Chapter 122 Heartless Love (Seventeen)
Jiang Gu has explored many secret realms in recent years, but due to limitations in cultivation and experience, most of these secret realms are of low to mid-level, with rewards mainly consisting of spirit stones. The missions in a few high-level secret realms are more difficult, and the rewards are magical artifacts, but he has given them all to Wei Feng.
The Wind and Moon Secret Realm is a large secret realm, attracting a constant stream of cultivators who come to complete tasks or seek opportunities. At the entrance, cultivators with spirit beasts guard the entrance, and all those who enter the secret realm must pay spirit stones.
Many cultivators who enter the secret realm travel in pairs, while others travel alone or in groups of three or more, though these groups are relatively few.
Jiang Gu glanced at it again and led Wei Feng forward.
"Those who enter the secret realm are free to live or die." The cultivator spoke rapidly yet in a drawn-out tone, raising an eyebrow at them. "Two of you, six thousand high-grade spirit stones each, please."
Jiang Gu handed over the spirit stones and entered the secret realm with Wei Feng. However, he remembered that the landing point was uncertain once you entered the secret realm, so he simply forced Wei Feng into the spirit realm the moment they entered.
A gentle breeze blows, and flowers bloom all over the mountains and fields, their petals carried by the wind to the sky, their rich and intense fragrance seemingly about to invade the skin.
As soon as Wei Feng was released and stood up, he met Jiang Gu's calm and indifferent eyes. His heart was surprisingly calm. He had a feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. After calming himself down, he clung to him as before, "Master."
But before his hand could even touch Jiang Gu's sleeve, Jiang Gu subtly dodged it. Wei Feng was stunned, a look of confusion appearing in his eyes. He lowered his head and tried to grab Jiang Gu's hand again.
Jiang Gu dodged, his brows furrowing slowly.
"Master?" Wei Feng opened his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief.
They had clearly made up. Although he had a big temper with Jiang Gu before, blaming him for pushing him in the Songsui Illusion and for not coming to Wangyue to find him for so long... his master spent so many spirit stones to save him from the auction house, and even treated his injuries and fed him magic treasures. When he kissed his master, his master didn't push him away. He was even holding his master's hand when they entered the illusion!
Jiang Gu met his gaze with a cold expression, his eyes filled with estrangement and indifference, and said in a deep voice, "Walk properly."
For some reason, once he entered this illusion, he was unwilling to let Wei Feng touch him from the bottom of his heart. He even felt a faint resistance and a little disgust. He always did what he wanted, so naturally he wouldn't indulge him.
Since seeing Wei Feng again, he sometimes struggles to understand his own indulgent and even somewhat irrational behavior. If it were before, he could have remained indifferent even if Wei Feng were on his last breath—
And now he has finally returned to normal.
Jiang Gu was quite satisfied with this normalcy. He had recently been attracting too much attention from Wei Feng, and he himself was enjoying it, which was a dangerous sign.
Wei Feng's eyes instantly reddened, "No!"
Darkness surged in his once bright and clear eyes, and ghostly markings spread from his neck, only to be forcibly suppressed by him, as if he were trying his best to maintain a human form. He forcefully gripped Jiang Gu's hand, his gloomy and ruthless face completely devoid of the previous obedient and innocent look, and said in a hoarse voice, "Master, what did I do wrong again?"
So I'm going to just leave him somewhere random and tell him that all those nice gestures before were just for show.
His white pupils flickered in and out of sight, and his entire being exuded a murderous aura. Jiang Gu almost couldn't contain his killing intent.
But he had a gut feeling that something was wrong.
"No." He took Wei Feng's hand back and squeezed his palm reassuringly. "Let's go find the Twin-Winged Spirit Bird first."
The oppressive aura surrounding Wei Feng suddenly dissipated, and she looked at him with reddened eyes, almost in tears with grievance, and said through gritted teeth, "Jiang Gu, don't even think about losing me again."
Jiang Gu tightened his grip on his hand slightly.
Before entering the secret realm, Jiang Gu would have at least responded, but now he remained silent. Wei Feng was indignant and forcefully inserted his fingers into Jiang Gu's, interlocking them. A ghostly mark silently wrapped around Jiang Gu's wrist.
Jiang Gu originally didn't care about these little actions, but now he suddenly felt displeased. However, he didn't rashly stop Wei Feng. He was now certain that his emotions and perception had been affected since he entered this secret realm. He just didn't know why Wei Feng was still the same as before, but he still had to be cautious.
Jiang Gu had countless guesses in his mind. The more he disliked Wei Feng, the more he would pretend to like him. If he usually only liked Wei Feng a little, he would now show a lot—after all, this fool would believe him.
Wei Feng was completely unaware.
"The Lovebirds prefer damp environments and are skilled at building nests, most of which are underground. Moreover, these birds are loyal, having only one mate for life; if one dies, the other will never live alone." Wei Feng looked at the pair of lovebirds reflected in the water mirror before him, his face showing difficulty. "Then how do we catch three?"
“A pair of lovebirds only have one offspring, and the chick stays with its parents until it matures.” Jiang Gu stared at him expressionlessly, forcing himself to swallow the word “idiot,” and patiently asked, “Do you understand?”
"Oh." Wei Feng was somewhat flattered. He smiled at Jiang Gu and said, "Master, you are so smart."
"..." Jiang Gu felt he was being insulted, and gave a slight smirk, "Let's go."
Shortly after they left, two faint figures appeared in the same spot.
"Master, could we have the wrong person?" one of the shorter figures asked.
Another figure remained silent for a moment before saying, "The aura of the three-leaf bamboo on that beast has been concealed. Who would go to such lengths for no reason?"
