Chapter 82 Senior Brother, Don't Look at Me!
82.
My senior actually came looking for me himself.
Yu Sui wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare because Mei Liangyu was staring straight at her. She looked back timidly and said, "I fell and tripped. Luckily, I only suffered some minor injuries. Because it's raining, I'm taking shelter here."
Mei Liangyu withdrew her hand, stood up and looked down at Yu Sui. Seeing that she had not suffered any new injuries, her cold aura had subsided considerably.
Yu Sui looked up at him and asked with concern, "Where's Senior Brother? Are you hurt? How did you fall down too?"
During the fall, he was unable to use the Five Elements Qi for a period of time, and Mei Liangyu was not sure whether his junior sister had been eliminated or was still alive.
Considering Yu Sui's dedication to cultivation, and the fact that she wouldn't destroy the intricate mechanism of her heart, there should still be a chance.
Fortunately, he eventually found it.
Mei Liangyu gave a light hum and sat down in the spot where Xue Mushi had been sitting, casually replying, "If you're alright, what could possibly happen to me?"
Yu Sui's gaze followed him as he sat down, noticing his senior brother's soaked appearance. Rainwater dripped from the ends of his hair onto his cheeks, seemingly causing a slight itch, which made him frown slightly.
It doesn't look like anything's wrong.
Normally, my senior brother would have already activated his Five Elements Qi to protect himself, and wouldn't have let the rain wet him at all.
"Are you really alright?" Yu Sui asked.
Mei Liangyu looked back into her dark eyes and saw his own wet reflection in them. He asked with a hint of teasing, "What do you want to see me like this?"
Yu Sui asked softly, "Senior Brother, has your Five Elements Qi become disordered?"
Mei Liangyu: "..."
As expected of my junior sister, she's so smart.
"A little."
Mei Liangyu, who was obsessed with saving face, replied nonchalantly.
Now it was Yu Sui's turn to frown.
Her brows furrowed slightly, and her fair face appeared even more charming and adorable in the firelight. Mei Liangyu found that her occasional furrowed brows and changes in expression were even more captivating.
It left a deep impression in just a moment.
"What's the one thing?" Yu Sui asked, "Is it that it can still hold on?"
Mei Liangyu chuckled and said, "What can't I handle?"
Yu Sui said, "Then why doesn't Senior Brother use the Five Elements Qi to disperse the water?"
Mei Liangyu glanced at her with an inscrutable expression and said, "Mind your own business."
It's somewhat like saying, "It's your business, kids, don't interfere."
Yu Sui laughed when she heard this.
Just as Mei Liangyu was about to speak, he heard Yu Sui say softly, "I helped my senior brother disperse the water, but my control of the five elements is not as precise as yours, so it may take a while."
Those bright eyes looked at him, with their usual gentle smile: "It's too damp and cold at night, I can't let you suffer like this in front of me, senior brother."
Mei Liangyu listened without saying a word, but reached out his hand to her.
It's rare for my junior sister to offer to help, so if I don't agree, I'll be the one who loses out.
The man's broad palm faced upwards, with a fingertip protruding from the bandage still damp. Yu Sui reached out to him, her soft, white fingers clasped in his palm, controlling the five elements to evaporate the dampness from his body.
The warmth spread from his palms to Mei Liangyu's limbs and bones.
Yu Sui pretended not to know anything and asked, "When you were fighting in front, Xue Mushi and I hid in the back. I don't know how the ground started to crack and collapse. Did we trigger some kind of mechanism?"
"I wonder which unlucky soul triggered the magic array mechanism of the Dragon Slayer Cave, causing half of the cliff to collapse and also triggering the restriction on the five elements," Mei Liangyu said expressionlessly. "I hope I don't find out who was so unlucky."
Yu Sui let his words go in one ear and out the other.
"I was terrified that I couldn't use the Five Elements Qi when I fell. I thought I was definitely going to die this time," Yu Sui said with a wrinkled face.
