Chapter 13 Leaving the Ten Thousand Beast Sect Wu Man: Oh, I divined the wrong person...
"careful!"
A voice sounded beside his ears, and Duan Zhou subconsciously paused slightly, and then he felt that the step he was about to take was picked up by the scabbard. He raised his eyes and looked at Chen Wei, only to see that the other party immediately half-knelt down, picked up a mossy "stone" under his feet and put it aside.
It was only at this time that Duan Zhou saw clearly that this was not a "stone" covered with moss. It was clearly a turtle lying here to rest, but the shell had been left unattended for a long time and had grown moss.
"This is what Xuanwu Peak looks like." Chen Wei spread out his hands and said with a wry smile, "There are many turtles and tortoises here. If you are lucky, you may even see crocodiles or something like that, but most of them are turtles. Because they move slowly, Xuanwu Peak has been unattended for years. It is dark and damp, so moss grows everywhere, even on their shells."
All of this was naturally in the original owner's memory, and in the original owner's memory, Chen Wei still remembered that Wu Man generally liked to stay in the pool on Xuanwu Peak, either soaking in the water or lying on the rocks to bask in the sun. It was indeed a comfortable life for a turtle.
"It seems that we need to be careful when walking. If we are not careful, we may step on them easily." Duan Zhou followed behind, glanced at the turtle lightly, then looked around, and then followed behind Chen Wei.
The terrain of Xuanwu Peak is flatter than the other peaks, just like walking on a turtle's shell, and the Wuman Turtle Pond is located in the middle of the shell. It is said that the woods on all sides are all in the Five Elements Bagua formation.
However, this is just hearsay, but it does not prevent Duan Zhou from being very interested in this place——
Before he was struck by lightning, he never believed in so-called divination.
After he was nearly struck by lightning twice, he felt that there must be some explanation for this matter.
Chen Wei had no idea what Duan Zhou was thinking. He led the way in front of him and walked up the path. The little turtles along the way seemed to know that Chen Wei would come today, so there were little turtles pointing the way at every intersection.
"This Xuanwu Peak is very interesting, isn't it? It's very suitable for living." The entire Xuanwu Peak gave people a feeling of silence and comfort, with a very slow pace. When Chen Wei said this, he gently stepped over a small turtle and looked up at the pond not far away. He said, "It's best to practice in seclusion here."
"Well, very unique." Duan Zhou nodded. It was indeed nice to be in seclusion here. He was completely oblivious to what was happening outside.
Originally, Chen Wei thought that Wu Man was in the turtle pond in his original form, but he had deliberately changed into a human form, but he had not put on any clothes yet. He leaned against the pond, his long hair loose. He turned his head to look at Chen Wei, then looked at Duan Zhou, and then slowly said, "Please sit down."
Chen Wei sat on a rock nearby. Duan Zhou was planning to sit behind him, but he saw Chen Wei's eyes falling on Wu Man's chest. As he had been soaking in water for many years, Wu Man's chest skin was white with some thin muscles, which indeed gave him a kind of sickly beauty.
Broken Boat: ...
He subconsciously frowned, sat down next to Shen Wei with some emotion, and whispered: "Your eyes are about to stick together."
Chen Wei immediately turned his head away and subconsciously retorted, "No."
"Why are you feeling guilty?" Duan Zhou was a little unhappy. He lowered the corners of his lips and said, "Have you forgotten what you came here for today?"
"Oh oh." After being reminded by Duan Zhou, Chen Wei finally turned his eyes away from Wu Man's bathing appearance. He coughed lightly a few times and was about to speak when he heard Wu Man pulling out a turtle shell from the water. He said, "I know why you are here, big brother."
Chen Wei liked this kind of telepathic communication, and immediately smiled and said, "What's the result?"
"It's a bad omen." Wu Man said calmly, "If you go out with Chi Luan, it will be a bad omen."
"...What about you?" Shen Wei asked.
"Very bad." Wu Man responded again.
"Going out with Bai Xiao or Qing Si?" Chen Wei asked again, somewhat unconvinced. This time he held the gravel tightly, waiting for Wu Man's answer. The other party slowly raised his head, looked at him deeply, and said, "Very fierce."
