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Chapter 254 [Old Wang's Gift] (6300)

Chapter 248 [Old Wang's Gift] (6300)

I can finally stand beside you...

what!
Wang Guishan was laughing wildly to himself at that moment.

That sounds so familiar!
His eyes were red as he emerged from the shadows, step by step, like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.

It was probably the sight of his bloodshot eyes and his stained robe that startled the little girl.

The little girl looked at him in panic, her voice trembling, "Brother Gui... Brother Guishan..."

Wang Guishan glared fiercely at the little girl: "Is this how you talk to every man you deceive?!"

After saying that, he turned and ran away.

A fire burned within him, a burning, gnawing rage.

The little girl caught up with him halfway and stopped him; to be precise, she hugged him tightly.

First came explanations, then excuses, and finally, sweet words to coax her...

Wang Guishan remained silent.

The little girl gradually became frightened, and she cried loudly, clinging tightly to Wang Guishan's clothes.

"Why!"

Finally, Wang Guishan spoke, glaring at the venomous snake he had raised with his own hands.

The little girl gave a long, evasive explanation.

Wang Guishan remained unmoved, still staring intently at her: "Why!!"

Finally, the little girl suddenly turned hostile, probably with a "what's the use" attitude.

She got up from the ground and screamed at Wang Guishan, "Because you don't understand!! You don't understand at all!!"

"I met you when I was about to die! My entire village was wiped out!! I saw them being killed and eaten one by one by evil demons!!"
My thought is, if I can live, I want to become a powerful immortal. Only immortals can kill those things! Immortals are truly all-powerful!!

You gave me hope, you gave me life, but why can't you grant me that wish one more time! Help me one more time!!

You've already helped me so much! Can't you just do me one more time?!

You don't understand this kind of me...

"I!! Understand!! Your!! Mom!!"

Wang Guishan finally slapped the girl across the face, uttering the first curse word of his life.

Then came the second sentence, the third sentence...

Wang Guishan, who was usually indifferent to fame and fortune and never fought for anything, had never been so angry in his life, nor had he ever uttered so many vicious and offensive words.

He could actually question them, he could reason with them...

He can question the other party.

You've had a difficult past, and you want to climb to the top—that's fine! But that's your own business!

Why do you have the right to step on me to climb over me?! Why do you have the right to deceive my feelings?!

I didn't kill your entire village!
I fucking saved your life!!
This behavior is ungrateful, you heartless wretch! How could you have the nerve to do this? Don't you have any conscience?

Etc., etc.

Wang Guishan didn't ask a single question about these things.

He's just hurling insults!
Rotten-hearted, whore, slut, ungrateful, heartless, scoundrel...

Just pure insults!!

He had no desire to question or judge the other party.

Although Wang Guishan was introverted and weak-willed, he was not stupid.

He knew very well that a vicious, despicable, and shameless person would not know how dirty their actions were.
I know! How could I not know!

But when a vicious, despicable, and shameless person is exposed, will they obediently kneel down to repent and beg for forgiveness?

will not!

Because they are vicious, despicable, and shameless people!

So at this point, it's useless to question her. She will definitely use even more shameless words to argue, or even turn the tables on you!
Otherwise? Would she just confess and admit her mistakes? Impossible!
They know better than anyone how dirty their actions are!

Asking those questions is pointless!

Just curse them out.

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Wang Guishan cursed for a long time. The little girl probably knew that this honest man, who always fulfilled her every request, was truly enraged this time. After making some excuses, she dared not say anything more and knelt down again, crying bitterly.

She tried to win his sympathy with a gentle approach, attempting to use "affection" to soften the heart of the man who had once supported her.

Wang Guishan kicked the little girl away!

Then, just as he turned to leave, the little girl saw clearly that Wang Guishan was heading in the direction of the Alchemy Hall!

Her face suddenly turned pale!
She knew that Wang Guishan was going to report her!

In a moment of desperation, she made a move that completely erased any remaining affection Wang Guishan had for her.

In her haste, she drew her sword!

Wang Guishan turned around and looked coldly at the woman in front of him.

Her body trembled, her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were filled with fear, tension, and the despair of impending doom.

