The young girl arrived in a frantic hurry.
Hearing that Eldest Senior Brother had run into trouble, Ye Tianyi’s face immediately filled with anxiety.
At the same time, he could not understand. Since something went wrong, why not seek out the Elders or the Sect Leader? What was the point of running to Lu Changsheng?
Lu Changsheng, however, maintained a calm expression. He merely raised an eyebrow and said, “What went wrong this time? So troublesome!”
“burly?” Ye Tianyi was stunned.
After the young girl finished explaining the situation, she quietly looked at Lu Changsheng. Her face was full of smiles, and her eyes were already glistening with moisture.
The girl was named Luo Xianling, the daughter of the Sect Leader. She often came here to follow Lu Changsheng around.
Feeling her gaze, Lu Changsheng said helplessly, “Junior Sister, didn’t you say Senior Brother ran into trouble?”
“That’s right!”
“Then hurry up and bring him back!”
“He’s already on the way! I came ahead to tell you!”
“I see!”
Lu Changsheng frowned. He was truly at a loss when it came to this Junior Sister.
After all, she was the Sect Leader’s daughter. Acting like this all the time drew far too much attention, which completely conflicted with his low-key nature.
Shouldering a bit of a bad reputation was not a big deal. At most, people would call him a wastrel or a piece of trash. Such things were harmless.
As long as he did not commit any grave sins, no one would have the free time to bother with a useless wastrel.
But if he got tangled up with the Sect Leader’s daughter, the situation would be entirely different.
Just thinking about it made him feel helpless.
Soon, several disciples were seen supporting a figure as they walked toward the courtyard.
The person being supported was none other than Qingyun Peak’s Eldest Senior Brother, Zhou Qingyu.
He was tall and handsome. Even while leaning on others, he carried an imposing, heroic aura.
“Senior Brother!”
Ye Tianyi hurried forward, his eyes full of worry, reaching out to examine him.
Instead, Zhou Qingyu pushed him aside and threw himself straight toward Lu Changsheng.
“Junior Brother, I have a problem again!”
“Don’t panic!”
Lu Changsheng replied, supporting his Senior Brother into the house, leaving Ye Tianyi standing there dumbfounded.
“What is the meaning of this?” He looked at Luo Xianling.
Luo Xianling said, “He is having Senior Brother Changsheng identify his problem and heal his injuries!”
“Him? Identify the problem? Heal his injuries?” Ye Tianyi’s frown deepened as he spoke. “Isn’t this sheer nonsense? Has Senior Brother lost his mind?”
With that, he moved to charge into the room. Although he did not know what was going on, just thinking about this little Junior Brother made him feel the situation was completely unreliable.
Luo Xianling, however, said with dissatisfaction, “Senior Brother Changsheng handles it every time, and there’s never been a problem!”
“What do you mean, ‘every time’?”
Ye Tianyi was stunned. Could he really have misjudged his little Junior Brother?
Could it be that the little Junior Brother, who seemed so idle and lazy, was actually a miracle healer?
Just as this thought crossed his mind, Lu Changsheng walked out of the room. From afar, they saw him heave a sigh.
“Ah, always making me worry. Can cultivation be rushed? If I wasn’t on this peak, it would fall apart sooner or later!”
He muttered to himself as he walked into another room.
Ye Tianyi hurried over to check. Inside, Zhou Qingyu was already sitting on the bed, his originally pale complexion having regained some color.
“Senior Brother, what exactly happened?”
“It is nothing. I just accidentally injured myself while cultivating my sword intent, so I asked little Junior Brother to take a look. By following his instructions, I have already mostly stabilized.”
Ye Tianyi exclaimed in shock, “He understands the sword dao too?”
Yesterday he helped Senior Sister examine a Formation, and today he was discussing the sword dao with Senior Brother. Was this still the little Junior Brother he knew?
Zhou Qingyu thought for a moment and said, “He does understand some, though not much.”
“And you still dared to let him treat you?”
“He might not know much, but he has read a vast number of ancient texts. Whenever a problem arises, he can always find the solution within those books!”
Ye Tianyi found it hard to believe.
Soon, Lu Changsheng returned, holding a book.
“Senior Brother, I saw it in this book. It is very similar to the problem you encountered!”
Before Zhou Qingyu could reach for it, Ye Tianyi snatched it away and examined it carefully. Indeed, there was no flaw.
Based on what Senior Brother had described, it was an almost perfect remedy.
“How did you know it was in this book?” Ye Tianyi asked.
Lu Changsheng replied, “I read books when I have nothing better to do. I happened to see it before, and when Senior Brother mentioned his condition, I remembered!”
