Chapter 114 Junior Sister, Don't Be Afraid
This was the first time Yu Sui had ever heard anyone say such a thing to her. After a moment of stunned silence, she smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Senior brother, you're making such bold statements beforehand. Be careful you don't regret it later."
Mei Liangyu followed her into the Ghost Daoist's house, lazily saying, "If I regret it, you'll be the one who's heartbroken."
Yu Sui said, "I can't."
Mei Liangyu said, "Junior sister, don't be afraid. You might only be sad for a day or two, but I'll probably just die."
Yu Sui couldn't help but chuckle. She looked up at him, and Mei Liangyu stared straight ahead, his usually handsome and aloof face now showing a hint of mischief.
The two passed through the Ghost Daoist's residence and headed towards the sanctuary at the very back. The surrounding buildings gradually decreased, and the path turned into a dense forest.
As Yu Sui walked, she listened to Mei Liangyu's words, her gaze drifting to the woods and meadows beside her. Small wildflowers, purple, white, and pink, were sprouting from the roadside grass, clusters of them, one by one.
They had arrived at a grassy field where there was no path. Mei Liangyu used to travel by riding the wind, and rarely walked so slowly.
When Yu Sui first arrived, he was in a hurry and ran around, so he didn't take a good look at the scenery along the way.
Tonight I do have some time.
Neither of them walked fast. Yu Sui received a message from Wei Ren saying that climbing the building was no problem and that he and Xue Mushi had already tested it together.
Yu Sui: "..."
"By the way, senior brother, who were those two people you almost fought with before?" Yu Sui put away the Listening Wind Ruler and looked up to ask Mei Liangyu.
“Zhang Xiangyun of the Fangji school and Luo Fu of the Daoist school,” Mei Liangyu said with a slight frown. “If possible, it’s best to avoid any contact with them.”
Yu Sui asked, "Have you two had any conflicts?"
"Too many to remember," Mei Liangyu hummed softly.
Yu Sui said thoughtfully, "I think I heard them mention my older brother's name. Senior brother, you know my older brother, right?"
“I know him, but we’re not close.” Mei Liangyu thought for a moment. “Han Bing is very low-key in Taiyi, unlike Sheng Fei. He doesn’t cause trouble or seek the limelight. I heard he’s a loner and doesn’t like to make friends with others.”
As Mei Liangyu spoke, several memories flashed through his mind, and he pondered deeply.
Although Han Bing had no friends in Taiyi, he had only seen Han Bing with Zhang Xiangyun and his group once or twice by sheer chance.
It's true that Han Bing has no presence.
His presence was so low that if Yu Sui didn't mention him, Mei Liangyu wouldn't even remember that Han Bing was also a member of the Qingyang Nangong family.
“My older brother is indeed that kind of person,” Yu Sui said softly.
The two arrived at the Ghost Path Holy Hall. The doors of the main hall were open, and Yu Sui saw a portrait with a corner lifted by the night wind. She did have some questions for her master.
Yu Sui was talking to Sage Chang Gen in the main hall, while Mei Liangyu sat on the threshold of the hall with his back to them, playing with the Wind Listening Ruler.
He received many messages and browsed them quickly, one of which caught his attention:
"The saint who went to Dan Kingdom to kill the destroyer of the world has returned."
Mei Liangyu's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced back, put away the Wind Listening Ruler, and stood up, saying, "I have to go first."
Yu Sui, who was still talking to Saint Chang Gen, turned around after hearing this, but only saw Mei Liangyu's figure leaving using the Wind Riding Technique, and he seemed a little anxious.
She blinked and turned back to look at the portrait: "Master, you said before that my cultivation level could not be improved, but I could refine the five elements to determine the strength of my power."
"According to this logic, what realm is my current strength comparable to?"
Saint Changgen replied, "When one can control the soul at three levels, one has already reached the fifth realm."
"The Nine Schools of Ghostly Daoist cultivation focuses on the self, dividing a person into three souls and six spirits, and then cultivating each one individually," Saint Changgen told her. "With your current level, you have already mastered the three souls, so you can cultivate the six spirits next."
