Chapter 77 - Forged Engraving Pen (1/2)
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Yan Tianhen faced Lin Xuanzhi and was about to speak, but he faltered and fell silent instead.
Meanwhile, Lin Xuanzhi whipped his horse to urge it forward and left Duan Yuyang in the dust. He completely ignored Duan Yuyang’s shouts of protest as he brought Yan Tianhen into a quiet mountain forest.
Yan Tianhen’s heart had almost reached his throat.
“Dage, today I….”
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“Listen to me first.” Lin Xuanzhi interrupted Yan Tianhen, then said, “Today, I was at fault for shouting at you.
Yan Tianhen pouted and hung his head, then said, “I was the one who made Dage mad.”
Lin Xuanzhi paused, then said, “I had neglected you far too much in the past, which is why I didn’t understand what you were truly thinking. That won’t happen ever again.”
Yan Tianhen blinked.
Lin Xuanzhi continued, “Ah Hen, no matter how many pledges or promises I make right now, you probably won’t believe them so I won’t say anything of the like. I just need to prove my commitment to you with my actions. But, I hope Ah Hen won’t say stuff like ‘living for a short few decades’ or that you’ll ‘eventually leave Dage one day’ anymore.”
Yan Tianhen’s eyes had reddened considerably as he said, “I don’t want to either, but that’s beyond my control.”
Lin Xuanzhi hugged Yan Tianhen, kissed him on the forehead and sighed, “But when you say stuff like that, I will feel very upset.”
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Very, very upset. As if his most cherished treasure was about to leave him.
Yan Tianhen was stunned for a moment, then sniffed and said, “Actually, I feel very upset when I say those kinds of words too.”
Yan Tianhen lowered his head and whispered, “Dage, I’m sorry. I won’t do that again in the future.”
A faint smile appeared on Lin Xuanzhi’s face, then he said, “Okay, then this matter is considered resolved and Ah Hen won’t bear a grudge against Dage.”
“I won’t, I have never kept Dage’s bad points in mind.” Yan Tianhen said, “Actually, ever since I fought with Dage, all I could think about on the road was how well Dage treats me.”
“You….” Lin Xuanzhi sighed again.
Thus, the two had reconciled.
After he picked up a bird that was as ugly as him, Yan Tianhen had one more playmate on the road that he could hold in his hand. He was instantly much happier and ended up losing track of time.
After they travelled for about five days, Lin Xuanzhi and gang finally arrived at Profound City’s huge gate.
Profound City was the East Continent’s capital city, and was also where Profound Sky Sect is located. Thus, just its city gate alone was taller and more grand than the one in Qing city which gave the city a very imposing atmosphere.
The number of cultivators on the streets had evidently increased; there hadn’t been even a single mortal in sight as they made their way into the city from the city gate.
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This was the first time Yan Tianhen came to Profound city. His eyes widened considerably as he kept looking around at the various medicinal pill, spiritual plant and magic tool shops that surrounded them. His curiosity was off the charts.
Duan Yuyang sighed and said, “This is the only city in the East Continent that doesn’t have any mortals. If you casually pull someone out from the streets, that person would probably be the descendant of some influential cultivator family. You can probably even grab a handful of em’ off the streets.”
Lin Xuanzhi nodded and said, “But, the place with the most cultivator second generations1 is the Middle Continent.”
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Duan Yuyang revealed a longing look, then said, “Middle Continent is the true heart of the Five Continent’s mainlands. Influential families and sects are aplenty there, if I ever get the chance to go to Middle Continent and see Sky Peak Sect with my own eyes, I won’t have any more regrets in life.”
Lin Xuanzhi smiled, but didn’t make any comment.
In his past life, Duan Yuyang did have some ties with Sky Peak Sect, yet these ties were not strong enough for him to successfully enter Sky Peak Sect. But in this life, he didn’t know what fate might have in store for Duan Yuyang.
Duan Yuyang went to Gentlemen’s Approach inn to reserve a room first. This young master who had never let himself suffer in the past had actually camped in the wild the whole way here, and no one knew how much dirt he had had to eat. At this moment, he just wanted to soak himself in clean water and wash himself thoroughly from head to toe.
Meanwhile, Ah Bai and Hu Po were ordered by Lin Xuanzhi to follow Duan Yuyang to the inn’s room to wait for them. They were spirit beasts after all, Lin Xuanzhi was worried that Ah Bai and Hu Po would be discovered by the people in Profound city and get abducted while they’re not looking.
As for the bald bird, it fell asleep after it had its fill of playing around. Right now, he was still lying on Yan Tianhen’s chest as it continued to sleep peacefully. No matter how much Yan Tianhen changed its sleeping posture, it didn’t exhibit any signs of waking up. From the looks of it, this bird was probably going to stay asleep for a long time.
But Lin Xuanzhi knew that this ancient phoenix that they had unexpectedly picked up was probably absorbing the earth-level pill that it had consumed. Before a sufficient amount of time passes, it probably wouldn’t wake up.
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We really are lucky, Lin Xuanzhi couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
On a wide street, Lin Xuanzhi was holding the reins to their horse while Yan Tianhen sat in front of him.
Yan Tianhen looked to his left and right for awhile, then furrowed his brows and said, “Dage, I realised that a lot of people here are looking at you ei.”
“Let them look, it’s not like I’ll lose a piece of meat if they do.” Lin Xuanzhi lightly said.
Lin Xuanzhi has long since been accustomed to these kinds of gazes.
When he was still the Profound Sky Sect’s Yu Huarong, these people would scramble over one another to sell his portraits, and could even raise the price of one such portrait to a sky-high price. It was common for people to express their love for him on the streets everyday.
However, after Lin Xuanzhi turned into a good-for-nothing, their gazes of adoration turned into scorn. Profound Sky Sect had sent him away in an open air carriage, and when his carriage was pulled along by horses towards Profound city’s gate, those who used to adore him had all avoided him like the plague and wished that Lin Xuanzhi could stay as far away from them as possible.
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