Teaching Senior Sister

Lotus Peak itself is not particularly tall, but because it is located halfway up Mount Henggao, its actual altitude is much higher than it appears from below.

The mountaintop is always colder than the foot of the mountain, and the autumn colors are also deeper and more intense there. Standing at the foot of the sacred mountain and looking up, one can truly see the mountains ablaze with color, and the forests dyed in vibrant hues.

Beneath the rustling, falling yellow leaves, the Wangshu Fairy, dressed in pure white, lies obediently on the stone table, preparing to begin her lessons for the day. Little Flower creep among her hair, tucking her full head of black hair into a graceful cloud-like bun.

Meanwhile, You Su, dressed in black robes, stood beside her with his hands behind his back, adopting the demeanor of a strict teacher.

"Senior sister, there's no need to adhere to the three-finger grip when holding a pen. Just like holding a sword, use whatever feels comfortable, as long as your palm is hollow and you can hold it nimbly."

He didn't even need to see it with his own eyes to guess that the handwriting on the Xuan paper in front of his senior sister must be crooked and messy, with a kind of 'beauty' that was hard-won but impossible to achieve.

Wangshu Fairy looked up at him, her eyes filled with pitiful longing, and murmured:

"But that's how the Tenth Elder taught me when I was little... He said it was the most standard way to hold a pen, and every time I made a mistake, he would punish me by making me copy the Ming Xin Ji twenty times."

The Tenth Elder is naturally the Peak Master of Book Immortal Peak, one of the most representative figures of the contemporary literary tradition.

Upon hearing this, You Su shook his head helplessly and explained, "That's because life was impoverished a long time ago, unlike now where there are tables and chairs. People back then often knelt on the ground and wrote while prostrate, so their hands had to be suspended while writing. Those great scholars gradually got used to this, and it has been passed down to this day. But ordinary people have long since abandoned this outdated way of holding a pen. Whether it's a single hook, a pinched pen, or even a gripping pen, it's all perfectly acceptable, as long as you're comfortable."

"Really?"

In the eyes of the Tenth Elder, a learned scholar, mastering the exquisite three-finger pen-holding method was a sign of profound scholarship. Naturally, he hoped that Wangshu Fairy would become as skilled as possible when he taught her the Goddess. Unfortunately, Wangshu Fairy was truly not good at this art, and was even traumatized by his strict punishment, so she dared not easily change her unfamiliar pen-holding posture.

"Holding the pen is like holding a sword. Senior Sister uses a sword to cut branches with such exquisite skill, so her control over the pen shouldn't be this bad. So it can only be that you're not used to this posture. Try a different posture and you'll definitely get better," You Su sincerely encouraged.

Wangshu Fairy was moved upon hearing this. Even though her handwriting was so ugly, her junior brother had not given up on her. She should overcome her fear and trust him even more.

"Okay, then I won't use three fingers anymore, but what position should I use?"

After pondering for a while, You Su suggested, "Senior Sister is most skilled with swords, so why don't you hold the pen like you would a sword?"

"Holding a sword?"

Wangshu Fairy hesitated for a moment, then clenched her delicate fist, and roughly stuck the brush tip down into the crevice of her fist.

She believed that such a way of holding a pen would surely earn her a severe reprimand from the Tenth Elder; how could she possibly write beautiful characters with that posture?

You Su observed for a while with his Divine Sense and affirmed:

"That's right, this is the gripping method I was talking about earlier. Senior sister grasped it very quickly. Although it looks unrefined, it's actually quite intricate."

Wangshu Fairy received praise from her junior brother, her eyes crinkled with joy. But in reality, even three-year-old children start by holding a pen in the correct way.

"My junior brother taught me."

"First, you must grip the pen firmly and with strength. The four outer fingers should be close together, with the knuckles pointing outwards, tight but not loose, with the right amount of tension."

You Su spoke, he still felt that there was something wrong with how his senior sister was holding his hand. Seeing that his senior sister couldn't understand what he meant, he simply took her hand, held her delicate and cool hand, and manipulated her exquisite knuckles.

Wangshu Fairy was suddenly grabbed by You Su, her body stiffened, her blue eyes blinked as if frozen, then melted away like water, and a joyful aura emanated from her eyes.

"Secondly, the palm should be hollow, with the ring and little fingers not touching the palm, as if holding an egg in the palm. This way, the brushstrokes can be steady and flexible."

You Su continued to correct his senior sister's mistakes with his Divine Sense. He demonstrated the five essential principles of holding a pen with the palm upright, wrist flat, and handle straight on the Wangshu Fairy's hand, touching almost every part of this perfect hand.

"Alright, senior sister, try writing a few more words." You Su suddenly withdrew her hand.

Wangshu Fairy was like a little girl who was daydreaming in school and was called on to answer a question. She was so engrossed in feeling the thickness and texture of You Su's hands that she had long forgotten that her junior brother had come to teach her how to write.

However, she was already in a difficult situation and had no choice but to bite the bullet and begin writing.