Yu Sui nodded obediently and took notes on the key points her master had mentioned.
She hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to ask about learning the Nine Schools of Arts with "Unowned Qi". But then she thought: her master already knew that she had the Divine Eye. If the strange fire was exposed in the future, and she really had to become an enemy of her master, it would be better to leave herself some backup plans.
After leaving the Ghost Path Holy Hall, Yu Sui glanced at the messages on his senior brother's Listening Wind Ruler. Among them were the keywords "World Destroyer," informing him that the Taiyi Saint who had gone out to kill the World Destroyer had returned.
Is this why my senior brother left?
Yu Sui checked the inscription on the other party's Wind Listening Ruler, but it showed that it had been destroyed.
To avoid being investigated by the Communications Agency afterward, some people would use disposable wind-sensing sticks when sending messages, destroying them afterward.
Yu Sui then investigated the correspondence between this person and Mei Liangyu, and finally found that there was only this one message.
Yu Sui knew during the day that the saints who went out had returned, but the information that was useful to her was not when these saints would return, but what these saints did in Dan Kingdom.
Many people may know of the saint's return, but very few would send it to Mei Liangyu in this way.
Yu Sui originally wanted to check the messages Mei Liangyu had received before, but then she remembered the moment he said he liked her tonight. She lightly tapped the cold ruler with her fingertip, her eyes flickered slightly, and then swiped away the encrypted message interface and opened Zhong Lique's message interface to reply to the message she had sent before.
If my senior brother really likes her, he will come and tell her himself.
Yu Sui was unusually patient enough to wait.
Zhong Lique has been mentioning the Golden Armored Army Captain named Gu Jun quite often lately. It's unclear whether it's because Gu Jun has been appearing too frequently or because Zhong Lique has developed a girlish heart.
She said that Qingyang Imperial Capital was strictly investigating the matter of the Orchid Poison, and Gu Jun, as a member of the Golden Armor Army, patrolled various parts of the capital every day, and happened to be in charge of the area where General Zhongli's mansion was located. When Zhongli Que occasionally went out late at night, she would always encounter the checkpoints that Gu Jun had set up for night patrols on the official roads.
Besides these, there were also unexpected encounters.
For example, her snow squirrel, one night, got playful and chased some small insects out of the general's mansion. Zhong Lique wanted to play with it before going to bed, but then she realized the snow squirrel was gone. She searched the entire mansion and heard that it seemed to have run away, so she went out to look for it again.
Not far from the door, Gu Jun saw a snow-white ball of fur perched on his shoulder. He said that the snow flying squirrel was being chased by the prince's gray eagle and had just happened to run into him.
The prince liked to keep some fierce falcons and often took them out to hunt for food in the city.
Zhong Lique thanked Gu Jun and said that the snow flying squirrel seemed to prefer him and would be safer with him, so why didn't he take it and raise it?
Before Gu Jun could say anything, the snow squirrel flew towards her on its own, nuzzled her face in a fawning manner, and then burrowed into her sleeve.
Zhong Lique instantly softened towards the little guy.
Gu Jun saw that she was soft-hearted, so he refused the suggestion and sent Zhong Lique back to the General's Mansion.
Over time, the two of them inexplicably became familiar with each other.
Yu Sui asked Zhong Lique directly, "Do you like Captain Gu?"
After reading it, Zhong Lique was so frightened that she sat up in bed. She sat upright by the bed, holding the wind-listening ruler in both hands. After staring at Yu Sui's message with wide eyes, she clicked on the fill-in-the-blank grid and replied, "He is indeed handsome and charming."
Yu Sui laughed.
Zhong Lique frowned, racking her brains for a way to express her thoughts to Yu Sui.
She said Gu Jun was handsome and charming, but she had seen many good-looking men, and besides, she didn't know what it meant to like someone; this was the first time she had met a man like Gu Jun.
Different identities, different circumstances, different methods.
Everything brought her a strange sense of novelty.
