Suspected old friend
Jingxu poured himself a glass of water, took a sip, and said, "When Senior Sister Jingshu mentioned that I transferred spiritual energy to her, she seemed slightly surprised. Is there anything wrong with that?"
My senior sister really wears her heart on her sleeve.
"There's nothing wrong with it. It's just that I suffered some old injuries before, and no one else can transfer spiritual energy to me. I'm quite surprised that you can transfer it to me today, let alone my senior sister."
Seeing Jingxu's worried expression, Yuzhu comforted him, "It's alright, your senior brothers will figure this out."
As she spoke, she suddenly smiled, "Besides, if you can be my power bank, the tutors might be able to achieve results faster in the future."
Jing Xu's eyes widened slightly. "What, what treasure?"
Realizing that Jingxu didn't understand her little joke, Yuzhu explained, "A power bank is like an instant-effect version of the Rejuvenation Pill. If you can transfer spiritual energy to me, I can demonstrate it a few more times when I'm teaching you."
It turned out to be an immediately effective version of the Rejuvenation Pill. Jing Xu smiled and said, "Senior Sister is still thinking about teaching at a time like this. It's truly admirable."
"Hehe, I'm the top instructor in the sect's evaluation." Yu Zhu raised an eyebrow slightly, and seeing that Jing Xu hadn't touched his chopsticks, said, "I'm the only one eating, aren't you going to eat? Or are you planning to fast?"
Jingxu picked up his bowl and chopsticks. "No, I don't plan to fast."
After the two finished their meal, Jingxu packed up and left Qingyao Garden.
Yu Zhu thought to herself, "I should go and find out what that lamp is for tomorrow."
Perhaps because she had something on her mind, Yuzhu went out early the next day to look for Changyou, but Changyou took her to find the sect leader instead.
Upon entering Yingtian Hall, she found Jing Xu there as well, his expression quite unpleasant. When she saw her enter, he gave her a cryptic look.
The sect leader sat upright in the high hall. "Yu Zhu has arrived. Do you wish to inquire about the transfer of spiritual power or the Soul Gathering Lamp?"
Soul-Gathering Lamp?
Just as she had guessed, Yu Zhu felt a surge of irritation.
She said that, given her original identity, how could she possibly stay in Yingtian Sect forever and quietly be a junior lecturer?
Yu Zhu took a deep breath. "I want to know everything."
The sect leader met Yu Zhu's eyes and said, "Jing Xu was able to transfer his spiritual power to you because his spiritual power is very compatible with the divine soul imprint on your body. It seems that they are born from the same source and will not trigger the backlash of the divine soul imprint. Back then, my senior brother used a wisp of his own divine soul to seal your bloodline power. Perhaps the Soul Gathering Lamp can bring my senior brother back to life."
"The light went out, does that mean it was a success?" Yu Zhu turned to look at Jing Xu, "Jing Xu is... is Master's resurrection?"
The sect leader remained silent for a long time before saying, "I don't know. Perhaps we need to examine Jingxu's soul."
Yu Zhu's brow twitched. This was none of her business. The soul was the most important thing for people in the cultivation world, and it was a cultivator's last line of defense.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
"Sect Master, I am willing to have my soul probed," Jing Xu said proactively.
As Yu Zhu and Chang You waited outside the hall, they were still thinking about how Jing Xu had agreed so easily, when he had looked so bitter and resentful when he entered.
“Jingxu’s mother was injured and bedridden. It was Master who used his own cultivation to prolong her life,” Changyou said.
"I see." Yu Zhu murmured, perhaps it was an injury sustained during the attack by the demons eighteen years ago.
"Jingxu has his own biological parents, so is the Soul Gathering Lamp similar to reincarnation?"
Changyou shook his head. "I don't know. The Soul Gathering Lamp is a divine artifact that Master borrowed from the Baili Clan. No one had used it before."
Mentioning the Baili clan, Yuzhu thought of Baili Qu and frowned, "What about the Soul Gathering Lamp now?"
Changyou: "It has been returned to the Baili family."
"As expected of the remnants of the Spirit Clan, they have so many good things." Yu Zhu sighed as she looked up at the sky. Her original master, who came from the Baili Clan, still had many treasures in Luo Bai Residence.
The palace doors opened, signaling the end of their investigation.
Yu Zhu and the other person entered the hall again. Jing Xu sat to the side, his face pale and covered in sweat, indicating that the investigation process had not been pleasant.
"I've checked, Jingxu's soul is incomplete." Even the usually composed sect leader's tone betrayed a hint of excitement.
