Mistakenly Saving the VillainCh23 - The Fantasy Gu Inquires about his Feelings

Chapter 23

An Long didn’t sleep well all night. His dreams were filled with that evildoer’s face. Unable to beat or scold him, it seriously tested his willpower… 4LfJvm

He was simply jolted awake from fright. For the first time in his life, he was terrified into a puppy by this kind of matter.

An Long was so angry that he spit out a few more curses. He then happily ran to find the little cutie to heal his injured soul, only to see Yue Wuhuan reporting to Song Qingshi in the research room. He evaded quietly but was discovered by Yue Wuhuan, who threw him a flirtatious smile. He immediately wanted to climb over a wall to run away, lest he couldn’t retrain himself and whip out some Gu’s to take out this evildoer.

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Song Qingshi was puzzled. “Why did An Long run away? Didn’t he want to be your friend?”

Yue Wuhuan smiled. “I don’t know.” dlLAG1

An Long: “…”

He was so angry, he decided to retaliate.

He was the dignified Gu King of the Western Forest, when he walked across the Jianghu, his fierce and mighty reputation preceded him and everyone cowered in fear. How can he be pressured by this little Qi-refining cultivator?

He carefully pondered Song Qingshi’s bottom line and secretly took out a Fantasy Gu. The Fantasy Gu was not a harmful Gu. It can only feel the desire and nature of a human being and then create corresponding illusions to satisfy it. The portrayal of the fantasy world will seem very real and very beautiful. Most of the time it would be a spring dream of wanton debauchery. He would often use it to deal with the women he gets involved with. Occasionally, he would use it on himself, running to the fantasy world to get a taste of the delicacies he could not taste.

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Given how Yue Wuhuan had such an unrestrained nature and such rich experiences as well, under the influence of the Fantasy Gu, his fantasy world must simply be wonderful. He’ll let this guy eat and drink his fill, leaving him no time to pester this handsome guy. Then, he’ll make his move and directly expose the contents of his fantasy, humiliating him in front of Song Qingshi. This way, he’ll be killing two birds with one stone. Even if he was found to be responsible afterwards, he can pass it off as him just playing a prank.

An Long silently placed the Gu into Yue Wuhuan’s body and happily waited for the results.

Yue Wuhuan sat in the study alone when suddenly he felt a bout of dizziness… nGNceu

When he woke up, he was standing under a sky of peach blossoms. His mind was a mess. He didn’t know what day it was. When he saw the sword in his hand and the calluses from long practice, he gradually remembered his life.

He was born a mortal and had the good fortune to enter the immortal realm. At first he practiced cultivation under a swindler named Xie Que. Later, he discovered Xie Que’s filthy intentions and escaped before bad luck could befall him. He spent many years alone before he met an old Sword Immortal. The Sword Immortal valued his talent and accepted him as a disciple, teaching him swordsmanship.

Although his spiritual roots weren’t strong, he was a swordsmanship genius, possessing sword moves and a retentive memory that enabled him to learn with a single look.

After the formation of his Golden Core, he killed Xie Que, then traveled around the world, jumping everywhere to challenge masters. He beheaded many evil-doer Nascent Soul cultivators. Breaking through the confinement of his meridians, he rushed to Nascent Soul stage and established his status as a Sword Sovereign. Praise, jealousy, and admiration swarmed him. Everyone praised him for his immortal bearing and unparalleled beauty. He was the most dazzling star in the sky, the brightest phoenix. RaDoJY

He liked bright colors, liked wearing golden-red brocade. He liked being flamboyant, liked doing as he wished. He liked collecting gems and jewelry of various colors — pearls, agates, rubies, sapphires, emeralds…every gem was of perfect color and luster, without the slightest flaw. He hid all these gems in a box, looking forward to one day giving them to the one he liked.

He spent many years in his search…

During this time, he met a lot of outstanding suitors, including male cultivators, female cultivators, talented Fen Shen cultivators and youngsters who’ve just entered their immortal sects… Some of them were seeking marriage, some were seeking pleasure; some loved madly, some loved silently. But he liked none of them. And thus, he refused to reveal any interest in anyone, refused to seek pleasure. He refused everyone and waited intently for the one who would get him to willing give all his gems away.

