29 - Dungeon Growth Log

The young girl in Xia Ge's embrace suddenly started trembling, her eyes reflecting the rapidly approaching sword tip. She reached out, trying to grab the blade, but her wrist was swiftly seized by someone! Instinctively, she looked at Xia Ge holding her wrist, her eyes filled with astonishment. As the chilling tip of the sword touched the bandage on Xia Ge's neck, it abruptly halted, yet the uncontrollable rage and killing intent only intensified! "It seems Brother Chang originally didn't intend to do this?" Xia Ge didn't look at the sword pointed at her neck. With her left hand gripping the girl's wrist, she continued to smile fearlessly. "Let me guess Brother Chang's thoughts. Surely, Brother Chang was thinking something like this..." "The Luo Ning Chang family has always been on good terms with the Chang'an Chu family. Although it might be troublesome to follow the second Miss of the Chu family’s orders, you could easily ask your cousin, the acting senior disciple of Sword Peak, Chang Lan, for help, couldn’t you?" Chang Lu's pupils contracted slightly, and his hand holding the sword trembled. "Let me think a bit more—" Xia Ge's harmless smile remained as she deliberately leaned her neck closer to the sword tip, her voice calm. "Before you find a way to invite the exceedingly busy Chang Lan for a drink..." "The orders from the second Miss of the Chu family must be followed, right?" The boy in brown clothes smiled, yet there was an aura around him that made him impossible to look at directly. As Xia Ge leaned towards the sword tip, Chang Lu instinctively pulled back the sword—only to realize he was actually afraid! He... was actually afraid of a little brat without even a full-grown beard! Chang Lu's voice darkened, "Don't push me!" "I'm not pushing you." Xia Ge smiled faintly as she pressed the trembling girl's head into her chest. Her eyes abruptly turned a deep purple as she looked directly into Chang Lu's eyes, enunciating each word coldly, with an air of authority. "You’ll kneel on your own, won't you?" "Brother Chang, go and kneel before all the Pill Peak disciples you've bullied, one by one." The girl whose head was being held down listened in confusion to the chilly, mocking tone. For a moment, she couldn't reconcile this voice with the bright, cheerful boy she had just seen. "Thud—" "Clang!" The sound of knees hitting the ground and a sword clattering rang out simultaneously, making it sound exceedingly painful. The girl shivered almost instinctively, feeling the pressure on her head lighten. Stiffly, she raised her head and saw her nightmare, who she had feared day and night, kneeling on the ground and crawling towards her. His right leg wound seemed to have torn open, with blood gushing out, staining his blue and white sword uniform that symbolized an inner disciple of Sword Peak, making him look extremely pathetic. So unsightly. Her mind went blank for a moment. ...Kill him while he’s in such a sorry state!! So much humiliation, so much bloodshed, just because she was an outer disciple of Pill Peak, trampled and pushed into the mud by these sword peak disciples with their noses in the air—why!!! As the sun set and the sky reddened like blood, the girl suddenly pushed Xia Ge away. Ignoring the excruciating pain in her stomach, she picked up the sword and staggered towards Chang Lu, intent on cutting him down! Chang Lu knelt, trembling uncontrollably, too terrified to resist. His former arrogance had vanished, his eyes fixated on those purple eyes. Xia Ge swiftly stepped aside, deftly striking the girl's wrist. Already injured and impulsive, she couldn't hold onto the sword firmly, and the weapon clattered to the ground. She turned back angrily, about to speak, when pain suddenly struck the back of her head and her vision darkened. Xia Ge delivered a hand chop to knock the girl unconscious and supported her, feeling a bit helpless. This girl sure has a rash personality. Impulsiveness is the enemy. The inner disciples of Sword Peak are esteemed elites. While it's acceptable to chastise them using the authority of the second Miss of the Chu family, killing one would bring serious trouble. "Don't forget what I said, Brother Chang." Xia Ge smirked as she carried the girl away, adding cheerfully, "You have to kowtow to each one." Kneeling on the ground, Chang Lu shuddered instinctively at Xia Ge's words. It was only after Xia Ge slowly left that he started to feel the primal fear dissipate. "I... won't... let you go." Clutching the pill in his hand, Chang Lu muttered with a contorted face, overwhelmed with terror. "I... won't let you go; never—" However, he felt Xia Ge’s name fading from his mind. His eyes widened—he couldn't forget! Kneeling to heaven, earth, and parents, as a noble son of the Chang family, why should he kneel to a bunch of worthless Pill Peak disciples!!! —Why!!! Chang Lu’s face twisted as he obsessively scratched the word “Xia” into the ground with his nails until they bled. Xia. —Summer! He, Chang Lu, can live humbly and servilely in this world, but— Never to a bunch of lowly Pill Peak disciples!!! His triangular eyes filled with malice as he pressed his nails into the word “Summer,” almost bleeding out. Xia Ge, Xia Ge, Xia... —Brother Chang, kneel before all the Pill Peak disciples you've bullied, one by one. Xia Ge's name completely vanished from his memory, leaving only those words, echoing like a curse. Chang Lu stared blankly at the word on the ground, then at himself. ...Xia? Why did he scratch out... this word? Holding the seven-colored glowing pill in his hand, Chang Lu was confused. This pill... The next moment, realization struck Chang Lu. He had just been injured on his calf while protecting the second Miss of the Chu family from a mysterious attacker, who showed gratitude for his bravery by gifting him this extraordinary healing pill!!! Clutching the sword, Chang