The three successfully teamed up for their journey, but only Yan Liang was genuinely happy. Yuan Suiyun harbored ill intentions, while Wu Hua, using the alias Tian Shi, idly watched as the Bat Prince, wearing a mask, tried to seduce Yan Liang.
Yuan Suiyun was very interested in Yan Liang's fortune-telling and face-reading skills. He originally just thought it was a good show, since finding lost items and predicting marriage was just nonsense. But the other party confidently took on the task of finding the person—and even actually brought the person back.
Before the people of Qixian Town informed him, Yuan Suiyun already knew about what had happened in the desert. Surprised, he became somewhat curious about the fortune-telling that Yan Liang had mentioned, where a divination cost five coins per divination.
Yan Liang had a very good impression of him for some reason. It turned out that Suiyun always made full use of any favorable conditions and his appearance was extremely deceptive.
Therefore, after Yan Liang finished his fortune telling and went to the restaurant for a meal, he was holding a hot water bottle and lost in thought when Yuan Suiyun seized the opportunity and asked a question in confusion.
"I wonder where Brother Yan learned his fortune-telling skills?" Yuan Suiyun seemed afraid that Yan Liang would misunderstand, so he quickly explained, "It's funny, I didn't really believe you at first, because I've seen too many charlatans in the martial arts world... but Brother Yan seems to be very accurate."
Yan Liang stroked his chin, thinking of Bai Yutang who had never believed him, and laughed: "It's understandable that you don't believe me." He paused, then answered Yuan Suiyun's initial question, "I bought a book from someone, and then studied it on my own."
Wu Hua twitched the corner of his mouth. He remembered that when this man answered Hu Tiehua's question in the desert, he also said that he bought it from someone else.
...He had been wandering the martial world for so many years, but he had never heard of such a person.
I don't believe without flowers, nor do I believe with the clouds.
Yan Liang believed he was right; the existence of the system should not be revealed, but he had indeed bought it from the system's shop.
That "other person" is, of course, the system.
Yuan Suiyun proceeded step by step, decisively abandoning any questions that couldn't be asked, and continued to ask: "If I were to have Brother Yan perform a divination for me, would I need anything other than my birth date and time?"
"Do you want me to tell your fortune?" Yan Liang became interested. "It would be best if you had your birth date and time, but it doesn't matter if you don't, it just means the results won't be very accurate."
Yuan Suiyun's heart stirred slightly: "...Can Brother Yan really calculate it as long as he wants to?"
Yan Liang replied, "Yes, but I don't usually do it on my own initiative."
He glanced at Yuan Suiyun, whose expression was calm. Yan Liang then said, "Five coins per divination, payment is required."
Wu Hua asked with a smile, "Have you ever told fortunes for people without paying them?"
Yan Liang thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
For example, there was the case of Pang Yu; and when I first met the female version of the Eastern Cult Leader... because I was a martial arts master dressed as a woman, I couldn't figure out his feelings, and I secretly did some calculations to avoid stepping on a landmine; and there were also the things that happened in the family of Young Master Lin Pingzhi...
This person seems to have thought a lot about it.
Wu Hua observed the expression on the boy's face and seemed to be deep in thought.
Having lived in the mountains for a long time, Wuji only knew the monks in the temple, and Wuhua initially didn't pay much attention to him. Although this person was a Shaolin disciple of the same generation as him, Wuji was lazy and gluttonous, and had never been expelled from the mountain. This was partly due to the sect leader's intentional or unintentional leniency, and partly because he was very good at changing his stance according to the wind. In the temple, he was neither universally disliked nor universally liked.
Wuhua and Wuji had a good relationship on the surface—as did he and everyone else in the temple—and he would never have killed Wuhua if Wuji hadn't broken into his room that day and found the silver ring.
Wu Hua could be said to know Wu Ji's life story very well—so what puzzled him was why Wu Ji (Yan Liang) would think so much?