To her surprise, her handwriting had indeed improved; at least some fluidity could be seen, and it was clear that her control over the pen had reached a new level.

"Junior brother is really amazing, thank you junior brother." Wangshu Fairy looked at You Su with admiration.

You Su also temporarily put his senior sister's calligraphy into his Universe Bag for inspection. After a moment, he returned it to his senior sister and praised it:

"My senior sister is quite talented in Calligraphy Technique."

The Wangshu Fairy's eyes seemed to smile as she said, "I feel I can write even better, but this brush is too thin, and I find it uncomfortable to hold. I want to hold a thicker brush."

You Su twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that his senior sister's statement was a bit dangerous... He observed his senior sister's fingers, which were too slender and long, making it impossible for her to hold the pen tightly.

"How thick does Senior Sister want?"

Wangshu Fairy pondered for a long time, but still couldn't decide on the right thickness.

She suddenly recalled the tubular object that had been pressed against her lower abdomen a few days ago, and found it surprisingly convenient. She then extended three slender, jade-like fingers and brought them together, saying:

"I want one this thick."

"So thick? Where can you find a pen barrel this thick?"

You Su shook her head and imagined the scene. Her senior sister's fingers were slender and her knuckles were distinct. If she were really holding such a thick pen, she could probably fit it perfectly. Every inch of her soft finger flesh could fit perfectly against the pen, and the words she wrote would definitely be more beautiful.

"If you feel that the gripping method isn't enough, you can also try the pinching method."

The pinching method involves pinching the tip of the tube with five fingers, which is most suitable for Wangshu Fairy.

"Please teach me, junior brother." Wangshu Fairy naturally raised her hand and placed it beside You Su's hand.

After a moment's hesitation, You Su took her senior sister's hand and began to teach her. This time, Wangshu Fairy had learned her lesson and cooperated obediently. It was the first time she had ever felt that writing could be such a blissful experience.

However, the "cuo" technique is different from the instinctive "gu" technique, and it is still a bit difficult to learn. The two hands were intertwined for a long time before Wangshu Fairy finally mastered it.

To let You Su test her learning progress, she simply pinched You Su's straight middle finger, using it as a pen handle, so that You Su could truly feel the way and strength she used to hold the pen.

Wangshu Fairy then began to rub You Su's fingertips, as if teasing a soft little animal.

"I can't feel it, try harder," You Su reminded him.

The girl tightened her grip, and You Su's fingers responded by hardening theirs in return. This is how the interaction between person and pen should feel.

"Very good, begin writing."

Upon receiving the order, Wangshu Fairy began writing in the air, as if she couldn't wait to show off her skills in order to receive praise from her junior brother...

He swore to God that his teacher's calligraphy was all Calligraphy Technique! But why does it look so much like the move his Mistress's wife used?!

That memory, which he shouldn't have recalled, came flooding back, and the stimulating sensation was still so vivid that he felt as if he were right there.

He couldn't help but blush, forgetting to pull his fingers away; only two thoughts were battling in his mind:

She is the Mistress; she is not the Mistress...

"What are you two doing?!"

A cold yet alluring female voice suddenly rang out, startling You Su. He nervously hid his fingers behind his back, as if to prove something:

"Didn't do anything!"

The Third Elder had many clothes, and she almost always appeared in different luxurious outfits. She always dressed very dignifiedly, but her exaggeratedly full body always added an alluring charm to the tightly buttoned clothes.

She squinted her beautiful eyes, scrutinizing You Su's still-blushing cheeks, her face full of suspicion.

The Third Elder knew that Wangshu wouldn't lie, so he changed the subject of his questioning:

"Little Wangshu, what were you doing just now?"

You Su sighed inwardly. He hadn't noticed that the Third Elder was acting as if it were perfectly normal, but his senior sister shouldn't have been so oblivious either. Why hadn't she reminded him?

But then he thought, this isn't like he's doing anything shameful, so why is he feeling guilty?

"My junior brother is teaching me to write," Wangshu Fairy replied honestly.

"Writing?"

The Third Elder looked at Wangshu Fairy's five fingers, which were still forming a small hole, and recalled that You Su's middle finger had just been probing inside that hole, feeling an indescribable strangeness:

"Why are you grabbing his hand while he's writing?"

"My junior colleague taught me a new way to hold a pen, and I let him try out the posture and pressure."

"A blind man actually taught a monk how to hold a pen and write?"

The Third Elder meant no harm, he was simply astonished. This You Su, a blind man, not only possessed remarkable literary talent but could also teach Calligraphy Technique —could you handle that?

"Third Elder! Junior Brother is very capable! Don't always talk about him like that!" Wangshu Fairy spoke up for her junior brother.

The Third Elder raised an eyebrow and glanced at the silent You Su. "Your Calligraphy Technique should have been taught by the Tenth Elder himself. Can You Su possibly teach it better than the Tenth Elder?"

Wangshu Fairy nodded emphatically, and then laid out the two pieces of calligraphy in front of her. Without exception, they were copies of the poems that You Su and she had written together that day.

