#601 - I am not a dog, I am a tiger

After days of hurried travel, the Gale Sacred Wolf was so exhausted it nearly foamed at the mouth, finally reaching the Great Zhou Dynasty.

That day, after coming out of the Eternal Life Shrine, Jun Wuxie spoke to Ji Yinlan and the others about the abyssal plague.

He didn't go into detail, as he didn't know what it was, only repeatedly reminding them that if they encountered that grayish-green fluid substance in the future, they must stay away and never touch it.

Ji Yinlan and the others also asked him about his tribulation process and how he had spent the following months.

He briefly described his experiences during those days, glossing over the perilous parts.

Even so, they were frightened and anxious listening to him.

Yan Ruyu was stunned!

Someone who had just survived the Great Saint Sect Tribulation, before even recovering, was chased by a middle-stage Half-Saint, and then surrounded by a group of Half-Saints, guarding for him to come out.

The final result was that Jun Wuxie returned alive and killed all those Half-Saints!

Although he spoke briefly, one could imagine the scene he faced at that time.

Not to mention anything else, any other Saint Sect would have suffered a Dao Heart collapse and fallen into despair. How could they have remained as calm to think and respond as he did?

Once upon a time, she entered various secret realms, engaging in life-and-death battles to obtain opportunities, and her realm and talent grew rapidly in a short period of time.

For a while, she kept thinking that the gap between herself and Jun Wuxie should have narrowed a lot, and she might even be as good as him.

That was until she came out of the Saint Hall of the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy and heard about his deeds in the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy.

The little confidence she had in her heart was shattered at that time.

Now that she understood his experiences in recent days, she felt even more how ridiculous she had been during that time.

She looked at Jun Wuxie with a complex expression.

She knew that she would never be qualified to compare with this man. The gap was too big and getting bigger!

He was like an insurmountable mountain standing there, and all she could do was stand at the foot of the mountain and look up at that greatness and magnificence, forever only able to look up like that…

……

Upon arriving at the Great Zhou, Yan Ruyu still followed Yan Qingcheng and went to the Sect King Mountain with Jun Wuxie and the others.

"Young Master, why have you returned?"

It was evening. Lingfei had finished dealing with the imperial affairs and returned to the sect. She didn't expect to see Jun Wuxie and Mu Yunxi back.

Jun Wuxie briefly explained what had happened in the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy.

Lingfei's face immediately turned cold: "Humph! Who does the Sixth Elder of the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy think he is? How dare he speak to the Young Master like that!"

"Don't be angry. He will have to swallow those words he said back then, and he will have to come here himself to beg me to go to the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy." Jun Wuxie had already made plans. Leaving the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy was true, but not forever.

The Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy had many treasures, including some secret realms, such as extraterrestrial ruins, which were good places to improve strength.

Moreover, he could meet those six ancient stars who had once voluntarily recognized the Emperor Beginning Star as the Sect Master Star, and later participate in the Heavenly Position Competition to compete with the strongest geniuses under the starry sky.

Yan Ruyu was stunned and said, "Young Master Jun, are you going back?"

She thought that leaving like this meant leaving forever and never returning.

"If we don't go back, how can we regain the dignity of our Emperor Beginning Star? The Heavenly Position Competition is no small matter. It is a decisive factor in determining the allocation of Heavenly Positions. If we lose again this time, the young supreme beings from outside the region will have ten times more Heavenly Positions than us. By then, the number of Half-Saints among their strongest young generation will be much greater than ours. How can we resist?"

"Young Master Jun is right. This is a relationship of ebb and flow. The number of Heavenly Positions is limited. Whoever obtains more Heavenly Positions will have more Half-Saints with top-notch talent in the younger generation. In that case, the other side will be even more suppressed and unable to turn over…"

Yan Qingcheng and Mu Yunxi both smiled without saying a word.

They understood Jun Wuxie very well and knew that he wouldn't really ignore it.

It was just that the attitude of the Sixth Elder of the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy was too bad. He couldn't swallow this breath. If he endured it, he wouldn't be Jun Wuxie.

"We were delayed for a few days on the way. I estimate that the people from the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy will arrive soon. When the time comes, if they come to persuade any of you, just ignore them."

After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he looked at the few houses in the small courtyard and said, "Our number of people is increasing, but the number of rooms has remained unchanged, which seems a bit crowded. Fortunately, I have nothing to do these days, so I will build a few bamboo houses. Tonight, Yan Ruyu will squeeze in with Qingcheng."

Yan Ruyu was about to speak when Yan Qingcheng interrupted her, saying, "Ruyu should sleep in Sister Su Lan's room. Anyway, it's empty. My bed is small, and I'm afraid it will be crowded for her."

