes, but when his gaze turned to his cute fur ball, his bloodshot pupils softened instantly.
The boy who was watching this bloodless war trembled: Sister, help!
Don't notice me!
But just like his unreliable sister who left him on Qiumu Peak, the boy's prayers were also unreliable.
"Sui Sui, do you know that junior brother?" Shao Jishuang asked, looking at the boy in gray robe who was trying his best to reduce his presence.
"Huh?" Sui Sui was confused: "Didn't you bring him here?"
The two children looked at each other, and then looked at the boy together in tacit understanding.
Chu Junning was being watched, and he spoke in a low voice: "My name is Chu Junning. My sister brought me here to watch the thunder tribulation in the hope of gaining something..."
"...but my sister forgot me here before she left..." The voice became quieter.
Yu Hongze, who had his eyes closed in shame, opened them upon hearing this and looked over, his expression understanding: "Master Xuanning."
"Yes." Chu Junning glared at him and explained to Suisui: "She is my sister."
Sui Sui tilted her head and thought for a moment, then ran over and took Chu Jun Ning's hand. Her round eyes sparkled as she said in a baby voice, "Don't be afraid. Come play with us. Sui Sui will take care of you."
The delicate little fellow blinked his bright, wet eyes, like a lively kitten extending his pink paw pads in a friendly manner, so sweet and obedient: "Chu Junning, do you want to be friends with Sui Sui?"
"Sui Sui will protect you!"
Chu Junning stared blankly at Sui Sui, with only sporadic and stubborn thoughts in his mind: He is so cute...
…He’s so sweet.
"Chu Junning?" Seeing the boy just staring at her blankly without saying a word, Sui Sui couldn't help but feel a little worried: "What's wrong with you?"
Chu Junning suddenly woke up from his thoughts: "I'm fine!"
"Okay, let's be friends!"
He has to protect such a sweet and well-behaved child!
Chu Junning felt an endless sense of responsibility, but Yu Hongze was so angry that he was about to explode.
Why? He was the first child in Qing Miao Sect to meet Sui Sui!
Forget about Shao Jishuang, she should have known Suisui for a long time, but now how come even Chu Junning has gotten ahead of him?!
Yu Hongze was sulking, but Suisui didn't notice.
In the little fellow's mind, Yu Hongze was very strange! He inexplicably put himself in the position of a 'good friend', but he had clearly made fun of Sui Sui for being short before!
Sui Sui couldn't understand his thoughts, so she didn't pay much attention to him.
"Chu Junning, how old are you?" Suisui pulled Chu Junning's sleeve and dragged him to Shao Jishuang's side. Only then did she realize that among the three of them standing together, she was the shortest!
The little fellow couldn't help but open his dark eyes wide: "He must be older than Sui Sui, right?"
"I'm eight years old." Chu Junning whispered.
“…”
? ? !
Sui Sui just felt like the sky was falling!
The little guy, who had never interacted with his peers, was overwhelmed by the huge wave of sadness before he had time to be happy.
It turns out that not all people of the same age are short, but only Suisui is short?
Woo woo woo, so much spirit beast milk was wasted!
Also, Sui Sui's most trusted brother actually lied to Sui Sui...
The little guy selectively forgot how he looked at his brother with longing and pitiful eyes that day, and was still sad.
Chu Junning was a little confused when he saw the little guy in front of him who looked like a kitten that suddenly became sulky. But he still asked in a low voice: "Sui Sui?"
Yu Hongze also approached with concern.
Shao Jishuang understood it somewhat, and lowered her voice and said, "Sui Sui is a spirit race, maybe there is some mystery in it, which makes Sui Sui grow slower."
Chu Junning nodded quickly: "Yes, the spirit race, there must be some strange things about them."
Even Yu Hongze said awkwardly: "It's okay to be shorter. Look, don't I still have to call you Senior Brother?"
Sui Sui thought of the gorgeous and holy gilded spiritual pattern on her forehead, and her mood improved. Her droopy hair was smoothed out, and a smile appeared on her little face again: "Thank you, you are so kind!"
"We are friends." Yu Hongze looked away and said awkwardly.
"Yes, we are good friends!" Sui Sui announced happily, and the previous little conflict between him and Yu Hongze disappeared silently.
Shao Jishuang silently looked at Suisui's happy little face, a gentle smile overflowing from her bloodshot eyes.
The four little guys - strictly speaking, three little boys and a little Sui Sui, plus a big black dog - happily set out to explore around Qiumu Peak.
It wasn't until the sunset dyed the sky red that Chu Junning summoned his spiritual weapon: "Sui Sui, I should go back. You can come to Youhu Peak to play with me."
"You have a spiritual weapon, you can go back by yourself. Why didn't you leave by yourself before and wait for your sister to pick you up?" Sui Sui looked at the spiritual weapon in the shape of a jade tiger with wings behind him and asked curiously with her head tilted.
"Because this isn't the first time she's left me behind!" Chu Junning gritted his teeth when he mentioned this: "She just remembers to stay with Daoist Lord Cangwu and never fall behind."
"Every time I ask her to go back and pick me up, she always forgets me. If I don't ask her to pick me up, she becomes even more unscrupulous."
Yu Hongze snorted lightly: "If you go back alone this time, won't you be asking for trouble?"
Sui Sui nodded in agreement, and even pulled Shao Jishuang to come up with an idea: "Why don't you stay here first? Brother can help you notify Xuan Ning Daojun."
"It's okay." Chu Junning curled his lips nonchalantly. "No one played with me before, but now I have Sui Sui. If my sister leaves me behind, I'll just come to Qiumu Peak to play with Sui Sui."
Yu Hongze was a little unhappy that Chu Junning came to see Sui Sui, but he agreed with what he said.
