Above The Heavens I Stand - Chapter 5
Quickly, three months had passed by and many things had occurred during this period of time.
The rumours regarding Su An has exploding when the emperor announced the sixth prince, Mu Wutian, as crown prince while delivering a speech that he wanted forgiveness for allowing Mu Zhao, the previous crown prince, to do many unforgivable bad deeds.
Many were perplexed until he exposed the reason why while also protecting Su An at the time by fabricating a lie that Su An was chosen to be taken as a disciple of a senior once he grows up and Mu Zhao’s life was taken due to attempting to harm Su An.
They didn’t understand why Su An was chosen as it could have been another baby who was born on the same day but they found themselves corrected once hearing news that Su An could walk and talk fluently at three months.
They doubted the information and luckily someone went to check Su An out himself and validated the information.
As such, Su An was seen as the true son of heaven and many clans put their guard up fearing for their lives.
When Su Cheng heard all this information, he rolled his eyes and waved it off.
Currently, Su An was playing with the second elder’s son, Su Chao, in the courtyard belonging to the second elder.
“Big brother Chao!” Su An called out with happiness radiating on his face.
“What’s wrong? Want to play again?” Su Chao said smiling. He was only twelve and the others were busy with their studies as they slacked off while he and Su Chen finished everything early. He was playing with Su An since Su Chen had to do something.
“I want to fly like daddy!” Su An said with a big smile.
Su Chao stared at Su An with a straight face while laughing inside.
‘So funny! Little brother An’s face is so funny when he smiles! Why was he only born now and not a few years ago?…’ Su Chao thought before deciding to reveal his thought, “You looks funny because your baby face is all scrunched up.”
“…” Su An paused before realising it was true.
‘It really is comical yet creepy.’ Su An thought imagining a tiny wrinkly baby smiling and running. He felt shivers go down his spine and nodded.
“Big brother Chao… is right.” Su An said slowly.
“Of course big brother Chao can laugh if it’s funny. I like it when big brother laughs.” Su An answered while thinking, ‘Who won’t want to see a handsome dude laughing? It would be better for him to laugh all the time.’ Su An called himself a genius in his mind but faced the system’s heart slicing comments.
Host is only a genius due to I, your system, so stop dawdling and truly become an overpower host. Host is only lucky.Said the system which destroyed Su An’s confidence.
‘But I can only become overpowered and genius with you.’ Su An answered while ignoring Su Chao who was bluntly looking at his cousin’s comical expression.
Which is why host is definitely not a genius and is instead ‘very stupid’ like host said yourself.
‘…’ Su An really wished his system was nicer.
System is just staying the truth. The truth must be said even if it is painful.The system spoke.
Su An’s face turned black as he decided to ignore his mean system.
“Big brother Chao, what is the awakening ceremony like?” Su An asked curiously.
Su Chao’s face paled and his hands trembled as he muttered one word.
“Hell.”
“Why?” Su An questioned despite knowing it most likely a bad idea to awaken the painful memories of Su Chao.
“My bloodline is only 32% pure yet the pain was like hell. You, with your evolved bloodline… I can’t imagine what kind of pain you will go through.” Su Chao said quietly.
Su An paused before asking the system a question.
‘How do I take out the Starlight Dew?’ Su An thought it would be nice to have Su Chao suffer the fate of a genius in cultivation along with him.
You really are very stupid host.The system said before answering,Think.
Su An didn’t understand until a moment later and a drop of milky white fluid appeared floating on his palm.
Su Chao was baffled at the white drop of liquid but he deduced it was from that master that took in Su An. After all, who could explain where he got that drop of liquid from.
Su Chao could feel the qi in the air gather around that drop of liquid and gulped knowing it was one of a kind treasure that even their clan’s treasure room did not have.
Su An, noticing Su Chao gulped, smiled evilly but it looked weird to others. As Su Chao had seen Kay of Su An’s weird baby faces, he just thought Su An was smiling.
‘Haha, just wait until you get chased by your enemies and face many life-death battles. You better survive so I can brag about you.’ Su An thought as he said innocently, “Master said to give it someone who I love and I love big brother Chao!”
The system wondered if gaining sentience was a good thing because it felt like doing the action humans do known as facepalm.
Su Chao almost spat out a mouthful of blood and replied in a shaky voice.
“He meant your wife.”
“Eh? But I don’t want a wife! Wives always bully husbands! Mommy and gramma always bully daddy and grandpa!” Su An puffed his cheeks.
Su Chao was silent recalling that his mother bullied his dad too. He had no idea why they married in the first place. Whenever he and Su Chen asked, his mother would always glare at Su Long and avoid his question.
“Then… big brother will take it.” Su Chao said as looked at the drop of starlight dew.
“Okay!” Su An just flicked it and it went into Su Chao’s open mouth.
