Ordinary, miserable alone
The next morning, Yin Yin brought a bag of spiritual plants to find Chi An. When they arrived at Ningzhu Garden, Chi An was with Nangong He from Qiu Shui Sect.
"My name is Nangong He, and I want to make friends with Miss Chi An..."
Chi An put away his sword, "No need!"
Nangong He was stunned for a moment, "I have no other intentions, I just want to make friends!"
"Why me? Why not someone else?"
Hearing this, a picture flashed through Nangong He's mind. When he was climbing the Heavenly Stairs for the first trial, Chi An was standing on the top of the mountain, and the sunlight was shining on him, like a dream.
Nangong He came back to his senses and smiled, "Maybe it's because... fate..."
"Senior Sister!"
Chi An looked in the direction of the voice and saw Yin Yin running towards him with a smile. Chi An asked coldly, "What's the matter?"
Yin Yin opened the mustard seed bag, revealing several spiritual herbs inside. "I want Senior Sister to teach me how to make an elixir. I've tried several times, but haven't been successful."
Chi An nodded and turned to look at Nangong He, "Okay! But I'm busy right now, so I'll excuse myself!"
Nangong He nodded blankly. Chi An followed Yin Yin to the alchemy room and thought to himself, "It just so happens that I can give them a few after refining the pills!"
Shangguan Yi, who was practicing sword, sneezed, suddenly lost his balance and fell from mid-air.
"ah--"
Shangguan Yi screamed, his heart in his throat. A dark shadow flashed by, Wu Yuan leaped forward, and Shangguan Yi felt himself fall into a warm embrace. He opened his eyes and found himself safely on the ground.
"Alas, Master, you are still too impatient. You must practice step by step."
"Oh! It's okay, I just want to become stronger quickly and build my foundation early. You are already in the middle stage of Jindan, you won't understand." Shangguan Yi broke free from Wuyuan's arms, his cheeks flushed like the sunset.
Wu Yuan crossed his arms over his chest, leaning lazily against a tree trunk, with a slight smile on his lips, quietly watching Shangguan Yi practice swordplay.
When Shangguan Yi thought about Linghu Luoxi's strength being similar to his, he wanted to surpass her: "She's already established her foundation, so I have to hurry up and get there too! She must be practicing right now!"
Linghu Luoxi, who had just accidentally burned down the library, ran to find Lin Junming and others, "Hi! Senior brother, did you miss me?" Linghu Luoxi waved to Xuan Yu and others, smiled sweetly, and walked over slowly.
When I got closer, I realized that there was a man with silver hair, extraordinary appearance, and red and white clothes standing next to the senior brothers.
Chen Chuwei was dazzled by Linghu Luoxi's sunny and warm smile. During the last secret trial, he paid special attention to such an interesting person, but he didn't expect that he was from his own sect.
Linghu Luoxi slowly walked towards them, "This is..."
"You must be my nephew! Seeing is believing! Nice to meet you!" Chen Chuwei took out a bunch of sunflowers from somewhere and handed the flowers to Linghu Luoxi with a smile.
"Thank you! But I would rather you stir-fry it a few times!" Linghu Luoxi said with a smile.
Xuan Xuan pursed his lips and said, "Junior Sister, you really are..."
Lin Junming and Yun Suiqi also sighed, their eyes seemed to say that this little junior sister was hopeless.
Shen Chuwei smiled slightly, waved his hand, and set up a magic circle under Linghu Luoxi's feet. Linghu Luoxi was stunned for a moment, and hadn't reacted yet, "You..."
"I have no ill intentions, I just want to test my good nephew's ability. So that I can see why other nephews always talk about you." Shen Chuwei took out a red umbrella - Jiuchen Jun came to the rescue.
"I am the eldest daughter of the Linghu family! Aren't you afraid that I will complain?" Linghu Luoxi raised her eyebrows and threatened.
Shen Chuwei said with a half-smile: "Here, your identity is just a direct disciple, not some eldest lady."
"You can't afford to play! All you know is sneak attacks!"
Shen Chuwei raised his hand slightly, and thousands of lightning bolts struck Linghu Luoxi. Linghu Luoxi was stubborn and refused to surrender. As he was struck, he cursed, "If you have the guts, fight me! Don't try these little tricks!"
"You can't beat me! Not to mention the cunning demons. If you really meet them, they won't fight you seriously!"
Linghu Luoxi roared to the sky, "I hate you! One day I will cut you into pieces!"
"When you can beat me, we'll talk about it later!"
For the next few weeks, Linghu Luoxi was the only one on the brink of death. The most vicious thing was that after each test, Linghu Luoxi would be given a benefit. It was like giving her a slap in the face and then giving her a sweet treat, making it difficult to hate her.
Some were happy, some were sad. From Linghu Nuanwei's deserted courtyard came the sounds of angry curses and smashing teacups.
"Why? Why!"
At this moment, two figures rushed in from the window, and Yi Xiaoxiao stood in front of Linghu Nuanwei. Linghu Nuanwei also noticed someone, and raised her head, and was slightly stunned when she saw the person.
Yi Xiaoxiao got straight to the point and asked, "Do you want to cooperate with us?"
"Are you from the demon clan?" Linghu Nuanwei asked uncertainly.
Yi Xiaoxiao laughed jokingly, "Young lady is really smart!"
