Yue Chenqing was the last person in the world who would criticize Murong Chuyi.
He had admired Murong Chuyi since he was a child, and he loved this uncle who was not related to him by blood. It was because of this that a young master like him was willing to follow Lord Xi He to the Burning Country in the north. He was willing to bury his head in all kinds of scrolls, trying to find the trace of the elixir that could cure all kinds of diseases.
He already knew that he was wrong to come to Bat Island without permission. However, no matter how he apologized, Murong Chuyi did not ease up at all. He kept scolding him and scolding him for not cherishing the life that he had "exchanged with his mother's life". In the end, he even said such heart-wrenching words to Jiang Yexue, who had saved him. Yue Chenqing's heart could not help but be confused and upset.
"… Fourth Uncle … I know I'm wrong. I'm too stupid and too impulsive … I really just wanted to see you well. You didn't tell me anything, so I had no choice but to search everywhere by myself … I'm sorry that I didn't find the medicine for you and even caused you trouble … But you … But you …"
He closed his eyes and tears fell.
"Why didn't you even listen to my explanation …"
"You said that my life was exchanged with my mother's, and you said that Jiang … You said that he was a bastard … But he didn't want to be born from a concubine … I also didn't want to kill my mother as soon as he was born! Why are you blaming it on us? Fourth Uncle, I respect you and love you. For so many years, I thought that everything you said was right. I liked everything you did, but have you really looked back at me? "
Yue Chenqing sobbed and said, "Did you really … Did you really see me as your nephew, even once?"
Jiang Yexue whispered, "Chenqing, forget it, Chuyi —"
Murong Chuyi's face was pale and gloomy. He suddenly interrupted Jiang Yexue. He stared at Yue Chenqing's face with a pair of glazed eyes and said, "Let him speak!"
Jiang Yexue: "…"
Yue Chenqing wiped her tears. She lowered her head and sobbed for a long time. Then, she sadly murmured, "I won't say anymore … I, I shouldn't have been so fierce to Fourth Uncle … I also shouldn't have talked back to Fourth Uncle …"
He seemed to want to slowly calm himself down, so he kept repeating the words, "I shouldn't have offended Fourth Uncle." But as he mumbled and mumbled, in the end, he suddenly raised his hand and buried his face deeply.
Her cries were like the whimpers of a cub. "Would you rather I had never been born?"
Murong Chuyi: "…"
"My mother has already left. I'm not Murong Huang, I'm Yue Chenqing!"
The atmosphere in the cave was extremely tense. Anyone could see that Murong Chuyi's limbs were trembling from the excessive emotions in his heart. His porcelain-like face was slightly red, and his pale fingers were tightly clenched into fists. He looked at Yue Chenqing, then looked at Jiang Yexue. Finally, he closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. "Okay … Okay."
After a while, Murong Chuyi opened his sharp phoenix eyes. His red and teary eyes fiercely swept across the two of them. The coldness in his eyes suppressed his sadness. "I've heard your explanation. I won't scold you anymore, Yue Chenqing. "
His palms were almost bleeding from his fingertips, but he still slightly raised his chin and forced himself to be cold and calm.
"You're on your own now."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left in a huff.
Jiang Yexue said, "Uncle!"
Seeing Murong Chuyi's expression, Yue Chenqing seemed to have woken up from a painful nightmare. The tears on his face had not dried, and he looked at his uncle's back in a daze. "Fourth uncle …"
But Murong Chuyi had already left the cave. He even pretended not to see Gu Mang and Mo Xi who were standing at the entrance of the cave. His face was as pale as the first snow on a winter night, and he left without looking back.
There was a dead silence in the cave. After a while, Mo Xi broke the silence.
"… Why did the two of you suddenly quarrel like this?"
"…" Jiang Yexue sighed. "When Chenqing woke up just now, my uncle lost his temper at him and asked him why he came to Bat Island alone. Chenqing explained that he came to find medicine for him. He … Sigh, he felt that it wasn't worth it, so he got angry and blamed Chenqing for being insensible. … My uncle's character is like this, he didn't mean any harm. I'm sorry, the Yue family … made a fool of themselves. "
Mo Xi didn't know what to say. He didn't like to meddle in other people's business, so he paused and said, "It's too dangerous outside, I'll go and find Murong."
"Hey —" Gu Mang pulled him back.
"What's wrong?"
