Chapter 38

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Chapter 38

Chapter 38

A wave of wind flew by and the clouds covered the crescent moon, dulling the night sky even more.

A gust of wind blew, the clouds covered the crescent moon and the night became darker.

Li Wuzhang carried Bai Tan as he passed by the trees of the forest, heading towards the ship moored on the shore of the lake. When they were only halfway from the ship, a few figures could be seen on the deck. Bai Tan started to struggle in his embrace, “Put me* down.”

“But your body…”

Bai Tan said strictly, “It’s not a bother. Put me* down quickly! Don’t let others see me as a joke.”

Li Wuzhang couldn’t help but go along with what he said, he released one arm and Bai Tan pushed him aside. He picked up a tree branch to support himself, and stumbled a few steps forward, then suddenly fell right down.

“Sect Leader!”

Li Wuzhang raced forward to pick him up, but saw him biting down hard on his lip, he had already fainted, and his energy was extremely weak and thin. A strong sense of foreboding attacked him, like a swarm of locusts. He reached out a hand and placed it on the youth’s thin wrist, the pulse of his life meridian was chaotic and extremely weak. This was a sign of one falling into extreme illness. His face quickly lost its color from shock and knew that Bai Tan’s earlier words weren’t anything foolish, he carried the person, and raced the whole way to the ship.

Ji Du, Suo Tu, and Mi Lansheng were all on the deck when they saw him carrying Bai Tan as he rushed into the cabin. They were all shocked and wanted to go in and see but were blocked by him closing the door, “The Sect Leader has a little bit of cold, it’s nothing much.”

Once finished, Li Wuzhang took off his top, sat down with crossed legs, and pulled Bai Tan into his embrace.

During this life and death situation, he couldn’t rest assured to give Bai Tan over to someone else.

Within all the people traveling on the ship, aside from himself, he trusted no one else. If he wasn’t here, given Bai Tan’s current situation, he’d be just like a prey who’d entered the tiger’s cave and wolf’s nest and would have been split as food in an instant.

Just as he was about to heal him, he heard “dong dong” knocking sounds coming from the door. A girl’s voice seeped in, “Li Wuzhang, let me take a look at the Sect Leader, I may know what is happening to the Sect Leader.”

Li Wuzhang’s brows furrowed and he spoke, “No need.”

Gu Yu’er’s voice traveled in where only he could hear, “The Sect Leader and I are both Rao Ren, look at the alluring bone on the Sect Leader’s lower back, is there some odd appearance?”

Li Wuzhang flipped Bai Tan around, untied his belt quickly, and opened his robe.

In that instant, a blooming epiphyllum tattoo leapt into his sight and a thick, alluring smell attacked him from the front.

Li Wuzhang’s head spun as his eyes dazed in that exact moment, his whole body burned, and a hot sensation rose within his nose.

He turned his head away and blocked his nose with a fist, but a string of fresh blood still seeped out between his fingers. He blinked and focused his eyes to look at the area of the tailbone, and as expected, found a cinnabar mark-like blood dot.

Just as he wanted to reach out a hand and touch it, the person outside seemed to have felt it and lightly shouted, “Don’t touch his alluring bone. If you are not the one in his heart, then it would only cause him more pain.”

Li Wuzhang withdrew his fingers, the nails carved into his flesh as he clenched his teeth, “Come in.”

With a creaking sound, Gui Yu’er pushed open the cabin door and quickly walked to the side of the bed. As soon as she saw that blood dot, the color on her face changed. She held onto the youth’s wrist and looked at his palm, she lost her voice as she spoke, “How could this happen?”

“What is it?”

Gui Yu’er stared at him, “You…could you be the one he has interest in?”

Li Wuzhang was stunned, “Naturally…no.”

“Then the Sect Leader’s alluring bone, why is it this strongly ill tonight all of a sudden?” Gui Yu’er spoke to herself, “The one in his heart, did they meet tonight, and the other has hurt his heart again?”

“One in his heart…” Li Wuzhang thought about it for a while, how would the Gu Bai now have anyone in his heart? The scene from tonight flashed in his mind, and he shook his head in disbelief, could his heart have moved for Tian Su?

