Chapter 141 Yin-Yang White Bones (Part 11)
Jiang Gu observed Xiao Qingyan and Bai Luan's battle and said calmly, "Bai Yi helped me in my time of need, so I should lend a hand."
Moreover, this would also allow us to probe into Xiao Qingyan's background.
Jiang Gu was certainly not a kind-hearted good-natured person. With one move, he not only repaid the favor he had just received, but also dragged Xiao Qingyan into the mess, and even made Bai Luan, who was chasing them, change his target. It was a triple win.
Although he understood all of this, Wei Feng still felt inexplicably annoyed. The moment Jiang Gu reached out to Bai Yi, he felt as if he had returned to five years ago—he thought Jiang Gu would push Bai Yi away.
She clearly pushed him away right then and there.
Wei Feng knew there must be a reason, but the hand hanging at his side still began to spasm unnaturally.
Jiang Gu, who was observing the duel, suddenly turned to look at him and said in a calm tone, "Why do you look so pale?"
Wei Feng silently shook his head, but the next moment someone grabbed his wrist. Jiang Gu's spiritual power entered his meridians without any refusal, relaxing his spasming muscles. Then, his warm fingertips carefully touched each of his joints, stopping only after confirming that there was no damage.
They didn't consider at all how intimate and inappropriate this behavior was.
Wei Feng opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he let Jiang Gu do whatever he wanted. He couldn't resist Jiang Gu's closeness at all. His master told him to restrain his thoughts, so even if he disagreed, he had to pretend to be convincing. His master didn't want him to be too distant, so even if he was on the verge of collapse, he had to try his best to endure it and didn't want to show any of it in front of him.
But it was Jiang Gu who made him put aside his thoughts, and it was Jiang Gu who took the initiative to approach and get closer to him.
This is so unfair.
Wei Feng carefully grasped Jiang Gu's hand and asked in a low voice, "Master, why...did you push me away back then?"
If Jiang Gu had grabbed his hand back then, he wouldn't have been taken to Wangyue, nor would he have suffered such inhuman torture and been forced to separate from Jiang Gu for five years. He would have stayed by Jiang Gu's side all along, and their relationship would definitely have been much closer and simpler than it is now.
He shouldn't have asked, but he asked anyway.
However, he was met with a long silence from Jiang Gu.
"It's alright." Wei Feng's smile was somewhat forced. "Then, Master, you're being so nice to me now, is it because you feel guilty and want to make it up to me?"
He warned himself not to ask any more questions, as these meaningless questions would only anger his master and embarrass him. However, the emotions he had been deliberately suppressing reached their peak when he saw Jiang Gu grab Bai Yi's hand. A strange sourness and suffocation surged in his chest, urging him to ask a series of questions.
He could almost predict Jiang Gu's indifference and perfunctory attitude.
However, Jiang Gu slowly frowned, "When have I ever been good to you?"
Wei Feng was taken aback by his question.
"Don't flatter yourself," Jiang Gu warned coldly. "Do you think you're worthy?"
He liked things as they were, but he wanted to raise Wei Feng back to how he used to be. He didn't feel he had been particularly good to Wei Feng; he had only been somewhat indulgent out of pity. As for feeling guilty—
Jiang Gu glanced at him indifferently.
Being kidnapped was Wei Feng's own fault; he was indeed powerless at the time, but it was far from the point of feeling guilty. Previously, Wei Feng was merely a tool he had kept by his side to prepare for his tribulation. He did all this simply because he wanted Wei Feng, nothing more.
How is this any different from him taking a fancy to a rare magical artifact or spirit beast and wanting to possess it?
As Jiang Gu thought this, his aura grew colder and colder. He met Wei Feng's astonished and hurt gaze, and belatedly realized that he had said the wrong thing. He subconsciously wanted to comfort Wei Feng.
But the raised hand stopped in mid-air.
Wei Feng forced a smile. The concealment formation was a place where cultivators were constantly falling, and they would be discovered if they were not careful. Now was not the time to talk about these things, but his vision seemed to be covered by a layer of mist, and his eyes and nose were sore. He probably smiled awkwardly, and his voice trembled slightly, "I understand, Master."
Jiang Gu ignored him and focused his attention on the battle between Xiao Qingyan and Bai Luan.
Although Xiao Qingyan only had the cultivation level of the Great Perfection of Mahayana, he was exceptionally skilled in using formations and magic treasures. Even when he was with another person, he was still able to deal with Bai Luan with ease. Bai Luan's cultivation level was two realms higher than his, yet he did not gain any advantage.
Jiang Gu estimated that if he were to fight Xiao Qingyan, his chances of winning would be extremely low.
However, Bai Luan brought a large number of people, and soon the purple-robed cultivators surrounded Xiao Qingyan. Bai Luan sneered, "Young master of Yanyu Terrace, it's not a loss to take you back."
With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Qingyan produced a long, black whip in his palm. "That depends on whether you traitors have the ability!"
Although he spoke confidently, he would definitely struggle to deal with so many people. Even if he could handle it completely, Jiang Gu wouldn't let him continue fighting—he needed to gradually gain Xiao Qingyan's trust.
