Chapter 355 The Sage Changgen brought Donglanli back to Taiyi
Wei Ren made a boast to Yu Sui, and then took Ji Meng back to his room.
Wan Qi yawned, sat down at the table and stared at Mei Liangyu. At first, he was confused, but later he sat up straight and focused his attention. Then he lowered his head and looked away. His momentum gradually weakened, like a deflated drum.
Mei Liangyu then glanced sideways at Yu Sui and said, "Won't you introduce me?"
Standing in front of Wei Ren Gate, Yu Sui asked in surprise, "Don't you recognize me?"
Mei Liangyu scrutinized the person opposite him, his fingers casually stroking the bridge of his nose.
They know each other, but they're not close.
Mei Liangyu is a prominent figure at Taiyi Academy, and it's hard for Wan Qi not to know him. However, the process by which Mei Liangyu got to know Wan Qi was not so pleasant.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Yu Sui turned around and introduced him to Mei Liangyu: "His name is Wan Qi, a disciple of the medical family. Last time when we were investigating the Lan poison in the outer city, I was in a group with him, and we went to Taixu Hall together."
Mei Liangyu nodded thoughtfully.
Yu Sui thought for a moment, then said, "I think I mentioned him to you about the clinic incident before. It was Wan Qi who helped testify against him."
"When I got the key to the famous family, it was Wanqi who helped stop the others. Later, I asked him to go to the Lake of the Dead to find my third brother."
According to Yu Sui's explanation, Wan Qi had helped her a lot and was her "great benefactor".
Wan Qi didn't dare to refute, and just listened silently with his head down. When Yu Sui called on him to confirm, he nodded vigorously.
After introducing Wan Qi, Yu Sui asked Wan Qi, "This is my senior brother, you know him, right?"
Wan Qi nodded: "I know."
Mei Liangyu wasn't surprised that Wan Qi knew Yu Sui, but he was surprised that Wan Qi was sitting here, staying by Yu Sui's side like Wei Ren.
So Mei Liangyu asked in a cool tone, "What do you like about him?"
Before Yu Sui could answer, Wan Qi abruptly raised his head, shook it, and said, "That's not true!"
Only a fool wouldn't see the thing between Mei Liangyu and Yu Sui!
If Mei Liangyu misunderstands, that would be terrible!
Wan Qi stood up anxiously, raised her hand, and swore to prove her innocence: "There's nothing between us..."
"I'm attracted to his constitution, which is supposed to be incompatible with the five elements!" Yu Sui said, meeting Mei Liangyu's gaze.
"Huh?" Wan Qi was stunned and turned to look at Yu Sui.
Yu Sui countered, "Isn't that right? Did I guess wrong?"
"No, that's right." Wan Qi scratched his head after making the vow, sat down blankly, and muttered, "How did you find out?"
Yu Sui privately asked Wu Huaiwei, if he was a person of the five elements generating each other, with the five elements' energy constantly generating each other, then what would it be like if the five elements countered each other?
Wu Huaiwei said that it would be the opposite of the continuous cycle of life, where the qi and qi reach a delicate balance, canceling and dissolving each other.
Therefore, as a person whose five elements are mutually destructive, they possess the strongest protective energy in the world.
She had just tricked Wan Qi, but unexpectedly Wan Qi admitted it.
"There must be quite a few people who know that your five elements clash," Yu Sui asked instead of answering. "Doesn't President Pu know that?"
Wan Qi fell silent.
Mei Liangyu looked back at Wan Qi, as if suddenly realizing something, but said in a nonchalant tone, "No wonder you were able to persevere for so long back then."
"Insist on what?" Yu Sui looked at the two of them expectantly.
Wan Qi looked somewhat embarrassed and turned her face away awkwardly.
Mei Liangyu stared at him, seemingly smiling slightly, without revealing those embarrassing memories, only saying, "You can withstand a beating for a long time without protective energy, your physique is quite good. As a disciple of the medical school, you are willing to use strong medicine on yourself."
It sounds like he's just praising Wan Qi's strong physique.
Yu Sui looked at Wan Qi with suspicion. Was he really that strong? Judging from his appearance alone, it was impossible to tell that he was more resilient than his senior brother.
As Mei Liangyu spoke, scenes from the past automatically flashed through Wan Qi's mind:
Before the Legalist execution ground, the boy knelt on the ground. Enraged, Mu Shiyan first slapped him several times, then kicked him to the ground. He cursed loudly and kicked him in the chest again and again.
The boy, his face bruised and swollen, squinted his swollen eyes and looked up with difficulty, seeing the heads of people bowed in distress or fear, their gazes evasive.
Wan Qi's thoughts were somewhat scattered. At that moment, his gaze seemed to have briefly passed over Pu Heng, who was standing to the side, but the other party quickly looked away, avoiding eye contact.
The boy was so dizzy from the beating that his bones felt like they were about to fall apart, he had difficulty breathing, and he was temporarily deaf, blocking out Mu Shiyan's insults. When the world quieted down, the boy saw a hand reach out from behind Mu Shiyan, grab his throat, and pull him backward by the neck as he tried to move forward.
