Chapter 49 Chapter 49 "I suspect Ayan is a demon."...
Xizhou, Anshui Town.
The two men rode slowly into the city.
Jiang Yan tilted his head and looked at the man beside him.
"Jingyun, why do I feel...you don't seem very happy?"
Gu Jingyun denied it outright: "No, it's just your illusion."
Jiang Yan was suspicious: "Really?"
Gu Jingyun asked: "When have I ever lied to you?"
"That's true." Jiang Yan muttered softly and turned his head back, only glancing at Young Master Gu from time to time, obviously he still cared about him.
What could possibly happen to Gu Jingyun?
It's nothing more than a failed confession, and I'm feeling depressed.
But on the way back, he finally came to his senses. Ah Yan hadn't come to his senses yet, and had no feelings for him beyond friendship. It might not be the best time to rashly express his feelings.
There is a long way to go, so there is no need to rush.
Seeing Jiang Yan stealing glances at him from time to time, Gu Jingyun stretched out his arms, leaned over and rubbed the top of Jiang Yan's head.
"I told you there's nothing to worry about. Don't think too much." He said lazily.
"oh."
Jiang Yan was half-believing and half-doubting, but in the end he didn't ask any more questions.
"When will you return to the Sword Sect?"
"Tomorrow." Gu Jingyun said.
The Yuyuan Chamber of Commerce has its own inn and has reserved the best room for the young master.
There was no need to rush back, as they would take a normal speed flying boat. He would stay in Anshui Town for another night.
Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then I won't go back to the sect yet. I'll stay in the town with you. I'll go back after I send you off tomorrow."
Gu Jingyun was eager to do so and readily agreed.
Anyway, it would only take a few words for him to free up another room.
The two men rode their horses across the street and first went to the Yuyuan Inn to unload their horses.
When they were almost reaching the east of the city, Gu Jingyun remembered that his subordinates had secretly handed him a letter.
The Sing Tao Daily stated that Jiang Xianjun seemed to like eating chicken, especially the beggar's chicken and roast chicken made by the two weasel restaurants on East Street.
The subordinates also said that when the two families first met the Immortal Lord, they were extremely enthusiastic towards him.
……weasel.
Gu Jingyun felt that the information from his subordinates was different. When he lived in his house before, he asked about Jiang Yan's daily life every day, but the other party did not show any dietary preferences.
After observing for the past few days, Jiang Yan also prefers vegetarian dishes.
Occasionally, he would go out late at night, avoid others, and sit cross-legged in meditation where he could get the moonlight.
The ears are extremely sensitive and cannot be touched. They are agile and have a keen sense of hearing, but are in danger of stress in crowded and noisy places.
I like to be alone and don't like to meet strangers. I am innocent and kind-hearted, and I don't have any ulterior motives.
Although he is a sword cultivator, he still refuses to learn how to fly with a sword. Every time Jiang Yan flies a sword, he gets nervous for a moment, as he doesn't feel safe at high altitudes.
The shadow of childhood is certainly terrible, but the habits that come from his blood may also make Jiang Yan subconsciously afraid of heights.
“…”
Gu Jingyun thought for a while, then suddenly asked, "Ayan, do you like chicken or carrots?"
Jiang Yan didn't understand and answered immediately, "Radish." Between vegetarian and meat, of course the vegetarian one is better!
"Radish..." Gu Jingyun murmured.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Yan asked.
Gu Jingyun smiled and said, "Nothing, I'm just thinking about today's dinner."
Jiang Yan thought that Gu Jingyun was hungry.
"I'm fine with anything. I'm not picky." Jiang Yan patted his chest and said that he had been a well-behaved child and was not picky about food.
Gu Jingyun did not say much. He just calmly drove his horse and led his men along the East Street, deliberately passing by the gates of the two weasel houses.
This road originally leads to Yuyuan, but it just takes a slightly longer detour.
Jiang Yan didn't know the truth and thought that Gu Jingyun had never been to Anshui Town before and didn't know the way.
He didn't say anything, but just took another detour.
Riding a horse is not walking, so it’s okay even if we walk. Just think of it as accompanying Young Master Gu for a walk.
It was already past noon now, and the two families had already closed their stalls, leaving only the restaurant's cloth sign stuck high by the door.
One is labeled "Huang's Roast Chicken" and the other is labeled "Huang's Beggar Chicken." It is obvious that the two stores are from the same company.
