Chapter 37: The Green Palace Lantern (Part 2)
"Where did you go so early in the morning? Did you secretly go to practice again? It's one thing if you oppress me openly, but you even work hard behind my back. You're simply heartless!" Xie Jingshan was angry.
Jiang Yuebai was puzzled, "Whether I practice or not, and how hard I work, what does it have to do with you? Xie! Junior! Brother!"
"You! We're both at the third level of Qi Refinement now, so why do you call me Junior Brother?"
"I broke through before you did."
"..."
Jiang Yuebai pushed Xie Jingshan aside and returned to the entrance of the Yin Wind Gorge, where she saw Lu Nanzhi sitting cross-legged, facing east with a solemn expression.
In front of her was a redwood table with a gold-inlaid incense burner and cups. All of them were exquisitely carved golden utensils.
Lu Nanzhi sat with her back straight, adjusted her sleeves, tidied her hair bun, wiped her mouth and rinsed her mouth, and finally lit incense. She then held a red pill in her hands, closed her eyes, and meditated.
"What is she doing?"
Jiang Yuebai scratched her messy hair, covered in hay and grass, with her clothes askew. Her hair bun was crooked, and there were traces of saliva at the corner of his mouth.
Compared to the dignified and poised Lu Nanzhi, she looked like a beggar.
Annoyed, she shook her head and picked up some grass from her head, chewing on it absentmindedly.
When Lu Nanzhi finished burning incense, Jiang Yuebai leaned in and sniffed the elegant fragrance on her and asked, "Aren't you tired of doing this every day?"
Lu Nanzhi's eyes shimmered slightly. "This is the Lu family's tradition. I've been doing it since I was a child. I'm used to it."
"If you don't like it, then why follow it? You're not in the Lu family anymore," Jiang Yuebai turned her head. "Why don't you have these traditions? Acting like a vagabond?"
Xie Jingshan muttered, "My family doesn't have these annoying rules. Besides, my family isn't from a cultivation clan. Cultivation depends on how you conduct yourself in daily life, not on these fake and formal rules."
Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi didn't know much about Xie Jingshan's background, and he wasn't willing to elaborate, so they didn't press further.
Another day passed with turbulent undercurrents. Jiang Yuebai remained spirited, while Lu Nanzhi seemed slightly weary, and Xie Jingshan was on the verge of tears.
At midnight, Jiang Yuebai put down her talisman brush, stretched her muscles, and had completed a hundred talismans today, with three successful ones, which was quite good.
Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan put down their books at the same time, looked at each other, and sighed in relief for some reason.
"Gurgle~"
A loud rumble came from Jiang Yuebai's stomach, and she frowned, looking at Xie Jingshan.
Xie Jingshan held his stomach. "It wasn't me. I secretly took a hunger-suppressing pill just before I came in. I can endure until tomorrow."
"No wonder you're from the Second Palace, you have experience."
Jiang Yuebai praised him, but if it wasn't Xie Jingshan, then who...
Both of them looked at Lu Nanzhi, who appeared unruffled.
"It was me."
"Gurgle~"
Lu Nanzhi endured in silence, maintaining her composure at the desk.
After a moment of silence.
"Haha, Senior Sister Lü , in my heart, your elegant image has completely collapsed. So even immortals get hungry and have their stomachs rumble, haha!"
Jiang Yuebai laughed heartily while Xie Jingshan stifled his laughter. He knew that Lu Nanzhi ate a whole bucket of rice every day, so she couldn't endure hunger for two days.
Lu Nanzhi blushed in embarrassment and looked annoyed, turning away from Jiang Yuebai.
"Before Foundation Building, one cannot suppress hunger. It's a common human experience. What's so funny!"
Jiang Yuebai wiped away tears as she laughed. "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore. I'll take you to eat."
Lu Nanzhi suddenly turned around with bright eyes. "Where is there food?"
Xie Jingshan was also puzzled. "When we entered, all the food was taken away. Facing the wall is meant to make us endure hunger and cold. Did you secretly stash some food?"
Jiang Yuebai, with an air of mystery, said, "I didn't, but I know a path that might lead to the ten-li slope. As long as we get to the ten-li slope, I can take you back to Huaxi Valley. My grandfather is a Spirit Farmer; do you think there's no food at home?"
"We're being punished, leaving without permission would be against the rules," Lu Nanzhi refused.
Xie Jingshan, eager to go, said, "Let's go quickly. I don't want to stay here anymore. Do you have anything fun at your Huaxi Valley?"
"Senior Sister Lü, are you really not going?"
"Gurgle~"
Lu Nanzhi remained seated with perfect composure, silent.
Jiang Yuebai chuckled mischievously and stopped talking, taking Xie Jingshan away with her.
As their footsteps receded, Lu Nanzhi clenched her fists in frustration. "They didn't even try to persuade me a little..."
