Chapter 190 Immortal Tea Escapes Danger
Inside the Never Sleeping Lodge, a gentle fire burns, and the aroma of tea wafts through the air!
Xianming gathered her sleeves, gently lifted the teapot, and slowly filtered out the orange-yellow tea soup.
"Xianming, do you really not want to see Xuanfeng's child? That's your own granddaughter!" Chaoxi walked out from behind the screen, fastening her belt as she asked.
Xianming picked up the Jianzhan teacup, brought it to her lips, and took a small sip. The warm, medicinal tea slowly slid down her throat, washing away the lingering saltiness.
"I don't want to," he said calmly.
"What? Afraid of softening your heart when you see the child?" Chao Xi sat down next to Xian Ming, reached out and stopped Xian Ming from drinking the Jianzhan cup from her lips, then drank it all in one gulp. "I heard that the child is chubby and cute, and looks exactly like Xuan Feng when he was little. After Yi's mother returned to the palace, she has been thinking about him constantly! You actually... don't want to see him?"
Xianming slightly raised her eyes, glanced at Chaoxi, and smiled coldly, "Chaoxi, just say what you have to say!"
Chao Xi smiled wickedly, toying with the empty Jianzhan cup in his hand. "Xianming, the Wuji Dao is indeed in complete chaos, just as you wished! Even Mother Yi has fallen ill and is bedridden because of the chaos within the Wuji Dao! You are about to achieve your goal!"
Xianming's eyes flickered slightly. Upon hearing the news of his mother's serious illness, he wasn't as happy as he had expected. Instead, his heart sank. His mother was ill?! Was she about to pass away?! Was he about to succeed?! If he was going to succeed, why... wasn't he happy...?
“Xianming,” Chaoxi said coldly, looking at the expressionless Xianming, “Which move am I in your game?”
Xianming looked at Chaoxi indifferently. Initially, he did indeed treat Chaoxi merely as a pawn, believing he could control the course of events. However, after Xuanfeng handed over the Wuji Dao, or more precisely, after Su Yuyao became increasingly important in Xuanfeng's life, everything began to spiral out of control. And Chaoxi gradually became both a source of emotional attachment and a physical dependence for him.
Xianming sighed softly and asked calmly, "Chaoxi, am I not your pawn?"
Chao Xi's brow bone gradually protruded, and his eyes revealed an unbelievable murderous intent. He exerted a little force with his palm, and the Jianzhan shattered instantly, turning into powder.
“Xianming,” Chaoxi said fiercely, her eyes reddening, “you’re a real vixen!”
"You flatter me!" Xianming knew that his relationship with Chaoxi was about to end. Even though his heart was aching with pain, he did not want to lower himself or compromise.
Xianming stood up, slowly walked to the door, looked at the tea garden that was so familiar, and said softly, "Chaoxi, have you ever experienced what it's like to survive alone in a tea garden like this for thousands of years?"
The murderous intent in Chao Xi's eyes paused, a hint of reluctance flashing across her face, but the anger in her heart did not dissipate.
Xianming gazed at the tea trees in the tea garden, as if seeing her own resilient self struggling to survive. "Do you see these tea trees? I planted them one by one. Back then, I didn't want to live anymore, but for my sister, and for Xuanyi's innocence, I gritted my teeth and persevered. Every time I felt like giving up, I would plant a tea tree, and in the blink of an eye, the entire tea garden was filled! Later, Xuanfeng was born, and I saw hope. I went to find her; I wanted to see my son, but..."
Xianming lowered her head, swallowing the tears welling up in her throat. "I told myself that if the tea trees died, I would give up, but ironically, not a single one of them died..."
"What is it?" Tide asked, her eyes red. "What changed you?!"
"Young Master Fu!" Xianming turned around and looked at Chaoxi, who was trying her best to suppress her shock. "You should know Young Master Fu too!"
Chao Xi's lips trembled as she asked in surprise, "You? You know Young Master Fu? You know who Young Master Fu is?!"
Xianming gave a wry smile and shook her head. "Do you know?"
Chao Xi stared blankly at Xian Ming, then shook her head.
"Chao Xi, have you thought this through?" Xian Ming walked up to Chao Xi, slowly sat down cross-legged, looked into Chao Xi's resentful eyes, and said softly, "You said you are my pawn, then let me ask you, what wrong things have I made you do?"
