Wei Yuan caught up: "Master, I just finished cooking, can... we eat together?"
“No need…” Yu Tang replied, “I don’t need to eat anyway, so just cook your own portion from now on.”
After saying that, he went back to his room.
Wei Yuan was left alone outside, stunned and at a loss.
Mingming Yutang's words and actions were all reasonable and just the way a master and disciple should interact.
But Wei Yuan felt very upset.
Without eating, he put away the food and sat outside in a daze.
He really didn't know how to explain those things to Yu Tang.
His current master has an incredibly sharp eye for him.
They are no longer as easily fooled as before.
Wei Yuan had a premonition that if he lied, he would be exposed on the spot.
At that time, Yu Tang will definitely get angry, making their relationship even more strained...
Sitting there until late into the night, Wei Yuan suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.
Looking back, it turned out to be Xiao Jin, who had been missing for a long time, who had returned.
"Why don't you go inside to sleep?" Xiao Jin looked around curiously and exclaimed, "Did the owner kick you out?"
"Almost..." Wei Yuan regained his memory, and when he looked at Xiao Jin again, he felt both guilty and grateful.
Yu Tang once took him in, and he would always play with Xiao Jin in his spare time.
She was even jealous of Xiao Jin.
She disliked Xiao Jin clinging to Yu Tang and wanted to monopolize her master.
Looking back now, I realize that the other person never had those feelings for Yu Tang at all.
Xiao Jin truly loves Bai Hu.
But before the two could confess their feelings, Yu Tang suffered a calamity, and Xiao Jin died saving Yu Tang.
Baihu sacrificed himself because of Xiaojin's words, using a forbidden technique to save Yutang's soul at the last moment.
This is something he discovered only when he was nurturing Yu Tang's soul.
So although this world is fictional, many of the gods in it are real, and their bodies contain the souls of gods who died hundreds of thousands of years ago.
When the world ends, these gods will be released and placed under the jurisdiction of Yutang.
This is also a complete divine realm that Wei Yuan returned to Yu Tang.
The white tiger's soul was a gift he specially prepared for Xiao Jin.
Even though his relationship with Yu Tang has been fraught with difficulties, he hopes that at least Xiao Jin and Bai Feng won't be implicated anymore.
"Huh? The master actually kicked you out?" Xiao Jin's eyes widened, and she quickly sat down on the other side of the stone table, asking with concern, "What did you do to make him angry?"
Then he noticed that Wei Yuan's face was covered in bruises, looking especially miserable in the moonlight.
Xiao Jin's eyes widened even more, and pointing at Wei Yuan's wound, he said, "Could this also be from Master's beating?"
Upon seeing Wei Yuan nod, Xiao Jin immediately gasped.
Her voice became cautious: "I've only been gone for a month, I can't even imagine what you must have done to make him hit you..."
"Could it be?!" Xiao Jin's imagination ran wild. She stood up and pointed at Wei Yuan: "Could it be that you've fallen for some young lady or young master outside?"
"Did he go to a brothel behind my master's back?"
"Or!" Little Jin suddenly had a bright idea and said, "Or did he find out you stole a kiss from him?"
"Wait a minute, if he gets caught stealing a kiss, he should be happy..."
Faced with Xiao Jin's wildly imaginative thoughts, Wei Yuan suddenly felt much more relaxed.
“No…” Wei Yuan looked at Xiao Jin, who was hanging his head, paused for a moment, and then said, “It’s because I remembered what happened before, but I chose to hide it from him. And then he accidentally found out, so…”
Thud—
The stone table was shattered by Xiao Jin's punch. Xiao Jin's eyes turned red, and his previous concern vanished as he glared at Wei Yuan hatefully, gritting his teeth and saying, "You bastard!"
Wei Yuan wanted to say something, but Xiao Jin across from him had already started crying, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
He pointed at Wei Yuan and cursed.
"Lord God, you've gone too far!"
"Do you know how many times you've made your master cry in these worlds? How many times have you been hurt?"
"I don't care how many difficulties you have, you're the one who turned your master into this, so you have to take responsibility!"
"Hide it! Hide it! All you ever do is hide things! Don't you know that your hiding things is a sign of distrust?"
"It's been 100,000 years, why can't you change your bad habits!"
"Even the master has changed, and you haven't. Do you think someone like you deserves the master's affection?!"
Xiao Jin returned at this time because he suddenly remembered what had happened and, without even telling Bai Feng, rushed back to tell Yu Tang.
Upon seeing Wei Yuan, he initially assumed that the other party had no memory, so he tried to be considerate of the other party's feelings.
As soon as he heard Wei Yuan say that he had regained his memory, he couldn't hold back anymore.
The baby-faced boy was crying so hard he could barely breathe; anyone who didn't know better would think someone had bullied him.
He pointed at Wei Yuan and said, "You say you've regained your memories, and I'll tell you that I've remembered everything too."
