Among this ocean of cheers and applause, Wen Xuan slightly furrowed his brows.
“Wen shixiong, congratulations.” Just at this moment, a voice came from his side. It was Zhang Xiaoqing. She knew that Jian Yi and Wen Xuan were close so she specifically squeezed over to Wen Xuan’s side to give him this congratulation. She even completely ignored the displeased gaze of her own Sect Leader shifu who was behind her.
Wen Xuan gave this shimei a friendly smile. He was just about to speak when he suddenly heard a wave of alarmed cries.
Turning his head, he saw Jian Yi’s both knees give out as the other directly fell over unconscious on the stage.
“Not good!” Zhang Xiaoqing also gave an alarmed yell. She turned her head again and was just about to say something. However, Wen Xuan already went charging over.
In that instant, Zhang Xiaoqing actually felt a faint sense of loss.
Jumping directly down from the stand, Wen Xuan rushed over to Jian Yi’s side in one breath: “Jian shidi!”
At this moment, Jian Yi had both eyes closed tightly, his face white as paper. Although he still had a tiny bit of awareness, he didn’t have any energy left at all.
The crowd all thought that Jian Yi was too exhausted. Only Wen Xuan knew about Jian Yi’s ability to read the Will of Heaven, and has seen how Jian Yi looked after he used such a skill.
He instantly couldn’t be bothered with anything and pulled Jian Yi into his arms.
Although it was right in the public view of many, with Jian Yi’s current state, no one thought much about Wen Xuan’s actions.
“Sect Leader shishu, Elders, apologies.” Wen Xuan said in a raised voice: “Jian shidi really consumed too much energy during this competition. Please let me bring him back to rest first.”
Saying this, he didn’t forget to add: “As for the reward that Jian shidi won during this victory, of course he will come discuss it carefully with Sect Leader shishu after he recovers.”
Jizi Ang’s face was instantly as black as the bottom of a wok. However, because he couldn’t show fury in front of the crowd, he could only wave his hand and let the two leave first.
Zhang Xiaoqing came over to the two with a smile: “Wen shixiong, let me go together with you guys. Maybe I can lend a hand.”
She was the disciple most proficient in healing and replenishing spiritual energy in the Water Cloud Sect, so naturally, she’d be very helpful. Not to mention, she always had a pretty good relationship with Wen Xuan. The things that her shifu did couldn’t be blamed on her anyways. Wen Xuan swiftly nodded his head and gave thanks.
“What’s there to thank? We’re fellow disciples. No need to be courteous.” Zhang Xiaoqing walked up next to the two. Then she was instantly startled.
Because she saw Jian Yi had opened his eyes where he laid in Wen Xuan’s arms, clearly having recovered slightly already. It’s just that Jian Yi didn’t move yet, and remained nestling quietly and adorably against Wen Xuan’s chest. His cheeks were completely red and his eyes darted around, carrying a sense of bashfulness like he didn’t know where to rest his gaze.
“Zhang shimei?” Wen Xuan noticed the subtle change in Zhang Xiaoqing’s expression: “What’s the matter?”
Zhang Xiaoqing saw Wen Xuan’s honest face and proper expression. For a moment, she felt extremely conflicted inside her heart, unable to squeeze out an answer for quite awhile.
Wen Xuan didn’t continue to bother with her. He rushed like he was on fire and carried Jian Yi back to his abode in Daiyun Peak. As soon as he entered the door, he placed Jian Yi on the bed. After Zhang Xiaoqing came over and treated him slightly, then used magic to help him replenish his spiritual energy, Jian Yi closed his eyes and fell into deep sleep.
But even falling asleep like this, he still grabbed onto Wen Xuan’s sleeve, not letting Wen Xuan leave.
“Wen shixiong,” Zhang Xiaoqing finally couldn’t hold back: “Don’t you think Jian shidi treats you…too…”
She only asked half way, when Jian Yi, who was supposed to be sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes again and stared directly at her.
Unsurprisingly, this gaze was unfriendly, full of exclusion, rejection, dismissal, like a wild beast glowering at an unwelcome guest in its territory. Even if she came over specifically to heal him, Jian Yi didn’t seem to welcome her even one bit.
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Because Jian Yi still held his sleeve, Wen Xuan couldn’t even get up and send her off.
After Zhang Xiaoqing left rather gloomily, Wen Xuan turned his head back and looked at Jian Yi who immediately closed his eyes and started pretending to be asleep. He couldn’t help but shake his head and smile: “What, did Zhang shimei offend you somehow as well? Or…… is there something wrong with her?”
Jian Yi still had his eyes closed tightly, still feigning sleep.
Wen Xuan curled his fingers and mercilessly flicked him on the forehead.
Jian Yi covered his forehead and whined in pain for a bit before unwillingly opening his eyes again. He said with a grimace: “There’s nothing wrong with her, I just don’t like seeing her.”
“Oh you.” Wen Xuan said exasperatedly.
Then, Wen Xuan put on a proper expression and said with furrowed brows: “You were acting recklessly again today.”
Jian Yi instantly shrank into the bed.
