The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 11

After the Zou family hit a wall with Jiang Yixue, they did not come back to seek her out again. No one knew what they were planning.

Jiang Yixue had no time to deal with them, because in another month, she would be going to Qingyang Mountain. In order not to waste time, before then, she had to help Song Xi build a solid foundation.

“Watch this sword technique carefully—”

Jiang Yixue casually snapped off a dead branch to use as a sword. The branch had already lost its moisture and become brittle. But in Jiang Yixue’s hand, strands of sword energy flowed from it.

Every move she made was very simple: the most basic sword movements—thrusting, chopping, lifting, slashing…

Yet in her hands, they carried the feeling of a perfectly rounded and complete sword technique. Each move flowed endlessly into the next, while still carrying sharp momentum and the edge of a blade. Seriousness gathered in her pale eyes. She seemed to suddenly become another person, merging with the sword energy itself—sharp, dignified, and imposing.

Jiang Yixue withdrew her sword stance. In that instant, the dead branch in her hand also shattered piece by piece.

She patted the broken bits of branch from her hands and said, “The sword path is one of the great paths of cultivation. Although Master does not draw her sword often, she also mainly cultivates the sword path. This Wanxue Sword Technique was created by Master, and it is very suitable for disciples who have just entered the sword path.”

When snowflakes fell, each flake looked soft and weak, yet together, they had an endless, continuous momentum. Once merged with cold energy, they became even sharper and more oppressive.

Back then, Xue Qiancheng had gained enlightenment during a snowfall and advanced to Immortal rank, creating this sword technique.

It was also in a great snowfall that she had picked up the orphaned Jiang Yixue. Based on the jade pendant bearing her surname, she gave her the name “Yixue.”

Although this sword technique was a basic one, Xue Qiancheng’s cultivation had been extremely high when she created it, so the level of the sword technique was also very high.

Song Xi’s eye for such things was not low, so she naturally quickly saw that this sword technique was not ordinary.

Jiang Yixue had taken out something this good. Could she have tampered with the sword technique? Was she trying to make Song Xi suffer qi deviation halfway through practicing it?

Thinking of this, Song Xi raised her head and blinked, pretending to be confused as she asked doubtfully, “Senior Sister, but I didn’t understand it…”

An eye for an eye.

If Jiang Yixue had done something behind the scenes, perhaps it would lure someone into qi deviation.

If she made Jiang Yixue demonstrate it several more times, Jiang Yixue would eventually reveal a flaw. Perhaps she might even fail to control the degree of it and trap herself instead.

Song Xi would be very happy to see that result.

“How could that be?”

Jiang Yixue fell into worried contemplation.

The heroine in the game clearly had very good talent. Even Han Yansu had said she was a genius of the sword path. Song Xi possessed a divine bloodline, so no matter what, her comprehension should not be poor… How could she not understand?

Jiang Yixue only froze for an instant before suddenly understanding.

In the early part of the game, because Han Yansu was not in the sect, the heroine had not begun cultivating at all.

In the plot, when she started cultivating, she was already thirteen or fourteen years old. It was very normal for a child’s comprehension ability to improve rapidly over three or four years.

Teaching methods suited for children had to be more direct and easier to understand. The demonstration had to be clearer.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yixue circled behind Song Xi, bent down, and held Song Xi’s arm.

“It’s all right. We’ll take it slowly. I’ll guide Xixi through each move one by one.”

Song Xi’s arm was also soft. Two pink little butterfly ribbons decorated her hair, tied into her small twin buns. Today, she was also wearing a pink dress. It had a circle of lace petal patterns along the hem, and when it spread out, it looked like a beautiful yet elegant peach blossom.

Standing behind Song Xi, Jiang Yixue could see the faint lotus-pink color of her neck, covered by small wisps of loose hair. A little girl’s skin was so delicate it seemed it could break with a touch. Even wearing pink, her skin still looked fair and tender.

Sure enough, a cute little sister was adorable even when she was not deliberately acting cute. It made Jiang Yixue’s mood incredibly good.

But Song Xi’s mood was not nearly as good. Her entire body almost stiffened.

As the Netherworld King, no one had ever dared to get this close to her. She could feel Jiang Yixue’s hair brushing lightly across the side of her neck. She could smell the clear, cold fragrance on her, and feel the warmth of Jiang Yixue’s body.

Song Xi struggled unnaturally and said softly, “Senior Sister, there’s really no need…”

Song Xi instinctively wanted to send this person who had overstepped boundaries flying with one palm. Fortunately, under the control of reason, she endured her body’s reaction. If she attacked now, she had no chance of winning. It was not yet time to make a move.