At eighteen, one is at a time when they are full of curiosity and a desire to explore the outside world.
Unlike Yu Sui, Zhong Li Que has a cautious side to her personality due to her identity and environment, but she also has an innocence and simplicity that has never been erased.
As she grew older, Zhong Lique became more and more vibrant and beautiful. As a child, she was ignorant and even misunderstood her family. But as she grew up, she realized that she was loved by everyone in different ways. Because she knew this, she cherished it very much.
Zhong Lique pondered this for a long time, then asked Yu Sui, "Suisui, how do you know if someone is someone you like?"
Yu Sui: "I don't know either. You can ask your second brother. He knows more than any of us, so he must know."
Zhong Lique nodded unconsciously: "Second Brother Su is probably still training the troops right now. I'll ask him again tomorrow after he's rested."
Yu Sui: "..."
She replied calmly, "Don't tell Second Brother that I asked you to ask, otherwise it will make me look stupid for not even knowing this."
Zhong Lique fell back onto the bed, vowing, "I definitely won't tell."
"Oh, right, I had someone bring you a small gift back with me," Yu Sui said. "That way you can hear Taiyi's lectures from now on."
Zhong Lique asked curiously, "What is it?"
Yu Sui: "You'll find out in a few days."
Zhong Lique sat up again: "Sui Sui, if you don't tell me now, I'll be too curious to sleep tonight."
Yu Sui was heartless and refused to tell her.
The residence of the renowned scholar, Wutong Tower. The place where Mu Yong'an, a tutor of the renowned scholar, resides.
The renowned Master Mu was recuperating from an injury. Although Wutong Tower was within the territory of the Taiyi Famous Family, it was extremely secluded and quiet, suitable for quiet contemplation and undisturbed by others.
Only after passing through a grove of sycamore trees can you see a small building nestled on the mountainside, hidden among lush bamboo groves, with a few lights on.
Yan Xiaochuan yawned as he entered through the main gate of the small building. He then raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, his face showing exhaustion. This exhaustion, which came from within, caused him to lie down on the bench in the courtyard after only a few steps.
He stared blankly at the night sky above the courtyard. The building wasn't very spacious, and the courtyard wasn't very large either, but it was enough for him to catch a glimpse of a corner of the vast world.
Someone once told him that if you look at the sky from a distance far enough, you'll find that it's nothing special.
"What you should care about is the distance from the sky, not its vastness and immensity."
Yan Xiaochuan extended only his thumb and forefinger, closed his left eye, and looked at the sky through the arc of his fingers with his right eye. He was still recalling the woman's voice in his mind when he suddenly sensed someone approaching and sat up alertly.
Mei Liangyu stepped out of the shadows in front of the door, came to the edge of the courtyard, and glanced at Yan Xiaochuan sitting on the bench.
"Senior Brother Liangyu?" Yan Xiaochuan raised his hand to wipe his face, somewhat surprised. His tired state vanished, and he became lively. He stood up and said, "What brings you here?"
"I'm looking for your master," Mei Liangyu said as she walked without stopping.
Yan Xiaochuan chased after Mei Liangyu: "Master? He's already asleep."
Mei Liangyu went up the stairs to the second floor, replying to him, "He's awake."
Yan Xiaochuan was shocked: "How come I didn't know?"
Mei Liangyu answered without turning his head: "How would I know?"
Yan Xiaochuan flashed in front of him and knocked on the door first, calling out, "Master, are you awake? Senior Brother Liangyu is here to see you."
A deep male voice came from inside the room: "Come in."
"Oh." Yan Xiaochuan turned his head and looked at Mei Liangyu expectantly. "She's really awake."
Mei Liangyu slightly raised her head, her expression inscrutable, her gaze fixed on him. She tilted her head slightly to the side, indicating to Yan Xiaochuan, "I'll go in, you go downstairs."
Yan Xiaochuan looked back every three steps, watching Mei Liangyu enter the house, close the door, go downstairs, and then lie back down on the bench.
[Author's Note]
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