Chapter 218 It’s All My Brother’s Fault
The image that Ji Bochang created for himself in the inner and outer courtyards was that of a cold, arrogant, powerful, unconventional and unique jade-faced young man, with a sharp sword, high spirits, capable and mysterious.
In fact, many people in the courtyard had secretly imitated the posture of drawing the sword to kill people and then stepping off the stage, putting the sword away and floating away without any unnecessary nonsense.
But it is rare to see such clear and pure happiness on his face.
And just today, many disciples of Tianshu Academy saw it.
In fact, although Ji You never said it, he was always worried about whether Yan Shuyi could break through. After all, she had broken through many times during her retreat.
Although several of those times she broke through the barriers were for her own sake, it actually proved that her breakthroughs were not smooth.
Now that I know the news that she has broken through, my long-standing worries have finally been put to rest.
At this time, Cao Jinsong followed Ban Yangshu to the mountain gate. Looking at his slightly raised mouth in the afternoon sunlight, he was dazed by his clear and warm smile, so he believed in his previous guess.
Ji You must have picked up silver, otherwise her smile wouldn't be so pure and clear.
"My beloved disciple!"
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Ji You turned his head and looked at Cao Jinsong who was coming towards him. There was a trace of confusion in his eyes. He thought to himself, how could there be a beloved disciple?
Cao Jinsong walked up to him and lowered his voice: "Tell me secretly whether you picked up the silver at the foot of the mountain?"
"What?"
Cao Jinsong glanced at him in the evening light and thought that the curve of his mouth must be worth a thousand gold.
How come there are still boxes of silver being lost in Shengjing City? Yes, there are many noble families coming and going these days, so it is not surprising that a box of gold is accidentally lost.
Cao Jinsong came back to his senses and pulled him aside: "The prices of inns in Zhongxing Town have been rising. They are so expensive that my scalp is numb. I need money to stay in an inn. How much did you pick up? Can you give me half of it?"
Ji You's smile faded instantly: "Who said I picked up silver?"
"Your mouth is about to swell to the back of your ears. What else could it be except that you found some silver?"
"Sorrow is pure pleasure."
"?"
Seeing his unbelieving expression, Ji You couldn't help but lower his voice: "To tell you the truth, Lingjian Mountain's Little Master has broken through, I'm happy."
After hearing this, Instructor Cao's mouth twisted: "Does the breakthrough of the young master of Lingjian Mountain have anything to do with you? You don't even know a more reliable reason!"
Ji You looked at Cao Jinsong and thought that he would know after he gave birth to Ji Aiyi and brought her back.
He then went up the mountain and returned to the inner courtyard, where he found Wen Siyuan standing in front of the door. He handed him a letter from Lu Qingqiu, inviting him to a banquet.
He and the Lu sisters had not met until noon, and because he was afraid of being attacked by the master, he did not go to lunch, so dinner was even more dangerous.
However, after opening the post, he realized that it was not the Lu sisters who invited him, but Lu Xiong, the head of the Lu family.
The Lu family, like other noble families, also planned to attend the Tiandao Conference. They settled in Shengjing at noon today and came to visit their daughter.
Lu Hanyan finished practicing sword skills during the day and went back to the courtyard to change into silk pants when she saw her parents.
The family of four met in the yard and talked a lot.
Lu Hanyan showed Lu Xiong what she had learned in the past six months, revealing a sword intent that was close to natural, which made Lu Xiong's eyes instantly become a little complicated.
In fact, when he first heard that Ji You was teaching his daughter kendo, he was a little skeptical.
But later, when he heard that his daughter defeated Fang Jincheng with kendo, he had to believe it.
But what Lu Xiong didn't expect was that his second daughter had learned so much, and he was also impressed by Ji You's talent in kendo.
Mrs. Lu looked at her daughter's hips which seemed to have grown bigger, and her expression of blushing when she talked about Ji You. Her eyes became more complicated than Lu Xiong's.
She felt that her daughter had learned more than just this.
Mrs. Lu actually looked down on Ji You because she didn't know much about him. She only knew that he was a country boy from Fengzhou who practiced Buddhism.