Tian Su?

That’s right, Tian Su was his lifesaver, it might not be impossible.

“Whatever, it’s pointless to ask this. With his alluring bone this ill, and already growing a prison thorn, yet not even a full night and day has passed. The one in his heart must’ve hurt him to the extreme then, there was no way that they’d be thinking of coming back to save him now.” Gui Yu’er’s lashes quivered, her willow-like eyebrows furrowed as a new thought grew in her.

Li Wuzhang came back to his senses, “You’re saying that the one in his heart can save him?”

Gui Yu’er didn’t disagree, but neither did she agree, “If the two’s feelings were the same, then the alluring bone may be able to be healed fully. But if one were to have resentment or fear inside of them, then the heart will be like dead ashes, there is nothing that could save it.”

“I will find and bring that person back.”

“There’s no need.” Gui Yu’er spoke coldly, “Sect Leader Bai has already given up, which is why his alluring bone is like so. Now, just upon seeing that person, the poisonous thorn that’d been growing for a long time exploded immediately then. The illness now is already deep down, his life is on thin ice.”

Already gave up? Could Tan’er and Tian Su actually have some past that no one knew about?

Li Wuzhang felt his heart suffocating, “Then, is there any other way to heal him?”

“If you trust in me, then turn around and do not look back.”

Li Wuzhang thought for a bit, then his sleeve shook, a skull-designed Awl that was entirely pitch-black was already in his hand. Usually, when he attacked, he mostly just used hallucinations and very rarely did he bring out his weapon. He left the sharp endpoint of the Awl right behind Gui Yu’er’s head and turned around, “If you dare to harm him, I will immediately end your life.”

“You sure have deep feelings, what a pity.”

Gui Yu’er chuckled sorrowfully, and pulled out a fish-tail, shaped hairpin from her gorgeous black hair. The smooth black hair fell to her waist, she then untied her robe and with her hand holding that extremely sharp hairpin, moved it to her lower back.

Followed by the sound of flesh being cut and bone breaking, a strong smell of blood spread throughout the cabin.

Li Wuzhang’s eyes didn’t move at all, but the corner of his lips under the mask, quivered slightly.

In the time span of one incense stick, the small, light noises finally stopped.

Gui Yu’er covered herself up, and tied her belt. Her hands shook as she stuffed a small piece of bloody cartilage, that also carried flesh and skin, into Li Wuzhang’s hand, “Burn this to ash, then feed it to him after mixing with warm water.”

“The method that I have used can at least give the Sect Leader one more month of life. To save him, the only hope is the Rengu Nian Beads. But you must know, the Rengu Nian Beads are a sacred treasure of our Mandala Sect. If the Sect Master were to get it, then he definitely wouldn’t easily let another use it to lengthen their life.”

Li Wuzhang looked back and stared at the woman’s pale, white face, stunned, “Why do you treat him like so?”

“He and I are connected by blood, making us family. I have lived for over thirty years, I’ve lived long enough now, but he is still young.” Gui Yu’er caressed the youth’s face, she used the bed as a support as she struggled to stand up.

In an instant, her appearance quickly decayed. The many years were like a blow of the autumn wind, passing by her body mercilessly, as it snatched away her youth and beauty. Wrinkles appeared on her skin, one after another, silver frost had stained her smooth, black hair and she had already transformed from a gorgeous lady to an old woman with a full head of white hair.

“I’ve become ugly, huh? Sigh, had to be seen by a junior like you. Yet, I was well known as one of the top ten beauties of the Western City.” Gui Yu’er used a veil to cover her face using the orchid finger gesture, she was like a shy girl who had just become a teenager. She walked to the window while stumbling, looking extremely weak.

Li Wuzhang seemed to have a bone stuck in his throat, he wanted to go and support her, but the woman turned her back on him. Using the fishtail hairpin, she tied up the bundle of white hair with extreme elegance, making it into a delicate Flying Sky Hairstyle[1], she looked back and smiled.

“Once the Sect Leader wakes up, do not tell him what I have done. If he were to ask where I went, you just say that I have gone to Xi Ye to visit his mother, that is all.”

