Chapter 64: A Lesson

Just as Junior Brother Bai Ming was chiming in, Senior Brother Wei Yu came up to him, reached out, and gently plucked a leaf from his hair.

For a moment, alarm bells rang loudly in Junior Brother Bai Ming's heart.

Senior Brother Wei Yu pinched the leaf, "Did this get stuck when we landed? It really isn't easy to notice."

Through Senior Brother Wei Yu's figure, Junior Brother Bai Ming stole a glance at Senior Sister Tao Yu, who was standing to the side.

Had her smile faltered for a second just now?

This is bad, this is really bad.

Thinking of the true face the woman hid underneath, he only felt a headache coming on.

"It's indeed not easy to notice by oneself. Senior Brother, look, it seems Senior Sister has one on her head too." Junior Brother Bai Ming said, his mind racing to find a solution.

Senior Sister Tao Yu looked dazed, her eyes blank, "Is that so?"

Senior Brother Wei Yu looked over, walked to Senior Sister Tao Yu's side, and carefully plucked the fallen leaf from the tips of her hair, "Junior Sister, you have some on your hair too."

"Senior Brother, you have some on your back too." Senior Sister Tao Yu's eyes were slightly shy, and she reached out to tidy him up.

Senior Brother Wei Yu bent slightly, a gentle smile appearing on his face, "Many thanks, Junior Sister."

Senior Sister Tao Yu turned to the side, her face flushed, rosy red.

It should be fine now.

Seeing this scene, Junior Brother Bai Ming wiped his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he didn't get in their way, nothing should go wrong.

Just as he was thinking this, calls came from the two people not far away.

"Junior Brother Bai, let's go."

"Little Junior Brother, hurry and keep up."

Junior Brother Bai Ming looked up and responded, "Coming."

The group strolled around casually, picking some herbs along the way.

Whenever they encountered novel herbs, Senior Sister Tao Yu would take the initiative to pull Junior Brother Bai Ming over to see and explain them, just as gentle and meticulous as before.

She held nothing back.

Thinking of yesterday's events, Junior Brother Bai Ming still held some reservations, but looking at Senior Sister Tao Yu's gentle and serious profile, the estrangement in his heart faded a bit at this moment.

Senior Sister Tao Yu turned her head to look at Junior Brother Bai Ming, "Did you understand?"

"Understood." Junior Brother Bai Ming was slightly stunned, just having regained his focus, and he avoided Senior Sister Tao Yu's gaze.

Senior Sister Tao Yu stared at Junior Brother Bai Ming, "Then repeat what I just said."

Junior Brother Bai Ming paused for a moment, "Senior Sister just said that this is sea-bright grass, which grows near rivers, likes dampness and loves sunlight. At the same time, when used as medicinal material, it can increase the speed of spiritual power transmission in the body and accelerate the casting of spells."

"It also has an unexpected bonus for some water-based techniques, and is one of the herbs for the healing elixir, Sea-Heart Jade Dew Pill." Junior Brother Bai Ming finished in one breath.

Senior Sister Tao Yu's eyes were slightly startled, and she nodded gently, "It seems you listened to it all. It was Senior Sister who misunderstood you, but you must not let your mind wander in the future."

Junior Brother Bai Ming lowered his head, "Senior Sister is right to lecture me."

Senior Brother Wei Yu leaned against a large tree and sent a voice transmission: "Junior Sister is too strict. Isn't it enough that he remembered it?"

Junior Brother Bai Ming smoothed things over, "It was indeed me who was distracted. Senior Sister is so serious, yet I was somewhat disrespectful to her."

Senior Sister Tao Yu smiled slightly, "It's fine, I'm just a little worried about Little Junior Brother. You can tell me if you have any troubles."

No, seriously.

Senior Sister, you are my trouble.

Junior Brother Bai Ming nodded, "Senior Sister, I will."

Senior Brother Wei Yu in the distance leaned against the tree, his body slightly turned, "Your Senior Sister can counsel you, and Senior Brother can also be a listener."

"Mm."

After collecting the herbs, the group returned to the small mountain peak where they lived.

Senior Brother Wei Yu waved goodbye, "Then Senior Brother will go first, rest well."

Senior Sister Tao Yu had a smile on her lips and nodded her head slightly, "Don't overwork yourself in cultivation and end up hurting your body. Your spiritual meridians haven't healed yet, so you must be extra careful. Remember to drink some spiritual liquid when your energy regulation is not smooth."