He traveled to countless places. His boxes of gems grew more and more. 3NI206

However, that person never appeared.

Finally, he grew tired and randomly picked a immortal mountain to stop at and rest.

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The immortal mountain was full of peach blossoms and he practiced his swordsmanship under them every day.

Suddenly, Yue Wuhuan found, on another immortal mountain not far away, it seemed that there was someone who was watching him in the afternoons. His gaze was respectful and without malice. He only showed up for half and hour every day while Yue Wuhuan was practicing his sword. He never caused any trouble or made him uncomfortable. Yue Wuhuan was accustomed to having eyes fixed upon him and so he paid no attention to the harmless spectation by this Daoist. DQe1Jz

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Yue Wuhuan’s curiosity was finally piqued. He wanted to see who this person was.

He quietly shielded himself from any spiritual detection and taking advantage of the night, snuck into that other’s immortal mountain. vxQfei

This immortal mountain was very dull and drab, with bare stones everywhere. At the back of the mountain was a garden where strange medicinal herbs grew. Beside the herb garden was a simple roof-tiled house. The lights were on inside the house. Under the lights, there is a young man wholly-absorbed in his reading. The young man was a little thin, dressed in layer upon layer of snow-white robes. No decoration adorned his body. The hair was very fine, scattered casually. It was reminiscent of some little downy animal. His skin was very white, with delicate and pretty features. He was particularly cute, especially the eyes… so clear that they appeared to be unstained by even the tiniest speck of dust.

It turns out that pure white was more beautiful than any bright-colored and gorgeous hue…

Suddenly, his heart began beating rapidly but he didn’t know how to face it. He secretly took off the crystal he had on him and placed it in the courtyard. He then quietly ran away, hoping that he would find it and come to meet him. However, the boy seemed quite obtuse. Not only did he not find the crystal but he also hadn’t discovered that he had gone over there.

Most of the time, the youth was busy doing his own research and was too busy to attend to any other things. AxfNwP

He has never chased after anyone before. He was a little shy, too embarrassed to confess.

So, every day, he would have a bird carry a gem secretly and place it around the youth…sometimes, it would be by the creek, sometimes in the herb garden, sometimes under a tree… The boy’s expression when he finds the gems was particularly fascinatingly perplexed. He would place the gems he found in his own pill box. Every day, the looked at them and earnestly pondered. Yue Wuhuan didn’t know what he was thinking.

But in any case, it was fine so long as he was able to send his betrothal gifts.

He became more and more interested in the youth and every day he pondered how to make the youth fall in love with him. OpDFZE

His clothes became more and more ostentatious. His sword skills became more and more beautiful as he practiced. Occasionally, he would pierce the sky full of peach blossoms or he would cut the waterfalls in half to show off his skills.

He found a lot of rare medical herbs and he replanted them on the young man’s mountain.

On the Lantern Festival, he released a thousand Kongming lanterns of various colors in the sky. Decorated with pearls, they dotted the sky, so beautiful that they robbed the stars of their beauty. He let these Kongming lanterns float towards the young man and then a sword slash streaked across like a swimming dragon and the lanterns were instantly extinguished. The pearls rained down one after another, all falling around the youth, giving him quite the fright as he was unable to make heads or tails about this matter.  Yue Wuhuan though hid in a secret spot and roared with laughter.

On the Qixi Festival, he summoned countless birds and filled the youth’s house. The birds chirped and sang for the entire day. Rendered helpless and bewildered by the noise, he went out to check, only to hear a melodious song “Feng Qiu Huang” coming from the opposite forest. Rcv7d6

He felt like a male bird courting a spouse. Every day, he happily displayed his beautiful feathers, praying to get the other’s attention.

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It was a pity that the person he was pursuing was confused, apparently clueless as to what romantic interest was.

Later, Yue Wuhuan went to a secret realm to hunt for treasures. There, he met with trouble and was seriously injured. 2yJHv0

He lay in the house to recuperate and did not go out for many days.