"That beauty won't go far. He's very smart, he just wants to be alone. You didn't see his face when he went out." Gu Mang glanced at Yue Chenqing and the others, and said softly in a voice that only Mo Xi could hear, "He's so angry that he's about to cry. If you go and find him now, you'll embarrass him even more. Let him be alone outside for a while. "
"…" Mo Xi was startled. Who was crying? Murong Chuyi?
Didn't he go out fiercely?
Although Mo Xi didn't see any weakness on Murong Chuyi's face, Gu Mang had always been more observant than him. Since Gu Mang said so, although he didn't agree, he didn't insist.
However, Jiang Yexue was still worried, "My uncle, I'm afraid he's alone …"
"Don't worry." Gu Mang entered the cave and waved his hand, "You guys rest for a while. After a while, when he's calmed down, I'll go out and find him. Then, we'll go back to Chong Hua. "
Jiang Yexue was startled, "You found a way to break through the barrier?"
"Of course. Don't you know who I am and how powerful I am? "
Since Gu Mang said so, Jiang Yexue knew that he shouldn't force Murong Chuyi to turn back at this time. Therefore, he could only sigh and give up.
They tidied up the cave. Gu Mang was the most idle. He leaned against the cave wall and rested. He took out a magic dagger and played with it between his slender fingers. Halfway through, he suddenly felt two hesitant gazes quietly glancing at him. Gu Mang lowered his head and met the featherman's big, fluffy eyes.
Fluffy didn't expect Gu Mang to suddenly notice. She wanted to turn away, but it was too late.
Gu Mang smiled, "Little beauty, why are you still secretly looking at me?"
"You, you …" Fluffy's face turned red. After hesitating for a while, she muttered softly, "Brother Gu Mang, can I tell you something in secret?"
"Sure."
Fluffy hesitated for a while, "… Why do you suddenly have that brother's smell on you? And … it's very heavy. "
Gu Mang's nimble fingers that were twirling the dagger suddenly stopped. He was stunned, "Who?"
Fluffy didn't say anything, but her eyes secretly glanced at Mo Xi who was checking on Yue Chenqing's injuries.
"…" Gu Mang was stunned. Then, his eyes darkened. The corners of his lips curled up into a smile. "… Oh, him. It's normal. We were just close to each other before. "
"No, no, you guys seem to —"
Gu Mang chuckled as he covered her mouth and stroked her head. He leaned close to her ear and said, "Alright, I know what you feathermen are capable of now. I have yao blood in me, and you have a very sensitive sense of smell towards demons, right? But little beauty, demons and humans are different. You have to learn some human rules when you're with us. Some things, it's best to pretend that you don't know. Be good. "
Mo Xi heard the noise and turned his head, "What are you guys doing?"
Gu Mang let go of his hand and smiled, "Nothing, we're just teasing the little girl."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and bent his finger to lightly flick the center of Fluffy's forehead, "Remember what I said. Get ready to leave the island with us."
The rest of the matter went quite smoothly. As expected, Murong Chuyi wasn't a rash person. He didn't walk too far, and Gu Mang quickly found him resting under a peach blossom tree. After coaxing him back, they quickly found the weak point of the enchantment according to the information that Gu Mang had obtained.
Jiang Yexue stood in the sea breeze and turned to Murong Chuyi, "Uncle, your body is still very weak. Why don't we sit together on my boat …"
Murong Chuyi's response was to pick up a flower and create his own boat. He lifted the bamboo curtain and walked in without looking back.
Jiang Yexue was speechless.
Yue Chenqing was wrapped in a thick fur coat. Her ink-black eyes were looking at his back with apprehension.
Although his fourth uncle usually didn't like to talk to him, Yue Chenqing wasn't stupid. He could feel that this time was different. Murong Chuyi's heart was really cold.
The child was still feeling sad. Jiang Yexue patted his head and sighed, "Stop looking. Let's go."
It was not difficult to break through the defenses of Bat Island and leave this place quietly. The two boats broke through the clouds. It would be difficult for the patrolling bat spirits to catch up with them when they noticed them. The group of people rode the wind and left Bat Island far behind. They flew out of the island.
Gu Mang also carried the featherman Fluffy on the boat. When they reached the depths of the sea of clouds, he brought her out of the cabin. He then half-knelt down and said to her, "Jiuhua Mountain is here.
"Mount Jiuhua is right below here. Miss Rong, you can go home now."
