After Transmigrating as a Blade of Grass (GL) - Chapter 5

The leaf in her hand tugged faintly, as though trying to escape from her fingers.

Zhai Wangyou’s brows and eyes were cold and clear. Her fingers loosened slightly. “Why are you so insistent on leaving the sect with me?”

The question was repeated once more.

Now that her leaf no longer hurt, Xi Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. Then she immediately began to worry. Why was she so insistent on leaving the sect? Of course it was because she had never gone outside before. But that explanation did not seem very reliable.

Should she say she was from the modern world and had somehow transmigrated here for no reason?

That seemed even less reliable. Eldest Senior Sister might then ask her to explain what “modern” meant and what “transmigration” meant.

Xi Zhou suddenly felt her head ache. How should she explain?

Seeing that the Dream-Entering Grass in the flowerpot remained motionless, Zhai Wangyou felt that it seemed to be stubbornly resisting to the end.

She furrowed her brows lightly, took her sword out of her storage ring, and stood it upright in front of the flowerpot.

Xi Zhou looked at the long sword that had suddenly appeared before her. Her mind went blank for a moment, and her leaves trembled along with it. What was this supposed to mean…

“If you do not answer honestly…”

Zhai Wangyou only said half the sentence, her slow tone carrying a blatant warning.

Xi Zhou sucked in a cold breath. She immediately lowered her head, dipped into the ink, and hurriedly wrote: It takes a thousand years of cultivation to share the same pillow!

Zhai Wangyou looked at the words on the paper, and her eyes turned cold. She silently drew her sword. It seemed this grass was truly stubborn and unrepentant.

Xi Zhou’s heart jolted, and she lowered her head to write frantically: One night as wives brings a hundred days of affection!

Zhai Wangyou’s breathing trembled almost imperceptibly. “Shameless… utterly shameless.”

Xi Zhou shook her head wildly, only to see the ink dots on her leaves scatter in all directions, landing on Zhai Wangyou’s pure white outer robe, her fair cheek…

The room seemed to freeze in an instant. Only Zhai Wangyou’s face grew colder and colder, as though covered in frost and snow.

Xi Zhou stood stiffly, not daring to move at all.

This really had been an accident. She had not done it on purpose…

After a long while, Zhai Wangyou stood up, turned, and went into the inner room. Once she entered, she did not come out for an entire day.

Xi Zhou looked at the tightly shut door, her heart uneasy, like a sinner awaiting judgment.

She had merely accidentally flung a few drops of ink. Why did it feel as if she had committed some monstrous crime? Could Eldest Senior Sister have severe mysophobia?

Whether Zhai Wangyou had mysophobia or not was unknown, but it was true that Xi Zhou was being treated like air.

Early the next morning, Xi Zhou watched the person walk past the table without even glancing sideways. Her leaves swayed.

Eldest Senior Sister, good morning. Are you taking me with you when you go out this time or not?

Zhai Wangyou’s eyes were cold and still, as though she had seen nothing. She walked straight out of the room.

By evening, Xi Zhou watched the person push the door open and return. She quickly shook her leaves and tapped at the paper beside her.

Eldest Senior Sister, look here! Look here…

On the paper was written: Eldest Senior Sister, let’s talk.

Zhai Wangyou walked past the table without even pausing and entered the inner room. The door was closed once again.

Xi Zhou looked at the person who had completely ignored her and was dumbfounded.

This was the cold shoulder, right? It definitely was.

This woman was actually treating her like air. She was actually giving a blade of grass the cold shoulder. This was too much.

For two consecutive days, no matter how the Dream-Entering Grass in the flowerpot shook its leaves, Zhai Wangyou turned a blind eye.

At this moment, Xi Zhou deeply experienced the torment of being ignored. It was over. Although she was in a flowerpot, it felt no different from being in the soil where no one cared about her.

Eldest Senior Sister was so cruel.

By the third day, before the sky had even brightened, there was movement in the courtyard.

Xi Zhou immediately woke up and focused on listening to the sounds outside. It seemed that many people had arrived one after another.

She suddenly shivered.

Eldest Senior Sister was not about to set off, was she?

It was over. She still had not restored communication with Eldest Senior Sister yet.

As the sky began to brighten faintly, Zhai Wangyou glanced at the Dream-Entering Grass in the flowerpot. Its long, thin leaves were swaying merrily. This time, it really seemed to be trying to please her.

The corner of her mouth curved slightly, but she quickly pressed it down again. Expressionless, she walked past the table and pushed open the door.

“Reporting to Eldest Senior Sister. Because the Young Sect Master will be holding his Dao Companion Ceremony soon, the inner disciples must all remain in the sect. Therefore, the Sect Master has ordered me to accompany you and lead the outer disciples there.”

After Guanlan finished speaking, she carefully observed Zhai Wangyou’s expression. It was cold and indifferent, no different from usual.

Speaking of which, the Sect Master was also somewhat unable to distinguish priorities. Even if his son’s Dao Companion Ceremony was important, he could not miss the once-a-year recruitment of new disciples.

Now, the competition between the three great sects was fierce. If she and Eldest Senior Sister brought only a group of Qi Refining outer disciples out with them, and they really got into a dispute with the other two great sects, they would probably only be beaten.

