Chapter Twelve: Indifference and Apathy

  Night, starry sky, gentle breeze.

  The Green Jade Gate, another courtyard inside.

  Tang Qing leaned against the wall, sitting on a stool, with his legs crossed, his eyes half-closed, holding a handful of peanuts and eating them leisurely. If he could get rid of all his troubles, this kind of carefree life would be quite comfortable. With a small pot of wine, it would be even better. He hummed a little tune, drank a little wine, and this was the life Tang Qing had always dreamed of.

  "Damn it!"

  Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo returned from their aunt's place, saw Tang Qing's leisurely appearance, and inexplicably felt a surge of anger. Especially Shangguan Ling, she couldn't stand Tang Qing's lazy attitude, while she herself was under so much pressure, on the verge of collapse, this guy seemed to care about nothing, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

  Yun Mo was the same, although she didn't get angry like Shang Guan Ling, she felt extremely puzzled in her heart. She couldn't understand and couldn't figure out why such a big thing happened, how this guy could be so casual and carefree, as if everything was nothing to him, and everything that had happened seemed like it never occurred.

  "Tomorrow, I and Eldest Sister will be leaving. You, Deadwood, from now on must stay within the Qingyu Gate and not go anywhere else. Did you hear?"

  "Got it." Tang Jing continued to eat nuts in a leisurely manner, responding lazily.

  "You!" Shangguan Ling took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart. "And! From tomorrow on, you'd better cultivate diligently. If you dare to slack off, I won't forgive you."

  "Then there's no need for cultivation anymore? Don't you have a way to break through the heavenly fate? I'll just wait here."

  Tang Qing had gone through nine cycles of dispersing and ascending in the heavenly tribulation, he didn't know how many years he had cultivated, but he was already thoroughly disgusted.

  "Do you think it's that easy to break the heavenly bond? What if we can't break it? If you don't cultivate, you'll drag me and Mo sister down with you, you damn fool, do you even know?"

  "Oh."

  "You! You're really asking to be beaten, aren't you?" Shangguan Ling glared at Tang Qing, her anger boiling over as she gritted her teeth. Just then, Yunmo walked up and said softly, "Ling'er, why don't you go back and rest first? As for Tang Qing's cultivation, Aunt will definitely have a way to deal with it. What kind of person do you think Aunt is?"

  It's said that Yun Mo said this, and the anger on Shangguan Ling's face seemed to dissipate a lot. A mysterious smile even floated at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Tang Qing, seemingly taking pleasure in his misfortune. He smiled and said, "Let me tell you, my aunt has a very strange temper. If you dare to slack off, she definitely won't let you off! My aunt is very fierce, humph! You just wait for a beating!"

  After Shangguan Ling left, Yunmo didn't move, just standing there, a pair of quiet eyes staring at Tang Qing.

  After a long while, he finally said, "I'm very sorry to have dragged you into this matter. Tomorrow I will go find Dragon Sister, she should have a way to help us untie the heavenly fate. If we really can't untie it..."

  Yun Miao didn't continue speaking, because she also didn't know what to do if the seal couldn't be opened. She slightly shook her head and walked over slowly, saying, "Starting from tomorrow, you'll stay here to cultivate. Although Aunt's personality is eccentric, she will definitely teach you wholeheartedly. I hope you cherish this opportunity, not for Ling Er, nor for me, but for yourself. Having cultivation on your side will ultimately bring no harm."

  Tang Qing was also gazing at the clouds, but he didn't say a word.

  "I'll borrow a strand of your hair." Yun Mo said, but she didn't care whether Tang Jing agreed or not. She directly pulled out a strand of hair from Tang Jing's head, and then she also pulled out one of her own hairs. She wrapped the two strands around her index finger, pinched them with her fingers, and a drop of fresh blood oozed out, dyeing the two strands red. Then, she moved her fingers as if she was manipulating some sort of spell, and finally, she pointed at Tang Jing's chest.

  Tang raised an eyebrow and shook his head with a bitter smile, saying, "Is it necessary to be like this?"

