Chapter 232 Relaxed State
Instructor Cao and his four companions came on the night delivery truck of Shengjing Post Station and did not arrive in Zhongxing County until early this morning.
In his own words, he not only saved a day's room fee, but also charged half the price for the night bus ride, which was the most cost-effective thing in the world.
But the good thing is that cultivators do not need too much sleep. An hour of meditation can provide them with energy for several days.
When they arrived at the post station early this morning, Pei Ruyi had already arrived. She came from Fengzhou by carriage and was an hour ahead of them.
After the four of them met up, they saw the note that Ji You left with the innkeeper, and then rushed here. As a result, they felt a fluctuation of spiritual energy as soon as they entered the garden, and then they saw Yan Shuyi in the small building opposite.
She is as ethereal as a fairy, with a noble temperament, and her eyes are filled with pride and majesty, which can make people concentrate at first sight.
Cao Jinsong actually felt somewhat familiar with this figure, but after thinking about it, he couldn't remember who it was.
Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi felt that they had never seen such a charming fairy in their lives.
Yan Shuyi was also looking at them at this time, with his hands on the railing, standing still, his eyelashes trembling slightly.
She was just thinking about the stick, her mind was a little full of things, there was the scene of bumping into Ji You who was preparing to take a bath that day, and the feeling of being lifted up in the bamboo forest, so much so that she didn't notice anyone approaching at all.
By the time people paid attention, Yan Shuyi only had time to escape.
When she landed at the small building behind, Cao Jinsong and the others had already looked over. She certainly couldn't turn around and leave in a hurry, so she pretended to lean on the railing to enjoy the view.
In fact, I'm still a little relieved that I haven't kissed her yet.
Because if she kissed him, it would be difficult for her to recover her dignity as the judge in a very short time.
At this time, Yan Shuyi curled up his feet, feeling the coolness of the floor, and found that he seemed to have forgotten to wear shoes again...
In fact, Cao Jinsong and the other three did not dare to watch for too long. After all, the woman's coldness and arrogance did bring them a kind of pressure. At this time, they heard Ji You opening the door, so they came back to their senses and looked, just in time to see Ji You coming out of the room.
"Why did you come today?"
"The first few days of the Tiandao Conference were all banquets, and we were not included in them. Staying one more day would be a waste of money. Coming today can save two days of room fees, so why not?"
After hearing this, Cao Jinsong spoke with a shrewd look on his face.
Ban Yangshu also looked at Xian Jiyou and asked, "Junior brother, how have you been these past two days?"
"It's not bad. I can eat and drink without spending any money. It's more comfortable than robbing people from Tianshuyuan. But business is not going well. I haven't met any customers in the past few days."
But the good thing is that there is a tsundere guy that I can see every day, Ji You couldn't help but add in his heart.
Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi had just turned their gazes back from the small building opposite, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Junior brother, who was the woman in that small building just now?"
"People from Lingjian Mountain."
Wen Zhengxin was a little surprised after hearing this: "So he is a disciple of Lingjian Mountain, but I don't know why his temperament is so extraordinary."
Ji You glanced at the second floor opposite: "Not surprising, after all, he is the master of appraisal, it is normal for him to have some temperament."
“…”
“?!”
After hearing this, the four of them turned around suddenly, their eyes slowly widened, and after seeing that Ji You was not joking, they showed almost the same expression of surprise.
It’s amazing that the people from Lingjian Mountain are so calm and nonchalant.
They thought it was a female disciple who had been in seclusion for too long!
Then, without waiting for Ji You to speak, the four of them rushed out of the door and continued to look towards the second floor.
No wonder that woman looked like a goddess descending to the earth. Her familiar appearance alone was enough to make people unable to raise their heads. It turned out that she was Yan Shuyi, the next generation headmaster of Lingjian Mountain.
The most powerful woman in the world of Qingyun, the only one among his direct disciples who holds a weapon, and the youngest master of the boundless realm in a thousand years.
They were lucky enough to see such a person just now, but they didn't even realize it! Only after the four of them searched for a long time did they find that Ling Jianshan seemed to have turned back to the room, leaving only the empty second floor.
Seeing this scene, the four of them looked at Ji You with some anger.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that she was the Little Master of Lingjian Mountain?"
Ji Youxin said that it was my fault: "You didn't ask earlier."
