SQLJBFDTW Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Accident – Little Junior Brother’s Tantrum

Chao Jianxue hardened his heart, determined not to meet that gaze. He stood up, stretched his limbs, and gazed into the distance at the snow-covered mountain.

So white…

He had a bad premonition, feeling that Yu Wei would give him a hard time tonight when he went back.

Chao Jianxue appeared calm and collected as he enjoyed the breeze, but in his heart, he was uncertain.

His gaze shifted, and Li Zhenzhen happened to pat him on the shoulder. “Want to go for a walk?”

“Good brother!” Chao Jianxue felt enlightened, grabbing his hand as if grasping a life-saving straw. “Let’s stay together tonight!”

Li Zhenzhen was bewildered by his sudden invitation but readily agreed, “Sure, I have no problem with that. What about Junior Brother Yu?”

Chao Jianxue forced a smile, turning to Yu Wei. “Little Junior Brother, I’ll stay next door tonight. How about Nan Shan stay with you?”

His smile was almost ingratiating. Facing Yu Wei’s obviously chilling aura, he didn’t dare to look at him at all, as if a blizzard was blowing on his face.

Chao Jianxue chuckled, throwing his arm around Li Zhenzhen’s shoulders, pulling him away. “Let’s go, let’s go! Good brother, it’s been so long since we shared a room!”

Li Zhenzhen was half-pushed and half-pulled away, muttering with a grin, “What’s going on? You weren’t willing when I asked you before…”

Their figures gradually faded into the distance, their voices growing faint.

Yu Wei stood within the doorway, half-bathed in snowy light that cast shadows on his brow and eyes. His lips, as finely drawn as in an elaborate painting, were pressed tightly together, his face expressionless.

That night, Chao Jianxue didn’t go to the hot spring. He put on a light robe specially provided by the villa and sat by the window, engaging in mental turmoil.

He reflected deeply and painfully. If he kept refusing, it would indeed be unfair to Yu Wei, but he really wasn’t ready.

Chao Jianxue always felt that this was, after all, a deception. If he really did that with Yu Wei, he would be eternally damned, his conscience wouldn’t allow it!

Moreover, if his identity were exposed in the future, and he had already done that with Yu Wei, then he would surely be dead.

But Yu Wei was going to be angry, and he was a little scary when he got angry. However, Chao Jianxue would rather endure Yu Wei’s chilling air now than have no chance to turn things around later.

He couldn’t help but sigh, peering cautiously towards the hot spring.

The hot spring was filled with white mist, swirling and unclear. He could only hear the sounds of Nan Shan, Xie Bingyuan, and others playing around. Chao Jianxue gave up. To prevent water vapor from entering the room, he closed the window.

Li Zhenzhen rushed to the bed as soon as he entered the room. “This is so comfortable. I’ve never been so comfortable in my life… Are you really not going to soak?”

Chao Jianxue lay on his back on the bed, spitting out two words: “Not going.”

Li Zhenzhen asked, “You and Yu Wei didn’t have a fight, did you?”

Chao Jianxue turned his head alertly. “Why do you ask?”

Li Zhenzhen yawned. “Then why did you suddenly want to stay in a room with me?”

Chao Jianxue said, “I just wanted to stay in a room with you…”

Dare he say it was to avoid sleeping with him? He didn’t dare.

He felt a bit like a middle-aged, exhausted husband, facing a beautiful wife with only two words in his heart: mental fatigue.

Chao Jianxue covered his face.

Li Zhenzhen blew out the candle, and the room was left with only a floor of moonlight.

Li Zhenzhen suddenly asked, “Have you thought about where you’re going afterwards?”

Chao Jianxue: “What ‘going where’?”

“We can’t stay in the Xuanzhen Realm forever. What if Yu Wei suddenly mutates one day? We won’t even have anywhere to escape. I already have a plan. When the sect is less vigilant, I’ll just escape to the Human Realm to hide.”

Chao Jianxue turned his head. “When did you come up with this plan?”

Li Zhenzhen said proudly, “When the True Lords opened the connection to the Human Realm, I paid special attention. The formation isn’t actually that difficult. If I open it myself, I’ll only lose most of my cultivation. But my ability should only allow me to bring one person through. Do you want to come with me?”

