Head wind
Ruan Zhaozhao followed Yu Xiaoye to familiarize himself with the Jueqing Sect while listening to the system introduce this world.
This place is called "Xuan Ji Realm". It is not very big and is divided into three states: Central, East and West.
The Central Province is where the monks live, while the East and West Provinces are mostly populated by ordinary people. The ordinary world is ruled by a country called the Great Protector.
Xiaoqingshan is located in the mountains of Xizhou, with scattered villages nearby.
Fifty years ago, small sects like the Jueqing Sect, with only a few members, were common. Later, the Canghai Sect, the largest sect in Zhongzhou, led its righteous cultivators to suppress evil and heretical sects, incorporating many small sects located in the desolate mountains and wilderness. Sects with fewer than a few dozen members became increasingly rare.
Up to now, there is only one sect within a radius of 500 miles from Xiaoqing Mountain, which is the Jueqing Sect.
Normally, the gate to the mountain was closed, and the people nearby thought that no one was there. Later, Yu Xiaoye often went down the mountain to buy things, and then people realized that there were people living in the Taoist temple.
The Jueqing Sect is roughly divided into three areas.
Entering from the mountain gate, there are three doors leading to the main hall, and the left and right wings leading to the top of the back mountain. The four people live separately.
Yu Xiaoye hadn't officially become a disciple yet, and was considered a menial disciple. After the master passed away, none of the four had any intention of inheriting the throne, so they simply let Yu Xiaoye live in the master's room at the back of the main hall.
Logically speaking, Ruan Zhaozhao should have a courtyard of his own.
But looking at her small stature, Yu Xiaoye was worried that she wouldn't be able to take care of herself. "Zhao Zhao, why don't you live with me in the main hall? There's a clean room in the upper courtyard, but it's about a hundred steps away from where I live. Otherwise, how about you stay in the headmaster's room?"
He can clean up the utility room and live there.
Ruan Zhaozhao shook his head: "It's okay, I can do it alone."
Her father assigned her too many demon servants, a bunch of them making a lot of noise, always worried that she would fall or get hurt. She simply drove them all away, and she felt relieved instead.
Being unwelcome at home, she must have lived alone since she was very young. Yu Xiaoye touched her head with heartache.
"Then let me show you where the brothers and sisters live."
The thought of that "hanged ghost" made him feel cold under his feet. But in order to prevent Ruan Zhaozhao from accidentally entering the four people's residence, he still had to take her there.
Climbing up the stairs, a courtyard almost covered by green leaves and vines appears before your eyes.
The gate was closed and the iron lock was rusty. It was obvious that the gate had not been opened for a long time.
After all, Wenren Yi never goes through the main entrance... Yu Xiaoye was silent.
"This is where the eldest brother lives."
As soon as Yu Xiaoye finished speaking, they both heard a loud "bang".
Ruan Zhaozhao looked at the mountain wall behind the courtyard.
The noise caused the mountain wall to tremble, and a few pieces of gravel fell down.
Ruan Zhaozhao: "Brother, what's going on?"
Yu Xiaoye was used to it, muttering with dull eyes, "Nothing, probably just a headache again, Senior Brother. It's okay, Xiaoqing Mountain has stood here for thousands of years, so it's nothing to get bumped occasionally."
Even so, the main hall was backed by a cliff, and sometimes he would be suddenly awakened by the shaking at night, which made him a little scared...
Ruan Zhaozhao touched his chin, thoughtfully.
After walking through Wenren Yi's courtyard and going up, the green plants suddenly decrease and the temperature also drops.
Yu Xiaoye shuddered and told Ruan Zhaozhao, "Zhaozhao, no matter what happens later, don't look down."
Ruan Zhaozhao blinked.
Then she must see it!
The mountain road narrowed.
In the distance there was a dead tree, with crows standing on its crooked branches.
Seeing that the person coming was Yu Xiaoye, they scattered with a "click" sound.
Yu Xiaoye covered his eyes as he walked past this place, sticking to the cliff wall. "It's okay, it's okay. Don't be afraid."
Ruan Zhaozhao glanced down in surprise.
Below was a small hill, its base dotted with graves. Looking out, I could see scattered coffins, half-opened and half-closed. Halfway up the hill, there was a village, quiet and desolate.