Duan Zhou, who was standing by, raised his lips slightly. He glanced at Chen Wei, who was somewhat shocked by the news. When he was about to speak, he heard Chen Wei tremblingly ask, "Then...what if I go alone?"
Duan Zhou lowered the corner of his lips and accidentally broke the small branch in his hand.
Wu Man glanced at him, then raised his huge tortoise shell and began to divine. After a moment, he carefully looked at the hexagram and said slowly: "... slightly ominous."
"Then I'll go by myself." Chen Wei made a prompt decision: "It seems more reliable for me to go by myself."
"Yeah." Wu Man responded.
"Do you have anything to tell me? Wu Man." Chen Wei asked again.
"Brother." Wu Man thought for a moment. He spoke slowly. Shen Wei, who was a little impatient, was about to move to his side, but was pulled back by Duan Zhou. Then he heard Wu Man continue, "Be careful of snakes."
"...Okay." Shen Wei didn't know what to answer.
Of course he knew to be careful of snakes. Not only snakes, but also small black snakes!
That miserable, vengeful snake.
"Is it because of your enemy?" Duan Zhou asked with his eyes lowered.
Chen Wei nodded heavily, and just as he was about to speak, he felt dark clouds suddenly gather, as if thunder was about to strike. He immediately tensed up and observed carefully, and then he found that the "human swordsman" beside him was as cautious as he was.
Knowing that this was a warning from the Heavenly Dao, Chen Wei had no choice but to take back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said vaguely: "Ah, yes, my enemy."
"What is the reason for the feud between you and him? Do you hate it?" Duan Zhou asked.
"I don't know." Chen Wei was a little confused. He really didn't know. Now he didn't even know where the snake was, but he knew that it would come to seek revenge in a year. Chen Wei said a little depressed: "I don't hate it. I really want to be good to it."
Duan Zhou was puzzled and asked, "You want to be nice to it?"
"You won't understand." Shen Wei didn't dare to say it too clearly, so he could only say: "If it's not happy, I will never be happy in my life."
Duan Zhou said that when Chen Wei mentioned this enemy before, his expression did not look like disgust or hatred, but more like confusion. It turned out that the problem lay here. Chen Wei did not hate the other party at all, but the other party wished Chen Wei to die.
Generally speaking, the probability is that...
"You wiped out the other party's entire family?" Duan Zhou paused, examined Chen Wei from head to toe, and then asked, "Really?"
"No, don't guess." Chen Wei patted Duan Zhou's shoulder and said, "This is the secret of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. I will tell you after you agree to become a guest elder for three years. Otherwise, this secret will not be passed on."
Duan Zhou did not continue asking questions. This topic quickly passed through Chen Wei's mind. His attention was immediately attracted by the crocodile in the pond. Mainly because the crocodile was very close to Chen Wei and did not get angry when he touched its head.
While Chen Wei and the crocodile were playing, Duan Zhou looked at Wu Man and said, "Peak Master Wu Man, I think I need to ask you something."
"What do you want to ask me?" Wu Man said slowly, "I only know how to tell fortunes, and the hexagrams can only be used as a reference. There are too many factors that can be changed, and you are not a disciple of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, let alone a guest elder of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. For the sake of my elder brother, you only have one chance to ask questions."
"I understand. I just want to ask..." Duan Zhou originally wanted to ask why he was always easily struck by lightning, but when the words came to his lips, they suddenly changed to: "What is the relationship between Sect Master Shen and his enemies?"
"Enemy." Wu said slowly, "We are destined to be enemies for life and death."
Duan Zhou felt that his question was in vain.
"I'll give you one last chance to ask questions." Wu Man raised his eyelids and glanced at Duan Zhou. He said in a gentle tone, "You only have one chance, so make the most of it."
"What was the ending of Chen Wei?" Duan Zhou asked.
He didn't know why he asked the question, but he asked it anyway, saying, "Did his enemy succeed in the end?"
