mtl008 Chapter 1: Senior Sister has coughed up blood again!
Chapter 1: Senior Sister has coughed up blood again!
"Cough cough cough." A violent coughing sound came from inside the room.
Luo Zai Shui suspected that she had almost met her ancestor.
A young man knocked on the door and entered, accompanied by the fragrance of pear blossoms outside the window: "Senior sister, the medicine is ready."
Luo Zai Shui sat up: "Thank you for your hard work."
She reached out to take the medicine bowl, but the boy refused to hand it to her, saying, "It's hot."
Luo Zai Shui smiled, her face deathly pale: "Didn't you say that our sect leader took in a new junior sister today? Don't you want to go and see her?"
The boy turned his head away: "Not interested."
"Tinghan, you will like her." Luo Zai Shui said with certainty. This is her tenth year in this world. Her junior sister has come up the mountain, and the plot has started to move. It shouldn't be long before she leaves the story.
Ji Tinghan curled his lip in disdain and shoved the cooled medicine into her hand: "Senior sister, when are you getting better? When you're better, how about I take you down the mountain? I heard the lantern festival down the mountain is really lively this year."
Luo swallowed the bitter medicine in one gulp, the bitter taste spreading in her mouth.
"Senior Sister!"
You can tell from the voice that it's Jian Muyi.
He barged in with a boisterous air: "I brought you some candied fruit and rock sugar cake from down the mountain. They're so delicious, you have to try them!"
Ji Tinghan, somewhat disgusted, punched him on the head: "Can't you knock before you come in!"
Jian Muyi knew that it was wrong to trespass into a female cultivator's room, so he scratched his head and said, "Senior sister, I'm sorry."
Luo smiled gently in the water: "It's alright, you've grown up now, you should know better."
Jian Muyi rubbed his nose sheepishly: "Yes, I'm an adult now, and I can protect my senior sister!"
After saying that, he stuffed the pastries in his hand into Luo Zai Shui's hand.
Ji Tinghan, annoyed by his silly appearance, kicked him: "Alright, your junior sister is coming soon, what are you still doing hanging around here with your senior sister? Have you prepared a gift for your junior sister?"
Jian Muyi felt a little aggrieved: "Isn't there still Senior Brother? I prepared a sword manual for her, the kind of gift that sword cultivators can't refuse."
He sounded a little proud.
"Tinghan, what have you prepared?" Luo Zaishui asked curiously.
"Give me a jade pendant instead," Ji Tinghan shrugged. "I only have a little spare cash."
Sword cultivator Jian Muyi was genuinely envious.
Luo Zai Shui picked up the jewelry box beside her and casually took out a jade bracelet: "Then please give this to my junior sister for me. I can't go, but the gift should be there."
Ji Tinghan vaguely felt that Luo Zai Shui actually wanted to go see that junior sister.
"If Xiao Luo wants to go, then go."
"Thank you, Uncle-Master!"
"Master."
Luo Zai Shui's eyes held a hint of a smile: "Why has Master come?"
Xie Jing unfolded his fan and casually fanned himself: "It's so lively here. I heard you were sick, so I brought Xiao Xue here for you to take a look."
"Where's Xue Xin?" Jian Muyi peered out the door, but there was no one there.
"Oh, I flew over. Your Senior Brother Xue got dizzy from my sword, so he chose to run over."
Everyone fell silent.
Xue Xin arrived late. Although he entered slowly, the beads of sweat on his forehead and his obvious breathing betrayed him.
"Senior sister..." Xue Xin calmed his breathing, "Let me take your pulse first."
"Thank you for your help."
"Why did you suddenly get sick?" Xie Jing asked, somewhat puzzled.
"It's just a cold, nothing serious, I'll be fine after taking the medicine."
Everyone visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but Xie Jing was still a little worried: "Let's grab your master and take a look at him later. It's not good for him to be sick every few days."
Luo Zai Shui waved his hand: "There's no need to trouble Uncle Lu. It's just a minor illness, nothing serious."
"Dong dong dong."
Three slow, deliberate knocks sounded at the door. The person who entered stood by the door, carrying a food box in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Why isn't the door closed? The spring breeze is still chilly; Junior Sister, you should take better care of yourself."
"Senior Brother!"
Luo Zai Shui recognized the person who had come, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
"I heard you were sick, and I thought you probably hadn't eaten anything, so I went to the cafeteria and brought you some light porridge. Eat some while it's still warm?"
Xie Jing naturally took the food box from his hand and then put it into Luo Zai Shui's hands: "Xiao Ming is so thoughtful. Here, you should eat more when you're sick."
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Shi Ming nodded, and then the atmosphere became awkward. Everyone looked at Xie Jing, who was superfluous. Knowing that the children couldn't talk much with him there, Xie Jing left on his own.
"You guys chat first, I'll go see if there's anything else I can help with from the sect leader."
After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.
Ji Tinghan helped open the food box, took the medicine bowl from Luo Zaishui's hand, and handed her the warm porridge: "Senior sister, have some porridge first."
Luo Zai Shui had just finished drinking her medicine, and her mouth felt bitter and tight. The porridge that Shi Ming brought was very light, which was just enough to dispel the bitterness in her mouth.
Why aren't you saying anything?
Luo Zai Shui felt slightly uncomfortable when she saw them all staring at her as she drank her porridge.
Shi Ming spoke somewhat sullenly: "I caught a glimpse of that junior sister from afar, and she... she looks a bit like you..."
Xue Xin chimed in, "I saw her too, but I can't say she looks that much like her. It's just that whenever I see Junior Sister, I can't help but think of Senior Sister..."
