Chapter 55: Melon? Why Wouldn’t We Eat It?
When Luo Wuhen returned, his face was extremely dark, darker than the clouds during a tribulation. If possible, one could probably scrape ink off his face.
His fingers tightly gripped his Golden Cicada Bow as he approached the group without speaking.
Seeing his empty hands and that expression, Lin Qingyue knew the result was definitely unsatisfactory.
Beside him, Li Jing saw the person and stepped forward somewhat aggrievedly, shouting, “Little Martial Uncle!”
“Why did you come so late? Do you know we almost…”
“Li Jing.” Luo Wuhen interrupted him sternly. “You are not young anymore. As the Young Sect Master of the Lingxiao Sect, you must learn to be independent and not willful.”
As soon as these words came out, all of Li Jing’s words were stuck in his throat, making him uncomfortable.
The atmosphere between the two was off, and everyone felt it. The only one who sensed something fishy was Si Yi.
From the corner of his eye, he sized up the two, especially Li Jing. As if discovering something, the look he gave him even carried a trace of pity.
“The matter has been reported to the sect, and someone will come to handle it. Tomorrow we will part ways. Everyone hasn’t formally introduced themselves yet; now is a good time.”
Ye Jingxian broke the awkward atmosphere, speaking up proactively.
After listening to his Eldest Senior Brother, Lin Qingyue felt this topic didn’t seem very good.
He was eating someone else’s roasted meat and decided to open his mouth to chime in, but someone beat him to it.
“One Shura Sword, the genius Ye Jingxian of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect who draws blood whenever his sword is unsheathed. I imagine no one fails to recognize you once the sword is out.”
Luo Wuhen spoke, continuing, “They say your methods of eliminating demons are crisp and decisive, truly a favored son of heaven within the sect. I didn’t expect you to also care so exceptionally for your fellow junior brother.”
His gaze swept over Lin Qingyue at the end. That last sentence was clearly referring to Ye Jingxian dropping the pursuit to come back and save people.
One sentence successfully changed the expressions of everyone except the Red-Eyed Illusion Spider.
The one who looked hurt was Li Jing. He was already angry because of how Luo Wuhen treated him just now, and hearing this, he truly lost his temper.
“What do you mean, Little Martial Uncle? You think we are messing around and deliberately disturbing you from chasing the evil cultivator, is that it?”
He bit his lip hard in anger. “When I left the sect, Father and Grandmaster asked you to protect me. If you were unwilling back then, Little Martial Uncle, why did you agree?”
“Is it that in your eyes, my life and death are less important than an evil cultivator? Since that’s the case, why did you agree to them back then? Why didn’t you just wait until I died before coming, Little Martial Uncle?”
He rattled off a barrage of words, speaking extremely fast, shouting the last sentence.
Hearing his last words, Lin Qingyue felt extremely uncomfortable. Frowning deeply, he stood up and stuffed roasted meat directly into his mouth.
“Pah pah pah, what nonsense are you spouting? Don’t you know some words can’t be said casually?”
He said earnestly, “So stupid. If you want to say bad things, say them about others. I’ve never seen anyone curse themselves like that; you really are unique. Are you silly? Next time just curse others.”
Ye Jingxian’s forehead throbbed. Little Junior Brother’s skill in comforting and mediating was truly…
He stepped forward, pulled him back, and stuffed a spirit fruit into his hand. “Eating only meat is a bit greasy. Little Junior Brother, have some spirit fruit.”
Tired all day, consuming spiritual power fighting and dealing with evil cultivators, Lin Qingyue was indeed hungry.
He only wanted to gnaw on meat and didn’t find it greasy at all, but since his Eldest Senior Brother gave it, he accepted it. “Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother.”
He took a bite; it was sweet and full of spiritual energy. “Eldest Senior Brother, roast two more chicken legs. I still want to eat.”
“I’ll roast them for Qingyue,” Si Yi took the opportunity to say.
Ye Jingxian glanced at him and refused, “No need.”
Feeling slightly regretful, Si Yi smiled and took the initiative to say, “My name is Si Yi. Of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Fox Clan.”