There came a hesitant knock on his door…

The youth finally came to his mountain. Blushing, he apologized embarrassedly, “I’m sorry, I didn’t intentionally mean to peek. It’s just that I live alone and it’s occasionally quite lonely. Being able to see your bright colors every day, makes me feel very happy…” The young man had known all along what he had been doing. He awkwardly imitated him and secretly placed a lot of various medicinal pills and herbs in a jar in the yard as gifts in return. But Yue Wuhuan had never paid attention to what those dusty jars contained. This time, seeing that Yue Wuhuan hadn’t come out for many days, he grew worried and finally came to pay a visit.

It turned out that the youth had had him in his heart all along. vt7ilR

He was so happy that he caused his wounds to reopen…

The young man’s medical skills were superb. He was treated for his injuries and taken care of daily.

The youth was very pure and simple. He was very introverted and he wasn’t good at expressing himself. But he was gentle and attentive and he never did anything wrong.

The young man always had such an earnest look in his eyes when looking at him. It created an unbearable itch in his heart. F8qf1E

And so he dragged the youth around to see all kinds of beautiful scenery. There were gorgeous multi-colored forests, peerlessly beautiful scenes of rose-tinted sky over the sea, shining gem pits creating rich displays of lights and colors, roaring rivers under the vast abyss, the high speed stimulation of flying through the heavens… Together, they went to perform chivalrous deeds, to practice medicine and benefit mankind, to explore secret realms, to drink and spectate…

The young man’s speech grew from somewhat jerky to fluent as he grew familiar with him, he began to talk more and finally… those clear eyes were filled with his own image and his clean laughter was filled with his own name.

Finally, he took the young man’s hand and asked with the greatest care, “May I hold this hand for a lifetime?”

The youth’s eyes curved into a smile. “Yes.” oU1DuO

The phoenix has perched on the Wutong tree and the beautiful gems that had been waiting for years finally had a home.

With Heaven and Earth as their witness, they became Daoist companions.

At night, he found that the youth was even more adorable.

With a little stimulation, the rims of his eyes turned red. With a little bit more stimulation, tears started falling out. YpZfy2

The young man tried his best to endure, but he couldn’t hold on for long and he was quickly sent from whimpering to wailing. In the end, his throat turned hoarse from crying and still, he held on to him and said incessantly, “Wuhuan, I like you.”

“Wuhuan, I like you.”

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“Wuhuan, I like you.”

“…” mzMdkO

The youth said it over and over again, making him like it a little more each time, until he was crazy about it.

He gave him all the best gems in the world.

He gave him the most beautiful flowers in the world.

He collected medicinal materials, medical books. He collect everything that the young man liked and gave them to him. w501JP

They traveled all over the world, saw all the beautiful things and all the beautiful sights. They ate and drank all sorts of delicacies and finally, they chose a place to call home.

They are the most loving of Daoist companions, living the happiest of lives and never letting go of each other’s hands.

One night, he woke up suddenly. The young man wasn’t lying on his pillow beside him. An inexplicable anxiety rose in his heart. He felt as though he had forgotten something.

A mirror appeared before the bed… agOSTZ

He suddenly remembered that in this life, he had never looked in a mirror. He had never looked at his face and he only had a vague impression of his appearance.

It was extremely strange, extremely terrifying.

He slowly got up, as if controlled by something. He went to the mirror, took off his clothes and looked.

In the mirror was a familiar and yet unfamiliar young man, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old; tall with a well-proportioned physique. He had muscles just taut enough from training. He had no excess fat, with a slender waist and contours that carried with it power. The appearance though exquisite and delicate, was still every bit heroic. His beautiful phoenix eyes carried a nobleness that would not tolerate the profane. They were very clean. dBSyp9

That’s right, his face should be like this…

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, the scenery in the mirror began to distort. A garish and beautiful red tear-shaped mole appeared under his left eye. Carrying with it a decadent aura, it ruthlessly crushed all his nobility, destroyed all his cleanliness. His body gradually changed to that of a weak youth’s. All his strength disappeared. His beauty was dyed with a bewitching hue. His back was branded with a scorching seal, dragging him into the filthy abyss, ceaselessly defiling…

He drew out his sword in a panic and smashed the mirror. x7giJD

The beautiful dream ended…

He woke up from the fantasy and for a long time after, he could not calm down. He looked in horror at his hand without any calluses, at his unbearable body. He looked in the mirror once again. Reflected in the mirror, the laughable beauty and the tear-shaped mole under his eye seemed to be mocking his delusional dream.

