Chapter 63 I love you too, you are a gift from heaven.

Just after hiding the last book, He Mu knocked on Wen Rensheng's door.

"You heard a human voice?"

Hearing voices, he quickly smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes and ran forward to remove the door latch.

“Brother,” he pushed open the door and smiled at Mu Canran, “Are you going to have dinner? With Master?”

"Hmm," He Mu ruffled his hair and wolf ears, "Why is the door locked?"

Hearing the voice, he scratched his face and lied, "I was meditating and didn't want to be disturbed."

Afraid that Mu would notice something amiss, he quickly grabbed his hand and changed the subject as they walked: "Brother, after we eat, could you take me into town for a stroll?"

"Go into the city?" Mu frowned slightly. "The city is not peaceful right now. What do you want to do there?"

Hearing someone squeeze his hand, she said truthfully, "I want to help, brother."

Aside from the time he secretly met with many people, Wen Rensheng never entered Cangzhou City again. All the news about the city came from his master and He Mu.

Knowing that Cangzhou City was in grave danger, and possessing divine martial arts and cultivation, he wanted to help his master and the mountain god share some of the burden, and also wanted to protect his clan in Cangzhou City.

He Mu was silent for a moment, then said, "No."

Hearing the voice, he immediately turned away, a look of disappointment on his face.

"Why?" He released Mu's hand, utterly confused. "I've rested enough, and I wanted to help too. Don't always—"

He Mu smiled and interrupted gently, "Your master has been in seclusion in the study these past few days. She has read many ancient books and is studying the toxicity of that red lotus. Recently, she has finally made some progress."

"...What results?"

He Mu shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt people, but it seems to trigger the madness of monsters. If you are exposed to it for a long time, too many toxins will accumulate in your body, and one day it may get out of control."

This is why He Mu doesn't allow Wen Rensheng to show her face in public. They haven't found a suitable way to destroy this red lotus yet, so He Mu and Yi Jinxiang can only temporarily isolate the residents of Cangzhou City from it.

But a city is only so small. Cangzhou already houses a large number of demons, and now their dwellings are cramped. Sooner or later, resentment will boil over and cause chaos.

Hearing the voice of a human being, he is the hero who drove away the God of Fate and protected Cangzhou. When he appears openly at this time, most people will subconsciously place their hopes on him, hoping that he can solve all the problems.

This hope amidst crisis comes at a price.

If Wen Rensheng fails to resolve the Red Lotus disaster in Cangzhou City or protect them in the future, then all the blame will be directed at him and all the responsibility will be placed on his head.

To prevent this situation from occurring, we must not allow Wenrensheng to be praised too highly; it would be best if he were to disappear completely.

Upon hearing these words, Wen Rensheng realized that Mu and He wanted to protect him, and that they did not want to imprison him without reason.

He shook Mu's hand, softened his tone, and said, "Brother, I know you want to protect me, but I'm already a sword cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. You don't need to keep such a close eye on me."

“Let’s… discuss it. Or I could just stay with you. I feel very uncomfortable always leaving things to you and Master.”

He Mu sighed and said, "Then I'll take you into the city in a few days. Let's stay at Hua Palace today, and I'll keep you company, okay?"

"In a few days?" Wen Rensheng's eyes lit up. "Does brother keep his word?"

He Mu confidently said, "When have I ever lied to you?"

Hearing a voice, he put his arm around the person and deliberately put on a stern face: "You're talking nonsense again. When have you ever not lied to me?"

He's been fooled by Mu since he was a child. He's not stupid; after being fooled so many times, of course he'll realize the problem!

It's just that every time she hears someone's voice, she feels embarrassed and softens her heart, and she agrees to Mu's excessive requests after being coaxed and pleaded with... that's all!

Seeing his stern face, He Mu couldn't help but scratch his chin and said with a smile, "Trust me this once, Sheng Sheng. If I fool you again this time, I'll let you do whatever you want with me, okay?"

Hearing the voice and seeing the earnestness in his tone, he gave a short hum and said, "Well... alright then."

Hearing the voice pause, as if remembering something, his cheeks suddenly flushed.

He took He Mu's hand again and whispered, "Brother, do you still remember our promise for tonight?"

"It's a promise," He Mu said with a smile, "You mean dual cultivation?"

Her ears turned red at the sound of someone's voice, and she said with her eyes closed, "I...I'm ready, we can start tonight!!"

No matter what, it's something related to cultivation. Wen Rensheng has always been very attentive to this kind of thing; otherwise, he wouldn't have spent an entire afternoon studying erotic pictures so diligently.

He Mu was both amused and exasperated by his inexplicable enthusiasm: "You're so excited, aren't you scared?"

Hearing the voice, she blinked, stopped, and hugged He Mu, looking up at him.

“Brother,” he said softly, “I’m not afraid of anything when I’m with you.”

He Mu paused for a moment, his expression gradually softening into a gentle smile.

“I’ve prepared a gift for you,” he said. “Would you like to see it in a bit?”

Hearing a voice, she exclaimed happily, "Really? Thank you, brother! I...I wasn't prepared...I'll go tomorrow..."

He Mu ruffled his hair and interrupted, "Alright, alright, you don't need to go through all that trouble. I'll take you there."

Hearing voices, she couldn't help but tiptoe and kiss He Mu, then buried her face in his shoulder and rubbed against him happily.

See? What's there to be afraid of?

Hearing the voices, he thought to himself, "Being with the mountain god will only bring countless happiness; there's no time for fear."

*

During dinner, Mu and He barely touched their chopsticks. They had no appetite when they heard people talking, and the two of them sat at the table with their own thoughts on them.

Yi Jinxiang across the street ignored everyone.

He Mu had been bragging to her for half a month that Wen Rensheng had agreed to his marriage proposal. She could figure out what the two of them were in such a hurry to do.

