Chapter 78 What kind of bad jade are you?
Sheng Fei is still debating whether or not to cooperate.
Speaking of collaborations, he had worked with Mu Mengbai and Nian Qiuyan a few years ago, and that left a deep impression on him.
Later he learned that Nian Qiuyan and Mei Liangyu had a good relationship, and he often saw the two walking together with their arms around each other.
In the first two years after arriving at the academy, Sheng Fei would still pay attention to Zhong Lishan.
Back when they were in the National Academy, my second brother, Su Feng, often played with Zhong Lishan, and he would join in too.
Sheng Fei and Zhong Lishan's relationship was neither good nor bad, but it was certainly not as "bad" as the adults imagined.
Because of his second brother Su Feng, Sheng Fei didn't harbor much malice towards the Zhong Li family's children. Even though he knew the two families were political enemies, Sheng Fei didn't approve of his father's behavior in every way.
Nangong Ming never forced Sheng Fei to treat the Zhongli family members in a certain way. His attention to Zhongli Mountain when he came to the academy was entirely due to his cultivation. Sheng Fei unconsciously compared himself to the people he knew.
After he himself became a first-class disciple, Sheng Fei paid little attention to Zhongli Mountain.
Sheng Fei also has his own circle of friends at Taiyi Academy. Occasionally, he can hear news about Zhongli Mountain and from Blackbeard's side. He also knows that the Nangong family and the Zhongli family are fighting fiercely in the capital.
For the Nangong family, the only threat is Zhongli Ci.
Even if his son Zhong Lishan is very talented, Sheng Fei believes that Zhong Lishan will not be a match for his father, Nangong Ming.
As his own cultivation improved, he came to understand his father's power more and more.
The main reason for this trip to Zhanlong Cave is to repay Mu Mengbai for the favor he did last year.
Sheng Fei pulled Yu Sui to the left of the boulder, lost in thought. Yan Xiaochuan squatted down beside them, speaking softly to Yu Sui, asking her what the formation of soldiers and armor in the water looked like.
Zhong Lishan and the others stood on the right side of the boulder, waiting for Sheng Fei's result.
Su Tong kept rambling on about what had happened along the way to Zhong Lishan, and then brought up Wen Yanghui again to scold him. Zhong Lishan nodded in agreement.
Shi Yuezhen glanced at Mei Liangyu and said softly, "I can tell from your Five Elements Qi..."
"It's alright," Mei Liangyu replied softly, "I can handle it."
Shi Yuezhen nodded and sighed softly, "How did you manage to knock Qian Ying out of the game?"
Seeing her regretful expression, Mei Liangyu knew that she definitely wanted to do it herself.
Standing in the middle, Xue Mushi, who was wringing out the water from his clothes with his back to the crowd, did not dare to turn around.
He waited for Yu Sui to choose which side to take before directly choosing a side.
Shi Yuezhen gently called him over and helped treat his wounds.
Xue Mushi obediently went.
Faced with the gentle and kind senior female doctor, the scales in his heart began to tip.
Xue Mushi hoped that Yu Sui would choose Shi Yuezhen's side.
After all, Sheng Fei's side doesn't have any disciples of the medical school.
Yu Sui also suggested that Sheng Fei follow his senior brother's team, as their chances of winning were higher, but it was okay if he didn't want to.
Yu Sui was thinking of finding an opportunity to talk to Xue Mushi alone.
Yan Xiaochuan advised Sheng Fei: "Senior Brother Sheng, cooperating with Senior Brother Liangyu's team will save us a lot of trouble and increase our chances of winning. We should play it safe. If we don't cooperate, we'll be enemies. They have more people, and being enemies isn't a good thing."
Sheng Fei frowned at him: "When did you become close to Mei Liangyu? He's Liangyu, what kind of Liangyu are you?"
Yan Xiaochuan: "..."
Yu Sui laughed when she heard this.
“We’ve always had a good relationship!” Yan Xiaochuan said sullenly. “He’s very familiar with my master, and I often see him in my master’s courtyard.”
Sheng Fei glanced at Yu Sui.
As Mei Liangyu was her senior brother, the two of them probably had a lot of contact in the Ghost Path Holy Hall. No one else could enter that place, and now only the two of them could enter the entire Taiyi.
Sheng Fei asked Yu Sui, "What do you think?"
Yu Sui obediently replied, "Then it's naturally better to follow my senior brothers."
