Chapter 31
It's not that Nan Xi doesn't know these fellow junior brothers and sisters. Not only does she know them, but she can even say that she is very familiar with them.
Unlike Qi Zhao and others, although these disciples were not in the sect during this period of time, they occupied a very important position in both the previous and subsequent plots.
In the plot, they are not the main characters, but they can be considered key characters. People like Qi Zhao and Lian Qianxing, because they keep their distance from the heroine, are marginal characters in the plot. They don't appear often and just have a name.
The three people in front of him, such as the hot-tempered woman named Lou Wenzhu, look noisy, but in fact she is bold and careful. Not only does she not deal with the heroine, she also said a wise saying long ago: "If you make friends with Nan Xi, there will be no good ending in the end."
The other person, Shen Xinxi, is usually quiet and gentle. Although she has no hostility towards Nan Xi, she strongly disagrees with her approach. She spends the whole day trying to make Nan Xi understand and makes a lot of efforts to this end.
She was considered the female disciple in the sect who had the best relationship with Nan Xi.
The only man among the three is named Jingfeng. He is a martial arts idiot. He doesn't talk much on weekdays, but he seems to have a grudge against Nan Xi. He always challenges Nan Xi to a duel and says some hurtful words to her after winning.
Nan Xi didn't dislike them, she even found them interesting, but if you asked her why she didn't recognize them just now.
Maybe my heart was blind as well as my eyes.
And the moment Lou Wenzhu saw Nan Xi, because of her distraction, the opponent's fierce attack wrapped in spiritual energy arrived in front of her in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the critical moment, Nan Xi's eyes sharpened, and her sword rushed down instantly, piercing in front of Lou Wenzhu's eyes, making a crisp buzzing sound.
The war that was about to break out seemed to have been stopped at this moment.
The strong man leading the opposite side took a quick look and found that there were three more people in the sky. Then he estimated their fighting strength and his expression changed immediately.
"Brothers! Grab the stuff and run!"
In just the time it took to say these words, the nine opponents indiscriminately divided up the corpse of the spirit beast, made a gesture of fighting, and were ready to run.
But Qi Zhao and Luo Tingyun were not pushovers. The moment they saw their movements, they drew their swords and picked up the storage bags of several people in an instant. For a moment, the gang didn't know whether to run or not, and their expressions became distorted.
Nan Xi had already fallen to the ground and was standing silently behind, facing Lou Wenzhu's incredulous eyes with an expressionless face.
[What are you looking at, little brat? Isn't it natural that the senior sister is amazing? ]
The sword she just swung was so agile and she resolved the crisis for Lou Wenzhu in the blink of an eye. It was unlike the strength she had shown before, so it was normal for Lou Wenzhu to be in disbelief.
However, Nan Xi's quiet performance did not seem to have the desired effect. Lou Wenzhu seemed to have seen something strange and her eyes widened.
"... Senior Sister, you!"
Lou Wenzhu's mouth was quickly covered by Shen Xinxi. The quiet girl smiled at Nan Xi and said, "Junior sister is unreasonable, senior sister, please don't mind it. Wenzhu, why don't you thank senior sister."
Seeing Lou Wenzhu nodded twice vigorously, Shen Xinxi finally let go of her hand.
They had already known about Nan Xi's secret disclosure through their disciple's jade disc, and had discussed the matter before. But the situation was urgent just now, and Lou Wenzhu had apparently forgotten about it for a moment, and almost let the cat out of the bag.
But after Shen Xinxi's reminder, she also remembered, looked at Nan Xi, and said awkwardly: "Thank you, Senior Sister."
Lou Wenzhu was very dissatisfied. How could she be a brat? ! How could she be a brat? !
But because Nan Xi said this in her heart, she couldn't refute it and could only try hard to hold it in.
At this time, the one who had just provoked couldn't help but speak, "Hey... just now it was our problem, how about the spirit beasts split it equally now?"
They knew that Lou Wenzhu and the other two were powerful, but they were outnumbered and after weighing the pros and cons, they felt that it was more likely that nine people could defeat three, so they chose to break the agreement. But then three more people came, and each one was more powerful than the last. They definitely had no chance of winning, and could only abide by the rules again.