Wuji (Yan Liang) left the monastic life in just three months. How many people could he have met and how many things could he have experienced in those three months?
Not everyone can get into trouble wherever they go like Chu Liuxiang.
Besides, this person doesn't seem like the type to cause trouble...
Wu Hua glanced at Yuan Suiyun, who was smiling, and silently stopped himself from having any thoughts.
He was wrong.
This man got himself into trouble as soon as he came down the mountain. In just three months, he caught the eye of the Bat Prince. Isn't that a huge problem?
Wu Hua watched with glee.
His plan was ruined by Chu Liuxiang. He faked his death and went to the desert to seek refuge with his mother, Shi Guanyin, but was captured by Chu Liuxiang again. Yuan Suiyun rescued Wuhua hoping that he would work for him... but Wuhua actually didn't care.
Yuan Suiyun was unwilling to be mediocre because of his blindness, and Bat Island was his life's work; but Wuhua's initial conspiracy was to fulfill his father Tianfeng Shisilang's last wish, and he himself did not have much ambition.
A life without ambition is like that of a salted fish.
Yan Liang noticed Wu Hua's inexplicable emotions and felt strange. He turned his gaze to her, and Wu Hua had a faint smile on her face and looked at him with a calm expression.
Yan Liang: ...
He glanced at Yuan Suiyun, who also had a smile on his lips, and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
...Is anyone talking about him?
Yuan Suiyun said gently, "If you don't drink the water in your hand soon, it will get cold. You should drink it now."
Yan Liang suddenly came to his senses and drank the warm water in one gulp.
Wu Hua glanced at Yuan Suiyun, then lazily looked away.
He truly couldn't understand what Yuan Suiyun was thinking... someone even more unfathomable than himself.
It was still night.
The three of them each booked a room. Yan Liang went downstairs to find the waiter for a late-night snack, while the two villains, who loved to gather at night, seized the opportunity to squat in a room and start a deep discussion.
Yuan Suiyun: "Do you know the person he's talking about?"
Wu Hua: "I don't know you. Why are you asking me?"
Yuan Suiyun: "Why have I never heard of the person he mentioned? If he had such fortune-telling skills, why would he pass them on to a monk?"
Wu Hua: ...What's wrong with the monk?
Wu Hua: "I haven't heard of it, but he also bought the antidote from someone else."
After being rescued by Yuan Suiyun, Wuhua, to show his sincerity, told Yuan Suiyun everything that had happened to him. Of course, Yuan Suiyun already knew about this through his own information channels.
Yuan Suiyun pondered: "Perhaps those two people are the same person."
Wu Hua: "...Don't you care where he got his money?"
Yuan Suiyun glanced at him and smiled faintly: "The 'buy' he mentioned is not about buying with money. After all, he only started fortune telling some time after he went down the mountain. Perhaps he used something as an exchange."
Wu Hua: "...You're right."
As expected of the Bat Prince... he shouldn't have offered his opinion.
Back then, Yan Liang traveled with Dongfang Bubai and Wang Lianhua, and the time was very lively. They bickered, picked fights, and had a great time.
This time, they traveled with Yuan Suiyun and Wuhua. Yuan Suiyun had a gentle personality, unlike Yan Liang who was lively. Although the three of them did not have a very lively trip, it was still quite interesting.
However, Wuhua had something to say.
For some reason, perhaps because he initially showed dislike for Yan Liang, Yan Liang treated him in a completely different way than he treated Yuan Suiyun.
One day, they passed through a small town, and since it was getting late, they decided to rest at a local inn.
What would you like to eat?
Yan Liang volunteered to bring them some food.
Yuan Suiyun smiled and said, "Brother Yan, what would you like to eat? Just buy me something too."
Wu Hua said, "Just buy whatever you like."
Yan Liang left empty-handed, but returned carrying a full load of things.
He bought two bowls of porridge and some side dishes for himself and Yuan Suiyun, but brought two green fruits for Wuhua.