"Re, really?!" Fluffy excitedly leaned on the side of the boat and looked down. Indeed, there were green mountains below the vast clouds. The light of the featherman's enchantment could be faintly seen. She could not help but blush. She looked for a while and then turned to say, "Thank you, thank you, big brothers …"
"Big brothers?" Gu Mang smiled and said, "You can call us big brothers. Although you are older than us, you look younger than us. We don't blame you. "
Jiang Yexue said, "Miss, you helped Chenqing get rid of the Gu. We are already indebted to you. How could we dare to accept your thanks?" He then bowed and said, "Miss, please take care of yourself."
Fluffy was eager to go home. After saying goodbye to them again, a pair of dazzling golden red wings appeared on her back. She lightly jumped into the sea of clouds and circled around the two core boats a few times. Then, she flew towards the depths of Jiuhua Mountain.
Gu Mang looked at her back slowly being swallowed by the golden light until she finally disappeared. He could not help but sigh, "Alright, we have saved him and cured the poison. We can finally go back and have a good rest."
Then, he vigilantly added, "You can't betray me. I plan to continue pretending to be a fool after returning to Chong Hua. We have an agreement."
Yue Chenqing stood by the mast, wearing a thick fur coat. He stared blankly at Murong Chuyi's pleasure boat in the distance. He was not very clear about Gu Mang's situation. Hearing this, he turned his head and asked, "… What agreement?"
Seeing that Gu Mang was about to open his mouth, Jiang Yexue said, "Let me explain to him. You were tired the whole night last night. Go to the cabin and rest early. When you reach Wangcheng, you still have to report to Junshang. "
Gu Mang said, "Then can you change rooms with Lord Xi He? You can sleep with me, and Lord Xi He will sleep in another cabin."
Jiang Yexue hesitated, "You two quarreled again?"
"Haven't we always quarreled? It's not like we had a good time." Gu Mang laughed, "You see, I hate him so much that my teeth itch. He is so handsome. What if I, the perverted demon of Liangguo, get excited and rape and kill him? What should I do then?"
Mo Xi, "…"
Jiang Yexue, "…"
"What? Is it inconvenient? If it's really inconvenient, then forget it. I'll make do with Murong's ship for the night. "
Jiang Yexue immediately said, "There's nothing inconvenient about it. Little Uncle is not in a good mood. Don't disturb him anymore." He smiled at Gu Mang, "Brother Gu, please do as you wish."
"Brother Jiang, you are still as easy to talk to as ever." Gu Mang winked at him, smiling from the corners of his eyes. Then, he lifted the bamboo curtain and entered the cabin.
Mo Xi was silent for a moment, then said, "… Then I'll be leaving too."
Yue Chenqing was completely stunned. She stammered, "What, what's going on with them?"
"It's a long story. If you don't mind, and want to listen to me, I can tell you slowly." Jiang Yexue's fingertips moved slightly, stopping the wheelchair beside Yue Chenqing, "Chenqing, are you willing to talk to me?"
"I …" Yue Chenqing looked at Murong Chuyi's ship in the sea of clouds, then lowered her head to glance at Jiang Yexue's injured hand. Finally, she hung her head, "… I'm sorry. I've caused trouble for you. "
Jiang Yexue sighed and said, "I know that you came here with good intentions and not out of mischief. My uncle must know this as well. But he is always like this when he is anxious. Don't think that he doesn't care about you."
Yue Chenqing hung her head dejectedly and did not say anything.
"You've already apologized many times. Let bygones be bygones. Don't be so rash in the future. Otherwise, whether it's your father, your uncle, or Little Uncle … and me, we'll all be worried about you. "
As Jiang Yexue spoke, he ordered two clay figurines to bring over a soft cushion and snacks. Then, he said to Yue Chenqing, "Sit down. You've just recovered. Eat something sweet. Eat it and your mood will improve. Try it. "
The morning breeze blew Yue Chenqing's fringe. He sat down and glanced at the clay figurines with crooked eyes who brought over the snacks. He thanked them again and then took small bites of the cake.
After eating half of it, he looked up hesitantly and said, "That …"
"Hmm?"
"Blood Crossing … Does it hurt? The scar on your hand looks very deep. I, I have medicine … "
"You have medicine, but I have medicine too." Jiang Yexue smiled. His eyes were like two clear pools filled with gardenia flowers. Ripples of hidden fragrance spread out. "Don't worry. It doesn't hurt. I won't blame you. You don't have to be so tense when talking to me."
Yue Chenqing's eyes reddened. His head was almost buried in his chest. "I'm sorry …"
Jiang Yexue sighed deeply. "Silly child, why are you apologizing again?"
