Chapter 30 I'm sorry, Senior Brother
Zhong Lique said to Yu Sui, "This person has an injury on his hand, which doesn't look like a fresh one, but rather an old scar. He should be a young man. And the spider in his hand isn't an ordinary one; it has the energy of the five elements attached to it."
She was a little worried: "I have a bad feeling about this, Sui Sui, you have to be careful."
Yu Sui then thought of the Nine Schools of Agriculture, where they relied on small creatures like scorpions and spiders to exchange information. Those who were not disciples of the Agriculture School could not understand the language of beasts.
Wei Ren was about to spread some news that was related to her.
Is it the Breath of Earth?
It's still about the trial.
Or perhaps both.
Over the years, there have been many instances of people from the Farmer Clan hunting her down in an attempt to reclaim the Breath of Earth. There have also been other low-level sorcerers from other families, but the Farmer Clan disciples are the most numerous.
The capital of Qingyang is bustling with people, and although the security is strict, there are always ways to get in.
Compared to the capital city of Qingyang, Taiyi Academy is not an easy place to enter. However, it seems that once you come to Taiyi, being hunted down and having your Breath Soil stolen is unavoidable.
Yu Sui lay back down on the bed. In the dead of night, even her eyes felt slightly warm. She quietly stared at the ceiling, which was dimly lit by candlelight. Living in crowded places made her feel creeped out and her nerves were on edge.
After daybreak, Yu Sui and the others slowly got up after the heat from the strange fire dissipated, washed their faces, and went out.
She took the dragon ladder upstairs to find Wei Ren.
Yu Sui stood outside and knocked on the door, but no one answered. She knocked again patiently.
She kept knocking when no one answered the door.
The knocking continued, and just as Yu Sui reached out to knock again, the door opened.
Mei Liangyu stood at the door, casually draped in a dark coat, his hair loose and flowing down his shoulders, pulling the coat down with it. He seemed to have just woken up; his brows were slightly furrowed, his handsome face indifferent, and he coldly surveyed Yu Sui at the door, asking in a low voice, "What do you want?"
Yu Sui was surprised that it was Mei Liangyu who opened the door. After hearing him ask a question, she came back to her senses, withdrew her hand, and said obediently, "I'm sorry, senior brother, I disturbed your rest. I'm looking for Wei Ren."
Mei Liangyu's dark eyes flickered slightly, and his gaze slowly fell on Yu Sui's face: "He's not here."
Yu Sui nodded and took two steps back: "Then you can continue sleeping, senior brother."
Mei Liangyu closed the door.
Yu Sui blinked as she looked at the closed door, and left with light footsteps.
It has to be said that the senior brother who is not fully awake is more frightening than when he is usually awake.
At least when he was sober, he knew to restrain the indifference and coldness that was ingrained in his bones.
Yu Sui left the dormitory and went to the third study hall of the Yin-Yang School.
These are the last two days of basic instruction.
None of the people who passed the trial yesterday have come. The training hall, which used to be full of people, is now empty except for a dozen or so people sitting in their seats looking unwell. These are the people who failed the trial.
Yu Sui stood at the door and looked around. He didn't see Wei Ren, nor did he see Li Jinshuang or Xue Mushi. After passing the trial, no one wanted to waste time listening to the basic lessons anymore. They had probably all returned to their own families to start serious cultivation.
Before she could decide whether to go to the farmhouse to look for the person, Jing Yunkui suddenly appeared behind Yu Sui and asked in a calm voice, "Why don't you go in?"
Yu Sui turned around, bowed to Jing Yun Kui, and said, "Teacher, I passed the trial yesterday."
Jing Yunkui nodded slightly, said nothing, and walked past her into the study hall.
Yu Sui stepped back quietly, leaving Study Hall No. 3, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.
She used her Wind Riding Technique to rush towards the Ghost Path Holy Hall, told Saint Chang Gen that the trial was complete and she didn't need to go to Hall Number Three anymore, and asked what to do next.
