Unfortunately, Wei Yuan never fought him. Even if he tried to persuade him several times, Wei Yuan would use his charm to make him unable to urge him anymore.
"Hmm, I can't learn it." Wei Yuan hugged Yu Tang's waist, his voice still trembling. He pretended to be scared and hugged Yu Tang tighter. "I feel scared just looking down now. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble my senior brother to carry me for the rest of my life."
At this point, he softened his voice and asked Yu Tang, "Senior brother, are you getting a little annoyed with me?"
“If you think it’s too much trouble for me, I can get off and walk to Yuzhou City myself.”
"No..." Yu Tang quickly retorted when he heard him say that, "I don't think you're troublesome. I just think you do everything very well, except for not being able to fly on a sword, so I feel a little sorry for you."
Wei Yuan was taken aback.
Leaning on Yu Tang's shoulder, I felt a warm glow in my heart.
Sure enough, his master was always so gentle.
"Well, even geniuses have flaws," Wei Yuan said with a smile. "It's normal that I can't fly on a sword. As long as my senior brother is around, I won't have to worry about who will give me a ride."
He asked Yu Tang, "Senior brother, are you willing to give me a ride for the rest of your life?"
If Yu Tang hadn't cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness, he would have already understood the underlying meaning of these words.
This is a blatant confession.
It's a pity, he cultivated the path of ruthlessness.
Therefore, he replied to Wei Yuan, "With your talent, Junior Brother, you will surely be able to cultivate to the Mahayana stage."
"But cultivators at the Mahayana stage can already fly without a longsword, so why would they need a lifetime?"
Wei Yuan covered his face, sighed inwardly, and admitted defeat.
The two arrived in Yuzhou City.
Standing in the air, but not going down.
At this moment, Yuzhou City was shrouded in a purple haze.
A massive mass of demonic energy gathered above the city, with dark clouds looming and flashes of lightning visible.
Wei Yuan shrugged and said, "Does this even need an investigation? It's obvious that the Nine-Tailed Fox is right here."
Yu Tang also looked at the mass of demonic energy and said angrily, "The Nine-Tailed Fox is trying to use the lives of all the people in Yuzhou City to shield himself from the lightning tribulation."
"What a vicious demon."
After saying that, he landed in front of the city gate with Wei Yuan, picked up his sword and walked towards the gate: "If I rush in now, I can save a few more people. Junior Brother, you go back to the sect first and tell the elders to bring more people over."
But when he reached the door, he found that Wei Yuan was still following him closely.
Seeing him looking over, she smiled at him and said, "Senior brother, I'm actually very strong. And I already sent a message back to the sect. So don't even think about leaving me behind to enter this city alone."
He grabbed Yu Tang's hand that wasn't holding the sword: "If you're going, the two of you should go in together."
Chapter 31
Extra Chapter: Wei Yuan Travels Back to Tangtang's Childhood (18)
Wei Yuan spoke with great logic and a righteous expression.
What I was really thinking was: How could I possibly let you run into that stinky fox alone?
The fox clan is skilled in seductive arts and is known for its lust. If a simple and handsome cultivator like his master were to enter the city, wouldn't he be devoured by that beast until nothing was left?
In the heart of the love-struck Yuan Yuanzi, every living being would try to steal his master.
Especially with beautiful creatures like nine-tailed foxes, you need to be extra careful and wary!
Yu Tang, unaware of his inner thoughts, nodded: "Okay, then let's go in together. But if we encounter danger, don't confront the Nine-Tailed Fox head-on; the most important thing is to find a way to protect yourself."
"Mmm..." Wei Yuan readily agreed, released Yu Tang's hand, and pretended to draw his longsword.
The sword tip was still dangling on the ground, a complete perfunctory gesture.
After all, he's a walking 'tyrant'. Once he enters Yuzhou City, the nine-tailed fox demon will have to pray she doesn't get caught by him.
Otherwise, they'll peel off all the skin.
The city gates were wide open, as if deliberately luring them in.
The streets were deserted, shrouded in purple smoke, resembling a desolate ghost town.
Yu Tang and the others walked along the main street until the tips of their shoes touched something soft.
Looking down, they saw rows upon rows of neatly laid-out residents of Yuzhou City.
Shocked, Yu Tang squatted down to check the person's breathing and found that they were still breathing.
It's just that he probably fell into a coma, or was having a long dream.
As he examined it, Wei Yuan raised his left hand and seemingly casually flicked his sleeve at the purple smoke in front of him.
A sudden gust of strong wind blew by, instantly dispersing the purple mist.
The entire central square was now visible.