Lu struggled to stand, cradling the "wonder drug" in his arms—he must cherish the second Miss’s kindness... At that moment, a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy with red headbands and a pile of rice paper hurried down the mountain, seemingly in a great rush to take a shortcut. He just happened to cross paths with Chang Lu, who was using his sword to support himself. Chang Lu's triangular eyes flashed with malice—another Pill Peak brat— Seeing someone injured propping themselves with a sword, the boy was startled and quickly ran over, but halted abruptly upon seeing the other's outfit—inner disciple of Sword Peak! "You..." The boy hesitated for a moment, seeing the other seemingly unstable. He finally stomped his foot and ran up, "You..." Chang Lu's eyes gleamed with cruelty, "You little..." Brat— "Thud!" Seeing the boy kneeling dutifully before him, Chang Lu was instantly stunned. He also recognized this person— Chang Lu?! The notorious Chang Lu who loved bullying Pill Peak's outer disciples?! His knees hurt. Chang Lu's mind went blank. Only the vague sound of a young man's sarcastic voice echoed— Brother Chang, apologize to every Pill Peak disciple you've bullied. Who was he, what was he doing? Chang Lu opened his eyes wide, unable to utter "brat," and the boy clasping the book seemed also petrified— After a while, the boy awkwardly said, "... Brother Chang, it's not even New Year yet..." Then he realized something was off and closed his mouth in embarrassment. Chang Lu felt a surge of anger rise, all the invectives on the tip of his tongue were like venomous snakes ready to spew out, but what came out was— "I'm sorry for what I did!" After saying that, Chang Lu's body uncontrollably kowtowed to the boy— —Kneel to each one. Chang Lu: "...???" Was he possessed?!!! The boy jumped back in shock, "Woe is me! Brother Chang, are you possessed?! It’s not New Year, I’m out of red packets!!!" Although ignorant of the cause, seeing the formerly arrogant person kneeling and apologizing was oddly satisfying… Chang Lu's bloodshot eyes lifted, locking onto the boy’s face, vowing to remember him and cut off his head to use it as a ball when healed!! The boy, seeing the bloodshot eyes, yelped and covered his face with rice paper, "Brother, you... got pink eye? Is it contagious?" Chang Lu: "..." "Brother, if you're sick, get treatment. I gotta go—no red packets, honest—" Watching the boy run away, rice paper fluttering, Chang Lu felt like his lungs might explode with fury. Yet, every curse emerged as “Sorry, sorry, sorry—” A distant sympathetic call reached his ears, "Brother Chang, I won't hold a grudge against the sick. Stop apologizing and get treated already!" Chang Lu: "..." Damn it. However, the story of Chang Lu kneeling before every Pill Peak outer disciple he encountered became a long-lasting and humorous tale on Lingxi Peak. As for what happened after he took the "extraordinary divine pill"... Well, that's another story entirely. Suffice it to say, thereafter, the once arrogant bully Chang Lu was never seen on Pill Peak again. = = Meanwhile. At the Pill Hall. The slanting rays of the setting sun pierced through the Pill Hall. A young girl in red and white maple leaf attire stood at the forefront. Yezhe, with his head bowed, couldn't fathom why Senior Sister had summoned him alone. "Yezhe," Gu Peiju's voice was calm, "How many years have you been at Pill Peak?" Yezhe was slightly taken aback, then respectfully lowered his head and said, "Three years since I entered the sect." "......" Gu Peiju gazed out at the sunset beyond the ornate windows of the Pill Hall, silent for a long time. Just as Yezhe was filled with confusion, she spoke again. "Yezhe, to be honest, what is your impression of Sword Peak?" Author's note: = = 柴归 [Chai Gui] threw a landmine Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 13:10:28 十四 [Shisi] threw a landmine Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 13:14:52 雪莉 [Xue Li] threw a landmine Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 14:43:04 柒荨 [Qi Qian] threw a landmine Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 15:18:14 一朵奇葩 [A Rare Flower] threw a landmine Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 15:31:58 你说魔泥呀 [You Say Mud] threw a landmine Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 17:25:55 骨生花 [Bone Bloom] threw a hand grenade Time of throwing: 2018-05-27 19:18:13 Thanks, you awesome folks!! Always relying on your support! Ugh, I really want to update more often, but... I'm already doing my best, qaq. = = Reader "Guo Guo" fertilized with nutrient solution on 2018-05-27 21:10:19 Reader "Bone Bloom" fertilized with nutrient solution +20 on 2018-05-27 19:17:11 Reader "Archnut" fertilized with nutrient solution +20 on 2018-05-27 18:46:43 Reader "Xiyuan" fertilized with nutrient solution +40 on 2018-05-27 18:38:50 Reader " " fertilized with nutrient solution on 2018-05-27 16:14:20 Reader "He Feng Mu Gua" fertilized with nutrient solution +20 on 2018-05-27 15:50:41 Thank you all for the nutrient solutions! (rubs) = = Emphasizing the official 1v1 with Senior Sister, love you all. However, the plotline and romance intertwine in this story; there are daily life elements and plot points, so the romance progression might be a bit slow (scratches head). I prefer romances that develop gradually over time. I believe that while love at first sight can happen, it often seems a bit shallow. And... Fairies have no orientation. (Buddha-like laughter.jpg) They love all beings universally. (Holy light.jpg) = = Ah, seeing the mixed reviews made me so excited that I messed up the timeline (not really). Lazy classmate's comment hit the nail on the head for me, ah _( :3 」∠ )_ After all, people can be lazy fish, but they must never be dead fish without faith. Sometimes, you really can try hard and be a sparkly electric fish for your faith (?) Added top post √