Chapter 228 I Only Have You as My Senior Brother
Zou Yexi told the mysterious lady about the dragonfly he had intercepted and waited for a reply at the Black Grass Sea.
The boy, however, had little patience at this moment. Sitting on the small wooden boat, he used a wind-listening ruler to send a message to Yu Sui: "Is Mei Liangyu someone you know?"
"Is he being targeted by Xuan Kui?"
"Is Xuan Kui going to kill him? Is he powerful? Can he protect himself? Should we pay me to protect him?"
What is your relationship with me?
"Miss, don't you need my protection? You do! Those people at the beach last time were also very powerful, but none of them were as powerful as me, hmph."
"By the way, were those people at the beach threatening you the other day? Should I go and kill them all? I don't have anything to do lately."
"Miss, please answer me!"
"..."
Yu Sui, who had already returned to his residence, remained silent as he watched the messages that kept popping up from the Listening Wind Ruler.
After Wei Ren left, Zou Yexi came along.
She raised her hand and ran it through her freshly washed hair, the ends still damp. After thinking for a moment, she asked Zou Yexi to release the dragonfly.
It's understandable that Qingkui harbored murderous intent towards her senior brother, given that he repeatedly thwarted Xuankui's plans in Taiyi. However, Qingkui seemed unaware that many, if not more, were eyeing her senior brother's life. Those people wouldn't concern themselves with her petty squabbles with Mei Liangyu, but if his life were in danger, many more would intervene.
Zhang Xiangyun believed that even if Saint Changgen was not at the academy recently, the matter of killing Mei Liangyu could not be mistaken. If a mistake was made and Saint Changgen was given the opportunity to summon him, then it would be all over.
Therefore, he wanted to advise Qingkui not to touch Mei Liangyu for the time being, since it would be difficult to kill him in Taiyi.
Yu Sui thought that Mei Liangyu was busy with the artificial sea eye project, so it would be better if fewer people bothered him. Therefore, he successfully sent Zhang Xiangyun's message dragonfly to Qingyang.
Upon receiving the news, Qingkui, who was far away in the Imperial Medical Center of Qingyang, sat quietly in her room for a moment, her jade-white fingers gently stroking the thin and transparent wings of the letter-carrying dragonfly.
Two maids waited outside the house, while inside stood a respectful-looking man, his head bowed as he faced Qingkui, awaiting instructions.
On the table by the window sits a pot of rare Yao Huang peonies, which are in full bloom. The thousand petals of the peonies, as delicate as jade, are in full bloom on the top of the flowers and leaves, reflecting the rich colors in the warm morning light streaming in from the window.
Upon closer inspection, something was wriggling within the layers of overlapping pale yellow petals. Pressing down on each individual petal, a golden, inverted triangular snake head reached the center of the peony's stamen and flicked its scarlet tongue towards the fragrant flower's heart.
One of the venomous beasts of the farming family, the golden serpent.
“Luo Fu is dead, and Taiyi’s stronghold has been destroyed. I’ve been losing more and more things in Taiyi lately.” Qing Kui’s fingers, resting on the table, lightly tapped the wings of a letter-carrying dragon. With the final tap of her slender fingers, she crushed the dragon on the table, her smile not reaching her eyes. “According to Zhang Xiangyun, Mei Liangyu is the disciple of the Ghost Dao Saint, so even if he caused me to lose money and manpower, I cannot take his life.”
Qingkui's last words carried a hint of coldness, and she said with a half-smile, "Taiyi is indeed a place that inspires longing."
The man standing opposite the table lowered his eyes and pondered deeply. His weathered face, though not angry, exuded an imposing aura and was full of fierce intent, yet he restrained himself considerably in front of Qingkui.
Qin Chongxue said in a deep voice, "As a student of Taiyi, Zhang Xiangyun may be restricted by his status and the gap in strength, making it inconvenient for him to take action."
Qingkui laughed and said, "So I'm just going to let him continue to do bad things and make me lose even more?"