Lou Wenzhu's attention was diverted. Upon hearing this, she clasped her hands across her chest and sneered.
"Things are different now. Just now we wanted to split it with you, that was because we were good people, but now it's not possible."
She stretched out her hand and made a number, "We are seven, you are three!"
After Qi Zhao and Luo Tingyun stopped the people, they stood on one side and blocked their escape route. At this time, they did not say a word, but their aura was quite intimidating.
Nan Xi only listened to what Lou Wenzhu said and sighed in praise, "Junior Sister Lou is really smart. She figured out the situation so quickly and left them a way out. Even if they are reluctant to do so, they will compromise under pressure."
Lou Wenzhu heard these words word for word. She couldn't help but feel proud, but because Nan Xi was complimenting her, she felt awkward. She hesitated for a moment, but still put on a firm look and pretended that she didn't hear what Nan Xi said.
It's the same as not praising her if the senior sister praises her, so it doesn't count.
The words of the senior sister are like wind on the ears. Don't take them to your head, otherwise you will become stupid.
It's a good thing that Nan Xi can't hear other people's thoughts, otherwise she would have to explain Lou Wenzhu's two sentences in detail.
At this moment, the other side's reaction was not much different from what Nan Xi said. They were clearly dissatisfied, but after looking at Nan Xi and the others for a while, they chose to compromise.
The situation afterwards was relatively peaceful under the supervision of Nan Xi and others.
Jing Feng was originally standing aside with a sword in his arms. When the group left, one of the younger brothers glanced at him with a look of disobedience. He suddenly straightened up and half-pulled out his sword, which frightened the younger brother so much that he trembled, howled, and hurriedly caught up with the team over there.
Nan Xi was so amused by what she saw, [I am dying of laughter, Junior Brother suddenly lost all control of himself, hahahahahahahaha, he was even trembling. ]
Qi Zhao and Luo Tingyun were already used to Nan Xi's thoughts, so they could act as if nothing had happened. However, Lou Wenzhu and the others were still very curious and couldn't help but look in Nan Xi's direction.
After those people left, Nan Xi was the only one who was in the spotlight.
Nan Xi combed her hair and pretended not to notice the looks from these people. She sighed in her heart, "I really attract a lot of attention, huh? Now that my fellow apprentices are here, should I pretend?"
Pretend? What are you pretending for?
Before people could get confused, Nan Xi's expression changed instantly. There was some sadness in her melancholy, and some cowardice in her sadness.
Lou Wenzhu: “…”
She just couldn't get used to seeing Nan Xi like this, so she simply turned her head away, thinking that she wouldn't be bothered by it.
It was Qi Zhao who spoke up and broke the tense atmosphere among them, "Are you guys going back to the sect? Since we have met, why don't we go back together?"
Shen Xinxi glanced at Nan Xi's expression, wanting to say something but stopping herself. After thinking for a while, she said nothing and nodded, "Since we have met, we must be together."
Jingfeng suddenly came over and said, "I have no objection."
After saying that, he turned his gaze to Nan Xi and stared at her without blinking.
Nan Xi: “…”
She quietly leaned towards Luo Tingyun and said, "Junior sister, if this Junior Brother Jing wants to compete with me, please help me deal with him."
Luo Tingyun glanced at Jing Feng and nodded silently.
Because of Nan Xi's movement, Lou Wenzhu and others, who had just noticed Luo Tingyun, instantly focused their attention on Luo Tingyun and widened their eyes slightly.
"Junior sister?!"
"Wow, Junior Sister, you are so tall and beautiful."
Shen Xinxi gave Luo Tingyun a friendly smile, "Junior sister, will you travel with us from now on? Welcome."
Jing Feng turned his attention to Luo Tingyun. After a while, he tilted his head and asked, "Junior sister, how is your sword?"
He was ready to challenge Luo Tingyun again, but Shen Xinxi slapped his hand and said, "It's not appropriate to compete now. Let's talk about it after we return to the sect."
Upon hearing this, Jing Feng shrank back unwillingly.
