Chapter 203 Misty Rain Eight Pavilions (The End)
A scream came from the room. Xiao Qingyan and Wu Ren and Wu Yi, who were waiting outside the door, looked at each other, but they could not spare their spiritual sense to investigate.
Inside the room, Wei Feng knelt on the floor, drenched in cold sweat, his handsome face pale with pain.
Jiang Gu looked down at him and said, "Major General, use the tricks you learned from Wang Yue on me."
"Why is it completely useless..." Wei Feng gritted his teeth. He had already used all his skills, not only using the blood from the wing roots to arouse Jiang Gu, but also using the alluring fragrances from Wangyue's illusionary realm, but it had no effect on Jiang Gu whatsoever.
He wasn't about to give up. He lunged at Jiang Gu, the ghostly markings behind him baring their fangs and claws. But before he could even touch Jiang Gu's clothes, a dazzling array of magic arrays blocked his way. His spiritual energy suddenly vanished, and he was immediately stomped to the ground.
Jiang Gu's boots stepped on his shoulder blades. "Your wings haven't even grown strong yet, so stop messing around."
Wei Feng struggled a few times, then stopped moving.
——
Seeing Jiang Gu come out, Xiao Qingyan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "What happened just now?"
"It's nothing," Jiang Gu said. "Let's go."
Xiao Qingyan looked at Wei Feng behind him.
Wei Feng raised his eyebrows arrogantly and sneered maliciously, "What are you looking at? I'll gouge your eyes out."
Having witnessed the remnant spirit's illusory memories, Xiao Qingyan initially felt some sympathy for Wei Feng, but seeing his arrogant and domineering demeanor now, that sympathy vanished instantly.
Wu Ren and Wu Yi didn't think much of it. They were lucky to be alive. Wu Ren said to Jiang Gu, "Young Master Jiang, last night Wu Yi and I went out to investigate. Yong'an City was originally under the jurisdiction of Yin Yang Tower. Because Wen Ziheng died, and it is a small city, it is temporarily uninhabited. However, according to custom, since there are statues of gods in the city, there should be divine artifacts."
Wu Ren's meaning was very clear: he was telling Jiang Gu that he could seize the divine artifact.
“You should go and talk to Jiang Xiangyun,” Jiang Gu said.
Wu Ren forced a smile onto his rough face. "We are still a step away from the eldest young master. Back in the Floating Spring Ancient Temple, if it weren't for you, Wu Yi and I would both be dead. We brothers never owe anyone a favor."
"I never intended to save you." Jiang Gu said without any mercy, then turned and went downstairs, with Wei Feng following closely behind.
“This Jiang Gu is really something—” Wu Yi started to say, but then swallowed his words. He looked at Wu Ren and said, “Why do you have to give him this face?”
“He doesn’t want this favor, but we have to repay it,” Wu Ren said in a low voice. “Haven’t you realized it yet?”
"What did you see?" Wu Yi asked, puzzled.
“These people from Pingze are different from us,” Wu Ren said. “Especially Jiang Xiangyun and Lin Feibai, they are exceptionally loyal and righteous. Imagine if we had encountered other members of the Heaven and Earth Pavilion when we were seriously injured, would they have come to our rescue?”
“Of course not, but it’s possible they’ll give us a ride,” Wu Yi said. “However, it might be that Jiang Xiangyun thinks we’re still useful.”
“The trouble that saving us will bring far outweighs the benefits, and that’s the real problem.” Wu Ren shook his head and said, “Since we’ve made up our minds to follow Jiang Xiangyun and the others, we have to learn to do things their way. If you don’t like it, I’ll do these things myself.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just a little awkward.” Wu Yi frowned and said, “The other day, that kid named Hu Jingchen gave me several bottles of pills, and Yao Li even healed our injuries. These people are really… But this Jiang Gu is much more normal.”
"He jumped into the Floating Spring Formation alone for his little apprentice, and later fought against Elder Nie and his group to buy time," Wu Ren said. "Is he normal?"
"Hiss." Wu Yi's teeth ached. "What kind of people are these? Don't even mention my apprentice, I wouldn't even blink if you died in front of me."
Wu Ren's lips twitched. "You should just die."
Jiang Gu left the inn and soon arrived in front of the statue, unable to resist taking another look.
Wei Feng keenly noticed his gaze. "Master, is there something wrong with this statue?"
Jiang Gu didn't stop walking. "The left hand of this statue is slightly curled up. There should have been something on it originally."
Wei Feng couldn't help but turn around and take a few more glances. Caught off guard, he saw the face of the statue and felt a surge of disgust rising from the bottom of his heart, yet he couldn't find any recollection of it. "I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."
Jiang Gu was about to speak when Wei Feng said, "But I can't remember it no matter what I do."
