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Chapter 189 Reunion with Wugensheng

This is a valley surrounded by rock walls, with strange rocks everywhere, making all sorts of strange sounds when the wind blows through them.

What was once a desolate place is now bustling with activity. Some people are raising their glasses and clinking them together, while others are laughing and joking loudly. Wugensheng, sitting atop a large rock, smiles broadly when he sees Xu Xin and 'Dong Chang' arrive.

But someone spoke first.

"Stop right there! You two, right? The ones who killed my uncle, Golden Hook Huang Fang, back then?!"

A pretty girl dressed in Miao ethnic clothing blocked their way, her expression grim. "Even if you two work together, it's still quite an achievement to kill Jin Gouzi. Two of you can take one place, join the Quanxing sect and become my subordinates, and I'll spare your lives."

She put on quite a convincing act, but even Xu Xin could tell that this girl wasn't from the Quanxing faction. In the past, the playful Xu Xin might have teased her, but today Xu Xin had a mission and wasn't in the mood.

So he just waved his hand and said, "Go away, go away, big sister, don't play this childish game. Wugensheng, what do you want with us brothers? Wow, there are quite a few unfamiliar fellow practitioners here. Little Taoist priest, we meet again!"

"Hehe..." Not far away, Zhang Huaiyi with big ears revealed a simple and honest smile.

The others burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Shufen, you've made a fool of yourself, haven't you?"

"Hey, I like this young man!"

"Wugensheng! What sect do these two belong to? Stop keeping us in suspense!"

Wei Shufen was surprised that she had been seen through so easily. She narrowed her beady eyes with some regret and pouted, "So I know you, Big Ears."

"Yes, I've seen it before," Zhang Huaiyi said with a simple smile.

Wugensheng laughed and said, "Reason? What reason? I just missed you two, so I specially invited you here to meet!"

“If you want to see us, go find us. Why are you here all the time? What’s the big deal?” Xu Xin asked.

"Friends! Wine!" Wugensheng's gaze fell on Dong Chang, and he said, "Brother Dong, you seem unusually quiet today. Is something on your mind?"

Guan Yi replied, "I don't have anything on my mind. But compared to the last time we met, your aura seems a bit different. Wugensheng, is something on your mind?"

Wugensheng was taken aback, then sighed deeply.

“Brother Dong, you have a discerning eye. I do have something on my mind.” He jumped down from the large rock and laughed heartily. “Or rather, I’m moved. Everyone here was different when we first met. Some wanted to kill me, some wanted to compete with me for a short time, some I regarded as brothers, and some I once discarded like trash, only to find that I was ultimately used by them…”

"Considering you all as friends was only my wishful thinking before today, but I never imagined that a mere note would bring every single one of you thirty-five of you to this place to meet me... My life has been worthwhile!"

He poured two bowls of wine himself and tossed them to Guan Yi and Xu Xin, who caught them steadily.

"Come, let's drink a bowl together! This is the finest Daughter's Red wine that Fengping specially bought from Shaoxing! After you drink this bowl, I'll introduce you to the heroes present!"

Xu Xin glanced at Guan Yi and, seeing that Guan Yi drank the wine without hesitation, then drank with her.

Although the action was subtle, everyone present was a rising star among the younger generation of the supernatural world. Two people immediately frowned inwardly, and Wugensheng glanced at 'Dong Chang' again before downing his wine.

"Come on, everyone. Let's get to know these two heroes from the Tang Clan!"

……

Wang Xinhai from Yemao Mountain, Gu Jiting, a family-trained sorcerer, Wei Shufen, a Gu witch from the Miao tribe, Feng Tianyang, a shaman from Liangshan... The thirty-six people present almost included most of the sects of the supernatural beings.

Wugensheng was a very charismatic guy, or to be more precise, he possessed a Daoist aura, a transcendent and otherworldly realm that cultivators pursued, which naturally attracted cultivators.

Young people from different backgrounds were drawn to him by a single letter, and they socialized and drank together.

After a few bowls of wine, those who were familiar with each other or shared similar interests gathered together to joke and chat. Wugensheng then looked at Guan Yi and said, "Brother Dong, shall we have a chat?"