Wan Qi couldn't hear what Mei Liangyu said at the time. The young man turned his back to him and threw Mu Shiyan away. In his blood-filled eyes, he could only see Xing Chun's surprised face as he looked at him and the scene of Zhong Lishan stopping the others.
Yu Sui wanted to hear about Wan Qi's past, but seeing Wan Qi's awkward expression, she guessed most of it and didn't ask.
The three waited in the main room for Wei Ren to use his magical beast to control Ji Meng. After waiting for a while, there was still no movement. Mei Liangyu became impatient and said loudly, "If you can't do it, just say so. Don't waste time here. You're not the only one here who can use magical beasts."
Wei Ren's sarcastic voice came from inside the house: "If you don't know, then shut up."
Mei Liangyu: "How do you know I can't?"
Wei Ren was taken aback by his attitude and couldn't help but walk to the door and ask, "You really know how?"
Mei Liangyu sneered, "If you can't control others using phantoms, what's the difference between that and not knowing how at all?"
Wei Ren was so angry he wanted to bang on the door, but he took a deep breath and decided to ignore Mei Liangyu to avoid fighting with him in front of Nangong Sui and getting beaten up by Nangong Sui instead.
Wan Qi had already accepted that Wei Ren had secretly learned the forbidden technique of the Farmer's Clan. He wanted to divert Yu Sui's attention from him, so he asked, "How many phantom beasts do you have? I heard that the limit of this forbidden technique of the Farmer's Clan is three phantom beast images."
Wei Ren's proud voice came from behind the door: "Fourth."
"Four paths?!" Wan Qi asked casually, but was so shocked by Wei Ren's answer that he gasped.
Yu Sui asked him, "What are they?"
“The Void Serpent, the Ghost Spider, the Monkey King…” Wei Ren paused when he said the last one, “The Enchanting Serpent.”
As Wan Qi listened, he counted on his fingers: "Two were hit. What's the difference between the Void Serpent and the Enchanting Serpent?"
Mei Liangyu replied, "The difference is that the last one lacks confidence and is not yet proficient."
Wei Ren was speechless: "You knew that too?!"
Mei Liangyu said to Yu Sui, "He didn't have a shred of confidence when he talked about the bewitching snake."
"Don't listen to his nonsense! The difference is that the Enchanting Serpent is the strongest among all the magical beasts!" Wei Ren shouted. "The Enchanting Serpent is more powerful than the Formless Serpent. The Formless Serpent can only manipulate people's anger, but the Enchanting Serpent can not only control anger, but also control fear and pleasure. It can influence all positive and negative emotions!"
Manipulating people's hearts, the Enchanting Serpent is invincible.
It subtly and imperceptibly changes people, making it difficult for others to notice, while the person themselves firmly believe it.
Wan Qi asked, "Then why didn't you use the Enchanting Serpent to deal with Ji Meng?"
Wei Ren became mute.
With the help of Shen Tianxue and Pei Daiqing, he managed to cultivate the phantom image of the Enchanting Serpent. Shen Tianxue said that the Enchanting Serpent is the easiest phantom beast to cultivate into a real form, but it is also the easiest to turn against its master.
Many people are drawn to the power of the Enchanted Serpent and want to control it. Nine and a half out of ten will die from the backlash on their first use of the Enchanted Serpent, and the remaining half will be crippled if they don't die.
Even Lady Su did not choose the Enchanting Serpent, but instead opted for the Formless Serpent, which she felt more confident about.
In fact, Wei Ren didn't want to practice the Enchanted Serpent. Although he was confident in his talent in the Farmer's School, he was unsure about practicing it at his current level. However, Shen Tianxue didn't give Wei Ren a choice and insisted that he must practice the Enchanted Serpent.
Although that period was tough and he was repeatedly tormented, with two agricultural saints by his side to protect him, Wei Ren was not afraid of being attacked. When he lost control, Shen Tianxue and Pei Daiqing had already helped suppress him.
Wei Ren really didn't have much confidence in using the Enchanted Serpent alone.
But the words had already been spoken, and now Wei Ren couldn't bring himself to tell Nangong Sui that he wasn't capable.
Mei Liangyu continued to provoke him, with the fool Wan Qi beside him, praising him for being able to master four phantom beasts at such a young age, calling him a genius among geniuses. These words were undoubtedly meant to be a death compliment to Wei Ren, as if he were about to be hoisted high and then smashed to death.
While Wei Ren was still adjusting his mindset, Yu Sui outside suddenly picked up the buzzing wind-listening ruler and saw a message from his second brother, Su Feng, who was far away in the capital of Qingyang.
Su Feng wouldn't send a telepathic message unless it was urgent.
Yu Sui said something to Mei Liangyu, then turned and went into his room to answer the telepathic message.
The telepathic communication was answered, but Yu Sui didn't speak. She heard Su Feng's voice from the other end: "Sui Sui?"
"Is it convenient for you to talk now?" Su Feng asked.
Yu Sui hummed in agreement and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Could it be that Zhong Lique has run into trouble in the capital?
Just as she frowned, she heard Su Feng lower his voice and say, "Last night, the Prince's Mansion received a message from Taiyi. Father knows that your Taiyi realm has greatly improved recently."
