Chapter 20 My Talkative Junior Sister
The dragon ladder remained still. Yu Sui and Mei Liangyu waited for a while, and when they were sure no one had come in, they tried to open the door to go out and take a look. However, even after they entered the incantation, the dragon ladder door still wouldn't open.
Mei Liangyu tried it again with a blank expression.
It still didn't work.
The spell interface for opening the door is stuck there, spinning around, but the door won't open.
When Yu Sui looked at him with a puzzled expression, Mei Liangyu said directly, "Oh no."
"What's wrong?" Yu Sui knocked on the door with her finger. "Won't it suddenly fall down or fly up? Senior brother, we're on the thirty-third floor, and there are still more than seventy floors above us. If it suddenly flies up, I'll die."
Mei Liangyu: "I won't die."
Yu Sui: "Yes, that's why I'm going to die."
Mei Liangyu's eye twitched slightly: "You won't die either."
"Really?" Yu Sui stood behind him.
Mei Liangyu's impression of Yu Sui was further enhanced by his timidity.
The incantation on the dragon ladder was stuck, preventing it from going in or out, and its operation stopped. Mei Liangyu took out the Wind Listening Ruler and sent a message to Xing Chun, instructing him to notify the people in the mechanical family that the dragon ladder in the dormitory was stuck.
"The government officials arrived very quickly," Mei Liangyu said.
Yu Sui remained silent behind him.
Mei Liangyu turned around and saw that Yu Sui was slightly raising his head, intently looking at the moon pearl embedded in the wall, which was used for lighting.
"What are you looking at?" Mei Liangyu asked.
“This,” Yu Sui pointed to the Moon Pearl, “if the Dragon Ladder gets stuck, won’t it also malfunction and suddenly go dark, leaving the inside of the Dragon Ladder without any light?”
Mei Liangyu looked at Yu Sui: "Don't scare yourself. The moon pearl's glow has nothing to do with the dragon ladder's operation."
"Oh." Yu Sui withdrew her hand.
After a moment of silence, Yu Sui asked again, "Senior brother, could it be that we went up and down the dragon ladder too many times, causing it to get stuck and unable to move?"
Mei Liangyu leaned against the wall, playing with the wind-listening ruler, and said without looking up, "Be confident. Don't look for the cause in yourself when problems arise. The problem is with the dragon ladder, not us."
Yu Sui clapped her hands after hearing this.
Mei Liangyu turned his head to look at Yu Sui, who said sincerely, "I think what you said is very good, Senior Brother."
Very confident.
Mei Liangyu turned her gaze back to the Listening Wind Ruler.
After a brief silence, Yu Sui knocked on the wall and asked, "Senior brother, will it fall down?"
Mei Liangyu: "No."
Yu Sui asked again, "What if you fall down?"
Mei Liangyu continued playing with the Wind-Listening Ruler: "Then use the Wind Control Technique to maintain balance."
Yu Sui: "But I don't know how."
Mei Liangyu: "Then lean against the wall."
Yu Sui said, "There will still be some impact from the momentum!"
Mei Liangyu glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: "You even know about the effects of impact?"
For some inexplicable reason, the two of them started chatting, one after the other.
In Mei Liangyu's eyes, Yu Sui's questions were all trivial, even things he was too lazy to explain. But when Yu Sui turned around and looked at him with curious eyes, Mei Liangyu felt that it was okay to tell her, otherwise he would have a lot of trouble. This junior sister was such a chatterbox.
During their conversation, the two even forgot about the malfunctioning dragon ladder until the stuck spell interface suddenly started working and the dragon ladder door clicked open.
Two members of the Mechanisms family stood outside, dressed in mechanical robes with the insignia of the four great families emblazoned on their dark red shoulders. The one before them was the Wen Yang family; their insignia on their shoulders was a golden bird with outstretched wings.
The man standing at the front, with his sleeves half-rolled up to reveal his muscular forearms, greeted Mei Liangyu, "Oh, so you're the one trapped inside. Why don't you fix it yourself?"
Yu Sui thought the words were a provocation, so she peeked out from behind Mei Liangyu and saw that the other party did not mean to provoke her; it seemed more like a friendly banter between acquaintances.
Mei Liangyu stood inside without moving: "What do I need you for if I fix this? You're paid to do things, don't always think about having others do it for you."