Wen Xuan was just saying this, but his words didn’t hold any criticism. What’s there to criticize. Since it was Jian Yi’s own ability, then it’s up to him to decide when and how to use it. Wen Xuan can only softly rub Jian Yi on the head, his gaze gentle with a slight concern: “You should be more careful with your own body.”
“Shixiong, don’t worry.” Jian Yi took that hand of his and squeezed it: “I know my limits.”
Saying this, he even smiled smugly: “Not to mention, although this time I consumed a lot of energy, compared to what I earned, it’s completely worth it.”
Wen Xuan recalled the things Jian Yi gained this time. His eyes also lit up.
First, Jian Yi displayed his skills in front of the crowd and successfully built up his reputation. If they peeked their heads outside and listened now, the mountains still echoed with praises for Jian Yi’s outstanding skills. It can be inferred that these praises will travel further and wide, growing louder over time. This was a huge, formless type of treasure. Even if Jian Yi and Wen Xuan were about to temporarily leave the Water Cloud Sect together soon, this formless treasure can bring him benefits.
Second, the Sect Leader, Jizi Ang, promised Jian Yi three requests.
“Have you decided on what to ask the Sect Leader?” Wen Xuan said: “Be careful. Don’t give him the chance to screw you over in the process.”
Jian Yi smiled, clearly having a plan in his heart.
He rested at Wen Xuan’s place for most of the day. The next morning, he was back to being the usually high spirited, healthy and active Jian shidi. To avoid trouble arising from delaying too long, he went immediately to see the Sect Leader at the inner sect’s big hall in order to discuss his reward for winning the big outer school competition.
Although Jizi Ang’s face was unsightly, it was still something he promised in front of the crowd. Therefore, he couldn’t avoid it: “What are the three things you want? You’re prepared to ask them now, right?”
Jian Yi smiled faintly and very quickly made his first request, a request that Jizi Ang definitely couldn’t twist at all.
When Jizi Ang heard, his expression changed subtly: “You want… spiritual stones?”
Jian Yi nodded his head seriously: “Shixiong and I are about to travel outside. It’s better to have more money prepared for our journey.”
There was nothing wrong with this logic, but to have this kind of opportunity, yet only ask for spiritual stones, instead of magic tools or skill manuals, it’s really a bit…… Jizi Ang was just about to think ‘wasteful’ when he heard Jian Yi add.
“I only want 10 thousand spiritual stones.”
Jizi Ang’s face instantly twitched. Alright, looks like this really wasn’t a kid who’d lose out in the end. Ten thousand spiritual stones? Even though it’s only enough to buy a top quality yuan gathering magic tool, it can buy over a dozen qi refining level magic tools with plenty to spare.
In the end, it was only spiritual stones. Jizi Ang wasn’t that stingy so he waved his hand. A jade card flew into Jian Yi’s hand: “You can take this and go retrieve it from the sect’s storage room yourself.”
Jian Yi took the jade card and flipped it back and forth several times before smiling with satisfaction.
However, when it was time for him to say his second request, he paused for a long time.
So long that Jizi Ang practically wanted to urge him to hurry up. Finally, Jian Yi raised his head: “This second request…… Can the Sect Leader answer a few questions from me?”
A few? Jizi Ang thought mockingly: “Why don’t you ask if I can give you a few more requests as well?”
“It’s only a few questions. It won’t cost the Sect Leader too much energy.” Jian Yi persisted.
Furrowing his brows, Jizi Ang waved his hand. His face was still full of unwillingness: “Fine, ask away.”
“First, in the ancient mausoleum that shixiong and I discovered before, there should have been a cultivation method for a top quality water root user.” Jian Yi asked: “Can the Sect Leader tell me, who has this cultivation method right now?”
When Jizi Ang heard these words, he was first startled. Then, he looked at Jian Yi profoundly: “Top quality water root…… Wen shizhi even told you about this?”
Jian Yi’s eyes flashed, but he didn’t answer.
“But I don’t know anything about the cultivation method you’re talking about.” Jizi Ang furrowed his brows: “You, and Wen shizi as well, I really don’t understand you guys. Why must both of you insist there’s a cultivation method in there? Even if I tell you it’s not there at all, you make it sound like I’m lying to you guys or something.”
Jian Yi lowered his head and smiled. This request was just like this. Even if Jizi Ang answered him, it definitely wasn’t the truth.
Good thing he persisted on asking ‘a few’ questions. It’s not a big deal if one of the questions was wasted.
“Then can the Sect Leader please look at these things.” Jian Yi said and then handed over a list of spiritual materials: “The reason why shixiong and I are traveling is to find these things. Some of the items we have an idea of where to find them, but the others remain completely at a loss. Perhaps the Sect Leader knows where to find them? Please bestow us some knowledge.”
Jizi Ang picked up the list and looked. His expression instantly turned strange: “These… are materials needed to form yuan?”
“For shixiong.” Jian Yi said.
Jizi Ang lifted his head, his expression still carrying an odd expression.
“A few days ago, Daoist Master Chu already gave shixiong a cultivation method.” Jian Yi explained.
