I Just Won’t Play by the Book - Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Fight Back When You Were Bullied

“Of course, no problem.”

[ Chosen quest completed. Reward: Poisonous Magic + 1]

After receiving the two low-grade fire spirit stones, Jiang Beiran felt that he had earned tons of money. He invited that disciple into the carriage.

This action did not cause much reaction from the other disciples. After all, Jiang Beiran was a nobody. It was normal for him to use the “beautiful dream” that he could not obtain in exchange for some immediate benefits.

“Okay… Thank you, senior brother.”

Just as he was about to walk toward the big carriage of the Order of Green Order, Jiang Beiran suddenly noticed that Mo Xia beside him had also taken two wood spirit stones and swapped seats with a disciple of the Order of Flying Feather.

Mo Xia looked very excited. After putting them into the storage ring, he immediately turned around and bowed to Jiang Beiran. “Thank you, Brother Jiang.”

“Why are you thanking me?” Jiang Beiran laughed.

“Because you accepted his exchange first, that’s why I dared to accept it.”

After hearing that, Jiang Beiran could not help but laugh. “Just follow your heart next time when you are making a decision.”

Blinking his eyes twice, Mo Xia felt that what his senior brother said seemed to be very profound.

Sitting on the big carriage of the Order of Green Flame, Jiang Beiran and the other disciples of the Order of Green Flame bowed to each other and then found a corner to sit down.

On the other side, Liu Zijin saw her senior brother sitting on the other carriages through the window in the carriage of the disciples of the Order of Water Mirror. She had a disappointed look on her face. She sighed in her heart and took out her zither sheet to study for a while. Then, she felt something flying towards her.

Reaching out her hand to catch it, Liu Zijin realized that it was a paper ball that was thrown over. She looked up again and saw Yu Guishui, who was opposite her, blinking at her.

With a smile, Liu Zijin unfolded the ball of paper and saw the words “Sister Zijin, do you think Brother Jiang is hiding from us?”

Putting the zither sheet into the storage ring, Liu Zijin was about to write a note and throw it back. Then, she saw Le Yangshu walk up to her with a box. Le Yangshu opened the box and asked. “Junior Sister Liu, do you want some candied fruit? I made it with Huailin kumquat. It’s sour and sweet, especially delicious.”

“No, thank you.” Liu Zijin waved her hand and declined.

But Le Yangshu didn’t give up. He continued, “Try one. It’s really delicious.” Liu Zijin continued to shake her head. “It’s okay. I don’t like sweet food very much.”

“Maybe this candied fruit will make you fall in love with sweet food? Try it.”

Seeing that Liu Zijin was about to refuse again, Ye Xincai, who was sitting not far away, said, “Brother Le, Junior Sister Liu usually lives in luxury. Why would she eat such a lowly food like candied fruit? You’d better not force her.”

Liu Zijin frowned slightly after hearing this and explained, “I don’t have such intentions. It’s just that I don’t really like sweet food. Please don’t say such things, Senior Sister Ye.”

Ye Xincai covered her mouth and laughed after hearing this. “Oh, Junior Sister Liu, don’t misunderstand. I just want to help you make it clear to Senior Brother Le. I don’t have any other intentions.”

“That’s right, Sister Zijin. Although Senior Sister Ye’s mouth is a little stinky and her tone is a little annoying, she only wanted to help you. Don’t blame her.” Yu Guishui suddenly said. “Who are you calling annoying?!” Ye Xincai glared at Yu Guishui.

As soon as Ye Xincai finished speaking, Yu Guizhui continued, “Oh, Senior Sister Ye, don’t misunderstand. My sister just wants to help you make it clear to Sister Zijin. She doesn’t have any other intentions.” Yu Guimiao, who was afraid that she wouldn’t have the chance to help, quickly added, “That’s right, that’s right.” With a cold snort, Ye Xincai looked at the three Yu sisters and said, “You sharp-tongued little girls actually dared to speak rudely to me. You guys really have no sense of propriety.”

After Yu Guishui heard that, she giggled and replied, “Aiya, why did you emphasize the word ‘little girls’ so much? Are you jealous of

US?”

Ye Xincai laughed disdainfully. “Heh, what’s there for me to be jealous of?” Yu Guizhui immediately added, “You’re jealous that we don’t have wrinkles on our foreheads, Hehe.”

Yu Guimiao realized that she didn’t have much of a chance to perform, so she quickly added, “That’s right, that’s right!”

“You guys!” Ye Xincai was so angry that she suddenly stood up and grabbed the Green Jade Sword by her waist with one hand.

“What? Do you want to fight?” Fang Qiuyao, who had been watching the show from the side, stood up with the Sword of White Rainbow in her hand.

If it were in the past, when Ye Xincai was pestering her, Fang Qiuyao would have already pulled out the sword and stabbed her. But now, she remembered what her senior brother had taught her, “Don’t create bad blood with others, you might have to interact with them again.”