She calmly finished her last bite of food, put down her chopsticks, and glanced at the two of them.

"What's up?"

He was about to speak when he heard someone's voice and quickly covered Mu's mouth.

“It’s alright, Master!” he said. “Take your time eating. We’ll wait until you’re finished before we leave.”

Yi Jinxiang snorted and said, "I don't have a habit of prying into other people's private affairs."

After saying this, she stood up, flicked her sleeves, turned and left. Ye Lan, who was beside her, quickly bowed to the two people who heard the voices and hurriedly followed Yi Jinxiang.

Faint voices could be heard, and a conversation between two people could be heard:

"Master, are you angry?"

"Mind your own business... Get lost."

"..."

Hearing the voice, she breathed a sigh of relief and finally mustered the courage to put her leg on He Mu's leg.

"Luckily, Master didn't find out..."

He Mu tapped his forehead and teased, "You're so stupid, she definitely knows what we're going to do."

"Ah," Wenrensheng covered his head and muttered, "How could she possibly know? She's not a god."

...That's true.

Hearing voices, she shyly hugged He Mu's neck and straddled him with her other leg.

“How embarrassing,” he complained. “It’s all your fault.”

This child likes to bury himself in people when he's shy, just like a small animal. He clung to Mu You and even picked him up horizontally.

"Let's go watch the sunset."

Having said that, he used his light-footed skill to leap up and quickly ascend to the roof of the Hua Palace.

As dusk settled outside the palace, a cool breeze rose at dusk, causing the sleeves of the two men to flutter.

Hearing voices, she held onto He Mu tightly, then slightly raised her head to look towards the city.

The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the entire city of Cangzhou in a warm glow, and the market was nearing its end. Many stalls nearby had already lowered their banners and were preparing to pack up and go home.

Monsters and humans have coexisted in the same world since ancient times. Their lifestyles are actually quite similar. Humans love to learn the magic of monsters, and monsters like the appearance and customs of humans. They interact and learn from each other. They should be the closest races and the least likely to fight each other.

Hearing the voice of a human, he realized he was also a demon. Of course, he loved his fellow humans, but at the same time, the person who raised him, loved him, and saved his life was He Mu. He could never hate humans.

He didn't want to hurt anyone; he just wanted to restore everything to its original state.

He Mu watched for a while, then looked down at Wen Rensheng, his eyes suddenly becoming somewhat cloudy.

"Sheng Sheng, there are some things I've always wanted to tell you."

Hearing someone's voice and meeting his gaze, his heart inexplicably quickened.

"What does brother want to say?"

"I……"

He Mu hesitated for a moment, seemingly conflicted.

Finally, he sighed softly and slowly said, "Actually, I'm not as good as you think. Sheng Sheng, I used to be... an arrogant guy."

"When I ascended to heaven at the age of twenty-five, I was invincible in the world. I thought that I could control my mind and my Daoist heart would never change."

"Now I realize that nothing in this world is constant. The path I chose back then was nothing more than a rash decision made out of arrogance."

Hearing the voices, he became anxious and jumped down from He Mu's arms, looked up and cupped his face, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Don't say that, brother. You're not like that at all," he said urgently. "When I was little, I was all ragged and had nothing, but you still took me in. That shows that you're a very, very good person, not arrogant at all!"

He Mu smiled and covered Wen Rensheng's hand, teasing him, "You think too highly of me, Sheng Sheng. I've done a lot of wrong things in the past that you have no idea about..."

"If you do something wrong, just correct it!"

He was interrupted by voices.

"I don't think my brother is at all wrong. Who hasn't been deceived? This is your first time ascending, how would you know if Siming is a good person or a bad person?"

He was extremely anxious, afraid that Mu would say something to blame him, so he quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

"Don't talk about yourself like that!"

He smiled and then lowered his eyes to kiss Wen Rensheng's palm.

He held Wenrensheng's hand and said softly, "I also have many things I've wronged you about. I couldn't understand my own feelings back then. I thought I could control myself, but in the end I still went astray and left when you needed me... making you sad for so long."

"I'm sorry, Sheng Sheng, it's all my fault. Thank you for forgiving me and for still being willing to be with me."

The two years since he separated from Wen Rensheng have worn away his sharp edges and arrogance. He has tasted the pain of reaping what he sowed because of his pride. Now that he has a chance to regain Wen Rensheng's forgiveness, he will never again make decisions blindly and confidently.

All of this was brought to him by Wenrensheng; Wenrensheng's love for him was a gift from heaven.

He needs to catch it properly.

Knowing she was tongue-tied, and unable to think of a retort to Mu for a moment, she simply pounced on him and hugged him, burying her face in his shoulder like a little bird.

"I'm going to love you anyway, and I'm going to marry you," he said defiantly. "I want you to be my Daoist partner, my future husband!"

"How could you be so stupid..."

He Mu couldn't stop smiling. He tightened his embrace, as if he wanted to pull the person into his arms and melt into him.

"So eager to get married, Shengsheng?" he said with a smile. "Don't you mind that I'm more than three hundred years older than you?"

Hearing the voice, she shouted with her eyes closed, "We're getting married soon, there's no reason for me to look down on my husband because he's older!"

After shouting that, his face turned completely red, like a peach, as if he had a fever.

Oh no, what did he just say?!

You're hopeless if you can hear people talking, you're so stupid!

He Mu still had to tease him at this moment: "Then remember to act cute and call me husband in a soft voice later, so I can pamper you."

Hearing someone's voice, she kissed him, her face flushed, and scolded, "I really hate you!"

“Yes,” He Mu said with a smile, “I love you too, Sheng Sheng.”

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Author's Note: [Heart eyes] The next chapter will be a home run!