In her opinion, her daughter should be able to marry into a more powerful and higher-ranking family.
But after all, the Lu family was ruled by her husband, and as a woman she had no choice but to obey. So even though she was unhappy, she still put on the pride of a mother-in-law choosing a son-in-law, sitting upright in the Hongding Tower with a very high attitude, ready to consider this rural private cultivator.
But what surprised Mrs. Lu was that Ji You did not come, but what she waited for was a message from him saying that he was about to leave and refused to come because he had many things to do.
Mrs. Lu thought that this boy was really rude. How dare he refuse?
Who knew that her husband was not angry at all at this moment, but instead looked as if he had known this would happen, which made her feel confused.
Looking at my second daughter again, her eyes were filled with excitement that I would definitely not disappoint my senior brother...
In fact, Ji You taught Lu Hanyan the swordsmanship because he felt that the Lu sisters had good character, much better than Fang Jincheng. He also hoped that the two of them would be in power at the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce and be better to the miners' descendants, but that did not mean that he was willing to be on good terms with the Lu family.
So it was perfectly normal for him to reject the Lu family.
This is similar to rejecting He Lingxiu, both of which are about keeping a distance as much as possible to avoid being controlled by others.
However, Ji You was still a warm-hearted man after all, and he did not want to offend the girl, so he declined and left a message to the Lu sisters, saying that it would not be too late to have a small gathering to celebrate after Lu Hanyan entered the inner courtyard.
In addition, in addition to the Lu family's banquet, he also received an invitation from the Qiu family.
The family that He Lingxiu had wanted to matchmake for her also came to Shengjing today.
What he didn't expect was that he also received an invitation to a banquet from the Wen family where Fairy Zhengxin was...
How come even my senior sister’s family is thinking about me?
Ji Youxin said that I was really angry.
But on second thought, it is understandable, because many people think that he should be able to get a place in the Tiandao Association, and perhaps he can enter the Yingtian Realm in the future. What's more, he is the only family in the huge Fengzhou, and the Snow Demon Stone also came into the country from him.
In the eyes of many wealthy families, investment must be made in advance in order to reap greater returns.
He returned the invitations from the aristocratic families that came in one after another, and then took the one from the Wen family to Wen Zhengxin.
Fairy Zhengxin didn't expect that her family would make such an arrangement without her permission. After reading the invitation about being in the prime of life, gentle and virtuous, her face turned red and she kicked him out.
"lecher!"
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Ji worriedly asked, "What does it have to do with me?"
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly.
The news that Dan Zong had come from afar and arrived in Shengjing City in the early morning spread, attracting countless immortal cultivation families to stop and watch.
In the field of vision, countless alchemists wearing alchemy robes came to the gate of Tianshuyuan along with several huge red-painted wooden sedan chairs.
The head monk Yuan Li, along with the six elders of the sect, as well as his daughter and son, entered the Tianshu Academy and were given a grand reception.
Not long after, the Dan Zong group was invited into the Heavenly Book Hall by the five hall masters who appeared. Then, bursts of mysterious light appeared above the Heavenly Book Peak, attracting countless attention from Shengjing.
This mysterious light and aura came from the headmaster of Tianshu Academy who had not appeared in the world for over a hundred years.
No one knew what was talked about in the Heavenly Book Hall. All they knew was that Dan Zong stayed there for two hours, and then was arranged to stay in the Heavenly Book Academy, and would set off together the next day.
Upon seeing this scene, countless noble families who were temporarily staying in the city sent visiting cards to Tian Academy.
It is naturally difficult to invite the head sect master. The elders of the Dan Sect have no fighting power and seldom go out, so the main targets of invitation are still the current disciples of the Dan Sect and the daughters of the Dan Sect.
However, neither of them accepted any post.
However, He Lingxiu, during the meeting in the Heavenly Book Hall, drank tea with Yuan Caiwei and Yuan Chen under the arrangement of the elders.