"Master, can you teach me cultivation?" Yu Sui sat at the table, resting her face in her hands, and looked up at the portrait.
“I do intend to teach you cultivation,” Saint Changgen replied, “but you must also cultivate within the academy. If you are expelled from the academy, I will no longer be able to teach you.”
Yu Sui nodded thoughtfully: "Should I go to the Ghost Dao family now?"
Sage Changgen said, “There is your senior brother’s family’s mental cultivation manual on the table. You can take a look at it first.”
After hearing this, Yu Sui glanced at the next table, got up and walked over.
Mei Liangyu's table was piled with many things. Before Yu Sui came, he was the only one who could freely enter and leave this Ghost Dao Holy Hall and do whatever he wanted. The table was cluttered with all sorts of things, and he only needed to be able to find what he needed at a glance.
Yu Sui didn't tidy up the things on his desk. Instead, she looked around and gently pulled out the paper that was pressed at the bottom. Her eyes reflected the beautiful little characters on the white paper.
Black and white seem to be natural opposites, but they blend together harmoniously on paper.
Yu Sui gazed appreciatively at the small characters on the paper, not even bothering to read the content, but finding each character so pleasing to the eye that she couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
This must be what it feels like to encounter something you like.
"Who taught you your calligraphy, Senior Brother?" Yu Sui asked curiously.
The Sage Changgen replied, "It is."
"Then Master's handwriting must be exceptionally beautiful," Yu Sui asked. "Where can I see Master's handwriting?"
“Your senior brother has taken them away. The rest may only be found in the Shenbao Book Pavilion,” said Sage Changgen. “Entry to the Shenbao Book Pavilion requires a Class A qualification, so you can’t go in for the time being.”
"I am my master's disciple. Can't I even see my master's handwriting?" Yu Sui asked in surprise.
Chang Gen the Sage: "No."
Yu Sui asked, "Then can't you even take it, Master? You wrote it yourself."
Chang Gen the Sage: "No."
He added at the end, "I can't move freely in Taiyi. In many places, my arrival will alarm many people."
Yu Sui thought so too. The matter of transforming into consciousness is intangible and invisible, and people will only be afraid.
"Does Shenbao Book Pavilion contain many cultivation techniques and secret manuals?" Yu Sui asked as she looked at the Ghost Daoist manual written by Mei Liangyu. "Would it contain many records related to the cultivation of the Nine Schools of Arts, such as the Heavenly Secrets Technique and the Divine Secrets Technique?"
The Sage Changgen said, "Indeed, there is."
Yu Sui said, "I don't know when I'll be promoted to a Class A disciple."
She did know the top-level disciples, but they weren't very close. She said she wanted to read books related to the Divine Mechanism Technique, but she was afraid others would suspect her. Yu Sui didn't want to have any connection with the three words "Divine Mechanism Technique".
Even Mei Liangyu was kept out of the way by the Sage Changgen, which shows that he also felt that the fewer people who knew about the Divine Strategist Technique, the better.
Yu Sui did think of someone.
She considered it carefully and thought it was feasible.
So she took out the wind-listening ruler and started fiddling with it intently.
The Sage Changgen did not ask any further questions.
"Master, I need to go to the outer city tonight. I'll come back to find you when I get back." Yu Sui got up and walked outside. "I'm leaving now."
Yu Sui invited Gu Gan to have dinner in the dining hall.
She said she left in a hurry yesterday and didn't explain properly, which made Gu Gan worry. She said she would talk about yesterday's events face to face this time.
Gu Gan arrived as agreed.
The two arranged to meet on the fourth floor of the dining hall. It was early morning, and there were still many people there.
Gu Gan came alone, and he frowned as he looked at the injuries on Yu Sui's face.
"Didn't you apply the medicine I gave you?" he asked.
Yu Sui reached out and touched the scar on her face: "I used the one my third brother gave me last night."
Gu Gan snorted: "What he gives is definitely not as good as what I give."
