SQLJBFDTW Chapter 42

Chapter 42: The Ying Clan – Are They Gay?

It appeared! A bully trying to forcibly abduct a man in broad daylight.

Yu Wei lowered the umbrella to shield them, Chao Jianxue glanced at him disapprovingly, “Why are you blocking? This guy looks like he’s only at the Golden Core stage, I can beat him.”

If he really insisted on bothering them, he’d just knock him away.

Knock him away and run, anyway, he wouldn’t know their names.

Yu Wei said helplessly, “He’s from the Ying family. In the eleven cities of Dongyuan, the prestige of the Ying Clan is not to be underestimated.”

As far as Chao Jianxue was concerned, Yu Wei’s caution was completely unnecessary. You always have to use tough measures when dealing with shameless people, otherwise, they’ll think you’re just shyly playing hard to get.

Sure enough, the immature youth came back in their direction with the sound of wheels. He said, “Beauty, don’t be shy, come up for a ride, my carriage is very spacious.”

Chao Jianxue used a finger to push away the bamboo umbrella that was blocking his view, in front of the man, he arrogantly raised his hand in slow motion, and then “swish,” he flipped him off.

The man’s inviting expression froze. Probably, given his background, he had never seen someone dare to give him the middle finger to his face, and he was stunned in place.

Yu Wei was unable to stop him, so he had no choice but to show himself and give the Ying family’s young master a simple greeting between fellow cultivators. Thus, anyone with sense would know that they were cultivators, not someone who could be bullied at will.

However, this young master on the carriage had no sense. Having been publicly embarrassed, he must have been furious inside. He ducked back into the carriage and gave a few orders, and two people jumped out, rushing towards them.

Chao Jianxue drew his sword, “See, we still have to fight. I told you it’s better to strike first and knock them away directly.” He now had great confidence in his martial strength, exuding an air of fearlessness.

Yu Wei sighed, “Shixiong…”

But what was the use of sighing? He already knew that Chao Jianxue was fearless and dauntless. Since things had come to this, he could only accompany him.

The five fingers holding the bamboo umbrella tightened slightly, the air momentarily stagnated, the raindrops broke and rose into the air, then floated upward, condensing around him.

This was a battle-ready stance, with spiritual power about to explode.

Seeing him unleashing such a stylish power move, Chao Jianxue was unwilling to be outdone. He twirled Bright Thousand Li in his hand into a beautiful sword flourish, preparing to attack.

However, the two people stopped when they got close.

They respectfully bowed to them.

They weren’t playing by the rules. Chao Jianxue paused, unsure whether to raise or lower Bright Thousand Li, so he simply put it behind him.

“Fellow Daoists, perhaps there’s been a misunderstanding. Our young master didn’t mean to offend you. It’s just that the rain makes it difficult to travel, and seeing that you two look kind, he wanted to make friends and offer you a ride. Please, come into the carriage and chat.”

Their words were sincere, and they indeed lacked the sleazy demeanor of the usual bullies.

The two men continued, “Our young master is upset right now and wants to personally explain himself to you. If you don’t get in the carriage, the young master will be sad for a long time.”

“…” Chao Jianxue looked embarrassed. He thought he was dealing with a sleazy villain like Mo Zezhi, but he didn’t expect him to be a kind young master with a sensitive heart. He had judged him unfairly.

He sheepishly exchanged a look with Yu Wei, who also retracted his stance and nodded to him.

Chao Jianxue stammered, “Alright then.”

Getting closer, the carriage was engraved with the Ying family crest, a cloud-like symbol, with the character “Ying” written in the Xuanzhen Realm script.

The two attendants pulled open the sliding door for them, revealing a whole different world inside, a space expanded with magical treasures. The glass-hearted young master was sitting in the corner, seemingly very upset, turning his face away and deliberately ignoring them.

Chao Jianxue coughed awkwardly, “Sorry, I thought you weren’t a good person.”