Yuan Caiwei was dressed very exquisitely today. She wore a tea-white gauze midi with a Tianshui green brocade jacket over it. A silver butterfly hairpin was wrapped around the waterfall of green. She wore a emerald bracelet on her fair wrist and two silver beads hung on her earlobes. She had red lips and powdered rouge, and looked beautiful and charming despite her knowledge and manner.
He Lingxiu remembered that Yuan Caiwei was not like this before. Her favorite thing to wear was the Danzong's Danpao.
According to Yuan Caiwei, the Danpao is the most suitable for alchemy. Those dresses like gauze are restrictive and just look good, but they don't have much meaning.
But Yuan Caiwei changed later on, and she dressed very exquisitely every time she came.
He Lingxiu talked to her for a few words, and then she noticed that the daughter of the Dan Sect always glanced in the direction of the inner courtyard immortal residence. Her eyes were full of desire to leave, as if she couldn't wait any longer.
"Miss Yuan, are you going to meet Junior Brother Ji later?"
Yuan Caiwei came back to her senses and looked at Yuan Chen with a moving look in her eyes: "It was my brother who insisted on going."
Yuan Chen: “…”
He Lingxiu smiled softly: "People who are in love with each other are always envied. Seeing how attentive Miss Yuan is, I understand why Junior Brother Ji is so devoted to Miss Yuan."
Yuan Caiwei glanced at her and asked, "Are you totally devoted to me?"
"you do not know?"
"I wonder why Fairy He said that?"
"Earlier, the young lady from the Qiu family in Zhongzhou wanted to make his acquaintance, but was rejected by Junior Brother. Yesterday, the Lu family also seemed to want to invite him to a banquet. They have two daughters... In short, Junior Brother Ji didn't go either. I'm afraid he only cares about you, his legal wife, and is afraid that you'll get jealous if you find out."
He Lingxiu was talking to herself when she heard a splash of water in the sky.
Yuanchen choked on his tea and was now patting his chest and coughing uncontrollably.
My brother-in-law is not that kind of person, don't talk nonsense, he is just afraid of my little sister, otherwise my sister would have given birth now! Yuan Caiwei couldn't help biting her thin lips, thinking that you haven't seen the real jealous one yet, otherwise I would have...
Pleasant words cost nothing, and both cultivators and mortals love to hear them. He Lingxiu also tried to please them, but she didn't expect Yuan Caiwei's reaction to be what she expected, and she couldn't help feeling confused.
There are many jealous women in this world. The difference lies between those who are well-educated and those who are willful.
A well-educated person would naturally not show jealousy on her face, but if she heard that her husband only loves her, she would be happy. But for some reason, Miss Yuan was not like that. Instead, she looked a little angry.
Afterwards, the two chatted for a long time. He Lingxiu felt that Yuan Caiwei really couldn't sit still. It seemed that there were only three words in her mind: meet my lover, meet my lover, meet my lover. When she looked at herself, she complained, "You talk so much, you talk so much, you talk so much."
During the preliminary selection of Tianshu Academy, some people said that Ji You personally admitted that he was a virgin.
He Lingxiu was skeptical at first, but now she doesn't believe it at all. She thought that it would be strange if Junior Brother Ji was still a virgin since the daughter of Danzong was so eager to take the initiative.
At this moment, she couldn't help but think of Ji You's fiery physique, and was a little envious of Yuan Caiwei for eating so well.
"Miss Yuan, how about we stop drinking tea here today?"
"good."
"Then let's make an appointment another day. There's still a lot of time to go."
Yuan Caiwei nodded, then stood up to say goodbye to He Lingxiu, called Yuan Chen, and walked down the mountain slowly and unhurriedly.
He Lingxiu was not used to being alone and preferred to chat while drinking tea. So after seeing Yuan Caiwei leave, she lost interest in drinking tea, drank the last cup, and stood up to leave.
But as soon as she reached the exit, she stopped.
Yuan Caiwei, who had just been walking down the mountain leisurely, now broke into a jog, leaving her younger brother behind by a long way.
[It was my younger brother who insisted on going]
Yuan Chen and Yuan Caiwei bypassed the mountain road and arrived at the inner courtyard fairy residence.