"Zhao Zhao!" Yu Xiaoye scared himself and reached out to pull her, "Don't look down!"
Ruan Zhaozhao said "Oh" and withdrew his gaze from the corpse wrapped in a torn straw mat in a pit.
Yu Xiaoye held Ruan Zhaozhao's hand until his vision became clear, then he breathed a sigh of relief and slowly opened his eyes.
A courtyard stood alone in the open space.
The crows cried out in unison and lined up on the courtyard wall, their eyes following the two men.
Yu Xiaoye's teeth chattered: "Zhao Zhao, this is Second Brother's residence. You, you don't need to come here if you don't have anything to do..."
“Gah!”
A crow suddenly charged towards Yu Xiaoye, who cried out, covering his head and crouching down, as the crow flew past him.
The crow circled in the air, cackled, then fixed its gaze on Ruan Zhaozhao and swooped down, also trying to scare her.
Its bird's head is held in a small hand.
Ruan Zhaozhao looked into the distance and threw the crow away.
——Instantly turned into a shining star in the sky.
The other crows were stunned when they saw this scene.
Yu Xiaoye found that the strange crows had disappeared. He opened one eye and found that the crows had fallen silent.
Ruan Zhaozhao tugged at his sleeve and said, "Brother, let's go to the next place."
"Strange." Yu Xiaoye scratched his face and looked suspiciously at the crows standing in a row, "Okay."
The system that witnessed this scene suddenly remembered that Ruan Zhaozhao was the daughter of a villain in another world.
I wonder what her talent is as a demon?
The two continued to climb up along the stone steps between the mountain walls.
Yu Xiaoye was worried about Ruan Zhaozhao's physical strength and wanted to carry her up, but when he turned around, he saw that the little girl was not blushing or out of breath, and was walking briskly.
He felt even sadder: she must have suffered a lot to develop such good endurance.
When we reached the top of the mountain, a chill hit us in the face.
It turned out to be an ice spring.
A stone bridge spans the icy spring, leading to a dense bamboo forest.
Yu Xiaoye pointed to the four-story red building emerging from the bamboo forest and said, "Fourth Senior Sister lives there."
He pointed to the invisible depths of the bamboo forest and said, "Third Brother's place is quite secluded. There's a formation at the door, so it's easy to get lost if you go in."
Ruan Zhaozhao nodded, "Brother, why is there an ice spring here?"
"The water from Xiaoqing Mountain originates from here." Yu Xiaoye pointed to the waterfall that flows into the cliff. "Master's room, where I live now, is right next to the waterfall."
Seeing Ruan Zhaozhao squatting down to touch it, he quickly pulled her up and said, "Zhaozhao, this water is freezing cold, don't touch it. If you want to play in the water, I'll take you to the pool below. The water from the ice spring will not be so cold once it falls into the pool."
Ruan Zhaozhao seemed to be lost in thought.
Suddenly, the two of them felt their feet tremble, and the noise came from the direction of the eldest brother's courtyard.
"Senior Brother's headache is getting worse..." Yu Xiaoye said to himself.
After crossing the stone bridge, the two of them arrived in front of the red building. Ruan Zhaozhao heard a faint sound coming from inside, "Brother, what's that sound?"
Yu Xiaoye's ears immediately turned red, and he said seriously, "Zhao Zhao, you'll know later."
Ruan Zhaozhao ran to the door and leaned over the crack to look inside.
Yu Xiaoye was afraid that she would see something she shouldn't see, so he quickly pulled her back.
Seeing Ruan Zhaozhao's expression unchanged, Yu Xiaoye breathed a sigh of relief: "Zhaozhao, you didn't see anything, did you?"
She thought it was boring to see several men kneeling naked on the ground, so she shook her head and said, "Nothing."
Yu Xiaoye was afraid that Ruan Zhaozhao would get trapped after mistakenly entering the deep bamboo forest, so he took her through the formation.
Worried that Ruan Zhaozhao wouldn't remember, Yu Xiaoye explained as they walked, "Zhaozhao, if you get lost in the bamboo forest, just look for the Xun position, or look at this bamboo tree. I've marked it below..."
