Chapter 54 - Revenge for Oneself (TW: Violence) I
Wan Zhong carried the talisman left by Xuan Ming and the chopping ax made of his scales with him. Bai Tianxian was very powerful, but he was afraid of these two things and always stay away from them.
Although Bai Tianxian’s demon power was temporarily sealed by Xuan Ming, he was still a demon. Without Xuan Ming, Wan Zhong wouldn’t dare to provoke him at will.
Under Xuan Ming’s careful checks and balances, they consciously moved within their respective territories and were forced to live in harmony.
Wan Zhong felt that this wasn’t sustainable, so he took the initiative to break the ice…
He cooked a lot of dishes, mainly meat, and the best soy sauce bone.
Bai Tianxian, who lacked a Taoist heart and couldn’t bear the pain of cultivation, was very greedy for human pleasures. He couldn’t resist the hot meals and eagerly joined Wan Zhong at the table.
It was unclear whether Bai Tianxian was truly afraid of the talisman and chopping ax in Wan Zhong’s hand, or if Xuan Ming had warned him in advance not to harm Wan Zhong, or if he had a countermeasure to the karmic consequences of pushing Wan Zhong into the sea to avoid disaster. Regardless, Bai Tianxian’s murderous intent towards Wan Zhong had diminished significantly.
And although Bai Tianxian still appeared arrogant and domineering in his words and actions, his guard was low, and his intelligence was almost negligible.
Wan Zhong and him exchanged a few words, then Bai Tianxian spilled everything.
“Brother has already shouldered all my tribulation and retribution. I just need to hide here and wait for it to pass.”
Bai Tianxian proudly showed Wan Zhong the talisman left by his brother. He raised his chin slightly and boasted.
“You think you’re the only one who has it? Look at this talisman of mine, my brother put so much effort and half of his cultivation into drawing it for me. It’s much more precious than your broken talisman. With this, even if the heavenly tribulation finds me, it’s like a snake that slipped through the net, and there’s nothing they can do about it.”
Wan Zhong clenched his fists under the table, digging his nails into his palms.
From Bai Tianxian’s words and demeanor, there was no sign of remorse. Apart from being proud of Xuan Ming’s love and devotion to him, he didn’t seem worried at all about whether Xuan Ming would survive these double tribulations.
Wan Zhong tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart and asked, “This tribulation isn’t a trivial matter for your brother. It’s not something to take lightly. You’ve transferred all your tribulation and retribution to him. Aren’t you worried at all?”
Bai Tianxian shook his head, his beautiful eyes revealing a hint of pure selfishness and cruelty.
That look clearly expressed extreme selfishness and indulgence. It made one wonder if Xuan Ming had sacrificed his own flesh piece by piece to feed Bai Tianxian over the years, raising him to such a large size.
Wan Zhong truly saw what a real brother-dependent maniac looked like.
And Bai Tianxian spoke lightly, “My brother has deep cultivation, nothing will happen to him. The worst-case scenario is that he won’t become an Immortal. He can slowly get back his cultivation in the future. Besides, my brother is favored by many immortals, whether he’s a demon or an immortal. What’s the difference? Moreover, there are so many rules among the immortals. I think it’s good to be a free big snake demon. What do you think?”
Wan Zhong really wanted to say: ‘you selfish ghost who feasts on your brother’s snake blood and hard earned steamed buns, you should die now!’
To avoid being further annoyed by Bai Tianxian, Wan Zhong didn’t ask any more tedious questions like “Are you ashamed or regretful?”
The white snake didn’t feel anything for Xuan Ming.
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It was a cloudless spring day, but suddenly, purple thunder and lightning struck from the blue sky.
Bai Tianxian couldn’t bear the loneliness and hid at the entrance of the cave, wanting to go out but afraid of being struck by lightning. He threw a stone at Wan Zhong’s head and called out, “Come in and play with me. Why are you washing those broken jars?”
Wan Zhong was squatting by the creek outside the snake nest, carefully cleaning the stone jars that were going to be used to make wine. He was caught off guard by the sudden attack from Bai Tianxian.
Wan Zhong wiped the blood from his forehead and threw the stone back.
Bai Tianxian dodged and said with a heartless chuckle, “Come and catch me~ You come and catch me~” He continued to throw rocks at Wan Zhong, looking so mean and deserved a beating.
Wan Zhong looked at him coldly for a moment, then stood behind the tree to avoid the flying stones, “I’m making wine, don’t make trouble.”
Bai Tianxian stopped throwing stones, “Oh~ you can also make wine?”
Wan Zhong: “Want to drink?”
Bai Tianxian hummed, squatted on the ground, held his chin with both hands, looked at the sky, and whispered to himself: “When will my brother be able to successfully overcome the tribulation? I really want to return to the human world. Go see Brother Yunchang~”
His voice was very low, but after practicing dual cultivation with Xuan Ming for a long time, Wan Zhong still heard it.
The brother Yunchang mentioned by Bai Tianxian just now, whose full name was Jiang Yunchang, was his wealthy brother whom Wan Zhong had never seen.
Although they had never met, Wan Zhong’s books and study materials since childhood were funded by the Jiang family. In front of the archway of the school library, there was also a stone monument to thank Jiang’s enterprise.
Wan Zhong and all the students who had received Jiang’s loving donation were very grateful to this kind company and wrote letters of thanks every year under the leadership of the teacher. He already had a good impression of the Jiang family, and after knowing that the head of the Jiang family was his biological brother, he felt even more admirable.
Before Wan Zhong went to meet his brother, he curiously checked Jiang Yunchang’s information on his mobile phone. Although he found nothing, there was a comment about him in the financial newspaper: a business genius rarely seen in a century, who had never experienced financial setbacks. The undefeated business emperor.
And it was such a good noble man who fell from the clouds into the quagmire due to the Bai Tianxian’s stealing his blessing and made the man a useless person who lost all his money.
Bai Tianxian’s cheeks were red, and his eyes were filled with love. He actually had the nerve to say that he missed Jiang Yunchang?
Wan Zhong didn’t know how far they had developed. Anyway, if he could succeed in revenge, both Xuan Ming and him might have an end to their relationship.
Wan Zhong was a bit regretful, but he would never give in.
For him, love was not a necessity. It could never stop his determination to take revenge.
He was proud of his studies, his dearest grandfather, the brother he had always looked forward to getting to know. And now for everything that was taken away and destroyed by Bai Tianxian, he would personally seek justice from Bai Tianxian.