Yu Sui smiled and said, "I'll try yours tonight. Will it make the scars disappear quickly?"
"Of course, it will absolutely not leave any marks on your face," Gu Gan assured him.
Yu Sui touched her face and said, "I have the Five Elements Light Core, which allows me to cultivate the Nine Schools of Arts. I wonder what Father will think when he finds out."
“What can he think? You’re not a person of ordinary arts, yet you can cultivate the ninth-class arts. He’s probably overjoyed.” Gu Gan laughed. “Sui Sui, what are you afraid of? Cultivation will only benefit you. I’d like to see who dares to say that Princess Nangong is a person of ordinary arts in the future.”
Gu Gan even took the initiative to talk to Yu Sui about the Five Elements Genesis Technique.
Yu Sui listened attentively.
They rarely talked about these things before, because Yu Sui was a person of the Ping Shu school, so Gu Gan didn't talk to her about these things much. Even if he explained them, Yu Sui wouldn't understand. Although he could patiently explain, they couldn't find common ground in these topics.
In addition, after Gu Gan went to Taiyi Academy, he did not return to the capital for two years and had no contact with Yu Sui.
But now that Yu Sui can practice the Nine Schools of Arts, the two of them suddenly have more to talk about.
“By the way, there’s a kind of ninth-class technique in the Ghost Daoist school called Spirit Capture. It can extract a person’s spirit, soul, and vital essence, turning the opponent into a walking corpse. It’s quite interesting.” Gu Gan searched his mind for the nine-class techniques of the Ghost Daoist school he knew and chatted with Yu Sui with great interest. “Although it’s a secret technique of the Ghost Daoist school, Sui Sui, you’re so smart, you’ll definitely be able to learn it in the future.”
“Cultivation is a bit tough, but you don’t need to work so hard. No matter what happens in the future, I will protect you.”
Yu Sui nodded and poured tea for the two of them: "Brother Gu, you don't need to worry about me. You just focus on yourself. I can learn some low-level skills to protect myself. How can I let you protect me all the time?"
"I don't want to cause you any trouble or hold you back, Brother Gu."
Gu Gan raised an eyebrow slightly: "I'm willing to do it, I don't find it troublesome at all, and there's no question of me holding anyone back."
Yu Sui added, "But you will eventually settle down and start a family. You should protect the girl you like, your future wife and family."
Gu Gan looked at her and said, "I do have a girl I like, and I am protecting her. In the future, if I settle down and start a family, the person I marry will definitely be her."
Yu Sui asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Gu Gan paused, looking at her with a hint of helplessness: "You'll find out when the time comes."
His wind-listening ruler buzzed, and Gu Gan reached out, took it out, and turned it on.
Yu Sui pressed on, still curious, "Why? Can't I say now? Is it someone I know?"
"You..." Gu Gan was about to say something, but he was stunned when he saw the message from Tingfengchi.
The inscription was sent by an unknown sender and begins with only the character "干" (gān).
"I heard you still want to try the Upside-Down Moon Cave again?"
who?
Gu Gan held the Wind Listening Ruler, his fingertips lightly touching the word-filling grid, but he didn't point out a single word. He stared intently at the message, while Yu Sui's questioning voice echoed in his ears, but the voice grew more and more distant as he pondered.
A new message popped up on the message transmission interface:
"I was only interested in the Milky Way Water, but I didn't expect you to be even more powerful. You broke into the Upside-Down Moon Cave to steal the Floating Pagoda." Yuexia
When Gu Gan saw the end of the message, his pupils dilated, and his hand holding the Wind Listening Ruler tightened slightly.
Yu Sui asked in confusion, "Brother Gu?"
"Who are you?" Gu Gan asked coldly, his fingers flying across the crossword puzzle as he replied.
The other party then said to himself, "Why don't we cooperate? There's strength in numbers. Otherwise, the news of you collecting information about the Floating Pagoda in the academy will soon become known to everyone. At that point, it won't be as simple as just being expelled from the academy, will it?"
