SQLJBFDTW Chapter 64

In the drizzling twilight rain, three figures swept across the sky.

Just as they spotted a town, one of them landed on top of the city wall, adjusted the bamboo hat on their head, and said, “It’ll still be two or three hours to get back. This rain won’t stop anytime soon. Let’s rest here for a while.”

The other two nodded and landed as well, stepping lightly on the ground, ripples spreading in the puddles.

Suddenly, a voice called out to them from below the city wall. They turned their heads in confusion and saw a middle-aged woman under an umbrella, carrying a bamboo basket, shouting at them, “You’re not allowed to stand on the wall casually! If you stand there for more than half an incense stick’s time, you’ll be fined! You should come down quickly!”

The three of them suddenly understood, flew down, and cupped their hands in thanks to the woman. They looked up and saw the man guarding the city wall regretfully snapping off the timing incense stick, as if he was very disappointed not to have issued a fine.

It was none other than Chao Jianxue, Yu Wei, and Li Zhenzhen, returning from subduing demons.

Three days ago, they received word that demonic figures were causing trouble in the territory bordering Nanzhou within Zhongchangtian. They were sent to eliminate them. It turned out that a cultivator had suffered a qi deviation during cultivation, attracting the hidden demonic energy within the territory. Ordinary cultivators were no match for it, so they had to seek help from the Wuwu Sect.

The reason for saying “again” was that demonic energy disturbances had been frequent in recent months, with multiple demon-subduing incidents.

The elders were afraid of disturbances at Fumo Pass, so they had all gone to help Lord Qishan guard the pass.

Originally, the journey was short, and they could have returned to the sect today, but unfortunately, the heavens were uncooperative. As soon as they started their return journey, it began to rain heavily, and the sky darkened suddenly. Continuing to fly in the sky would have turned them into drowned rats.

Li Zhenzhen had also been injured while subduing the demon and limped as she followed them into the inn.

“How many?” The innkeeper immediately became respectful when he saw that they were disciples of the Wuwu Sect and was even more polite to them. “How many rooms do you three need?”

Chao Jianxue didn’t think and blurted out, “Two rooms.”

Li Zhenzhen was touched and said, “Jianxue, you don’t have to take care of me. I’ve only injured my leg. I can take care of myself.”

Chao Jianxue paused, guiltily turned to look at Yu Wei beside him, and then chuckled, saying to the innkeeper, “Then let’s have three rooms.”

The three of them went upstairs and entered their respective rooms in turn.

The sound of rain outside the window hitting the wood was very dull. Chao Jianxue deliberately waited until nightfall, after the lights in the corridor had been extinguished, before tiptoeing to open the door and poking his head out.

Li Zhenzhen’s room was between his and Yu Wei’s.

A clandestine meeting at midnight.

Before he could even reach Yu Wei’s door, he saw Yu Wei’s door also open, revealing a refined and beautiful face. Seeing him, his eyes curved into a smile.

They were of one mind and had both chosen this time to open their doors.

“Where to?” Chao Jianxue mouthed.

Yu Wei blinked: “Out?”

Even though there was wind and rain outside, going out with the person he liked felt very different.

The stormy night suddenly turned into a tender, rainy romance.

At this time, only places like casinos were still open. The two of them didn’t want to go there, so they took advantage of the guard on the city wall not paying attention and flew to the highest point of the wall. Chao Jianxue even waved the good stuff in his hand, wine that had been hidden in his storage space for a long time.

Yu Wei cast a spell to make the umbrella hover in mid-air by itself. Chao Jianxue leaned over and peeked at the dozing guard, smiling and saying to Yu Wei, “You’re following me, it seems like I’m corrupting you.”

If it had been before, Yu Wei would never have broken the rules.

Not far from where they were sitting was a sign that read, “No loitering, violators will be fined.”

Yu Wei said, “At most, we’ll just get fined.”

He was such a refined gentleman, but he had really learned to be bad.

But the beautiful scenery tonight should not be wasted, and the beauty by his side should not be disappointed.