  Yun Mochen Wan'er smiled, "Don't misunderstand, this is the Blood Spirit Seal. If you're in any danger, it will save your life."

  Tang Qing naturally knew that this was the Blood Spirit Seal, and it could indeed unleash a certain power in times of danger. However, he also knew that it had another function - tracking. With the mid-to-low grade Blood Spirit Seal, even if he ran to the ends of the earth, Yun Miao would still be able to find him with ease.

  Yun Mo's wife looks quite gentle, but her mind is not simple at all.

  "Take care!"

  Yun Mo didn't know that shortly after she left, the Blood Spirit Seal on Tang Jing's body gradually dissipated and disappeared into a wisp of smoke.

  ……

  Since Shangguan Ling and Yunmo left, Tang Qing slept naturally every day, occasionally sunbathing, blowing the night wind, eating some nuts in his free time, and sometimes having fruit to stimulate his appetite. Every mealtime, a female disciple named Biyi would deliver food on time. This kind of life was indeed somewhat leisurely, and Tang Qing thought that this life wasn't bad either.

  Now, Tang Jing's heart is very comfortable, this feeling is really great. What tribulation? Let your ancestors go through it, only the grandson will go through the heavenly tribulation of the scattered immortals. Tang Jing has been a grandson for many years, this time he wants to be a real grandfather.

  However, this comfortable life didn't last for two days when a woman suddenly burst into Bieyuan.

  The woman appeared to be around thirty years old, wearing a white crepe de chine cheongsam with a rounded collar and a crimson skirt that trailed on the ground. Her raven-black hair was styled in an elegant coiffure adorned with a ruby-encrusted gold phoenix hairpin, and her skin was as smooth as jade. On her hand, she wore a gold bangle with intricate filigree work. A crimson sash encircled her waist, accentuating her slender figure. Her entire demeanor exuded elegance and refinement, like a lotus flower emerging from the water. Yet, despite her captivating beauty, there was an air of detachment in her enigmatic eyes.

  She was the master of Qingyu Gate, Shangguan Qixue. Behind her followed a young girl who was gentle and pleasant to behold. Tang Jing recognized her as Biyi, the one who had been delivering his meals for the past few days.

  Shangguan Qixue gazed at Tang Qing in the room, her beautiful face expressionless, her eyes calm as water, looking at him like a dead man, without any emotional fluctuations in her gaze, even her voice was cold and indifferent.

  "My name is Shangguan Qixue, and I am the master of Qingyu Gate. Since Ling'er and Mo'er have handed you over to me, from today on, you will be a disciple of Qingyu Gate. From now on, Biyi will guide your cultivation." As she spoke, she took out a white jade bottle and handed it to Biyi beside her, saying, "Biayi, this is a Huixu Dan. After he understands the basic knowledge of cultivation, let him take it."

  After finishing speaking, Shangguan Xue directly left, seemingly too lazy to even glance at Tang Jing again. Indeed! If it weren't for this guy coincidentally forming a heavenly bond with Ling'er and Mo'er, she wouldn't have even bothered to look at such an insignificant person like him. In her eyes, the only things that mattered were Tang Jing's life or death and his cultivation progress, because these two things would be the only ones to affect Ling'er and Mo'er. As for this guy's character, thoughts, behavior, etc., whether they were good or bad, she didn't have even a speck of interest!

  "Yes, Master."

  Taking the white jade bottle, Bi Yi was shocked in her heart. She only knew that this young man with the surname Tang came with Shangguan Ling and Yun Mo, but she didn't know anything else about him. She thought he was a friend of Shangguan Ling's, but the way the gate master treated him seemed not to be so. On the contrary, it looked like he was a prisoner. If he were really a prisoner, why would the gate master give him the Huai Xu Dan?

  Huajudan has the effect of transforming decay into something magical and is one of the three major foundation-building spiritual elixirs.

  This elixir is extremely precious, and as a direct disciple, Bi Yi has never taken it before. Among the many observers of Qing Yu Men, only the first senior brother Guan Ming has taken it, and she also knows that Qing Yu Men only has three more Huai Xu Dan left.