The Wen brothers, Wen Yangzhou and Wen Yangxiu, were not angry after hearing this. Instead, they laughed and gestured to Yu Sui behind Mei Liangyu, teasingly saying, "I think you're just trying to stay inside with the people a little longer, which is why you're not willing to start repairing it."
"Hey, is this something you can say to people's faces?"
Mei Liangyu sneered and shut down the dragon ladder.
Ascend the dragon ladder.
Yu Sui asked Mei Liangyu, "Senior brother, so you can also repair the Dragon Ladder."
Mei Liangyu said expressionlessly, "No."
Yu Sui said, "If I know it, I know it!"
Mei Liangyu: "No."
The dragon staircase stopped and opened its doors on the sixtieth floor.
Yu Sui went out, turned around and waved to Mei Liangyu: "Thank you, Senior Brother, Senior Brother..."
Before he could finish speaking, Mei Liangyu had already closed the dragon ladder.
Yu Sui blinked as she watched the dragon ladder leading up to the closed door.
She returned to her dormitory, and the moment she opened the door, she heard a rapid-fire voice coming from inside: "...What kind of behavior is it for a man to walk around in the room like that!"
Seemingly hearing the door open, Shu Chujun, who was scolding Li Jinshuang, turned her head to look over.
Yu Sui finally met her roommates.
Xun Zhiya stood by the window with her back to her, looking outside with an unreadable expression. Li Jinshuang stood at the table, still silent. Shu Chujun, who stood at the door, was a sweet and beautiful girl, but her eyes were full of arrogance.
Li Jinshuang ignored Shu Chujun. After wiping the teacups on the table clean, she carried the tea tray straight back into the house.
Yu Sui glanced at Li Jinshuang, who had gone back into the house, and then at Shu Chujun, who was still at the door.
Shu Chujun snorted and turned to go back into the house.
Yu Sui thought of greeting Xun Zhiya by the window, but Xun Zhiya also went back into the house with an indifferent expression.
Okay, since that's the case, let's all keep quiet.
Yu Sui slowly opened the door and entered the house.
She sat on the edge of the bed looking at the Wind Listening Ruler. The cipher was still corrupting Taiyi's communication array and would probably not be completed until tomorrow night.
Yu Sui closed her eyes to rest for a while, then got up and sat up, sighing as she looked at her outstretched palm.
When will she be able to get a good night's sleep and stop being tormented by the strange fire?
Mei Liangyu lives on the 79th floor, in apartment 1036.
It was already late at night when he opened the door and went inside. The room was brightly lit, and one of the doors was open. Wei Ren, dressed casually and loosely, came out from inside.
Wei Ren covered his hand and yawned, his hair disheveled from sleep. When he turned to look at Mei Liangyu, a tiny black scorpion was crawling from his cheek to behind his ear.
"You must be the Ghost Daoist senior brother who lives here," Wei Ren said with a smile, spreading his hands. "Nice to meet you. My name is Wei Ren. Let's get along well from now on."
Mei Liangyu used to live alone. Now that he has a roommate, he doesn't have any objections.
Anyway, it won't be long before he kicks out his new roommate and goes back to living alone.
Yu Sui slept intermittently last night. When she saw that it was almost time, she yawned and got out of bed to wash up in the room.
She could hear footsteps outside and the sound of tea being poured, indicating that her other roommates had also gotten up around this time.
The Listening Wind Ruler glowed faintly; it was a notification from Taiyi Academy.
Newly admitted students will receive basic instruction in a unified manner and will be assigned to different classrooms according to their assigned numbers.
Yesterday, Blackbeard told Yu Sui that the basic courses refer to the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Tai Chi, Bagua, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, etc. Whether it is military strategy, famous doctors, or Taoism, agriculture, Yin and Yang, these are all basics that disciples must learn.
Therefore, the one-month basic course does not distinguish between different schools of thought.
Yu Sui received the number three, and was to go to the third study hall to learn.
Sheng Fei sent a message telling her to wait for him to come over, and then he would take her to Study Hall No. 3.
Yu Sui waited inside for a while, and only went out after hearing a knock on the door. When she came out, she saw Li Jinshuang and asked her, "Which study hall are you in?"
Li Jinshuang answered briefly: "Three."
"Then let's do the same," Yu Sui invited. "Want to come together?"
Li Jinshuang didn't answer, opened the door and walked outside.
Yu Sui's gaze followed Li Jinshuang's movements.
Sheng Fei, standing outside the door, didn't even glance at Li Jinshuang, who was standing outside. He kept his eyes fixed on Yu Sui and handed her the small food box with a cool expression: "Eat and go."
