无常劫水千丞 WuChangJie Impermanence novel by ShuiQianCheng English translation: Chapter 267

All of the Heaven Palace knew that Lan Jiang was being pestered by a small red-haired Asura. The duels and fights between the gods and Asuras occurred from time to time, but such a unilateral challenge with such a great difference in power was unheard of. It was neither smart nor meaningful. At least the gods didn’t understand what he wanted to do.

Ah Yun didn’t want to do anything. He’s just bored. Of course, he had to find something to do with his endless life. He’s stubborn and has a fiery temper. He completely set himself against Lan Jiang. He wanted to defeat Lan Jiang. He wanted the superior and mighty god to look at him with his eyes no longer empty, but with turbulent emotions.

So, pestering Lan Jiang became a pleasure for Ah Yun.

When Lan Jiang was meditating under a tree coated with hoar frost* and listening to the ethereal and graceful birds singing in the quiet valley, Ah Yun jumped onto a tree, shook the silvery white snow off it, and sprinkled it all over Lan Jiang's body.

When Lan Jiang was fishing at the lake, Ah Yun took off his clothes, jumped into the water, stirred up the waves, yelled, and scared all the fish away.

When Lan Jiang was cultivating and discussing with his companions, Ah Yun sang and drank at the side to make trouble. He peed not far away in front of everyone.

Lan Jiang's companions were on the verge of being unable to tolerate such chaos anymore. Lan Jiang wasn’t swayed, but when Ah Yun started to fight again, his action was more ruthless than before, beating Ah Yun until he cried and yelled.

However, Ah Yun's cultivation had advanced swiftly and vigorously in such combat exchanges. Gradually, he was able to exchange a few blows with Lan Jiang.

Seeing that he took the attack from Lan Jiang, Ah Yun was very excited: "I've already memorized this move. It doesn't work on me anymore. Do you still want to attack?"

Before he finished speaking, Ah Yun was sent flying from a blow. He tumbled on the sand and ate a mouthful of soil. His face and body were covered with dust, which looked really wretched. He turned over, sat up, and scolded: "You actually used a sneaky move. Why hasn't this been used before?”

Lan Jiang flicked his sleeve: "Do you think this is child's play again?"

Ah Yun's eyes lit up. He jumped up from the ground and patted the sand off his clothes: "Yo, you’re talking to me again today? This is the fourth sentence you've said to me."

Lan Jiang turned to leave.

Ah Yun looked at his still indifferent back and could not hide his disappointment. He shouted loudly, "Aren’t you just looking down on me as an Asura!? You guys boast about being noble, but how much better are you guys than us? We all have what you have! At the beginning, in order to stop the war, Emperor Haotian took the initiative to share Jiutian’s holy land with us. What right do you have to despise me!?"

After Lan Jiang disappeared, Ah Yun destroyed half a mu* of woods in a fit of rage. He swore in his heart that he would make Lan Jiang "see" and look at him just like he always looked at Lan Jiang uncontrollably.

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If one looked at someone for a long time and concentrated one’s attention on them, one was bound to see something was wrong.

Ah Yun knew that Lan Jiang was very good-looking. That noble, untarnished aura belonged only to the gods who were looked up to. It seemed that even his hair was glowing with holy light. Sometimes, Ah Yun just stayed beside Lan Jiang. He didn’t cause trouble or make a fuss. He was just absorbed in looking at Lan Jiang. Although it seemed to outsiders that he was just thinking about how to be up to no good, only he knew. He looked at Lan Jiang like this because Lan Jiang was really beautiful.

The red-haired Asura youth had a simple big brain. He always thought of things and did what he thought. He looked at that good-looking god and didn’t want to make trouble today, or rather, he wanted to make trouble in another way. He wanted to get closer and closer, and then...touch that white and tender face.

Lan Jiang thought it was another one of his usual sneak attacks and threw him out.

Ah Yun fell to the ground on all fours and was cursing Lan Jiang, but he became gradually unreconciled to his weakness.

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Not long after, good news came from Jiutian. The immortal peaches planted by Deity Lord Xingyao had a once-in-a-century harvest. He invited all gods and Asuras to come to Peach Valley for a banquet and taste the immortal peaches.

