CHAPTER 19: CHAPTER 19: JUN WU

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

Gu Qingqing and the young boy locked eyes and both froze momentarily. It was Gu Qingqing who reacted first, flashing a brilliant smile at him, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

The young boy looked at Gu Qingqing for a while, then moved his eyes away expressionlessly. No one noticed the tips of his ears hidden beneath his hair turn red.

This small interlude went unnoticed by others. Si Lin and the rest just glanced at the young boy before withdrawing their gazes.

Wen Guiyun sat at the main seat, while the young boy stood by his side.

"Master, didn’t you say before that Little Qingqing was your closed-door disciple? Why did you bring back another child?" Rong Ye glanced at Gu Qingqing, then turned his eyes to Wen Guiyun, asking with slight dissatisfaction.

"A few disciples like you aren’t enough?" Wen Guiyun rolled his eyes at Rong Ye. "Let me introduce you; this is Jun Wu, the Saint Heir of Yunlan Sacred Land. He’ll be staying with us at Spirit Hidden Mountain for a while."

Upon hearing this, Si Lin and the others were a bit surprised. They all knew what kind of place Yunlan Sacred Land was. Jun Wu’s status was indeed quite high, though they were only surprised, as their status wasn’t much lower than Jun Wu’s.

Compared to the others’ surprise, Gu Qingqing was purely curious.

She still hadn’t figured out the various forces of the Xuantian Continent, let alone something like Yunlan Sacred Land, which wasn’t part of the Xuantian Continent at all. She was completely unaware.

She was just happy thinking that soon, she wouldn’t be the only child here anymore. With that thought, her gaze fell on Jun Wu again, and as luck would have it, their eyes met once more.

Startled for a moment, Gu Qingqing once again gave Jun Wu a bright smile. Jun Wu hesitated before turning his eyes away expressionlessly, only he knew how hot his ears felt hidden under his hair.

"Jun Wu’s lessons will temporarily follow the same schedule as Qingqing, with you five teaching him," Wen Guiyun’s gaze swept across the five. "Make sure to teach him seriously and not to slack off!"

"Yes, Master."

The five of Si Lin stood at attention and agreed at once.

Wen Guiyun was pleased with their reaction, "Jun Wu, you may go rest now."

He summoned a puppet to lead Jun Wu away.

"You five may go too, leave Geng Geng here." Being very casual with his five senior disciples, Wen Guiyun waved them away.

"Disciple takes leave." Fortunately, Si Lin and the others were used to Wen Guiyun’s actions and had no other thoughts as they respectfully withdrew.

Once the others had left, Wen Guiyun got up from the main seat and came to Gu Qingqing’s side, inquiring about her situation during this time. Naturally, he spoke more, while Gu Qingqing mostly used gestures or movements to respond.

"Looks like Si Lin and the others have been diligent," learning that they were seriously teaching Gu Qingqing, Wen Guiyun nodded with satisfaction, "This time, I went out and found some good things for you, all in here, take them back and have a look."

Wen Guiyun placed a storage bag in Gu Qingqing’s hand, gently patting her head with a very soft smile.

Gu Qingqing held the storage bag happily, giving Wen Guiyun a bright smile and receiving an equally bright smile in return.

...

After leaving the main hall, instead of returning to their individual peaks right away, Si Lin and the others exchanged meaningful glances before collectively heading to Si Lin’s peak.

They sat in the gazebo in the garden, where Nan Hua took out a jar of wine from his Qiankun Ring, pouring everyone a cup and then sipping lightly from his own.

"You’re still the one who knows how to enjoy life, Old Third, this Peach Blossom Drunk tastes pretty good." Rong Ye put down the cup with a satisfied smile, unusually praising Nan Hua.

The three with Si Lin nodded in agreement.

"Let’s talk about it, what does everyone think of this Jun Wu?" As the brains of the group, Yue Zhao twirled his wine cup with a perfect smile on his face.

"What can we think?" Rong Ye glanced at Yue Zhao, speaking nonchalantly, "Master told us to teach him, so we teach him."

"Little Five is right, we’ll just treat him like an ordinary disciple and teach him, why overthink it?" Nan Hua poured himself another drink, his expression somewhere between smiling and not as he looked at Yue Zhao.

"Being a Saint Heir and appearing here indicates some unrest at Yunlan Sacred Land, which could possibly affect others. You should connect with the people behind you." Si Lin, typically the most silent, suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Rong Ye and Nan Hua were taken aback, Mu Chen also froze for a moment, but Yue Zhao was the calmest.

"First Senior Brother is indeed sharp," Yue Zhao drank his wine and looked toward Rong Ye and Nan Hua, "You two..."

Leaving with a meaningful smile, Yue Zhao stood up and departed without another word.

"What did his look just now mean?" With the most fiery temper, Rong Ye flared up immediately after being given that look by Yue Zhao.

"What does it mean? Of course, it means you’re an idiot." Delighting in Rong Ye’s discomfort, Nan Hua remarked ungraciously.

"What did you say?" Rong Ye rushed to Nan Hua, glaring. Just when Nan Hua thought he would blow up, Rong Ye suddenly laughed, "It seems he wasn’t only referring to me, right?"

This time it was Nan Hua’s turn to go black-faced.

"Hmph!" He snorted coldly, standing up and putting the wine back into his Qiankun Ring with a wave of his sleeve, and left directly.

Rong Ye turned around, intent on flaunting, only to see Si Lin already polishing the Dragon Capturing Sword, while Mu Chen was preparing to leave, sapping all his interest as he also turned away.

In moments, the once lively gazebo was quiet again. Si Lin paused his sword polishing, looking up at the sky before suddenly beginning to practice swordplay.

...

Early the next morning, Gu Qingqing woke up early, donning the new dress Wen Guiyun had brought her, and cheerfully ran to Wen Guiyun’s room.

Hearing the commotion, Wen Guiyun came out, seeing the new dress on Gu Qingqing, he couldn’t help but smile, "Qingqing, this dress looks lovely on you."

Receiving praise, Gu Qingqing immediately beamed, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

"Let’s go, breakfast first." Wen Guiyun walked over, taking Gu Qingqing’s hand, leading the way to the dining area.

When Jun Wu was brought over by the puppet, breakfast had just been served.

Like Gu Qingqing, he was young and his cultivation was low, not yet reaching the fasting stage, so he still needed to eat three meals a day.

"Greetings to Master Wen." Jun Wu still maintained an expressionless demeanor but was very respectful toward Wen Guiyun.

"Ah, Little Jun Wu is here. We don’t stand on ceremony here; come on over." Wen Guiyun waved his hand kindly at Jun Wu, "These are some of the things Geng Geng likes to eat. If you have any preferences, let the puppet know and it will prepare them for you."

Hearing this, Jun Wu glanced at the dishes on the table, shook his head, "I’m fine with anything."

After Jun Wu sat down, the three began their meal, primarily Jun Wu and Gu Qingqing eating while Wen Guiyun focused on feeding Gu Qingqing.

Suddenly, a small dish appeared in front of Jun Wu with a pink pastry on it. He looked up to see Gu Qingqing’s smiling face.