THNWO 132

Chapter 132

Fang Chaozhou glanced at the two junior brothers, but before he could speak, someone entered the barrier.

Leading the way was the eldest senior brother, followed by Xue Danrong. As soon as the eldest senior brother entered, he looked at Fang Chaozhou with clear disapproval in his eyes. This look made Fang Chaozhou suddenly realize that both the eldest senior brother and Xue Danrong might have heard everything.

He couldn’t help but look at Xue Danrong.

Although Xue Danrong wore a veil, Fang Chaozhou sensed that his mood was probably not good.

Junior Brother He and Junior Brother Dai fell silent instantly, especially Junior Brother He. He quickly distanced himself from Fang Chaozhou. Fang Chaozhou, caught in the midst of being framed, couldn’t help but feel guilty, but he didn’t know how to handle the situation. Opting to play dumb, he muttered vaguely, “I’m tired, I’ll sleep first.”

He set up a small barrier alone, concealed himself within it, and spread a brocade quilt on the ground, lying down with his back to everyone.

Initially, he wasn’t sleepy, but after all, he had been walking all day. Fang Chaozhou had been staying indoors for many days, and he hadn’t felt this exhausted in a long time. Unconsciously, he drifted off to sleep. When he woke up again, he found someone lying on top of him.

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“Senior Brother asks what I’m doing?” Xue Danrong’s voice was light, “Senior Brother didn’t give me a chance to speak during the day, so I had to resort to this. By tying up Senior Brother, Senior Brother won’t be able to avoid me.”

With that said, Fang Chaozhou felt his lips lightly touched.

Xue Danrong was kissing him, even trying to pry open his teeth.

But Fang Chaozhou knew there were others present, Senior Brother and the others were all there. If there was too much movement, they might be discovered. So he gritted his teeth, but as Xue Danrong became more aggressive, he couldn’t resist and ended up biting Xue Danrong’s tongue.

The tongue retreated, but the temperature around him dropped even further.

Fang Chaozhou turned his head slightly, “Senior Brother… and the two Junior Brothers are still here, you… don’t mess around, and besides… we don’t have any relationship.”

As he spoke, he heard Xue Danrong’s voice.

“Then let’s go elsewhere. This isn’t a good place to talk.”

Fang Chaozhou didn’t know where he was being taken. Xue Danrong carried him out of the barrier with his arms around his waist, covering his eyes with shark skin. Xue Danrong didn’t allow him to see.

“The obstruction of qi is heavy at night, Senior Brother, your wood spiritual root might be affected.”

But he always felt that Xue Danrong was deceiving him with this. “The obstruction of qi is so heavy at night, can you see clearly?”

“I have a qi-clearing artifact,” Xue Danrong replied.

“Is it something you asked your Senior Brother for?”

“No,” Xue Danrong said.

These two words made Fang Chaozhou pause. Xue Danrong meant he had the qi-clearing artifact himself.

Finally, Fang Chaozhou felt like he was being let down. There seemed to be a tree behind him. He wanted to remove the shark skin covering his eyes, but his hands were bound. At the moment, only his legs could move, and his cultivation was also restricted by the Immortal Binding Rope.

Xue Danrong’s cultivation seemed even higher after clearing the demonic qi. Fang Chaozhou didn’t even know when Xue Danrong broke through his barrier and tied him up with the Immortal Binding Rope.

“Why didn’t my Senior Brother ask me? Clearly having a qi-clearing artifact, why did you still team up with the eldest Senior Brother?” Xue Danrong’s voice sounded particularly cold in the dark night, a coldness familiar to Fang Chaozhou, like the sound of jade colliding.

Fang Chaozhou pursed his lips, “Isn’t it good to team up with Senior Brother?”

“It’s good, otherwise how could I hear Senior Brother planning against me? Senior Brother, they’re asking you questions, and you haven’t answered. Tell me, who do I actually like?”

Fang Chaozhou suddenly trembled. He felt another hand on his waist.

“Senior Brother, can’t you answer?” Whether it was Xue Danrong’s voice or his actions, they were deliberate and methodical. The sound of clothes rubbing against each other was magnified infinitely in Fang Chaozhou’s eyes covered by the shark skin.

Various discordant thoughts flashed through Fang Chaozhou’s mind. This was the wilderness, although the obstruction of qi was heavy, many people from their sect had arrived. Moreover, there were enlightened immortal plants and beasts here. It wouldn’t be acceptable if they were spotted.

Moreover, Xue Danrong had refused to form a daoist couple with him.

“If you can’t answer this question, then I’ll ask a simpler one. I have the same doubts as those two. Someone spread rumors that I like someone else. Does that person like me?”

The belt fell to the ground.

Fang Chaozhou couldn’t help but lean his body against the tree, “Can’t you speak properly? First, untie the Immortal Binding Rope on me and the shark skin on my eyes.”

He took a deep breath suddenly.

