Longzang

Chapter 667 Writing with the Body

Before, Wei Yuan only thought the summit of Qingming Main Peak was not very big, but now it feels very small.

Each person's courtyard was already quite small and exquisite, and Xu Henshui, Sun Yu, and others also had their own residences, thus occupying most of the main peak.

When Consort Yuan arrived, there was nowhere for her to stay. The town of Zhike was poorly defended, so Wei Yuan had to vacate the place where the cultivators of Taichu Palace held their meetings for her. However, Consort Yuan brought not only the Little Prince of Chu with her, but also the Prince of Fu.

At dawn, Wei Yuan entered the courtyard to pay his respects to Consort Yuan according to court etiquette. Just as he entered the courtyard, a loud crash was heard from the side room, and a bowl was smashed to pieces.

Wei Yuan walked over and scanned the room with his divine sense. He saw a bowl of porridge lying on the ground, with white porridge spilled all over the floor.

Prince Fu was throwing a tantrum: "What kind of food have you served? Even a dog wouldn't eat it! Summon Wei Yuan here, I want to ask him what his intentions are, is he trying to starve me to death?"

Little Fu Wang was taller and looked like a child of about ten years old, but he was actually not even ten. However, his little face already showed signs of adulthood.

Seeing that the Foundation Establishment cultivator who brought the food was expressionless and stood motionless, Little Fu Wang became even more furious and shrieked, "I told you to go and call Wei Yuan! Are you deaf? Since your ears are useless, then I'll go for you!"

He drew the short sword from the bed and slashed at the Foundation Establishment cultivator. The cultivator merely took a step back, dodging the sword, and remained silent.

At this moment, Wei Yuan pushed open the door and entered, asking, "Why is Prince Fu so angry?"

When Prince Fu saw Wei Yuan, his eyes flashed with anger, and he shouted, "How dare you! Why don't you kneel before me?"

Wei Yuan easily defused this minor challenge: "A general in the field may disobey the king's orders. I am wearing armor, so it is inconvenient for me to kneel before the king."

A fierce glint flashed in Little Prince Fu's eyes as he said, "Then you must also bow! Your body should be level with the ground!"

Wei Yuan asked gently, "Was today's breakfast unpalatable?"

Prince Fu shouted sternly, "I told you to bow, are you deaf? Are you trying to rebel?!"

Wei Yuan asked again, "Was today's breakfast unpalatable?"

When he asked the question again, his tone was gentle, and even the smile on his face did not change in the slightest, as if time had turned back.

The young Prince Fu's face turned red with anger. He gritted his teeth and was about to speak when the door suddenly opened and Consort Yuan walked in, saying, "Why didn't you answer the questions the military governor asked you?"

"Mother, I..."

Before the young Prince Fu could finish speaking, Consort Yuan said, "Clean up the floor!"

Little Prince Fu was stunned, and tears welled up in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "I won't!"

With a loud slap, Consort Yuan swung her hand and delivered a slap to the face!

The blow was extremely forceful, and a clear handprint quickly appeared on Little Prince Fu's face. He covered his face, tears streaming down his cheeks, but dared not cry out loud.

Consort Yuan said coldly, "Your only meal today is what you had in the morning. You are not allowed to leave the house! No one is allowed to come in to clean up for him. He has to clean up this mess himself! Wei Yuan, withdraw your men as well."

Wei Yuan nodded, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator left.

Consort Yuan left the room and slammed the door shut behind her.

Suppressed sobs, muffled by the covers, echoed from the room, along with barely audible whispers: "...Damn Wei Yuan, you insulted my mother! This is an irreconcilable hatred! When I ascend the throne, I will tear you to pieces, pickle your lower half, slice it up, and feed it to the dogs..."

Although the voice was soft, Wei Yuan and Yuan Fei were both Dharma Aspects, and their divine senses remained in the room. They could hear even the whispers of two mosquitoes clearly, so they naturally heard these words.

Wei Yuan was about to pretend he hadn't heard when he suddenly saw Consort Yuan's bright eyes staring at him. Knowing he couldn't escape, he smiled and said, "Prince Fu has lofty ambitions, that's good."

Consort Yuan said, "If I said this child would change in the future, you definitely wouldn't believe me, and neither would I."

Wei Yuan said, "It's only human nature."

Consort Yuan sighed softly and said, "Once this matter is over, I will remove all his teachers and let him practice body tempering, archery, horsemanship, and play as he pleases every day."

Wei Yuan was taken aback and said, "Not disciplining them? Wouldn't that ruin the child?"

Consort Yuan rolled her eyes at Wei Yuan: "If I don't spoil him, I'm afraid he won't have a good end in the future."

Wei Yuan was somewhat embarrassed and said, "It's not that bad, it's not that bad. Besides, he's only thinking about the throne..."

Before Wei Yuan finished speaking, his meaning was clear: there were still the Crown Prince, the Prince of Wei, and at the very least, the Prince of Chu ahead of him. It was impossible for the Prince of Fu to get the throne unless the Consort Yuan made every effort to secure it, but she was already in a precarious situation herself, so how could she have the strength to compete for the throne?
Consort Yuan said, "If this matter is not resolved, there will always be a thorn between us, making it difficult for us to get close."

"Does the King know you've come to Qingming?"

"Of course he knows."

Wei Yuan immediately felt something was very strange and said, "He knew and still sent you?"

"What can he do even if he doesn't want to? Is he just going to watch me and the child die in the palace? That would be when things get really out of control."

"Are the palace guards just for show?" Wei Yuan complained, but having personally witnessed the skill of assassins, he knew that the palace's defenses were indeed just for show.

