He asked Wei Yuan, "How should I help you?"
No sooner had he asked than he saw Wei Yuan's wrist, which he had been holding, flip over and instead pull him by the hand, saying, "I need you, senior brother, to hold my hand like this and keep me from moving around, okay?"
Yu Tang was initially a little unaccustomed to such intimate gestures.
But Wei Yuan did apply the medicine for him and even cooked him a delicious meal.
I still take him out to play now.
So Yu Tang's hesitation lasted only a moment before vanishing. He gripped Wei Yuan's hand even tighter and said, "Okay..."
Wei Yuan's plan succeeded, and the smile on his lips couldn't be wiped away.
He immediately pulled Yu Tang, who had put away his longsword, into the city of Yuzhou.
The Floating Light Continent is a world where mortals, cultivators, and demons coexist.
Mortals revere cultivators as gods, while cultivators are responsible for protecting mortals from demons and monsters.
Slaying demons and eliminating evil is the responsibility of every disciple of the Wujian Sect.
Yu Tang and his companion were wearing the disciple robes of the Wujian Sect, which attracted a lot of attention as soon as they entered the door.
Yu Tang had a stern face and an upright back. He walked with an air of breezy grace, displaying the demeanor of a righteous cultivator.
Compared to him, Wei Yuan, who was walking alongside him, seemed to be the other extreme.
He was wearing the same Wujian Sect clothes, but his face was so beautiful it was almost demonic. When he smiled, everything around him paled in comparison, as if his very essence had been stolen.
This gave the people of Yuzhou City the illusion that the only one who could suppress this demon was the righteous young swordsman standing next to him.
The two people's clasped hands are the locks that bind this demon.
We cannot let go.
"Senior brother, look." Wei Yuan pointed to a painting of a beautiful woman hanging on a stall.
The stall owner said, "There exists a nine-tailed fox spirit in this world that can transform into a man or a woman."
And the men and women he transforms into must be the most beautiful people in the world, capable of bewitching everyone's heart.
"And this painting was created by an artist who was fortunate enough to have seen the nine-tailed fox."
He stood next to the painting and asked Yu Tang with a smile, "In your opinion, senior brother, who is prettier, me or the nine-tailed fox in this painting?"
Chapter 22
Extra Chapter: Wei Yuan Travels Back to Tangtang's Childhood (09)
Yu Tang is a very serious person.
For example, he would remember even a casual remark from Wei Yuan.
After all, he rarely interacted with anyone other than the elders and the sect leader.
Now that Wei Yuan has forcibly entered his life, he has to analyze every action and every word of this junior brother.
Then answer carefully.
So this time he looked at the painting carefully and found that the painter's skill was really good. The figures he painted were lifelike and indistinguishable between male and female, and had a breathtaking beauty.
But when he turned his gaze to Wei Yuan again, he met those bright eyes.
Then I realized that the painting was ultimately just a painting.
Compared to his handsome junior brother, he was a thousand times, ten thousand times inferior.
Wei Yuan was initially quite confident that his master would say he was good-looking.
But after waiting for a long time without receiving a reply from Yu Tang, I became inexplicably impatient.
Could it be that Master has taken a fancy to this stinky fox?
Does Master really think this stinky fox is prettier than him?
A surge of jealousy welled up within him. Just as Wei Yuan was planning to search the entire Floating Light Continent the next day to find that stinky fox, lock him up, and never let his master see him again.
He was suddenly poked on the forehead by a cool finger.
The warm light from the shop lanterns cast shadowy images of pedestrians admiring the lanterns.
Wei Yuan looked up and, following the finger's owner, saw the person he loved most in his life, who gave him the first smile since they met again.
Then, he whispered a single word.
"you……"
He probably doesn't smile often; this smile was very faint.
Yet Wei Yuan still clearly noticed it.
My heart suddenly started racing.
Wei Yuan almost wanted to clutch his chest and scream in the street.
Even after so many years and so many worlds, why is he still completely powerless against his master?
I felt both annoyed and happy at the same time.
My feelings were extremely complicated.
"What is that?" Yu Tang didn't know what Wei Yuan was thinking. After answering Wei Yuan's question, his gaze was drawn to something a vendor in the distance was holding.
Wei Yuan snapped out of his daze and looked over, only to find that the vendor was holding a straw stick covered with glistening candied hawthorns.