The short figure clicked his tongue: "But the Secret Realm of Love and Lust is no mistake. Once you enter the secret realm, your likes and dislikes are reversed, and your love, hate, and desires become chaotic and hard to control. Enemies can fall in love to the point of life and death, while lovers can turn against each other. This... can't be that they were all faking it before, can it?"
"If we keep following, we'll eventually expose a flaw."
The two figures slowly dissipated into the air, heading in the direction Wei Feng and Jiang Gu had left.
——
Wei Feng had long wanted to show Jiang Gu his strength, so he volunteered to catch the bird. However, he was so cocky that he almost got pecked in the eye. Jiang Gu grabbed him by the waist with his sword and pulled him back.
He was also clutching two lovebirds, one large and one small, in his hand.
Jiang Gu tossed them into the pet pouch. "There are only male birds and chicks. The female birds will surely come soon. We can just wait here."
Wei Feng nodded, a long bloodstain extending from the corner of his eye to his collarbone, from which countless tiny blood droplets seeped.
Jiang Gu didn't want to get involved, but after glancing at it, he suddenly changed his mind. "Come here."
Wei Feng excitedly ran up to him, stretched his neck to show him the "horrific" wound, and said, "It hurts."
Jiang Gu raised his hand to apply the medicine, and then heard Wei Feng say, "Aren't you going to bandage it?"
Jiang Gu stared at the wound on his neck that was almost healed and fell silent.
The gold and jade pendants on Wei Feng's ears were so dazzling they hurt the eyes. He rested his forehead on Jiang Gu's shoulder and said softly, "Master, please."
He's very good at acting cute and begging for forgiveness. Even though he's a few years older, he can still easily ask for favors. I just don't know if he's ever acted that way towards others.
"It shouldn't be," Jiang Gu thought as he bandaged his wounds. "If he had been a little softer and had transformed into human form to say some words of pleading and understanding, he wouldn't have ended up with all these injuries."
"Hiss." Wei Feng cried out in pain.
Jiang Gu lowered his eyes, loosened his grip, and loosened the cloth strip a little more, even reaching out to pinch his cheek.
It's still very soft, as expected.
Wei Feng's cheeks turned red from being pinched, but he didn't dare to speak up to stop him. He could only stare at him longingly. Just when Jiang Gu thought the performance was almost over, he grabbed Wei Feng's wrist and turned his head to kiss him.
The soft, moist lips tickled the thin skin of his wrist. Before Jiang Gu could even frown, he stiffened and stammered, "Master, I...I just...I just..."
He pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. He looked at Jiang Gu with a flushed face, somewhat at a loss.
Jiang Gu remained unmoved, casually using her spiritual power to clean the spot where he had just been kissed. She pondered for a moment what a "very fond" reaction should be, and finally calmly said, "It's alright."
Wei Feng stared in shock, his eyes wide.
Is it alright?
It's alright!
"It's okay" means "I don't mind," "I don't mind" means "I can accept it," and "I can accept it" means "I like it"—Master said he can kiss him however he wants!
“…Ah, okay.” He licked his dry lips, suppressing his excitement.
He was so stupid that he hadn't improved at all. Jiang Gu glanced at him. He was much more pleasing to the eye before entering the secret realm, but now he was annoyed just looking at him.
With his wide sleeves falling down, Jiang Gu used his spiritual power to wash his wrists, which were hidden in the sleeves, once again. But before he could finish washing, that bastard Wei Feng lowered his head and kissed his neck.
Jiang Gu's fist, hidden in his sleeve, instantly bulged with veins. He looked at Wei Feng with a forced smile and asked, "What are you doing?"
Wei Feng grinned, revealing two sharp little tiger teeth, and said to Jiang Gu, "Master, I just want to—"
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Gu suddenly leaped up and stomped heavily on his shoulder. Then, the Crimson Snow Sword flew out of his hand, and the layers of formations expanded into an impenetrable array, trapping the suddenly appearing Twin Winged Spirit Bird within it.
Wei Feng winced in pain, clutching his shoulder that felt like it had been crushed, and tried to help, but the lovebirds seemed to suddenly break free of the formation and flew towards him. Wei Feng quickly dodged to the side, but was struck in the back by the Crimson Snow Sword that flew from the side. He was in so much pain that he wanted to bend over, but Jiang Gu reached out and grabbed him by the back of the neck, lifting him up and saying gently, "Be careful."
Before he could finish speaking, the lovebird kicked Wei Feng in the face with one claw.
Wei Feng was immediately in pain, his face contorted in agony. Jiang Gu turned to protect him, but the powerful formation seemed to suddenly go out of control, tightening around his primordial spirit. Jiang Gu grabbed the Lovebird with one hand and retrieved the Crimson Snow with the other, the sword just happen to strike Wei Feng's lip.
From a distance, it seemed as if Jiang Gu was doing his best to protect his disciple, afraid that he might get hurt.
However, Wei Feng, who was being "protected," covered his mouth tightly, as if he had been beaten up on the ground. He looked at Jiang Gu with teary eyes, and the long-lost yet familiar sense of fear and oppression made his knees go weak and he almost knelt down.
Jiang Gu tossed the lovebirds into his spirit pet pouch and said, "I still have some space in my spirit pet pouch."
Wei Feng's scalp tightened, and he quickly shook his head as blood slowly seeped out from between his fingers.
Jiang Gu slowly wiped the blood away for him, then wiped the blood from his fingertip onto his cheek, and smiled slightly, "It's okay, don't worry."
Wei Feng looked at him in horror and confusion, and swallowed a mouthful of blood.
If I had known I was going to get beaten up, I would have kissed her a few more times.
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