Chapter 94 Songsui Illusion (Part Two)
After Jiang Gu woke up in Qingliang Village, he discovered bloodstains and scales in the protective magic circle, as well as some unrefined flesh and blood, as if someone had forcibly broken through the magic circle and made contact with him.
Just by looking at those silvery-blue scales, one could tell who it was, and the depth of the bloodstains was observed more than once.
However, Jiang Gu didn't take it to heart. Wei Feng, that bastard, seemed to have some kind of obsession with getting close to him, so it wasn't surprising that he would do something like this, until half an hour ago.
He kept a bewitching beast in the garden. Its bewitching transformation magic was of no use to Jiang Gu. He subdued it only because of its smooth, fluffy silver fur and its beautiful, clear eyes.
This magical beast knew that Jiang Gu only liked its fur, so it never took the initiative to approach him. Occasionally, it would transform into a beautiful human form and pet all the spirit beasts in the garden. But this time, it made an unprecedented move and came up to him.
Its humanoid form was androgynous. It stopped three zhang away from Jiang Gu, its silver eyes gleaming with a smile. "Master, is that little fellow your Dao companion?"
"Why do you ask that?" Jiang Gu frowned.
“You smell like him all over you.” The demonic beast touched its own red lips, its smile ambiguous. “Especially between your lips and tongue, it’s so strong.”
Jiang Gu's gaze turned slightly cold. When he gave Wei Feng his breath last time, he had deliberately eliminated Wei Feng's aura. Although he wasn't particularly sensitive to it, he still felt it was unclean, and logically, this situation should never happen again.
The demon beast was adept at reading people's hearts. It understood Jiang Gu's subtle expression and sighed softly, saying, "This little guy... is a bit dishonest."
Jiang Gu recalled the sticky dream he had while sleeping in Qingliang Village, and also the bloodstains and scales in the protective magic array, and easily guessed the answer.
However, Wei Feng's answer was so audacious that it gave him the feeling that he had overestimated the other party's absurdity.
But looking at Wei Feng's stiff expression, Jiang Gu knew he hadn't guessed wrong.
"You've really surprised me." Jiang Gu's face revealed a sinister smile.
Wei Feng felt a chill run down his spine. He took half a step back, transformed into human form, and knelt on the ground with a thud, silently lowering his head.
He acted like a shameless rogue, saying that since the truth had already been revealed, you could do whatever you wanted with him.
Jiang Gu's eyes turned cold. "If you can't even control your own desires, there's no need to continue cultivating the Six Desires Path. You might as well shatter your Dao Heart and start over."
Jiang Gu did not connect this matter with love at all. In his view, it was nothing more than lust at work. He had personally manipulated the ghost patterns in Wei Feng's body and knew how much these absorbed desires affected him.
Wei Feng instantly understood his meaning. Whether it was a false alarm or regret, his eyes rolled twice, and he looked up at him pitifully, softening his voice as he said, "Master, I finally established my Dao Heart and reached the second level of Qi Refining. If my Dao Heart is shattered and I have to start over, I don't know if I can succeed again. I... I was just out of my mind before and did something disrespectful to you. I will never dare to do it again."
Jiang Gu clearly didn't believe his nonsense, and the frost on his face hadn't faded.
“Master.” This time, Wei Feng wasn’t foolish enough to swear to the heavens. He skillfully hugged his waist and buried his head in his chest. “If you’re angry, just beat me up or throw me into the weapon-refining array. Just don’t ignore me.”
Jiang Gu grabbed him by the back of his collar, lifted him into the air, looked him up and down with an ambiguous expression, then disdainfully threw him to the ground before disappearing from the spot.
After he left, Wei Feng slowly dropped the pitiful expression on his face and rubbed his knees expressionlessly.
Master hadn't noticed anything before, so why is he suddenly suspicious now?
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Jiang Gu was about to teach Wei Feng a lesson when he was suddenly summoned to the main house. His already unpleasant mood worsened when he saw Jiang Xiangyun.
Jiang Xiangyun greeted him very warmly. Even though the two had only met a few times, he always acted as if they were very familiar with each other, and his "sincere" manner made him seem out of place in the entire Jiang family.
Yao Li, still wearing his bamboo hat, stood behind him as usual. Unlike Wu Jiu, he was a servant of Jiang Xiangyun's mother and was loyal only to Jiang Xiangyun. When he saw Jiang Gu, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Seventh Young Master."
Jiang Gu nodded slightly in return.
In the past, Yao Li would not have given him a second glance, but the Song Sui Jade Key at Jiang Gu's waist was a symbol of status in the Jiang family. Apart from the head of the family and a few elders, everyone else had to greet him politely.
Jiang Xiangyun tried to put her arm around his shoulder, but Jiang Gu coldly dodged her.
The two were about the same height, and Jiang Xiangyun clearly missed his target, but he wasn't annoyed. "Seventh brother, do you know why the patriarch summoned us here?"
"I don't know." Jiang Gu raised his hand to block his arm, with a layer of spiritual energy barrier between them.
Jiang Xiangyun didn't even touch the clothes. "They said you don't like people getting close to you, not even your spirit pets. I didn't expect it to be true."
"Please forgive me," Jiang Gu said dismissively.
Jiang Xiangyun said with a smile, "Seventh Brother, you should hurry up and improve your cultivation at Songsui Tower. Otherwise, with your face alone, who knows how much trouble you will cause when you get to Wangyue Continent. At that time, it won't be something you can just ignore."
Jiang Gu turned to look at him expressionlessly.
"Of course, as your older brother, I will definitely protect you." Jiang Xiangyun winked playfully.
"..." Jiang Gu was too lazy to waste words with him.
