Chapter 67
Han Changsheng had helped the Mingyue Sect solve the case . Naturally, he wouldn’t let the opportunity go to waste . He asked Zheng Feng-er to go to the Jianghu to spread the news, build momentum for An Yuan, and let more people know that it was the Dog Lord who solved the case .
According to the Black and White Impermanence deities, the Dog Lord would become the leader of the Wulin Alliance in the future . Besides his excellent martial arts, his virtue and prestige were also very important . His so-called prestige was related to his school background . All the previous leaders were from big schools, and they had to do good deeds to accumulate virtues to make the Wulin praise them . Now, An Yuan was still far from his goal, because Han Changsheng had changed his entire life path . Therefore, it was Han Changsheng’s responsibility to help him accumulate merits .
A few days later, Zheng Feng-er came back to report to Han Changsheng .
Han Changsheng asked, “Did you accomplish the mission I sent you on?”
“Ha ha,” Zheng Feng-er smiled strangely .
“What’s the matter?” Han Changsheng frowned . “Please don’t tell me that you bungled everything up . ”
Zheng Feng-er looked at him, then said, “As you instructed, I released the news . While it was true that I spread it throughout the Jianghu, it turned out… differently from what you hoped . ”
Han Changsheng’s eyes widened . “Released? What’s different?”
Zheng Feng-er said, “It was good . The news of the young master Huangfu’s demon-defending path and how he arrested the murderer have been spread through the land . Everyone praised it . A few days ago, when someone was discussing his heroic deeds in the tavern, several Mingyue Sect disciples happened to be present and quarreled with them on the spot . ”
“They said it wasn’t like that at all, that Huangfu An Yuan didn’t catch the murderer, but a mysterious man in a straw hat . The man had high, profound martial arts skills . He did good deeds without leaving his name behind . They completely disregarded the false news . They also added that An Yuan was just a pretty face . He did nothing, and he was just a younger brother of the mysterious man in the straw hat . ”
“Pfft!” Han Changsheng immediately sprayed out his tea . Fortunately, Zheng Feng-er dodged fast, otherwise it would’ve sprayed all over her face .
“What the actual f–! How?”
Zheng Feng-er smiled and said, “Besides, you know, rumors are always spreading fast . In the process of spreading rumors, everyone will embellish them . Now, the widely circulated version has become that Huangfu An Yuan is a person fishing for fame . To seize the straw hat man’s credit, he went to the Mingyue Sect to gain merits shamelessly, by any means necessary . As a result, he is in hiding, refusing to see anyone . ”
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“Pfft!” Han Changsheng had no tea left to spray . This time, he was spraying out old blood .
“How could this happen?!” Han Changsheng was as shocked as if there was an earthquake . This wasn’t what he planned . It wasn’t so much a deviation as an entire reversal! He wore a straw hat and pretended to be An Yuan’s servant, hoping no one would notice him . He had made up an entire identity, his face that of Hua Xiaosha . It would’ve been hard to become famous .
Zheng Feng-er had no choice but to spread her hand . “That’s the rumor . In addition, the leader of the Mingyue has guessed your identity . The young leader of Huangfu is Huangfu An Yuan, the second disciple of the Yuehua Sect . Although you didn’t show your face, the Mingyue disciples suspected you were Li Jiulong, who disappeared with An Yuan . ”
“Because you discovered Elder Yuan Yue’s murderer and found the missing sword script, the leader of the Mingyue Sect had doubts about the rumor that you killed old man Xuanji and Elder Lan Fang . If you want, please ask the Yuehua Sect to investigate the matter again and give you justice . ”
Han Changsheng’s eyebrows raised . “This is ridiculous . ” Sitting up straight again, he said, “You should send someone to control the rumors and boast about An Yuan . Say he has four points of beauty and five stresses, a person who came from a good family and would show consideration for others . ”
Zheng Feng-er said, “I’ll try my best . But it’s up to fate for the rumor to be undone . ”
After Zheng Feng-er left, Han Changsheng grabbed his hair in the room . He never thought that would happen . Was it because he was so handsome that even a straw hat couldn’t conceal his handsomeness, leading the Mingyue disciples to sense the essence of his wise and divine martial arts abilities at a glance?
