Chapter 6 We are upright gentlemen
Mu Jianjian was terrified, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, but she still didn't move her feet.
When the Fourth Elder saw a woman without true qi rushing over, he frowned, realizing he could no longer retract his sword energy.
Chi Wenqing had sensed someone was coming, but she never expected it to be Mu Jianjian, who stood in front of her without hesitation.
He sneered inwardly, thinking, "She really doesn't know what's good for her."
He reached out and pulled the trembling woman into his arms, shifting his position while channeling his inner energy to neutralize most of the damage.
A sharp, sizzling sound echoed through the night sky, but the expected pain did not come. Mu Jianjian tentatively opened her eyes and saw that she was in Chi Wenqing's arms, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead and a restrained expression.
"Senior brother!" He shielded him from the attack!
Mu Jianjian hated herself for saying she was protecting others, but she couldn't even provide the most basic protection offered by the sect. She was just too weak!
"Senior brother, I'm sorry I'm late." She raised her trembling hand, propped herself up, and helped Chi Wenqing up. She saw that his robes were torn on his back, with new and old wounds intertwined, and blood was gushing out, seeping into his clothes and the ground.
Mu Jianjian, still angry, turned around and said, "Fourth Elder, why did you hurt my senior brother for no reason?"
She knew the other person was there to vent their anger over his daughter's situation, but she couldn't say it outright.
“Miss Mu,” the Fourth Elder stroked his long beard, his small eyes widening, “my daughter was killed in the sect a few days ago, and he was the last person she saw. Who knows what he was up to!”
"If I remember correctly, Luo Han went to the Third Elder of the Public Affairs Hall in the end. If you have any doubts, you can go to the Public Affairs Hall to confront him, instead of taking your anger out on my senior brother!"
The Fourth Elder glared venomously at the boy who was bowing behind Mu Jianjian. He wondered what had gotten into this young lady, that she had become so familiar with the remnants of Yingzhou. Now, getting rid of him was proving to be difficult.
However, he just used nearly half of his strength, so if this trash catches up with him, he'll be crippled if not killed.
Thinking of this, the Fourth Elder put on a smile and said, "Miss, I love my daughter dearly, and when he ignored me, I was overcome with anger."
Mu Jianjian clenched her fists. Did he mean to blame her senior brother for his bad attitude?
"Senior brother has often been wronged in the past, and this matter has not yet been settled. How can you ignore it?" Mu Jianjian put on a standard fake smile, listening to the low breathing behind her, and was anxious. "You attacked people without distinguishing right from wrong. Your daughter is just like you."
"Insolence! Who do you think you are?" The Fourth Elder, refusing to be given a chance, took a step forward, his aura intensifying. "I respect your father, but not you! A useless piece of trash who can't cultivate is protected by the Xuan Shuang Sect; calling you 'Miss' is already a great favor!"
This was the first time Mu Jianjian had faced the pressure of a cultivator since she transmigrated into the book. Despite her body trembling violently, she did not back down an inch and swallowed the blood from her throat.
"Knowing full well that the murderer is someone else, yet implicating others and bullying the weak. Father hates internal strife within the sect the most. Can you imagine the consequences if this matter escalates? Will anyone still care about the truth and avenge Luo Han?"
Mu Jianjian ignored his insults and analyzed the situation word by word. Finally, when she could no longer hold on, the Fourth Elder withdrew his oppressive aura.
"Hmph." The Fourth Elder glanced at the two of them with disdain, and was about to leave when he was called back.
He turned to the woman who was trying to hold on and said, "Apologize, apologize to my senior brother."
——
The sky was overcast. The Fourth Elder turned and left. Mu Jianjian finally dropped her pretense and collapsed to the ground, trembling. When she turned around, she noticed that the villain had fallen into a coma.
Even knowing that her senior brother, as the future villain, wouldn't die, she still felt a piercing pain in her chest.
Mu Jianjian called a maid to invite Uncle Guo from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall.
"Hurry up! Tell her it's very urgent!" Watching the maid's figure recede into the distance, she felt much more at ease.
He called out to the system, "Can I give the pine and cypress leaves to my senior brother to eat now?"
【Yes, host.】
Mu Jianjian quickly plucked a leaf from her spatial storage and tried to put it into Chi Wenqing's mouth, but his lips and teeth remained unmoved.
She licked her lips, looked at her senior brother's handsome face, and silently told herself, "This isn't something I want to take advantage of!"
She took a bite and was about to kiss her senior brother when, at the last second before their lips met, he opened his clear, indifferent eyes and stared at her in confusion.
"I...I..."
Mu Jianjian reacted instantly, standing up and taking several steps back, covering her mouth, her face flushed and her heart pounding.
She's clearly not guilty, so why does she feel guilty?
"So, what I'm saying is, we... are upright gentlemen..." Mu Jianjian stammered, holding up the pointed pine leaves in her hand, "I wanted to give you these to eat, not that I wanted to—"
System: Host, you're being really stupid right now, but I won't say it.
"What are you thinking about?" Chi Wenqing smiled, his obsidian-like black pupils reflecting Mu Jianjian's figure, his aura innocent and pure.
His gaze swept over the green item the woman was holding without making a sound.
Mu Jianjian paused. Why did she have to say it herself?
"Senior brother, why don't you eat this first?" Without saying anything more, Mu Jianjian squatted down next to Chi Wenqing, holding up the thin leaf that had already been bitten, slightly embarrassed. "Um, look, I've already eaten a little bit, it's safe and non-toxic."
Seeing that the other person was staring at the gap in the leaf without making a move, she silently broke off the side she had eaten and handed it over again. This time, Chi Wenqing took it and ate it.
So it really is because they dislike it?
A herd of alpacas galloped across the vast grassland in Mu Jianjian's mind. She was speechless and even began to suspect that the villain had been faking unconsciousness from the beginning and only woke up when he saw that she was about to kiss him.
Are these precious pine and cypress leaves?
Mu Jianjian angrily ate the remaining leaves.
"Junior sister, where did you get these herbs?" Chi Wenqing was not actually unconscious. The marks left on his back by the Fourth Elder's sword energy were intentional. However, the people and things in front of him kept arousing his interest.
“This was given to me by my father,” Mu Jianjian shifted the blame to her father, unwilling to elaborate. “How are you feeling now? Uncle Guo will be here soon. Hang in there a little longer.”
The system started yelling, "Host, are you questioning this system's reward?! He ate a leaf; his injury should be almost completely healed. He's not that fragile!"
"I'm much better now, Junior Sister. I've troubled you time and time again and have received your kindness. I'm really an incompetent senior brother." Xiao Xiao's solemn voice reached Mu Jianjian's ears, filled with sadness and apology.
"No way! You're amazing, and you even protected me. There's no need to blame yourself," Mu Jianjian's affection overflowed like a river as she excitedly grabbed her senior brother's hand. "If it weren't for you, I would have just—"
She's the best at guiding people's thoughts and values and affirming the meaning of life!
"Miss Mu."
A cold female voice rang out from outside the courtyard. Mu Jianjian stopped abruptly and turned around to see the female protagonist, Sang Wanyue, standing at the door with a medicine box in her hand. Her gaze shifted from the bodies they were leaning on to their tightly clasped hands.
Mu Jianjian: Oh wow.
System: Oh wow.
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