Chapter 312 The special person being watched by Yu Sui was no longer him.
In the deep valley, the water flows swiftly, covered with moss, and the ancient trees are covered with aerial roots, revealing their long history.
Xiang Feifei used the Shadow Devouring Technique to carry the four of them a long way before daring to stop. When they reached the riverbank, she was panting heavily because she had exhausted too much of her Five Elements Qi.
“The dormitory’s layout has changed this year. I’ve never seen it before, and I don’t even know where it is now,” Xiang Feifei said, panting as she sat down against a tree.
Yu Sui stood by the stream, listening to the rushing water, and looked ahead without saying a word.
Gu Gan frowned, and before he could speak, he heard the man beside him say in an unfriendly tone, "If you can be driven to this extent by someone like Sha Qian, you might as well die in this year's Night Walk to avoid losing face in Taiyi and ruining Dean Zhu's reputation."
Gu Gan had been holding back his anger ever since Yu Sui defended Mei Liangyu several times. Now, Mei Liangyu had hit a nerve, and his rage was about to erupt from his eyes, leading him to kill Mei Liangyu.
"Who do you think you are?" Gu Gan raised his hand, which was bound by the True Spirit Chain, and shook it, mocking, "In the end, aren't you just like me?"
Mei Liangyu laughed and said, "And there's that idiot Xia Feichen too."
Yu Sui sniffed, knowing that her senior brother was truly angry and had begun to attack everyone indiscriminately.
She turned around and soothed him softly, "Let's find a way to break the True Spirit Chain first."
Xiang Feifei chimed in, "Aren't we going to care about Qian Ying? Sha Qian will definitely use her to threaten us."
Yu Sui thought to herself, "What does Qian Ying's life or death have to do with me?" and looked up at Gu Gan.
“I can’t possibly ignore Qian Ying.” Gu Gan’s words were laced with murderous intent. “The True Spirit Chain is a rare treasure in the forbidden area of the Famous Family. There is absolutely no way that Sha Qian could obtain the True Spirit Chain on his own. Someone must be helping him.”
"Even a fool could see that someone is helping him, otherwise why would there be seven people in the Lingxiao Ghost Suppression Formation?" Mei Liangyu sneered. "What's the use of spouting this nonsense now? Don't you know how many enemies you have?"
Gu Gan clenched his fists, trying to calm himself down while retorting, "So you know? Who was it that was trapped in the dormitory by their enemies and couldn't get out?"
Mei Liangyu laughed: "Those aren't my enemies. They insisted on challenging my junior sister's Blazing Sun Formation. Besides, with my junior sister here, how could I possibly end up like you?"
When he said the last sentence, his tone and expression were full of disgust.
"Is your Blazing Sun Formation really that powerful?" Xiang Feifei asked Yu Sui curiously while resting.
Yu Sui said, "It's just a little trick."
"You advanced eight realms in one night?" Xiang Feifei asked again. "That's no small feat, how did you manage to do it?"
Seeing Xiang Feifei's slightly doubtful gaze, Yu Sui smiled and said, "If you also have the Farmer's Treasure, the Breath of Soil, within your body, perhaps you can do it too."
The persuasive power of the Breath of Earth was clearly more reliable and easier to accept than Nangong Sui's own talent.
Outsiders don't know that Yu Sui only has half a piece of Xirang in her body, but Gu Gan does. He doesn't believe that half a piece of Xirang would have such an effect. Besides, Madam Su had told him about Xirang before. Looking at Yu Sui now, he couldn't help but frown.
With so many people around, Gu Gan didn't directly ask Yu Sui about the topic of the Breath of Earth. Instead, he said, "The True Spirit Chain can be forcibly broken by external force, but Sha Qian used the Lingxiao Ghost Suppression Formation to attach the Ghost Suppression Talisman to the True Spirit Chain. To break the True Spirit Chain, you must first go to the Mingjia Nigu Tower to find the Spirit-Breaking Incantation."
Xiang Feifei continued, "But the terrain of the academy changes during night travel, so the route to the Reverse Ancient Building will definitely be different."
Gu Gan then turned to look at Mei Liangyu.
Mei Liangyu glanced back coldly, and Gu Gan asked directly, "You've been in the academy for many years, how could you not know the way to the Reverse Ancient Tower during nighttime travel?"
Mei Liangyu said calmly, "I'm not like some people who are so stupid that they don't even know how to write the exorcism spell."
