Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"Why can Junior Sister Bai Sheng bear such abundant fruits with such a slender waist?"

Bai Sheng was stunned for four or five seconds. She lowered her head slightly, and when she reacted, she punched Jiang Li in the face. Jiang Li was hit on the forehead and fell backwards. Then he covered his head and rolled on the bed in a very ungraceful manner.

“It hurts so much, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, I’m dying, dying, dying.”

"He deserves to die!" Bai Sheng crossed his arms across his chest, his cheeks unconsciously flushed.

Jiang Li rolled around for a while, then sat up again and began to admit his mistake, "I was wrong. I won't do it again next time."

Bai Sheng snorted coldly, and she finally put the painting away. Jiang Li smiled and said, "Just consider it as an apology to Junior Sister Bai Sheng."

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Jiang Li got up.

After getting up, he first went to get some steamed dumplings that he had prepared earlier and placed in the small cold storage in his bamboo forest. He asked Bai Sheng if he had had breakfast, and then steamed two steamers.

The steamer began to emit steam. Jiang Li left two willow branches and looked at Bai Sheng, "Junior Sister Bai Sheng, do you want to practice sword fighting with me?"

Bai Sheng took the willow branch, but couldn't help muttering, "Didn't Senior Brother Jiang Li get whipped enough last time?"

"If it's Junior Sister Bai Sheng, it's not impossible for her to hit me."

Bai Sheng clenched the willow branch in her hand and used her spiritual energy to straighten it. Her cultivation was at the late stage of foundation building, which was two realms higher than Jiang Li. But when Jiang Li clenched the willow branch this time, Bai Sheng suddenly realized something was wrong.

Because Jiang Li's aura became somewhat dangerous.

It was obvious that his cultivation was only at the initial stage of foundation building. He could not use any magic, nor could he use those sword techniques that required a large amount of spiritual energy to support. But at this moment, his aura inexplicably made Bai Sheng feel a little breathless.

"Junior Sister Bai Sheng, be careful."

After Jiang Li finished speaking, he raised his hand. The next moment, Bai Sheng didn't see his body move at all, and the willow branch even seemed to have only swayed for a moment, but her buttocks had already felt a burning pain as if it had been whipped.

Bai Sheng immediately thought of raising her sword to counterattack, but Jiang Li in front of her did not dodge or evade. At the moment when the sword was about to fall, Jiang Li's body seemed to turn into a shadow. Her sword missed, and her delicate and perky buttocks felt a burning pain at this moment.

"Today I have used only one tenth of my strength."

Jiang Li said with a smile.

Chapter 24: Chapter Interest is charged

Bai Sheng is very stubborn at heart.

She started practicing swordplay at the age of six. She is eighteen years old this year and has been practicing swordplay for about twelve years. Her cultivation has reached the late stage of foundation building. During these twelve years, she practiced swordplay for four hours every day and did not dare to slack off at all.

She was raised by the elders of Jijian Mountain since she was a child. Because she was alone, she was introverted and seemed cowardly, but she was actually very strong-willed when it came to crucial matters. The sword practice for these four hours every day was the most important thing in her life.

But after fighting with Jiang Li for sixteen moves, she felt an inexplicable sense of frustration in her heart.

With her spiritual energy, she could use the whole set of light-chasing sword technique twice at most before it was exhausted. Jiang Li never took the initiative to draw his sword, but always waited for her to draw her sword. He would just shake his body slightly and easily avoid her sword. He would also use a particularly strange movement to whip her butt with the willow branch, which was so painful.

Compared to the pain in the buttocks, the feeling of humiliation deep in the heart is probably even stronger.

Bai Sheng had already used up the first set of light-chasing swordsmanship, but Jiang Li didn't seem to have consumed much spiritual energy. He stood there, looking at Bai Sheng, whose aura was slightly disordered. He threw the willow branch down and asked, "Are you curious about why you lost so miserably?"

Bai Sheng bit her lip and looked at Jiang Li, waiting for his answer.

