TEMBMBIWB Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Fangcun Mountain.

The night scene at the Water Residence was beautiful, with a high moon and not a single cloud in the sky.

The stars were scattered, seemingly within reach.

Sui Chunsheng was completely flushed at this moment. If it weren’t for the dim light in the room, he would have wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Tan Zhui didn’t notice his abnormality. He cleaned the wound on his body and took out a medicine tongue, scooping out a spoonful of Jade Trace ointment.

The coolness landed on the young man’s wound.

The originally burning wound was frozen, losing sensation for a moment, as if being caressed by flowing water, gradually soothed.

The young man’s back trembled slightly, and his taut skin seemed to tighten.

Feeling his reaction, Tan Zhui’s movements became even gentler.

“Does it hurt a lot?”

Sui Chunsheng shook his head, gritting his teeth and said, “It doesn’t hurt… It’s a bit itchy.”

Tan Zhui was stunned for a moment, glancing sideways. The young man was facing away from him. With blurred vision, he noticed the young man’s ear, which was about to bleed.

The slow-witted White Deer Immortal finally realized something.

The child has grown up.

Tan Zhui quickly changed the medicine, and bandaged it with magic, a smooth and seamless process.

Sui Chunsheng turned around and found that his clothes had also been put back on by magic.

“Next time, Ah Sheng should do it himself,” Tan Zhui said.

Sui Chunsheng was a little puzzled, “Why? In the past, Master always helped me apply medicine.”

Tan Zhui examined the young man’s expression, his vision blurred, he couldn’t see clearly.

He only felt that the young man seemed a little aggrieved.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, Sui Chunsheng was sensible and didn’t continue to pester him.

The young man reached out and grabbed the White Deer Immortal’s wrist. The movement was sudden, and Tan Zhui’s body trembled subconsciously.

Until the young man lifted his sleeve, revealing the tooth marks on his palm.

“It’s fine for Master to do it himself,” Tan Zhui said.

Sui Chunsheng didn’t let go of him, “Master doesn’t have to worry, I know how to control my strength. Last time, it was me who applied medicine to your back.”

He carefully cleaned the wound and applied the medicine meticulously.

The cool medicine engulfed his pain, and Tan Zhui looked down.

The young man’s eyelashes trembled slightly, focused and intent.

At this moment, the hibiscus fragrance and the aloes fragrance approached each other, seeming to have a slight fusion.

After a long time, the young man raised his eyes, but met those gray-blue eyes.

He was stunned for a moment, and said halfway, “Master, I’ve bandaged it… done.”

Tan Zhui withdrew his gaze, putting away the brief palpitation in his heart.

“Disciple will help you.” Sui Chunsheng’s gaze fell on Tan Zhui’s neck.

Tan Zhui subconsciously covered the tooth mark on his neck, saying softly, “No need, I can do this myself.”

Sui Chunsheng was stunned for a moment, he noticed that the White Deer Immortal’s neck seemed to reveal a faint pinkish hue.

The next second, a snow-white silk ribbon wrapped around, concealing the neck, covering the tooth mark.

It was like a fig leaf, the pink hue of the skin peeking through.

Sui Chunsheng’s breathing became even more rapid, although the tooth mark was covered, everyone knew what was hidden under the white ribbon, whose tooth mark it was.

The young man quickly averted his gaze, not daring to look at all. His lower abdomen had already tightened, and his head was dizzy.

Tan Zhui’s voice interrupted his chaotic thoughts.

“Take this Concentrating Pill,” Tan Zhui said.

“The thing in your body is good at disturbing the mind. Ah Sheng, you still need to pay more attention.”

Sui Chunsheng took the cold medicine bottle, and couldn’t help but ask, “This Xiu Luo Clan, exactly what is…”

Tan Zhui raised his eyes slightly, and said softly, “The Xiu Luo Clan existed at the beginning of the creation of the Heavenly Dao. It’s just that because of their cruel nature, and the third generation Xiu Luo Lord always devoted himself to combining the god clan, demon clan, and the Xiu Luo clan… hoping to create an almost perfect race.”

“Moreover, he looks down on the human race, because the human race’s bloodline, together with the Xiu Luo race, cannot create what he wants.”

Sui Chunsheng, “What exactly does he want?”

Tan Zhui pondered for a moment:

“The Xiu Luo Clan is different from the god clan, demon clan, and demon path realms. The god clan has a natural lifespan of ten thousand years, the demon clan can also live for a thousand years after cultivating, the demon path realms are immortal with turbid energy, and even human cultivators can break through a hundred years of lifespan.”