Yan Ruyu: "Master, this disciple is not afraid of being crowded…"

"Master is afraid of crowding you." Seeing that she still wanted to say something, Yan Qingcheng added, "It's settled then. Anyway, there are empty rooms."

"Oh."

Yan Ruyu gave her a strange look.

She used to sleep with her master often, especially when she was young. She would hug herself to sleep. Why does she feel that her master is a little strange today?

"Rest early."

After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he walked into his room. Yan Qingcheng, Mu Yunxi, Lingfei, and Yan Ruyu also returned to their respective rooms.

Ji Yinlan was not here. She had returned to the palace. After all, she had been away for a long time, and she would definitely want to reunite with her parents upon returning.

The small courtyard returned to silence, with only the sound of insects chirping under the moonlight.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Qingcheng quietly appeared, carefully looking at the room where Yan Ruyu was sleeping. She walked silently to Jun Wuxie's door, opened it, and walked in.

Soon, she came out.

"This little rascal, people secretly came to accompany him, but he's not here. I don't know which woman he ran off to!"

She ground her teeth, biting her charming red lips. First, she went to Mu Yunxi's room, carefully breaking the barrier and using her divine sense to probe.

"Not here with Sister Yunxi?"

She was a little surprised, and then came to Lingfei's room. Before she had time to observe the situation inside after breaking the barrier, she heard Jun Wuxie's voice transmission: "Come in. I knew you would come after sending Yan Ruyu away."

Yan Qingcheng's cold and beautiful face turned crimson.

She gently pushed the door open and walked into the room, only to see Jun Wuxie lying on the bed, embracing Lingfei, who was only wearing a thin nightgown. The two of them were looking at her with a smile, and she forgot to close the barrier for a moment.

She was about to complain when her whole body was wrapped in a force and flew towards the bed. She reflexively cried out in surprise, and then landed in Jun Wuxie's arms.

"Little bastard, you bad guy!"

She slapped him on the chest with her slender, white hand.

"What's wrong, can't help but want to cry?"

Jun Wuxie looked at her and smiled mischievously.

The blush on Yan Qingcheng's face immediately spread to her neck, and she said shyly, "Sister Lingfei is here, what are you saying!"

"I said you wanted to cry, just purely cry, what are you thinking about? Your thoughts are impure, huh?"

"I…"

Yan Qingcheng's face turned completely red. Knowing that he was deliberately teasing her in front of Lingfei, she bit him on the arm.

"Are you a dog?"

Jun Wuxie gasped. This woman actually bit down hard, feeling like her teeth were sinking into his flesh.

"People are not dogs."

She let go, raising her beautiful face with a charming look, and said, "People are white tigers~ Don't you like it the most?"

Lingfei listened and gave Yan Qingcheng a speechless look, actually saying that she was a white tiger…

"Yes, yes, yes, you are all my little white tigers…"

There was a strange light in Jun Wuxie's eyes.

"Huh?" Yan Qingcheng looked at him in surprise and said, "Really? People are born that way. Are they acquired by changing their 'zodiac sign' with true energy?"

"They are born with ice muscle and jade bones. Do you think they were acquired?"

Jun Wuxie was now completely sure that the people of Bingyun Tower should all have the same 'zodiac sign', whether it was Mu Xuelan and Mu Yunxi, or Mu Yuning and the others.

"Hmph, you're so happy. Shangguan Wanwan must also be like that. All ancient god bloodlines are like that. This is one of the bloodline characteristics. If you want to trace it back, it may be related to the evolution of the ancestor of the ancient god bloodline in those years."

"You…" Lingfei buried her face in Jun Wuxie's arms and said shyly, "Can you not discuss the 'zodiac sign' issue?"

"Sister Lingfei's skin can't be so thin~ We have to serve our husband together~"

Yan Qingcheng deliberately teased her and poked her chest with her finger. Lingfei screamed and started fighting with her, directly squeezing Jun Wuxie to the edge of the bed, almost squeezing him to the ground.

……

This night was very restless.

The clouds in the sky rolled and stretched, the moonlight was like water, the breeze on the ground was gentle, and the chirping of insects and frogs resounded in unison.

Yan Ruyu curled up on Su Lan's bed, constantly hearing sounds that made her whole body hot. Even covering her ears could not stop the undulating and continuous demonic sounds.

"They really are…"

In another house, Mu Yunxi was also ashamed and annoyed, her face flushed, and she set up a barrier around the entire small courtyard.

Then, she was stunned for a moment.

She didn't even know why she would set up a barrier around the small courtyard instead of that room?