Her hand holding the sword trembled, but the tip of the sword was pointing at herself!

"You want to kill me? To silence me?"

Wang Guishan's voice was frighteningly hoarse. His face was ashen, but his eyes were bloodshot. He stared at the little girl with a venomous look in his eyes and said fiercely, "Come! Come and kill me! Let me see how many fangs this venomous snake I raised has grown!"

Let me see how you can kill me with the sword I forged for you!

"You, you mustn't force me!! I just want to beg you to grant my request one more time! Just one more time!!"

The feedback is that you've been detained for six months, this matter is over, it's all in the past!!!
Why can't you just forgive me one more time, like you used to? Just once!

I'd already climbed up, why did you have to destroy all of this?!

"To grant your wish?! To grant you what?" Wang Guishan roared angrily, "To grant you the wish that you would suck my blood to grow stronger and climb to the top, using me as a stepping stone?!"
Or will you grant my wish, deceive me with false affection, and then make me watch helplessly as you're all lovey-dovey with another man?!

"I...I just wanted to climb to a higher place! What did I do wrong?!"

"If you want to climb to a higher place, you'll have to climb it yourself! If you use dirty tricks, you'll have to bear the consequences!" Wang Guishan sneered.

"I……"

"Come on, you've already drawn your sword, let's fight!" Wang Guishan laughed wildly, "Without my blood to sustain you, you're just a piece of trash who needs Spirit Pills even to enter the basics! Fight me?!"

"Rely on what? On the sword I forged for you? On the magical powers you gained by stealing my immortal herbs and selling them?"

"You, you don't force me!" the girl screamed—Wang Guishan suddenly realized, for the first time, that the woman's scream was so shrill, unpleasant, and ugly!

"Are you going to kill me or not? If not, I'm leaving!" Wang Guishan said coldly. "I forgot to mention, not only are you lacking in talent, but you're also incredibly stupid, both stupid and wicked!"

You dare draw your sword and attack me here? In the heart of the sect?! Unless you can kill me in one move!

Otherwise, if we make a move, it will attract others in no time. Then, if we fight among ourselves, we'll all be interrogated... Do you think you can escape?!

Clang! The sword in the woman's hand fell to the ground.

As if the sword were burning her hand, she quickly dropped it and tried to approach Wang Guishan: "Senior Brother! Senior Brother Guishan, it was me, it was my fault, I was wrong, I acted rashly in my panic, I, I won't lay a hand on you..."

Wang Guishan sneered and stepped back, not letting the woman get close to him.

"I was wrong! I was wrong! I... I didn't mean anything by him, I..." The woman cried, but her features, which had been contorted in agony, still looked ugly. She forced a pitiful plea: "Brother Guishan, haven't you always liked me? I... I won't be your sister anymore, I won't let you be my brother anymore, I... I'll be your Daoist partner!"
Hmm! Daoist partner!

Haven't you always wanted me to be your Daoist partner?

"Will you be my Daoist partner? From now on, I will stay with you for the rest of my life, I will serve you, and I will respect you..."

Wang Guishan spat angrily onto the ground.

"I find it dirty!"

He ignored the woman, turned and ran away, rushing towards the alchemy hall.

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Women ultimately dare not make a move—Wang Guishan was right, unless she could kill the other party instantly with a single sword strike, silence them, and then escape immediately.

But it was useless. How could the deaths of disciples within the sect in the core area not be thoroughly investigated?
There's no escaping it!

·
Wang Guishan rushed into the alchemy hall, knelt before his master, and explained the theft of the Seven-Turn Heartless Fruit.

The rest is much simpler.

evidence?

It's very easy to get evidence within the sect.

The woman was summoned to Jing'an Hall, where an elder interrogated her directly, using his magic to determine her strength. The woman's cultivation was insufficient to resist the elder's magic.

Furthermore, the source of the jade coins she previously exchanged for spells is unclear...

She had just been accepted as a disciple by the Fourth Elder of Jing'an Hall when the Fourth Elder immediately announced the abolition of the decision to accept her as a disciple.