“Those are candied hawthorns.” Wei Yuan tried to calm his agitated emotions and pulled Yu Tang over: “I’ll buy you some.”
When it came time to pay, the vendor saw their Wujian Sect disciple robes and waved his hand, saying, "The immortal masters of Wujian Sect have worked very hard to help us slay demons and monsters, so consider this candied hawthorn a gift to you."
Yu Tang was somewhat taken aback by the kindness he received on his first trip down the mountain.
It was Wei Yuan who helped deal with it, secretly slipping the money into the merchant's pocket before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei Yuan took a bite of candied hawthorn and for some reason, he thought of the fourth world, where he was Xiao Lin and his master was a general.
At that time, he had never eaten candied hawthorn before. Yu Tang dragged him to buy one, and the people from Beicheng didn't want it for free. They insisted on giving the candied hawthorn to them for free.
As time goes by, they always share these same memories. Now that they've reversed the order, their hearts are filled with warmth.
Yu Tang tasted the candied hawthorn, its sweet and sour flavor causing his eyes to narrow slightly.
“Delicious…” he said, looking at the prosperous city of Yuzhou, when suddenly he had an epiphany.
He took the initiative to shake Wei Yuan's hand and said, "Junior Brother, let's go back. I still need to practice my sword."
Wei Yuan turned to look at him, and asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly need to practice swordsmanship? Didn't I tell you to relax?"
Yu Tang said, "Slaying demons and eliminating evil, Father is right."
"I want to become stronger."
"To protect more people."
This was the first time he had spoken so much. He licked his lips, caught his breath, and then smiled at Wei Yuan again, saying...
"That way, next time we come to Yuzhou City, we can still see such beautiful scenery."
Chapter 23
Extra Chapter: Wei Yuan Travels Back to Tangtang's Childhood (10 Chapters)
Yu Tang's ability to say such things was within Wei Yuan's expectations.
His master was the kind of person who, no matter how much suffering he endured, would always prioritize the needs of others.
More than ten years of arduous training made him expressionless and unsociable, but he still had a fire burning in his heart.
A little kindness and a glimpse of beauty are all it takes to guide them.
He wanted his master to rest, but he respected his master's opinion even more.
“Alright, then I’ll train with you, Senior Brother.” Wei Yuan leaned close to Yu Tang and said to him, “When we’re strong enough, we’ll go everywhere to slay demons and monsters, and stop these mortals from suffering.”
The handsome junior brother's face was very close, half of his body resting against his arm. The warmth of his body made Yu Tang's heart flutter for a moment before he nodded heavily: "Mmm!"
In fact, before experiencing those worlds, Wei Yuan's feelings for Yu Tang were more of an obsessive possessiveness.
If he had met Yu Tang back then, he would have thought of breaking Yu Tang's wings, destroying his abilities, and making Yu Tang dependent on him.
What does slaying demons and eliminating evil have to do with him?
All he ever wanted was his master.
But now, he has made changes without even realizing it.
He learned to respect Yu Tang's opinions and to understand Yu Tang's feelings.
His love remained selfish, but he no longer intended to hurt; instead, it leaned more towards protection and support.
The two took a boat along the route of Yuzhou City to see the lanterns, release river lanterns, and make wishes.
Wei Yuan also asked the musician on the painted boat for a guqin, and sat at the bow of the boat, playing a beautiful guqin piece for Yu Tang.
Yu Tang sat beside him, listening intently, a smile spreading across his face. He said, "Junior brother, you're really amazing."
"Can do everything."
Wei Yuan put down his zither, wiped his hands, picked up a piece of pastry and handed it to Yu Tang. Watching Yu Tang take a bite and show a satisfied expression like a hamster, he asked in a joking tone, "So, do you like me?"
"You like it?" Yu Tang asked, a puzzled look on her face as she ate the pastry.
Wei Yuan then remembered that his master was cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness at this time, and it was the kind of Path of Ruthlessness without any emotional attachments.
He has a long way to go and will need to be guided slowly.
So he took another piece of pastry and handed it to Yu Tang, asking him, "Does Senior Brother think this pastry is delicious?"
Seeing Yu Tang nod, he added, "That means you like this pastry."
"That's what liking someone is."
"Oh, I see." Yu Tang suddenly realized.
Wei Yuan then asked, "So, senior brother, do you feel happy being with me?"