This Deity Lord Xingyao was originally a peach blossom demon. His family background was not as noble as the human race, so he didn’t exclude the Asuras like the other gods. He liked to make many friends and his divine position was quite high. This invitation had an en masse* response, and many people went upon hearing the news.

Ah Yun wouldn’t miss a good thing such as eating immortal peaches. He came swaggering with his companions. As soon as he arrived at the Peach Valley, he began to look for Lan Jiang everywhere.

"Ah Yun, what are you looking for?"

"What else could he be looking for? He must be looking for his celestial being."

"Oh, it's that Lan Jiang again. Why do you want to pester him all day long?"

"It’s none of your business." Ah Yun replied distractedly and continued to look around.

"Although it's none of our business, it's our Asura's face that's being lost." Another Asura youth said sarcastically, "Now, nobody doesn’t know that you're clinging to a god obstinately and losing repeatedly. You’ve utterly thrown our Asuras' face."

Ah Yun slowly turned his face and glared at the other party with a fierce gaze, "Say that again?"

"Ah Yun, forget it."

"I said, you’ve thrown our Asuras’ face. Since you’re running after a god's ass like that, could it be that you want to dual-cultivate* with him?"

As soon as he said this, several people couldn't help laughing.

Ah Yun slapped that youth’s face. He bared his fangs while laughing: "I'll strip you naked and hang you on the peach tree today. Let's see who threw the Asuras’ face." He lunged at the youth abruptly, who also attacked him in anger and curses.

The companions were in the middle blocking the two to persuade them to stop. It was a mess for a moment.

A hundred gods and Asuras had already come to Peach Valley, and they were giving them sideways glances.

"Okay, okay, don't fight anymore. Don't make us unable to eat the peaches!"

"Go back and fight if you two want to. Don't let us be scolded together by the elders."

Just as they were clashing around, Ah Yun's movements suddenly stopped as that familiar sky blue appeared in his vision, along with that usual emotionless and lustless face.

Lan Jiang saw them, but he only saw them. His gaze did not even linger on Ah Yun for a moment longer, and he went straight towards the Peach Valley.

"See, he won't even look at you. He treated you like a nobody!"

Ah Yun was hit where it hurt the most. Suddenly, he became angry and fought with him again. This time, his action became ruthless.

At this moment, there was a violent shout like thunder. It came from one of the Asura elders, stunning several youths.

"Get out and fight if you want to. Don't disturb the Deity Lord Xingyao’s banquet." The elder scolded.

Ah Yun let out a “bah’ and said: "Who cares about those damn peaches."

"Then you shall not eat them. Hurry up and scram."

"I'll eat it if I want to, and I'll leave if I want to." Originally, Ah Yun really wanted to leave, but he was provoked by these words, so he turned around and walked inside.

When he arrived at the banquet hall, Ah Yun saw Lan Jiang at a glance. He cursed "damn it" in his heart and swaggered in front of Lan Jiang. Looking at that posture, he still wanted to sit next to Lan Jiang, but unfortunately, there was no more room.

"It's you again." One of Lan Jiang's god friends said disdainfully, "You’re like a crazy monkey."

"How about you offer your seat to me, a fucking monkey." Ah Yun kicked his cushion.

That god became furious: "I don't see eye to eye with a child, but don't you get ahead of yourself."

Ah Yun grunted disdainfully and looked at Lan Jiang. He was disappointed to find that Lan Jiang still ignored him.

"I'm curious, a little Asura like you can't defeat Lan Jiang, but you keep pestering him all day. What exactly do you want to do?" Another god asked with interest.

"I want to......" Ah Yun looked at Lan Jiang's expressionless face and was burning with suppressed anger. He was holding an evil thought that even if it provoked him, it was better than his indifference, and said loudly, "I want to dual-cultivate with him."

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PS: wah-oh, so straightforward A_A

PS from Emzie: AHAHA X'D If you've read mdzs, you know what scene this reminds me of

tree coated with hoar frost*[雾凇]---(see pic below)