Chapter 16 We're not familiar with each other.
Yu Sui knocked on the door with his fingers and called out, "Senior Brother."
She said, "I'm not here to discuss the three-party ruling; I want to ask you how to communicate with Master."
Mei Liangyu inside slowly asked, "Can you sense Master's presence?"
Yu Sui humbly asked for guidance: "For example..."
“That means you can’t sense it,” Mei Liangyu said casually. “When you can sense it, you won’t ask how to communicate. By the way, it’s generally difficult for ordinary people to sense it. When your five elements are circulating, you can barely sense it.”
In the end, it was as if nothing had been said, because those who practiced the art of balance were completely unable to utilize the Qi of the Five Elements.
"Do I have to go inside to talk to my master?" Yu Sui asked.
Mei Liangyu replied, "If Master is still here when you come in, that's fine."
Yu Sui rolled her eyes and asked again, "Senior brother, if I break the doors and windows here, who will be responsible?"
Mei Liangyu laughed and said, "Since you broke it, it's your fault."
"What's Master's temper like?" Yu Sui asked. "Will he be punished for damaging the doors and windows in front of all the patriarchs and seniors?"
“Master has no temper.” Mei Liangyu glanced at the door behind him out of the corner of his eye. “The ancestors have been dead for countless years. They have nowhere to vent their anger.”
Yu Sui responded with an "oh".
Mei Liangyu waited for a while, but there was no further movement outside.
He thought Yu Sui was furious and was about to kick down the door or smash the doors and windows with stones.
You can't break the doors and windows here by force alone. They are protected by magic, so they are not afraid of even the fiercest wind and rain.
Yu Sui lightly placed one hand on the door, the patterns on the door reflected in her dark pupils, her slender, white fingers gently tapping on the wood grain.
There are ways to break down the door.
No matter how powerful the protective spells are on the doors and windows, they cannot withstand the devouring power of the strange fire.
However, if Yu Sui were to use the strange fire, he would also have to bear the risk of being devoured by it.
Excluding the strange fire, she also has the Five Elements Light Core.
The shattering of the Five Elements Light Core can also be considered a kind of explosion, an explosion containing the Qi of the Five Elements, which carries a certain degree of damage.
In recent years, she has been studying different flames and light cores, and her daily intake has increased from five to three hundred.
He relied entirely on staying up all night, repeatedly testing his mental strength, and pushing himself to the limit.
Yu Sui sometimes thinks about how she always has trouble sleeping and how she hasn't died suddenly yet, which is probably all thanks to the strange fire not wanting to lose her as its host.
As for the Five Elements Qi that Mei Liangyu mentioned, she had some understanding of it, but over the years, her Five Elements Light Core had not changed at all, and Yu Sui did not know how to judge the realm of the Five Elements Light Core.
All she knew was that the current light core was not yet a tenth-realm divine soul light core.
Without formal instruction in various schools of thought and techniques, Yu Sui's current abilities are still insufficient.
Yu Sui looked up into the room, her gaze filled with inquiry.
Her visit to the Ghost Path Holy Hall wasn't solely for the Three Families' Judgment. Previously, at the Hundred Families Hall, there were too many people, and when Saint Changgen appeared, the Strange Fire couldn't detect whether Saint Changgen's consciousness would be captured by the Strange Fire because the people around him were in a swaying state.
If she cannot be caught and informed in advance, it will be very disadvantageous for her, and she will have to be careful in the future.
An invisible, formless, and colorless "consciousness" can appear and disappear without anyone noticing, which is dangerous for someone like her who harbors secrets.
Yu Sui hesitated outside the door, wondering whether to use the light core to break down the door.
Mei Liangyu inside is playing with a wind-listening ruler.
Zhong Lishan said that Gu Gan's friends would go to Yu Sui and ask Yu Sui, who was a disciple of Chang Gen Saint, to participate in the three-family trial.
Mei Liangyu replied, "We're already at the entrance of the church."
