SQLJBFDTW Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Twice, It’s a Second Blooming

This immediately caused an uproar among the disciples. When did the Boat Master develop such an interest as to personally observe their cultivation?

Some with better connections had already started spreading rumors among the disciples.

“I heard the Boat Master has decided to take a personal disciple?”

“If that’s the case, we must perform well later. If we’re chosen as a personal disciple, wouldn’t that be equivalent to the chief disciple in other sects?”

“After all, this is the first one; he’ll definitely be highly valued by the Boat Master!”

Everyone chattered excitedly. Qin Cai also showed a look of anticipation and excitedly whispered to Chao Jianxue, “Lu Ren, do you think I have a chance?”

Chao Jianxue, being fair, knew that Qin Cai’s talent was average. If Yu Wei really wanted to choose a personal disciple, given Yu Wei’s strictness regarding cultivation, it wouldn’t be Qin Cai’s turn.

But he smiled and said, “There’s always hope in trying.”

Qin Cai chuckled and teased him, “You also need to perform well. If the Boat Master chooses you as a personal disciple, wouldn’t you be able to be with the Boat Master day and night in the White Jade Tower? Don’t you like the Boat Master?”

Chao Jianxue found this scene vaguely familiar, like the words Li Zhenzhen had said in the Water Moon Valley back then. It seemed that after circling around, everything had returned to the starting point.

But he had to maintain his persona.

Lu Ren shyly lowered his head and smiled, appearing very innocent, as if he were too shy to answer.

“Someone with such thoughts coming here, how could he be chosen by the Boat Master?” A disciple who looked like a skinny bamboo pole heard their conversation and said mockingly.

Qin Cai defended Lu Ren, angrily saying, “You’re judging people by their appearance!”

“Am I wrong? With such a small build, how good could his talent be? He’ll be kicked out after five years.”

“You!”

Chao Jianxue stopped Qin Cai, who was about to make a move. After all, he was still young and so easily agitated.

He used to get angry at other people’s words, but now he didn’t anymore. In the end, getting angry over unimportant words was only because of a lack of self-confidence; it wasn’t even worth arguing back.

When it was time for everyone to cultivate together, the hall was silent. Everyone focused on the basics, frosting the lotus flower in front of them.

With the sound of the doors slowly opening, Yu Wei slowly walked in. Chao Jianxue glanced at him and saw a faint, almost invisible cut on his lip. He subconsciously pursed his own lips.

“Everyone, continue,” Yu Wei said in a deep voice.

But with him present, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously more serious.

Tension spread, and some disciples even accidentally knocked over their lotus flower cups. Yu Wei only tapped lightly on the table, and the older disciples came to ask him to leave and cultivate in his own room.

Such great authority.

Only Chao Jianxue maintained a calm heart.

For everyone else, Yu Wei was an existence that young people in the Xuanzhen Realm had looked up to for a hundred years. Whether it was his background or his cultivation, he was outstanding.

It was said that when Yu Wei revealed his identity in the Wuwu Sect, it shocked everyone.

Being watched by such a person would completely fluster those with wavering minds.

One after another, people successfully formed a thin layer of frost, and without exception, they all took a deep breath, then beamed with joy, waiting for Yu Wei to come and see.

But Yu Wei’s footsteps didn’t stop.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Chao Jianxue also pretended to concentrate and pointed his finger. A bit of frost quickly climbed up from the lotus leaf, freezing the entire flower in an instant, and then with a “crack,” the lotus flower shattered.

Effortlessly.

A figure in white robes happened to walk in front of him.

Chao Jianxue fearlessly looked up and met his gaze. Yu Wei made no attempt to hide his scrutiny of his work.

People around whispered. The one who had mocked Lu Ren’s talent earlier whispered to his tablemate, “That’s him, the one who came for the Boat Master.”

Qin Cai turned back and glared at him. He curled his lip triumphantly and continued, “The flower is shattered. The Boat Master will definitely kick him out.”

Qin Cai was also worried. The instructions only said to frost the flower, but Lu Ren had frozen it and shattered it, which wasn’t good.