He gritted his teeth and changed his tone, “Xue Danrong, let go of me. What relationship do we have? Are you just going to press me down like this? Do you think I’m easy to deceive? You say you like me, and I have to comply with you. You say you won’t form a daoist couple with me, and you can just push me aside. I don’t even know what you’re up to.”

His hand stopped moving. 

Fang Chaozhou knew his behavior that day was very childish, but he couldn’t help it. That night, he asked Xue Danrong why he said it was too early, but Xue Danrong just wouldn’t answer.

He thought that they were mutually attracted to each other, and they could talk about anything. After he confessed his feelings, he wouldn’t hide anything from Xue Danrong. This was his principle, but not Xue Danrong’s.

Although he knew the plot had deviated from the original, what if this storyline were to be twisted back?

Unlike the blindfolded Fang Chaozhou, Xue Danrong used spells to fix the night pearl lamp in mid-air, allowing him to see the person in front of him clearly. The young man with his eyes covered had fair skin, and the shark skin was dark blue. Because he had just woken up, his long hair was somewhat messy, sticking to his cheek and neck. Being bound at the moment, he looked somewhat pitiful.

Xue Danrong lowered his eyes and then raised them again. He untied the Immortal Binding Rope on Fang Chaozhou’s body but grabbed his wrist and pulled him into his arms. “I didn’t think Senior Brother was easy to deceive. I just wanted to earn some more money.”

Fang Chaozhou was about to push him away, but he froze when he heard this, “Huh?”

“Senior Brother once told me that mortal weddings require three rites and six gifts,” Xue Danrong said softly.

Fang Chaozhou felt he understood. The relationship between cultivators could be complex or simple. In simpler cases, two people could privately perform the rites of forming a daoist couple. If it were more complex, they would entertain guests and publicly declare their union, but it was still different from mortal weddings. On the day of a mortal wedding, there was usually a grand procession, but in the cultivation world, it was often done in a simple manner, eschewing extravagance and maintaining an appearance of celestial dignity.

Only demonic cultivation sects like the Abyssal Soul Sect could make such grand arrangements for betrothal.

Fang Chaozhou hadn’t expected Xue Danrong to reject him for this reason.

“Why didn’t you tell me you wanted to earn money? And I only mentioned it as a reference from mortals. You see, we don’t follow those customs in our cultivation world. If you’re short of money, I have money. I can give you all of mine.”

Xue Danrong’s voice was muffled, “But when Li Yiye came to propose, he brought many things. I’ve calculated it. With what I have, plus what my parents left me, I can barely match Li Yiye now.”

Fang Chaozhou sensed Xue Danrong’s low spirits and immediately comforted him, “Why compare yourself to him? He has lived for so many years, and he’s from the Abiyssal Soul Sect… Wait a minute, match him?”

He pushed Xue Danrong away, intending to remove the shark skin, but his hand was caught again.

“Senior Brother, you can’t remove it.”

Fang Chaozhou’s mind wasn’t on the shark skin. He couldn’t believe what he had just heard. He tilted his head incredulously, “Am I hearing correctly? You, a poor guy, matched what Li Yiye brought when he came to propose last time?”

Wasn’t he portrayed in the original text as a pitiful orphan who lost both parents, relying on the support of your ancestors and masters to grow up?

Aren’t all pitiful orphans poor guys?

Did the author omit a few words?

Pitiful orphans who lost both parents but inherited a large fortune?

Xue Danrong hesitated for a moment, “Barely matched.”

Fang Chaozhou recalled the long list of betrothal gifts that Li Yiye brought when he came to propose, and couldn’t help but burp, then quickly said, “I’m not lending you my money anymore, that’s mine.”

“And mine is also Senior Brother’s.” Fang Chaozhou felt a storage ring added to his hand. “This is what I’ve earned in the past month. My parents’ belongings are kept elsewhere. When we return to the Tian shui Sect, I’ll give them all to my Senior Brother. From now on, everything I have belongs to my Senior Brother.”

Although Fang Chaozhou didn’t worry about food and clothing, and even lived much better than ordinary cultivators, he still couldn’t help but be stunned by such a large fortune suddenly falling into his lap. It wasn’t until he suddenly felt cool all over his body that he snapped out of it.

“You… you…” He stuttered, unable to find words.

In contrast, Xue Danrong’s voice was very calm. “Originally, I wanted to wait until after we formed a daoist couple before cultivating together with my Senior Brother. But I feel I can’t wait anymore. If I keep waiting, Senior Brother will accuse me of liking someone else again.”

He whispered the last sentence into Fang Chaozhou’s ear—

“The day I came back, I used the handkerchief Senior Brother gave me in the underground demon realm and washed it with cold water.”

Fang Chaozhou’s face instantly turned red, like a veteran driver caught off guard.

Translator’s note: 

Am I the only one missing the chicken? Why did the golden-windged bird have to take it away???!!!