At the end of the formation is a dark cave.
There was a wooden sign hanging outside the cave with the words "Not necessary" engraved crookedly on it.
Yu Xiaoye blushed, "I put this up for Third Senior Brother. I come here every day to check it out. If the sign flips to this side, it means I don't need to deliver food tomorrow."
Ruan Zhaozhao heard that monks didn't need to eat and instead took "Qigong Pills".
The system explained at the right moment, "This world is somewhat different from yours. Cultivators in the Ziwei Realm absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and practice the Five Elements magic, which is divided into levels such as Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core. Cultivators in the Xuanji Realm don't distinguish between high and low cultivation levels; the only thing that matters is how well they use their skills to defeat others. Skills are learned by oneself, and many cultivators cannot comprehend their own skills, so they can only learn from others. Absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and improving one's skills are simultaneous processes. The purer the spiritual power converted from absorbing spiritual energy, the higher the level of one's skills, and the fuller one's body and mind, eliminating the need to rely on food for physical energy."
Yu Xiaoye took Ruan Zhaozhao out of the bamboo forest, went down the stone steps, and returned to the main hall.
He tidied up the room in the upper house and made out the bedding.
It was almost dusk. Yu Xiaoye lit a candle and placed it on the table. "Zhao Zhao, my brother is in the main hall. If you're scared, come find me."
After Yu Xiaoye left, after a while, Ruan Zhaozhao heard the sound of recitation coming from the hall.
System: "This is the Taoist classic "Zhuangzi". Most cultivators in the Xuanji Realm use it to gain enlightenment. After enlightenment, they can feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and practice martial arts."
Ruan Zhaozhao was about to speak when she felt the table shake, and the candlelight swayed with it.
"It must be Wenren..." She forgot the name.
"Wenren Yi." The system reminded, "Wenren Yi is your senior brother."
"Let's start with him," Ruan Zhaozhao made up his mind. "Brother Xiaoye said that Senior Brother has a headache, so the earthquake was caused by him banging his head against the mountain. It seems that he has a severe headache. System, do you know why he has a headache?"
The system knows very little, and its information database for this task is incomplete.
But it would not tell Ruan Zhaozhao about this, "Host, if I tell you the reason why they turned evil, this mission will be too easy."
Ruan Zhaozhao said "Oh" and held his chin, "You mean, you want to make it more difficult for me?"
That's not what it means.
Thinking that this little girl was only five years old, fearing that she would back out, the system explained: "Host——"
Ruan Zhaozhao slammed his hand on the table. "No one has dared to make it harder for me yet. Great! This is getting interesting. Anyway, all we have to do is lower their 'Causal Killing Value', right?"
System: "In simple terms, this is it."
Ruan Zhaozhao rubbed his chin. "You can ask the 'Master' to accept me as a disciple, but can you do something else in the name of 'Master'?"
The system is pleased, "What does the host want me to do?"
Ruan Zhaozhao's almond-shaped eyes moved quickly, "Listen to me..."
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That night, the moon was high in the sky.
A flying insect flew across the courtyard swallowed by dense ivy and flew straight into the empty room. Before it could stop, it was swatted to death by a big hand.
Wenren was furious, blood oozing from the corners of his lips. He held his head tightly in his hands, and when he looked up, he slammed his head against the wall!
He had already knocked a big hole into the wall, revealing the mountain wall behind it.
This blow was like a heavy hammer hitting the morning bell, with such great force that it caused the entire Xiaoqingshan Mountain to tremble.
“Get out!”
He squeezed out these three words from between his teeth.
But the room was empty and I didn't know who he was talking to.
The next moment, a sinister laugh oozed out from the corner of his mouth, which was tilted towards his ear, and the eye hidden in his messy hair was bloodshot.
"I think it's you who should get out..."
At this moment, a ray of light escaped into the house!
Wenren also raised his hand, and a crystal-like sword suddenly emerged from his palm, as black as ink. "Who?!"
The light turned into two lines of words, slowly unfolding before his eyes.
"First disciple Wenren...on the bridge at midnight..."
He recited it slowly, and his expression gradually calmed down, no longer as crazy as before.
Master’s spirit wants to see him?
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