But he heard Yu Wei say to Lu Ren, “You, from today onwards, follow me to the White Jade Tower.”

Everyone was surprised and doubtful.

Chao Jianxue silently began to pack his things. Where was the problem?

The basics were to frost the flower, but turning it to ice was an advancement. If someone could show the potential to turn it to ice from the beginning, even if he didn’t control it well and shattered it, it was still outstanding talent.

He understood Yu Wei. He was a very strict person when it came to cultivation, so he would naturally choose the best disciple. He would be that best.

This way, he would have more opportunities to tie him down.

The face of the person who had mocked him turned green and white. He met Lu Ren’s eyes, who turned his head, and in a hurry, he wanted to avoid his gaze, but he saw a kind and gentle smile on Lu Ren’s rather plain face.

Gentle – a bit of an exaggeration, but that was the feeling.

That person was stunned, and a wave of regret surged in his heart.

Before going to the White Jade Tower, Qin Cai was very reluctant. Although he also wanted to be chosen, he was only happy for Lu Ren and told him, “After you go to the White Jade Tower, don’t sneak out at night like you used to.”

Chao Jianxue felt a warmth in his heart and gave him a bottle of pills, saying, “Ancestral pills, you’ll need them when you go into seclusion.”

Qin Cai took it and said, “Thank you.”

On the way to the White Jade Tower, Qing Tu Liu wiggled in Chao Jianxue’s hand: “Getting pills from you, this kid is really lucky. Aren’t you afraid he won’t recognize their value and throw them away?”

Chao Jianxue said, “I give what I give, I don’t ask about the aftermath. Besides, it’s not that he’s lucky, but that such sincerity is rare.”

He added, “Take this opportunity to leave. Yu Wei has good eyes; you’re safer away from me.”

Qing Tu Liu snorted haughtily, slid down his sleeve, quickly plunged into the lotus pond on the side, and disappeared completely.

The shadows of lotus branches lined the corridor floor. Chao Jianxue, carrying his bundle, stepped over them, humming a tune in a good mood.

This was the first time he had entered the White Jade Tower through the main entrance openly. Yu Wei was actually waiting for him in the hall.

He obediently called out, “Boat Master.”

Yu Wei coldly responded and said, “There’s no need to call me ‘Master.’ I will only teach you for thirty years. After thirty years, no matter what level you reach, you must manage One Leaf Boat for me.”

“?” Such a heavy responsibility suddenly fell on Chao Jianxue’s head. He was puzzled, “Boat Master is leaving? Why me?”

How could he entrust such an important place as One Leaf Boat to a stranger?

Yu Wei calmly said, “I have seen what others say and what you have shown. You have a good heart and decent talent, so I have temporarily chosen you.”

Chao Jianxue was uneasy, wanting to ask but not daring to. What was he going to do, entrusting One Leaf Boat to him?

Was he going to leave the Xuanzhen Realm?

But for now, Chao Jianxue had no choice but to say yes.

Yu Wei asked again, “What is your name?”

“Lu Ren,” Chao Jianxue said hesitantly.

A strange sense of familiarity arose. Yu Wei looked at him deeply. An unremarkable name and an unremarkable face, with nothing special about them.

However, the small scab on Lu Ren’s lip made Yu Wei frown slightly, “How did you hurt your lip? Do you have a Dao companion?”

Chao Jianxue vehemently denied, “I fell on the road and hit a rock.”

“That’s good. In these thirty years, you must focus on cultivation and not be distracted by love. Do you understand?”

Chao Jianxue nodded, “I understand, Boat Master!”

Yu Wei waved his sleeve, “Follow me.”

He led him to the second floor of the White Jade Tower. As soon as Chao Jianxue stepped inside, it was as if he had entered an ocean of knowledge. Countless books filled the shelves, row after row, like a vast galaxy, inspiring awe.

Chao Jianxue recalled the miserable scene of being forced to memorize books by Master Mu Yuan, and his heart sank. Was he going to be forced to memorize books by Yu Wei now?

