Chapter 96: The Little Master Jian's Short Skirt
Night fell, the stars descended, and the moon in Shengjing City was as bright as water.
Ji You left Bishui Lake Garden and noticed many people looking at him with strange eyes, especially some Senior Sisters, whose gazes were incredibly fervent.
Why are some people not wearing their belly wraps? Damn it, is this the great freedom of cultivators?
This is too free.
Ji You, who was already observant, was deeply shocked as he brushed past these coming and going people in the Wudao Field.
He sat cross-legged in the Wudao Field, silently withdrew his gaze, and then his Divine Thought soared.
After passing through the boundless darkness between the gurgling caves, he arrived at the foot of Void Mountain.
Yan Shuyi was currently sitting on a black stone, constantly evolving the Heavenly Dao between her soft movements, so much so that Mystic Light shimmered around her, reflecting the Void Realm.
Tianjian Peak's attempt to swallow Wenjian Peak had intensified the conflict among the three main peaks of Lingjian Mountain.
Although the conflict was still manageable, undercurrents were constantly surging, and she needed to become the sharpest sword faster, so she had been working extremely hard these past few days.
And as the rustling sound of Ji You's arrival was heard, the Little Master Jian dispersed the evolution of the Heavenly Dao, subtly shifting her perky little bottom on the black stone.
Her red skirt was much shorter than usual, revealing her fair, slender legs. She turned to look back, her expression a little displeased, her eyes fierce.
"Have the Yuan family siblings left?"
Ji You had not intended to disturb her, seeing her cultivating peacefully, but before his bottom even touched the stone, he heard her voice.
He immediately stood at attention, his gaze firm as he said, "They left early this morning."
Yan Shuyi heard him and raised her eyes, "I heard someone was vying for affection with the Eldest Daughter of Dan Zong, even fighting with a direct Disciple of the Inner Courtyard, and shocking the Outer Courtyard with fifty-three swords. What a grand scene."
Ji You turned his head in surprise, "How did you know?"
"My Lingjian Mountain has external operatives in Shengjing City; nothing can be hidden from me. There's a girl named Bai Xi under my command who tells stories very well, and I heard she knows you, so I just listened to a couple of extra sentences casually."
"Your Sect's communication is that fast?"
The Little Master Jian looked down at him, "Lingjian Mountain's communication is naturally faster than the methods used by your Tianshu Academy."
Ji You immediately saw through her nonsense.
The current information exchange in Qingyun World was nothing more than communication incense and burning letter techniques, but both had distance and time limitations.
Lingjian Mountain was far from Shengjing City; even these two methods could certainly not achieve same-day delivery.
The only possibility was communication via a Sect token, but this technique consumed an immense amount of Divine Thought and could only be used for urgent matters.
This girl, she couldn't possibly be using the Sect token every day to inquire with her Disciples whether the Yuan family siblings had left, could she?
Ji You didn't ask, because even if he did, she would say something like, "I just overheard it, I didn't care much."
The Little Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain had lips more stubborn than a sword.
Yan Shuyi slightly furrowed her beautiful slender brows, gazing at Ji You, "Why aren't you speaking?"
"I just didn't expect you to have inquired about all these things."
"I didn't inquire; it was Bai Xi who knows you and insisted on telling me."
After Yan Shuyi finished speaking, she straightened her slender waist, "Shengjing City is spreading rumors that you and that woman Yuan Caiwei are in love. I must have been a bit slow; I didn't notice it during those two days in Ningcheng County, only focusing on resenting someone for pinching my face."
Ji You coughed after hearing this, thinking that the Little Master Jian's resentment was truly straightforward.
Before, in Ningyang County, she used to call her Sister Caiwei, but now she directly refers to her as 'that woman.'
Seeing his silence, Yan Shuyi spoke with a fierce yet cute tone, "What are you laughing at?"
"I can't help it, Miss Yuan lets me touch her feet every day, but you don't. Every time I try to touch, you kick me."