"During the time you left Qinghuai Valley, the master was completely lost. Later, he said he was going to find you, but he came back carrying the blood-stained Crimson Sun Sword and collapsed outside Qinghuai Valley. In his dreams, he kept calling your name!"
"These are things from 100,000 years ago that you don't know. I'm telling you this not so you'll feel guilty."
Rather, I want to tell you that your master did indeed like you at first without realizing it, and it was his actions that caused many misunderstandings and regrets between you. But now, he has changed!
“He’s completely changed!” Xiao Jin said. “He won’t hide anything from you anymore. He trusts you, understands you, and loves you even more. And what about you?”
"What do you think you should do?!"
"What should I do?!" Upon hearing these words, Wei Yuan suddenly erupted in rage, like a bomb that had been pent up for too long finally exploding. With red eyes, he said to Xiao Jin, "I also want to be with him! But only one of us can live! I want him to become the carefree and unrestrained god he once was! Instead of being killed by the Yin Tian Dao time and time again!"
I hate Yin Tiandao, I want to kill him! But I don't even know where he is! This is the only way I can force my master to undergo his tribulation of love, so that he can take my place and become the main god! This is the only path Yang Tiandao has shown me!
"Moreover, Yang Tiandao also promised me that as long as Master becomes a god, he will erase all traces of my existence."
That way, none of you will remember me, and this ending is good for everyone!
"As long as he forgets me, given enough time, Master will be able to fall in love with someone else and find his true soulmate..."
"And what about you?" a voice rang in my ears: "Are you content with this?"
Overwhelmed by intense emotions, Wei Yuan didn't even notice whose voice it was.
He subconsciously replied, "What can I do if I'm unwilling? I don't want my master to die; I just want him to live well."
As for what kind of person I will become, it's not important at all..."
His voice trailed off abruptly, and he turned in surprise to look at the person who had just spoken.
He discovered that Yu Tang, who should have been inside the house, was now standing under the locust tree, quietly watching him.
Clearly, he had heard everything he said.
Chapter 24
Died for the villain for the tenth time (24)
"Master, Master..." Xiao Jin was the first to react. He was stunned by Wei Yuan's shout and didn't have time to analyze the meaning of the other party's words. When he saw Yu Tang appear, he was even more confused.
He stood there like a statue.
“Xiao Jin…” Yu Tang was the most normal one. He even teased Xiao Jin, “So you finally decided to come back? You’ve been having a blast at Baihu’s place for the past month or so, haven’t you?”
"I... I just forgot the time..." Xiao Jin looked at Wei Yuan, then at Yu Tang, and said, "But as soon as I regained my memory, I ran to find you! I thought..."
“I heard everything.” Yu Tang interrupted him, and smiled. “I don’t know why we were all able to recover our memories at the same time in such a short period of time.”
But this is good, it allows us to clear up all the misunderstandings.
Afterwards, Yu Tang compared memories with Xiao Jin and confirmed that the memory was real.
Then she gave Xiao Jin a hug, pressed her cheek against the boy's golden-brown hair, and whispered, "Xiao Jin, I made you worry 100,000 years ago, and even made you die to save me. It was all my fault."
This time, I will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen. I only hope that my little Jin can have her own happiness.
He paused for a moment before saying, "Also, you don't need to worry about me and Wei Yuan. Now that you've regained your memories, go find Baihu and talk to him to make up for the time you missed."
As for this matter, I will resolve it with Wei Yuan in the most appropriate way.
Xiao Jin felt a warmth in his heart, but also asked with concern, "Master, what he just said about Yin and Yang and the Heavenly Dao seemed so strange... what about you..."
"Shh, I'll tell you after I've explained things to him." Yu Tang released Xiao Jin and rubbed his head. "You should go back now."
Xiao Jin exchanged a glance with Yu Tang and realized that the other party already knew what was going on; she could only be a third wheel here.
Moreover, he is currently emotionally unstable, and if he says something he shouldn't, it could worsen their relationship.
"Okay, I understand." Xiao Jin nodded, took two steps, and then said, "Master, the God is actually quite pitiful. If it's not a big mistake, you should forgive him."
Yu Tang was amused by his words: "Weren't you just criticizing him so enthusiastically? How come you're speaking up for him now?"
"Anyway, I feel like he's had a tough time too!" Little Gold flew into the air: "Oh well, I'm leaving, you guys figure it out yourselves!"
After saying that, he didn't wait for Yu Tang's reply and ran off in a flash.
Once Xiao Jin was far away, the spirits in the courtyard also shut down their five senses and dared not eavesdrop anymore.
After all, the things I've heard and seen these past few days have been too astonishing.
Their already not-so-bright minds couldn't even figure out the relationships between these people.
If they continue eavesdropping and say something wrong, they might anger the deity and cause trouble.
And so, the courtyard returned to silence, with only Yu Tang and Wei Yuan standing in the night wind, gazing at each other.
After a moment, Yu Tang chuckled, his voice relaxed, and asked half-jokingly.