Chapter 17 Chapter 17 You sleep so well, how can I not...

The full moon hangs high in the sky and the breeze blows on my face.

There was a small table in the yard, with three or five side dishes and a jug of sake.

There was an extra piece of braised pork in Wei Xin's bowl.

"Tsk, tsk, this is Wufang's specialty." Yundu said.

Wei Xin took a few bites and said, "It's a bit greasy."

Wufang snorted and went back to the kitchen feeling dissatisfied.

Wei Xin pointed at Wu Fang's back and cursed, "What's wrong with him? Are all the people who follow you so disrespectful?"

"How am I big?" Yun Du asked.

Wei Xin choked: "Your mouth is so big that even three bowls of meat can't fit in it!"

Yun Du smiled: "That may not be the case."

Wei Xin took a sip of wine and thought of something: "Did you find anything with the monster blood you brought back earlier?"

“Not at this time.”

Wei Xin looked at him doubtfully.

"What about you? Do you have any clues about the ashes?" Yun Du asked back.

"no."

Wei Xin did not intend to tell him the specific details. Although the two of them could sit here and eat in harmony, they were always in different camps and it was impossible for them to tell each other everything.

Fortunately, Yun Du didn't ask any more questions, and the two of them continued to eat and drink tacitly.

After trying many of them, Wei Xin still prefers egg custard, which is soft, tender and smooth, and can be drunk directly like water, which is so convenient.

Yun Du laughed and said that he was old and had bad teeth.

"After living long enough, I've met all kinds of people." Wei Xin gritted his teeth and almost overturned the table.

When Yun Jin rushed over, he saw the two men sitting opposite each other, one pressing down under the table, the other patting the table top, and they were trying to keep the table stable by relying on each other.

"Wei Xin! Why are you here again?!" Yun Jin shouted.

Wei Xin let go of his hand, crossed his legs and said proudly, "Your senior brother invited me here. Do you think I am happy about this?"

"Brother, you..." Yun Jin felt a little disappointed that they couldn't make it.

"Would you like to drink?" Yun Du asked, picking up the wine bottle.

"No, I'm here to discuss something with you." Yun Jin pulled him into the house, closed the door, and specially set up a barrier to prevent eavesdropping. Then he said, "Among the people who came to take the test today, there is a friend of mine. He has good qualifications. Brother, would you consider taking him as your disciple?"

"What's your name?"

"Wen Jingcheng."

"Wen Jingcheng again?"

"Why, do you know him?"

"I don't know him." Yun Du looked down at her. "Since he is your friend, why don't you just let him become your disciple?"

"It is precisely because we are friends that I cannot accept him. He has good character, but is arrogant. I am afraid I cannot teach him well. The way friends and master and apprentice get along is different." Yun Jin said.

Yun Du was silent, glanced at the door, and asked again: "Why did you let me accept him as my disciple?"

"Master uncles have many disciples, and they are going to recruit many more this time, so they don't have the energy to teach him properly. And there are not many people in our branch, so we hope to have a few disciples with good roots to pass on Master's skills."

After the two finished talking, Yun Jin opened the door, looked at Wei Xin who was still sitting in the courtyard, and whispered, "Brother, you should make a clear distinction between you and him as soon as possible. It will not be good for your reputation if this gets out."

"It's really not good." Wei Xin sneered twice, "I don't know who secretly sent someone to pick me up and even peeked at me sleeping. If this gets out, it will be very bad for my reputation!"

Yun Jin looked at Yun Du in surprise: "Brother, is what he said true?"

"It's true." Yun Du nodded.

Yun Jin: “…”

You don't even try to make excuses?!

Wei Xin: “?”

After Yun Jin left with a dazed look on his face, Wei Xin slammed the table and asked, "You really peeked at me sleeping!?"

"It's not really peeking, you were sleeping so well, how could I not take a few more glances at you?"

"......"

Wei Xin felt like he was slapping cotton. He raised his hand several times, but failed to slap the serious face and instead smashed the table.

Yundu moved his fingers and restored the table to its original state.

Wei Xin was stunned, and asked curiously, "Are you finally willing to use magic?"

"There's no way. The speed of repairing it cannot catch up with the speed of your destruction." Yun Du said helplessly, looking around, "It seems that I have to buy more copper tables and iron bowls in the future so that they can withstand your destruction."

"These aren't tough enough."

"So which one is the hardest?"

Xu Shun and Yun Jin have the toughest lives!

Is there anyone more difficult to kill than these two?

Whenever Wei Xin thought about this, he would get angry and hurt inside. Maybe it was because he drank some wine, the hurt inside and his expression started to look sad.

Yun Du noticed his abnormality and poked his arm: "What's wrong with you?"

"I just suddenly thought of something. A wise man asked a question. Can you help me answer it?"

"Which wise man?"

"Don't worry about that." A wise man named Wei asked, "If one day you find that no matter how much you practice, you can't change your fate and are destined to be a plaything of heaven, then is there any point in practicing?"

Yun Du asked: "What is destiny?"

"Life and death." Wei Xin raised his eyes, "If you knew you were going to die, what would you choose?"

"Buy a coffin and choose a good grave."

"......" Wei Xin pinched his arm, "I'm talking to you seriously!"

"I am serious too. Who doesn't know that they will die one day? Life, aging, illness and death are destiny. Some people do not want to submit to destiny and embark on the path of cultivation. With their mortal bodies, they abstain from the five grains, cut off the six emotions, and eliminate the seven desires, fighting against the destiny of heaven. Isn't this the meaning of life?"

"But has anyone succeeded in the past thousands of years? Even if it was my father or your master, wouldn't they have died of suffocation, and all their years of hard work would have been wasted in an instant?"

"But their names, descendants, and skills still exist in this world."