Yu Wei walked forward a few steps. Seeing that Lu Ren didn’t follow, he turned his head and urged him. Lu Ren followed with a pale face. The two walked into the inner room. Chao Jianxue saw that this time, good, there weren’t as many books as outside, only three scrolls.

Yu Wei said, “This is my compilation of insights on the Cold Soul Bitter Lotus cultivation method. You don’t need to learn it anymore since you’ve already entered the sect. Just start reading from the second section of the first volume. You will also live here from now on. If you don’t understand anything, come upstairs and find me.”

After saying that, he left, leaving Chao Jianxue alone facing the three scrolls.

He opened them and saw that they were actually handwritten by Yu Wei.

These were vast and extensive, with hundreds of thousands of words. The ink occasionally had smudges, one could imagine Yu Wei’s appearance as he pondered with his brush. Chao Jianxue sat cross-legged on the ground, becoming engrossed in reading.

The words were like the person. This elegant and vigorous handwriting, Chao Jianxue hadn’t seen for a long time, he only felt it was pleasing to the eye, much better than his own handwriting.

Not long after, he heard movement and glanced out the window, seeing Yu Wei flying out, going again to that small courtyard built over the water.

Chao Jianxue wrung his hands and sighed.

He had really made a big mistake. He was guilty.

He had forced a good, aloof junior brother into a pervert who missed people while looking at objects at night.

Sighing aside, he refolded the scrolls.

He hadn’t come to the White Jade Tower for cultivation methods.

He raised his wrist and shook out a bottle of liquid from his sleeve.

Qing Tu Liu had rushed back to the demon realm overnight to obtain poison refined by the Qing clan’s elders. It was colorless and odorless. Mixing a bottle into the water would guarantee that Yu Wei would pass out, and be unconscious for ten days or half a month.

Chao Jianxue quietly went up to the third floor. Yu Wei hadn’t set up any restrictions, directly allowing him to push open the door.

His gaze quickly locked onto a pot of tea on the desk.

Chao Jianxue uncorked the bottle, lifted the lid of the teapot, and without thinking, poured all the liquid inside, not forgetting to close it and shake it well again.

He returned downstairs in fear and trepidation. At the third watch, Yu Wei returned.

He stopped for a moment beside Chao Jianxue, who was pretending to seriously read a book, and said, “Cultivation requires a combination of work and rest. Sleep.”

Chao Jianxue nodded in agreement.

Footsteps went upstairs, he glanced at Yu Wei’s back.

He only saw a shadow of the corner of his clothes.

He moved the cushion and sat at the bottom of the stairs. The lamp in Yu Wei’s room was always lit.

Chao Jianxue waited and waited, there seemed to be no movement upstairs, so he quietly crept up the stairs.

“Boat Master?” he called out in a voice like a kitten.

There was no response.

Chao Jianxue was secretly delighted, pushed open the door, and Yu Wei was indeed sitting at the table, a cup of tea in front of him, one hand propping up his forehead, sitting motionless, seemingly passed out.

He slowly approached and called out again, “Boat Master?”

Yu Wei still didn’t react.

Chao Jianxue reached out his demonic claws.

Just as his finger was about to touch Yu Wei’s shoulder, Yu Wei suddenly raised his hand and grabbed his arm.

Chao Jianxue was startled, almost frightened out of his wits.

He stuttered out the word “Boat” for a long time. Yu Wei’s palm was burning hot, his lips pressed into a line, squinting at him.

After a long while, he rebuked, “Bold.”

Chao Jianxue felt that his state was unusual. How could he not seem to focus his eyes, but still have strength? Could it be that the snake venom had gone wrong again? Had he failed again?

“Who allowed you to come in? Hmm?” Yu Wei’s hand tightened.

Chao Jianxue was in pain, and fixed his eyes on the table. The color of the tea in the cup seemed wrong. There was no such clean, colorless tea.

He smelled it carefully, it was the smell of wine!

Yu Wei was simply drunk.

