SQLJBFDTW Chapter 107

Nine-hundred-year-old immortal wine still gets you drunk.

Nan Shan and Qiu Shui were sprawled out on their backs, one talking about the sun and the other about the moon. Things that had nothing to do with each other were actually being discussed back and forth. Lord Mu Yuan, propping himself up on the table, nodded off sleepily, not knowing if he had fallen asleep or not.

Chao Jianxue, holding the wine, walked unsteadily. He looked at the ground, then at his teacher, then raised his head to look at Yu Wei sitting on the pavilion, like a cloud that would dissipate with a gust of wind.

The gentle night breeze also scattered his deep thoughts. He took a few steps forward, approached Yu Wei, and leaned in close, “Little junior brother…”

The moment he saw Yu Wei clearly, Chao Jianxue’s mind went blank, and he didn’t know what to do.

Under the ethereal moonlight, there were two lines of tears on Yu Wei’s delicate face. The teardrops, like pearls, were about to fall from his chin. Chao Jianxue felt a pang of pity in his heart, and his drunken gaze focused.

“You… why are you crying?” Chao Jianxue swallowed.

Yu Wei blinked his tear-stained eyelashes and mumbled two words: “I’m not.”

“What’s this?” Chao Jianxue found it funny. He reached out and wiped away the tears on his face, feeling a cool wetness.

Before he could withdraw his hand, Yu Wei grabbed his wrist, pressing his palm against his cheek. Only then did Chao Jianxue feel the heat of drunkenness beneath the cool wetness.

Yu Wei closed his eyes, seemingly focused on feeling the touch of his palm, moving slightly. His soft, moist lips, the delicate flesh against his bones, the clearly defined jawline… As he caressed him, his eyelashes brushed against Chao Jianxue’s fingertip, a tingling sensation that almost made Chao Jianxue lose his mind, and he didn’t dare to breathe loudly.

“Senior brother, why are you so good?” Yu Wei sighed contentedly.

Chao Jianxue was sure that he was drunk on the nine-hundred-year-old wine, otherwise, how could he reveal such a satisfied expression in front of him, in a place where others were present? Yu Wei only showed such an expression when he had made him beg for mercy.

Chao Jianxue’s heart stirred. He lowered his voice, with a bewitching tone, “So, you don’t reject going public with me now?”

Yu Wei’s brows furrowed, and the strength of his grip on his hand increased. His fingertips pressed against Chao Jianxue’s, lingering carefully.

“I never… it’s that I don’t dare…”

Chao Jianxue didn’t hear clearly: “What?”

Yu Wei opened his eyes to look at him, his eyes soaked with tears.

Then, he recklessly crashed over like a newborn, ignorant little beast, and bit Chao Jianxue’s lips. The slightly intoxicated taste of wine was also passed over, as if embracing oblivion.

Chao Jianxue gently stroked his long hair, willingly accepting the kiss.

At the same time, he was afraid of being seen by his teacher and Nan Shan and Qiu Shui. Yu Wei was drunk now, so he didn’t care, but he was afraid that he would regret it when he woke up.

Therefore, Chao Jianxue had to suppress his breathing. Waves of heat surged, and the drunkenness that had receded came back, making him unable to tell directions.

Yu Wei licked and kissed him, and inevitably, there were wet, smacking sounds as their tongues intertwined.

Chao Jianxue was almost about to sink into it with him, but at the critical moment, he keenly heard the sound of a wine cup falling from the table. He glanced over and saw his teacher rubbing the pressure points on his forehead, about to open his eyes.

Chao Jianxue’s whole body tensed up. He used the strength of his waist and abdomen to flip Yu Wei to the side. The Moon-Viewing Pavilion was very close to the edge, and the two of them flipped off the platform.

Chao Jianxue didn’t expect that the first time he jumped off the Moon-Viewing Pavilion was to save his life by faking his death, and the second time he flipped down was to “indulge” with Yu Wei.

The Wuwu Sect was originally built on the water. After decades of erosion, a shoal had formed on the edge of the sect. Chao Jianxue used the force to land on the shoal, and before he could stand still, Yu Wei was still fixated on the unfinished kiss from before.