"Let's eat as we walk," Yu Sui said, taking the food box.
On the way, Sheng Fei told her about the No. 3 study room and even inquired in advance about who the teacher would be giving the lesson today.
Sheng Fei said, "Jing Yun Kui of the Yin-Yang School is a rigid and stubborn old man. If you can't answer questions or disrupt the school's discipline, he will punish you. So you'd better not be like before, sleeping in class during the day and not knowing anything when asked."
Yu Sui ate the breakfast he brought and nodded.
Sheng Fei frowned and said, "Now that you've come to Taiyi, don't just hang out with Gu Gan. Focus on your studies. You only need to memorize some basic Five Elements formations. Don't be lazy; you must learn them."
Yu Sui: "Mmm!"
When Sheng Fei reminded Yu Sui to study, he tacitly agreed that as the older brother, he should supervise and take responsibility, and also took this opportunity to break the three-year-long cold war between the two.
He had no expectations for Yu Sui's cultivation in the Ninth Rank; he just wanted Yu Sui to be engrossed in studying, which was better than her being obsessed with Gu Gan.
"The academy has a grading system for its disciples, divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D. You're a D-level disciple now, which will give you extra points for your cultivation, but you'll also lose points for any violations. Different levels of disciples can go to different places."
Some places are only open to disciples of a certain level.
"For example, the Ninth Rank Library is only open to Rank A disciples. If you are downgraded to Rank B, you will not be able to enter."
Sheng Fei is currently in Class A, but if he loses two more points, he will be relegated, so he has been consciously controlling his temper recently.
"You must memorize all the basic applications and operations of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams within a month, because you will be learning the introductory techniques of the Ghost Path next. Although I don't know if you have the talent to learn it, since you are a disciple of the Sage Chang Gen, there might be other ways."
As Sheng Fei spoke, he turned to look at Yu Sui, who was walking beside him. He saw that she was focused on eating and he didn't know if she had heard him or not.
"Did you hear that?" Sheng Fei asked, just to be on the safe side.
"Okay, Third Brother," Yu Sui said. "Next time, can you make beef-filled steamed buns?"
Sheng Xun: "..."
The third study hall is located in the Yin-Yang school.
It is a building shaped like a giant whale leaping out of the sea. It is entirely light blue, and when the sunlight shines on it, there is a ring of light blue ripples around it, making the building look like it is in the swaying sea.
Sheng Fei wanted to escort Yu Sui to the classroom door, but Yu Sui refused.
Yu Sui said, "Third Brother, I am eighteen years old, not eight."
Sheng Fei frowned as he looked at her.
Yu Sui sternly rejected Sheng Fei, waved goodbye to him, and walked towards the Giant Whale Building.
The study hall was already quite full. Some were chatting, while others were quietly reading. There were also many nobles and scions of prominent families from Qingyang Kingdom, who greeted Yu Sui when they saw her.
Yu Sui easily blended in with the people around her, and after sitting down, she listened to the young men and women she knew talking about the interesting things that happened in Taiyi yesterday.
She saw many familiar faces.
For example, the Xue siblings sitting behind her, and Li Jinshuang and Wei Ren sitting not far in front of her.
As Sheng Fei had described, the instructor, Jing Yun Kui, was indeed a rigid and serious old man. His wrinkled face was full of authority, and the pressure he brought into the classroom silenced everyone. When his sharp, piercing gaze swept over the students below, everyone unconsciously straightened their backs.
"What I am about to talk about is the necessary foundation for your practice of the Nine Schools of Arts. Even if you join different schools and practice different Nine Schools of Arts in the future, you will still be subject to the power of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams."
Jing Yun Kui didn't mince words and started by saying, "I will check attendance every day and not allow a single person to be absent. Otherwise, your disciple score will be deducted by two points."
It's easy to lose points, but difficult to gain them.
Most people don't want to lose points as soon as they arrive at the college.
The students in class perked up.
When Yu Sui listened to Jing Yun Kui talk about the Eight Trigrams and Five Elements, she initially thought there would be something different, but she found that it was indeed the most basic one. She knew it all, and not only did she know it, she could also use it skillfully.
After all, the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Tai Chi Yin Yang, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were all incorporated into communication arrays by Yin Yang School, Taoism, and Fangji School. She dealt with these things almost every day in previous years.
Although no one taught him, he learned on his own.