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He had no power, no reputation, no gems, no young man, no home…

He was still that Yue Wuhuan who had nothing but filth… 1ZJS B

The mirror fell unwillingly from his hand and smashed into pieces.

So dirty, everything was so dirty…

He couldn’t control his breathing anymore. He couldn’t make a sound. He couldn’t control his body. He could only curl up into the darkness, trembling continuously. His chest hurt so much, he felt as though it would split open. His fingers clung so tightly to his body, that his fingers drew blood. He was like a fish on the verge of death, he was panting hard but he couldn’t suck air into his body. He could only gradually suffocate, unable to call for help as he watched himself inch step by step towards death.

The door of the study suddenly opened. jIAbKJ

It was Song Qingshi who noticed something was wrong and rushed in. He hugged him tightly.

He struggled to call the youth’s name. He wanted to say something but only a hoarse whine came from his throat.

Like this, he was so unsightly to look at …

He had thought it was after he had come to the Valley of Medicine Kings, after he had  received tenderness and kindness, that he slowly fell in love with this person. XVQf1E

Now, he finally realized that when he had first met him by the river, it had been love at first sight.

That’s why he had been able to doggedly drag his injured body closer. That’s why he was able to poke his nose into his business, to prevent that beautiful misunderstanding. That’s why, he had wanted to touch that soft hair. That’s why he had been shamed into anger upon having the dirtiness of his body found out. That’s why he had hoped for a better fate for him than the fate he got himself…

That’s why he had clung to this person tightly, unwilling to let go of this gentleness.

His body began to spasm. The world was turning dark. He could not support himself and he slowly collapsed. zpgcLM

He could no longer hear what the young man was anxiously shouting.

Only the most enticing words from the fantasy remained in his mind.

“Wuhuan, I like you.”

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Translator's Note


Phoenix seeking (female) phoenix

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Specifically, ‘to lead by the hand’

Translator's Note


Legend is that a phoenix will only perch on the Wutong tree. Later on, it came to mean a scholar/talented person choosing his/her master.

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97 comments

  1. Yue Wuhuan’s dream was so simple…so easy…with his capabilities achieving all that was simply a norm. His simple and pure dream got stolen and trampled on, his dignity crushed his future burned…

    poor phoenix that cannot fly freely anymore

  2. That was the cruelest thing An long could have done. I like him tho, I hope it doesn’t end with them falling out but he definitely needs punishment >:’c

  3. Actually sobbing! Wuhuan! Oh, Wuhuan! My poor child has suffered too much! I’m going to transmigrate into this novel just to kill everyone who ever touched you without your express and wanted permission! This dream is so pure and even more heartbreaking, possible! That’s the damned thing- it would have taken so little to make him happy, what any average person should expect in love. To want to provide and protect and be loved in return. Believe it or not, Wuhuan, there is hope. Oh sweetheart, just wait!

    Thanks for your hard work translating!

  4. An Long… that was a pretty shitty move from you…

    And do I understand it right now, with what was mentioned in this and the previous ch, that AL is still a virgin? But who cares, take your hands away from our cinnamon roll D:

    Thx for the ch T__T

  5. The dream became a nightmare. Qingshi would beat An Long for this mistake. I think An Long doesnt mean harm but with Wuhuan who suffers physically and mentally, it is easy for nightmares to conquer his mind.

    My heart really breaks for Wuhuan. If he wasnt sold as a slave he would grow up as a talented swordsman.

