The day after Qin Yan left, Fu Changling took Jiang Yebai's token and went to decorate the Junzi Terrace.
Junzi Terrace was built on an independent small peak in Hongmeng Heavenly Palace. It was damaged every year. The last damaged area had not been repaired yet, so Fu Changling had to start from repairing it.
The repair process is extremely simple, but the difficulty lies in that Fu Changling needs to install the formation inside while repairing it.
Thirty-one formations were spread across the entire Junzi Terrace. Fu Changling had seen the diagrams of those formations, and they were all drawn extremely exquisitely. If he was not a formation master of his level, he would not be able to detect the formation before it was activated.
Many of the thirty-one formations were constructed using common objects, including rocks, rockery, and trees. Fu Changling, understanding Jiang Yebai's intentions, assigned his disciples to begin repairing and arranging the formations.
Jiang Yebai's only disciples were himself and Qin Yan, and the main peak wasn't crowded, so they borrowed a number of disciples from Sang Ganjun. Fu Changling had initially assumed Yun Yu would be the one leading the disciples, but unexpectedly, it was Shangguan Mingyan who led the disciples.
When Shangguan Mingyan arrived, he was dressed in the attire of a direct disciple, and his demeanor was that of a senior brother. Fu Changling couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and asked in confusion, "Where's Senior Brother Yun?"
"Senior Brother Yun is not feeling well," Shangguan Mingyan smiled, a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and said, "He is unwilling to come."
Upon hearing this, Fu Changling understood that his feeling unwell was fake, and his unwillingness to come was real. He pondered for a moment, turned around and instructed the other disciples to do their work, then whispered to Shangguan Mingyan, "But what happened?"
"It's nothing," Shangguan Mingyan glanced around and lowered his voice, "It's just that my senior brother is very sensitive and suspicious."
Fu Changling nodded, and had a rough idea in his mind.
Yunyu's body has changed so much that no matter how he tries to hide it, it is easy to find out. People are always unkind to those who are different from others.
Fu Changling remembered it in his heart and said nothing more. He and Shangguan Mingyan called on their disciples to start building the Junzi Terrace, chatting casually.
Fu Changling had roughly figured out Yunyu's situation. It was evening, and all the disciples went to rest. Fu Changling lay in Lanyue Palace. He rolled around on the bed for a while, with Dahua lying on the floor with him. He thought for a moment, put one hand behind his head, and with the other hand took out the jade pendant Qin Yan had given him, and called out softly, "Senior Brother."
He thought Qin Yan might have fallen asleep, but after a while, Qin Yan whispered, "Yeah."
Fu Changling perked up when he heard Qin Yan's voice and quickly sat up: "Brother, you haven't slept yet?"
"I'm guarding them." Qin Yan said calmly, "They seem to have placed the location for the meridian refining in a secret room. I'm hiding aside now, trying to figure out how they get into that secret room."
"Will it bother you to talk to me?"
"You talk, I'm listening." Qin Yan said in a low voice. Fu Changling couldn't help laughing while holding the jade pendant.
Qin Yan was probably not in a position to talk, but he didn't let him go. Instead, he asked him to continue. Fu Changling happily lay down on the bed and began to talk in a low voice about what had happened during the day.
After talking for a while, Fu Changling felt a little sleepy and yawned, "Brother, how long are you going to wait?"
"I don't know."
"Then I'll go to sleep first."
Fu Changling sighed: "Be careful."
"Is Master okay?"
Qin Yan suddenly asked the first question of the night. Fu Changling was stunned for a moment, then became quite unhappy: "You don't even ask me if I'm okay."
"You're talking, that's good."
Qin Yan answered for Fu Changling. Fu Changling choked and could only say in frustration, "Master is fine. Don't worry. I'm here for you."
"Yunyu, please take care of me."
Qin Yan ordered again: "Tell me in time if there is anything."
"Alright, alright," Fu Changling became unhappy when he saw that he didn't mention him at all. "I'm going to sleep, don't worry."
After saying that, Fu Changling unilaterally cut off contact with Qin Yan. Qin Yan sat in the tree and heard no sound from Fu Changling. After a while, he hesitated and said, "You... take care of yourself too."
Fu Changling was originally sulking in anger, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh and gave the jade pendant a kiss: "I knew you missed me."
Qin Yan was stunned. He couldn't tell what the sound of Fu Changling's kiss was. When he reacted, his face was burning and he didn't want to reply.
