Chapter 231 The Young Couple Arguing
After connecting the call, Yu Sui remembered Mei Liangyu's morning grumpiness and simply hung up.
When she arrived at the main hall of the sanctuary, she saw Mei Liangyu still sitting in his chair, frowning, his dark eyes coldly staring at her, revealing no emotion.
Yu Sui stood at the door, unsure whether to go in or not.
Her hesitant manner, clutching the wind-listening ruler and unwilling to enter the room, made Mei Liangyu laugh in exasperation: "Come in."
"Senior brother," Yu Sui stepped into the room and tentatively asked in a low voice, "Aren't you asleep?"
Mei Liangyu pressed his forehead acupoint and said expressionlessly, "What is it? Speak up."
Yu Sui rolled her eyes, walked to his side, and pulled another chair to sit down next to him. Although Mei Liangyu looked cold as ice, his dark eyes slowly moved in sync with her movements.
"I forgot." Yu Sui kicked off her shoes and slumped into the chair, deliberately turning her body towards Mei Liangyu as she curled up. She reached out and gently tugged at his thin blanket, saying intentionally, "I'll tell you when I wake up."
Mei Liangyu's eyelashes fluttered slightly as he glanced down and saw her stealing the blanket. Although his expression remained unchanged, he reached out his hand. Yu Sui, with her eyes closed, touched the man's warm palm in the dark. Thinking he wouldn't give it to her, she reluctantly withdrew her hand.
"You've left the academy?" Mei Liangyu asked indifferently, while holding the blanket and covering her with it.
Yu Sui grabbed the still-warm thin blanket and pulled it up around her neck, covering half her face, but still didn't open her eyes.
"I went to a strange place and met some strange people," Yu Sui said in a low voice.
Mei Liangyu listened quietly.
"Senior brother," Yu Sui yawned lazily, "would you please stay here and practice your spells with me these next few nights?"
She looked extremely tired, her voice soft yet slightly hoarse with sleepiness, making her sound incredibly pitiful.
Mei Liangyu thought to herself, "This person in front of me is the best at pretending to be pitiful and weak. When he's begging and acting cute, you can't tell if he's being genuine or not."
At this moment, Yu Sui still had her eyes closed, making it impossible to guess the emotions in her eyes; all that could be seen was a peaceful sleeping face.
It makes people more likely to soften their hearts.
Mei Liangyu remained silent, occasionally glancing at the person beside her whose face was half covered, until her breathing gradually became steady, before leaning back in her chair to continue sleeping.
Although Mei Liangyu didn't say it explicitly, he had stayed in the Ghost Path Sanctuary all day and hadn't gone anywhere else. When he woke up, Yu Sui had already left. Looking at the sky, it was already afternoon. There was a food box on the table, with a note written by Yu Sui.
Yu Sui attended classes at the academy normally, and no one noticed anything unusual about her. Because she often attended extracurricular classes at other institutions, she got to know quite a few people, and the girls she knew often went to attend those classes together.
When someone asked her about her argument with Mei Liangyu, the little princess, who had just been all smiles, instantly turned cold, and no one else dared to ask any further questions.
Xing Chun had the rare opportunity to have Shi Yuezhen and Cang Shu accompany him for a meal today, so he urged Cang Shu to release insects from a distance in the dining hall to eavesdrop on Yu Sui and the others' conversation.
Hearing that the relationship between the two senior and junior disciples was still deadlocked and had become ugly, Xing Chun couldn't help but sigh, pointing at the Listening Wind Ruler with his finger and saying with disappointment, "He usually talks a lot about mountains and rivers, but when it comes to himself, he becomes a blockhead."
Cang Shu, sitting opposite Shi Yuezhen, was focused on peeling shrimp for her. When he saw that her plate was piled high with shrimp, he handed the shrimp to Xing Chun, who was sitting opposite her.
Shi Yuezhen laughed and said, "You're just worried and confused."
"Me?" Xing Chun looked up in confusion, still chewing on the shrimp that Cang Shu had peeled for him.
Shi Yuezhen nodded gently. Although she was usually gentle and kind, she became more casual when she was with familiar people: "Meimei is not stupid, and neither is Suisui. They should be enjoying themselves now, so don't worry about it."
