Chapter 48 Clarifying His Intentions: He is the one in this world with the greatest hope of ascension...
Shen Jiuxu blushed deeply at his words and buried his head in the blankets, but the group of flower buds and branches that would not listen to Jiang Yu each had their own thoughts.
As if afraid of being late and not getting a seat next to Jiang Yu, they all rushed out from under the covers, vying for attention and crowding around him.
"Baby, I'm suffocating from these blankets."
"Jiang Yu, you don't need the woodpecker. Sacred trees won't be bitten by insects."
"Yes, yes, baby, just watering and sunbathing are enough."
The tender pink buds crowded together, and the lush green branches stretched out in mid-air. Some even reached into Jiang Yu's palm, presenting their most beautiful parts to his bright and beautiful eyes.
They all resembled Shen Jiuxu, very good at putting on airs.
Shen Jiuxu's heart was in turmoil. All the words he couldn't say because of his pride were exposed by these flower buds and branches, leaving him standing naked in front of Jiang Yu as if he had been stripped naked.
But actually this should be a happy thing, it's just a pity that thinking about it now is a bit inappropriate. The flowers on Shen Jiuxu's head are becoming more and more vibrant because of his thoughts, they are pink and red, like the rouge on the face of a young woman getting married.
Jiang Yu looked at the increasingly vibrant flower buds and the "dancing" branches in front of her, then looked suspiciously at Shen Jiuxu hiding under the covers. "Why are these flowers getting even redder?"
He forcibly pulled the person out of bed.
Seeing that Shen Jiuxu's face was also red, she thought to herself, "Sure enough, trees and flowers are the same."
Why is your face so red?
"Because he wants to take off his clothes and kiss you."
"Yes, Old Tree is shameless. He doesn't want to wear clothes or cover himself with a blanket."
The two earliest and reddest flower buds seemed to be talking to each other, which amused Jiang Yu. He had always thought that Shen Jiuxu was a taciturn person, but now it seemed that he had a very rich inner life, but he just kept it to himself and refused to speak it.
Hahahaha—
Jiang Yu hugged Shen Jiuxu tightly and realized that not only was his face red, but his body was also burning hot. Jiang Yu had no doubt that if Hua Bao said a few more words, he would probably catch fire on the spot and be sent directly to the kitchen to be used as firewood.
Stop laughing.
Shen Jiuxu had lost both face and dignity. Unfortunately, due to his fluctuating emotions and unstable spiritual power, he couldn't suppress the flower buds and branches. He could only let them outside, repeatedly telling Jiang Yu their innermost thoughts.
He looked at Jiang Yu, his eyebrows and eyes crinkling, while the flower buds beside him laughed and trembled. Without hesitation, he kissed him directly, using some force to hold him very tightly.
He kissed him deeply, with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance at having his thoughts exposed. Jiang Yu was truly breathless now, his eyes filled with tears. The intense movements made his legs weak, and his body leaned completely against Shen Jiuxu.
"Waaah—"
"I won't laugh anymore, really... Waaah... I won't laugh anymore." Jiang Yu pushed him away, but because she had nothing else to lean on, she could only tightly grab Shen Jiuxu's sleeve with her hands, looking more like she was coyly welcoming him.
"I was about to water you and carry you out to sunbathe, and not only did I not give you any reward, you even repaid kindness with enmity." Jiang Yu's eyes were slightly red, and his hair, which had been messed up by Shen Jiuxu's arm, was scattered and stuck to his back. His voice was soft and a little hoarse.
"You can bite me."
Jiang Yu looked at the arm that was being extended in front of him, his eyes wandering for a moment, "No, even bugs won't bite."
"I won't let the bugs bite, I'll only let you bite."
Shen Jiuxu moved his arm closer, and Jiang Yu blushed even more. For a moment, Shen Jiuxu didn't know what he was thinking before he was pushed away.
He squinted as he watched the man shrink into the blankets, curling up left and right until he looked like a long, thin caterpillar, before biting him.
"Pfft—"
Shen Jiuxu laughed out loud, pretending to glare fiercely at Jiang Yu, then leaned forward and kissed his eyelid, "Baby, you're clearly cuter."
"Then come in."
Jiang Yu was flattered by his praise and took the initiative to lift the blankets on the left side again, patted the empty spot, and gestured for Shen Jiuxu to crawl in as well, "Let's roll up together."
"good."
As the moon rises, it illuminates the empty courtyard, occasionally climbing up the windows and sneaking into the house. The luminous pearl, which was deliberately covered by clothes, loses its light, and the moonlight takes its place to light up the house.
Two people lay on the large canopy bed. Their delicate and sharp features appeared innocent and harmless in their sleep, while their swollen lips hinted at the intense activity they had just had.
A dark red sandalwood box was neatly placed on a round table. The Xianchen Sword and two other unidentified swords were tossed under the table by Shen Jiuxu. Seeing that both of their owners were fast asleep, they could only suspend their daytime "open and covert struggles" and obediently lie down to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the side hall of Bailuzhou, Lian Chisu removed her hair ornaments, and Lu Buwen pushed her wheelchair forward to help her take off her outer robe and change into a clean inner garment. "I saw that child today, and I think the same thing you did. He really looks like Jianqing."