The weasel who sells beggar's chicken is the eldest, and his family consists of the eldest brother and his wife, and the other family consists of their second brother and his wife.
Brother Huang was cleaning the dust on the shop door when he suddenly smelled a familiar scent.
He turned around and found that it was the poor kid who had been separated from his parents a few days ago riding by on horseback.
Brother Huang raised his hand and called out, “Yan’er!”
Jiang Yan let out a long sigh and stopped in front of the courtyard gate. Gu Jingyun stopped silently behind him, half-closed his eyes and observed their interaction.
Jiang Yan dismounted and greeted politely, "Hello, senior."
"Well, good boy, where have you been? Who is that...?" Brother Huang glanced at Gu Jingyun.
"That's my good friend, Gu Jingyun. I went traveling with him." Jiang Yan turned around.
Gu Jingyun had already dismounted and was standing behind Jiang Yan. He bowed and said, "Senior, I am honored to meet you."
Perhaps because Gu Jingyun had a high level of cultivation, Brother Huang was instinctively wary and repulsive. He returned the greeting perfunctorily and pulled Jiang Yan aside.
"Gu Jingyun... this name sounds so familiar." Brother Huang pondered.
"The young master of the Sword Sect." Jiang Yan reminded.
"Oh!" Brother Huang was shocked: "Boy, how did you get together with him? Young Master Gu is your partner?"
"No!" Jiang Yan was even more flustered than him and quickly retorted: "Can't you see? We are friends."
Brother Huang breathed a sigh of relief.
Perhaps it was because Jiang Yan's identity as a disciple of the Hehuan Sect was too iconic, and the Hehuan Sect was composed of a group of sea kings whose purpose of cultivation was "love and dual cultivation."
"The Sword Sect is always at the forefront of slaying demons and monsters. Although they have never slain a good demon, Young Master Gu is handsome and talented, but... you can never know a person's heart through his appearance!"
Brother Huang warned earnestly: "You are inexperienced, so be careful."
Jiang Yan nodded repeatedly, and waited until he finished speaking before he quietly argued, "Gu Jingyun is different, he is a good person."
Brother Huang: “…Alas!”
They put down a soundproof barrier. Gu Jingyun couldn't hear any voices, but he intuitively felt that they were talking about him.
Jiang Yan looked back at Gu Jingyun who was left outside alone, worried that he would feel isolated.
He hurriedly said: "Senior, my friend is still waiting for me. If everything is fine, let's go back to the inn first."
Brother Huang asked, "Why don't you go back to the sect? I saw your senior brother yesterday."
"Jing Yun will not return to the sect until tomorrow, so I will accompany him for another day." Jiang Yan asked, "Has Senior Brother Fan returned from his vacation?"
"Yes. He and a tall male disciple came to my place hand in hand to buy beggar's chicken. You..."
Before Brother Huang finished speaking, he fell silent.
This scene looks so familiar.
In front, Senior Brother Fan is holding hands with his lover, and behind, Junior Brother Jiang is standing shoulder to shoulder with his best friend.
Brother Huang asked a soul-searching question: "Are you and Young Master Gu lovers or close friends?!"
Jiang Yan: "Of course he's a close friend!"
He said firmly: "Senior, don't worry. I can tell whether it's a close friend or a lover."
Brother Huang believed it: "Okay, I misunderstood you."
Jiang Yan was worried that Gu Jingyun was hungry, so he asked shamelessly, "Senior, do you have any more beggar's chicken?"
"You want to eat?"
"I don't eat it. I bought it for Jingyun."
"...? Well, you two are really good friends."
Brother Huang went inside and packed a beggar's chicken, which was relatively small. It was already good. He originally wanted to keep this chicken for his family. If it wasn't for Jiang Yan who asked, he would definitely refuse.
Jiang Yan insisted on paying the money and walked back happily with the beggar's chicken.
He held up the oil-paper bag as if he were presenting a treasure and showed it proudly to Gu Jingyun.
"Here. Aren't you hungry? Without me, you won't be able to eat it today."
Gu Jingyun laughed and didn't explain: "Thank you, Ayan."
He rubbed Jiang Yan's head, and the two of them jumped on the horses one after the other, riding Zhuifeng and Zhuyue, and ran away while chatting and laughing.
Brother Huang stood at the door of the restaurant, his brows furrowed and his face full of questions.
"This is exactly the same as when I was courting my wife! Are all my friends this close nowadays? I don't understand, I don't understand."
