Chapter 243: The Little Master Jian's Precautions
“The impact of your battle this time on the Qingyun World is quite significant.”
“Probably no one would have expected you to be so strong, to the point where countless people are doubting their lives.”
“In fact, even I, your Master, was a little startled, not knowing what kind of monster I brought out from Yuyang County.”
After the battle at Lingxi Dojo ended, Yan Hao was expelled, and Ji You went to Taiping Garden to register as the new Champion, waiting for the next person's challenge.
At this time, many Sects and millennium Worldly Sect had gathered in Taiping Garden, all for the upcoming challenges. A cluster on the left, a group on the right, all looking towards Ji You's figure from afar.
Cao Jinsong was beside him, and upon seeing this scene, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, his chest greatly puffed out.
He had constantly said “this child is extraordinary” before, but truly seeing Ji You so extraordinary still felt somewhat like a dream.
Even an Instructor like him still hadn't fully recovered from it, so the impact of that morning's battle on others was naturally imaginable.
Ji You was silent at this time, with a serious expression, appearing somewhat profound and unapproachable.
That's right, in the eyes of Cao Jinsong and the other three, since Ji You had reached this point alone with his sword, he should carry some of the demeanor of an Immortal. He couldn't laugh and curse as freely as before, but needed to cultivate some Immortal Qi.
After all, in the Qingyun World, those with high Realms and strong talents are always unperturbed by honor or disgrace, and composed.
Doing so, on one hand, can suppress emotional fluctuations and make the Dao Heart clear; on the other hand, it will also appear more profound.
However, in comparison, they still felt that the unruly Ji You from before was more lively and interesting.
If this continued, their relationship would likely become increasingly distant.
The atmosphere in the Qingyun World has always been like this. Due to differences in cultivation and talent, everyone's cultivation progresses at different speeds. Many people advance rapidly in cultivation, then look back and no longer recognize their companions from the past.
Such thoughts churned back and forth in the minds of the four. It wasn't until the Master-in-charge of the Immortal Supervisor clarified that there was no need to compensate for the shattered Dojo that they saw Ji You's solemnity vanish and the curve of his lips become uncontrollable, realizing that they had indeed overthought things this time.
“Instructor, I won.”
“Well, I suddenly remembered there were some things at the inn.”
“?”
Cao Jinsong and the other three quickly retreated, not for any other reason, but mainly because Ji You's smile increasingly seemed to imply he wanted them to treat him to a meal.
Due to the Tiandao Conference, prices in Zhongxing County were severely inflated; even a four-dish, one-soup meal could cost a person's life. Becoming more distant might not necessarily be a bad thing.
What a bunch of dogs, these people.
He clearly saved them the money for repairing the Dojo, but they wouldn't even treat him to a meal!
Ji You grumbled all the way back to Rusheng Garden, where he found the garden quiet.
Autumn had arrived, and in the past few days, the leaves had yellowed quickly. The trees, full of golden leaves, swayed in the wind, rustling.
He stood in the courtyard for a long time, then suddenly noticed two figures in front of the beauty's perch in the opposite small building: one was Zhuo Wanqiu and the other was Ding Yao, who were also looking at him.
They had returned directly from Lingxi Dojo, their eyes even more respectful than before, with a hint of desire, as if they wanted to be concubines.
Ji You understood their gaze, then pushed the door and walked in.
Yan Shuyi was in his small room, sitting barefoot on the tea mat, examining a pile of letters on the table, with a cold and arrogant look in her eyes.
From his angle, he could just see her fair and rosy little feet, lightly pressed by her plump buttocks, with ten toes as beautiful as green scallions.
Yan Hao’s injuries were not severe; he only had stagnant Qi and Blood, and his arms were difficult to move. Compared to the previously unconscious Tang Jingming, Xiang Hui, and the internally injured Chen Ruiyang, he was much better.
This also showed that the gap between the Rongdao Realm and the Tong Xuan Realm was indeed enormous, but unfortunately, he encountered a monster.
After retreating from Lingxi Dojo, Yan Hao was sent to the medical hall for treatment. After returning, he apologized to Yan Shuyi, saying he had failed Lingjian Mountain's expectations.
He was indeed appointed by Tianjian Peak to take the top spot and find a way to seize the Sacred Artifact, but outwardly he still showed a respectful attitude towards Yan Shuyi.
Yan Shuyi looked at him with a cold arrogance, saying it was not strange at all for him to lose to him, after all, that person was him, causing the surrounding Disciples to show surprised expressions.