“Eh?” Su Chao felt his body being bathed by something warm and didn’t notice the amused expression Su An had, not that one could see it anyone.
They would see a baby smiling creepily.
Su An laughed inside before thinking of the effects he saw when he asked the system.
The body will be bathed by the purest Qi before being reconstructed until the body reaches the optimum condition for cultivation. This process is excruciating.
Su An had shivers go down his spine when he heard that.
For his system so claim the pain was excruciating, that was definitely an understatement.
“Master said it will hurt as your body will reconstructed to reach the optimum condition for cultivation. I don’t know what master meant by that though.” Su An kindly informed to the now paling Su Chao.
‘Ha! Never talk about marriage in front of me again!’ Su An ran away to inform his grandparents like the ‘obedient’ grandchild he was as Su Cheng and Ling Cai were spending some time together outside.
Even if they were here, Su An wouldn’t tell them since Su Cheng’s mind would break down and Ling Cai would just smile.
“Gramma! I gave big brother Chao a drop of Starlight Dew! I don’t know but it appeared in my hand and I knew it’s name. I also know that it does something like reconstruct the body for the best body for cultivating.” Su Anspoke as he went in.
Su Bing’s eyes widened with shock before going back to normal and she her eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled faintly.
“Do you have more of it?”
“En. I was saving one for mother so mother could bully father more for me.” Su An said innocently.
“Father is scary.” Su An commented.
Su Bing’s shoulder trembled from laughter but she kept it in.
‘The all famous pretty boy that could be mistaken as a lady is scary?’ She thought as she got up and carried Su An to where Su Chao was.
Su Long and Su Chen were beside him with grim expressions.
Su Chao had a pale face and his breathing was faint.
After a moment, Su Chao’s face become redder and black impurities began to deep out of his pores. At this time, Su Chen and Su Long, the second elder, sighed in relief.
Su Bing crept behind them and examined Su Chao’s body before smiling. At this instant, Su Chao began sweating and his eyebrows creased in pain.
Su An hid behind Su Bing’s legs and peeked at Su Chao as if he was scared but he was laughing inside.
The system decided the first feature to unlock was the attribute system so Su An could increase his intelligence and not insult it by being it’s host.
At this moment, Su Chen and Su Long turned to look at Su An and saw his expression which made them want to sleep themselves.
Only they burst into laughter after hearing what Su An said.
“Laugh if you want to.”
‘Yes, laugh so you’ll regret when you’ll face the same thing after getting your impurities removed after your body gets reconstructed multiple times.’ Su An thought as he looked at Su Chao again.
‘After this, I’ll probably be left with like eighty something drops of starlight dew…’ Su An thought as he decided to not give it unless he was sure that person was good and it wouldn’t go to waste.’
Host, you must increase your intelligence.The system spoke and ignored Su An’s cries.
‘What is the problem with them laughing at me? I would laugh too!’ Su An cried not knowing the system said that for a different reason.
It only made his expressions turn more funnier.
Only, it was at this time Su Chao had awoken and he too was thrown into a fit of laughter but he was suffocated by qi instead.
“Ahh!” He let out an unmanly screamed as a large amount of qi had entered, an amount he had never absorbed before but everything went fine so he looked at his hands in embarrassment.
“Maybe big brother Chao should let us laugh at you if we want to?” Su An suggested which made Su Chao’s face turn black.
“Also, you smell.” Su Chen pointed out wanting embarrass Su Chao more.
Su Bing and Su Ling shared a glance as they smiled while pinching their nose.
“…” Su Chao dipped his head as he dragged himself to take a bath.
Su Bing and Su Long smiled seeing Su Chao leave and wondered how his appearance changed.
“Here.” Su An offered another drop of Starlight Dew to Su Chen who was oozing out a bit of jealousy.
If the two went out together, they would just ridicule him as Su Chao was more handsome and prettier than him and it would make his parents and him look bad.
Although he was jealous, he was also very happy. His jealousy was nothing but a speck of dust compared to the happiness of his brother having better talent than him.
Su An frowned knowing his plan had somehow failed and pouted before agreeing with the system that he really was very stupid.
You notice that after nine months?The system answered.
‘…’ Su An had no reply as he wondered if he was getting smarter as his cultivation increased or stupider.
‘Am I really stupid?’ Su An asked himself.
Yes.
Im not really sure about this chapter but I guess its okay…Also I think I flopped my numeracy exam… I screwed up very badly.
The formula to find the circumference of a circle is 2*Pi*r but I USED Pi*r^2.
I can already tell I have to resit next year. My A is now a pipe dream. Not confident about a getting a B cuz there were THREE 6-8 MARK QUESTIONS which the circumference was needed to be calculated.
Yayyyyyy
*throws confetti*
I bet Ill fail my English Literature one too.