He clicked his tongue several times, put his hands behind his back, and went home shaking his head.
**
Yuyuan Inn.
An entire separate small building in the backyard of the inn is reserved for the young master.
Not long after sitting down, Jiang Yan began to open the oil paper package.
The beggar's chicken was still warm, and the aroma filled my nose as soon as I opened it.
Just at this moment, Shopkeeper Zhang came in and reported that a new batch of poisonous insects had arrived recently, and asked the Immortal Lord if he was interested and whether he wanted to go and take a look.
Jiang Yan refused: "Actually, I don't really like drug addicts."
Don’t use stereotypes!
Not all potions require poisonous insects and plants. Rather, only certain potions require heavy ingredients.
Shopkeeper Zhang: "In addition to poisonous insects and poisonous plants, there are also many spiritual plants with high spirituality, which are all good materials for refining medicine."
Jiang Yan was somewhat moved.
I had just taken half a step when the aroma of beggar's chicken wafted into my nose.
Xiao Jiangxianjun, who had agreed that "I won't eat it, but you will", paused, turned around and looked at Gu Jingyun, seeming to want to say something but stopped himself.
My face turned red with embarrassment.
Gu Jingyun was in a very good mood and waved his hand with a smile: "Go ahead, you don't have to think about accompanying me all the time."
Jiang Yan asked, “Ah?”
After a few seconds of confusion, he said honestly, "No, I meant to say - remember to save one chicken drumstick for me."
Gu Jingyun: "...You are not a vegetarian?"
Jiang Yan emphasized: "I just prefer vegetarian food. I'm not picky about food!"
"I'm going to pick some herbs." Jiang Yan suddenly changed his mind and felt very embarrassed. He wanted to slip away after saying this.
"Wait!" Gu Jingyun smiled speechlessly to himself. He called him back unhappily: "Since you want to eat, eat it while it's hot before going."
Jiang Yan: "The shopkeeper over there——"
Shopkeeper Zhang said immediately, "Man is like iron and rice is like steel. If you don't eat for a meal, you will be hungry. Immortal Lord, you can pick spiritual plants at any time. You can't go hungry."
Gu Jingyun: "Ayan, come and sit down."
Jiang Yan walked back and sat down at the dining table. He placed his hands on his knees and said seriously, "I'll just eat a chicken drumstick."
"It's okay after eating." Gu Jingyun said.
"I agreed to leave it to you. I just want a chicken leg." Jiang Yan lowered his head to pour tea.
Gu Jingyun took the opportunity to wink at Shopkeeper Zhang, and his lips moved slightly, sending a very subtle and fast message into the shopkeeper's ears.
The shopkeeper understood and went downstairs quickly. In a moment, servants brought up several plates of delicious food.
"Enjoy your time, Immortal Lord."
Jiang Yan: "...I'm really not hungry, I'm just a little greedy."
Gu Jingyun: "Well, I'm hungry, you eat with me."
With a big meal in front of them, normal people shouldn't hold back. Especially since Jiang Yan had been carefully taught by He Huan Zhenren for more than half a year - "Only when you are full can you have the strength to cultivate immortality."
But Jiang Yan looked at the delicious food on the table.
Why are most of them vegetarian?
Two-thirds of vegetarian dishes are made from carrots, and the remaining one-third are various vegetables.
"Ayan doesn't like it? Do you want to change the dishes?" Gu Jingyun asked.
Jiang Yan thought about it and thought that it was probably because Gu Jingyun had just asked him if he liked carrots and he nodded. So he asked people to prepare carrots.
It doesn’t matter, he also likes to eat radishes and grass.
They're all vegetarian anyway.
This is how good elves are not picky eaters!
Jiang Yan indulged, "No need to change, these are good."
Gu Jingyun paused and said slowly: "...Is that so."
The two of them had a meal, and Gu Jingyun carefully observed Jiang Yan's eating preferences and confirmed again: Jiang Yan is indeed not picky about food, but it is also true that he prefers vegetarian food to meat, and he really likes carrots.
Tea and food are enough.
Jiang Yan contentedly followed Shopkeeper Zhang to the Chamber of Commerce to pick herbs. Before leaving, he suddenly turned his head and looked up at the roof.
Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows, turned around and saw that the young master was still drinking tea leisurely, then thought about it and understood.
He withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention, and left neatly with the shopkeeper.
Several attendants also cleaned up the leftovers and bowed and left.
Gu Jingyun put down the teacup only after everyone in the room had left. The bottom of the porcelain cup touched the table, making a crisp sound.