Hearing their conversation, Xiao Qingyan couldn't help but interject, "This deity is named Yong'an. He is said to be a disciple of the Moon Lord, who is in charge of marriage in the upper realm. It is said that he often descended to the lower realm in ancient times, which is why he has a small temple. However, he is mostly worshipped by the Moon Lord. What he is holding in his left hand was originally a marriage chart, a mid-grade divine artifact. However, this thing is only used to form a Daoist couple contract, so it is quite useless and was placed under the teleportation array in the south of the city."
Cultivators are well aware of the Daoist Couple Contract. Other benefits are secondary; once bound, they must live and die together. Except for lunatics like Lu Liyu who would stop at nothing to profit from it, no one is willing to entrust their life to another.
Jiang Gu nodded upon hearing this, showing little interest in the artifact.
Wei Feng overheard an extra bit.
Suddenly, a furry paw gently poked his waist.
Wei Feng looked down and saw Wu Tuo's little head pop out of the spirit pet pouch. It had been recuperating from its injuries, and Wei Feng had been feeding it some spiritual energy from time to time. Its injuries had recovered by about 70-80% quickly, but it couldn't wait any longer and sent a telepathic message to Wei Feng, "Brother, how much longer until we reach the Tower of Life and Death?"
Wei Feng glanced at Jiang Gu, who was talking to Jiang Xiangyun. Although this group of people had decided to go to the Tower of Life and Death, they still had to avoid being hunted down, and they didn't care about the life or death of Xuan Zhiyan Qu Fengyu, so they weren't in a hurry to get going.
Although Jiang Gu agreed to save him, he actually kept a tight rein on him. Wei Feng had a feeling that his master didn't really care.
"I've already rushed over there, and they should be inside by now. Don't worry, Xuan Zhiyan and the others will be fine," Wei Feng whispered to it, pinching its little ear.
Wu Tuo immediately relaxed, but his heart quickly tightened again. "Does Jiang Gu know?"
"Master naturally doesn't know." Wei Feng curled the corners of his mouth. His primordial spirit was so badly disintegrated not entirely because he was in a hurry to save Jiang Gu. When he saw Jiang Gu kidnap Xiao Qingyan and escape unscathed, he had a plan in mind. He decisively tore off his primordial spirit and left this body to rush to the Tower of Life and Death. Thanks to Chu Guanshan, the primordial spirit he stitched up was badly disintegrated. He already had a flawed primordial spirit, so Jiang Gu did not discover his little trick.
Although doing so almost caused his primordial spirit to dissipate, no one knew the Life and Death Tower better than him. By the time Jiang Xiangyun and the others arrived with their people, they probably wouldn't even be able to retrieve Xuan Zhiyan's ashes.
Wu Tuo twitched his beard in distress. "You should tell Jiang Gu, otherwise he'll definitely not let you off the hook if he finds out."
Jiang Gu has an extremely strong desire for control, as Wu Tuo knows all too well. If it weren't for the fact that the spirit beasts in the garden only fight and kill with Jiang Gu, no beast could endure the feeling of having no freedom at all if they were with their master every day. Fortunately, Jiang Gu usually doesn't pay any attention to them.
Wei Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "We'll talk about it when we're discovered."
At worst, he could kneel down and cry, or at worst, strip naked and seduce Jiang Gu. In any case, Jiang Gu didn't use much force when he stepped on him, which shows that his master liked him.
Wu Tuo looked at him with admiration, "Zhiyan was right about you."
Wei Feng had only seen Xuan Zhiyan in the sealed memories of his split soul connection before, and he had never actually spoken to him. He recalled the situation when the two broke off their friendship at Yanghua Sect a few years ago, and his eyes darkened slightly.
He smiled broadly, "Of course, we're best friends."
Wu Tuo looked up in surprise, only to see the young man's sharp jawline.
“In the past,” Wei Feng added, as if teasing him, and chuckled as he pressed it back into the spirit pet pouch. “Rest assured and recover.”
Wu Tuo suddenly felt that he and Jiang Gu were becoming more and more alike.
——
The group quickly entered the teleportation array.
“The exit of the teleportation array is in Duyuan City. Once we arrive in Duyuan, we will be considered to have entered the area under the jurisdiction of the Life and Death Tower.” Jiang Xiangyun said, “The current leader of the Life and Death Tower is named Yan Huai’an. He is extremely ruthless. However, he has been stuck at the Taiyi Great Perfection for two hundred years. Recently, he has been busy taking over the Yin-Yang Tower. This is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation.”
“I have already contacted Jin Yingxiu, and she is already in Duyuan with the people from the Burning Platform Hall to meet us.” Lu Liyu said, “The message I received said that Yan Huai’an left the Life and Death Tower three days ago, and currently only the deputy tower master Xie Chenglian is in the tower. This person is not a threat.”