Ah, that means being too outstanding also brings one headache from time to time .
Han Changsheng sighed . He was pitying himself in the mirror when An Yuan came in, saw him sitting there, and asked, “What are you doing?”
Returning to reality, Han Changsheng said, “Nothing . ”
An Yuan sat down opposite him and said, “Zheng Feng-er just came? What did she say?”
Han Changsheng gave an empty look to An Yuan . He didn’t know if An Yuan had heard any outside rumors . He hoped no outrageous words had reached An Yuan’s ears . “Nothing, nothing . ”
A little dissatisfied, An Yuan’s tone was sour . “You won’t allow me much contact with her, but you contact her frequently . Moreover, you always talk behind my back . ”
Staring, Han Changsheng said, “Of course, you have to stay away from her . That woman’s a witch . She’s scheming after you . ”
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“And she doesn’t have any schemes on you?” An Yuan asked, “You said she wanted to steal a man’s yang . Do I have yang, and you don’t?”
It stunned Han Changsheng . When he first met Zheng Feng-er and she didn’t know who he was, she didn’t scheme after him . Later, when he accepted her as his special envoy, she still didn’t scheme after him . Zheng Feng-er liked beautiful men… But he’d never admit he wasn’t a beautiful man! Zheng Feng-er must have forcedly seen his greatness in his scheme and doesn’t dare to scheme after his yang! Not to mention martial arts, he was more skilled than Zheng Feng-er . Waving his hand, Han Changsheng said, “I am different from you . She cannot move me . ”
An Yuan looked back at him and sneered . When Han Changsheng’s words reached An Yuan’s ear, they sounded to him like Han Changsheng had self-control, but was worried his was insufficient . An Yuan said, “I have been proud of my self-control since I was a child . We haven’t had a problem yet, but you’re so domineering . In a word, if you were to treat people equally, I won’t have to worry about your mood and avoiding anything . ”
Han Changsheng stared at him in a daze . An Yuan gave him a feeling… How can he be like a little jealous wife and is now acting coquettish? Illusion, it must be an illusion!
After a while, An Yuan angrily broke the stalemate . “We’ve been staying in the inn for a few days . What do you plan to do next?”
Han Changsheng touched his chin and thought . They’d solved the Mingyue Sect’s case and discovered it had nothing to do with Huangfu’s family . Now, the only clue left was Liu Xiaoqi .
When it came to the Tianyuan Villa, Liu Xiaoqi was secretive . He certainly knew something . Although it was unknown whether what he knew was related to the death of Huangfu Tugen, it was his only clue . Even so, he couldn’t go back to the Yuehua Sect to find Liu Xiaoqi .
It wasn’t easy to explain his identity as Li Jiulong, since he inexplicably recited the guilt of a murderer . If he wanted to go back, he could only go back secretly and sort out the matter later .
“I just went out for a walk,” An Yuan said, “And I saw that the Mingyue Sect sect head took some disciples out for a long journey . ”
“Where did they go?” Han Changsheng asked .
“It seems that they’re going to the Wulin Assembly,” An Yuan said .
It shocked Han Changsheng . To solve the case, they spent half a month there . Now, they were only one month away from the Wulin Conference . It would take about half a month to ride from there to the Kunlun Mountain, where the conference would be held . Some sects went a month and a half ahead of time to make friends and have more social time .
In that way, he was afraid it was time for Yue Peng to leave, but he didn’t know that he would take the disciples . Han Changsheng wanted to go to Yuehua Mountain to ask Liu Xiaoqi questions after Yue Peng left . However, the Black and White Impermanence deities once said that An Yuan needed to stand out at the year’s Wulin Conference, laying out the foundation for him to marry a perfect, beautiful, rich, fair skinned lady and go on to the high point of his life .