Fu Changling knew that Qin Yan was shy, so he didn't chase Qin Yan to ask him. He just closed his eyes and went to sleep.
After working for several days, Junzi Terrace was finally almost completed, and Fu Changling finally had some free time. When he saw that Junzi Terrace had taken shape, he left early and went to Mingsang Peak to find Yunyu.
When he arrived at the courtyard where Yun Yu lived, he found that no one had tidied it for a long time. The yard was overgrown with weeds, and the flowers and plants that he had carefully planted in the past had long since withered. Yun Yu used to be a particular person. Not only did he keep his yard tidy and clean, he would also carefully select plants to make the yard look vibrant. Fu Changling looked at the yard at this moment and felt like that withered person. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. After sighing, he went forward and knocked on the door: "Senior Brother, Senior Brother Yun."
No one spoke from inside. Fu Changling hesitated for a moment, but decided to push the door open himself.
He entered the yard and pushed open Yunyu's door. As soon as he entered the room, he smelled the strong smell of alcohol. The room was in a mess. Yunyu was lying beside the small table with vomit next to him. He looked extremely embarrassed.
Fu Changling hurried over and slapped Yun Yu on the face: "Yun Yu."
Yun Yu didn't say anything. Fu Changling raised his hand and held his wrist. After confirming that he was just drunk, he quickly raised his hand and slapped Yun Yu's face, saying anxiously, "Senior Brother Yun, Yun Yu, wake up!"
Yun Yu opened his eyes in a daze and saw Fu Changling in front of him. His pupils were dilated at first, but after seeing Fu Changling, they slowly tightened.
Then he laughed: "Oh, Xiu Fan."
As he spoke, he propped himself up and asked, "Why are you here?"
He seemed to have a headache. He sat at the table, covering his forehead with his hand, and whispered, "I didn't even notice you were here. The room was not cleaned up. Please forgive me."
Fu Changling didn't say anything. He raised his hand and whispered, "Heaven and earth enter the law and return to their place."
After that, everything in the room returned to its respective places. Fu Changling knelt down opposite Yun Yu. He placed his hand on the table, and the teacup filled up and fell into his hand. Fu Changling pushed it forward and said calmly, "Have some tea to wake you up."
"Um."
Yun Yu held the cup and took a sip of tea. He paused for a moment before regaining some clarity. He raised his eyes and asked, "Why are you here? What are you doing here?"
"I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came to see you."
"What's so good about me?" Yun Yu smiled bitterly. "If you come here, I still have to greet you. Don't come here in the future."
Fu Changling didn't say anything. He pondered for a moment. After a while, he whispered, "Brother, weeds have grown in the yard, and the flowers have withered. You should take care of it."
Yun Yu didn't say anything. He paused for a moment before saying, "Xiu Fan, once people's hearts are dead, how can they care about the blooming and withering of flowers? Just live like this, one day at a time."
"Brother," Fu Changling looked up at him, "Big Brother is very worried about you. You have escaped from Yue Sinan."
"It's better not to come back."
Yun Yu chuckled softly, "What do you think I came back for? To be a monster for people to see? Xiu Fan, you told me that we are all brothers in Hongmeng Heavenly Palace." Yun Yu raised his eyes and stared at Fu Changling quietly, "That's not the case. Everyone is afraid. Do you think I don't want to go out? But when I go out, everyone looks at me and asks me, 'Brother, why are your pupils vertical?'"
"I heard everyone talking about me. Some said I had become a demon, while others said I was no longer human. They thought I couldn't hear, but Yue Sinan happened to give me a pair of sharp eyes and ears that could hear everything. Every day I could hear all the sounds outside the independent barrier of the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace. I was in so much pain."
"The only peace I have every day is when I'm drunk."
Yun Yu chuckled softly, "Big Brother is right. When you drink too much, you'll feel like everything is just a dream and can be forgotten."
"Brother, did you say that?"
Fu Changling was a little surprised. Yun Yu smiled bitterly, "As I said, Senior Brother used to never drink. He would check on the Palace Master every day and didn't like him drinking. But one day, I don't know what happened," Yun Yu sighed, "he suddenly got very drunk. When I went to look for him, the entire Lanyue Palace was in a mess. Since then, Senior Brother has started hiding alcohol in Lanyue Palace."
"Brother, did you encounter something?"
Fu Changling felt a little concerned. Yun Yu shook his head: "I asked him, but he refused to say anything. He also told me not to tell anyone. This must be a sad thing for Brother."
