Chapter 330: 330: What did you say?!
Zhan Jingshu’s pupils suddenly widened, a breath blocked in his chest, making him uncomfortable. That sour and astringent feeling made his eyes involuntarily redden.
"Are you jealous of me? Jealous that I have parents who love me so much, while you probably don’t? Maybe not only are you without parents, but even your Master only sees you as a tool."
"Nonsense!" Qiao Zhichuan’s face changed dramatically, as if someone had hit a sore spot.
"Haha, am I talking nonsense? If so, why did you have such a big reaction? I’m afraid I didn’t just hit the mark, but also your sore spot, right?" Zhan Jingshu retorted happily.
He vaguely knew about his parents searching for doctors for him, as for kneeling...
He was immensely thankful that he met his Master, or else he wouldn’t know what his future would have been. Although he was touched by everything his parents did, he really hoped they wouldn’t do such things again.
That would make him feel—he was really useless!
Rather than living on and burdening his parents, he would rather...
But fortunately, he met his Master!
"But I am just this lucky. Not only do I have parents who love me dearly, I also have two very doting brothers, and even my current Master, she is the best Master in the world."
Zhan Jingshu showed a smile, "I don’t know how much you have sacrificed to reach your current level in the Cultivation World, but I can say, I paid no price at all, my Master prepared everything for me. She is like a lighthouse, guiding my way forward, fearing that any accident befalls my junior brother and me, she even prepared talisman papers, elixirs, spiritual artifacts, and so on in advance."
"Although she can be soft-hearted at times, she knows that only by personally walking the path in the Cultivation World can we understand what the real Cultivation World is. So, after making sure all was ready and that we wouldn’t be in mortal danger, she let us set off alone..."
The more he spoke, the redder Zhan Jingshu’s eyes became. Although he didn’t know how much time others needed to reach Foundation Establishment after entering, if it were easy, the Cultivation World wouldn’t be unknown to many.
But he and his junior brother had only been cultivating for a few months before reaching Foundation Establishment, and it didn’t seem difficult at all, it showed that their Master had surely paved a lot of the path for them, otherwise, they couldn’t have cultivated so fast (with daily spirit food, spiritual tea, spiritual medicine, spirit bath serving them, how could they not speed up?).
This time, sending them out, their Master must be worried, right? Afraid that they’d overestimate themselves, not even knowing how they got killed by others, therefore she specially prepared these amulets, which, although they can suppress themselves, would forcibly enter defense mode if the danger was too high.
Moreover, there wasn’t just one. Depending on the opponent’s cultivation level, different defense modes would activate.
If the highest defense mode activated, it would directly alarm the Master, prompting her to rush to the scene to save them.
"See, this is the difference between us. Even if your cultivation is higher than mine now, seeming to be able to hurt me, so what? You simply can’t kill me! These things my Master prepared for me are not to be underestimated!"
Zhan Jingshu suppressed the "Innate Spiritual Energy" rampaging in his body, letting a relaxed smile appear, as he continued, "If you don’t believe me, you can attack the barrier and give it a try, to see if it opens. This barrier, no one but my Master can open it."
Zhan Jingshu was lying, the barrier was time-limited, he needed to trick this person into leaving before it expired, or else it would be troublesome.
Qiao Zhichuan really tried a few times, raising his armor gloves, and brandishing the steel knife behind him, "thud, thud, thud," hitting the barrier. The barrier didn’t even tremble, only making a ripple-like wave, then returning to calm.
"You are truly formidable!" Qiao Zhichuan gritted his teeth.
Who knows if he was genuinely praising Zhan Jingshu, or if it was his Master he was applauding!
"What am I, really?" Zhan Jingshu pulled a lip, smiling, "It’s my Master who is formidable, if not for him, I couldn’t deal with you either, right? I’ve used this barrier, who knows when she’ll come... Do you think you can still get away?"
There was a touch of smugness in his words.
"Would you tell me if your Master was coming?" Qiao Zhichuan sneered, "Shouldn’t you wish for me to get caught by your Master? This act of flaunting power, trying to scare me off, right?"
Zhan Jingshu with an innocent face, "Running now or later, what’s the difference? Anyway, you can’t break the barrier. Also, now that my junior brother and Sister Xiaobai have escaped, won’t they inform my Master to come save me?"
Qiao Zhichuan glared at him, "Just wait, next time you won’t be this lucky!"
After throwing a harsh remark, Qiao Zhichuan indeed left.
Zhan Jingshu, initially worried that he might return, felt relieved after not seeing anyone for a while, and no longer suppressing the "Innate Spiritual Energy," directly fainted.
Mu Bai thought of that day, when Murong took her to a safe place, then threw out a Barrier Stone, telling her to stay put, saying he was going to rescue his senior brother, only to bring back someone unconscious, covered in blood, making her shiver uncontrollably.
"Big cousin, I hate myself for not being cautious. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have turned out this way."
Mu Cheng patted her head.
Mu Bai resentfully, "Big cousin, can you stop patting my head? At this rate, I’ll go bald!"
"Even if you go bald, you’re still the prettiest Xiaobai in my eyes."
"..." Mu Bai, "I’m your only cousin, even if I were ugly, I’d still be the prettiest cousin."
"Exactly, you are the only one, so what are you afraid of?"
"You’re digressing!"
"Alright, really, this is nothing, as long as there’s no life danger, I think Great Aunt isn’t afraid of us stumbling, it’s better than paying with our lives, right?"
"I’m not that miserable, am I?"
"Almost lost your mind and body, isn’t that miserable?"
Mu Bai glared at him, "Big cousin, your honesty will leave you without a girlfriend! No wonder you’re single for years, never a word, it’s your own fault!"
"Better than someone who’s always getting tricked in relationships!"
"Even if I get tricked, it’s better than being an eternal virgin, a single dog like you." Mu Bai raged.
Mu Cheng chuckling, "Feeling better now?"
Mu Bai, who was angry, suddenly couldn’t stay mad. So, he was trying to cheer me up?
"Sorry, I just lost my temper with you!"
"Is there a need to be so polite with me?"
"Big cousin, it’s so good to have you! I used to envy others having a brother to pamper them, but now that I have you pampering me, it’s not bad either."
"Then like when you were little, should I still clean up your messes and take the blame for you with nothing to do?"
Mu Bai laughed, "Isn’t that exaggerating? I didn’t break Dad’s antique vase on purpose, don’t hold a grudge still, okay?"
"Not just the vase, you caused plenty of trouble when you were little, not much less than your brother."
Being the only little princess of the Mu family, Mu Bai was naturally doted on immensely as a child, not only was she cherished by Grandfather Mu, but there wasn’t anyone in the Mu family who didn’t spoil her. Especially later when Grandfather Mu saw that his sons only had grandsons, only Mu Bai was a girl without a handle, adored to the extreme.