"..." This time, Wu Man used the tortoise shell to spin for a long time, and the shell was about to smoke, but he still did not answer Duan Zhou's words. It seemed that Duan Zhou's words were very difficult to answer, so that he himself was very entangled. Duan Zhou did not urge him, but waited quietly until Wu Man finally spoke: "It is impossible to predict the final result, but the current hexagram is auspicious."
"Since it's good luck, why do you look unhappy?" Duan Zhou asked.
"Because..." Wu Man put the tortoise shell away. He seemed a little weak, and his face looked uglier than before. This divination must be a very mentally exhausting thing. Duan Zhou saw Wu Man slowly sit up, and then he pawed at the edge of the pool, and said with difficulty: "Good luck with blood evil, very bad luck."
Duan Zhou's expression suddenly changed.
"What are you talking about?" When Chen Wei came back with the crocodile, the crocodile was full. He placed the crocodile next to the pond and suddenly found that Wu Man, who had just transformed into a human form, had turned into a giant turtle again and looked drowsy. Chen Wei looked at Duan Zhou hesitantly and asked, "What happened to Wu Man?"
"It's fine, just take a good rest." Duan Zhou stood up and said, "But it probably won't be able to tell fortunes today."
Duan Zhou was in a good mood when he came here, but now it was a double blow. He was a little depressed, but he didn't show it on his face. Chen Wei naturally didn't notice this. He responded and half-knelt beside Wu Man, saying: "I'm going to the sect meeting this time. It will take about a month to go back and forth. Qing Si and Bai Xiao are injured. At present, only you and Chi Luan can make me feel at ease. If you have anything, you can discuss it with me, or you can send me a message. You must take care of yourself."
It was just a one-month journey, but Chen Wei treated it very seriously. He gently pinched Wu Man's fleshy paw pads, which was quite different from her previous look of a beauty emerging from the bath.
"Just talk, don't get physical with a turtle." Duan Zhou said calmly: "Let's go down the mountain, the sun is about to set."
"Okay." Chen Wei nodded and said, "I'll take a break tomorrow. The day after tomorrow I'll have to leave for the sect conference. This slightly ominous omen... I hope it will be good for me."
But it's already a little serious, how can it get any better?
…
The ground in the small courtyard was bright under the moonlight. Shen Wei leaned against the courtyard, rocking the rattan chair gently with a book in his hand. When Duan Zhou came out, he saw that the book was on the first page. After practicing sword skills and preparing to go back to sleep, he found that the book was still on the first page, so he coughed softly, patted Shen Wei's shoulder gently, and said, "Sect Master Shen."
Chen Wei was already drowsy, and suddenly woke up with a start. He immediately put away the book and said, "Let's go back to sleep."
The book was placed on the table. Duan Zhou glanced at it casually. It recorded the situations of the sect conferences in previous years. It was obvious that Chen Wei was still a little anxious about the sect conference that he had to attend every year.
"Since you are so worried, why can't you think of me after thinking about everything around you?" Duan Zhou sneered softly and muttered to himself in a low voice: "What else do you want me to come to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect as a guest official?"
His unhappy mood came out of nowhere, and he himself felt something was wrong. He shook his head and closed the door. Outside, Chen Wei knocked on his door gently and said, "Brother Duan, would you like some bone soup? The bone soup that has been simmered for twelve hours is ready."
Duan Zhou opened his mouth but in the end said nothing, closing his eyes and pretending not to hear. He had been feeling a little strange recently because of Shen Wei. He thought the problem was that Shen Wei was too good at disguising himself, so he decided to be more careful.
He is a dragon who has seen the evil of human nature and will not be fooled by this disguise.
Chen Wei just knocked on the door. Seeing no one responded, he thought Duan Zhou was asleep, so he took the bone soup and tiptoed to his room to eat. However, after he left, Duan Zhou did not sleep well. He kept his eyes open until dawn, and then he opened the quilt directly, sat up straight, and murmured in a low voice: "Good luck with blood evil, it is a great disaster."
