Chapter 25 Yanghua Cloud Sea (Part Twelve)
Longyun City, as one of the most prosperous cities on the Pingze Continent, is bustling and bright even at night. The streets are filled with carriages and people of different races. Groups of fist-sized spirit beasts frolic along the ground, while strange beasts that are more than ten meters tall struggle to find an open space to land.
Various shops lined the streets, and flying boats burning spirit stones flew overhead from time to time. Huge luminous pearls were inlaid on both sides of the street, and the bounty notices were snapped up as soon as they were posted.
Jiang Lin crossed his arms and looked around at the cultivators. He said to the person next to him, "If you ask me, the name Longyun City is really disgusting. It's a wonder that our young master Jiang can put up with it."
Jiang Gu was already used to his tendency to complain, so he pretended not to hear it.
Jiang Lin was his cousin, a hybrid of human cultivator and demon race. He had decent aptitude, but because of his hybrid status, he was not valued in the clan. At first, he sought out Jiang Gu for mutual support, but after witnessing Jiang Gu's abilities, he decisively pledged allegiance to him. He did many things for Jiang Gu that he couldn't do in person, and Jiang Gu also gave him a lot of cultivation resources. Strictly speaking, their relationship was not like that of brothers, but more like that of partners.
People bound by shared interests are more trustworthy to Jiang Gu.
"Why did Jiang Xiangyun have to provoke a demonic cultivator? He was originally going to find the Divine Kite Shark in person, but he got held up by that demonic cultivator. He probably won't be able to attend the family assembly. That demonic cultivator is rich enough; I wonder how many spirit stones he'll spend to rename the city." Jiang Lin rambled on, "Next time you see someone you don't like, let's throw a tantrum and make them suffer too."
"I just can't stand the sight of you," Jiang Gu said. "Put away that foxy smell of yours."
"Please call me the Nine-Tailed Divine Fox." Jiang Lin was so angry that his fox eyes almost popped out. He said sarcastically, "I didn't even mind that you smell like birds."
Upon hearing this, a passerby cultivator glanced at Jiang Gu in shock. He found it hard to believe that such a handsome and upright young man was actually a lowly avian demon cultivator in the cultivation world.
The sticky smell still lingered around Jiang Gu. He guessed that it was because he had used Wei Feng's wing root blood to detoxify. Otherwise, Wei Feng wouldn't have been able to find him so quickly. It was a pity that he couldn't use the method of devouring the primordial spirit to get rid of Wei Feng.
"Wow, this long-haired bird is shameless. How can you tolerate it?" Jiang Lin, stimulated by the strong mating aura, revealed a sharp canine tooth, his long, hooked fox eyes narrowing. "If it's inconvenient for you to devour its primordial spirit, how about I help you?"
After saying that, the fluffy fox tail was revealed, and it tried to hook Jiang Gu's waist with a gloating look. However, before the tip of its tail could touch Jiang Gu's belt, it was thrown away by an invisible spiritual force.
Bang!
The bustling street fell silent for a moment. People looked at the handsome young man who had been smashed into a pillar on the side of the street, their expressions varied, and they began to whisper among themselves.
Jiang Lin struggled to his feet and quickly caught up with Jiang Gu, wincing in pain. "Jiang Qi, with your terrible temper, you'll be a lonely widow for life!"
Jiang Gu stopped in his tracks. "You just asked how to resolve the courtship rituals of birds?"
"Ha, of course I accept!" Jiang Lin said gloatingly, "Maybe it can even hatch a nest of bird eggs for you, and then a bunch of winged little birds will call you Daddy."
Jiang Gu gripped the sword hilt expressionlessly.
"I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong." Jiang Lin raised his hand to show weakness, pointed to the pill shop next to them, and revealed a malicious smile on his face, "Why don't we find a way to castrate it?"
——
Inside the cave at Qingping Peak.
Wei Feng's consciousness was somewhat chaotic. He had just been struck during his tribulation and had grown wings out of excessive excitement. With ample spiritual energy supply in his sea of consciousness, the kite bloodline within him had fully matured, and the aura of courtship filled the entire cave.
Just as the scent of kites was about to waft out of the cave, a powerful spiritual force sealed the entire cave, and the sudden surge of bird scent made Jiang Gu frown.
In the corner of the cave, there was a bird's nest made of dry grass. However, the bird seemed to be clumsy in building the nest. The dry grass was spread out loosely and messily, and the bird's large and thick wings were folded together. Only suppressed whimpers and panting could be heard from the gaps.
