Sixth illness

  Jing Yi found it easy to find Xiao Er, who spent all day cooped up in the house, which made Qiu Qiu very suspicious - was her pale skin, as thin and fragile as blown glass, a result of years of not seeing the sun?

  Qiu Qiu walked to the door of the house and heard Jing Yi talking to Shi Er inside.

  Qiu Qiu had never heard Jingyi Shifu speak so much before, and she was as eloquent as a lotus flower, clearly explaining the benefits of practicing with her one by one, logical and well-reasoned.

  Not to mention picking up children, even Qiuqiu listening also thinks that Jingyi said very reasonable.

  Shi Er would rather choose Jing Yi over Qiu Qiu, and Qiu Qiu understands. This isn't about being infatuated with something new and tired of the old. Shi Er was only here to cure her illness in the first place, and if she can help her recover, then that's all there is to it. Jing Yi can do the same thing, and Jing Yi's abilities are even more profound, so the effect should be even better. When it comes to treating an illness, of course you want to get better as soon as possible. If another medicine is more effective than what she's taking now, then it's only natural to switch medicines.

  Jing Yi spoke for a while, but Xiao Er didn't respond with a single word.

  Qiu Qiu felt that standing here wasn't quite right, although it was coincidental, but others didn't know that, and she didn't want people to think she was eavesdropping, how embarrassing.

  She was about to turn around and slip away when she heard Jingyi ask in a hurry: "Shier, what do you think?"

  Qiu Qiu's foot, which had stepped out, drew back again. She was also a bit curious - what would Jie Er say?

  "Jing Yi asked again: 'Xier's sister?'"

  "If you're looking for someone who is steady and has great abilities, then your teacher would be more suitable than you."

  Qiu Qiu almost choked on this sentence and quickly covered her mouth and ran away.

  They ran far away before Autumn couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Jing Yi must have also been choked by this sentence.

  I didn't expect this kid to be so quiet all day, but when he finally spoke up, his words were surprisingly sharp and piercing, really hitting the nail on the head.

  Of course, if we talk about profound skills, then naturally the first one to be counted is Master Shifu, followed by Jing Heart's sister, and Jing Yi can only rank third.

  Although Qiuqiu had just told herself that it was only natural to change people, she couldn't help but feel an indescribable joy in her heart when she heard herself refute Jingyi Shizhi.

  Qiu Qiu waited quietly for a while before going to look for Shi Er. She couldn't hide the matter in her heart, and after the two of them finished their task, she looked at Shi Er several times.

  "What do you want to ask?"

  "Huh? I don't have anything to ask..."

  The boy puckered up his mouth and stared at her.

  Qiu Qiu rubbed her nose: "Why didn't you respond to Jing Yi Shifu?"

  ……

  ……

  After a long silence, Qiū Qiū realized she had asked in vain. The child resumed her taciturn style, making it harder to get a word out of her than pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth.

  Qiuqiu was so anxious that she grasped a blade of grass that had come loose from the rush mat, causing the entire mat to become disheveled and uneven.

  He swept his gaze over the messy hair that resembled a bird's nest and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

  This smile came so quietly and went so quickly, just like the snowflakes that fall in March, disappearing before they even touch the ground.

  But Qiuqiu didn't waste her time, and when she helped Dian'er comb her hair, she came up with a unique idea to braid a small black braid for her. Against the backdrop of her extremely plain face, it looked particularly strange. Even Jingxin Shizhi, who was usually so calm and composed, couldn't help but stare in shock at Dian'er's new hairstyle.

  "Pick up... " Jing Xin's sister was after all well-bred, and changed the sentence on her lips to: "This hairstyle is really unique."

  He just nodded slightly with an expression as if he hadn't seen anything unusual about others.

  Too calm.

