Chapter 46 He Cares a Lot About the Division of Houses
For no reason, Qi Qing changed his answer temporarily.
He deliberately avoided Yue Ji's eyes and calmly said to his senior brother, "We haven't seen each other for two years. We should catch up. I will stay at your place tonight. Junior Brother Jiang, please squeeze in with my disciple first."
He smiled at the end of his voice, as if he was completely unaware of the burning gaze behind him. He patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Let's go in and talk. I brought you some wine."
When the senior brother heard that there was wine, his eyes suddenly lit up: "You are the one who is on the right track, let's go!"
The two brothers entered the room one after the other. Fortunately, the elder brother remembered that Yue Ji was standing next to him, so he kindly asked before closing the door, "Nephew, do you want to drink with me?"
Yue Ji's eyes were still fixed on Qi Qing's back. After a long silence, he said calmly, "No."
The senior brother added: "Then I will ask Uncle Jiang to move in with you later."
Yue Ji didn't respond, turned around and walked towards his door.
The door closed, blocking out the sound of footsteps that were gradually fading away. Qi Qing then dared to turn around, and took out a small jar of wine from his ring as if nothing had happened, saying, "Here, I only brought ten years' worth this time."
"Who can drink from such a small jar?" The senior brother took the jar and shook it with disdain: "You must have something else hidden!"
"I really didn't hide it." Qi Qing smiled, and his fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edge of the ring: "I drank too much last night, so I won't fight with you for it today."
"So generous? Then I'll drink it!"
The senior brother chuckled, pulled out the cork, and the rich aroma of wine instantly filled the whole room.
He hadn't had any free time for a long time. Now that his fellow apprentice had come out of retreat and he had some wine in his hand, he was in a very good mood. He sat by the window and drank by himself, occasionally commenting on the monks passing by.
"Junior brother, I'm telling you, you can't trust that peddler in red. He comes here every day to sell talismans. Not only are they useless, they're also expensive. You must not be fooled by him!"
"And that female cultivator in green over there is also a habitual liar. She said there were clues to spiritual veins in the ancestral home, but it was actually a trap! Many people were deceived by her and lost their minds..."
Qi Qing hummed twice absentmindedly, touched the teapot which was still warm, and poured himself a small cup.
Thinking of Yue Ji's abnormally calm attitude before he left, he felt an inexplicable sense of guilt in his heart.
This disciple is good in every way except that he has some thoughts... which are always beyond the limit.
He must have been angry again just now.
Qi Qing took a sip of tea and thought to himself: Yue Ji is not a child anymore, he should learn to control his emotions. He will not coax him this time no matter what.
Despite this decision, he still couldn't completely convince himself.
Qi Qing looked at the tea leaves floating in the tea soup. On the surface, he was listening to his senior brother talking about the situation in Yunzhou, but in fact, his mind had already drifted away.
He tapped his knuckles on the table a few times, and without hesitation, he instinctively opened the system background interface.
Since I've already clicked on it, I might as well... unlock the plot and take a look.
[Do you want to exchange the story card? ]
【Tip: You currently have a lot of points, which can be exchanged for other items. 】
Qi Qing was stunned. He didn't expect that the points he had accumulated for two years would be so abundant. He quickly opened the mall to check the items on the shelves.
In addition to the plot cards, the skill classification was opened at some point, but only the first one was lit up, and the following skills were locked.
He clicked on the icon to see the detailed description.
[Equally matched opponent: a one-time skill card, consumable, which can maintain a tie with the current enemy for five seconds after use. 】
Qi Qing: “…”
Such a useless thing, yet somehow subtly useful.
Can you hold out for five seconds no matter who the enemy is? What if the enemy is not a human, or even a living creature... but a thunderbolt?
If this can bear...
He was immediately excited, all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and his fingertips trembled slightly as they hovered over the exchange button.
It’s very expensive, costing one thousand yuan.
After buying it, the remaining points will definitely not be enough to exchange for plot cards. Which one should I choose?
The teacup fell on the table with a thump. Finally, Qi Qing closed his eyes and clicked on the icon of the plot card.