Gu Gan: "Are you threatening me?"
"Yes."
Gu Gan's eye twitched violently. He took a deep breath and immediately replied, "Do you think that something like sending a message without using inscriptions is less serious than my collecting of the Floating Pagoda? Those three families will turn the world upside down to find you."
"You can spread it, but no one will believe it."
After the other party finished sending the message, Gu Gan watched helplessly as the previous messages disappeared one by one, unable to stop them at all, and his heart sank.
"how?"
Gu Gang had just seen it when the message disappeared again.
He replied with a stern expression, "What do you want?"
"To celebrate our first collaboration, why don't you go to Shenbao Bookstore and get a few books?"
Gu Gan suppressed his temper and asked, "Are you playing me?"
"Can't you even break into a Class A territory? I don't want to team up with someone who can't even steal from a Class A territory to steal the Floating Pagoda."
Gu Gan: "What exactly do you want?"
"You only have one day. If you don't get it by dawn tomorrow, everyone in the academy will know what you went to the Upside-Down Moon Cave to get."
When Gu Gan saw that the message on the Wind Listening Ruler had disappeared again, he was so angry that he wanted to smash something. But when he looked up, he saw Yu Sui looking at him with some concern: "Brother Gu, what happened?"
"It's nothing." Gu Gan shook his head, put away the Listening Wind Ruler with a sullen face, and stood up, saying, "Sui Sui, you eat by yourself first. I have something to do and need to leave for a while."
Gu Gan was certain that the guy who sent the message was the same person who was in the Upside-Down Moon Cave a month ago.
Was it because he discovered that we were exposed in the Upside-Down Moon Cave last time?
What does it mean that he's come knocking on my door now?
Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Gan's mind, but he finally settled on the last message from the other party.
Damn it, he thought this guy really dared to spread the news.
Gu Gan immediately contacted his close friend Wen Yanghui, who was a top-ranking official.
Yu Sui rested her chin on her hand and blinked as she watched Gu Gan's hurried departure.
She never felt that she and Gu Gan were childhood sweethearts.
They were just using each other.
After entrusting the task of finding the book to Gu Gan, Yu Sui finished the rest of her meal by herself, rested for a while, and then left the academy for the outer city.
It was already afternoon, and Blackbeard was waiting at the academy gate with his carriage.
Upon seeing Yu Sui, he walked over and said, "Princess, this way."
Yu Sui did not use the Wind Control Technique to rush to the outer city, but chose to take a carriage instead.
She lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. Along the way, she could see towering mountains and vast oceans, roadside flowers and forests, and birds occasionally soaring over the sea. Black sea eagles flew higher and higher. As the carriage traveled further and further away from the academy, and rounded a corner, she could see other small islands in the distance.
On the way, Blackbeard introduced Yu Sui to the various businesses owned by the Nangong family in the outer city.
Yu Sui was a little distracted, thinking about the relationship between Gu Gan and Nangong Ming.
Nangong Ming wouldn't waste his time and emotions on useless people, but he was special to Gu Gan. Gu Gan was definitely more than just talented.
In terms of talent, Gu Gan seems to be on par with Sheng Fei, but he must have something that Sheng Fei doesn't have, which is why Nangong Ming favors him.
Perhaps it's because they share the same interests and goals.
Nangong Ming must know Gu Gan's parents, which is why he helped Gu Gan take revenge by sending all the Qingyang ministers who had offended and indirectly caused the deaths of Gu Gan's parents to prison. Over the years, the number of people who died after being sent to prison by him has only increased.
Yu Sui believed that Gu Gan's parents had a good relationship with Nangong Ming.
He even had a good relationship with Madam Su.
Because Madam Su's attitude towards Gu Gan was also different.
It was as if he were taking care of the son of an old friend.
Sometimes Yu Sui felt that Madam Su treated Gu Gan like her own son.
Madam Su would teach Gu Gan to recognize the medicinal and poisonous herbs grown by farmers, and she would also teach him the language of the animals.
