SQLJBFDTW Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Kirin (1) Senior Brother is Madly in Love

This city looked very prosperous; the faces of the people passing by didn’t show any signs of sorrow, all radiating energetic spirits.

The two’s appearances were already outstanding in the Xuanzhen Realm, let alone in the mortal world. They only walked along the street for a bit, and they already heard various exclamations such as, “Oh my, this is truly something,” “Immortals descending to the mortal world,” and “How could they be born like that?”

Chao Jianxue was embarrassed to hear it all.

He asked Yu Wei, “How do you manage to keep from smiling when you hear all this?”

Yu Wei’s eyes were sharp at the corners; they were actually a pair of peach blossom eyes, but because he was always serious and never smiled, they didn’t display their charm.

However, precisely because of this, people in the Xuanzhen Realm who wanted to confess to Yu Wei were scared off by his cold face.

Hearing his question at this moment, Yu Wei merely raised his eyebrows: “Why can’t I?”

Chao Jianxue said, “After all, people are praising you.”

Yu Wei said indifferently, “When traveling outside, one mustn’t let joy or sorrow show on one’s face; this is a Yu family rule.”

Chao Jianxue understood.

So, he used to think Yu Wei was pretending, had become numb to praise, but that wasn’t the case; it was the strict education from childhood that had made Yu Wei develop a taciturn personality.

He stopped walking and said seriously to Yu Wei, “You’re just used to being like this, but do you like it this way? It’s okay to want to cry or laugh, it doesn’t matter if you’re traveling or not. Because you’re a person, and it’s normal for people to have joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. You’re no longer the Yu family head who has to be proper at all times.”

Yu Wei looked at him moved, even the speed of his blinking slowed down, and he couldn’t help but call out, “Shixiong…”

A certain place in his heart sank even deeper, unable to extricate itself.

It was rare to come to the mortal world once. The Xuanzhen Realm naturally had everything, but compared to the various people and things in the mortal world, there was a rustic and down-to-earth quality that was hard to find in the former.

Everything was peaceful.

The two walked to a high place to look out, and the layout of this city was also well-arranged, with the east, west, north, and south districts, and a royal palace in the very center. Dark red flags on the city walls fluttered in the wind, and a moat surrounded the walls.

But in the very center of the royal palace, there was actually a statue resembling a Kirin, as if it were entirely made of gold and jade.

“Does this country worship Kirin?” Chao Jianxue looked over; the golden sunlight hit the Kirin’s body, making it shine brightly.

Yu Wei said, “It should be so; this is the Kirin Kingdom.”

Chao Jianxue was impressed by such a crude way of naming a country after what they believed in.

Looking closely, even the pattern on the flag was something like a horn.

But are there really Kirins in the mortal world?

In the Xuanzhen Realm, Kirins were only legends from thousands of years ago.

Yu Wei shook his head, “Kirin, such auspicious beasts, need to absorb the essence of the sun and moon to live. They can’t even be seen in the current Xuanzhen Realm, let alone exist in the spirit-energy-deficient mortal world.”

But there was no need to be surprised; perhaps the early people here had seen Kirin, and over time, it became a belief.

“Mo Tanzhou came to the mortal world, and it was in this Kirin Kingdom. I think Mo Zezhi should be here.”

Yu Wei made a hand seal, and his spiritual sense instantly spread out. He closed his eyes tightly, and Chao Jianxue waited for a while, seeing him shake his head slightly.

“I can’t find him.”

Seeing his expression, as if he was a little discouraged because he couldn’t find him, Chao Jianxue comforted him, “It’s okay if you can’t find him, let’s take it slowly. On the fifteenth of each month, when the moon is full, the spiritual energy in the mortal world will be more obvious. If that doesn’t work, we can wait for Mo Tanzhou to come and catch them in a jar.”

It was precisely because they couldn’t find him for the time being that they had the chance to take a good look at the life in this mortal world.

The people of the Kirin Kingdom all said that they were fortunate to be born in the Kirin Kingdom.

The guests in the restaurant talked eloquently, saying that the days in the neighboring small country were miserable, with the ruler levying exorbitant taxes, and poor families could barely afford to eat, becoming refugees and living on the border between the two countries.

“May the Kirin Lord bless us! May His Majesty the King bless us!” Everyone couldn’t help but sigh.

A white dog with a round belly came to Chao Jianxue’s table, sticking out its tongue and staring at him with bright eyes. Chao Jianxue thought it was cute, so he pinched a piece of salt-water beef, dipped it in water, and fed it to the dog. The white dog’s tail wagged so hard it almost took off.

In the same world, the difference between people was greater than the difference between people and dogs.

With the warm breeze and the lack of spiritual energy in the mortal world, Chao Jianxue had already yawned several times in just one hour, feeling tired all over.

He turned his gaze to the outside of the window; the cicadas on the trees chirped noisily, hiding in the dazzling sunlight and shadows, just crying out.

Two children with pigtails stood under the tree, catching cicadas, holding a long, thin bamboo pole with a net, and hitting it down with a “pa,” scaring away two cicadas.

“Ah—I told you to be gentler…” the child complained.

They were about to try again.

Chao Jianxue found it interesting, and with a flick of his finger, a cicada automatically fell into the net, exciting the two little brats, who also cried out and ran with the net to the yard behind the restaurant.

“Shixiong…” Seeing the smiling look in his eyes, Yu Wei also smiled.

“When I was little, I was super envious of children who ran around and jumped around like that,” Chao Jianxue suddenly said with emotion.

Yu Wei didn’t know about his experiences in another world, but Chao Jianxue was also eccentric in this world, so he could imagine that Shixiong hadn’t had such carefree childhood experiences.