He didn't give up, "Then Junior Sister, let's compete after we return to the sect."
…
After Luo Tingyun recognized everyone and chatted for a while, when he remembered to leave, half an hour had passed.
Nan Xi was very silent during this period. After all, the protagonist at this time was Luo Tingyun. She was still listening to their conversation and quietly gently when she thought what they said was right.
For example, when someone said Luo Tingyun was good-looking or powerful, she nodded.
Then, when Luo Tingyun turned around to praise Lou Wenzhu and Jingfeng, Nan Xi shook her head seriously and sighed in her heart. If Luo Tingyun was praising Shen Xinxi, Nan Xi would also nod thoughtfully.
During this time, Lou Wenzhu looked at Nan Xi again and again, and almost couldn't suppress her temper, but was quickly suppressed by Shen Xinxi.
After almost saying everything that needed to be said, the group of six headed towards the sect.
Originally, according to the plan of Nan Xi and others, they were to go to Yunxiang City first, but now the fellow disciples were anxious to return to the sect, so they made an accommodation. In two days, the atmosphere of Tianyun Sword Sect changed.
Then there will be no restrictions if you want to go down the mountain.
However, what no one expected was that when they returned to the sect, they saw He Jian Li Yunzheng and their master, the elder of Tianyun Sword Sect, all waiting for them. There was a big commotion and even Nan Xi was frightened.
[Why is there such a grand ceremony? Could it be that now when disciples return to the sect, they need the elders to come and welcome them? ]
A group of elders: "..."
He Jian couldn't help but glare at Nan Xi, and then explained his purpose, "Although it's nothing serious, you are all gathered together again after such a long time. We not only want to test the strength of many of our current disciples, but also talk about something about the Dibai Secret Realm in the near future."
As soon as he said this, the disciples who had been somewhat relaxed just now could not help but look serious.
Assessing strength and the Emperor Bai Secret Realm, these two things are very serious matters.
As for the current test, everyone present couldn't help but secretly observe the people around them and speculate on their abilities.
Only Nan Xi was empty-minded.
[Where is the strength control this time? Is the foundation-building period just a mediocre success? ]
When this thought came out, He Jian's face trembled. The others who already knew that Nan Xi was holding back on her strength stopped talking and kept calm. Only the last three people began to have doubts in their minds.
What does Nan Xi mean? !
But Nan Xi obviously had no intention of answering their questions, and his thoughts quickly drifted to other places.
[Emperor Bai Secret Realm, there seems to be a big plot afterwards. 】
As soon as the word "plot" came out, the eyes of the other people froze.
So there were more than ten people present, all with serious expressions, but all of them focused their attention on Nan Xi.
[Let me think about it... it's too early to forget it. I won't think about it anymore. ]
After saying this, Nan Xi finally turned her attention back to reality. After a while, she asked in confusion, "Huh? Why is no one talking? What are you doing standing here?"
He Jian quickly cleared his throat.
"This assessment does not require you to compete, but to pass the five levels of the Tianyun Sword Sect's assessment."
The five levels test swordsmanship, agility, strength, and cultivation respectively, and the last level is a comprehensive strength test with formations to allow disciples to use all their strength and hold on until the last moment.
It is very tiring, but only after such an assessment can the sect have a completely clear understanding of the disciples' abilities.
Nan Xi seemed to be listening seriously, but after meeting He Jian's gaze from time to time, she couldn't help but wonder.
[Master, why do you always look at me? Are you worried that I am not strong enough? I don’t think I need to worry, I just am not strong enough.]
He Jian let out a breath slowly and told himself not to be angry.
In today's assessment, he must find out Nan Xi's strength.
The assessment was divided into formations. Seven people - including the young junior brother Lian Qianxing - entered the formation together and began the assessment.
The elders outside the formation were able to fully grasp the situation.
Originally, as the eldest senior sister, Nan Xi deserved more attention than others. But today, the elders all knew He Jian's plan and were extremely curious about Nan Xi's hidden strength, so they couldn't help but pay more attention to her.
Among this group of people, Li Yunzheng was the only one without a disciple. She sat idly, with one hand on her chin, and said to He Jian: "Brother, do you really think that today's formation can bring out the strength of my nephew?"