Gu Ganqi laughed: "Do you know how to write the exorcism incantation?"
“I’m not a disciple of a famous master,” Mei Liangyu scoffed. “It would be shameful for a disciple of a famous master to not know this.”
Gu Gan: "Aren't you supposed to be able to study all schools of thought?"
"It is because you are a disciple of the Ghost Dao School that you can cultivate all schools of thought, not because you are a disciple of a famous school." Mei Liangyu lowered his eyes to look at the True Spirit Chain in his hand. "If you want to know how to get to the Ancient Reversal Tower, kneel down and beg me, and I will tell you."
His final words were spoken in a casual tone, yet made no attempt to conceal his malice.
Xiang Feifei frowned and said, "What you're saying is a bit..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Gan interrupted him: "Aren't you afraid I'll drag you down with me?"
He raised his hand and shook the True Spirit Chain, but Mei Liangyu was not threatened and still fearlessly asked, "You have that ability?"
After their negotiations broke down, the two resorted to violence.
Even though their five elements were sealed, their physical skills remained. Both of them were holding back their anger and attacked with exceptional ruthlessness. Because of the True Spirit Chain, the distance was shortened, and once one of them attacked, neither could escape and they were forced to engage in close combat.
Seeing this, Xiang Feifei shouted, "Now is not the time for you two to fight!"
"Senior brother, let's go find the Spirit-Unbinding Spell first and untie the True Spirit Chains," Yu Sui patiently advised from the side. "It's inconvenient for everyone right now."
Gu Gan couldn't hold back any longer when he heard her speak, and scolded, "Sui Sui, you don't need to beg him!"
Mei Liangyu raised her elbow to block his punch, and at the same time kicked Gu Gan in the shin: "Who are you yelling at here?"
Gu Gan was furious: "You are the one, what exactly is your relationship with Sui Sui..."
"Enough!" Yu Sui said angrily, "Stop fighting! If you keep hitting me, I'm leaving. You can deal with the True Spirit Chain yourselves!"
Upon hearing this, both men fell silent and slowly withdrew their hands.
Yu Sui stared at the two of them and said, "Let's go to the Ming Family's Ancient Tower to find the Spirit-Unlocking Curse. Are you going or not?"
Mei Liangyu and Gu Gan said in unison, "Go."
Xiang Feifei was stunned when she saw this. Unexpectedly, Yu Sui turned to look at her quickly. The girl politely and elegantly asked, "Then please use Shadow Swallowing to take us there."
"Okay, okay," Xiang Feifei replied subconsciously.
After capturing Qian Ying, Sha Qian and his men spread the news, waiting for Gu Gan to come and rescue her.
During the night journey, all sorts of news fly around. There's no need to make special inquiries; the information will come to you on its own using the Wind Listening Ruler, which is used uniformly in the trials.
The farm's communication beasts are difficult to defend against. After the previously prohibited methods were lifted, the farm's insect beasts have spread almost all over the academy.
Besides the insects and animals of farmers, there are also paper figures of Taoists and the spirits of characters of famous calligraphers.
The former is small in size, far away, and unpredictable, making it difficult to detect even when close to the body; the latter, although it can also transform into any shape, is limited by distance.
If you don't want your intelligence to be stolen, you need to be careful about the methods of these three companies.
As Yu Sui and his companions walked through the valley forest, they encountered countless poisonous insects along the way. Some of these insects were aggressive and would attack people on their own initiative, while others were strange insects that did not attack but always kept their distance and followed them.
Mei Liangyu and Gu Gan had their Five Elements Qi sealed by the True Spirit Chain, but their eyesight remained. Xiang Feifei couldn't use Shadow Devouring indefinitely either, as it was very taxing on her.
Even when not hiding in the Shadow Devourer, those strange insects could be seen. Xiang Feifei walked along the riverbank and whispered, "Don't you guys think those flying insects are strange? I've already used the Shadow Devourer to throw them away once, and now I see them again."
Gu Gan observed the black flying insect hidden under the green leaves. It had wings like a cicada, a bluish-purple tail, and three pairs of legs covered in hairs like spider legs. Its body was black and glossy.
Yu Sui looked up at Mei Liangyu, silently asking what it was.
Mei Liangyu then said, "The black bamboo bees of the farmers are poisonous and good at tracking. They fly very fast, have great endurance, and their venom is also quite potent, so they can both attack and defend when out in the field."
Xiang Feifei immediately became alert: "Is someone using black bamboo bees to track us?"
