The Child I Raised Turned Out To Be A Reborn Big Shot - Chapter 12

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

Jiang Yixue frowned and asked, “Why?”

“I think I can learn it slowly.” Song Xi casually found an excuse. “I can learn by myself. I don’t need Sister to teach me.”

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

A hypocritical person like Jiang Yixue—after being loosely held by her just now, Song Xi already felt as if she were no longer clean.

Jiang Yixue’s expression abruptly turned cold. “Song Xi, if you don’t practice this sword technique properly today, don’t even think about seeing Li Wan again.”

Although Song Xi was soft and adorable, and Jiang Yixue’s heart was very easily softened toward such a Song Xi, when it came to educating a child, Jiang Yixue would absolutely not be vague.

Song Xi possessed divine veins. Whether or not she became entangled with the four male leads, she would definitely become the center of the whirlpool that threw the whole world into chaos. Song Xi had to possess the ability to protect herself in order to avoid falling into a passive position.

Song Xi did not speak. She lowered her head slightly, her thick lashes pressing down and hiding the darkness in her eyes. At the corner of her lips was an almost imperceptible cold smile.

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

Li Wan had previously been sent to the Medicine Hall on Wanxue Peak. The Medicine Hall was a restricted area, and Song Xi could not enter without permission, so she had never known how Li Wan was doing.

Song Xi was completely certain now. There was definitely something wrong with this sword technique. Otherwise, why would Jiang Yixue threaten and tempt her again and again?

But Jiang Yixue had truly grasped her weak point.

Li Wan… was like a scar carved into Song Xi’s heart.

Li Wan had lost her mother when she was very young. Her father found her a stepmother, but her stepmother treated her terribly.

In order to exchange her for money to pay for the younger brother at home to go to school, that stepmother actually sold her straight into a brothel.

Li Wan was unwilling to accept it. Halfway there, she secretly ran away and survived by begging along the road.

In the end, by coincidence, she encountered Yuqing Sect recruiting disciples. And she actually had a little bit of talent for cultivation, so she came to Yuqing Sect.

In Song Xi’s previous life, Li Wan had been crippled by Yan Zi and Yan Ming on the martial arena and expelled from Yuqing Sect.

She had no home to return to, and even Yuqing Sect, her final place of shelter, had abandoned her.

By the time Song Xi had the ability to go find her, Li Wan was already a corpse lying in the street. This became a hurdle in Song Xi’s heart that she could never overcome.

No matter what, since she had been reborn this time, aside from definitely killing Shendaozi, Song Xi had another wish—that Li Wan could live a peaceful life.

Jiang Yixue’s words, using Li Wan as a threat, completely stirred the killing intent in Song Xi’s heart. A faint chill appeared in her slightly lowered eyes.

Seeing Song Xi keep her eyes lowered for a long time, with the strands of hair by her temples hiding her expression, Jiang Yixue could not tell whether she was feeling sad.

Jiang Yixue could not help beginning to soften. She almost never spoke harshly to Song Xi. That sentence just now had definitely frightened her.

After sighing lightly in her heart, Jiang Yixue still kept her face tense and suppressed the soft feeling in her chest. Something that concerned Song Xi’s future safety absolutely could not be compromised on. Educating children required both gentleness and firmness. If she spoiled the child all the time, she would spoil her rotten.

“As long as you learn the first three moves today, I’ll take you to see Li Wan. If you still haven’t learned them by sunset, then you won’t be able to see her.”

For Li Wan’s sake, even if the thing before her was a pit, Song Xi had to jump into it. Bowing her head temporarily was for the sake of revenge later.

Song Xi lightly bit the tip of her tongue, then nodded. “All right.”

It really was not easy to make this stubborn child lower her head. Jiang Yixue let out a breath of relief, then continued pretending to be stern. “Hold your sword properly.”

“The opening stance is like this. First, you have to use the edge of the blade to thrust…”

As she spoke, Jiang Yixue wrapped an arm around Song Xi’s body and held Song Xi’s arm. With gentle strength, she guided the Zhanmang Sword in Song Xi’s hand and repeated the steps from just now.

Without the infusion of spiritual power, there naturally was no sword light. The speed was very slow too, and it did not stir even the sound of wind.

Because she was guiding Song Xi’s hand, Jiang Yixue’s movements were no longer as fluid as before.

This set of sword techniques had lost the continuous, unending quality the Wanxue Sword Techniques should have, and it also lacked their sharpness. It had become something that looked a little unlike anything at all.

At first, Jiang Yixue was still explaining each move one by one. But as the guidance continued, Jiang Yixue’s words slowed, then gradually stopped.

Snow was never only endless sudden snowfall and cold wind. Snow itself descended upon the mortal world silently, lightly, and delicately, with a momentum that used four ounces to move a thousand pounds…

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth swept toward Jiang Yixue from every direction.

Her movements stopped completely. She closed her eyes slightly and entered a mysterious meditative state.

“How could this be?” Song Xi murmured to herself, the complexity in her eyes growing stronger and stronger.

Of course she knew what this kind of meditative state was. This was enlightenment, something one could only encounter by chance when fully devoted to cultivation.

This seemed to prove that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the sword technique just now, and that Jiang Yixue really had been wholeheartedly teaching her cultivation. There could not have been the slightest distracting thought in her heart.

At a time like this, a meditative state of enlightenment was very easily disturbed. Once disturbed, not only would the advancement fail, but the person might even suffer backlash and internal injuries, or even damage their foundation.

Such a good opportunity was right in front of her.

For some reason, Song Xi suddenly hesitated for an instant.

