Chapter 145: Leverage

Chapter 145: Leverage

Chapter 145: Leverage
Several people were stunned for a while, as if they were trying to figure out what he meant. After a while, they opened their mouths and said, "You——"

Li Wuxiang smiled and bowed to them, "I am Li Wuxiang, the one that Senior Sister Mei picked up. I came to this world and started practicing Guangchanzi a few days after I understood what was going on. I became a Qingnang Immortal two months ago and met Senior Brother Zeng, who taught me the Dharma. I just met Sect Leader Jiang outside, who introduced me to Youjiuyuan, so I can be considered a legitimate family member. Meet Senior Brothers and Sisters, Sword Master Xiao, and Sword Master Cao."

The swordsmen in front also turned to look at him and moved to the sides, so Sword Master Cui also opened his eyes on the bamboo chair and glanced at him.

After a moment of silence, the swordsman who spoke first looked behind Li Wuxiang and said, "So, Junior Brother Li, where are Senior Sister Mei?"

"Brother, who are you?"

"I'm Kong Xu." The swordsman raised his hand to him.

Li Wuxiang nodded: "Oh, Senior Sister Mei said she had something to do, so she asked me to come over first."

After he said this, everyone was silent for a moment and went to look at Master Cao Jian.

So Li Wuxiang wondered what they would say next.

He used to have his own principles when it comes to workplace relationships. That is, it's best to be able to integrate into the environment smoothly, but if that's not possible, then don't become a soft persimmon from the beginning.

He had no doubt that the working environment in the Sword Sect was much better than any other place he had known or heard of before. It was full of good people. But good people can also make people uncomfortable, just like relatives at home. I don't know what Mei Qiulu did before. With the cultivation level of Yang God, she turned herself into a punching bag.

He didn't want this kind of thing to happen to him, otherwise it would become a demon in his heart.

Cao Jianzhu sighed, "She is avoiding us. Well, since she has returned to Youjiuyuan, she should give an explanation for this matter immediately."

Kong Xu also sighed: "Alas, Senior Sister Mei is becoming more and more self-willed."

Li Wuxiang also sighed: "Alas, maybe it's because I don't want to hear people talking about her behind her back. To be honest, although it was Senior Sister Mei who introduced me to the sect, I also think that what she did is not good. Take ordinary people in the world for example, who doesn't have a few relatives who like to gossip behind their backs? But relatives are relatives, broken bones are connected, just endure it and it will pass, why hide."

Kong Xu frowned, "Junior Brother Li, we are not talking about others behind their backs. Senior Sister Mei is back, so we have to speak to her face. This is not the first time. Everyone in the Sword Sect is a brother and sister. Just because Senior Sister Mei is the Sword Master, we, the fellow disciples, will not be as humble and trembling as we are in other sects. You have just entered the sect not long ago, and you will slowly understand it in the future."

Li Wuxiang was stunned: "Ah, so that's what happened. I didn't know that before. Then... Senior Brother Kong, is Sword Master Cui not feeling well?"

"Sword Master Cui? Sword Master Cui is at the Nascent Soul stage, how could he be in poor health?"

"Oh, I was mistaken. Sorry for the inconvenience." Li Wuxiang smiled embarrassedly. "I just heard in the past - just like what you said just now, Senior Brother Kong - that everyone in the Sword Sect is brothers and sisters, and I think there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors. I was wondering why you are all standing, but Senior Brother Cui is sitting? I was also wondering if he is not feeling well. I just got here and don't know much about the rules of You Jiuyuan, but when I see this kind of scene outside, I feel that this is a difference in status."

Kong Xu looked at the swordsman beside him, let out a breath, and smiled: "Junior brother, this is respect. In this world, it is not the case that if one person stands, the other must kneel. The sect is different from the outside world. Sword Master Cui is a Yuanying cultivator, so he will naturally be respected. He has been guarding the gate of You Jiuyuan, which also makes people respect him. You value this chair, which means that respect and inferiority are in your heart, not on this chair."

The people around nodded and smiled: "Brother Kong, what you said is good. Brother Li, you should remember this well."

Li Wuxiang nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, Brother Kong is right. If you hadn't said it, I would have thought that you had forgotten that Mei Zhangjian was also a Yuanying and was also traveling around to protect his fellow disciples."

Kong Xu was silent for a moment and looked at Li Wuxiang: "Junior Brother Li, you don't have to be so sarcastic. I am a Jindan Sword Master, but if there are fellow disciples around me who think that what I am doing is wrong, they can still reprimand me. We come to find Mei Zhangjian, not to disrespect her, but that's how the Sword Sect is - if you think someone's doing something wrong, you can point it out, and no one will be unhappy about it."

