After Sheng Jun Chapter 47 (Part 2)
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 47 Completely Unaware (part 2)
Before he could think further, Jiang Xingzhi ended the topic, "Let's go, let's go down the mountain to find Zhu Yan."
Zhong Ming asked, "What are we looking for him for?"
"The sect examination should be coming up soon. Let's go ask how their preparations are going."
After saying this, seeing Zhong Ming still standing there, Jiang Xingzhi tugged at his sleeve, "Are you coming or not?"
Zhong Ming blinked and looked down at where his sleeve was being tugged. This gesture was somewhat intimate, but still within appropriate distance. His Deng Deng seemed to be more affectionate toward him than before?
"Is something wrong?" Jiang Xingzhi asked.
"No, nothing."
Being more affectionate was fine—there was nothing wrong with being affectionate.
Zhong Ming temporarily collected his thoughts, "Let's go."
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The two went down the mountain together. The training ground had already been arranged to look like an examination venue.
A viewing platform was set up at the front, with the central position obviously reserved for Jiang Xingzhi, the sect master.
Zhu Yan and Zhu Xu were busily making final confirmations in the venue. Seeing Jiang Xingzhi and Zhong Ming approach, they both bowed, "Sect Master, Protector Bai!"
Jiang Xingzhi nodded. Perhaps because his complexion was visibly much rosier, Zhu Yan asked with concern, "Sect Master has been searching everywhere for medicine these past days. Did you find it?"
Jiang Xingzhi said, "The medicine has cured the illness, thanks to Protector Bai accompanying me all the way."
Zhu Xu couldn't help but praise, "Protector Bai is so good to the Sect Master!"
Jiang Xingzhi smiled, "Mm." When he smiled, light filled his eyes and his lips curved up—just looking at him made people feel fond.
Zhong Ming smiled along: It seemed that because he had helped Deng Deng recover his soul, Deng Deng was grateful and thus more affectionate toward him.
So that was it—perfectly reasonable.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Jiang Xingzhi ask, "What are you thinking about? Your gaze has been wandering. Why do you keep spacing out today?"
Zhong Ming refocused his gaze on him, "Nothing. Besides thinking about you, what else could I be thinking about?"
He spoke these words gently and indulgently. Zhu Yan and Zhu Xu exchanged a glance: Their sect master and Protector Bai were really as sweet as honey every day~
Jiang Xingzhi glanced at him, "Stop it."
Zhong Ming felt his heart itch from that glance, completely unaware that there was anything wrong with Jiang Xingzhi not distancing himself from him.
In his heart, he was only thinking: Deng Deng is so cute, I really want to be in a relationship.
While he was lost in his own sweetness, Jiang Xingzhi had already turned to ask Zhu Yan and the others about the progress of the entrance examination arrangements.
After Zhu Xu finished his detailed report, he handed Jiang Xingzhi the list of the first batch of examination candidates. They happened to be standing by the examination venue, so Zhu Xu pointed to the arrangements in the venue and introduced the process one by one.
"The seat on the viewing platform is for the Sect Master. This subordinate and elder brother will move around throughout, and Protector Bai will supervise from outside the venue..."
"Wait a moment." Jiang Xingzhi glanced at the viewing platform. "With Protector Bai's cultivation level, he doesn't need to stand below to supervise. Protector Bai can just sit next to me."
Zhu Xu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood, "Oh, of course! Protector Bai should naturally sit together with the Sect Master! This subordinate was thoughtless."
After saying this, he called his elder brother, and the two hurried off to arrange additional seating.
After the two left, Zhong Ming said to Jiang Xingzhi, "Actually, there's no need to trouble them. I can just stand behind you."
Jiang Xingzhi had already seen through this person's little trick: If you really thought it was unnecessary, why didn't you say so when Zhu Xu was still here?
He was very accommodating, "If you don't want to, I'll tell them not to change it."
Zhong Ming quickly said, "Since you've already said so, of course I'm willing!"
Just thinking about how, when the time came, in front of everyone, only he would be able to occupy the position next to Jiang Xingzhi—special and conspicuous—filled him with immense satisfaction.
Zhong Ming, afraid that the person might change his mind, immediately changed the subject, "What shall we do next?"
Jiang Xingzhi thought for a moment, "The sect recruitment is in a few days. I should also get some new clothes. How about you accompany me to browse the city?"
An invitation actively proposed by Jiang Xingzhi—how could Zhong Ming refuse? He agreed immediately, "Good."
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The Yunzhi Workshop in Liu City was the most famous clothing workshop in the Jiuzhou.
Whether it was great families or cultivators from the Three Realms, they all favored the clothing made in this workshop—not only were the materials superior and the workmanship exquisite, but the styles were never repeated.
Apart from being expensive, it could be said to have no flaws.
Jiang Xingzhi and Zhong Ming stepped through the door to see that the entire Yunzhi Workshop had five floors, with a hollow center and walkways circling around each level, ensuring that customers' view of the clothing selection wouldn't be obstructed.
Every outfit inside had a clear price tag. Jiang Xingzhi estimated his finances and figured he could afford exactly two sets of clothes.
He glanced at Zhong Ming beside him: Then he and Xu Jian would each get one set.
Since Xu Jian was already secretly experiencing romance behind his back, how could he not keep up with the pace?
If the disguise wasn't coming off, so be it—let's start with a couple's outfits!
Just as Jiang Xingzhi was secretly calculating, he heard Zhong Ming lean down and ask, "Do you see anything you like?" Because they needed to make way for other customers, the two were standing very close, and the voice falling by his ear made his eardrum tingle, causing his ear tips to redden.
Jiang Xingzhi coughed lightly and turned his head away, "Let me look."
When he turned his head, his fair, pink-tinged ear tip was facing Zhong Ming beside him. Zhong Ming glanced down and his gaze fixed, "...Deng Deng, your ears are red?"
Jiang Xingzhi reached up to touch them, instinctively wanting to deny it, but the words stopped at his lips, "Mm."
After saying this, he turned back to continue examining the clothes around them.
Zhong Ming: "Mm"? What did "Mm" mean???
Jiang Xingzhi left him with a simple interjection to ponder over while he focused on selecting clothes. His gaze swept around in a circle and suddenly fixed on two sets of similarly styled garments—
One set was deep blue with ash gray, the other light blue with silver white. The cuts were flowing and form-fitting, very suitable for both of them.
Jiang Xingzhi turned to call over a shop assistant, "Take down those two sets for me to look at."
"Yes, sir!"
Zhong Ming followed Jiang Xingzhi's gaze to the two similarly styled outfits, temporarily setting aside his earlier confusion to suggest, "Won't these two be too similar? Why don't you change one for something different?"
As he spoke, the shop assistant had already nimbly retrieved the two outfits.
"I'm not changing." Jiang Xingzhi took them, and seeing Zhong Ming still looking completely oblivious, he held the deep blue set up against him, "This one suits you very well."
Zhong Ming stared blankly, "Me?"
Jiang Xingzhi looked up at him, his ear tips still red, "Mm. One for you, one for me. How about it?"