Chapter 1102 The Back Mountain is on Fire

Zhang Chengxuan froze for a moment, then stepped back, trying to maintain his balance.

"Your head is as heavy as a millstone, I can't stand it when it's pressing on my shoulder."

Zhang Chengxuan looked at the mess on the ground, and saw someone not far away with a broom and shovel cleaning up the mess made by the stubborn donkey.

He pushed the stubborn mule away, "You can't be so reckless next time, or your junior brother might sell you out."

"Puff puff puff~" The stubborn donkey snorted and pawed the ground with its front hooves, then turned its head to glare at Song Chunxue, and was about to walk towards her again.

Song Chunxue sighed helplessly, "No, no, I won't sell you, but only if you obey me. Tell me, what's wrong with you acting like this? What do you want?"

The stubborn donkey grabbed Song Chunxue's sleeve and walked along the path towards the back mountain.

Song Chunxue pulled her sleeve back and gently patted the horse's back. "Don't bite. I'll follow you. But if you cause trouble again, I'll break your legs."

The stubborn donkey raised its hind legs and kicked her twice in protest. Although it didn't hurt, it was very arrogant.

"Long wind and long clouds..." she called out to her two apprentices, intending to arrange for them to fill the pit.

“Master knows, we’ll clean up the mess for that stubborn donkey. Go ahead,” Changfeng called out. “Don’t let him cause any more trouble. The flowers on the back mountain are beautiful.”

"Did you hear me?" Song Chunxue grabbed his ear. "Where are you going?"

Xie Zheng watched the figure of the man and horse disappear into the distance, then picked up a shovel and filled the hole with soil. "This horse is too unruly; it doesn't even like me."

"Why don't you go along and take a look? This horse is clever; it might find something good. Don't let it lead to another Wuyou." Zhang Chengxuan leaned to the side, watching Xie Zheng bend down to fill the soil with indifference. "No wonder you were once a general; you've got muscles now."

Xie Zheng sighed helplessly, "Daoist Master, stop making fun of me. You've always had some muscle. If I didn't have any muscles by now, I'd be embarrassed to come here."

"Has your master taught you any unique techniques lately? I'd like to learn them from him too." Zhang Chengxuan lowered his voice. "What did you two talk about last night? How did the patriarch scold you?"

Xie Zheng stopped what he was doing and looked up. "Senior brother, do you also want to be scolded?"

"Just out of curiosity," Zhang Chengxuan chuckled, squatting down to bury the flowers he had dug up. "I'll play a couple of rounds later before taking a nap. I've come up with a new way to break this deadlock."

"I want more..."

"You two can talk about the patriarch so late at night. What's with all the fuss during the day? Save your energy first. Once you become Daoist partners, I definitely won't disturb you." Zhang Chengxuan said helplessly, "I've been obsessed with chess lately, and I have no one to spar with. Thank you for your understanding, sir."

"Where is my senior brother? Where is my master?"

“The two of them are evenly matched and are unwilling to play three or five games with me. My apprentices don’t have the skill or patience either.” Zhang Chengxuan glanced down the mountain. “Master has gone to deal with trouble. I estimate our peaceful days are numbered. Play two games with me first.”

“That works too.” Xie Zheng, looking down, didn’t notice that Zhang Chengxuan and his master, Daoist Han, were nodding to each other, as if they had reached some kind of agreement.

...

When they arrived at the back of the mountain, Song Chunxue realized that the horse wanted to be allowed to graze.

Song Chunxue was both amused and exasperated; the horse was even more cunning than she was.

However, the mountain breeze here is refreshing, and butterflies flutter about, making it a good place for spiritual cultivation.

She sat cross-legged and began to meditate and regulate her breathing.

What she didn't realize was that from the moment she began meditating, her senior brother, Lord Zhao, and Wuyou silently stayed by her side.

He thought to himself, "Luckily, my junior brother is too carefree and didn't notice the undercurrents today."

When she finds out, it might not be so hard to accept.

However, neither Lord Zhao nor Song Chunxue noticed that after grazing on tender grass for a while, the stubborn donkey headed towards a higher place.

Wuyou followed.

In a secluded spot where no one could see, the stubborn donkey looked at Wuyou.

"You also know there's something in the back mountain?"

Wuyou leisurely spun around, her voice unusually calm, even carrying a hint of old age.

"I know, but the timing isn't right now. Let's go back and not get too close. We don't want someone else to beat us to it. It's not the right time yet."

The stubborn donkey's ears snapped to attention. "Then when will the time be right?"

Wuyou said with some disdain, "Can't you just turn into a human? It's so awkward for a horse to talk to me."

"I was born a horse, so what?" The stubborn donkey raised its head high and puffed out its chest. "Horses are tall and mighty, strong and powerful, and can also dominate the world. Their hard hooves and smooth hair are so beautiful. What's so good about that fragile human skin that has to wear thick clothes?"

The stubborn donkey looked at Wuyou and said, "Then why don't you take human form? You're such a powerful sword spirit, I don't believe you can't take human form?"

Wuyou hummed twice with a hint of arrogance, "I don't like taking human form either. It's too fragile. Besides, I'm worried that if I take human form, I'll become addicted to those seven emotions and six desires, and feel like I'm a man or a woman. That's too troublesome."

Stubborn Donkey agreed, "That's right, romantic love is the greatest weakness of mankind. Look at Song Chunxue, she was heartbroken by a child before, and although Lord Xie is good now, he is still hindering her path to enlightenment."

Wuyou floated in the air like a leaf, "That's not fair. I think it's her who held back Lord Xie."

The stubborn donkey bared its teeth and pawed at the ground, shouting, "You're siding with outsiders! Whose stuff are you?"

"Hmph, I'm a sword, not a thing..." Wait, this donkey tricked him!

"Hahahaha, yes, you're a sword, not a thing, hahahaha~"

Only Wuyou could hear the sound, which made him so angry that he poked the stubborn donkey straight at it.

“Come on, if you’re so capable, stab me to death. I’ll die right in front of her and see if you still want to go out for a stroll,” the stubborn donkey said calmly, shaking his head. “Let’s see who’s more favored.”

"You son of a bitch!"

The stubborn donkey flicked its ears and replied nonchalantly, "Go ahead and curse me. I'm just a donkey anyway. It's not like a donkey will lose a piece of flesh from being cursed. You'd better curse me until I'm heartbroken and want to die."

"You ugly, toad-like, neither-donkey-nor-horse ****!"

The stubborn donkey lowered its eyes and curled its lips, "That's all the words you have. Even though you're a sword, you still need to read more books. After all, we've all developed intelligence."

"Tsk, I almost forgot, something without flesh and blood—no, you're not even a thing," the stubborn donkey corrected, "a sword that isn't a thing can't learn that kind of thing, hahaha~"

"Ahhhhhhh! You stubborn mule, prepare to die!"

The stubborn donkey turned and ran.

But he was no match for Wuyou. Before he had run ten meters, the stubborn donkey already had bloody holes in its body.

The stubborn donkey suddenly stopped, and its dark eyes suddenly turned increasingly red.

Wuyou was stunned for a moment. "What, you think you can hit me with your flesh and blood?"

"Sword thing, you're finished!" The stubborn donkey suddenly grew taller, its deep voice rising higher and higher, "You're finished!"

*

Song Chunxue was meditating when a gust of wind suddenly disturbed her breathing, and she was jolted awake from her meditation.

The eldest brother was seen running hurriedly towards the back mountain.

"Senior Brother, where are you going?"

"There's a fire on the back mountain. I'll go check it out first! You go down the mountain and find Lord Xie and the others."