Chapter 2061: How to Tame the Stubborn Youth 10

When Ji Lai-zhi couldn't suppress his urge to strike again, he saw Jin Chen leap onto the stage.

He was still discovered, Ji Lai-zhi thought.

Jin Chen would discover that he was actually someone who couldn't even control his own emotions and inner strength… a madman.

Ji Lai-zhi's expression darkened, his sword‑gripping hand clenched until his thumb joint ached, and the panic that flashed through him actually overwhelmed the surging killing intent and restlessness.

Jin Chen didn't know what Ji Lai-zhi had thought in that brief moment; all he saw was Ji Lai-zhi's eyes vacant, clearly not in his right mind. Without time to ask further, he knocked the long sword from Ji Lai-zhi's hand and, leaping forward, embraced him around the waist.

"Be good, don't resist."

Hearing Jin Chen's words, Ji Lai-zhi's struggling motion lasted only half a moment before he forcibly suppressed it, stiffening his body and letting Jin Chen hold him, trembling all over, not even daring to look at that person's eyes.

Now, even casting a blindness spell was useless; the martial artists from various sects watching from below the stage all exclaimed in shock.

"What's wrong with this scoundrel Ji Lai-zhi? And who is that white‑clothed person?"

"Surely he's a madman!" another person said, "Ji Lai-zhi is breaking the rules! Relying on Qingyun Sword Manor being the old sponsor of this competition, do you really not take us seriously?"

"His opponent in the match is a disciple of the Martial Arts Alliance!"

"This scoundrel Ji Lai-zhi hasn't even learned half of Manor Master Ji's humility, let alone half of his mother's! Back then, the Shadowless Immortal Maiden was praised by all for her bearing."

Li Changrong on stage had no idea that so many people were filled with righteous indignation for him.

He didn't stop the sudden appearance of the white‑clothed person taking Ji Lai-zhi away, full of doubt and still unable to guess why, when he suddenly saw the Martial Arts Alliance's team leader below the stage making a gesturing signal.

Li Changrong narrowed his eyes to look, instantly shocked, yet hesitated to act.

The team leader told him to take advantage of Ji Lai-zhi's unpreparedness and attack directly?

Who still remembers that this is a friendly match where points decide the outcome!

Li Changrong's expression was complex; he hesitated, looking toward his opponent, when unexpectedly their gazes met as a corner of the veiled cloth was lifted.

His breath caught; merely being met with a gaze hinting at warning filled him with fear, and he hurriedly pretended to see nothing, averting his eyes, his mind unable to stop wondering which person that was.

Jin Chen embraced Ji Lai-zhi and flew down, then exchanged a few moves with someone who had come out of nowhere shouting, 'Breaking the rules and still trying to flee?' He struck down with one hand; the icy palm wind that erupted actually sent that person flying several meters away.

【Oh dear… Host's disguise is completely useless now.】

That really drew everyone's attention.

Only after the white‑clothed figure carrying Ji Lai-zhi disappeared into the pavilion did the crowd come to their senses and begin loudly discussing what had just happened.

"He's so strong…"

Ji Siyao sat nearby, having already anticipated Ji Lai-zhi's lack of control, and had almost seen all of the recent variables with his own eyes.

Ji Siyao clenched his fists and couldn't help asking Ji Yuanshan, "Father, who exactly is Jin Chen? With such superb martial skill and lightness, there are probably few like him in the entire martial world… How could he be willing to be Ji Lai-zhi's instructor?"

Ji Yuanshan's face wasn't looking good either; he sent Shan Bo to explain to the various sects, and his gloomy gaze glanced at the long sword Ji Lai-zhi had dropped on the stage.

"The Guest Official of Cold Moon Cottage, someone Shen Lao xie found, is a useless thing."

Ji Siyao furrowed his brows and voiced his thought.

"Father, since he wants to stay and teach at the Sword Manor, then… whether the instructor is me or Ji Lai-zhi makes no difference, right?"

"No one can tolerate Ji Lai-zhi's current foul temper; he'll know who the obedient student is."

Ji Yuanshan hadn't thought of that either; he looked at him and asked, "Do you want Jin Chen to teach you martial arts?"

Ji Siyao: "If he teaches me, my martial arts will surely improve greatly; by then, the Martial Arts Convention won't embarrass the Sword Manor."

"... That's also true."

Ji Yuanshan always grants his younger son's wishes; after a moment's thought he nodded, "You're right, what about the Elder of Cold Moon Cottage? He's present at the Sword Manor—could he possibly not obey me?"

