Chapter 26
Finally, Ye Zi thrust her sword at Yu Yun, pressing it against Yu Yun's heart before sheathing it!
[Yu Yun concealed her cultivation level; this was Ye Zi's conclusion.]
They still did not know why Yu Yun deliberately suppressed his cultivation level, or what his purpose was in coming to Lingju Temple.
Ye Zi remained calm and pretended not to have noticed anything, saying, "The point of exertion is wrong, the movements are too tense, and the spiritual energy is only gathering and not dissipating."
Yu Yun immediately feigned sudden realization and said gratefully, "I see. Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister. Your swordsmanship is exquisite, and I am ashamed of my inferiority. I will inevitably have to ask you for guidance more often in the future."
Ye Zi: "Anytime is fine."
Sparring with Yu Yun was also beneficial for Ye Zi. In actual combat, she was able to discover the shortcomings in her sword techniques and make improvements. Therefore, when Yu Yun suggested another sparring session, Ye Zi did not refuse!
"Yes, Senior Sister." Yu Yun smiled smugly and walked to Ye Zi's side.
"Oh no, why are they laughing after they finished fighting? Is Master's attitude towards Green Tea different now? Oh no!" Luo Yi thought to himself, looking at the two walking side by side in the distance, chatting and laughing.
Without delay, Luo Yi hurriedly descended the mountain before it got dark, determined to go back and give his eldest son a good talking-to.
If his eldest brother doesn't come back soon, he'll really never have a wife!
After returning, Ye Zi began to meditate and regulate her breathing. She had already sensed that she was about to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment and enter the peak of Foundation Establishment.
I wonder if Heaven will come to suppress her again if she advances in her cultivation level, since Luo Hengzhi is not here. But I can't worry about that too much right now.
"Senior Sister, why haven't you come out to eat yet?" Yan Yan set out the food and looked towards Ye Zi's room. There was an array set up inside, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.
Jiang Yuzhi looked at the table of food and muttered to herself, "Senior brother, we might have made a lot of food tonight. Senior sister hasn't come out yet, so she probably won't eat it. Master has also gone down the mountain and might not come back today."
Xiao Shenmu: "Not much, not much. If Senior Sister doesn't eat, I can eat more today."
"You talk as if you don't eat much and that's why you're not growing taller. You're supposed to be a junior uncle and junior brother, but you're still a baby." Although Jiang Yuzhi was talking about his junior brother, he kept putting food on his plate.
"I've been trying to grow taller. I also want to pack some food to take back to my room today to have as a late-night snack," Xiao Shenmu said, head down.
Yan Yan noticed that Xiao Shenmu's eyes were darting around and shifty, which was clearly something was wrong.
Yan Yan squatted down, looked into Xiao Shenmu's big eyes, and asked, "Little junior brother, what's wrong with you? Did you hide something in your room?"
"No, no, he ran into my room by himself." Little Shenmu waved his little hand, explaining everything without making a sound.
"Go to your room? What are you talking about?" Yan Yan said, heading towards Xiao Shenmu's room.
Xiao Shenmu picked up the food and ran to block his senior brother Yan Yan's way: "Senior brother, he's timid, don't scare him away."
Jiang Yuzhi helped Xiao Shenmu carry the bowl: "I know, go and see. The sect's grand formation is all activated. I want to see what else can escape the formation and run into your room asking for food."
Xiao Shenmu pushed open the door and saw that the room was empty. He called out softly, "Xiao Bao, come out! I brought my senior brothers to see you. Don't be afraid. My senior brothers are all very nice. Come out, we brought you some food."
As soon as Xiao Shenmu finished speaking, the phantom of a baby appeared on Xiao Shenmu's bed. It looked to be just over a month old and opened its adorable big eyes, asking, "Is there food?"
"Is this the soul of an immortal body?" Yan Yan was surprised. He saw the light emanating from Xiao Bao when it appeared, which was undoubtedly the unique spiritual energy of an immortal body.