As soon as Jiang Gu approached, that scent excitedly enveloped him, rubbing against the spot on his neck where the blood from his wing roots had been applied. Wei Feng, curled up in the nest, couldn't wait to open his wings and reach out to grab his sleeve, "Master—"
The sounds of surprise abruptly ceased.
Wei Feng looked at the man in black in front of him, and his muddled mind suddenly cleared for a moment. After all, half an hour ago, the other party had almost cut off his wings in the Cloud Pool.
He instinctively wanted to run away, but he was too late.
Jiang Gu grabbed his wings and lifted him up, saying with a half-smile, "You've got some nerve, trying to find a mate by coming to me."
Wei Feng then realized with a start that the scent emanating from him was that of the person he had been searching for so long to finally catch up with. His previously flushed cheeks instantly turned deathly pale. He had thought—
"Your master went to the Jiang family gathering and won't be back for a while." The other person seemed to see through his thoughts. "Who do you think came?"
Wei Feng glared at him fiercely, his fine, serrated teeth gleaming with a ghostly blue venomous light. He was about to bite Wei Feng's arm when Jiang Gu grabbed his chin and stuffed two pills into his mouth.
The two pills melted instantly in his mouth. Wei Feng reached out to try and pull them out of his throat, but Jiang Gu grabbed his wrist.
"Isn't it dirty?" Jiang Gu frowned, wondering where he had picked up this bad habit.
Wei Feng stared at him in shock, "I'm about to be poisoned to death by you, why would I care about being dirty!?"
"...It's just a pill to suppress your estrus and the aura of the kite bird," Jiang Gu said.
"You just posted—" Wei Feng started to say, but his face turned bright red. He belatedly realized the specific meaning of "courtship" earlier, and then remembered that he had used his aura to entangle this old pervert for a long time. He was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, and he guiltily looked away.
But she couldn't help but steal a glance at him and twitch the tips of her still-hot wings.
"The Fire-Separating Pill will be ready in seven days. You'd better not cause any trouble." Jiang Gu said, "Now, take back that disgusting aura of yours."
Even after knowing that he wasn't "Jiang Gu," in just a few short sentences, this bastard brazenly clung to him again.
"I...I can't control myself." Embarrassment and fear mingled together, driving Wei Feng to the brink of madness. "Don't get so close to me!"
Jiang Gu mischievously pinched the base of his wing, "If it were Jiang Gu who came, wouldn't you also be unable to control your lust for him?"
"You're not allowed to talk about him like that!" Wei Feng immediately flew into a rage.
In his heart, Jiang Gu was an immortal figure who could not be profaned, a dignified and awe-inspiring elder, and could not be tainted by such lustful matters in the slightest. This old pervert's words were simply the most malicious speculation about his master!
"He clearly saw your wings but didn't care, and he didn't care at all when you broke through. He just left without even leaving you a word." Jiang Gu mercilessly slandered himself. "Maybe he went back to the Jiang family just to inform them of your identity as the Divine Kite Shark."
"You're talking nonsense!" Wei Feng trembled all over as he was being squeezed, glaring at him with gritted teeth, his wings suddenly unfurling in anger.
Jiang Gu was overwhelmed by the strong smell from the wings, and his vision blurred. The healed wound on his neck became hot and sticky, which Wei Fengzhen actually pulled him into.
"Release your wings." Jiang Gu frowned and tightened the red rope around his neck.
Enraged, Wei Feng didn't realize what he was grabbing. Instinctively, he pulled him tightly into his arms, greedily and desperately inhaling his scent. Though his breath was choked, he still refused to yield. "I'm going to have my master kill you..."
His leg was pressed against Jiang Gu's lower abdomen. Upon noticing the abnormality, Jiang Gu's face darkened instantly. Ignoring the fact that the Fire-Leaving Pill was at a crucial moment of maturation, he kicked the man out of the cave.
boom!
The tree trunks were broken one after another, and a cloud of dust rose up around Wei Feng after he landed.
"You little beast." Jiang Gu coldly stepped on his neck. With just a little force, he could crush Wei Feng into a bloody mess.
Wei Feng had fallen into a coma, and one of his wings was broken. The other wing, which was still able to move, stubbornly curled up around Jiang Gu's waist and persistently rubbed against his fingertips.