Wen Zhengxin's expression was full of regret: "I'm afraid I can only meet this kind of person once in my lifetime, but I didn't expect to meet him by chance."
Ji said worriedly, "That's no big deal. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet them in the future. After all, you are all paid servants in Ji Village. Maybe you can even meet a mini version of the Little Master of Jian in the future."
Thinking of the mini version of the Little Judge, Ji Hanfei couldn't help but think of the scene in the bamboo forest.
Just now when she was playing the game of "stick beating tiger and chicken eating worm", she played a stick, which definitely reminded her of something.
Pei Ruyi looked at the small building opposite and couldn't help but wonder: "It's a bit strange, why would my Tianshuyuan disciples live with the people of Lingjian Mountain?"
"Maybe there is some secret relationship, the kind that is unknown to the public. But even if there is no such thing, it's nothing strange. The Chen Immortal Clan and the Shanhai Pavilion have a feud over the mountains, and they live next door to each other."
"So you're really lucky to live so close to such a person."
"If I could be stronger, I might be able to get even closer."
Ban Yangshu was also quite impressed at this time: "What was your reaction when you first saw the Little Master of Lingjian Mountain in front of you?"
Ji You thought for a long time before speaking: "You are really a perfect match for me."
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After hearing this, the four of them instantly became serious and simultaneously took three steps away from him. They also loudly declared to the empty building that they had nothing to do with Ji You.
Only after they confirmed that there was no movement in the small building opposite did they feel relieved and could not help but be shocked at Ji You's audacity.
"Before you speak next time, please inform this instructor first."
"Why?"
"I'll clean up the mess in advance to avoid splashing on me..."
After Cao Jinsong finished speaking, he stepped into the house first, looked around, and felt a little sad in his heart.
This is what a house is. It's nothing like the inn they stayed in, which only had space for a bed and a stool and nothing else. What's more, it was extremely expensive.
Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi were also wandering around the room at this time, and were particularly interested in the accessories in the room.
However, as they were walking, they suddenly stopped and saw, as expected, a pair of shoes placed next to Ji You's bed, with two white socks scattered next to the shoes.
Seeing this scene, the two fairies couldn't help but hold their breath, then looked at each other, turned to look at Ji You with a strange expression, and thought that the service of Tiandaohui was still too thoughtful.
Ji You followed their gaze and soon found the shoes and socks on the ground. Then he realized that Yan Shuyi left barefoot again. So his spiritual energy surged and he took away the shoes and socks in the blink of an eye.
Wen Zhengxin looked at him with interest: "Junior brother, you are very interested, in broad daylight..."
Ji You also looked at them, and for a moment he didn't know whether "in broad daylight" should be understood as an adjective or a verb.
At this moment, Pei Ruyi suddenly pulled Wen Zhengxin's sleeve and glanced towards the tea table.
There were two teacups on the table, both still steaming, indicating that the tea had just been poured.
They looked at each other, looked around the house twice, and searched every corner.
In their opinion, the woman in the room might not have left yet. The tea was evidence of this, as were her shoes and socks. Moreover, they did not see anyone walking out when they arrived.
However, after searching for a while, they still couldn't find anyone, and a hint of confusion appeared on their faces.
Cao Jinsong and Ban Yangshu came back to their senses from the exquisite decoration of the room. Looking at the expressions of Wen Zhengxin and Pei Ruyi, they couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"Beside Junior Brother's bed there were shoes and socks that a woman had just taken off. We thought there was another woman in the room."
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After hearing this, Cao Jinsong's eyes suddenly became strange: "Evil disciple, you are not idle at all when you come to participate in the Tiandao Conference? You even say that you are a boy, don't discredit our boys."
Ban Yangshugao nodded mysteriously, feeling that he and Instructor Cao had similar views on heroes.
After listening to this, Ji You couldn't help but glance at the small building opposite, thinking to himself that the reputation of this Chunyang boy had been ruined by Yan Shuyi.
However, the purpose of Cao Jinsong and others coming here was naturally not to worry about Ji You's private life. As they chatted, the topic turned to tomorrow's battle.
Ji You took out the letter and handed it to them, attracting the four people to look at it.
The competition system of Tiandaohui is somewhat complicated, because there are many participants and the groupings are also varied. It took several people a long time to study it before they understood how the participants should win.