Chao Xi was speechless for a moment. He recalled the little things he had done with Xian Ming, and it seemed that apart from doing what they loved, the two of them had never really planned anything.
Xianming said calmly, "I admit that the only thing I did was to sow discord between Xuanfeng and Yi's mother, turning them into enemies! Originally, I wanted to guide Xuanfeng to use the special connection between Wuji Daozhong and Yi's mother to get rid of her! But he handed over Wuji Daozhong instead, so my plan failed from the very beginning! And what happened after that was beyond my control!"
Chao Xi frowned, looking at Xian Ming, who was cold and almost cruel, before her. "So... you seduced me, making me use Ze Yuan to destroy the Wuji Dao Sect..."
"You're overthinking it," Xianming's eyes slowly turned cold. "I'm just trying to seduce you so that Yimu will have one less ally and one more enemy!"
Chao Xi glared at Xian Ming, the person who had truly moved him, now tearing his heart apart. "Xian Ming, how could you..."
“I loved you!” Xianming said readily. “But so what? Do you dare say you loved me? You were just looking for a thrill with me! If someone else stirs things up, you still come to question me, don’t you?”
"I..." Chao Xi was speechless after being rebuked by Xian Ming's words.
"It's Young Master Fu, isn't it?" Xianming stared intently into Chaoxi's eyes and asked in a gentle yet firm tone, "Young Master Fu sent you to bring this up with me, didn't he?"
Tide was shocked again and blurted out, "How did you know?!"
Xianming smiled slightly, "Because I have already become a pawn!"
He gently dusted off the powder from the Jianzhan teacup on the tea table. "Tide, think about it carefully. If I hadn't told you all this, would you have killed me?"
Chao Xi paused for a moment, then avoided Xian Ming's gaze.
Seeing Chao Xi's evasive gaze, Xian Ming felt a sudden intensification of the pain in his heart. He lowered his head and straightened his clothes, letting his tears fall silently onto his sleeves. "You said I used you as a pawn, but in fact, we are both pawns of Young Master Fu! Young Master Fu used me, and once my path became blocked or I had achieved my goals, I was no longer of use, and naturally, I could not be kept! That's why he wanted to use you to get rid of me!"
Tide frowned and clenched his fist.
Xianming slowly raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, each tear rolling down like a pearl. "Chaoxi, you can kill me to report back! But before that, you need to think clearly about one thing! What is Young Master Fu's ultimate goal?!"
"Purpose?!" Tide seemed to have never thought about it.
“Yes, the ultimate goal!” Xianming leaned towards Chaoxi, placing her cold hand on Chaoxi’s burning arm. “The Wuji Dao is in chaos, and I have become a pawn! So, when will you become a pawn?! When we all become pawns, what is Young Master Fu’s goal?!”
Chao Xi blinked, "Young Master Fu just told me that he wants to help Ze Yuan establish a new Wuji Dao, so he asked me to cooperate with him..."
"Fool!" Xianming tapped Chaoxi's forehead with her slender finger. "Why would Young Master Fu help Zeyuan for no reason?!"
"this……"
“Have you ever considered how complex and dangerous it is to establish a new Wuji Dao?! The Daoist Heavenly Lord manipulates Yin and Yang Qi, using the body of the Wuji Mother as a foundation to establish the World Origin. This not only requires the Daoist Heavenly Lord's inexhaustible Qi power, but also the Wuji Mother's vast and generous Qi field!” Xianming grabbed Chaoxi's arm and glared at her eyes. “Chaoxi! I ask you! Does Zeyuan have inexhaustible Qi power?! Does that wild rabbit spirit Hongzhu deserve the title of Wuji Mother?!”
Chao Xi was speechless when questioned by Xian Ming. He hadn't really thought about these things; he had simply believed Fu Gongzi's empty promise.
"To establish a new Wuji Dao, the first thing to do is to destroy the previous one. I can no longer play a role in this matter..." Xianming's tears rolled down again, dripping onto Chaoxi's arm. He gently stroked Chaoxi's cheek. "If you want to kill me, then do it. Anyway, I've long since given up on living. If it weren't for Young Master Fu's appearance, which gave me the idea of revenge, I wouldn't have survived until today... With you, I... I'm content..." As he spoke, Xianming began to sob.