So, she and Yan Ruyu listened to 'music' all night, unable to fall asleep, suffering greatly.

Strangely, neither of them reset the barrier.

……

The next day, it was already late in the morning when Jun Wuxie opened the door and walked out.

"Did you not rest well last night? Why do you both have dark circles under your eyes?"

Jun Wuxie was deeply surprised. They were cultivators of the Saint Realm. Normally, they could go ten days without sleep without being in such a state. This could only happen if their mental energy was severely depleted.

Yan Ruyu's face flushed red, and she turned her face to the side, embarrassed to meet his eyes.

Mu Yunxi said in a clear, cold voice, "Yes, it was haunted last night. I heard ghosts crying, two female ghosts. Sometimes they were like weeping and complaining, sometimes gentle and melodious, sometimes high-pitched, and sometimes they seemed particularly miserable. Wuxie, do you think they were bullied by some lustful hungry ghosts?"

The muscles on Jun Wuxie's face twitched a few times. He suddenly remembered that Yan Qingcheng seemed to have forgotten to repair the hole in the barrier after entering.

But the question was, why didn't Mu Yunxi and Yan Ruyu casually set up a barrier to block the sound? They actually listened to it all night?

"Yunxi, why do I hear resentment in your words?"

Jun Wuxie began to tease her. She actually called him a lustful hungry ghost. Was she trying to rebel?

"Who's resentful? I'm not! You bad egg!"

Mu Yunxi's face was slightly red, and she ground her teeth at him.

At this moment, Yan Ruyu's slightly emotional voice rang out: "In this day and age, it's really a matter of the bold being stuffed to death and the timid starving to death."

Pfft!

Jun Wuxie was sitting at the stone table drinking tea. When he heard this, he spat out a mouthful of tea directly.

He couldn't help but re-examine Yan Ruyu.

This woman seemed to be hiding a side of her personality that he didn't understand.

What tiger-wolf words were these?

Sure enough, like teacher, like student. This master and disciple were both hiding the same side, but outsiders didn't know it.

Take Yan Qingcheng for example. Don't look at her cold and beautiful appearance in front of others. In front of him, she was bold and charming, like two different people.

Yan Ruyu probably felt comfortable now and began to reveal her deeply hidden side.

Yan Qingcheng and Ling Fei's faces flushed, and they couldn't help but glare at Yan Ruyu.

Mu Yunxi's face was flushed, and she said in embarrassment, "Ruyu, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Yan Ruyu brushed her long purple hair and said with a light smile, "I'm just telling the truth. Some people favor one over the other. I'm standing up for you, Yunxi."

"Stop talking!"

Mu Yunxi stamped her feet in anger, completely losing her usual clear and cold appearance, and rushed towards Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu chuckled and floated away like a purple butterfly.

The two women, one running and one chasing, quickly disappeared from sight.

"Young Master, I need to go deal with government affairs."

Ling Fei adjusted her mood, stepped forward to tidy up his clothes, looked at him with blurred eyes, and couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on her face. Then, she left the Zongwang Mountain.

"You bad guy, why didn't you remember to set up a barrier last night?"

The blush on Yan Qingcheng's face was still there. Thinking that her disciple had listened all night, she was so ashamed and indignant that she couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Blame me? Didn't you forget to patch the leak when you came in?"

"I don't care, it's all your fault anyway!"

She was a little bit spoiled and unreasonable, almost dying of shame.

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault, alright?" Jun Wuxie smiled and stepped forward, holding her shoulders and saying, "You were the most stubborn last night. Go back to sleep for a while. I'll go to the back mountain to get some green bamboo and build a few houses."

"Mm."

Watching her enter the house, Jun Wuxie closed the door before heading to the back mountain.

He chopped down a lot of green bamboo, removed the bamboo branches, and found some materials in the Najie to refine into nails and ropes.

In the afternoon, he had already built one house, and the second one was half finished.

At this time, several figures came from the distant sky, like shooting stars piercing the sky, and landed in the newly expanded courtyard area, in front of the bamboo house that was being built.

Jun Wuxie's spiritual sense naturally sensed the arrival of the people, but he didn't turn his head and continued to do what he was doing.

"Wuxie."

The Great Elder of the Eternal Ancient Academy smiled bitterly. The other party clearly knew they were coming, but completely ignored them.

It seemed that his anger hadn't subsided yet.

However, no matter what, they had to invite him back. Otherwise, in this life, they would suffer a terrible defeat in the competition with the Tong Sheng Ancient Mansion, be humiliated again, be ridiculed, and it would be impossible to regain face and wash away the shame of several eras.