Chapter 3490: Martial Aunt (7)
Chapter 3490: Martial Aunt (7)
Ning Shu was just about to leave with her jade bottle when she ran into Qi Cheng, who was bringing his disciple, Yi Youxuan, to the alchemy room.
The two parties came face-to-face, and the air suddenly went silent.
It was more than a little awkward.
“Has Junior Sister’s injury healed yet?” Qi Cheng asked Ning Shu. “I have some sacred healing medicine at my place.”
Ning Shu twitched the corner of her mouth. Did this man even know how to talk to people? “I am fine. Keep your sacred medicine for yourself.”
“My disciple is simply too willful. Junior Sister, please do not take offense,” Qi Cheng said as he cupped his hands toward Ning Shu. With his deep-set eyes, wide sleeves, and clear features, he was certainly a handsome man.
“Of course I won’t take offense. My skills were inferior, and I accept my defeat,” Ning Shu said flatly.
“Apologize to your Martial Aunt,” Qi Cheng told his disciple.
Yi Youxuan had her long hair tied in a ponytail and wore the crisp uniform of the sect.
“Master, you want me to apologize to a defeated opponent? Since ancient times, the strong have been respected. At a time like this, she still has the nerve to act like a senior? Is she relying on her age because she lacks strength? Besides, she is just an old woman who looks at you like she wants to eat you alive,” Yi Youxuan said coldly.
Her tone was thick with disdain. It was the tone of someone who thought a toad was trying to eat swan meat, wondering if Ning Shu even realized she wasn’t worthy of her master.
She couldn’t have a master’s wife who went behind people’s backs to file small reports. Ning Shu had claimed she didn’t understand social graces, but what did that have to do with her?
Ning Shu calmly smoothed her sleeves and said with a small smile, “I was indeed interested in your master, and I did want to cultivate the path to immortality alongside him. I do not believe there is anything wrong with my feelings, nor are they some unpardonable sin. If you feel I am not good enough for your master, that is your business. What does it have to do with me? If loving someone is considered an unforgivable offense, then I can certainly take my feelings back.
“As for what I said to your master…”
Before Ning Shu could even finish her sentence, Yi Youxuan drew her divine artifact, the Houyi Bow, and aimed it straight at her. A massive wave of arrow energy, sharp and incomparable, surged toward Ning Shu.
Ning Shu scrambled out of the way. The arrow thudded into the floorboards right by her feet, the shaft quivering back and forth.
Ning Shu: …
Damn it, could they not just have a normal conversation?
“You never stop your endless chattering. Only those without talent rely on their tongues. I know you find me unpleasant, but so what? I have strength on my side,” Yi Youxuan said contemptuously. She looked like the type who would kill someone over a single disagreement.
Ning Shu nodded. “Yes, my skills are inferior.”
“Saying all that in front of my master just to get his attention? How pretentious and disgusting,” Yi Youxuan sneered.
Ning Shu replied, “…Fine, then I am pretentious.”
This girl was a psychopath. Could she not just speak peacefully for two seconds?
The anger in Ning Shu’s heart flared up again. When a person’s dignity was insulted, they would naturally fight back, even if they were an egg throwing itself against a stone.
With Yi Youxuan acting like this, it was no wonder wave after wave of people came after her with deep-seated grudges. A scholar could be killed, but not insulted.
Ning Shu silently recited the heart-clearing chant. She prepared to leave, feeling that if she stayed any longer, her Dao heart wouldn’t need repairing—it would simply explode.
She had to stay away from these ‘I’m the center of the universe’ types. One wrong word and they would try to hack you to death.
“In the future, spend less time complaining to my master. Before you tattle, check if you have the strength to back it up,” Yi Youxuan said, looking at Ning Shu with a look that screamed, ‘You lowly mortal.’
She looked as though she were about to ascend to Heaven this very second.
Ning Shu said flatly, “I’ll say it again, I think your mouth is full of shit.
“I gave that advice out of a desire to please your master, knowing how much he cares for you as his disciple. It wasn’t to tattle on you, and I wasn’t intentionally targeting you.”
You really think too highly of yourself.
“In the end, weren’t you still using me to get close to him? A person should have some self-awareness,” Yi Youxuan said disdainfully. “Did you not get enough of a beating last time?”
Ning Shu replied, “Then let me give you a piece of advice as well: the self-reliant win. You have had a miraculous encounter, a blessing given by the heavens. Treasure that fortune instead of using it to act arrogant and bully others.”
Sometimes, people with no character or temperament were the ones favored by the heavens.
If she didn’t act noble, cold, and superior to everyone else, it seemed she couldn’t show off how powerful she was.
She had to be more beautiful and stronger than everyone else, while everyone else had to be uglier, weaker, and more miserable than her.
“My luck is my business. You’re just jealous because you don’t have it. When you can’t win a fight, you claim others are bullying the weak. Only people with no strength or ability say small-minded things about being humble. If a person isn’t a bit wild and arrogant, life has no vigor at all,” Yi Youxuan retorted sharply.
“Youxuan, do not be rude.” Qi Cheng rubbed his temples. This disciple of his was powerful, but her personality was a bit too proud.
However, talented and powerful people in the world often had strange temperaments. This was understandable.
Without a bit of arrogance, how could one make progress?
Although Qi Cheng was scolding his disciple, he was clearly protecting her.
The entrustor really had been a fool to think she was being clever. Even when they discussed the scriptures, she thought he felt something for her.
He didn’t.
In the eyes of others, she was a massive joke. Ning Shu felt that liking someone wasn’t wrong and was actually a beautiful feeling.
But since the other party trampled on that beauty, she would simply take it back. Someone should be grateful to be liked, rather than acting as though they had been insulted.
Even love could apparently be ranked by status.
Elder Duan said to Ning Shu, “Hurry back and heal your wounds properly. Let go of what needs to be let go.”
Ning Shu bowed. “I understand.”
She knew Elder Duan meant well. He wanted her to avoid getting more entangled, as she would be the one to suffer in the end.
“Elder Duan, are the gold marrow pills i asked you to refine ready?” Qi Cheng asked.
“They are ready.” Elder Duan took out a jade bottle. “I spent a great deal of effort to refine these.”
As Ning Shu reached the door, she heard the mention of gold marrow pills. These pills were used for core formation. Since Qi Cheng was already at the Spirit Transformation realm, he had no need for them.
They were likely prepared for Yi Youxuan’s breakthrough.
Qi Cheng gave the pills to Yi Youxuan. She opened the bottle, poured one out, and muttered under her breath, “The quality isn’t very good.”
Everyone present was a cultivator with sharp ears and eyes. Elder Duan’s face instantly turned bright red with embarrassment.
Qi Cheng gave Yi Youxuan a stern pat on the back. “How can you speak like that? Apologize to Elder Duan.”
“The quality really isn’t that good. There are no alchemy patterns, and the fragrance isn’t strong enough,” Yi Youxuan insisted. The pills in her immortal estate were all top-tier, featuring cloud and alchemy patterns, and their fragrance remained potent to this day.
The only reason she had even come here was that her master had dragged her along.