BW Chapter 162

Dark Domain (4)

 

“Xiao Wu, I have already unlocked the memories that were sealed by Ning Buwei. You should have remembered everything that happened in the Mass Resentment Illusion Realm, so you should know that I have absolutely no ill intentions toward you.” Pei Heguang sat down by the bedside, looking at Fang Wanchen whose face was deathly pale, and said, “Even though you have already reincarnated, in my heart, you are still my Xiao Wu.”

 

Fang Wanchen frowned and said hoarsely, “I apologize, but Fang is merely a mortal, with no intention of staying long in your cultivation world, and moreover, I am not Pei Wu, my name is Fang Wanchen.”

 

Pei Heguang smiled slightly. “What, do you think the name Tongchen doesn’t sound good?”

 

“I only watched what happened in the illusion realm once, I cannot remember what happened when I was Pei Tongchen.” Fang Wanchen said seriously, “Pei Heguang,

what you’re doing is just deceiving yourself and others.”

 

Pei Heguang’s expression darkened slightly, and Xie Jiu, who was standing behind him, said coldly, “Bringing you into the cultivation world is Master showing consideration for your past brotherhood. This is an opportunity that countless mortals beg for but cannot obtain, don’t act ungrateful after receiving such favor.”

 

“Ah Ci.” Pei Heguang turned his head to glance at him.

 

“This disciple was improper, please punish me, Master.” Xie Jiu bowed in salute, but his voice remained unfriendly, “But what this disciple said is completely true, he doesn’t know what’s good for him.”

 

Pei Heguang sighed, “Go out for a walk, it’s normal for him to be unable to accept this immediately, I’ll talk to him slowly.”

 

Xie Jiu stared coldly at Fang Wanchen, and only after a long while said in a deep voice, “Yes.”

 

He was obviously quite unwilling.

 

Nearby, Xie Chang’an, who was hiding under the Qiankun Cloth with several others, said puzzledly, “Why does the name Pei Heguang sound so familiar?”

 

Xie Changming frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, “He’s from the Wanghai Sect, right? I remember there was someone by that name among the disciples who came to the Xie family with Venerable Nanshu.”

 

“The current sect master of Wanghai Sect, Pei Yutian’s junior brother is called Pei Heguang. He seems to have no great abilities and has always been obscure, basically no one knows about him.” Ge Yunyang said, “If it weren’t for my cousin marrying into the Wanghai Sect, our family wouldn’t even know that Venerable Nanshu had such a disciple. Completely unremarkable.”

 

“So he’s just a small fry.” Xie Changan immediately felt relieved.

 

“Fang Fang~ Uncle~” Ning Xiu happily waved at Fang Wanchen, but his Uncle Fang Fang seemed to not see him at all and didn’t look in his direction.

 

“Seems~ Xiao Shan is here~” Ning Xiu thought maybe he was too short, so he tried hard to jump once, but was pressed down on the head by Xie Chang’an’s palm.

 

“Be good, don’t jump around.” Xie Chang’an scared him, “Be careful or someone will catch you and stew you for soup.”

 

Ning Xiu immediately stopped jumping and said quietly, “Bone soup~ doesn’t taste good~”

 

Uncle Fang Fang looked like he was very unhappy~

 

Xie Chang’an pinched his little face and said to Xie Changming and Ge Yunyang, “Although this Pei Heguang is a disciple of the Wanghai Sect, we don’t know his background right now, it’s best not to act rashly.”

 

“He even stayed at the Xie family for a while, he should be fine, right.” Xie Changming said, “Maybe he can take us away from this strange place.”

 

Ge Yunyang shook his head, “No, I still think what Brother Chang’an said makes sense. Let’s observe more. Although he doesn’t look powerful, didn’t you hear what they said? That person surnamed Fang is a mortal. When cultivators get involved with mortals, it usually doesn’t end well.”

 

Xie Changming teased. “You’ve been reading too many storybooks, haven’t you?”

