That old man Qian froze, clearly not expecting Wen Xuan to say something like this.
Wen Xuan only said this one sentence. Then, he lowered his gaze again and silently walked by from the side.
After he brushed past, old man Qian turned his head and looked at his back, still not knowing how to respond. After a long time, old man Qian poked at the ground with his cane with strength and huffed with a cold expression. In the end, he still let Wen Xuan leave just like this and turned back to his stroll.
As he turned, this old man Qian mumbled quietly: “He did nothing wrong?”
That’s right. Wen Xuan was very clear. He didn’t do anything wrong at all. Nevertheless, he still couldn’t get rid of the blood flowing in his body. Was that why he behaved like he was atoning for his sins? Because he felt like someone should do it, so he did what felt right. It didn’t matter if other people forgave or not. It didn’t matter what others thought about it.
Wen Xuan finally returned to his current residence. Standing here and looking back, he could see the entirety of the small town in his view. If possible, he really wished that he could bury his birth history together with the bloodline of that heavenly demonic beast. But he knew, the only thing he could do was bear the weight of this bloodline and continue to move onward.
Coincidentally, as all of this reached an end, Wen Xuan sensed something and instantly turned his gaze towards the south. An extremely strong and unconcealed presence was coming from that side.
Others clearly felt it as well. That cultivator Sun quickly charged out of his room, yelling extremely excitedly: “It’s xianzi! Murong-xianzi has finally arrived!”
“So fast?” Wen Xuan was somewhat surprised, but quickly realized. He laughed at himself: “That’s right. I must have made a mistake. I only remembered it’s inconvenient for her to travel and completely forgot that she’s a golden core cultivator.”
“No no, cultivator Wen, you didn’t think wrong. If it was years ago, for Murong-xianzi to travel this distance, it really wouldn’t have been easy for her.” Cultivator Sun praised continuously: “Everything went well this time all because of the cure you gave her before. To be able to meet Cultivator Wen is really xianzi’s fortune.”
Wen Xuan recalled the bowl of blood he let out before he left and felt even more like he didn’t know if he should laugh or cry.
As they conversed, a figure already appeared in the sky. Looking from afar, the red clothes looked gallant. As expected, it was Murong Feng.
Cultivator Sun couldn’t wait for her to arrive and already headed up to greet her. Meeting up with Murong Feng in midair, the two people floated there and started talking.
Wen Xuan was a step behind, waiting for them to finish conversing before also heading forward to greet her.
When he got closer and saw Murong Feng rather energetic, he felt more relieved inside. Taking another closer look, he saw a red jade hanging on this woman’s waist. Wasn’t that his bowl of blood? Wen Xuan’s expression instantly twitched.
“Cultivator Wen.” Murong Feng greeted him with courtesy, the blood jade and other ornaments on her waist bumping together and making clinking noises: “I can’t thank you enough.”
Wen Xuan forced himself to move his gaze away from the blood jade: “I still don’t know if this is what xianzi needs.”
“Xiao-Sun already told me about everything you guys encountered the last few days.” With a slight smile, Murong Feng gave Wen Xuan a profound look: “Such a peculiar object must definitely be an extremely pure water object, no doubt.”
Then the three people found an area to land. Wen Xuan immediately took out the horn of the Heavenly demonic beast from his sleeve.
Looking at this crystal beast horn laying in the palm of his hand, Wen Xuan felt exceptionally complicated. No wonder only he was able to control this item. At first he thought it was because of his cultivation method. Now, he finally realized it was because of his bloodline. It was likely that the method for dissolving the cold air was already stored in his bloodline. As Ye ShengGe sealed his heavenly demonic beast bloodline, he must have drafted the cultivation method from examining that bloodline. That’s how Wen Xuan learned what should have been instinctively his in such a roundabout way.
Strictly speaking, this heavenly demonic beast horn was a heirloom from his father.
But when Wen Xuan handed it over, he didn’t have the slightest reluctance. He was only a bit nervous when Murong Feng accepted it.
“This cold air……” Wen Xuan attempted to warn the other of its danger. Yet he didn’t even finish when Murong Feng held it in her hands. Instantly, the cold air dispersed and created a layer of frost in Murong Feng’s hand.