“What? Chu shixiong actually……” Jizi Ang furrowed his brows, then examined the youth before him. He couldn’t hold back from scoffing: “Isn’t it all because of the fine things you’ve done.”
Then Jizi Ang couldn’t help but sigh: “Alright. It doesn’t matter, since Chu shixiong changed his mind, then I also have no need to act the villain.”
Saying this, he fetched paper and brush and promptly started to write down things while looking at the list.
After a long while, Jizi Ang finally returned this piece of paper that was filled with tightly packed words back to Jian Yi. Jian Yi looked. A lot of the listed items already had annotations. There were still a few that were blank afterwards. Who knows if it’s because Jizi Ang didn’t know himself or because he was unwilling to say. In any case, the number could be counted with one hand. So in the end, Jizi Ang really saved them a whole lot of effort here.
“Thank you, Sect Leader.” Jian Yi said this fairly sincerely.
Jizi Ang looked at him coldly: “You’re rather loyal and devoted to Wen shizhi. Such a rare opportunity, yet you’d actually waste a request on him.”
Hearing these words, Jian Yi’s expression didn’t change, as if he was listening to wasted breath.
“You wholeheartedly wish he could go further.” Jizi Ang asked with furrowed brows: “Are you under the impression… that you’re doing a good thing?”
Jian Yi gave a faint smile: “I’m very clear what I’m doing. No need for the Sect Leader to worry.”
“I know that Wen shizhi is well versed at winning people’s hearts. Half of the disciples in this Water Cloud Sect are all willing to defend him. Especially you. All you know is to follow around behind him all day. But with your skills, you could take the lead yourself.” Jizi Ang was still not resigned and attempted to persuade Jian Yi: “Why must you follow behind him? One day in the future… one day in the future you will discover that the two of you don’t travel the same road. Instead of regretting then, you might as well……”
“No need for the Sect Leader to worry.” Jian Yi repeated his words earlier, resolutely cutting off Jizi Ang’s nagging.
The polite attitude that he feigned already receded, leaving behind an entire person who’s tone even turned incomparably sharp: “One day in the future, he will eventually learn that no one is on the same road with him, except me who will always be standing behind him.”
Jizi Ang laughed mockingly: “Commendable spirit.”
Then he bypassed this topic that made both of them unhappy and settled on waiting for Jian Yi’s last request.
However, waiting left and right, Jian Yi remained pondering forever. In the end, he still didn’t say anything, looking like he was still hesitating on how to use this last opportunity.
Jizi Ang felt this wait was practically torture. At the moment, his biggest wish was that Jian Yi could hurry up and make all three requests. That way he could deal with them swiftly and not owe anything. What worried him the most was if Jian Yi said something like ‘I haven’t thought of it yet. I’ll request it when the time comes.” and drag this request endlessly onward, until Jian Yi’s cultivation rose higher and higher, until one day in the future when he threw out a request that’d require Jizi Ang to pay a huge price to complete.
“Don’t tell me you’re going to use the last request on Wen shizhi again, right?” Jizi Ang said with a smile: “There’s no need. You should worry about yourself more.”
Jian Yi furrowed his brows, thinking this was another attempt at instigation.
However, right now Jizi Ang only wanted to guilt Jian Yi into making his last request quicker. Jizi Ang continued to say: “Actually, after you won the competition yesterday, I investigated your background slightly.”
Startled, Jian Yi abruptly raised his head and met Jizi Ang’s eyes.
“Your father was murdered. Your family business was usurped.” Jizi Ang thought this reaction meant Jian Yi was emotionally affected. Instantly, he chuckled and continued to ask: “Don’t you want to get revenge?”
Jian Yi didn’t respond for a while.
Jizi Ang thought he was wavering, but actually Jian Yi was only confused.
Of course, when Jian Yi first transmigrated over, he managed to somewhat read the original’s memories from his corpse. But the original was a dimwit so his memories were disjointed, vague, and confusing. Therefore, Jian Yi knew somewhat about his identity and background. The other stuff he only knew vaguely through guessing.
—That cheap father who he hasn’t seen since he transmigrated over, so he was actually murdered? How unfortunate for the original. Even when he died in the forest, he didn’t know this truth.
At this moment, Jian Yi actually wavered slightly. He took over the original’s body. At first he thought the original’s parents died without regret, so he didn’t really think too much about it and only focused on his own objectives. But now that he learned the original actually received this kind of huge injustice, as the person who took over the original’s body, there’s no way Jian Yi can just leave it be.
However, after wavering for a moment, Jian Yi steadied his heart again.
Of course he needed to deal with the injustice the original experienced, but this personal issue should still be placed behind Wen Xuan’s matters.
“Naturally I will get my revenge.” Jian Yi finally said slowly: “But I don’t need the Sect Leader’s help here. One day in the future, I will deal with it myself.”
“Then this 3rd request, what exactly do you……”
Jian Yi cupped his hands and said resolutely: “Please let Elder Qi become my shifu.”
Thank You for the new chapter (∩˃o˂∩)♡
I was actually wondering when will he get to choose his shifu, and if he’ll choose the Qi-something guy we met before.😄
Thanks for the translation!💖
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