Zhong Lishan asked, "What do you plan to do?"
“Of course I’ll stop them,” Mei Liangyu said. “I’ve closed the door.”
Zhong Lishan pondered for a long time, but still didn't understand what the last sentence, "closed the door," meant.
"She can't get in?" Zhong Lishan asked hesitantly.
Mei Liangyu glanced back at the motionless doors and windows, realizing that he couldn't get in.
He said, "Even if we can't get in, we haven't given up yet."
Given Yu Sui's abilities, Mei Liangyu didn't think she could get in.
[Eat Well] The four-person group has once again made a message:
Xing Chun asked again, "Have you eaten?"
Mei Liangyu felt she had nothing else to do, so she replied, "Eat."
Cang Shu: "Eat."
Zhong Lishan: "Eat."
Xing Chun was overjoyed: "Come quickly!"
Mei Liangyu walked to the table in the corner, picked up a pen and wrote a few words on a piece of paper, then quietly left through the window at the back of the church.
Yu Sui suddenly realized that no one was there.
The strange fire remained still.
She knocked on the door with her finger and called out, "Senior Brother?"
The strange fire remained motionless.
He actually left?
Yu Sui pinched the bridge of her nose and smiled lightly.
With Mei Liangyu gone, Yu Sui had no more worries and decided to use the light core to blow open the door.
Anyway, Mei Liangyu also said that you can only sense Chang Gen Saint after you go inside.
Yu Sui placed his hand on the door again, a faint light flashed in his palm, and a Five Elements Light Core exploded.
One failed to explode, but Yu Sui continued. She had never had the chance to compare the Five Elements Light Cores with the spells of the Ninth Rank family before, so this was a good opportunity to test the power of the Light Cores and see how many she needed to blow open the door of this sanctuary.
Yu Sui closed his eyes and focused his mental energy, continuing to probe until the thirty-sixth light core exploded, and the doors of the sanctuary emitted a dull sound.
The slight noise made Yu Sui open her eyes and see that the previously tightly closed door had a crack.
She reached out and gently pushed the door open.
Yu Sui touched the door, looked around, and thankfully, it wasn't damaged in the explosion, so she didn't have to pay for it.
The main hall of the sanctuary has a high ceiling, with lights at the very top that swirl in a series of yin-yang circles. The lower part of the hall is not well lit, making the entire space rather dim.
The candlelight was just right, neither too bright nor too dim, giving one a warm and safe feeling of being enveloped in light.
The delicate fragrance of green vines mingles with the faint scent of incense in the room, creating a calming and soothing effect.
When Yu Sui entered, he discovered that the hall was circular, with gilded human figures carved around the walls. They sat cross-legged, making different hand gestures, their heads slightly lowered, but their eyes were kind.
Next to the statue hang portraits of saints from various dynasties, some in vibrant colors and others in minimalist black and white, recording their vivid lives.
Yu Sui glanced around and found that there were about twenty Ghost Daoist Saints. She looked to the far left and saw a familiar portrait, which was that of her master, Saint Chang Gen.
The portrait depicts a kind-looking old man with one hand forming a mudra, the other hand behind his back, and his head slightly bowed forward.
She appears to be a gentle and elegant person; it's hard to imagine that such a person would use the domineering and authoritative Ninth-Class Techniques she employed at the Hundred Families Hall.
Yu Sui stopped in the middle, looked up and stared at the portrait of the Sage Chang Gen. After a while, he was drawn to the table below the portrait.
She walked over and came to the table.
The table was large and cluttered with various items, including musical instruments, chess pieces, calligraphy and painting supplies, inkstones, and even half-finished talismans, calligraphy by famous masters, a double fish painting by a Yin-Yang master, and a half-read military strategy book.
Yu Sui stood in front of the table, her gaze following each item one by one, finally settling on the pile of white paper.
The top sheet of white paper had the words "Are you serious about taking this apprentice on?" written in ink.