There were disciples on night watch on the mountain cliffs of the sect, and it was also eye-catching for the two of them to appear here. So Chao Jianxue rolled with the momentum, taking Yu Wei into Ink Lake.

Since they were going to kiss, they should kiss enough!

Floating in the water, Chao Jianxue embraced him with both arms and offered his lips proactively. Tiny bubbles rose, startling Yu Wei’s eyes.

Chao Jianxue’s hair was not tightly bound, and at this time, it scattered, like a flowing cloud of ink, surrounding the two of them.

The clear moonlight shone into the water, and his face was as beautiful as peach blossoms in spring.

Without any effort, Yu Wei pried open his teeth and became even more ferocious.

The sound of water surged, filling his ears, rumbling.

Yu Wei knew this was Ink Lake.

He had searched in Ink Lake for several years.

At least now, he had found it. The person he was looking for was truly in his arms, and the surroundings were quiet, with only the flowing water. It seemed that from now on, there would only be the two of them.

“Senior brother… mine…” In the midst of intermittent gasps, a few words spilled from Yu Wei’s lips.

Chao Jianxue hugged him even tighter.

Finally, when Yu Wei’s drunkenness had completely worn off, the two of them snuck back to Qingxue Residence from Ink Lake. Their bodies were soaked, and their hair was dripping with water. Chao Jianxue looked at each other and chuckled with a bit of silliness.

Yu Wei’s face turned red again, but not from drunkenness.

He helped Chao Jianxue dry his hair, rubbing it gently.

“Before you kissed me, you said you didn’t dare, didn’t dare what? What was it?” Chao Jianxue asked curiously. He was not bewitched by this long kiss and still remembered every word Yu Wei said.

But Yu Wei didn’t admit it: “I don’t remember.”

Chao Jianxue asked again, but he still said he didn’t remember, so he had to give up. He said wearily, “Your memory is so bad when you’re drunk. Fine, I’ll just take it as you were talking nonsense.”

The nine-hundred-year-old wine was good. After sobering up, there was no feeling of dizziness or pain. Chao Jianxue’s feet were soft, and his lips were numb from the kisses. He collapsed on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

Yu Wei waited for a moment, and then even, shallow breathing came from under the covers.

He hung the clothes he had dried with magic on the clothes rack, one sky-blue and one peach-blossom pink. The two pieces were next to each other, like their owners.

He reached out and stroked Chao Jianxue’s cheek with his fingertips, making sure that he was asleep and couldn’t hear his voice before saying, “… Because I’m not sure I can kill it… If…”

If he was destined to become a demon, he would rather not become a Daoist partner with his senior brother now.

It was right, he was afraid of becoming another Qi Wu.

The drunken kiss was giving himself a reason to indulge his selfish desires. If they were seen, he would admit it, become Daoist partners, and let his senior brother accompany him forever.

But in the end, it didn’t happen…

Fortunately, it didn’t…

Yu Wei got up, made a certain determination, and resolutely placed a light kiss on Chao Jianxue’s lips, as soft as snowflakes.

After a while, he pushed the door open. The night wind suddenly swayed, and pear blossoms fell all over him.

–

The next day, Chao Jianxue woke up in a daze and subconsciously reached out to his side, but didn’t feel anyone. He became a little more awake and thought that Yu Wei might be practicing his sword outside, but the outside was completely silent, and even the sound of the wind blowing the flowers could be heard clearly.

Chao Jianxue’s heart skipped two beats strangely, and he sat up.

He barged into Nan Shan’s courtyard and pulled Nan Shan awake: “Have you seen Yu Wei?”

Nan Shan was still sleepy and said, “No…”

Chao Jianxue went to several places in a row but didn’t see Yu Wei’s figure. He even used the jade ring to call him, but there was no response, as if he had disappeared into thin air.

Li Zhenzhen said, “Isn’t Yu Wei always elusive? What’s there to be surprised about?”

Chao Jianxue said irritably, “He wouldn’t do this to me!”