"You really do like feet, but I didn't expect just anyone's feet would do—"
Yan Shuyi spoke lightly, then thought for a moment, and extended her fair jade-like foot forward from above.
Ji You was momentarily stunned, thinking, 'This works too,' so he righteously reached out his hand, but before he could touch her perfectly round and smooth toes, he was kicked directly down the mountain.
Yan Shuyi looked at him with a flushed face, her eyes fierce, "You wish."
"The fight wasn't about vying for affection; it was because the day to leave the academy was approaching, and many old Disciples from the Outer Courtyard, influenced by the Inner Courtyard, came to trouble me to curry favor with the direct Disciple of the Hall Master."
Ji You climbed up from the bottom of the mountain, subconsciously patted himself twice, then ascended the mountain to her side.
Yan Shuyi slightly raised her eyes as he moved, "But you're not someone who seeks out fights."
Ji You nodded, "Indeed, I'm not. But who knew they would offer money? I actually fell for such an obvious trap; it's truly infuriating."
"Ji You, why do you love money so much?"
"I was afraid of being poor. I always wanted to save money to marry a wife."
Yan Shuyi raised her moist eyes and looked directly at him. After a moment, her vermilion lips parted slightly, "Ji You, I want a sword, the kind that costs a thousand taels of silver, but I don't have the money."
Ji You sat beside her, "Then shall I try to gather it for you?"
"I'm serious, don't think I'm joking, lest you give it and then regret it, holding a grudge against me."
"Alright, I'll send it to you tomorrow."
Yan Shuyi saw that he wasn't joking and couldn't help but kick him a few times. After the last kick, she naturally rested her jade-like foot on his leg.
Since returning from Ningcheng County, this strange man, whom she had only met twice, had become bolder.
Before, when she kicked him, he didn't dare to retaliate. Later, every time she kicked him, his feet would be touched. At first, his face would flush with embarrassment, but after a few times, he got used to it and no longer felt it was shameful to rest her feet on his leg.
It was like the first time she went to find him; because she was afraid of the dark, she didn't want to stay outside, so she warmed herself by the fire, gradually getting used to being close to him.
Ji You looked at her feigned composure, his gaze shifting upwards, and suddenly became surprised, "Your skirt—why is it so short?"
"I don't know either, it was like this when I came today—"
Yan Shuyi looked at the hem of her skirt, which was almost up to her thighs, and murmured, then looked up at Ji You, noticing that his yellow Qi was attached to his body, and then slowly pulled down her skirt.
The miraculous aspects of Void Mountain were not limited to the ability of Divine Thought to interact; emotions could also manifest externally.
Besides these two, it seemed that one's attire would also change with one's state of mind.
For example, she usually liked red flowing immortal skirts and disliked wearing shoes. When she came here, she would be dressed the same way, and her attire would not change with her real-world clothing.
But for some unknown reason today, her skirt had suddenly become much shorter.
She felt that her state of mind hadn't changed, then she glanced at the strange man she had only met twice.
A Physique that can be passed down—?
Yan Shuyi recalled the rumors she had heard from Bai Xi today, and then thought of how, back in Ningcheng County, he had asked her if she intended to pass on the spirit mirror to the next generation. Her eyes showed a hint of shame and annoyance.
Ji You watched as the aura around her suddenly changed from purplish-black to somewhat yellowish, and he couldn't help but hold his breath.
He still couldn't defeat her, so he didn't dare to ask what she was thinking, pretending not to know.
The two sat like this for a long time, until Yan Shuyi suddenly spoke, "Have you seen your Tianshu Academy's Edict?"
"Edict?"
Ji You recalled the golden light that flew from the peak of Ni Mountain before receiving the challenge letter, then nodded.
Yan Shuyi spoke much more seriously, "The Zheng Family Old Ancestor came from the Chen Clan and ascended using the methods of Dan Sect,
He harmed countless Immortal Sect Disciples. Most importantly, this incident caused other Immortal Sects to lose face completely. Cultivation originally required a mind free from worldly dust, but this situation thoroughly exposed their greed."
