Everyday the protagonist wants to capture me

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Chapter 24 – Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me

Chapter 24 Immortal Sword Congress

Xie Xi turned his head in silence, it looked as if he was angry. However, he did not stay angry for very long. The temporary vigor that the wine gave him kindled for just a moment before quickly running out and he fell asleep on the stone table, on his stomach.

Chu Yu poked Xie Xi’s face, to confirm that he really was asleep. He got up with a sigh, and walked down to tend to the maple tree in his courtyard.

He looked up at the maple for a while then took out the thin maple leaf he had picked up before. Taking out a brush and ink, he wrote “Chu Yu.” He then bent down and dug a small hole under the maple tree to bury the leaf in.

After he finished doing all of this, Chu Yu examined his accumulated points again. He was cheated out of a lot of points when he bought the manual on how to pick up girls so his total score had fallen down a deep pit. The recent plot developments had garnered both praise and criticism. The points rose and fell until they finally settled at 188, which is so far away from 1,000 points that it seems impossible to achieve.

… Yet, though it is popular all over China,1 at this point not dying would be counted as a triumph.

Chu Yu let out a melancholic sigh. He didn’t notice that behind him the supposedly drunk and collapsed Xie Xi had straightened up. The younger disciple was staring intently at Chu Yu with his hands propped up under his chin, toying with the cup that Chu Yu had drunk from, eyes clear and quiet.

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They stayed in the Falling Maple Leaf Valley for two days then Chu Yu decided to begin their journey to Linlan where the Immortal Sword Congress was to be held.

Chu Sheng personally sent off Chu Yu, with tears in his eyes, giving him ten thousand warnings and instructions, as though he was marrying off his younger sister instead of merely sending his younger brother off.

The distance from the Falling Maple Leaf Valley to the border of Linlan was very far. On the basis of Chu Yu and Xie Xi’s current speed, that although they were in a rush they would arrive at the Immortal Sword Congress just when it was about to begin.

Chu Yu sent a message to Lu Qingan ahead of time and asked him to keep their arrival a secret. Song Jinyi still thought that they were already dead. It would be nice to give him a surprise when the moment comes at the Immortal Sword Congress.

This time Chu Yu didn’t want to delay so he didn’t play around. Instead, in a diligent and quiet way, he flew on his sword. However, Xie Xi took the opportunity to speak, saying: “Da Shixiong.”

Chu Yu: “Hmm?”

“Shidi wants to practice martials arts skills.”

“It’s not good to be distracted while flying …”

“Shidi wants to try out the skills from Shixiong’s new book. Shixiong isn’t stingy, right?”

Chu Yu: “…”

That annoying manual on how to pick up girls! It was nothing but a useless item. Not to mention, that erotic drawing on the cover … surely the protagonist doesn’t think that Chu Yu has some sort of special hobby, does he?