Der Mond scheint hell über den leeren Bergen, und Blumen füllen den Himmel

Kapitel 32

"We went on a secret rendezvous, originally planning to elope, but in the end we decided to come back for the money. But then we found that things were in trouble back home, so we had to come back to put out the fire," Shengxiang said with a grin, spouting nonsense.

Rong Yin stared at him intently for a moment, then said calmly, "You're always so dishonest."

"What do you mean? I'm much more honest than Rongrong. I tell you immediately where I'm sick or in pain, unlike Rongrong who has to kill herself to be happy..." Shengxiang fearlessly exposed his sore spot.

"I'm out." Yu Xiu ignored them and walked out with his hands behind his back.

With Bi Qiuhan holding a sword to his neck, Tang Tianshu was limp and unable to resist, but he remained calm and composed.

"Are you paralyzed?" Bi Qiuhan asked coldly.

"You have eyes, why ask me?" Tang Tianshu replied with a smile.

This is Ye Xianchou's adopted son, Tang Tianshu, who found the treasure of Leshan. Bi Qiuhan looked at him for a long time, and said, word by word, "I've heard that people who can't fight always have some kind of mechanism on them."

Tang Tianshu smiled and winked. "If I had any traps on me, I wouldn't have been caught so easily. I guarantee I don't have anything on me, not even a wire."

"I don't believe you trust Li Lingyan so much that you stay by his side without taking any precautions." Bi Qiuhan held his sword to Tang Tianshu's neck, not bothering to check if Tang Tianshu was truly paralyzed. This man, like Li Lingyan, was cunning and resourceful, not someone easily subdued; it was hard to say what kind of traps or hidden weapons he might possess.

"Qiu Han, take Young Master Nan back to his room to rest. He lost a lot of blood, but the wound isn't serious. He'll be fine after a couple of days of rest." A person walked slowly towards them, their voice gentle and comforting enough to dispel all fatigue. "I'll talk to this Young Master Tang."

Bi Qiuhan felt a sense of respect for Wan Yuyue's dignified demeanor, nodded, and left.

"Young brother, are you the Palace Master Wanyu of Biluo Palace?" Tang Tianshu asked first.

Wan Yuyue smiled slightly, answering a question unrelated to the one asked: "What Young Master Tang practices is 'Autumn Water as God, Jade as Bone'... It is said that once mastered, it can open up mountains and create paths, kill people from a hundred paces away, and turn bones into nothingness—the 'Bone-Melting Divine Skill'?"

Tang Tianshu smiled, "Young brother, you are suffering from 'sight deprivation' disease. Your eyes can hardly see anything anymore, can they?"

Wan Yuyue smiled, "It doesn't matter if you can't see, as long as you can still hear and smell, you can still distinguish the fragrance of the 'Jade Bone' herb from the depths of Young Master Tang's breath." He held a small silver needle in his hand and said with a smile, "I've heard that the 'Bone-Melting Divine Skill' can't be damaged by swords or blades, but only when the skill is about to be completed will the whole body be transformed into jade, resulting in paralysis and immobility. At this time, it's like breaking out of a cocoon to become a butterfly, which is the most dangerous. If the 'Yintang' point is stimulated, all previous efforts will be wasted and lifelong paralysis will result. I wonder if the rumors are true?" He actually used his hearing to pinpoint the location and slowly took the silver needle to prick Tang Tianshu's Yintang point.

Tang Tianshu was terrified. He had been easily captured without any guards, purely because he was extremely confident in his extraordinary skills. His "Bone-Melting Divine Skill" allowed him to displace acupoints even with swords and blades. He hadn't considered Bi Qiuhan's longsword a threat, but he feared Wan Yuyuedan's seemingly weak silver needle like a venomous snake. This young man smiled sweetly and spoke gently, yet his actions were ruthless, surpassing even the most seasoned martial artists!

"Wait! Don't you want to know how to dispel 'Vision Annihilation'?"

Wan Yuyue ignored him, the tiny silver needle hovering above Tang Tianshu's forehead, just a hair's breadth away from being completely obscured. "I don't want to. But if you don't want your thirty years of hard work to be ruined, you have to tell me something."

"What is it?" Tang Tianshu blurted out. He was confident in his intelligence and acted by scheming, rarely fighting with others. As soon as he said this, he was extremely annoyed, which proved that he was completely at a disadvantage against Wan Yuyuedan.

