Lin Yijun’s expression tightened as he flew over the trees and to the mountain peak where his parents resided.
Their private seven-story building sat at the very top of the mountain peak, with its domineeringly sweeping roofs. The qi was so thick that it would feel oppressive to anyone below Nascent Soul. As a child, Lin Yijun had to live lower down on the mountain, away from his parents’ main abode.
Layers and layers of barriers surrounded the mountain peak. The hexagonal token in Lin Yijun’s possession also served as a key that unlocked his way. He landed a few steps down from the flat platform that the building stood on and walked the last distance on foot.
This place had once drawn his awe, and then later his deference. But now, its cold and imposing manner was off-putting.
His parents were waiting for him in one of the halls in the building. They sat by a table placed on a raised platform, their voices falling silent as Lin Yijun approached. Mother Lin wore shimmering gold robes, accentuating a cold femininity. Father Lin wore a darker yellow-gold, his shoulders exaggerated by the form of his robes.
They did not seem happy. Lin Yijun lowered his head and sat down on the thick mat on the floor below.
“Mother, Father, you called for me.”
“Do you know why we called for you?” his mother spoke in a dangerous tone.
Lin Yijun’s gaze remained on the ground. “I do not dare to guess incorrectly, Mother.”
His father spoke: “Neither Elder Wang nor I gave you any orders to infiltrate Elder Liu Ru’s faction. Yet, we have received reports of you spending time with those mortals. And that you’ve led Elder Wang’s grandson astray.”
“Do you really think so little of us, Junjun?” his mother said, voice taking on a falsely sweet and hurt tone. “Since you were born, we have given you the best cultivation resources. Your affiliation with mortals and beasts sullies your core! And Elder Liu’s faction have been around the scum of society. Don’t let their grey auras affect you.”
A token flew through the air and landed in front of Lin Yijun. It was an entry token for the Clear Heart Hot Springs.
“Take it and soak and reflect on your actions,” his mother said.
A fire started to burn in Lin Yijun’s chest, along with the conviction that his parents were wrong. He couldn’t help but say, “Are you sure they’re all mortals?”
Mother Lin and Father Lin glanced at each other, displeased with this rebellion.
“Mortals have no place in the sect,” Mother Lin said coldly. “They are outsiders, and you will not associate with them.”
Outsiders? Like Zhou Sheng?
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Lin Yijun’s resentment for his parents grew. He had to squash it down immediately, but the emotions still simmered in his belly. His parents had interrupted his time with Zhou Sheng for this scolding, as if he were a wayward child.
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Lin Yijun kowtowed to his parents. “Understood,” he replied in the same cold tone they had used.
He took the hot springs token.
His parents eased slightly. They passed him some more news and tasks for him to do before they let him leave.
Lin Yijun didn’t go to the hot springs. Instead, his mind calculated what he needed to do next as he descended the mountain peak, a determination in his eyes.
A few days later, Lin Yijun was able to meet Zhou Sheng again. They met in a place in the forest around the sect, where flowers emitting a calming fragrance grew. It was just about sunset, with the sky glowing yellow-red.
The calming fragrance reminded Lin Yijun of Wen Zhihao and all the cloying sweetness that surrounded him and Sun Fuyu. His determination rose.
Lin Yijun gave a relieved smile when he saw the black-clothed figure standing emerging out of the surrounding forest. The two walked through the flowers and met in the middle.
“Zhou Sheng, I’m grateful that you could come again on short notice.”
Zhou Sheng found Lin Yijun’s smile hard to bear. “I’m not as busy as you.”
Zhou Sheng’s position had risen in the Blood Sect, but no one ever expected demonic cultivators to care about the majority of the administration they ‘should’ be doing.
Lin Yijun’s eyes went cold for a split second. All his recent tasks were no doubt to stop him from spending time with ‘the mortals’. “To apologise for my hurried departure last time, please accept this.”
