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Iāve also heard that another group is planning to pick this up from vol. 2, so maybe there might not be a need for me to make summaries? I really didnāt realize so many people were interested in this novel, though it makes me really happy that itās apparently(?) more popular than I thought.
I canāt guarantee how long I can keep up this release speed, but Iāll try my best. Next chapter might take a bit longer though, so donāt expect it too soon.
Ling Xia immediately drownedjin embarrassment. It didnāt matter if this sorryjfigurelof his was seen byother people, butibeingidiscoverediby Yu ZhiJue or Song XiaoHu was appalling onia!whole other level. He was their big brother,iand this madeihimjappear way too uselessā¦ With greatjdifficulty, he hurriedlylpulled over the thiniquilt to cover himself,lhis cheeksjslightly burninglwith shame ashelmuttered,iāItāsbecause I broke a sect ruleā¦ These wounds only look scary,it doesnāt hurt at all.ā
Everlsincejhejwas injured, he!hadicontinuouslyilied onlhis stomachjthese days, andlhislvoice wasistilljdrylandlrough.Right!now, hisineck wasialso soreĀ fromĀ having tolraisejhisheadlforan extended!periodioftime,jand heicouldnātihelp but let it drop backjdown.!
Hearing Ling Xia say such words, Yu ZhiJue felt his heart clench, becoming even angrier yet not knowing how to vent this surge of enmity that threatened to overflow. He took in a deep breath and obstinately pulled off that thin quilt, setting it to the side.
Ling Xiaās legs were long and thin, and Yu ZhiJue uncomfortably shifted his gaze upwards. His buttocks and a small portion of his thighs were still immensely swollen, the purple bruises even more sinister and frightening when contrasted with the fair and smooth skin below. There were still residue bloodstains, and one could imagine just how tragic it used to be.
āItās already been five days. I was wondering why you didnāt come visit me, and then this ends up being the first thing I see when I arrive.ā Yu ZhiJueās tried to maintain his calm as much as possible, but he couldnāt hold back the wrath in his voice as he demanded, āWho exactly did this? Iāll go interrogate the one managing this place!ā
YuiZhiJuewas alsoisomewhatiflustered.jExcept,lwhenihe sawlLing Xia moving!with terribleidifficulty,heicould no longer resistipressingĀ the!otherās!arm asideland taking over theitask.!Hisjmovementsiwerelveryllightjand focused,land!with!some embarrassment, LinglXia bit hisjlipsiand didnātmakelalsound.jThat ointmentwasivery refreshing,land thejplaces it touched felt!extremely good.j
Fuck! Howshameful!lBesidesjhis!old manandihis!mom,iitāsjbeen ten some!years sincejanyone hadiseen hisibutt.!Great,now itāsibeenĀ displayedjinjfront ofjsomany peopleā¦l...l
When YuiZhiJuejfinishedlapplying thejointment, for the sake of getting rid of thelawkward atmosphere, Ling Xia searched for alconversationiasifast as hejcouldiand asked, āWhatjabout XiaoHu?jYou must both be very busy, right?ā
āHe doesnātjhave free time,ā Yu ZhiJue answered, not wanting to!reveal that he had stealthily sneaked out. New disciples like!himiwere incredibly busy these days, aslFeng ShuMing was exceedingly strict, requesting them toimemorize threelfundamental cultivation books within tenldays. Inladdition to that, they had toiwrite ajreflection!essay withitheir thoughts. SonglXiaoHu didnāt now how tojread a singlelword, but luckily forjhim, thatFeng Luo was helping him with memorizing. Andjdue!to an oddifeeling, Yu ZhiJuejdidnāt wantitojcome here with Song XiaoHu, nor did he expect to seeLing Xia in suchia tragic stateā¦!