As he spoke, Yun Yu suddenly remembered something: "Don't ask him, it will cause trouble for me."
Fu Changling responded, and just as he was about to ask something, he heard the disciples whispering at the door.
"I heard that Senior Brother Yun turned into a monster. Is that true?"
"You'll know if you go and meet him. He's always good-tempered, so don't worry."
"I heard he has vertical pupils, like a snake, and looks creepy..."
People outside were whispering, and Fu Changling quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Yun Yu.
Such a sound would not be heard under normal circumstances, but one of them was a powerful god and the other was super-humanly sensitive, so every word fell into his ears clearly.
Yun Yu's expression remained unchanged. He drank his tea calmly, as if nothing had happened. After a while, he took a sip of tea, threw the cup out, and shouted, "Get out!"
The crowd outside seemed startled and quickly dispersed. Yun Yu stood up and said calmly, "I'm tired, you go back."
Fu Changling didn't know what to say for a moment. He hesitated for a moment, then finally stood up and whispered, "I'll come see you tomorrow, Senior Brother Yun. Don't be sad for someone who's not worth it."
Yun Yu didn't say anything. He lay down on the bed with his back to Fu Changling. Fu Changling hesitated for a moment, turned around and was about to leave when he heard Yun Yu say hoarsely, "Those are all my fellow apprentices."
"I taught them and helped them. I'm their senior. That's not someone who's unworthy. That's someone I care about."
Fu Changling lowered his eyes, speechless, as he listened to Yun Yu whisper, "They've never said this to my face. In front of me, they comforted me, understood me, and even gave me gifts to comfort me. They were clearly afraid of me, yet they still tried to encourage me."
"Are they bad? No. Are they evil? No."
"They were just talking about me behind my back, but they didn't expect me to hear it."
But what hurts people the most in this world is not extreme malice.
But it is the unintentional expression that comes out unintentionally.
Because that unintentional feeling is the most real, and can never be controlled, is difficult to detect, and can't even be considered evil.
But it hurts.
Fu Changling was speechless. After a long while, Yun Yu said in a low voice, "Let's go."
Fu Changling bowed and walked out.
At night, after meditating for a long time, he contacted Qin Yan again.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Fu Changling was worried when he heard the sound of fighting coming from Qin Yan's side. Fortunately, it stopped a moment later, and then he heard Qin Yan say, "It's okay, I just cleaned up a few people."
"Have you found the entrance to the secret room?"
"Found it." Qin Yan said decisively, "I got the key."
Qin Yan panted: "I'll be in soon."
Fu Changling responded, thought for a moment, then raised his hand and waved, and the place where Qin Yan was appeared in the air.
It was near a barren mountain. Qin Yan was surrounded by the corpses of cultivators. He seemed to have just experienced a bloody battle, but fortunately, he had no wounds. Fu Changling looked at Qin Yan on the screen and felt relieved. Qin Yan noticed his surveillance and stepped forward with his sword raised, saying, "You are wasting your spiritual energy like this."
"But I can see my brother."
Fu Changling smiled and said, "Seeing that Senior Brother is well, I feel relieved."
Qin Yan couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. Fu Changling had been saying such reckless things to him whenever he found the chance these days, and Qin Yan had gotten used to it. He continued forward until he reached a cave. He entered the cave and stood in front of a wall. Fu Changling looked at it for a moment and realized it was a trick. Then he saw Qin Yan raise his hand, spin it in the air, and recite a spell.
Ripples like water spread out on the wall. Fu Changling analyzed, "It's a trick. Did you know this before?"
"I've been following a guy for several days."
Qin Yan explained: "I am here mainly to collect evidence and don't want to alert the enemy."
Therefore, the barrier cannot be destroyed directly.
Fu Changling understood Qin Yan's words and responded. After the illusion was removed, a black stone gate was revealed. Intricate patterns were carved into the gate. Fu Changling frowned as he looked at the patterns. "This spell is very sophisticated. It seems the person who set up the formation is very skilled. Brother, you must be careful."
"The lair of True Lord Yuqiong."
Qin Yan said calmly: "Of course it won't be that simple. I'm in. Don't contact me easily."
Although Fu Changling was holding a jade pendant forged with Qin Yan's essence and blood, there would still be some traces when the news reached Qin Yan, but the fluctuations caused by these news would vary in size.
