The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 12

Song Xi silently took a step back, refusing Jiang Yixue directly for the first time: “No.”

Jiang Yixue frowned and asked, “Why?”

“I think I can learn slowly on my own,” Song Xi offered a random excuse. “I can learn by myself; I don’t need $\text{Senior}$ $\text{Sister}$ to teach me.”

In truth, Song Xi simply did not want to have intimate contact with Jiang Yixue.

After being insincerely embraced by the hypocritical Jiang Yixue just now, Song Xi already felt unclean.

Jiang Yixue’s expression suddenly turned cold: “Song Xi, if you don’t master this set of sword techniques today, don’t expect to see Li Wan again.”

Although Song Xi was gentle and adorable, and Jiang Yixue was very soft-hearted towards such a Song Xi.

However, when it came to the matter of educating the child, Jiang Yixue would not be ambiguous.

Song Xi possessed divine meridians. Regardless of whether she got entangled with the four male leads, she would eventually become the center of the world’s chaotic vortex. Song Xi had to have the power to protect herself to avoid becoming passive.

Song Xi didn’t speak. She slightly lowered her head, her delicate eyelashes pressing down, concealing the dark color in her eyes, a faint, almost imperceptible cold smirk on her lips.

A threat? Jiang Yixue was using Li Wan to threaten her.

Li Wan had been sent to the $\text{Medicine}$ $\text{Hall}$ on $\text{Wansnow}$ $\text{Peak}$. The $\text{Medicine}$ $\text{Hall}$ was restricted territory, and Song Xi could not enter without permission, so she had been completely unaware of Li Wan’s condition.

Song Xi was absolutely certain that there was something wrong with this set of sword techniques; otherwise, why would Jiang Yixue resort to coercion and enticement repeatedly?

But Jiang Yixue had truly seized her weakness. Li Wan… was like a scar carved into Song Xi’s heart…

Li Wan had lost her mother since childhood. Her father found her a stepmother, but the stepmother treated her very poorly.

To get money for her younger brother’s schooling, the stepmother actually sold her directly to a brothel.

Li Wan was unwilling and secretly ran away halfway, begging on the streets to survive.

Finally, by chance, she encountered the $\text{Yuqing}$ $\text{Sect}$ recruiting disciples. She actually possessed a slight talent for cultivation, so she came to the $\text{Yuqing}$ $\text{Sect}$.

In her previous life, Li Wan’s cultivation was crippled by Yan Zi and Yan Ming on the dueling platform, and she was expelled from the $\text{Yuqing}$ $\text{Sect}$.

She was homeless, abandoned even by the $\text{Yuqing}$ $\text{Sect}$, her last refuge.

By the time Song Xi was capable of finding her, Li Wan was already lying dead on the street. This became an eternal hurdle Song Xi could never overcome.

No matter what, since she had been reborn.

Aside from being determined to kill $\text{Shendaozi}$, Song Xi had one more wish—to ensure Li Wan could live a peaceful life.

Jiang Yixue’s threat using Li Wan completely ignited the murderous intent in Song Xi’s heart. Her slightly lowered eyes carried a trace of coldness.

Seeing Song Xi’s eyes lowered for a long time, the strands of hair hanging by her temples obscured her expression, making it impossible to tell if she was sad.

Jiang Yixue couldn’t help but feel a pang of softness. She almost never spoke harsh words to Song Xi. That sentence must have scared Song Xi.

She sighed slightly in her heart, but Jiang Yixue still kept her expression stern, suppressing the softness in her heart. She absolutely could not back down on this matter concerning Song Xi’s future safety. Educating a child required a mix of toughness and gentleness; constant spoiling would ruin the child.

“As long as you learn the first three forms today, I will take you to see Li Wan. If you still haven’t learned them by sunset, you won’t get to see her.”

For Li Wan’s sake, even if there was a trap ahead, she had to jump into it. Temporarily submitting was for future revenge.

Song Xi gently bit the tip of her tongue, then nodded: “Okay.”

It was truly difficult to make this stubborn child concede. Jiang Yixue breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to feign a serious look: “Hold your sword properly.”