Upon closer inspection, Yan Yan recognized a faint aura of immortality emanating from Xiao Bao. He lowered his voice and asked with concern, "You have an immortal body. Who made you like this? Master has already gone down the mountain to search for an immortal body to descend to earth. It must be you. How did you end up here and end up like this?"
"I'm so hungry right now, my tummy is all flat." Xiao Bao pointed to his little tummy, "Gurgle, gurgle."
"The food is here, Xiao Bao, eat quickly, and your tummy will be as round and full as mine." Xiao Shenmu hurriedly handed over the food.
"Wait a moment, Xiao Shenmu is hungry, but he doesn't want to eat these. Yuzhi, go to the storeroom and get a top-grade spirit stone. Also, send a message to Senior Sister to let her know what's going on here. Remember to use your cell phone, not telepathy." Yan Yan patiently instructed, "Go quietly and come back quietly, and especially don't disturb the temporary housing."
Jiang Yuzhi: "Yes, Senior Brother."
After Yan Yan finished speaking, he formed a spirit-gathering incantation with both hands, and touched Xiao Bao's brow with his fingertips. Xiao Bao's ethereal body gradually solidified a little, but it was still an ethereal body, floating and flickering, only slightly better than before.
"My tummy doesn't feel as hungry anymore, but I'm still not full," Xiao Bao said, patting his tummy. "Hungry!"
Ye Zi pushed open the door and entered. When she saw Xiao Bao on the bed, her brows furrowed slightly.
"Senior Sister... Congratulations on your advancement." Yan Yan could tell that Ye Zi's cultivation had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and that she was on the verge of reaching the Golden Core stage. His previously worried face showed joy.
"Senior Sister is amazing." When Xiao Shenmu heard that Ye Zi's cultivation had improved again, his frowning face turned into a smile. He walked over and took Ye Zi's hand. "Senior Sister, Xiao Bao was harmed like this right after he was born. Senior Sister, we must help him."
Looking at the baby in front of her, Ye Zi recalled that dark night eighteen years ago. If her master hadn't arrived in time, would her fate have been the same as this child's?
"Senior Sister, top-grade spirit stones." Jiang Yuzhi handed a storage bag to Ye Zi.
Before taking the top-grade spirit stone, Ye Zi sent a message to True Person Yun Qing and then took out an array plate to set up an isolation array for Xiao Shenmu's entire room.
This array was personally crafted by Master Yunqing. Apart from Master Yunqing, no one else in the outside world can know what happens in this room.
After setting up the isolation array, Ye Zi took out a top-grade spirit stone. With one hand, she absorbed the rich and pure spiritual energy from the stone, and with the other hand, she directly transferred all the absorbed spiritual energy into Xiao Bao's soul.
The ethereal little treasure visibly solidified, gaining a certain weight, and no longer scattered with a gust of wind like before.
"Finally full." Xiao Bao patted his round little belly and giggled.
Ye Zi asked, "What's wrong with your body?"
“My body is gone. They burned it.” Little Bao, who had just eaten, became dejected again, his little head drooping.
"Just because someone came in and said I was a reincarnated monster, they told them to burn me, otherwise the whole village would be cursed, and then they actually believed it!" Xiao Bao's childish voice was filled with disbelief and despair. "The person who gave birth to me threw me into the fire with his own hands."
"The fire is so hot, it hurts so much, my whole body aches!" Xiao Bao said, his voice filled with grievance, tears falling one by one.
"Don't feel bad, don't feel bad. When Master comes back, he will help you rebuild your body. You'll be fine once you come to Lingju Temple. From now on, we will be your family." Xiao Shenmu knelt down in front of the bed and comforted the crying Xiao Bao.
Ye Zi: "The immortal body is born with weak ties to family, and these ties are severed. Don't worry too much about it."
