The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 8

When Song Xi woke up, Jiang Yixue was not in the room.

There was only an insulated food box placed on the table. When she lifted the lid, inside was a bowl of matsutake chicken porridge. The temperature was just right, and faint steam was still rising from it.

Beside it was a note, written in elegant handwriting:

I’ve gone to meet the disciples participating in the Qingyang Mountain trial. Don’t forget to eat after you wake up. You may move around Qinglian Residence freely.

The signature beneath the note was Jiang Yixue’s.

Song Xi smelled the matsutake chicken porridge and could not help frowning slightly. The porridge seemed to have been cooked long enough, and the fragrance of rice was rich, but beneath the rice aroma, there was honey, and pepper…

Song Xi turned around and poured the matsutake chicken porridge away.

Even a dog wouldn’t eat something like this.

Sure enough, Jiang Yixue saving her yesterday had all been fake. She must have wanted to slowly boil the frog in warm water, pretending to treat her well while secretly using little tricks like this to frame her.

As Sect Master, Xue Qiancheng had countless affairs to handle every day. If it was only these small methods, she definitely would not interfere.

“Smarter than in my previous life, but still nothing impressive.”

Song Xi curled her lip, placed the bowl and chopsticks back where they had been, and pretended she had finished eating.

Did Jiang Yixue really think buying her a couple of outfits would make her lower her guard? She was far too naive.

According to Yuqing Sect’s rules, regardless of whether one was a personal disciple or not, as long as one had not reached the Mystic-rank cultivation level, one had to participate in collective morning training. If one was late, regardless of the reason, one would be punished directly.

If she ate the bowl of porridge Jiang Yixue had prepared, she would definitely get diarrhea and lose time.

Being late would lead to punishment. If she was punished too many times, they could directly label her as someone who was not diligent in cultivation and expel her from her master’s lineage.

She was the personal disciple of Han Yansu, the chief elder of the Punishment Hall. Now, she had also received Sect Master Xue Qiancheng’s favor and lived together with Young Sect Master Jiang Yixue. Moreover, Jiang Yixue treated her very well and had bought her such an expensive Purple Light Flowing Moon Dress on the very first day, causing rumors to spread throughout the entire sect…

If she was late the first time she participated in Wanxue Peak’s collective morning training, many people would definitely think she had become arrogant because of favoritism.

Thinking of this, Song Xi changed out of her clothes before walking outside.

The morning training location was at the foot of Wanxue Peak. Only by going from the foot of the mountain to the summit within half an hour would one be considered to have completed the morning training.

Although using spiritual energy was not forbidden, these disciples were at most at the Yellow-rank cultivation level, so it was not easy for them.

Cultivation levels were roughly divided into six major ranks: Yellow, Mystic, Earth, Spirit, Heaven, and Immortal. Yellow rank was only the stage where spiritual energy had just awakened and one was building the foundation. Therefore, physical foundation was also very important. Morning training was meant to help these disciples build a strong foundation.

When Jiang Yixue returned, morning training had already begun. When she returned to Qinglian Residence, she did not see Song Xi. She only saw the empty bowl and chopsticks.

This was the first time someone had eaten the food she made so cleanly. Jiang Yixue nearly burst into tears. Sure enough, the child she was raising was the most sensible.

So Jiang Yixue made a temporary decision: she would go pick up the child from morning training.

The nominal disciple on duty today, Xiao Chu, was leaning against a huge rock at the finish line on the summit, bored and yawning. Suddenly, the sound of spiritual energy cutting through the air came over.

He let out a light yawn and opened his eyes. What entered his sight was a pale green figure. Her waterfall-like black hair slowly drifted down as her spiritual energy settled. Beneath the shadow of her temple hair was a cold, peerless face. Her brows were like distant mountains, and her cool, pale glass-colored eyes reflected a faint cold light.

Xiao Chu’s legs went weak from fright, and he nearly stumbled.

He hurriedly straightened his clothes and came forward to greet her. “Young Sect Master, why do you have time to come here? Morning training has only just begun. It’ll still be quite a while before they reach the summit, so I was just resting for a bit…”

His anxious tone was full of explanation. He only had to be on duty once a month, yet here he was slacking off.

Yesterday, Jiang Yixue had already taken over the position of Young Sect Master. Things were different now. With a single word, Jiang Yixue could remove him from his position as a nominal disciple. He did not dare be anything but cautious.

Jiang Yixue glanced at him without speaking. She directly stood at the peak and looked down the mountain.