Ji You chuckled after hearing this, "The Mountain and Sea Pavilion had the most deaths, which means they were the most greedy. The Chen Clan came second,
Tianjian Peak ranked third, which somewhat gives the feeling of becoming a laughingstock."
"Indeed, but the Tianshu Academy's Edict stated that they are willing to clear Dan Sect's name, declaring that they are unrelated to the calamity of the ruins, so they will not do anything to Dan Sect for now."
"That's not surprising, after all, the Dan Sect Master's own brother came to Tianshu Academy this time and stayed in the Inner Courtyard for a long time. What about the Chen Clan?"
Yan Shuyi wiggled her feet, "Mountain and Sea Pavilion and Tianjian Peak have sent a large number of cultivators to question the Chen Clan."
Ji You subconsciously grasped her fair feet, feeling them a little cold.
He seemed to have heard a saying before, that only girls who aren't loved feel cold in their hands and feet.
The Little Master Jian ignored his impropriety and spoke again, "There's one more thing I think I should tell you."
"Hmm?"
"As you know, Qingyun World is filled with countless ruins of all sizes. A few days ago, Asked the Dao Sect sent a message, planning to join forces with me to control all the ruins in Lingzhou and Yuzhou. Other Immortal Sects are probably secretly investigating the number of ruins, then dividing them up."
Ji You's brows immediately furrowed, "They still haven't given up on the so-called Immortal Fate?"
In Qingyun World, only resources would be divided by the Immortal Sects.
From the small taxes paid by common people to the large Innate Spiritual Plants of the Northern Plains, Spirit Stone mines, and Spiritual Plant fields, it was all the same.
And before the Zheng Family Old Ancestor attempted Ascension, ruins were not among the things divided by the Immortal Sects.
But this change now revealed one thing: ancient ruins had become a resource in the eyes of the Immortal Sects. Although the Zheng Family Old Ancestor failed in his Ascension, he did indeed open the path to Ascension, and cultivators couldn't possibly have no thoughts about it.
If he had heard this news before returning from Ningcheng County, he wouldn't have been worried.
Now, with more and more cultivators, the common people were suffering more. Opening a few more ruins and having more cultivators die would indeed lighten the burden on the populace.
But he no longer thought this way, because he knew that the Immortal Fate within the ruins required infants as vessels. If this matter were to spread, it would be a huge catastrophe for the Human Race.
"It's not just the Seven Great Immortal Sects who haven't given up; there's also the Yao Race."
"Yao Race?"
"That's right. Since the establishment of Great Xia, the Yao Race and our Human Race haven't had contact for several hundred years. But now, there are Yao Race members entering the Nine Provinces under various pretexts. The day before yesterday, there was even a rumor that a Yao Race royal Disciple was coming to travel."
Yan Shuyi looked at Ji You's furrowed brows and couldn't help but slightly purse her red lips, "You don't want the ruins to be opened?"
Ji You nodded, "If the ruins are opened, many people will die."
"Then I won't bother with Asked the Dao Sect anymore—"
The Little Master Jian murmured, and after she finished, she noticed Ji You looking at her strangely. She immediately changed her tone with a serious expression, "I am the Little Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain, of course I don't want my Disciples to die for this, and I certainly don't want Tianjian Peak to gain any Immortal Fate."
Ji You was silent for a long time, "There is not only one Immortal Sect in the world, but unfortunately, there is only one Yan Shuyi."
Yan Shuyi looked at him contentedly, and after a moment, she whispered, "You don't need to worry so much either. The Seven Great Immortal Sects are in a checks and balances relationship; even if one side wants to make a move first, it won't be that easy."
"That may be true, but someone will definitely lose their patience first—"
(I went back to my hometown for New Year's Day and drove back tonight. I've been writing in the car for several hours, and my hands are frozen. I'll correct any errors when I get home. Please give me monthly votes!)