Chapter 60 Wife?
Li Xi asked, "May I ask what brilliant tricks Immortal Chu possesses?"
“It’s not exactly a brilliant idea,” Chu Jianshan stood up and faced Jiang Yan, saying, “Since they care so much about Cheng Yuan’s identity, then we might as well make use of that identity.”
Jiang Yan understood immediately and asked, "You want Cheng Yuan to come over?"
Chu Jianshan nodded: "He will just go there in his own name. On the surface, Changjin Mountain will not take sides. If he can successfully save Shao Xuanzong, everyone will naturally trust Cheng Yuan more. If he fails, Cheng Yuan will also go there from Changjin Mountain, so they can't say anything."
Old Wang still felt it was inappropriate: "What if the Linyi Gate goes berserk and doesn't recognize anyone? Are you just going to send Cheng Yuan alone to his death?"
“I will go too,” Chu Jianshan turned to look at him and said seriously, “I will protect him. If anything happens to Cheng Yuan, I will not live alone.”
Old Wang's tone softened: "That's more like it, at least he's somewhat like a master."
Chu Jianshan smiled and nodded, then asked Jiang Yan, "What do you think, Senior Brother?"
Jiang Yan remained silent for a while, as if she was somewhat unwilling to take the risk, but now that things had come to this, there was no better way.
“Alright!” Jiang Yan nodded: “Pack up today and we’ll go there tomorrow. I’ll send a team to protect you secretly. If things don’t go well, back out immediately. Don’t take any risks.”
Chu Jianshan nodded to indicate that he understood, and walked out of Guiyan Hall with Cheng Yuan.
On the way, Chu Jianshan was still unconvinced and turned to Cheng Yuan, saying, "Why is Old Wang so nice to you? I told him I was going with him, but he didn't seem to care about me at all. Is it because I went to his vegetable garden with Bai Qianfan to steal vegetables before? He's holding a grudge for far too long!"
Cheng Yuan corrected him, "Master, that's a herb garden."
Chu Jianshan waved his hand: "It's all about the same. In any case, he must still be holding a grudge against me!"
Cheng Yuan laughed and said, "Actually, Master doesn't need to come with me. It's dangerous there, your spiritual core isn't fully healed yet, and..."
"Stop!" Chu Jianshan gestured for him to stop: "I won't change my mind once I've made up my mind. Besides, I've already promised you."
Cheng Yuan didn't understand and asked, "Promise me what?"
Chu Jianshan said, "I promise you... I will never leave you again."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuan immediately smiled and said, "Master truly keeps his promise."
Chu Jianshan raised his chin: "Of course."
"However, there's still something I don't understand," Cheng Yuan asked. "It's almost a settled fact that Linyi Sect is colluding with the Demon Clan, so why does Master still insist that Changjin Mountain remain neutral? Isn't it the right thing to do to protect all living beings and eliminate demons?"
Chu Jianshan calmed himself down and slowly said, "Don't you think that Linyi Sect's ambition seems a bit too outrageous?"
Cheng Yuan frowned slightly: "What does Master mean?"
Chu Jianshan continued, "Although they were once the dominant force, they were never this outrageous. But in the past few months, their behavior has become increasingly egregious, and they have no intention of hiding it at all. They even proclaimed themselves a 'Lord,' as if they were afraid others wouldn't see through their wolfish ambitions."
Cheng Yuan speculated: "But if it's because the Demon Clan is backing them up, then their extra arrogance is understandable."
Chu Jianshan shook his head: "If they were colluding with the demons, they would have done so at least seven years ago. Why are they only now acting so brazenly? Besides, what is the demons' motive?"
Chu Jianshan looked into Cheng Yuan's eyes: "Without huge benefits, you can't sway anyone."
What benefits does the demon race want? Can Linyi Sect really afford to provide them? Or is the demon race trying to use Linyi Sect for some other purpose?
Cheng Yuan lowered his eyes, thinking that Chu Jianshan was right. Now that the purpose of Linyi Sect was unclear and they had the Demon Clan as their backer, they really couldn't act too impulsively. They could only observe the situation first and then decide on their future course.
As the two passed Tinglan Pavilion, Chu Jianshan suddenly stopped. Cheng Yuan immediately understood his meaning and said, "Master, if you want to see Madam, then go ahead. I'll go back and pack my luggage first."
Chu Jianshan nodded, feeling deeply proud to have such a sensible disciple.
Chu Jianshan entered Tinglan Pavilion. Inside, Chu Qinglan was fiddling with something, and the table and floor were a mess.
Chu Jianshan was stunned as soon as he entered the door, but when he saw the scissors in Chu Qinglan's hand, he rushed over.
"Sister! You can't touch this, can I have it?"
Chu Jianshan slowly took the scissors from her hand, finally feeling relieved. But seeing that there was no one in the room to take care of him, he immediately became unhappy: "Where is the person in the room? Why didn't any of them come over?"
Chu Qinglan looked up at him, knowing what he was worried about, and smiled: "Don't worry, I'm not having an episode. I just wanted to make lanterns for you. I also gave up the servants. They would only cause trouble if they stayed here."
"Lanterns?" Chu Jianshan suddenly realized that today was the Lantern Festival. Chu Qinglan had promised to make a lantern for each of them, but they were leaving tomorrow and probably wouldn't be in the mood to appreciate them tonight.