Seeing that they were getting closer, Yuan Chen couldn't help but say to Yuan Caiwei: "Sister, you go knock on the door this time."
"You are the one who wanted to come to look for Master Ji, why do you want me to open the door?"
Yuan Chen was no longer able to refute, and he said as he walked, "I'm afraid I'll see Little Jianzhu Sister again when I open the door."
Yuan Caiwei thought for a moment and then said, "Brother, do you want to go to Shengjing City to listen to books?"
"?"
Yuanchen was stunned for a moment, then his eyes became alert, wondering who is this person on my sister's body.
Yuan Caiwei blinked slightly and spoke somewhat unnaturally: "You have been trying hard to control the holy weapon in the past six months. Sister will allow you to relax for a few days. Here is some silver..."
Yuanchen opened his mouth and thought to himself, when we were on the mountain, you kept scolding me for not working hard, and now you're saying I'm working too hard?
Yuan Caiwei gently pushed him: "Go ahead."
Yuan Chen swallowed his saliva: "But I miss my brother-in-law."
"Do you want to see Sister get angry with you?"
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Yuan Chen held his breath, feeling a blood suppression, he immediately took the silver and went down the mountain, then went straight to the teahouse, and looked at the fat man who was singing drums in the teahouse with a panic.
Ji You was packing his bags at this time, and he also heard about Dan Zong coming to Tianshuyuan.
However, he felt that Yuan Chen would definitely not be able to help but come to find him, so he did not join in the fun.
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door, causing Ji You to stop what he was doing.
Then he put on his shoes, walked into the yard, opened the gate, and saw a beautiful girl with sparkling eyes.
Yuan Caiwei was standing in front of the door at this time, but she didn't look at him at first glance. Instead, she glanced at the yard lightly, with a look as if she had thought through her sister's man but was a little worried about her sister at home.
Ji You knew that Yuan Caiwei was coming, so he was not particularly surprised. He just thought her makeup was so delicate that he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
It's broken, but it looks a bit good.
Now that the Tsundere Fairy is not here, if Yuan Caiwei wants to bully me, I will be helpless.
Yuan Caiwei heaved a sigh of relief at this time, and looked at him with sparkling eyes: "Master Ji, long time no see."
Ji You came back to his senses: "Long time no see, where's Yuanchen?"
"He went down the mountain to listen to a book."
"There is only one storyteller in Shengjing City, and he was forced to change his profession by Yuan Chen last time. What kind of stories do you listen to?"
Yuan Caiwei looked aside when she heard the voice: "I don't know where he went to listen to the book. No matter how much I persuaded him, he wouldn't listen. But when he left, he did say that he would come in the evening..."
Seeing the slightly guilty expression on the daughter of Danzong's face, Ji You knew that this matter was not that simple.
Yuan Chen should have been driven away.
Ji You thought for a while and then opened the door: "Come in and sit down first. I'm packing up and I'll make you some tea later."
Yuan Caiwei nodded and followed him into the house obediently.
There was a mat in the room, on which were the clothes that Ji You was going to take away, but they had not been folded yet.
Ji You walked onto the mat and continued to fold the paper. Then he said, "I just heard a commotion in the courtyard and I thought you were here."
"It's mainly because the Heavenly Book Hall is welcoming guests. Daddy said that we are the only ones, besides the five hall masters, who are qualified to enter the mysterious Nishan Heavenly Book Hall in the past three years."
Ji You was happy after hearing this, thinking that the place was empty, there was not even a gatekeeper, he could go in whenever he wanted, what was so mysterious about it.
Yuan Caiwei looked at him for a while, then took off her shoes and socks, walked up with her bare white feet, then knelt down to help him clean up, as if she was a virtuous woman waiting on her husband to go out.
Ji You took the clothes she had folded and put them away, then he remembered something and said, "You said in your letter before that the opening of the Holy Land of the Sages requires the Dan Sect. Why?"