"How can you enjoy arguing and giving each other the cold shoulder?" Xing Chun was increasingly confused as he listened.
Shi Yuezhen smiled and said, "You can also find an opportunity to experience the little pleasures between men and women."
Xing Chun: "..."
Seeing Xing Chun's blank expression, Shi Yuezhen smiled, turned her gaze away, and lowered her head to eat shrimp. She insisted that Xing Chun speak plainly so that Xing Chun could understand, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Xing Chun's neck was stiff. He rolled his eyes at Cang Shu, who was still peeling shrimp. Although his good brother would leave shrimp for him, it was only because Shi Yuezhen didn't want them.
Thinking about it carefully, the relationship between the two seems to have always been very stable. Compared to Zhong Lishan and Su Tong, who break up and make up every now and then, Xing Chun has never seen Cang Shu and Shi Yuezhen quarrel.
Suddenly, Xing Chun couldn't suppress the curiosity stirring within him.
He gave Cang Shu a quick glance and asked in a low voice, "Do you two argue?"
Cang Shu shook his head: "No noise."
"Really?" Xing Chun was a little skeptical, but looking at the two of them, it seemed reasonable. "They've never even argued?"
Cang Shu hummed in response.
Xing Chun and Shi Yuezhen met each other with a helpless look in their eyes, and suddenly they understood something.
Given Cang Shu's temperament—he'd rather sulk than speak—it would be strange if they ever started arguing.
The two people in front of you don't argue. Meimei and Nangong Sui are just arguing for fun. Only Dashan and Sutong are arguing seriously.
When Yu Sui returned to the Ghost Path Holy Hall after finishing her day of classes, she saw Mei Liangyu sitting on the stone steps outside the main hall, playing with the Wind Listening Ruler. She was no longer as cold and aloof as she had been in the morning; instead, she appeared casual and lazy.
However, he did not leave the Ghost Path Sanctuary all day, which can be considered as tacitly agreeing to Yu Suibai's request.
Yu Sui walked over and sat down next to him: "Senior Brother".
Mei Liangyu didn't even raise his head, his fingers rapidly tapping the Wind Listening Ruler, and he only hummed in response.
"Are you still angry?" Yu Sui tilted her head to look at him.
Mei Liangyu then glanced at her dismissively and said lazily with a smile, "What are you angry about?"
Yu Sui: "I'm grumpy when I wake up."
Mei Liangyu paused, her fingers resting on the Listening Wind Ruler. She tapped it twice with her slender, jade-white fingers, then put the ruler away and turned to look at the person beside her: "Weren't you going to practice incantations?"
Yu Sui stood up and nodded, saying, "Practice."
Mei Liangyu, however, was not in a hurry. He slowly stood up and said, "You're not letting me go outside because you're afraid someone outside will try to kill me?"
Yu Sui paused for a moment, then shook her head and asked, "Have you recovered from the poison you suffered in the Abyss Sea last time?"
"It's done," Mei Liangyu said without changing his expression.
Yu Sui tilted her head slightly and stared at him: "But I heard from Sister Yuezhen that the poison of the Six Profound Wood has been cured, but the poison wound has not been healed. The toxins of the Six Profound Wood mixed with the Milky Way Water have stayed in your body for too long. If you use the Five Elements Qi frequently and in large quantities, it will be easier for the Five Elements to become disordered. After the disorder, it may never be able to restore the normal flow."
Then you'd become a useless person.
For the first time, Mei Liangyu realized that Shi Yuezhen's medical skills being too amazing wasn't necessarily a good thing.
“She’s lying to you,” Mei Liangyu said, her expression unchanged. “It’s not that serious. She’s just saying these things to make you worry because she sees how much you care about me.”
"Really?" Yu Sui asked doubtfully.
Mei Liangyu: "I myself am a physician, how could I not know?"
Yu Sui: "A doctor cannot heal himself. You yourself said that, senior brother."
Mei Liangyu: "That depends on what kind of doctor is treating you."
Yu Sui pursed her lips, her tone turning colder: "Then it seems I worried for nothing. Senior brother is as amazing as ever. Even though his poison injury hasn't fully healed, he can still deal with those demons and monsters outside with ease."