Compared to skills that you don't know when you can use, why aren't plot cards considered a kind of predictive ability that can be acquired immediately?
[The story card has been redeemed, do you want to use it now? ]
【Used successfully. 】
After two years in Dan Sect, "Yue Ji" has grown into a sixteen-year-old boy, who can charm thousands of fellow disciples in the sect with just a glance.
Although he failed to successfully become a purple-level alchemist, the old monster still used his connections to send him and Miao Zheng to the secret realm that was about to open in Yunzhou.
This secret realm is called "Mirage". It was the home of the Mirage Clan before they migrated thousands of years ago. It is full of exotic flowers and plants but is fraught with dangers. It is the perfect place to hone one's mind and promote the advancement of alchemy.
"Yue Ji" was separated from Miao Zheng as soon as he entered. By some strange coincidence, he ended up in a cave with the spoiled and talented junior sister of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and both of them were poisoned by love.
The junior sister has always been unruly. At first, she disliked "Yue Ji" in every way. Even when she was poisoned, she gritted her teeth and provoked him several times, but she didn't get any advantage, so she had to behave herself.
...Such a familiar direction.
Qi Qing originally thought that there would be some unspeakable plots to come, but she did not expect that "Yue Ji" could stick to his original intention and always treat his junior sister with courtesy.
After a few days, the junior sister gradually developed a good impression and her attitude softened a lot.
In search of an antidote for the love poison, the two went deep into the cave and accidentally triggered the ownerless Tianshi beast in the cave.
At the critical moment, "Yue Ji" was injured and bleeding, but it was unexpectedly discovered that his blood could detoxify.
The two took this opportunity to get rid of the poison of love, worked together to kill the Tianshi beast, and luckily learned a piece of news - there was a thousand-year-old fire lotus hidden in the center of the secret realm.
They followed the trail of the Fire Lotus all the way, and just when the Fire Lotus was born, many cultivators fought for it. However, Yue Ji used the beast core of the Heavenly Lion Beast and the residual soul of a person who claimed to be the ancestor of the Mirage Clan to exchange a shortcut and arrived at the place where the Fire Lotus was first.
However, this fire lotus has gone through thousands of years and has long since developed intelligence. How could it be willing to be picked by others?
Seeing the two approaching, it took off into the air and rushed straight into the crowd.
"Yue Ji" was about to chase, but something unexpected happened!
The remaining soul of the Mirage Clan ancestor who was leading the way suddenly attacked, and forcibly dragged him into the purgatory magma where the fire lotus took root and grew.
Qi Qing was so anxious that he turned to the next page in a hurry.
No more!
And it broke in such a fatal place!
Qi Qing immediately returned to the mall and wanted to use his points to redeem the next plot card, but the system popped up a prompt: [Insufficient plot card inventory, please wait until next week to refresh the purchase frequency~]
“…”
Qi Qing fiercely closed the system interface.
This is a broken system, bad review!
He was angrily poking at the plot card while his senior brother had finished his drink and looked at him in confusion, "What are you doing dancing over there?"
Qi Qing calmly withdrew his hand and stretched his body: "I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well stretch my muscles."
The senior brother jumped down from the windowsill holding an empty wine jar and sneered, "Stop pretending. Junior brother Jiang will be back soon. Call nephew and let's go downstairs to eat."
He walked out on his own without any intention of waiting for anyone, so Qi Qing had no choice but to bite the bullet and knock on Yue Ji's door.
He knew Yue Ji's personality and was prepared to be turned away. However, before his fingers even touched the door, it creaked open.
Yue Ji was standing behind the door, looking at him for a few seconds with a cold expression: "Let's go."
Thinking of the original plot he had just read, Qi Qing withdrew his hand somewhat unnaturally, coughed lightly, and walked ahead.
The atmosphere was so subtle as if there was an invisible veil between them. No one tried to lift it, leaving it in between, hazily concealing the other person's feelings - as if this was safe enough.
A few people went downstairs, and soon, a green figure holding an oil-paper umbrella slowly walked in from outside the lobby.