“But this Xiu Luo Clan, although their power is continuous, and their physique is much taller and stronger, their lifespan is extremely unstable because their souls often leave the body, and most of them die young or suddenly.”

Tan Zhui lowered his eyes, took out a gold and jade medicine bottle, and took two Dao Attainment pills.

“What he wants is an immortal bloodline, and a bloodline that can maximize the potential of the Xiu Luo bloodline.”

“Although he despises the human race the most, the human race is also somewhat useful to him, allowing him to kill and play with them at will. It can be said that his hands were covered in countless lives, and in the end he was intolerable to the world, and was attacked by everyone. It is also reasonable.”

Sui Chunsheng nodded at this point.

Tan Zhui: “At that time, I was at the forefront, participating in that great battle. The Xiu Luo Lord was named Zhao Zhen. At that time, he was forced to a dead end, and prepared to die with me. At the moment, although I successfully annihilated him, I was still seriously injured because of it.”

Sui Chunsheng’s eyes darkened, whether from heartache or not.

“Is Master’s current eye ailment because of him?” The young man’s voice carried a bit of hostility.

Tan Zhui looked at his appearance, couldn’t help but reach out and touch his hair, shaking his head, “It’s not.”

“Master’s eye ailment is because of an incident in the lower realm ten thousand years ago.”

Sui Chunsheng was a little shocked, “Lower realm?”

Tan Zhui nodded, “At that time, it was a chaotic world, and the lower realm was turbulent. I had just removed the Xiu Luo Lord, and then went to the lower realm to deal with someone that made the Heavenly Lord very concerned.”

Sui Chunsheng: “A person?”

A person, a person from the lower realm, could actually make the Heavenly Lord wary?

Tan Zhui: “To be precise, a great demon.”

“He transcended the three realms, a variable. The Heavenly Lord wanted to stop this variable that could shake the Nine Heavens, so he asked me to go. I fought with that great demon and lost my eyes because of it.”

“However, I also found that this variable was not as heinous as it was made out to be, and it wasn’t to the point where he had to be completely exterminated. In the end, I put a lot of shackles on him, suppressing his cultivation and luck, and let it be.”

Sui Chunsheng softly, “Is this great demon the wicked dragon who crashed through the sky ten thousand years ago?”

Tan Zhui nodded, “At that time, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the ancient true gods fell together because of the disappearance of the evil soul of the Heavenly Dao, leaving only me, a divine deer.”

Sui Chunsheng pondered for a moment, “It’s because Master had no evil thoughts or desires, so you were not implicated.”

Tan Zhui shook his head after hearing this, not knowing if he was refuting or expressing his unknown.

“To get back on topic, that lord placed a curse before he died and planted something in Master’s body.”

Sui Chunsheng: “What? That thing…”

Tan Zhui chuckled, soothing him, “It’s alright, that thing has been with me for ten thousand years and has not harmed me. It’s just that the injuries left by the Lord in Master’s body have not yet healed.”

Sui Chunsheng: “What is it? Can’t it be taken out?”

Tan Zhui nodded, “I don’t know, it doesn’t matter whether it’s taken out or not.”

“This time, the remnant soul in your body is probably implicated by Master.”

Sui Chunsheng immediately retorted, “This has nothing to do with Master!”

“It was my own carelessness. Moreover, I have had a condition where my soul leaves my body since I was a child. Maybe this thing has been in my body since childhood!”

Tan Zhui’s eyes turned cold, “Silence.”

His voice was cold.

Sui Chunsheng: “Master, if this remnant soul cannot be taken out, when that day comes, I will absolutely not let Master go down the path of self-sacrifice. I would rather kill myself!”

Tan Zhui immediately grabbed his wrist, and said sternly, “Silence!”

Sui Chunsheng’s eyelashes trembled slightly, seeming a little aggrieved, and reached out to grab Master’s hand, like a child, grabbing a finger and shaking it gently.

Tan Zhui realized that he was a little harsh, and patted his wrist.

“You were injured in the secret realm trial this time, rest well. Master will find a way with the elders of the Heavenly Medicine Sect to remove this thing for you.”

Sui Chunsheng pursed his lips and moved closer to Tan Zhui.

“Master, let me stay here today.”

Tan Zhui raised his eyes slightly, “How old are you now? You’re about to come of age, why are you still like a child?”

Sui Chunsheng held onto his finger tightly, “Isn’t it not yet of age? Just think of me as a young child, your disciple. Today I was frightened, and my heart is really hurried and scared.”