The woman was punished for stealing sect property, expelled from Jing'an Hall, demoted to first-class rank, and imprisoned in the Heart Demon Cave for half a year.

Previously, when Wang Guishan was punished, his disciple rank was downgraded from third to first. Now, his punishment has been reduced, and he has been restored to second-class disciple. His crime is no longer stealing sect property, but has been reduced to dereliction of duty.

The biggest advantage is that my reputation isn't so bad anymore.

At the same time, the decision to expel him from the Alchemy Hall was reversed, and he was allowed to return to the Alchemy Hall.

However, Wang Guiyuan himself said that he was too ashamed to stay in the alchemy hall any longer, and even less willing to continue to stay under his master's tutelage.

He asked his master to expel him from the sect and send him to the affairs hall to become a disciple in charge of miscellaneous tasks.

·
Six months later, when the woman was released from the inner demon cave, she was almost unrecognizable as a human.

The six months of reflection within the Demon's Lair was not simple at all—Wang Guishan was able to emerge unscathed after six months because of his truly excellent character.

This woman's talent was far inferior, and her temperament was even more despicable.

The saying goes, "If you do nothing wrong during the day, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking at your door in the middle of the night."

She had done many wrongdoings, and her obsession ran deep. In fact, the seeds of inner demons had long been sown within her. Even without this incident, she wouldn't have gone far in her cultivation. Inside the Demon Cave, there was a primordial spirit array controlling various spells to torment and torture the cultivator's mind and consciousness.

If you have a good temperament, you can get through it.

Those with poor character will experience a significant drop in their spiritual cultivation when they emerge from inside, and in severe cases, they may even lose their cultivation level!
Besides, this woman is full of guilty consciences—don't be fooled by her screaming "you don't understand" when she tries to justify herself, she knows best in her heart how filthy she is.

With so many guilty consciences and obsessions, she was imprisoned in the cave of inner demons for half a year. When she came out, she was emaciated and her primordial spirit was almost shattered.

His cultivation level plummeted from barely reaching the third realm of ascending to the stage to the early stage of returning to the origin realm.

If it cannot be repaired and healed in time, it will probably continue to fall and eventually drop to the first level of the Inner Chamber Realm.

The spell she acquired by stealing immortal fruits was personally destroyed by the elders in charge of enforcement.

When she came out, she was in the same state as she had been years ago.

He was left with only half a breath.

Once she's out, she only has one removal option left.

The outer gate is the [Washing Hall].

If this happened in another sect, she would probably have her cultivation destroyed and be expelled from the sect for stealing sect property.

But... the founder of the Heavenly Demon Yin Yang Harmony Sect, now a Venerable Saint, has the Dharma name... Shanxiang.

This name itself reveals the nature of this saint: kind and compassionate.

The sect's rules of inheritance naturally followed the temperament of that sage, and were not so harsh.

The woman was punished for this crime; her cultivation level dropped by more than half, and her disciple rank was reduced to the lowest level. Fortunately, she was not expelled.

However, the [Washing Hall] is the only place for disciples who have committed serious crimes within the sect.

The meaning of this place is actually very simple: disciples who have committed crimes come here to atone for their sins and perform meritorious deeds. Only when they have performed enough meritorious deeds can they be considered to have washed away their sins.

There is a time limit. Depending on the severity of the crime committed, a time is set before entering the hall. Within this time, one must make enough contributions to the sect before leaving the Cleansing Hall and continuing to stay in the outer sect.

If it cannot be done within the specified time, it will not be considered a meritorious service to atone for one's crime.

That would mean being expelled from the sect.

This is a woman's last chance.

·
Wang Guishan received news of the woman again a year later.

The woman died.

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After arriving at the Cleansing Hall, in order to seize the last chance to atone for her sins and stay in the sect, this woman's obsession remained unbroken, and she cultivated almost frantically.

She wanted to regain her lost cultivation level, then take on the most difficult tasks, make contributions, and wash away her sins as soon as possible so that she could leave the Cleansing Hall...

She hasn't given up hope of climbing higher; she won't give up even if there's only a sliver of hope!

However, she ultimately lacked talent and was a good-for-nothing who needed a spirit pill even to get started.

