Chapter 5
Translator: Jostena
Editors: Callis, Shirubame, Dragon, playerprophet
The next day, Zhou Yunsheng clearly felt that his lover was avoiding him. He still looked after him meticulously, but his eyes kept flicking away, and he dared not look at him at all.His eyelids drooped, and his expression was blank. He was becoming more and more like a Buddha with no desires.
This change made Zhou Yunsheng impatient, but also helpless. The more he teased him, the more silent he became. It seemed Zi Xuan had decided to alienate him. Gradually, Zhou Yunsheng decided not to act rashly anymore, and kept his lover at a proper distance. It helped Zi Xuan made him put down his guard and communicate calmly now and then.
It took seven or eight days for them to get out of Cang Lu Mountain, and they came upon a small border town.
“We shouldn’t live in the inn. We’d be discovered easily.” Zhou Yunsheng saw his lover walking toward an inn behind him and whispered a quick warning.
The hot air from Zhou Yunsheng’s mouth blew on Zu Xuan’s ears, making his heart tremble. He emptied his mind immediately, nodded his head, and promised to turn to a remote alley. He rented a dilapidated courtyard for two silvers. He first cleaned the beds in the main house, then gently laid Zhou Yunsheng flat on his back, and found a clean quilt in a trunk left by the previous owner to cover him.
“Two silver coins to rent this ruined courtyard for only three days. How rich are the monks in Shaolin Temple?” Zhou Yuncheng lay on the bed and watched his lover sweep the room with relish. He seemed to be accustomed to such things, with a broom and a duster in his hand. After he swept with a flick, the cobweb-covered room was quickly freshened up and looked simple and comfortable.
“What price is appropriate then? This poor monk goes out, and never stayed in an inn, never rented a dwelling, but just stays in a piece of open space. With a batch of stars, and a few breezes, he could stay overnight.” Zi Xuan opened his mouth in an indifferent way.
Zhou Yunsheng did not speak. He hooked his lips, and his expression showed a bit of pleasure.
The implication of my lover’s words is that I rented this residential building to take good care of you. Don’t be suspicious, just stay there.
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The bald-headed monk looked very honest, and occasionally talked very awkwardly. It was very interesting.
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Zi Xuan first went to the main house and saw that the man was sleeping soundly. Then, he took the silver and prepared to go out. As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, he saw dozens of Jianghu people with knives and swords and evil spirits quickly gathering around him.
His eyes darkened slightly, and he immediately returned to the courtyard. Without saying a word, he picked up the man with the quilt and held him in one arm.
Zhou Yunsheng noticed that strangers were close to him and immediately opened his eyes. The tea-golden pupils were bursting with sudden killing intent.
He had recovered from his wounds and had the toxins removed. While teasing his lover by pretending to be extremely weak, the enemy came to his door automatically, and he could hardly control his inner desire to kill.
“Don’t worry, I’m here.” Zi Xuan saw that his face was black and blue and his eyes were red, and he quickly consoled in a low voice.
Zhou Yunsheng glanced at him and did not speak.
“Master Zi Xuan, you are a younger generation of monks. Why are you with this Demonic Master? You should know that he killed more than 300 people in Yujian Villa, even babies still in their infancy. Those terrible crimes are hard to forgive. If you remember Buddha’s teachings, you should kill him personally for killing Wulin!” The first man pointed at Zhou Yunsheng with the tip of his sword and complained angrily.
The teachings of Buddha? How could Zi Xuan remember Buddha’s teachings now? He only thought about how the man in his arms should never be hurt even a little.
He locked his arms, looked ahead, and murmured, “As long as the benefactor stays with the poor monk for one day, the poor monk will want him to be peaceful. Go away, don’t force the poor monk to come out.”
There was no person in Jianghu who do not know Zi Xuan’s excellence. With his deep internal strength, he is the true first master of the Central Plains. Martial arts giants like Xiao Yaozi only required him to use a palm, but to deal with others they were afraid that it will only require a brush of his sleeves.
Some of the latter were willing to retreat. However, the leader was the owner of Shaozhuang Village of Yujian Mountain. He was burdened with the blood feud of his family’s death. How could he be willing to retreat? He rushed up with his sword.
“Protect the master of Shaozhuang and kill the Demon!” No longer hesitating, people gathered around them.
Zi Xuan was a monk. He was unwilling to kill unless it was necessary. Just one hand and one slap would attack the people and make them close to flying back. At first, some people were afraid of him because they were afraid of his hands and feet. When they saw that he didn’t want to move, they had great courage. They became more and more fierce, and their maneuvers directly aimed at his and Zhou Yunsheng’s vital points.
“They’re going to kill you. Are you still going to fight?” Zhou Yunsheng sneered and whispered in his lover’s ear. Had he not deceived him before, it wouldn’t have been difficult to uncover his strength now. He would have removed his quilt and slaughtered them.
Zi Xuan did not reply, but raised his arm, held him tightly, and then released a powerful internal force to shake everyone off. These people had poor internal strength and several times they were killed and could not be approached. In only a few quarters of an hour they could not sustain themselves and stopped breathing.