He had never shown a drunken state in front of him before. Now Chao Jianxue knew that he was like this when drunk. His eyes could make people’s hair stand on end, the shadows of his double eyelashes pressed down, clearly a bright and clear appearance, but like a ghost that could drink blood and peel skin.

Chao Jianxue was at a stalemate with him, so he had to force a smile and sincerely said to Yu Wei, “Boat Master, I just wanted to come up and ask when I should pay my respects to you tomorrow?”

Yu Wei stared at his sincere gaze, seeming not to understand his words, only looking intently at his eyes, as if he wanted to find something inside: “You…”

This kind of gaze seemed to be able to penetrate Chao Jianxue’s disguise, see his true appearance under the disguise, Chao Jianxue chickened out, he looked away, looking at the teacup that was being used as a wine glass on the table: “What is Boat Master drinking?”

This question brought Yu Wei back to his senses a little.

He released him, and said in a low, hoarse voice, “Get out! No need to pay respects tomorrow.”

Chao Jianxue still had courage, and like a dog, took another empty cup from the table and poured him a cup from the teapot.

“Boat Master, drinking wine is bad, drinking wine is harmful to the body, why not drink some clear tea to moisten your throat?” He respectfully held it in front of Yu Wei.

Since he hadn’t drunk it, Chao Jianxue decided to coax him to drink it now.

He believed that Yu Wei was kind and wouldn’t refuse a little concern from a disciple. However, Yu Wei’s eyebrows furrowed, as if he was enduring some kind of pain, he didn’t take it, Chao Jianxue leaned in a little closer: “Boat Master, drink some tea to sober up?”

“I don’t want to say it a third time, no need.” Yu Wei supported his forehead.

Chao Jianxue was not willing to give up easily, put the teacup on the table, and said, “Boat Master is not feeling well? Shall I massage you for Boat Master?”

Saying that, he went behind Yu Wei, trying to touch him, but suddenly a fierce chill wrapped around him, pushing him out, Chao Jianxue shouted in panic “Boat Master! Boat Master!”, he couldn’t control his feet and kept walking out, finally the door “bang” a sound, Chao Jianxue closed his eyes tightly by the wind.

He stood outside the door for a while, his anger rising, he didn’t even want to drink the tea the disciple gave him, how could Yu Wei accept disciples like this!

He knew he should have force-fed him just now! Damn it!

He took two deep breaths to calm down, telling himself: the second time failed, it doesn’t matter! This is only the second time, don’t give up!

The timing chosen today was not good, who knew Yu Wei would actually drink when he came back! The obedient little junior brother from before didn’t drink much!

Chao Jianxue, holding back a faint annoyance, went downstairs to sleep in his pile of books.

The moonlight was cold and cool, the night wind blew open half of the window.

A clear bird call made Yu Wei turn his gaze away, a small bird that was pure white stood on the window lattice.

The little bird came often, the cold color in Yu Wei’s eyes faded a lot, his fingers raised slightly, the little bird jumped over joyfully, standing on his knuckles and tilting his head to look at him.

“Do you believe he’s really dead? I don’t believe it,” Yu Wei said looking at it, his voice like a murmur.

“If he’s dead, why didn’t he leave a single bone, I’ve turned over the Ink Lake several times, I’ve also killed the big fish that devour spiritual objects, I haven’t found him. How could he… how could he deceive me like that, then just die like that?”

The little bird’s black bean-like eyes blinked, and jumped to the table, sticking its head out to look into the teacup.

The surface of the tea reflected its bulging cheeks.

Yu Wei picked up another cup filled with wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

“I don’t believe he would take his own life willingly. That kind of liar, must have found a place to hide… where do you think he would go? Hmm?”

Although the little bird was born in the One Leaf Boat wonderland, born with a little bit of intelligence, it still couldn’t understand Yu Wei’s words. It seemed to feel thirsty, and lowered its head to drink in the teacup.

“Is he afraid of being killed, so he doesn’t want to appear? It doesn’t matter, when I find him, I will hide him properly… do you think I’ve been bewitched by a demon? Clearly deceived like that, but still unforgettable… am I really a little crazy?”

