novelaction Chapter 279 The aloof senior brother is easily teased (8 chapters)
Chapter 279 The aloof senior brother is easily teased (8 chapters)
Qing Tian, meeting Qing Shen and Xie Qingyu's gazes, didn't sense anything amiss.
“I haven’t been down the mountain for a long time either. This time I can protect Senior Sister.” Qing Tian gave Xie Qingyu a firm look.
"You... still need to practice." Qing Shen's words were concise and to the point.
"No..." Qing Tian was immediately displeased upon hearing this, but he didn't dare to argue with Qing Shen. He just tried his best to explain, "Although my cultivation is not as good as yours and Senior Sister's, I have a sharp tongue. When we're out and about, Senior Sister is prone to criticism. I can make sure they can't say anything then."
Qingtian was full of confidence in himself.
"Do you think I can't out-argue others?" Xie Qingyu raised an eyebrow at him.
"No, Senior Sister, it would be beneath you to argue with them personally. I can handle this kind of thing." Qing Tian was very excited.
He looked at the two of them with bright eyes, as if to say that if they had any other questions, they could ask him and he could solve them.
"If you go, what will happen to Junior Sister?" Xie Qingyu asked.
Qing Tian felt a lump in his throat when Xie Qingyu brought this up.
He hesitated, glancing at Qing Shen and then at Xie Qingyu.
I was so happy when I received the assignment to mentor my junior sister a few days ago, but now I'm just as upset.
“She hasn’t even mastered the basics yet…” Qing Tian’s voice was somewhat resentful. “I can’t keep her from going out until she’s properly trained.”
Neither Qing Shen nor Xie Qingyu responded to his words.
However, his eyes lit up and he said, "Let Qinglin take her under his wing. Qinglin reads a lot of books, and he learned alchemy on his own, so he must have experience. Besides, he doesn't like to go out and stays here all the time, so he's perfect for taking care of our junior sister."
Qingtian felt he had found a very good solution.
He excitedly said to Xie Qingyu, "Senior Sister, wait for me! I'll go talk to Qinglin now and then prepare the things."
After Qing Tian finished speaking, he didn't wait for Xie Qingyu's reply at all, and left as fast as he could to find Qing Lin.
Qing Shen hadn't expected that his trip would result in an extra person.
Xie Qingyu looked at Qing Shen with a hint of reproach, seemingly genuine but actually feigning, "Senior Brother doesn't want to come down the mountain with me, yet he insists on finding someone else to go with him."
"I..." Qing Shen's attempt to explain abruptly stopped when he met Xie Qingyu's smiling gaze, a hint of annoyance in his eyes.
Regardless of what happened, Qingtian did indeed accompany them down the mountain.
Thanks to the heavens, people came to see them off when they descended the mountain.
"Senior brothers and sisters, please be careful when you go down the mountain. I will wait for you to come back on the mountain." Xie Qinglian spoke with tears in her eyes, making it seem as if they had a very deep relationship.
"Let's go," Xie Qingyu said, glancing at the package Xie Qinglian handed to Qingtian.
"Senior Sister." Xie Qinglian called out to her as soon as she saw this.
When Xie Qingyu turned her head to look at her in confusion, she handed over another package as if presenting a treasure, "Senior sister, this is for you."
"What is this?" Xie Qingyu did not reach out to take it.
Hearing Xie Qingyu ask this, Xie Qinglian seemed a little embarrassed, "Yes, it's clothes. Senior sister hasn't come down the mountain for a long time, so I'm afraid she doesn't know that your clothes are not very suitable for the mortal world. But I can't make a proper outfit for you in a short time, so I... I'll just use my clothes for now. I hope you won't mind."
After Xie Qinglian finished speaking, there was complete silence.
Even Qing Tian didn't know how to smooth things over; he stammered for a long time without uttering a single word.
"I appreciate your kindness, Junior Sister." Xie Qingyu's expression remained unchanged, and the smile on her lips did not fade at all. She then added, "However, the clothes are unnecessary."
Xie Qingyu's gaze lingered on a certain spot on Xie Qinglian for a moment before returning to her. "I'm afraid the size isn't quite right."
Xie Qinglian blushed bright red under her gaze. "Then, then Senior Sister, you can buy it when you go down the mountain. This outfit is just not appropriate for the occasion."
"Junior sister is quite thoughtful," Xie Qingyu commented.
Because of this incident, Lu Shangqingtian had to go to great lengths to make amends for Xie Qinglian.
"Senior Sister, please don't mind her. Junior Sister has always been raised at home, following the rules very well..."
"You're so noisy." Xie Qingyu said without turning her head.
Qingtian looked at Qingshen for help as if the sky had fallen, but Qingshen didn't even look at him.
At this moment, Qingtian felt that he was the most unfortunate child.
The three of them did not choose a town under the sect when they descended the mountain, but went directly to a city thousands of miles away.
This city is within the territory of the Hehuan Sect.
When the three arrived at the edge of the city, they had already put away their magic, and their attire was also different from when they were on the mountain.
They all seem rather low-key.
Xie Qingyu put away all the bells on her body, leaving only the two on her ankles.
Even the styles of the clothes weren't that elaborate or exquisite.
The three of them now look like ordinary rich young men and women, without anything out of the ordinary.
Even cultivators cannot act recklessly in the mortal realm; this is a common practice among all major sects.
Even so, Qing Shen looked at Xie Qingyu's clothes and said before going inside, "Your clothes..."
He had barely spoken a few words when he met Xie Qingyu's gaze. He paused and said, "Change the color. On the wedding day in Yaochi City, no one is allowed to wear red, otherwise they will not be allowed in."
As Qing Shen spoke, he pointed to the soldiers guarding the city gate not far away.
Xie Qingyu was taken aback by what she heard, and then suddenly laughed.
Are we not even allowed to wear red anymore? There wasn't such a rule before.
This reason seemed to be easily accepted by Xie Qingyu, who obediently manipulated the transformation into blue clothes.
This was the first time Qing Shen and Qing Tian had seen Xie Qingyu wearing clothes of a different color.
"You look beautiful like this, Senior Sister," Qing Tian praised sincerely.
"Oh~ you mean it didn't look good before?"
Qing Tian immediately shut up, even making a gesture to silence himself.
Qing Shen's gaze remained fixed on Xie Qingyu until he saw Qing Tian joking around, at which point he said, "Let's go."
They needed to have their identities checked before entering the city. Fortunately, the Qingyun Sect had agreed to help them, as had Xie Qingyu. The aliases and household registrations were all clearly recorded, so the three of them passed through easily.
However, when the guards realized that the three of them were not siblings, their gazes toward Xie Qingyu became somewhat ambiguous.
They seemed to have some guesses about the identities of the three people. "Yaochi City is most suitable for people like you, where you can eat and drink to your heart's content."
"What does he mean by this?" Qing Tian asked, looking back at the guard as he followed, puzzled.
This was his first time visiting Yaochi City, and he was unfamiliar with the local customs.
"What do you mean by 'suitable for people like us'? Is it because we look rich and easy to fleece?" Qing Tian pressed.
“It means you’re beautiful,” Xie Qingyu said.
"Is that so? It must be because you and Senior Brother are so beautiful that I'm benefiting from being with you." Qing Tian said happily.