"The Holy Land of the Ancient Sages is originally a broken world. Every time it is opened, it will be turbulent and cracks will appear. The Alchemy Sect needs to use alchemy to repair it. Only when it is stable can people enter."
"How do I fix it?"
"Just release the Dan Qi."
"So that's how it is. Patching the sky? That's interesting..."
Yuan Caiwei folded Ji You's trousers and put them aside. She looked at him and blinked gently, "Little Master Jian's sister broke through yesterday. Many people down the mountain were discussing it. Has the young master heard about it?"
Ji You nodded: "The news has spread to Shengjing."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time. I wonder if she will attend the Tiandao meeting this time."
"It will come."
"She communicated with the young master?"
Ji You shook his head: "No, but I will definitely go."
Yan Shuyi did not send any message after she broke through. Ji You originally wanted to go to Xuwu Mountain to see if he could meet her, but then he thought better of it.
She has many things to deal with after she comes out of seclusion, and maybe she will even have to demonstrate her cultivation to Tianjian Peak.
Anyway, we have to set off tomorrow, so it’s not too late to meet in Zhongxing County.
Ji You was sure that Yan Shuyi would definitely go, because the Tsundere Fairy was a jealous person and was definitely afraid that Yuan Caiwei would get pregnant before her. It was obviously a movie for three people, and she would not allow herself to have no name.
Yuan Caiwei was kneeling on the mat at this time, with her smooth, white little feet pressed under her plump buttocks, looking cute and small in contrast.
Seeing Ji You was in a trance, she couldn't help but whispered, "I was just in the inner courtyard and heard He Xiangzi say that you are very popular recently?"
"popular?"
"Many noble families want to marry you."
Ji You nodded after hearing this: "That's true."
Yuan Caiwei thought for a moment: "In fact, all men in this world want to take concubines. Could it be that you really only want to keep one?"
Hearing this, Ji You turned and stared at her, wondering whether she was speaking for others or for herself.
Yuan Caiwei looked at him with a timid look, feeling that she seemed to be a little ignorant of etiquette, so she wanted to change the topic and say something else, but before she could say anything, she heard Ji You's voice ringing in her ear.
"Those ladies from aristocratic families may not have feelings for me, but sometimes I just can't be completely disloyal. I'm just afraid that if I really get married, I'll probably be constrained by them in the future. I'd rather not have too many connections with them, so that I won't be able to be ruthless in the future and can only lower my bottom line and do something that makes me feel guilty."
Ji You sat on the mat and said, "I like to tell people that the money and goods are exchanged for goods, that's it."
Yuan Caiwei realized that he was explaining seriously, so she nodded slightly. After a long silence, she looked at his hand and said, "I just looked at it for a while, and it seems that your hand is back to normal."
Ji You was very close to her, and when he heard the voice, he waved his arm in front of her: "This arm has been healed after the New Year. Speaking of which, I still have to thank you, otherwise I would not have been able to get the pre-selection for Tianshuyuan."
"The bite wound on the corner of your mouth has also healed."
"?"
"The one that was 'accidentally' bitten by Sister Shuyi last time."
Ji You looked at her for a long time, reached out and pinched her smooth face, thinking to himself, how come you have learned to be as weird as Yan Shuyi.
Yuan Caiwei looked up at him, then pretended nothing happened and let him pinch her, but the clothes in her hands became more and more tangled.
Yuan Chen had no interest in the big drum in the teahouse, and had returned to Tianshuyuan dejectedly. He stood at the door of Ji You, but did not dare to go in, for fear of disturbing his sister's plan to steal her husband.
After waiting for a long time, he finally saw his elder sister come out. At that time, she was rubbing her buttocks with a blushing face. She was completely different from the cold-blooded elder sister who bullied everyone and killed her brothers on the mountain. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Everyone knew that Dan Zong had come to Tianshuyuan, so she certainly couldn't stay here for too long without caring about her reputation.
Yuan Caiwei walked out of the door, glanced at her brother, and then looked back in the direction of the cemetery.
I just talked nonsense and got spanked...
For some reason, the young master's skills are quite proficient.
(End of this chapter)
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