She stopped looking at him and turned to walk into the main hall.
Mei Liangyu felt something was off about these words. Every word seemed to be praising his bravery and might, but none of them sounded like that at all.
He followed behind Yu Sui: "But I didn't go out, did I?"
They've all been waiting at the Ghost Path Sanctuary for a whole day.
Without turning his head, Yu Sui said, "Since Senior Brother thinks there's no problem, then let's go out. Anyway, I was just worrying for nothing."
She walked to her desk, tidied up her things, picked up a stack of drawn incantation scrolls, and was about to leave when Mei Liangyu frowned and looked over, asking, "Where are you going?"
Yu Sui said in a light tone, "Senior brother, if you're going to the outer city, then I'll have to go find Brother Gu to practice incantations with me."
Upon hearing this, Mei Liangyu inexplicably recalled the scene where Yu Sui said she could like Gu Gan in Qingyang and her senior brother in Taiyi.
He simply couldn't bear to imagine what would happen if that day ever came.
Mei Liangyu's expression darkened instantly, and he strode forward.
Yu Sui hadn't taken two steps when someone blocked her way, and she unexpectedly bumped into a cold embrace.
Mei Liangyu reached out to stop her, and after she regained her balance, he moved his broad, thick hand from her shoulder to the back of her neck, his thumb and forefinger pressing against the back of her head. With a forceful pull, he forced her to look up at him slightly, unable to dodge.
Upon meeting those clear, innocent eyes, Mei Liangyu couldn't help but laugh in exasperation: "I spent the whole day in the Holy Temple without going anywhere, just waiting for you to come back and practice your spells. And you, right in front of me, are packing your things to go find Gu Gan."
"Is that so?" Yu Sui looked as if she had just realized something. "I thought that Senior Brother was waiting for the time to leave the academy."
Hearing her sarcastic remarks, Mei Liangyu was both annoyed and amused. She lightly pinched the back of her smooth, soft neck and said, "Your sister Yuezhen is right. The poison wound has not yet healed, but the consequences are not as exaggerated as she said. She was just trying to scare you."
Shi Yuezhen can be a little mischievous at times.
Yu Sui stared at him intently.
Mei Liangyu casually took the things she was holding from her arms and put them back on the table, then said, "If you won't let me go to the outer city, then I won't go."
Yu Sui stood in front of the main hall and said, "You take other people's concern as meddling. How can I have the nerve to do that? Senior brother, if you want to go, then go. Who am I to tell you what to do?"
Mei Liangyu: "..."
I never realized my junior sister was so quick-witted. Is she only using her sarcastic and sarcastic skills on me?
His face turned cold, and he pursed his lips, saying, "You are the one I love. If you want, you can control everything I do, big or small. Your power will be greater than that of the kings of the six kingdoms. I will only listen to you. What are you embarrassed about?"
Yu Sui was genuinely embarrassed. Why did she suddenly confess her feelings when they were arguing?
She opened her mouth slightly, wanting to laugh but quickly held it back, deliberately turning her eyes away from him, and said in a light tone, "According to what you're saying, senior brother, if I worry about you in the future, I'll only say that I'm managing your work."
Mei Liangyu stared intently at her, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "I just wanted to see you worry about me."
How rare!
How many people in this world can she truly care about, worry about, or fear being taken advantage of or hurt by?
What bad intentions could Mei Liangyu possibly have? He just wanted to see Yu Sui worry about him a little longer.
Senior Brother's composure left Yu Sui speechless. A slight smile played on her lips as she walked towards Mei Liangyu. She raised her hand and made a drawing with a flick of her wrist, and golden five elements materialized into a heart-shaped symbol that flew over to her. She said, "This is for you."
Mei Liangyu stared at the heart-shaped symbol that flew in front of him; it was a rune he had never seen before.
He raised an eyebrow and looked back at Yu Sui, seeing his junior sister smiling with narrowed eyes: "I'll give you the first spell I created, senior brother. Do you want it?"
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the word "first" was emphasized, as if it was being deliberately stressed, but he liked it.
Mei Liangyu reached out and took it, letting the golden rune fall into her palm, and said, "If you give it to me, you can't give it to anyone else."
Yu Sui walked to the table and sat down: "Then I still have many self-created spells that I can't give away to others?"
