Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 461 Good intentions
Daojun slowly walked onto the stone bridge and sighed softly:

“Third Holy Mother, it has only been a little over a hundred years since we last met. How did we come to this point? I have only come here today to visit a friend.”

"I vaguely remember when we first met hundreds of years ago, we discussed philosophy and talked about everything under the sun. How come we're so tense today?"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Mother sighed softly, her tone softening.

"Daoist Lord, it is truly because I have violated the Heavenly Laws and am now a sinner, so it is not appropriate for me to receive you."

Seeing that the Third Holy Mother avoided answering, Daojun simply shook his head and stated bluntly:

“I think the Third Holy Mother’s feelings for Meishan are not because of her own sinful status, but because she is homesick and has many grievances against Meishan. She has also come to dislike me, her elder brother Guangyi.”

The Third Holy Mother fell silent for a moment, which was almost an admission of Daojun's words.

For a moment, the Black Cloud Cave returned to silence, with only the babbling of the pond water echoing in the air.

Daojun looked at the Third Holy Mother before him. Although the two of them had not seen each other for only a little over a hundred years, the temperament of this Huashan female immortal was clearly different from before.

Although she remains beautiful, she seems to have lost some of her elegance and gained more gentleness. Her former high spirits have now been replaced by a touch of sorrow in her eyes.

"The word 'love' in this world is truly elusive."

Daojun sighed softly, turned around, and slowly walked out of the Black Cloud Cave.

"Daojun!"

Hearing the voice behind him, Daojun stopped and turned to look at Yang Chan, who had called out to him.

"I beg you, Daoist, to consider our past relationship and secretly take care of my husband and child. Please do not let anyone else know about this. Yang Chan thanks you."

As Yang Chan was speaking, she was about to kneel down when Daojun waved his hand, raising a gust of wind to stop her.

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, Yang Chan's spirits lifted, and she quickly raised her head to look ahead. However, she saw that Dao Jun's figure was no longer in the Black Cloud Cave, only his words echoing in the cave.

“Although you don’t acknowledge me as your elder brother Guangyi, I still acknowledge you as my sister Yang Chan. If you kneel down, how can I face my elder brother Yang?”

Yang Chan remained silent for a moment, then murmured softly before slowly sitting back down on the stone bench behind her.

"Please, Brother Guangyi."

After Daojun left the Black Cloud Cave, he saw Xiaotian Dog, Meishan leader Kang Anyu, and Grand Commandant Kang waiting outside the cave.

Upon seeing Daojun, Xiaotianquan happily wagged its tail and came to Daojun's side. Daojun smiled, took out a jade bottle from his robes, and tossed it to Xiaotianquan, who jumped up and bit it.

The Celestial Hound used its two paws to take down the jade bottle, and exhaled a breath of immortal energy that caused the stopper of the jade bottle to fly off. A mixed aroma of various immortal fruits immediately wafted out of the jade bottle.

"Hehe~ Thank you, Daojun."

The Celestial Hound thanked Daojun happily, then put the lid back on, picked up the jade bottle, and quickly darted into the forest, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Daojun and Kang Anyu watched this scene with smiles. Then Kang Anyu stepped forward and bowed to Daojun in greeting.

"Brother Guangyi, I'm really sorry to have troubled you this time."

“Brother Kang, there’s no need for such formalities. We’re all family, and besides, the Third Holy Mother is in trouble now, so I have no reason to stand idly by.” Kang Anyu nodded gratefully upon hearing this. After all, this matter concerns the Heavenly Laws and the Jade Emperor, and even the most powerful deities in the world would not be willing to interfere, especially since the crux of the matter is just two mortals.

Everyone says that his second master is cold-blooded, but perhaps only the second master who split the mountain to save his mother back then can best understand the current situation of the Third Holy Mother, and can best protect this family.

The Heavenly Rules are strict and cannot be violated. It is precisely because of this that they can restrain many immortals, gods, demons and monsters. Yang Chan did violate the Heavenly Rules. She is also the Jade Emperor's niece. With all the gods watching, it would be absolutely unacceptable if she were not treated fairly according to the Heavenly Rules.

But now Yang Jian has taken the initiative to suppress the Third Holy Mother in the Black Cloud Cave of Mount Hua. On the one hand, he is showing that he is upholding the Heavenly Rules, and on the other hand, he is using this opportunity to protect the Third Holy Mother and her family, giving him an excuse to prevent the Heavenly Court from pursuing the matter further.

If the heavenly soldiers and generals had actually taken the Third Holy Mother back to Heaven and imprisoned her in the Heavenly Prison, what would have been the consequences?
The reason for sending Kang Anyu and Xiaotianquan to guard this place was also to protect the Third Holy Mother.

But now, apart from the brothers in Meishan and the brother Guangyi in front of them, there are probably not many people who know their second master's good intentions, and the only one willing to get involved is the one in front of them.

"Brother Kang, I'm heading to Yangzhou now to meet Brother Yang."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, brother."

Kang Anyu solemnly cupped his hands in greeting, and Daojun returned the gesture before transforming into a golden light and disappearing from the Huashan region.

The Daoist Lord's body was surrounded by the golden phantom of a roc. He used the "Golden Light Across the Earth," which incorporated the divine power of "Roaring Ten Thousand Miles," and arrived in Yangzhou in just a few breaths. Following the invitation sent by Yang Jian, he went straight to the outside of a small mountain village.

"Brother, your supernatural power is truly remarkable. You deserve to be called the fastest in the Three Realms."

Upon hearing the familiar, gentle voice behind him, Daojun turned around and saw Yang Jian, dressed in a loose-fitting black robe with gold patterns, walking towards him with a smile, fanning himself with a folding fan.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Brother Yang. There are countless experts in the Three Realms. My skills are nothing compared to yours. I dare not claim to be the fastest in the Three Realms."

Knowing his sworn brother well, Yang Jian knew that the other man's words were not just polite talk, but a genuine belief.

"Hahaha~ My dear brother, you are good in every way, but it's just that your personality is a bit too cautious."

Yang Jian approached the Daoist Lord's side, looked at the small mountain village opposite, and sighed:

"Of course, if you didn't have this steady nature, you wouldn't be Niu Guangyi."

Daojun nodded with a smile, his gaze sweeping over the small mountain village. He saw a scholar carrying a bucket of water toward the vegetable garden in a somewhat secluded courtyard.

In the courtyard, there was a boy who looked to be only about seven years old, sitting on a small wooden stool, occasionally drawing something on the ground with a stick.

Judging from its appearance, the doll is drawn to resemble the outline of a woman, but the face is always blank.

This scene left both Daojun and Yang Jian somewhat silent. After a moment, Yang Jian spoke slowly:
“Brother, I’m entrusting my nephew to you.”

".good."

On Jindu Mountain, with the return of Niu Feng, Niu Li, and their group, the Jindu Cave was filled with jubilation.

Niu Li, Niu Ping, and Niu An, the brothers, were sitting at the head of the table, frolicking with the little ox spirits.

Niu Feng, on the other hand, went to the top of the mountain and picked peaches himself.

"Strange, even though I haven't been back for hundreds of years, there shouldn't be so few peaches on this mountain during the fruiting season."

Niu Feng looked at the peach orchard in front of him with some curiosity.

(End of this chapter)