Wei Xin was silent.

"Life has meaning, and death also has meaning. Living in this world and fighting against the heavens is the fun of it."

"Master, I understand!" Wei Xin patted his shoulder excitedly.

Yun Du smiled and asked, "What did you realize?"

Wei Xin counted on his fingers: "As for my name, I am already famous in this world. As for my skills, when I die, I can naturally find a few disciples to pass them on. So, now all I need are descendants!"

"?"

Yun Du: "No, no, wait a minute—"

"I will give birth to the baby when I go back!" Wei Xin suddenly realized, got up and left.

Yun Du immediately stopped him and said, "Wait! There's no rush to have a baby!"

"Why?"

"Because..." Yun Du pointed at his chest, "You know exactly what your physical condition is like now."

"What do you mean?" Wei Xin asked vigilantly.

"What I mean is - you can't have a child just because you want to. You have to have a good body to give birth to a good child, right?"

Wei Xin thought it made sense.

Anyway, there is still a long time before he dies, so there is no harm in waiting a little longer.

Wei Xin sat down again. After his talk of venting, the depressed mood in his chest dissipated a lot. He no longer felt resentful or self-pitying. Instead, he felt more ambitious and wanted to fight against the way of heaven a few more times.

"You are really smart." Wei Xin poured him a glass of wine. "What about you? When are you going to have a baby?"

Yun Du almost choked and said, "I don't have a Taoist partner yet."

"Just find one. You don't plan to ascend anyway. These long years are so lonely."

“It’s not easy to find.”

"With your conditions, it's really hard to find one."

Yun Du paused: "Huh? Why?"

"You never go out of the house, who can see you?" Wei Xin looked at him and started to give bad advice, "I'll teach you a trick, go out, find a pretty girl, play the hero and save her, who knows, she might marry you."

"It sounds like... Lord Demon is very experienced?" Yun Du said with a smile.

"That's what it says in the storybook, your junior sister..."

She saved two men, and they were both completely devoted to her!

"What happened to my junior sister?"

"It's nothing, your junior sister is very pretty." Wei Xin smiled embarrassedly.

Yun Du looked at him warily: "Don't think of hitting on her."

Wei Xin had no intention of going after Yun Jin, but he couldn't get used to the look in his eyes, so he said rebelliously, "Why can't I go after her? I can go after whoever I want to go after! I'm telling you, the elders are looking for a queen for me recently, and I think Yun Jin is pretty good, so I'll take her away later."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear female voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Wei Xin! You really have ulterior motives!"

Yun Jin had come back at some point, and with him was Xu Shun. Both of them looked at him with sharp eyes, wishing they could tear him to pieces on the spot.

"Uh... misunderstanding, this is really a misunderstanding!" Wei Xin hurriedly explained, but the two men had already started drawing their swords.

Wei Xin really didn't want to fight with them. Not only could he not kill them, but he would also give them an opportunity. He could only avoid them and hide behind Yun Du: "Hurry up and explain to them!"

"How can I explain that you wanted to capture Yun Jin and make her your queen? It wasn't you who said it?" Yun Du asked, tilting his head.

"I said that just to spite you!"

"Who do you want to marry as your queen?"

"I don't want to marry anyone, okay?" Wei Xin thought his words had worked, but Yun Du dodged to the side.

Two sword lights came straight towards him.

Wei Xin cursed secretly, and had to take action to repel them one by one: "Yun Du, you wait for me!"

Yun Jin got up and tried to chase him again, but was stopped by Yun Du.

"Brother, you just let him go like that? Did you hear what he said?!"

"Uncle Master, if he really comes to capture Master..." Xu Shunyi didn't dare to say the rest.

"He was just joking." Yun Du raised his head and looked at the starry sky. The next moment, the stars fell down together and hit them like meteors.

He raised his hand and drew a huge barrier, and Yun Jin and Xu Shun immediately injected spiritual power into it.

After fighting for a long time, a figure floated down in front of him. He was wearing a black python robe, half of his hair was white, and he had a weird smile.

"Wei Xin! Why did you come back again?!" Yun Jin said angrily.

"The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I must capture someone and take him back to vent my anger today." Wei Xin pushed hard with both hands, breaking the barrier.

Xu Shun rushed to Yun Jin to protect her immediately.

Unexpectedly, Wei Xin caught Yun Du, who disappeared from their sight in the blink of an eye.

"Senior Brother!"

"Uncle Master!"

In the dark night sky, Wei Xin was holding Yun Du. Seeing that he looked normal, he sneered and said, "Is it because I'm too nice to you that you are so fearless?"

"That's because Lord Demon is kind-hearted." Yun Du said seriously.

Wei Xin snorted, and felt a hand around his waist, and shouted, "Let go!"

"I'm afraid of heights." Yun Du hugged tighter.

"Pooh!"

Wei Xin threw him onto a cliff, but Yun Du adapted well, walked around and looked at the starry sky leisurely.

"The meteor just now was very spectacular, but it was used in the wrong place."

"Yes, it should go straight into your chest." Wei Xin threatened.

Yundu smiled silently: "Have you ever seen a shooting star?"

"What's so good about that thing?"

"Wei Xin."

Hearing him calling him by his name, Wei Xin was stunned at first, not quite used to it, and instinctively wanted to curse him, but he saw him stretch out his hand and point to the distance: "Look."

Wei Xin turned his head and saw streaks of starlight flying quickly across the sky, like rain, swords, or scalding lines, weaving a glittering brocade of stars in the dark night sky.

Wei Xin had certainly seen real shooting stars before, but each time he just took a quick glance and forgot about them in the blink of an eye, and never paid much attention to them.

For some reason, even though he knew it was Yundu's little magic, he still stared at the dense and magnificent starlight for a long time without taking his eyes away.