As soon as the words entered Yu Sui's eyes, he felt the still strange fire sway gently, the five elements energy in the hall rippled and spread, and the ink in the portrait in front of him began to slowly rotate, bringing a dead painting back to life.
It seems that the strange fire can sense whether the consciousness of the Changgen Saint is close.
Yu Sui felt a slight sense of relief and slowly looked up. The ink lines on the paper seemed to move, making the figures in the painting appear to come alive.
"Master?" she asked tentatively.
As the portrait passed by, she heard no sound, yet a conscious voice intruded into her mind, providing an answer:
"It's good that you were able to get in."
Yu Sui became more proper: "It's just a little trick, Master, please forgive me."
She waited a while, but when she didn't hear Chang Gen Saint's consciousness speak again, she continued, "Master, I've heard that all nine schools of thought value the apprenticeship ceremony. Should I also perform the apprenticeship ceremony as a token of my respect?"
We should still have some sense of ritual.
The sage Chang Gen replied, "Our school will not prosper."
Simplifying things is a good thing.
Yu Sui rolled her eyes, feeling that the conversation was likely to die out, so she didn't beat around the bush and knelt down directly, saying, "Master, this disciple has a request."
"explain."
"Regarding the matter of the three schools of Name, Law, and Ghost Path, could I participate on behalf of my master?" Yu Sui was already prepared with how to continue persuading him after being rejected.
To everyone's surprise, the Sage Changgen responded decisively, "Yes."
Yu Sui exclaimed "Eh?", blinking as she gazed at the flowing ink portrait of her master. After a moment's thought, she asked, "What about Senior Brother..."
"Both you and he are my disciples, and you can each represent the Ghost Daoist school in making judgments."
"But whatever choice you make, you will have to bear the consequences yourselves."
The ink lines flew off the paper and landed on Yu Sui's wrist, wrapping around it in a thin line. In the middle of the back of his hand, there was a single hand seal from the painting by the Sage Chang Gen.
This is proof that Yu Sui is authorized to represent himself in the adjudication.
Yu Sui reached out and touched it, then whispered, "Thank you, Master. I have another question. Why did you accept me as your disciple?"
She said in a pitiful and obedient manner, "I have no talent whatsoever, and my compatibility with all the nine schools of thought is only 10%. I am utterly mediocre even as a mediocre practitioner. How could I have been chosen by a saint like you?"
Yu Sui pretended to be pitiful and said a lot, but Chang Gen Saint only replied: "It's fate."
This day is about to die from all the talking.
Yu Sui then asked, "What about my senior brother?"
Chang Gen, the sage, said: "It is predestined."
Yu Sui silently stood up from the ground: "Thank you, Master. Goodbye, Master."
She turned and walked a few steps, then went back to the table and took the note that Mei Liangyu had written to his master.
Zhang Yuxuan was still waiting for Yu Sui at the door.
Even though Sheng Fei had urged him countless times on the Listening Wind Ruler, Zhang Yuxuan remained calm, convincing himself each time to wait a little longer, and perhaps Yu Sui would come out soon.
When he put away the Wind Listening Ruler for the thirty-sixth time and told himself to wait a little longer, he finally saw Yu Sui come down the stone steps.
Zhang Yuxuan's eyes lit up, and he waved to Yu Sui.
"Senior Zhang, you're still here!" Yu Sui ran over, panting. "Perfect timing! Do you know how to get to the Legalist school?"
"Legalist school? What are you going to the Legalist school for?" Zhang Yuxuan asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't you be going back to the Ghost Dao Academy?"
Yu Sui looked up and smiled, "I'll be right back."
Blackbeard, holding the Di Su Heavenly Scales, waited at the entrance of the Legalist school. Upon seeing Yu Sui, who had been brought over by Zhang Yuxuan using the Wind Control Technique, he solemnly and respectfully greeted her, "Princess."
He handed over the black box containing the Di constellation Libra.