With Madam Su's help, Gu Ganlian became immune to all poisons, and ordinary toxins could not harm him.
Gu Gan could make Madam Su laugh, wiping away the sorrow from her face and temporarily making her forget those grudges and grievances.
Why do people prefer Gu Gan?
Yu Sui used to think about this when she was bored, but after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't find a reason and could only accept her fate.
Today, when she heard Gu Gan talk about Nangong Ming's tone and expression, she suddenly thought of it.
Yes.
Perhaps Gu Gan also possessed divine wisdom.
Nangong Ming had always known this.
Knowing that Gu Gan possessed the Divine Strategist Technique, Nangong Ming did not take it away, but instead chose to protect and nurture his growth.
People are treated differently.
"Princess, we have arrived."
Blackbeard's voice brought Yu Sui back to her senses. She lowered the carriage curtain, got off the carriage, and followed Blackbeard into the bustling restaurant ahead.
The restaurant was packed with people. The first floor smelled of food, the second floor had private rooms, and the third floor also had private rooms, but they were noisy because the third floor was a casino, the fourth floor was for accommodation, and the fifth floor was for receiving guests.
Once the door was closed, it was absolutely quiet inside.
Yu Sui walked to the table and sat down, watching as Blackbeard handed her a box containing a secret letter: "This is the prince's reply to you."
Unable to use the wind-measuring stick to transmit messages, they could only communicate by letter.
Yu Sui opened it and took a look.
Nangong Ming praised her for becoming Chang Gen's disciple and for resolving Gu Gan's crisis on her very first day. He was very satisfied with her performance and wrote in his letter, "You have finally grown into a useful person."
"When you are learning spiritual practice, don't forget to let the children of the Zhongli family leave the academy."
Yu Sui stared at the end of the letter for a long time.
Does this mean she wants Zhonglishan to be expelled from Taiyi Academy?
Zhongli Ci sent his son to Taiyi Academy not only to help Zhongli Shan improve his cultivation level, but also to help him find a way to break the famous family's Heavenly Secret Technique, the Asura Eye. This would alleviate the pressure on the Zhongli family, at least reducing the fatal weakness that Nangong Ming had in his hands.
In previous years, Nangong Ming did not take any action against Zhong Lishan. Now that he is saying this, does he think that Zhong Lishan's current growth has finally threatened him?
Yu Sui lit the letter in front of the candle and said softly, "Find all the information about Zhonglishan at Taiyi Academy."
Blackbeard nodded and immediately complied, thinking to himself that he was indeed the successor chosen by the prince, speaking no nonsense and acting swiftly.
He definitely didn't choose the wrong side.
Yu Sui read through all the news about Zhongli Mountain at the Nangong family's restaurant. She didn't rub her eyes until it got dark outside. The heat brought by the strange fire after nightfall made her raise her hand to fan herself.
Blackbeard stayed with her all afternoon, so that Yu Sui could answer any questions she might have immediately.
"Princess, would you like to rest for a while and have something to eat before returning to the academy?"
Blackbeard suggested.
"Just grab something to eat." Yu Sui slammed the Wind-Listening Ruler on the table, slumped down beside it, and said listlessly, "I've seen enough. I'll go back after I finish eating."
Seeing her like this, Blackbeard didn't ask any more questions, nodded, and went downstairs to get her some food.
Yu Sui lay on the table, thinking, why didn't Nangong Ming ask Gu Gan to do this troublesome thing, but instead made her do it? Could it be that this old man was testing whether her relationship with the Zhongli family's children was still good?
Once she "grew into a useful person," she was subjected to one order after another from Nangong Ming, making her do things she didn't want to do.
As Yu Sui lay on the table deep in thought, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an unusual red color out of the corner of his eye.
The red spider crept in through a small crack in the window and crawled along the window frame. It stopped when it noticed Yu Sui staring at it, and the two seemed to be sizing each other up.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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