Chapter 73 I Want to Bring Glory to My Ancestors!
The old ancestor was determined to die.
When he woke up, it was already evening. Liantang brought in the food she had prepared, and Duan Jiuyou patted Dijiang, signaling him to get up and eat.
Emperor Jiang briefly regained his human form, but his expression remained listless. Liantang and the others helped him wash up, but he kept a gloomy face throughout, causing them to be cautious, afraid of angering him.
This is how he behaves when he's not getting enough rest; he acts like the whole world owes him something and he doesn't give anyone a kind look.
After a quick wash, Di Jiang sat down, lifting his robe. The food was as light as it had been in the past few days, but there were many different kinds: four cold dishes and four hot dishes, and even three kinds of porridge.
Sweet, vegetable, and plain porridge.
He glanced at it, didn't want to eat, and got up to leave.
Duan Jiuyou put down his chopsticks; he never indulged him in this regard.
"Sit back down! Don't you know your own body? You don't eat properly, you don't sleep well, you sleep for only a few hours during the day and go out for a walk at night. How long will it take for you to recover?"
His tone was just like his own mother's.
Di Jiang glanced at Duan Jiuyou with an unfriendly expression: "I've always been nocturnal in the Ten Realms, do you think you can just change that?"
She sleeps a lot, sleeping during the day and still able to sleep at night. He doesn't sleep as well, so what's wrong with him going for a walk after waking up? Besides, what does "wandering aimlessly" mean? For someone of his status to use that word makes people think he's a bit dim-witted.
"If you can't change it, then eat properly first. The food is already on the table, are you expecting them to take it away?"
Duan Jiuyou forcibly pulled him back, pressed him into a chair, and complained, "Back in the abandoned house, you would eat a few bites of even the dishes you didn't like, but here you're being picky, thinking I and my people are easy to bully?"
—That's because they're missing a screw in their heads. It's no use talking to them. You're missing people too.
Di Jiang grumbled inwardly.
The dishes on the table were either boiled or cold; Liantang and the others were all so stubborn! Duan Jiuyou had ordered that the dishes must be light, and they really didn't put a single drop of oil in them!
However, he had already lost his temper over this matter a few days ago, so it would be too childish for him to lose his temper again today.
He stared at the dishes on the table for a while, nodding at each of the congee, cold bamboo shoot salad, and steamed tofu—these were what he wanted to eat. Before he could even speak, Liantang, fearing he might get annoyed, quickly cleared the rest of the dishes away.
"Just wait a little longer and I'll let you eat meat. Try this. It's nice to taste the natural flavor of vegetables once in a while."
He agreed to have dinner, and Duan Jiuyou's face lit up with a smile. She would be fierce for a moment, then coax him a little. He was arrogant, so she knew when to stop. She had learned a thing or two about how to deal with him.
Di Jiang's expression softened slightly as she nagged him, and he chuckled, saying, "Stop nagging, you're like an old woman."
“If you were obedient, why would I have to be this old woman? I’m a man of few words; if it were someone else, I would have just pried their mouth open and poured it down their throat.”
She ate with him, but she didn't seem to enjoy it either. She leaned half her body on the table and held her chopsticks differently than usual, holding them closer together, like a child learning to eat, picking up the vegetables one by one.
Di Jiang ate a few bites, but really didn't like it. Duan Jiuyou saw that he was eating as if he were being tortured, and also felt that the food was indeed tasteless, so he didn't force him and let him put down his chopsticks.
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After dinner, the two took a walk in the courtyard. Di Jiang was in particularly poor spirits today, and as they walked, he turned into a wolf cub again.
Duan Jiuyou carried him back, somewhat worried that the lingering poison in his body from last time might have exacerbated his condition while his spirit was weak. However, she couldn't go to Huangchen Palace to find Yan Kuo at this time, so she could only carry Di Jiang to the bed.
The nights on Mount Dixi are not cold, just like the autumn weather in the human world.
The bed was covered with a thin quilted blanket, which was quite thick for this time of year. She was still worried that he was cold, so she pulled the blanket over him and then put a mink wool blanket on top of the blanket before she felt completely at ease.
It was still early, and Duan Jiuyou wasn't as sleepy as Di Jiang. He first went to the main hall to see the wolf cub, then called Liantang and the others over, instructing Bai Yanxing to send someone to pick up the wolf the next day. He then carried the wolf that was sleeping on the cloud chair in the main hall back to the inner hall and picked up a book to pass the time.
Her schedule was the exact opposite of Di Jiang's. She went to bed late at night and didn't like to get up during the day. When Bai Yanxing's people came to pick up the young wolf, she didn't need to personally receive them. Thinking this, she summoned Liantang and told her to take the young wolf to the side hall to play when the seasons arrived, and not to disturb her sleep.
She had everything arranged, but things still went wrong in the end.
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The imperial territory was awakened by the heat.
Duan Jiuyou has a quirk: if she thinks you're cold, no matter the temperature, she'll cover you with two blankets, as if she can't stand the cold and would die if she got even a little chilly.
