chapter 23
Asphalt's face seemed to merge with the darkness, terrifyingly gloomy. Seeing Liu Nian looking at him, he slowly walked out of the darkness, and his eyes became warmer little by little. He walked to Liu Nian and hesitated and said, "Sorry, I... I'm so useless."
Liu Nian looked at him, but didn't know what to say. Although he was wearing the skin of Wen Er Shao, he and Shi Qi knew that he was an outsider. Shi Qi's apology was just for Wen's family and Xi Ming to see.
While the two of them were talking, the other person hiding in the dark looked at him without blinking, which made Liu Nian feel uncomfortable all over and he spoke with a little caution. He subconsciously avoided that place. He knew that the pressure on his body disappeared, so he looked over. The man was no longer there, and only Xi Ming looked at him with a meaningful meaning.
"Thank you for today's business." Even though Ximing knew that he was not a member of the Wen family, he thanked her sincerely. Ximing's joining made them win more smoothly.
"You can do it yourself." Xi Ming gave him four words and turned to look at the asphalt.
The two asphalt wars.
Xi Ming said: "Go back."
Asphalt followed without saying a word.
The starling screamed: "I won't go back! I won't go back! Didn't you say that Buqigu can't tolerate me? You are consistent in your words and deeds. If you have a way of saying one thing and doing another! You can't be so unprincipled!"
Ximing touched the hair on its back.
The blood had stopped, the wound was scarred, leaving only a sticky and hard blood clot that was stuck to the feathers.
The starling shivered for a moment and calmed down.
Liu Nian remembered that he promised Cheng Xuyu and the others to go to the Ghost Moon Secret Realm together, and said, "Master, I have an appointment with my friend and I will go back later."
Xi Ming kept walking: "It's up to you."
Asphalt turned around, his eyes slipped from him to Wen Jin and others, and then looked at him deeply before turning his head.
Liu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. Asphalt's eyes were too deep just now, and he was a little worried that he would shirk everything to the Wen family regardless of the matter.
Cheng Xuyu and others waited for Xi Ming to leave before they surrounded him.
Liu Nian said: "Where are the other immortals? I haven't thanked them yet."
The kid smiled and said, "No need to thank you."
Cheng Xuyu was a little strange when he heard him call the scattered cultivator. It was a statement that only mortals would not know the truth of cultivation. As cultivators, they were mostly called fellow Taoists. He thought that Liu Nian was grateful and deliberately raised others. Liu came from a Buqigu, but he was said to be a famous master. It was rare to maintain such a humble and sincere heart, which made him feel more and more worthy of making friends.
After the Wen family was rescued, they immediately regarded Cheng Xuyu and others as guests of honor, and Liu Nian was treated the same as theirs.
The kid was very surprised and asked Liu Nian quietly: "Why are they so polite to you?"
Of course, it was because in the eyes of the Wen family, he was already considered an immortal and was afraid of his revenge. Liu Nian felt it was very boring. He was an orphan and grew up eating a hundred families in the village. The villagers couldn't say good to him, but they didn't make plans like the Wen family and beware of them all the time. When they finally left, many villagers were reluctant to leave.
In this way, Wenying, as the second young master of the Wen family, is not as comfortable as him. As his book boy, Li Qie thought life would be difficult, so he could easily sell the Wen family to the national teacher.
The next day, the Wen family returned to its original atmosphere. Many servants were driven away by the national teacher. They quickly found a tooth woman to fill it up and specially invited a few people in the Medicine Valley with good temperament.
Everyone in Yaogu would do their daily life by themselves, and they enjoyed this treatment for the first time. They all felt it was very strange, but it was strange for a day, and they couldn't stand it the next day. They recruited Cheng Xuyu and asked him when he would set off.
Cheng Xuyu looked at their depressed faces with amusement: "Aren't you still very happy yesterday? What's wrong with today?"
The kid said, "That woman is so strange. When I took a shower, she actually wanted to come in! I was naked in the shower. She was so embarrassed."
The others laughed.
Cheng Xuyu said: "The time for the opening of the Ghost Moon Secret Realm is almost here. We need to make some preparations and leave early."
Everyone nodded and decided to set off tomorrow.
Liu Nian naturally had no objection, so he sent someone to say hello to the Wen family and thought it was settled.
That night, Wen Jin came to the door with a box in his arms.
When Liu Nian looked at him, she couldn't help but remember Wenying's previous explanation. She felt guilty and didn't dare to look at him.
His avoidance fell in Wen Jin's eyes, and naturally thought he was resentful of his being sent to Moyun Cliff, and said sadly: "I know you are still blaming me."
Liu Nian was stunned and said, "Why do you say this?"
