My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 456 - 136: [First Update]
Gu Qingqing grasped one end of the Mixed Immortal Silk, gave it a hard pull, and the silk stretched into a straight line in the air, dragging the Red Scorpion King’s body toward Gu Qingqing’s side.
As it was about to get close, Gu Qingqing tapped the ground with her tiptoes and flew up to the Red Scorpion King’s side. Before the Red Scorpion King could react, she kicked its body three or four times, sending it flying again.
She gave a flick of her hand, and the Mixed Immortal Silk withdrew from the Red Scorpion King’s tail. The Red Scorpion King’s body flew backward for more than ten meters, crashing into three large trees before it finally came to a complete stop and fell to the ground.
The Red Scorpion King’s eyes were seeing stars from the crash, its body twitched, and after a few attempts, it still couldn’t get up.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Qingqing moved to the Red Scorpion King’s side.
The Mixed Immortal Silk once again wrapped around the Red Scorpion King’s tail, then Gu Qingqing gave a low shout and swung it hard. The Red Scorpion King’s body was lifted up as Gu Qingqing spun around several times, causing the Red Scorpion King’s body to smash into several more large trees. Then Gu Qingqing flicked her hand, releasing the Red Scorpion King’s tail, sending its body flying once more, crashing into another seven or eight trees before it stopped.
This time, the Red Scorpion King was even more dizzy, and because of the severe collisions, its internal organs were already injured, and its body was in severe pain, its head dizzy, unable to even accurately pinpoint Gu Qingqing’s position.
Seeing the Red Scorpion King still moving, Gu Qingqing was somewhat dissatisfied, and the Mixed Immortal Silk flew toward the Red Scorpion King again.
The Red Scorpion King detected the trace of the Mixed Immortal Silk and suddenly swung its tail vigorously, striking the silk. The Mixed Immortal Silk lost its power and fell down, and a silver light flew toward Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing saw the silver light, turned her body, flicked her sleeve, and avoided the silver light’s attack. The silver light stabbed into the big tree behind her, and only then did Gu Qingqing see clearly that it was a stinger from the scorpion’s tail, extremely toxic, evident from the speed at which the tree it pierced withered away.
Seeing this, Gu Qingqing patted her chest, relieved at her quick reflexes.
With that stinger gone, the Red Scorpion King visibly looked much weaker, its aura diminished, while Gu Qingqing, angered by the Red Scorpion King’s actions, became faster and her methods much more forceful.
The Red Scorpion King’s tail was once again ensnared, then swung up by Gu Qingqing. This time, Gu Qingqing showed no mercy, swinging it around for over ten times before letting go, sending the Red Scorpion King flying out.
And that wasn’t all, she directly followed up.
One kick!
Two kicks!
Three kicks!
...
She kicked the Red Scorpion King’s body a full ten times before stopping, and the final kick slammed the Red Scorpion King’s body hard into the ground, embedding it into the surface, creating a large pit in the shape of the Red Scorpion King’s body.
The Red Scorpion King passed out in the pit, motionless.
"Xixi, the Red Scorpion King has fainted. Use your sword to kill it." Gu Qingqing felt relieved seeing Su Xi’s dazed expression, quickly tidied her clothes, and said to Su Xi.
"Oh, okay!" Su Xi nodded blankly and walked to the Red Scorpion King’s side.
She raised her sword and stabbed it fiercely into the Red Scorpion King’s head. Its body twitched, startling Su Xi, who pulled out her sword and stabbed its head several more times. The Red Scorpion King remained motionless, clearly already dead. Only then did Su Xi breathe a sigh of relief.
She sheathed her sword and walked back to Gu Qingqing’s side, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Gu Qingqing.
"Geng Geng, you looked so amazing just now!" She looked at Gu Qingqing with a face full of admiration, and there was envy in her voice.
Since childhood, she had dreamed of one day being able to neatly and decisively deal with spirit beasts like Gu Qingqing just did. Unfortunately, she was not only petite and cute but also quite timid; most of the time, when she went outside to train, her cousin accompanied her, so she rarely had the opportunity, naturally unable to be as decisive as Gu Qingqing.
"It’s nothing." Gu Qingqing shook her head, thinking it was nothing. "I’ve been training with my senior brothers since I was young. When I was in the Lower Realm, I spent most of the year outside training. My senior brothers are very skilled, and to train my combat ability, there was a period where I fought with demon beasts every day. So dealing with demon beasts was as natural as drinking water, which is why I have my current skills."
Remembering the training times with Si Lin and others in the Xuantian Continent and the Sub-immortal Realm, Gu Qingqing couldn’t help but feel a bit nostalgic.
Though her senior brothers were very fond of her, they never intended to cultivate her into a sheltered flower but instead to nurture her as someone who could stand alone. That way, even if her senior brothers weren’t by her side, she could still live well!
"Wow, your senior brothers are amazing, Geng Geng, you’re amazing too!" Just thinking about that scene made Su Xi involuntarily shiver, feeling she could never be like Gu Qingqing.
The people around her definitely can’t bear to see her like this, which is why she grew up to be the way she is now.
"The senior brothers are indeed amazing." Hearing Su Xi praise Si Lin and the others, Gu Qingqing was very happy and couldn’t help but show a very beautiful smile, "Alright, let’s hurry up and pick the Qiuxi Fruits, and then continue on our journey."