Yuan Suiyun: "..."
Wu Hua: "...Do you dislike me?"
Yan Liang: No, it's not like you said you could just buy some fruit, so I just bought some fruit.
Wu Hua: ... "some"? ? ?
Are there even two that can be called?
And isn't this way too casual?
Yuan Suiyun couldn't bear to see this and kindly shared some of the vegetables with Wuhua.
Wu Hua: "………………"
He glanced at the innocent-looking Yan Liang, then at the gentle-smiling Yuan Suiyun, slammed down his chopsticks, stuffed two pieces of fruit into his pocket, and went out the door to return to his own room.
Yan Liang stood with his back to Yuan Suiyun, gazing at Wu Hua's retreating figure. Although Yuan Suiyun couldn't see him, he could sense that Yan Liang had been watching for a long time.
As Yan Liang turned to sit down, Yuan Suiyun hesitated and said, "I wonder why Brother Yan treated him that way? Although Tian Shi has a bad temper, he is a good person."
Yan Liang laughed and said, "He can't stand me, and I want to bully him too. Isn't that the best of both worlds?" He winked at Yuan Suiyun and took out a sesame seed cake from his pocket. "After we finish eating, you can give this sesame seed cake to him."
A win-win situation... but what makes it so beautiful?
Yuan Suiyun thought casually, a gentle smile appearing on her face, and said softly, "I thought you really were going to let him go hungry all night."
Yan Liang smiled without saying a word, thinking to himself that he was going to starve him for a whole night.
After the meal, Yuan Suiyun took the sesame seed cake, bid farewell to Yan Liang, and turned to walk towards Wuhua's room two doors down.
The corridor was dimly lit, but Yuan Suiyun, accustomed to the darkness, walked with steady steps. Yan Liang lowered his eyes, gazing at the shadow beneath Yuan Suiyun's feet, then closed his eyes and shut the door.
Yuan Suiyun knocked on the door and said gently, "It's me."
The wooden door opened with a click, and Wuhua, sitting at the table, looked at him and said, "Close the door."
Yuan Suiyun closed the door behind her and threw the sesame seed cake she had been carrying over. The sesame seed cake made a "pia" sound on the table.
Wu Hua raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is this?"
Yuan Suiyun: "Your junior brother gave it to you."
Wu Hua: "...Didn't he just bring me some fruit casually?"
Yuan Suiyun: "He said you can't stand him, and he also wants to bully you, so it's a win-win situation. He also asked me to bring you this sesame seed cake."
Wu Hua: "..."
"What makes it so wonderful?"
Wu Hua raised a question.
Yuan Suiyun calmly replied, "I don't know."
The sesame seed cake had long since gone cold. Wu Hua didn't believe that Yan Liang hadn't thought of this. Thinking about it this way, he realized that the man was still deliberately bullying him.
Wu Hua remained silent for a long while before saying, "You actually brought it to me?"
Yuan Suiyun said, "After all, it's your junior brother who cares about you, so of course I should help him out."
Wu Hua gave a fake smile: "You're just trying to disgust me? If you're really that kind, you might as well have the waiter downstairs reheat this sesame seed cake for me."
Yuan Suiyun smiled without saying a word. Wuhua looked at him for a moment, then turned her head away, not wanting to look at him anymore.
In the room two doors down from theirs, Yan Liang's good junior brother, who cared about Wu Hua, sighed melancholy.
He was unable to ask Yuan Suiyun the question.
—His relationship with "Tian Shi".
Author's Note: Good evening everyone!
It feels so good to persecute Wuhua, hiahia!
I want to keep tormenting you! o(〃'▽'〃)o Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2020-02-02 23:03:31 and 2020-02-03 21:04:46!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: one live little angel has been caught;
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: 4 bottles of Shiqiangujiu; 3 bottles of Jialanyu's City; 1 bottle of Plant System;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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