Who Dares Slander My Senior Brother Chapter 13
Only A Demonic Beast, Yet It Still Possesses This Much Moral Integrity
Completely encircled by the python and unable to move even a fraction, Wen Jing closed his eyes and did his best to remain calm.
Just at that time, a piece of information suddenly burst into his mind.
[System message: Host has not accessed the system in 30 days, may I ask if any a.s.sistance is required?]
Wen Jing had always had an even temper, but at the moment he couldn’t help wanting to curse.
Can’t you see I’m in the middle of a life and death crisis? And you’re asking if I need help?
A new message appeared in his mind.
[System message: Host is in a life and death crisis, system is powerless. System currently undergoing upgrade. It will take approximately 24 hours to complete.]
100 thousand gra.s.s mud horses galloped across Wen Jing’s heart. (1)
With a great deal of effort, he tried to breathe calmly.
The more he struggled, the more tightly the python would constrict its coils, and the sooner he would die.
During this time, the snake’s cool skin was pressed closely on his face. It was very cold.
……was he really going to end up in the belly of the python today?
His heart racing wildly, Wen Jing clenched his hands. He said to himself, my life will end here! He waited a few moments. The expected pain didn’t arrive. He only felt the constant trembling and jerking of the snake’s body that was wound around him.
Suddenly, the ice-cold snake skin pulled away from his face.
Wen Jing opened his eyes and saw the head of the snake was stopped an inch away in front of him, still lightly swaying.
……what was going on?
Was looking at his food so very exciting that it didn’t know where to start?
Slowly the python’s coils unexpectedly loosened and his body slipped down as it curled up in an immense lump on the ground. It wound across the ground as it slowly slithered away.
Wen Jing was stunned a moment and looked at his body. The stealth technique really had been broken.
The talisman had been made by late stage building foundation cultivators, yet it had been broken in a flash. That serpent had to be at least a gold core stage cultivator!
Wen Jing froze in place.
From behind the boulder came a light thumping sound and then the night became quiet and calm again as if everything had returned to its previous state.
Wen Jing carefully approached a few steps to see the body of the python curled up, its head buried, and the boulder vibrating on top of it.
What was wrong with this python?
Suddenly, the python rapidly darted out, opened its mouth wide, and ruthlessly threw itself at Wen Jing.
Startled, Wen Jing cried out and fell to the ground. He immediately tried to escape, not daring to stay for even another second.
Turning to look back, he saw the python’s long body slowly rise up, the faint blue light slowly disappearing. Once again it huddled against the boulder coiled tight and trembling.
Shouldn’t the snake be hibernating? It’s so cold, why was it out and about?
♦
Hui Shi peak had a python with this level of cultivation. What an astonishing demonic beast. Provided that Wen Jing reported the knowledge, in order to maintain the safety of its disciples, Qing Xu sword sect would possibly send out gold core cultivators to slay it.
He considered the matter for a long time, but in the end decided he couldn’t do it.
That demonic beast hadn’t injured him and had let him go. Its inherent nature wasn’t bad. Not only that, but it seemed somewhat ill. It seemed to be in a great deal of pain….
It wasn’t heartless, and he wasn’t unjust…
…. if he could avoid it, then he should avoid it.
On the second day, the night was profoundly dark. Hanging in the sky was a slender crescent moon. He could faintly see the the outline of the rocky mountain.
Wen Jing activated the stealth talisman and then began to carefully move at a slow walk.
He patrolled for more than half the night and saw nothing unusual on the mountain. He also didn’t encounter the python. Wen Jing felt he should be happy, but somehow he felt uneasy at heart.
The stealth talisman was on the verge of giving out. Wen Jing finished up and turned to head home. Halfway there, a shadow suddenly swept past and let out an ear-piercing sound. It rushed at Wen Jing and arrived in front of him in a flash.
Alone in the dead of night, most likely he’d attracted the attack of a wild demon beast.
Fortunately, the cultivation levels of these demon beasts were low and they were easy to handle.
Wen Jing gathered a ball of spiritual energy in his hand and quickly fired a ray of light, hitting the body of the shadow. Unexpectedly, it was a black hawk. In pain, the black hawk was instantly enraged. Its sharp talons grabbed at Wen Jing’s collar to lift him into the air.
Wen Jing used the manipulating wind technique and gathered another ball of spiritual energy to attack once more.
Just then, a system message suddenly popped into his mind.
[System upgrade completed. New function initiated. According to the host’s standards of good and evil, within a 100 li (2) range, there are 132 objects cla.s.sified as ‘Evil’.]
Beep beep beep beep beep——
Countless small frames opened. In his head a succession of sounds rang out, disorienting Wen Jing.
He was fighting, but the system was distracting him and slowed his movements. The black hawk carried him over a cliff and dropped him——
Wen Jing cursed. Something hit the back of his head and everything abruptly went dark as he lost consciousness.
Under the faint rising moon, his body dropped into the depths.
In the end, this system didn’t have a single redeeming quality!
♦
Slowly opening his eyes, Wen Jing propped himself up only to see himself lying on an open stretch of limestone. His surroundings were covered by a thick layer of snow.