Yu Sui was not surprised; it would be strange if Nangong Ming didn't know.
“These are the facts,” she replied softly.
Su Feng didn't have time to congratulate her on her advancement of eight realms. He stood in front of his room with a serious expression and said, "There's something else. The news from Taiyi says that you and Mei Liangyu are in love with each other."
Before Yu Sui could answer, Su Feng changed his tune again, saying, "To be precise, it's your senior brother, Mei Liangyu, who likes you, that's also a fact."
Yu Sui did not answer immediately.
In the past, she wouldn't have thought anything of it. Even if Nangong Ming knew that Mei Liangyu liked her, what could he do? Mei Liangyu was the eldest disciple that Chang Gen Saint cared about, and Nangong Ming dared not touch him.
The situation is different now. The changes brought about by Mei Liangyu's identity have forced Yu Sui to consider more things.
Judging from Su Feng's words, Nangong Ming already knows about his senior brother's background?
"Is there a problem with my senior brother liking me?" Yu Sui replied jokingly. "He has no parents and grew up in Taiyi. He only has Master as a relative. His background is so clean. Father won't object, will he?"
Su Feng had heard of Mei Liangyu before, from Zhongli Shan who would return to the capital during holidays.
So when he learned that Yu Sui had become the disciple of the Sage Chang Gen, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her senior brother Mei Liangyu had a good relationship with Zhong Lishan, and that if anything happened, he could ask Zhong Lishan to mediate and help.
But the news he heard from his father and brother tonight made Su Feng feel very uneasy, and the words "ill-fated relationship" even popped into his mind.
"If only his background were truly that clean." Su Feng couldn't help but press his temples, then asked again to confirm, "Do you like him?"
Instead of answering, Yu Sui asked, "Second Brother, do you know about Senior Brother's background?"
Su Feng said, "You know your father's ambition and what our Nangong family's goals are, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent you to Taiyi to help Gu Gan get the fragments of the Floating Pagoda."
Yu Sui said, "I know."
Su Feng asked persistently, "Do you like him?"
Yu Sui did not answer.
While Yu Sui remained silent, Su Feng couldn't help but think of himself. He liked Zhong Li Que, but the Zhong Li family and the Nangong family were at odds. Yet, both families were from Qingyang.
Although his ambitious father was ruthless, from the perspective of the six kingdoms, Nangong and Zhongli were both Qingyang's own people.
They may fight, but they will never betray Qingyang or harm Qingyang's interests.
Su Feng even felt that one day, at a moment when the balance was lost, Nangong and Zhongli might not necessarily be enemies, and the situation might turn out in a way that no one could have imagined.
The ambitious father was ruthless and merciless towards others, but he was very courteous to the Zhongli family, sparing the children from harm and only allowing the adults to fight and kill each other.
That's why Chu Jin broke the balance by taking the initiative last time, making the Nangong family the first to attack the Zhongli family's children, which made Nangong Ming so angry.
It's not impossible for the Zhongli family and the Nangong family to reconcile; there will be a day when things ease up. But for the royal family of Yan, and Princess Qingyang, it's absolutely impossible.
Su Feng did not receive an answer from Yu Sui. He sighed softly and said, "I will send you a message with his background information."
Yu Sui hung up the telepathic message and waited quietly in the room with the Wind Listening Ruler in hand.
A moment later, she received a message from Su Feng. Every word displayed on the ruler was related to Mei Liangyu's past.
Princess of Yan, Princess Wangshu, Prince Yuheng, Master of Mechanical Arts Donglan Xun, and the young master of the Donglan family, Donglan Li.
It refers to his senior brother's mother, elder sister, elder brother, and father, as well as his own identity and name in the Yan Kingdom.
"My father once collaborated with the Sage Chang Gen to ambush and kill the Eldest Princess in Yandu and seize the Thousand Machine Heart of the Mechanism Family."
"That night, Father was in charge of leading the troops to suppress the Yandu army, while Saint Changgen was in charge of intercepting the Princess and others to obtain the Heart of a Thousand Machines."
"The eldest princess led troops to force the palace, killing many princes and princesses. Father stayed in the capital under the pretext of helping the Prince of Yan suppress the rebels."
"I thought the entire Princess's family had died in Yandu, but I recently found out that Qianji's heart was not in Donglan Xun and Prince Yuheng, but in Donglan Li's body. Sage Changgen brought Donglan Li back to Taiyi, changed his name to Mei Liangyu, and took him as his disciple."
"This news has been confirmed by the Taiyi Sage, so it cannot be wrong."
The room was quiet, but through a door, one could vaguely hear the senior brother and Wei Ren arguing.
Yu Sui's dark eyes reflected the dense text on the ruler. Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly raised her head to look at the person at the table outside the door.
So... it was Master?
Does he remember?
Yu Sui recalled how she had once envied the relationship between her senior brother and her master. Now, as she recalled it, she felt a chill run down her spine and dared not think about what might happen in the future.
She hadn't yet recovered from the news that her master had killed her senior brother's family when a loud bang came from outside the door.
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