As Xiao Qingyan and Bai Yi were surrounded and fell from mid-air, Jiang Gu formed hand seals and enveloped the two of them in a concealment array at an incredible speed. Then, the entire concealment array was shielded by a teleportation array that he had secretly set up beforehand.
Even though Xiao Qingyan was somewhat familiar with his spiritual power, she was still startled by his actions. "Yaoyan, what you're doing is too dangerous."
Perhaps it was Jiang Gu's face, or perhaps it was the gentle demeanor Jiang Gu deliberately displayed that gave him the wrong impression, but deep down he still believed that Jiang Gu was the one who needed to be protected.
Jiang Gu said calmly, "It's alright."
"Brother Gu, thank you so much this time, and also this Young Master Xiao. I have no way to repay your life-saving grace." Bai Yi looked at the two of them, and finally his gaze fell on Jiang Gu. His eyes reddened. "Brother Gu, you really didn't need to get into this trouble for me. Even without you, Bai Luan would not have let me go."
"Are you the bone spirit of the Lord of the White Bone Palace?" Only then did Xiao Qingyan have a chance to see the cluster of white bones beneath her, finally confirming her identity. "The White Bone Palaces, like the auction houses, are scattered in countless places. The Lord of the White Bone Palace distributes his own bones among the various palaces. Very few can develop sentience, but they are confined within the counter and can never leave. If they are away for too long, they will lose nourishment and wither away to death. You—"
“Young Master Xiao is right.” Bai Yi smiled. “But if it weren’t for Brother Gu’s rescue, I would probably have died under Bai Luan’s formation back then.”
Xiao Qingyan sighed regretfully, "Yaoyan, I've found Xiang Yun's location. How about we go and meet up with him?"
"Okay." Jiang Gu nodded and rubbed the Spirit Realm scroll in his hand.
Just now, Wei Feng silently slipped into the spiritual realm. Jiang Gu felt unusually flustered and helpless. Unlike his usual irritability and impatience when things didn't go his way, he was now in a state of indecision. He wanted to coax Wei Feng, but felt it was unnecessary. However, when he thought of the hurt look in Wei Feng's eyes just now, he felt stifled.
He didn't like Wei Feng like that.
He should take a decisive approach and cleanly cut off Wei Feng's feelings; that would be better than this awkward and uncomfortable relationship.
“…Yaoyan?” Xiao Qingyan called out to him from the side.
Jiang Gu looked up at him.
Xiao Qingyan smiled and said, "It's rare to see you so distracted. Are you hurt?"
"Never." Jiang Gu looked at him as if he were a dead object. Although this person was suitable to be a Daoist partner in every way, Jiang Gu just couldn't stand him.
He sent a wisp of his primordial spirit into the spiritual realm, and finally found Wei Feng in a secluded corner, where he was meditating and cultivating.
Jiang Gu looked at him for a moment, then left quietly without interrupting.
Wei Feng slowly opened his eyes.
A hazy, indistinct water mirror appeared before him, with swirling mist spreading out. Wei Feng transformed into his original form and hid within the mist.
A lazy voice came from the water mirror: "I thought you had forgotten what you went there for."
“I haven’t forgotten,” Wei Feng said in a hoarse voice. “It’s just that I haven’t seen Jiang Gu for five years. He is very wary, so I have to gain his trust first.”
"You've broken free of your shackles once." The other person's voice carried a hint of displeasure.
“I have to make sure Jiang Gu is alive, otherwise there’s no point in bringing the body back, is there?” Wei Feng said in a hoarse voice.
The man chuckled: "How does Jiang Gu treat you?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Feng remained silent for a moment, then said coldly, "He only treats me as an object to be carried around. Although I don't know what use he has for me, I can be sure that he has absolutely no romantic feelings for me."
"Tsk, this is a bit disappointing." The other party paused. "Well, even if he's not the person we're looking for, it's good to keep him around with his looks. Once he enters the Yin-Yang Tower, find a way to bring him back to the Heaven and Earth Pavilion. If you can bring Jiang Gu back to me, I will do as you say, completely remove the shackles, and set you free."
Upon hearing this, Wei Feng slowly raised his head and said coldly, "Don't worry, Master."
The man chuckled happily: "Oh, right, don't forget to retrieve the antidote for the primordial spirit from the White Bone Palace along the way. Don't let your primordial spirit rot before the mission is completed."
"Although your monster is disgustingly ugly, both in its spirit and its outer shell."
Wei Feng's jaw tightened. "Yes."
The water mirror in front of him slowly disappeared. Wei Feng wiped away the foreign aura emanating from the three-leaf bamboo on the shackles, his eyes filled with a violent and gloomy expression.
Too slow.
If he continues to improve his cultivation at the current rate, he doesn't know when he will be able to kill Chu Guanshan, let alone protect Jiang Gu on the Wangyue Continent.
He had to think of other ways.
"Who were you talking to just now?" A cold voice suddenly rang out behind him.
Wei Feng turned around abruptly and met a pair of eyes through the mist.
But those eyes, which were usually extremely cold, now seemed to be suppressing a chilling rage.
Wei Feng's voice was hoarse from excessive tension. He forced a smile, "Master, you... didn't leave?"
Jiang Gu's brows were furrowed low, and a chill emanated from him. "I'm leaving. Can you call me 'Master' a few more times?"
Wei Feng's back was instantly covered in cold sweat.
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