Lin Yijun took out a weapon’s tassel made of black silk thread, accented with red beads, gold elements and a tiny carved cat decoration. “This can be attached to your polearm. It will increase the speed and enhance control of the wind.”
Zhou Sheng’s eyes sharpened. His eyes closed momentarily as he gave a short laugh. “What a coincidence.” He pulled out a sword tassel made of gold silk thread, accentuated with white beads and with a tiny carved cat decoration. “The little cat may be the only cat that you can get close to.”
“…”
With the two tassels held next to either other, their similarities were heightened.
In their hearts, both of them thought, they matched.
The two of them exchanged tassels. Lin Yijun showed his sincerity by immediately taking off his old sword tassel and replacing it with the new one.
Zhou Sheng’s lips pursed slightly. He materialised his polearm and did the same action.
One with a polearm, one with a sword. With the same style of tassel with the little cat faces, there was a comforting sense of unity.
As Lin Yijun imagined them fighting side by side, his heart rate began to pick up.
“Zhou Sheng…” Lin Yijun took a step closer.
“En?” Zhou Sheng’s eyes raised from their weapons.
Their gazes met. The world seemed to fade away around them.
Lin Yijun felt the responsibility to speak first. “Zhou Sheng…I am glad that you became my friend. I don’t regret spending time with you. I only regret my past actions that were wrong and that pushed you away.”
He took another step closer, close enough that if they leaned in, they could touch…
Zhou Sheng didn’t step back. His mouth grew dry under Lin Yijun’s direct gaze. “Yijun…”
“I hope I can convey my sincerity about my following words.” Lin Yijun’s eyelids lowered slightly. “Zhou Sheng, I—”
“RINGG!”
“WoOoo.”
Lin Yijun immediately pulled out his hexagonal token.
Zhou Sheng immediately pulled out a skull-shaped token.
They frowned simultaneously at the messages they read.
URGENT MEETING NOW!
Lin Yijun mouthed a curse word. He threw Zhou Sheng a pleading look. “I have to go.”
Zhou Sheng grimaced. “As do I. Administration matters.” He pulled a pained smirk. “I believe we both need to prepare apology gifts for next time.”
“Yes.” Lin Yijun smiled in relief for this planned ‘next time’. “Have a safe journey.”
“En, you too.”
Their gazes lingered on each other. But their tokens strongly alerted them again. With great reluctance, the two of them parted once more.
Screw names for Lin Yijun’s parents! Too many names already!!
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WHY DID YOU INTERRUPT THEM AGAIN????
So are the parents like cultivation Karens?
Thanks for the chapter!!
not all, only Karen parents
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omg cultivation Karens 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m sorry it wasn’t mean to be a reply TvT
Thanks for the chapter author-sama
This was cute and this time I saw it coming! Hahaha rebel LY Is so fun 😂 I feel like his parents will want to beat Wen ge and end up napping with big cats (?)
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Sorry I was busy laughing at his nickname “Junjun” (≧▽≦)
That’s freaking unlike him. And the fact that it’s Junjun I kennat (˃̣̣̥▽˂̣̣̥๑)
Why did my comment went here instead (≧▽≦)
🤭🤭🤭 given the relaxed (crack) nature of the story, doesn’t it match very well? 🤭🤭🤭
I won’t be suprised if they elope together
Thank you for the chapter
cough cough
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Thanks for reading!
Thank you for writing ❤️
Bad parents ✅
Jiayou in getting out of their influence Lin Yijun!
hahaha more bad parents, hmmm.
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Thanks for the chapter! Nasty parents!
Yeah, agreed….
thanks for reading!
Definitely…. thanks for reading!
REBEL! CONCUR! MAKE LOVE NOT WAR!
make love not war 🤭🤭🤭
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In the third time when author interrupted their confession: Lin Yijun and Zhou Sheng throws their communication devices into author-sama without saying a word or thinking too much
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😂😂😂😂😂😂 luckily they’re not genre savvy enough to think they might be in a novel 😂😂😂
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Ehh they don’t deserve names in the first place. Just call them parent 1 and parent 2 for all we care. Actually no, call them idiot 1 and idiot 2.