Before Wen Xuan attempted to dissolve it, another extremely hot energy gushed out of Murong Feng’s body and clashed with the cold air.
Murong Feng’s body shook, an agonizing expression appearing on her face. Moments later, she actually staggered and had to grab a tree trunk behind her to stand somewhat steady.
“Murong-xianzi!” Wen Xuan saw trouble and hastily went to take the heavenly demonic beast’s horn back.
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Murong Feng closed both eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, her complexion had already returned to normal. Although the pain remained, with 20 years of torment from the fire poison as a previous experience, the pain right now wasn’t anything hard to bear.
“Cultivator Wen, to me, you’re really an enormous wonder.” Murong Feng said: “I originally thought meeting you was already a miracle. Who would have thought you’d be able to help me find this extremely pure water object.”
Saying this, she bent down and gave Wen Xuan a full bow.
Wen Xuan hastily helped her get up while he still perseverated over her strange behavior before. Murong Feng explained to him with a smile: “That extreme fire poison has been occupying my body for many years. Now it abruptly encountered the pure water energy transmitted by this beast horn, the two sides collided. This feeling really isn’t very pleasant, but you can rest assured, Cultivator Wen. With what I felt from that moment, I can tell that the fire poison can’t contest against this pure water energy. Very soon, it will be whittled down by this pure water energy.
Wen Xuan didn’t even reply when Cultivator Sun interrupted from the side: “Xianzi, wouldn’t you be harmed by the pure water energy then?”
When Wen Xuan heard, instantly his expression changed subtly.
Murong Feng gave Cultivator Sun a vicious glare and then said to Wen Xuan, smiling: “Cultivator Wen, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’m a gold core cultivator after all. If it wasn’t because of an ambush, how would I have been poisoned in the first place? Right now, I need this pure water energy to extinguish the fire poison in my body. That’s why I am guiding it into my body. Otherwise, it wouldn’t enter and harm me so easily.”
“If that’s the case, then I can rest assured.” Wen Xuan finally slightly let out a breath of relief, and said courteously: “Congratulations, Murong-xianzi.”
“What congratulations. It was all because of Cultivator Wen’s big help.” This was the first time in many years that Murong Feng smiled so carefree. It made her seem even more attractive: “Your kindness has really given me a new chance in life. How would you like me to repay you, Cultivator Wen?”
Wen Xuan couldn’t help but feel stunned for a moment. After a long time, he finally mumbled: “The repayment of this matter, you already gave me that day before we set out on this journey.”
Murong Feng waved her hand, lifting the blood jade on her waist: “That’s only the compensation for this item.”
But at this moment, Wen Xuan really couldn’t think of what else he needed and remained where he stood, deliberating for quite a while.
“This is really the first time I’ve been rejected for offering gifts.” Murong Feng smiled practically in exasperation: “What about that Cultivator Jian? He also was a big help this time. If there’s something he needs, I definitely won’t be stingy.”
Wen Xuan froze. That’s right. How come Jian Yi hasn’t appeared yet?
He hastily turned his head to look and really didn’t see Jian Yi at all.
“Jian shidi…… might be still resting in his room.” Wen Xuan said, guessing.
But even he didn’t quite believe in this assumption. After all, when Murong Feng came, she didn’t suppress her presence. The arrival of a golden core cultivator, what a huge commotion. It’s not like it can’t be felt just because there’s a wall separating them, right?
Or perhaps Jian Yi thought of Murong Feng as an outsider and didn’t want to welcome her so cordially. Thinking about this possibility, Wen Xuan displayed a hint of awkwardness.
Good thing Murong Feng was good at reading others and voluntarily changed the topic: “I’m a bit fatigued from my journey. It’s time for me to get some rest.”
Hearing this, Cultivator Sun was immediately on call and guided her to the house he rented below.
Then Cultivator Sun served Murong Feng as she settled down to rest. Wen Xuan quickly went to find Jian Yi.
This time, Jian Yi actually locked the door. Wen Xuan knocked for quite a while before it finally opened. As soon as he entered, he felt a faint remnant of a magic array. Wen Xuan unconsciously froze.