Lingjian Mountain Disciples all knew that their Master Jian was mighty and always had a cold and beautiful demeanor; they never expected her to use such a tone to evaluate a Tianshu Academy Disciple.
Also, Master Jian's voice sounded as if she had caught a cold.
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu looked at their Master Jian's expression, which seemed to say, 'my husband is good at everything,' and thought to themselves, 'You should quickly go play with the young master before everyone else returns, or you'll spill the beans.'
So Yan Shuyi came here, brewed tea for herself, peeled pumpkin seeds, and waited for him to return.
“Audacious Tianshu Academy Disciple, to injure a Disciple of my Sect!”
Yan Shuyi's face was cold and arrogant, but the moment Ji You entered the door, the tender pink toes beneath her buttocks clearly curled up.
Ji You took off his boots and stepped onto the tea mat: “So what?”
“Although Tianshu Academy is the Great Xia Holy Sect, it’s merely a name. Everyone knows that my Lingjian Mountain is the first of the Seven Great Immortal Sects. Aren’t you afraid of bringing trouble upon yourself by acting this way?”
“I have an unspoken marital relationship with the higher-ups of Lingjian Mountain, and this action was also at his request. Do I need to tell you that too?”
“You scoundrel! Don’t provoke me, or I’ll expel you from Lingjian Mountain.”
Yan Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then remembered Gongshu Chou saying that Ji You treated Lingjian Mountain as his own: “I’ll beat you—”
Ji You straightened his back: “You don’t believe my connections? Then go ask around. When my Instructor was watching the battle, the little Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain personally received him, and she even specifically placed my Cao Instructor’s seat in front of her own, clearly treating him as an elder.”
Yan Shuyi’s cold face flushed, and her perfectly rounded toes slightly curled again: “Why do you always care about these unimportant things, and not wonder why I didn’t tell you about Yan Hao’s impending breakthrough before the match?”
“If you didn’t tell me, it means you definitely didn’t know either. But why did Yan Hao hide it so deeply, even from his fellow Disciples?”
“Perhaps for the Sacred Artifact.”
Yan Shuyi then told him about the Legacy of the Sacred Artifact Origin in Xianxian Holy Land, and her guess that Tianjian Peak might be looking for a way to retrieve the spirit mirror.
Upon hearing this, Ji You couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, thinking to himself that this was truly profound.
After all that, he had even helped resolve a hidden danger.
It seems that the tsundere entering the Wujiang Realm indeed caused immense pressure on Tianjian Peak. Fortunately, he hadn't held back then, and fortunately, he had chosen to continue on the Body Refining path, otherwise, Yan Hao would have been truly difficult to deal with.
Ji You pondered for a moment, then suddenly felt a cool, soft object extend into his lowered palm. He looked down and found it was Yan Shuyi’s small, exquisite foot.
He looked at the little Master Jian, who was sitting upright with a slightly arched waist, and saw a look of reward in her beautiful eyes.
Ji You reached out and held the snow-white foot, only then noticing the pile of letters like a small mountain: “What are these?”
Although this room wasn't his, he had lived in it for half a month, so he was naturally very familiar with it. He remembered that when he left, there weren't so many things on the table.
Yan Shuyi also looked at the table at this moment: “They are for you. I don’t know what’s inside, why don’t you open them and see?”
“The sender is Huang Rou. Who is this Huang Rou? I don’t seem to know her.”
“Sounds like a woman.”
“?”
Ji You opened the bulging envelope. Before he could reach in, a light pink *dudou* fell out of the envelope, carrying a pleasant fragrance of powder, with the words “Huang Rou” embroidered on it.
A *dudou* is a woman's most intimate personal garment, so it is made of the silkiest satin, which is why it slid out on its own.
Along with the *dudou*, an invitation was enclosed in the envelope, inviting him to meet at the Willow Forest on Lake Heart Island tomorrow evening.
Upon seeing this, Ji You couldn't help but hold his breath.
He was very familiar with this. He had received many similar letters when he defeated Chu River, and later received some more when he won a spot in Tianshu Academy during the preliminary rounds. He knew this was a signal that a woman was willing to Dual Cultivation with a man.
His battle with Yan Hao had probably spread throughout the entire Xianxian Garden by now, so such a phenomenon was not surprising.
However, it was clear that all these women who sent letters came from smaller Worldly Sect, while those from the middle to upper-tier Worldly Sect probably still looked down on his identity as a rural rogue cultivator.
Ji You coughed, then looked up at Yan Shuyi, only to see her eyes slightly narrowed.