Ji Meng and Huo Xiao were waiting nearby, and they saw that Yu Suisui's face showed a complicated expression.
Yu Sui took the black box, turned around and thanked Zhang Yuxuan: "Thank you, senior."
Zhang Yuxuan sighed, "As expected of the disciple that Elder Chang has chosen, he has courage and boldness, and is fearless. He can do things that ordinary people dare not do."
To put it nicely, it's a compliment.
The difficult part is: you're really a tiger.
Yu Sui pretended not to understand the implication and said with a simple smile, "Senior, you flatter me."
Ji Meng gave a slight twitch of his lips, thinking to himself: This doesn't sound like a compliment at all.
Accompanied by Ji Meng and Huo Xiao, Yu Sui went to find Yu Sheng, a Legalist.
Inside the Criminal Law Pavilion, Yu Sui placed the black box on the table, then stretched out his hand, revealing the dark mark on his wrist, and said to Yu Sheng and Elder Zhu, who were sitting in front of him, "If you two feel that the first trial's reversal was inappropriate, you can consider this as a second ruling."
"The test results of the Di constellation Libra are obvious to all. I believe that the people at the interrogation site at that time also believed that Gu Gan did not lie, and there was no evidence to prove that he was the one who stole the Milky Way water."
“I am a disciple of the Sage Changgen. I have been personally authorized by him to represent my master in the decision-making process. Therefore, the result this time is legitimate.”
After Yu Sui's explanation, Yu Sheng and Zhu Lao exchanged a glance, and after a moment, nodded in silence.
When Yu Sui left this time, she did not take the Libra constellation with her, but she did get the key to the prison.
Legalist Yu Sheng stood by the window watching Fang Yu Sui and the others leave. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Di Su Tian Ping on the table beside him. The Nangong family's children cared too much about Gu Gan, which caused them to miss the opportunity to seize the Legalist family's fatal weakness.
It can be considered fortunate.
This child, who had no talent whatsoever, somehow caught Chang Gen's eye.
On the way to rescue Gu Gan, Yu Sui heard Ji Meng introduce Huo Xiao, who was beside him: "He is a disciple of the Legalist school, named Huo Xiao. He was admitted to the academy in the same batch as us and is also from Qingyang."
Yu Sui: "I've never seen this before."
Ji Meng explained, "He doesn't live in the capital."
Huo Xiao suddenly spoke up: "I am not a nobleman."
Yu Sui nodded and said casually, "Mhm."
Huo Xiao: "..."
He instantly lost all thought.
Ji Meng coughed lightly and looked at Yu Sui, saying, "We owe you so much this time, Princess. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know what to do."
Yu Sui smiled and said, "I'm happy to be able to help Brother Gu."
I can't be unhappy. If I don't complete the task Nangong Ming gave me, there will be a lot of trouble later.
Besides, letting Gu get out of trouble is much more useful than keeping him locked up and unable to move.
Nangong Ming asked her to help Gu Gan find the Floating Pagoda at Taiyi Academy. This sounded like a peerless treasure, and it was highly unlikely that it could be obtained through any legitimate means.
Let Gu Gan find it himself; she'll only be responsible for intelligence gathering. Anyway, Gu Gan wouldn't let someone as talentless as Ping Shu do manual labor.
“You’ve only just arrived and become Chang Gen’s disciple. You’ve already taken away Mei Liangyu’s power. This might make him hostile towards you,” Huo Xiao said.
“Yes, yes,” Jimeng nodded, “You need to be careful.”
Yu Sui then looked at the two of them: "What else do you know about my senior brother?"
“We haven’t had much contact, we’ve only heard about it. Mei Liangyu and Zhong Lishan are Class A disciples, while we are still Class B. Our usual activities don’t match up,” Huo Xiao calmly analyzed. “I’ve heard people say that he has a strange temper, sometimes kind-hearted, sometimes ruthless, arrogant and conceited, and doesn’t respect anyone.”