“Let’s chat.” Guan Yi nodded. Xu Xin was startled and hesitated, but Wu Gengsheng said to him, “Xu Xin, you and Brother Dong are really inseparable. Is it alright to borrow him for a while?”

"...Wugensheng, you can't utter anything good from that bird's mouth. Who cares if you live or die!"

Wugensheng shook his head and smiled, then led Guan Yi to a slightly secluded spot and said directly:

"You're not Dong Chang, are you?"

Guan Yi asked, "How did you figure that out? Was it because Xu Xin's reaction was off?"

“A little. But more than that, it feels... something’s not right, an indescribable feeling.” Wugensheng sighed, “He’s clearly not Brother Dong, yet Xu Xin is still cooperating like this. There are only two possibilities.”

My first reaction was that you were a senior member of the Tang Clan who discovered Xu Xin and Dong Chang's plan to meet with me in secret, forcing Xu Xin to cooperate. But then I thought, if you really were a senior member of the Tang Clan, then by now all your best fighters would be out there to arrest me.

Guan Yi nodded.

"Then I can roughly guess who you are."

Wugensheng said, "Although we only met briefly ten years ago, I have always admired your actions. To be honest, I had thought about inviting you over, but I felt unworthy. I didn't expect you to come in this way. It's just a pity that I won't be able to see Brother Dong."

"Invite me? For what? To be brothers?"

Guan Yi smiled and said, "That might not be appropriate, since my niece-in-law is here, and we're from different generations."

Wu Gensheng was taken aback, and following Guan Yi's gaze, he looked at Tian Xiaodie, his expression gradually becoming guilty.

"Oh my, she's your niece-in-law? I thought she was a rare female sorcerer from the Wuhou School, not surnamed Zhuge, and had a good relationship with the big-eared little Taoist priest. I never expected her to be your niece-in-law?"

Not far away, Tian Xiaodie sensed something and looked towards the two. Guan Yi smiled at her expressionlessly, and Tian Xiaodie's heart skipped a beat. Why did this guy's aura look so familiar?!

"My daughter married into the Zhuge family and was even allowed to learn the Wuhou Qimen Dunjia. You should know how much she loves my fifth nephew, right? I personally officiated at their wedding, and I've also given her some pointers on her sorcery techniques a few times. Suddenly, she received a note from a man outside and went out without telling my nephew. Do you think I wouldn't keep an eye on her?" Guan Yi said with a smile.

Wugensheng felt even more guilty.

"Hehe... I really... didn't know about this. If I had known earlier..."

"I knew you would change?"

Guan Yi didn't believe it and shook his head, saying, "Forget it, considering you're about to die, I'll let bygones be bygones for what you did."

Wugensheng's smile disappeared.

If he didn't see Guan Yi's words as a threat, then it could only mean he saw through everything.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from the most powerful sorcerer in the world." He sighed. "You're right, Wugensheng is indeed nearing the end."

"This wasn't calculated. I'm afraid you'll get arrogant if I tell you, but your fate is even harder to predict than the fate of the nation. The only thing I haven't been able to figure out over the years is your background and origins."

Guan Yi said, "But not being able to calculate it is also a unique result. Besides, the name you gave yourself also reveals a lot."

Taoist cultivation focuses on the root. The root is the nature, and the stem is the life. You are born without roots, but your cultivation of nature is innate, and you are born with the means of the divine spirit. The price is that you cannot improve your cultivation of nature through independent practice.

At first, this is a good thing. As long as you focus on cultivating your destiny, you can improve rapidly, using your innate nature to drive your acquired destiny. However, as your root grows deeper and deeper, gradually surpassing your innate foundation, the foundation is no longer a foundation, but a piece of duckweed that will eventually take your life.

"Yes, everything is just as you said. Wugensheng does not resent the injustice of fate. He has gained this skill and lived a carefree life for more than forty years. He has these brothers in front of him. It is already worth it."

Wugensheng spoke with a carefree tone, yet tinged with a hint of helplessness: "If I were all alone, I would let it go, what would I fear in death? But I do not wish for my daughter to suffer the same fate as me, to possess the destiny of immortality, yet never be able to become an immortal, so I must always fight against this heaven!"

(End of this chapter)