Chapter 72 Part 2: For the peace of the cultivation world.
After he finished tying it, he looked up at him, a few wisps of gentle light in his eyes. He also reached out and tidied his somewhat messy long hair, and then pulled at the wrinkles on his shoulders, saying with sincerity, “Liao Qi Mei, you’re really handsome.”
“…” Liao Chen licked the tip of his tongue, moved his gaze away, and said with some force, “I’ve seen it. I’m going to change.”
He turned and walked back into the bamboo door, looking down at the neatly tied belt at his waist. He stroked it with his fingers, as if he could still feel the residual warmth of the other’s fingers, and in his mind, there was also the image of the other’s nimble fingers shuttling.
…This was the first time Yan Jingyu had picked out clothes for him, and also the first time he had tidied his clothes for him.
Yan Jingyu outside did not make a sound to stop him. Liao Chen’s fingers contracted. In the end, he still held the tied belt. Before he could make up his mind to pull it open, another piece of clothing was suddenly thrown onto the bamboo door. Yan Jingyu’s voice sounded from outside. “Try this royal blue one again. You looked so good in it when you were a child.”
“…” Liao Chen’s face stiffened. While his heart was full of displeasure, he cleanly and neatly pulled open the belt. “Are you just here to mess with me today?”
“How is it messing with you?” Yan Jingyu said from outside. “I’m dressing you up.”
“I really am so rare.” Liao Chen sneered contemptuously and pulled the clothes off the bamboo door. He always had a stinky face, but he still let Yan Jingyu pick one after another, and change one after another. Yan Jingyu was very happy, looking even happier than when he was tidying himself up. Each time, he would personally tie his belt for him, and after he was dressed neatly each time, he would show a look of appreciation.
In the end, Liao Chen was so lazy that he just draped the clothes on his body and walked out, letting him personally gather the outer garment for him. Clearly, he had bad intentions, but seeing his patient appearance, his eyes couldn’t help but soften a little.
When they were leaving, Yan Jingyu waved his hand and packed all the clothes for him into his Qiankun Pouch. “I heard that when marrying a wife in the mortal world, the new wife has to buy many clothes. In a couple of days, I’ll find someone to make two more sets for you. Do you have any style you particularly like?”
Liao Chen was currently wearing a slightly more mature dark blue. Hearing his words suddenly, he was stunned for a moment. “New wife?”
Yan Jingyu went straight out the door. Liao Chen followed him out in two steps, his eyes lighting up, his eyebrows raised slightly. “What style? The style of a wedding dress?”
“Didn’t you say so?” Yan Jingyu repeated his words. “For the peace of the cultivation world… Besides, you lost so badly. I’m afraid you’ll be angry from embarrassment.”
He gestured with his own palm, implying that he had just defeated his fist with paper.
Liao Chen glanced at him, unable to help but laugh, and tutted lightly. “What about Qin Zhongyou’s side?”
“Why are you bringing him up again?”
“Your marriage, don’t you have to inform them?” Liao Chen crossed his arms. “In the future, when this Lord becomes your Daoist companion, I’m afraid they will look down on me.”
“I also look down on you, and I still haven’t been able to shake you off.”
“Yan Jingyu!” Liao Chen suddenly put down his hands. “Are you saying that this Lord is shameless and can’t live without you?”
“…Of course not.” Yan Jingyu held back his laughter, and went to take his hand in a good-natured tone. Liao Chen threw him off, his expression full of anger. “It has come to this, and you are still on their side. In your heart, I am still an outsider!”
“How could I think that…”
“They look down on me, and you don’t speak up for me. On the contrary, you look down on me with them!” Liao Chen flicked his sleeve in anger. Yan Jingyu had to chase after him and said helplessly, “How would they dare to look down on you? Which time was it not you who beat them black and blue…”
“Are you blaming me again?!” Liao Chen glared at him. Yan Jingyu had no choice but to soften his voice. “I’m not.”
“Qin Zhongyou crippled his own eyes and dissipated his own cultivation. What does it have to do with me?!”
Although Yan Jingyu never mentioned it, he always cared about this point in his heart. Of course, he would not feel sorry for Qin Zhongyou’s injury, but he could not be sure what Yan Jingyu was thinking in his heart. The matter of Qin Zhongyou, did he really not blame him?
Yan Jingyu had no choice. “I know. I don’t blame you.”
He was telling the truth. Although it was sad to see Qin Zhongyou injured, he had indeed thought of scolding Liao Chen and felt that he had done something a little excessive. But considering the other’s past style, he had not directly killed Qin Zhongyou… which was already very restrained.
And besides, he was not unaware of where Liao Chen’s resentment towards Qin Zhongyou came from.
Actually, at that time, when the immortal physicians were in the Demon Palace, Yan Jingyu had been forbidden to leave the palace, and had already vaguely realized something. Liao Chen would not easily restrict him from leaving the Demon Palace, but during that time, if he wanted to buy something, he could only ask someone else.
Yan Jingyu knew very well that he didn’t want him to see the people waiting outside the Demon Palace, and he also didn’t feel that there was anything more to say between him and Qin Zhongyou.
