SQLJBFDTW Chapter 58

Chapter 58: The Bright Moon Shines Alone

Ever since Yu Wei entered Lord Mu Yuan’s tutelage, Chao Jianxue had been avoiding him, unwilling to appear before him.

Because the day he snatched his jade lotus pendant from Chao Jianxue’s hand, there was obvious displeasure between his brows. Chao Jianxue was very sensitive to this kind of displeasure and didn’t like the feeling at all.

He thought he might as well give up. If he messed things up, so be it. If his little junior brother didn’t like him, he didn’t like his little junior brother either.

Chao Jianxue preferred to play with those lively outer sect disciples who liked to talk to him.

One day, as he was walking towards the outer sect alone, he saw several familiar figures talking in the pavilion by the summer lotus pond at the foot of the mountain.

They were his junior brothers and sisters, as well as several disciples from the neighboring peaks.

Several people were talking around Yu Wei, who smiled at them throughout.

Chao Jianxue heard his own name. The second senior brother told the little junior brother not to pay too much attention to Chao Jianxue, saying that he had a strange temper and acted strangely, and that they were used to it.

Yu Wei just listened quietly, his profile appearing between the disciples surrounding him. Chao Jianxue saw his lightly pursed lips and a very slight nod.

A sense of sadness sprouted in Chao Jianxue’s heart. He instinctively wanted to leave immediately, but watching Yu Wei’s faint smile to those around him, he stopped in place.

At this time, someone, like him, was drawn to the jade lotus pendant at Yu Wei’s waist and asked, “Little junior brother, what’s the story behind this pendant? Is it some kind of magical artifact? It’s so unique; I haven’t seen anything like it in the Seven Skill Pavilion.”

Chao Jianxue heard Yu Wei say, “It’s not a magical artifact, just something I’ve had with me since I was little.”

The person asked again, “Can I take a closer look?”

Yu Wei nodded, “Senior brother, here.”

He reached out to untie it and handed it to him. The clear and translucent jade lotus pendant stung Chao Jianxue’s heart.

So it was okay for others to look at it, and his little junior brother would even offer it himself, but he would look at him with that kind of gaze when he only touched it lightly.

Chao Jianxue was a little annoyed. He didn’t linger any longer and turned to walk down the mountain without any hesitation.

To avoid getting hurt, he was used to actively discarding anything that made him unhappy. As long as he didn’t care, no one could hurt his heart.

Later, the disciples of the sect were to train together in a secret realm, and Lord Mu Yuan specifically told Chao Jianxue not to go. His situation was special, and he was afraid that the secret realm might be a little dangerous for him.

If he couldn’t go, he couldn’t go. Chao Jianxue shrank into a corner and watched the other disciples.

At this time, Yu Wei had been in the sect for some time and had gained prestige among the disciples. Everyone knew that little junior brother Yu Wei was invincible and never returned empty-handed.

So, everyone went to joke with him and ask for protection.

Yu Wei maintained his consistent smile, always proper and impeccable, a kind of gentle coolness.

Chao Jianxue squatted on the ground, growing mushrooms.

After growing for a while, he felt a restless unwillingness.

Everyone knew that training in the secret realm was a good opportunity, whether to increase cultivation or find magical artifacts. As long as you could come out, you could always gain something.

He had made small progress in the past few days, so he should be fine going in…

If Yu Wei was really that powerful, then taking him along would also be possible, right?

Thinking of this, he stood up and looked at Yu Wei, who was surrounded in the middle, and paced back and forth anxiously.

Finally, Chao Jianxue mustered up his courage and slowly walked forward, “Little junior brother…”

A disciple looked at him in surprise, and then continued talking to Yu Wei as if he hadn’t heard anything. Chao Jianxue didn’t know if Yu Wei had heard his voice, so he mustered up his courage again, wanting to call out “little junior brother” again.

Unfortunately, at this moment, the master in front rang the bell to open the secret realm and said loudly, “The secret realm is open! Seize the time! The gate is about to close!”

The disciples filed in one after another. In the blink of an eye, only Chao Jianxue, who hadn’t reacted, was left in place, the word “little” just having been uttered.

Or maybe he should just forget it.

Chao Jianxue hesitated, twisting his fingers tightly.

But he also wanted to go to the secret realm.

If he could successfully come out of it this time, would everyone change their opinion of him?

The entrance to the secret realm was about to close. Through the hazy, blurred realm gate, Chao Jianxue saw half of Yu Wei’s sleeve.

Not having time to think about anything else, Chao Jianxue strode forward, never feeling so certain. He quickly walked into the realm gate.

Naturally, the final result was that the secret realm was terminated midway, and Chao Jianxue was personally escorted out by Nan Shan and Yu Wei.

Chao Jianxue knelt on the ground, listening timidly to his master’s scolding, and then heard that Yu Wei had still brought out some spiritual treasures from the secret realm and received praise from the masters.

He knelt on the ground, staring blankly at Yu Wei, who was standing straight in front of him, and heard people comparing him with Yu Wei, one like the moon in the sky and the other like dust on the ground, belittling him to the dust.

Little junior brother was naturally excellent beyond compare. As he watched little junior brother, he suddenly turned his head to look at him, and Chao Jianxue was stunned.

Because there was nothing in Yu Wei’s gaze towards him, no disgust, no sympathy, not even a bit of the anger that others had for being interrupted in the secret realm.

So, Yu Wei didn’t see him at all.

Chao Jianxue hated Yu Wei to death.

“Senior brother? Senior brother? What are you thinking about?” Yu Wei asked beside him.