Wen Jin smiled bitterly and said, "You and I are brothers, do you still have to go around in circles when you speak? After sending you to Moyun Cliff, I have been unable to sleep well. Sometimes I dreamed that you were bullied at Moyun Cliff, and sometimes I dreamed that you were bloody home. I... I am sorry for you."
Unfortunately, that person can never hear it again.
Liu Nian remembered Wenying who was starved to death and fell silent.
Wen Jin said: "I was very angry when you colluded with outsiders to betray the Wen family. Later, I calmed down and thought about it. Are you because of Qingmiao? Since you are the descendants of the Wen family, you should know that your ancestors were favored by Moyun Ancestor and promised him that every generation would send a disciple with spiritual roots to Moyun Cliff. Either Qingmiao or you and me, what choice would you make if you were me?"
Liu Nianxiang: Qingmiao is not a descendant of the Wen family, but the promises of the ancestors of the Wen family need an outsider to fulfill, so how can it be said?
He lived in a mountain village since he was a child and was confused about the contract of selling his body. Naturally, he didn't know that the owner had the final say in the contract of selling his body, and he had no freedom anymore.
Wen Jin said: "I was too angry about what happened later. If you want to blame me, I'll blame me alone." He slowly opened the box and placed a jade pendant the size of a palm in it. "This is the token of the head of the Wen family. From now on, if you preside over the Wen family, I can rest in peace."
Liu Nian said in surprise: "I will never use it!"
Wen Jin turned a deaf ear and took out the jade pendant respectfully, holding it with him in both hands.
Liu Nian took a step back and thought for a while and said, "I don't blame you. In those years, you and your wife were not having a good time. I still remember one time when I went to school, I sprained my ankle. You carried me back. I remember it all."
Wen Jin's body was shocked and she looked at him in disbelief.
Liu Nian said: "Since I am a member of the Wen family, I will serve the Wen family. In my mind, the head of the Wen family's generation can only be the eldest brother."
Wen Jin's nose was sore, she forced herself to turn her head, stretched out her hand to hold his shoulder, and hugged the person in her arms.
Liu Nian was a little uncomfortable and wanted to break free. Thinking of Wenying, he held back again.
Wen Jin patted his back gently and whispered: "Brother, I'm sorry for you too. I broke your legs and left you far away and ignored you. Fortunately, you are lucky, otherwise what should I do if my elder brother... My elder brother was just angry, forgive me."
Liu Nian sighed silently. The account of Wen’s family is not clear to outsiders. It is just that if Wenying had any knowledge underground, she would feel a little relieved when she heard Wen Jin’s words.
After a long night of hard work, Wen Jin finally got rid of the depression in his heart, so that he was still reluctant to leave the next day. The nanny hid behind the wife and looked at him secretly, with a little guilt and embarrassment in her eyes, and a little relieved. The lady was still expressionless, but she was not as cold as she first met. When Liu Nian looked at her, she smiled rare.
Cheng Xuyu took his people to the city gate to wait for him, leaving time for him to say goodbye slowly.
But Liu Nian actually has nothing to say.
The person they saw was Wenying, but Wenying was no longer there. He said what he wanted to say for Wenying, but it could not replace his emotions, regardless of love or hate.
Seeing his stiffness, Wen Jin let it go after saying a few words.
Finally, he couldn't help but emphasize: "Remember, this is your home, no matter how good or bad the outside, remember to come back."
Liu Nian nodded with a smile, then strides forward.
After meeting with Cheng Xuyu and others, they decided to go back to the Medicine Valley first, and then switch to the Ghost Moon Secret Realm in Liang Kingdom.
Seeing that Liu Nian was confused, the kid volunteered to explain: "The Ghost Moon Secret Realm appears every ten years, and this year is the sixth time it has been opened. When the first five times were opened, we were busy breaking the mechanism and breaking the formation, but we didn't get anything. Finally, on the fifth time, we combined the power of each sect to open up the road, but because we didn't get enough time, we all were ready to divide the spoils this time!"
Hong Shulian laughed and said, "A good secret adventure, how could you say it so vulgar?"
The kid muttered, "It was."
Liu Nian said awkwardly: "This, I won't go."
Cheng Xuyu said: "It's okay. Although Buqigu did not participate in the first five times, he provided many magic weapons for free and was considered a part of it."
Liu Nian still felt that he was very happy and felt uneasy. After Jin Chongyan's four-word evaluation of "insatiable" by himself, he became extremely cautious about this matter, as cautious as a frightened bird, and was unwilling to take any advantage.
Seeing that he was reluctant to go, Cheng Xuyu said, "What is the next step to take, mainly to go to the secret realm to have a long experience. That is the place where senior masters practice, and there are countless mysteries. If you can understand one or two, it will be of great benefit to your own cultivation."
Only then did Liu Nian be persuaded and said to himself: I just look at it and take nothing, so it should not be considered greed.
Chapter completed!