“Just let me stay here… okay?”

Tan Zhui lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Sui Chunsheng refused to give up, his voice and body soft and weak, “Master, I’ll just make do for one night on the fish-belly lounge chair in your room. Have pity on your disciple, will you?”

Tan Zhui finally couldn’t resist, and sighed, “There’s really nothing I can do with you.”

Sui Chunsheng immediately smiled happily, walked to the cupboard and pulled out a quilt, and couldn’t wait to lie down on the fish-belly lounge chair, afraid that the White Deer Immortal would change his mind.

Tan Zhui shook his head helplessly, and also lay back on the couch, waving his sleeve to extinguish the candles.

The room was instantly dark.

After a long silence, Sui Chunsheng raised his eyes to look at the bed, the moonlight outside the window shining on the gauze curtains, like scattered stars.

Tan Zhui lay peacefully on the couch, Sui Chunsheng looked at him for a moment, and whispered, “Master, good night.”

Tan Zhui’s voice was gentle, “Hibiscus, good night.”

…

Another day.

Hua Zhi had been painting at Zi Wei Peak recently. A few days ago, he learned that his mother in the South Sea was seriously ill, so he hurried to visit her.

The Heavenly Lord gave some medicinal pills refined by medicine immortals, and the White Deer Immortal also added some.

Fangcun Mountain returned to its usual calm.

Yue Shanglan then came to visit, carrying a few scrolls, seemingly on official business, which was very rare.

Tan Zhui saw that his expression was hurried, and that he did not drink alcohol, so he became serious as well.

“Have you found a way to suppress that thing?” Tan Zhui put down the teacup in his hand, and asked.

Yue Shanglan placed those few scrolls on the table, quickly picked up the teacup and drank his fill, before slowly opening his mouth, “These days, I’ve been so busy.”

“There’s a good way to temporarily suppress it, but it’s only temporary.”

Tan Zhui started, “It’s okay, temporary suppression is fine too.”

Yue Shanglan picked up a scroll, quickly stretched it out and laid it flat in front of Tan Zhui.

“The thing on top is the animal skin of Shou Liu. This Shou Liu is a great demon beast of the demon clan. It made great contributions in the fight against the Xiu Luo clan, and injured the Xiu Luo Lord. It has a natural suppression effect on this Xiu Luo Qi. Although it cannot be completely eliminated, it can suppress it a bit, giving us more time.”

Tan Zhui looked at it, nodded, and said, “Alan, thank you.”

Yue Shanglan sighed and said, “Why are you being so polite with me? We’re best friends.”

Tan Zhui: “The aged jade liquor of Fangcun Mountain, pick as you like.”

Yue Shanglan immediately became happy, and smacked his lips with some craving.

“That’s great! Ah Zhui really knows me.”

He sat down beside him with a thud, leaned over, and said, “Let’s not talk about that. This thing is currently in the demon clan, not within the jurisdiction of the Nine Heavens.”

“It’s treasured by the demon princess, Yu Xiao Die.”

Tan Zhui nodded, “In that case, we’ll just have to make a trip.”

Yue Shanglan: “Don’t underestimate this demon princess. She’s the only daughter of the Demon King, and she also has seven older brothers. She’s very pampered, and her personality is quite arrogant. It’s not easy to get treasures from her.”

As he spoke, he leaned closer, lowered his voice and said, “However, I have a plan.”

Tan Zhui glanced at him lightly, although he couldn’t see his friend’s expression clearly, he knew it wouldn’t be a good thing.

Yue Shanglan grinned, “This Yu Xiao Die is very fond of handsome men… I think, Ah Zhui’s appearance is enough…”

Halfway through his words, he met Tan Zhui’s gray-blue eyes.

Although the White Deer Immortal’s face remained unchanged, his hand was casually playing with his Long Hate Whip.

Yue Shanglan instantly shut his mouth.

“Don’t be angry, Ah Zhui. I was joking.”

He pouted, and continued, “Then, we’ll go to the demon realm tomorrow, but we should disguise ourselves well, and it’s best not to reveal our identities. If this matter gets out of hand, it will be detrimental to Little Chunsheng.”

Tan Zhui patted his Long Hate Whip, “Yes, that’s good.”

“Should we bring Little Chunsheng? It’s a good opportunity for him to go down the mountain to play.” Yue Shanglan said.

When Little Hibiscus was mentioned, the White Deer Immortal’s eyes trembled.

Tan Zhui curled his lips, “It’s good to bring Hibiscus, I wouldn’t feel at ease leaving him alone at this time.”

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