Chapter 27
Shi Anxu stopped and turned to look at Jiang Linyu with a puzzled expression, asking, "Junior Brother Jiang, is there something else?"
Jiang Linyu replied with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing much. I just wanted to ask why Senior Brother Shi and Junior Brother Mu didn't come with you?"
Shi Anxu thought something big had happened, or that Jiang Linyu was going to gather his disciples to scold them. In the end, he just wanted to know why Mu Qingzhou hadn't come with him.
He patiently replied, "My junior brother suffered a minor injury and is still in seclusion, so he didn't come with me this time."
Jiang Linyu nodded, feigning regret and sadness, "So that's how it is. I originally wanted to spar with Junior Brother Mu, but it seems that's not going to happen now."
Shi Anxu patted Jiang Linyu on the shoulder and comforted him, "What's there to be sad about? It's just that we can't spar right now. After Junior Brother comes out of seclusion, I will tell him that Junior Brother Jiang wants to spar with him. If he agrees, I will send you a message."
The sad expression on Jiang Linyu's face vanished instantly, replaced by a beaming smile. "Then thank you very much, Senior Brother Shi, for helping me and Junior Brother Mu convey our message."
Shi Anxu said nonchalantly, "You're welcome. It's nothing, just a matter of saying a word to Mu Qingzhou. Is everything really alright now?"
Jiang Linyu nodded quickly and said, "It's really nothing. Senior Brother Shi, if you have other things to do, please go and take care of them quickly."
Shi Anxu didn't say anything more, just said "Goodbye" and turned to leave.
After Shi Anxu left, Jiang Linyu remained standing in the same spot. He stroked the stone bench where Shi Anxu had just sat, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "A minor injury? Heh, I don't believe any minor injury requires seclusion to heal. I really hope Mu Qingzhou is more seriously injured, so that the number one talent in the Qingyun Sect and Shi Anxu will both be mine."
Whether Shi Anxu is brainless or deliberately looking for trouble, he actually wanted to promote his so-called paid subscription cultivation technique within the sect. This is going to be quite a show.
However, Jiang Linyu was not going to just watch the show. Mu Qingzhou was in seclusion, and no one would come to protect Shi Anxu. Wouldn't that give him an opportunity?
Let him experience this hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress role, and hopefully he can win over Shi Anxu while Mu Qingzhou is in seclusion.
He could already imagine the dark look on Mu Qingzhou's face when he saw Shi Anxu with him after he came out of seclusion. Just thinking about it made him feel good.
If you were to ask him why he was so determined to target Mu Qingzhou, there wasn't really any profound reason; it was just that he was having a very difficult time.
Jiang Linyu was born in a prosperous small county town, just as Mu Qingzhou and his parents were fleeing from elsewhere and arrived there.
The people in this small county town are simple and honest. Kind-hearted people helped Mu Qingzhou's family and allowed them to settle down here.
Later, a great disaster struck. The small county town suffered a once-in-a-century flood, and the town suffered heavy losses in the flood.
The Jiang Linyu and Mu Qingzhou families were the most unfortunate in this flood. Jiang Linyu and Mu Qingzhou's parents drowned in the flood while trying to protect their children, and Jiang Linyu and Mu Qingzhou became orphans.
They were both very young, only eight or nine years old, and had no ability to take care of themselves.
Their small county town was prosperous compared to other county towns, but still poor compared to truly wealthy places.
So although the people in the city felt very sorry for the two children, none of them adopted them, but instead helped them out when they were in trouble.
Little Jiang Linyu was very interested in children who had fallen on hard times like himself. He thought that since they were in the same situation, they could rely on each other and support each other.
He took the initiative to talk to Mu Qingzhou, hoping to get closer to her.
However, Mu Qingzhou had been aloof and quiet since childhood, so he ignored Jiang Linyu's attempts to approach him, living a life far removed from people and the city.
Jiang Linyu has a strong sense of pride. After Mu Qingzhou ignored him for the first time, he stopped taking the initiative to contact Mu Qingzhou.
Since Mu Qingzhou didn't want to depend on him for survival, he would live a better life than Mu Qingzhou and make Mu Qingzhou regret his decision not to listen to him.
After the flood, Jiang Linyu lost his parents' care and became much thinner, looking quite pitiful. His ability to feign distress further evoked people's protective instincts. Compared to Mu Qingzhou's silent and aloof demeanor, people were more willing to help Jiang Linyu.
Jiang Linyu felt increasingly happy as she watched Mu Qingzhou grow thinner and thinner; this was the consequence of him ignoring her.
The two lived on the charity of the city people for several years. When Mu Qingzhou was twelve years old, evil spirits appeared in the city and many people died.
No matter what, Jiang Linyu is still a child at heart. He will be afraid when he encounters evil spirits. Despite his reluctance, he still found Mu Qingzhou and stayed with him to bolster his courage.
Two children huddled together without an adult present—isn't that the perfect nourishment for evil spirits? It would be difficult for them to resist the evil spirits' entreaties.
Soon, a cloud of black smoke appeared in front of the two of them, and Jiang Linyu was so scared that she kept moving closer to Mu Qingzhou.
Mu Qingzhou noticed that he was too close from behind, glanced at him, and moved a little to the side.
