Chapter 5 Be a Diligent Gardener
Chi Wenqing, tall and slender, leaned against a tree branch. His white satin robe was trimmed with silver openwork hibiscus flowers, and a jade belt was tied around his waist. Moonlight filtered through the branches, casting a sparse glow on his entire being.
His fair complexion carried a stern and sharp look, but his gentle eyes softened his otherwise imposing aura. His indifference and aloofness made people hesitate to approach, yet the curve of his lips was extremely alluring.
"Junior sister, you're back."
The two looked into each other's eyes, and Mu Jianjian subconsciously looked away.
She instinctively put her hand on her chest. Oh my god, this is too unfair!
Chi Wenqing slowly walked up to her and handed her a red token engraved with the character "Mu".
"Senior brother, have you been waiting for me here all this time? There's no need to rush," Mu Jianjian said, accidentally touching the other's fingertips as she took the token. The cold touch made her heart skip a beat. "It's very cold now. You were just injured, so you should wear more clothes."
"Thank you, junior sister." Chi Wenqing lowered her eyes. The woman in pink had been running around all night and her skirt was covered in mud, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she sincerely cared about him.
“Oh, right,” Mu Jianjian thought of something, took Chi Wenqing’s hand and walked towards the path next to her courtyard, “The place you lived in before was too bad, so I had the servants clean up a courtyard for you. And if you live next to me, no one will bully you anymore.”
Chi Wenqing was taken aback when she saw a slender, fair hand gently hooking the hem of her clothes, leading her to a clean and bright courtyard, a world apart from her former dilapidated dwelling.
If it were his past self, he would definitely be very moved, but unfortunately, after being reborn, he no longer cares about such things.
The bonds of kinship between master and disciple, the affection between siblings, all vanished with a wave of the hand.
There were no signs of disguise on Mu Jianjian's face, and her figure and voice were normal. So how long does this spoiled young lady intend to play?
——
Mu Jianjian happily returned to her courtyard, only to see her maid rushing in with a nervous expression.
"What's wrong?"
“Miss, that guy who used to come to your courtyard often…that guy…” the maid stammered.
"Luo Han?"
“Yes, she was… she was murdered. I saw her when I passed by the government office. She was burned to a pile of black ash, and her face was unrecognizable,” the maid said, still shaken. “According to the elders, Miss Luo didn’t even have to use her life-saving magic weapon. The murderer must be at least a Core Formation cultivator. Miss, you must be careful. The murderer hasn’t been caught yet…”
Huh? What?
Mu Jianjian froze. Was this scene in the plot? Or was it a butterfly effect after she saved Chi Wenqing?
Seeing a living person turn around and die this afternoon had a significant impact on Mu Jianjian, a fine young woman of the 21st century. After the maid left, she blankly asked the system.
Do you know who did it?
Luo Han had always been arrogant and domineering in the sect because of his father, the Fourth Elder, and had offended many people, but he had never gone so far as to be killed.
[I don't know, host.] The system indicated that it could only provide the original book's plot.
Mu Jianjian recalled Chi Wenqing's face, but then dismissed the thought. The villain couldn't cultivate normally yet, so it was impossible for him to have reached the Core Formation stage.
Moreover, the shy smile on his face after arranging a new place for him was not the sign of a ruthless person who would raise his hand to kill.
"Then what's the use of my reward 'Pine Seed'?" Mu Jianjian felt that this name didn't sound like an SSR at all, and the unlucky person felt hopeless.
[As the name suggests, "Pine and Cypress Seeds" means giving the host a pine or cypress seed~] Before Mu Jianjian could even complain, it quickly added, [Once the seed grows into a pine or cypress, the host can eat it. Pine and cypress are evergreen and never wither, and the host's body will also be healthy and strong!]
[The host can use it themselves, or choose to let someone else use it~]
Mu Jianjian: What's with this weird sales tone?
"But, can you eat the fruit of pine and cypress trees?" (Black man with a question mark face)
[System-generated, please rest assured~ The entire pine tree is edible; the fruit is used to cleanse the marrow, the leaves can heal wounds, and the roots strengthen the primordial spirit.]
"If I eat it with this body, can I cultivate?" Mu Jianjian tried to exploit a bug.