Looking at his beloved, who was on the verge of collapse from grief, Chao Xi finally couldn't resist this tender, weak, and tragic confession. He suddenly pulled Xian Ming into his arms, "Xian Ming! Actually, Young Master Fu decided to get rid of you because he hadn't been able to contact you for a long time and hadn't received any replies from you on some matters! But don't worry, I will absolutely not touch you!"
"Calling you a fool is an understatement!" Xianming raised her damp face, her eyes filled with affection, and said, "Young Master Fu is just looking for an excuse to make you kill me. If you don't do it, do you think he won't send someone else to kill me?!"
"Then... what should we do?"
Xianming smiled helplessly, "What can we do? What can we do? We'll deal with whatever comes our way, there's always a way! However," Xianming calmly analyzed, "Judging from the current situation, we must be careful! Young Master Fu is just using us. He's using my hatred, your ambition, and Zeyuan's resentment to destroy Wuji Daozhong and kill Yi's mother! But that's not his ultimate goal! I don't believe he'll help Zeyuan build a new Wuji Daozhong... I just haven't figured out what his real purpose is..." Xianming felt something was wrong, very wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it!
"Fairy Tea Lord! Tide Lord!" Longjing stood at the door and whispered, "Golden Moss Rat has urgent news to report!"
Tide asked in confusion, "Golden Moss Rat? How did he find this place? Let him in!"
Xianming sat up straight and gently wiped away the tears on her face.
"Immortal Tea Lord! Tide Lord!" The Golden Moss Rat stood at the doorway without stepping in, bowing and clasping its fists as it reported, "News has come from the Boundless Path that the Eight Great Generals of the Heavenly Gate... have sacrificed themselves to enter the mortal world!"
"What?!" Tide's eyes widened, and she slammed her hand on the table. "Sacrifice to enter the mortal world?! Can they even come back?! A bunch of idiots!"
"I heard that it was Hongzhu who came up with the idea, so Lord Zeyuan appointed the eight generals as Gods of Fortune and ordered them to offer sacrifices in the mortal world!"
"W-what?! It's Red Pearl again?!" Tide asked incredulously. "Zeyuan actually took that scoundrel's slander?!"
"Red Pearl? I underestimated you!" Xianming glanced at the furious Chaoxi and said calmly, "The Wuji Dao cannot be without General Tianmen. I'm sure Zeyuan had already prepared a way out when he made this decision! Why is Lord Chaoxi so nervous?"
"Looking for a way out?! What way out?! I arranged all these people for him! You little brat! You'd rather believe that wild rabbit spirit than your own father! That idiot! Without General Tianmen, let's see what he does!"
Xianming gently wiped the tea table with a soft cloth and slowly asked, "Who else is in the Wuji Dao? There can't be only Zeyuan and Hongzhu, can there?!"
“And…Young Master Ji!” the Golden Moss Rat whispered in reply.
"What?! Didn't Qiangji go back?! How come he's still here?!" Chaoxi suddenly froze, finally understanding the situation. He put his hands on his hips and gritted his teeth, saying, "That idiot! He just knows how to invite a wolf into the house!"
Xianming raised an eyelid to look at Chaoxi's exasperated expression and said softly, "Why are you so angry? You can't even bear to part with a wild rabbit?"
"All you do is get jealous!" Tide said, lighting his immortal tea. "Do I care about Red Pearl? I care about the positions of the Eight Great Generals! The people I placed there have been sacrificed, so the vacant positions of the Eight Great Generals will definitely be taken by the people of Thorn!"
Xianming pursed his lips, picked out another round cup, poured tea, and began to sip it by himself. He casually raised his eyebrows and looked at the black veil of the golden moss rat, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, then lowered his eyelids and gently circled the rim of the round cup with his finger.
Through the black veil, the golden moss rat watched Xianming, whose eyes were as clear and alluring as the moon. It watched his slender, jade-like fingers teasingly trace the rim of the cup, and then watched Xianming lift the round cup with his fingertips, bring it to his lips, and sip the orange-yellow tea...
The golden moss mouse swallowed hard and lowered its head.
"No, I have to go to Wuji Dao right away!" Chao Xi said urgently. "Xianming, don't worry, with me protecting you, no one can hurt a hair on your head! I'll come back to find you after I've dealt with things in Wuji Dao!"
Xianming stood up and walked to Chaoxi, straightening Chaoxi's clothes. "Such a big thing has happened in Wuji Dao. Shouldn't you go back and report to Mother Yi first?"