It wasn’t that the feelings were gone… it was just that they couldn’t go back. Even though he knew very well that no one had done anything wrong, the balance in his heart still unconsciously tilted towards Liao Chen… this person who, on his behalf, had gone to resent, to hate, to blame, to provoke the rules, and to go back in time.
The first time he was shut out, he had felt wronged in his heart. But he told himself that no one was wrong. His own suffering should be borne by himself. His friends had no responsibility, and they also had no heavenly eye, so it was normal for them not to recognize him.
The second time, when he helped Qin Zhongyou seriously injure Liao Chen and was almost killed by Qin Zixuan, his heart was numb. But he still felt that no one was wrong. Qin Zixuan was loyal to his master, which was not wrong. Ling Dannan and Zeng Huacai were wholeheartedly for Qin Zhongyou, which was not wrong. He thought, if it were him who was about to advance in his realm, the people around him would also protect him like this…
The third time, when he helped Qin Zhongyou break through to the false immortal stage, he felt that he was guilty. If it weren’t for his abuse of the Heavenly Mandate Eyes that had attracted heavenly punishment, he wouldn’t have had his entire clan annihilated, nor would he have caused Qin Zhongyou to have a full head of silver hair and fall into demonic deviation. He knew that it was Qin Zhongyou who had trapped himself… but all of this was because Qin Zhongyou cared about him. Therefore, he was still the source of the disaster.
Not until the fourth time… actually, he also knew that everything had happened too fast that day, and there was no time for everyone to react. Qin Zhongyou was probably also shocked. But he had let himself release the demonic energy… at that moment, he had vaguely felt that his best friend might have long since fallen into a self-righteous obsession.
He had thought that he would die on the day his great revenge was avenged… even if the rules were his real enemy.
He should have died, but Liao Chen had saved him again. He had saved his life, and had taken his place to resent and blame. In the end, it was still because he was disappointed in him… At this point, Yan Jingyu no longer wanted to understand anyone, because he had also become a selfish person, a person who only wanted to think about his own happiness.
Whether others wanted to resent or hate, even if they were to draw a line on the ground and imprison themselves, it had nothing to do with him anymore.
He had already thought it through very clearly… From now on, Liao Chen was his only bond in this world.
He wanted to let himself go, not be so rational. At least, with Liao Chen… not so rational… not always thinking that this person had a hard time, that that person also had a hard time. There were too many people in this world who had a hard time… At this point, he only wanted to care about his own and the person in front of him’s hard times.
He no longer wanted to look at him with the eyes of looking at all living beings.
“I ask you.” Liao Chen said, “In all the tributaries of fate you have seen, is there a single one where you are with Qin Zhongyou?”
He really cares about this point… Yan Jingyu said, “If there is, what will you do?”
“Then I will go back in time and change fate.” Liao Chen moved closer to him, his eyes oppressive, sinister. “Yan Qi, you are mine. Even in the other tributaries of fate, you can only be mine.”
Yan Jingyu smiled. “You like me that much?”
“This is not like…”
“It’s love?”
“…” Liao Chen started to bring up the old matter again. “It was you who took the identity of my partner…”
“It was me who ruined your innocence, it was me who made you unclean, it was me who made your demonic nature have nowhere to go, and I still won’t form a marriage contract with you obediently. I am so inconsiderate to you. It must be because I have made up my mind to secretly plot against you in the future, right?”
“…As long as you know.”
Yan Jingyu nodded. “I’ll find time to take a look.”
Liao Chen narrowed his eyes. “I also want to see.”
“What do you want to see?”
“You use resonance and take me to see with you.”
“…You are simply being unreasonable.”
“You will definitely lie.”
“Why do you care so much about Qin Zhongyou…”
“Because he likes you!” Liao Chen said, “Just because I know he likes you, you can even make up a lie about having been with him before just so I won’t mock him. And you still dare to say you don’t care about him?”
“…Are you being jealous?”
“This is not jealousy. It is your responsibility as a partner.” Liao Chen said, word by word, “You have an obligation to prove your innocence, an obligation to soothe my unease, just as I have an obligation to comfort you when you are sad. You hope that I will take care of you and be considerate of you. You should also take good care of me and be considerate of me.”
“But that is a ‘tributary’ of fate…” Yan Jingyu was so angry he was almost speechless. Liao Chen said coldly, “Who told you to have the Heavenly Mandate Eyes? You can see those things. What if you see you and him being all lovey-dovey in another tributary? It’s hard to guarantee that you won’t have some thoughts of cheating…”
“Only men who have no ability to please people will force their women like this!” Yan Jingyu was so angry he saw stars. After he finished speaking, he realized that something was not right and corrected himself. “…and their men!”
Liao Chen did not dwell on his slip of the tongue and only said firmly, “It’s not that this Lord has no ability, but that you are too capable. Before those malicious thoughts of yours come out, I must be prepared.”
“I’ve already agreed to marry you…”
“For the harmony of our marriage, you should prove it to me even more.”
“…” Yan Jingyu directly snatched the two little ones from his sleeve and said angrily, “I think you’re going to starve the three of us to death!”