Jian Yi held Wen Xuan’s hands and asked softly: “Shixiong, what’s the matter?”
This palm was warm and his smile was soft. Wen Xuan wasn’t sure if it was his misconception, but he just felt like at the moment Jian Yi looked 100 times cuter and more obedient than usual.
Seeing him like this, Wen Xuan really couldn’t suspect him at all and the slight suspicion that just rose in his heart quickly dissipated like smoke. He only asked: “Murong-xianzi came, how come you didn’t come out and take a look?”
Freezing, Jian Yi looked outside of the room and instantly felt Murong Feng’s presence. His face color immediately changed.
“…… You really didn’t know she came?” Wen Xuan was surprised.
“I didn’t notice.” Jian Yi said, and then frowned: “And plus, so what if she came? Why do I need to go see her?”
“You’re really rather unwelcoming towards her.” Wen Xuan said, smiling: “But she still thought of you. She said, you helped out a lot this time. If you need something, she won’t be stingy.”
Jian Yi froze and gradually responded finally, revealing an ecstatic expression: “Really?”
“Really really.” Wen Xuan said: “She’s just waiting for your words.”
What’s there to hesitate about then? Jian Yi instantly rubbed his hands together, exited the room, and ran off towards the room Murong Feng was staying in.
Wen Xuan watched him from the back, an exasperated smile appearing on his face.
Then, he casually scanned Jian Yi’s room. Immediately, he saw a book placed on the table…… Introduction to Magic Arrays.
So he was really studying magic arrays? When did he become interested in magic arrays? Did he lock the door because he was embarrassed of his skills and didn’t want anyone to see it? Wen Xuan unconsciously made a face, then shook his head, before returning to his own room.
But what he didn’t know was that the ‘Introduction to Magic Arrays’ was actually something Jian Yi purposely placed on the table just for him to see. There was actually only one array that Jian Yi placed in the room today. It’s only function was to separate the spiritual energies inside and outside the room.
After resting for a while in his room, Wen Xuan saw Jian Yi come out from Murong Feng’s place. Who knew what he asked for, but his face was full of smiles.
Then Cultivator Sun invited Wen Xuan over.
When Wen Xuan arrived, Murong Feng lifted her head and gave him a look. It was a kind of deep, meaningful glance.
“Are you curious about what Cultivator Jian plans to do?” Murong Feng asked him.
Wen Xuan froze for a while, not knowing how to answer.
Murong Feng said with a smile: “He’s got quite an appetite. Looks like he had a list ready way ahead of time. Hearing him rattle them one by one, I felt a bit pained as well. There’s actually plenty that even I can’t do anything about. Good thing he didn’t hope to obtain everything from me. I only promised him some and he was extremely satisfied.”
These words sounded rather surprising to Wen Xuan. The Thousand Sunshine Trading Company had such a huge fortune. What kind of things would even stump Murong Feng? Jian Yi was actually collecting this kind of stuff? Wen Xuan couldn’t help but ask: “What kind of list is it?”
Murong Feng shook her head: “What he wanted was very miscellaneous. Even with my insight, I can’t tell what he’s planning to do. I can only guess from some of the main items that perhaps it’s some kind of ingredients needed for making medicinal pills.”
“Medicinal pills?” Wen Xuan was astonished.
“There’s always some traditional formulas passed down with extremely miraculous effects that require extraordinarily rare ingredients. However, that’s only my casual guess. Whether or not Cultivator Jian is really planning to refine this kind of ancient medicinal pill, I really can’t tell.” Murong Feng said.
Wen Xuan pondered for a moment. Before Jian Yi left Water Cloud Sect, he became the disciple of the Sect Elder, Qi Jibai, who specialized in alchemy. If he was really gathering materials to make a medicinal pill, perhaps he was doing some kind of specialized study. But first it’s magic array, and now it’s alchemy. Wasn’t this area of study a bit too broad? This wasn’t beneficial for his cultivation advancement.
While Wen Xuan worried, he discovered that Murong Feng was looking at him with a smile that’s not quite a smile.
That gaze, really, can only be described as ‘profound and meaningful.’
