Chapter 16: The Sky Has Fallen, It Turns Out This is an Abnormal Novel
Responding to Wu You’s thoughts, Ming Ji brought her into the academy.
Although this little girl hadn’t been to school for over ten years, hearing she was going to meet the Headmaster, she subconsciously swallowed.
Are you kidding… who isn’t afraid of meeting the dean?!
Even while Ming Ji was discussing with the Headmaster how to enroll Wu You, she was nervously twiddling her thumbs.
Fortunately, the Headmaster wasn’t as stern as Wu You imagined; instead, she looked at her kindly.
This smile stunned Wu You, and she subconsciously raised a well-behaved smile.
“I will trouble the Headmaster,” Ming Ji said softly.
“It is a small matter,” the benevolent old woman waved her hand, then added, “Besides, Jiayu Academy has been able to operate for so many years thanks to Immortal Ming’s care.”
The surname Ming is really rare. Like a novel protagonist.
Wu You muttered quietly in her heart. Curious but unable to ask Ming Ji his full name directly.
After Ming Ji left, the little girl curiously leaned close to the Headmaster and asked, “Headmaster, what is the Immortal’s full name?”
The Headmaster hadn’t expected the girl to ask this, but she answered patiently, ” The Immortal is named Ming Ji.”
Hearing this name, Wu You felt it was very familiar. She thought left and right for a long time without much of a clue, but vaguely felt in her heart that it was like the protagonist’s name in a novel she had read.
“Uh.” Her curiosity didn’t diminish. She scratched her head embarrassedly and continued, “It is an excellent name. I wonder where it originates?”
The Headmaster continued to answer warmly, “The Immortal’s name comes from the line ‘From the forest emerges the color of clearing skies (Ming Ji), adding evening chill to the city.’“
Hearing this line of poetry, Wu You had a flash of inspiration. Her face instantly lost its calm, her whole body buzzing as if her meridians had been opened.
In her past life as a university student, Wu You had read extensively in her spare time, including many “Flower Market” (erotica) masterpieces.
The perennial No. 1 on the Flower Market charts, the one Wu You could never forget even in death, featuring a pure, aloof Immortal Venerable bullied by all sorts of people… his name seemed to be Ming Ji!
Thinking this, Wu You felt her entire worldview collapse—she had lived here for fifteen years. At first, she wondered which dynasty this was. Even after realizing it was a fictional era, she never once thought that she was actually in a Flower Market novel!!!
She took a deep breath, desperately suppressing the stormy waves in her heart, and rushed outside.
“Headmaster, I need to find that Immortal from just now!”
At her lively age, she ran extremely fast. By the time the Headmaster reacted, the little girl was already far away.
Her steps were light, not taking away a single cloud.
…
“Master, why save that Miss Wu You?”
Although Ming Ji had explained earlier, they were still somewhat puzzled.
“I once knew an old friend, and I learned a lot from her.”
“Wu You’s nature is not evil. I saw her desire to save herself, and the helplessness of being oppressed by the powerful in an unjust world.”
“Moreover…” Ming Ji paused, then continued, “She comes from the same place as that old friend I knew.”
Wei Zixi didn’t understand, but seeing Ming Ji unwilling to say more, he didn’t ask further.
[Host, have you also detected Wu You’s unusualness?]
The System, which hadn’t been online for a long time, suddenly spoke today.
Ming Ji didn’t answer but asked in his heart, “Why haven’t you appeared recently?”
The System was silent for a moment before its mechanical voice rang out heartlessly.
[The System will not appear during non-specific plot points.]
Could specific plot points all be…
Before Ming Ji could ask, the System disappeared again.
“Immortal, wait!” Wu You ran over panting. Seeing Ming Ji still safe and sound, her suspended heart slowly dropped.
“Wu You?” Ming Ji asked in puzzlement. “Is there something else?”
“Immortal, I want to tell you something!” Wu You winked vigorously. “Can the Immortal speak with me alone aside?”
Wei Zixi scoffed, “You don’t still want to steal Master’s money, do you?”
Wu You snorted coldly, rolling her eyes disdainfully at the three people other than Ming Ji.
