DTPDTDS 21

Chapter 21

When asked about his disciple, Mu Chen’s face turned cold as he retorted, “My disciple possesses exceptional natural talent. You need not worry about it.”

Gu Yunjue turned his head and hugged Mu Chen’s neck, a playful smile forming on his lips. Sensing Mu Chen’s unease, he patted Mu Chen’s back and softly said, “Fat Duck told me about it. I didn’t see anything.”

Yu Tianyi furrowed his brow, “This duck?”

The trouble-causing duck that didn’t want to be discovered immediately used its wings to cover its beak, fearing that it would be exposed and taken away.

Yu Tianyi sounded puzzled as he chuckled, “Well, take good care of it. Don’t discard it just because it’s ugly. This… duck isn’t bad.” Seeing Mu Chen’s protective look, as though afraid he would snatch away his treasure, Yu Tianyi appeared somewhat pleased. A smile of satisfaction curved his lips, “I used to think that our spiritual attributes should be swapped, but now I realize that your temper is quite fiery.”

Mu Chen’s expression darkened. He was already impatient and swung his sleeve towards Jing Ting, who had rushed back. Jing Ting understood and immediately coldly gestured, “Everyone, please take your leave.”

Yu Tianyi paid no attention to Mu Chen’s indifference. “In the Grand Competition of the Four Sects ten years from now, I’ll come to find you.”

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Everyone in Yan Yang Palace above and below admired Gu Yunjue. He was undoubtedly a true hero. Elder Liu was notorious throughout Chongyun Sect as a jinx, yet this person dared to jest about him being the Junior Brother. A hero indeed!

When everyone had left, Mu Chen’s expression finally eased. Gu Yunjue held Mu Chen’s hand, a look of confusion on his face. “Master, why didn’t that person even bat an eye when he crippled his own junior brother’s meridians?”

Mu Chen pondered for a moment. “Because he’s a bad person. Bad people should be killed.”

Gu Yunjue continued with a curious expression, “But aren’t they martial brothers? Haven’t they developed any feelings after being together for so long? That person just now didn’t even look at his junior martial brother from start to finish.”

Mu Chen paused for a moment, thinking about Yu Tianyi’s expression and actions just now. Although Ji Qingyuan had inexplicably fallen into demonic cultivation, which was intolerable in the immortal realm, Yu Tianyi didn’t even bat an eye at the thought of blinding his junior martial brother. It seemed he was extraordinarily ruthless. 

Thinking back to the last glance the other had given him… he sighed, “In the end, it’s all for power, for fame, for oneself. Remember, no one in this world will be good to you for no reason. Actions have consequences, so be cautious in all matters, and never let your guard down.”

Gu Yunjue smiled satisfactorily. Yu Tianyi appeared restrained, but his gaze remained unchanged. If it were an ordinary person, they would surely not notice the difference in his attitude towards them. However, his master didn’t buy into such notions and instead began to distrust his intentions, growing distant. This kind of master was truly baffling, yet incredibly endearing.

Mu Chen noticed the black duckling that Gu Yunjue was holding and furrowed his brow in disdain. “Why did you pick it up?”

When he had found this duckling, it was just a black fluffball, round and incredibly cute. He had pampered it for a while, even allowing it free access to the Yan Yang Palace. He used to squeeze, knead, and play with it every day. However, after he closed himself off for half a year, he discovered that the fluffball had changed its appearance, losing its fluffy fur and growing feathers instead!

Mu Chen felt deceived and, in a fit of anger, threw it into the back mountains to live with other spiritual pets.

This chubby duck seemed to revel in its newfound freedom, giving itself a particularly defiant name—Troublemaker! Despite its unattractive appearance, its cultivation grew rapidly. It soon dominated all the quarrelsome spiritual beasts in the back mountains and claimed the territory as its own, living a luxurious life. Seeing it again now, Mu Chen still couldn’t find a reason to like it. Perhaps it was just too ugly.

