“The operating instructions are all in the jade slip!”
“Take a look; you’ll understand very quickly!”
Deng Tianyu smiled and handed the jade slip over.
But Li Shishi furrowed her elegant eyebrows, her gaze fixed on the jade slip: “Senior Brother, look at the jade slip!”
Hearing this, Deng Tianyu then noticed that numerous cracks had already appeared on the jade slip.
Then, under his stunned gaze, it actually shattered directly.
Clearly, this was also a jade slip that could only be used once!
Seeing this, Li Shishi stared intently at Deng Tianyu, a sweet, sly smile on her face: “Now the jade slip is broken. Senior Brother, what do you say we do?”
The meaning was very clear: since the jade slip is broken, only you can teach me!
Of course, she hadn’t broken the jade slip; it was just its nature.
What did this explain?
It showed it was Heaven’s will, wanting her own Senior Brother to teach her how to pilot the War Chariot.
Deng Tianyu said rather helplessly, “Alright, let’s switch positions!”
“Mm!” A hint of cunning flashed through Li Shishi’s beautiful eyes. She responded sweetly and sat down in front of the Jade Barrier.
Deng Tianyu pondered for a moment, then, following the instructions in the jade slip and combining it with his own practical experience, spoke: “To pilot this War Chariot, after inputting true essence, you must outline patterns within the Jade Barrier that correspond to the array before you can activate it.”
“The first one, the defensive array…”
Actually, piloting the War Chariot wasn’t difficult. What was hard was the fine control of true essence and the ability to split one’s mind.
Because one had to use true essence to outline patterns that corresponded to each array before the array could be activated.
And during this process, one needed to split their mind, controlling the War Chariot on one hand while outlining the patterns on the other.
A mistake in the former would cause the War Chariot to lose control.
An error in the latter, a failure in the fine control of true essence, would mean failure to revive the arrays within the War Chariot.
For Deng Tianyu, who cultivated the Sword Dao and had even achieved Sword Heart Clarity, his control over all subtleties was exquisite, and splitting his mind was no big deal.
Therefore, he only needed to read the jade slip once to pilot the War Chariot with ease.
“Let me try!”
Under Deng Tianyu’s guidance, Li Shishi placed her slender hands on the Jade Barrier and surged her true essence.
In the next instant, the War Chariot shuddered and lifted off from Flying Feather Stream, arriving in mid-air.
The movement operation was the same as a Dharma Boat, so she naturally had no problem with that.
Li Shishi surged her true essence again, using it to outline patterns that matched the War Chariot’s defensive array.
“Buzz!”
Unfortunately, the pale blue patterns on the Jade Barrier only lit up for a moment before quickly dimming. Clearly, the outline had failed!
Deng Tianyu glanced at her: “Try a few more times.”
Although Li Shishi could sometimes be adorably goofy, whether in cultivation or other matters, she was exceptionally intelligent, and her comprehension was terrifyingly strong.
For her, splitting her mind and fine control of true essence shouldn’t be too difficult.
Under Deng Tianyu’s watchful gaze, Li Shishi tried several more times.
To his astonishment, every attempt failed.
“Could it be like Huang Rong learning the Art of Ambidexterity—the smarter you are, the harder it is to learn?” Deng Tianyu muttered inwardly.
But if that were the case, what category did he fall into?
Deng Tianyu hadn’t failed to consider that Li Shishi might be doing it on purpose.
But just now, when Li Shishi was piloting the War Chariot while trying to split her mind, she was clearly very unskilled, not like she was faking it.
After pondering for a while, Li Shishi’s beautiful eyes rippled with sparkling light as she proposed: “Senior Brother, how about this!”
“You and I sit together. You hold my hand, surging true essence and guiding me, letting me slowly adapt to splitting my mind so that I can control the War Chariot while outlining the patterns?”
She hadn’t been faking it just now, but under Mu Wanzhi’s reminder, she had deliberately created this situation.
How was that achieved?
It was actually very simple: when her Senior Brother was explaining, she let it go in one ear and out the other.
She even chanted internally: “Don’t listen, don’t listen, the tortoise is chanting scriptures!”
Under this shenanigan, hearing was as good as not hearing. When trying to split her mind to outline patterns matching the War Chariot’s defensive array, she would repeatedly fail.
The most critical part? Her own Senior Brother couldn’t see through it.
Li Shishi looked utterly clueless on the surface, but in her heart, she was incredibly smug.
“Alright. But you have to promise me you’ll study seriously.”
Deng Tianyu glanced at her helplessly and admonished her.
He felt that with Li Shishi’s formidable comprehension, a little teaching should suffice for her to grasp it.
“Mm-hmm, Senior Brother can rest assured.”
Hearing this, Li Shishi nodded obediently like a chick pecking at rice.
“Then let’s begin!”
“First, outline the patterns matching the defensive array…”
At this moment, Deng Tianyu leaned his body forward, holding her soft, boneless hand, and began to outline.
But they failed right at the start.
Li Shishi muttered, “Senior Brother, if you’re leaning sideways like this, all my attention is on your face. How can I possibly split my mind?”
Your attention is on my face?
What kind of inexplicable statement is that?
Deng Tianyu asked expressionlessly, “So what you’re saying is, where should I sit?”
He might as well achieve astral projection to achieve hands-on teaching!
Meeting his gaze, Li Shishi laughed inwardly and spoke, “Senior Brother, come sit down and hold me!”
Deng Tianyu took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn’t refuse.
Li Shishi breathed a sigh of relief, slowly nestling into that warm embrace, feeling the scent that belonged to Senior Brother. Her whole being felt as if soaking in a jar of honey—sweet and delightful!
Because his Junior Sister had transformed into her mature, alluring appearance, the elegant floral scent lingering at the tip of his nose, Deng Tianyu, holding her, could naturally feel that mature, graceful figure.
“Senior Brother, hold me tighter!”
“Otherwise, when the War Chariot flies later, I’m afraid I’ll get tossed to the other side.”
Li Shishi’s pretty face was slightly flushed. She took Deng Tianyu’s left hand and wrapped it around her slender, soft waist.
In her mind, Mu Wanzhi’s voice rang out: “Shishi, if you don’t start soon, it will be my turn!”
“Oh, almost forgot!” Li Shishi’s expression remained unchanged. She snuggled even closer into Deng Tianyu’s embrace, finding a comfortable position, before saying, “Senior Brother, you can begin now.”
The Senior Brother Seduction Plan was once again in motion.
Of course, most of this seduction plan was thought up by Mu Wanzhi.
“Let’s control the War Chariot while constructing the patterns matching the defensive array…”
Amidst the soft jade and warm fragrance, Deng Tianyu was also seriously teaching this pestering Junior Sister.
Li Shishi could feel the warm breath coming from near her ear, causing a tingling, itchy sensation.
At this moment, a moist, watery glint rippled in her beautiful eyes, and her breathing gradually became strained.
Her attention had long since left the teaching words; instead, she was feeling the heartbeat in Senior Brother’s embrace and the warmth of Senior Brother’s fingertips.
To the point that outlining the patterns ended in failure yet again!
Noticing her abnormal behavior, Deng Tianyu’s brow furrowed: “Shishi?”
“Oh, I just spaced out!” Li Shishi’s face was full of apology. “Senior Brother, guide me through it again. I won’t make the same mistake this time!”
Deng Tianyu nodded and continued guiding her to outline the patterns with her true essence.
But after not even the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she had failed once more…