Therefore, she didn’t want to make the atmosphere too tense since Le Yangshu didn’t go too far. But now that Ye Xincai was so aggressive, she naturally didn’t have to endure it anymore.

“Qiuyao, put away the sword.” At this time, Liu Zijin hurriedly blocked in front of Fang Qiuyao and the others, then, she said to Ye Xincai, who was so angry that the wrinkles on her forehead were faintly visible, “Senior Sister Ye, if my sisters’ words upset you, I’ll apologize to you on their behalf. Now that Sect Master is right in front of us, we’d better not use swords or knives.”

Ye Xincai naturally knew that she couldn’t make a move at this time, so she nodded and said, “Okay, on account of you apologizing on their behalf, I’ll let it go this time.”

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she saw the three Yu sisters, who were protected by Liu Zijin, made faces at her together. “Humph, I’m too lazy to argue with you.” After saying that, Ye Xincai sat back down.

Seeing that Ye Xincai didn’t intend to make a big deal out of this, Liu Zijin also hurriedly pressed the three Yu sisters and Fang Qiuyao into their seats.

“Sister Zijin, why do you have to apologize to that sharp-mouthed woman? She just likes to target you all the time. It’s so annoying!” Yu Guishui pouted and said indignantly.

Yu Guizhui also pouted and said indignantly, “That’s right! Even if Sect Master punishes us, we are still on the right. She was the one who started the trouble.”

“That’s right, that’s right.” Yu Guimiao also nodded.

After hearing that, Liu Zijin held the three sisters’ hands and said in a low voice, “I’m very happy that you are willing to stand up for me. But think about it. If we cause trouble right after we set off, Brother Jiang will definitely know about it. Then, he will probably hide even further away when he sees us in the future. In that case, won’t all the efforts we put in previously be in vain?”

“Well…” the three Yu sisters thought for a while and sighed. “Well, Sister Zijin, you’re the most thoughtful one.”

Looking at the cute looks of the three Yu sisters, Liu Zijin hugged them and said, “It’s so good to have you guys.”

At this moment, Le Yangshu had already put away the candied fruit box. He could not help but sigh in his heart as he looked at Liu Zijin and the other three who kept whispering to each other and Ye Xincai, who was still sulking. “I didn’t expect that just taking out a box of candied fruit would make my junior sisters quarrel. I really am a sinful man.”

When the “candied fruit incident” in Liu Zijin’s group’s carriage stopped, Wu Qingce had already finished distributing the people onto their carriage. After reporting to the Incense Master, the convoy began to head towards the Yangchong County, where the Sect of Masked Moon was located.

On the way, Jiang Beiran was still thinking about what dangers would occur during this trip to the Sect of Masked Moon.

“Whether it’s strength or prestige, the Sect of Masked Moon sect is the leading sect in Fengzhou. There are no other sects that could threaten them. So, there is no reason for them to set a trap in this birthday banquet.”

Jiang Beiran denied his guess. He then took out a map from his storage ring and unfolded it.

The Land of the Black Dragon was divided into provinces, counties, and districts.

The Land of the Black Dragon had a total of twenty-four provinces, and Fengzhou was in the westernmost corner. Because it was far away from the central plains, it could be said to be aloof from worldly affairs.

“Hmm…”

With a long sound, Jiang Beiran used his finger to poke Yangzhou and Lanzhou on the map. Among the provinces that were closer to Fengzhou, the top sects in these two provinces were the most belligerent. Perhaps on the day of the birthday of Sect of Masked Moon Sect Master, they would bring a “great gift” to show off their might. However, if the Sect of Masked Moon Sect Master, who had just broken through to the mystic master level, was not satisfied, a great battle broke out.

However, no matter how much Jiang Beiran thought about it, he could not think of what he could do if something like this really happened.

After thinking carefully for a while, Jiang Beiran finally shook his head.

“No… I still can’t think of it. The possibility is too low.”

Continuing to think about it, Fengzhou had a total of eight counties. The Sect of Masked Moon was located in the most fertile Yangchong County. Fengzhou had the highest output of spirit stone and various ores.

Although the Sect of Returning Hearts was not the strongest sect in Fengzhou, it could still be considered one of the few powerful sects after the Sect of Masked Moon. Lulin County, where it was located, was also one of the best places in Fengzhou. Thus, there were many second-generation disciples from far away would request to join Sect of Returning Hearts. “Could it be that they want to get rid the Sect of Returning Hearts to establish their prestige? But the Sect of Returning Hearts hasn’t shown any intention of expanding these past few decades. It shouldn’t attract this kind of hatred.’

“Sigh, so tiring…”

Looking at Jiang Beiran’s worried expression, the other disciples of the Order of Green Flame who were chatting and laughing in the carriage gradually quieted down. When they thought of how hard this senior brother of the Order of Blue Heart had worked for this competition, they felt that they shouldn’t be so relaxed.

“Thank you… senior brother whose name I don’t know!”