Chapter 209

Shortly after Xie Bi An met Li Bu Yu, Wu Si Hai, the eldest senior brother of Wuliang Sect, somehow got the news and wanted to host a banquet for the two of them with the tone of acting as a host of substitute sect leader of Wuliang Sect. He obviously wasn’t very happy with their private association with Song Chun Gui.

Afraid of hurting their feelings, Song Chun Gui had no choice but to come and invite them. Lan Chui Han was willing to go to meet this eldest senior brother, but Xie Bi An was too lazy to go. With his status, regardless of his past life and present life, he does not have to give a disciple a face.

"Brother Lan, you go. I want to go to Lanxi Town for a walk and take a break."

Seeing that Song Chun Gui wanted to say something, Xie Bi An added: "I will hide well and won't cause trouble for Zhen Ren."

Song Chun Gui bowed slightly, "Please make yourself comfortable, White Immortal."

After the two of them left, Xie Bi An went down the mountain alone. Lanxi Town was located at the foot of Diancang Peak with Mount Shu's Wuliang Sect at the back. The town was very prosperous and lively, with the streets full of cultivators in green Daoist robes, and many foreign visitors.

Thinking back, in his previous life and present life, he came here when he first went out on his own for training. The good reputation of Mount Shu spread far and wide, causing countless cultivators to yearn for it. When he came to Mount Shu, he always wanted to bring back some good wine and delicacies or some fresh and interesting gadgets to bring back to his mother, Xiao Jiu, his master and Bo Zhu. After all these experiences, he sometimes forgot what a simple and happy person he used to be.

Xie Bi An found a century-old noodle shop in Lanxi Town, asked for a bowl of the most famous mixed sauce noodles and a few small dishes. He sat in the corner and ate.

This noodle shop’s business is very good. It costs five yuan for a bowl of noodles, yet there are vegetables and meat, and it's very delicious. Ordinary people can afford to eat it. All foreigners who come to Mount Shu want to get a taste of it, so there are often not enough places to sit.

At this time, the waiter led a customer to Xie Bi An's table: "Immortal, we don't have enough seats, can this table be shared?"

"Okay." Xie Bi An continued to eat noodles with his head down. He only saw a man in black sitting across the table through his peripheral vision.

"Sir, what would you like to order?"

The man reached out and pointed to Xie Bi An's noodles.

"Okay, just wait a moment."

Xie Bi An did not pay attention to it and ate by himself. He had never liked talking to strangers, and he felt even more uncomfortable at this moment. He just wanted to finish eating and leave as soon as possible.

Soon after, the waiter put an identical bowl of mixed sauce noodles on the table. The man across the table also began to eat the noodles. His action was unhurried. In such a marketplace noodle shop, this kind of table manners are elegant.

The two just sat opposite each other in silence, each eating their own noodles.

The person across from him put down his chopsticks after a few bites, and suddenly he spoke: "The taste has not changed over the years." This low voice was like the cold wind sweeping through the leafy forest, slightly hoarse, but had an ice-cold manner.

Xie Bi An's whole body shook. The air in his lungs seemed to be quickly drained, and the hand holding the chopsticks also shook.

This voice ...

Xie Bi An stiffly lowered his head and hesitated to raise it, with one hand already pressing on the sword. Until the man across the table threw some silver scraps, got up and left.

Xie Bi An shuddered and put down his chopsticks, slowly straightened his back and raised his head at the same time.

The man had disappeared!

Xie Bi An hesitated for a moment, grabbed his sword and gave chase.

The street was full of stores and pedestrians. Xie Bi An saw a black figure from afar, weaving in and out of the crowd. He desperately pursued it, but it was obvious that man was intentionally leading him, neither disappearing completely nor allowing him to approach.

He looked at that tall back from afar, which he had watched countless times, waiting fearfully for the other side to turn around and cut him with a thousand cuts with malicious eyes and vicious words. Now he clutches his sword as if it was the only barrier in heaven and earth that could protect him.

Even though all he wanted to do was run away from this man, he followed him without hesitation.

That man led Xie Bi An all the way to the outskirts of the city.

That man in black was standing under a large tree on the outskirts of the city with his back to Xie Bi An. Xie Bi An suppressed his panic and took a step forward, but stopped far away, keeping a meaningless distance from him.

The man turned around.

His face was covered with a black mask, revealing only two thin lips and a resolute, perfect jaw, but through the holes in the mask, Xie Bi An clearly saw a pair of familiar, extremely charming hanging fox eyes.

Xie Bi An's heart was torn apart.

It's him!

Fan Wu She leaned his broad shoulders against the tree and raised his hands. His long and slender fingers stuck to the sides of the mask, and slowly took it off, revealing a stunningly handsome face.

He has really grown up. The youthfulness of a teenager has completely faded from the outline, and turned into a stern and outstanding man. That face inherited from the world's first beauty was simply born with a celestial being's appearance, which can be rarely seen a few times on earth.

Xie Bi An gasped and pressed a hand on his sword.

"You haven't finished eating, have you?" Compared to the opposite side's nervousness, Fan Wu She looked calm and collected.

Xie Bi An silently sized up the man he hadn't seen in three years. But in just three years, he had grown taller. He had broadened shoulders, a thick chest, slender and powerful legs, and the lumps of muscles that moved under his sleeves. He had completely transformed into the physique he had when he was the Supreme Demon. The dark, hidden aura of his body is even more alarming.