Mei Liangyu was about to say, "What are you afraid of? I'm here to save you," but then he remembered that he hadn't managed to save her when she fell, so he swallowed the words back.
"Later, for some reason, I was able to use the Five Elements Qi again, which allowed me to stabilize myself and avoid falling completely." Yu Sui was completely unaware of Mei Liangyu's little scheme and continued to deceive him. "Luckily, I didn't give up back then, otherwise it would have been a pity to be eliminated here."
Mei Liangyu said, "It is indeed a pity."
Starting from the dragon's tail, they reached the eighth section of the dragon's belly on the fourth day. Such speed would be a pity even if Yu Sui wasn't his junior sister.
"But why did Senior Brother fall down too?" Yu Sui looked at him in confusion.
Mei Liangyu felt that her question was a bit irritating.
“I wouldn’t allow you to fall,” Mei Liangyu said coldly, “so I fell down too.”
Upon hearing the clear reply, Yu Sui was stunned: "What if we are eliminated? We couldn't use the Five Elements Qi back then, and Senior Brother should be in the same boat. I'm so scared."
“I’m braver than you, I wasn’t scared,” Mei Liangyu said lazily. “Besides, I said I would save you and take you to the Dragon Head to get the Heavenly Secret Technique.”
He always does what he says.
If he couldn't do it, he wouldn't have said it.
Yu Sui asked blankly, "But wouldn't it be even more of a pity if Senior Brother were eliminated?"
Mei Liangyu replied, "It would be even more of a pity if you didn't get the Heavenly Secrets Technique this time."
Not only is it a pity, but as she once said, "If you don't learn, you will die." Princess Qingyang, who has no ability to protect herself, will die very easily.
Since Yu Sui had said such things so bluntly, how could Mei Liangyu have the nerve to let her actually die?
He looked back at Yu Sui's bewildered eyes and said in an unquestionable tone, "You possess the Heavenly Secrets Technique of the Ghost Daoist at the first realm, that's impressive; I have a junior sister who knows the Heavenly Secrets Technique at the first realm, that's impressive too."
"..."
Yu Sui couldn't help but turn her face away and burst out laughing.
Mei Liangyu could feel the fingers resting on his palm trembling slightly, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, wondering what he was laughing at.
Yu Sui's voice trembled with a hint of amusement: "Senior brother, it's not a pity that I'm eliminated because I'm only at the first level. You're a top-level disciple, and you're being eliminated here, especially because you were eliminated to save me. Your competitors will be laughing in their sleep."
“I don’t think it’s a pity that I was eliminated while saving you.” Mei Liangyu looked at her calmly, the water in her hair had lessened considerably, and the water marks on her face had completely disappeared. She spoke very steadily, “Junior sister, don’t underestimate yourself. You may not be that important to the Nangong Prince’s Mansion in Qingyang, but in Taiyi, you’re not as unimportant as you think.”
The words were a bit convoluted, but Yu Sui understood them immediately.
“At least until I help you obtain the Heavenly Secrets Technique, you are important.” Mei Liangyu chuckled softly at the end of his sentence, “And it’s too early for my competitors to start laughing.”
Yu Sui stared at him, slightly taken aback.
The flickering firelight on the mountain wall was reflected in the dark eyes. In the dim light, one could vaguely make out Mei Liangyu’s handsome and aloof face. Yu Sui had seen many good-looking people, both men and women. Some were stunning at first glance, while others were endlessly fascinating.
But the man in front of her was very handsome and dashing, and Yu Sui felt that he should be considered someone she would never forget.
A moment later, the gentle smile in his eyes returned to its former state when he looked at Mei Liangyu.
"It's a good thing that Master only took two disciples. If there were more, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to save them all, Senior Brother," Yu Sui teased in a gentle voice.
Mei Liangyu said calmly, "Even Master can't find a second you."