The person's hair was half tied up and half loose, with a silver hairpin pinned in the bun at the back of his head. He wore a blue shirt with wide sleeves and his skin was as white as snow.
As he closed his umbrella, he raised his eyes, and his dark eyes swept over the two people behind his senior brother. He was startled at first, and then nodded slightly in greeting: "Senior Brother Qi, Junior Nephew Yue."
Qi Qing had met Jiang Chenqiu several times before and knew that he was a man of few words, so he didn't hesitate and sat down next to him.
Yue Ji, who was about to sit down, paused. Before he could take any action, his senior brother had already taken the seat on the other side.
He pursed his lips tightly, lowered his head and sat down with a sullen face.
While his senior brother was ordering food, Qi Qing lowered his voice and said to Jiang Chenqiu: "Ji Chunfeng asked me to find you."
"...I have nothing to say to him." Jiang Chenqiu's voice was light and clear.
"He's very worried about you." Qi Qing chose his words carefully: "But he still has to work and can't come down the mountain easily. Why don't you write him a letter?"
Jiang Chenqiu stared at the rice in the bowl in silence.
"We are all from the same sect, so let's talk it out. He was a little too much when he picked your herbs, and he apologized sincerely..."
But no matter how much Qi Qing said nice things, this man remained silent, looking as if he was as determined as iron.
After a long while without any result, Qi Qing awkwardly picked up the teacup to cover up his failure, but was choked by the liquid in the cup.
"Who changed my wine?"
He put the cup down heavily and looked around at the other two.
There was total silence at the table. The senior brother gave him a blank look, while Yue Ji, who was sitting below him, turned his head and played with the teacup. He seemed to have entered a state of meditation and didn't even look at him.
Qi Qing found himself in trouble and made a "tsk" sound.
He took a few bites of the food, stopped trying to persuade her, and ate his meal without tasting the food.
After dinner, Qi Qing lost interest and simply went back to the room with his brother to practice.
When Jiang Chenqiu heard that he was going to live with Yue Ji, he frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. He just moved his luggage over silently.
There were only two fellow disciples left in the room. Qi Qing pretended to practice at first, but fell into a deep sleep in less than half an hour.
Seeing how disappointing he was, the senior brother shook his head, fearing that he would be infected, and moved to the table to continue meditating.
In the middle of the night, an inexplicable chill suddenly woke Qi Qing up.
The young man opened his eyes in a daze, thinking that his senior brother had snatched the quilt, and subconsciously pulled it, but found nothing.
He looked up and saw his senior brother sitting on a table a few feet away, meditating and practicing, while a dark shadow with an unclear face was standing in front of his bed.
! !
Qi Qing lost all his sleepiness in an instant. He sat up with a start, his back pressed tightly against the bedpost: "Who is this monster!"
"What are you screaming about?" The senior brother opened his eyes.
Qi Qing pointed at the shadow and said, "There's a ghost!"
The senior brother looked around intently and said doubtfully, "No."
"It's right here!" Qi Qing's voice tightened: "Why don't you take another look?"
A bright black shadow, could it be that he is hallucinating?
I didn’t eat mushrooms for dinner.
The senior brother still shook his head and said, "Is there something I can't feel? You must be in a nightmare. Get up and practice with me."
Qi Qinghe and the dark shadow in front of him were in a stalemate for a while, and finally, he slowly and stiffly got out of bed.
His senior brother gave him a seat, but he just laughed dryly: "Well, it must be an illusion... I'm going out for some fresh air."
Damn it, this thing can even go with him.
Qi Qing wrapped his outer robe tightly and pushed the door open, not knowing where to lead the shadow for fear of disturbing others.
He thought about it and jumped onto the roof of the inn.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he flew up, he was caught off guard by a thin white shadow.
Qi Qing's heart beat wildly and he almost shouted "There's a ghost" for the second time.
Fortunately, the white shadow turned around and it was a familiar face.
"Junior Brother Jiang?" Qi Qing let out a long sigh, "You haven't rested at this hour?"
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