Chapter 92 The Beginning (2)
Chang Hao listened to the noise around him and found it to be quite chaotic. No wonder Yuanshi was so angry that he even set up a barrier in Kunlun.
"Shall we go to Lishan?" Chang Hao invited, since he couldn't really just kick Tongtian out of the house.
Yuanshi was tempted and wanted to be with Chang Hao every day, but he stubbornly said, "Why should I hide away? If anyone is to leave, it should be Tongtian. If you piss me off, I will drive him and his beast out of Kunlun. My elder brother will definitely be on my side."
To be forced to leave Kunlun by these creatures that hatch from wet eggs would be a laughing stock.
"Don't laugh at me, but once you leave the barrier I set up, you'll smell the stench. Don't leave Jade Void Palace, or you'll suffer." Yuanshi warned Chang Hao not to be so curious and want to see everything.
Chang Hao was curious about what Tongtian had brought back that made Yuanshi so alarmed.
Chang Hao's expression changed, and Yuan Shi realized that his words had backfired. He said with a mix of helplessness and resentment, "They are all beasts that have not yet taken human form and whose habits have not changed. There's nothing to see here."
"That little dragon from earlier was quite nice. If you don't like it, I can take it back to Lishan," Chang Hao changed the subject. He was there to visit a friend, not to stir up trouble.
Yuanshi's expression changed slightly. Sending a disciple to Chang Hao's side? Given Chang Hao's personality, he would definitely treat him like a precious jewel, raising him by his side. One Yaochi is enough. If another dragon comes along, will there still be room for him to stand by Chang Hao's side? No, absolutely not.
“I’ve calculated that the golden dragon is destined to be my disciple, so it’s not good to let him stay by your side,” Yuanshi said dejectedly. The master-disciple relationship was real, but he was still struggling with whether to take him in or not. Otherwise, the dragon would not have had the chance to step onto the jade steps of the Jade Void Palace.
"If that's the case, then so be it." Chang Hao simply had a special affinity for dragons and wasn't fixated on any particular aspect.
Yuanshi breathed a sigh of relief. "This Jade Void Palace was originally yours. Now that you've come all this way, you should stay for a while. How about I go back to Lishan with you in a few days?"
The fragments of Primordial Purple Qi that he had intercepted were extremely valuable. Yuan Shi was driven by selfish motives to have the idea of intercepting them. Now that the rightful owner had appeared, he wanted to deliver the Primordial Purple Qi to Chang Hao as soon as possible.
“Alright, I have nothing else to do.” Chang Hao agreed without hesitation. “I wonder if you’ve gained anything from your seclusion?”
Yuan Shi's fingertips trembled. A hundred years of unrequited love had left him no choice but to accept it. His dark eyes completely imprinted Chang Hao's image into his heart. "I have gained something, strengthened my beliefs, and severed the evil corpse, thus clarifying myself." But he was reluctant to sever his obsession.
During the conversation, fruits and teas were laid out on the table. "Master has peaches of immortality, Zhen Yuanzi has ginseng fruit, and I have some yellow plums. Try them and see which one you like."
"Such innate spiritual roots are rare and hard to come by, how could I not like them..." Chang Hao munched on the yellow plums, which were sweet and sour, crisp and delicious, and more to his liking than the peaches. Unfortunately, the peaches were no longer something he could take whenever he wanted.
Suddenly, Chang Hao froze.
"What's wrong with you?" Yuanshi asked, puzzled.
"I suddenly remembered that Hongjun gave me a Qiankun Cauldron." Chang Hao hesitated. After Hongjun merged with the Dao, he noticed abnormal fluctuations in the Qiankun Cauldron, but unfortunately, he was too preoccupied with his discomfort and confused to check it. He then overlooked it.
"It's just a cauldron. If you don't like it, I'll trade you the Heavenly Auspicious Clouds." Yuanshi didn't really like the Qiankun Cauldron because of his own selfish reasons.
In Chang Hao's eyes, Yuan Shi seemed to be eyeing the Qiankun Cauldron with a covetous look. Considering Yuan Shi's skill in refining weapons, Chang Hao was not surprised. A good horse needs a good saddle, and Yuan Shi naturally wanted a suitable cauldron.
"I won't exchange it." Chang Hao, who had originally planned to take it out to examine it, immediately changed his mind. He would wait until he was alone to look at it. This was a gift from Hongjun, how could he give it to Yuanshi?