"The Five Elements are the main forces that constitute this world. They are everywhere and exist in everything. The forces of Yin and Yang that we often see in the heavens and earth, mountains and rivers, wind, thunder, fire, stone, earth and wood, and the human body's heart, lungs and kidneys can all be seen."
"The Nine Schools of Arts and the power of the Five Elements are interdependent. The power of the Five Elements can create all the 'arts' in the world, and different schools of arts use different methods to materialize the arts of the Five Elements."
Jing Yunkui spread his hands, and a cluster of flames ignited in his palm: "The nine schools of arts, such as the Yin-Yang School's incantation fire, the Taoist School's thunder magic, the School of Names' bestowal of characters, the Agricultural School's beast taming, the Medical School's incantation techniques, the Fangji School's divination, the Legal School's punishment and judgment, the Military School's swordsmanship, and the Ghost Dao School's talismans, all operate based on the Qi of the Five Elements. And when the Qi of the Five Elements is first born in a person's body, it is in the form of a Five Elements Light Core."
In other words, only those who possess the Five Elements Light Core can practice the Nine Schools of Arts; those who do not possess the Five Elements Light Core are considered to be practicing the mediocre arts.
Back then, Nangong Ming couldn't discover Yu Sui's talent because she hadn't yet developed a light core. Later, Yu Sui developed a five-element light core, but because people only knew that there was one light core, during the test, they couldn't sense the first five-element light core that Yu Sui had crushed. Without being able to sense the five-element light core, they would judge her to have no talent and be an ordinary person.
Upon hearing the explanation of the Five Elements Light Core, Yu Sui perked up again.
The basic lessons last until sunset each day, with breaks in between, but they are short. Perhaps because it was the first day of teaching, Jing Yun Kui hadn't made things too difficult for them yet.
At the end, Yu Sui stretched and stood up, walking out with the crowd.
She fiddled with the wind-listening ruler, searching for the route map she had written down yesterday, preparing to go to the Ghost Path Sanctuary.
Sheng Fei couldn't wait for Yu Sui. He asked Yu Sui where she went after class, and Yu Sui said she went to see her master at the Ghost Dao family.
Sheng Fei knew about the Ghost Path Holy Hall, but he couldn't get in. He could only stare at the Listening Wind Ruler and send a message to Yu Sui, instructing her.
Yu Sui, who did not know the art of wind manipulation, took a long time to arrive.
She walked from sunset to nightfall. There was no moon tonight, the Milky Way in the sky was magnificent, and there were no lights or roads around. Yu Sui used the light from the Wind Listening Ruler to find her way, and walked through the dark forest. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the Ghost Path Sanctuary with its door open.
Yu Sui raised her hand to fan herself, and walked out in a sweat in the cool spring night.
She climbed the thirty-three steps and arrived at the entrance of the main hall of the sanctuary. The door was ajar and not closed, but Yu Sui pushed it open.
Before pushing open the door, Yu Sui already knew from the strange fire that there were people inside, some alive and some half-dead.
Mei Liangyu, who was sitting at the table playing with the wind-listening ruler, looked up when she heard the door open and saw Yu Sui, who was covered in sweat, raising her eyebrows slightly.
Yu Sui feigned surprise and said, "Senior brother? You're here too."
Mei Liangyu looked her up and down and said, "I'm leaving soon."
"Oh, I've come to see my master." Yu Sui looked at the ink-wash portrait. "Master, I've come to learn the Wind Control Technique from you."
Mei Liangyu followed her and looked at the portrait, but after a while she looked back at Yu Sui and realized why she was covered in sweat.
Running from the Yin-Yang School to the farthest point of the Ghost Dao School, it's no wonder you break a sweat.
Before Sage Changgen could answer, Mei Liangyu laughed and said, "You came all this way just to learn the art of wind manipulation?"
Yu Sui replied, "Yes, if I learn the Wind Control Technique, I won't have to run back to the dormitory anymore. If I run back to the dormitory from here, my legs might be so sore that I won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow. The teacher said today that we can't be absent, or we'll lose points."
Mei Liangyu pondered, "That old man from the Yin-Yang School is indeed capable of doing such a thing."
Yu Sui looked at the portrait with reverence: "Master."
The Sage Changgen replied, "Yes."
Seeing that his master was really going to teach Yu Sui, Mei Liangyu lowered his head and listened to the message from Feng Chi. He answered no to Xing Chun's question about whether he had eaten, and then he decided not to leave.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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