“Yes, don’t be sad. Our birth was also terrible. Fortunately, Master rescued us in time, and now we are all alive and well.” Jiang Yuzhi thought of something. “In the past, Master would always be able to predict the birth of an immortal body without any error and arrive in time. This time, it was the appearance of that Junior Brother Yu Yun that disrupted Master’s plan.”
Xiao Shenmu: "Yes, although Junior Brother Yu Yun has a celestial body, he is two years older than Senior Sister, which is unreasonable. Master once clearly stated that Senior Sister was the first celestial body to be born."
"Moreover, Junior Brother Yu Yun comes from a wealthy family and is the pampered young master of a large family. He does not fit the saying that a celestial body has shallow kinship with relatives."
Yan Yan looked at Ye Zi and voiced his question: "Senior Sister, Master knew there was something fishy about this, so why did he still accept Yu Yun?"
Ye Zi looked at her three junior brothers and said seriously, "Because Master cannot calculate his past and present lives, let alone his purpose in coming to Lingju Temple, Master can only go with the flow and make further plans."
"Isn't he just at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? How could he be considered..." Yan Yan was only halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized, "Yu Yun is suppressing his cultivation, so Master can't detect anything about him. That means his true cultivation is higher than Master's. There's no one in Lingju Temple who can contend with him. Isn't that extremely dangerous!"
Ye Zi squatted down, picked up Xiao Shenmu, and placed him on the bed with Xiao Bao. She then said to her junior brothers and Xiao Bao, "Don't worry, with Master and Senior Sister here, we will protect you. Lingju Temple is very safe. Remember, cultivating well is the most important thing. That's all for today. Just keep it in mind! Yu Jun is now your junior brother in name only. Just treat him normally."
"Yes, Senior Sister, your junior brothers understand!" the junior brothers replied.
"Senior Sister, can I still cultivate?" Xiao Bao looked at Ye Zi with some worry.
Ye Zi suddenly moved closer to Xiao Bao, drew out a wisp of black energy from between Xiao Bao's eyebrows, and purified it with her spiritual power.
"Senior Sister, what is that? I didn't even notice it just now." Yan Yan touched Xiao Bao's forehead and didn't notice anything unusual.
"It's just bad luck, it's normal that you didn't notice it." Only then did Ye Zi realize that Xiao Bao had no luck energy at all, but was surrounded by a layer of black bad luck.
Ye Zi's luck was bad since childhood, but that was only because the Heavenly Dao deliberately suppressed it. However, her original immortal body luck was still there and was not taken away or disappeared. Therefore, without the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, her cultivation improved at an amazing speed and without any obstacles. The results of her 18 years of hard work were also returning.
Xiao Bao, however, was different; it was clear that someone had stolen his original immortal body and fortune.
Ye Zi guessed that Xiao Bao must have had a very strong and eye-catching innate fortune, which is why people with bad intentions were targeted.
Stealing the fortune of a celestial being is subject to the curse of Heaven, yet that person disregarded the backlash and still tried to steal it, which shows how tempting Xiao Bao's fortune is!
Xiao Bao has lost his luck and is now plagued by bad luck, making him prone to accidents and misfortunes.
Ye Zi: "Someone is maliciously stealing Xiao Bao's luck. Before Master returns, we will take turns looking after Xiao Bao and not let him leave this room."
"Who is so wicked? Not only did they ruin Xiaobao's body, but they also stole his luck. They are truly villains and madmen. Such people should be struck by lightning." Jiang Yuzhi was very angry.
Xiao Shenmu took out a lucky charm, intending to put it on Xiao Bao, but just as he raised his hand, he realized that Xiao Bao didn't have a body yet and couldn't wear the lucky charm.
Little Shenmu gripped the lucky charm tightly, the childishness in his eyes disappearing: "I will cultivate diligently, find the person who hurt Xiaobao, and avenge Xiaobao."
"You have your senior sister and senior brother, and Master too. You just need to cultivate well and protect yourself." Yan Yan pinched Xiao Shenmu's little face and comforted him, "Xiao Bao can recover. Master will definitely have a way."
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