"Could it really be Jianqing's child?"
After realizing that someone shared her thoughts, Lian Chisu seemed to gain confidence immediately. "I think so too, but Jianqing... she hasn't been seen for many years. The last time I saw her, she wasn't pregnant. Could it be that she just looks alike?"
"After all, it is common for people to look alike in this world."
“Ah Su, if Jian Qing and Jiang Yu’s appearances were as common as ordinary people, you wouldn’t think they were related.”
Lu Buwen patted her shoulder, trying to calm her down. "Don't worry, things will be cleared up eventually. Cultivators' lives are beyond ordinary people. Maybe she just found a place to cultivate in seclusion for a few years. No news is the best news."
“Back then, besides you and me, Jianqing didn’t have any other trustworthy friends she kept in touch with. But she never told us where she lived. We thought we could contact her anytime, but now we’ve been out of touch for decades.”
Lian Chisu sighed, turned around and walked to the back of the wheelchair, pushing Lu Buwen to the bedside. The couple turned off the lights and drew the bed curtains, making the room pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
What else did you talk about with that child today?
Lian Chisu remembered that after she gave the Soul-Remembering Grass to Jiang Yu, Fu Shu called her away because she had some other matters to attend to in Bailuzhou.
"I didn't say anything, I just looked at the injury on his wrist."
Because of his disability in both legs, Lu Buwen had become somewhat knowledgeable about simple injuries and illnesses. In addition, Jiang Yu's wrist injury was similar to his leg injury, and Lian Quesheng would often mention this to him and Lian Chisu.
He always said things like, "If Jiang Yu's hand gets any more strained, it'll probably be ruined." "Father, remember to keep an eye on the doctors and give Jiang Yu a good check-up; he'll need to use a sword in the future!" "Mother, are there any new medicinal herbs at Bailuzhou lately? I'll pack some and send them to Jiang Yu." The two of them were practically tired of hearing these things.
Lian Quesheng had already plundered a portion of the medical books and ancient texts from Bailuzhou, and somehow managed to secretly send them out under the guise of "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass." Fortunately, he and Lian Chisu didn't care about these things, otherwise they probably would have beaten him to death with a heavy wooden plank.
Will this injury heal?
Lian Chisu had heard before that Jiang Yu's injury was too severe, and if anything else happened in the future, his hand would probably be useless. But now, after guessing that he might be the child of her longtime friend, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, wishing that his hand could recover.
"It's difficult."
"I've never heard of this happening during ascension before. And given Jiang Yu's talent, he shouldn't have failed. How did it turn out like this?" Lian Chisu was anxious and restless, tossing and turning, unable to calm down for a long time.
Seeing her like this, Lu Buwen sighed silently in his heart. Even if he wasn't Jian Qing's child, they still felt it was a great pity given his extraordinary talent, not to mention that there might actually be some connection between them.
"That's a sword wound."
Lu Buwen spoke slowly, and his words were like a thunderbolt, instantly shattering the silence in the room. He remembered that when he saw the wound on Jiang Yu's wrist, even though he was shrewd and experienced, he had never seen such a serious injury.
Even though three years have passed, the scars are still deep, which shows how serious the injury was.
"My tendons and veins were completely severed, and I was only a hair's breadth away from the bone. It's amazing that I can still hold a sword again." Jiang Yu wasn't particularly sad. He seemed to have come to terms with it, accepting his injuries and the fact that he couldn't fully recover. He was even able to comfort Lu Buwen.
"Jiu Xu went through a lot of trouble to find medicine for me and also donated a lot of spiritual energy, but I am much better now."
"But he... he's a sword cultivator."
Like Jiang Yu, Lian Chisu was a person who was used to using a sword. Of course, she knew that most of these cultivators were obsessed with swords, and some even wished they could treat their swords as their Dao companions. She had seen such people before.
Frankly speaking, if she herself had become a useless person who couldn't use a sword, Lian Chisu probably wouldn't have been able to accept it and would have tried to kill herself.
"That child is extremely talented. Even without a sword, he should be able to ascend to immortality. I just don't know how he got this sword wound."
"Quesheng only said it was because of ascension. It seems that even if there is some hidden reason, he doesn't know it. It is estimated that only Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu know the truth."
Lian Chisu still felt it was a pity, "If there is really some unspeakable reason, or if something bad has happened, I'm afraid that child will not be able to think straight and will give up this path from now on."
"He can't, he can't even play Mahjong."
Lu Buwen saw it clearly: the boy had a certain energy he had seen in himself before, but it had been worn down by the hardships of life.
But Jiang Yu is different from him. He is like a green bamboo that has stood tall and rustling in the wind after being tempered by wind, frost, rain and snow. Even if he falls to the ground briefly, he can still burst forth with vigorous vitality after a spring rain.
"He is the one in this world with the best chance of ascending to heaven."
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Author's note: I originally thought I would post it very late, but I didn't expect to finish it secretly during my night shift. My teacher told me to go to sleep, but I didn't. I picked up my phone and started typing. I'm so diligent! [newbie] Please praise me.
I think I can post tomorrow's chapter on time. I'll start writing after I catch up on some sleep during the day.
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