"Mm-hmm." Su Xi nodded, following Gu Qingqing to pick the Qiuxi Fruits.
After they finished picking the Qiuxi Fruits, the two took the Demon Core of the Red Scorpion King, and then continued on their way.
After walking for about another half an hour, they came across a cluster of Sub-immortal Realm Grade Five Spirit Flower Water Kite Flowers. The Water Kite Flower is also a basic material needed for Alchemy, capable of neutralizing certain medicinal properties. It’s not particularly rare, but it’s also not easy to encounter such a large bunch at once.
"Geng Geng, I find your luck is really good. How many good things have we encountered in just these few hours that others might not encounter even in days?" Su Xi said to Gu Qingqing while picking flowers.
She knew her own luck couldn’t possibly be this good. From the moment she entered, she was chased by spirit beasts, which already indicated her luck, but ever since she started walking with Gu Qingqing, they just kept encountering all sorts of spirit flowers and herbs, which could only mean that Gu Qingqing’s luck was extraordinary.
"It’s alright." Gu Qingqing pursed her lips and said somewhat sheepishly.
Actually, Si Lin and the others all knew of her good luck. During past trainings, she was always the one who encountered the most treasures, and Si Lin and the others had marveled at it more than once. But since she wasn’t that familiar with Su Xi yet, she didn’t want to appear too smug in front of her, for fear of making Su Xi uncomfortable.
Su Xi initially wanted to say more, but seeing that Gu Qingqing seemed a bit embarrassed and realizing they weren’t very familiar yet, she noticed she might have been talking too much, felt a tinge of regret flash in her eyes, and quickly closed her mouth.
The two continued to explore the forest, and by nightfall, they found a nice tree hole, which they tidied up a bit just enough for both to stay in.
When Gu Qingqing took out bedding, incense, and other items from her Qiankun Ring, Su Xi was extremely surprised.
"What’s wrong?" Seeing Su Xi’s mouth wide open and an astonished expression on her face, Gu Qingqing was puzzled, looked down at herself, found nothing amiss, and couldn’t help but ask Su Xi.
"Geng Geng, did you prepare these things so thoroughly?" Su Xi blinked her eyes, carefully pointing to the quilt in Gu Qingqing’s hand, asking as she did so.
Following her gaze to the quilt in her hand, Gu Qingqing instantly understood what Su Xi was surprised about. "Didn’t I mention before? I used to train outdoors a lot, and my senior brothers worried that I wouldn’t be used to it, so they always prepared all sorts of items for me, allowing me to live comfortably in the wild. I got used to it, so my Qiankun Ring always has these things."
Hearing this, Su Xi came to a realization and gave Gu Qingqing a thumbs-up. Thinking about her own previous field trainings, where she mostly used the sky as her blanket and the ground as her bed, she suddenly felt a pinch of sadness for herself. She secretly vowed in her heart that she too would prepare these things in her Qiankun Ring in the future, so she wouldn’t have to sleep on grass mats during future trainings!
Gu Qingqing’s Qiankun Ring held a variety of items, but only a few were prepared by her; most were prepared by Si Lin and Jun Wu. Before entering the Secret Realm, Si Lin and the others gave her another batch of items, which she hadn’t looked at closely and just stored in the Qiankun Ring.
What she took out now were the newly given items from Si Lin and the others, and she found these things to be of excellent quality, just like the previous ones.
Just then, Su Xi, who had only just understood, was once again shocked.
"Wait a minute, Geng Geng, is that quilt made of Fire Cloud Silk? And if I’m not mistaken, isn’t that incense burner made of Immortal Rank Grade Six Star Iron?" Su Xi, grabbing Gu Qingqing’s hand, looked at the items Gu Qingqing used and asked with a trembling voice.
She considered herself not someone unfamiliar with the world. She used many top-quality items too, but those were carefully stored and not casually used like Gu Qingqing. Looking at Gu Qingqing’s attitude, it was clear that Gu Qingqing didn’t think much of these things.
Seeing Su Xi so amazed, Gu Qingqing pursed her lips and showed a shy smile. "These were all prepared by my senior brothers. I’m not too sure about them."
Su Xi’s eyes were red with envy, feeling jealous for the first time.
"Honestly, Geng Geng, do your senior brothers need another junior sister? Someone as cute as me?" she said to Gu Qingqing in a wistful tone.
Gu Qingqing felt the question sounded familiar, remembering Yun Ran once asked the same, she couldn’t help but smile.
"No need, they’re satisfied with just having me as their only junior sister." Gu Qingqing replied with a slightly proud tone.
This wasn’t Gu Qingqing lying to Su Xi, but rather the truth spoken by Si Lin and the others. Gu Qingqing became their junior sister initially because she saved Rong Ye’s life and was his lifesaver. Also, because Wen Guiyun felt they had a connection and accepted her as a disciple. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have become their junior sister and been pampered by them all along.
"Alright." Hearing this, Su Xi felt a bit disappointed, although this feeling only lasted a short moment.
She was a disciple of the Star Sect, so even if Si Lin and the others agreed, she wouldn’t just take on a master like that! She was just joking with Gu Qingqing.