Li Wuxiang was stunned. "Ah... is that so? I'm so sorry. I just heard you guys say behind her back, 'Sword Master Mei always says weird things', and then Senior Brother Kong, you said, 'She's just worried that Xuanjiao can't find You Jiuyuan', and I couldn't help but remember that Senior Sister Mei told me before that she was dissatisfied with certain things in the sect, so she couldn't help but say a few words - it turns out that you can point out everything and no one will be unhappy about it. I thought you were just unhappy about it."

Kong Xu opened his eyes slightly and took a deep breath: "We were right before. The people that Senior Sister Mei brought back, well, are indeed very unsociable. Junior Brother Zeng is okay. Lou He had a similar temper to you when he first entered the sect. But Lou He is still a human, but you are a Qing Nang Immortal. Alas, if it's not a human, Junior Brother Li——"

Li Wuxiang quickly raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute, Senior Brother Kong, don't say such things carelessly. If you want to say that because I am not a human, my thoughts may be different from those of a living person and you don't know what I will do in the future, then, I just heard that Sword Master Cui is not a human either. You are being disrespectful to Sword Master Cui by saying that."

Kong Xu's face turned slightly red, and he immediately turned to look at Cui Jianzhu who was sitting on the bamboo chair with his eyes closed. Then he turned back and frowned: "Li Wu - Junior Brother Li! I am advising you - you -"

He took two deep breaths and exhaled heavily, "Senior Sister Mei brought you in. You have been outside for a long time and should have seen many other sects and know about the internal struggles. But in You Jiuyuan, you'd better not have such thoughts. Everyone can tell right from wrong. If you think that because it was Mei Zhangjian who brought you in, you should protect her lineage regardless of right or wrong, then you are unworthy of being a swordsman!"

More than a dozen swordsmen looked indignant because of his words and were about to speak.

Li Wuxiang blinked: "Brother Kong, what you mean by this is that we should not form cliques in the sect. Well, I am just asking——"

"Among all the senior brothers and sisters present here, is there anyone who is not from the lineage of Cui Jianzhu?"

The people who were about to speak opened their mouths, looked at each other, and fell silent. At this time, Cui Jianzhu, who was sitting on the bamboo chair, stood up, glanced at Li Wuxiang, and said, "Kong Xu, don't argue anymore, so as not to hurt the friendship between fellow disciples. Let's go."

After he said this, his body suddenly turned into a colorful flying rainbow and flew high into the sky in an instant. Kong Xu looked at Li Wuxiang, opened his mouth and closed it again, hummed softly, walked quickly to the bottom of the cliff, and jumped down. The remaining dozen swordsmen also stared at Li Wuxiang, some also jumped down, and some walked into the dense forest beside the stone platform together, and it was time to go down the mountain along the original route.

When all the people left, the Sword Master Xiao who had walked out of the house earlier was still in the yard. She looked at Li Wuxiang and smiled: "You are really good at talking. This is the first time I see Sword Master Cui being so angry."

Xiao Jianzhu looked a little younger than Cheng Peixin. Although his face was not as beautiful as hers, he was very gentle. When he spoke, his eyebrows slightly lowered, as if he was also easy-going.

Li Wuxiang felt a little more favorable towards her because of her appearance, so he smiled at her, and his voice was no longer as lively as before, but became gentle and calm: "I don't know much about what happened in the sect before, but I felt uncomfortable when I saw a group of people coming to Jiuzhu Peak to block the door. There is no reason to bring a group of people to someone else's yard."

Sword Master Xiao smiled again: "I'm not speaking for them - in fact, there are no bad people in the sect."

"Yeah, I see. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left after I argued with him."

Xiao Jianzhu frowned slightly: "Bar?"

"Arguing - think about it, two people are holding a pole, neither of them is willing to give in, and both are lifting it higher, that's arguing." Li Wuxiang winked at her, "Maybe I wasn't a human being before, but a nitpicker?"

Master Xiao Jian was stunned for a moment: "Are you really... a spirit?"

Li Wuxiang couldn't help laughing and bowed to her: "No, no, I was just joking. You said I was very good at arguing. I used to be a real person."

Master Xiao also laughed again: "I thought it was true. I've heard of benches and stones becoming spirits, but this is the first time I've heard of a lever becoming a spirit."

Her character can be described as naive. Li Wuxiang couldn't help but smile in his heart again.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of wind and the rustling of pine trees beside me, and a golden light passed through the forest and fell on the ground - Mei Zhangjian came up the mountain.