“The starting move is like this. First, you need to use the edge of the sword to thrust…”

As she spoke, Jiang Yixue circled her arms around Song Xi’s body, grasping Song Xi’s arms. She gently guided the $\text{Cleaving}$ $\text{Blade}$ $\text{Sword}$ in Song Xi’s hand, repeating the steps from before.

Without the injection of spiritual power, there was naturally no sword light; the speed was slow, and it didn’t even cause a breeze.

Because she was guiding Song Xi’s hand, Jiang Yixue’s movements were not as fluid as before.

This set of sword techniques lacked both the continuity it should have and the sharpness of the $\text{Wansnow}$ $\text{Sword}$ $\text{Technique}$. It was completely an awkward imitation.

Jiang Yixue initially explained each move, but as the guidance continued, Jiang Yixue’s words slowed down and then gradually stopped.

Snow, fundamentally, was not just about the continuous heavy snow and cold wind. Snow itself was silent, descending lightly upon the mortal world with the leverage of using a small effort to achieve a big effect… The overwhelming spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth swept towards Jiang Yixue.

Her movements completely froze. She slightly closed her eyes, entering a subtle state of profound meditation.

“How is this possible?” Song Xi murmured, the complexity in her eyes intensifying.

She, of course, recognized this state of sudden enlightenment and profound meditation. This was an epiphany that could only be occasionally encountered when one was entirely focused on cultivation.

This seemed to indicate that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the sword technique, and that Jiang Yixue was truly teaching her cultivation with all her heart, with absolutely no distracting thoughts.

Meditative states like this were very easily disturbed. Once disturbed, it would not only lead to a failure in advancement but also a backlash resulting in internal injuries, potentially even damaging the foundation of one’s cultivation.

Such a good opportunity was laid out before her. Song Xi didn’t know why, but she suddenly hesitated for a moment.

Epiphanies come and go quickly. In the instant Song Xi hesitated, Jiang Yixue had already awakened.

Jiang Yixue sensed her current strength. She had broken through from the $\text{Spirit}$-rank intermediate stage to the peak, still a distance away from the $\text{Heaven}$-rank.

Remembering the strength of the four male leads, this level of cultivation was insufficient. Jiang Yixue felt no sense of complacency: “Xi Xi, let’s continue.”

Song Xi finally snapped out of her daze, her palm stinging sharply.

While she had been lost in thought, she couldn’t help but tighten her grip on the sword, and the patterns on the sword hilt dug deep red marks into her hand.

Jiang Yixue was now recognized as a genius within the sect. Song Xi was Han Yansu’s only direct disciple. If she performed exceptionally, she could pose a threat to Jiang Yixue’s position as $\text{Young}$ $\text{Sect}$ $\text{Master}$. Regardless of how she looked at it, she shouldn’t be imparting all her knowledge to Song Xi.

The sword technique was fine. Did that mean all the kindness she showed was also genuine? Was she the one who had been misjudging Jiang Yixue with malice all along?

Once this thought appeared, it grew wildly in her mind, spreading uncontrollably.

But clearly, in the previous life… Song Xi’s mind fell into endless confusion…

Just then, a knock suddenly sounded outside the door: “Is $\text{Senior}$ $\text{Sister}$ Song there?”

Jiang Yixue frowned. She thought it was Lin Chen returning. But after listening several times, she realized the voice was completely unfamiliar, and she couldn’t immediately place who it was.

Jiang Yixue said, “Xi Xi, keep practicing first. I’ll go see who it is.” Then, she turned and walked towards the door.

The door opened, and standing outside was the attendant who had sold Jiang Yixue the $\text{Purple}$ $\text{Moon}$ $\text{Flowing}$ $\text{Light}$ $\text{Robe}$ at the $\text{Chizhen}$ $\text{Pavilion}$ a while ago.

