Chapter 379 Can't Meimei drive the cloud chariot and fly the dragon by herself?
When Shi Yuezhen first entered Taiyi, she gained a lot of attention because of her blind eyes. Later, because of her talent in medicine, she was taken in as a personal disciple by the medical sage Jiang Shulan, and her fame soared overnight.
At Taiyi Academy, there are many troublemakers among farmers. Compared to Shi Yuezhen's smooth and successful life, Cang Shu had some difficulties when he first entered Taiyi.
Because Cang Shu was too cold-hearted and didn't listen to people much, just standing there without saying a word gave those troublemakers the illusion that "you dare not submit to me?"
It took his senior brothers and sisters asking him three or five questions before they could barely get a nod from Cang Shu.
However, sometimes he was just slow to react and didn't quite understand what people meant.
People often speak at length, with lots of polite words or sarcastic remarks, but Cang Shu usually empties his mind to give himself a break, so it's hard for him to listen.
In the farmer's class, Mei Liangyu sat next to him, and each interaction was very brief: "Get up."
"Close the window."
"let."
The two had one thing in common: they both slept at their desks during a class taught by a certain teacher, and they got along very well.
That year, Cang Shu was in Taiyi. Apart from his instructors, no more than five people remembered him, and Mei Liangyu was one of them.
When Shi Yuezhen was judged by the Legalists, it was also the year that Mei Liangyu participated in the judgment for the first time in place of his master, the Sage Changgen.
Before he entered the Tianjian Division, he saw a young man waiting outside.
The boy was quiet and still, but he was no longer in his usual sleepy, dazed state. Mei Liangyu sensed from Cang Shu that if Shi Yuezhen and the others couldn't leave the Tianjian Division's gates, the boy would rush in without hesitation and kill anyone who tried to stop them from leaving.
Regardless of whether the people inside are saints or how many saints there are.
Mei Liangyu felt that Cang Shu's behavior was courting death, but when he was about to enter the Tianjian Division, he saw Shi Yuezhen, who was facing the pressure of the saint, but only turned to look at the boy outside, and he found it somewhat interesting.
Mei Liangyu then turned back and kicked Cang Shu to the ground outside the gate of the Tianjian Division, beating him severely. Upon seeing this, Shi Yuezhen immediately tried to rush out, but was suppressed by the Legalist saints inside the hall.
While beating Cang Shu, Mei Liangyu mocked Cang Shu and Shi Yuezhen as country bumpkins who had come to Taiyi, and ridiculed them for living like stray dogs outside Taiyi.
The contrast between Cang Shu's disheveled state and Mei Liangyu's aloofness successfully evoked pity in Jiang Shulan, making her realize how difficult her disciple's past had been. Therefore, when all the votes in the Legalist ruling were unfavorable to Shi Yuezhen, she gave the young man a second chance and ultimately softened her heart and let Shi Yuezhen go.
Shi Yuezhen and Cang Shu would not voluntarily talk to others about those embarrassing past events. At that time, Shi Yuezhen did not know Jiang Shulan well and did not know that this method could be used.
Mei Liangyu beat up Cang Shu, which Shi Yuezhen remembered. In addition, Mei Liangyu revealed their past, which made Shi Yuezhen suspicious. So, before the misunderstanding was cleared up, the two were quite at odds.
Afterwards, Cang Shu asked Mei Liangyu how he knew how he lived before he came to Taiyi.
Mei Liangyu stared at Cang Shu and Shi Yuezhen for a long while, then raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that my wild guess was right?"
He had no idea what kind of life Cang Shu and Shi Yuezhen had lived before, but of course he described the situation as as miserable as possible, as long as Jiang Shulan believed him.
Shi Yuezhen and Cang Shu both fell silent.
After that day, their misunderstanding with Mei Liangyu was completely resolved.
Later, they were surrounded by more people.