As soon as Master Xiao saw her, he smiled again and pointed at Li Wuxiang: "Your Junior Brother Li is really capable. With just one round of words, he drove Senior Brother Cui and the others away. I felt sorry for you for being bullied on the mountain. Now you don't have to hide from them all the time." Master Mei looked at Li Wuxiang and was stunned. Li Wuxiang smiled at her: "Senior Sister, have you finished your work?"

"Ah... well, it's done." Mei Zhangjian thought for a moment, reached into his sleeve, took out a bright red fruit, which looked like a sand apple, and handed it to him. "I picked this for you. It's only found in Youjiuyuan. It's good for you and can replenish your qi and blood."

When Li Wuxiang reached out to take it, he saw some red stains between her fingernails, and couldn't help but think about where she had been hiding to eat this thing just now: "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Sword Master Xiao looked at them with a smile, then his expression calmed down: "Qiu Lu, we have to think of a way for Jian Qiu and Mu Yun. Just now when Sword Master Cui was here, I said a few less words, only saying that Mu Yun might not be able to form a pill. But in my opinion, it might be the same as Jian Qiu."

Mei Zhangjian nodded, sighed and walked into the house. Xiao Jianzhu followed him: "Brother Cui didn't take Mu Yun back but left him with you, probably because he wanted to see this. If they can't be cured, Brother Cui will definitely tell Brother Jiang to stay in the sect and make meritorious contributions instead of leaving. He should also temporarily relieve you of your duties as Zhangjian. By then-"

She turned to look at Li Wuxiang behind her. But Li Wuxiang didn't have the consciousness to take a few steps away, and nodded solemnly: "So Senior Brother Cui still wants to take the last retreat and cross the Silence Sea to go somewhere else, right?"

Sword Master Xiao looked at Mei Qiulu with wide eyes, then at Li Wuxiang: "Okay, I told you all this? Your senior sister really likes you."

Mei Zhangjian couldn't help but curl his lips slightly: "He is very thoughtful and smart. I like him very much. You two will definitely get along well."

"Okay then - by the way, my name is Xiao Jingyi." She smiled at Li Wuxiang and turned away, "Even if we don't talk about these things, we still have to think of a solution. It's a pity for the two of them, they are still so young. I was thinking, do you want to go down there to look for Wansui? If you can rescue them, this matter will be over."

"That thing should no longer exist now. The last time I saw it, Senior Brother Jiang said it was when he had just become the sect leader." Mei Zhangjian shook his head and stood down.

The furnishings in the room were simple, similar to the guest house Lou He had lived in, with wooden floors and wooden beds. Apart from some cabinets against the wall, there was almost no extra furniture.

Zeng Jianqiu and Pan Muyun were lying on the bed, covered with a thin blanket. They were both sleeping soundly, exuding the scent of medicine and blood. Li Wuxiang looked at the two of them and couldn't help thinking that people close to him seemed to be unlucky. He didn't know if this was what Mei Qiulu said before, that the aura on his body was noble, the aura of kingly way and domineering, so he would suppress the people around him.

Mei Zhangjian walked to Zeng Jianqiu's bed and sat down, looking at him, not knowing what he was thinking. Li Wuxiang walked a few steps to the side, approached Xiao Jingyi, and asked in a low voice: "Senior sister, what is Wansui? Why haven't I seen it in the world's solution collection?"

"The things in the Netherworld Abyss, the things underneath." Xiao Jing pointed at the ground. "Some things are so rare that there's no need to write them down in the World's Uncovered. For example, Wansui can restore a person's youth and lifespan, and refine their aptitude. Only that thing can save the two of them now."

"under?"

Xiao Jing looked at Mei Qiulu and saw that she was still sitting on the bed looking at Zeng Jianqiu, so he tugged at Li Wuxiang's sleeve and pulled him out the door.

At this time, the sun was setting more sharply in the west. From the stone platform of Jiuzhu Peak, the sea of ​​clouds in the distance was dyed golden by the sunlight, like a golden ocean. Several isolated peaks floated on this sea of ​​clouds, with cranes and egrets singing around them, and two or three long clouds on the horizon.

Xiao Jing had walked to the edge of the stone platform and sat down, pointing to the bottom of the cliff: "Here. There are many things down here. Most of the natural treasures of our Nether Nine Abyss are produced from here. But it's a very dangerous place... You need a specific way of walking to get there. Otherwise, if you take a few wrong steps, your arm may be several feet away in the next moment - the bottom and surrounding of Nether Nine Abyss are places like this, so it is difficult for the Xuan Sect to get in."