“But he is indeed quite capable. He has been a top-tier disciple since the year he entered the academy, just like Zhong Lishan and the others. He has never been demoted.” Ji Meng suddenly remembered something and asked Yu Sui, “By the way, Zhong Lishan’s sister, is her name Zhong Lique? Wasn’t she in the same class as you in the National Academy?”
Yu Sui nodded: "Yes."
Ji Meng said, "Didn't she mention Zhongli Mountain's affairs in Taiyi?"
Yu Sui shook her head regretfully: "We're not that close."
“I think Zhonglishan and Mei Liangyu have a good relationship. I thought Zhonglishan might have mentioned Mei Liangyu to his family.” Ji Meng stroked his chin and said, “Besides Mei Liangyu, I also know someone else, a disciple of the Farmer’s School, Cang Shu.”
Huo Xiao added, "And there's Xing Chun, a disciple of the Yin-Yang School."
Yu Sui asked, "Are these people close to my senior brother?"
Ji Meng shrugged and said, "I don't know if they have a good relationship or not, but it's true that I often see them eating together in the dining hall."
Yu Sui scratched his face upon hearing this, realizing that this senior brother had quite a few dining companions.
As the three of them approached the Legalist Three Provinces Prison, they spotted a white figure standing in front of the prison gate from afar. Yu Sui was oblivious, but Ji Meng recognized Xun Zhiya and instinctively looked at Yu Sui beside him.
It's hard to say what the relationship between Gu Gan and Xun Zhiya was; it wasn't entirely ambiguous.
But Ji Meng also felt that Gu Gan and Yu Sui's relationship was somewhat ambiguous. He even thought that Yu Sui liked Gu Gan, otherwise why would she have indulged Gu Gan and helped him cover up the mess when they were in the capital?
Even after arriving in Taiyi, he always kept Gu Gan in mind, prioritizing him above all else.
Her affection was so pure and sincere. If she knew that Gu Gan and Xun Zhiya had an ambiguous relationship... Ji Mengmeng shook her head. Now was not the time to think about such things!
Let Gu Gan handle it himself!
Yu Sui saw Xun Zhiya and heard about the love-hate entanglement between Xun Zhiya, Gu Gan, and Sha Qian. She heard that Xun Zhiya was a genius of the Legalist school, a saintess of the Southern Jing Kingdom, of noble status, and an ice queen. Whether you look at her face or her money, she was the type that would be hard not to be attracted to.
But Yu Sui's attention was more drawn to the "boy" standing behind Xun Zhiya.
Li Jinshuang, disguised as a man, had a long, silvery-white sword at her waist. She was as calm as a stone, and although she stood behind Xun Zhiya, she seemed to exist outside the entire world.
If love, hate, and grudges are unfolding intensely in Xun Zhiya's world, then Li Jinshuang is a bystander who has absolutely no interest in it.
Thinking of this, Yu Sui couldn't help but smile.
As Ji Meng approached, he noticed Xiang Feifei, who was wearing a veil, with her arms crossed and a pair of arrogant eyes scanning him.
Ji Meng: "..."
If you don't care about the work, you shouldn't come out at all.
Yu Sui strolled into view and said with a smile, "Wow, it's so lively! Is everyone here to wait for Brother Gu?"
Ji Meng gave Huo Xiao a wink, but Huo Xiao immediately turned his face away, indicating that he didn't know anything and shouldn't look at him.
Yu Sui didn't care what others thought, took the key to open the door, and let Gu Gan out.
The dining hall was already quite crowded.
Xing Chun had already reserved a spot on the second floor. He chose a quiet table by the window with a good view, and was waiting for the other three to come and eat.
Zhong Lishan arrived first. He sat down next to Xing Chun, took a teacup to pour himself some water, then used hot water to wet a handkerchief and wiped the table and tableware.
Xing Chun picked up a small dish and mixed dipping sauce for them, casually asking, "Where's the heartless and the brainless one?"
