Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Xie Chenzhou is fine, he’s just a bit of a jerk

Xie Chenzhou wasn’t in the dining hall, he probably went straight back to Baohua Peak.

There were no classes in the afternoon, it was time for independent cultivation.

She wouldn’t see him until tomorrow.

Not only Xie Chenzhou, but Chu Yao and the others weren’t there either.

Sang Nian ate a few bites haphazardly, she was about to go back to Xiaoyue Peak to cultivate, when suddenly, Chu Yao and Su Xueyin walked towards her, chatting and laughing.

She was about to greet them, but Chu Yao immediately stopped smiling and sat down at a different table in silence.

Su Xueyin awkwardly nodded at her and sat next to Chu Yao.

Even if Sang Nian was slow, she could tell something was wrong.

Chu Yao seemed to be angry with her too.

Xie Chenzhou was fine, he was just a bit of a jerk.

What was Chu Yao up to?

Sang Nian was baffled.

She sat opposite Chu Yao, trying to clear the air.

Before she could open her mouth, Chu Yao spoke first:

“Someone is sitting here, Brother Wen will be here soon.”

Sang Nian moved to her right, she said again:

“Someone is sitting here too.”

Sang Nian had no choice but to get up.

Su Xueyin desperately tried to smooth things over:

“Junior Sister Sang came early, why didn’t you come with Junior Brother Xie today?”

Sang Nian didn’t take the bait, she simply and directly asked Chu Yao:

“Did I offend you? If I did something wrong, I apologize.”

Chu Yao kept a straight face and didn’t speak.

Sang Nian used her eyes to ask Su Xueyin.

Su Xueyin hesitated for a long time, but still shook her head timidly.

Sang Nian got up and left.

She returned to Xiaoyue Peak, quickly packed her luggage, she didn’t stay a moment longer, she went back to Guzhu Peak.

The renovation Yan Yuan mentioned wasn’t just a simple repair.

The two thatched cottages had been completely demolished.

The original site was empty, waiting for a new building to be built.

A large empty space nearby was surrounded by bamboo fences, the soil inside was soft and moist, as if it had just been turned over.

Several bags of flower seeds were placed on the side, they hadn’t been scattered yet.

Yan Yuan wasn’t there.

Sang Nian guessed he was busy with the house renovation.

She stood there for a while, turned around and went down the mountain, she wandered aimlessly with her small bag on her back.

Until dusk fell, she couldn’t walk anymore, she started squatting by the roadside, lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, a shadow fell over her.

She looked up, the young man’s white headband was lifted by the wind, his brows and eyes were like ink.

The gentle light of dusk fell on his face, the originally hard lines were inexplicably softened.

Sang Nian pouted: “Xie Chenzhou.”

Xie Chenzhou had no expression:

“Sang Yunling, what are you doing here?”

“I told you to call me Sang Nian.”

Sang Nian mumbled in dissatisfaction.

Xie Chenzhou paused, he asked again:

“Sang Nian, what are you doing here?”

“Taking a walk.” She said.

Xie Chenzhou sneered, “Taking a walk with your luggage?”

Sang Nian said sheepishly, holding her bag in front of her, “Why are you here?”

Xie Chenzhou scoffed: “Taking a walk.”

Sang Nian said: “Then you continue, I’m going.”

She just stood up, there was a buzzing sound in her head.

She couldn’t hear anything, her vision went black, she was dizzy.

…Damn, I got up too quickly.

Before she lost consciousness, Sang Nian reached out and grabbed something, her body slumped, she fell to the ground.

“Thump,” her head hit a stone by the roadside, she became still.

Xie Chenzhou, who was tightly clutching her clothes:

“…”

He reached out and pushed her:

“Sang Nian, stop pretending to be dead.”

The girl’s face was serene, she didn’t move.

Xie Chenzhou gritted his teeth:

“If I find out you’re faking, I’ll kill you on the spot.”

He cut off the piece of clothing, he roughly threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes, and carried her all the way up Baohua Peak.

The Second Elder, who was watering the field, looked up and saw this, he almost dropped his watering can, he was horrified:

“Did you kill her?”

After saying that, he quickly looked around, lowered his voice:

“Did anyone else see this? Did you leave any traces at the scene?”