LingiXialcoughed, thenicontinued,āHowlhaveiyoubeen theseldays? Noione bullied you,jright? Those peopleifromiYunXiao Cityā¦did!theyjleave?ā
YulZhiJuejgave himjaiglance;!thisipersonlwasjalready injuredjto thislextent, whylwaslhelstill!sojchattyland inquisitive?lHe nodded!his headjandlreplied, āIididnātlsee thatjcrazy woman thesefewldays,jso theyishouldihave left.And Iām notllikelyou, I wouldnāt beibulliedisoleasily by others!ā
That last declaration finally contained a bit of his usual arrogant manner, and Ling Xia abruptly smiled. After not seeing this kid for a few days, Ling Xia originally thought that he had matured quite a lot, but after a few words, itās obvious that he still hasnāt grown up.
Theltwo of them chatted for some time, and asithe medicine gradually tookleffect, Ling Xia became woozy!and soon fell asleep again.iYu ZhiJueihelpedjcover him up, andlin a flash, thelexpression onihis face changed as helwalked withoutjthe slightest hesitationjtowardsjImmortal Welcoming Pavilionāslmain hall.
Guang XuZi had already heard from the gatekeeping disciples that a direct disciple of the sect master came over. Furthermore, it was actually to find Ling Xia, which instantly led to him frantically pace around in circles. Who knew that that poor-looking lad had this kind of backer? A backer whose position was above Xu Yanās!
His!Immortal Welcoming Pavilionlhad thejlowest status inlShaoYangjSect, so he couldnātlafford!toioffend any!of theselbigwigs! He silently cried injustice in his heart. Ifihe had knowniearlier, he definitely!wouldnāt have been so heavy handed, butinow, helcan onlyjthinkjof a waylto push the responsibility elsewhereā¦lā¦
At thislmoment, a soundlcame!from the!direction!of theidoor,andjaĀ youngster wearingialliblacklambledlinsidelatjaunhurriedjpace,llooking asiif he was surveyingltheldecorations injthe!hall.lSeeinglYu ZhiJueāsiage,iGuang XuZi wasjfaintlylputjatjease, thinking thatlthisjignorant child!wouldlbeieasy toideceive. Heiswiftly plasteredionja hugejsmile,jwalkedlforward,and!greeted,iāIāvellongheard thatjthejsect masteritook!in afewiyoungtalents withioutstanding aptitudes,andlonlyinlseeingiSenior brother Yu today,jhaveiI comeito!realize that!thelrumorsjareindeedltrue!jAs expected!ofialpromisingĀ genius! ... ā¦āj
All!of YuiZhiJueāsigoosebumps poppediuplfromihearinglthejotherās flattery,!and he coldlyinterrupted,!āToday,iI!came!tolfindlManager Guang because I haveia matteriIjwish!tolinquirejabout.!My elderibrother LingjXia wasifortunate tojbelassignedjunderjyourjnoblelcare, andjnotjknowingjwhere helresides,!I was!wondering if youicould!permit usjtomeet?ā
āThisā¦ā!Guang XuZilknew thatiYu ZhiJue!had just come from visiting LinglXia, and deducing that the!boy wasjbeing contrary onjpurpose, immediately stammered, āAifewjdays ago, yourelder brother wasā¦reported bylthe other disciples to have violated thejsectrules, requiring a punishment of thirty strokesā¦ Ah, but this humblelone tooklinto consideration that it was his first offense, andtherefore!reduced it by half.ā
Suddenly, YuiZhiJue smiled,laipair ofjink black eyesistaringdirectly at GuanglXuZijashe followedjup andjinquired, āIldonāt knowiwhichjsect rule ourlelderlbrotheriviolated? Iflpossible, couldjManager Guang please enlightenjme? Moreover,jheāsjactually sleepingĀ inithe firewood shed,!which is!quiteistrange. After I go backandjreportjto Master,iIālliaskiifĀ ImmortaljWelcomingjPavilioniis trulyjdestitute!to thejpoint!ofjhavinglnolemptyjrooms.āi
That patch of Evening Mist Herbs only required watering twice a month, but every time, it needed ten people to work together, plus, the rear court still had four or five empty rooms, and the punishment for secretly stealing food was merely a three day ban on mealsā¦ So at present, being stared down viciously by Yu ZhiJue, Guang XuZi turned into a stuttering and mumbling mess, unable defend himself in the slightest as cold sweat fervently rolling down his head and back.