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to get the Rengu Nian Beads naturally. If I can get them, I will send a letter back with the location. Once I go, I’m afraid that this journey is one I might not return from, so I will bid my farewells now.”

As she finished, Gui Yu’er leaped out of the window and disappeared into the deep part of the forest like a bird.

Li Wuzhang did not sleep that night.

Just as the morning sun climbed up, Gu Bai finally woke up, slowly.

He seemed to have had a long dream, he dreamed of the time he was young. It was at the end of summer, in the flower blooming, forbidden court of the palace, his mother held him as they swung on the swing. The light little fan swayed as fireflies swarmed around, the soft voice sang a song, putting him to sleep. But the voice was Gui Yu’er’s, sorrowful to the extreme, but then also turned into a delightful tone.

That whole night, he listened to the song and slept extremely deeply, settled like a baby in a swaddle.

“Tan Gege, are you feeling better?” A familiar voice rang.

Bai Tan opened his eyes dazedly, he sleepily rubbed his eyelids and happened to touch a face full of tears. The feeling of having lost something suddenly grew in his heart for no reason. Why, did he cry in his dream?

He looked to his side and saw Mi Sha standing beside the bed, a rakshasa was pouring water beside the table. Li Wuzhang was also there but was sleeping against the wall, his head was hung very low and a layer of blue shade collected below his eyes.

“Shh, don’t wake him up.” Bai Tan sat up and touched his alluring bone, feeling that it didn’t hurt anymore, he got out of bed swiftly. Mi Sha walked over, then helped him with clothing and wiping his body.

After rinsing his mouth and washing his face, he drank a bowl of warm goat milk and also gnawed on a goat leg, Bai Tan was energized once again. He ate as he thought back on the events of last night, his thoughts were complex and hard to describe.

He pushed open the door and walked to the deck, after being blown by the wind for a while, the chaotic thoughts in his head had finally seemed to clear up a bit.

Based on last night, Tian Su and Si You seemed to be allies. Everything, from beginning to end, was all an act. That night, when Tian Su gave him pointers, it must have been to gain his trust.

If he hadn’t gone back last night and had coincidentally bumped into that scene, he might still have been caught under the lie now.

What ‘savior’, what ‘like’, they were all fake.

Thinking like so, the blood all throughout Bai Tan’s body froze, he clenched his fist.

Tian Su…what I* hate the most is others lying to me*, you just wait and see what I* can do.

“What is Sect Leader Bai thinking about here by himself? Could you be thinking of entering the Zanglongdao today?”

A deep male voice rung out from behind him.

Bai Tan turned his head around and Mi Lansheng walked up to him with a bright face, he nodded in greeting. The wind off the lake blew past the youth’s raven black hair that’d been tied up, his silver-white robe, with the design of a water dragon chasing the moon, fluttered as well. His entire being was cold and striking, his ultimate beauty could lure souls, and his face seemed to be even brighter than a few days ago. Making Mi Lansheng lose his sense first, and unconsciously avoid his eyes.

Yet such a beauty, was a…traitorous, disastrous evildoer. What a pity.

Bai Tan spoke, “The Great Assembly of Wu Lin hasn’t started yet, but, it should be fine; even if we enter the island early, right?”

“Naturally, it’s fine. This is the first time Sect Leader Bai is entering The Great Assembly of Wu Lin, it would be good to become familiar with the geography of the place beforehand.”

Bai Tan heard the slightly frivolous tone in his voice and couldn’t help but furrow his brows, then turned to stare at the other as he smiled, “I will trouble Sect Master Mi for advice then.”

Mi Lansheng’s face burned from his look and replied “mn” with a red face and neck. Thinking back to that night, his heart swayed even more uncontrollably.

“Ss, why is Sect Master Mi’s face this red? Could you have fallen sick from the wind?” Bai Tan reached out a hand on purpose, and touched the other’s forehead, “Ah, it’s really hot, how about you take off some clothes to release some heat?”

As he finished, he went to pull at Mi Lansheng’s belt, moving his body up extremely closely.