Yu Wei said, “Me too.”

Chao Jianxue questioned with an “hmm.”

Yu Wei said seriously, “When I was in One Leaf Boat, I was also very envious of those carefree children, but they could only be my fellow cultivators, not my companions.

“Later, when I went to the Wuwu Sect, I naturally followed this long-standing habit. You are the first person I wanted to get close to.”

He could actually confess so naturally now, Chao Jianxue couldn’t suppress the corners of his mouth, and looked at him with his chin propped up, smiling.

As Yu Wei spoke, his earlobes also clearly turned scarlet.

Seeing this, Chao Jianxue encouraged him, “Uh-huh, then tell me, when did you start liking me?”

Yu Wei turned away.

Chao Jianxue swayed his legs under the table to harass him, and said in a lazy tone, “Tell me, tell me—I really want to know, Xiao Wei, Xiao Wei, Little Lotus Flower.”

Yu Wei: “…” He couldn’t escape Chao Jianxue’s teasing, and coughed lightly.

“It was in Water Moon Valley,” he said.

“So early?”

Yu Wei said, “Because I saw such a strong person like Shixiong for the first time.” He didn’t know what he felt at that time, but no other Foundation Establishment disciple had been so brave.

Yu Wei later understood that this was a kind of courage he had always yearned for.

Chao Jianxue thought it would be later, either with time or by being conquered by his majestic figure killing the spider demon. He didn’t expect it to be so early in Water Moon Valley.

That memory was already a bit blurry for him. He only remembered Yu Wei’s outstretched hand and the calm look in his eyes when he looked at him.

So it was at that time!

Chao Jianxue realized how great his charm was and couldn’t help but smile happily.

In the night market, the two strolled along the street together, and from afar, they saw a crowd of people at the end of the long street, lighting up various lanterns.

They only found out when they asked that they had come at a good time; today happened to be the Qixi Festival in the mortal world.

Chao Jianxue immediately had a guess in his heart: could it be that Yu Wei chose this day on purpose? But he didn’t poke through Yu Wei’s intentions, pretending to be stupid and saying, “How coincidental.”

Yu Wei nodded and said, “How coincidental.”

Walking along the water’s edge, a small boat came from under the willow tree and asked, “Do you two want to take a boat?”

Because there were many people celebrating the Qixi Festival ahead, it was safest to cross this long street by boat. Chao Jianxue looked at the crowd ahead and agreed.

“Uncle, please go slower,” he said to the boatman.

“Alright!”

The boat left the water, and the two stood at the stern, countless lotus lanterns floating past on both sides, the soft and bright candlelight illuminating various wishes in the lanterns.

Some were praying for couples to be together, some were hoping for good weather and abundant harvests, and all kinds of wishes.

“Would you two gentlemen like to write one?” the boatman asked.

Chao Jianxue smiled at him and shook his head, “No need.” Their wishes couldn’t be fulfilled in the mortal world.

“You two gentlemen are really handsome. Are you married?” the boatman gossiped again.

Chao Jianxue blinked his eyes slyly and said slowly, “Didn’t you see it, uncle?”

He put his arm around Yu Wei’s waist and said, “We are a couple!”

Yu Wei was completely stunned.

The boatman was stunned for a moment, and even the boat swayed. Such things were rare in the Kirin Kingdom, but it wasn’t like it didn’t exist. He laughed awkwardly and finally silently rowed the boat.

Chao Jianxue didn’t care about other people’s reactions.

He had already figured it out; it didn’t matter if he announced it to the world. Anyway, Yu Wei liked him, and he liked Yu Wei. What was the big deal!

Yu Wei didn’t speak, but his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy, and he held the hand that Chao Jianxue had around him, interlocking their fingers tightly and not letting go.

The boat traveled through the bustling crowd, in a narrow waterway.

Everyone who saw the two extremely handsome young men on the boat cheered, and someone threw a flower up, followed by many flowers, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, with petals falling all over their sleeves.

Chao Jianxue saw the corners of Yu Wei’s lips curve up and said, “Ah, you’re smiling too!” He finally smiled in the face of such praise!

Yu Wei smiled very frankly this time, exceptionally good-looking, like a lotus emerging from the water.

Suddenly, he lowered his head and placed a kiss on Chao Jianxue’s lips.

The crowd didn’t know if they were shocked or excited, but there were even more celestial maidens scattering flowers. Chao Jianxue was shocked; he didn’t think Yu Wei would be the type to take the initiative in public.

Yu Wei pulled the dazed him to the cabin to avoid the flowers, holding his hand. Chao Jianxue noticed that his heart was beating especially fast, faster than ever before.

He was nervous.

Too cute.

Chao Jianxue felt incredibly happy.

The boat reached its destination. This time, Yu Wei also took the lead, reaching out his hand again, and Chao Jianxue happily took his hand and went ashore.

Here was a tall ancient temple, the destination of the two.

Taking advantage of the tranquility of this place, they flew to the top of the ancient temple. The Kirin statue they saw during the day was closer, and the moonlight veiled the golden statue in a thin layer.

If Mo Tanzhou wanted to hide Mo Zezhi, only one place could best hide him: the royal palace.

The royal palace had royal aura sitting guard, and ordinary spiritual energy could be hidden with it, so nothing could be detected.

But at this time, the moon was like a crescent hook, and the royal aura was slightly weaker.

Chao Jianxue also learned from Yu Wei, concentrating and expanding his spiritual sense. He didn’t have much hope, but suddenly saw a place in the royal palace with black energy appearing, looking like a demon, almost soaring into the sky.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

Yu Wei met his eyes, also detecting the strangeness here.

Could it be related to Mo Zezhi?