"Come in." He said lightly.
Two dark shadows flashed in, and in the blink of an eye, they appeared silently in the room and knelt on one knee in front of Gu Jingyun.
"Young Master." "Young Master."
One voice was slightly lower, steady and powerful, it was Song Hua's voice. The other voice was younger and had a colder tone.
"Yeah." Gu Jingyun replied.
The two men stood up and stood with their hands hanging down.
Standing next to Song Hua was a tall and thin young man named Ji Ziheng, the leader of the Tianlang Guard.
He has high brow bones, very deep cheekbones, and blue eyes. Whenever he walks on the street, people will look at him a few more times because of his different style.
Gu Jingyun asked him, "Do you have any clues about the matter I gave you to investigate before?"
He had previously handed over the characters, magic wand, spells and other information engraved on Jiang Yan's crucible to Ji Ziheng, and ordered him to investigate the clues in order to find Jiang Yan's people.
Ji Ziheng frowned and said in a deep voice: "The runes on the crucible were once used by the demons to refine tools, arrays, talisman paper and other tools to enhance their power. The young master ordered me to find the magic wand, but I didn't find it, but the magic spell..."
"I accidentally captured a demon in Yuning Township, Xizhou. Under torture, he said he had heard similar language from the demon elders, but he didn't know its meaning."
Song Hua frowned: "The demon clan's lair was wiped out by the sect master and the young master, leaving not a single one alive. Yet, there are still some remnants surviving in the world."
"A centipede dies but its legs are still stiff. Demons are not good at fighting, but they are good at hiding."
Gu Jingyun turned to look at Song Hua, "Monsters have frequently appeared in Xizhou recently. You stay in Hehuan Sect and protect him."
"Yes, I will definitely protect you, the Immortal Lord." Song Hua responded respectfully.
Ji Ziheng couldn't help but said: "Young Master! All clues point to the demon clan, Jiang——"
The man sitting at the top looked at him coldly, his eyes were deep and calm, and there was no extra expression on his handsome face.
He looked over quietly without saying a word, but an invisible oppression arose spontaneously, and he was intimidating without even getting angry.
Ji Ziheng swallowed back the words he had not finished speaking.
Gu Jingyun's eyes were slightly cold and his voice was deep.
"Put away your hostility. Ah Yan is not a demon, and there is no demon in his body. He has used magic spells many times in front of He Huan Zhenren, and it is impossible for Zhenren to not use a compass to find out the truth. Facts have proved that he is not a demon."
"Besides, I live with him day and night, how could I not detect whether he is a demon or not?"
Ji Ziheng asked: "Young Master, how do you explain the appearance of the demon rune in his hand?"
Gu Jingyun: "It can only prove that the tribe where Ayan lives has a similar cultural background to the demon tribe."
Song Hua said: "The demons appeared out of thin air back then, could it be..."
Gu Jingyun: "He is the same."
Song Hua was shocked: "This——!"
Ji Ziheng's pupils shrank and he was also extremely surprised.
Gu Jingyun still remembers how Jiang Yan looked when he first met him, his face was pale and bloodless.
He also remembered the young man's head lowered, brows drooped, and the confused and lost look in his eyes when he mentioned his lost family.
"Ayan is a visitor from outer space. Did he come here voluntarily?"
Gu Jingyun felt a little pain in his heart and whispered:
"He is just a wanderer who was separated from his parents and wandered alone in a foreign land. From now on, please respect the Immortal King and keep this matter a secret. Don't let outsiders know."
"...Yes, young master." Ji Ziheng responded tactfully with his head lowered.
Song Hua also responded respectfully.
The room was quiet for a while, and Gu Jingyun suddenly said: "I suspect A Yan is a demon."
Ji Ziheng and Song Hua looked at each other and shook their heads.
"I didn't smell any evil spirit."
"The weasel on East Street was too enthusiastic towards him, but Ayan doesn't like meat, so he can't be of the weasel family." Gu Jingyun said.
Song Hua pondered and said, "The Immortal King is now in his twenties. In the eyes of adult monsters, he is regarded as a cub."
Ji Ziheng said sharply: "It may also be because he wants to eat the Immortal Lord. It is not uncommon for monsters to kill and prey on each other."
Song Hua retorted: "I checked Anshui Town from top to bottom. Those two nests of weasels have been here for a hundred years and have never hurt anyone. The people in the town even thought they were Taoists who practiced Taoism, so their appearance remained unchanged for a hundred years and they lived forever."
