Chapter 44 (First Update) [VIP]
As Zi Zhuo finished speaking, Yue Ling's gloomy expression froze for a moment, then became even more somber.
His eyes were jet black, with even the whites of his eyes tinged with black, his beautiful eyes filled with a deep darkness. The boy didn't speak, but simply sat leaning against a tree, one leg straight and the other slightly bent, his suppressed emotions telling Zi Zhuo not to joke with him.
Although the boy was still young, his aura was extremely terrifying. After his body was almost completely healed, he was able to control some of the energy in his body.
It's unknown how much energy he possesses, but even the amount that has leaked out creates immense pressure.
Zi Zhuo touched his nose; he was really difficult to get along with.
Oh well, what can I do? He has a good personality.
Pretending not to see Yue Ling's gloomy expression, he continued, "I know you and Yin Chu Jiu had a falling out, but I think you probably don't know why he rejected you."
Yue Ling clenched her hands tightly at her sides, her aura becoming unusually dark.
Zi Zhuo, however, didn't care; he simply stated what he had seen. If the conflict between Yue Ling and Yin Chu Jiu became too great, it wouldn't be beneficial for their upcoming journey.
“When we were in the Land of Inheritance, I was the first to pass the second test, followed by Yin Chu Jiu. At that time, Yin Chu Jiu came out of the second test and his emotions seemed a bit unusual, but he was normal before we entered the Land of Inheritance.”
"The Land of Inheritance has three levels. The first is the Rocky Forest, and the second is the Enchanted Forest. The Rocky Forest is simply about escaping the maze and fighting monsters, while the Enchanted Forest presents illusions, allowing people to see their inner thoughts and feelings clearly."
"So I think he might have seen something in the Enchanted Forest, which is why he changed his attitude towards you."
Yue Ling's aura was deep and his eyes were dark and unfathomable.
Upon seeing this, Zi Zhuo exclaimed in surprise, "Did you already guess?"
Yue Ling remained silent, but her attitude was clear.
Zi Zhuo understood. As an outsider, he could guess the possibility of Yin Chu Jiu's change, and Yue Ling, as someone extremely close to Yin Chu Jiu, couldn't possibly not know.
Perhaps he initially overlooked it due to his volatile emotions, but after half a month, he could easily guess what had happened.
Moreover, Yue Ling is a deep thinker who can understand even the smallest things thoroughly, and he would think even more deeply about Yin Chu Jiu.
"Alright, as long as you understand." Zi Zhu thought for a moment and said, "I've already tried to see if I can find out anything from Yin Chu Jiu, so don't worry. What Yin Chu Jiu is unwilling to tell you, she might be willing to tell us."
The black cat should be able to complete the task he gave him.
Only after Zi Zhuo finished speaking did Yue Ling respond to his words. However, even so, Yue Ling looked at him, but her attention was not on him.
Zi Zhuo said a few more words and then got up and left. After he left, Yue Ling suddenly disappeared from the spot. When Zi Zhuo noticed and looked back, there was no trace of Yue Ling under the tree, only the tree roots that Yue Ling had damaged.
No, why are you walking so fast?
Zi Zhuo took out a small booklet that she hadn't given away yet and sighed regretfully. Although it's true that you need to understand the points of conflict when pursuing someone, you also need to know how to please them, otherwise how can you make them happy?
That kid Yue Ling is obviously inexperienced. Without his teacher to guide him, what will become of him?
By the stream, Yin Chu Jiu was collecting water. The stream wasn't deep, so he placed the wooden bucket in the water and waited for the water to flow in automatically. The black cat, meanwhile, was squatting to one side, chewing on meat and grunting as it rolled its eyes.
Yin Chu Jiu sat next to her, head down, looking rather downcast.
"Are you going to tell me or not?" The black cat stared wide-eyed, its eyes clear and innocent.
Yin Chu Jiu felt a pang of regret. Perhaps he shouldn't have said that Yue Ling was in a bad mood because of him. Just now, when he was fetching water, the black cat followed him over. He was still concerned about Yue Ling's attack on the black cat, so he apologized to her on Yue Ling's behalf. He never expected that the black cat would ask him such a difficult question.
He didn't suspect whether Black Cat did it on purpose, because he was the one who brought up the topic, and Black Cat was just asking casually. Moreover, Black Cat and Yue Ling had a bad relationship, and Yue Ling would never allow Black Cat to investigate; even if someone were to investigate, it should be Zi Zhuo who did it.
However, Zi Zhuo was unaware of the complicated relationship and changes between him and Yue Ling, so he wouldn't do that. In Zi Zhuo's eyes, he and Yue Ling should still be good brothers and good friends.
He wouldn't tell Zi Zhuo about this, and given Yue Ling's personality, it's absolutely impossible for him to say so.
Therefore, when faced with the black cat's question, Yin Chu Jiu didn't think about anything else. She only thought that the black cat asked the question itself. After all, she was slapped for no reason. She was also a transformed magical beast and had her own pride and dignity.
He thought for a long time before slowly speaking, “Yue Ling and I have a very good relationship, and we have always been quite good. Before we entered the Land of Inheritance, we made a promise to do something. However, in the Land of Inheritance, for some reason, I can no longer do that kind of thing with Yue Ling. Not only can I not do that kind of thing, but I also can’t get too close to him.”
“Since I was little, Yue Ling only had me by his side. Now I have to get away from him, so he’s not in a good mood. And you tried to run towards me, so he took his anger out on you.”
After much thought, Yin Chu Jiu did say a little, but he didn't say the main point, because he didn't know how to say it. He just didn't want Black Cat's relationship with Yue Ling to deteriorate because of that incident. Black Cat was a major asset to Yue Ling's future, and he didn't want Yue Ling to lose that asset.