“Senior Sister Jiang—”

A knock suddenly came from outside the door. It was Lin Chen’s voice.

As if receiving a pardon, Song Xi quietly slipped free from Jiang Yixue’s hand and hurried over to open the door for Lin Chen, quickly escaping Jiang Yixue’s claws.

Lin Chen held a storage pouch engraved with the Medicine Hall’s pattern and handed it to Jiang Yixue.

“Senior Sister Jiang, these are the pills the Medicine Hall prepared for this trial. Master sent me to deliver them…”

In a trial, injuries were inevitable. The Medicine Hall had prepared a large quantity of Spirit-Restoring Pills in advance.

Jiang Yixue briefly checked them. The number was more than enough, and the quality was also excellent.

Even pills from the same furnace could differ in quality, but the ones delivered today were all of the highest quality, as though they had been carefully selected.

Jiang Yixue was very satisfied. She put away the storage pouch and said, “Many thanks to Deputy Hall Master Xing. I’ve also troubled Junior Brother to make this trip.”

However, Jiang Yixue paused.

Lin Chen was Deputy Hall Master Xing’s personal disciple in the Medicine Hall. No matter how one looked at it, this kind of errand should not have fallen to him…

Jiang Yixue slightly restrained her smile. Her gaze moved between Song Xi and Lin Chen.

“Does Junior Brother Lin have anything else?”

“No.”

Lin Chen froze slightly, then asked in confusion, “Why would Senior Sister ask that?”

Jiang Yixue continued, “Then if there is nothing else, Junior Brother should go back as soon as possible. There is less than a month before the trial. Don’t delay your time. Go back and prepare properly.”

Jiang Yixue’s attitude was completely businesslike. Her words and expression were cold and distant. After accepting the items, she did not even exchange a polite sentence and drove the guest away without mercy.

Lin Chen frowned.

Not long ago, Jiang Yixue had kindly reminded him to stay away from the Zou family. Why was she suddenly rejecting him from a thousand li away?

It had to be because they had too little contact. Even if Senior Sister Jiang had a good impression of him, some distance was unavoidable.

Lin Chen’s gaze shifted and landed on the Zhanmang Sword in Song Xi’s hand. He smiled and said, “Is Senior Sister Jiang teaching Junior Sister Song swordsmanship? Why don’t I act as her sparring partner? This also counts as cultivation, so it won’t count as wasting time.”

Since Jiang Yixue did not take the initiative to mention anything, he would take the initiative himself. Slowly, he would be able to close the distance. Lin Chen was full of confidence.

Sure enough, the fox’s tail had been revealed.

Jiang Yixue glanced at Song Xi from the corner of her eye and did not give Song Xi any chance to choose.

“No!”

Lin Chen had actually been rejected. He hurriedly said, “Senior Sister, I definitely won’t hurt Junior Sister Song. I know my limits.”

Hurt? What kind of hurt?

Cultivation would not hurt Song Xi, but it would make Song Xi suffer emotional wounds.

This otome game mainly focused on deeply painful romance. Even the four HE routes were filled with enough angst to make people feel half-dead before the characters finally ended up together…

Thinking of this, Jiang Yixue could not help feeling a faint sadness. She sighed softly and said, “Junior Brother Lin, wake up. Xixi is still a child.”

Song Xi was only ten years old, yet Lin Chen already had such a favorable impression of her. One really had to admire the halo of an otome game.

But Jiang Yixue’s heart was extremely firm. Song Xi was still a child. Children could not fall in love. She had to firmly prevent puppy love from happening in Qinglian Residence.

“I…”

Lin Chen had only said one word when his vision suddenly blurred. Then he discovered that he had actually been moved outside Qinglian Residence by the sect-protecting array.

The Young Sect Master could simply control some functions of the sect-protecting array, so it was obvious who had done it.

Sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations of the sect-protecting array, Song Xi’s expression sank.

This array had probably been personally arranged by Han Yansu. He was the number one genius of arrays in the world, so the level of this array was not low. That meant the difficulty of attacking Jiang Yixue inside Yuqing Sect had risen by several more levels.

Jiang Yixue sighed helplessly. “Finally sent him away. Why was he like a plaster that wouldn’t come off…”

Then, her eyes shone brightly as she looked at Song Xi.

“Xixi, we had only just started practicing the sword technique. Let’s continue now.”