Yingtian Sect desperately needs an absolute powerhouse, not only to seal the demon god, but also to deter other people with ill intentions.
Her soul was incomplete; perhaps it was that one wisp of something missing from her body? Yu Zhu was speechless for a moment.
"The divine soul imprint on Yu Zhu's body must be extracted as soon as possible to see if it can match Jing Xu's divine soul. As for Yu Zhu's demonic bloodline, we will find another way to suppress it," the sect leader said decisively.
Yu Zhu opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.
The three of them came out of Yingtian Hall and saw Jing Shu outside, with a graceful woman in white with lotus patterns standing beside her. She was Bai Li Fu, the eldest young master of the Bai Li clan.
Changyou: "What brings you here, Young Master Baili?"
Baili Fu smiled slightly, "I am here on behalf of my younger brother to apologize to Senior Sister Yu. He has always been arrogant and ignorant of the principle that there are always people more capable than him. He offended Senior Sister Yu, and I hope Senior Sister Yu will forgive him."
"I don't want to forgive." If it weren't for that idiot Bailiqu, she could have stayed in bed a little longer. Now that the historical issues between the original owner and her master have been brought up, it's just annoying to think about.
Baili Fu's expression remained unchanged. "Whether you forgive me or not is entirely up to Senior Sister Yu. I am only expressing my apologies on behalf of the Baili Clan." She waved her hand, and someone presented her with a bottle of pills. "These are spiritual pills from the Baili Clan. They can help with cultivation. Please accept them, Senior Sister Yu."
After a pause, Yu Zhu took the medicine bottle. "Okay, I'll take it."
Watching Baili Fu's departing figure, Jing Shu crossed her arms and said lazily, "Didn't you say you didn't want to forgive me? Why did you accept it again?"
"It's just a matter of being pretentious, how can you really be so unforgiving?"
Yesterday's meeting revealed that the Mirage Array sealing the demons in Bi'an Gorge is flawed, and they might need to ask the Baili Clan for help in fixing it. How could they really refuse? Yu Zhu thought to herself.
"Alright, I'm going to discuss taking on disciples with my senior brother. You should all head back soon too." Jing Shu pulled Chang You away.
Yu Zhu walked back to Qingyao Garden, stroking the bottle of elixirs in her hand. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. It was as if every single thing was related to her, but because she was a transmigrator, she also felt that these things had nothing to do with her. It was as if there was a layer between them, and she could only take it one step at a time.
Only after Yu Zhu had figured things out did she realize that Jing Xu was moving slowly and had fallen far behind her.
"Is Senior Sister Yu waiting for me?" Jing Xu asked as he approached.
"Isn't it obvious?" Yu Zhu tossed the medicine bottle into Jing Xu's arms. "Here, take this pill."
The two continued walking forward, and Yu Zhu slowed her pace.
"This is Baili's apology to Senior Sister." Jing Xu handed the medicine bottle back.
Yu Zhu didn't take it. "You were there that day too, so here you are, to calm your nerves."
Jing Xu chuckled, "How could I be so easily scared?"
"Take it. Didn't you hear me? I have demon blood, and it's very difficult for me to improve my cultivation. This medicine won't work for me either."
Yu Zhu suspected that Bai Li Fu might know something, whether it was because she gave her a bottle of useless medicine or because she had heard about Bai Li Fu's lack of progress in cultivation over the past eighteen years.
Jingxu said no more and accepted the bottle of medicine.
Upon arriving at the garden gate, Yuzhu wanted to say goodbye to Jingxu, but Jingxu invited her to have lunch at Linlang Garden.
Although Yu Zhu wanted to maintain her pre-transmigration habits, as time went on, some things became harder to stick to. She was still happy to accept invitations to meals from others.
Furthermore, Yu Zhu actually had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Jing Xu, such as how the sect leader found him, whether the sect leader had been searching for Qiong Fang's resurrection all along, whether he knew about these things when he came to Ying Tian Sect, and how he felt now.
But after finishing the meal, he couldn't bring himself to ask.
These past few days, Yuzhu has been going back and forth between Qingyao Garden, the lecture hall, and the Sutra Repository. It's a time of many troubles, and Yuzhu still wants to prepare more.
As evening fell, Yuzhu returned to Qingyao Garden from the Sutra Repository and happened to run into Jingxu coming out of Linlang Garden.
That's strange. This King is not cultivating in the garden today; he's actually going out.
Yu Zhu suddenly remembered that she hadn't reminded him to buy a spirit shield.
Jingxu greeted her, "Senior Sister, have you had dinner yet?"