She had stumbled and struggled her way to the third realm, all thanks to Wang Guishan, a person with outstanding talent and resources, who provided her with the necessary support.

Now, no one is supplying her with blood; she's relying on her meager talent. Add to that her nearly destroyed primordial spirit and divine consciousness, tormented within the Demon Cave…

She practiced her skills with increasing frenzy, yet she made even less progress. Furthermore, her already weakened body and spirit experienced numerous problems arising from this relentless self-torture during practice…

After forcibly practicing martial arts, the woman vomited blood continuously, her vital energy became disordered, and a small portion of her meridians were severed.

She lay in her hospital bed for several days, wailing for an hour before finally dying unwillingly.

Ultimately, he was still an outer disciple of the sect and was not expelled, so after his death, he was buried within the sect in... the Southwest Cemetery.

Also in that year, Wang Guishan was transferred from the administrative office to the Southwest Cemetery, where he became the manager, a manager without a single servant.

Within the sect, one of the outer disciples who once had a promising future in alchemy, medicine identification, and weapon crafting has been lost.

There's one more old hand who spends his days drinking, wandering around, setting up stalls, and lying around.

Wang Guishan received a letter, saying it was written by a woman before she died and sent to him through someone else.

After receiving the letter, Wang Guishan did not open it.

Instead, it was thrown directly into the furnace and burned.

·
"Why not look?" Chen Yan smiled at Old Wang. "Let's see what this bitch said before she died. Was it a deathbed confession, begging for your forgiveness? Or a vicious curse?"

Old Wang looked at Chen Yan seriously, his tone equally earnest: "You know, I've never believed in the saying 'A dying man's words are good.'"

Even when wicked people die, their words will not come from good intentions—they may say nice things, or express repentance, but it is definitely not a genuine remorse. Rather, it is only in the face of the great terror of death that they utter a few seemingly kind words in an attempt to achieve inner balance and fight against that terror.

They just wanted to make themselves feel better before they died; it was not a true repentance for the sins they had committed!

As he spoke, Old Wang took a deep drag on his cigarette and said coldly, "Besides, even if she repents on her deathbed, why should I forgive her?"

"You still haven't forgiven her?" Chen Yan asked, looking at Lao Wang.

"Why should I forgive her? Have I been compensated for what she did to me? She compensated me for all the time, years, energy, resources, and emotions I invested. Why should I forgive her just because she's dead?"
If it weren't for my good character and solid spiritual foundation, I would have been ruined during the six months I was imprisoned in the Demon Cave!

Everyone who leaves has to report to the Cleansing Hall. If they can't make amends, they might have been expelled from the sect long ago! My father was loyal to the sect his whole life, but his son committed a serious crime and was expelled. He would die with regrets.

How can I forgive such a crime?

Old Wang sneered: "The wicked do evil, and they get their own retribution and die. So the good people have to forgive the wicked? If that's what kindness is, then I don't want that kindness."

Chen Yan nodded, and Old Wang continued coldly, "Over the years, I've stayed here because I've become lazy and undisciplined. I've lost the ambition to pursue the Dao and chase the heavens; I've just been messing around."

But occasionally, when he's in a bad mood, he'll go to the cemetery and urinate on her tombstone.

She never made up for my thirty years of sacrifice before she died. I didn't take revenge myself; I only peed on her tombstone a few times after she died, which is already considered lenient.

Whether doing this is unethical or whatever, it's acceptable.

"I did it, and as long as it makes me feel better!"

As he spoke, Chen Yan pulled Old Wang up from the stone block.

"Come on! We've had so much to drink, we need to pee! Let's go take a leak together!"

Old Wang laughed heartily: "Alright! Let's go together!"

·
An old man and a young man walked together to the desolate and dilapidated grave. They stood side by side, unbuckled their belts, and released water into the gravestone together...

After Chen Yan finished urinating, he fastened his belt and finally saw that beneath the withered grass and the name on the tombstone, a line of words was crookedly carved:

"There's a whore buried here."

·
Old Wang's actions might seem petty, narrow-minded, and lacking in generosity to others...

However, Chen Yan felt that it suited his temperament!