"Does the treasure of the old man of Leshan contain a rare medicine called 'Ma Xian'?"

Tang Tianshu was truly stunned this time, then suddenly burst into laughter, "So that's how it is—"

Wan Yuyue's needle tip pierced directly into the skin between his eyebrows, penetrating a tiny sliver. "Is there or not?"

"So it turns out that the Palace Master of Biluo Palace travels the world not for chivalry, nor for sightseeing, but actually for—women." Tang Tianshu suddenly realized he had gained the upper hand, and his smile softened considerably. "Yes."

Wan Yuyue smiled even more gently than him, "You're wrong."

Was he wrong? Tang Tianshu smiled. The so-called "Ma Xian" was a rare and miraculous medicine, said to be able to bring the dead back to life, but only if the person taking the medicine was a woman. There was another miraculous medicine called "Ma Fei," which was a strange medicine that could only bring the dead back to life if taken by a man. Both of these medicines were legendary, and whether they really existed in the world had long been a subject of much debate.

"I want the code of honor, I want to travel and enjoy life, I want Ma Xian too, do you understand?" Wan Yuyuedan spoke softly, but a hint of domineering arrogance finally shone through. "I am a very, very domineering and greedy person. I want happiness, I want honor, I want bliss... I want everything, you know? If I can fight for it, for the people I love... I want everything."

Tang Tianshu gasped; he had never seen anyone like this before.

This is an extremely ambitious person.

What he wanted was not power or money, but happiness.

He had seen many people with shallow desires who easily gave up everything; some only needed a little temptation to fall into the tragic trap of self-satisfaction and live out their lives in self-pity. But Wan Yuyuedan was different!

He wants everything, and he goes all out to get it—even by any means necessary.

He is a gentle person, but his gentleness is extremely domineering.

He knows how to follow his heart and how to be good to himself.

That being said, he is a selfish person, but also a selfish person with great courage.

There aren't many people in this world who dare to boldly and decisively pursue their own happiness, and even if he uses any means necessary, he doesn't harm others.

Is this the limit that a wise and capable king can achieve for himself? Tang Tianshu suddenly thought of Li Lingyan.

Compared to him, Ling Yan is a fool.

Li Lingyan never pursued anything; he didn't even love women.

He gave all his love to his family: Li Shiyu, Li Shuangli, Madam Li, and Li Chenglou.

He himself had never gained anything, and he had no desires other than indulging the desires of the people he loved.

Actually, compared to Li Lingyan, Li Lingyan is more like a good person, while Wan Yuyuedan is more like a bad person. But the only difference between them is that... Lingyan doesn't care about the lives of others except for the few people he cares about, while Wan Yuyuedan does care.

Tang Tianshu was envious of Wan Yuyue at that moment. To be able to push oneself to such an extreme as a king was truly admirable. "Ma Xian is in my room," he actually replied.

Wan Yuyuedan's needle tip slowly left Tang Tianshu's forehead. "I am grateful to you."

"No, I admire you." Tang Tianshu and Wan Yuyuedan suddenly felt a sense of mutual appreciation. "You are a very honest person."

Wan Yuyue gazed at him for a moment, then finally smiled slightly. "I haven't always been a very honest person either. It's just that I met the most dishonest person in the world, and I finally understand how one should act to make oneself happy." He even smiled gently. "Only when you are happy yourself can you make the people who love you happy, right?"

Tang Tianshu was actually infected by his smile and smiled slightly as well. In any case, Wan Yuyuedan was always a very relaxing and comfortable person. "That's because you don't have to carry anything, so you have the right to be honest," he said tactfully.

Wan Yuyue tilted his head and thought for a moment, then admitted, "I admit that selfishness requires qualifications. But since I don't have any burdens, I must be selfish for a while, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life." His eyes were dark and bright. "I don't want to make others happy; I want to be happy myself too."

“I’ve always looked down on the so-called chivalrous way of life; they’re all too pretentious and disgusting… But today, based on your honesty, I’ll give you Ma Xian.” Tang Tianshu said, word by word, “It’s in the ninth book on the third row of my bookshelf; it’s a thin leaf. If you can eventually get there, it’s yours.”

"Are you encouraging me to mobilize troops to attack the Blood Sacrifice Society?" Wan Yuyuedan asked with a half-smile.