Seeing her answer so readily, Sheng Fei was somewhat displeased: "You and Mei Liangyu are so close?"
Yu Sui said, "My senior brother is a very good person. He has helped me a lot."
Is Mei Liangyu a good person?
Sheng Fei thought to himself, "Even Xing Chun scolded him for being heartless, so how come you're such a nice person?"
Opinions vary about what kind of person Mei Liangyu was.
Putting aside all prejudices and personal conduct, Sheng Fei only felt that Mei Liangyu was very strong and his methods were unclear. Although he was a disciple of the Ghost Daoist School and a disciple of the Sage Chang Gen, he was able to learn different schools of the Nine Schools of Arts and had even denied that it was the Divine Mechanism Art.
He is an unfathomable and unpredictable person.
In the past, during various trials, Sheng Fei, because of his sense of crisis, never faced Mei Liangyu. He usually only fought with Gu Gan and Qian Ying.
Therefore, his relationship with Mei Liangyu could be considered peaceful.
Last night was the first time we'd ever fought like this. We'd only gone back and forth a couple of times when Gu Gan showed up.
But then again, why did Mei Liangyu hit Gu?
Could it be that they still remember the grudge from the Legalist ruling a few months ago?
Sheng Fei fell into deep thought and asked Yu Sui, "Does your senior brother also dislike Gu Gan?"
Yu Sui was stunned: "Senior brother? I don't know him."
Sheng Fei thought to himself that it must be true.
Since we share the same goal, cooperation is not out of the question.
Sheng Fei looked at Mei Liangyu and the others on the other side of the boulder and said arrogantly, "Okay."
Mei Liangyu didn't waste any words and said, "Let's go then."
The two groups of people separated by the boulder came together and headed in the same direction.
They need to return to the teleportation point in the ninth section.
Gu Gan waited for Ji Meng and Huo Xiao to join him at the ninth section of the dragon's belly.
He was calculating the time, looking somewhat nonchalant.
Night fell over the forest, and the river flowed slowly. The water level had risen due to the rain the night before, submerging some of the stepping stones.
A moment later, Li Jinshuang, who was guarding the riverbank, looked up at the opposite bank and saw Ji Meng and the others silently emerge from the darkness under the cover of Tunying.
Ji Meng was panting heavily, bent over with his hands on his knees, but he still waved to Gu Gan as soon as possible.
Huo Xiao took out the mechanical scroll that Wen Yanghui had given him earlier, and used the projection to build a mahogany arch bridge on the river, leading Xiang Feifei and Shu Chujun across the bridge.
Shu Chujun frowned involuntarily when she saw Li Jinshuang standing on the opposite bank of the river.
She felt somewhat resentful.
In the past, when the Holy Maiden went on missions, she would only take Li Jinshuang with her, but now she takes Li Jinshuang with her.
Li Jinshuang's sword spirit is so powerful that it would be terrible if the Holy Maiden thought that Li Jinshuang could be used as a confidante.
The Holy Maiden's foundation is still unstable, and there are still many people in Nan Jing eyeing her position. The Li family is no longer what it used to be, not to mention that the Li family has ulterior motives. If Li Jinshuang is kept by her side, it will only lead to others spreading rumors and saying that the Holy Maiden is eager to seize the throne.
Although His Majesty sent the Holy Maiden to seize the Pagoda, he did not fully trust her.
There are tens of thousands of people from the Southern Kingdom in Taiyi Academy, including spies from various families.
It would have been better if Li Jinshuang had remained silent as before and obeyed her old-fashioned grandmother's decision to dress as a man and exile herself.
If she becomes clear-headed, has her own ideas, and possesses great power, she will only become more difficult to control.
Shu Chujun was wholeheartedly considering Xun Zhiya's interests.
She stood beside Xun Zhiya, staring at Li Jinshuang, preventing her from getting too close.
Li Jinshuang wasn't experiencing Shu Chujun's hostility for the first time. She looked away, ignored it, and remained silent, pretending she didn't exist.
"Are you all alright?" After Ji Meng came down from the bridge, Huo Xiao put the projected image back onto the scroll.
Ji Meng wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at Gu Gan, who was leaning against the tree: "I heard the message from the Water Crossing that the princess was struck by lightning, right in the eighth section."
He expressed his shock: "The princess actually reached the eighth section of the dragon's belly in such a short time."