She longed to cultivate because she knew she couldn't stay in the Xuan Shuang Sect forever, hiding under her father's protection. If she wanted to protect the main villain and change the plot, her frail body wouldn't be able to keep up.
"It's possible, but you only have one chance for marrow cleansing," the system paused, "and according to calculations, your success rate is very low."
"That's great!" She wanted to undergo a marrow cleansing! Mu Jianjian automatically ignored the fact that the success rate was low; as long as there was a chance, there was hope. "Then how do we plant this seed?"
Starting today, she will be a diligent gardener!
[In the system's space.]
As soon as Mu Jianjian had a thought, a small, square place appeared in her mind.
Her body lacked true qi, so she couldn't use a spatial bag like other cultivators. Now that she had the system space, she could make up for this regret.
Mu Jianjian fell asleep contentedly, completely unaware that someone had entered her room.
Chi Wenqing landed silently by the bedside. The gentle warmth in his eyes was gone, replaced by a coldness like a deep pool. He raised his hand, gathered his qi, and pushed it inch by inch into the sleeping woman's body.
His feeling today was correct; he indeed lacked true qi. Recalling what happened at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic today, Mu Jianjian gave the Buddha Heart Grass to Sang Wanyue…
I originally thought rebirth was boring, but God sent me a pleasant surprise.
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After transmigrating into the book, Mu Jianjian began a non-stop life. In the morning, she studied the system and planted crops, marveling at how quickly the space seeds grew. In the afternoon, she regularly went to Uncle Guo's Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall to inquire about Sang Wanyue's mother's condition. In the evening, she went next door to provide daily humanistic care.
Until one day, the little seedling in the space finally grew into an evergreen tree, and the maid also brought back news that the original owner's father had returned to Christianity.
This means that the Xuan Tian Secret Realm is about to open, and various factions and independent cultivators from all over the continent will go there to seize the treasure, including the female protagonist, the male protagonist, and the villains.
Mu Jianjian remembered very clearly that in the original book, the female protagonist met several male protagonists in a secret realm, and the main villain was also targeted by the demonic cultivators of Yingzhou, thus beginning his unfortunate beginning.
Originally, she couldn't interfere, but since she could cleanse her marrow and cultivate, she had to enter the secret realm together no matter what to do and change her senior brother's fate, since the inner level of the secret realm had conditions that were very favorable to her.
Thinking this, Mu Jianjian followed the maid to the front hall. Before she could even stand still, a middle-aged man in black robes pounced on her, calling out, "Nannan!"
The man wore a plain felt robe with a wide belt tied with dark dragon and phoenix patterns. He had black tiger eyes under his eyebrows, a tall and burly build, and looked at her with loving eyes.
Mu Jianjian glanced at the elders and disciples around her, whose expressions were used to this, and felt a little overwhelmed by this intense and forceful emotion. She softly called out, "Father."
In her past life, she was an orphan without parents. Her only relative was her best friend, whom she had known since childhood. She was somewhat afraid to get along with Mu Yutian because he was too unfamiliar to her.
According to the book, Mu Yutian is over a hundred years old, but he married Mu Jianjian's mother when he was still an ordinary person. Even though she died in childbirth, he never remarried. Therefore, he especially loved his daughter who could not cultivate.
Looking at his daughter's face, Mu Yutian said with heartache, "Why have you lost so much weight? Is it because the food at the church has been bad lately?"
Where has she gotten thinner?! Ever since she dressed up as Mu Jianjian, she can eat three bowls of rice a day!
Mu Jianjian answered Mu Yutian's trivial questions in a soft voice, and her heart warmed. Then, as if recognizing an elder, she called out to each of the elders who had returned with Mu Yutian.
When everything was over, it was already dark. Mu Yutian was worried that she was tired, so he hurriedly told her to go back to the courtyard to rest. Mu Jianjian walked alone on the path back to the courtyard, feeling that she had overlooked something and her heart was uneasy.
Oh right, she didn't see the Fourth Elder!
Mu Jianjian's eyes widened suddenly as she rushed towards Chi Wenqing's courtyard, nearly tripping as she ran too fast.
Even though she exercises intentionally every day, her physical condition is still too poor...
When Mu Jianjian entered the courtyard, panting, she saw two figures facing each other, and a sharp sword aura attacking Chi Wenqing!
"Stop!" she screamed, instinctively stepping in front of Chi Wenqing without thinking.
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