There is only one Nangong Sui in the world.
Ever since she learned that Yu Sui only had half of the Breath of Earth, and the other half was with her mother, Lady Su, who even wanted to kill Yu Sui to take back the Breath of Earth, Mei Liangyu dared not imagine what kind of life she was living in Qingyang.
Mei Liangyu would not doubt that Yu Sui was starving, beaten, and scolded in Qingyang.
Even if it doesn't seem like that, he'll still believe it.
Because he felt that Yu Sui was living too cautiously.
Mei Liangyu knows many children who were spoiled by their families. Even if they weren't spoiled, they still had healthy and normal family atmospheres. They all had different personalities, but none of them were as awkward and pitiful as Yu Sui.
These children say what they want, cry when they want to cry, laugh when they want to laugh, and are happy and carefree every day. When they encounter troubles in their spiritual practice, they throw tantrums when they want to and work hard when they need to.
There are too many ordinary people like this in the world.
Therefore, his junior sister seemed anything but ordinary.
There's no point in being awkward with a junior sister like this; you have to tell her the truth directly.
Mei Liangyu wanted Yu Sui to know that this was not the capital of Qingyang, but Taiyi.
When you arrive in a new place, you have a new beginning. You can make new friends, become more capable than before, and protect yourself better.
Yu Sui gently clasped her fingers in Mei Liangyu's palm and gradually felt the warmth.
Mei Liangyu withdrew his hand and said, "My hand is tired, let's switch."
Yu Sui was stunned for a moment.
Mei Liangyu looked back silently, as if asking her if there was a problem.
Yu Sui didn't say anything, letting her senior brother switch hands and support her five fingers.
I always felt that my senior brother would be a bit spoiled in unexpected ways.
Thunder rumbled and wind howled incessantly in the valley, and the torrential rain continued. Yu Sui glanced outside every now and then. The Five Elements Qi he had transferred had already dispersed the water on Mei Liangyu's body. When Yu Sui withdrew his hand, Mei Liangyu also withdrew his hand.
"Senior brother, you should rest first. I'll keep watch." Yu Sui said obediently. "Your five elements are unstable. If they become completely disordered, it will be troublesome. Let's rest for one night and continue our journey when it's light."
Mei Liangyu leaned lazily against the mountain wall, squinting at her: "We both traveled all day and were frightened by falling off a cliff, how come you can't sleep?"
Why can't I sleep?
Yu Sui withdrew her gaze from Ye Yu, turned to Mei Liangyu, and sighed softly, "It's been too many years, and it can't be changed in a short time."
Mei Liangyu looked at him strangely and said, "You wouldn't be afraid to sleep at night because you're afraid of being assassinated, would you?"
“I’m not that afraid,” Yu Sui said with a smile. “But speaking of which, most of the people who want to kill me do so at night.”
Mei Liangyu said, "Nighttime is indeed a good time to kill."
Yu Sui looked at him in surprise: "Senior brother, you seem to be very experienced."
Mei Liangyu closed her eyes and said, "I'm going to sleep."
Yu Sui rested her cheek on her hand, blinking gently as she looked at him with his eyes closed. After a moment, Mei Liangyu said in a tone that was neither too loud nor too soft, "Look outside, don't look at me."
"Oh." Yu Sui obediently turned her gaze away to look at the night rain outside the cave.
The person who had said they were asleep slowly opened their eyes and looked at the girl opposite them.
Her fair face was flushed slightly by the flames, her eyes sparkling. As if sensing something, she didn't turn her head, but smiled slightly and said, "Senior brother, don't look at me."
Mei Liangyu closed her eyes.
The night rain was heavy, pounding against the mountain rocks.
Yu Sui kept looking outside the cave, and the smile in Yingying's eyes gradually faded, returning to calm.
She seemed to think that her senior brother had fallen asleep before she looked back.
This was the first time Yu Sui had ever looked at someone so patiently.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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