"You want me to go back to find Yi Mu?" Chao Xi looked at the aloof and charming Xian Ming in front of her. "Are you willing to do that?"
"What do I have to be reluctant about!" Xianming smiled, raised her eyelids to glance at Chaoxi, and said, "Didn't you say that Mother Yi is seriously ill?"
"Oh!" Chao Xi suddenly realized, pinching Xian Ming's cheek. "Then I'll just ignore them and let them make a scene?!"
Xianming laughed and said, "Of course we can't let them cause trouble! What if something really happens to Mother Yi, and Young Master Fu achieves his goal? Then what use are we?!"
"Ah! Xianming, you're such a fairy!" Chaoxi said, stroking Xianming's waist. "Don't worry, whoever becomes one of the Eight Generals, I will support them wholeheartedly! We can't let the Wuji Dao Sect be destroyed so easily!"
Xianming gently leaned against Chaoxi's chest. "As long as Wuji Dao still exists, we can still survive. We must preserve our strength in order to find a breakthrough!"
"Understood!" Tide slid her hand down to Xianming's butt and gave it a hard pinch. "I'm leaving!"
"Ah!" Xianming gently pushed away the tide.
Tide lifted his robe and strode out of the Never-Night Lodge. Golden Moss Rat glanced at Immortal Tea and was surprised to find that Immortal Tea was staring at him! He quickly adjusted his straw hat and followed Tide out of the tea garden.
"Longjing!" Xianming called out coldly as she watched the retreating figures of Chaoxi and the Golden Moss Rat.
“Here! Lord Xianming!” Longjing walked up to Xianming with his head down.
Xianming glared at Longjing, raised his hand but couldn't bring himself to strike. He took a few deep breaths and angrily shouted, "Look what you've done! You almost got me killed!"
"Immortal Tea Lord!" Upon hearing this, Longjing knelt down with a thud. "This humble servant dares not!"
"You dare not? Then why did you cut off your contact with Young Master Fu without my permission?"
"I just felt that before he appeared, you were doing just fine! After he appeared, many things got out of control! If this continues, neither the Wuji Dao nor we will have a good ending! So..." Longjing said guiltily, "But I didn't expect that Young Master Fu would be so ruthless..."
Xianming looked at the guilty and remorseful Longjing and said with exasperation, "Longjing, you've endured so much scorn and cold treatment following me, how can you still be so naive?! Do you think that just because we stop fighting now, everything will be alright in Wuji Dao?! Now, Hongzhu has already made her move, and her purpose is clear and her methods are ruthless! We are no match for her to begin with, not to mention the matter of withdrawal, if there is the slightest mistake, we will definitely be abandoned! Although I don't know who Young Master Fu is, nor do I know how much power he has, just from the fact that he was able to find me and Chaoxi, it's possible that Hongzhu is also his pawn! Perhaps there are others too!"
Xianming squatted down and looked at Longjing. "Longjing, from the moment I agreed to Young Master Fu's request, I knew I wouldn't have a good ending! But I don't want to stop! I want to watch Yimu decline and perish with my own eyes! If you're afraid, you can leave, I won't stop you!"
After saying that, he stood up and turned his back.
"Immortal Immortal! This humble servant will not leave!" Longjing kowtowed to the ground, choking back tears, "Immortal Immortal... I... I was wrong... Please don't send me away..."
Hearing Longjing's plea, Xianming's eyes also welled up with tears. "Longjing, you suffered so much in your life, it's such a waste for you to be with me! You're older than Xuanfeng, you should have had your own place long ago. It's my fault for being useless and delaying you, wasting Xuanyi's good intentions... Tomorrow, I'll go and beg Mr. Zhang to accept you..."
"I was wrong! I was wrong!" Longjing kowtowed repeatedly, tears streaming down his face, "Please, Immortal Mingjun! Don't send me away!"
"If I don't kick you out, do you think I'll let you kill me?!" Xianming said sharply. "Don't you use your brain?! How could someone as scheming as Young Master Fu only leave himself one way out?! By cutting off contact on your own, aren't you openly telling him that I'm going to betray you?!"
"I was wrong! I was wrong!" Longjing raised her head, her eyes red, and looked at Xianming with pleading eyes. "Xianming-jun! Don't send me away! I'll never do it again..."
"go out!"
"Fairy Tea Master!"
"Get out!"
"I don't!"
"you……"
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