Chapter 30 Part2 (1/2)
Chapter 30.2: Strict Teacher
This next day was precisely the day of the month which Spiritual Master Lingwu answered any questions his disciples had. Su Tingyun woke up early in the morning to wait for him and soon spotted him in the distance. Just as she was hesitating over how to call out to him, she found that he had walked over to her.
That's right, since she had already appeared in his path, how could he possibly not know that she had something to ask?
”You have business?” Su Lijiang's tone was very mild. It contained neither anger or joy, nor did it contain any trace of displeasure from seeing Su Tingyun blocking the road. His mood did not seem to change much at all. She had constantly been in his surroundings these days. Although she was tactful and usually didn't appear in front of him, he knew that she was right here. She was in his life.
He had continuously worked on adjusting his mood. While his disciples were training in illusion domains, he was honing his mentality in those domains as well. As of now, his emotions had gradually calmed and he was able to face Wei Yun without being disturbed.
”I swapped some pointers with Du Xizhi yesterday.” Su Tingyun grinned a little. ”My strength was greater and I had been able to swing him up then smash him onto the ground.”
Su Lijiang's temples slightly twitched.
Du Xizhi was his disciple. He had pretty good apt.i.tude and a desire to become someone strong. He'll probably be depressed for a few days from having been defeated by a woman at the first stage of Spirit Condensation. However, this is also pretty good. It will allow him to realize that he was still very weak.
Su Lijiang didn't doubt Su Tingyun's words. Even after not seeing her for so many years, he still subconsciously felt that Wei Yun was very strong. Although she was only at the Spirit Condensation Stage, she had great strength that seemed inexhaustible. Du Xizhi hasn't learned attack techniques yet so the fact that he lost to her wasn't very strange.
”En.” Su Lijiang nodded. ”It was his ability that was lacking.”
After Su Lijiang finished speaking, he made to leave. Su Tingyun hastily said, ”He doesn't know attack techniques and can't even beat someone like me who's only relying on strength. With things like this, won't he be the weakest one in the sect field practice exam?”
Su Lijiang's steps paused. His line of sight slightly slanted to sweep over Su Tingyun, then he said, ”I understand.”
This time, Su Lijiang didn't stop anymore and directly strode away. He used reduce s.p.a.ce into inchesT/N and reached the public square in the blink of an eye, appearing right in the middle of those disciples. Su Tingyun didn't know either if her words had any effect or not. There was a dimension-separating array over where they taught the lessons so she couldn't even eavesdrop. Thus, she stopped paying attention to it and started watering the medicinal field and getting rid of bugs like usual.
The Orchid Tongue Gra.s.s was still saying with a Manchurian accent, ”looks unsightly, looks unsightly…” It was particularly amusing to hear. Su Tingyun suddenly felt that this Orchid Tongue Gra.s.s was like a parrot. It just liked copying the speech of others.
That night, Du Xizhi and Yin Li ran over to thank Su Tingyun. They said that Spiritual Master Lingwu was bringing them to the upper level of the Book Repository so they could choose for themselves a suitable high-level martial arts technique. Su Tingyun took advantage of the time while the two children were still excited to ask them to take care of Xiao Mei. The two immediately agreed and said that since they were high in seniority, no one would say anything about them picking a couple people of lower seniority to attend to them. They said they would just have Li Xinmei stay with them in order to unconditionally guarantee her safety.
Having obtained a guarantee, Su Tingyun felt more relieved and decided to refine some strong low-level medicinal pills. Afterwards, she planned to go to Ten Thousand Treasures House to see if there's any suitable artifact that would help Xiao Mei protect herself.
Su Tingyun was like a parent that was packing for a kid that was about to head out on a trip. She tried to think of everything that would possibly be needed. She had been saving that high-grade spirit stone this entire time – buying low-rank things hadn't used up much of it – but after she brought a defense-type little copper bell and a low-rank blade formation, her slush fund was completely depleted. Su Tingyun could only sigh to express what a troll it was that the spirit treasures in this world were so d.a.m.ned expensive.
When her thoughts got to this point, she subconsciously stroked the jade ring on her hand.
This jade ring was something Spiritual Master Lingwu had gifted to Wei Yun, the person who had saved his life, back then. It was said to be his family heirloom, yet he didn't ask for the ring back when they met again.
There was spiritual energy above the ring. Su Tingyun had realized that this ring was an artifact ever since she started cultivating. As of now, her fingers weren't that thick and coa.r.s.e anymore, but that ring seemed to have shrunk a size and was still sticking tenaciously to her flesh. She couldn't pull it off at all. It had probably imprinted on a master like the novels described.
She had sent her spiritual consciousness energy into the jade ring before, according to the instructions on a jade scroll. She even tried dripping her blood on it, but the ring didn't react at all. She has always been curious as to what exactly this ring could do and had considered asking Spiritual Master Lingwu about it. However, in the end, she dropped the idea.
Su Tingyun had been planning to ask Du Xizhi and Yin Li to deliver the stuff she had prepared to Li Xinmei. However, to her surprise, they actually brought Li Xinmei from the Array Hall over to her a couple days later.
”Grannie, you missed Mei jiejie a lot, didn't you? I've brought her here for you.” Yin Li had a sweet mouth. She energetically skipped as she pulled Li Xinmei over, seeming particularly lively.
In all, it had been almost half a year since Su Tingyun had seen Li Xinmei. She had probably grown a little taller. Her hairstyle was in a simple bun with a single jade hairpin inserted through it, it was a very refres.h.i.+ng style. She was wearing a pomegranate-colored b.u.t.toned Chinese jacket. Her skirt still fluttered like waves, making her appear to be a red lotus that was slowly blooming in the middle of a pond.
”Grannie.” Li Xinmei walked to Su Tingyun with quick steps, then smiled as she rested her head on Su Tingyun's shoulder and lightly rubbed against her like a cat.
”Heaven Firmament Peak isn't open for casual visitations, that's why I haven't been able to visit you this entire time.” She rubbed against Su Tingyun a little, then lifted her head. ”Are you doing well?”
”Very well.” Su Tingyun clapped. ”I just grow some medicinal gra.s.s and refine a couple pills every day, the days are so free and unfettered.”
It's just a shame she didn't dare to leave Heaven Firmament Peak, otherwise she would also look for Xiao Mei to chat.
Yin Li left after leading Li Xinmei over in order to give them some time alone. Su Tingyun and Li Xinmei sat next to the pond and watched the sun set behind the distant mountains as they chatted and recounted the events that had occurred this past half a year.
Last time, after Master Dan determined Li Xinmei's injury to be incurable, Liu Feizhou said that Li Xinmei was going to be abandoned and that everything that had been given to her would be taken back. Su Tingyun and Li Xinmei had been very sad at that time but in reality, Li Xinmei found that her Master didn't make things difficult for her after she went back.
He didn't take back the treasured jade water thread skirt or the white jade hairpin, nor did he diminish the amount of medicinal pills and spirit stones she received each month as allowance.
In the end, Liu Feizhou was just a vicious, merciless, and selfish demon. He always thinks that everyone else is the same as him!
When Su Tingyun's thoughts got to here, she couldn't help but feel that Ning Xuzi, that fatty, was rather humane and warm.
As of now, Li Xinmei's cultivation was at the second stage of Spirit Condensation.
Since everyone was at low levels of cultivation right now, Li Xinmei's current level ranked at the upper middle portion of the newly accepted disciples. Thus, no one felt that her current lifestyle was inappropriate and her days were pretty smooth as well.