"Your first match will be tomorrow afternoon? It seems like we are just lucky to have arrived here."
Ji You poured tea while speaking, "There are too many contestants in the Tongxuan realm, and my group is at the back, so I was scheduled to compete tomorrow. But even though it's a day later, I won't miss a match."
After hearing this, Cao Jinsong took another look at the memorial: "Six people will fight, and three will be selected. How will the remaining three fight?"
"One of the three will be given a bye, waiting for the two to decide who will win, and then the challenge will take place. In the end, only one will be able to enter the second round, which is somewhat similar to defending the title."
“…”
As the sun was setting in the west, footsteps were heard again in Rusheng Garden.
He Lingxiu and others returned, and the disciples of the management office also returned one after another. There were also several elders who gathered in the courtyard at the same time.
Shi Junhao, Chai Ze, Wang Gaocen and Yu Shiliu all had their first duel today. They won all four games and were highly praised by the Council of Officials and several elders.
Although this, like the duel between Yan Hao and Lu Qifeng, is just an appetizer for the entire Tiandao Association, a good start must be a good sign in their eyes.
In addition, they also talked about the performance of other immortal sects and children of aristocratic families, as well as some intelligence collected in secret.
After the Immortal Feast last night, they all saw the unique spiritual flow of the retreat and knew that someone must be planning to break through the realm before the battle. Today they finally got some clues.
There was a fifty-year-old man named Lin Hong who came from a noble family in Yongzhou. He successfully broke through at midnight last night and entered the initial realm of Yingtian.
This person had felt the bottleneck in his practice several years ago and had little confidence in the future, so he placed all his hopes on the place where the sages had attained enlightenment. It is said that he had decided to suppress his realm for the sake of the Heavenly Dao a year ago and has been holding back until now.
The qualifications of cultivators result in different times for each person to reach the same realm, and the Way of Heaven does not restrict age, but only realm, which results in many old people appearing on the scene.
This person is a threat to He Lingxiu and others.
Because surpassing the threshold of a major realm will result in an unpredictable improvement in combat power.
As for the Tongxuan realm, there are also three who have broken through the Rongdao upper realm, but the good news is that they are not in the group of the four Tongxuan realm masters from Tianshu Academy, which means that the four of them will at least not meet them in the first round.
However, this is only the comparison up to the first day.
Just because only four people succeeded in breaking through before the competition doesn’t mean that there are only four people trying to break through before the competition.
Because according to the flow of spiritual energy last night, at least one in ten people will successfully break through during the course of the competition.
In the group that Gu Zetao belongs to, there is a cultivator named Lu Xiuwen. It is said that he is also one of the people who are trying to break through in secret. Although he has not succeeded in breaking through yet, the risk of his existence cannot be ruled out.
At this time, everyone who had returned saw Cao Jinsong and three others drinking tea in front of the window of Ji You's house.
Ji You was a private cultivator who entered the Immortal Sect alone. He had always been a loner, and even at the Immortal Banquet, he looked very lonely. This time, someone finally came to watch and cheer him on.
Although the battles of the Tiandao Society are not compared based on the number of spectators behind them, the momentum can sometimes affect the Dao heart.
In the eyes of people like them with strong backgrounds, Ji You inevitably seems to be fighting alone.
Cao Jinsong and the other three then left the courtyard. After all, they had been traveling all night and they also needed to go back and rest.
Ji You accompanied them all the way to the outside of Rusheng Garden, and when he came back, he was stopped by He Lingxiu.
"Brother Ji, did you not go out to watch the battle today?"
"I went there. I left not long after you guys left and randomly chose a dojo to watch the fight."
"Just watched one?"
Ji You nodded and said, "I came back in the afternoon. It happened that Instructor Cao and his friends came here, so we drank some tea and chatted for a while."
While he was speaking, Qin, the head of the Office of Administration, spoke to him and repeated what he had said before to Wang Gaocen, Yu Shiliu and the others, mainly talking about those people in the Tongxuan realm who might be able to break through.
After listening to this, Ji You seemed to be thinking about something, then he thanked him and turned back to his room.
Seeing this scene, Shi Junhao couldn't help but purse his lips: "This Ji You doesn't have any sense of urgency at all. You should know that the people who can participate in the Tiandao Conference are not the same as Liu Qichen and Wu Zhen, who he defeated before."