"You can't judge a person by his appearance! How can you protect the Immortal Lord when you are so careless?!" Ji Ziheng retorted harshly.
Song Hua: "Oh, didn't you just question the identity of the Immortal Lord?"
Ji Ziheng: "...I was just following orders."
Song Hua rolled his eyes in public. When will this guy stop being so stubborn? Can't he just say it when he's convinced?
Ji Ziheng was angry but couldn't do anything about him. After all, the young master was there, so it was not easy to just start fighting.
It was common for subordinates to quarrel with each other, and Gu Jingyun was used to it. Both of them had a point, the only problem was that they didn't know the prototype of Jiang Yan - nor were they sure if he was really a demon.
If it really was a demon, why didn't Ayan tell him?
Gu Jingyun was thinking hard, but his two subordinates looked helpless after hearing his distress.
Ji Ziheng: "I have never been in a relationship."
Song Hua: "Me too."
Ji Ziheng: "No one in the entire Tianlang Guard has ever talked about it, right?"
Song Hua: "If the young master catches up with the Immortal Lord, wouldn't he be the first person in a hundred years to be single?"
Song Hua: "Hahaha, Young Master, you also have a day when you are troubled by love! I thought you were going to practice the way of ruthlessness!"
Gu Jingyun: “…………”
Is he dead? How dare you laugh at him in front of him?
Young Master Gu’s face was as gloomy as water.
With a "clang" sound, the Sword of Questioning Heart came out halfway from its sheath. The cold light of the blade was like the sharpest and coldest weapon, piercing into Ji Ziheng and Song Hua's eyes.
Both of them: “!!”
The young master said expressionlessly: "Within ten breaths, each of you give me an answer."
The two of them wanted to cry but had no tears. Ji Ziheng even wanted to strangle Song Hua to death. He was completely dragged down!
Gu Jingyun had already started counting down, and he slowly pulled the Sword of Questioning out of its scabbard.
Every inch you move, it feels like the Black and White Impermanence are reaching out to you and calling you.
Ji Ziheng and Song Hua were sweating profusely, pacing back and forth anxiously, and even cursing their own brains in their hearts.
Anything is fine, just think of an answer quickly!
Gu Jingyun: "...three, two——"
Just when the Sword of Questioning Heart was about to be completely unsheathed!
Song Hua screamed in panic: "Young Master, don't do that! I've got it!!"
Gu Jingyun: "Speak."
Song Hua: "Uh, uh... yes! Because the Immortal King doesn't like you that much yet!"
A dazzling sword light blasted straight towards Song Hua. Song Hua defended himself urgently, but the sword light still swept him out.
Song Hua flew backwards and directly destroyed the door.
After landing, he got up quickly and said with tears streaming down his face: "Young Master, am I wrong?"
Gu Jingyun said coldly: "It's the truth, but I don't like to hear it."
Song Hua: “…”
You are so difficult to please!
It’s still easier to get along with the Immortal Lord.
Gu Jingyun turned to Ji Ziheng.
"It's your turn."
The young master's voice was deep and magnetic, but it made people shudder like a demon from the abyss.
Ji Ziheng thought quickly: "Maybe it's because the Immortal Lord is afraid!"
Gu Jingyun was startled: "Afraid?"
Ji Ziheng spoke very quickly: "That's right! Young Master, think about it, demons are used to hiding their identities. The Immortal Lord is unfamiliar with the place, how can he know what will happen if he rashly reveals his identity? What if some Taoist priest kills the demon without knowing the truth? Wouldn't he be in great danger?"
That makes a lot of sense.
At this moment, Gu Jingyun suddenly remembered what he did to the person when he first met her.
He probed Jiang Yan's meridians on the pretext of finding out if he was a demon - as to why he failed to find out, that remains unclear.
A few days later, in front of A Yan, he took his fellow apprentice to slay demons and eliminate evil—the focus was on slaying demons.
Gu Jingyun: “…”
That snake demon did all kinds of evil and specialized in eating humans. He was different from other demons!
Their Sword Sect doesn’t kill any monster!
Ah Yan wouldn't misunderstand this and be afraid of him, right? ?
Gu Jingyun was a little overwhelmed.
He killed the snake demon, but Ayan was most likely a rabbit demon.
Is it really true that “when the snake dies, the rabbit mourns, and all creatures feel grief for their own kind”?
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