 

“You——“

 

While they were talking, Ge Yunxi and Ning Xiu patted the transparent rippling barrier around them together, having great fun.

 

“Xixi~ can open it~” Ning Xiu looked down and saw a corner of cloth under his feet, “Let’s~ lift it up together~ okay?”

 

“Okay~” Ge Yunxi nodded in agreement.

 

The two little ones grabbed the small corner of the Qiankun Cloth together and used all their strength to lift it up.

 

“Stop!” Xie Chang’an was greatly alarmed and hurried to press it down.

 

In the room, Pei Heguang was patiently persuading Fang Wanchen, “……Even if you have reincarnated, I will still treat you as my younger brother——Hmm?”

 

Fang Wanchen watched with wide eyes as a small head appeared behind Pei Heguang and then suddenly disappeared, his face immediately turned deathly pale.

 

Pei Heguang turned around to look, but found nothing behind him. The spiritual energy here was sparse, so there was no need to spread out his divine consciousness.

 

“Did you accidentally see some dirty thing?” Pei Heguang smiled. “Don’t be afraid, there are just some remnant souls here, nothing to fear.”

 

After speaking, he raised his hand and gently swept, and several shadowy forms floating in the corner suddenly scattered. Very close to him, inside the Qiankun Cloth, Xie Chang’an, Xie Changming, and Ge Yunyang, all three working together, almost couldn’t hold down the Qiankun Cloth, and veins bulged on their foreheads.

 

“Da~” Seeing this, Ning Xiu filled both his small palms with golden spiritual energy and excitedly pressed down on the Qiankun Cloth together with Ge Yunxi.

 

The Qiankun Cloth, which had almost been lifted, immediately became stable.

 

Outside, Fang Wanchen was quite shaken, and struggled to steady his voice, “I want to go back.”

 

Pei Heguang was silent for a moment and said, “I’ve said so much to you, why do you still not want to stay?”

 

“People with different paths cannot work together.” Fang Wanchen said, “What Fang seeks in his lifetime is neither wealth and glory, nor immortality or ascension to become an immortal. After studying hard for more than ten years, what I care about is just the common people. I only seek peace in the rivers and seas and stability in the world, to realize my ambition of serving the country.”

 

Pei Heguang said, “Since you’ve studied for so many years, you should know that all the hustle and bustle is for profit. Whether it’s the cultivation world or the mortal world, it’s all the same. The so-called caring for all living beings is just a joke you tell yourselves. You die for the common people, but how much do they remember you? And who will repay you? It’s nothing more than a few words of gratitude.”

 

Fang Wanchen shook his head, “My dying for the common people is my own choice, it has nothing to do with the common people.”

 

Pei Heguang’s gaze gradually turned cold, “Then tell me, when I killed those corrupt officials and the villagers of Yuquan Village, was I wrong?”

 

Fang Wanchen was stunned for a moment, then slowly said, “The county magistrate and his advisor deserved to die, but those villagers and the prefect’s guards did not deserve death.”

 

“Xiao Wu.” Pei Heguang stood up and looked down at him from above, his gaze carrying an indescribable heavy pain, “I am……very disappointed in you.”

 

Fang Wanchen said calmly, “You are not disappointed in me, but disappointed that I am not Pei Wu.”

 

Pei Heguang smiled bitterly. “No matter how eloquent you are, I will never let you leave. I’ll give you two days to think it over carefully.”

 

The door closed with a click, and Fang Wanchen’s previously straight shoulders suddenly slumped. Cold sweat finally began to slide down his forehead uncontrollably.

 

He sat on the bed, murmuring, “Am I dreaming or have I gone mad……”

 

He pinched his thigh hard, and immediately his face contorted in pain.

 

Very good, he had finally studied himself into madness, actually imagining unreliable things like the cultivation world and national teachers.

 

Inside the Qiankun Cloth, Ning Xiu finally caught his chance. While Xie Chang’an and the others weren’t paying attention, he struggled to crawl out of the Qiankun Cloth.