The Qing Miao Sect was a large sect with many disciples. The age limit for accepting disciples was between nine and thirty years old.
Logically speaking, Yu Hongze and Chu Junning would not lack playmates.
However, they are actually different from those disciples who joined the sect. They were brought into the sect by their relatives and almost grew up in the sect since childhood.
They do not need to go through the same process as those disciples, starting from ordinary disciples to inner disciples and then to personal disciples.
They naturally carry the mark of the Qingmiao Sect, and when they become disciples in the future, they will directly enjoy the treatment of direct disciples.
——They are completely different from those disciples who enter Qingmiao Sect every time the mountain gate is opened, so naturally they can't play together.
The other disciples who were of the same age as them were either too old or too young. As for the only one of their own age, they couldn't stand each other - in short, Chu Junning and Yu Hongze could be said to have never had a playmate.
Chu Junning flew away on the double-winged jade tiger.
Sui Sui looked at the jade tiger's wings, which were dyed brilliantly by the golden sunset, and couldn't help but turn around and ask Yu Hongze, "Why is the place where Chu Junning lives called Youhu Peak?"
"The mountain peak of Chu Junning's sister, Xuanning Daojun, is shaped like a tiger's head, and Xuanning Daojun particularly likes tigers, so she named it Youhu Peak."
Yu Hongze looked at Chu Junning's receding figure with a hint of sympathy. "I once went to Youhu Peak with my uncle. Almost all the utensils there were in the shape of tigers. I heard that Xuanning Daojun once thought of changing Chu Junning's clothes into tiger shapes..."
“Wow——” Sui Sui’s eyes widened, and he seemed eager to try: “How interesting…”
"Don't try." Yu Hongze said seriously: "Daojun Xuanning and Daojun Cangwu are both very terrifying."
I don’t believe it every year.
Although he had no impression of Taoist Xuan Ning, Taoist Cangwu was the one who helped his brother recuperate his body and eliminate the remaining toxins. He was very good.
Seeing this, Yu Hongze snorted coldly: "You will know in the future."
"Oh." Sui Sui shook his head, clearly showing that he didn't believe it.
Yu Hongze didn't argue with him. After straightening his messy clothes, he went back to Chong'afeng.
Suisui held Shao Jishuang's hand, followed by the big black dog that had played with them for a long time, and walked slowly towards the top of Qiumu Peak.
"Shao Jishuang, how did you get here?"
"I came here with my master."
"Your Master?"
"Yes, my master, Taoist Feng Xun, and Taoist Ming Ruo are good friends. He will stay in Qingmiao Sect for a while this time."
"So Shao Jishuang can stay for a very long time!"
"Um."
"Then can you not go back tonight?"
"Yes, Master knows I'm here."
"Okay, let's go back and play!"
A big dog, a small dog and a small dog strolled into the wooden palace on the top of the mountain.
The smile on Sui Sui's little face disappeared when she saw her tall and beautiful brother standing in front of the window.
The little guy snorted heavily.
Jiang Mingyan sighed softly, turned around and looked at the angry little guy, his eyes filled with endless tenderness: "Are you angry?"
Shao Jishuang tactfully walked outside the hall to admire the flowers and trees, and by the way, took out the big black dog that had been sticking close to Sui Sui and wanted the little master to ride on it.
"Squeak--" the palace door closed.
"Brother, don't you know why Sui Sui is angry?" Sui Sui pouted so hard that a bottle of oil could be hung on her mouth.
"I wasn't eavesdropping on purpose." Jiang Mingyan leaned over and picked up his soft little brother, explaining slowly, "After I returned to the palace, I received a message from Taoist Xuan Ning, so I used my spiritual sense to search for Chu Junning's location, and happened to hear Sui Sui asking Chu Junning's age."
At that time, Jiang Mingyan's eyebrows jumped.
"Hmph." Sui Sui knew that although his brother had an unusual desire to protect him, he was also considerate enough in leaving him enough space.
"Okay, Sui Sui knows this," the little guy muttered, "but brother still lied to Sui Sui!"
"Yes, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to Sui Sui." Jiang Mingyan gently rocked the little girl in his arms, as if coaxing a child to sleep. "How can Sui Sui forgive her brother?"
"No practice tonight!" Sui Sui answered immediately without hesitation, and it was obvious that he had been thinking about it for a long time.
Jiang Mingyan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Suisui blinked her bright black eyes and said in a flattering expression: "Brother~"
Just as Jiang Mingyan understands Sui Sui, Sui Sui's understanding of his brother is also unquestionable.
When the little guy ran towards Shao Jishuang with the big black dog during the day, he felt something was wrong, and this feeling was getting worse and worse.
After asking Chu Junning's age, Sui Sui was first angry at his brother for lying to him, but then the next thought that came to his mind was - right, practice! Sui Sui doesn't want to practice tonight!
So, there was this "negotiation".
Jiang Mingyan was amused by Sui Sui's cute little thoughts: "Okay, I agree."
"Just one night," he emphasized.
"Great." Sui Sui giggled, her round black eyes shining as brightly as stars.
——No, Suisui was originally his most precious little star.
Jiang Mingyan looked at it and couldn't help but chuckle.
Heartless children don't hold grudges - or rather, children only have some cute little thoughts about their brothers.
This is a treatment exclusive to older brothers.
So, soon, Suisui sat at the table with his brother, Shao Jishuang and the big black dog.
After happily finishing his meal, Suisui gulped down a bowl of spirit beast milk with a sad face, then ran into the dormitory pulling Shao Jishuang.
Jiang Mingyan couldn't help but smile as he watched the big black dog proudly wag its tail at him at the door and then close the door with its paws.
He knew that this was all directed by that little scoundrel, so he whispered softly, "Little scoundrel."
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