Jin Chen found an unoccupied pavilion before setting down the stiff person in his arms.

Ji Lai-zhi's whole body exuded irritability, as if invisible spikes were protruding, seeming able to impale anyone who approached.

"Stay away from me…" Ji Lai-zhi said through clenched teeth.

Jin Chen frowned, not retreating but advancing, he raised his hand to press lightly on Ji Lai-zhi's nape birthmark, his voice low.

"Ji Lai-zhi."

Before each time Ji Lai-zhi is scolded for a mistake, he must first receive this mild correction, after which he almost reflexively becomes docile.

With half the spikes gone, Ji Lai-zhi let out a low, bristling growl.

"What the hell!"

"I haven't hurt anyone; putting up with this until now is already pretty good, okay?"

"I just can't control it, I know I'm sick, what can I do?"

Having said that, it only sounded more aggrieved the more he listened.

Jin Chen: "……"

He couldn't find a chance to interject.

Jin Chen clapped a hand over Ji Lai-zhi's mouth and, without further ado, held him tightly in an embrace.

Instantly, Ji Lai-zhi calmed down, seeking a sense of security as he nestled into the embrace and clenched the fabric behind Jin Chen.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total now 80!】

"Can you calm down and listen to me now?"

Jin Chen stroked the teenager's back, no longer rigid, his voice gentle, with not a trace of the anger Ji Lai-zhi had expected.

Ji Lai-zhi felt an itch at the tip of his nose, unconsciously slowing his breath, "……uh."

"Sit cross‑legged, I'll check your meridian inner strength; be good, don't resist."

Ji Lai-zhi accordingly sat cross‑legged on the ground, closed his eyes as Jin Chen said, and his thoughts gradually settled.

Jin Chen sat behind him, raised his hand to cover the Governor Vessel Spirit Terrace acupoint, and true qi surged in.

The inner strength was chaotic, flowing backward through the meridians and acupoints all over his body.

Jin Chen furrowed his brows, his expression growing somewhat grim.

In the original plot it only said that Ji Lai-zhi was unusually irritable, worsening as the story progressed, until finally he needed to get drunk all day just to suppress it, yet the cause was never explained.

As of now, it actually seems……

The toxins built up over the years have brought it to an incurable state.

"Why didn't this situation arise when I had you practice daily before?" Jin Chen asked.

Ji Lai zhi felt the comfort of his internal force being guided and flowing, hearing this he tilted his head and thought, "Because…… I'm not really angry?"

He actually wasn't entirely clear either, and muttered, "Sometimes I feel that as soon as I get angry I can't control my internal force, yet I'm always angry."

Speaking, Ji Lai zhi suddenly said solemnly, "It's much better now."

Since he rarely went out, spending all day together with Jin Chen at the Observing Cloud Courtyard, he really wasn't as easily irritated anymore, Ji Lai zhi thought darkly.

Jin Chen shifted to the Supreme Yang Point and asked again, "When did it start?"

"Hiss."

Ji Lai zhi earnestly recalled for a while.

"I don't remember." He felt a bit dejected, "Anyway, not long after I cultivated internal force, it became like this…… for many, many years."

So, he still thinks it was due to improper initiation back then, his own random tinkering causing the mishap, and he never doubted anything else.

Ji Lai zhi spoke while recalling, and by the time he realized it was over, Jin Chen lightly embraced him from behind to comfort him.

His muttering trailed off, and he suddenly turned his head to ask, "Aren't you afraid at all? I can't control myself like this."

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "What's there to fear with your three-legged cat kung fu?"

Ji Lai zhi: "……"

His fists hardened again.

It still seems to be the case.

How annoying.

Ji Lai zhi buried his head and shoved into his embrace, using all his strength like a calf, "How can any instructor be as harsh as you?"

Actually, he had no idea what other instructors were like; the few teaching instructors before hadn't lasted even seven days.

Jin Chen stroked his back casually, "I haven't even heard you call me 'Sir' a few times."

Ji Lai zhi remained silent, burying his face in his shoulder without speaking.

He wouldn't call him that, Ji Lai zhi thought, anyone at the Sword Manor could respectfully address Jin Chen as Sir.

Jin Chen held him a while longer, waiting until Ji Lai zhi had fully recovered, then asked, "Should we return to the Observing Cloud Distance or go to the Front Courtyard to watch the match?"

Ji Lai zhi thought for a moment, "Let's go to the Front Courtyard; who knows how those people might be scheming against me behind my back."

He certainly wouldn't just swallow his anger.