He saw that Chao Jianxue’s expression was complicated, propping his head up with his hand while looking at the table as if the booklet on the table was about to bloom into a flower.

Chao Jianxue sighed, “Speaking of which, it reminds me of some embarrassing past events…”

He didn’t want to ask Yu Wei what he was thinking at the time. Anyway, now when he recalled it, he only felt that he was a bit inexplicable.

But he didn’t blame his half-soul.

He was a sensitive child, just lacking the courage and straightforwardness of the other half of his soul.

Yu Wei had already signed that pile of booklets and sent them all back to the crowd.

He said, “There’s no embarrassment in the past, they are just experiences.”

Chao Jianxue grinned, “You’re quite good at comforting people.”

He watched the booklets being distributed to the disciples who needed to sign and asked curiously, “Did you sign every single one? Doesn’t your hand hurt?”

Yu Wei said, “After all, they were sent in front of me. It’s just signing my name. If I can do it, it’s not good to disappoint them. However, my hand does feel a little sore…”

As he spoke, he secretly extended his hand, implying that Chao Jianxue should help him rub it.

Chao Jianxue poked it a few times and finally gave it a few pinches.

He suddenly understood another reason why he hated Yu Wei so much back then.

It wasn’t just because Yu Wei didn’t see him, nor was it just because others always compared Yu Wei and him together…

It was because he hated the bright moon hanging high, but not shining on him.

But now the bright moon was shining especially brightly, and Chao Jianxue’s guilt surged up again, so he continued to pinch Yu Wei a few more times without complaint.

Chao Jianxue’s gaze was very focused when he pinched, and his slender eyelashes were slightly lowered. Yu Wei smiled softly. If the two of them were alone, he would want to press his senior brother on the ground and kiss him right now.

Kiss him until his cheeks were flushed and he could barely breathe before stopping.

Yu Wei really liked seeing his senior brother become like this because of him.

At noon, they welcomed their first meal in the hot spring villa.

Things like the rare dew on the snow-capped peaks and the tender bamboo leaves unique to the hot spring, Chao Jianxue had no interest or appetite for them. They were not as good as the lotus leaf beggar’s chicken he secretly stuffed in his storage ring.

After eating, they took a walk outside to relax, and then it was a new round of Dao discussion.

Originally, Chao Jianxue was still drowsy, but suddenly he heard someone gasp softly and smelled a faint fragrance. He raised his neck to look and immediately became a hundred times more energetic.

The person who came was actually Lord Ziwei from the Huan Yao Sect.

What kind of Dao could the Huan Yao Sect discuss? The drowsiness of the disciples was swept away, and they pricked up their ears with curiosity and shyness.

He had never heard of the Dao discussion conference inviting the Huan Yao Sect to lecture before.

Chao Jianxue guessed whether it was because Lord Ziwei had stepped into the Tribulation Transcendence stage in one fell swoop and was now a pivotal figure in the Xuanzhen Realm.

Moreover, besides the Huan Yao Sect, other sects couldn’t really teach the ways of dual cultivation, and which disciple would dare to ask his master about this issue?

Lord Ziwei slowly and gracefully sat down on the stage, and she had a panoramic view of the amazing, half-knowledge-thirsty, and half-dodging gazes below. She said, “Everyone, if anyone is not interested in the dual cultivation introductory path that I am going to talk about today, please feel free to leave, it doesn’t matter.”

She was dignified and generous, and after hearing this, many disciples stood up, bowed, and left one after another.

Nan Shan was also restless and asked the senior brothers next to him, “Aren’t you leaving? Are you leaving?”

The most unexpected thing was Yu Wei: “I’m not leaving.”

Nan Shan scratched his head anxiously, “Really not leaving? Senior brother, are you leaving?”

Chao Jianxue actually wanted to leave a little, but he was also really curious about what would be said. In short, it wouldn’t hurt to listen…

Seeing that the commotion under the stage gradually subsided, Lord Ziwei said, “Okay, let me first tell you a premise. The dual cultivation path that I am talking about is applicable to both men and women, only the two ways of entering the body are different, and you can adjust them yourselves.”

She remained calm and spoke eloquently.

Listening to her, Chao Jianxue indeed benefited much more than from those books. Some of the actions in the storybooks were simply nonsense. If they really tried them, Yu Wei’s waist might break.

No, no, no, why did his mind fly to this kind of place!

Dual cultivation or something, he still hoped it wouldn’t happen for the time being!

Nan Shan sat close to Yu Wei, listening and listening, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw little junior brother Yu Wei taking notes.

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Why would he take notes on this kind of thing? Was little junior brother so serious about dual cultivation? Was it because he was serious about all cultivation, or was it because he was really interested in dual cultivation?

He wanted to call the senior brother to come and see this scene that shocked him, but when he leaned over to take a look, it was another bolt from the blue. Chao Jianxue was also writing, and he had even scribbled out the two-person actions that the Yuanjun was talking about.

Nan Shan: “…” So the problem was with him? Was he too lacking in a spirit of learning?

After much consideration, Nan Shan also carefully took a few notes in his notebook.

This time, it was Qiu Shui next to him who was surprised: “Why are you taking notes?”

Nan Shan shook his head: “It’s hard to explain to you uneducated people.”

The corners of Qiu Shui’s mouth twitched, and in the end, she also chose to write down a few things.

After a long two hours, Lord Ziwei finally said, “After all, what you get on paper is superficial. If you have Dao partners, you might as well go back and practice tonight. Only in this way can you truly gain insight and truly learn something.”

Chao Jianxue felt a gaze as if it had substance fall on his face. He didn’t speak, only focusing on tidying up his writing materials.

So that gaze became a little resentful.