Enlightenment came quickly and left quickly. In the instant Song Xi hesitated, Jiang Yixue had already awakened.

Jiang Yixue sensed her current strength. She had broken through from the middle stage of the Spirit level to the peak, but there was still some distance before she reached the Heaven level.

Thinking of the four male leads’ strength, this bit of cultivation was still not enough. Jiang Yixue did not feel the slightest sense of pride or satisfaction. “Xixi, let’s continue.”

Only then did Song Xi come back to herself, and her palm throbbed with pain.

When she had fallen into thought just now, the hand holding the sword had unconsciously tightened, and the patterns on the hilt had pressed deep red marks into her skin.

Jiang Yixue was now acknowledged within the sect as a genius. Song Xi was Han Yansu’s only personal disciple. If she performed outstandingly, she would be enough to threaten Jiang Yixue’s position as Young Sect Master. No matter how one looked at it, Jiang Yixue should not be teaching her everything without reservation.

There was no problem with the sword technique.

Then were all those things she had done to treat Song Xi well also real?

Had Song Xi been maliciously judging Jiang Yixue all this time?

The moment that thought appeared, it grew wildly in her heart, spreading uncontrollably.

But clearly, in her previous life…

Song Xi’s mind sank into endless conflict.

Just then, a knock suddenly sounded outside the door. “May I ask if Sister Song is here?”

Jiang Yixue frowned. She thought Lin Chen had returned. But after listening carefully several times, she realized that this voice was very unfamiliar. For a moment, she could not think of who it was.

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

The main door opened. Standing outside was the steward who had sold Jiang Yixue the Purple Moon Flowing Light Dress at Qizhen Pavilion some time ago.

Seeing that the person opening the door was Jiang Yixue, the smile on his face deepened. “Young Sect Master, is Sister Song here? Some time ago, Sister Song came to Qizhen Pavilion to buy Heavenly Star Grass. At the time, Qizhen Pavilion’s stock was incomplete. Now that the item has arrived, I’ve already reserved it for Sister Song. She only needs to go pay and collect it.”

“Heavenly Star Grass?” Jiang Yixue frowned. What did Song Xi need that for?

If Heavenly Star Grass suffered even the slightest damage, all of its medicinal power would be lost, which meant Heavenly Star Grass was destined not to be used in medicine refinement.

But Heavenly Star Grass was also very unique. If consumed whole, it could instantly repair all injuries. Its medicinal power was gentle and had no side effects, making it even more useful than healing pills. So when one did not have a safe environment in which to rest and recover from injuries, one stalk of Heavenly Star Grass was practically equal to another life.

Song Xi had always been inside Yuqing Sect. Why would she need such a thing?

Jiang Yixue immediately thought of Lin Chen…

Lin Chen was going to the Qingyang Mountain trial. No one knew what dangers he might encounter during the trial, and there would absolutely not be a completely safe environment for healing.

Could Song Xi be buying it for Lin Chen?

Jiang Yixue asked again, “How many contribution points does one stalk of Heavenly Star Grass cost?”

“Three hundred thousand.” After saying this, the steward hurriedly added, “Heavenly Star Grass is rare. This time, there is only one stalk, and its quality is very high, so the price is a little expensive. But I know that for the Young Sect Master and Sister Song, it doesn’t count as expensive, so before it was even put on the shelves, I held it back.”

Jiang Yixue’s face instantly darkened.

The contribution points she had given Song Xi were about to be spent all at once, and all of it was actually going to be spent on a wild man.

Jiang Yixue spent a full half-stick of incense worth of time accepting the fact that Song Xi had only met Lin Chen a few times, yet had already rapidly degenerated into a love-brained fool.

The steward still kept a smile all over his face.

Not long after he had sold Jiang Yixue the Purple Moon Flowing Light Dress, Jiang Yixue had taken over the position of Young Sect Master.

He had been worrying over missing a good opportunity to ingratiate himself with her when Song Xi came to buy Heavenly Star Grass. Reserving goods had actually already exceeded his authority. The reason he had done this, and even personally come to the door, was to express his attitude.

He had originally thought Jiang Yixue would definitely view him differently because of this matter. But now… Jiang Yixue seemed to be in a rather bad mood?

“We don’t want it.” Jiang Yixue said coldly. Just as she was about to close the door and send the guest away, she hesitated, then said, “Do you have Heavenly Scorpion Grass? I’ll buy one stalk.”

Heavenly Scorpion Grass and Heavenly Star Grass looked extremely similar. Ordinary people could not distinguish them at all, but their medicinal properties were completely different.

Heavenly Star Grass was used to repair injuries. It was extremely rare and valuable. But Heavenly Scorpion Grass was very common and had no real medicinal effect. Its only use was to accelerate the circulation of blood inside the body, causing a person to enter a brief excited state during battle. A moment later, they would experience a wave of weakness.

Jiang Yixue was the one leading Lin Chen’s Qingyang Mountain trial. For Xue Qiancheng’s sake, Jiang Yixue would do everything she could to keep him safe. Buying him something this expensive would be a waste. It would be better to save the money and buy Song Xi pretty little dresses.

As for replacing the Heavenly Star Grass with Heavenly Scorpion Grass, Jiang Yixue admitted that she was a little jealous.

Why was it that he could rely on his identity as a male lead and so easily win the heart of her family’s cabbage? She had worked so hard and yet gained nothing. Jiang Yixue felt deeply unbalanced.

It seemed Song Xi and Lin Chen were still too close. The Medicine Hall was on Wanxue Peak, far too near.