He Lingxiu pursed her lips: "He has always been like this."
During the chat, disciples from Lingjian Mountain also returned from outside.
All of them who fought today won, except Gongshu Chou, who took a little longer. On the one hand, it was because the opponent he met was stronger, and on the other hand, it was because he stayed up late last night to write a book.
After all, the children of aristocratic families are still inferior to the children of immortal sects.
No one would be surprised by such a result.
The usual Tiandao meetings were always like this, the final spots would basically go to the Immortal Sect, and only rare geniuses from aristocratic families could get a seat, but the proportion was not very high.
Ji You watched the disciples of Lingjian Mountain leave, and then came into the house.
He was not very familiar with the noble families in Kyushu, so when the Office of Management just told him to pay attention to this and that, he had no idea who was who. He could only come back and look through the records of the duels to determine their groups.
After looking through the pages for a long time, he glanced out the window at the dark night and felt that it was already getting late.
If it had been according to the usual arrangement, he should have completed a body training by now and was about to take off his clothes to take a bath, but because of Cao Jinsong's visit today, time was delayed.
He has another fight tomorrow, so he doesn't plan to continue today.
Ji You closed the folder, poured out the tea, cleaned the teapot, and then was about to get up and go to bed, but he stopped moving just after taking a step.
At this moment, a shallow ripple appeared in the air not far away, followed by a silent surge of mysterious light.
The barefoot Little Master of Lingjian Mountain came to his room quietly and landed right in front of his bathtub. He pretended to glance in the direction of the bathtub several times...
Yan Shuyi was slightly startled when he found that there was no one in the bathtub. He turned around and found Ji You sitting on the tea table. For a moment, he pretended to be calm and stood still, as if he wanted to kill everything.
The corner of Ji You's mouth twitched, and he thought that the tsundere's calculations were really accurate, both in terms of time and location.
The young judge turned his head and looked at him. "A strange man who I have only met a few times, return my shoes and socks to me."
"Master Jian is the next generation leader of Lingjian Mountain, but I didn't expect that he only has one pair of shoes and socks. He even came to get them late at night. The timing and location are perfect."
"Why should a disciple of the Heavenly Academy like you interfere in how I do things?"
Yan Shuyi spoke in a calm tone, with a hint of murderous intent in his self-righteous tone.
If you want to watch someone taking a bath, just watch them taking a bath. They even left their shoes here as a cover.
Ji You pondered for a moment and stood up, then took out the shoes and socks that he had placed earlier from the cupboard, and as he walked over he took a towel from the basin rack.
The young master had already sat on the floor waiting to put on his shoes, when he suddenly felt his feet being lifted up, and then a towel soaked in warm water was placed on the soles of his feet.
"You dirty little feet..."
Ji Youci was lying on the ground, holding her feet and scrubbing them gently, and rubbing her round and smooth toes one by one.
Seeing him so gentle and meticulous, the little judge of Lingjian Mountain was stunned for a long time. Only when she heard Ji You say that her feet were dirty did she narrow her eyes and couldn't help but kick him twice.
Ding Yao returned to the small building in Rusheng Garden very late because she also went to watch the game.
I watched two fights between disciples of Lingjian Mountain and three fights between disciples of other sects, one of which was between Tianshu Academy.
Just as she entered the small building, Ding Yao suddenly heard a faint melody. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, so she looked at Zhuo Wanqiu who was coming towards her with tea.
"Who is humming? It sounds like a folk song from our Lingzhou."
"Hush, it's the Master of Observation."
"Why is the Master so happy today?"
"I went to look for my uncle and just came back."
Ding Yao glanced at the dark sky, then glanced towards Master Jian's room: "Master Ji has a duel tomorrow, but he only watched one battle and played with Master Jian until so late. Isn't he a little too relaxed?"
Zhuo Wanqiu looked at Ding Yao: "Are you afraid that your son-in-law will lose?"
"Young Master is naturally a genius, but those who can participate in the Tiandao Association are not ordinary people. I am just afraid that Young Master will underestimate the enemy. If he wants to marry Master Jian, he needs to enter the Holy Land of Sages more than others. Moreover, Young Master also said that he would cut off some prestige of Tianjian Peak for Master Jian, so he should be more cautious."
(End of this chapter)
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