Despite being a notorious villain in the martial arts world, he behaved with the politeness of a refined gentleman.
But his face, which had been flushed just moments before, had returned to normal in such a short time, and his calm demeanor made him seem almost indifferent.
Yu Tang suddenly understood what Chu Jiangli meant by "not loving".
If you don't love someone, you won't have any attachments, and you won't be afraid of losing them.
This is the best way to handle things for a desperate man like Chu Jiangli.
Compared to the villains of previous worlds, Chu Jiangli is much more cautious when it comes to relationships...
He used his consciousness to communicate with the system cat: "System, I know which soul he is now."
【Huh? What?】
Yu Tang replied to him: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire; he is fear among them.
With a soft sigh, Yu Tang sat down in a chair, poured himself a glass of water, and took a sip.
After pausing for a moment, he said to Chu Jiangli, "I am glad that you agreed to my request, and I understand what you mean."
Chu Jiangli nodded: "Thank you for your understanding, Divine Physician."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door: "I'll sleep in the courtyard tonight. We'll set off tomorrow after the divine doctor has finished packing."
Yu Tang ran his fingers along the rim of the cup, and before Chu Jiangli could even leave, he asked, "Does A-Li like listening to stories?"
Chu Jiangli paused, slightly taken aback, and asked, "What story?"
Looking up at the person standing by the door, Yu Tang gently tapped the table a few times: "Come sit down, I'll talk to you."
Chu Jiangli pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down.
Yu Tang poured him a glass of water before continuing.
"Once upon a time, there was a god who took on a disciple. Later, in order to save his disciple, he was surrounded and killed by the other gods."
"So, in order to avenge him, the disciple killed all the gods and has been desperately searching for his master's soul."
"When he finally found his master's soul, he discovered that someone was not allowing him to save his master."
So he separated his three souls and seven spirits into ten fragments, each fragment falling into a different world and becoming an independent person. These people are different, yet similar. But what they all have in common is that they all fall in love with the reincarnation of their master.
"Unfortunately, his master cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness, which is a restriction etched into the soul."
So no matter how good he was to his apprentice, he could never fall in love with him.
As the story reached this point, he once again felt that restraint that wanted to destroy him.
The golden patterns on my hand felt slightly warm, which somewhat alleviated the pain.
His voice carried a hint of amusement as he said to Chu Jiangli, "After five worlds, in the sixth world, that master finally gained some power over his own emotions and also realized his feelings for his disciple."
“So this time, he wants to take the initiative.” Yu Tang pointed forward and tapped Chu Jiangli’s teacup twice, saying, “No matter how many concerns or fears his disciple in this world may have, he will help him dispel them and spend his limited life with him.”
Chapter 12
Died for the villain for the sixth time (12)
Chu Jiangli spent the night on a recliner in the courtyard.
Lying in the same spot where I had been during the day in Yutang, with my eyes closed, I could hear the autumn night wind blowing through the bamboo forest, rustling the bamboo leaves.
He was thinking about the nonsensical story Yu Tang had told him.
He always felt that the other person was implying something.
The last sentence, in particular, seemed to pinpoint his inner fears, leaving him somewhat at a loss.
With a soft sigh, Chu Jiangli dispelled the feeling of helplessness.
He is Chu Jiangli, the master of Liyue Palace. He was captured at the age of four and is a monster who struggled to survive among a thousand children.
In order to survive, he ate human flesh and drank human blood when he was extremely hungry.
When he crawled out of the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, he could no longer use his hands and feet, and left bloody trails on the ground as he lay prone.
Bloodstained fingers gripped the former palace master's drooping robes tightly, pleading for survival and revenge.
He absolutely cannot lose his composure.
He must not allow anyone to sway his resolve.
Inside the room, Yu Tang rubbed the head of the system cat, listening to the cat's instinctive purring, and sighed.
"Little Jin, I've really shot myself in the foot."
"Back then, I had to create a love interest just to amuse him. Now, if I want to openly seduce him, I have to think about how to explain this love interest to him."
Yu Tang's mistake was that he misjudged Chu Jiangli's personality.
He had thought that a great demon should be flamboyant and domineering, but Chu Jiangli's domineering nature was only towards his enemies and those he didn't like. Towards his benefactors, he was too polite.
Even if she wavered, she quickly calmed down, leaving him with no way to make a move.
"Gurgle gurgle... Host, you regretted it so quickly?" The system cat thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of snuggling up to Yu Tang.
He always feels a strange sense of familiarity when touched by the other person.
Therefore, he felt that being a cat was quite good, and even wanted to be a cat in the next world so that he could have a physical encounter with Yu Tang.
Yu Tang: "Yeah, I regret it so much."
"Hmm, how about this?"
The system says: "Once the favorability rating increases further, you can say that you actually made that up to deceive him, and that you were just trying to protect your dignity."