Chu Jianshan squatted down next to her, completely unaware of what was happening. Chu Qinglan quickly took out the lotus lantern he had made and gave it to him, her smile impossible to hide: "Look, a flower lantern! It was your favorite when you were little!"
Chu Qinglan handed him the lamp, and Chu Jianshan reached out to take it, remaining silent for a moment.
But silence was the answer. Chu Qinglan seemed to understand something and asked softly, "You're leaving again... is that right?"
Chu Jianshan nodded slightly and said, "I'm sorry, elder sister..."
Chu Qinglan was stunned for a moment, then quickly composed herself and said with a smile, "It's okay, you're all grown up now, I can't keep you from being restricted forever, besides..."
She reached out and touched Chu Jianshan's head, gently stroking it: "Besides, our A Yuan is so capable, he's destined for great things."
Chu Jianshan's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Does elder sister know what I'm going to do?"
Chu Qinglan lowered her head and continued to fiddle with her lantern: "I'm not stupid. Such a big thing happened in Shaoxuan Sect. There's no reason for you to ignore it. Besides, you can't lie. I know what you mean as soon as you stop talking."
Chu Jianshan smiled wryly: "My older sister understands me best."
Chu Qinglan asked again, "Did you go with your disciple?"
Chu Jianshan hummed in agreement. Chu Qinglan's expression was somewhat subtle as she muttered softly, "You care about him... more than just a little."
Chu Jianshan immediately became alert, afraid that Chu Qinglan had noticed something, and quickly dodged the question: "Hahaha, really? I feel fine..."
“I can understand the deep bond between master and disciple, but the most important thing for you is to settle down and start a family first.” Chu Qinglan finished tidying up the mess on the ground and began to nag Chu Jianshan again.
"Although you have no worries about food and drink in Changjin Mountain now, you still need someone to take care of you. You're already so old, and you still don't have someone you know well. What will you do if I'm not around anymore?"
"Pah, pah, pah!" Chu Jianshan couldn't stand Chu Qinglan saying such things and immediately retorted, "What are you saying, sister! I'll live to be a hundred years old, okay!"
Chu Qinglan didn't think there was anything wrong with it and said, "Everyone is born to die. I understood this when I was eight years old, so don't think it's bad luck for me to say this. I'm so much older than you, I will definitely go before you. You will have to face this day eventually."
Chu Jianshan pursed his lips: "You seem to take it all in stride. But what will I do if you leave?"
"That's why!" Chu Qinglan clapped her hands suddenly, as if she had made up her mind: "I have to find you a wife before I leave! She has to be generous, caring, preferably someone we know, and of course, she has to be good in the kitchen, since your cooking could poison someone, and also..."
"Ahhh... Sister, please stop reading!"
Chu Jianshan covered his ears and tried to run away, but Chu Qinglan grabbed him back: "You'll regret not listening to your elders! If you don't find a wife while you're young, who will want you when you're old!"
Chu Jianshan retorted, "Why do you look down on me! I'm so... imposing! With a face like jade! As handsome as Pan An, with a dashing and elegant demeanor!"
At this moment, he wished he could use every word in the world that describes a good-looking person to describe himself, in order to prove that he was not unwanted.
But to everyone's surprise, Chu Qinglan held his hand and said earnestly, "These are all appearances! Once your flowering season is over, these words will have nothing to do with you anymore."
Chu Jianshan chuckled bitterly; his prime had long passed.
"Did you hear me?!" Chu Qinglan slapped Chu Jianshan on the head.
"Ouch...it hurts!"
Chu Jianshan touched the spot where he had been hit, feeling incredibly aggrieved. He had only been back for a few days, and he was already being beaten. He suddenly missed the days when he was the center of attention when he first returned.
Chu Qinglan said, "You don't learn your lesson until you're hurt! You never listen to anything I say."
"I'm already this old!" Chu Jianshan protested, "Don't hit my head!"
Chu Qinglan didn't understand his request and asked in return, "Then how about a spanking next time?"
Chu Jianshan's eyes widened: "Even worse!"
He tried to run away again, and Chu Qinglan tried to stop him, but Chu Jianshan turned around and slipped away on the other side, running out of Tinglan Pavilion as if his life depended on it.
Chu Qinglan was furious, hands on her hips, panting, "That brat...!"
Chu Jianshan ran breathlessly to Weimianju. As soon as he entered, he saw Cheng Yuan packing his things. He didn't care about anything else and rushed over to hug him.
Cheng Yuan was still bewildered when he was hugged, and quickly asked, "Master, what's wrong? What happened?"
Chu Jianshan was on the verge of tears. Nothing was wrong; he had just been humiliated by his older sister.
"I'm fine..." Chu Jianshan stepped out of Cheng Yuan's arms: "It's just that my older sister has started urging me to get married."
Cheng Yuan's eyes darkened, and he asked in a low voice, "Then... what was Master's answer?"
Chu Jianshan sat down, drank a glass of water, and finally caught his breath: "What else can I say? With those conditions she mentioned, aren't they just making things difficult for the girl? Where am I supposed to find someone as good as her?"
Suddenly, a thought struck him: "However... there is indeed one person who meets the criteria."
"who!"
Cheng Yuan visibly panicked, squatted down in front of Chu Jianshan, placed his hand on the back of Chu's hand, and asked cautiously, "Master... who is this person?"
Chu Jianshan smiled, wanting to tell him who it was, but was interrupted by a voice from outside the door.
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