Cang Shu was often invited to eat with Xing Chun, and Shi Yuezhen was often asked by Kong Yiyi to give her more medicine for external injuries. If she refused, Kong Yiyi would act coquettishly and call her "good Yuezhen" repeatedly.
Shi Yuezhen had never been called that before, and she was stunned on the spot. Before she could even process what was happening, she had already reached out her hand holding the wound medicine.
Zhong Lishan initially thought that Cang Shu was the most honest and discreet person he knew, so when he was feeling down that day, he invited Cang Shu to drink and, in his drunken state, talked about his experiences with Su Tong.
Cang Shu sat opposite, pouring wine attentively, trying to be a good listener, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Nian Qiuyan and Mei Liangyu.
As soon as he looked up, Mei Liangyu made a shushing gesture, and the two of them sat down on either side of him.
The tipsy Zhonglishan was still drinking with his head tilted back, looking at his reflection in the wine bowl and talking about his troubles.
Before he passed out from drunkenness, Zhong Lishan stammered, "You won't tell anyone about what happened tonight, will you?"
Cang Shu glanced at the two people beside him who were trying not to laugh and said no.
They have finished listening.
The next day, Zhongli Shan woke up at the dinner table. He stared at the three wine bowls in front of Cang Shu and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he asked, "How do you have so many wine bowls?"
Cang Shu replied without changing his expression, "I have a habit of drinking from three bowls."
For a long time afterward, whether eating or drinking, Zhonglishan would always place three bowls in Cangshu's seat.
During holidays, Kong Yiyi and Su Tong would receive holiday gifts and local specialties from their families, which they would then share with Mei Liangyu, Shi Yuezhen, and Cang Shu, three poor souls who had no one to send them holiday gifts.
Kong Yiyi gave local specialties from her hometown, while Su Tong gave pastries made by her mother.
Nian Qiuyan always maintained the persona of going home for New Year's Eve in front of them, so she never stayed in Taiyi for the New Year. Zhonglishan would also find time to go home at the end of the year.
As the year draws to a close, Kong Yiyi and Su Tong would ask their families to send them New Year's goods in advance, so that they could eat them on New Year's Eve.
Mei Liangyu would first go to the Ghost Path Holy Hall to accompany his master on that day, then take Xing Chun, who dared not go home on New Year's Eve, and Shi Yuezhen and Cang Shu, who had no home to return to, to the outer city to eat and watch the excitement. Finally, he would call on the two Wen Yang brothers to steal some fireworks from their government office to set them off.
From a very long time ago, Shi Yuezhen and Cang Shu had only each other. They depended on each other for survival and went through countless days and nights. After arriving in Taiyi, they had more and more contact with the world.
In the past, when Shi Yuezhen was busy, Cang Shu could only sit alone in a daze. Now, however, he can go out to dinner with Xing Chun, help Mei Liangyu take a look at the tamed insects, drink with Zhong Lishan, and go out for a stroll with Nian Qiuyan.
Shi Yuezhen used to only have Cang Shu in her heart and only cared about him. Later, she unknowingly had two other girls in her heart. She would think for them and do things for them that she had never done before.
A few months ago, the three of them got together to talk about how they would spend New Year's Eve this year. Kong Yiyi said that Shi Yuezhen should come to her house to play, and Su Tong also raised her hand and said, "Go to her house this year, and come to my house next year!"
Kong Yiyi said, "My home is like spring all year round, and it's never cold in winter. The environment and climate where you want to plant are very suitable."
“I have to take Cang Shu with me,” Shi Yuezhen said.
“Then let’s go together!” Kong Yiyi said. “I knew you two couldn’t be separated. Tongtong can also invite Dashan to come along.”
“He can’t, he has to go back to Qingyang. He only has that little time to go back to see his parents and sister throughout the year.” Su Tong yawned. “You can invite Chun’er along, he’s really craving your scallion oil chicken.”
Kong Yiyi asked in bewilderment, "Can Chun'er leave Taiyi?"
