Chapter 182 Xie Jiaoyue: "Ah? How come..."
Xie Jiaoyue: "Huh? How did you call for help?"
It wasn't that she liked to question Gong Shichuo, but rather that she completely failed to hear or perceive any distress signals.
Gong Shichuo covered his chest with one hand: "I... I can't say for sure, but she must be calling for help. Jiaoyue, my sister and I are blood relatives, we grew up together, so I can be sure that she is not far from here, calling for my help."
In modern times, twins can sense each other; in the world of cultivation, it seems not so difficult to understand why this could happen.
However, they are still in the midst of the All-Region Competition. If they go looking for someone now, what difference is there between that and giving up the All-Region Competition?
Gong Shichuo had second thoughts. She was the eldest daughter of the Gong Shi clan, and even if she didn't participate in the regional competition, she would still have other opportunities. But what about Xie Jiaoyue?
She had already heard from others that Xie Jiaoyue carried the hopes of the entire Southwest Region, and countless people were counting on Xie Jiaoyue to garner some attention for the Southwest Region.
With more attention comes more resources.
Gong Shichuo couldn't bear to part with Xie Jiaoyue. She had been abandoned by her father, and now no one in her family was willing to help her. Her friends also ignored her. If Jiaoyue were gone, she would return to a state of isolation and helplessness.
Her hands trembled slightly, and she didn't know why. But she just felt that she was about to face a situation that she couldn't possibly handle. She had always prided herself on being fearless, but now her hands were trembling involuntarily.
"Jiaoyue, I... I'll go by myself. Only I can sense where my sister is. You won't be able to detect her anyway, haha, it's no use you going."
"Gongshi Chuo, do you realize your voice is trembling?"
Xie Jiaoyue grabbed someone and left: "Afraid of delaying my participation in the All-Region Competition? Then hurry up. As long as we are fast enough, everything will still be in time."
Gong Shichuo was pulled so hard he staggered. Despite being a cultivator, he seemed to have little skill in using spiritual energy, and he was pulled so hard he looked like he was about to fall to the ground.
"Bright moon."
"You're moved by that? This is nothing, just staying up all night. I used to... do it all the time."
Who hasn't stayed up all night studying for finals?
"No, you're leading us in the wrong direction."
"oh."
After being led by a different person, they ran wildly into the more dangerous depths.
Xie Jiaoyue used her spiritual power to surround the two of them, preventing them from being discovered by the omnipresent magical beasts deep in the forest.
She grew increasingly alarmed as she walked. Could Gong Shiyue, with his cultivation level, have survived in such a place?
Is this reasonable?
What are people doing at a place like Gongshi Yuelai?
Gong Shiyue is also the eldest daughter of the Gong Shi family, with a younger sister and fiancé who are both extremely talented. Why would she be so depressed?
"Look, isn't there a figure over there?"
Gong Shichuo rubbed her finger on her eyes, and the expensive talisman water was applied from her fingertip to her eyes, instantly improving her night vision.
Xie Jiaoyue, who was behind Gong Shichuo, couldn't help but take a step forward and stare intently into Gong Shichuo's eyes.
That's great, much better than spiritual power.
I'm ready to fight these rich people.
“Jiaoyue, this person looks familiar, like someone from your Southwest Region.”
"ah??"
Xie Jiaoyue didn't recall having any companions whose cultivation level was high enough to come to such a place alone in the middle of the night.
"Holy crap!" Xie Jiaoyue couldn't help but utter a common phrase.
Judging from her figure, she seemed to be dancing gracefully.
She had never heard that Pianxian was participating in the All-Region Competition.
Please, Pianxian has only been seriously cultivating for a short time, and she's already wasting her life like this.
Xie Jiaoyue became even more enthusiastic than Gong Shichuo, taking the lead again and rushing towards Pianqian.
The figure in the distance, which initially resembled a cat, cautiously and silently searched the surroundings. However, as Xie Jiaoyue and her companion drew closer, it suddenly transformed into a thief, a thief discovered by its master, its steps hurried, about to turn into a rat and burrow underground.
"stop!"
"Is this how you treat old acquaintances?"
"How can you treat your friends like this?"
Her hands, which were holding up her skirt, were sweaty. She turned around stiffly, forgetting to even raise her hands, maintaining her previous posture, and forced a fake smile: "Oh, Jiaoyue, what are you doing here?"
Xie Jiaoyue rushed forward, grabbing Pianxian's cheek in two quick steps: "What are you thinking? You've been cultivating for years and you dare to come to a place like this? Are you crazy? Do you know this is the front line? You'll die here."
Pianxian awkwardly twisted her skirt, which was covered in stains, indicating that it hadn't been changed for several days.
"I..." She was never good with words and didn't know how to explain, so she just chuckled and said, "Haha."
Xie Jiaoyue cast a cleansing spell on Pianxian: "You haven't even mastered the spells, yet you're running away from home like everyone else."
Pianxian wiped the sweat from her hands on her skirt, but stopped abruptly halfway through, afraid of soiling the skirt that Xie Jiaoyue had just cleaned.
She nudged Xie Jiaoyue with her clean hand: "Alright, Sister Jiaoyue, you still have to participate in the All-Region Competition. Go back and rest early, or go hunt magical beasts. I'm waiting to eat your victory celebration."
"Ha, I'm still waiting to eat your seventh-day memorial banquet."