"Not necessarily. These might be black bamboo bees fed by the farm instructors," Gu Gan said. "If they were black bamboo bees belonging to the academy disciples, someone would have come by now. Besides, the number of black bamboo bees is too large; it doesn't seem like something an academy disciple could manage."
Yu Sui asked, "Is it possible that it's wild?"
Mei Liangyu replied, "If it attacks people on its own initiative, it is most likely a wild animal."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a swarm of black bamboo bees flew out from both sides of the river and attacked the four of them. The black bamboo bees buzzed and chirped, each one shiny and translucent, its blue-purple tail wings beautiful yet as dangerous as its venomous stinger.
Yu Sui immediately stood in front of Mei Liangyu and raised his hand to ignite a burst of Zhou Tian Fire.
Gu Gan spoke quickly: "Fire attacks are useless against black bamboo bees. Their wings are not afraid of fire or water. We have to attack their blindfolds to cut off their senses and make them unable to move."
After hearing this, Yu Sui changed his approach, using these black bamboo bees to practice water control. He manipulated his qi to create waves in the river, and the splashing water droplets enveloped every black bamboo bee that flew across the river.
She waved and caught a slender fallen leaf, then used her qi to fly towards the black bamboo bee covered in water droplets. The leaf split in two, like two sharp flying swords, accurately piercing the black bamboo bee's eyelids and knocking it into the water.
Originally, the black bamboo bees were small and difficult to identify when they were in a large group. However, after Yu Sui used his qi to envelop them in water droplets and locate them, Xiang Feifei found it much easier and was able to act more quickly.
Gu Gan watched Yu Sui's actions the whole time. Seeing how decisive and skillful she was, he couldn't help but recall the scene when he first saw Yu Sui use her bow and arrow in the National Academy's archery class when he was a child.
At that time, the girl did not show the same confusion and slowness as in other classes, nor did she make any harmless jokes. Instead, she skillfully selected a bow and arrow, straightened her posture, and shot a beautiful arrow.
Back in the capital of Qingyang, Gu Gan often recalled this scene: the girl standing in the archery range was dazzling, and everyone looked at Yu Sui with amazement, including him.
Even after Gu Gan left the capital, when he heard others mention Yu Sui, this scene was the first thing that came to his mind.
Yu Sui had many mediocre moments under Emperor Qingyang, but Gu Gan noticed and remembered her few outstanding moments. It was precisely those few dazzling moments that made Princess Pingshu even more special.
The moment when someone shines brightly in the eyes of others but looks only at you, that special moment and its significance are the easiest to become captivated by.
But now, Gu Gan discovered that after Yu Sui skillfully dealt with the Black Bamboo Bees, the first person he looked back at was Mei Liangyu.
All along, the special person who was being watched by Yu Sui was no longer him.
When Gu Gan realized this, he was somewhat dazed and confused, and also felt a little lost and embarrassed. When he looked at Mei Liangyu beside him, he felt a moment of jealousy.
This made Gu Gan both laugh and find it unbearable.
What is there about Mei Liangyu that I should be jealous of?
Why should I be jealous of him?
As Gu Gan became lost in his own emotions and his face darkened, Xiang Feifei was overjoyed at getting rid of the Black Bamboo Bees and praised him, "I've never seen you interested in the Farmer School before, but you know quite a lot about it. I even suspect that you've cultivated a third Farmer School besides the Fa and Ming schools."
Yu Sui chimed in, "That's right. If Brother Gu hadn't pointed out the Black Bamboo Bee's weakness, I wouldn't know how to deal with it."
Gu Gan then looked at Yu Sui: "Have you forgotten? My aunt is a master of the thirteenth realm of the Farmer's School. How could I dare forget her teachings?"
Yu Sui laughed after hearing this, "Brother Gu, have you forgotten? My mother never says these things to me."
Gu Gan froze, seemingly realizing that what he had just said was wrong. His eyes showed apology, but before he could say anything to take it back, he heard someone next to him sneer: "You seem like the real son, and she's the fake daughter."
Gu Gan's face darkened, and he turned his angry gaze to Mei Liangyu: "Watch your tone."
Mei Liangyu asked with interest, "Whom should I respect?"
Before the two of them started arguing, Yu Sui tugged at Mei Liangyu's sleeve and said, "Alright, senior brother, I apologize to you on behalf of Brother Gu. Please stop arguing."
Mei Liangyu was no longer satisfied. She grabbed Yu Sui's wrist and squeezed it, but Yu Sui didn't care.