  As for Jingyi Shifu, this time she has really offended her. Normally when they meet, they can still exchange a few words, but now it's as if Autumn sees her as invisible. Although their school is cold and aloof, with only four people including the master and disciples, Autumn normally has good manners and greets her Shifu whenever she sees her. But Jingyi, who used to at least respond, even if she didn't speak or smile, would nod her head in acknowledgement. Now, not even a nod is forthcoming. When Autumn stops to greet her, she simply walks away as if she hadn't seen her.

  After this had happened several times, even Lu's aunts realized it. Lu's aunt had always been fond of Qiuqiu, and Jingyi was her senior sister. Among fellow disciples, junior brothers and sisters must respect their senior brothers and sisters, but senior brothers and sisters should also take care of their juniors and set an example. Someone like Jingyi, who would quarrel with her junior sister over a small matter, not to mention slapping her in the face so blatantly, was really too much.

  Qiu Qiu didn't mind herself, anyway she did what she should do. As for Jing Yi, her discontent was expressed through coldness and indifference, which actually made people feel at ease. If she still had a smiling face and was overly enthusiastic, Qiu Qiu would have thought that this senior sister had either gone crazy or had ulterior motives.

  After all, the benefits of this pair's cultivation are becoming clearer and clearer every day, and Qiuqiu also finds it unbelievable. Even Yu Xia Zhenren doesn't know what kind of illness Xi'er has contracted, nor does she know what kind of skill she is cultivating.

  Just as Qiuqiu thought everything was going smoothly, Shi'er fell ill.

  This illness came on extremely suddenly, without any warning signs.

  Although Qiuqiu had heard that she was ill, after all, the child hadn't mentioned her own illness, and Qiuqiu hadn't seen her have an attack - in her heart, she just thought it was a chronic disease, equivalent to malnutrition or something like that. At a glance at her pale complexion, people would think of these things.

  But she was wrong, this is a world of cultivation, what makes Fang Zhenren and Shifu both cautious and solemn is not some minor illness.

  "Pick up, look, I and sister master have discussed another bag, this one can hold more than mine, if you have anything you want to carry with you, you can put it in..."

  She handed the purse over, but Shi Er didn't reach out to take it. Qiu Qiu looked up and saw that Shi Er wasn't unwilling to take it, her hand had already risen, but only by a little bit, and was still slightly trembling.

  "What's wrong?"

  Those dark and profound eyes had lost their focus, and the soft body fell down towards Qiu Qiu.

  Qiu Qiu hastily stretched out her hand to catch it - okay, although she had been a child for many years, in the depths of her heart, she still considered herself an adult. In that moment when she opened her hands, she was fully convinced that she could steadily hold onto the child.

  But reality is cruel, this four or five year old little girl's physique, wanting to catch a pickled mustard tub bigger and taller than herself, is simply a fool's dream.

  With a thud, Qiū Qiū was flipped over and landed on her back. If someone looked down from above at this moment, they would see Qiū Qiū's thin body lying on the ground, while under her appeared her chubby hands and short legs - still struggling, just like an overturned turtle with its belly facing upwards.

  Being pressed wasn't the most important thing, at the moment when Qiuqiu was knocked down, of course, everything went black in front of her eyes, and then she felt an unusual heat from Dier's body.

  It was as if she had been set on fire, a scorching pain like a huge pot of boiling water pouring down on her.

  Qiuqiu was in so much pain that she almost let out a loud cry, but at this moment, she didn't know why her body suddenly became so heavy, it was like a huge boulder weighing down on her. She struggled for several times but couldn't push the weight off her head.

  The child's body was getting hotter and hotter, like a piece of burning charcoal. Qiuqiu felt that she would be burned up soon too.

  Fortunately, she remembered that she was a cultivator and not an ordinary person. With a flick of her finger, a strong gust of wind blew out, blasting a large hole in the window.

  Such a commotion on the quiet mountain immediately caused **.

  Qiu Qiu heard someone exclaim and rush over, making sure she wouldn't be crushed or scalded to death in her own yard, before finally feeling at ease and fainting.

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  These past few days I haven't been feeling too great - a sore throat, pharyngitis, and toothache. None of them are serious illnesses, but they're all pretty miserable.