    Thanks for the chapter

  6. I was crying since Wuhuan’s dream started QAQ

    To see everything that could have been but was taken from him, it just breaks my heart sob …dammit, I’m tearing up again…

    I can’t even blame An Long, since he had no idea about Wuhuan’s suffering and traumas (He doesn’t know or understand what Wuhuan went through, as far as he knows Wuhuan is just a devauched pr*stitute), and while it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, everything he’s doing is to protect Qingshi from what he suspects is a person who’s deceiving him and taking advantage of him.

    It’s ok, Wuhuan, it’s not too late, Qingshi will definitely make you happy and take back everything that was stolen from you… QAQ

    Thanks for the chapter ~🌸

  7. This chapter is just, ✨ pain ✨ Why must you torture us so, author. I also loved this chapter because it was very well written.

    Thank you for the chapter! :kiss kiss kiss:

  8. oh no, stupid an long! how could you do that?! ٩(๑^´๑)۶ <div>omg, this is just so heartbreaking... (இωஇ。) poor wuhuan~ my heart can’t take this.. (´•̥̥̥д•̥̥̥`̀๑) i hope an long gets punished. 😾💢❕

    thanks for the chapter~ (⑉•ᴗ•⑉)

  9. Oh no QAQ An Long how could you… Wuhuan, you didn’t deserve that. Seeing how life could have been…how terrible. Now he has to live with that dream and his own self disgust and I wanna cry!!

    AN LONG YOU AINT WELCOME ANYMORE, BEGONE. 😤 Hope SQ punishes you.

  10. I wanna hug him! QWQ A BIG FREAKING MIDDLE FINGER TO ALL THIS FUCKERS WHO DIRTIED MY BABIE!! TORTURE THEM UNTIL THEY GO CREAZY 😭

  11. This is so sad… Wuhan merely wished to have a normal life

    Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️

  12. Tbh I don’t really blame An Long on this one, considering his personality I think it’s quiet understandable why he would choose to do that. He’s reckless on not considering any of Wuhuan’s condition possibilities, but at the same time he knows that the Fantasy Gu is not harmful, so it’s understandable why he thinks it’s fine. /Wuhuan ended up getting hurt though uhhhgshgs:(

    Thank you for the update!💞

  13. 😭 Jerk An Long. He was lying to you! I know it was innocent but you should had believed Song. He’s not bad. Just had bad things done to him.

  14. Knives for sale 🔪 and emotional hug bears for free 🧸

    The dealership takes no responsibility if anyone (including but not limited to An Long) dies due to the sale item.

  15. Since the line about exposing his fantasies implies An Long could see what happens in the dream too I hope he’s somewhere feeling like a POS right now for misjudging Wuhuan so badly.

    I still like him just fine though, and wouldn’t want anything to happen to him over this behind him punishing himself with guilt. I do appreciate it that (even if his motivation to want to do so is jealousy he’s too closeted to recognize in himself) he genuinely thought he’d be getting proof that Wuhuan was a two-faced liar taking advantage of SQS’s sympathy by pretending to be someone he isn’t. He had no idea he’d be finding out the sultry demon was the actual false mask, and the devoted disciple much closer to what he actually wants to be (and seeing the dream gave him no hints that that itself is still a mask worn over the Wuhuan who craves bloody revenge because of course in his fantasy he’d never have gone through the things that made him need it, but I bet if An Long focused on the glanced-over parts about wandering around doing good deeds he would see a whole lot of exposing the crimes of cultivators whose reputations in the real world are fine)

  16. My heart after this chapter…! Wuhuan’s fantasy is so sweet and beautiful in its simplicity and tragic in that it was ripped away from him. His reaction after coming back to reality is so painful. I’m looking forward to seeing what An Long does next since this wasn’t his expectation at all a;jdk

  17. An Long you disgraceful dog! I’ll whip you! How dare you! My son doesn’t deserve this!!! You pulled a sweet dream from deep within him and tried to taint it. My poor baby SQS hug him for a long while 😭

  18. dang i’m crying again QAQ Wuhuan’s dream seems so simple but for him it will be never possible to attained QAQ omg, i need tissues T^T thank u for the chapter~

  19. AJAHHAHSJAAJSBISSJSB

    HOW DARE THEM HURT MY CHILD 😭 UGH. This made me tear up… Poor Wuhuan please…. i hope he can love and carr for this guy OMG