Chao Jianxue didn’t answer this question, instead asking, “What about Xie Bingyuan and the others?”

Li Zhenzhen was silent for a while, then sighed, giving up all hope. “What can I do? In this kind of situation, who can care about these things? Anyway, the sect won’t miss one more senior brother. It’s not good to have them come with me. I’d better take care of my own life first.”

Chao Jianxue fell into thought. But when one is poor, one should take care of oneself first. He couldn’t say that Li Zhenzhen’s idea was bad. They finally got to live in this world once; how could they not escape when they knew they would die?

Li Zhenzhen asked again, “Say something. Are you going to come with me when the time comes? You’re the only relative I have here.”

Chao Jianxue struggled and pondered for a moment, then said vaguely, “I’ll come find you when the time comes.”

Li Zhenzhen breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s right.” He quickly fell asleep.

Chao Jianxue tossed and turned on the couch, watching the bright moonlight, feeling unusually awake.

He realized that without Yu Wei by his side, he actually felt empty and couldn’t sleep!

And so, he stayed awake until dawn.

There was no forum on the Dao this time. Disciples from various sects gathered on the snow slope to exchange pointers and learn from each other.

The others were fine, but many took the initiative to spar with Yu Wei.

Yu Wei’s performance today was actually not very polite. In the past, he would be very courteous. In such sparring matches, he would also treat his opponents gently. But today, he drew his sword decisively and cleanly. Although he didn’t display his Transformation Realm cultivation, he fully released the Late Stage of the Core Formation Realm.

A group of disciples were beaten until they were “rolling on the ground in fear,” completely convinced.

Chao Jianxue shrunk to the side under a corridor, eating melon seeds with Nan Shan and the others. He looked at Yu Wei, but Yu Wei didn’t look at him at all, as if he were air.

Chao Jianxue thought depressedly, “Sure enough, he’s angry, actually giving me the silent treatment.”

But his little junior brother, who was giving him the silent treatment, fought extraordinarily well, even more like a celestial being descended to earth than usual. Chao Jianxue gradually stopped eating the melon seeds in his mouth, his attention completely drawn over.

At this moment, a shadow was cast beside Chao Jianxue. He glanced over and saw a kind-looking disciple from another sect.

He said shyly, “I watched Senior Brother Chao’s sword dance yesterday and would like to ask for some pointers.”

He was actually here to spar with Chao Jianxue.

Chao Jianxue looked at Yu Wei again. Yu Wei still hadn’t looked over.

He thought about it. He was bored anyway. There was no harm in sparring with someone else, so he stood up and made a “please” gesture.

He deliberately used a similar set of sword moves as in yesterday’s performance. The disciple responded appropriately, and the two fought easily and casually. Compared to the intense battle next to Yu Wei, their style was relatively relaxed.

Gradually, most of the observing disciples were also attracted by their movements. After being introduced, they all knew that this was Yu Wei’s senior brother, Chao Jianxue. Just like his name, his moves were like snowflakes dancing lightly, but he was very beautiful, even more dazzling than the golden sun on the snow peak.

Yu Wei on the left, Chao Jianxue on the right. Could it be that the Wuwu Sect only looks at appearance when accepting disciples?

Bright sword lights shimmered like fireflies on a summer night, seeming fragile and yet, unceasingly.

The disciple facing Yu Wei found a weakness in him, elated, and raised his whip: “You’re distracted!”

Unexpectedly, even after finding the weakness, it was still resolved with a single, forceful sword stroke. A layer of frost seemed to be condensed between Yu Wei’s brows, unable to be dispelled: “I am not.”

A busybody in the crowd asked: “Who do you think would win if Yu Wei and Chao Jianxue fought?”

Li Zhenzhen clicked his tongue: “It’s still Yu Wei.”

The others nodded, but Qiu Shui had a different opinion, she said, “Not necessarily.”

“Why don’t we make a scene and have them fight?”

At this time, the outcome of Yu Wei’s battle was already decided, without any suspense.

