"… "
"Chu Qi!"
Chu Qi's black eyelashes trembled slightly when he vaguely heard someone calling his name.
When he raised his eyes in a trance, a beam of scorching sunlight shone into Chu Qi's eyes, causing him to blink twice subconsciously, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes.
After avoiding the strong light, Chu Qi's vision changed from darkness to clarity, and everything around him came into his sight.
There is a bluestone step under my feet, which looks weathered by wind and sun. There is a crack in the stone and two or three wild grasses are growing there.
In the corner of my eye, the mountain road paved with bluestone steps meandered forward, disappearing into the layers of dark green mountains, and it seemed to end in the distance.
This scene seemed vaguely familiar to Chu Qi.
"… "
This seems to be the bluestone staircase he had to take when he wanted to join the immortal sect...
Before Chu Qi could think about it, the voice that spoke earlier spoke again.
"Did he get sunburned and become stupid? He looks absent-minded."
The voice was the clear, crisp sound of a young boy, which should have been pleasant to hear, but the words were lax in a way that was unique to that person, and sounded extremely sarcastic.
This tone also made Chu Qi feel very familiar!
Chu Qi threw all his confusion about the current situation behind him. He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the speaker with wide eyes.
The man had black hair and a golden crown, and was dressed elegantly. He was wearing a black robe with a gold pattern, a dragon-patterned jade belt around his waist, and a scabbard made of black wood, with the words "Long Yin" engraved on the exposed hilt.
The boy's facial features were handsome, but because he was still young and childish, they did not completely match the face in Chu Qi's memory. But that did not prevent Chu Qi from recognizing the man's identity - Yan Jiuge.
Still alive, the young Yan Jiuge!
Is he dreaming
No, that's not right. After a person dies, his soul should be reincarnated, not dreaming.
Could it be that after watching the plot, he was influenced by that inexplicable force and was reborn back to his youth
Chu Qi's heart was filled with waves. He tried his best to control his emotions. He quietly clenched his fingers and pinched his palm.
painful.
This shouldn't be a dream. He returned to the time when everything began. Together with Yan Jiuge, they went to the entrance of the Immortal Gate selection.
Rebirth is ridiculous.
But before this, Chu Qi had experienced something even more ridiculous.
He died suddenly on the bed for no reason, and after becoming a wandering soul, he saw the so-called "plot". It turned out that this was a world of a book, and he died strangely just because "the plot required him to die".
After Chu Qi's death, Yan Jiuge, the swordsman genius who had always been at odds with him, went crazy. In order to find the elixir to revive him, Yan Jiuge went through mountains of swords and seas of fire, and flew into the abyss of poisonous miasma alone on a sword. In the end, he died of his inner demons and the poisonous miasma.
After Yan Jiuge's death, his life-long cultivation and immortal path were absorbed by a useless protagonist in vain, making the useless protagonist's life brilliant.
When people talk about Yan Jiuge again, they only think of him as a paranoid lunatic trapped by love. The former genius of sword cultivation has passed away, and no one remembers his amazing talent that could move the sky with one sword.
Thinking back to Yan Jiuge's ending, Chu Qi couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.
His eyes were originally dimmed by the sunlight, and now his mood became sour that even his eyes were filled with rippling water.
Before Chu Qi's bitterness in his heart fermented into sadness, he heard the person in front of him say indifferently, "You're crying after walking such a short distance. Do you want me to carry you?"
Chu Qi: “…”
Waking up from his memories, Chu Qi restrained his overly exposed emotions and looked up at Yan Jiuge again.
Yan Jiuge's expression was still the same as he remembered, with his brows slightly knitted, his eyes deep, his lips pursed, as if he was a little impatient. Coupled with the bland words just now, it was hard not to think of it as a mockery.
Because of this, Chu Qi in his previous life had a big quarrel with Yan Jiuge.
But things are different now.
Chu Qi’s mindset is no longer that of the ten-year-old child he once was.
Moreover, now that he was reborn as a teenager, Chu Qi really wanted to know whether Yan Jiuge had really liked him for ten years as the plot said.
Thinking of this, Chu Qi stretched out his hand to Yan Jiuge, "Yes, I want to carry it on my back."
Almost as soon as Chu Qi finished speaking, Yan Jiuge's expression changed. A look of surprise flashed across his eyes, which had always been careless. He opened and pursed his lips, looking at Chu Qi as if he had something to say.
"..." I was afraid that Yan Jiuge would laugh at me for being "wishful thinking".
Chu Qi felt a little uneasy and was about to speak up to make amends by saying that he was just joking.
Unexpectedly, the tall and straight young man in black turned around without saying a word, with his back to Chu Qi, lifted his robe under his knees, and half-knelt down.
Chu Qi opened his eyes wide.
"Come up." Yan Jiuge said.
The two short words were spoken quickly, not as casually and mockingly as usual. But Chu Qi's heart skipped a beat—Yan Jiuge really wanted to carry him on his back! !
Chu Qi was shocked, and then he slowly moved towards Yan Jiuge, almost using his hands and feet to move at the same time. Every step he took seemed so unreal, as if he was walking on clouds.
Yan Jiuge, who was squatting on the ground, had probably waited a little too long, so he asked uncomfortably, "Didn't you want me to carry you?"
He didn't know when beads of sweat started to seep out of his palms. Chu Qi slowed down his breathing and carefully pressed his body against Yan Jiuge's back.