Li Zhenzhen was choked by his words and thought about it carefully. It was true.

Nan Shan yawned repeatedly: “Little junior brother is also in the Great Ascension stage now. What could happen to him?”

“My heart is very messed up.” Chao Jianxue himself couldn’t explain it clearly.

Qiu Shui said, “Senior brother, have you searched all over his residence? Did he leave any notes? Maybe he just went out to do something. Don’t worry…”

They didn’t know that Yu Wei had always lived in Qingxue Residence.

But Qiu Shui’s words woke Chao Jianxue up.

“You’re right!” Chao Jianxue woke up as if from a dream. He was too anxious and too distraught, and he had forgotten about this.

He quickly flew back to Qingxue Residence and fixed his eyes on the table, where he saw a letter that wasn’t there before.

Chao Jianxue hurriedly opened it. The handwriting in the letter was steady and vigorous, but as Chao Jianxue looked at it, his heart gradually cooled down.

“Senior brother, in the battle at Fumo Pass, the Great Demon did not fall and is now hiding in my sea of consciousness. This time, I will return to One Leaf Boat and enter seclusion. The return date is uncertain. If the demonic nature is difficult to suppress, I am willing to sacrifice myself to eliminate future troubles. I hope that senior brother will take care of himself and not worry. Only this heart, I will not fail dawn or dusk.”

“What’s written? Let me see too—” Li Zhenzhen walked closer, and when he saw the ugly expression on Chao Jianxue’s face, he immediately stopped talking.

He seemed to have suffered a major blow, his eyebrows drooping and his eyes about to cry, like a wooden man who had lost the bright colors of the Chao Jianxue of the past.

Li Zhenzhen carefully took the letter and read it. His throat choked up, and he didn’t know what to say. At this time, saying anything would be cruel to Chao Jianxue.

Li Zhenzhen had always believed in the original ending, but he would forget about it as he unconsciously went through the days. But now, he realized that this ending was coming.

Nan Shan and Qiu Shui had not yet arrived.

The two of them sat dejectedly in front of the table, one leaning against the window. Whatever they wanted to say, they could see it in each other’s expressions.

“Are you going to the human realm?”

“What are you going to do…”

The two of them spoke at the same time.

Li Zhenzhen seriously considered for a moment and said, “I want to stay in the Xuanzhen realm. Xie Bingyuan, Little Bao, and the others need me, and I can’t possibly take them all to the human realm.”

“What about you? Where are you going? The demon realm?” he asked cautiously.

Chao Jianxue lowered his head and made a decision: “I’m going to One Leaf Boat.”

“But…”

“Even if he really becomes a demon, I have to see it with my own eyes. I am his Daoist partner, and I must face it… Even if he has to die, he must die in front of me, instead of dying alone…”

The more Chao Jianxue spoke, the more determined he became. The melancholy between his brows dissipated, and Li Zhenzhen actually saw some kind of radiance in him. He blinked hard and realized that this was the legendary radiance of perseverance.

He also instantly gained strength and looked at Chao Jianxue’s red eyes, and he blurted out a sentence to him: “Be brave, be brave… my friend!”

Even if they knew a destiny from the beginning, knew what kind of ending it would lead to, they still went to it with joy. All of them were like this, from beginning to end.

Destiny becomes destiny in the experiences, in the frankness of facing it, and it is also about love, about everything that connects us.

That night, Chao Jianxue presented the letter to Lord Mu Yuan and the sect leader.

The immortal sect was in an uproar. Chao Jianxue and Lord Mu Yuan went to One Leaf Boat together and saw that the cave where Yu Wei was in seclusion had already been set up with demon-slaying formations inside and out.

Yu Wei was meticulous and had already prepared a killing array and a tomb for himself in case he became a demon, waiting for them to come and reinforce the formation.

Chao Jianxue was calm throughout the whole process. Along with Lord Mu Yuan, he strengthened the demon-slaying formation to the maximum.

After finishing everything, the lotus leaves of One Leaf Boat swayed in the wind. Chao Jianxue’s numb fingertips touched the tender red of the lotus flower that gently brushed against him.