"Of course." He Jian raised his chin slightly.
But Li Yunzheng was still nonchalant, "But why do you have to know her true strength? We don't know what's around me right now. Let alone her strength, her character setting may be the result of her being restricted."
"If we force her to reveal her true strength, we don't know what will happen."
He Jian had already made up his mind, and his beard looked snow-white and smooth, but he couldn't help but pause and frowned subconsciously.
He knew as much as Li Yunzheng, so he naturally knew that what Li Yunzheng said made sense. After hesitating for a while, he finally changed the content of the formation to the same as that of others when the assessment officially began.
Nan Xi didn't know that a disaster had just passed her by, and at this moment she was taking the test seriously.
The first level is swordsmanship. There will be a human-shaped phantom in front of her. She will practice from the first move of Tianyun swordsmanship to the last move, and then practice the other swordsmanship that Nan Xi has learned so far. As long as there is a mistake, the phantom will attack Nan Xi.
The power of the phantom gradually increased from the ordinary level at the beginning until it suppressed Nan Xi and forced her to retreat, and then reached the second level.
The formation changed, and the sword shadows rushed towards Nan Xi. Nan Xi had to dodge the sword shadows, but the sword shadows became faster and faster, increasing from one to three, four... until Nan Xi was hit by the sword.
The third level is relatively simple. A huge rock will come towards her and she has to split it. The rock will become harder and harder until she finally fails to split it.
The fourth level... The fifth level...
When Nan Xi came out of the formation, even though she was in the Jindan stage and had gathered a lot of strength, she still felt tired.
As soon as she came out, she looked up and met the gazes of He Jian and the elders. She was silent for two seconds, then fell to the ground with a pale face.
"Master... I tried my best."
Nan Xi's eyes were filled with tears, and she looked extremely self-blaming, "It's my fault that I'm incompetent."
[Fuck, it's perfect, really, just my performance, oh no, and the control of the score just now is also perfect, how is that logic said, if you want to rely on zero points, you must know all the answers, I am really awesome. ]
He Jian: "..."
He was so angry that he suddenly said in a deep voice, "As a sword cultivator, where is your backbone? No matter how tired or painful you are, you can't fall down casually! Stand up for me!"
Nan Xi was scolded and silently got up from the ground, acting very realistically, swaying from side to side.
Then she stood up and stood obediently behind He Jian. She turned her head and met Lou Wenzhu's surprised and suspicious gaze.
Lou Wenzhu was truly confused and uncertain.
After all, she had already formed her impression of her senior sister Nan Xi, who was nothing more than a confused person, indulging in love, and mediocre in ability. To put it more deeply, based on Nan Xi's usual stupidity and her wholehearted devotion to Qi Qian, she always felt that having a good relationship with Nan Xi was definitely not a good thing.
Admittedly, she came out earlier than Nan Xi this time, which meant that she was not as good as Nan Xi, but Lou Wenzhu still firmly believed that when she reached Nan Xi's age, she would definitely surpass her by far.
This is not the point. The point is, what is Nan Xi thinking? Why does she keep saying that she is so powerful?
Are you really not suffering from paranoia? !
Besides Nan Xi and Lou Wenzhu, the other disciple standing outside at this time was Lian Qianxing.
He was the youngest, so it was normal that he was not as strong, but because he was the first one to come out, his face was flushed with shame. Even so, he was kind enough to explain to Lou Wenzhu what was going on.
He talked about a lot, from the beginning when Nan Xi scolded him, to the later time when she scolded Qi Qian, and to the fact that Nan Xi had now entered the Jindan stage, he talked about it all quietly.
Lou Wenzhu's eyes widened wider and wider, and she felt like she almost didn't recognize Nan Xi anymore.
Nan Xi saw the two people whispering so far away from her. She couldn't hear anything and was still wondering, when suddenly, she heard a crackling sound of electric current in her ears, but after a while, she heard no sound anymore.
The system's presence was rarely so strong, and Nan Xi couldn't help but feel puzzled.