“It’s Meimei who can’t leave Taiyi!” Su Tong laughed. “Chun’er wants to go anywhere as long as he doesn’t go back to his own home.”
Shi Yuezhen said, "I just don't know if he'll be willing to leave Meimei alone in Taiyi."
Kong Yiyi rolled her eyes and said, "Then let's think of a way to get Meimei out of here."
Su Tong shook her head repeatedly: "I don't want to fight with Saint Chang Gen, it's too scary!"
Kong Yiyi snorted, "Can't Meimei just drive the cloud chariot and fly away by herself?"
Shi Yuezhen: "He said he had driven it before, but was intercepted by Elder Chang halfway there."
Su Tong also said, "It's more reliable to have him swim out of the sea than to have him drive a cloud chariot and fly like a dragon."
Kong Yiyi asked, "Can he swim?"
"have no idea."
"I think so."
"That would take several days of swimming."
"..."
The three discussed ways for Mei Liangyu to leave Taiyi, and eventually all of them fell asleep.
Shi Yuezhen awoke from her deep sleep. When she opened her eyes, all she saw was darkness; she couldn't even see the shape of the Qi. However, she keenly sensed that the surging Five Elements Qi around her was in a state of battle. At the same time, she heard a familiar female voice scolding, "Shi Yuezhen! You have nowhere to run now! Hand over the Purple Plate Pot at once!"
Qian Ying's voice still annoyed her as always.
Shi Yuezhen instinctively wrapped her arms tightly around the person in front of her. After feeling Cang Shu's warmth, she asked in a low voice, "Where are we?"
Only after she asked that question did Cang Shu realize that she really couldn't see anything.
“We’re near the exit of the medical facility. You’ve been unconscious for two hours,” Cang Shu said. “We’ve been found.”
Shi Yuezhen stared blankly with one black and one white eye, looking both dazed and foolish.
She couldn't see, but she could hear Xing Chun and Kong Yiyi's voices, and people shouting in panic to get back quickly and be careful of the divine sword technique Tai'a.
Zhonglishan only repelled the pursuers without harming anyone.
Qian Ying looked in the direction of Zhongli Mountain, her eyes flashing, but her hand under her sleeve was already moving.
She was still annoyed and resentful about the scene where Zhong Lishan and his gang caused Gu Gan to chase Su Jichun and fall off a cliff.
Qian Ying temporarily forgot about Xun Zhiya beside her and used her Wind Control Technique to attack Zhong Lishan at close range. The protective aura she ignited carried purple poisonous flames, and several silver needles materialized from her aura were held between her fingers, each one aimed at Zhong Lishan's vital points.
"Holy Maiden! Be careful!" Shu Chujun's anxious voice reached Shi Yuezhen's ears.
The reason they fought here was because Nian Qiuyan calculated Xun Zhiya's location, and Cang Shu came to arrest Xun Zhiya, but was discovered by Qian Ying and several instructors.
Within the range of Cang Shu's phoenix summoning, the insect beasts of the farmers' disciples and the Void Star Generals of the Yin-Yang School instructors were controlled by Cang Shu and attacked Xun Zhiya together.
Shu Chujun's own star general had also been turned against him. In his panic, he couldn't help but shout, "Qian Ying! Come and help me right now!"
Surrounded by several star generals, Xun Zhiya looked solemn. She made hand seals with great speed and used her lightning summoning technique to barely stop the first two star generals. Just then, the frost python behind her was about to bite her shoulder.
Xun Zhiya was already prepared to be injured, but then she saw another figure fly in front of her, and a long arrow with a bright white glow landed behind her. The Moon-Piercing Arrow also formed a barrier to block the attacking Frost Serpent.
Xia Feichen and Xun Zhiya's surprised gazes met, but before they could exchange any more words, Xia Feichen felt his breath catch in his throat and lost contact with the light core in his body. Unable to use the Five Elements Qi, he landed in a sorry state and was instead protected by Xun Zhiya to fight the Frost Python.