Gu Gan, however, couldn't stand seeing the two holding hands in front of him and immediately stopped and shouted, "Let go!"
Mei Liangyu and Yu Sui turned around together, and Gu Gan said coldly, "Mei Liangyu, let go of my hand."
"I won't let go, what can you do about it?" Mei Liangyu not only didn't let go, but also easily intertwined her fingers with Yu Sui's.
Gu Gan's eyes blazed with fury, and he was about to make a move when Yu Sui stepped between them. "I just grabbed my senior brother's sleeve to try and take him away. Brother Gu, don't always be so mean to him!"
Gu Gan stared at Yu Sui in disbelief, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Did I yell at him?"
Yu Sui thought for a moment and said, "That's not what I meant. If we can all get along peacefully, we can go to the Reverse Ancient Tower to find the Spirit-Unlocking Spell as soon as possible."
She looked helpless.
Gu Gan realized once again that when Sheng Fei, that mad dog, was being unreasonable to her in the past, although she had the same helpless expression, she would not participate in their arguments, nor would she particularly protect either of them. Even if they started fighting, Yu Sui would just stand by anxiously and helplessly trying to dissuade them from fighting.
But when Mei Liangyu was replaced, everything changed?
Doesn't Sui Sui realize that her actions and intentions in protecting Mei Liangyu are too obvious?
Why am I the one who became Sheng Fei?!
Gu Gan was stared at by Yu Sui's extremely dark and beautiful almond-shaped eyes. At this moment, he thought about many things. The question "Do you like Mei Liangyu?" was on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't bring himself to ask it.
I dare not ask, nor do I want to ask.
He shouldn't care about these things. Why should he be afraid that Sui Sui might like Mei Liangyu? It's simply impossible!
After taking a deep breath and suppressing the twitching anger in his forehead, Gu Gan convinced himself and said, "Fine, for the sake of him being your senior brother, I won't hold it against him."
He's just your senior.
Mei Liangyu is such a cunning and deceitful person, a master of deception and a habitual liar. It would be incredibly easy for him to bewitch a naive girl like Sui Sui. It's no wonder that Sui Sui was fooled by him.
Xiang Feifei glanced at Gu Gan, then at Yu Sui, her brows furrowing slightly.
After convincing himself that "Mei Liangyu is just Sui Sui's senior brother," Gu Gan restrained himself well in the second half of the journey, trying his best to avoid conflict with Mei Liangyu. With the help of Xiang Feifei's shadow-swallowing technique, he successfully walked out of the Sheguan Valley and arrived at the Ming family.
Yu Sui and his companions had just arrived at the Ming family's residence when the sun began to set.
At this moment, there were more people from the famous families than they had imagined, because many disciples of the famous families had even arrived early for the evening's sacrificial ceremony. In addition to the students of the famous families, there were also people from other courtyards who came to participate in the ceremony.
Xiang Feifei's Shadow Devouring Technique had reached its limit, so she had no choice but to release them and secretly observe them from a corner.
"No one should spot us along the way," she whispered, "but we need to be careful of any spirits transforming nearby."
Yu Sui looked at the people in front of her and asked, "Is this the main gate of the prestigious academy?"
“That’s right,” Gu Gan said. “Although the terrain of the academy changes during the night, the location of the main gate of each academy remains the same.”
Yu Sui: "But there are so many people here, what are they all doing?"
Gu Gan pondered, "It seems that the first round of sacrifices this year will be held at a famous family. The disciples here are all here to participate in the sacrifices and obtain clues and keys for the Nightline Undercover Trial."
While Gu Gan and Xiang Feifei weren't paying attention, Yu Sui winked at Mei Liangyu, silently implying: I guessed right, the first round of sacrifices was indeed at the Ming family.
Mei Liangyu took in her subtle movements, a hint of a smile appearing in his cold, deep eyes.
Xiang Feifei also said, "During the sacrificial ceremony, famous people will bestow blessings, which can help the injured heal quickly."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at the two people bound together by the True Spirit Chains: "I wonder if a master's blessing can untie the True Spirit Chains?"
Mei Liangyu said lazily, "Anyone who thinks about this even a little will know it's impossible."
Xiang Feifei was a little annoyed by what he said, but Gu Gan gently shook his head at her, signaling her to ignore Mei Liangyu.
[Author's Note]
Although this chapter isn't finished, I'm going to update it now o(╥﹏╥)o
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