Seeing that Jiang Yixue had opened the door, his smile deepened: “$\text{Young}$ $\text{Sect}$ $\text{Master}$, is $\text{Senior}$ $\text{Sister}$ Song here? $\text{Senior}$ $\text{Sister}$ Song came to the $\text{Chizhen}$ $\text{Pavilion}$ to buy $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ a while ago. The $\text{Chizhen}$ $\text{Pavilion}$ didn’t have all the goods at the time, but they’ve arrived now. I’ve reserved it for $\text{Senior}$ $\text{Sister}$ Song, and it’s just waiting for payment and collection.”

“$\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$?” Jiang Yixue frowned. What did Song Xi need this item for?

If $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ was damaged even slightly, all its medicinal properties would be lost, meaning it could not be used in elixirs.

However, $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ was unique. Consuming the whole plant could instantly heal all injuries. Its medicinal properties were gentle and had no side effects, making it more effective than healing elixirs. In times when there was no stable environment to recuperate, one stalk of $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ was almost equivalent to another life.

Song Xi had been within the $\text{Yuqing}$ $\text{Sect}$. Why would she need this item? Jiang Yixue immediately thought of Lin Chen…

Lin Chen was going on the $\text{Qingyang}$ $\text{Mountain}$ trial. He might encounter unknown dangers during the trial, and there would be no absolutely safe environment for healing.

Was Song Xi buying it for Lin Chen?

Jiang Yixue asked again: “How many contribution points does one stalk of $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ cost?”

“Three hundred thousand,” the attendant said, then hurriedly added, “$\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ is scarce, and there is only one stalk this time. Its quality is very high, so the price is a bit steep. But I know it’s not expensive for the $\text{Young}$ $\text{Sect}$ $\text{Master}$ and $\text{Senior}$ $\text{Sister}$ Song, so I held it back before it was even put on the shelves.”

Jiang Yixue’s face immediately darkened.

The contribution points she gave Song Xi had been instantly spent by her, and they were all spent on another man.

It took Jiang Yixue a full half-incense-stick’s time to accept the fact that Song Xi, after only a few encounters with Lin Chen, had quickly become blinded by love.

The attendant maintained his full smile.

Not long after he sold the $\text{Purple}$ $\text{Moon}$ $\text{Flowing}$ $\text{Light}$ $\text{Robe}$ to Jiang Yixue, Jiang Yixue took over the position of $\text{Young}$ $\text{Sect}$ $\text{Master}$.

He was worried about missing a good opportunity to curry favor when Song Xi came to buy $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$. Reserving the item had already exceeded his authority. By doing this and proactively showing up at her door, he was expressing his loyalty.

He originally thought Jiang Yixue would definitely see him in a new light because of this, but now… Jiang Yixue seemed to be in a bad mood?

“I don’t want it.” Jiang Yixue said in a cold voice. Just as she was about to close the door and dismiss the guest, she hesitated and said, “Do you have $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Scorpion}$ $\text{Grass}$? I’ll buy one stalk.”

$\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Scorpion}$ $\text{Grass}$ and $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ looked very similar. Most people couldn’t tell the difference, but the medicinal properties of the two herbs were completely different.

$\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ was used to heal injuries, extremely rare and very valuable. However, $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Scorpion}$ $\text{Grass}$ was very common and had little medicinal effect. Its only function was to accelerate blood flow in the body, causing a brief state of excitement during a fight, followed by a moment of weakness.

The $\text{Qingyang}$ $\text{Mountain}$ trial Lin Chen was attending would be led by Jiang Yixue. For Xue Qiancheng’s sake, Jiang Yixue would do everything in her power to ensure his safety. Buying him something so expensive was a waste; it would be better to save the money for Song Xi to buy pretty dresses.

As for replacing $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Star}$ $\text{Grass}$ with $\text{Heavenly}$ $\text{Scorpion}$ $\text{Grass}$, Jiang Yixue admitted that she was a little jealous.

Why did he so easily win the heart of her precious child just by being the male lead? She worked so hard but gained nothing. Jiang Yixue felt unfairly treated.

It seemed that Song Xi and Lin Chen were still too close. The $\text{Medicine}$ $\text{Hall}$ was right on $\text{Wansnow}$ $\text{Peak}$, too close for comfort.