"I told you last time that you have been practicing swordsmanship diligently enough. Perhaps you have mastered every sword move to perfection. But when you really fight with others, it is not about who is more skilled, but who reacts faster, who has more experience, who has more sinister moves, and who can use the least amount of spiritual energy to achieve the maximum effect."

"Your swordsmanship is good, but your weakness is that you are obsessed with practicing swordsmanship alone. You have practiced the sword too rigidly and don't know how to adapt. Every move and every form has a stagnant aura and is not flexible enough."

"The sword moves I taught you last time were barely enough to make you the third best in Jijian Mountain, but if you were to face Cen Yumo, the first best in Jijian Mountain, or Mu Xiaoxi, the second best in Jijian Mountain, you would lose easily."

A strange question suddenly popped up in Bai Sheng's mind, "Why does Senior Brother Jiang Li know so much about our Jijian Mountain?"

"Ah? Because I had a brief flirtation with those two names I mentioned earlier." Jiang Li scratched his head. "Those two were sword geeks. If I wanted to pursue them, I had to practice swordplay with them. So I taught them a lot of swordplay. They gradually went from admiring me to relying on me, and then they started to like me."

Jiang Li also concealed one thing.

...I conquered these two women together in the beginning. I taught the second-place Mu Xiaoxi swordsmanship first. Then, the first-place Cen Yumo couldn't beat the second-place Cen Yumo, and she became jealous and came to me to fight with me. Then I defeated them both. Then the two women became jealous of each other, and I pretended that it was all my fault. So after getting the reward, I started running at full speed, and said sanctimoniously that I didn't want them to suffer because of me.

"and then?"

"Then... Junior Sister Bai Sheng, you have to believe me first. I have never done anything to them, nor have I ever violated their innocence. I haven't even kissed them... I'm just lonely and want to find someone to play with me."

Even though Jiang Li was explaining, Bai Sheng still looked at Jiang Li as if he was trash.

Jiang Li didn't care. He brought the topic back to the topic, "So what Junior Sister Bai Sheng needs to solve now is the problem of her swordsmanship being too rigid. Moves should not be restricted to a rigid way, but should be flexible. Not every move or style should be so rigid. Using the least amount of spiritual energy to achieve the greatest effect is the true meaning of swordsmanship."

Bai Sheng always felt that Jiang Li had become dangerous again, but this time her concerns were unconsciously reduced. She subconsciously asked, "What should I do?"

"Practice swordplay with me for an hour every day. Within seven days, I promise that your swordplay will become the best in Jijian Mountain."

Bai Sheng's mind was spinning rapidly again at this moment. "Senior Brother Jiang Li had taught them swordsmanship before. They have all reached the Nascent Soul stage. Why is Senior Brother Jiang Li so sure that I can beat them?"

After all, she is only ranked fifth in Jijian Peak now.

"First, Junior Sister Bai Sheng is very talented."

"The second reason is that I didn't teach them the sword skills at the beginning. I only taught them the moves."

Bai Sheng was slightly stunned for a moment. She stared at Jiang Li's smiling face and asked, "Then... why didn't Senior Brother Jiang Li teach them the sword spirit?"

"The reasons behind this are a bit complicated. If Junior Sister Bai Sheng wants to hear it, we can have a cup of tea and talk slowly."

Bai Sheng hummed softly, and Jiang Li sat with her on the stone table under the bamboo building. Jiang Li made a pot of tea for the two of them, and then slowly said, "If I teach them the sword spirit, then maybe they will completely rely on me."

"Eh?"

"Remember what I said before, you have to cater to a girl's preferences when courting her. The two of them were particularly obsessed with swordsmanship, so I accompanied them in sword practice, but I couldn't teach them the meaning of swordsmanship. It was the same when I practiced swordsmanship with them at the beginning. As we practiced, I pretended to be defeated by them. Gradually, they lost their enthusiasm for me, so we separated."

Bai Sheng fell into silence.

Jiang Li poured Bai Sheng a cup of tea. "Love is often like this. When it loses its value, the passion slowly fades away. In fact, everyone is very busy and doesn't have the patience to maintain that love. There is no such thing as unconditional love in this world, right?"