“It doesn’t sound like she’s going into the Dragon Slayer Cave alone.” Xiang Feifei crossed her arms and leaned against the tree, her eyes darting around as she analyzed the situation. “She’s probably with her senior brother, Mei Liangyu’s group. They’re mostly top-tier disciples and experts in the Dragon Slayer Cave. It’s not surprising that they’re here at this time, since they’re entering from the dragon’s belly.”
Huo Xiao looked around and asked, "Qian Ying isn't here?"
Xun Zhiya said, "She was eliminated by Zhongli Shan."
Huo Xiao frowned: "You ran into them?"
Xun Zhiya nodded.
Ji Meng paused for a moment, then sighed, "With Qian Ying not here, I don't have much confidence."
Although both were disciples of physicians, Ji Meng believed that his talent was not as good as Qian Ying's.
Qian Ying became a top-tier disciple early on, but he was still struggling to challenge for the top tier.
Sometimes Ji Meng feels that he is not suited to be a doctor at all.
"Don't underestimate yourself." Gu Gan got up and walked to Ji Meng's side, patting him on the shoulder. "If there's any need for medical skills in the future, we'll have to rely on you. Cheer up."
Ji Meng reached out and wiped his face, then nodded.
"According to the time it takes for the dragon corpse to travel, it will not arrive at the Legalist school until the 15th. That day will also be the 'Heavenly Secret Line,' from which we can glimpse the appearance of the Floating Pagoda," Gu Gan pondered. "We still have a lot of time. Let's try to reach the 12th section of the dragon's belly before then. The Xiaoyao Pool of the Famous School can be connected to the Upside-Down Moon Cave of the Legalist School. Going there is the safest way."
"Before the fifteenth, we need to go to Xiaoyao Pool first."
As Gu Gan spoke, he looked up at the night sky, then turned around and said, "You guys continue forward first, I'll go to the teleportation point in the south."
"What are you going over there for?" Ji Meng asked, puzzled.
Gu Gan said, "Don't worry about it, I'll catch up."
Xiang Feifei said irritably, "What else could he be going to do? Nangong Sui is injured, doesn't he have to go and see him?"
"Didn't you run into Mei Liangyu and the others in the past?" Ji Meng shouted, but Gu Gan didn't listen and disappeared into the night using his wind manipulation technique.
Ji Meng scratched his head and sighed.
Huo Xiao frowned and said, "Gu Gan will ruin things by doing this."
As he spoke, he looked at Xun Zhiya, hoping she would stop him.
Xun Zhiya gently shook her head. If Gu Gan remained unmoved by Nangong Sui's injury, she would think that Gu Gan was cold-hearted and not the Gu Gan she knew.
“He knows what he’s doing,” Xun Zhiya said.
Gu Gan deduced that Mei Liangyu and the others were still trapped at the previous teleportation point, which was also the closest to the Eighth Section. If they went back to find Yu Sui and then returned from the Eighth Section, they would definitely have to pass through that teleportation point.
So all he needs to do is wait near the teleportation point connecting the eighth and ninth sections.
The reason we waited until now to go was to make sure that Ji Meng and the others were alright.
Gu Gan concealed himself in the darkness and silently approached the bushes. From afar, he could see the shallow water below the cliff, where Pang Rong and Mu Mengbai were still waiting for Sheng Fei outside the cave.
Xing Chun was also there.
After waiting quietly for a while, the three of them, bored, picked up pebbles and skipped them across the shallow water.
Gu Gan: "..."
He ignored the three immature men and waited patiently.
In the middle of the night, a group of people walked out of the teleportation array. They all looked familiar. Gu Gan perked up and stared intently into the distance. He spotted Yu Sui walking beside Sheng Fei from afar.
Yu Sui's clothes were stained with blood, which was the blood that splattered when Xue Mushi was slashed by the puppet in the Dragon Fish.
Because she had cried earlier, her eyes were still a little red, but her eyes were clear and moist. Now that her bad mood had faded, she blinked and looked around curiously, glancing at the direction where Gu Gan was hiding.
Gu Gan noticed that Yu Sui's eyes were slightly red, and he knew that she must have cried. She had suffered a lot along the way, and he felt bad for her.
Over the years, he has seen Yu Sui cry very few times.
Most of the time, it was when Yu Sui was a child, either when she was punished to kneel by Madam Su or when she was frightened by Nangong Ming's cold face, that she pitifully cried twice in front of him.