Strange, how come he didn't know that Yuanshi liked the Qiankun Cauldron? If he liked something else, he could easily change it, but his Cangmin Sword, Qiankun Cauldron, and Xuanyuan Water Control Flag were unacceptable.
Yuan Shi was disheartened by Chang Hao's straightforward rejection. He must have felt differently about his master in Chang Hao's heart.
"I'm a little tired and want to rest," Chang Hao lied through his teeth.
But Yuanshi believed it. Frustrated at not achieving his goal, Yuanshi got up and said, "I didn't touch your courtyard."
Chang Hao, who was familiar with Yu Xu Palace, knew which way to turn as soon as Yuan Shi mentioned it. "This is not appropriate. You should live in the main courtyard."
"I gave you Jade Void Palace." Yuanshi insisted. If it weren't for the twist of fate, he would have been delighted to think that Chang Hao would live in the palace he had personally crafted. What a pity.
Chang Hao: "It's just a palace, do you think I'd be reluctant to part with it? You only went to Lishan to collect it because you thought I was in trouble. Now that I've made some progress in weapon crafting, I can craft the ones I make myself to my liking. So don't think about what's yours and what's mine."
Yuanshi nodded. He would like to hear Chang Hao change his words to "we are inseparable" even more.
“Since Styx dared to bully you before, I have already helped you get revenge. These are his apologies. Take a look and see what you like.” As soon as they arrived at Chang Hao’s original courtyard, Yuan Shi took out the rare and precious materials that Styx had offered, piling them up to fill the ground.
Chang Hao picked out a couple and found that most of them were exotic plants, which were of little use to someone of his cultivation level.
"The Styx River is the same. It is a powerful force, yet it doesn't have many decent innate spiritual treasures," Yuanshi said critically. "This Jade Purification Bottle is already a rare spiritual treasure among its contents."
Chang Hao packed up the exotic plants of good quality. "I'll take these back to Yaochi. Since they are of the same origin, they will be of great benefit to her. Lingbao Yuanshi, you keep them for yourself and can bestow them upon your disciples later."
"Alright." Yuanshi waved his sleeve and put away the remaining items that Chang Hao had selected.
Yuanshi knew that he would pass on his lineage in the future, so rather than worrying about having too many disciples and having no treasures to bestow upon them at that time, he would rather accept Chang Hao's thoughtfulness now.
"Chang Hao, Chang Hao..." The persistent voice of the vengeful spirit echoed outside.
Yuanshi's face darkened. How come his elder brother hadn't taught Tongtian a lesson, yet he was still shouting and yelling here?
"Second Brother, the Queen Mother of the West has come to visit..."
Why is he involved? Yuan Shi glanced at Chang Hao, not wanting to leave at all.
"Aren't you going out?" Although Chang Hao didn't recognize the Queen Mother of the West, he knew she was a neighbor of the Three Pure Ones and had a blood feud with Donghua, so naturally he didn't want to see her.
"Seeing her is not as important as accompanying you. This is your first time in Kunlun. How could I abandon you to receive guests and let my elder brother entertain you himself?" Yuanshi ignored Tongtian and let him shout. It was impossible for him to bring his pet into Yuxu Palace.
"Second Brother, the Queen Mother of the West has come to visit and specifically requests to see you." Although Tongtian did not know what Yuanshi was thinking, he knew exactly how to anger Yuanshi and knew exactly what to do.
They're preventing him from going in, using restrictions to keep him out. He wants to be alone with Chang Hao, huh? Let's see who can outlast whom.
"You should still go and see. If nothing's wrong, the Queen Mother of the West won't come to Kunlun looking for someone," Chang Hao advised.
Yuanshi gritted his teeth inwardly, knowing that Tongtian was causing trouble. "Tongtian, who am I? Just because the Queen Mother of the West wants to see me doesn't mean I have to!" How could he be so unreasonable?
"Second Brother, can't you tolerate me at all?" Tongtian whispered.
“It’s not that I can’t tolerate you,” Yuanshi glanced down at the fire spirit, grabbed it and threw it away, “I can’t tolerate them.” These fire spirits had burned many of his rare and precious herbs these past few days.
"Those who know what's good for them should keep them outside as soon as possible, out of sight, out of mind," Yuanshi warned.
Tongtian's eyes blazed with fury. This was his only hobby. His second brother was too cruel. "Big brother is always setting off firecrackers, making quite a racket. Why don't you find him noisy?"
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