The view from the summit was excellent. Looking out, she could clearly see the disciples climbing along the mountain path below.

Jiang Yixue searched for quite a while before finally finding Song Xi. She was almost at the very back.

Jiang Yixue was not surprised that Song Xi had fallen behind.

During this period, Wanxue Peak had not recruited new disciples, meaning that all the disciples below had Yellow-rank cultivation. Only Song Xi had just awakened spiritual energy and could not even be considered Yellow rank yet.

For her to still be barely keeping up at the back of the group was already a very good performance.

Jiang Yixue frowned slightly. Song Xi was not wearing the Purple Light Flowing Moon Dress. She was not even wearing any of the clothes bought from Brocade Workshop. Instead, she was wearing the most ordinary disciple uniform. No wonder Jiang Yixue had needed to look several times before finding her.

This disciple uniform seemed to be the same one Song Xi had worn on the martial stage that day. The holes had already been sewn up with patches, but there was still blood and dirt on the front of the robe.

However, Song Xi herself was beautiful, with bright and gorgeous features. Even wearing those dirty clothes, she did not look wretched. Her small face, covered in sweat yet still stubborn, instead looked even more adorable.

Morning training was hard work. Even for those Yellow-rank disciples, their spiritual energy was not enough to support them all the way to the summit, so they mostly had to rely on the strength of their bodies. Before long, before even reaching halfway up the mountain, each of the disciples was already drenched in sweat.

Jiang Yixue’s gaze remained entirely on Song Xi.

Although Song Xi had fallen to the very back of the group, she kept gritting her teeth and refused to give up. Patches of sweat gradually appeared on her clothes. Her steps also became heavier and slower.

Warmth gradually appeared in Jiang Yixue’s cold eyes. She stared at Song Xi for a long time and sighed inwardly.

So this was the joy of raising someone?

Among the disciples moving along the mountain path, there were several who looked different from the others. Everyone else was sweating heavily from exhaustion, but they looked relaxed, their faces not red and their breathing steady.

If one got closer, one could see a faint layer of spiritual power attached to their feet. The relatively strong spiritual energy fluctuations around them also proved that their strength was already infinitely close to Mystic rank.

Morning training was very easy for them, and they did not want to work too hard. In any case, they had half an hour, so they simply lingered at the back of the group and walked slowly.

“Is that the Song Xi who fought Yan Zi and Yan Ming on the martial stage? Isn’t she Chief Elder Han’s disciple? Why did she come to our Wanxue Peak?”

“Seems like it’s her. I heard it’s because Chief Elder Han isn’t in the sect, so the Sect Master let her come to our Wanxue Peak to cultivate.”

“Heh, this girl is really something. Not only was she personally chosen by Chief Elder Han as a personal disciple, she’s even favored by the Sect Master.”

Although the words sounded like praise, they were full of sarcasm.

Especially when they said “really something,” they deliberately raised their voices.

The meaning in their tone was as if they were saying Song Xi had no ability at all, and who knew what kind of ridiculous luck she had stumbled into.

Because they were walking at the very back of the group and were very close to Song Xi, and because they had no intention of hiding it, Song Xi heard every single word clearly.

The expression on Song Xi’s face did not change in the slightest.

If it were her from her previous life, she might already be arguing with these people right now. But she had lived so many more years than them. Now, hearing such words was like listening to little children throwing a tantrum. Not only could it not shake her at all, she even found it rather laughable.

Seeing that Song Xi showed no reaction, the few of them exchanged glances. One of the boys ran a few steps forward and walked side by side with Song Xi, smiling as he said, “Hello, Junior Sister Song. I’m Zou Shan from Wanxue Peak. Morning training is so hard for Junior Sister Song. Do you want me to help?”

Song Xi ignored him and quickened her steps, wanting to shake off this plaster stuck to her skin.

Yuqing Sect had strict rules and trained its disciples well, but Yuqing Sect was vast and powerful, and there were always places beneath it that could not be looked after properly. Especially among these ordinary disciples, quite a few scum were mixed in. Song Xi had experienced this in her previous life.

Although these ordinary disciples had already reached the peak of Yellow rank, most of them had been forced into the sect through family connections. Their cultivation had also been piled up with heavenly treasures and earthly resources. Once they reached the peak of Yellow rank, they were basically at their limit.

Not only would such disciples never be chosen by elders to become personal disciples, they were not even qualified to be promoted to nominal disciples.

