[R18] The Patriarch of the Demonic Way (newly revised version) – Chapter 25 of “The Patriarch of the Demonic Way (Newly Revised Edition)” [English]

Chapter 25 The Sixth Chapter 3

Unexpectedly, he only took a step back, but the sole of his foot stuttered, and he seemed to be on the verge of falling to his knees.Lan Wangji’s expression changed, he rushed forward, clamped his wrist tightly like he did last time at Dafan Mountain, stabilized him, and got down on one knee to check his legs.Wei Wuxian was quite frightened and said hurriedly, “Bye, no, no, Hanguang-Jun, you don’t have to do this.”

Lan Wangji raised his head slightly, stared at him with his pale eyes, lowered his head and continued to roll up his trouser legs.Wei Wuxian’s hand was still held by he, so he had no choice but to look at the sky.

His legs were all covered in dark, bruised marks.

Lan Wangji looked at it for a while and then said solemnly: “…I have only been away for a few hours.”

Wei Wuxian spread his hands and said, “It’s been a long time, and anything can happen. Come on, come on.”

He pulled Lan Wangji up with his backhand and said, “It’s just an ordinary evil curse mark. Just break it up when it comes to me. Hanguang-kun, please help me. I can’t handle it if you don’t. Have you caught anyone? Is it he? Where is he?”

Lan Wangji turned his attention to the front of a store on the far side of the long street. Wei Wuxian said, “Let’s settle the matter about the stone castle first.” Then he walked towards the store.I didn’t notice it just now, but now I feel some numbness in my legs and feet, which must have been caused by the purple electricity. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng knew how to control the intensity of the purple electricity and didn’t directly electrocute him into a charred corpse struck by lightning.

Lan Wangji stood behind he and suddenly called out, “Wei Ying.”

Wei Wuxian paused for a moment, as if he hadn’t heard the name, and responded, “What’s the matter?”

Lan Wangji asked, “Did it move from Jin Ling’s body?”

This is not a question, but a statement.

Wei Wuxian was noncommittal.Lan Wangji said again: “You met Jiang Wanyin.”

There are also marks left by Zidian on the evil curse mark, so it is not difficult to judge.Wei Wuxian turned around and said, “As long as two people live in this world, they will meet sooner or later.”

Lan Wangji said, “Don’t leave.”

Wei WuXian said, “If you don’t leave, why don’t you carry me?”

“…” Lan Wangji looked at him quietly. The smile on Wei Wuxian’s lips froze, and an ominous shadow passed through his heart.

If it were Lan Zhan in the past, he would definitely be choked by the word “he”, and either walk away with a cold face, or ignore him.But it’s hard to say how he would respond to this situation.Sure enough, when Lan Wangji heard the words, he stood in front of he, as if he really wanted to bend down and bend his knees to carry he in a dignified manner.Wei Wuxian was frightened again and said hurriedly: “Stop, stop, I’m just saying casually. I’m just numb after being slapped twice by Zidian. It’s not like my leg is broken. It’s too ugly for a grown man to have someone carry him on his back.”

Lan Wangji asked, “Is it ugly?”

Wei WuXian asked, “Does it look good?”

After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji said, “But you also carried my back.”

Wei Wuxian asked, “Is there such a thing? Why don’t I remember it?”

Lan Wangji said calmly: “You never remember this.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Everyone says I have a bad memory. Well, if it’s not good, it’s bad. Anyway, I won’t memorize it.”

Lan Wangji asked, “You really don’t want to carry it?”

Wei Wuxian said categorically: “I won’t bear it.”

The two were in a stalemate for a moment. Suddenly, Lan Wangji put one hand around He’s back, leaned over slightly, and reached for He’s knee with the other hand.

Wei Wuxian was shorter than he and lighter than he. He was picked up in one fell swoop, and his whole body was held in the air by a pair of solid arms.Wei Wuxian never expected that this would be the fate of “not carrying it”. Regardless of his past life and this life, this was the first time he was treated like this. He said in horror: “Lan Zhan!!!”

Lan Wangji hugged he, walked very smoothly, and answered very smoothly: “You said you wouldn’t carry it.”

Wei WuXian said, “Didn’t you say I wanted you to hug me like this?”

Fortunately, it was already night and there were no people on the street, so it wasn’t too embarrassing.Wei Wuxian was not a thin-skinned person either. After being carried for a few steps, he relaxed. He lifted the belt on Lan Wangji’s chest, pretending to pull it, and said with a smile, “You want to compare with someone who is thick-skinned, right?”

