Why?
Human curiosity has its reasons, but a beast's curiosity... curiosity is just curiosity, what's with all the whys?
He blinked his fan-like thick eyelashes, his gaze darting away, casually sweeping over his round shoulders and the fine shoulder-length hair lifted by the gentle breeze. wap.kanshuwu.net
Hiss—
"I... do you have a grudge against my hair? You've cut my hair twice, do you know what the hair of a nine-tailed fox represents?" As he spoke, the suppressed anger surged back into his chest, his two sharp fangs bared as if wanting to bite someone.
Gu Junshi thought for a moment: "Fur? Symbol of demonic power? Cutting it leaves you bald in a spot."
Recalling how it had transformed into a nine-tailed celestial fox before, a large patch on its head and back seemed to have been roughly plucked, leaving it bald. It was probably because his hair was sparse when he was human.
Hearing her speak so casually, Wei Li's nose instantly felt a sting, and he almost shed tears.
If he could move, he would have pounced down and torn her apart with his teeth and claws.
"You know that and yet—"
"So what? When you did evil, did you ever consider the hardships of the victim?" Gu Junshi asked curiously.
Given their positions, they were at most villains dealing with each other, and it didn't quite qualify for terms like "bullying" which implied a clear distinction between good and evil.
Hearing this, Wei Li paused. He... he indeed never did.
Survival of the fittest was the consistent modus operandi of their demon race. Only human cultivators had that kind of hypocritical thinking of "the weak are right, and it's unfair and malicious for you to bully me."
However, he wasn't stupid, so he asked suspiciously, "Do we have a feud?"
She seemed particularly interested in ruining his beauty, whether it was stepping on his foot or cutting his hair, the targets were very obvious.
"You guess."
Upon hearing this, he almost choked to death with anger.
Guess what.
Gu Junshi stood with her robes somewhat disheveled. Vermilion blood splattered on jade, and the moonlight flowed like water, quietly sprinkling onto the earth.
Looking out, all that met the eye was the ravaged scene of destruction caused by their previous fight. The barrier had been destroyed by the frenzied nine-tailed fox not long ago, but the poisonous mist and fog within the forbidden area had mostly dissipated due to her three years of cultivation. Without the erosion of deathly energy and spirits, this land would soon be restored to its original state.
She turned sideways slightly, her voice as serene as the moonlight: "Nine-tailed, this battle today will be our farewell. Our connection ends here, and I will not come again."
Wei Li seemed unable to react.
She wouldn't come again?
Then where would he find her in the future?
His face stiffened, and he subconsciously asked, "Don't you need me to protect your Heavenly Spirit Root for you?"
Gu Junshi: "No need. He can now handle himself, and besides, he will soon leave the Great Yan Sect to go to the Twenty-Eight Heavens."
Speaking of which, her involvement and his unexpected arrangements had altered the life trajectory of the Dragon Ascendant in the original plot over these three years. He hadn't been in secluded cultivation; instead, he had been cultivating while deepening his emotional bonds with the second and third female leads during these three years. During this time, he encountered many troublesome matters and was even indirectly and seriously injured while protecting the third female lead.
Now, it was good that the plot of developing feelings over three years had been skipped, and they were directly at the starting point of his career journey.
"He's going to the Rookie Rankings. Are you perhaps going with him?" Wei Li asked strangely.
Her answer was ambiguous.
"Perhaps."
With that, she ascended into the sky. In the moon disk, the wind passed through, and her elegant figure, like wings spread in the wind, vanished into the horizon.
Hearing her throw out a sentence akin to "a battle to settle grievances" and then cleanly wanting to get rid of him, Wei Li coldly sneered. His pearly eyes were filled with venom, and the harmless facade on his face was torn apart: "You want to take this opportunity to be alone with the Heavenly Spirit Root and develop feelings over time? Dream on."
He would never let her get her wish!
The more she wanted to obtain Liu Jiang Fusheng, the more he would make her unable to obtain it. He would arrange everything properly, hoping that when she saw it, she would still be able to remain calm and not come looking for him.
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Before returning to Nine Swallows Mountain, Gu Junshi dealt with her injuries and changed into new clothes. As she approached her residence, she saw someone waiting by the gate outside the ivy-covered fence.
Nine Swallows Mountain was exceptionally quiet at night. Where the heavens and earth met, there was only a faint golden sliver of light, the subtle glow emitted by the mature and spiritually abundant fields of wheat.
She stopped, not moving for a moment. The person, as if hearing her movement, slowly turned around.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the stars twinkled. Under the vast and boundless firmament, a gentle breeze lifted his slender and ethereal robes.
He was like a bright moon in the sunset glow. When he saw her, his once bright and pure eyes, along with the breathtaking sea of clouds, reflected in his gaze, making one linger.
"A'yi..."
Gu Junshi's heart stirred. Her deep, dark eyes were unfathomable. She took another step and walked towards him.
"Husband."
These two words, absent for three years, felt like a tremor running through Liu Jiang Fusheng's entire body when she uttered them.
In an instant, his heart pounded uncontrollably, and a faint blush crept up his ears.
When you like someone, your mind may not understand, but your heart will vigorously "tell" you that it wants to get closer.
Gu Junshi didn't have the complicated feelings of a long-lost reunion like her delicate husband. Without hesitation or awkwardness, she took his hand and led him. The sense of unfamiliarity from not seeing each other for years seemed to dissipate the moment their skin touched.
She appeared unapproachable, but her hand was as delicate and soft as cotton. The moment he held it, he was reluctant to let go.
Gu Junshi went to open the door and led him inside.
Liu Jiang Fusheng, at this moment, completely lacked the calm and aloofness he had when he emerged from seclusion and faced everyone. Seeing his wife, whom he hadn't seen in over three years, not saying much and immediately taking his hand to lead him inside, a sentence inadvertently flashed through his mind—she really knows how to do it.
Suddenly, he remembered something. His face turned gloomy, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in his dark, ink-like eyes, and he softly asked, "A'yi, besides me... do others often visit your residence?"
Gu Junshi was opening the lock. Although the house was simple, she was accustomed to modern safety awareness and always locked her door when she went out.
Of course, having transmigrated to the cultivation world, her door lock had kept up with the times. On the surface, it looked like an ordinary lock, but in reality, once closed, it would automatically activate a barrier to protect the entire house.
Click.
The lock opened. Gu Junshi turned around, "This one-room, one-hall apartment is simple and cramped, not convenient for conversation."
Liu Jiang Fusheng pondered the meaning of her words: "So, he... they find you, and you talk outside the door?"
"Besides Elder Jiu Long and Senior Brother Dan Ya, no one looks for me."
He had met Elder Jiu Long once at the disciple-acceptance ceremony. He remembered him as a stern and pedantic middle-aged man of medium build, completely unremarkable.
Hmm... Elder Jiu Long was not a threat, but Dan Ya...
"A'yi, since when did you become so familiar with Senior Brother Dan Ya? When he comes to find you, do you... also lead him in like this?"
Like this?
What was like this?
Gu Junshi didn't quite grasp the nuance of his emphasized words.