Jiang Linyu didn't expect Mu Qingzhou to still care about distance at a time like this. He shouted at Mu Qingzhou, "Hey, the evil spirits are right in front of us, why are you still worrying about the distance between us? Hurry up and think of a solution!"
Mu Qingzhou kept his eyes closed and ignored Jiang Linyu, not even sparing her a glance.
Jiang Linyu now truly harbors hatred towards Mu Qingzhou. What's with his aloofness? Does being aloof guarantee food or survival?
As the black smoke drew ever closer, Jiang Linyu closed his eyes and secretly vowed that if he survived this time, he would surpass Mu Qingzhou in everything, and he would take everything Mu Qingzhou had without hesitation!
Perhaps Jiang Linyu's obsession was too deep, and Heaven did not want him to die like this, so that he and Mu Qingzhou were rescued by Su Qinyi and Gu Yunyang, who were traveling by.
Seeing that both of them were homeless and had exceptionally good potential, they took them both back to the Qingyun Sect to participate in a new round of disciple recruitment.
Later, both of them were found to have amazing talents, but Mu Qingzhou still surpassed him and was chosen as a disciple by the First Immortal Venerable Su Qinyi, while he was taken in by Gu Yunyang, who was second only to Su Qinyi in the sect.
After entering the Qingyun Sect, he worked hard to cultivate and wanted to surpass Mu Qingzhou in cultivation. Later, he did succeed and became one of the best in the Qingyun Sect.
At this moment, he wanted to go and show off to Mu Qingzhou to see the cold expression on his face break, but he found that he could not enter Qin Nian Peak. It was said that Immortal Venerable Qin Yi was teaching him and Shi Anxu cultivation methods that were not to be released to outsiders inside the peak.
Speaking of Shi Anxu, Jiang Linyu even hated Su Qinyi. Why did he accept a piece of trash like Shi Anxu, but not a disciple who was so much better than Shi Anxu?
When Jiang Linyu heard the news of Su Qinyi's death, he was overjoyed. He wondered how Mu Qingzhou could surpass him in cultivation without his master's guidance.
As it turned out, he was too optimistic back then. Mu Qingzhou's performance in the sect competition really slapped him in the face.
Now that he has such an opportunity to snatch Shi Anxu away from Mu Qingzhou, how could he not seize it?
From Mu Qingzhou's attitude towards Shi Anxu during the competition, he knew that Mu Qingzhou's treatment of Shi Anxu was unusual, and that he might even have feelings for Shi Anxu.
Regardless of whether Mu Qingzhou likes Shi Anxu or not, he is determined to take Shi Anxu away from Mu Qingzhou; he simply doesn't want to see Mu Qingzhou have an easy time.
Having reminisced here for so long, Shi Anxu must have reached another peak by now, so he should make an appearance at the appropriate time.
Jiang Linyu looked at the spot where Shi Anxu had sat, and then disappeared from the spot.
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After leaving Yunxi Peak, Shi Anxu hadn't decided which peak to go to next. He came to Yunxi Peak first because he knew people there who could help him distribute flyers, thus avoiding contact with others and receiving less criticism.
The sad thing is that apart from Yunxi Peak, which he knows, he doesn't know any of the other peaks. There is only one peak, the Sect Master Peak, which he knows a little bit about.
In the end, it's all the same to Shi Anxu, it's just a matter of distance.
The closest peak to Yunxi Peak happened to be the Sect Master Peak, so Shi Anxu didn't hesitate to step towards it.
As they approached the main peak, they could see two disciples guarding the peak standing upright at the barrier in the distance. Shi Anxu's mind raced, trying to figure out what reason he could use to persuade the disciples guarding the peak to let him in to distribute flyers.
After mentally preparing his plan, Shi Anxu walked towards the two disciples.
Just as Shi Anxu reached the two disciples and was about to recite the draft he had prepared, the gatekeeper let him in.
"Senior Brother Shi, the sect leader, has ordered that you be allowed to enter the peak immediately upon seeing him."
Shi Anxu stared at the gatekeeper in disbelief, stammering, "Are you...are you sure the sect leader...that's what he ordered?"
The gatekeeper disciple said with absolute certainty, "I'm sure, this is what the sect leader told us himself."
Seeing that the gatekeeper was so certain, Shi Anxu stopped asking questions, but still entered the sect leader's peak with some doubt.
The main peak was bustling with people, all busy with their own tasks, which directly created an opportunity for Shi Anxu to distribute flyers.
He encouraged himself, telling himself that if he was scolded, he must stay calm and not retaliate.
After inflating the air, Shi Anxu took out the flyers and began distributing them.
Strangely, just like when he first entered the peak, the disciples inside did not curse him when they saw him handing out flyers. Instead, they all said in unison that they would definitely come to support him that day.
Shi Anxu couldn't understand why the people on the main peak of the sect had become so strange. Logically speaking, if the sect members didn't just share their cultivation techniques with their own people, but instead opened them up to outsiders, it would be disloyal to their sect, and they should be very angry.
Shi Anxu went to distribute leaflets to other peaks with a puzzled mind, but the attitudes of the other peaks and the sect leader peak were all the same.
This made Shi Anxu question his existence. What major event had happened during his coma?
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