The young master glared, “You’re not a good person! I was just complimenting you on your good looks! Do I look like a bad person?”

To be fair, he was good-looking. But Chao Jianxue had learned his lesson, once bitten, twice shy, he couldn’t judge people by their appearance.

“What you said was indeed misleading, but we’re two strong men, why use ‘beauty’?” Chao Jianxue sat down without standing on ceremony.

“How about this, if you’re still angry, you can flip me off too, or punch me, okay?” He smiled.

The young master glanced at him, and his face turned red.

“Forget it.”

“My name is Ying Liuzheng, the third in the Ying family. Judging by your looks, are you also cultivators?”

Chao Jianxue declared his name, Ying Liuzheng then shifted his gaze to Yu Wei, revealing a surprised look, “Your surname is Yu?”

He carefully sized up Yu Wei for a while, then said, “If I didn’t know that the Yu clan’s disciples don’t leave Yiyezhou, I would have thought you were from that Yu family.”

Chao Jianxue became interested. He thought Yu Wei’s reputation was loud enough in the Xuanzhen Realm, but it turned out it wasn’t a household name. He asked, “Have you ever heard the phrase ‘The wind strokes Qiu Shui, the sound moves only Yu Han’?”

Hearing this sentence from someone else’s mouth, Yu Wei didn’t feel anything. It was just a casual doggerel, but this time his Shixiong recited it so clearly, his heart pounded, and he unnaturally turned his head away.

Ying Liuzheng shook his head blankly.

Chao Jianxue laughed, “It’s a poem someone wrote for him.”

Ying Liuzheng was noncommittal, changing the subject, he asked curiously, “Then what’s your poem?”

“I don’t have one.” Chao Jianxue didn’t want this kind of highbrow thing to flaunt himself for the time being. If he really had one, every time he heard someone recite it, he would cringe.

Ying Liuzheng said regretfully, “I think you should have one. Goldware should not be placed in a dark room, bright pearls should not be hidden in a box. You should have a poem to make a name for yourself. Most of the well-known cultivators in the Xuanzhen Realm have a well-known line.”

He had indeed never seen someone like Chao Jianxue, who looked like an immortal from the heavens, and was a beautiful immortal with a very aggressive aura. Anyone who saw him would never forget him.

As for the one next to him, Ying Liuzheng felt that he was unremarkable in comparison.

Chao Jianxue hadn’t paid attention to this, he had only vaguely heard others say that his Shizun was something like “Broken Bamboo Sells Wine, Drunk on Yuan Night,” but he had never seen his Shizun selling wine, and had wondered for a while if his Shizun used to be an alcoholic?

Now that Ying was on the topic, since the Ying family had a good relationship with the Yu family, why not take the chance to ask Ying Liuzheng about the whereabouts of Yu Cong’s Yiyezhou?

Hearing that they were looking for the Yu family, Ying Liuzheng’s eyes lit up, “That’s easy! I’ll go back and ask the family head. This rain won’t stop for a while, why not come with me to Dream Butterfly Manor for a night?”

This was simply a pillow that came when he was sleepy. Chao Jianxue said happily, “We’ll be bothering you!”

Yu Wei, who hadn’t spoken for a long time, said, “It’s not convenient for the two of us outsiders to enter the manor, let’s stop ahead and get out of the carriage.”

Chao Jianxue poked him, “There’s a good place to stay, are you stupid?”

Yu Wei’s eyes darkened, and he transmitted his voice to him with his jade token, “Shixiong, can’t you see that he has ulterior motives towards you?”

Even if Ying Liuzheng was truly innocent, the enthusiasm in his eyes couldn’t be faked. Yu Wei knew what this kind of gaze that was too amazing to look away from meant.

Chao Jianxue ridiculed him, “Is your mind too small? Seeing that he’s obviously not deeply involved in things, and doesn’t have much scheming, he just complimented me a few times and was a little more enthusiastic. The word ‘ulterior motives’ is too exaggerated.”

