Chapter 11: Junior Sister Ye is Really Adorable
In Xiao Chujing's eyes, Ye Xiaoman lowered her head, her thin body and small shoulders seemed to be trembling helplessly.
He frowned, thinking that it was too much for the senior sister to embarrass her in public.
He was about to go over to help out when he suddenly heard Ye Xiaoman slowly say, "My relationship with Senior Brother Xiao is not what you think."
Xiao Chujing stopped.
The eldest sister insisted: "We didn't wrongly accuse you of peeping at the bathing. Everyone here saw you being thrown out of the bathhouse by Junior Brother Xiao."
Ye Xiaoman sighed slowly, "Actually, that day... I climbed up the wall to protect Senior Brother Xiao."
She went on vividly, "That day, I passed by the male students' bathhouse and saw a snake on the wall."
"A snake as thick as an arm, spitting out poison, was facing the bathing pool and was about to crawl into the pool."
"The wall was too high and I couldn't drive it away with a bamboo pole. So, in a hurry, I climbed up the wall and tried to lure it away."
The eldest sister was stunned. "Is this true?"
Someone nearby recalled, "During that time, the spiritual garden's magic circle was indeed broken, and many snakes escaped."
Look at Ye Xiaoman again, with clear eyes and a sincere face.
Others would say this kind of story is a bit far-fetched, but when she tells it, it's inexplicably convincing.
The sunlight fell on her face, casting a dazzling glow on it.
The image of a brave girl who sacrifices herself to feed a snake for the one she loves.
Everyone was shocked by her righteous aura and chose to believe her.
Even Xiao Chujing was slightly moved.
The eldest sister's attitude towards Ye Xiaoman gradually became less resolute. "What about the matter of you stealing underwear?"
"Ahem," Xiao Chujing said awkwardly, "Let's end this matter here..."
Ye Xiaoman said: "I have my reasons."
"There's something I've been hiding from you all for a long time, but I believe you've all figured it out."
She stood facing the wind with a melancholy look on her face. "Actually, unlike you all, I come from a poor family."
"My father was a gambler and disappeared after leaving behind a mountain of debts, abandoning the whole family. I was still an infant at the time."
"My mother worked so hard to raise my brother and me that she became ill and was bedridden for years."
"When I was very young, I had to work to support my brother's schooling."
"Later, in order not to implicate me, my brother actually, he actually..." Ye Xiaoman covered her face, unable to continue, "he fell into prostitution."
Senior Sister: “…”
The other disciples showed sympathy on their faces: a father addicted to gambling, a sick mother, a brother who was studying, and a broken junior sister Ye. It was so miserable, so miserable!
"Yes! I have stolen Senior Brother Xiao's underwear. Besides him," Ye Xiaoman pointed at the male disciples who were slightly attractive, "I have also stolen from Senior Brother Eldest, Senior Brother Seven, and Senior Brother Fourteen."
Following her self-exposure, Xiao Chujing looked at those people unhappily, while the male disciples turned pale. "Junior Sister Ye, a person can be poor, but not a pervert!"
"But I didn't steal the underwear for myself!" Ye Xiaoman straightened her back, clenched her fists, and shouted loudly, "I just wanted to save a piece of clothing for my brother!"
Xiao Chujing: “?”
Ye Xiaoman stubbornly wiped away her (non-existent) tears: "My brother is living a miserable life in the brothel. He doesn't even have a decent piece of clothing."
"I was thinking, the underwear that Senior Brother Xiao threw away is also made of cloth, at least it is a robe with magical power."
The eldest brother stroked his chin and recalled the scenes he had seen in the human world. "The poor people in the countryside were barely clothed. It was true that no cloth would be wasted."
Senior Sister: "But you specialize in stealing underwear, this behavior is still very suspicious..."
"Who said I only steal underwear?" Ye Xiaoman said confidently, "I steal underwear too... and of course coats too."
Senior Sister: "Is that so? That's no problem."
The eldest sister was a little touched. "I used to think you were just a pervert, but I didn't expect you had such an epic story behind you."
"Oh, how pitiful." The eldest sister took off the expensive jade bracelet on her wrist and put it on Ye Xiaoman's hand.
Ye Xiaoman looked at her fingers and said, "I've never seen such a beautiful ring..."
"I'll give it to you too." The eldest sister took off the magic ring proudly.
Everyone around was speaking lovingly.
"From now on, any underwear we don't want will be given to you."
"Little Junior Sister, you are so stupid. Why didn't you explain it clearly earlier? Why did you endure so much criticism for nothing?"
Ye Xiaoman scratched her head in a simple manner. "I didn't want to say I was poor before, fearing you would discriminate against me, but I might not make it through the next three years of selection. Before I leave, I want to clear up the misunderstanding."
"Who said you can't pass the test?" Xiao Chujing suddenly spoke.
"There are still a few months left," Xiao Chujing said, looking at Ye Xiaoman seriously, "as long as you start working hard now, even if the selection results are not satisfactory, you can still fight for a place to stay."
Ye Xiaoman: "Oh."
Xiao Chujing: "Next, I will help guide you in your cultivation."
Ye Xiaoman certainly wanted it more than she wanted when the male protagonist took the initiative to curry favor with her.
Seeing Ye Xiaoman's eyes fall on other male disciples and then return to him with shining eyes, Xiao Chujing's inexplicably anxious heart was relieved.
He looked at the sun and said, "Let's go have lunch first. I'll teach you how to draw Qi into your body this afternoon."
"Okay."
Xiao Chujing, carrying a sword on his back, stood tall and walked towards the cafeteria, while Ye Xiaoman followed him like a servile boy.
Behind them, they could hear the discussion among their fellow disciples.
"Junior Brother Xiao's attitude towards Junior Sister seems to be different from before."
"You're overthinking it. Senior Brother Xiao is just pitying Ye Xiaoman."
"That's right, a bootlicker will never get to the top..."
Ye Xiaoman originally thought that when Xiao Chujing said he would guide her to draw Qi into her body, he meant that he was giving her special training and that he would let her practice hard for several hours every day.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, he took her directly to the Immortal Ruins.
Xianxu, equivalent to the black market, is where monks usually trade supplies.
As long as you have money, you can get any elixir, magic weapon, or talisman.
The nearest fairy ruins of the Qingzheng Sect are in the small town at the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Chujing took Ye Xiaoman out of the sect.
When they left the sect, even though they had a note of leave personally approved by the elders, they were still strictly interrogated by the disciples guarding the mountain. They were searched from head to toe before being allowed to leave.
It seems that the hunt for the demons is still very strict, and it is impossible to take Sikong Qing away recently.
The Immortal Ruins were very close, so Xiao Chujing took Ye Xiaoman to take a shortcut. After walking along the mountain road for more than twenty minutes, they arrived at the destination.
In Ye Xiaoman's opinion, Xianxu is a bit like a vegetable market.
A piece of land was designated as a business area, consisting of several long streets with shops on both sides. There were also merchants who could not afford to rent a shop, so they simply spread a piece of cloth on the roadside to sell things.
Since there are often some banned items for sale in Xianxu, and some people conduct illegal transactions here, buyers and sellers cover their faces to avoid trouble.
Xiao Chujing gave Ye Xiaoman a black veil, and after covering their faces, the two of them walked into the Immortal Ruins.
There were crowds of people walking around, with commercial banners flying above their heads and the sounds of hawking coming one after another.
Ye Xiaoman looked around curiously.
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