"When he did bad things two years ago, I tolerated it because of the Ghost Dao Saint. But what has he done now? He plotted to kill Luo Fu. Will Nian Qiuyan or Zhang Xiangyun be next? Will it be a Saint in Taiyi, or you and me in Qingyang?"
Dressed in a plain white dress, the woman, seemingly untouched by the morning light, slowly raised her head. Her dark eyes were cold and sharp. In the blink of an eye, her aura transformed from that of a kind and gentle healer into that of a ruthless and vicious bandit.
The sound of a venomous snake flicking its tongue echoed in the room. A golden snake, rising from the peony flower, looked at Qingkui and Qin Chongxue. As it flicked its tongue, an androgynous human voice rang out: "It only said we can't kill, but it didn't say we can't cripple this person."
Although it was impossible to tell if it was a man or a woman, and occasionally the voices overlapped, one could still discern the strange, sarcastic tone: "Death is not the only way; wouldn't it be better to make him wish he were dead?"
"I've heard that although this person is a disciple of the Ghost Daoist School, he can cultivate various arts from all walks of life." Qin Chongxue said calmly, "He is indeed an outstanding disciple among the Taiyi disciples. Although he is currently only at the tenth realm, if we allow him to continue cultivating, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles in the future."
Qingkui smiled sweetly, but her smile concealed a dagger: "So you know he's a menace to be kept around?"
Qin Chongxue said, "If we can't kill him, then destroy his core, cripple his limbs, and perhaps we can use new orchid herbs..."
He knew that Bai Kou was recently creating a new type of orchid poison. To distinguish it, this orchid poison, researched by Qing Kui and specifically designed to infect others with their five elements, was called orchid medicine.
Xuan Kui's latest research and development of orchid medicine can be used in battles between two sides to find an opportunity to infect the opponent when they use the Five Elements Qi Manifestation Technique.
It's still a work in progress.
Both enhance one's power in a short period of time, but the difference is that Orchid Poison enhances one's own Qi, while Orchid Medicine plunders the Qi of others for one's own use.
"I approve." Qingkui smiled coldly, "A genius who can master all kinds of techniques is perfect for testing new drugs."
Qin Chongxue lowered his head and said, "I will take people to Taiyi right away."
Qingkui narrowed her eyes slightly, glancing at the morning light outside the window, then regained her composure and slowly instructed, "The repeated upheavals in Taiyi, aside from Mei Liangyu and others deliberately targeting us, also involve another force. Now the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Furthermore, a serious saint has returned to Taiyi. Just in case, have the group belonging to Qingyang withdraw from Taiyi first."
The last time Zhang Xiangyun's message was intercepted by Zou Yexi and modified before being sent to Qingyang, so at this moment, although Qingkui knew that there was another group of people on Taiyi's side targeting Xuankui, she did not know about the Listening Wind Ruler.
Withdrawing some of the forces in Taiyi and taking a break for a while is the right thing to do.
Qingkui had a gut feeling that the situation on Taiyi's side was a bit strange, and she wouldn't let herself suffer any more losses before she figured it out.
As for Mei Liangyu, it was purely a matter of long-standing resentment that he could no longer tolerate.
The group in Taiyi all believed that Qingkui would abandon her decision to kill Mei Liangyu.
Yu Sui did not believe that Qing Kui had the strength to be an enemy of his master.
Nian Qiuyan thought a little too much, considering that Luo Fu's death might provoke Qing Kui, making her even more determined to kill Mei Liangyu.
In Nian Qiuyan's eyes, Qingkui was always vindictive; if someone gained even the slightest favor from her, she would make them repay her a hundredfold later.
Mei Liangyu has caused trouble several times in the past two years, making him a thorn in Qingkui's side. She has long disliked him and has wanted to kill him for a long time, but recently she has become increasingly unable to tolerate him.
Even if Zhang Xiangyun sent a special message back explaining why Mei Liangyu couldn't be touched yet, it would be difficult to shake Qingkui's resolve.
