"What's the matter?"
Chu Jing replied in a trembling voice, " I proposed to visit sister. A Xu talked about his childhood sweetheart so I wanted to see sister...."
I interrupted her, "This place is not like the mortal world. Don't randomly address people as your sister."
Zheng Xu frowned and spoke sternly, "Why are you making things difficult for Jing er? She is new and not familiar with everything here. She only called you sister, do you need to have such a big reaction?"
Chu Jing instantly held onto his hand tightly and said softly, " A Xu, don't quarrel with sister Song Wen, you had many arguments with others because of me. It really doesn't matter, I don't mind."
She looked at me again and said, "I don't have any other ill intentions. I just heard A Xu talked about you two growing up together. He said you were a very good and kind person, so I wanted to come and meet you."
"Who knows... maybe it's because I'm not lovable and I'm too stupid to know how to please others with my words, so I made you angry."
To be honest, I don't care, I just want to leave.
But Zheng Xu grabbed my arm. Staring at me, he said hesitantly: "Wen Wen, are you staying in seclusion these days to avoid me?"
I was confused.
Before I could say anything, he continued rambling, "I understand that you have resentment in your heart but don't implicate Jing er, she's innocent. She is here because of me, you can beat or scold me but don't involve her."
After saying so much, isn't it just to protect his woman?
"As long as she doesn't provoke me."
Zheng Xu was relieved when he heard this. Just when he was about to say something else, I said, "Please give way, you are blocking the way."
The two of them stood dumbfounded even after I left.
...
I went to see my mother. She didn't have any big reaction and just gave me a book.
She looked at me and said "Looks like the practice was successful."
There was a rare approval in her eyes.
She took off the jade bracelet she had worn on her wrist for several decades and put it into my hand.
" Glass flower bracelet, it can heal and increase power in battle. You will fight in the Xian Xia competition two months later."
This is something I didn't expect. The Xianxia Conference only happens once every few years. Before the Conference begins, each sect will carefully select the most powerful disciple to go. Those who can win in the Xianxia competition will not only be able to increase their cultivation level, but also obtain rare spiritual treasures that can help them ascend as soon as possible.
I nodded to her as I held the bracelet in my hand tightly.
....
With the bracelet, my cultivation increased by leaps.
Sometimes when I walk around the sect, I can listen to gossips of junior brothers and sisters. They said that Zheng Xu skips classes many times just to accompany Chu Jing because she said she was scared to be alone.
It was told as a joke, but I soon forgot all about it.
Unnecessary things done by unrelated people never stay in my mind.
I didn't care at all since they are strangers to me.
So I was surprised when Chu Jing came to my door, She still has a weak demeanor, but she is more eloquent than when she was in front of Zheng Xu.
"You immortals all claimed that you are fair and righteous, turns out in private unfairness is prevalent. Why are you chosen to participate in the Xian Xia competition without any sect contest? A Xu has been training for many years! Why is it just because your mother is the leader of the sect, she lets you go in through back door?"
"So?" I asked calmly.
"I want you to compete with A Xu. Only the winner will be eligible to participate in the Xian xia competition."
I sneered, "What qualifications do you have to say this to me?"
"I feel sorry for him. Clearly he works very hard, why is he being treated unfairly just because he does not have a mother who is the head of the sect?"
"I know you all look down on my status as a mortal, but do you think I want to stay here, if it weren't for A Xu..."
"AH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"
I grabbed Chu Jing's collar and lift her up. It was so easy, like lifting a cat.
I carried her straight to spirit pond.
The spirit pond is a portal between the immortal world and the mortal world. People who fall into the pool can directly reach the mortal world.
I threw her into the spirit pond without hesitation.
....
However it was still too late.
Zheng Xu used a spirit skill and caught her before she dropped into the pond.
Chu Jing fell onto the ground, her body was shaking uncontrollably due to the fright just now.
Zheng Xu hugged Chu Jing into his arms and looked at me in disbelief, "Song Wen, are you crazy?!"
"Jing er's mortal body will die if she falls into the spiritual pool."
I said calmly, "She said herself that she'd rather stayed in the mortal world than here."
Zheng Xu's expression was filled with pain, "Why do you treat her like this? She is helpless here. Can't you think about it from her perspective, she..."
I interrupted him, "Why should I put myself in her shoes? I am me, she is her. If I have to pity her just because she is helpless then I am afraid there are too many people in this world who need my pity. What's more, it's not me who is causing her to be like this. You did, so you are not qualified to comment on my actions."
Zheng Xu's eyes became wide, he never expected such words to come out of my mouth.
I continued, "You are just insignificant people to me. If she had not taken the initiative to come to me, of course she and I could have been at peace with each other. It's just that she just said something that she claimed was unfair and came to me to stir up trouble, can't I retaliate?"