 

Fang Wanchen was in a daze when he saw a small head slowly and unsteadily emerge by the bedside. He immediately couldn’t catch his breath and fainted from fright.

 

Ning Xiu, who had struggled to climb onto the bed but could only grab the windowsill, was full of question marks, “Eh?”

 

A moment later, Fang Wanchen was suffocated awake and found a clean, fair little child sitting on his chest, bending his eyes and smiling at him, “Uncle Fang Fang~ you’re awake~”

 

Fang Wanchen reached out to touch his little hand.

 

It was warm.

 

“Are you……Xiao Shan?” Fang Wanchen finally found the memory from his “imagination.”

 

“It’s Xiao Shan!” Ning Xiu was very excited and grabbed his collar, trying to pull him up, “Fang Fang~”

 

Even if it was an imagined person, children were much more lovable than adults. Fang Wanchen finally breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to hold him, and sat up from the bed himself, saying helplessly. “You’re much better than that Pei Heguang.”

 

Ning Xiu nodded proudly, “Xiao Shan~ is the best~”

 

Fang Wanchen smiled wearily, touched his little head, and murmured, “This imagination is quite logical. Xiao Shan, you’ve gotten much fatter than when you were in Yuquan Village.”

 

Ning Xiu looked down at his round little belly and said seriously, “Mother said~ getting fat helps~ grow tall~”

 

“Your mother is right——Ow!” Before Fang Wanchen could finish speaking, he suddenly felt sharp pain on his hand and shoulder. His grip loosened, and the next instant, the little child in his arms was snatched away.

 

Xie Chang’an held Ning Xiu with one hand and a whip with the other. Xie Changming held a short sword, and Ge Yunyang carried his sister while holding two large hammers, all glaring menacingly at Fang Wanchen.

 

Fang Wanchen clutched his swollen hand and struggled to straighten up, looking at the three eleven or twelve-year-old children in front of him. He had no idea when they had appeared, and even his solar plexus was aching faintly.

 

What kind of ghostly place was this where even children were so fierce?

 

“Don’t hit~” Ning Xiu struggled to get down, saying anxiously, “You can’t hit Uncle~ Fang Fang~”

 

“If you run around again, I’ll beat you so badly your father won’t recognize you.” Xie Changan said fiercely.

 

Ning Xiu paused for a moment. Xie Chang’an thought he was being too fierce and tried to control his expression, but unexpectedly Ning Xiu said firmly, “You~ can’t beat Father~”

 

“……” Xie Changan silently rolled his eyes, “There’s no one in your Cui family who can fight. Beating your father would be more than enough for me.”

 

Ning Xiu was about to say something else when Xie Chang’an covered his mouth. Xie Chang’an glared at Fang Wanchen viciously, “If you dare to reveal our whereabouts, you’re dead.”

 

After speaking, he covered them with the Qiankun Cloth, and several people immediately disappeared before Fang Wanchen’s eyes.

 

Fang Wanchen blinked hard, then collapsed and covered his forehead.

 

His delusions were really too outrageous.

 

However, before he could finish his breakdown, the previously tightly closed door was opened from outside again.

 

Xie Jiu looked at him with a dark expression, his tone unfriendly, “Master is afraid you’ll be lonely here alone, so he’s decided to take you along.”

 

Without waiting for Fang Wanchen to respond, Xie Jiu said sternly, “Hurry up, do you expect Master to wait for you?”

 

Fang Wanchen glanced at the place where Ning Xiu and the others had disappeared, opened his mouth but said nothing. He just wearily rubbed his brow, ignored Xie Jiu, and walked straight out the door, muttering weakly to himself, “Fine, going out to find a doctor would be good too.”

 

Xie Jiu looked at him strangely, then scanned the room once before closing the door.

 

A moment later, the door quietly opened a crack, and after a few breaths, it quietly closed again.

 

A flying boat was docked outside the courtyard gate.