Thinking about it, Han Changsheng said, “You clean up, let’s go to Kunlun Mountain . ”
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“Go to the Kunlun Mountain?” An Yuan asked, “To attend the Wulin Conference?”
Han Changsheng nodded . “Yes, I thought the Mingyue Sect might have something to do with your father’s death, but it’s a pity now that I over-thought it . After all, fifteen years have passed, and the clues are long gone . There are so many people and so much news in the Wulin assembly that I might be able to figure out what happened fifteen years ago . ” Liu Xiaoqi refused to talk about the Xiu Daomen . Maybe he could hear something at the Wulin Assembly?
An Yuan looked at Han Changsheng in silence . He knew that Han Changsheng was a part of the demonic cult, but he never exposed it . He still got along with him as before . His complicated thoughts were still unclear . However, he’d been with Han Changsheng for several months and at least knew that the secretive man had no intention of hurting him . But, if Han Changsheng wanted something from him, An Yuan had no value besides the knowledge of adjusting his breath . If Han Changsheng just wanted him to help him with this work, he didn’t have to spend so much time with him . So, what did Han Changsheng actually want to do? He wanted to know more than anyone else .
When Han Changsheng saw An Yuan staring down at him, he asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
An Yuan lowered his gaze, quietly hiding his gaffe . “Nothing . When will we leave?”
Han Changsheng thought for a moment and said, “We’ll pack up today and buy horses and dry food . Let’s leave tomorrow . ”
An Yuan nodded . “I’ll get ready . ”
That night, An Yuan continued to help Han Changsheng adjust his breath . Over the past few months, Han Changsheng’s real Qi had been almost combined .
His internal power had increased several times more than before, and he was growing more and more adept at controlling it . He rarely went into Qi deviation anymore . Han Changsheng could feel the many layers in his body . An Yuan had cleared the frontmost levels, and only the last level remained . After that, he could fully integrate his internal power and take it as his own . At that time, he’d have unlimited abilities .
However, that was just the last checkpoint . They have been at it for more than half a month, but still have not cleared it . It had been delayed, and he made no progress .
The day’s movement was going smoothly, with An Yuan guiding Han Changsheng to rush his Tanzhong acupoint with his true Qi . After circulating for a week, Qi had finally returned to its original starting point .
Han Changsheng felt more and more comfortable . He had a premonition that he could conquer all his internal power that night . From then on, he would no longer need An Yuan to help him .
Suddenly, the warmth in Han Changsheng’s chest faded . It grew colder and colder, and all his gathered Qi spread . He opened his eyes, and An Yuan suddenly stopped .
Han Changsheng was a little anxious . His Qi was dispersing more and more . An Yuan refused to tell him how to regulate his Qi and breathe, and wouldn’t take his Qi to guide him . He was like a fly without a head . He didn’t know what to do .
“Why don’t you go on?” Go on, I feel like I’m so close to succeeding, I’m almost there!
Coldly, An Yuan said, “I’m tired . I’m exhausted . ”
Han Changsheng was stunned . Even a fool knew An Yuan was lying to him . But, if An Yuan didn’t help, he had no choice but to coax him . “Let’s try again . ”
An Yuan laid down in bed . “Go to bed, we will head out early tomorrow . ”
Han Changsheng was so angry that he threw two empty punches behind An Yuan . He knew in his heart that An Yuan was not unable, but unwilling . He was afraid that by now, An Yuan still felt that he was close to him because he could help him overcome all the internal power that old man Xuanji gave him . An Yuan was afraid he’d leave him after he helped him through all the checkpoints, and that he wouldn’t help him investigate his father’s case anymore .
Han Changsheng pounced on An Yuan’s shoulder and bit him . In pain, An Yuan snorted, “What are you doing?”
Angrily, Han Changsheng said, “You take my good heart as the donkey’s liver and lungs!” He then laid down and turned his back to An Yuan in a huff .
An Yuan chuckled, then raised his hand to rest on Han Changsheng’s back . Thinking about it, he let it drop again, then sighed silently and turned over . He said, “Good night . ”
“Humph!”
Translator(s): Empress
TL Check: Teo
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