After all, he was the one who said he wouldn't love you; anyone would feel insulted, right?
Yu Tang: "I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable, Little Jin Jin?"
"Sigh, after all these worlds, I've figured out your little schemes by now." The system placed its paw on its chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll help you with the planning from now on. You're not afraid of not being able to handle him!"
Yu Tang rubbed his little head: "Okay..."
Once the system cat fell asleep, Yu Tang turned over, covered his mouth, and coughed a few times, still feeling the lingering pain in his head.
But I'm still in a good mood.
After all, this time he tried to reveal some information to Chu Jiangli by telling a story, and he was not stopped by the Heavenly Dao.
This means he still has a chance to take advantage.
Just like the master-disciple comic book that Cheng Luo brought in the third world, it might be a clue left by Wei Yuan.
Yu Tang thought he could start from this world, trying little by little, to find clues and reveal information to these villains.
In this way, one day, both he and Wei Yuan will be able to regain their memories.
The next day, upon hearing that Yu Tang was going to leave with Chu Jiangli, Yu Qi and Xiao Han were extremely opposed.
Yu Qi was a slave that Yu Tang's mother rescued in her early years.
For Yu Qi, who was only seven years old at the time, Yu Tang's mother was his savior, and he vowed to protect this family with his life.
So when the Yu family was in trouble, he was entrusted by Yu Tang's mother to risk his life to save Yu Tang, and later protected Yu Tang for more than ten years.
Part of it was to repay the kindness of Yu Tang's mother, and another part was that he had long regarded Yu Tang as his own family.
He was even willing to risk his life to protect Yu Tang.
Xiao Han was a child that Yu Qi and the original owner found when they were fleeing. He was abandoned in the wilderness by his parents on a snowy day.
The original owner took pity on him, not only curing his illness but also taking him in as a caretaker.
The three of them had relied on each other for so many years, and seeing that Yu Tang was leaving, they couldn't possibly not follow.
So in the end, everyone had to compromise. Yu Tang asked Chu Jiangli to bring Yu Qi and Xiao Han along, and the four of them traveled together.
Because of its treacherous terrain, dense miasma in the forest, and fog that rises at dawn and dusk, coupled with the traps set up by Yu Qi and Yu Tang, getting in and out of Wulian Mountain is extremely difficult.
This is also why Chu general Li was able to recuperate here safely.
Yu Qi was tall and strong, and was responsible for carrying the luggage;
Xiao Han helped Yu Tang carry the medicine box, which contained various medicines, including prepared pills, some extremely precious medicinal herbs, and Yu Tang's usual silver needles and knife.
He had been learning medicine from Yu Tang since he was old enough to understand things. Although he wasn't particularly talented, he was still far superior to many doctors outside. Therefore, he was in charge of these delicate matters.
Yu Tang followed them with his cane. He was fine at first, but after walking for a while, he couldn't keep up anymore.
He transferred the poison to himself, using his physical constitution and medicine to slow down the poisoning and prolong his life, making his body, which already had only a few years left to live, even more fragile. In just a short while, his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
If it weren't for the pain relief provided by the system, it would probably be even more uncomfortable.
"Brother Chu, take a break." Xiao Han noticed Yu Tang's embarrassed expression and couldn't help but say, "Doctor Yu's body can't take this much walking."
Chu Jiangli was walking ahead and hadn't paid much attention to the others. When he heard this, he immediately stopped, grunted in response, and was about to walk up to Yu Tang to ask when Yu Qi walked over to him first.
The tall man placed the two large boxes of luggage he was carrying at Chu Jiangli's feet and asked, "Please help me take these luggage, Palace Master Chu."
After saying that, he walked up to Yu Tang, squatted down with his back to Yu Tang, and said, "Young Master, let me carry you."
"You won't feel at ease resting here. Once we get to town, we'll find an inn with bedding so you can rest better."
Upon hearing this, Chu Jiangli stopped in his tracks and frowned almost imperceptibly.
Yu Tang looked at Yu Qi, then at Chu Jiangli.
Xiao Han clearly agreed with Yu Qi's suggestion and advised Yu Tang, "I think Brother Qi is right. It would be better if we hurry on our way and rest in town."
As he spoke, he helped Yu Tang up: "Come on, Dr. Yu, climb onto Seventh Brother's back."
Chu Jiangli's eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.
He took a small step forward, then stopped.
In the darkness, he heard the sound of fabric rubbing together, and unconsciously conjured up the image of Yu Tang lying on the back of a tall man.
He couldn't help but imagine Yu Qi's large hands supporting the man's waist and legs.
If Yu Tang loses his balance, his hand will move even higher...
"No..." Chu Jiangli uttered a sentence that stunned everyone around him, as if his mouth was out of his control.
"I don't want to help you with your luggage."