Chapter 388: All Are Good Men in the World

Late night.

Dense clouds temporarily covered the moonlight.

Xiao Ju walked hurriedly on the mountain road. She was cautious, anxious, and often looked around. The lantern she carried was a magic tool with the function of scouting and warning.

The trees on both sides of the mountain road rustled in the breeze. Besides the sound of the wind, Xiao Ju could only hear her own footsteps and heartbeat.

The sound of the waterfall grew louder, drowning out other sounds.

Soon, a deep pool appeared before her eyes. Xiao Ju quickened her pace, trying not to stay by the water.

She arrived behind the waterfall and walked onto the mountain path. The roar of the waterfall echoed in her ears, sounding exceptionally deafening in the night.

Mist filled the air, and the moss and vines on the rock wall were very damp.

The light of the lantern cast swaying shadows on the stone wall.

Xiao Ju walked all the way and saw the entrance of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, her heart feeling a little happy.

But immediately, she thought of the mission she had been entrusted with by Lin Shanshan, and felt an extremely heavy pressure.

She had already arrived at the entrance, but for a moment, she fell into hesitation, pacing at the entrance, not daring to enter the cave.

Just at this moment, Linghu Jiu's voice came from inside the cave:

"Sleeping on the stone bed, the wind is slightly warm,"

"Deep in the mountain cave, dreams are hard to guess."

"When waking, the moon shadow reflects on the pine and cypress,"

"Footsteps approach, asking who is coming?"

Xiao Ju knew she had been discovered and had to bite the bullet and report her identity.

Linghu Jiu naturally knew that Xiao Ju was Lin Shanshan's personal maid and immediately called her in.

Xiao Ju felt anxious and walked into the cave.

The cave was dimly lit, and there were many mottled mosses on the cave walls, as if telling of time and vicissitudes.

Xiao Ju soon saw the stone bed.

On the stone bed, half-lying was a thin cultivator.

He was half-lying on his side, his posture elegant, smelling of alcohol, his eyes sleepy, revealing a demeanor of being independent from the world, as if all the troubles of the world had nothing to do with him.

It was Linghu Jiu.

He smiled gently and asked Xiao Ju: "Coming to the cave so late, is it that Little Junior Sister wants to ask me for help?"

Xiao Ju took a deep breath, first bowed, then bit the bullet and informed Linghu Jiu of Lin Shanshan's request.

Linghu Jiu:...

Xiao Ju looked at Linghu Jiu anxiously.

Linghu Jiu frowned, sighed deeply, got off the stone bed, put his hands behind his back, and paced in the cave.

For a moment, Xiao Ju felt that Linghu Jiu's transcendent and refined demeanor was dragged down by the secular world, stained with red dust, his immortal nature dissipated, and he added a lot of humanity.

Xiao Ju felt a lot of sympathy for Linghu Jiu, who was frowning and thinking.

She made up her mind that as long as Linghu Jiu refused Lin Shanshan's request even slightly, she would turn around and leave immediately.

Although she was a girl, she also felt that this matter was too distressing and cruel for Linghu Jiu.

Linghu Jiu stopped his footsteps faintly and sighed: "I have been in the cave for a long time and don't know the changes in the outside world."

"This time, even if Little Junior Sister didn't come to ask me for help, I should have taken action."

"Xiao Ju, take my waist token and go to the library to collect the Metal and Fire element Enlightenment Diagrams. As long as they are for stationed cultivators to see, collect them all for Ning Zhuo."

"When you hand them to him, tell him, just say that the senior brothers were a bit too protective of the junior sister, and please don't blame Young Master Ning Zhuo."

"Lending these Enlightenment Diagrams can be considered an apology from the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect."

Xiao Ju looked confused, not knowing why Linghu Jiu said so.

Linghu Jiu smiled at her and waved his hand: "After you go back, inform Little Junior Sister of this matter, and say that this time she doesn't need to spend anything; I, the senior brother, will bear it all."

"You go early tomorrow morning; this matter must be done. After returning, please report to me first."

"Yes, Xiao Ju understands." Xiao Ju carried all kinds of doubts, took the waist token, and returned to the original mountain.

After seeing Lin Shanshan, she told all of Linghu Jiu's instructions to her young miss.

Lin Shanshan felt slightly confused, then her frowned eyebrows relaxed, and she figured out the key: "So that's it."

"Miss, what is so?" Xiao Ju couldn't understand this riddle.

Lin Shanshan explained to her: "It should be that Senior Brother Lao De and others pushed it behind the scenes, triggering public opinion against Young Master Ning Zhuo, which prompted many cultivators to challenge him."

"Senior Brother knows about this, so he ordered you to do this, which is an apology to Young Master Ning Zhuo."

"Ah? Why does our dignified Ten Thousand Medicines Sect apologize to an outsider?" Xiao Ju listened and felt it was unbelievable, and had a lot of indignation, calling out for injustice for Linghu Jiu.

Lin Shanshan shook her head.

She had been cultivated since childhood, so naturally, her vision and cognition were different from a maid.

"Senior Brother doing this is right."

"Stationed cultivators are a feature of our sect and also one of the main political strategies of our management."

"Once this matter is exposed, the harm to the entire Ten Thousand Medicines Sect will be invisible and huge."

"Since Senior Brother wants to bear this expense, let him come. As the senior brother of the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect, he indeed needs to do this."

Xiao Ju finally understood a little.