Jiang Gu stared at him expressionlessly for a long time, then grabbed his wing and threw him back into the cave.
When Wei Feng woke up, his wings had already retracted, but his entire shoulder and back were in excruciating pain. He curled up in the haystack, looking around warily. Only after confirming that there was no trace of that old pervert did he barely feel relieved.
Then he laboriously carried the meditation cushion Jiang Gu had been sitting on back into the bird's nest he had built.
The phonograph inside the earring suddenly started flashing.
"Wei Feng! You have class at Touchun Peak today, don't be late!" Xuan Zhiyan's voice came through the communication talisman. "This year, my master is in charge of the new disciples' talisman class. I begged him to be my teaching assistant. You're the worst at talismans, so you must study hard this year. Wei Feng, are you even listening?"
"Yes." Wei Feng leaned weakly against the rock and said in a low voice, "Do you know where my master went?"
"Huh? How would I know where your master went? Didn't he tell you?" Xuan Zhiyan asked, puzzled.
Wei Feng opened his mouth, "I... he seems to have gone to the Jiang family gathering. Where is the Jiang family located?"
“The Jiang family’s territory is vast. After all, it is the largest clan in Pingze, comparable to a hundred Yanghua clans.” Xuan Zhiyan said, “Moreover, such private matters as clan gatherings are probably only known to members of the family. Outsiders simply cannot find out.”
Wei Feng gave a somewhat dejected "oh".
"What's wrong with you?" Xuan Zhiyan noticed that his voice sounded off.
Wei Feng said dejectedly, "There's something... I should have told Master a long time ago, but because I didn't trust him, I kept putting it off until now."
Now, in seven days, the old pervert is going to take away his Fire-Separating Pill, and the only person he can turn to for help is no longer in the sect.
“I wouldn’t believe it if it were anyone else, but I do believe it if it were you.” Xuan Zhiyan said helplessly, “You said you wanted to stroll in the garden with me, but you’ve been dragging it out for half a year.”
Wei Feng chuckled twice, and his mood became complicated again as he recalled what that old pervert had said last night.
'Perhaps he returned to the Jiang family to inform you of your identity as the Divine Kite Shark.'
This is the key reason why he dragged different masters into making things clear.
“It’s normal that you don’t want to tell your master,” Xuan Zhiyan said. “After all, there are too many people around you with ulterior motives.”
"No," Wei Feng pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "I was just too scared."
He was terrified of losing Jiang Gu as his master. If Jiang Gu really was like those other people, he would have no master at all.
He didn't fully trust Jiang Gu.
It's been like this since he was very young. There are many people who are extremely kind to him at first, but who will immediately turn their backs when they see that they are about to get something or can't get something. But every time someone is kind to him, he can't help but try to believe them, just in case they are sincere... Unfortunately, fate doesn't favor him.
But Jiang Gu was unlike everyone else he had ever met.
He knew that Jiang Gu was not as gentle and kind as he had imagined, and was even more cold and ruthless than the elders he had encountered before, but this was the first time Wei Feng had received a response.
He learned to control a sword, how to read books and learn martial arts techniques, and even his cultivation level made a great breakthrough. These were all real benefits.
Master must have guessed his identity as the Divine Kite Shark long ago; he didn't reveal it simply because he was waiting for him to confess.
If he really coveted the Divine Kite Shark, with his late-stage Transformation Realm cultivation, why would he hesitate to make a move?
Jiang Gu is a good mentor.
He shouldn't have disbelieved him.
"Zhiyan, I'm going to find my master!" Wei Feng said.
Xuan Zhiyan exclaimed in surprise, "Are you crazy? Have you forgotten what happened last time we went down the mountain?"
"I'm going right now!" Wei Feng got up from the ground and stuffed the futon into his storage bag. "If I can't find my master, I might die. I'm fed up with this cowardly life of living in fear!"
"Wait, wait a minute, Wei Feng!" Xuan Zhiyan hurriedly said, "Don't act impulsively! Think it through and come up with a plan first! What if your master also—"
"Then let's take a gamble." Wei Feng jumped onto the flying sword.
"You wait, I'll come find you!" Xuan Zhiyan was furious. "Can you afford to gamble? What are you betting on?"
"I bet my master is a good person!" Wei Feng shouted.
He would rather give the Fire-Separating Pill to his master than let that old pervert benefit from it.
A streak of light shot out of Qingping Peak at lightning speed.
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