Li Wuxiang immediately thought of his own illusion of Ranshan. But since the illusion of Ranshan was just a page of torn paper in the Netherworld Scroll, it was not strange.

He also sat down beside the stone platform and immediately felt the wind coming up from the bottom of the mountain: "Senior Sister Mei said that there is no such thing now - then didn't the sect prepare some in the past?"

Xiao Jing raised his hand to smooth the hair that was blown to his face by the wind, and smiled: "Yes. The sect has it, at least Sect Leader Jiang has it."

He stopped laughing and sighed, "But this thing is very precious. The less it is used, the less it will be. I won't use it to save people. Well, no, I will use it to save people. For example, if you and I, and Kong Xu who was just driven away by you, were seriously injured like that, I would use it to save us."

"For example, if someone wants to form a pill and needs to use it for ten thousand years, I will give it to them and ask them to form a pill. But these two... Sigh."

Li Wuxiang nodded slightly: "I understand. Two Qi Refiners, even if they are saved, they are only two Qi Refiners, so it is not worth using them."

Xiao Jing turned to smile at him, his eyes were gentle and calm: "Are you angry? I can see that you are a kind person. But there is nothing I can do. I don't know how Qiu Lu told you about the things in the sect. She actually thinks everyone is good."

"It is true that the sect is much better than the outside world, but it is not paradise. Everything that happens in the human world can also happen in the sect. Sword Master Cui and his men are good people. If the Xuan Sect attacks now and your life is in danger, Sword Master Cui will definitely save you and will not care about what happened before."

"But if he thinks he can call you a - a nitpicker? Is that right?" Xiao Jing has already laughed, "He can make you, a nitpicker, stay away from You Jiuyuan, be thrown to the ends of the earth, and it will take some time for you to come back. He may also watch you suffer. That's it, don't think it's too bad, and don't think it's too good. Your Senior Sister Mei just thinks people are too good."

Li Wuxiang nodded again: "Yes, I know."

Xiao Jing turned around and looked at him seriously, then thought for a while and said, "Your junior brother is quite strange."

"Oh? What's wrong with me?"

Xiao Jing pointed at himself and said, "I am a sword master. Although our sword sect has a different culture, new fellow disciples will always be a little respectful when they know that I am the sword master. But I can't see that you have these intentions towards me."

"That's because Sword Master Xiao, you don't have the airs of a Sword Master."

"What about Sword Master Cui? You were not polite to him either." Xiao Jing had said this, and touched Li Wuxiang's shoulder with his shoulder, and looked at the sea of ​​clouds in the distance, "I think you don't seem to be willing to stay in the Sword Sect, so you have nothing to fear when you come to You Jiuyuan."

"Qiulu told me a little bit about Guang Chanzi before. Since you are a Qing Nang Immortal, your cultivation is both difficult and easy. Maybe now that you have formed a pill, you feel that cultivation is not difficult at all, so you think you can go anywhere in the world. But, I heard about your affairs in the Coffin City. Now the people of the Six Departments of Xuan Sect will know about you. As an outstanding swordsman like you, you will have a lot of trouble in the future."

"Also, you can try to practice again these days, and you will find that after forming the elixir, it is completely different from before." Xiao Jing stood up and patted Li Wuxiang on the shoulder, "The sect is good, Qiulu and I like you very much, while it's calm here, you should stay here, I will go and talk to her. The two rooms on the left hand side of the back used to belong to Lou He, you can live there."

After she took a few steps, Li Wuxiang thought for a moment and turned sideways: "Senior Sister Xiao, you too—"

Xiao Jing smiled and winked at him: "I am not from your lineage, I am just a little closer to your Jiuzhu Peak."

He is not from this lineage, but he sounds like he is half the master of Jiuzhu Peak. Li Wuxiang turned around and looked at the sea of ​​clouds again.

The sun was about to set in the sea of ​​clouds, and the scene before him was extremely magnificent. But a thought slowly emerged in his mind - this peace in Youjiuyuan might not last long.

When something that might have happened is mentioned over and over again, it means that everyone may have noticed some clues or have reasonable suspicions in their hearts - whether they realize it or not.

Mei Zhangjian said that Xuanjiao might want to encircle You Jiuyuan again. Kong Xu said that Mei Zhangjian was afraid that Xuanjiao could not find You Jiuyuan. Xiao Jianzhu said, "Take advantage of the calm sea now" - Li Wuxiang didn't know much about You Jiuyuan's current situation, but he felt that things might be really bad.

Especially since I'm here.

It's not possible that as soon as I arrive here, the people from the Six Mysterious Sects will find this place, right?
(End of this chapter)