"What kind of snake is this?" Duan Zhou raised his hand and gently pinched his painful brow. He gritted his teeth and said, "That's it. The other party wanted to kill him, and he still said he wanted to be nice to the other party? He also said that if the other party is unhappy, he will never be happy in his life... What's the relationship!"
His face suddenly froze, and he turned his head abruptly to look at Chen Wei's residence. It was just dawn outside, and there was a little light. His expression suddenly turned cold, and he said word by word: "Could it be... Chen Wei likes that enemy?"
Apart from this reason, he couldn't think of any other reason.
He was just a snake who had never been in love, had only read a few storybooks, and was deceived by his best friend and almost had his demon pill taken away. This was the closest situation he could think of to what Chen Wei and the other spirit beasts had said.
He thought about it carefully and felt that it was more and more possible, especially the phrase "good luck mixed with bloody disaster". Maybe the other party did something deliberately and came to Shen Wei, making Shen Wei think that his love was reciprocated, but what awaited Shen Wei was only hatred.
This is what was written in the storybook, and Duan Zhou confirmed his guess.
He felt that for the sake of Shen Wei, he had to make this matter a mess. After all, he... he and Shen Wei were still friends, at least fellow Taoists.
…
Chen Wei didn't know what was going on in Duan Zhou's mind. He was indeed a little depressed when he came back, but soon all this depression was put aside because his stomach was too full.
Anyway, I have tried every method. After comprehensive consideration, it is safest to go alone.
It's not like he hadn't thought about asking Duan Zhou to go with him, but the other party looked like he was not familiar with him. Although Chen Wei was a spiritual beast, spiritual beasts also had to maintain their reputation, so they didn't dare to ask more questions, for fear that the attitude they had finally managed to soften would change again.
What he was planning to do with the Broken Boat Map was not just for this sect conference, but also for the safety of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect in a year.
So the next day, he did not go out again. He walked back and forth in the yard alone to pack his things. He prepared everything he needed to carry, especially those that could save his life. Whether it was the poison from Qinglong Peak, the hidden weapons from Baihu Peak, the money from Suzaku Peak, or the blessings from Xuanwu Peak, he took them all with him.
The outside was crowded with furry creatures, some flying in the sky, some running on the ground, and only a few swimming in the water were left. They gathered at the door and watched Chen Wei busying himself. Their eyes moved following Chen Wei's movements in a very uniform manner.
Duan Zhou was leaning against the door frame. His eyes fell on Shen Wei's busy figure. He couldn't help but say, "You know that Wu Man predicted bad luck for you when you went to the sect meeting this time."
"Just a little fierce." Chen Wei turned around, gestured with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Just a little fierce, I can still handle it."
"You were injured and lost your memory before, and you still have an enemy outside. How dare you run around in this situation?" Duan Zhou's tone was calm, but the fingers holding the hilt kept pulling the sword out and pressing it back into the scabbard impatiently, back and forth several times, and finally said: "And you still have an enemy outside, aren't you afraid of meeting him outside?"
"..." Chen Wei looked at Duan Zhou and said, "Do you have anything you want to tell me?"
The furry creatures immediately became interested when they saw the two were confronting each other. It was the nature of every furry creature to join in the fun, so they simply gathered together and some even climbed over the wall, determined to see some first-hand gossip.
Facing Shen Wei's question, Duan Zhou's thin lips moved slightly. He seemed to be considering whether to speak or not. However, he turned his head away and said unhappily, "No, I just asked."
"Oh..." Chen Wei lowered his eyes and looked at the things he had packed. He said, "He probably doesn't hate me now, but I don't know when I come back..."
Duan Zhou had never seen such an expression on Shen Wei's face, he looked helpless, but in fact his eyes were full of love. His face finally became completely gloomy. Those furry creatures were best at sensing when the atmosphere was wrong. After looking at each other, they immediately left this place of trouble quickly.
Finally, only the two of them were left. Chen Wei took out a token from a pile of luggage and handed it to Duan Zhou, saying, "This is my former clan leader token. It was later changed, so this token is no longer useful. But I have kept it. It has a very special meaning to me. I give it to you because you are my best friend."