Xie Jiaoyue, dragging Pianxian along, gave Gong Shichuo a wink. While Xie Jiaoyue and Pianxian were awkwardly laughing, Gong Shichuo took out a variety of talismans, the purpose of which was unknown but they looked very expensive. He silently threw them around, and a path emitting light in the night sky appeared.
Pianxian turned around and was startled. She stammered, "This, this, this has nothing to do with me. I've never been here before. I, I went to that side, not here. Ah, you mustn't go there."
Xie Jiaoyue rolled her eyes, grabbed Pianxian's wrist, and together with Gong Shichuo and the other two, jumped directly into the deep pit at the end of the fluorescent light.
Sure enough, in the pit was the person they had been longing for day and night.
Public charity.
Gong Shichuo thought he would cry when he saw his sister, after all, she had shed countless tears in the past few days.
However, she raised her hand.
*Smack*
Gong Shichuo slapped Gong Shiyue across the face: "Do you know how worried I was about you! Why did you run to a place like this!"
Despite enduring the slap, Gong Shiyue's gaze remained calm and gentle, revealing her deep love for her younger sister.
"sorry."
"Is this what you wanted to hear you say?"
Gong Shiyue didn't want to say anything, but she knew that if she didn't say anything, Gong Shichuo would probably stay here forever.
She carefully chose her words and said, "I don't want to get married."
Gong Shichuo felt baffled: "If you don't want to marry, then don't marry. It's not like I can't support you. Besides, even if your talent for cultivating immortality is average, you have a great talent for business. You can help me manage the affairs in the future. You'll be very rich, and no one will dare to give you a hard time."
Gong Shiyue said, "You don't understand, Father will not agree to my not marrying."
"Why?" Gongshi Chuo was completely baffled.
But when pressed further, Gong Shichuo refused to say anything.
Gong Shichuo persisted for a long time without getting an answer. As dawn broke, she knew that there was no point in staying any longer; it would only alert others to her sister's presence. So, she searched her storage ring, leaving behind a pile of necessities, and then, before it was fully light, she and Xie Jiaoyue quietly slipped away.
A faint light had appeared in the sky. In the hazy glow, Gong Shichuo turned around, but could only see a cloud of mist and could not see the way he had come.
"Jiaoyue, tell me, what exactly does my sister mean? Why doesn't she want to get married?"
Xie Jiaoyue is not omnipotent.
She only knew some things written in the plot, but since she came to this world, countless wings have been flapping in Chu Xingjin's face, almost swelling it up, and the plot has naturally begun to change.
In her memory, there was only the part about Chu Xingjin marrying Gong Shiyue, but not the part about Gong Shiyue running away from the marriage and disappearing.
The story doesn't explicitly explain how the Gongshi clan rose to become the most powerful family below the Heavenly level. It only subtly mentions that the Gongshi clan provided immense assistance to Chu Xingjin, enabling him to find a path to meteoric success.
But what exactly the assistance and the path were, were not mentioned at all.
"Or, you can try tomorrow. We'll mention, where your father can see, that we know why your sister left?"
Even in the cultivation world, there are basic human rights. The live stream doesn't include nighttime hours when most people are resting, which is very humane.
Gongshi Chuo blinked, looking confused: "Will this work?"
Xie Jiaoyue tilted her head and pursed her lips: "There's no other good way, but let's give it a try, maybe it'll work."
Gongshi Yue dared not go back, fearing his father, and the reason for this always had to be found in Gongshi Feifei.
Instead of returning to the cave, the two found an open space to meditate and rest, calming their minds. When the sun was fully up, they searched diligently for traces of the monsters while simultaneously putting on their own show during breaks from fighting monsters.
Gong Shichuo's acting was a bit unnatural; her hesitation sounded like a twitching of her cheek: "Jiaoyue, I... I miss my sister."
Xie Jiaoyue was much more natural. She patted Gongshi Chuo's head like a real older sister, radiating maternal warmth: "Why are you suddenly missing her? Don't worry, even though she's not by your side, your sister will definitely be doing well."
Gong Shichuo was slightly distracted. She thought that with the things she had given her yesterday, her sister should be doing alright now.
She felt a slight stinging sensation at the base of her hair where it was being touched, and immediately snapped back to reality: "Yes, she's doing well now."
Xie Jiaoyue was not very satisfied. When she said this, she should have had a dazed expression, as if she had accidentally let something slip. Gong Shichuo's voice was full of energy, and the acting was so obvious that it looked like he was going to participate in an acting variety show.
She had no choice but to raise her voice slightly to try and remind them: "What did you say?"
He also used a threatening look to make Gongshi Chuo take it seriously.
Gong Shichuo was startled and seemed to snap out of his daze.
"I mean, I think my sister is so smart, she must be doing well anywhere."
It's alright; it barely managed to capture that sense of trying to cover something up.
Next, it's time to put on some synchronized performances in different places.
This somewhat affected their scores. When night fell again and Xie Jiaoyue opened the leaderboard, she found that the two of them were barely in the top five.
One four and one five.
After refreshing, it became five or six.
Gong Shichuo's lips trembled. She had boasted that she would protect Xie Jiaoyue and make her first place!
However, she was restless because she was worried about her sister. It was mostly Xie Jiaoyue who did the work, but the scores were split between the two of them. She was just dragging her down.
This will give all the points to Jiaoyue!
"You unfilial daughter, what do you think you're doing!"
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