Xie Chenzhou: “…”

He threw Sang Nian on the rocking chair at the door, his expression was emotionless:

“She suddenly fainted.”

The Second Elder, seeing it was Sang Nian, quickly ran over:

“Let your master take a look.”

He reached out to take her pulse.

After a while, his expression changed slightly.

The Second Elder withdrew his hand:

“She’s just weak, nothing serious.”

Xie Chenzhou: “When will she wake up?”

The Second Elder said:

“Take her to the room, she won’t wake up for a while.”

Xie Chenzhou did as he was told, the Second Elder patted his shoulder:

“You stay here and watch over her, I’ll go ask that girl Bi Ke for two spirit pills to replenish her vitality.”

Xie Chenzhou said “Hmm,” the Second Elder hurriedly left.

Only Xie Chenzhou and Sang Nian were left in the room.

Dusk had completely faded, the sky outside the window had turned into a deep blue.

Night had fallen.

Xie Chenzhou lit a lamp, he stood by the bed, his expression shifting.

In the dim light, the girl’s face was pale, her breathing was like a thin thread, so light that it was almost impossible to feel its presence.

After a while, he used a spell to form a seal, a star of spiritual energy gathered at his fingertips.

The spiritual energy flowed into her chest in wisps.

Her face became even paler, and a hint of pain appeared on her face.

Xie Chenzhou quickly withdrew his hand.

She calmed down, as if she was asleep.

On the windowsill, two black birds stared at him with wide eyes, their pupils were green like jade beads.

Xie Chenzhou waved his hand to chase them away, he slammed the window shut with a “bang.”

“It’s still not working.” He pressed his temples, muttering, “I need to use something…”

A childish voice rang out:

“What?”

Xie Chenzhou instantly attacked the source of the sound.

A few feathers floated down slowly.

In mid-air, a small yellow parrot was perched on a fist-sized white bird egg, its feathers were all ruffled:

“What, what are you doing?!”

It was the chattering bird that Sang Nian kept.

Xie Chenzhou slowly withdrew his killing intent.

It drove the bird egg to fly in front of him, and continued to question:

“What were you doing to my master just now?”

Xie Chenzhou replied casually:

“I wanted to heal her, but my spiritual energy wasn’t enough, I need to use pills.”

Liu Liu’s arrogance immediately subsided, it complained:

“You heal her if you want to heal her, why do you have to look so gloomy?”

Xie Chenzhou’s gaze fell on the bird egg under it, he raised an eyebrow:

“Is that a red-crested bird egg?”

Liu Liu said:

“That’s right, but it’s already dead.”

As it spoke, it floated to the top of Xie Chenzhou’s head, proudly puffing out its chest:

“I modified it a little, now it won’t rot, and it’s become my mount, I can fly without flapping my wings.”

A bird’s mount is a bird egg.

It sounds a bit absurd.

But if this bird belongs to Sang Nian, then it’s not strange.

After all, the owner doesn’t seem to be very normal either.

Liu Liu was still chattering, exaggerating how genius its invention was.

Xie Chenzhou suddenly grabbed Liu Liu, he threw the bird and the egg out of the room.

Liu Liu clung to the door desperately: “What are you doing?!”

Xie Chenzhou impatiently pushed it: “You’re too noisy.”

Liu Liu angrily pecked at him:

“You’re noisy, this is called being lively, cheerful, and talkative!!”

Unexpectedly, Xie Chenzhou’s fingertip was pecked open.

Blood beads surged out, dripping onto Liu Liu.

It shivered in disgust, cursing:

“You got my mount dirty! It’s all your blood, how am I supposed to sit on it?!”

Xie Chenzhou’s expression was impassive, he pressed its head and pushed it out the door.

He returned to the bedside, he casually dripped the remaining blood on his hand into Sang Nian’s mouth.

Soon, Sang Nian’s eyes opened a crack.

She was about to say something, when she suddenly frowned, her features contorted:

“Hiss, my head…”

Before she could finish, she touched the bump on the back of her head, she gasped.

Sang Nian looked at Xie Chenzhou, she said incredulously:

“You hit me?!”

Xie Chenzhou: “…”