Chapter 42 Hold Me Once

  A large amount of silver was scattered, causing the construction work to proceed extremely quickly, and now the interior of Mount Shu Sect is almost changing one day at a time.

  On the first day, Ye Wen got up and saw that the craftsmen had already enclosed a large area between the main hall and the gate, marking out the specific location of the wall, even detailing where to leave the entrance gates, and even part of the foundation had been laid.

  The road between the main hall and the gate is also being tidied up, as it needs to be paved with stone slabs. The road must be leveled before the stone slabs can be laid. Yesterday, Ye Wen invited a group of skilled workers who came down from the mountain overnight, bringing many stonemasons with them. After observing the site briefly, they immediately went back down the mountain to prepare the stone materials - there is no suitable material on the mountain that can be used for paving stone slabs. Although there are many stones, it's not possible to have the stonemasons quarry and polish them on the spot before laying them. If that were the case, it would probably take until next spring to finish paving this road.

  So, the stone slabs that Shushan Sect prepared to use for paving were specially purchased from down the mountain. Fortunately, there were ready-made stone slabs in the county town of Shushan, otherwise this road would really not be able to be repaired.

  Ye Wen came out early in the morning, and a team of porters carried the purchased stone slabs into the mountain gate without stopping. As soon as he looked up, all he saw were busy craftsmen, some of whom were constantly repairing the walls, others crouching to tidy up the ground, and some standing there gesturing and then lowering their heads to look at the drawings in their hands - drawn by Xu Xian last night.

  "What a lively scene!"

  So many people gathered in the Shu Shan faction, this is still the first time since the establishment of the Shu Shan faction, only these people are all busy, making Ye Wen have a sense of walking into a busy construction site.

  "How great it would be if all these people were disciples of Mount Shu..."

  Ye Wen Zheng was lost in thought when he heard this sentence behind him. Turning his head, he saw that Ning Ruxue was also staring blankly at the busy workers, but what she was thinking about was completely different from Ye Wen's thoughts. She hoped that in the future, Mount Shu Sect would be as lively as it was today, with all the countless workers replaced by Mount Shu disciples.

  Knowing that his junior sister was fantasizing about the day when their sect would flourish, Ye Wen smiled and comforted her: "It will! Junior Sister, you'll see that day sooner or later!"

  I thought my words would make Ning Ruxue a little happier, but unexpectedly, this junior sister of mine gave me a white eye, and her smile disappeared. With a slightly sarcastic expression, she replied: "If I want Master to do it, I'm afraid that even on the day I close my eyes, I may not necessarily get what I wish for!"

  "Uh..." Ning Ruxue's words left Ye Wen speechless, and he could only helplessly spread his hands: "Don't you trust my abilities at all?"

  She looked up and down for a while, then under Ye Wen's slightly expectant gaze, she curled her lip: "Not at all!" Afterwards, she turned around, the ponytail that had been simply tied up in the morning drew an exceptionally beautiful arc in front of Ye Wen, and then disappeared from view with a few swings.

  Seeing Ning Ruxue return to her room without even turning her head, Ye Wen muttered to himself: "Don't you believe me? I've done quite a few things, haven't I?" But he didn't feel the slightest bit discouraged, because he firmly believed that Shu Shan would rise again in his hands: "Wait and see what you have to say then!"

  He didn't know that while Ning Ruxue quickly returned to her room to tidy up her hair and change clothes, she was constantly thinking in her heart: "If I were the sect leader, would I really do better than Shixiong?"

  After all, the Shu Shan Sect has been established from scratch in just half a year, and now it even has a sect headquarters that is not much inferior to those of well-known sects in the Jianghu. Now, it's about to accept new disciples, and it has even taken in Xu Xian as a disciple through a master-disciple relationship. The Shu Shan Sect's strength can be said to have increased by an unknown amount, and she has witnessed all these changes with her own eyes.

  She had always thought that handing over the leadership of Shu Shan Sect to her own master brother was a huge mistake, because Ye Wen was terrible in both martial arts and interpersonal relationships. Ning Ruxue, who used to admire her master brother when she was young, gradually became more and more disappointed with him as she grew older and gained more experience.

  At the age of 14, she defeated her senior brother with just a few moves and believed that the inheritance of the school could not rely on this incompetent senior brother, only she was the hope for the continuation of Shushan School.

  Half a year ago, Ye Wen was defeated by Zhang Gui of the Zhengquan Gate in the blink of an eye, and also lost all sorts of things including the gate's residence and signboard. At that time, she became even more convinced that only she herself could save the Shushan Gate, and only she herself could allow the Shushan Gate to continue existing in this world. As for Ye Wen? Ning Ruxue magnificently ignored him - perhaps she would give her senior brother a current position within the gate out of consideration for their relationship as senior and junior siblings who grew up together.

  "In this way, he can continue reading his favorite book happily..."

  At that time, Ning Ruxue thought so. But now, looking at the busy and prosperous craftsmen outside, as well as the magnificent main hall, she found her confidence wavering, and for the first time in half a year, she had doubts about her own thoughts.