He looked menacingly in Shi Yuezhen's direction: "Last time at the clinic, did you really do something to me?"
Shi Yuezhen closed her eyes and shed tears of blood again. She said, "You should have listened to Dean Jiang and gone to the medicinal bath to seal the wormholes first, instead of chasing us here."
Duan Mingde, who was about to rush forward with his sword drawn, stopped in his tracks in frustration after seeing Xia Feichen's condition, and dared not move forward.
He was one of the unfortunate ones who had been infected with wormholes. At this moment, Duan Mingde could only shout at Shi Yuezhen from a distance: "Shi Yuezhen, you can't escape! Now, you only have one way out: hand over the secret weapon and die. But I'm taking pity on you. As long as you repent in time and remove the wormholes from everyone, we will plead with the academy on your behalf and spare your life!"
Lu Pengpeng, Su Xingchao, and Bei Shan, who were fighting with Xing Chun, all distanced themselves after discovering that Xia Feichen's connection with the light core had been severed by Shi Yuezhen.
Another group, led by Mu Shiyan, retorted, "You're still going to plead for her? Are you an idiot? Someone like her doesn't deserve to live!"
Duan Mingde glared angrily at Mu Shiyan, thinking, "What a fool who doesn't even know how to stall for time!"
Zuoqiu Shan's face darkened, and he spoke up, "Shi Yuezhen, as a member of the medical profession, you have brought shame upon the medical community. Don't you feel even a shred of remorse?"
Shi Yuezhen did not answer.
Bei Shan then looked at Zhong Lishan and Kong Yiyi, frowning as he said, "You two are actually going to help someone like her?"
After Zhongli Shan defeated Qian Ying, he said expressionlessly, "You've been working for Pu Heng, what right do you have to say such things?"
Beishan's eye twitched slightly for a moment.
Qian Ying retreated to Shu Chujun's side and looked around. Most of the people who came had been infected with insect eyes by Shi Yuezhen. After seeing Xia Feichen's fate, they dared not move forward easily and watched helplessly as Xun Zhiya was trapped.
Just as she was about to curse, Shi Yuezhen mustered her last strength, and her falling tears of blood were blown by the gale, transforming into blood-red vines that rushed towards Xun Zhiya with lightning speed.
Xia Feichen was about to grab Xun Zhiya and pull her away when he turned around and saw that blood vines were flying towards him from behind, aiming straight for his brow. At the critical moment, Xun Zhiya protected him, but she herself was entangled by the blood vines and pulled towards Shi Yuezhen.
Just as Xun Zhiya was about to be brought in front of her, Shi Yuezhen suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, unable to use the Five Elements Qi, and Xun Zhiya also fell from the sky.
Seeing this, the crowd outside all attacked simultaneously, unleashing countless unorthodox techniques at Shi Yuezhen in an instant.
Sword energy, the spirit of famous calligraphers, the summoning of ghosts, the yin and yang star generals—a rain of arrows filled the sky with sharp, whistling sounds. Zhongli Shan and Xing Chun rushed to Cang Shu and the other two immediately, while Qian Ying also rushed towards Xun Zhiya.
In the life-or-death race against time, Cang Shu was prepared to fight against everything before him. His protective aura burned fiercely, but suddenly a howling wind came from above, like the roar of a dragon.
The enormous golden dragon swooped down from the clouds without warning at a speed that no one could fathom. People had never seen it strike the ground at such a speed, and the pressure of the five elements it brought was terrifying and made people tremble.
The long golden line weaved through the sky above Shi Yuezhen, bearing the different blessings of renowned masters and saints, and the powerful body modified by the mechanical masters, which impacted and destroyed all the lowly techniques that were heading towards Shi Yuezhen.
The shockwave sent countless flowers, grass, and trees flying. The cloud chariot came to an abrupt stop above Shi Yuezhen. The door opened, and the young man standing at the door was still damp. His dark eyes calmly looked down at Cang Shu and Shi Yuezhen: "Get on."
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