The master of Shaozhuang Village in Yujian Mountain found that the monk Zi Xuan was determined to defend the Demonic Master. He knew that he could not accomplish anything today. He gritted his teeth and said, “What a good monk! You and this demon are joining in those evil things. I must return to Master Zhishen, let him personally come to clean this place!” Turning around and waving, the subordinates were ordered to leave.
A group of people came in fiercely and left in a depressed manner, and they were filled with anger and puzzlement. Within a few days, the news that the monk Zi Xuan had fallen into the Demonic path spread to all the Wulin in the Central Plains, and more thoughtful enemies gathered many masters to rush in to take his place.
The ruined courtyard was now more like a ruin. Several osmanthus trees had fallen to the ground and their branches and leaves were scattered. Two large tanks had been fragmented and the water had flown out everywhere. The owner of the house peeped over the wall, intending to ask for compensation. He looked at the monk’s icy eyes for a moment then ran away with his head hunched.
“Why didn’t you kill them? You let them go, so our whereabouts will surely be exposed, and we will be in endless trouble in the future. And they’re going to return your story to Master Zhishen. Are you worried?” His lover always acted decisively, but unexpectedly when he was a monk, he also knew how to be compassionate. Religion could really change a person fundamentally.
“How can a monk kill at will when he is merciful?” Zi Xuan said after a slight pause. “Master won’t listen to rumors at will. This poor monk doesn’t worry. Now that this place has been exposed, the poor monk will take benefactor to look elsewhere.” Nevertheless, his eyebrows were subconsciously wrinkled.
They purchased dry food and clothing for the cold, left the town and headed for the Central Plains along the mountain road. After that, they had a quiet and smooth journey for more than ten days.
“Go ahead. Go back quickly, we can’t go hungry.” Zhou Yunsheng poked the fire with a branch and said in an indifferent tone.
“The poor monk will go. If benefactor meets danger, he can blow this whistle. When the poor monk hears it, he will rush back immediately.” Zi Xuan placed a jade whistle into the man’s palm and told him tirelessly. “As long as you hear a little unusual noise, even when the wind blows the leaves or squirrels move among the branches, benefactor must whistle first before anything, whether true or false. The poor monk would rather run back and forth a few times than let benefactor meet any danger.”
These words really warmed his heart, so much that Zhou Yunsheng’s tea-golden eyes rippled out layers upon layers of laughter.
He held the whistle and blew it twice, then waving said, ” You can rest assured that I am not a two or three year old child and need your constant care.”
But now you are weak, not even like a two or three year old.
Zi Xuan sighed in his heart, and his dark eyes rested on his lips. Dark red lips sucked on the slender jade whistle. It was such a plain image but in Zi Xuan’s eyes it seemed to hide innumerable lingering waves of countless mysterious thoughts, which would catch his heart and his soul.
He closed his eyes and proficiently recited the Qingxin Mantra, then the tips of his feet disappeared into the dark grass.
When he went far away, Zhou Yunsheng, leaning on the trunk of the tree, immediately stretched out his waist lazily, and then sat down with a golden knife. He took out a paper bag, poured the remaining dry grain residue into his mouth and chewed it for two times, then with a ‘Pei Pei Pei’ he spat it out with a stunned look.
After a long journey on the mountain, he had three meals a day, and now the food was not enough. They finally encountered a small town, but his lover didn’t buy a roasted duck. He only bought hard buckwheat cake, which made him feel like he will spit out a bird from his mouth. If he had known, he wouldn’t have pretended to be ill, otherwise he could go hunting by himself.
Zhou Yunsheng remembered the taste of roast pig and couldn’t help swallowing. He crumpled the oil paper into a ball and then threw it into the fire, but the tips of his ears moved slightly.
Under the constant supply of warm temperature from 008, he not only recovered from his injuries, but also recovered to the heyday of his martial arts. The changes within a hundred miles were also under control. He listened carefully for a moment. Then he grinned and stood with his hands in the falling leaves waiting quietly.
Here’s the second chapter of the day! Hope you guys like them and I will now go sleep before I collapse 
I’ll add the commentary later
Sleep well! Thank you so much for the double update…made my day
Thank you for updating this too! Sleep well ❤❤
Hm. I wonder where he will start retaliating?
Thanks for the great translation ♥️♥️
Thank you so much for this double update, looking forward to the rest of the arc.
Xuan’s innocence saved him this time, or else YunSheng would let him have it. 😏😏
Thank you for the double updates! Have good dreams!
Translator-dono is too powerful! Rest well, and thank you for the good food~ 😊💕
Thanks for the double chapters! Please take care of yourself and have a good sleep
Take a good rest.
Thank you for the chapter!
I wonder if Zhou Yunsheng is going to get busted for playing sick so long.
Thanks for the chapter! ^ ^
I wanna scream with joy knowing y’all picked this extra up. Asdfghjkl!!! Thank you!! 😍
You’re welcome! I wanted to read it anyway so I picked it up!
This story remind me of MDZS. If only they had shown us how lan Zhan thoughts and action were, like Zi Xuan, it would have been so better. Now i can’t help but wonder how lan Zhan was feeling all the time when the dish is right infront of him and tempting him to eat but he can’t eat it or more like he won’t eat it 😂😂😂😂
Zomfg. Zx is a fcking baldie. I cant cope. 😆
Thanks for the chapter!😘