Turning over, he was faced with a silent enormous python. Dim moonlight filtered down and revealed its silhouette.
Caught off guard, Wen Jing jumped and stared in shock.
How could this be? Just now hadn’t he been fighting a black hawk?
The python hadn’t seemed to notice him as it trembled and shivered. Its tail softly vibrated against the side of the cliff wall. Curled up in a ball, it seemed to be suffering a great deal.
Wen Jing scratched his head, not knowing what to do. This python seemed very pitiful. Was it not able to save itself? For what reason….
He carefully reached out and slowly stroked the python’s body.
The python reacted as if it had been electrocuted and suddenly stretched its body out. Seemingly angered, its ice-cold gaze closely watched Wen Jing. Immediately afterwards, it lowered its head and indifferently slithered away.
Wen Jing jogged to catch up and asked: “Are you unable to communicate with humans? Did you save me just now?”
The python paid him no attention and continued to slide away then suddenly came to a stop. Its body trembled a bit then coiled together and began to shiver on the ice-cold stone.
Wen Jing felt a little upset. He crouched down and gathered a ball of spiritual energy in his hand then slowly stroked the python’s skin.
He wasn’t sure if the python was either cold or in pain, but the mild ball of energy in his hand seemed to have a somewhat soothing effect.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy in his body began to pour out in a rush.
Wen Jing was very startled. He immediately pulled his hand away only to see the python looked very comfortable and had stopped shivering. Its expression looked a little dreamy as it tasted the air with its tongue.
Wen Jing suddenly had a realization. In a low voice he said: “So you’re low on spiritual energy….”
After a while, the python’s body tensed and it again lowered its head and curled up in a ball as it shivered.
This python must certainly be sick to need so much spiritual energy. He could afford to sacrifice a little bit of energy since he could regain it right away. Therefore, without hesitation, he summoned another ball of blue light and slowly pushed it into the snake’s body.
The spiritual energy left his body and entered that of the python. The python, however, abruptly became agitated. It was unclear what had disturbed it as its huge body suddenly threw off Wen Jing’s hand and it slowly crawled away.
Wen Jing was dumbfounded that a mere demon beast could have this level of integrity that it would neither eat nor accept charity.
It made him a little angry. Originally he wanted to ignore it and leave, but suddenly he thought of last night and how it had coiled alone on the rock and trembled.
Wen Jing sighed and caught up to it. Just as he was about to crouch and stroke it again he saw the python open its huge mouth at him to bite. Wen Jing didn’t dodge and the python bit down. The bite on his arm immediately began to bleed.
There was a burst of rustling as it headed into the distance to vanish without a trace.
Wen Jing silently gazed into the darkness and felt the wound with his hand. He wasn’t sure what had happened, but for the first time in his life he felt a faint trace of desolation.
♦
At the end of the third night, Wen Jing readjusted his sleeping habits and went to bed for a proper night’s rest.
Half a month later, in the middle of the month, he tried several times to go out to look for the whereabouts of the python but found nothing.
As for the ‘Evil’ objects within the range of 100 li’s, there were too numerous to count. In the depth of the night there were several hundred and during the day, well, there was no need to explain. (3) From time to time, the system would notify him of ‘Evil Deeds’, but didn’t provide him a single detail or suggestion, only a number and degree of ‘Evil’ which left him at a loss.
Looking at the system’s notifications, Wen Jing chose a few ‘Minor Evil’ missions and arrived at the scenes as follows:
First, a new disciple of Huang Hua peak, due to having a shy and reserved disposition, ended up being bullied by numerous senior brothers who forced him to eat mud and drink dirty water as they stood in a circle and watched. This was an issue for Huang Hua peak to resolve. Wen Jing couldn’t interfere in order to avoid claims of causing disagreements between peaks, thus he dropped the mission.
Second, a female w.a.n.g Yue peak disciple and a male Tian Heng peak disciple were having a rendezvous. However, it turned out that male disciple was two-timing her with someone else. That was what was cla.s.sified as the ‘Minor Evil’. Unaware, Wen Jing almost ran into them in the woods. Immediately turning bright red, he ran away.
Third, a disciple from Bei Yan peak borrowed a magic tool from another disciple but then flatly denied having done so which caused a huge fight. Wen Jing along with the other disciples, watched the show. It was a good fight.
There were too many missions. The majority he didn’t have the power to settle with his own ability and were very taxing. The gains would not make up the losses. Therefore, Wen Jing completely blocked the mission system so that he wouldn’t receive any more alerts.
After a small while, he received a single system message.
[Warning: If notices linked to ‘Jun YanZhi’ are blocked, there is a possibility of serious consequences.]
Wen Jing thought for a moment, then allowed alerts relating to Jun YanZhi while blocking everything else.
After updating the settings, Wen Jing’s life became peaceful again as if the mission system had never existed.
Several days later, it was finally the start of the month and time for him to patrol the mountain again.
Author’s notes:
There is emotional progress, fans take out your flowers! (4)
Translator’s notes:
1. You too can learn Chinese cursing! You’ll see this in other novels.
3. I need explaining… is it a lot or a little? Maybe a lot?
4. Not sure what the flowers are supposed to refer to.
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