“Do you want to keep it?” Mu Chen was surprised that Gu Yunjue would like such an aesthetically unpleasing pet. However, he had heard that raising pets could cultivate a child’s compassion and patience, so he didn’t strongly object. “Don’t you find it very ugly? Your Master can find you a more attractive one.”

Gu Yunjue smiled and shook his head, “No, the disciple thinks it’s just right.”

Mu Chen continued to express his disdain, “It’s too ugly.”

Gu Yunjue provided a very convincing reason, “It can be used as food when we’re hungry.”

Suddenly, Mu Chen found his disciple’s argument quite reasonable. After all, it was hard to resist eating something that looked good. “Let’s change its name, though. ‘Troublemaker’ sounds too unpleasant.”

“How about ‘Dog Egg’ (Gou Dan)?”

“Not very elegant. How about ‘Black Egg’ (Hei Dan)? It suits its appearance.”

“Master, this name is so poetic. Black Egg will definitely be very happy. Thank you for giving it a name, Master, you’re the best!”

His initially bad mood was instantly lifted by Gu Yunjue’s words. He realized that all those troublesome people didn’t matter as long as he had his obedient and adorable disciple. His purpose in living was to raise his disciple and guide him onto the right path. As for those troublesome individuals, he could simply deal with them next time.

With this in mind, he looked at Black Egg with a somewhat improved expression. As long as his disciple liked it, they could keep it for now, and it could still serve as a potential source of food.

Black Egg: “…I’m seriously considering suicide!”

In the end, Hei Dan was successfully named, and Mu Chen wasn’t sure what Gu Yunjue had done, but after one night, Hei Dan shrank several times. The entire duckling turned into a fluffy bird that looked like it had just hatched from its shell. This made Mu Chen’s conflicted feelings much better. Looking at the chubby duckling for a long time could warp his sense of aesthetics, but it looked much better as a fluffy ball.

Due to Hei Dan’s shrinkage, Gu Yunjue found a smaller cage and carried it easily. Mu Chen, seeing Gu Yunjue idle, asked him to take Hei Dan for a walk. Of course, it wasn’t just a simple walk. Gu Yunjue enveloped the cage in spiritual energy and held Hei Dan in the air using his hands, making sure not to let the spiritual energy dissipate. This was to practice fine control of spiritual energy. To prevent him from getting lost,  Ming followed along. Although Jing Ming couldn’t do much else, his nose, which was many times more sensitive than others’, had never lost track of anything.

While following Gu Yunjue, Jing Ming held a red silk ribbon and suggested that Gu Yunjue tie it around Hei Dan’s neck and walk together.

Gu Yunjue deliberately smiled and didn’t respond, which frustrated Jing Ming. The Yan Yang Palace became much livelier than usual.

After watching them for a while and seeing no problems, Mu Chen went into the alchemy room with peace of mind, planning to refine a batch of pills to sell at the auction. His master, Dan Yangzi, had said that there were too few female cultivators in the immortal realm now. He needed to leave his disciples with enough assets to marry, or they wouldn’t be able to find wives. So his old man had left him quite a few things. Although Mu Chen had no intention of getting married, having these items did make him financially comfortable. Now that he had become a master himself, he also needed to leave some assets for his disciples and exchange some valuable treasures to help his disciples get married.

Thinking about it, Mu Chen wanted to blame Ji Qingyuan. In his past life, he had saved up so much, and Ji Qingyuan had taken it all! He grabbed a handful of herbs and threw them into the alchemy furnace with great momentum.

Several disciples who were helping him in the room looked at each other. They were used to their master’s habit of changing moods at the drop of a hat, but lately, he had been doing it more frequently. Especially since the arrival of the little palace lord, their master’s temper had been on the rise. They didn’t know why he was getting angry so often, and it weighed heavily on the minds of the servants.

Jing Ting walked to the door, saw Mu Chen angrily throwing herbs, paused, and stood at the door with a cold expression. “Master, many people have suddenly come to the palace gate, saying they want to see you.”