Chapter 17: I Have Always Been Here (2/2)

Gu Yunjue held onto Mu Chen’s hand as if he hadn’t heard him. The Master and Disciple pair both left as if they were out taking a stroll. The small back of Gu Yunjue looked indescribably calm.

Ji Qingyuan stared at Mu Chen’s departing figure. He silently stood there with an expression in his eyes that looked as deep as the night sky. The three youngsters were comparably keen towards recognizing the good and bad intentions of other people. If the three of them fought together, perhaps they can fight him off together.

The three youngsters all glanced at each other. Should they beat him up?

The hands of Jing Ting and Chi Qingshuang were already on the hilts of their swords. ‘Let’s beat him’, were the thoughts of the Chu Qingshuang and Jing Ting.

Jing Ming took the bone pendant off his bamboo flute. He then pushed it into the groove on the back of the flute. The flute buzzed and turned into a snow white color. If one listened carefully to the buzzing sound of the flute, it was enough to make the listener feel impatient and agitated.

It was right at this moment that a cold wind suddenly appeared behind their heads. The three youngsters felt as if something bad was going to happen. They immediately ran away in mutual understanding.

Yue Mingze clenched his teeth together as he landed. He angrily stomped at the ground. With a wave of his sleeve, he caught the three troublemakers. With a pat, he sent Jing Ming flying. Why did they have to tell Martial Uncle about that letter?! If they hadn’t told him about it, then none of this would have transpired tonight!

He then raised his hand to smack Chu Qianshuang hard enough to send him flying. Why are you out so late? Why didn’t you just hug your fellow disciple and go to sleep?!

Finally, he looked at Jing Ting standing there with a cold expression on his face. He also sent him flying with a swat. Scaring people everyday with that cold face of yours, can you cause less troubles for your juniors!

Yue Mingze did not know who he was imagining those three as, but he felt much better after sending those three flying. However, Sect Master Yue still had to deal with all of this mess. Cupping his hands together, he said with a reserved expression on his face, “It looks like this place is not safe to live in. This friend has come from afar, and is also an important guest. If there is some type of misunderstanding, then let’s take it to Lofty Cloudy Sect first.”

Without any doubt, those words offered Ji Qingyuan some face. If Ji Qingyuan did not go when a Sect Master came out to personally welcome him, then he would be the one that did not appreciate favors. However, Mu Chen’s appearance earlier, he did not understand how that could have been some type of misunderstanding.

Despite being “invited” to Lofty Cloudy Sect, the expression on Ji Qingyuan’s face still did not return back to normal. Once he thought about how he had to report this event to Yu Tianyi, he felt even more hatred towards Mu Chen. A thought suddenly rose in his mind that his hatred would only be appeased once he killed both Yu Tianyi and Mu Chen.

Ji Qingyuan himself was unaware that a black devil qi flashed through his eyes. It carried a faint bloody color, and quietly it entered his meridians. It followed his spiritual qi all over before landing on his dantian. It then silently slept.

Gu Yunjue, who followed Mu Chen back to Yanyang Palace, seemed to have sensed something. His lips curved. He felt that he was in a good mood.

Mu Chen unhappily jabbed his finger at Gu Yunjue’s forehead. He coldly scolded him, “Go to sleep, or you won’t grow.”

Gu Yunjue raised his eyebrow and lifted up his finger to jab at Mu Chen’s waist. While jabbing Mu Chen’s waist, he asked, “Master, that person who caused you to throw aside even your disciple. Do you have hatred with him?”

Mu Chen sighed and nodded his head. He felt a lot of hatred towards Ji Qingyuan. In the past, Ji Qingyuan had used his sword to stab his disciple. He also stole all of Mu Chen’s money that was left for Gu Yunjue to find himself a wife. Mu Chen once again threw Gu Yunjue onto the bed before falling down on the bed. Mu Chen could feel his mood getting better after looking at Gu Yunjue’s steamed bun shaped face. He pinched Gu Yunjue’s cheeks and worriedly educated him. “If someone ever bullies you in the future, remember to fight back viciously until you completely destroy them. Thus, you can prevent any problems from coming back in the future.” Mu Chen’s tone sounded regretful. He had really wanted to hack Ji Qingyuan to death earlier, but he was interrupted from doing so by this child. Gu Yunjue was too young to be seeing blood.

Gu Yunjue took off all his clothes until there was only a thin inner robe left. He happily narrowed his eyes and threw himself onto Mu Chen’s body. He snuggled against Mu Chen, using this opportunity to use Mu Chen’s stomach as a pillow. He appeared to be naive when he asked, “What if I can’t defeat them?”

Mu Chen rubbed Gu Yunjue’s tiny head and scoffed. “If you can’t win, then come back and find Master.”

Gu Yunjue happily turned himself over. He laid on top of Mu Chen’s body and propped his chin up. He then asked with a big smile on his face, “What if Master also can’t beat them?”

Mu Chen didn’t even think before he answered, “Then you should run away. For a nobleman to take revenge, it’s never too late.”

Both the Master and the Disciple talked for a while longer until Gu Yunjue fell asleep on top of Mu Chen’s chest. Mu Chen sighed and held onto the other. He pulled up the blankets while quietly looking at his sleeping disciple. His heart became calmer by the minute. His disciple was still here with him, and he was cute and sensible. This calmed Mu Chen’s mind down. Suddenly, Mu Chen lost his interest in cultivating for tonight. Mu Chen laid down on his side and watched Gu Yunjue before gradually closing his eyes.

Without any interruptions, Gu Yunjue once again woke up at midnight.