"Alright, Senior Brother, Senior Sister, I understand." Junior Brother Bai Ming waved his right hand lightly, while his left hand still gripped the jade bottle.

When the figures of the two completely disappeared, Junior Brother Bai Ming came into the room and placed the jade bottle on the table.

He sat on the bed, "It seems Senior Sister is still kind, just a bit paranoid about Senior Brother's affairs."

"As long as I don't get involved, there shouldn't be any trouble."

Thinking of this, Junior Brother Bai Ming's mood eased, and he began to absorb the spiritual energy in the air.

Wisps of pure spiritual energy poured into his damaged spiritual roots.

Despite the day-after-day efforts over these past few days, there was still no sign of the spiritual roots recovering.

Feeling that the infusion of spiritual energy didn't have much effect on the spiritual roots, Junior Brother Bai Ming sighed helplessly, but he did not give up.

The spiritual roots showed no signs of recovery for the time being, but the spiritual meridians did.

This actually gave him some hope; perhaps when the spiritual meridians fully recovered and the efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy increased, the spiritual roots would show signs of recovery.

Holding this sentiment, Junior Brother Bai Ming had a bit more motivation and focused more intently on absorbing spiritual energy.

Twilight flashed by, and the sky changed into a brilliant starry night; distant stars each radiated a unique brilliance, embellishing this black curtain of night with a touch of charm.

Feeling some fatigue, Junior Brother Bai Ming slowly opened his eyes, picked up the jade bottle on the table, and drank it in one gulp.

The rich medicinal liquid spread throughout his body, and the fatigue brought on by absorbing spiritual energy was swept away.

"It's about time, nothing should happen tonight." Junior Brother Bai Ming pushed open the door and looked at the starry night above his head.

…

Dots of starlight shone down from the night sky, and the overlapping mountain peaks appeared somewhat lonely.

Large swaths of the mountains were hidden under the night curtain, with only some parts directly illuminated by the starlight, floating on the surface and emitting a faint glow.

Braving the cold evening wind, Junior Brother Bai Ming climbed the mountain peak step by step.

A beautiful figure was sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, seemingly having waited for a long time.

"Senior Sister, I'm here." Junior Brother Bai Ming spoke softly.

The figure in the distance nodded gently, signaling for Junior Brother Bai Ming to come over.

Junior Brother Bai Ming came nearby, casually found a large rock to sit on, and waited quietly for a while, but the woman in front of him didn't seem to react.

He hesitated and spoke, "I…"

"You…"

Unexpectedly, the young girl also spoke at the same time, and both their voices immediately stopped.

Junior Brother Bai Ming reacted, "Senior Sister, you speak first."

Senior Sister Tao Yu nodded and walked slowly towards Junior Brother Bai Ming, "Alright."

"I'm asking you, did you treat my words as wind blowing past your ears?"

The young girl's reproachful voice came with the wind.

"Ah." Junior Brother Bai Ming was slightly stunned, then quickly answered, "Senior Sister, I didn't. I have already deliberately kept my distance from Senior Brother."

Senior Sister Tao Yu let out a cold snort and came to stand before Junior Brother Bai Ming, "Hmph——"

She kicked Junior Brother Bai Ming down and stepped on his head, "Then tell me, why did you have to hold Senior Brother's arm, and why did you have Senior Brother tidy your hair?"

Ignoring the force on his face, Junior Brother Bai Ming hurriedly explained, "Weren't we flying at the time? If I didn't hold on, I would have fallen and died. As for the leaf, Senior Brother came over himself."

Senior Sister Tao Yu's eyes were sharp, "Are you trying to say it's all Senior Brother's fault?"

Junior Brother Bai Ming said urgently: "No, I mean to say that these were uncontrollable factors."

Senior Sister Tao Yu snorted coldly, "I don't care about that; I only know that I saw with my own eyes you and Senior Brother getting together."

What the hell, is she even being reasonable?

Feeling the pressure of the small foot on his head increase, Junior Brother Bai Ming felt somewhat broken.

"Didn't I help Senior Sister too?"

Senior Sister Tao Yu's small foot paused slightly, as if recalling, "Are you talking about that time?"

She suddenly applied force, stepping heavily on Junior Brother Bai Ming's face, "Do you think I need you to bestow me an opportunity?"