"Old Wang, from now on, whenever you're unhappy, just pee on her mother. You have every right not to forgive her!"

Chen Yan patted Old Wang on the shoulder, but his smile faded as he slowly said, "Let me give you a piece of advice: If you forgive too easily, then all the suffering you've endured is deserved!"

Hearing this, Old Wang was stunned for a moment, pondered the words, his gaze somewhat complicated, and nodded, saying, "You lad, you really are a fascinating person, and what you say is quite interesting..."

As he said this, he suddenly noticed Chen Yan's hand still on his shoulder and flew into a rage: "You bastard! Take your hand off me! Don't you know where your filthy hand just touched?!"

·
On this day, Chen Yan and Lao Wang each drank a jar of Moutai.

Not drunk.

But Chen Yan knew that from today onwards, he and Lao Wang were at least half friends.

In the evening, Chen Yan even cooked a meal himself.

He took out a bag of dried tofu, then a piece of dried game meat, shredded it, and added a few green peppers.

I stir-fried a pot of dried tofu, green peppers, and pork.

Old Wang took out some crane meat that he had secretly hidden in his inventory.

Chen Yan picked a handful of vegetables that Old Wang had planted himself from behind the yard—he didn't know the name, but Old Wang said they were edible and looked a bit like celery. Old Wang said that eating them could improve eyesight.

"Eating this will bring peace of mind? That's a bad omen, maybe we shouldn't eat it!" Chen Yan laughed.

Old Wang sneered, "If you're so tough, don't eat a single bite later, or you'll regret it!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan knew there was something fishy going on. After cooking it, his first bite was of the celery from the realm—celery was Chen Yan's least favorite food.

One bite, and I couldn't really taste anything special.

But Chen Yan's expression changed!
A surge of energy rushed up to my forehead!
A cool, refreshing light seemed to flow between her eyes…

Chen Yan ate until tears streamed down his face, only to find that his tears were all murky and turbid!

After a short while, the tears gradually cleared, and when I opened my eyes again, my vision was clear and bright!
Looking into the distance... the water vapor floating in the air like a drizzle, every single drop of it was clearly visible!
Moreover, this was without using any magic!

Chen Yan's eyes lit up, and he rushed forward to hug Old Wang tightly: "Senior Brother! Senior Brother Wang! Do you have any other good stuff? Take some out for your junior brother to try!"

My junior brother is also willing... um, to respect you for the rest of his life..."

"Get out!" Old Wang said with a dark face.

·
After the meal, Chen Yan respectfully brought a pot of brewed tea and placed it in front of Old Wang.

Old Wang looked at Chen Yan and sighed: "When I first met you, I thought you were a wonderful person, but now it seems you're just a sycophant who knows how to flatter people."

Chen Yan waved his hand dismissively and said, "You're the simp, and I'm the lackey. Aren't we a perfect match as brothers?"

"..." Old Wang gritted his teeth and looked at Chen Yan, but finally reached into his pocket and took out a porcelain bottle that emitted a faint spiritual energy fluctuation.

"You'll be leaving the sect tomorrow. I heard you wanted to go to the City of No Return in the Southern Frontier last time we drank together. That place is now jointly ruled by the demon race and the ghost race."

If you encounter the ghost race, that's fine. Although the ghost race is mysterious, it's difficult for ordinary people to offend them unless they actively seek them out.

The demon race is a mixed bag; some demons like to sneakily attack human cultivators. Even if they don't attack you, most demon cultivators are indifferent or even hostile towards human cultivators, only restrained by the strict laws of the Immortal Platform.

This bottle of pills contains twenty pills. If you take one, your body will naturally emanate demonic energy within three days.

As long as you don't encounter any demon king-level figures, most demon cultivators will treat you as one of their own kind, saving you a lot of trouble.

Chen Yan was overjoyed. He took it and weighed it in his hand, then asked, "It can emit demonic energy. I wonder what kind of demonic energy it can emit?"

A dragon? Or a tiger or leopard?

"Don't worry, it's a kind of demonic aura that suits you perfectly." Old Wang curled his lip: "Dog!"

Chen Yan: "…………"

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(End of this chapter)