Xie Bi An envisioned various scenarios where the two of them would meet again, all of them were swords drawn and bows bent*, except one which is laced with smoke and fire. When he thought back to the year he brought Fan Wu She to Mount Shu, the two of them also squeezed in one corner of this noodle shop to eat a bowl of mixed sauce noodles. His little junior brother disliked the crowd and noise, but they still ate happily.

"What do you want to do?" It was only after a long time that Xie Bi An asked this sentence. In fact, he was also wearing a mask on his face; a mask pretending to be calm.

"Long time no see."

"What do you want to do?" Xie Bi An’s hand, which was holding his sword, was making a light sound in his knuckles from the excessive force.

"To see you." Fan Wu She said naturally.

"And then what?"

"What if I say, I just want to see you?"

"You tailed me."

Fan Wu She did not comment.

"Since when?"

Fan Wu She still did not answer. He just looked at him without blinking, wanting to use his eyes to portray him carefully once, inscribing him on the tip of his heart, not allowing to make any fault, not even a hairline.

"We've been looking for you. Only if I kill you before you get the Heavenly Secret Talisman can I put an end to it forever."

Fan Wu She smiled coldly, "Then what are you waiting for? Still taking no action?"

"What do you want to do by appearing in front of me out of the blue? Say it."

"I said I want to see you." Fan Wu She smiled mockingly, "You think I came here to throw away my life?"

"Now that you've seen me, what then?"

Fan Wu She lifted his leg and walked towards him.

Xie Bi An subconsciously wanted to retreat. The fear he had for this man was once deep in his bone marrow. But he controlled his body in time. He couldn't allow himself to show any cowardice.

Fan Wu She stood in front of Xie Bi An, staring at him with obscure eyes: "In these three years, have you ever thought about me?"

Sullenness appeared on Xie Bi An’s face. This person is holding his heart in one hand and asking him if he has thought about him?!

"I miss big brother a lot. After all ..." Fan Wu She took a step closer and looked at Xie Bi An from a high position, "You took one thing from me and didn't return it."

As they got closer, Xie Bi An felt the tallness of this man. The two of them were not much different in size three years ago, but now he is taller and stronger than him, giving him invisible oppression. He clenched his fist: "Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense. Three years ago in Fumenghui, you borrowed the soul-hooking chain from me, and still haven't returned it."

Xie Bi An said angrily, "A soul-hooking chain is an object from the underworld, a soul weapon given to master by the Great Emperor Beiyin. Who are you to claim that it is yours?!"

"Since it was given to me, it's mine." Fan Wu She lowered his head and looked at Xie Bi An with a presumptuous plundering look. He looked at Xie Bi An with a fake smile "Whether I robbed it or swindled it, as long as it came into my hands, it is mine. So is the soul-hooking chain, so are you."

Xie Bi An's face changed: "What big talk!"

"Give me the soul-hooking chain." Fan Wu She's tone was as tyrannical as ever, "Don't force me to take action."

Xie Bi An drew his sword nimbly, "Let’s fight then."

Fan Wu She sneered, "Big brother is still so not susceptible to reason. Have you forgotten that the Shanhe Sheji Map in my hands can turn Lanxi Town into the next Shen Clan's ancestral tomb?"

Xie Bi An’s face is ugly to the extreme. He already guessed that Fan Wu She will use the nearby villages and towns to threaten him, and even if he knew, he has no countermeasure. He had seen the power of the Shanhe Sheji Map twice. He cannot figure out what level of cultivation Fan Wu She has now. Perhaps he’s already not far away from his previous life, otherwise, Fan Wu She would not have come to take the soul-hooking chain. He must have already had the confidence to move the Eastern Emperor Bell with the Shanhe Sheji Map!

"I couldn’t bear to hurt you, but if you don’t listen ... You always know what the consequences of disobedience are."

Resentment filled Xie Bi An's eyes, "You only knew how to threaten me with innocent people."

"Yeah." Fan Wu She sneered, "It's interesting to say. You care about this and that. Anyone can be used to threaten you, but you only don't care about me."

"... between you and me, there's no point in talking."

"Another ‘no point in talking’." Fan Wu She stretched out his hand, "Give me the soul-hooking chain."

Xie Bi An gripped the Junlan sword. His spiritual energy could not stop infusing into the sword, but when he looked at the distant Lanxi town, He said in a cold voice, "If you use the Shanhe Sheji Map, you will reveal your whereabouts. Not to mention that this is the foot of Mount Shu. Ten thousand cultivators of Mount Shu will come out in full strength. What do you think?”

"Before you guys can catch me, Lanxi Town will have been gone." The ancient scroll appeared in Fan Wu She's palm, and the scroll slowly unfolds to the side. Under the tap of Fan Wu She's fingertips, the map of Lanxi Town emerged on the blank scroll. He narrowed his dangerous eyes and stared at Xie Bi An, "What?"

"Stop it!" Xie Bi An growled, "Persisting in evil brings about self-destruction. You will go to hell again sooner or later!"

A hint of scarlet tinged in Fan Wu She's eyes as he let out a fierce laugh, "Then I will make hell disappear henceforth. Hand over the soul-hooking chain, now."

Xie Bi An closed his eyes hopelessly as he summoned the soul-hooking chain and tossed it to Fan Wu She in disappointment.

Fan Wu She grabbed his soul weapon. Although he had never been able to use this chain scythe very well, it was a key to open the Yin Yang Monument. The corners of his lips lifted slightly as he gazed at Xie Bi An and said, "After I get the Heavenly Secret Talisman, I will make sure you can never leave me again."

 

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swords drawn and bows bent*[剑拔弩张]--- a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn

 

Edited on 27 May 21 (Emzie)

 

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