Bai Sheng looked at the tea leaves floating in the tea in front of her. She could finally ask calmly, "Then why did Senior Brother Jiang Li teach me the sword spirit?"

"Because Junior Sister Bai Sheng is very cute."

"What kind of answer is this?" Bai Sheng's mouth pouted slightly.

"Junior Sister Bai Sheng is so cute that I don't want to lie to her or deceive her. I am very happy to be with her. Besides, the scumbag brother doesn't have the heart to attack a simple little girl like Junior Sister Bai Sheng, so there is no need to calculate, worry, or fill my head with conspiracies and tricks."

"I do not understand."

"Because Junior Sister Bai Sheng also likes Dabai, I think Junior Sister Bai Sheng is very cute. Girls who like cats are very cute. Most girls like cats just because they think cats are cute, but when cats really do something that makes them upset, they will actually be very angry. But that day Dabai tore Junior Sister Bai Sheng's clothes, Junior Sister Bai Sheng was not angry, and she also advised me not to beat it. I like Junior Sister Bai Sheng who is so gentle."

Jiang Li held his cheek and smiled at Bai Sheng.

Bai Sheng was at a loss as to what to do. Her eyes became evasive and her fair face gradually turned slightly pink. Jiang Li continued, "In this world, people only want to be close to two kinds of people: their past selves and their present selves. So I really want to be close to Junior Sister Bai Sheng. I like her gentleness."

Bai Sheng's mind became confused again after hearing all these words.

Who doesn’t want to hear compliments?

Bai Sheng didn't dare to let Jiang Li continue talking. Her heartbeat had become so fast, so she hurriedly wanted to change the subject. She asked, "Then why don't you want to get close to someone who is more powerful than you?"

"That's love. Liking and loving are different." Jiang Li blinked at her. "We aspire to be better people, so we fall in love with people who are better than ourselves. However, we are unwilling to become true friends with people who are better than us. Instead, we often confide in people who are weaker than ourselves, because we don't want to be preached, we don't want to change, we just want to be sympathized with."

"Senior Brother Jiang Li has a lot of great truths."

"That's all nonsense." Jiang Li smiled. "Okay, from now on, I will use the light chasing technique to challenge you in swordplay. You can seriously learn from my swordplay how to adapt."

Jiang Li stood up and handed Bai Sheng a wooden sword.

No willow branches will be used this time. The willow branches were used before only because he had a bad taste.

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An hour later.

Bai Sheng was already exhausted. She probably didn't even have the strength to move a finger. She lay on the grass, gasping for breath, digesting the sword moves she had just learned in her head. Although her body was extremely tired, she was very happy now.

He learned more powerful swordsmanship, and all the misunderstandings with Senior Brother Jiang Li were resolved.

Although there are still many things that Bai Sheng doesn't understand, at least she can say to Jiang Li the things she didn't dare to say in the past without any worries.

Senior Brother Jiang Li really has a good temper. He will answer any questions that can be answered. He does not hide his meanness, but he has not done those mean things to himself. Moreover, Senior Brother Jiang Li is so frank, much more real than those who are sanctimonious and hide their desires.

Still a jerk though.

Jiang Li came and sat behind Bai Sheng, then helped Bai Sheng up and let her sit on the grass. Then he put his hands on Bai Sheng's shoulders and began to stimulate her acupoints with some spiritual energy.

"This is a secret method I dug out from the Medical Saint's Tomb. After I learned it, I sold it to Xuantian Dao Ji Zong. However, even if someone buys the secret book, it is unlikely that they will be as good as me."

"Junior Sister Bai Sheng, do you feel your body is numb and your acupoints seem to be more unobstructed?" Jiang Li asked in a low voice.

Bai Sheng nodded softly.

For some reason, she didn't feel any resistance at all at this moment. It was so comfortable when his hands rubbed and kneaded her shoulders. Bai Sheng narrowed her eyes slightly and wanted to have a good sleep right now.