The little bird raised its head, its dark bean eyes reflected Yu Wei’s pale face, there seemed to be an unclear strange light flashed in his eyes, the little bird couldn’t understand.

But Yu Wei quickly realized that there was something wrong with him, he coughed, closed his eyes, the strange light suddenly disappeared.

The little bird called out crisply, and then walked a few steps forward, then a few more steps.

Suddenly, it staggered, and then rolled down from the edge of the table, rolling into Yu Wei’s outstretched palm.

Yu Wei raised his hand, frowning.

The little bird was not dead, but the weak spiritual power around it was completely gone, and it passed out with its feet cocked.

How could this be?

Yu Wei’s gaze fell on the tea it had just drunk.

It was the cup that Lu Ren had poured.

Yu Wei picked it up, visually inspecting the clear blue bottom of the tea, smelled it carefully, and there was nothing wrong with it.

But he thought about it carefully, and still flew out of the One Leaf Boat with the teacup.

In the Yiyun Valley, the night was deep and the dew was heavy, the thick fog was always not dispersed.

Yu Wei’s arrival made the Yiyun Valley Sect Leader slightly surprised, and yawned: “Why is Boat Master Yu coming now? Are you inviting me to drink tea at this hour?”

She glanced at the teacup in his hand.

Yu Wei said: “Disturbing you late at night, I want to ask the Sect Leader about the contents of this cup.”

The Sect Leader showed a kind of “are you kidding me” expression, because of the face of the One Leaf Boat Boat Master, he had to take it and smell it carefully: “Isn’t this just tea…”

Halfway through the sentence, she paused.

“Wait a minute!” She was instantly a hundred times more energetic, said this to Yu Wei, turned her head and entered her medicine refining room.

–

The next day, Chao Jianxue was still sleeping.

It’s just that he wasn’t sleeping soundly, for a while it was the feeling of weightlessness when he jumped off the Guanyue Platform, and for a while it was the face of his master, the faces of Nan Shan and Qiu Shui, the face of Yu Wei…

He could actually often dream of Yu Wei, he was wearing that face in the dream that was still relatively immature in his memory, raised his sword and waved it, the Xuanzhen Realm was wiped out.

Chao Jianxue rolled out of the dust rolling towards him from the dream, and rolled to the ground, his shoulder hitting something strange.

He opened his eyes in a daze, and looked up, it was actually the more mature and cold version of Yu Wei Yu Boat Master than in the dream.

The other party lowered his head to look at him, there was actually a fleeting murderous intent in his eyes.

Chao Jianxue saw it clearly, shuddered and knelt up, said: “What are your orders, Boat Master?”

Yu Wei said: “Stand up.”

Chao Jianxue stood up, but still didn’t dare to look at him.

Yu Wei said again: “Start learning.”

Saying that, he sat on the seat, and began to meditate.

Chao Jianxue raised his eyelids and glanced at him, just like that?

Could it be that the murderous intent just now, was he confused and saw it wrong in his dream?

There was also this possibility.

He dragged his feet and folded the bedding, sat to the side and began to look at the cultivation method.

Take another look at Yu Wei.

Yesterday he said to let him study on his own? How come now they really have to be together day and night?

With such a master, eating and living together, and releasing cold air all over his body, if he met a disciple who was a little timid, wouldn’t he be frozen to death?

“Can you use a sword?”

Chao Jianxue said “ah”, and then stammered: “Not very well.”

Yu Wei’s tone was calm: “Come out with me at noon, I’ll take you to learn swordsmanship.”

Chao Jianxue said “ah” again.

Yu Wei’s gaze came over, quite cold: “Unwilling?”

Chao Jianxue quickly shook his head: “Willing willing! The Boat Master’s teachings, the disciple is overjoyed and speechless!”

It’s just that if he really used a sword, people would have muscle memory, he was afraid that he would accidentally reveal the flaws in his swordsmanship from before. What’s more, in the Wuwu Sect, Yu Wei had been practicing swordsmanship with him all the time, he knew all about his sword moves and his thinking, no one was more familiar with him than him.