Xiao Qingyan gripped the Mirror Flower Scroll tightly in his hand. "Young Master, let's set off."
For him, success or failure hinges on this moment. Xiao Dan's current focus is entirely on the Chenyao Continent, which is an opportunity he could only dream of. He couldn't help but look at Jiang Gu.
Jiang Gu was adding a protective array to Wei Feng's primordial spirit. The black jade bracelet wasn't enough, so he even activated the Netherworld Bone. With two divine artifacts in hand, he was the most conspicuous among the group of people, just to protect Wei Feng's primordial spirit.
Pang Lei Jiu San couldn't help but roll his eyes and whispered to Wu Yi beside him, "Anyone who didn't know better would think she was some delicate and precious noblewoman. Is Ping Ze out of his mind? Jiang Gu is such a capable person, yet he's keeping a gigolo for fun."
Wu Yigang was persuaded by Wu Ren and solemnly said, "No, Wu Ren said that the people of Pingze value loyalty and righteousness, so the relationship between master and disciple is naturally closer. Don't make wild guesses."
“What pretty boy? He’s clearly a monster,” Wu Ren said. “Be careful he doesn’t eat you both alive.”
The two who had seen Wei Feng's terrifying true form immediately shut their mouths.
The pretty boy himself was quite pleased with this meticulous care. Dressed in a bright red outfit and adorned with a dazzling artifact, he grabbed Jiang Gu's hand and entered the teleportation array.
There were many spiritual energy vortexes in the teleportation array. Jiang Gu kept Wei Feng firmly by his side. During one of the strong spiritual energy fluctuations, he directly put Wei Feng into the space of the black jade bracelet.
"Master, please talk to me. I'm scared all by myself in there." Wei Feng called out to him from inside the jade bracelet.
"What did you say?" Jiang Gu knew he was talking nonsense, but still looked down at the bracelet and answered.
The moment he lowered his eyes, a wisp of black mist silently rushed into the vortex of spiritual energy beside him.
"My heart is missing. I've searched for it in the bracelet several times but haven't found it." Wei Feng wasn't actually concerned about the heart, after all, it was a heart from a thousand years ago; he was just making conversation out of boredom.
"I'll give it to you when the time is right," Jiang Gu said. "The memory seal on Xiao Qingyan's arm has been broken. Do you want to see it?"
"My memories?" Wei Feng asked.
"It might be a part of your memories from before you underwent your tribulation in the lower realm." Jiang Gu paused slightly. For some reason, he didn't want Wei Feng to receive these so-called "memories," because that meant Wei Feng had other identities in the upper realm, and inevitably, people closely connected to him—whether family, friends, or even a master or Daoist partner.
Thinking of this, Jiang Gu's eyes grew even colder. Looking at Wei Feng's appearance and miserable experience, he wondered which noble little immortal lord he was reincarnated from. He vaguely remembered someone saying that the Heavenly Dao was particularly harsh on these little immortal lords with excellent backgrounds.
If Wei Feng still had a master and a Daoist partner in the Upper Realm, he wouldn't be in a hurry to refine Xiao Qingyan's ghost body. He even strangely understood Xiao Dan's thoughts.
If that's the case, he wouldn't mind killing gods and immortals.
"I won't look." Wei Feng lay on the golden silk quilt on the bed in the cave, crossed his legs, and said, "Master, there's no need to take the past to heart."
Jiang Gu chuckled as he listened to him feigning an argument using the words he had taught him.
"Master, did you just laugh?" Wei Feng sat up abruptly.
"No," Jiang Gu said calmly.
Wei Feng said, "I heard you laugh."
There was no more movement outside the jade bracelet, but Wei Feng was in a great mood. "Master, please don't ignore me. I'm about to cry when you talk to me."
"Master, are we almost there?"
"Master, I've added quite a few things to the cave. Would you like to come in and take a look?"
"Master, Master..."
He kept rambling on and on for a long time before Jiang Gu finally spoke again: "We're here, come out."
Wei Feng couldn't wait to crawl out of the bracelet. The moment he stepped out, a small patch of black mist returned to his body with him, and he found himself holding a wooden book.
As soon as everyone landed, the teleportation array behind them seemed to suddenly lose its support and became chaotic. The people responsible for maintaining the array panicked and shouted for help to maintain it.
Jiang Gu glanced at Wei Feng beside him with an ambiguous expression.
Wei Feng squeezed the marriage chart in his palm and gave him a very innocent smile.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the group left the teleportation point and arrived in front of Duyuan City.
The sky was overcast, a cool breeze swept up the withered yellow paper scraps on the ground, and a chilling, bloody smell wafted towards us.
A crisp bell rang out, and the skull hanging from the black oil-paper umbrella swayed in the wind. The umbrella was slightly raised, revealing Zhang Yili's beautiful face, and she smiled slightly.
"You've finally arrived."
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