Zhong Lishan said, "I'm going to get the side dishes."
Xing Chun placed the dipping sauce bowls for the others and had just sat down again when he saw Mei Liangyu and Cang Shu each carrying a bowl of lettuce.
The two sat down opposite each other and began to pass bowls, serve rice, wrap vegetables, and add sauces with perfect coordination.
Xing Chun ate with great energy, while Cang Shu, with her fair skin, thin and delicate appearance, looked listless and tired even while eating.
Mei Liangyu was nonchalant, while Zhonglishan was serious and rigid.
While Xing Chun was fighting with Mei Liangyu for vegetables, he asked, "I heard you have a new junior sister today, is she pretty?"
Mei Liangyu replied dismissively, "See for yourself."
Xing Chun: "If it looks good, it looks good; if it doesn't look good, it doesn't look good. What do you mean by 'look for yourself'?"
Mei Liangyu raised her eyelids slightly upon hearing this, and her eyes, when she looked at Xing Chun, were filled with the words "You're sick."
Xing Chun scooped the minced meat into the cornbread and then swallowed it in one gulp: "Then tell me about your trial at the Legalist school today. You showed so little respect to the Legalist school. Do you want to be demoted this year?"
Mei Liangyu remained unconcerned: "What does my ranking have to do with Legalism?"
Cang Shu chewed his food slowly and said weakly, "Your junior sister can also go to the Legalist school to re-determine the case."
“She can’t go,” Mei Liangyu said casually. “I’ve locked her out of the sanctuary.”
Xing Chun tapped the bowl with his chopsticks: "She can't get in?"
Mei Liangyu: "How can someone skilled in martial arts enter?"
Xing Chun was a little surprised: "Is she really a person of Ping Shu? Her father is a famous family, the Three Yama Kings."
“Ten percent compatibility with talent. If she weren’t, her father would have sent her to a famous family long ago.” Mei Liangyu felt there was nothing to discuss and responded with little interest.
Cang Shu glanced out the window and asked, "So... Gu Gan won't be released anytime soon?"
Zhonglishan said, "We won't be able to get out in a short time."
Cang Shu swallowed his rice, picked up his chopsticks, and pointed outside: "Who are those people down there?"
who?
One sentence made the other three people look up from their rice bowls and look out the window at the building below.
On the only way to the dining hall, people stopped in their tracks, their eyes following the person who had appeared.
The flowering trees on both sides of the road swayed, casting dappled shadows, and every now and then there was a shady spot.
Gu Gan was still dressed in the same clothes he had been imprisoned by the Legalists. He walked at the front, his coat draped over one shoulder. When he looked up amidst the crowd's discussions, his eyes were filled with a fierce and menacing look.
Ji Meng and Huo Xiao walked beside him, like the left and right protectors of a ferocious beast.
It was during the break time for classes in all the academies, and there were more or less disciples coming to the dining hall. Many of them knew Gu Gan and were familiar with the disciples who had made the three rulings. They had just heard that Gu Gan's ruling was to continue the probation, and now, at noon, they saw the people who had been placed under probation swaggering into the dining hall.
Xing Chun poked his head out of the window, chuckled, and turned to ask Mei Liangyu, "Isn't he out now?"
Mei Liangyu didn't look at Gu Gan, who was the most prominent person below, nor did he look at Xun Zhiya or Xiang Feifei, who were being talked about behind him. His expression was inscrutable, and his gaze was fixed precisely on Yu Sui at the very back of the crowd.
As Yu Sui stepped out of the shade of the tree, she reached up and brushed her hair aside. Her sleeve slipped down, revealing a dark mark on her wrist.
It was a mark of the Ghost Daoist that Mei Liangyu was all too familiar with.
Mei Liangyu stared at Yu Sui and saw the girl below glance at him as she looked up, her bright almond-shaped eyes filled with a hint of a smile.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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