Gu Gan couldn't stand Yu Sui's crying and tried to cheer her up by taking her out of the palace to play, regardless of whether Nangong Ming agreed or not.
Gu Gan was used to comforting Yu Sui. At this time, when Yu Sui was crying in grievance, he should have been standing beside her to wipe her tears, talk to her and make her laugh, and vow to avenge her. But for some reason, at this moment he could only hide in the shadows and watch from afar as Yu Sui was surrounded by other men.
This made Gu Gan feel even worse.
Sheng Fei went to the front to talk to Pang Rong and Mu Mengbai, while Yu Sui was left behind.
She rubbed her eyes as if they hurt somewhere. Mei Liangyu asked her what was wrong, and Yu Sui stretched out her hand and said something. Mei Liangyu then took her hand and looked down at her palm.
Upon seeing this scene, Gu Gan's mind went blank, and anger welled up within him.
Emotions were released in an instant.
Mei Liangyu turned around in the distance, and Gu Gan awkwardly dodged behind a tree, forcing himself to calm down.
Yu Sui knew there were people there. Both the strange fire she sensed and the red dot on the map of the Dragon Slaying Cave told her that there were people lurking in the shadows.
She had thrown out a Five Elements Light Core as soon as she left the teleportation array. At this moment, while talking to Mei Liangyu, she used her Soul Control Level 2 to manipulate the light core to go around and see who was hiding over there.
The tiny, flickering lights, like fireflies dancing in the forest, hid themselves on branches and leaves at night, slowly approaching the top of the bushes, and saw Gu Gan hiding behind the tree.
Yu Sui called out "Senior Brother" before Mei Liangyu looked away.
Mei Liangyu held Yu Sui's outstretched hand and clicked her tongue as she looked at the bloody pinch marks on her palm: "You pinched her hand so hard."
Yu Sui said, "It hurt so much at the time. I had never been hit by lightning before."
Mei Liangyu took out a white bandage from her mechanical box and wrapped it around Mei Liangyu's hand.
Yu Sui stretched out her hands, letting her senior brother help her wrap the bandages, her second instinct being to keep her eyes on Gu Gan's side.
On the way here, Sheng Fei told me that he had a fight with Gu Gan here. Gu Gan's team lost Qian Ying, a top-level disciple of the medical family. Is he back now to take revenge on Qian Ying?
Gu Gan caught a glimpse of Mei Liangyu holding Yu Sui's slender fingers, and every moment of interaction between their fingers made him feel uneasy.
He convinced himself that with Sheng Fei watching over Yu Sui, at least Mei Liangyu wouldn't do anything to her.
Sheng Fei would absolutely not allow Mei Liangyu to get too close to Sui Sui.
With this thought in mind, Gu Gan calmed his mind and left quietly.
The Five Elements Light Core silently adhered to his clothes and then disappeared.
Sheng Fei wasn't thinking about guarding against Mei Liangyu at this moment.
He, Mu Mengbai, and Pang Rong stood in a triangle on the shallow beach.
Sheng Fei coldly and decisively said to Pang Rong, "Let's break up."
Mu Mengbai: "Huh?"
Pang Rong stared at him coldly, gathering his emotions.
Mu Mengbai took a step and came directly to Sheng Fei's side.
Yu Sui was watching Mei Liangyu wrap bandages around her hands when she suddenly heard a man's angry shout. Startled, she turned her head to look ahead and saw Pang Rong angrily sticking out a finger and pointing it hard at Sheng Fei's forehead, yelling at him, "Are you sick?!"
This was the first time she had ever seen someone curse at Sheng Fei, and she opened her eyes wide with curiosity.
Pang Rong cursed as he walked, and Sheng Fei tolerated it.
Zhong Lishan and the others did not make a move at this time, allowing Pang Rong to leave safely.
Sheng Fei walked towards Yu Sui with a blank expression, while Mu Mengbai greeted Yu Sui warmly.
Yu Sui asked, "Third Brother, how did he scold you?"
"Let him curse," Sheng Fei sneered. "Then we can take action openly when we see each other again."
After saying that, he saw Mei Liangyu, who was wrapping Yu Sui's hand with a medicated cloth, frowning. He felt that something was wrong. After a moment, Sheng Fei snatched the medicated cloth from Mei Liangyu's hand, pushed her aside, and did it himself.
Mei Liangyu chuckled softly as he stood to the side watching Sheng Fei finish bandaging his wound.
[Author's Note]
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