He could, of course, see that this Third Young Master Ying liked him quite a bit, but he didn’t mind taking advantage of it.

Besides, who said that liking someone necessarily meant a relationship that led to bed? Couldn’t they be brothers? It was still evident that Yu Wei, despite his young age, was an old fogey who couldn’t tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes when it came to matters of the heart!

No wonder he didn’t have a Dao companion.

“Shixiong…” Seeing that Chao Jianxue was in a self-satisfied mood, Yu Wei turned his head away in resentment and stopped looking at him.

The carriage entered Dream Butterfly Manor. The scenery in the manor was magnificent, using magic to keep the four seasons in place. The flowers and plants of each season were very lush, and there was even a snow garden, with snowflakes drifting out of the walls.

Seeing Chao Jianxue showing a curious look, Ying Liuzheng proudly introduced, “This is the Four Seasons View that my family specially made. If you like it, I’ll give you a small Four Seasons Square, which can hold the scenery of the four seasons in a small box. If you send a wisp of your primordial spirit into it, you can personally feel the four seasons!”

Chao Jianxue didn’t refuse and accepted them all, “Okay.”

Yu Wei disapproved and pressed the back of his hand, silently reminding him.

Chao Jianxue pulled it out and pressed the back of his hand instead.

“The two of you should stay in my courtyard for now. I’ll go see my father first. He might want to meet you later, but don’t worry, my mother and the family head are all gentle people,” Ying Liuzheng said.

Their gentleness could be seen from Ying Liuzheng’s character. Being able to raise such a pure and enthusiastic nature, the Ying family’s education must not be strict.

Looking at the spacious room he was in, Chao Jianxue said, “It’s so cool to be a rich young master.”

Look at this courtyard, it was much larger than his Qingxue Pavilion and Yu Wei’s Qingya Residence. There was also a fish pond placed in the courtyard and along the corridor, the waterwheel was turning leisurely, and the slanting wind and drizzle floated into the corridor.

Seeing that the matter of staying here had become irreversible, Yu Wei silently went to make the bed himself.

When Chao Jianxue had seen enough of the scenery and returned to the room, the bed had been made, the tea had been poured, and the incense had been lit, so he didn’t have to worry about anything.

If this continued, he was really afraid of being spoiled by his little Shidi.

He looked at Yu Wei with a very melancholy gaze.

If only they were just ordinary Shixiong and Shidi. If only Yu Wei was an ordinary person. If only he was a person.

Looking and looking, he saw Yu Wei finish his work and start meditating.

Chao Jianxue: Convinced.

He also pretended to take out a book and started studying. Before he had turned two pages, he heard Yu Wei suddenly ask, “What kind of person would Shixiong want as a Dao companion?”

Chao Jianxue had actually thought about this question.

They had to be good-looking, strong, and gentle, those were the three points. But not only was his identity precarious, but it was also uncertain whether the Xuanzhen Realm could last long, and he hadn’t thought that far ahead.

It was rare for Yu Wei to have such a youthful question, he closed the book and seriously said, “It depends on if we have a connection.”

“Would it be a male or a female?”

Chao Jianxue thought about it again, and he was really a little confused.

He originally thought that he was an unadulterated straight man, but since coming to this Xuanzhen Realm, he had met too many gay people, opening the door to a new world for him, and his firm position was somewhat shaken.

Because he had never been in a relationship in his previous life, and had no opportunity to be in one, he didn’t know what his situation was.

So he still used the all-purpose answer, “It depends on the connection!”

Then he added, “I don’t know either.”

Yu Wei looked over, “How can you not know?”

“I don’t know… I don’t know means, you have to try to find out.” Chao Jianxue said sincerely.

Yu Wei sat up straight in a restrained manner, and while secretly delighted, he was also a little annoyed.

Sure enough, the words Shixiong had said before were all just jokes that he was used to saying, he didn’t take them to heart at all, but he himself had taken them to heart.

Shixiong better not be so unrestrained with Ying Liuzheng either.