amaotonovel Chapter 537 You just need to follow behind us.
Chapter 537 You just need to follow behind us.
"Junior Sister, you..." Si Chuan hesitated, his handsome eyes filled with helplessness. He followed her gaze and saw Fu Wennian, then turned back to look at her, his voice anxious, "Have you been wronged this past month? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all Senior Brother's fault. Senior Brother should have pleaded with the Sect Leader not to punish you. The Sect Leader said this was a trial for you, and that he was doing it for your own good, so he..."
"I'm sorry, junior sister. Please don't cry. When you cry, I feel like I owe someone something and haven't been able to take good care of you."
Si Chuan was at a loss, and Jiang Liqian let him wipe away her tears, but her eyes hurt even more.
Master.
Master.
"Oh dear, what's going on? Senior Brother, are you teasing Junior Sister again?" Third Senior Sister Luo Qing'an came out from behind the door, pushed Fu Wennian in, and amusedly hooked Jiang Liqian's nose. She used a soft handkerchief to gently wipe her nose, pushing aside Si Chuan's rough hands.
Jiang Liqian's eyes reddened slightly as she looked at her silent second senior brother again.
Fu Wennian closed his eyes briefly, his lips trembling and turning slightly pale.
Jiang Liqian understood what he meant.
Third Senior Sister... Third Senior Sister doesn't remember Master either.
In the vast array of the peak, only she and her second senior brother still remembered the renowned and unparalleled Master Chongdao, the number one master of array formations.
Perhaps in a short while, a day, two days? A month, two months? She and her second senior brother will no longer remember that there was such a person who had been so kind to them.
Luo Qing'an noticed Jiang Liqian's strange behavior and paused in wiping away her tears. She looked up at Jiang Liqian's eyes seriously and asked, "Junior Sister, is someone bullying you?"
She knew her junior sister well; she wouldn't be so heartbroken as to shed tears in front of her senior brothers and sisters just because of the sect leader's punishment. There must be something else going on.
However, Jiang Liqian avoided her gaze, casually wiping her eyes with her sleeve, and forced a smile to change the subject: "Senior Brother told me that the sect competition is going to Taikun Sect, and he's going to pick up Fourth Senior Brother, so he won't be with us. But Second Senior Brother's injuries haven't healed yet, and I don't want to be separated from you all..."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qing'an's expression softened, and she couldn't help but pinch her junior sister's fair cheek: "When did our junior sister become so clingy? You're someone who dares to talk back to the sect leader, someone who's fearless and invincible! Senior Brother Zhong rushed over to tell us about your 'glorious achievements' in front of the sect leader, which made us look at you with new respect! What, after being punished for a month, you've turned into a docile little lamb?"
Jiang Li's face flushed red, feeling both ashamed and embarrassed. She couldn't help but call out, "Third Senior Sister!"
Luo Qing'an covered her mouth and chuckled twice, then tapped her head with her finger: "Hey, Senior Sister, I'm listening!"
Jiang Liqian's already gloomy mood was further aggravated by their words.
"We've discussed this trip to the sect competition. Fourth Junior Brother has a special identity, and it's related to the fight against the demons, so it's perfectly reasonable for Senior Brother to go in place of our Zhenfeng. He'll be back as soon as possible, and then you'll be able to see what your Fourth Senior Brother looks like!"
"As for Second Senior Brother," Luo Qing'an glanced at Fu Wennian, tugged at his sleeve, and brought him over so Jiang Liqian could take a good look at him, "Although he hasn't fully recovered, he's basically fine. I've heard some rumors that this sect competition might be related to the campaign against the demon race after the competition. The demon race threatens countless lives in our cultivation world. As one of the top peaks of the Tianqian Sect, our Zhenfeng Peak cannot be a coward and be outdone by the other peaks! Since our peak has fewer people, we've decided to send them all together."
“So,” Luo Qing’an touched her face, her eyes crinkling with a smile, “don’t overthink it, okay? Junior Sister, you just need to follow behind us.”
Jiang Liqian blinked, her hands involuntarily gripping the hem of her skirt, her eyelids lowered: "I just want to protect you."
Luo Qing'an was taken aback, and Si Chuan and Fu Wennian, who were standing next to her, also lowered their breathing at the same time.
They knew what was troubling their junior sister.
Six years have passed, and she still can't get over the deaths of Shui Lian'er and Qin Beiyao.
Luo Qing'an gently patted Jiang Liqian's head and said softly, "Junior Sister, seeking immortality and enlightenment means getting used to loss. No one can possess things forever without losing them, understand?"
There is always a gain for every loss, and a loss for every gain; the cycle of cause and effect is eternal.
The path to immortality is too long. Relatives, teachers, and even one's own descendants and grand-disciples may fail and be reborn before one can achieve immortality.
Once they embarked on this path of no return, she and they were destined to lose so much—people, things, feelings… They had to get used to it, they had to accept it, in order to continue.
It's cruel, but it's an unchangeable fact.
Jiang Li had a shallow understanding of this principle, but she couldn't accept it!
She has the ability, she will become stronger and stronger, she can protect them, she will no longer have to endure the pain of death, she can do it!
"Third Senior Sister, I will be a good girl." Jiang Liqian took a deep breath, looked up, and smiled sweetly at Luo Qing'an.
Looking at her smile, Luo Qing'an felt inexplicably uneasy.
Jiang Liqian was released at a very opportune time; it was the day before the Tianqian Sect was to send its chosen members to the Taikun Sect for the sect competition. She had just discussed the competition with her senior brother and the others, and was scheduled to depart for the Taikun Sect the next day.
In order to return as soon as possible and reunite with them, the eldest disciple left the sect that very night.
The Grand Sect Competition has always been an important event for testing the strength of various sects and for exchanging and integrating various cultivation techniques and classic texts. It is one of the most solemn and longest-running events in the cultivation world, and all sects with a name or reputation in the cultivation world, regardless of size or status, can participate.
As the leading sect among immortal sects, the Tianqian Sect naturally attaches great importance to this grand competition. Most of the sect's most capable and talented disciples will go to the Taikun Sect to participate in the competition.
The number of participants was enormous, with as many as twelve celestial ships used to transport the disciples participating in the competition. This did not include the flying magical artifacts that disciples from each peak brought out themselves for privacy.
Of course, even private aircraft must orbit around the main ship and advance and retreat together with the sect.
Zhenfeng was rich, and the Star Raft given to him by his senior brother, after it truly took shape, was more than ten times larger than what they had seen at Kunya Residence. Although it couldn't compare to the main ship that blotted out the sky, it was still enough for Jiang Liqian and her two senior brothers and sisters to play around in at will.
Because of the large number of disciples going, the accompanying elders and peak masters also had to go down to the square to keep an eye on the disciples under their charge. The square was bustling with noise and was extremely lively.
In this sea of people, Jiang Liqian's gaze passed over one blurred face after another, and she saw someone who was unexpected and left her stunned.