After not seeing him for many years, Xie Zizhuo was still wearing black clothes, but his behavior had become much more mature.
As soon as Luo Jianqing arrived at Haoming Peak, he politely bowed and respectfully called him "Big Brother." Seeing this, Luo Jianqing was quite surprised. He looked up and down at his usually unruly Fourth Junior Brother, and finally said with a smile, "Why? Were you reprimanded by Uncle Guanglingzi, so you're so obedient today?"
Xie Zizhuo's face darkened, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he said unhappily, "Master, where did you scold me today?"
Luo Jianqing raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really?"
Xie Zizhuo spread his hands: "He dislikes me every day, okay?"
Luo Jianqing: "..."
As they talked, they walked towards Xie Zizhuo's residence. There were nearly a hundred outer disciples and dozens of inner disciples on Haoming Peak. Along the way, many fellow disciples came to greet the two of them and saluted. By the time they reached Xie Zizhuo's residence, Luo Jianqing had already figured out what was going on.
Five years ago, when Li Xiuchen returned from Liuyan Valley, Venerable Guanglingzi summoned him personally.
Although Venerable Guanglingzi didn't understand how this boneless, fourth-level Qi Refining kid could actually obtain so many Flame Fruits, this didn't stop Li Xiuchen from bringing honor to Mount Taihua and also to Guanglingzi. So, regardless of Jie Zizhuo's temper, Venerable Guanglingzi waved his sleeves and transferred Li Xiuchen from the outer sect back to the inner sect, reprimanding Jie Zizhuo for this.
"You are their senior brother. How can you treat your fellow junior brother so harshly? I have ordered Elder Wang to heal your junior brother's injuries. Once he recovers, you will teach him how to practice. Do you understand?"
Jie Zizhuo wanted to cry but had no tears.
Fortunately, Li Xiuchen didn't like Jie Zizhuo either, so he seldom went to see Jie Zizhuo. Otherwise, Luo Jianqing had no doubt that his fourth junior brother would be driven crazy by Li Xiuchen sooner or later, and he would even want to cut this kid into pieces.
Xie Zizhuo said, "Brother, I really can't understand it. I really can't understand it! I have never seen a cultivator in this world who has no natural aptitude and yet can cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining in just seven years! He is almost at the foundation building stage, Brother! Does this make sense? This is totally unreasonable! When I was his age, I was only at the early stage of foundation building and hadn't even broken through to the middle stage. And he is actually on the verge of foundation building!"
Luo Jianqing said with a righteous look on his face, "Junior brother, perhaps we really have misjudged him. Is he a prodigy that only appears once in a thousand years? Even if he doesn't have a strong foundation, he can still absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and cultivate very quickly?"
Xie Zizhuo: “…”
After a moment, Xie Zizhuo slumped down and whispered, "Brother, ever since the last sect competition, you seem to have changed your mind about Li Xiuchen. I originally thought you were like me, disliking this kind of guy who takes shortcuts and relies solely on luck instead of being down-to-earth, but it seems... you don't think so."
After hearing this, Luo Jianqing suddenly stopped and Jie Zizhuo turned around to look at him.
Luo Jianqing smiled calmly, his black hair fluttering in the wind. His voice was gentle, but the words he spoke were as cold as hell: "Junior brother, how did you know that I have any affection for that arrogant, conceited, disrespectful, arrogant and foolish boy?"
Xie Zizhuo was stunned for a moment. After a while, he covered his stomach and burst into laughter.
After entering Li Zizhuo's room, Luo Jianqing briefly recounted his recent experiences, briefly mentioning Mo Qiu. Xie Zizhuo nodded gently and explained everything that had happened at Mount Taihua during Luo Jianqing's absence. Finally, he suddenly asked curiously, "Brother, shouldn't you ask Second Brother about this? He's more familiar with Mount Taihua's internal affairs than I am. If you ask him, he'll definitely tell you everything he knows."
Luo Jianqing's fingers stroking the teacup paused for a moment, then he raised his head and smiled, "Second Junior Brother, aren't you busy practicing? That's why I came to find you."
Xie Zizhuo: "...Brother, I'm actually also very busy practicing."
Luo Jian smiled lightly without saying anything.
When Luo Jianqing was about to leave, Xie Zizhuo said solemnly, "In the sect competition in a year and a half, Li Xiuchen might not be able to break through the Qi Refining Stage. Then, with his ninth Qi Refining Stage cultivation, he might take first place again. Senior Brother, the thought of this really makes me unhappy."
Luo Jianqing said righteously, "Junior brother, you need to be more tolerant. A little more."
Xie Zizhuo curled his lips in silence and said, "Alright, alright, I won't bother with this inexplicable guy. Let me just talk about my junior sister. Senior Brother, my junior sister has loved you for so many years, and she can't live without you. If I really can't become your Taoist partner in the future... I can't imagine what that would be like."
The smile on Luo Jianqing's face slowly faded. After a long moment, he sighed softly and said, "I'll go find Junior Sister and talk to her again."
The two said goodbye at Haoming Peak.
Luo Jianqing didn't stop, he flew straight to Qinglan Peak. Qinglan Peak was mainly for alchemy, and there were many female disciples at the mountain gate. As soon as Luo Jianqing arrived at Qinglan Peak, a female disciple said happily, "Big Brother is here, our senior sister must be in a good mood today, go tell her quickly."
Luo Jianqing smiled bitterly.
Not long after, Mu Tianxin, dressed in red, ran over.
As soon as they met, without a word, Mu Tianxin stuffed several jade bottles into Luo Jianqing's arms and complained, "Big Brother, you left in such a hurry three months ago. I just finished collecting herbs for you when Master told me you'd returned to Yuxiao Peak. Your injuries are serious. I've only just refined these pills over the past few months. While they're not as good as those made by Master and the elders, they can still help you recover. I was planning to send them to you in a couple of days."
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