 

“Brother Chang’an, it’s a flying boat. There’s no spiritual energy here so we can’t use swords. Spirit boats burn spirit stones and don’t need spiritual energy, so we can use this opportunity to get out.”

 

“Brother, I feel like these people are all dangerous. Why don’t we look around some more?”

 

“Look around you, except for this mansion, everything else is ruins and withered vines. Where are we going to find people?”

 

“……Alright then.”

 

“Hold on tight, I’ll pull you all up……Tsk, Xiao Shan don’t cause trouble, Yunxi don’t bite……Xie Changming, are you a pig! How can you be so heavy!”

 

Because they needed to board the boat, the Qiankun Cloth was stretched very large. Ning Xiu was pulled up but didn’t stand steady, rolled around twice, and sat dizzily on the deck with the Qiankun Cloth draped over him.

 

Xie Chang’an, who had just pulled up Xie Changming and Ge Yunyang, saw this and his breathing stopped immediately. He whispered, “Xiao Shan, come over here quickly!”

 

Xie Changming and Ge Yunyang, seeing the situation clearly, also held their breath. Xie Changming said nervously, “Xiao Shan, don’t move, don’t turn around, be good, come to brother quickly!”

 

Less than an inch away from where Ning Xiu was sitting stood two people, none other than the master and disciple Pei Heguang and Xie Jiu. Ning Xiu only needed to turn his head slightly to touch Pei Heguang’s robes.

 

The Qiankun Cloth was indeed an excellent treasure for concealing aura, but it couldn’t hide their physical forms at all. Although Pei Heguang couldn’t see them or detect their aura, he could still touch them!

 

But Ning Xiu had obviously gotten dizzy from rolling around twice and sat there dazedly, his gaze unable to focus.

 

Xie Changan gripped the whip in his hand and carefully walked toward Ning Xiu, saying as he walked, “Xiao Shan don’t move, absolutely don’t move.”

 

“Master, the restrictions of the Dark Domain will soon be completely broken. What’s the point of going there again at this time?” Xie Jiu asked in confusion.

 

“When the Dark Domain restrictions are broken, the Linglong Bone will definitely not be able to withstand such chaotic and overwhelming spiritual energy. Ning Chengfeng and Chu Jun will definitely bring the Linglong Bone into the Dark Domain.” Pei Heguang said with his hands behind his back. “Those fools from the Chongzheng Alliance still think the Linglong Bone was left at Wanxuan Academy. They don’t understand Ning Chengfeng at all. Now that his son’s life hangs by a thread, he definitely won’t leave the child under others’ watch.”

 

Xie Jiu lowered his head in thought, “Did Master intentionally let him leave in the Mass Resentment Illusion Realm last time?”

 

“Not intentionally.” Pei Heguang’s face darkened. “I was inferior in strategy. I didn’t expect Chu Jun to be so ruthless, actually daring to disregard life and death. Continuing to fight would have been more loss than gain.”

 

Xie Jiu said, “This disciple heard that Chu Jun previously practiced the Path of Slaughter. This person is bloodthirsty, ruthless, cunning, and probably not easy to deal with.”

 

“No, from the incident at Yuquan Village, we can actually see that he’s very easy to deal with.” Pei Heguang smiled slightly. “It turns out he really cares deeply about Chengfeng.”

 

“Master means——“

 

“No matter how ruthless and heartless a person is, once they have a weakness, that’s the beginning of their failure.” The flying boat slowly rose into the air, and Pei Heguang turned to look ahead, “Whether it’s Ning Chengfeng or Chu Jun, it’s all the same.”

 

Ning Xiu finally came to his senses and heard someone mentioning his father and mother’s names. He instinctively turned his small body to look, “Da~”

 

“Xiao Shan don’t!” Xie Changan suddenly pounced forward.

 

Almost at the instant Xie Chang’an pulled Ning Xiu away, a corner of the Qiankun Cloth draped over Ning Xiu lightly brushed against Pei Heguang’s robes.

 

“Hmm?” Pei Heguang looked down, his eyes suddenly darkening.