Chao Jianxue and the disciple’s exchange had also temporarily come to an end. The disciple was sweating, his eyes bright, and said to Chao Jianxue, “Thank you, Senior Brother Chao! Senior Brother Chao’s sword intent is beautiful. I have learned a lot!”

Chao Jianxue rubbed his wrist. It was the first time he encountered such a friendly and peaceful spar. He smiled at him, even more radiant and beautiful than when he was fighting.

Everyone saw that Yu Wei was in an intense, real fight, but sparring with Chao Jianxue was purely a wonderful experience.

So people successively invited him to spar, but Chao Jianxue didn’t want to fight anymore, and refused one by one, running to the corridor to stay.

At least this time, he no longer heard sour words such as “How could Chao Jianxue possibly…” Those disciples who had been prejudiced against him all closed their mouths, looking like they wanted to talk to him but ultimately gave up.

He was hot from fighting, rolled up his sleeves, revealing his smooth and beautiful upper arms, as well as those few golden armbands.

Because he had just exercised, his cheeks were flushed, and he suddenly looked like a deity who had walked out of a painting.

Yu Wei wanted to walk over, but stopped when his gaze touched those fair arms. He finally turned around and continued to spar with the disciples who came to invite him.

Chao Jianxue was completely unaware that he had become a widely rumored great beauty among the disciples. He picked up a red-soil melon and ate it.

Yu Wei still ignored him, fighting very seriously in the field…

Chao Jianxue felt that things couldn’t continue like this. Why not go back tonight and coax him? If he took the initiative, hugged, kissed, and touched him, they should be able to turn the page.

What if he still couldn’t coax him? Then…

Then tough luck.

Having made up his mind, he relaxed and continued to watch Yu Wei’s moves with appreciation.

But in the forest at the end of his vision, a shadow attracted his attention. Chao Jianxue narrowed his eyes. It was actually Lord Ziwei. Hadn’t she left?

Lord Ziwei waved at him from afar.

Chao Jianxue looked around. No one reacted. Could it be that she was looking for him? Just right, he also had questions to ask Lord Ziwei.

Chao Jianxue avoided the crowd and walked into the forest alone.

The cheers of the disciples gradually faded away. The forest was extremely quiet. For a moment, only the sound of snow falling was heard.

Lord Ziwei stood under a tree with her arms crossed, wearing the same smoky-purple wide-sleeved robe as yesterday, watching him leisurely.

When Chao Jianxue approached, she said with a smile: “Have you been well?”

Chao Jianxue said: “Does Lord Yuan have something to look for me?”

Lord Ziwei said, “How is the sword I gave you? Why don’t I see it?”

Chao Jianxue summoned Ming Qianli: “Qianli Sword has merged with my golden ring, that’s why it became like this.”

Lord Ziwei uttered an “oh” of understanding, and spread out her hand: “Bring it over and let me see.”

Chao Jianxue stretched out his hand, but shrank it back halfway: “What does Lord Yuan want to see?”

Ming Qianli had already become his natal sword. He still knew the principle that a natal sword cannot be given away easily.

“Oh…” Lord Ziwei sighed faintly, “Little beauty, why don’t you listen to me?”

Chao Jianxue: “?”

At this moment, Lord Ziwei’s face changed completely, suddenly becoming Li Zhenzhen, winking at him slyly: “Do you remember me?”

Chao Jianxue immediately reacted. Before he could turn around, his head suddenly felt dizzy, and everything was spinning around. He couldn’t stand at all.

Damn it, he was ambushed.

When he opened his eyes in a daze again, Chao Jianxue kicked his hands and feet and tragically found himself tied to the bed in a large “X” shape.

He struggled for a while, trying to activate his spiritual power, but it was completely in vain.

“Don’t move. You’ve been poisoned by my demon poison, and the more you move, the tighter the rope will be tied. If you want your hands and feet to be completely broken, it will be easy for me.”

Chao Jianxue laboriously raised his head and spat out two words: “It’s you!”

It was the demon who pretended to be Li Zhenzhen in the Water Moon Valley Secret Realm and robbed them of their Qianli Sword.