I've read widely

The girl arrived in a frantic rush.

When Ye Tianyi heard that something had happened to his eldest senior brother, anxiety immediately crossed his face.

At the same time, he could not understand. If something had happened, why not seek out an elder or the sect master? Why come running to Lu Changsheng?

Lu Changsheng, however, looked perfectly calm. He merely raised his eyebrows and said, "Something's gone wrong again? He really never lets me rest easy!"

"???" Ye Tianyi froze.

After explaining what had happened, the girl quietly watched Lu Changsheng, her face full of smiles and her eyes already glistening.

The girl's name was Luo Xianling. She was the sect master's daughter and often came here to follow Lu Changsheng around.

Sensing her gaze, Lu Changsheng said helplessly, "Junior sister, didn't you say something happened to senior brother?"

"Yes!"

"Then hurry up and bring him back!"

"He's already on his way. I came ahead to tell you!"

"Oh, I see!"

Lu Changsheng frowned. There was nothing he could do about this junior sister.

She was the sect master's daughter, after all. Always behaving like this drew far too much attention, which did not suit his low-profile nature.

Having a bit of a bad reputation was no great problem. At most, people would call him a wastrel or a good-for-nothing. None of that mattered much.

As long as he did no evil, no one would have the leisure to bother with a useless wastrel.

But if he got involved with the sect master's daughter, that would be a different matter.

The thought left him feeling helpless.

Soon, several disciples approached, supporting a figure between them.

The man they were supporting was none other than Qingyun Peak's eldest senior brother, Zhou Qingyu.

He was tall and handsome. Even while being supported by others, he still carried an imposing air.

"Eldest senior brother!"

Ye Tianyi hurried forward, his eyes anxious, and reached out to examine him.

Instead, Zhou Qingyu shoved him aside and lunged straight toward Lu Changsheng.

"Junior brother, something's gone wrong with me again!"

"Don't panic!"

Lu Changsheng answered and helped his eldest senior brother into the room, leaving Ye Tianyi standing there dumbly.

"What's going on?" He looked at Luo Xianling.

Luo Xianling said, "Senior Brother Changsheng is going to find the problem and treat his injuries!"

"Him? Find the problem? Treat his injuries?" Ye Tianyi's brows knitted tighter as he spoke. "Isn't this nonsense? Eldest senior brother must have lost his mind!"

With that, he made to rush into the room. Although he had no idea what was happening, the thought of this junior brother alone made him feel he was unreliable.

Luo Xianling, however, said in displeasure, "Senior Brother Changsheng handles it every time, and nothing's ever gone wrong!"

"What do you mean, every time?"

Ye Tianyi was stunned. Had he really misjudged his junior brother?

Could his junior brother look idle and lazy, yet actually be a divine physician with miraculous hands?

Just as he was thinking this, Lu Changsheng came out of the room. From a distance, he saw him sigh.

"Ah, always making me worry. How can you rush cultivation? Without me, this peak would fall apart sooner or later!"

Muttering, he walked into another room.

Ye Tianyi hurried in to look. Zhou Qingyu was already sitting on the bed, and even his pale complexion had improved.

"Eldest senior brother, what exactly happened?"

"Nothing serious. I just accidentally injured myself while cultivating sword intent, so I had junior brother take a look. After following his instructions, I've more or less recovered!"

"He understands Sword Dao too?" Ye Tianyi asked in surprise.

Yesterday he had helped senior sister examine a formation, and today he was advising senior brother on Sword Dao. Was this the junior brother he had seen?

Zhou Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "He does understand a little, though not much!"

"And you still dared let him treat you?"

"He doesn't know much, but he's read quite a few books. Whenever a problem arises, he can always find it in a book!"

Ye Tianyi found that hard to believe.

Soon, Lu Changsheng came over with a book.

"Eldest senior brother, this is the book I saw it in. It's very similar to the problem you encountered!"

Before Zhou Qingyu could reach out, Ye Tianyi had already taken it. He examined it carefully, and there was indeed nothing wrong with it.

Based on what eldest senior brother had said, it could practically be called a perfect solution.

"How did you know it was in this book?" Ye Tianyi asked.

"When I have nothing to do, I read," Lu Changsheng said. "I happened to see it before, and remembered it as soon as eldest senior brother mentioned it!"