"Uh, not yet." Actually, she hadn't eaten dinner for several days. She came back from the library with a belly full of books and was too lazy to cook.
"Are you going out?" Yu Zhu asked back, following the usual pattern.
"Yes, some things were sent over from home, I'm going down the mountain to pick them up. Senior sister, would you like to come along? I heard there's a new restaurant that opened in town," Jing Xu invited.
"Huh?" It turns out that this person is not only obsessed with cultivation, but also quite particular about the pleasures of life, even knowing that a new restaurant has opened in town.
Looking at the empty Qingyao Garden, and remembering that Changyou had taken the Soul Gathering Lamp, leaving the room without a lamp, Yuzhu replied, "Great! It just so happens that my room is missing a lamp. My senior brother said there's a very good spirit lamp shop in town. I'll go buy one."
Realizing which lamp Yuzhu was referring to, Jingxu pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "I'm sorry to trouble you to keep me company, Senior Sister."
"Jing, Ji." Yu Zhu stood in front of a two-story restaurant, looking up at its signboard. "This isn't your family's business, is it?"
No wonder he doesn't fast or indulge in any kind of lifestyle pleasure; it turns out he's just inspecting his family's businesses.
Jingxu led Yuzhu inside, and someone came out to call out to Jingxu, "Young Master." Then, they were led to a private room on the second floor.
The two sat down by the window. Jingxu talked to someone about what dishes to order, while Yuzhu looked out the window.
The sun had completely set, and the houses along the street were lit up with various lights. There were just the right number of pedestrians on the street, coming and going, chatting and laughing.
Having stayed in Yingtian Sect for so long, she hadn't seen such a scene in a long time.
The original owner of this body passed through this town many times, but was always busy with missions and didn't have time to sit down and take a good look at it.
Jingxu sat down opposite her and poured tea for Yuzhu. "The food in the shop is carefully selected. I ordered his signature dish. Senior Sister can try it."
Yu Zhu took a sip of tea and exclaimed, "It smells so good! The food here must be excellent too."
Jingxu smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it, Senior Sister."
"Your family is really good to you, Young Master Jing, they actually came all the way from here to Yingtian Town to open a restaurant," Yu Zhu teased.
Just then, someone knocked on the door. Jingxu opened it, and a slightly older man entered. "Young Master."
"Uncle Jiang."
Who is this?
“This is my senior sister, Yuzhu. This is my family's steward, Uncle Jiang,” Jingxu introduced.
The two nodded to each other.
Uncle Jiang took out several swords from his spiritual energy bag. "Young master, these are swords that the master asked me to bring. They are all good swords. Please choose one."
Jingxu turned his head and said, "Senior sister, could you help me take a look and tell me which sword is better?"
Yu Zhu was quite capable when it came to choosing swords; the original owner had seen many fine swords, such as the sword of Immortal Venerable Qiong Fang and her own sword. It was just a pity that both swords were destroyed.
Yu Zhu examined them carefully and chose a sword inlaid with white jade. "I think this sword suits you well, just in time to start learning the Wind and Snow Technique."
Jingxu took the sword and twirled it, saying, "Not bad."
After a moment's thought, Jingxu said, "In that case, could you please grade the remaining swords, Senior Sister?"
Yu Zhu hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, since she had already examined the sword earlier.
The evaluation was completed quickly. Jingxu put the sword with the highest rating back into his pocket, and then instructed Uncle Jiang to sell the remaining swords to new disciples of Yingtian Sect according to the rating of Yuzhu.
Yu Zhu was surprised for a moment. She hadn't realized this guy was such a shrewd businessman.
The new disciples are about to begin their swordsmanship lessons. Although the sect provides ordinary swords, many disciples want to use better ones.
Seeing Yu Zhu's expression, Jing Xu said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I won't harm any of our fellow disciples."
Yu Zhu picked up her cup, took a sip of tea, and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"No merchant is without guile"—Yu Zhu finds this hard to believe.
The two then went to a lamp shop, which not only had various lamps, but also other lighting items such as luminous pearls, and even various decorations.
Yu Zhu wandered around for quite a while, buying not only several lamps but also a lot of decorations.
It was getting late, so the two decided to rest at the stronghold of the Yingtian Sect disciples in the town and return to the sect the next day.
"Ugh, let me go! You... help me!"
Suddenly, Yu Zhu heard a woman sobbing. Looking in the direction of the sound, she saw a section of a pale yellow skirt disappear into the dim alleyway not far away.
Who's so reckless as to abduct a woman right under the noses of Yingtian Sect!
Yu Zhu flew into a rage and rushed into the alley. Jing Xu saw this and quickly followed.
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