Yu Wei interlocked his fingers tightly with his, taking the initiative to hold up the wine pot and offer him wine.

Rainwater splashed in the wind, bringing with it the crisp night air.

Chao Jianxue also tilted his head back, took a sip, and praised, “This is even better than that Wind Flower Dew from before!” He had dug this out from behind the Guanyue Platform, assuming it was secretly stored by his master, and only dared to dig out one jar.

“You went back to Dongyuan a few days ago, how is One Leaf Boat?” Chao Jianxue asked.

Yu Wei nodded: “The demonic energy in One Leaf Boat has been completely removed. I rebuilt it according to the previous appearance of One Leaf Boat, and the lotus flowers have also been replanted. I expect they will grow again next year.”

“Then… when do you plan to go back?” Chao Jianxue held his hand and stroked the back of his hand.

A smile appeared in Yu Wei’s clear eyes: “It’s still early. I have to wait until we graduate and I have the ability to support One Leaf Boat. At that time, I will open the entrance to One Leaf Boat.”

Chao Jianxue asked curiously, “You want to be the sect leader?”

Yu Wei paused and said frankly, “No, I don’t want to be that person high above. I just want to go back and handle the affairs of One Leaf Boat first. Maybe soon, maybe it will be a long time.”

So he had already planned this. Chao Jianxue straightened his body and stretched.

“What are your plans, Senior Brother?” Yu Wei asked.

How could Chao Jianxue dare to have any plans: “I’ll take it one day at a time. The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge.”

Yu Wei moved closer to him: “Is Senior Brother unwilling to return to One Leaf Boat with me?”

“Of course not.” Chao Jianxue took a sip of wine and turned to kiss him on the cheek, “I mean, let’s not think so much for now. It’s better to live in the present.”

If he didn’t have this kind of mentality, he would have been pondering about running to the mortal realm all the time like Li Zhenzhen, where would he have the leisure to drink with Yu Wei here.

The wine’s aroma stimulated heat, dispelling the rain’s cold. Chao Jianxue propped up his chin, his sleeves falling down, revealing the spiritual bracelet on his wrist. If you looked closely, you could see a faint lotus pattern carved on the inside of the bracelet.

Yu Wei smiled.

As they drank, Chao Jianxue became drunk and suddenly raised his hand to point at the dark night sky: “A shooting star!”

Yu Wei followed the direction he was pointing and looked over. It wasn’t just drunk talk. There were indeed two or three stars in the night sky dragging long tails, flying in their direction.

In such a rainy night, where did the stars come from?

Yu Wei’s drunkenness instantly dissipated. He pulled Chao Jianxue up. The latter was still drowsy and confused, asking what was going on.

The dozing guard was also awakened. Seeing two people standing on top of the city wall in the wind and rain, he loudly said, “Why aren’t you sleeping at night and pretending to be ghosts to scare people! The fine is two hundred spirit stones!”

Yu Wei suddenly struck out, and a force flew out, ringing the bell on the city wall.

With a “clang,” the rainwater trembled with the bell’s sound, and Chao Jianxue was instantly awakened.

The guard was even more distraught: “This bell is only rung when demons attack! Who exactly are you! Do you know what the price is for ringing the beacon bell without a reason!”

Compared to his distress, Yu Wei stared at the approaching stars and showed the Wuwu Sect jade pendant, calmly saying to him, “Demons are indeed attacking. Why hasn’t Your Excellency lit the beacon fire yet?”

For some reason, this person wasn’t very old, but his whole body’s aura and the certainty in his eyes made people awe-struck. The person was stunned for a moment, saw the jade pendant clearly, and hurriedly rang the bell again.

The deafening bell instantly tore open the sky-covering rain curtain. Chao Jianxue and Yu Wei didn’t stay any longer and turned back to the inn.

They flew all the way, ringing the doorbells of people’s residences. Soon, the entire town was lit up with lights.

Under the guidance of the cultivators stationed here, everyone fled in the opposite direction. For a time, cries of panic arose everywhere.