  20. I’m so mad at A long he’s such a selfish and inhumane jerk how can you do this to someone just because you can, he was broken and now he’s been shattered to fine dust

  21. that dream of Wuhuan is what he deserves….that scoundrel human who scammed our boy should be tortured till he get crazy!!! and An Long that is not okay, I want to strangle you. Although I like you, you shouldn’t do that ;(

  22. An Long really messed up, even though he didn’t know what Yue had went through. Yue’s dream really hit a soft spot in me, the rich guy who had it all falling for a simple medical youth. There’s pining, courting the youth. Later got injured and Yue getting healed and the two got together. A good AU. But even though many happen, Yue it isn’t too late! I believe you can still obtain this happiness!

    This chapter is so bittersweet. Such sweet romance, but I cried knowing it’s all fake and what Yue had actually experienced. Saddest is that of Yue had not met Xie Que, he could had this life with his talent.

  23. I’d like to dedicate this tears and sobbing to the author. I’m so sad, oh my akjdjwjfjwh—

    God, I can’t believe how much this dream is making me feel sad. Wuhuan deserves all of the good things in life. It’s never too late to find love or to pursue your dreams.

    Don’t worry, Yue Wuhuan! Our little doctor will find a way to give back the things you’ve lost, such as growing up normally, cultivating to heaven, being with your loved one for eternity…

    😭

  24. 😭😭💔

    This chapter shows everything what Yue Wuhuan had been robbed of by those bastards and this world. The little angel deserve the world, but he was made to experience all the horrible things. 😭

  25. An long powtek ka wag ka sana magkaanak tumanda ka sanang mag isa ginigigil moko…………… Chariz lng that’s too much wag na sanang maulit yon

  26. An Long you shithead! You should be punished for what have you done to Yue😭 My poor baby Yue😭😭

  27. That actually made me sob inside TT ^TT)

    The future that Yue Wuhuan should have had was ripped from him from a lecherous hoard of small dick-brained vultures. Yue Wuhuan’s dreams were so ambitious and pure and sweet… I really, really, really hope he can still find that happiness in his life with the help of our sweet summer child Song Qingshi, even if everything hadn’t turned out the way he’d dreamed before he deserves to be happy. An Long… fucked up. Really bad. To be fair, An Long had used this on many people and himself and he’d never expected this to happen. He’s a prankster, but he’s not a malicious asshole. I think- But he still deserves a tribulation of dual fire from our bby shou.

  28. An Long, I think you need to pack up and go. You’ve exposed Yu Wuhuan’s vulnerability, man and it did not go very well 😬 the poor bb, after all of Qingshi’s efforts too.

  29. That— that was a beautiful dream. Really beautiful. The author could have just write the story like that, but- not everything is nice and colorful, I get that! But… I just want them to be happy T_T

  30. To quell ur anger against An Long: he’s also a bit pitiful bec he said he also applies the fantasy gu to himself and I’m pretty sure it also has SQS in it.

  31. I wish ML dream was an alternate universe 。゚(゚´ω`゚)゚。 thanks for the translation

  32. i have actual tears in my eyes. this was so breathtakingly raw and painful, my heart is aching for wuhuan and what he should have had. fuck, i feel like i’ve been burned and gone numb. amazing translation, thank you so much for this masterpiece.

  33. Devastating chapter omg 😭 I never felt so much for a character though, I’m so invested!. The author has made such a good job, they must be a genius. And the translation is amazing, tks so much for the hard work

  34. Absolutely heartbreaking. Such sharp knives. I had to check if this has the same author as Little Mushroom. 🔪🔪🔪😢

  35. Eu tô tão triste,doeu tanto, eu sabia q isso ia machucar ele, Long desgraçadooo.

    Doeu ele pensando em conhecer o Song de outra maneira, ele dando joias, eles se cuidando😭 tudo lindo e doloroso.

    A parte do espelho MDS😭quebrou tudo

  36. oh gos this made my cry!! the fantasy is so wholesome and so pure, that story is so nice!!! i feel so depressed for him