"I, I treated you like that in the past. You still … still help me like this. I … I feel very apologetic. " As Yue Chenqing spoke, a slight redness spread from the tips of his ears to his cheeks. He blushed and said awkwardly, "I also apologize on behalf of Fourth Uncle. We … we shouldn't have said that to you."
He put down the cake and hesitated for a while. Then, he raised his clear eyes. "Jiang … Uh, Elder Qing Xu, thank you."
In the end, he still didn't call Jiang Yexue Elder Brother. However, at least he didn't call Jiang Yexue by his name. Jiang Yexue smiled. His smile was like water with pearls in it. It was like the wind brushing the flowers. It was also like the snow that lingered on the river in the middle of the night.
"Since I don't blame you, I naturally won't blame him either." Jiang Yexue said softly. "I've lost many people. My mother, my first wife … my home. There are some things that I can see more clearly than you. Apart from life and death, there's nothing important. I don't care about anything that I can. Moreover, he … he's actually a very good person. At least, he didn't bully me when I was in the Yue Residence. "
Yue Chenqing asked, "Do you still want to go back to the Yue Residence?"
"I'm teaching at the academy now. My disciples are all very cute." Jiang Yexue turned around and smiled. "It doesn't matter whether I go back or not."
Yue Chenqing sighed softly. "You have such a good temper. If only Fourth Uncle was as good —"
"Then he wouldn't be Murong Chuyi." Jiang Yexue smiled. "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. When he's calmed down, you can have a good talk with him. Weren't you curious about Gu Mang's situation just now? Let me tell you about it. "
Yue Chenqing nodded. She dragged the cushion and sat closer to Jiang Yexue.
Jiang Yexue's voice was as gentle as flowing water. "Have you heard of the Mirror of Time …"
By the time he finished talking about his encounter, the sun was already high in the sky. Jiang Yexue took out an exquisite but very old hourglass from his pocket. The hourglass was very strange. It wasn't filled with sand or water. Instead, it was filled with crimson beads. He looked down and said, "It's about time. Before we reach Wang City, you should go and rest first. Remember to keep Brother Gu's secret. We promised him. "
After Yue Chenqing went to sleep, Jiang Yexue ordered the clay figurines to clean up the cushion and the leftovers on the floor. The sail of the core boat swayed in the wind. Jiang Yexue sat alone at the side of the boat and looked at Murong Chuyi's boat from afar. Suddenly, the bamboo curtain of Murong Chuyi's pleasure boat was rolled up, revealing the man's haggard face.
Murong Chuyi seemed to be upset. He originally wanted to lift the curtain to get some fresh air. However, before he could take a breath, he saw Jiang Yexue looking at him through the sea of clouds.
Murong Chuyi was speechless.
"Little Uncle …" Jiang Yexue smiled gently at him. His gentle face was soaked in the brilliant golden sunlight. Then, he twisted his fingers slightly and a paper crane appeared. It flew towards the bamboo window of Murong Chuyi's pleasure boat.
Murong Chuyi rudely lowered the curtain with a whoosh.
Jiang Yexue raised his eyebrows slightly. He looked as if he had expected this, but he didn't mind. He shook his head and returned to his cabin.
The cabin was very quiet. Gu Mang had already fallen asleep on the mattress.
Jiang Yexue didn't pay attention to him at first. He just glanced at him and wanted to take a bath. However, after pushing the wheelchair for some distance, he suddenly smelled the faint fragrance of soap in the air.
Jiang Yexue couldn't help but be startled. Gu Mang just took a bath?
He looked behind the screen again. Sure enough, he had used a bathtub and soap. Jiang Yexue couldn't help but frown slightly. A vague suspicion arose in his heart.
Gu Mang was known for being lazy. He didn't like to take a bath before going to bed. Instead, he liked to take a bath in the morning. Jiang Yexue and Gu Mang used to be brothers. He couldn't be more clear about this habit of Gu Mang's. Why did he suddenly change his interest and want to take a bath before going to bed?
Jiang Yexue silently came to Gu Mang's bedside. He leaned against the back of the wheelchair and looked back and forth at Gu Mang twice. He didn't notice anything strange the first time. However, when he looked at Gu Mang the second time, he suddenly realized something. He suddenly paused. His dark brown eyes slowly turned and fell on the headband that had been tied up in Gu Mang's hair.
It was a black headband with golden edges.
Lord Xi He's headband?!
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