Chao Jianxue opened Li Zhenzhen’s door. Li Zhenzhen looked nervously at the approaching stars outside the window and said, “Trailing black aura, it’s a demon. And looking at this posture, isn’t this what they say in the books, something that only appears when a demon expands its own boundary!”

Chao Jianxue said, “You’re injured, hurry back.”

Li Zhenzhen rushed out.

Before long, Yu Wei actually brought up two disciples from other sects. One was from the Qiqiao Sect, and the other was unexpectedly Tan Zhou from the Tianyao Sect.

The Qiqiao Sect disciple saw the Wuwu Sect jade pendant and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “We’ve also been chasing him all the way from Nanzhou. This demon who has expanded his boundary, no, to be precise, he’s not a person, but a half-demon born from the union of a human and a demon! Half-demons have always been the best vessels for demonic energy. The Tianyao Sect didn’t guard against it and let him escape from Nanzhou. If he devours all the spiritual energy trapped in the boundary, he will definitely become a great disaster.”

Yu Wei nodded to him and then asked Tan Zhou, “How many Tianyao Sect disciples have come?”

“Thirty-one, including me, twenty-one above the Nascent Soul stage.”

There were also other sect disciples who happened to be in the city, and they all volunteered to stay and trap the demon in the boundary together, not allowing the boundary to continue expanding.

The several people quickly discussed countermeasures, at least to hold out until the masters arrived to break the boundary.

The cultivators immediately ran in all directions. The heavy rain at this time became gray-black, reminding people of the same ash-colored snow at the Dao Debate Assembly.

In the room, only Chao Jianxue and Yu Wei were left in the blink of an eye.

A flash of spiritual light, and the Unique Sword appeared in Yu Wei’s palm. He asked Chao Jianxue worriedly, “Are you alright, Senior Brother?”

Chao Jianxue came back to his senses from his confusion and asked, “A half-demon?”

Yu Wei solemnly said, “Half-demons have a special physique and can control both spiritual energy and demonic energy. They have always been the most favored vessels for demonic energy. In the past thousands of years, all half-demons either died in obscurity or showed genius, but quickly became demons and harmed one side. This is also the reason why the human and demon races have to draw a clear line.”

Chao Jianxue couldn’t laugh, but it was a good thing he didn’t have to laugh in this situation.

“Senior Brother doesn’t need to worry too much. The half-demon has only just become a demon, and his mind hasn’t been completely lost yet.” Yu Wei assumed that he was frightened and came over to hold his hand, frowning, “Why is it so cold?”

Chao Jianxue let go of him and shook his head: “I’m fine. I understand. I’ll go to the east.”

Heavy rain fell on his head.

Chao Jianxue hadn’t flown out for a few miles when he saw Li Zhenzhen turning back, soaking wet, limping as she walked towards him.

He was immediately touched and said, “Why didn’t you leave?” Was she worried about them?

Li Zhenzhen frowned, covering her wet head, afraid that the sound of the rain was too loud to hear, and loudly said, “I wanted to leave, but it was too late! Let’s just stay here and shine together!”

Chao Jianxue: “…”

Demonic shadows raged in the streets. Chao Jianxue summoned Ming Qianli, slaying demonic shadows as he flew towards the east side where he would deploy the formation.

The original streets and towns had countless vines climbing on them at some point. Under the scouring of the rain, they grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, simply turning the place into a dense forest.

Chao Jianxue arrived at the place and worked with disciples from other sects to set up a demon-suppressing formation. He saw a black and red storm rising in the very center, which should be where the half-demon was located.

His eyes were like torches. He saw several figures far away, their spiritual light shimmering, fully suppressing the half-demon. Yu Wei was also in there.

But now was not the time to be distracted. The demon shadows that were spreading through the streets and towns that had been transformed into dense forests were everywhere. With the addition of the half-demon’s own evil thoughts and emotions, the demon shadows transformed into various forms, approaching them.

Chao Jianxue wiped away the rain covering his eyes, and Ming Qianli inch by inch stimulated bright light.

Rainwater splashed, and the howls of the demon shadows also splashed.