In his opinion, Wei Feng was already too talkative, but Jiang Gu could barely tolerate him because he was his disciple. In his eyes, Jiang Xiangyun was like a chattering peacock, perfect for having his tongue pulled out so he could be mute.
Unfortunately, he cannot make a move yet.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhuan's arrival successfully shut Jiang Xiangyun up.
“Songsui Tower will open in three days. Only one person can enter with one key. Once inside, the outside world will know nothing about what is happening inside. Everything will depend on yourselves.” Jiang Zhuan said, “I called you here today to leave your primordial spirit imprints. If you perish inside the tower, the Jiang family will have a way to bring you back to life.”
After he finished speaking, two exquisitely crafted wooden boxes appeared in front of him, with layers upon layers of magic arrays and talismans on them, looking extremely intricate.
Without hesitation, Jiang Xiangyun cut off a piece of his primordial spirit. The wooden box opened, and the silvery-white piece of primordial spirit was gathered inside. The piece of primordial spirit instantly transformed into a miniature version of Jiang Xiangyun.
Jiang Zhuan and Jiang Xiangyun both looked at Jiang Gu.
Jiang Gu was naturally reluctant to hand over his primordial spirit to the Jiang family, but clearly he had no choice but to comply. A piece of his primordial spirit, covered in dust, was cut off, transformed into Jiang Gu's likeness, and sealed into a box.
Jiang Zhuan stroked his beard, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. "Alright, go to Songsui Tower at 3:45 AM three days from now."
"Yes." Jiang Gu and Jiang Xiangyun responded in unison, bowed, and withdrew.
After they left the palace, Jiang Xiangyun finally spoke: "I didn't expect Seventh Brother's primordial spirit to be gray. I thought it would be more beautiful."
Generally speaking, the purer a cultivator's spiritual root, the more beautiful the color of their primordial spirit. Jiang Xiangyun's silvery-white primordial spirit and Lu Zhenyi's deep purple primordial spirit were both like this, exceptionally clear and beautiful because of their heavenly spiritual roots. Jiang Gu knew he would cause trouble from the first day he could see his own brilliant golden primordial spirit, and tried his best to conceal it. However, since the tribulation of lightning that took the black jade bracelet, the surface of his primordial spirit has looked grayish, which has saved him a lot of inconvenience.
Only when he enters Wei Feng's primordial spirit will his original golden color reappear...
"Seventh Brother?" Jiang Xiangyun looked at him with surprise as he seemed lost in thought. "What are you thinking about so intently?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Gu glanced indifferently in the direction of his courtyard, cutting off Jiang Xiangyun's words before he could speak. "Farewell."
Before he finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and shot into the sky.
"Young Master, this Jiang Gu is far too arrogant. Just because he has a divine artifact, he dares to be so disrespectful to you." Yao Li couldn't stand it any longer. He reached out to adjust his bamboo hat and raised his head, revealing a pair of gloomy eyes like those of a venomous snake.
Jiang Xiangyun waved his hand dismissively, "He's always been like this, it's quite interesting."
Yao Li couldn't agree more. "Young Master has only met him a few times. Jiang Gu only has the aptitude of four spiritual roots, yet he has managed to climb to his current position and sit on equal footing with Young Master. We must be wary of this person."
"On equal footing?" Jiang Xiangyun's smile suddenly deepened. "Which eye of yours saw that?"
"I misspoke, please forgive me, young master!" Yao Li was startled and lifted his robe to kneel, but Jiang Xiangyun grabbed his arm and stopped him.
"Don't kneel down so easily. According to seniority, I should call you 'little uncle.' Aren't you shortening my lifespan?" Jiang Xiangyun met his gloomy eyes and smiled, "I don't like Old Man Wu's control, but you're not him."
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare." Yao Li respectfully lowered his head, took a half step back, and dodged his hand.
"Tsk, one after another, they're all so boring." Jiang Xiangyun flicked his sleeves. "You don't need to worry too much about Jiang Gu's matter. Even with a divine artifact in hand, he can't cause any trouble."
Yao Li looked at his confident expression, as if he had really caught Jiang Gu in some way, but the Jiang family had many shady dealings, so it wasn't surprising.
Jiang Xiangyun stretched and said, "I wonder where that beggar is. Besides Seventh Brother, he's the only one who's somewhat fun."
"I don't know," Yao Li said.
Jiang Xiangyun sighed helplessly, then jumped onto his flying sword and left.
Yao Li lowered the brim of his hat and followed closely behind on his sword.
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As soon as Jiang Gu returned to his courtyard, he smelled a very faint scent of blood and immediately had a bad feeling.
He accurately located Wei Feng's position through the mark on his primordial spirit, and suddenly pushed open the tightly closed door. A strong smell of blood rushed out, and Wei Feng, who had transformed into his original form, was holding a dying spirit beast, its gleaming fangs already pressed against the beast's slender, snow-white neck.
"Wei Feng!" Jiang Gu called his name sharply.
Wei Feng glanced at him, but his movements didn't stop at all. Fortunately, Jiang Gu reacted quickly enough, and his spiritual power swept over, pulling the demon beast aside.
Wei Feng slowly licked the blood from his lips, feigning ignorance, "Master, can't I eat it?"
"It's very expensive." Jiang Gu frowned.
Wei Feng looked at the tattling spirit trembling behind Jiang Gu, his eyes stinging at its magnificent, fluffy fur. He gritted his teeth and asked, "How expensive could it be?"
"Ten million high-grade spirit stones," Jiang Gu said expressionlessly.
Wei Feng's face went blank for a moment, then his expression turned fierce. "Then I'll eat it even more!"
After eating it, it's worth ten million high-grade spirit stones!
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