【System, what's wrong with you? 】
Lou Wenzhu, who was already shocked, stood up straight immediately after hearing Nan Xi's thoughts. She turned her back to Nan Xi and listened to her movements with her ears pricked up.
Not only her, but also He Jian and others, all felt nervous when they suddenly heard Nan Xi talking and heard that title.
System? Is this the thing that has always been with Nan Xi?
The system replied after a while, "I just suddenly detected a factor that could damage the plot, but after careful inspection, I found that there was nothing."
[Oh, you must have a problem. I just performed perfectly.]
Nan Xi was bored staying alone. She thought for a moment and said, "Logically, I should break through in the Dibai Secret Realm, right? But how should I deal with the situation when I break through? I have already advanced to the Golden Core Stage."
The system was silent for a while, then said: [I will take care of it, you don’t have to worry.]
This was a thoughtful remark, but Nan Xi just nodded as a matter of course.
[I have been punished. You must handle this matter properly, otherwise my punishment will be in vain.]
The system fell silent and stopped talking.
Little did they know that just this little bit of content had already shocked He Jian, the elders, Lou Wenzhu and Lian Qianxing.
Punished? What punishment?
Nan Xi recalled the feeling at that time and was shocked. [System, you said we have been bound for so many years, right? ]
System: [What do you want to express? ]
[I feel that I have been forced to follow this shitty plot for so many years, and there is no reward. I was punished quite a lot for ruining the plot a little bit, which is quite painful.]
Nan Xi didn't show any expression when she said this, and she didn't seem to care about the past. She was just thinking about something else.
[As a system, are you really that poor?! You don't even have any gift packs? How can I believe that you can bring me back to life after I die, and live the rest of my life in peace and comfort?]
[Can you at least give me some savings? ]
"Bang!"
He Jian didn't hold the teacup steadily and it broke into pieces on the table, which scared Nan Xi and she quickly came back to her senses.
"Master, when did it happen?"
He Jian waved his hands, frowned, and tried to calm his extremely fast heartbeat. He said in a calm voice, "It's nothing. Don't worry about me."
"Okay." Nan Xi looked at He Jian worriedly.
[Master must have been pissed off by me. How about showing a little more strength next time? ]
She didn't notice at all that the sister and brother on her left, who were whispering to her just now, looked so terrified when they saw her.
What did the senior sister say? What punishment? What plot deviation? What death?
The system didn't notice it either. It was just thinking about the feasibility of Nan Xi's proposal, and then said: [I gave you a big gift package to improve your luck before. Luck is hard to come by. It follows your soul and will follow you when you reincarnate. ]
[How can that be enough?] Nan Xi argued, [For example, what spiritual stones, what spiritual veins, what secret realms, don’t you know anything about them?]
[…Sorry, host, these things have their own cause and effect, I can’t give them to you at will.]
Nan Xi expected the system's answer. This was not her goal. She said, "Then the punishment should be lighter, right? After all, not everything can be controlled by me. For example, I didn't want to break through last time, but I was punished for nothing."
[What kind of bone-wrenching pain, heart-wrenching pain, and soul-shaking pain? Don’t you think it’s too cruel for someone as dedicated as me? ]
The system was silent again, and after a while it said: [How gentle do you want it to be? ]
[The punishment is reduced by two levels?] Nan Xi said, and when the system did not respond, he added, [Reduced by one and a half levels.]
After a while, he said: [Everyone should be downgraded by one level. No less. ]
The system answered this time, [Yes. ]
【The contract cannot be revoked.】
As soon as the words fell, Nan Xi felt a certain restraint loosened, and her brows relaxed immediately, with a smile on her face, "That's right, although you forced me to bind you at first, we can still be considered partners... It's not okay to keep enslaving people."
She was mumbling something when suddenly she felt a weight on her body and someone fell to her death.
Lou Wenzhu hugged her and suddenly cried loudly, "Grand Sister! I misunderstood you! I repent! I will never say bad things about you again!"
Nan Xi was confused and reluctantly hugged him, "Ah? You actually said something bad about me?"
[I thought my junior sister was the type who would scold someone in person, so why did she suddenly confess? ]
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