“You evildoer!” Mi Lansheng immediately roared deeply, and anger rose in him, he was like a raging male lion.

Bai Tan glanced below his abdomen, he smiled with no sound then snorted in victory, before walking away.

Mi Lansheng punched a part of the ship, and his teeth itched from anger, yet he could do nothing but complain inside; ‘Brother Wu, oh Brother Wu, you were the teacher of a generation with many disciples, how did such an evildoer come out under your teachings? If you were still here, how would he even dare to be this arrogant? In this world, is there no one else who could tame him?’

Thinking like so, a thought, like a wild beast gnawing on its food, grew inside of him, he couldn’t help but discreetly snatch out the half piece of veil he had hidden in his sleeve. He lowered his head and sniffed the youth’s special odor in, his tiger-like eyes ignited…how about, he tames that little evildoer for Brother Wu!

Destroy his martial skills and imprison him as his personal boy-toy, this could be counted as revenging Brother Wu.

“Sect Master?”

Hearing a call from behind him, Mi Lansheng immediately shoved the veil back into his sleeve.

The old Sa Man walked up to him shakily with his cane, “Sect Master, Gui Yu’er has escaped.”

“I knew it, that witch cannot be trusted!” The color on Mi Lansheng’s face changed, “Where did she escape to?”

“Last night, my old self saw her heading into the Zanglongdao, I’m afraid she might’ve gone to search for her old lover.”

“That is not so.” A voice interrupted, Li Wuzhang shook his head at the two. “Gui Yu’er is not someone who would break their promise, she went to seek revenge from Fu Lu by herself.”

“What?” Bai Tan had coincidentally walked by, hearing that, he was shocked.

Why would his Aunt be so impatient and go seek revenge alone?

They still had a hostage in their hands, didn’t they? If Fu Lu dared to harm her, then he would use his son against him.

“Wuzhang, follow me!” Bai Tan quickly walked to the bottom cabin and pushed open the cabin door.

A strange, fishy odor could be smelled.

The skinny and small male laid on the floor of the bottom cabin quietly. A piece of cloth covered his face and his clothes were messy in an inappropriate way, his belt was loose as ambiguous red marks covered all over his thin neck.

The small, skinny male lay on the floor of the bottom cabin quietly. A piece of cloth covered his face and his clothes were messy in an inappropriate way, his belt was loose, as ambiguous red marks covered his thin neck.

Freaked out, Bai Tan bent over and lifted off the piece of cloth on his face.

The young male immediately opened his eyes, the bottom of those beautiful, amber-colored eyes were bloodshot, tears swam in his eyes and his pupil seemed to have cracked open.

The sharp pain was almost about to explode out of his eyes.

Bai Tan was shocked by the look he gave him. He took another look at those red marks for a while, then he suddenly realized something. He squatted down in disbelief and lifted up the lower part of the young male’s robe, and as expected, between his legs was mere disorder. Even though he had been cleaned, it was still hard to look at, a field of blue and purple, it was the mark of being presumptuously violated.

Bai Tan helped him tidy up his clothing and he was furious, he instantly thought of one person.

On this ship, only that hungry, perverted bastard would commit such an inhumane act that was even lower than animals!

He carried Fu Lin up and handed him over to Li Wuzhang, “Have people help him clean his body.”

He finished, then walked up to the deck and roared angrily, “Suo Tu, get out here!”

Translator: Crispyfry

Proofreader: Grumpykit

QC: Xiao

Translator’s Comments: FiRst of all, fuck fuck fuck, Fu Lin alsdkjflsdkjf;salkdjfljsadjfas;ldkjfasaldkfjalsdjfladkjflkajsdlfkjsdlkjflasjkdjfljls

Second, Gui Yu’er QAQ bless her fucking soul, I didn’t know how much sweeter she could get and god, like, she’s only known Gu Bai for how long now???

Proofreader’s Notes: This is the Orchid finger gesture

Xiao’s Comments: Ugh…I’m sadden by Fu Lin’s rape…

[1] Flying Sky Hairstyle (飞天髻) – Literal translation, https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A3%9E%E5%A4%A9%E9%AB%BB/7316852

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