Even with identical content, the difference in handwriting is immediately apparent.

"The one on the right was written using the new technique my junior brother taught me!" Wangshu Fairy held her head high, looking quite proud, both for herself and for her junior brother.

The Third Elder compared the results with surprise and found that the increase in power was not just a little bit.

She was also an old-fashioned type, holding the pen with three fingers as well. Now, she imitated them, clenching her fist, leaving only a fleshy opening in the middle. She tried moving it up and down a couple of times, then asked doubtfully, "Can I write well like this?"

She didn't have the same insistence on orthodoxy as the Tenth Elder, so she wouldn't confront the two of them for their unorthodox pen-holding posture.

The Third Elder, eager to try her hand at writing, followed suit, but unfortunately, her writing was messy, uneven, and unsightly.

She glared angrily, "You Su, you're misleading students again!"

"It's because the Third Elder is stupid!"

Wangshu Fairy angrily snatched the brush back and wrote a few more characters herself. These characters already seemed to possess a certain Spiritual Qi, as elegant and beautiful as she herself.

The Third Elder was astonished, for she knew that Little Wangshu was not good at writing. If the Tenth Elder had seen such handwriting, she probably wouldn't have given up on Wangshu Fairy's studies so easily.

Just how many surprises will this You Su bring?

"It has nothing to do with being stupid. It's just that the Third Elder doesn't have a foundation in sword wielding and isn't very skilled in the grip method. He'll be able to control the strength better if he grips the blade more often in the future," You Su hurriedly explained. Unlike his senior sister, he couldn't be so confident as to bluntly call the Third Elder 'stupid'.

"You have to tell me?"

The Third Elder pursed her lips, though she held You Su in high regard, she couldn't show it outwardly.

The beautiful woman looked at the hole she had made with her hands, then at You Su's long and strong middle finger, and remained skeptical of You Su's claim of "multiple grips".

"Little Wangshu, even when it comes to learning Calligraphy Technique, you must respect the differences between men and women, understand? Don't let someone with ulterior motives take advantage of you."

"But I was the one who took the initiative to hold my junior brother's finger. Wasn't that me taking advantage of him?"

Wangshu Fairy lowered her head, hiding her extreme disgust for the phrase "distinction between men and women." She remembered that before her junior brother left last time, his buttocks were covered in the fragrance of the Third Elder.

"How can his rough hands, which grip a sword, compare to your precious hands?"

The Third Elder said with disdain that he was about to grab the hand that Wang Wangshu had just touched You Su and wipe away the mark for her.

To everyone's surprise Wangshu nimbly dodged the attack. "Third Elder, Wangshu's hands are rough when it comes to wielding a sword; they can't compare to your precious hands."

The Third Elder's proud front hem visibly heaved twice, and the buttons on his chest seemed about to burst open under the weight.

The beautiful woman couldn't just stand by and watch the two continue their intimate moments while she was away, so she said:

"You Su, although you are indeed quite talented, do you know that one cannot teach others without proper qualifications?"

This rule certainly applies to immortals, but it's not so strict in the mortal realm.

"Does the Third Elder mean that if I want to continue teaching Sister, I have to take the postgraduate entrance exam first?"

"Exactly! Especially since Xiao Wangshu holds a noble position, if the Tenth Elder finds out what you've done, you will be severely punished. He hates nothing more than misleading young people."

After pondering for a moment, You Su asked, "Is the postgraduate entrance exam related to cultivation level?"

"Of course it has nothing to do with talent, it's all about learning." Seeing that You Su had taken the bait, the Third Elder continued, "If you really want to teach your senior sister, then go and take the exam to prove yourself. After all, Wangshu and I have both witnessed your talent."

You Su rarely heard the Third Elder's affirmative words, and he realized in his heart that this postgraduate entrance examination was by no means easy, and that the Third Elder must be setting a trap for him.

"Junior brother, it's okay if we don't take the exam. We can just study secretly on the peak and ignore everyone else."

You Su smiled; for his senior sister's sake, he was willing to give it a try.

"It's alright, senior sister. I'll prepare for the next few days and then go to Book Immortal Peak to take the postgraduate entrance exam."

"Good! That's ambitious!"

The Third Elder's mood instantly improved, her pretty face relaxed, and she even found You Su more pleasing to the eye:

"Then come with me to Bihua Peak."

What are we going to Bihua Peak for?

Before You Su could ask, Wangshu Fairy eagerly inquired first. After such a long separation, she was unwilling to let her junior brother leave her side even for a moment.

"Finding Lotus Root Heart for your master was a task I entrusted to him. If he doesn't come to claim the reward, what will others think of me? Your junior brother certainly has a grand entrance, needing me to personally come and invite him. Shall we go, Young Master You?"

Upon hearing this, You Su felt extremely guilty. It wasn't that he didn't want it; it was just that spending every day with his senior sister had made him somewhat forget.

Thinking about it this way, the Third Elder was actually very good to me...