Yan Shiman asked himself if he had offended her. He thought, Why does this girl give me and Chu Yunduan attitude when replying to Wei Zixi?
Chu Yunduan remained silent at the side. His mind always turned extremely fast, and he already had a plan. He figured he would listen in on what Wu You had to say to his Master later, so he didn’t make a sound.
“Alright.” Ming Ji nodded and agreed.
Although Wu You had somewhat forgotten that Wei Zixi never actually appeared in the original text, she still looked at the three warily, pulling Ming Ji to a spot far away from them.
Only after walking for a while did Wu You feel somewhat at ease.
Looking at Ming Ji, she felt curious about the appearance of the original protagonist shou. She spoke up, “Immortal, I still don’t know what you look like. Can you let me see?”
Ming Ji was initially puzzled by the voice, but since Wu You’s request wasn’t excessive, he nodded and took off the veil hat.
The three people hiding in the distance had been listening in the dark. Hearing this sentence, their hearts tightened instantly, guessing continuously.
This Wu You wants to see Master’s appearance, and sneakily pulled Master aside…
Could she be trying to seduce Master?
Thinking of this, alarm bells rang loudly in their hearts. They stood in the distance, continuing to observe the situation.
Kept in the dark, Wu You didn’t know those three were still peeking from afar.
Because… she was currently stunned by Ming Ji’s appearance.
Cold fragrance lingers as he comes from the moon; a clear, cold immortal form enters the dream.
This was a line of poetry describing Ming Ji in the original text. Wu You felt it wasn’t an exaggeration at all. In fact, she secretly felt that Ming Ji himself was even more outstanding than the poem described.
She stared for a long time. Only when she saw the red mole under the corner of Ming Ji’s right eye, as described in the original text, did she wake up as if from a dream.
“Immortal.” Wu You suddenly found it difficult to speak. Thinking of such a banished immortal being humiliated by all kinds of people in the text, her heart ached.
Such a good person should have sat on the altar forever, standing above the clouds. Yet, because he is in this abnormal world, his appearance is coveted, and his body is desired…
I absolutely cannot let such things happen!
Wu You steadied her breathing and probed tentatively, “Uh, Immortal, your three disciples… I mean, have they done anything treasonous or disrespectful to you?”
Ming Ji found Wu You’s question strange, but he answered patiently, “They are very well-behaved. Would they do anything detrimental to me?”
Well-behaved? It’s all an act! In the original text, they committed insubordination who knows how many times!
…Their bad taste is too heavy; it simply violates humanity!
These scoundrels rely on Ming Ji’s good temper and soft heart to bully him in various ways!
Wicked disciples, truly wicked! The Master profession is too high-risk!
Wu You cursed inwardly, feeling it necessary to give a reminder. “Immortal, to be honest… I used to mix in the marketplace and know a bit about reading people. Your three disciples seem to have designs on you?”
Seeing Ming Ji still didn’t understand, Wu You stomped her foot anxiously. “They like you! They harbor romantic feelings for you!”
The three people hiding in the distance felt embarrassed at being exposed.
But within a moment, they realized the other two also liked Ming Ji. They glared at each other angrily, then their hearts raced nervously. They all thought simultaneously: If Master knows my feelings, will he reject me as a disciple?
“In short, it is better for the Immortal to expel them from the sect.”
“At the very least, stay far away from them.”
Ming Ji knew the girl meant well, so he didn’t speak for a moment.
After all, if according to the System, the world he lived in was just a book, then Wu You likely came from… that world, and had even read this book.
He thought for a moment and explained gently, “No matter. My three disciples are of excellent character. Shiman and Yunduan had reasons for their actions… they respect me very much now.”
“I trust Zixi the most. His talent is high, he is neither arrogant nor rash, and he certainly would not do anything treasonous.”
Hearing Ming Ji’s high praise of Wei Zixi, Wu You’s brain didn’t turn the corner for a long time.
Although she had lived in ancient times for over ten years, this “ragdoll” novel was the last book she read before traveling, so the impression was deep.
She knew everyone who had relationships with Ming Ji in the original text. But this Wei Zixi…
Probably a passerby disciple in the original text.
Wu You muttered secretly. For the moment, she had no impression of him at all.
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