"Brother Jiang Li... why is your cultivation level only at the initial stage of foundation building?"

"Because my cultivation in Xuantian Dao Ji Sect is enough, I am too lazy to practice anymore. A tall tree attracts the wind. In fact, the less noticeable, the better. Think about it, if I become famous in Xuantian Dao Ji Sect because of my cultivation, then I can no longer flirt with girls so openly. After all, in their eyes, I will be the eldest brother of Xuantian Dao Ji Sect. How shameful it is to do such things?"

"So Senior Brother Jiang Li is really an asshole."

"That's because I didn't lie to you, okay? If it was another woman, I would definitely not say these words to her." Jiang Li said with a smile, and then he gently pinched Bai Sheng's earlobe, "Are you very sleepy?"

"Well... a little."

"Go to sleep. I'll massage your head for you."

Jiang Li gently pulled Bai Sheng's shoulders, then let her rest her head on his legs, and then gently massaged her head with his fingertips.

Jiang Li knew that this guy must not have slept well last night.

If he lets Junior Sister Bai Sheng use her knees as a pillow now, he can openly ask Junior Sister Bai Sheng to use her knees as a pillow for him in the future.

Well, I will collect interest when the time comes, and I will make Junior Sister Bai Sheng wear white silk!

Chapter 25: Chapter Tears

When Bai Sheng woke up, he heard a rustling sound in his ears.

That is the sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella.

She slowly opened her eyes, and saw Jiang Li's chin. He was holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, and beside the two of them, he was using spiritual energy to draw a water-proof formation, so not a drop of the slanting rain fell on Bai Sheng.

Bai Sheng was stunned for several seconds.

She didn't even know when she fell asleep. She just felt that Jiang Li's massage was so comfortable that she fell asleep. But now it was raining. She asked stupidly, "How long has it been?"

"One and a half hours."

Bai Sheng sat up in panic and stood up, "Why didn't Senior Brother Jiang Li call me?"

"You were sleeping so soundly that I couldn't bear to call you."

Jiang Li was still sitting on the ground. After a long while, he stretched out his hand towards Bai Sheng with a slightly embarrassed look on his face.

"Help me, my legs are numb."

Bai Sheng stretched out her white and slender arm, and Jiang Li gently grasped that small hand that was so soft that it seemed to have no bones. However, as soon as he was pulled up, he seemed to be a little unstable. His body swayed and the umbrella in his hand fell to the ground. One hand was held by Bai Sheng, and the other hand was on Bai Sheng's slender shoulder, and his body moved much closer.

At this moment, the distance between the two was much closer.

Bai Sheng was a little flustered, but fortunately Jiang Li quickly let go of his hand that was holding her shoulder. Bai Sheng also let go of his hand in a hurry. Jiang Li went to pick up the umbrella and said, "Let's go back to the house first. It seems that the rain is going to get heavier."

Bai Sheng followed Jiang Li to the room in the bamboo building.

Jiang Li's room was a little messy, with many things placed in it, paintings, musical instruments, things used to draw talismans, various array diagrams manuscripts, transparent bottles and jars, and some incomprehensible poems. Bai Sheng sat on the chair, while Jiang Li sat on the edge of the bed.

"Why don't we wait until the rain stops before leaving?" Jiang Li asked with a smile.

Bai Sheng hummed softly, then raised his head and looked at Jiang Li in confusion, "Can Senior Brother Jiang Li read minds?"

Why could he accurately guess that she was about to leave?

"No, it's just that Junior Sister Bai Sheng often writes her expression in her eyes, so it's easy to guess." Jiang Li's smile was playful, but Bai Sheng didn't understand, "Really?"

"Eyes often inadvertently reveal a person's thoughts. Most of the time, it is a subconscious reaction and difficult to control. So if you want to guess what a person is thinking, look at her eyes."

Bai Sheng subconsciously moved his eyes to Jiang Li's face, but at this moment Jiang Li's eyes... were smiling slightly, with some complex and deep emotions in them that Bai Sheng couldn't understand.

But she didn't dare to look him in the eye.