#118 - I never brag

The next morning, Wei Changtian, who had spent the night on Jiuding Mountain, set off back to the city.

This harvest was far greater than he had anticipated before coming.

Qin Zhengqiu completely believed in the "encountering an immortal in a dream and gaining heavenly luck" story, and seemed eager to go down the mountain immediately to clear the obstacles on his "path to immortality."

As Xiao Feng's whereabouts were still uncertain, Wei Changtian was not in a hurry, so as not to startle the snake.

As the saying goes, things don't happen more than three times.

With the help of the Heavenly Luo Sect, Wei Changtian didn't believe that Xiao Feng's development in Shu Province could be faster than his own.

As long as he didn't let him run away at the first sign of trouble, he would definitely make this true son of heaven unable to escape when he struck again!

As for how to explain his own "ascension to immortality" after Xiao Feng's death... there was no need to worry about that.

Becoming an immortal was not something that could be achieved overnight, and Qin Zhengqiu was already nearly a hundred years old, so he would definitely "go" before him.

When he died of old age, it wouldn't matter whether he could become an immortal or not.

Perfect!

At noon, Wei Changtian, full of unexpected gains, happily returned to his residence.

Yuan'er was already waiting at the door, probably having heard the sound of the carriage.

"Young Master, have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet, have you eaten?"

"Yes."

Yuan'er nodded, first instructing the servants to have the cook prepare some more food, and then whispered: "Young Master, Prince Shun sent someone to look for you yesterday, but when he found you weren't there, he went back."

"What did he want me for?"

Wei Changtian asked casually as he walked into the inner room.

"He said that winter is approaching, and Prince Shun wants to take advantage of the warm weather these few days to go out of the city for a trip, and invited you to go with him."

"Okay, I understand."

Wei Changtian nodded, thinking that he would go to the Prince's mansion later to ask about the situation.

If Ning Qingyu's three daughters were also going, he could join in the fun, but if he was just accompanying the Prince... then forget it.

"Master!"

Suddenly, a crisp call rang out from not far away, it was A Chun, who looked excited.

However, Wei Changtian was not filled with the joy of being missed by his disciple, but instead sternly shouted with a straight face:

"What are you shouting for? Didn't I tell you that you should be free of distractions when cultivating?!"

"I..."

"Master, please wait a moment..."

"What's wrong?"

"I, I have entered the ranks..."

"What?!"

Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked: "When did this happen? How do you know you have entered the ranks?!"

"It, it was last night..."

A Chun replied truthfully: "I was meditating and breathing, and suddenly the true energy in my whole body began to flow backward, and only returned to normal after a great cycle."

"I didn't know what was going on, so I asked Sister Liang, and she told me that it was entering the ranks..."

"Hiss..."

Wei Changtian was instantly speechless upon hearing this.

Listening to A Chun's description, she had indeed entered the ninth rank.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought that A Chun would quickly enter the ranks, but he never thought it would be so fast.

From searching the mansion to entering the ranks, it usually takes an average person about half a year.

But what about A Chun? At most, it's been less than ten days!!

Good heavens, if this little girl were to walk the Path to Heaven, she would probably get at least two hundred steps.

Wei Changtian was speechless, A Chun looked up and waited for a while, finally unable to help asking:

"Master, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh, nothing."

Wei Changtian came back to his senses and said seriously: "It took a full seven or eight days to enter the ranks, such speed is still acceptable compared to others, but it is still a bit slow."

"Ah!"

A Chun was stunned, and weakly said: "But Sister Liang said it's already very fast..."

"Is she your master or am I your master?!" Wei Changtian glared.

"Of, of course Master is Master..."

"Then who do you listen to?"

"Master's..."

"That's more like it."

Wei Changtian stood with his hands behind his back, earnestly admonishing: "A Chun, there are people beyond people and mountains beyond mountains, cultivators must remember not to be arrogant."

"For example, your master, I, only used one day to successfully enter the ranks, but I have never boasted about it."

"Mas, Master..."

A Chun said aggrievedly: "I, I didn't boast..."

"It's best if you didn't, I'm just giving you a reminder."

Wei Changtian waved his hand: "You continue to cultivate."

A Chun nodded her little head seriously: "Yes, Master, I will definitely work hard!"

Work hard...

Wei Changtian muttered in his heart, 'You should leave a way out for others,' shook his head and walked back to his room.

At this time, he suddenly realized that he had not seen Liang Qin, so he casually asked Yuan'er.

"Where's Qin'er? Why haven't I seen her?"

"Miss Qin'er is arguing with Sister Liu Shi again."

Yuan'er said with a smile while pouring tea: "Last night, Miss Qin'er was practicing her saber, saying that Sister Liu Shi's playing the zither was disturbing her, so she went to argue with Sister Liu Shi."

"And then?" Wei Changtian had a headache.

"I don't know what they said, but in the end, Miss Qin'er went back to the Liang residence in a huff, and didn't come over this morning."

"I give up..."

Wei Changtian rolled his eyes, just about to ask Yuan'er to call Yang Liushi over, but the latter consciously appeared on her own.

"Young Master, you're back?"

Wearing a red dress and standing at the door, Wei Changtian glanced at her and said helplessly: "Didn't I tell you to be considerate of Qin'er? If she doesn't want you to play the zither, then don't play it for now."

"Giggle, Young Master is biased."

Yang Liushi came into the room and sat down, smiling and arguing: "Why is she allowed to practice her saber, but I'm not allowed to play the zither?"

"Then can't you talk properly?"

"How does Young Master know that I didn't talk properly with Miss Liang?"

Yang Liushi said softly with a smile: "She couldn't win the argument and left in a huff, that's her business, I didn't say anything harsh."

"Forget it, do whatever you want."

Wei Changtian curled his lips, too lazy to care about these jealous disputes, took a sip of tea and asked: "What did you come to me for?"

"Oh, there is something I want to discuss with Young Master."

Yang Liushi's expression suddenly became serious, Wei Changtian knew that she was going to talk about serious matters, so he asked Yuan'er to go out first.

"Alright, speak."

"Well... Young Master, I want to go out for a few days."

Yang Liushi asked tentatively: "I wonder if you will allow it?"

"Go out?"

Wei Changtian was slightly stunned: "To the Ten Thousand Mountains?"

"How did Young Master guess that?" Yang Liushi was a little surprised.

"Do I even need to guess? You went to the capital to save your Demon King's son, so you must know the Demon King. Now that you're back in Shu Province, it's only natural to go back and take a look."

"So Young Master will allow me to go?"

"Your legs are on your own body, I can't control whether you go or not."

Wei Changtian thought for a moment and then asked: "Do you need me to send some people with you?"

"No need, the Ten Thousand Mountains are the territory of the demon race, Young Master doesn't need to worry about my safety."

Yang Liushi's eyes were full of tenderness, and her heart was filled with emotion.

But Wei Changtian's next sentence magnified her emotion once again.

"Alright, then take good care of the Mother-Child Jade. If you encounter danger, burn the jade, and I will personally lead people into the mountains to find you."

"Young Master..."

Yang Liushi's small mouth was slightly open, and her breathing was a little rapid: "You, you are so good to me, I will definitely remember it..."

"Alright, no need to say these things."

Wei Changtian waved his hand heroically: "Since you and I have the reality of husband and wife, then it's nothing for me to collect your corpse for you."

"Col, collect my corpse?"

"That's right, you didn't think I was going to take people to save you, did you? It's so far away, even if I wanted to save you, it would be too late."

"...Young Master, maybe I shouldn't go after all..."