They understood as well. In their situation, they would just muddle along for a certain number of years and then be assigned outside the sect. They were already shameless deadweights who no longer cared, so when they did improper things, they had no scruples at all.

But Song Xi’s cultivation was too low. She had no ability to shake him off.

Zou Shan merely increased his speed slightly and once again stood beside Song Xi.

“Why is Junior Sister Song so unfriendly? Although I am only an ordinary disciple, according to the order in which we entered the sect, Junior Sister Song should still call me Senior Brother…”

“Get lost.”

Song Xi glanced at him faintly, then continued walking straight toward the summit.

Did this person really think she was a child of only a few years old? Within Yuqing Sect, seniority had never been ranked by the order of entry. As Chief Elder Han’s personal disciple, all nominal disciples and ordinary disciples in the sect should be calling her Senior Sister.

Song Xi had heard their words and knew these people were deliberately provoking her to waste her time. If she could not reach the summit within half an hour, not only would she be mocked, she would also be punished by running the mountain path three round trips.

Zou Shan had not expected Song Xi to be so cold, and to reject him so mercilessly.

Especially that glance Song Xi had given him just now. Those slightly upturned, beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with disdain. In the instant he met Song Xi’s eyes, he was actually frightened. Through those eyes, he seemed to see icy killing intent, and in that moment, all the blood in his body seemed to freeze from fear.

By the time he came back to his senses, Song Xi had already walked far away.

Seeing that the man did not chase after her, Song Xi gave a light sneer.

“Idiot…”

He could not even withstand one look from her. For someone like that to come out and stir up trouble, wasn’t he just inviting humiliation?

A few of Zou Shan’s companions walked to his side, laughing as they patted his shoulder.

“Hahaha, so Young Master Zou has a day when he gets rejected too.”

Zou Shan felt he had lost face, and his expression turned gloomy.

“Little slut. She actually dares to be so arrogant!”

“Isn’t it just dragging things out so she can’t reach the summit on time? Why make it so complicated?”

The boy beside Zou Shan smiled and said, “Although the rules say we can’t interfere with other disciples, the senior brother at the summit definitely won’t seriously monitor what’s happening below. We can just stop her directly, can’t we? Yan Zi and Yan Ming suffered a huge loss because of this little slut. If we help them avenge this, then when the time comes, Yan Ming might even invite us for drinks.”

Without waiting for anyone else to speak, he stepped forward and said, “If none of you dare, then I dare. At worst, I won’t finish morning training on time either and will be punished to run three round trips. What does that count for?”

When the others heard the names Yan Zi and Yan Ming, they could not help nodding slightly.

“Right. We should stand up for them.”

They seemed united, but what they were thinking about in their hearts was not friendship or loyalty.

Yan Zi and Yan Ming came from the Yan family. The Yan family was a cultivation clan. Although it was not much in front of Yuqing Sect, its influence was already considerable.

Moreover, the siblings had both reached peak Yellow rank at a young age. They would definitely become nominal disciples, and might even become personal disciples.

Although Song Xi had Chief Elder Han behind her, Chief Elder Han was not in the sect. Besides, everyone knew Chief Elder Han had always been proud and self-controlled. As long as they did not leave behind evidence or handles, Chief Elder Han would not make things difficult for a few young disciples without distinguishing right from wrong.

No matter how they looked at it, this deal was guaranteed profit with no loss.

At the summit, Xiao Chu was already drenched in cold sweat from fear. Jiang Yixue’s face was so gloomy it seemed capable of freezing over.

He said carefully, “Senior Sister Jiang, normally, we really do manage order properly… We really do manage it properly… Today is an accident…”

“An accident?”

Jiang Yixue snorted coldly. “If you usually managed things well, could it be this chaotic now?”

Jiang Yixue had seen all of it: Zou Shan approaching and pressuring Song Xi, and those people gathering together to scheme. Although she did not know what they had plotted, judging from their behavior, it was clearly aimed at Song Xi.

It seemed there had also been a similar plot in the original game. Song Xi was targeted during morning training.

Jiang Yixue searched through the memories in her mind.

How had it been resolved in the original plot?

In the original plot, Song Xi was targeted during morning training on Yanshan, and Lin Chen happened to pass by while delivering pills to a certain elder…

Jiang Yixue’s radar for strictly supervising Song Xi and preventing her from falling in love instantly activated.

Her expression turned grave.

So this was the beginning of that ill-fated bond?

No. It was not only the beginning of that ill-fated bond. It was also the starting point of her own destruction in that route.