Just as she finished speaking, her arm was grabbed by Jiang Yuebai, who had returned. "Let's go, let's go. Just come back before the seventh day."
With a bit of dragging and some coaxing, they left together.
Jiang Yuebai was puzzled, "Whether I practice or not, and how hard I work, what does it have to do with you? Xie! Junior! Brother!"
"You! We're both at the third level of Qi Refinement now, so why do you call me Junior Brother?"
"I broke through before you did."
"..."
Jiang Yuebai pushed Xie Jingshan aside and returned to the entrance of the Yin Wind Gorge, where she saw Lu Nanzhi sitting cross-legged, facing east with a solemn expression.
In front of her was a redwood table with a gold-inlaid incense burner and cups. All of them were exquisitely carved golden utensils.
Lu Nanzhi sat with her back straight, adjusted her sleeves, tidied her hair bun, wiped her mouth and rinsed her mouth, and finally lit incense. She then held a red pill in her hands, closed her eyes, and meditated.
"What is she doing?"
Jiang Yuebai scratched her messy hair, covered in hay and grass, with her clothes askew. Her hair bun was crooked, and there were traces of saliva at the corner of his mouth.
Compared to the dignified and poised Lu Nanzhi, she looked like a beggar.
Annoyed, she shook her head and picked up some grass from her head, chewing on it absentmindedly.
When Lu Nanzhi finished burning incense, Jiang Yuebai leaned in and sniffed the elegant fragrance on her and asked, "Aren't you tired of doing this every day?"
Lu Nanzhi's eyes shimmered slightly. "This is the Lu family's tradition. I've been doing it since I was a child. I'm used to it."
"If you don't like it, then why follow it? You're not in the Lu family anymore," Jiang Yuebai turned her head. "Why don't you have these traditions? Acting like a vagabond?"
Xie Jingshan muttered, "My family doesn't have these annoying rules. Besides, my family isn't from a cultivation clan. Cultivation depends on how you conduct yourself in daily life, not on these fake and formal rules."
Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi didn't know much about Xie Jingshan's background, and he wasn't willing to elaborate, so they didn't press further.
Another day passed with turbulent undercurrents. Jiang Yuebai remained spirited, while Lu Nanzhi seemed slightly weary, and Xie Jingshan was on the verge of tears.
At midnight, Jiang Yuebai put down her talisman brush, stretched her muscles, and had completed a hundred talismans today, with three successful ones, which was quite good.
Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan put down their books at the same time, looked at each other, and sighed in relief for some reason.
"Gurgle~"
A loud rumble came from Jiang Yuebai's stomach, and she frowned, looking at Xie Jingshan.
Xie Jingshan held his stomach. "It wasn't me. I secretly took a hunger-suppressing pill just before I came in. I can endure until tomorrow."
"No wonder you're from the Second Palace, you have experience."
Jiang Yuebai praised him, but if it wasn't Xie Jingshan, then who...
Both of them looked at Lu Nanzhi, who appeared unruffled.
"It was me."
"Gurgle~"
Lu Nanzhi endured in silence, maintaining her composure at the desk.
After a moment of silence.
"Haha, Senior Sister Lü , in my heart, your elegant image has completely collapsed. So even immortals get hungry and have their stomachs rumble, haha!"
Jiang Yuebai laughed heartily while Xie Jingshan stifled his laughter. He knew that Lu Nanzhi ate a whole bucket of rice every day, so she couldn't endure hunger for two days.
Lu Nanzhi blushed in embarrassment and looked annoyed, turning away from Jiang Yuebai.
"Before Foundation Building, one cannot suppress hunger. It's a common human experience. What's so funny!"
Jiang Yuebai wiped away tears as she laughed. "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore. I'll take you to eat."
Lu Nanzhi suddenly turned around with bright eyes. "Where is there food?"
Xie Jingshan was also puzzled. "When we entered, all the food was taken away. Facing the wall is meant to make us endure hunger and cold. Did you secretly stash some food?"
Jiang Yuebai, with an air of mystery, said, "I didn't, but I know a path that might lead to the ten-li slope. As long as we get to the ten-li slope, I can take you back to Huaxi Valley. My grandfather is a Spirit Farmer; do you think there's no food at home?"
"We're being punished, leaving without permission would be against the rules," Lu Nanzhi refused.
Xie Jingshan, eager to go, said, "Let's go quickly. I don't want to stay here anymore. Do you have anything fun at your Huaxi Valley?"
"Senior Sister Lü, are you really not going?"
"Gurgle~"
Lu Nanzhi remained seated with perfect composure, silent.
Jiang Yuebai chuckled mischievously and stopped talking, taking Xie Jingshan away with her.
As their footsteps receded, Lu Nanzhi clenched her fists in frustration. "They didn't even try to persuade me a little..."
Just as she finished speaking, her arm was grabbed by Jiang Yuebai, who had returned. "Let's go, let's go. Just come back before the seventh day."
With a bit of dragging and some coaxing, they left together.
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