  "If I were to take over as the leader, would I really do a better job than my senior brother?" As she combed her hair, Ning Ruxue stared at her blurry reflection in the copper mirror, her face filled with doubt. But soon, she gave herself an answer.

  "I can! I must!" As if to give herself more confidence, Ning Ruxue squeezed the comb and waved it at her reflection in the mirror: "Master brother just happened to have a stroke of good luck and met Xu Shidi, thanks to Xu Shidi, our Shu Mountain Sect would not be in this state today."

  After saying this to herself, Ning Ruxue felt that it was probably the case, Ye Wen let Shu Shanmen develop to its current stage, and it seemed that she had really encountered good luck, without any particularly difficult problems.

  "If I were to go down the mountain, I would do it just as well... no, even better!" Ning Ruxue was convinced that if she went down the mountain, she would not only bring back Zhou Ziruo and Yue Ning, these two disciples, but also recruit three or five more disciples along the way. Then, on the road, she could eliminate some evil bandits, make a name for her sect while also gaining some wealth. In that case, Shu Shan Sect would definitely become even more powerful than it is now! Of course, Ye Wen's time down the mountain was not long... this point was beautifully ignored by her...

  With such fanciful thoughts, Ning Ruxue's mood was greatly improved, and her face, which had been filled with some doubts, bloomed into a smile again. The morning sun shone through the window onto the mirror, and then reflected onto Ning Ruxue's face, making her whole person exude an otherworldly aura.

  If it weren't for her hair being still disheveled and wearing only a tight-fitting undergarment...

  "Sister, have you had breakfast?"

  Ning Ruxue, who had finally managed to tidy up her hair, was about to get dressed when she saw Ye Wen, whom she had been suppressing in her mind as useless, push open the door and walk in.

  Then... copper coins and washbasins danced together, combs and towels flew in unison!

  "Big brother, you don't even knock on big sister's door when entering?"

  Ye Wen retreated out of Ning Ruxue's room, looking embarrassed and battered by various objects, while Xun Xian standing aside asked in puzzlement.

  "Haha, forgot! Forgot!" Ye Wen chuckled a few times, he almost forgot that he was no longer in the original world. "Could it be that the scene as busy as a construction site made me a bit dizzy?"

  The original world was really too open, some girls would even run to their boyfriend's dormitory to stay overnight, let alone rushing into the bedroom, even if they saw something, it would probably just be a casual laugh and scolding.

  Suddenly arriving in this place, many habits are still very similar to the ancient times of his original world. Ye Wen is still not very used to it until now. In addition, he has been working hard to cultivate his internal strength for half a year and almost never took the initiative to find Ning Xue. The two would only talk at the dinner table when they happened to be there. Occasionally calling each other was also done by Zhao Shu, but today Zhao Shu was busy cooking for the workers and couldn't leave, so he volunteered to come and call out.

  Who would have thought that something like this would happen, and I actually forgot that a woman's boudoir isn't a place to be casually intruded upon! Being beaten or scolded is considered light punishment; if Ning Yuxue were to take up her sword and pursue me across the land, seeking revenge, it would be my own fault. If I got hacked to death, it would serve me right.

  But this behavior of his fell into Xuan's eyes, and it was greatly different. This bookworm, due to the environment he grew up in, paid a lot of attention to many rules. Seeing Ye Wen casually charging into Ning Ruxue's bedroom scared him out of his wits. Although he was immediately driven out, that was all there was to it. In his eyes, his senior brother and sister had strayed from their simple relationship as siblings to another direction.

  And Ye Wen didn't even mention that he was blaming himself for being careless, while Xu Xian was thinking about what kind of relationship these two people had. Ning Ruxue changed her clothes and came out to see the two people standing there like pillars, especially Ye Wen, who was standing at her door, seeing herself come out and actually smiling foolishly at her.

  Her face suddenly turned cold, and she opened her mouth to scold: "Big brother, how can you be so careless and barge into my room?" As she said this, she suddenly remembered that she was in the middle of changing clothes. Although she still had her undergarments on, they were not something that could be easily shown to others, at least not without revealing her figure. Thinking of this, Ning Yuxue's face involuntarily turned red, and then she became angry: "Next time, big brother, if you're so reckless again, don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword!"

  After finishing, I still feel unrelieved, and this way is too cheap for my senior brother. Having suffered a loss myself, yet only saying these two harsh words, I am really unhappy in my heart. Seeing Ye Wen, Ning Ruxue didn't respond, lifted her small foot wearing boots, and directly stomped heavily on Ye Wen's foot, then without looking at Ye Wen, she snorted and turned to leave.

  Seeing his master sister walk far away, Xu Xian saw Ye Wen standing still on the spot with an unchanged face, as if Ning Ruxue's previous move was just a tickle to him: "Master brother, have you practiced Jin Zhongzhao Tiebushan or something?"

  "Who knew that before even asking, Ye Wen said in a trembling voice: 'Can Master help me up? My foot has lost all sensation...'"