Consort Yuan sighed, "The King is also powerless to do what he wants. The rules for what he can and cannot do in that position have long been set, and he cannot cross the line in the slightest. Apart from his own safety, the rest of the palace's defenses can only be at this level. If any Yu Jing dares to come and receive this salary, he will surely die a violent death."

Wei Yuan knew that the king's power was subject to constraints everywhere, but he never expected that the Prince of Jin would be so frustrated.

"So the king knew he couldn't protect me, so he had no choice but to let me go out to avoid trouble. Otherwise, Zhao Tong wouldn't be by my side."

Only then did Wei Yuan notice that Consort Yuan was only followed by one maid; the other was nowhere to be found. Previously, the two maids had always been inseparable, even when Wei Yuan was forced to fulfill his duties as a subject in Chunhua Palace, they were always there watching.

"Where is the other maid?"

“When we left the capital, she was responsible for covering our retreat.” Wei Yuan remained silent.

Consort Yuan suddenly said, "Prince Fu is a child who doesn't know any better, please don't take it to heart. I will definitely handle it as I just said. In addition, I will also offer other apologies..."

The courtyard was small. Just as the two walked to the front of the woodshed, Consort Yuan suddenly pushed Wei Yuan into the woodshed.

The small woodshed was piled high with items, leaving the two of them barely enough room to turn around.

Wei Yuan was shocked and was about to speak when Consort Yuan covered his mouth. She pulled out the hairpin from her hair and stuck it into the wall. Instantly, a flowing light screen protected the entire woodshed.

She said softly, "Alright, now Feng's physical body and spirit can't get in."

The door to the woodshed was then closed.

A moment later, Wei Yuan walked out of the courtyard gate, and Consort Yuan saw him off.

Wei Yuan suddenly remembered something and said, "If you can ruin Prince Fu today, will you do the same to Prince Chu in the future?"

Consort Yuan smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. So, you have to work hard!"

……

The sun was high in the sky, and sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating Feng Tingyu's chubby little face.

She stretched and finally woke up. When she saw the sun, she exclaimed in surprise, "How did I sleep for so long?"

Consort Yuan was sitting by the window, reading a storybook. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "You've already had breakfast."

"You've already had breakfast?" Feng Tingyu exclaimed in surprise, then touched her bulging little belly and immediately looked annoyed: "That's too much! They didn't even call me to eat!"

Consort Yuan covered her mouth and chuckled, finding the little girl quite amusing.

Feng Tingyu looked at her suspiciously and said, "Why are you suddenly smiling so beautifully? Even more beautiful than yesterday, something's not right!"

Consort Yuan said nonchalantly, "No, it's probably because I can finally get a good night's sleep with you by my side."

"Okay, I'll sleep with you every day from now on."

For the first time in her life, Consort Yuan hated herself for talking too much.

Feng Tingyu jumped off the bed and said, "I have to go cultivate now. I'll come back to keep you company tonight."

……

Wei Yuan sat in his study, writing furiously. At this moment, his thoughts flowed like a spring, and his pen flew across the paper, filling half a sheet of jade in the blink of an eye, producing tens of thousands of words.

When Wei Yuan finished writing this section, he was quite satisfied with himself and was about to anonymously save it to the "Human World" archive when Zhu Yuanjin's voice suddenly rang out behind him: "Well written!"

Wei Yuan was startled and turned around to see Zhu Yuanjin standing behind him, having been there for an unknown amount of time.

She reached out and took the jade paper, read it carefully, and a smile appeared on her face. She praised, "The two sections about becoming a cult leader and hiding from a powerful enemy in the woodshed are both exceptionally well written! It was worth the long wait. Hmm, the woodshed is fine, but how did you come up with the cult leader section?"

Wei Yuan couldn't admit that he had written down all the things that Dream Eater used to seduce him, so he vaguely said, "It was a chance inspiration."

Zhu Yuanjin glanced at him and said, "Really? What about the woodshed?"

"This..." Wei Yuan knew that since Ancestor Yuan Jin had asked this, there must be a reason. As he thought about it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhu Yuanjin said, "The woodshed is indeed a good place; there are always people who like to hide in it."

Wei Yuan sighed inwardly; indeed, this patriarch had been watching from the shadows. He once again felt the urgency to improve his cultivation.

Zhu Yuanjin added, "I wasn't talking about you, don't overthink it."

Wei Yuan thought to himself: You really don't need to say that.

But Zhu Yuanjin continued, "However, someone entered the woodshed earlier and accidentally left behind a wisp of sword energy."

Wei Yuan's heart jumped into his throat!

Then Zhu Yuanjin said, "...I saw someone throw something away, so I picked it up. Later, thinking that she might come back looking for it, I put it back where it was."

Wei Yuan's heart sank back to where it was.

The ups and downs are getting too much for my heart, so I'm thinking of finding a new place to stay.

Wei Yuan stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Ancestor!"

Zhu Yuanjin said, “The Romance of Three Men says that Zhuge Liang was cautious throughout his life. Now that you’re grown up, no one will interfere with what you do. But before you’ve cleaned up the mess, you should do less of certain things to avoid embarrassing everyone. When you’re more capable in the future, you can do whatever you want.”

Wei Yuan expressed his deepest gratitude once again.

Zhu Yuanjin replied, "If you really want to thank me, then do something practical! We can write more stories like the one about the woodshed, and you might as well write all your stories into it. These kinds of stories, written with your body, are the most exciting."

Wei Yuan had no choice but to agree, while praying inwardly that something serious would come up soon.

As he was thinking this, Zhu Yuanjin took out another military report and said, "It seems that someone is stockpiling troops and occupying land on the outskirts of Qingming. I think this is a big deal, so I brought you the report."

"Finally, someone's causing trouble!" Wei Yuan was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)