Zhou Qingyu did not say much more. He took the book and flipped through it, nodding as he read. He found it highly reasonable; his problem had received a flawless answer.
However, as he continued turning the pages, he found nothing but blank space.
“What about the rest of the content?”
“I don’t know either. When I found it, there were only these few pages!” Lu Changsheng said.
At that moment, Ye Tianyi noticed his fingers had turned black. He seemed to have gotten wet ink on them!
“This…”
“The weather has been damp lately. It’s probably just ink bleeding through!”
Lu Changsheng offered a quick explanation. The others did not pay it much mind. Only Ye Tianyi felt that something was off, though he could not put his finger on what.
Soon, their attention returned to Zhou Qingyu.
As the Eldest Senior Brother of Qingyun Peak, he possessed exceptional talent. At a young age of less than thirty, he had already reached the ninth layer of Essence Condensation, placing him not far from Core Formation.
The Sect placed tremendous importance on him.
Looking across all the Sect disciples in Cangzhou, he was a top-tier existence.
Not only that, but he cultivated the sword dao and had already comprehended the sixth layer of sword intent. The world praised him as a once-in-a-century sword dao genius.
He was even known as the Little Sword Immortal of Cangyun.
After all, the sword dao was extremely difficult to cultivate. Ordinary cultivators struggled to even become a Novice. Two layers were already the absolute limit for many in their entire lives.
If one could comprehend nine layers of sword intent, they would have a chance to touch the legendary state of Sword Heart Clarity.
It was a dream countless sword cultivators spent their entire lives pursuing.
Across the entire Yue Kingdom, such a remarkable figure had never appeared!
Zhou Qingyu was no exception. Aside from building his cultivation base, he spent his time comprehending the sword dao without a moment’s rest.
With his day-and-night efforts, even Lu Changsheng, who stayed on this peak all day, rarely saw him more than twice a month.
And every time Zhou Qingyu came looking for him, it was to ask if he had read any books with similar problems. Lu Changsheng always had to fabricate a solution on the spot. This time had been particularly rushed, and he had nearly exposed himself.
Seeing that the crisis had passed, Lu Changsheng prepared to leave the room.
But Zhou Qingyu called out, “Little Junior Brother!”
“What is it?”
“The Ning family has arrived. Go handle the matter.”
“Alright, no problem!” Lu Changsheng agreed and left the room.
However, seeing Zhou Qingyu return to intensely studying the book after speaking, he could not help but shake his head.
“Isn’t this sword dao thing something you can do as long as you have hands? Is it really that difficult?”
He truly could not understand it.
Ye Tianyi stayed behind, intent on having a serious talk with his Senior Brother regarding their little Junior Brother.
Ultimately, even if one read extensively and had insights into certain matters, the true foundation of a cultivator was still their cultivation base. Without actual cultivation, where would the power come from?
Luo Xianling, meanwhile, chased after Lu Changsheng as he walked out.
“Senior Brother Changsheng, where are you going? Wait for me!”
Glancing at the girl catching up to him, Lu Changsheng asked, “Is there something you need, Junior Sister Luo?”
“I’m fine, I just wanted to speak with you for a bit!”
As Luo Xianling spoke, a hint of bashfulness appeared on her face.
Lu Changsheng simply gave an “Oh” and replied, “Then let’s talk when we have free time. I have matters to attend to.”
“What matters do you have?”
“Senior Brother just mentioned it, so I need to make a trip to Cangyun City!”
“For what?”
Lu Changsheng said, “There’s quite a bit to do. Ning Yuxin has arrived in Cangyun City; I have to go meet her.”
“Ning Yuxin? The daughter of Cangzhou’s wealthiest man?”
“That’s right!”
Lu Changsheng confirmed.
Luo Xianling’s willow-like eyebrows shot up. Visiting courtesans was one thing; she knew Lu Changsheng often frequented such places.
But Ning Yuxin was the daughter of the wealthiest man in Cangzhou. She had heard from her father that the Lord of Qingyun Peak seemed to be on incredibly good terms with this wealthy merchant, and had even arranged a marriage between one of his disciples and Ning Yuxin!
“What is she here for? It couldn’t be to discuss the marriage arrangement, right?”
Luo Xianling felt a sudden sense of crisis. She was just about to ask, but Lu Changsheng had already vanished.
Although it had never been specified which disciple the marriage was for, she worried-what if the other party took a liking to Lu Changsheng?
“No, Senior Brother Changsheng, you can’t go! Let…”
Before she could even finish her sentence, he was gone. Lu Changsheng had already arrived outside the Cangyun Sect, heading straight toward Cangyun City.