Chao Jianxue was very troubled, covering his head and looking at those cultivation methods.

“Before noon, memorize this book.”

Chao Jianxue’s sky collapsed!

How could Yu Wei be such a master! It’s all Master Mu Yuan’s fault for setting a good precedent!

“What? Do you think I’m being too strict?”

Chao Jianxue said flatteringly: “A strict teacher produces a good disciple, the disciple is willing!”

Yu Wei nodded: “Memorize it.”

When he was memorizing to the point of pain, Chao Jianxue had the urge to tear off his disguise and pounce on Yu Wei’s throat and shout: “Memorize memorize memorize what ball!”

But he can’t.

Although he felt that Yu Wei still had old feelings for him, but…

Chao Jianxue didn’t believe that Yu Wei would completely favor him.

Time dragged on to the middle of the day.

Chao Jianxue was memorizing with his head hot, and was still struggling to remember the last paragraph, a slender hand made of jade took away the scroll in his hand.

Yu Wei’s soft sleeves brushed across Chao Jianxue’s nose, and then he heard his demon-like whisper: “Let’s begin.”

Chao Jianxue almost passed out.

He stood in front of Yu Wei expressionlessly, and began to spit out words.

Once he memorized wrong, Yu Wei would look up at him, and as soon as he saw it, he knew he was wrong, and quickly went back to the previous sentence.

But there were always a few sentences that he couldn’t remember.

Yu Wei said in a deep voice: “With your qualifications, you shouldn’t miss this sentence, it seems that you were lazy just now. Hold out your hand.”

Chao Jianxue’s fist hardened again.

He wanted to jump on Yu Wei’s head and choke him.

Yu Wei’s eyebrows raised slightly: “Didn’t you say just now, you are willing to be a good disciple.”

Chao Jianxue had to stretch out his hand, turned his head away, palm up.

A ruler appeared in Yu Wei’s palm, Chao Jianxue glanced at it, gritted his teeth, half nervous, half ashamed.

He waited in fear and trepidation for a long time, but he didn’t see Yu Wei move, so he turned his head to look at his palm, and didn’t see any abnormality.

His hands after the disguise were smaller than his own, and the color was not so white.

But Yu Wei was looking at the palm, as if he was thinking about something.

Chao Jianxue thought he wasn’t going to hit him, and tried to take his hand back, but was grabbed by Yu Wei again.

The ruler “Smack” hit down.

Chao Jianxue burst into tears.

His ruler was not as easy to use as Master Mu Yuan’s, after hitting it, there was a red mark on the palm, very eye-catching.

“After half a stick of incense, come out to practice swordsmanship.” Saying that, Yu Wei went out.

Chao Jianxue covered his hand and cursed inwardly, looking at his swollen palm, swallowed a sigh: he endured it!

When he tied the person down, he would also hit his palm, hit it hard!

Out of the door, Yu Wei pinched a trick into the sound transmission talisman: “You thought right, this person is indeed disguised, his palm prints are very messy.”

After a short time, the voice of the Yiyun Valley Sect Leader came from the opposite side: “Do you think it’s related to the demon who broke into the One Leaf Boat the other day?”

Yu Wei said: “Whether it is or not, if I push him to the extreme, I don’t believe he won’t show any flaws.”

The Yiyun Valley Sect Leader said: “Although you are already a Great Ascension, you must be careful in everything, if it is really a demon, it is best to capture it alive. Let the elders of the Immortal Sect come forward to negotiate with the demon realm.”

Yu Wei said: “Thank you.”

“You child…” She seemed to have unfinished words, but in the end she gave up and cut off the sound transmission.

Yu Wei broke a lotus branch in his hand, and turned his head to look.

The disciple who didn’t know his identity walked out of the White Jade Tower, his body was not tall, but his posture was inexplicably a little familiar. He walked over slowly, but the curve of his back did not have the timidity of ordinary disciples, the breeze brushed the lotus leaves behind his back, and also brushed his light hair.