Linghu Nuanwei propped up her chin, "Heh! Don't think I don't know your purpose!"
"Since Miss knows our purpose, she should also know our strength! Miss is so smart, she should be able to tell the difference, right? Are you sure you don't want to cooperate with us?"
"Cooperation... is possible! But you have to help me get the position of the head of this family and get rid of Linghu Luoxi!" Linghu Nuanwei picked up the new tea and sipped it while looking down at her condescendingly.
"Sure! I wonder if the lady wants to see a good show?" Yi Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and said in a joking tone.
"Oh, tell me about it!"
"The secret realm trial turned into a demon-slaying and defense of the Dao, but instead of exorcising the demon, I got hurt. How's that for this drama? If you're not satisfied, the real fun is yet to come!"
A man in a black cloak on the side urged coldly: "Alright! It's time to get down to business!"
"Miss, just wait for news!" After saying that, Yi Xiaoxiao and the mysterious man turned around and left.
As Linghu Nuanwei watched them leave, she unexpectedly saw the jade token on the mysterious man's waist, and her pupils shrank instantly. Linghu Nuanwei heard a sound outside the door, and her eyes froze, "Who? Come out!"
Linghu Nuanwei's personal bodyguard came out and knelt on one knee, "Miss, please atone for your sins!"
"You heard everything? So...will you choose loyalty to me, or will you choose justice and inform on me?"
The guard clasped his hands together and said firmly, "I swear to protect the young lady until my death! I will be loyal to the young lady and will never betray her!"
In Shangguan Yi's courtyard, Wu Yuan walked over with an expressionless face and said, "Master! I would like to take a few days off today!"
"Did something happen?" Shangguan Yi immediately put down his sword and asked worriedly.
Wu Yuan frowned, "Ge...something happened at home, I want to go back and deal with it!"
"Okay, I'll grant you the leave. How many days do you want?"
"As long as half a month, as short as a week"
Shangguan Yi nodded, "Okay! Go ahead!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Shangguan Yi's right eyelid kept twitching. He rubbed his brows and felt something was wrong in his heart. "If only they were here..."
Chi An had just finished teaching Yin Yin and returned to the courtyard when he found Nangong He visiting again. Nangong He bowed slightly, his brows furrowed slightly, "Miss Chi, do you have time to discuss swordsmanship with me now?"
Chi An wanted to refuse but agreed after hearing about the sword technique. The two went to Ningzhu Garden to have tea and discuss. Nangong He added tea for Chi An, who picked up the tea and took a sip.
"This tea is very good. I wonder what kind of tea it is?" Chi An asked while tasting the tea.
"This tea is called 'Wuyishan Dahongpao', and a cup of it is worth about three taels of silver! I hope Miss Chi won't despise it!"
"No wonder this tea tastes so good. Thank you for your hospitality, Master Nangong. I wonder what swordsmanship Master Nangong will teach me today?"
Nangong He stood up, straightened his clothes, and answered directly, "Recently... I feel a little uneasy!"
Chi An took a sip of tea and asked doubtfully, "Why do you say that?"
Nangong He shook his head. "I don't know! It's just that my father...he told me to..."
The sun was shining brightly, and Han Qingzong was like a lightning rod, with the sound of thunder striking people and Linghu Luoxi's shouting and cursing constantly coming out.
"Why are you torturing me alone? Why not my brothers?"
"Because you are too weak."
Finally having time to rest, Linghu Luoxi collapsed to the ground, extremely curious about how someone like him could become a senior uncle. "How on earth did someone like you become a senior uncle?!"
"Well...I was kidnapped!"
"Ah!" Linghu Luoxi sat up instantly after hearing this, took out a bag of melon seeds from somewhere, and excitedly gestured to Shen Chuwei to continue.
When Shen Chuwei was young, he met an old man. After seeing Shen Chuwei's amazing talent and promising future, the old man wanted him to be his disciple. At that time, Shen Chuwei was hesitant.
"If you become my disciple, I will teach you how to cultivate! Besides, our sect can provide you with enough food every day, and cultivation is not difficult!"
Shen Chuwei finally agreed, but after becoming his disciple, he discovered that the meals were just steamed buns. If he didn't eat them, he had to make his own way, and he had to rely on his own understanding to cultivate. The old man was the previous leader, and the current leader was his senior brother.
With a call from the outside world, my thoughts were brought back to reality.
Linghu Luoxi cracked some melon seeds and said uncertainly, "Oh~ So you're harboring resentment and this is pure revenge."
Shen Chuwei didn't answer directly, but smiled sweetly. Linghu Luoxi was speechless and complained, "You are so honest!"
“Thanks for the compliment!”
Linghu Luoxi rolled her eyes, "...You are so shameless!" She tried to find something to say, "So how old are you now?"
Shen Chuwei thought for a moment, "About a few thousand years old."
"So let's say we can't just practice with me."
"No way! Your brothers are either at the Jindan or Golden Core stage, and you are the only one at the Foundation Establishment stage!"
"Is it too late for me to kill you now?"
Shen Chuwei looked innocent and asked, "Can you beat me?"
"...Are you a swordsman?"
"No, what's wrong?"
Linghu Luoxi was speechless: "But why do you seem so sword-like?"
“…”
At this moment, the setting sun melts into gold, the evening clouds merge into one, the bright moon hangs over the stream, and there is a gentle breeze on the pillow, it looks like a vivid painting.
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