Chapter 90 World Four (Seventeen)
Many disciples gathered in one place, with several exquisite boxes placed in the center. Though not adorned with glittering jewels, the crimson sandalwood and jadeite clasps on the locks were enough to highlight their extraordinary luxury. Since ascending to Yunning Peak, the disciples had rarely interacted with the mundane world, but unlike the immortals, they were not completely detached from the world, living in a state of detachment. Therefore, seeing such exquisite boxes, their eyes inevitably lit up, and they discussed them with great interest.
"What kind of objects are placed in here?"
"Look at the size of this box. If it holds a sufficient amount of gold ingots, it would weigh over a thousand taels."
"Who would send something so precious to Yunning Peak? It definitely isn't a gold ingot!"
Everyone talked about it but couldn't guess what was going on. They could only hope that the owner of the box would come and open it himself so they could find out what was inside.
Bai Jiqing was wondering why so many eyes were on him today. He felt baffled, but a faint smile played on his lips. It wasn't until a young disciple, with flushed cheeks, excitedly led Bai Jiqing to some boxes and cages that he realized what had happened.
A flicker of disgust flashed across Bai Jiqing's eyes, but he concealed it with impeccable ease. Under the curious gazes of numerous disciples, Bai Jiqing opened the box. Inside was neatly arranged brocade and a few scattered pieces of jewelry. Bai Jiqing didn't look any further; the remaining boxes looked just like the others, nothing special.
"I can't use these things, so I'll divide them among my fellow apprentices."
Bai Jiqing only kept one box and distributed the rest to his disciples.
Although the disciples of Yun Ning Peak had rarely seen so much gold, silver, and jewels, or such dazzling and colorful things, they were not greedy for money. Upon hearing this, they looked at each other in confusion and did not rush forward.
Bai Jiqing spoke calmly, without a trace of condescending air, as he began to explain the origins of these items: "They were given to me by an acquaintance, but I didn't want to accept them because I was afraid of causing trouble.
But Yunning Peak has rules that prohibit leaving the mountain at will, so I cannot return all these things.
If you are curious, please take a few and satisfy your curiosity. This will also prevent your mind from being disturbed while practicing swordsmanship, which will be detrimental to your martial arts."
After the disciples learned the origin of the box and saw Bai Jiqing's calm expression without any reluctance, they stepped forward and took away their favorite item.
Qu Linglong loved jewelry the most. Because she was good friends with Bai Jiqing, he left all his jewelry to his junior sister.
Qu Linglong put a red-tailed phoenix pearl hairpin in her hair and stood in front of Qingfeng Pond. Looking at the hairpin shining with jewels and dazzling in the pond water, she couldn't help but feel shaken.
Gold, silver and jewelry are attractive to people and are the easiest to breed desire.
Qu Linglong didn't believe it before, but now she realized the truth of these words. Not to mention the gold and silver, just the red-tailed phoenix pearl hairpin in her hair made her eyes slightly stunned and her heart was slightly moved.
Qu Linglong fumbled with the phoenix with rubies as eyes in her hairpin, and her voice rose slightly: "I really like this hairpin."
Bai Jiqing looked at her tenderly.
"As long as Junior Sister is happy."
After Bai Jiqing put the small box back into the house, his originally gentle face immediately became gloomy. His pupils were dark and he stared deeply at the closed box with his lips slightly parted.
"A bunch of idiots."
Why would he need them to be so attentive and cause so much trouble?
Bai Jiqing tapped the red sandalwood with his fingers, thinking to himself: He has already arranged for the disciples of Yunning Peak to send him gifts. If anyone else sends him gifts, he will return them in full, without keeping anything.
Bai Jiqing opened the silver lock, revealing a dazzling array of jewels and soft, smooth silk. His dark pupils remained motionless until he caught a glimpse of a piece of crimson brocade, his gaze lingering for a moment.
Such gorgeous brocade should be worn on skin as white as snow.
The red satin snow skin is the most suitable.
Looking at the donkey galloping freely not far away, Bai Jiqing's eyes became more serious.
He stopped and looked for a moment. This ugly donkey was actually quite well-behaved. It didn't kick things or run into people. It just found a wide and secluded area and ran around freely.
Qu Linglong finally put the red-tailed phoenix pearl hairpin away, not wearing it in her bun. It wasn't that she didn't like it, but wearing that gorgeous hairpin made her mind dwell on it. Even when she was wielding her sword, her mind was distracted, fearing it might damage the hairpin.
In order to avoid having any distracting thoughts, Qu Linglong had to put away the hairpin and wear it again when her mind became more resolute.
Although watching Xie Wenying practice swordsmanship was boring, Qu Linglong felt at ease. However, her relationship with her senior brother had grown cold recently, and the treasured fan had been lingering beside him all day, accompanying him in swordsmanship practice.
Qu Linglong sneered in her heart. How could Baoshan understand any sword techniques? She followed Xie Wenying like a little tail that could not be shaken off, looking weak. After Xie Wenying finished practicing sword, she walked up to him and wiped the sweat off his face.
Xie Wenying naturally wouldn't ask her to help wipe it, but...
Qu Linglong drew her sword and cut through much vegetation, feeling a pang of bitterness in her heart: yet Senior Brother had taken the soft embroidered handkerchief… Qu Linglong channeled her rage into her sword, slicing the wintersweet branches into pieces, sending twigs flying. Qu Linglong had to admit: she disliked the treasure fan, even loathed it. Clearly, clearly, Yun Ning Peak only needed her… to be…
The little donkey was curled up on the ground, chewing on dry grass. The sudden crackling sound made the little donkey prick up his ears.