Hearing this name, Lin Qingyue recalled carefully; he had no impression of it.
However, since he could say he was from the Heavenly Mountain Snow Fox Clan, it seemed not all half-demons were despised.
“What did you come out for?” Lin Qingyue asked. He nodded his chin towards Li Jing. “Did you also come out to see what the outside world is like, just like that Young Sect Master?”
Si Yi shook his head. “No.”
“I came out to find the heartless man who abandoned his wife and son and stole the treasure of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Fox Clan.”
The smile on his face faded, and he said in a very casual tone, “Speaking of which, it’s a coincidence. It’s said he is also a Sword Cultivator.”
To think he was saved by the Sword Cultivators he despised; truly unexpected.
Hearing this, Lin Qingyue stopped chewing the meat in his mouth. After a half-second pause, he said, “Is that so? What a coincidence.”
“Yes, I also think it’s quite a coincidence.”
Inexplicably, this topic was a bit awkward. No helping it; there were two Sword Cultivators present.
With so many Sword Cultivators in the cultivation world, it was normal for some to be wicked.
Lin Qingyue didn’t speak, burying his head in his food. Ye Jingxian, however, spoke up. “You came for the treasure of the Heavenly Mountain Snow Fox Clan?”
“If it is for the treasure, with your cultivation, going alone is inappropriate. It would be more proper to have clan members with you,” he said somewhat disapprovingly.
Si Yi didn’t explain, only saying, “Treasures are merely dead objects; people are alive.”
He certainly wanted to take back the treasure, but he also wanted to kill the person.
“Is there really such a father in the world? Abandoning wife and son—what kind of man is that!” Li Jing said indignantly.
“That being the case, why look for him? What for? Such a father isn’t worth acknowledging.”
Si Yi just smiled without speaking.
“How could there be such parents!”
Li Jing truly didn’t understand. “However, could he have had some difficulties that forced him to do this?”
Lin Qingyue laughed out loud.
Li Jing: “What are you laughing at?”
“Nothing.”
“I don’t believe you.”
Lin Qingyue drank some water before saying to him, “I just laughed. Laughed at your naivety.”
“What kind of parents doesn’t this world have? There are those who cherish their children and love them to the bone; of course, there are also those who beat and scold at will, ignoring their children. They are selfish, seeing only themselves. What’s so strange about that?”
That was human nature, wasn’t it?
The corners of Li Jing’s mouth turned down. Forgetting he was still angry with Luo Wuhen, he didn’t plan to speak.
“Cultivators in the cultivation world have difficulty bearing children. Basically, no one would treat their own child like this.”
“You said ‘basically.’ It’s not like everyone is good. Otherwise, why would there be so many abandoned children?”
Lin Qingyue stretched his waist and yawned, feeling a bit sleepy.
He said to Li Jing, “I was just saying it casually; you don’t need to take it seriously.”
Looking like a young master, obviously loved by both parents, how could he understand these things? Saying more would be a waste of breath.
Si Yi: “If you are interested, I can tell you their story.”
Someone was spilling the tea (breaking a melon); why wouldn’t they eat it?
Lin Qingyue was the first to respond. “Since we have nothing to do, let’s listen to the story of what heavenly punishment-worthy deeds this scumbag did.”
He started cursing right off the bat. Ye Jingxian sighed internally. With Si Yi here, no matter what, cursing someone’s father like this was a bit inappropriate.
He reminded, “Little Junior Brother.”
“I don’t mind,” Si Yi said. “If Qingyue wants to listen, I’ll tell it.”
Li Jing: “I want to hear it too.”
Si Yi smiled. “Then I will tell everyone.”
“When my mother was young, out of curiosity about the world outside Heavenly Mountain, she secretly ran out behind her father’s back. Young and ignorant, she easily trusted people. She was heavily injured by someone and couldn’t escape. That man happened to encounter her and saved my mother.”
“The story afterwards is that they got to know each other on the journey. It is said they developed feelings for each other, everything falling into place, and Mother wanted to become Dao Companions with him.”
“But…” Speaking to this point, Si Yi paused.
“But what?”
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