Refuse to trample on the pride of heaven

Lu Wensheng raised his eyebrows, ignored Jin Jianxian's awkward look, walked straight in, looked around, and sat next to Song Wen.

Song Wen: To be honest, when he saw Lu Wensheng, he felt a pain in his butt.

"Senior Brother Song." Lu Wensheng had a polite smile on his face.

"Hmm..." Song Wen looked away unnaturally, not daring to meet the other person's gaze.

"Senior Brother Zhang, long time no see." Lu Wensheng greeted Zhang Zhixu next to him.

Zhang Zhixu felt okay about Lu Wensheng. He had heard about Lu Wensheng's affairs by hearsay. However, the promulgation of that system was a big blow to someone like him who would rather lie down than sit down, so he took the opportunity to ask secretly.

“Can I not earn points?”

Lu Wensheng still smiled and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, you can give it a try."

Zhang Zhixu: “…Hahaha, I was just kidding.” The nickname was not given for nothing.

Everyone was quite enthusiastic towards Ji Yanli and the atmosphere at the table was quite pleasant, but no one spoke to Lu Wensheng.

Lu Wensheng didn't care at all that his fellow disciples avoided him like the plague - it wasn't that others were isolating him, but that he was isolating everyone.

Ji Yanli was mostly curious about Lu Wensheng. He noticed that everyone was deliberately avoiding him, so he frowned. When Tao Yin asked the disciples to get along with each other, Ji Yanli took the initiative to find Lu Wensheng.

"Brother Lu, are you a swordsman?"

Although Lu Wensheng was surprised that Ji Yanli came to him on his own initiative, he did not show it on his face.

"Yes."

"I also practice swordsmanship. If you are free, you can come and exchange ideas with me."

Lu Wensheng didn't take it as a courtesy. He felt that Ji Yanli's words were meaningful, as if he was showing goodwill to him - but why? This was the first time they met, and according to the information provided by the system, Ji Yanli was a rather cold person. Why would he take the initiative to find him?

"Senior Brother Ji has profound attainments in swordsmanship. I have admired him for a long time. Please forgive me for bothering you."

Ji Yanli could tell that Lu Wensheng was being polite to him, so he didn't say much and just nodded.

And then—the two of them just stared at each other, nothing to say.

Fortunately, the embarrassing scene did not last long. The elders had many things to do and everyone soon dispersed.

On his way back, Lu Wensheng was calculating the time - Ji Yanli was back, so would Liu Jiqian be here soon?

It seems that he needs to work harder. It is still early now and he has a chance to surpass these dangerous "attacks", but it is not certain in the future.

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In order to improve himself, Lu Wensheng didn't even bother with Ji Yanli anymore, and shamelessly (so he thought) went to his house to ask for advice. Ji Yanli invited Lu Wensheng in without saying anything.

Ji Yanli talks little, but his words are concise and clear. Lu Wensheng is not a fool either, and the two get along quite well. Ji Yanli has a higher appreciation for Lu Wensheng and feels that this junior fellow is particularly to his liking.

Later, the two of them often discussed swordsmanship and analyzed with each other. Lu Wensheng always had unique insights, which made Ji Yanli praise him endlessly. Sometimes when Lu Wensheng didn't come, Ji Yanli would take the initiative to find him.

Tao Yin was very happy that his eldest disciple was willing to go out and discuss swordsmanship with others. Seeing that Lu Wensheng's expression was becoming more and more amiable, he thought that this kid was really good, and even instigated the other two disciples to go and discuss with Lu Wensheng.

Song Wen had the same stress response as Lu Wensheng, his head was shaking like a rattle, but Jin Jianxian agreed hesitantly - the master seemed very happy that the eldest brother and junior brother Lu were discussing this together.

Ji Yanli and Lu Wensheng at Lu Wensheng's residence.

When Ji Yanli saw Jin Jianxian, he felt that his master was a little reckless. Junior Brother Jin is not learning swordsmanship, isn't it a waste of time to come here? He frowned and advised.

"You don't belong here."

Wow, you are so good at talking! I know you don’t mean that, but I don’t know if you think you look down on me!

Seeing Jin Jianxian lowering his eyes, obviously looking hurt, Lu Wensheng sighed.

"Brother Jin, please come in."

"Sorry to bother you." Jin Jianxian's voice was very light. Ji Yanli was not very satisfied to see that his junior brother was timid.

Seeing Ji Yanli's expression, Lu Wensheng knew what he wanted to say and spoke before him.

"Brother Jin, are you learning about talisman paper? I also plan to learn something else. Brother Jin is here and there are some tools in the room. Can you please help me get them?"

Jin Jianxian didn't think anything was wrong. Instead, he felt relieved and thought he had something to do. He listened to Lu Wensheng's words and went into the house.

Lu Wensheng took the opportunity to gossip with Ji Yanli.

"I know that Senior Brother Ji wants to take responsibility to remind Senior Brother Jin, but I think it's better for Senior Brother Ji not to say anything. He just came back and started talking about this and that. Senior Brother Jin is sensitive. If he really says it, he will think that Senior Brother is dissatisfied and targeting him."

Ji Yanli didn't expect this. After some reflection, he felt that what Lu Wensheng said made sense. He nodded to indicate that he understood - Junior Brother Lu was more thoughtful.

"Brother Lu, I got it."

Lu Wensheng nodded, took the things from Jin Jianxian and placed them on the table in the yard.

"Brother Jin, would you mind drawing one?"

Jin Jianxian relaxed a lot and shook his head to indicate that he didn't mind. He immediately placed the talisman paper and picked up the talisman pen.

Lu Wensheng noticed that his demeanor had changed, becoming more confident and focused.

Then he looked at the talisman paper in his hand. He saw that with just a few strokes of Jin Jianxian, the patterns on the talisman paper became spiritual and charming, which showed that he had some attainments in the art of talisman paper.

Ji Yanli was a little surprised: "It's a spirit gathering talisman. It is said that the success rate is not high."

Lu Wensheng praised him generously: "Senior Brother Jin is amazing!"

Jin Jianxian felt a little shy and became coy again. He was even speechless when he heard the compliments.

"Senior Brother Jin has a high level of attainment in talisman paper. Why do you belittle yourself? Are you being modest?" Lu Wensheng didn't understand all this, but looking at Ji Yanli's changes, he knew that Jin Jianxian had some skills.

Jin Jianxian didn't say anything, obviously embarrassed. Lu Wensheng didn't force him to answer him, but changed the subject and asked Jin Jianxian to teach him.

Ji Yanli was a person who was good at listening to suggestions. He seldom spoke afterwards. Most of the time he listened to Lu Wensheng and Jin Jianxian talking. Even if he spoke, he would agree with Lu Wensheng and give appropriate encouragement to Jin Jianxian.

With Lu Wensheng "taking charge of the overall situation", the atmosphere was not awkward for Ji Yanli, who doesn't like to talk, and Jin Jianxian, who doesn't dare to speak.

Jin Jianxian is very patient and has a solid foundation. Lu Wensheng has really learned a lot from him. His original purpose was to adjust Jin Jianxian's temper.

Lu Wensheng thought that he could learn a skill and was willing to invite Jin Jianxian to join the "study group".

Jin Jianxian felt that he was finally noticed by others, and had a sweet reward after all the hard work. After Lu Wensheng invited him, he happily agreed.

The system looked at the host who was studying hard and even recruited two "attacks" to study together, and always felt that something was strange.