The sharp sword energy surged, and the little donkey stretched out its four hooves, turned around and tried to run away, but ran head-on into Qu Linglong, who had a furious look on her face.
The long sword in Qu Linglong's hand flashed with white light. She had been to Baoshan's residence and knew this little donkey - this stupid look was really annoying!
Qu Linglong walked towards the donkey and effortlessly trapped the lively and active little donkey in its place. Bai Jiqing called out, "Junior Sister, what anger are you taking out on an animal?"
Qu Linglong pursed her lips slightly, frowned slightly, and pulled the little donkey's long ears. When she heard the donkey's neighing for mercy, she felt a little relieved.
"No one is bothering me. I just want to eat meat. I'll go to the dining room later and ask them to change the taste."
Baoshan looked at the empty stable and sighed slightly: I don't know where this little donkey has run off to. I'm afraid it is happy here and doesn't want to go back to this small stable.
There was a slight pain at the tip of his heart, and Baoshan's cheeks lost their color. He gently stroked his chest and followed the entangled breath. It took a long time for it to return to normal, but thin beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Baoshan pulled his fur coat tighter around him and walked towards the kitchen.
Before I even got close to the kitchen, I could smell a fragrance from afar.
Baoshan covered her mouth with an embroidered handkerchief. She had been feeling unwell recently and could not eat any meat or fish.
Baoshan originally wanted to turn around and leave, but his thoughts changed slightly and he decided to go and see Baiwei before leaving.
"What do you think this is?"
Bao Shan heard Bai Wei's voice, as if questioning him, followed by words like "donkey" and "acting recklessly." Bao Shan's cheeks turned pale as paper, and when she turned, she saw Qu Linglong, her chin raised slightly, and Bai Jiqing standing quietly beside her.
Remembering what was said in the kitchen, mentioning "Junior Sister", Bao Shan's lips trembled slightly as he asked, "Where is my donkey?"
Qu Linglong frowned, her eyes rolling around as she nonchalantly said, "It was stripped of its hair and skinned." She looked at Bai Jiqing beside her and added, "It was my senior brother who helped hold down its hoof."
Bao Shan looked at Bai Jiqing, her watery eyes filled with mist, as if they would condense into water and roll down slowly in the next moment.
The corners of Bai Jiqing's lips, which were usually upturned, became a little stiff. When he opened his lips to say something, he saw that frail body, like fallen leaves in the autumn wind, quietly falling.
“Senior Brother!”
Qu Linglong watched in disbelief as Bai Jiqing caught the unconscious treasure fan. Before she could utter a single question, she saw Bai Jiqing's eyes turn slightly colder. Although his voice was as gentle as usual, he felt a slight difference, as if there was an imperceptible stiffness.
"Junior sister, there must be a limit to mischief."
Qu Linglong snorted softly and turned away.
The tightly tied donkey was also untied by the angry Baiwei. He said coldly to the others in the kitchen: "How can you take other people's belongings as your own?"
These people were so bold as to tie the donkey carrying the precious fan in the kitchen.
The rest of the people in the kitchen were silent. One reason was that Baiwei, who was usually extremely shy, looked a bit intimidating when he suddenly got angry.
Secondly, they didn't know that this was Baoshan's donkey. They just followed the arrangement of the junior sister and tied the donkey here to scare it. According to what the junior sister said, that was to put an end to the arrogance of this fool.
When Baoshan woke up, he saw Bai Jiqing. His eyes were as deep as a ravine, which made people feel a little scared.
Bai Jiqing looked at Bao Shan, who was wearing a crimson shirt. His throat moved slightly, and his voice was hoarse. "Your fur coat has been stained with snow water. To prevent you from catching a cold, I borrowed a coat from another disciple."
Baoshan avoided his sight, and her slender hands tightly grasped the quilt on her body, causing deep wrinkles.
Bai Jiqing added, "The donkey is already tied to the stable. It's intact and hasn't been eaten by anyone else. It's just..."
Bai Jiqing frowned: "It's just a piece of fur missing, it will grow back soon."
Baoshan lowered his eyes to look at the quilt and responded in a deep voice, but he didn't say a word more.
If someone else saw this scene, they would definitely feel uncomfortable and want to leave in a hurry.
But Bai Jiqing was different. He looked at every inch of Baoshan's crimson shirt. It was extremely thin and soft, and contrasted with her fair skin. It was truly beautiful.
Bai Jiqing's breathing became heavier, but his expression was as calm as usual, and no one could tell anything was wrong.
The door was pushed open, interrupting the silence between the two.
Baoshan, who had remained silent just now, suddenly had tears in her eyes, which fell onto the quilt.
"Senior Brother Wenying..."
Like crying and complaining, like angry and surprised.
How can one not feel soft-hearted when seeing such a beautiful woman crying?
Xie Wenying was still feeling the chill of the wind and snow. When the treasure fan was held in his arms, he felt a chill all over his body and trembled slightly.
"The donkey...almost died..."
The sound of the precious fan sobbing was heartbreaking to the ears.
Xie Wenying had long been accustomed to the little girl's temper and let her cry.
There seemed to be a barrier between them that no one else could interfere with.
Bai Jiqing felt more and more depressed, and his eyes became more and more indifferent when he looked at Xie Wenying, and there was even a smile in his eyes.
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