“Boring, I’m not looking.”
“They’ve already been sent, hurry up and look at some more.”
Hearing Yan Shuyi's words, Ji You paused for a moment, then reached out and began to open the other letters.
The content of the letters was all similar; there were mostly bellybands, some underpants too, a whole colorful pile, so much so that the scent of perfume wafted through the house, and at the same time, Sword Qi surged.
The scent of perfume naturally came from those intimate garments, while the Sword Qi came from the Wujiang Realm vinegar spirit clinging to him.
Ji You looked up at Yan Shuyi again and found that she had subconsciously puckered her small face.
There were too many letters, some of them extremely explicit, filled with words like ‘spring night’ and ‘love chamber’.
Yan Shuyi’s cold face flushed red, and she discovered that two of them were from the Hua Family of Lingzhou and the Zeng Family of Lingzhou.
Ji You turned to look at her: “Vinegar spirit.”
“Nonsense.”
“You don’t want me to look, but you look anyway, and then you’re unhappy.”
Yan Shuyi glanced at him: “How could this Master Jian be displeased? I merely wanted to see how much of a magnet for attention you are.”
Ji You placed the letters in his hand on the table: “Marriage between men and women is a natural principle of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, I’m already of age and must consider the issue of Bloodline continuation. I don’t want to choose anyone else, but I don’t know when the one who occupies me will bear me children.”
He was no longer afraid of angering Yan Shuyi, because he knew that this little vinegar spirit would become docile once in his arms.
However, this time, Yan Shuyi did not give him a chance to hug her, but instead swung her fist without explanation, fighting with Ji You in the room with thudding sounds.
If not for the Restriction set before they came, it would surely have woken everyone in the courtyard by now.
Bang!
As the pink fist landed, ripples spread through the air, blocked by Ji You’s arms, and then a fragrant, snow-white jade foot came flying towards him. He immediately dodged, but a kick still landed on his chest.
Yan Shuyi did not fully channel her Qi; her cold foot was extremely soft, so it didn’t kick him to the point of unbearable pain.
Ji You dodged several times, feeling a bit puzzled, thinking that he had told her the same things before, but she hadn’t acted so thoughtlessly, as if a nerve had been struck.
After a flurry of punches and kicks, Ji You was cornered.
He could now confirm that Yan Shuyi wasn’t hitting him out of anger; it seemed to be some other emotion.
At this moment, the little Master Jian kicked him twice and punched him twice with her pink fists.
She naturally couldn’t bear to hit him for real, so Ji You seized the opportunity to encircle her in his arms, locking her pink fists and restless feet, and lowered his head to kiss her.
Yan Shuyi’s small mouth was kissed, her two hands buried in front of her body in a ball, her mouth opening and closing with the kiss. Her mind was filled with his earlier question about how many children she would bear him, and her heart was completely filled with shyness.
After a long while, they gently separated. Yan Shuyi panted softly in his arms, her eyes moist as if about to overflow, but her Spiritual Qi never stopped circulating, guarding against the ‘vicious weapon’ beneath her buttocks.
Ji You held his breath, not daring to move much.
Those few punches and kicks earlier were more like a playful tantrum, but the Sword Intent condensed by Spiritual Qi at this moment was real; this could be easily distinguished.
“The Immortal Supervisor said the finals are set for ten days later. I heard from others that they don’t seem to have plans to challenge me for the arena,
So I plan to go out for a trip. Do you want to come with me?”
“I’ll just go along.”
“You’re not even asking where we’re going?”
“Why does this Master Jian need to ask so many questions when doing things?”
Yan Shuyi curled up in his arms, her snow-white feet Warp lightly as she spoke.
The duel with Yan Hao was at the beginning of autumn, followed closely by an autumn rain.
Ji You hadn’t appeared all day, nor had Cao Jinsong and the others appeared in Xianxian Garden, causing some who wanted to invite them to a banquet to return empty-handed.
As for the arena competition, perhaps the strength Ji You displayed made all participants re-evaluate themselves,
So everyone was extremely cautious, and no arena challenges unfolded on the second day.
Whether it was called cultivating one’s will or accumulating strength, the atmosphere was quite strange nonetheless.
At this time, He Lingxiu had also successfully entered the arena competition, but had not yet chosen an opponent to challenge.
Her Realm breakthrough was very late, and she had only just stabilized her Realm. Whether she could make it into the top ten still depended on luck.
And others, like Shi Junhao, were also very cautious and did not make hasty choices.