Zhai Wangyou looked at the people in the courtyard and counted briefly. Aside from herself and Guanlan, there were thirty outer disciples traveling with them. It did not seem very secure.

If anything unexpected happened…

She thought of what had happened not long ago, and unease faintly rose in her heart. She looked at Guanlan and said, “Choose ten late-stage Qi Refining disciples to come with us.”

Bringing too many early-stage Qi Refining disciples would not be of much use. If something really happened, she could not protect so many people.

Guanlan’s lips moved. These disciples were already very few…

But seeing Eldest Senior Sister’s expression, which allowed no refusal, she silently cupped her fists. “Yes.”

Aside from the Sect Master, the sect had two great elders. Eldest Senior Sister was the personal disciple of Elder Beishan, and Elder Beishan had been missing for half a year with no news at all.

Although Guanlan was the personal disciple of Elder Nanshan, whether in identity or status, she could not compare to Eldest Senior Sister.

After all, Zhai Wangyou had already stepped into the Golden Core stage. She was the only one among their generation. Guanlan, like the ordinary inner disciples, was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, merely a little better than these Qi Refining outer disciples.

In this world where strength was respected above all else, the weak had no right to speak before the strong.

After choosing the ten disciples who would accompany them, Guanlan summoned a flying boat. Once she skillfully set up a defensive barrier, she brought the ten outer disciples onto the flying boat.

“Eldest Senior Sister?” Guanlan turned and looked at the person standing still, puzzled.

Zhai Wangyou lightly pressed her lips together, then turned and returned to her room. Before long, under everyone’s gaze, she walked out carrying a flowerpot.

And what was planted in the flowerpot was not a flower. It seemed to be a blade of grass.

After she boarded the flying boat, Guanlan glanced at the grass in the flowerpot.

It was Dream-Entering Grass.

Eldest Senior Sister seemed a little strange.

Zhai Wangyou stood calmly on the flying boat. As they passed through the rolling sea of clouds, the back of her hand was scratched by a restless leaf.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the flowerpot in her hand.

Xi Zhou gently shook her leaves, unable to hide the excitement in her heart.

As if knowing what she was thinking, Zhai Wangyou said, “There is no need to be cautious. The sect allows spirit pets.”

Xi Zhou immediately relaxed. She swayed her leaves left and right, looking around everywhere.

When she had just been brought onto the flying boat, although she had been excited, she had not dared to show anything unusual, afraid that these disciples would treat her as a monster. Now that she had heard Zhai Wangyou’s words, she could finally rest assured.

At the side, Guanlan looked at the Dream-Entering Grass twisting around in the flowerpot and asked in surprise, “Eldest Senior Sister, did you just say it is your spirit pet?”

Zhai Wangyou nodded and glanced at Guanlan, whose face was full of disbelief. “Is there anything wrong with that?”

Guanlan was rendered speechless. She turned back to look at the ten outer disciples and saw that they were all as shocked as she was. Only then did she feel a little more comfortable. So she was not the only one making a fuss over nothing.

She answered seriously, “Spirit pets are usually little cats or dogs that have awakened spiritual intelligence. At the very least, they would be immortal cranes or blue sparrows. Of course, some people also like raising foxes or wolves. But something like Eldest Senior Sister’s case is truly rare.”

Raising a blade of grass as a spirit pet was simply unheard of, okay?

Zhai Wangyou looked at the Dream-Entering Grass in the flowerpot and said calmly, “She has awakened spiritual intelligence.”

And it was a Dream-Entering Grass that could enter dreams and transform into human form. It even claimed to be human and had also done that with her… Next time, perhaps she should ask whether that was truly the so-called method of dual cultivation.

When Guanlan heard this, her eyes filled with wonder. “This grass became a spirit?”

Just now, she had secretly wondered whether this Dream-Entering Grass could understand Eldest Senior Sister’s words. She had not expected it to have truly awakened intelligence.

Became a spirit?

Zhai Wangyou nodded.

More or less.

“How rare.” As Guanlan spoke, she curiously reached out to touch the grass’s leaves. She had never seen Dream-Entering Grass that could understand human speech before.

Unexpectedly, before her hand could touch the leaves, the Dream-Entering Grass in the flowerpot quickly gathered its leaves together, hugged itself into a bundle, and dodged to the side.

“It can even dodge?” Guanlan looked astonished. Seeing Eldest Senior Sister’s expression remain indifferent, as though she did not mind, she reached out to grab it again.

Xi Zhou dodged once more.

Who was this person trying to molest?

Was she someone just anyone could casually touch? Eldest Senior Sister, do something!

Zhai Wangyou looked into the distance, as though she had no intention of paying attention to this chase between Guanlan and Xi Zhou.

Seeing this, Guanlan simply used both hands.

With a sharp “slap,” a red mark appeared on the back of her hand.

!!! It hurt. This grass had struck with full force.

Xi Zhou shook her leaves.

That’s what you get for trying to touch me. You dare take advantage of this grass? Hmph. See if I don’t whip you to death.

Author’s Note:

I’m back~~

The cultivation levels in this story are set as:

Qi Refining — Foundation Establishment — Golden Core — Nascent Soul — Spirit Division — Great Ascension.

Each level is divided into early stage and late stage. Eldest Senior Sister is currently at early Golden Core. The grass does not have any cultivation yet.