Duan Zhou lowered his eyes and looked at the cold token in his palm. There were patterns on it, which looked like they were made by claws. There was even a claw mark next to it, and a small plum blossom mark.
This is the symbol of the Spirit Beast Sect. This plum blossom paw print is very common, because there is also such a paw print on the plaque at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
This was the last night that Chen Weilin stayed in the Myriad Beast Sect before he set off. He enjoyed the night breeze, drank tea, and dawdled until midnight before going to bed. The flock of chickens and ducks behind the house that used to be very noisy had been handed over to Chi Luan, asking her to come and take a look from time to time.
Chi Luan agreed readily, but the saliva dripping from his mouth made Chen Wei a little unbelieving. He thought it would be good if there were still some eggs left when he came back.
He himself was not sure whether chickens and ducks were on Chi Luan's diet. Logically, chickens and ducks are also birds and should not be on Chi Luan's diet, but she is already a spiritual beast, so this restriction may not apply.
"Brother Duan." Shen Wei knocked on the door gently and whispered, "Are you asleep?"
No one spoke inside.
Chen Wei had no choice but to say, "I will leave early tomorrow morning, so I won't bother you. You should rest early. Also, although I have entrusted the chickens and ducks to Chi Luan, if you are free, please take care of them. If you are really tired... you can kill them and stew them for nourishment. Brother Duan, you said you would stay in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect for at least a month. I will go there as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible. Wait for me."
This series of words fell into Duan Zhou's ears, and finally he caught the last two words, and then quickly coaxed and convinced himself.
"He asked me to wait for him." Duan Zhou whispered, "And he also gave me such an important order of the former sect leader. It seems... I am indeed very special in his heart."
Wu Man, who was far away at Xuanwu Peak, shook his head gently. He looked through his tortoise shell and murmured slowly and softly, "Good fortune mixed with bad luck, it is a calamity of love and unrequited love."
"Hmm? Unrequited love?" Wu Man took another look. Their turtle vision was not very good, and they had spent too much energy on divination today, so they were indeed very tired. After taking a closer look, Wu Man tilted his head hesitantly, turned the turtle shell over, and after a careful look, he understood: "Oh, I divined the wrong object. It is the Broken Boat hexagram, which means good luck with bad luck, love disaster, and unrequited love."
It blinked and slowly retracted itself into its shell.
It knows that its ability is limited and it cannot tell fortunes twice in one day, otherwise some small problems might arise.
This night was extremely quiet for every spirit beast in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Everyone slept comfortably, except for a certain dragon that tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, with Wu Man's words and Shen Wei's smile all in its mind.
So before dawn, Chen Wei got up, packed his things, and went down the mountain with his bag on his back. When the disciples guarding the gate of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect saw him, they all said respectfully, "Disciple greets the Sect Master."
Chen Wei waved his hand and left the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Before he could experience the feeling of wandering the world alone, he saw a familiar figure at the intersection at the foot of the mountain. The other person had a long sword hanging from his waist and his posture was as smooth as a pine tree. Chen Wei thought he was hallucinating from staying up late.
"Let's go, stop dawdling." Duan Zhou stepped forward, took the package from Chen Wei, and said, "I hired two horses and have been waiting for you at the foot of the mountain for almost half an hour."
"You...you want to leave?" Shen Wei was horrified.
"I'll go with you." Duan Zhou no longer had the intention to scare him. Seeing that Chen Wei's face had turned pale, he simply slowed down his tone and said, "I said I'll stay with you for a month. Wherever you go, I'll go. If you're in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, I'll be in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. If you go to the sect conference, I'll go to the sect conference."
"Then when I come back from the sect conference, will you come back with me?" Chen Wei asked anxiously, reaching out to grab the corner of Duan Zhou's clothes. The other party lowered his eyes slightly and looked at Chen Wei, with a barely perceptible smile in his eyes. He cleared his throat, straightened his chest slightly and said, "Yes, I will come back."
Seeing Chen Wei heaving a sigh of relief, Duan Zhou raised the corners of his lips slightly in a pleased arc.
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