Tens of thousands of people were lying across the square, densely packed in a circle.
In the very center of this circle sat a thin man.
The man's face was deathly pale, his eyes were closed, and he looked lifeless.
Beneath him, a formation was outlined in blood, seemingly the core of the formation.
Wei Yuan frowned and said, "That's a dead man."
"Everyone lying here is alive, except for the man in the center who is dead."
"If this is all the work of that nine-tailed fox demon, then what he was trying to do was not to use the lives of the people of Yuzhou City to shield himself from the lightning tribulation."
Instead, they planned to defy fate and use forbidden techniques to exchange the lives of these living people for the life of this man.
Upon hearing this, Yu Tang also stood up and asked him, "Junior Brother, do you recognize this formation?"
"Hmm..." Wei Yuan has lived for so many years, there is almost nothing he doesn't understand.
This formation is clearly a heaven-defying soul-summoning formation, and it even has the potential to backfire on the nine-tailed fox demon.
I wonder what the relationship is between that man in the center and the nine-tailed fox, that it's worth him going to such lengths to save her.
He told Yu Tang the truth, and Yu Tang found it unbelievable.
But he quickly regained his composure and said, "Even if the Nine-Tailed Fox did all this to save the dead man, the lives of the other people in Yuzhou City cannot be sacrificed."
"Do you have a way to break the formation? We need to bring these people back to their senses first."
"Hmm, I have a way..." Wei Yuan said halfway before grabbing Yu Tang and pulling him into his arms, then taking several steps back in the blink of an eye.
Looking again, the spot where Yu Tang used to stand has been pierced by a deep crater!
If Wei Yuan hadn't intervened to protect him, given Yu Tang's reaction speed, he would probably be dead on the street by now!
The Nine-Tailed Fox is a powerful demon with strength approaching that of a Mahayana cultivator; it can kill hundreds of cultivators with a mere wave of its hand.
This is also why the sect instructed them to only investigate and not delve deeper.
Unfortunately, he encountered Wei Yuan.
Wei Yuan embraced Yu Tang and looked up at the face that was exactly the same as the man the painter had painted before.
He said coldly, "You beast, you've successfully angered me."
Chapter 32
Extra Chapter: Wei Yuan Travels Back to Tangtang's Childhood (19)
Even within Yu Tang's memories, Wei Yuan would not allow Yu Tang to get hurt; this was his creed.
But this stinky fox almost killed Yu Tang right from the start, so how could he let it go?
He threw his longsword and engaged the nine-tailed fox in fierce combat.
Yu Tang's gaze fell on the nine-tailed fox, somewhat surprised.
Even after a year, he hadn't forgotten that the nine-tailed fox in the painting he saw when he came to Yuzhou City with Wei Yuan was exactly the same as the handsome man in front of him.
But before I could examine it closely...
The next moment, his eyes were covered by Wei Yuan's hand.
"Senior brother, the fox demon is skilled in seduction techniques. Don't be bewitched by him."
Yu Tang smiled, pulled Wei Yuan's hand down, and his eyes remained clear, showing no trace of being bewitched.
"He's not even as good-looking as you, Junior Brother. I've been with you for so long and I haven't been bewitched, so how could I be bewitched by him?"
Wei Yuan was stunned.
My heart started racing.
Damn, Master is really simple and straightforward.
How could he possibly accept such praise?
"Thank you so much for saving my life, Junior Brother." After saying that, Yu Tang's gaze fell on the longsword that was fighting the Nine-Tailed Fox, and then he looked at his Junior Brother who seemed to be fine.
As if sensing something, he said, "Wei Yuan, your cultivation level is actually more than just the Golden Core stage, isn't it?"
At this critical juncture, only a fool wouldn't see that Wei Yuan, with just a long sword, was causing the near-Great Ascension stage fox demon to retreat in defeat.
Such cultivation is already heaven-defying, so how could he only be at the Golden Core stage?
Wei Yuan remained silent for a moment, then decided to be honest and said, "Well, actually I am..."
"Is he a god?" Yu Tang asked, his expression natural, which eased Wei Yuan's slight tension, and he nodded truthfully.
Yu Tang asked again, "Isn't the divine realm good enough? Why did you descend to the mortal realm and come to my side?"
"Because I am you..." Faced with Yu Tang's question, Wei Yuan hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell the truth: "I am your future lover."
"Lover?" Yu Tang was clearly somewhat bewildered.
He wasn't stupid; he knew that those who cultivated the path of ruthlessness were meant to sever all emotions and love.
Therefore, it is impossible for him to have a lover.