He didn't dare to press his entire body against him, and kept a certain distance between his chest and Yan Jiuge's back, in case Yan Jiuge noticed his rapid heartbeat.
After Chu Qi stood up, Yan Jiuge put his hands behind his back, clenched his fists, used the strength of his wrists to lift Chu Qi's thighs, and carried him on his back.
The two were so close that their shadows almost overlapped under the scorching sun.
Chu Qi was in a nervous mood, staring at Yan Jiuge's collar embroidered with gold edges.
Yan Jiuge is really willing to carry him!
This is Yan Jiuge!
Yan Jiuge, who usually complained about me here and there, was condescending to me even to ask him to sit on the ground, but at this moment he was actually willing to carry me to the fairy mountain.
This was the second time Chu Qi was so shocked in the past 20 years. The first time he was shocked was when he realized that he was just a "cannon fodder in the plot."
Doesn't that prove that what is said in the plot is true, and Yan Jiuge really likes me? Even if it has not yet reached the point of obsessive love, at least he doesn't hate me.
Chu Qi was in a complicated mood. He couldn't help but glance at Yan Jiuge who was carrying him up the fairy mountain.
Yan Jiuge's steps were very steady. Even with an extra person on his back, it did not affect his climbing speed, and even his breathing was not disturbed at all.
Chu Qi originally just wanted to test Yan Jiuge's opinion of him, but he didn't expect that he would actually sit on Yan Jiuge's back in the end.
The Immortal Mountain is a treasured land of the Yunhua Realm. It is usually blocked by a barrier. The barrier is only opened when the major immortal sects are recruiting disciples, as the first test for selection.
Those who can walk over the bluestone steps and reach the top of the fairy mountain are qualified to become outer disciples.
If you have no spiritual roots and bad luck, you will not be able to complete this bluestone staircase.
In the previous life, Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge walked for two full days and two nights to reach the top of the mountain.
Seeing that the road ahead was still long, Yan Jiuge still had to carry him up the mountain, which was really tiring. This made Chu Qi feel embarrassed, so he said, "How about I just go by myself? The top of the mountain is still far away."
"Not far." Yan Jiuge replied.
"Ah?" Did I remember it wrong
Chu Qi was confused.
"There are still ninety-nine bluestone steps." Yan Jiuge said.
"Why can't I see the end..." Chu Qi was muttering, and suddenly he remembered that the bluestone stairs were used to select and test the talents of disciples. In his eyes, the bluestone stairs were out of reach, but that might not be the case in Yan Jiuge's eyes.
"Because you were blinded by the sun, you naturally can't see how long the road ahead is."
“…” Chu Qi clenched his fists, thinking that this annoying person was still betraying him. After taking a deep breath, Chu Qi unclenched his fists.
Forget it, he won’t bother with Yan Jiuge.
Chu Qi's thoughts were interrupted by Yan Jiuge. When he thought back to what happened just now, he suddenly felt complicated. If Yan Jiuge wanted to mock him just now, he could actually say that he was too untalented and couldn't even see the end of the bluestone stairs.
But Yan Jiuge didn't do that. Instead, he said something irrelevant to change the topic.
After his rebirth, Chu Qi already knew his talent, which was average, not outstanding but not too bad. But Yan Jiuge was born with immortal bones and had a very high level of attainment in swordsmanship.
If I were the ten-year-old me, I would definitely be sad about the gap in talent.
“…” The atmosphere became quiet.
Yan Jiuge raised his eyelids and looked at the bluestone stairs that were about to reach the end, and his pace couldn't help but slow down.
Chu Qi was too quiet today, and it was rare for him to be so well-behaved. In the past, Chu Qi would start arguing with him after he finished speaking.
Yan Jiuge glanced at the person behind him out of the corner of his eye, but because of his posture, he could only see half of his head, not his face, and could not tell Chu Qi's condition.
Could it be that he really had heatstroke
Yan Jiuge was stunned for a moment, then he quickly walked towards the end of the bluestone stairs with Chu Qi on his back. After passing the bluestone stairs, the immortal masters of the major immortal sects were waiting there, and there were also doctors who would treat heatstroke.
Chu Qi rarely felt weak due to "heatstroke", so Yan Jiuge rarely spoke out to comfort him.
"Hold on a little longer, we'll be at the top of the mountain soon."
Chu Qi: “?”
There was confusion in his eyes. Before he could figure out what Yan Jiuge meant, he saw Yan Jiuge take three or two steps up the bluestone stairs and reach the top of the mountain.
The barrier faded away, and the bluestone stairs and mountains that had seemed to have led to nowhere disappeared, replaced by a square filled with fairy air.
This is the top of the fairy mountain, originally located in the vast clouds. Because the fairy sects are selecting disciples here, a square was built with jade.
The gathering spirit array covered the entire square, and the emblems of the sects representing the symbols of the immortal sects floated in the air. When the sun shone on it, the rich spiritual energy formed a long rainbow, attracting the spirit birds on the top of the immortal mountain to fly over and play. The harmony between heaven, earth and people was like a fairyland.
However, this beautiful tranquility only lasted for a moment.
After Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge appeared at the entrance of the square, hundreds of divine consciousnesses immediately rushed in their direction, like a flood of carp crossing a river, unstoppable.
"… "
It was the first time that Chu Qi was being scrutinized by so many spiritual senses. His scalp tightened and his fingers subconsciously curled up, tightly grasping Yan Jiuge's robe.
(End of this chapter)