Ji Tinghan scoffed, "Are you two out of your minds? Senior sister is senior sister, junior sister is junior sister, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Jian Muyi's mind couldn't process it: "Like a senior sister? Then she must be a pretty junior sister, hehe."
The other three glared at him, and Jian Muyi felt a chill on his neck.
Luo Zai Shui didn't seem to care much: "That's great, we have another little sister now, Xiao Jian, you have to take good care of her."
Jian Muyi patted his chest: "Don't worry, senior sister, I will definitely protect junior sister."
Shi Ming spoke frankly: "I feel something's off."
Xue Xin nodded in agreement.
Ji Tinghan was puzzled: "What's wrong? Did you two really take the wrong medicine today?"
Xue Xin's expression was somewhat unpleasant: "You'll know when you see her."
“Then let’s go see her,” Luo Zai Shui said softly. “I really want to see her.”
At the training ground of Xianyun Peak, Luo Zai Shui met the legendary heroine.
With bright eyes and white teeth, and flawless skin, even the breathtaking scenery of Xianyun Peak paled in comparison to Su Wusi.
The moment they saw Su Wusi, Ji Tinghan and Jian Muyi finally understood what Shi Ming and the others meant by "strange".
Although the two were very different in temperament—one as aloof as the moon and the other as bright as the sun—they almost simultaneously thought of Luo Zai Shui the moment they saw their junior sister.
Even Luo Zai Shui himself was stunned for a moment.
If her health were better, she would be as energetic as her junior sister.
Xie Jing was the first to notice them. He darted to Luo Zai Shui's side and asked with concern, "Why did they bring you here to get windy? Haven't you seen the apprenticeship ceremony so many times? What's so interesting about it?"
"Master." Luo Zai Shui's voice trembled slightly, and she was a little breathless. "I..."
Luo Zai Shui didn't know how to start the conversation. She didn't know how to tell her master that she would actually die in a few years, that Xianyun Peak would be massacred, that Ji Ting Han would fall into demonic possession, that Jian Mu Yi would lose his sword heart, that Xue Xin would lose his hands and feet, and that Shi Ming would destroy his Dao heart.
How could she tell her master that the Wen family outside the mountain were not good people, that they wanted to unify the immortal realm, and that the rebellious junior sister of Xianyun Peak was just a lame excuse for them to take action against her?
How could she tell her master that this was just a novel...?
"Xiao Luo, what's wrong? Xiao Luo!"
Luo Zai Shui's heart clenched violently, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.
"Xiao Luo!"
"Senior Sister!"
Before losing consciousness, Luo Zai Shui seemed to see someone running towards her, with tears in their eyes.
She wanted to speak, but she didn't have the strength. Don't cry.
"Senior Brother Lu, Xiao Luo, she..."
It was Master's voice.
"Xie Jing, as you know, she was born with a damaged heart meridian, so her cultivation is really difficult. Although she has medicine to support her, you still need to be prepared."
Oh, so I have a heart condition. No wonder I always have heart pain.
"How long can she hold on?"
"She could live to be a hundred years old without worry, or at least ten years. Excessive spiritual power can also affect her heart meridian. This time it seems to be a case of her heart being overwhelmed by anger. In short, we must prevent her from misusing her spiritual power again and avoid subjecting her to any further stimulation."
"I see……"
Living to be a hundred years old seems pretty good.
"Senior sister..."
A female voice that Luo Zai Shui had never heard before rang out.
For some reason, Luo Zai Shui forced her eyes open.
"You... junior sister?"
Su Wusi's eyes were red, clearly she had just been crying. She wiped the tears off her face haphazardly, stood up and bowed.
"Greetings, Senior Sister."
Luo Zai Shui wanted to get up and help her up, but he had no strength at all. He could only say, "There's no need for so many formalities on Qingxian Mountain. Get up. There's a chair over there. Sit down and talk to me for a while."
"Why are you crying?" Luo Zai Shui asked curiously. It seemed that everyone who came to Qingxian Mountain had cried in front of her. Xue Xin cried because he was expelled from his family, Ji Ting Han cried because his village was slaughtered by the demons, and Jian Mu Yi, who was not very shrewd, would occasionally shed tears because he missed his parents in the mortal world. So why was her junior sister crying?
We can't exactly hold a funeral for her in advance, that wouldn't be necessary.
"I..." Su Wusi's eyes reddened again as she spoke, "I'm happy to see my senior brothers and sisters, I'm really happy."
"Where did your senior brothers go?" In the past, when she was sick, they would always gather around her bedside to make sure she was alive or dead. But today, I didn't see them at all.
Xie Jing brought in a bowl of medicine: "They went to the secret realm to gather herbs."
"What secret realm? What herbs can be gathered there?"
Luo Zai Shui was somewhat bewildered; her child had grown up and no longer informed her when going out.
"They heard that your medicine was missing a few ingredients, which grow in the Yun Sheng Secret Realm. They rushed down the mountain without even saying hello."
Luo Zai Shui's hand trembled as he drank the medicine: "Why didn't Senior Brother and Xue Xin stop them?"
"It was your senior brother and Xue Xin who started it." Xie Jing's words had a sarcastic tone.
"That won't do. It's too dangerous to rush into the secret realm."
“I actually wanted to go too, but my senior brothers wouldn’t let me…” Su Wusi silently raised her hand.
Luo Zai Shui glared at her, annoyed: "You're not allowed to imitate them."
Su Wusi nodded obediently.
Xie Jing didn't seem to care much: "What's there to be afraid of? Just treat it as a learning experience."
"Sometimes I really doubt whether Tinghan is your true disciple."
Xie Jing chuckled and took the empty medicine bowl from her hand: "Don't you usually take care of him? It's alright, they'll be back in a couple of days. You should rest well, and you'll be better by the time they bring the medicine back."