Moreover, the black cat was indeed implicated by him.
He has to give the black cat a reasonable explanation.
The black cat blinked and moved closer to Yin Chu Jiu, looking very curious. "Oh, is that so? Then tell me, what made you change your mind and quit?"
The black cat got too close, so Yin Chu Jiu couldn't help but take a step back and create some distance.
"Can't you tell me?" The black cat pressed closer, its eyes wide open. "Tell me, tell me! I want to know, please tell me!"
“This…” Yin Chu Jiu took another step back. Because he was squatting, it was difficult to back down, and he almost fell to the ground. He quickly stood up, walked into the river, and pulled up some water. “This… I can’t say.” In the end, he refused the black cat.
The black cat snorted, stood on the shore, grabbed his bucket, and wouldn't let him leave. True to her nature, she went straight to the point and pressured Yin Chu Jiu, "If you don't tell me, I won't let you leave."
A soft rustling came from the distant dense forest, and a figure stood silently there, his dark eyes fixed on the two people by the stream who seemed to be arguing. The girl was clutching the boy's bucket, and the two were so close that they looked like they were about to embrace. The figure wanted to rush out, but then he seemed to remember something, grabbed a tree beside him tightly, and held back.
Then, he focused his attention on his ears and listened intently.
"Black Cat." Yin Chu Jiu sighed helplessly. The black cat was very strong and stronger than him. If she didn't let him leave, he really wouldn't be able to. "Let go first, okay? I'll give you... When we get to the next city, I'll buy you something to eat, okay?"
He had intended to say he was going to cook for the black cat, but considering the black cat's nature, he immediately changed his story.
He didn't notice that the black cat's eyes first lit up, then dimmed again. Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she stubbornly said, "If you don't tell me, I won't let you leave. I let that kid beat me up, why can't I know why? If you don't tell me, I won't let you leave."
Then, the hair on her face reappeared, and she growled threateningly, "If you really want to leave, I'll definitely find a chance to fight back!"
"No!" Yin Chu Jiu retorted instinctively.
The black cat raised an eyebrow, giving off an air of "Just because you say no doesn't mean I absolutely can't." Ultimately, this matter wouldn't be over until Yin Chu Jiu revealed the main reason.
Yin Chu Jiu closed his eyes, took several deep breaths, and then opened them. He realized he had to say something to convince the black cat.
"Black Cat, let me go, I'll talk."
The black cat obeyed, released the wooden barrel, and stared at Yin Chu Jiu with shining eyes, as if it wanted to memorize every word he said, as if it concerned something important.
With a sigh, Yin Chu Jiu put the wooden bucket aside and sat down on the ground in silence. His silence wasn't to avoid answering, but rather to think about how best to respond.
After a long while, he raised his head and said to the black cat with shining eyes, "If you have someone you are very close to, and they want to get closer to you, and you are not so averse to them, but in the future, you may not be able to be with them for some reason, would you choose to get closer to them?"
"Hmm, you mean you and Yue Ling?" The black cat had lived alone in the forest for a long time, so she didn't know much about these kinds of complicated emotional matters.
Yin Chu Jiu didn't care whether the black cat could understand or not. He seemed to have found an outlet to confide in, and continued, immersed in his thoughts: "That person is very important to you. If you are destined not to be together in the future, then for his own good, you should distance yourselves from each other before your relationship gets too good. Then, when that moment comes, perhaps your departure will not hurt him as much."
Next, Yin Chu Jiu continued to ramble on and on, and the black cat listened attentively, muttering something as if it were writing down what Yin Chu Jiu was saying.
After Yin Chu Jiu finished speaking, she had also finished listening.
Yin Chu Jiu looked somber and tired. He smiled and asked the black cat, "Did you understand?"
The black cat shook its head, then nodded, "I don't understand, but I've remembered it."
"What?" Yin Chu Jiu was somewhat taken aback.
The black cat covered its mouth, shook its head hastily, stood up abruptly, leaped into the dense forest behind it, and disappeared without a trace. "I'm going back first. Follow me."
Yin Chu Jiu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly, bent down, picked up the wooden bucket, and slowly walked back.
However, Black Cat, despite his loud and boisterous nature, finally spoke up under her pressure. His mood, which had been gloomy for several days, finally improved a bit. Keeping a secret for too long is really bad for your health.
There was no one left by the stream; only the sound of the water broke the silence. After the two had completely disappeared, a melancholy young man dressed in white landed where they had just been. Deep within his dark eyes flickered many obscure emotions.
—For some reason, what is the reason?
—What exactly caused them to separate?
Meanwhile, the black cat, who had gone back to the camp a step ahead of Yin Chu Jiu, found Zi Zhuo and pulled him aside to whisper a lot of things to him.
After he finished speaking, Zi Zhu patted the black cat's head as a reward and took out a lot of delicious jerky from his carriage, all of which he had bought in Buick Town.
The black cat got the jerky and jumped to the side with a happy expression to enjoy it.
After the black cat left, Zi Zhuo tapped his palm with his folding fan, looking serious.
Why? What could be the reason?
Could it be a person? Or some kind of force?
That power is strong enough to forcibly separate Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling.
Tsk, could it be that Yin Chu Jiu saw something in the prophecy?
Therefore, for Yue Ling's safety or future, he did not want to get too close to Yue Ling.
As he was thinking, one of the two main characters he had been talking about had quietly returned. Zi Zhuo quickly banished the thoughts from his mind and finally found an opportunity to hand over his spiritual nourishment of many years.
"Here, take a good look at this, remember it, and apply what you've learned in the future."
Author's Note:
My period is here, so this silly author will only be posting one chapter today. Two chapters a day will resume tomorrow!
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