Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Cowardly Threads
Ji You jabbered on and on, her saliva flying in all directions, but the real kicker was that the students around her were actually listening with grave seriousness, thinking that every word Ji You said was on point. Just then, Mu Jianling, with her hands clasped behind her back, strolled over leisurely, casting a casual glance at the crowd, who imdiately fell silent.
Caught up in her enthusiasm, Ji You was speaking with such fervor that she didn’t even notice Mu Jianling approaching.
From behind.
Mu Jianling said softly, "Not bad, well spoken indeed. Your insights are quite unique."
Ji You turned around, and upon seeing it was Teacher Mu Jianling, she imdiately shut her mouth and instantly managed a smile, her face brimming with an embarassed look: "Oh— It’s Teacher Mu! I was just sharing so minor insights, all inspired by your teachings. You’re the one who enlightened ."
Teacher Mu uttered: "Oh—"
For so reason, despite seemingly being complinted, she felt a weird sensation inside. Ji You asked timidly, "Teacher... have you approached us with any instructions?"
Mu Jianling answered: "Yes."
Ji You, ever the obsequious one, quickly said: "Whatever instructions you have, just say the word, and I’ll get right on it."
The students: "..."
When it cos to thick-skinned, in the whole class, nobody could match Number 4444.
Mu Jianling gave her a sideways look and said, "My instruction is for you to stay 5 ters away from . Just seeing your thick-skinned face gives
a headache."
Ji You: "..."
Mu Jianling demanded: "Aren’t you going to scram?"
Ji You took a step back, then two, then three, until she was 5 ters away, only then did Mu Jianling stop glaring at her.
Ji You: "..."
Yeesh~
Why is Teacher Mu’s spiritual pressure so terrifying?
The other students probably didn’t feel anything abnormal because Teacher Mu’s spiritual pressure was directed solely at Ji You, who felt at that mont that she was almost incapable of resisting, so she just wimped out—or rather, she retreated 5 ters in heartfelt compliance.
Ji You focused her mind and entered the Spiritual World, taking a quick look at her Six Strands, and upon seeing them, she imdiately got fed up. Other than Old Five, who was playfully swimming in this illusory space, the remaining 5 strands were nowhere to be found in the sky.
Ji You: "..."
Upon seeing Ji You, Old Five imdiately swam over cheerfully, flaunting various poses in front of her, either flicking its tail, stretching its head, or twisting into a pretzel shape...
Ji You, puzzled, asked: "Old Five, why are you so happy today?"
Old Five wagged its tail, gesturing for Ji You to look at its body. Ji You had a laugh and said, "Oh, you’ve recovered, huh? Nice, you’re plump again, back to a fat strand."
—Pri for the taking.
Unaware of the implication, Old Five continued to wag its tail happily.
After being overly exploited by Ji You last ti, it took Old Five several days to recover. During this ti, Ji You had explicitly ordered the other strands not to bully Old Five, not to make Old Five work, so it could recuperate.
Hmm?
Where were the other strands?
Why haven’t they co to welco her after such a long ti?
As Ji You was feeling puzzled, she suddenly noticed a pile of strands on the ground—twisted around each other in a tangled ss, almost indistinguishable from one another, covering almost the entire surface of the Spiritual World.
Ji You asked in confusion: "What are you guys doing?"
Boss was silent.
Second shut its mouth.
Third looked at Fourth, clearly indicating Fourth should speak up. But Fourth was too shrewd to easily beco the spokesperson—why would it incur the Master’s displeasure? It aspired to be Master’s most beloved Little Cutie, so Fourth raised its head, wagged its tail, and with a flick, hit Sixth, who was next to it.
Sixth wanted to act timid, but under the pressure from the other four strands, it still vigorously whipped its tail:
"Ji Bapi!"
"Hei Xin You!"
"Huang Shiren!"
...
As Sixth’s tail wagging got faster and faster, though these strands lacked mouths and couldn’t speak, Ji You, their Master, understood exactly what Sixth ant.
Seeing this, Ji You’s face darkened.
What’s going on?
One by one, are you staging a rebellion?
Sixth saw Ji You’s face darken, shook its head, and wagged its tail. As soon as it started to grumble, it couldn’t stop talking, daring to blurt out anything: "We’re dead tired, you’ve squeezed us dry all day, haven’t given us a thing to eat, you’re not just skinning us, your heart has turned black, we’re all too exhausted to move."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You glanced at Sixth’s cheerfully wagging tail.
The mont Sixth caught the glance, it stopped wagging its tail and curled up into a ball, looking like a dead strand.
Ji You thought it over. She had been operating the Small cha for such a long ti without a break, and also sparring with Xuzhou and Zhang Ye, which consud a great deal of spiritual power. No wonder these strands were tired. But—she still felt slightly depressed...
Aren’t other people’s strands dutiful without complaint?
Why does hers always seem to demand 10, or 8 Candy Beans after doing just a little extra work?
She’s their Master!
Master!
Definitely not an employer!
A master who has to coax their strands with benefits and treats to get them to work—what kind of world is this?
Ji You said irritably, "Keep nagging and you’ll get nothing good at all!"
Sixth dared not make another sound.
The other strands moved slowly, distancing themselves from Sixth, to avoid being implicated by this imbecilic strand.
Sixth: "..."
So infuriating.
These words were what they told
to say, so why are they treating
like this after I’ve said it?
Sixth was unhappy, it retracted its tail and went into seclusion.
Ji You looked at her strands, acting like spoiled brats, not ntioning any rewards, and instead started to motivate them, filling their minds with fire-up gibberish, saying, "You’ve worked hard today, and you’ve perford very well. I hope you’ll keep it up, improve a little every day, and aim to surpass yesterday’s self! Can you do it?"
Six Strands: "..."
Ji You exclaid loudly, "What’s the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish? It’s the sa for strands. If they don’t have dreams and goals, they’re just salted fish strands!"
Six Strands: "..."
The air was awkwardly silent; no strand responded, and a wave of embarrassnt spread throughout the entire ethereal Spiritual World—
Ji You felt her face was burning:
Seems like they can’t be hoodwinked anymore.
These lazy things, indeed, each one is self-serving, won’t lift a finger until they see the cake. It’s too difficult, just too difficult to bluff them.
Ji You let out a deep sigh, "Everyone’s done well today, as a reward, each of you gets a Candy Bean."
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, the previously lifeless Spiritual World buzzed to life, all strands, with Boss leading, started shaking heads and tails, running in circles—
Look—this happy energy, Ji You watched and felt embarrassed to burst their bubble.
But still, Ji You slowly said, "I’ll keep tabs."
All strands froze instantly: "???"
Huh?
Deceiving strands again?
Dishing out IOUs now?
Ji You forced a smile, chuckling, "I’m a bit short on cash recently, I’ll note it down for now. If I do get Candy Beans, aren’t they all going to be for you? I don’t have other strands outside—why are you all so fussy with ? Be careful or I’ll throw in the towel!"
Hmph—
Let them fend for themselves!
If the master doesn’t show her power, do they think she’s easy to bully?
Six Strands thought it over, that’s true, and instantly backed down.
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