Yu ZhiJue had already guessed thatLing Xia wasibeingjbullied here. He had grown upjon Holy Maiden Peak fromia young age, and had already seenlplenty!of the types of shadylbusinessesdonejin these orthodox sects. Righttheniand there, a triangular icicle gradually started to form in his hand, and in a voice that contained traces of malice,!he stated,lāYesterday,jMasterltaught meihow to change thelwaterjelementals in myjbodyjinto ice.lTake a lookManager Guang,jam I doingiit correctly?Here, youlare my elder, while I amjanewcomer freshjoffithe boat, and still requirelmuch guidance.ā
That icicle was extremely sharp, and under the sunlight, it reflected beautiful, fragmented rays of color, making Yu ZhiJueās hand seem all the more petite and attractive, his fingernails gleaming like jade.
Even so,iGuanglXuZi feltlhisjbloodjrun!coldjforianlunknownjreason,land!involuntarily retreating twojsteps, helbabbled,jāSeniorlbrotherlYu,iyou,jyouāredoingiitverylwellā¦ ā¦Yes,yourjelder brotheriis currently heavily wounded and weak, this,thisihumble onejwillllet!the!otheridisciplesjproperlylook afterjhim withoutifail.There is actuallyalquietroom in the rear court, sojIāll get peoplejthoroughlylclean itupjstraightaway andllet yourielder brother!move in!ā
āThen Iāll have to trouble Manager Guang,ā Yu ZhiJue remarked, curving his eyes as he carelessly twirled the icicle around and waved it under the sun, the very picture of childlike innocence. The mole at the corner of his eye shimmered, scarlet as blood.
Guang XuZi held his breath and gave a salute, then hurried out the door to deal with this matter, panicked to the point of staggering and almost falling down. Based on his intuition, he knew that even though Yu ZhiJue was young, he was much, much more terrifying than that Xu Yanā¦ ā¦
Therefore, when Ling Xia woke uplagain,!he thought he was still dreaming. The room he was in wasineat and clean, contained all the necessary furniture, and with the earlylmorning sunlshining!through the curtains, it appeared peaceful and warm. Yu ZhiJuelwasjcurrently curled upiandjsleeping next to him. The twoiof themlwerevery close, and hejcould almost feel thelyoung boyās soft breaths brushing across his face.
Ling Xiaicrawled up to a half kneelinglposition andishook out!his!limbs, onlyinow discoveringthat his!bodyās condition had gotten a lotibetter. Thosewounds!ofjhis also no longer hurt.
He couldnāt helpibut stare at YuiZhiJue, becoming lost inlthought. Yu ZhiJueās eyes wereltightlyclosed, and the bags under themlseemed a bit darkā¦ Was this kid havingja hard time cultivating? ā¦
After Ling Xia was completely healed, Guang XuZiās attitude towards him basically did to a complete 180 reversal, only assigning him the most frivolous of tasks and even asking after his well being now and then. Not only was Ling Xia unaccustomed to this treatment, the way the other disciples looked at him also carried varying degrees of envy.
LinglXiajdidnātknow what!to!say.Only ajfewlmanager-levelldisciples withlrelatively highlstatusesjandjseniorityjwerequalifiedjtoihave theirlown!privatelroom,jsohim, asa!brand newjdisciple, stayinglin a singleiroomiinevitablylseemed bizarre.lButithe thingslhe neededjto!doifromjnow onjwouldbe inconvenientjifihe stayed withĀ someoneĀ else,ithus LingXiajhadĀ nojalternative butitojshoulder thosepeculiargazes andicontinue living there.!
Initheidaysjwhile!he!recuperated,ihe!had thoroughly!thoughtithings!through. He must become strong! Thereāslnowayithathe could keepirelyingon two younger kids,!youjknow?iOtherwise, he wouldnāt have the!facejtoicontinuejbeing theirlolder brother!i
One should know,the firstjstep of the protagonistās growth started here!i
Ling Xia inwardly cried tears of joy. Being arranged here by fate, could this all be for the sake of getting him to patch up the plot?