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that’s good, cos I have no idea what to call them
Yeah….it’s like rich people forgetting that their families were once poor, if you went back far enough…
Lin Yijun’s state is definitely better now 😏😏😏😏😏 thank goodness for Wen Zhihao helping raise this big kid! And making him like cats too hahahaha
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It’s okay, his parents don’t deserve names.
phew thanks!
I have a bad feeling about this. D: 😥
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A-are they star-crossed lovers from two warring families…is this Romeo and Juliet?
Oh my god, they are such main characters 🤣🤣
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😂😂😂😂😂 I mean, one is from a demonic sect and the other is from a righteous sect….so yes, it’s basically two warring families 😂😂😂
lmao the interruptions thoughh
so frustrating ah
just kiss alr
hec
thanks for the chapter nwn
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You know, I’ll be jumping with joy once Lin Yijun has had enough of all the interruption and just shouts, “ZHOU SHENG I LIKE YOU!” out of frustration.
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 sounds dramatic~~
they matched 😊☺
really author…again…ψ(._. )>
thank you for the chapter (┬┬﹏┬┬)
hmm couples stuff is cute, right?
🙈🙈🙈 main characters get pitted by the author~~ make ’em suffer!!! muhahahaha
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So now we understand why he had that innocent arrogant ignorance for other people’s circumstances and difficulties. He is just a sheltered young master 🧐
YES INDEED! He’s a sheltered young master, and a genius cultivator to boot.
thank you for the chapter 😍
i was laughing all by myself getting home from work yesterday..remembering your characters antics. they all so cute. Thanks authornim.
thank you for reading!!!!! I’m glad you like the characters’ antics! 😂
I like to torture myself apparently. I promise myself last night that I would wait until this novel was finished now is have binge read all 92 chapters.
Thank you for the chapter. This novel is honestly beautiful and hard to put down( I would know I binged read it today). Love your work. Jiayou!
thank you for reading~~~!!! I’m so glad you liked it enough to binge read it!!!!
Creo que ciertos Snop necesitan terapia de gatos… ¿Los descubrieron?… Wen He alcanzará una nueva iluminación del ocio para evitar lo malo… ahhh siempre siento que si aparece Wen Ge toda la paz es posible.
hahah, yes, once Wen Zhihao is on the scene, things will work out~~~~~
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YAY results. Also I wanna punch his narcissistic parents. 😀 If they are going to war- I vote we throw the parents at the front lines. 😀
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aah where’s my slipper 🙂
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slippers don’t scare me! Thanks for reading!
People like them don’t need names. A backgroun character shoud stay on their bounderies. Actually i got quite triggered at that convo like i just want to jump on my screen and beat the hell out of them.
They look capable but when it comes to parenting, they are a definition of a dissapointment.
yeah, they were good at cultivation, but not at being loving and supportive parents…
Why both of you don’t learned to mute the calling stone during secret meeting😑😑😑
hahahaha that’s a good point! 🤣
Gah! Stop interrupting them people. Table flip. Another table flip. Then has to go back and clean up…. Still soured mood.
a good thing you’re reading this with more chapters ahead to read immediately 🤣🤣🤣
Screw names for Lin Yijun’s parents! Too many names already!!
They don’t deserve names anyway 😌
phew!
Issoke I don’t think LYJ’s parents deserve new anyway pah
Names* aaa
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s good, I don’t think I gave them names in the end 🤣🤣🤣
(┛✧Д✧))┛彡┻━┻. AAAAARRRGHHH!!!
SOMEONE MUST BRAKE THOSE TOKENS!!!
Let’s ban tokens for the rest of the novel!!!
A token is better than getting a messenger to come in person 😅😅
Meh, those parents don’t deserve names 🙄😉
Oh, great, that’s easier for me!
Thank you for the chapter!
I hope these aren’t congruent meetings about going to war.
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