Di Jiang was still in wolf form and had fur. He hadn't slept long before he crawled out of bed covered in sweat. He jumped off the bed and headed for the bathroom without looking back.
Outside the palace, it was still a long, dark night. He had woken up too early; the stars and moon were still hanging in the sky. In the darkness, a flash of blue light appeared, and Di Jiang transformed back into human form as he walked.
He first went to the bathhouse to take a bath. The Jade Fairy Spring of Dixi Mountain has warm water flowing all year round. He immersed himself in the warm water and sighed comfortably.
Duan Jiuyou usually doesn't let him soak in hot springs, complaining that the temperature is too low and he's afraid he'll catch a cold.
She always remembered the buckets of boiling water that the doctor had given him when he had a cold attack. Therefore, even when bathing, she would always remind Liantang and the others to make sure the water was scalding hot.
This truly embodies the meaning of "overcorrection".
After washing away the sweat, the Lord of the Wilderness, feeling refreshed and relaxed, enjoyed some leisurely time alone.
First, he fed the greedy fat koi in the small pavilion for a while, then went to the Duixing Pavilion to analyze the constellations, and then thought about how to retrieve the lost souls of the Wilderness Clan soldiers in the simplest way and destroy the Tiansheng Dragon Clan's deployment before leisurely walking back to the main hall.
His daily routine has always been like this. Just as Duan Jiuyou said, he likes to wander around when he wakes up, and he can go back to sleep after walking back. However, there was a little surprise today. His spot was taken by someone else.
Di Jiang sat on the edge of the bed, watching the wolf cub who had somehow fallen asleep on it. It seemed to like the blanket quite a bit, and had fallen asleep right there on the thin layer of fleece.
This small animal, which is not very big, is especially endearing when it is asleep. Di Jiang watched it silently for a while and then decided to throw it down.
—What dares to sleep in my place?
Lord Wilderness thought to himself.
His arrogance was innate; everyone, regardless of age or gender, was expected to give way to him. He reached out to grab the wolf cub, but his arm slipped out and he fell onto the bed without warning.
He looked down at his furry paws.
This body has been out of control for a while, and once the primordial spirit feels tired, it will naturally turn into a small wolf cub.
He took a few steps toward the real wolf cub, gracefully raised a paw, and slapped it on the top of its head, still trying to drive it away.
As it turned out, the wolf cub was a tough nut to crack. When it woke up groggily, it instinctively retaliated by lashing out at Di Jiang with its claw.
One wolf and another "wolf" stared at each other. The wolf cub's expression went from stunned to fierce, and finally, its eyes leaped with barely suppressed excitement and anticipation.
It is said that the Earthshaking Wolf Clan was wiped out for provoking the Imperial Frontier, and that the two clans have a deep-seated hatred for each other. In fact, they just lost the battle and were exiled by the Imperial Frontier to live in the Mysterious Void Realm.
In the first few years, they hated Dijiang intensely. The wolf clan was born proud, and the fact that he didn't kill them but instead kept them was clearly a deliberate humiliation!
In the following years, things changed. The Xuanxu Realm, also known as the Extreme Cold World, was covered with ice water grass that the Earth-Shaking Wolf Clan liked. In addition, the harsh climate made it suitable for living and met all their needs, so they gradually became less hateful.
They lived there in peace and contentment, naturally forgetting the minor grudges between the two races. Only one thing remained unchanged: they still wanted to challenge the imperial territory.
He was the strongest being in their hearts, and to have fought him even once was considered a great honor. The wolf cubs, who had grown up in the frigid lands, considered it an honor to fight against the Emperor. So at this moment, driven by the desire to bring glory to their ancestors, the wolf cubs did not hesitate to fight the Emperor to the death.
The man and the wolf jumped off the bed and fought for two whole hours. Duan Jiuyou was in a deep sleep and showed no signs of waking up. He only vaguely dreamed that two furry things were rolling around in his bedroom like children fighting.
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"This way, please, celestial officials."
The next morning, Bai Yanxing's men arrived at the gate. Liantang, Lianxi, Lianti, and others were responsible for receiving them. The celestial officials brought the Four Seasons Demons. The little girl was mentally challenged and started crying as soon as she was born. The weather changed with her mood, causing the entire Earth Breath Mountain to be engulfed in thunder and rain.
Liantang, worried that disturbing the ancestor and the Lord of the Wasteland's sleep, frowned and observed them, then politely suggested, "Can't you just gag your mouth?"
Both of them are grumpy when they wake up; no matter who they wake up, they'll throw a tantrum.
The cries of the four seasons are so loud that a single tear is like a sudden downpour, pelting the eaves like scattered beans.
The two celestial officials were also somewhat troubled, saying that if they stuffed something in her throat, she might choke to death. "Look at how she's crying, she can't catch her breath. If they really stuffed something in there, she might not be able to take a single sip and just die like that."
Liantang had no choice but to have Lianti and Lianxi take the child away. Even so, it only temporarily "shut down" the crying and could not stop the rain. No matter where the seasons cried, the heavy rain and thunder kept falling on Dixi Mountain.
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