“Murong-xianzi,” Being looked at like this, Wen Xuan felt rather bewildered: “What’s the matter?”
“Although I can’t tell exactly what he wants to do, I can tell one thing.” Murong Feng said with a smile: “He’s doing it for you.”
As for how she figured it out, perhaps it’s a woman’s intuition. Every time she recalled Jian Yi’s bright eyes just now, she felt like it pointed in this direction.
Wen Xuan was stunned, and remained dumbfounded for a while. After finally recovering, he said: “Really?”
Saying this, he lowered his head and smiled. This smile held an indescribable sweetness.
“Cultivator Wen,” Murong Feng saw his smile and couldn’t help but say: “Actually Xiao-Sun told me just now as well. After staying with you guys these last few days and watching your interactions, he couldn’t help but feel that the relationship between the two of you was somewhat strange.”
Jolting, Wen Xuan instantly gathered 120% of his focus.
“Can you tell me truthfully,” Murong Feng said seriously: “Just what kind of relationship do you have with that Cultivator Jian?”
Wen Xuan felt extremely nervous: “Why is Murong-xianzi suddenly asking this? This has nothi……”
“It is related.” Murong Feng straightened up and crossed her long legs together. Withdrawing her gaze, she looked rather pensive: “If the answer is really like that, then perhaps I owe him an apology.”
This was talking about when she asked Wen Xuan to marry her several times prior.
But Wen Xuan already forgot this thing a long time ago. At the moment, he felt like he was facing off his greatest enemy, extremely defensive. Yet, why did he have to be on guard? Was there something to guard against? This question just popped out from the bottom of his heart when Wen Xuan seemed to deflate like a balloon, his expression falling within seconds.
There was no need to be defensive. He should answer this question.
Murong Feng looked at him seriously, waiting quietly.
Yet the first reaction after Wen Xuan let down his guard was confusion. That’s right. What exactly was their relationship?
Wen Xuan thought about a lot of things. He thought about Jian Yi’s figure that’s been following him all this time. He thought about how the other’s face turned red when he was embarrassed. He thought about how the other appeared in his most desperate moment to provide support. He thought about the other’s warm and slightly robust chest. He thought about that secret kiss in the middle of the night. Then, he lowered his gaze.
“Probably……” After a long time, Wen Xuan sighed, then considered every single one of his words very slowly before saying: “a bit… complicated.”
That’s right. Complicated. This was the only way he could describe their current situation after thinking for such a long time. Wen Xuan chewed over this word, his mood falling.
Hearing this answer, Murong Feng didn’t seem surprised.
“How unfortunate.” She said: “All the good guys run off with other men.”
Clearly feeling gloomy, but when Wen Xuan heard these words, he couldn’t hold back a laugh.
“However…… complicated……” Murong Feng also examined this word carefully and then exclaimed in admiration: “Is really a very marvelous kind of relationship.”
Marvelous? This description left Wen Xuan unable to respond. He didn’t know how it was marvelous at all. Actually, he really didn’t like this kind of relationship, very sticky and clingy, not dry or crispy.
But Wen Xuan didn’t know how to break away from this kind of relationship. This complication most likely originated from Jian Yi’s kiss that night. Yet Jian Yi was completely unaware of this and even thought he hid it very well. Who knew how long Wen Xuan would have to wait to open this window.
Wen Xuan said to himself: Do I really have to be the first one to take that step?
This was really too unreasonable. How outrageous.
thanks for the chapter 🙂
Thank You for the chapter (๑•͈ᴗ•͈) ♡♡♡
Now why can’t you take the first step? Just bcz you’re the shou? Really unreasonable.
I need a novel where the shou pursues the gong….
Eu q Wen fosse o Gong(tbm gostaria de um Shou perseguindo o Gong, e protagonista Gong, não tem muito…)
You’re right I would have loved WX to be the Gong. Especially bcz JY is a yandere.
I really want WX to be the gong….
I’m sure I’ve read some but none come to mind. Time to peruse the old memory.
Do you mean that WX is a bottom???????😳
You sound really surprise
Thanks!!
Well he made some efforts at least you know he likes you so if you like him too just tell him
The only reason why he’s not talking is cause he’s scared of rejection that’s