Without saying more, Zhou Qingyu took the book and began reading, nodding as he went. It made sense, and his problem had received a perfect answer.

But when he read further, he found only blank pages.

"Where's the rest?"

"I don't know either. There were only these few pages when I found it!" Lu Changsheng said.

At that moment, Ye Tianyi also noticed that his fingers had turned black, as though stained with ink!

"This..."

"The weather's been damp lately. The ink probably started smudging!"

Lu Changsheng offered an explanation. The others paid it no mind. Only Ye Tianyi kept feeling that something was wrong, though he could not say what.

Soon, their attention returned to Zhou Qingyu.

As Qingyun Peak's eldest senior brother, he possessed exceptional talent. Not yet thirty, he had already reached the ninth layer of essence condensation and was not far from core formation.

The sect placed great importance on him.

Among the disciples of all the sects in Cang Province, he was still one of the very best.

Not only that, he cultivated Sword Dao and had already comprehended six layers of sword intent. People called him a Sword Dao genius seen only once in a hundred years.

He was even known as the Cangyun Little Sword Immortal.

After all, Sword Dao was difficult to cultivate. Ordinary cultivators struggled even to cross its threshold, and the second layer was the ceiling many would reach in their entire lives.

If someone could comprehend nine layers of sword intent, they would have a chance to touch upon the legendary translucent sword heart.

It was a dream countless sword cultivators spent their entire lives pursuing.

No one so extraordinary had ever appeared in the entire Yue Kingdom!

Zhou Qingyu was no exception. Aside from cultivating, he spent his time comprehending Sword Dao, never resting for a moment.

He worked day and night. Even though Lu Changsheng stayed on this peak all day, he could not see him twice in a month.

Moreover, every time he sought him out, it was to ask whether any books he had read described similar problems. Lu Changsheng always had to make something up on the spot. This time, too, he had seemed rushed and nearly given himself away.

Seeing that there were no more problems, Lu Changsheng was about to leave the room.

But Zhou Qingyu called, "Junior brother!"

"What?"

"The Ning Household's people have arrived. Go take care of it!"

"Sure, no problem!" Lu Changsheng answered and left the room.

But seeing Zhou Qingyu return to his serious study right after speaking, he could not help shaking his head.

"Isn't Sword Dao something anyone with hands can do? Is it really that hard?"

He truly did not understand.

Ye Tianyi stayed behind, intending to have a proper talk with eldest senior brother about their junior brother.

Ultimately, even if he had read widely and had insights into certain things, cultivation was still a cultivator's foundation. Without cultivating, where would his cultivation come from?

Luo Xianling, meanwhile, chased after Lu Changsheng.

"Senior Brother Changsheng, where are you going? Wait for me."

Looking at the girl catching up to him, Lu Changsheng asked, "Do you need something, Junior Sister Luo?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to say a few words to you!"

As Luo Xianling spoke, a hint of bashfulness appeared on her face.

"Oh," Lu Changsheng said. "Then let's wait until I'm free. I have something to do!"

"What do you have to do?"

"Eldest senior brother just mentioned it. I need to make a trip to Cangyun City!"

"What for?"

"Quite a few things, actually," Lu Changsheng said. "Ning Yuxin has come to Cangyun City. I need to go see her!"

"Ning Yuxin? The daughter of the richest man in Cang Province?"

"That's right!"

Lu Changsheng answered.

Luo Xianling's slender brows rose. The courtesans were one thing; she knew Lu Changsheng often went to see them.

But Ning Yuxin was the daughter of Cang Province's richest man. She had heard her father say that the Qingyun Peak Master seemed to share a friendship of profound mutual understanding with that wealthy man, and had once arranged a marriage between a disciple and Ning Yuxin!

"What is she here for? Surely she hasn't come to discuss the marriage?"

A sense of crisis rose in Luo Xianling. She was just about to ask when Lu Changsheng vanished from sight.

Although no one had said who it was, she still worried. What if Ning Yuxin took a liking to Lu Changsheng?

"No, Senior Brother Changsheng, you can't go. Let..."

Before she could finish, he was already gone. Lu Changsheng had already arrived outside the Cangyun Sect and was heading toward Cangyun City.