Logically speaking, this was actually a very correct choice, but remembering how Ji You directly picked the strongest and went straight to the stage to draw his sword cleanly and decisively, their hearts were still somewhat complex.
It was now afternoon, and He Lingxiu was sitting in her room, receiving the Qiu Family father and daughter. A tea-fragrant desk also held an invitation.
Since the day before yesterday, the Qiu Family Head had noticed that his daughter was somewhat quiet and often distracted. Yesterday morning, she woke up early again, seemingly to go somewhere to watch a battle.
His daughter, who usually had little interest in Tiandao Conference duels, suddenly seemed to have changed her personality, which naturally attracted her father’s attention. So yesterday, he also followed her to Lingxi Dojo, and after watching, he remained silent for a long time. Today, he wrote an invitation and brought his daughter in a hurry.
When He Lingxiu first suggested marrying Qiu Hanyue to Ji You as a concubine, the Qiu Family Head didn’t take it seriously.
The reason he agreed was not because he valued Ji You, but for the relationship with the He Family.
Therefore, when his daughter repeatedly avoided and refused to accept this marriage, the Qiu Family Head did not continue to insist.
But it was only after yesterday’s duel that he regretted it.
That’s why he brought his daughter, wanting to see if there was still a chance for the previous marriage proposal.
He Lingxiu finished reading the letter written by the Qiu Family Head to Ji You, then raised her eyes to look at Qiu Hanyue, who had her hands clasped together, hanging over her skirt, and kept her head down.
Actually, according to Qiu Hanyue’s original thoughts, if her father brought her here today, she would definitely refuse to come no matter what, but for some reason, she still followed him.
“Fairy He, do you think my invitation is appropriate?” the Qiu Family Head couldn’t help but ask.
He Lingxiu came back to her senses: “It’s well written, but—let’s just forget it.”
Qiu Hanyue slightly raised her head, gazing at He Lingxiu.
The Qiu Family Head was slightly stunned: “Why is that?”
“Some things are naturally a favor, but if one doesn’t want it and the other is unwilling, saying too much will make both Junior Brother Ji and I feel awkward.”
“This…”
He Lingxiu now placed the invitation back on the table: “Junior Brother Ji very seriously told me he wouldn’t accept this marriage. I think the Qiu Family should choose another good son-in-law. This Tiandao Conference is a good opportunity to look around and choose more.”
The Qiu Family Head was silent for a moment: “Previously, my daughter was ignorant, but it’s impossible for Ji You to only marry one. I still want to ask Fairy He to try again.”
“Are you really determined?”
“Previously, this old man was ignorant, but now I have some regrets.” He Lingxiu looked at the father and daughter, then glanced at Ji You’s residence.
Actually, after watching his battle with Yan Hao, her desire to recruit Ji You grew even stronger, but she hadn’t found other suitable candidates yet.
Since the Qiu Family’s desire was so strong, He Lingxiu felt it wouldn’t hurt to try again. So, after much thought, she got up and walked towards Ji You’s residence.
The Qiu Family father and daughter waited quietly here, and soon saw He Lingxiu return, the invitation in her hand seemingly untouched.
“He—he didn’t accept?”
“Yesterday, twenty-eight women from different Sect submitted letters and invitations. I just asked a maid, and apparently, all of them were returned, and some of the clothes—were even mixed up.”
After He Lingxiu finished speaking, she handed the invitation back.
The Qiu Family Head heard the words “apparently” from He Lingxiu and his expression subtly changed: “Fairy He didn’t see him?”
He Lingxiu’s expression suddenly became complex: “I didn’t see him.”
“How could this person not even see his Senior Sister from the same Sect?”
“It’s not that he wouldn’t see me, it’s that he left.”
“Left?”
“I just went to his residence and found no one in the house, and his clothes and such were all tidied up. So I went to ask the Disciple of the Master's Courtyard, and the Disciple of the Master's Courtyard said that Junior Brother Ji left after returning those twenty-eight letters, and he will rush back for the duel.”
The Qiu Family Head opened his mouth: “Why would he leave at this time? Is there something important?”
He Lingxiu picked up her teacup: “He said the wheat in the fields is ripe, and he needs to go home to harvest it.”
“?”
“Junior Brother is just like that. The more others care about something, the less he cares; the less others care about something, the more he cares.”
Qiu Hanyue looked up after hearing this, her expression subtle.
Immortals are high above, not caring about mortals, let alone farming and autumn harvest.
But for some reason, when she heard that Ji You went home to harvest wheat, she felt a sense of unrestrained and elegant Immortal Qi from those few light and casual words.