In the outside world, such weak fluctuations are difficult to be detected by people, but within the formation set up by others, any tiny movement will be magnified for the person controlling the formation.
Fu Changling knew that Qin Yan might be in danger this time. He was worried, but he had no choice but to agree.
Qin Yan has never been a flower in a greenhouse that needs others' care. All he can do is not to cause more trouble for Qin Yan.
"No matter what," Fu Changling finally said after hearing Qin Yan use the key to open the door, "If you encounter any danger, you must tell me."
"Yeah." Qin Yan said calmly, "Keep an eye on Master."
At this moment, Fu Changling also lost the strength to argue and could only say, "Don't worry."
Qin Yan responded, pushed the door open, and then the light of the jade pendant disappeared.
Fu Changling sat on the bed, staring at the jade pendant. After a moment, he suddenly felt a change in the surrounding spiritual power.
The spiritual power surged like a sea blown by a strong wind, with turbulent waves and huge waves crashing against the sand. Fu Changling's face changed, and the first person he thought of was Jiang Yebai.
Qin Yan had warned Jiang Yebai countless times that he must not let anything happen to him while he was around.
Fu Changling ran all the way to Wenyue Palace.
When he felt the Moon Palace, he felt a surge of spiritual energy rushing towards it. Fu Changling entered the Moon Palace against the strong wind and asked anxiously, "Master! Master, are you okay?!"
Jiang Yebai sat cross-legged on the bed, spiritual power rushing into his body frantically. Fu Changling realized that this was a sign that Jiang Yebai was about to break through.
Jiang Yebai is already in the middle stage of tribulation. If he breaks through again now, he will be in the late stage of tribulation. He will truly be the best person in the world and one step away from ascension.
However, when Fu Changling realized that Jiang Yebai had made a breakthrough, his face turned pale instantly.
He had heard that in his previous life, Jiang Yebai had gone wrong when he was breaking through, and was killed by "Qin Yan".
Otherwise, with Jiang Yebai's strength, no one in this world could kill him quietly.
But in his previous life, Jiang Yebai’s breakthrough was after the debate at Junzitai, so why was it earlier?
Fu Changling didn't have time to think about it. He gritted his teeth, raised the Qinggu fan in his hand, and instantly set up a barrier outside the Wenyue Palace, blocking the unbridled entry of spiritual energy.
He threw out all the useful magic tools, and combined them with the formation to form a magic array to sort out the spiritual energy. On the one hand, it prevented the spiritual energy from rushing in too quickly and making Jiang Yebai unable to accept it. On the other hand, it also prevented the overly violent fluctuations of spiritual energy from affecting the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace.
He had just set up the barrier when several elders and their men rushed over. True Lord Yuqiong was at the forefront. Seeing Fu Changling, he asked anxiously, "What happened to the Palace Master? Why all the commotion?"
"Master is in seclusion," Fu Changling turned around, not even having time to catch his breath before he smiled and said respectfully, "There's nothing else to say. Please go back and wait patiently for Master to come out."
"Impossible," Yue Mingming frowned. "Such a big commotion is definitely not an ordinary retreat. Has something happened to the Palace Master?"
"Master is fine, nothing else happened." Fu Changling said with a smile, "Masters, please go back."
"If you have nothing to do, Palace Master, please let us see you." True Lord Yuqiong showed an anxious look. "You are a child who knows nothing. If there is really something wrong, we need an elder to come and see you."
"Uncle Master, please go back."
Fu Changling stood in front of Wenyue Palace with a respectful look, but he did not give in.
Seeing that Fu Changling was unmoved by his threats, Yue Mingming shouted angrily, "You youngster, we are worried about your master. Don't be so ungrateful! Get out of the way!"
Fu Changling remained expressionless as he stood before the Moon Palace, his brows and eyes filled with snow. His demeanor was exactly the same as Qin Yan's usual demeanor. He simply said, "Please return."
"If you don't accept my toast, I'll drink the wine for you."
Yue Mingming walked forward directly: "I will force my way in, let's see what you have to do!"
"Heaven and earth enter the law and are sealed."
Fu Changling spoke calmly, and at that moment, a barrier rose up from ten feet in front of him, completely separating him from the people outside.
Fu Changling drew out the Tanxin Sword and hung it aside. He looked at everyone and said coldly, "I told you, Master is fine. Please go back. If you try to force your way in," Fu Changling raised his eyes, "you will be killed without mercy."
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