Before receiving a reply from Qingkui, Nian Qiuyan was somewhat worried, but he hadn't had time to keep an eye on Mei Liangyu these past two days. Zhang Xiangyun, who had been rescued by Yuan Xi, agreed to take him to the last secret stronghold, so he had to focus on dealing with Xuan Kui.
The fervor surrounding Luo Fu's death has not subsided, and the academy is still discussing it.
Yu Sui learned from Wu Huaiwei that Wei Xizhen was seriously investigating the matter of the Saint's sweep of the Lan Du stronghold in the outer city.
"Let's wait and see about the Breath of Earth," Wu Huaiwei said irritably. "If he doesn't resolve his doubts, he won't be able to concentrate on anything else."
Yu Sui nodded and praised, "Dean Wei is a sage of the Legalist school. The duty of the Legalists is to maintain world order, so prioritizing the matter of Lan Du is of course no problem."
Wu Huaiwei listened to the voice on the other end of the transmission and couldn't help but narrow her eyes: "You're quite the smooth talker, but it's a pity the person you're flattering isn't here. No matter how sweet your words are, he can't hear them."
Yu Sui said, "Since Dean Wei wants to secretly reinvestigate the orchid poison, shouldn't I also keep it a secret and not leak this matter?"
Wu Huaiwei asked, "Who do you want to talk to?"
Yu Sui: "Of course I won't tell anyone. That's a very harmful poison, and I support Dean Wei's decision to reinvestigate it."
Wu Huaiwei said with a half-smile, "If I remember correctly, you voted yesterday to spare Lan Shi's life, and today you're saying that Lan's poison is very harmful?"
Yu Sui said softly, "I only did this because I felt sorry for Luo Fu."
“From now on, let your senior brother handle these kinds of judgments that might offend people. You should stay out of these things.” Wu Huaiwei snorted. “There aren’t many saints in Taiyi who would be as soft-hearted as I am towards you.”
Although the last words were spoken casually, they carried a hint of warning in Yu Sui's ears.
"Of course you've been good to me, I remember it all and will try to live a long life so I can take care of you in the future." Yu Sui sighed softly and deliberately changed the subject. "Yesterday, my senior brother and I had a fight because of the ruling, and he still won't talk to me. It seems he doesn't plan to make up with me."
Wu Huaiwei was indeed drawn to the second half of the sentence and sneered, "To hold such a grudge over such a small matter, you really have no manliness at all."
After Yu Sui finished complaining to Wu Huaiwei about their argument, she ended the telepathic communication and looked innocently at Mei Liangyu, who was sitting on a recliner.
Mei Liangyu was initially resting in a recliner in the main hall of the sanctuary, covered with a thin blanket. Only after hearing that Yu Sui had arrived did she lift the blanket and lazily glance at her.
After greeting him, Yu Sui made a telepathic call with Wu Huaiwei.
During this time, Mei Liangyu also seemed lazy and didn't think of it.
Until he heard Yu Sui and Wu Huaiwei talking about their argument, he listened intently, and the more he listened, the more something seemed off. He slowly sat up from the recliner, crossed his arms, and his initial scrutiny turned into twitching at the corners of his eyes. As they talked more and more outrageously, Mei Liangyu could only stare at Yu Sui expressionlessly in the end.
Yu Sui reached out and tapped the food box on the table, then turned around and asked, "Senior brother, I brought breakfast. What would you like to eat?"
Mei Liangyu moved his dark eyes and said slowly, "Eat some 'manly spirit' food. After all, I don't have any, so it's good to replenish it."
Yu Sui: "..."
Seeing his fearless demeanor, yet uttering such sarcastic remarks, Yu Sui couldn't help but laugh out loud and turned her back to Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu continued, "Let's add some more senior brothers who are generous, gentle, easy to talk to, and don't argue with people. Tell me, how many senior brothers like that do you have? Let me see which one I want to eat first."
Yu Sui shook her head with a smile, glanced at him, and couldn't help but chuckle again.
Mei Liangyu: "Speak."
“One.” Yu Sui smiled and held up one finger to him, saying with a beaming smile, “I only have one senior brother, you.”
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