Chapter 538 - 268: As Expected of You

Chapter 538: Chapter 268: As Expected of You

Chu Xuan rested his chin on his hand, swiftly recalling in his mind.

Six or seven hundred years ago, although the sect Wugen Ping existed, it was far less open than today and was smaller in scale, belonging to an underground organization that ordinary cultivators could not access.

They hovered between good and evil, not only selling intelligence but also offering assassination services.

As for whether there is any connection between the Celestial Evil Demon Venerable and Wugen Ping... Chu Xuan vaguely recalled there was indeed some. After all, he was someone who valued intelligence a lot, seemingly trading with Wugen Ping more than once, and perhaps even helping them train assassins?

Originally, it was fine if Yun Yan didn’t mention it; however, now that she did, the more Chu Xuan thought about it, the more suspicious he felt. Yet, most related memories were still buried under the fog, still not clearly remembered.

Ji Mingyu wore a puzzled expression like a little cat; she also recalled that people from Wugen Ping had come looking for Chu Xuan right in front of her, more than once. Mostly passing intelligence, though she didn’t care much back then.

As for Lady Yinhe, she hadn’t even heard of this name at the time!

Back then, outsiders were completely unaware of the existence of Wugen Ping, let alone know any of their leaders’ names.

Not like now, where Wugen Ping has developed into a known entity with many people, even without having met that lady, excitedly talking about her rumors.

Chu Xuan just then remembered, when participating in the Hundred Flowers Gathering, the bystanders mentioned the few fairy girls who deeply regretted not attending, all of whom surprisingly had connections with him!

The first was Wu Gou Fairy, the second was Yinhe Lady, the third was the Demon Saint. At that time, he could never have imagined having so many "old flames"...

In the end, Chu Xuan put down his hand with difficulty and said, "What do you mean by her being so attentive to my affairs?"

Yun Yan snorted, "Lady Yinhe has been looking into your business for a long time, in an all-inclusive manner."

"At first, I was puzzled. When my sent people just mentioned wanting to buy, they directly handed over the organized jade slips akin to foreseeing everything."

"After repeated inquiries, given my status as a black gold patron, Lady Yinhe revealed the truth to me."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan fell silent; Yun Yan seeing this, chided, "So, are you going to look for her next?"

Chu Xuan thought briefly before shaking his head, "Since she is so concerned about my current affairs yet doesn’t come to find me, perhaps she doesn’t want to meet me, let’s talk later."

Ji Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief hearing this; at least she wouldn’t need to accompany him to meet old flames now, and the next step should be returning to Li’an Demon Sect for seclusion.

"Let it be, before leaving, I have one wish." Chu Xuan said earnestly.

Seeing that he still planned to leave, Yun Yan sighed lightly. "Tell me, as long as it’s not too excessive, I can fulfill it."

While speaking, she was already guessing what strange request Chu Xuan would make this time.

After all, he used to be like this, often making odd wishes, such as asking her if she could show him "pantsu" with a disgusted look on her face?

Initially, Yun Yan didn’t understand, asking him what "pantsu" was. Once she understood, the look she gave him was one of absolute disdain, directly blasting him off with "Phoenix Pyroclasm".

At this moment, Chu Xuan, with some hope, bypassed Yun Yan and looked at the twin girls behind her, asking, "Can you two combine for me to see?"

For a moment, everyone present looked at him with strange eyes, suspecting whether he had ulterior motives or bad intentions?

Chu Xuan said helplessly, "Why are you looking at me with those eyes??"

"I merely heard Dragon Maiden Xiang’er mention that these two Guardians can merge into one, and I’m just curious."

Yun Yan stared coldly at his face, saying, "You better not have any crooked ideas."

Chu Xuan replied with frustration, "Is my impression in your mind so terrible?"

Little Qing and Little Zi, upon receiving a nod from the Demon Saint, held hands and leaned together.

A dazzling light flashed, and a divine bird appeared on the spot!

Its feathers were half blue and half violet-red, with only one pair of claws underneath, but with two tightly adjacent heads, each with only one eye.

This merged divine bird emitted a vast aura of water, swirling around the Demon Saint, astonishing Chu Xuan greatly.

"Is this... a Biyi Bird?"

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas South Classic" mentions, "Biyi Bird is in its east; its feathers are blue and red, two birds flying wing to wing."

"The Western Mountain Classic" also mentions, "In the mountain of Chongwu, there’s a bird, similar in shape to a duck, flying together with one wing one eye, named Manman, heralding great floods upon sighting."

Due to this bird’s characteristic of flying in pairs, later generations often used it to describe conjugal bliss, yet overlooked that it was a legendary divine bird.

Although the legend evolved over time, even saying "seeing it brings good fortune and riding it grants a thousand years of life," the earliest Biyi Bird bore the ominous sign of "seeing it brings great floods," and wasn’t a favorable divine bird to associate with.

Then Chu Xuan realized, he commented, "No, what I wanted to see was the two little girls combining into a beautiful elder sister, not this one..."

"You claim you’re not having crooked thoughts? No way!" Yun Yan scolded fiercely.

"No, no, no. You’ll have to wait until you come again next time, you can’t see it this time." Saying this, she beckoned, holding the Biyi Divine Bird in her arms as it shrank.

Chu Xuan was left laughing and crying, promising the proud little phoenix that he’d come visit her again next time.