The next day, she started acting early in the morning.

First, using Linghu Jiu's waist token, she spent a large amount of sect merit to collect Fire and Metal element Enlightenment Diagrams.

Afterwards, she carried these diagrams, entered the teleportation array, and appeared directly on Small Dispute Peak.

She slightly covered her appearance, dressed like a stranger, and went straight to find the cave dwelling where Ning Zhuo was currently staying, releasing a flying letter to express her identity and intention to visit.

Ning Zhuo was practicing the three techniques in the cave, and after receiving the letter, he immediately transmitted his voice to invite Xiao Ju into the cave.

Xiao Ju had just sat down in the reception hall when she heard footsteps, and then she saw a young man turning around the screen and appearing in front of her.

Xiao Ju's eyes lit up, and she saw Ning Zhuo in a wide-sleeved robe, as white as clouds.

His features were handsome, his eyes were black and white, clear as a lake, revealing a sincere light.

He smiled, as intimate and gentle as a spring breeze, making people involuntarily feel good about him.

"No wonder Miss has such a good impression of him, running around for him and paying so much!" Xiao Ju sighed in her heart.

Before seeing Ning Zhuo in person, she didn't quite understand Lin Shanshan's approach and felt indignant for Senior Brother Linghu Jiu.

But now that she saw Ning Zhuo in person, she understood Lin Shanshan much more.

"I originally thought that as a descendant of a cultivation family, his status was similar to the eldest miss, but I didn't expect him to be dressed so simply."

"So, this is the type Miss likes!"

"Actually, in my opinion, Ning Zhuo and Linghu Jiu are completely comparable."

Xiao Ju compared the two in her heart.

She felt that Linghu Jiu was like a clear breeze, elegant and unrestrained, free and gentle. Ning Zhuo was like the light of the morning, pure and clean, sincere and warm.

The white-clad youth is elegant, his eyebrows are clear like a full moon.

The clear breeze and the bright moon are both suitable, both are good men in the world.

Xiao Ju stood up, bowed to Ning Zhuo, and her voice became much more clever and gentle.

Ning Zhuo smiled, sat in the main seat, and signaled Xiao Ju to sit down too.

Xiao Ju did not sit down: "I am just Miss's maid, how dare I sit on equal footing with Young Master Ning Zhuo."

"The slave came this time to send treasure to you, Young Master!"

Xiao Ju took out all the Metal and Fire element Enlightenment Diagrams and handed them to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo was curious and asked: "Miss Lin has already been grounded, how can she borrow so many Enlightenment Diagrams for me?"

After all, when he borrowed the Wood-element Enlightenment Diagrams before, it was only three, and he took out his own Frost-Lingering and Proud Snow diagrams to lend them out.

Now the handwriting was much larger than before.

It made no sense that Lin Shanshan's energy and means became greater after being grounded.

Xiao Ju smiled: "I was just about to tell you about this, Young Master."

Next, she informed Ning Zhuo in detail about the origin of the Enlightenment Diagrams and Linghu Jiu's apology to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo was surprised: "There is actually such a thing?"

"So, the fact that I have been challenged by many people today is because the disciples of the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect are pushing it behind the scenes."

"So that's it, hahahaha."

Ning Zhuo pretended to have just found out and laughed loudly.

He stood up and stuffed all the Enlightenment Diagrams into Xiao Ju's hands: "Since this is the case, then I cannot accept these Enlightenment Diagrams."

Xiao Ju was greatly surprised: "The slave dares to ask Young Master, why is that?"

Ning Zhuo then said seriously: "Before, thanks to Miss Lin's thick love, she helped me with all her might, helping me, an outsider, to quickly integrate into the Ten Thousand Medicines Sect and Small Dispute Peak."

"I have always kept this grace in mind, engraved in my heart, not daring to forget, thinking that if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay it."

"How could I not know the huge price Miss Lin paid to help me?"

"Hearing that she was grounded makes me even more worried, and I have gone to Original Mountain every day, only to be intercepted by others. I am afraid that none of the letters I sent reached Miss Lin."

Xiao Ju nodded. She knew about the fact that Ning Zhuo went to Original Mountain almost every day and that all the letters were intercepted by Lao De and others.

Ning Zhuo said: "I have asked myself, if I had known beforehand that Miss Lin would be grounded for helping me, would I still accept her help?"

"I would."

Xiao Ju couldn't help but 'ah', thinking Ning Zhuo would deny it, but he affirmed it directly.

Ning Zhuo stared into Xiao Ju's eyes: "Because I understand that Miss Lin's help to me is completely from the bottom of her heart!"

"Such a heart, just like the Fog-Show Orchid I gave her, is a treasure in the world and needs to be cherished."

"May I ask, in the world, is there such a friendship that makes people feel like old friends at first sight, and in a short time, can help with all their might?"

"If I refuse Miss Lin's help, I am watching such a treasure scatter."

"This is a waste of heaven's gifts."

"She helps me now, and I will come back to help her in the future; this is the symbol of friendship, and the best way for this treasure in the world to exist!"

Xiao Ju was dumbfounded.

She didn't expect Ning Zhuo to have such words.

Looking at the white-clad youth who was as bright as the morning sun, looking at his clear eyes, Xiao Ju could feel his sincere heart.

"So that's it." She was persuaded.

She even vaguely understood why Ning Zhuo would refuse these Enlightenment Diagrams now.

"Just... friendship?"