Mei Liangyu said, "Draw it out and let me take a look first."
He rested one hand on the table, looking down at the heart-shaped rune in his other hand. Only after Yu Sui drew a new incantation did he tilt his head to look at it.
"What is this?" Mei Liangyu found her junior sister's spell characters, which she had drawn in one stroke, strange and unusual, as she had never seen them before.
Yu Sui pointed to the spell characters floating in the air and explained in a serious tone: "These are spell characters I dreamed about before. Doesn't this one look like an angry little person? And this one, it's an angry little person flipping the table, and the last one looks like a shy little person covering their face."
Mei Liangyu wanted to laugh as she watched, wondering if Yu Sui was drawing curse words or just drawing little figures. But Yu Sui explained it to her in a serious manner, and she found it very interesting, gradually becoming engrossed in watching.
They watched it all night.
After dawn, Yu Sui had already gone to sleep, but Mei Liangyu continued drawing the runes that Yu Sui had left behind.
Seeing his senior brother engrossed in drawing the emoticons he had written, Yu Sui breathed a sigh of relief. Nian Qiuyan and Zhang Xiangyun had both spoken of the formidable abilities of Qin Chongxue and his two companions, and Ou Rushuang's lenient attitude towards their plan to kill Mei Liangyu meant that his senior brother's departure would be extremely dangerous.
In his current state, he is unlikely to gain the upper hand against Qin Chongxue and his group.
Yu Sui was indeed somewhat displeased that Qing Kui had sent people from a great distance to kill Mei Liangyu.
Yu Sui was still trying to figure out how to drive Qin Chongxue and the others out of Taiyi without making a scene when something happened that night.
Xue Mushi recently tried to have a heart-to-heart talk with his cousin Xue Jiayue, but Xue Jiayue refused to talk to him. She would start to get cold and angry after only a few sentences, making it impossible to communicate properly.
Tonight, Xue Jiayue went to the outer city with some people, and coincidentally, some of those people were Xuan Kui's men. Xue Mushi was not at ease, fearing that these people were taking Xue Jiayue out to tempt her to use the Orchid Poison. He didn't know where they were, so he could only ask Yu Sui to help him find his servants.
Xue Mushi thought that since Yu Sui and Xue Jiayue were both girls, chatting and talking with them would be more helpful than talking to him, so he asked Yu Sui and Xue Jiayue to talk to them.
Yu Sui agreed.
After the evening's external training session, he did not immediately return to the Ghost Path Sanctuary.
However, she sent a telepathic message to Mei Liangyu about it, saying that she would be back later.
Mei Liangyu was drawing the magical runes left by Yu Sui in the main hall when he suddenly heard a loud bird cry outside, which pierced through the barrier of the Ghost Path Holy Hall and went straight into his ears.
A voice tinged with provocation.
Farmhouse Warhawk.
Unable to enter the Ghost Path Sanctuary, they could only cause disturbances from the outside.
Mei Liangyu walked out of the main hall and looked towards the entrance of the shrine. After standing quietly for a moment, he went over.
He pushed open the entrance door of the sanctuary, and the black war eagle circling above caught sight of the figure emerging from the sanctuary below and immediately released its claws.
The war eagle was clutching the man's sash, a white sash stained with blood that was quite conspicuous. Two things were tied to each end of the sash: a stone and a wind-listening ruler.
Mei Liangyu reached out and caught the blood-stained belt. He flipped the stone over and looked at it. It had the character "川" (Chuan) written on it. It was a stone with a famous inscription that Yan Xiaochuan had painstakingly found in Xiaoyao Pond.
After reading it expressionlessly, he put the stone away, then opened the Wind Listening Ruler. The ruler was still displaying the communication interface with him, showing the message that hadn't been sent yet:
"Outer city, East Wind Sea, Beast Bone Ship."
Just as Mei Liangyu was about to touch the ruler with his finger, he heard a cracking sound and the Wind Listening Ruler shattered completely in his hand.
He had considered that Xuan Kui's people would use Nian Qiuyan or even Yu Sui to threaten him, but he never expected that these people would capture Yan Xiaochuan.
Now that Yan Xiaochuan has been captured, he really can't refuse to go.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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