The refreshing sandalwood scent lingered around him. Lan Wangji did not look at him, but looked straight ahead, unmoved by the wind. He still had an indifferent face that was extremely upright and serious.Wei Wuxian saw that he was turning a deaf ear to him, so he picked up his belt and thought, “I didn’t expect Lan Zhan to be very revengeful. I teased him in the past, but now he wants to take back everything, making me feel bored. This is such an improvement. Not only has his cultivation improved, but his face has also improved.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Lan Zhan, did you recognize me at Dafan Mountain?”

Lan Wangji said, “Yeah.”

Wei WuXian was surprised: “How did you recognize him?”

Lan Wangji lowered his eyelashes and glanced at he: “Want to know?”

Wei Wuxian responded affirmatively: “Yeah.”

Lan Wangji said, “You told me yourself.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Myself? Because of Jin Ling? Because I summoned Wen Ning? None of that, right?”

Lan Wangji’s eyes seemed to be filled with ripples.However, this undetectable fluctuation was fleeting and immediately returned to a deep pool.he solemnly said: “Think for yourself.”

Wei WuXian said, “I’m just asking you because I didn’t expect it.”

This time, no matter how much he asked, Lan Wangji kept silent.He carried Wei Wuxian into the inn. Except for the waiter at the lobby counter who squirted, no onlookers did anything too outrageous.When they arrived at the door, Wei Wuxian said, “Okay, we’re here, it’s time to let me down. You don’t have any extra hands to open…”

Before he finished speaking, Lan Wangji made a very rude move.This may be the first time in his life so far that he has done such a rude action.

He hugged Wei Wuxian and kicked open the door.

As soon as the two doors opened, the person sitting inside immediately cried: “Hanguang-Jun, I don’t know, I don’t know, I…”

After seeing clearly what posture the two people came in from outside the door, he barely finished the last sentence with dull eyes: “…I really don’t know.”

It’s true that “I don’t know anything when I ask three questions.”

Lan Wangji seemed as if he hadn’t seen him before, carrying Wei Wuxian through the door and placing him on the mat.Nie Huaisang looked miserable and immediately unfolded his folding fan to cover his face.Wei Wuxian looked over the folding fan and looked at it.This former classmate of he has not changed much over the years.What it was like then is what it is now.He clearly has a literary and elegant face, but he has an expression that can be manipulated at will. His outfit is of good taste and chic, and he must have put a lot of thought into it.It is better to say that he is a wealthy and idle man than to say that he is a master of Taoism.Wearing a dragon robe does not look like a prince, and wearing a long sword does not look like an immortal head.

He refused to admit it, and Lan Wangji put the piece of clothing that the black-maned spirit dog had bitten off on the table.Nie Huaisang covered the missing piece of his sleeve and said sadly, “I just happened to be passing by. I really don’t know anything.”

Wei Wuxian said, “You don’t know, then let me see if you can figure out something just by listening.”

Nie Huaisang muttered, not knowing how to respond.Wei Wuxian then said, “There are rumors of ‘Man-Eating Ridge’ and ‘Man-Eating Castle’ in the Qinghe Xinglu Ridge area, but there are no real victims, so these are rumors. And rumors will keep ordinary people away from Xinglu Ridge, so its true function is actually a line of defense. And it’s just the first line.”

“The first is the second. The second line of defense is the walking corpses on Xinglu Ridge. Even if ordinary people who are not afraid of the rumors of the Man-Eating Castle break into the ridge, or accidentally enter the ridge and see the walking dead, they will run away. But these walking zombies are small in number and have low lethality, so they will not cause real harm.”

“The third line of defense is the maze formation near the stone castle. The first two lines defend against ordinary people, but this one defends against Xuanmen monks. But its scope of action is limited to ordinary monks. If you encounter a monk with a spiritual weapon or a spirit dog, who specializes in breaking through the maze formation, or a celebrity of Han Guangjun’s level, this line of defense can only be cracked.”

“The three layers of defense are to prevent the stone castle on Xinglu Ridge from being discovered. It is clear who built the stone castle. This is the territory of the Nie family in Qinghe. No one else can easily set up these three checkpoints in Qinghe except the Nie family. Besides, you happened to appear near the stone castle and left evidence.”

“What is the purpose of Qinghe Nie’s building a cannibal castle on Xinglu Ridge? Where did the corpses in the walls come from? Did it eat them? Sect Master Nie, if you don’t make it clear here today, I’m afraid you will be exposed in the future, and all the Xuanmen will attack and question you. When the time comes, no one will listen to you or believe what you say.”

Nie Huaisang said as if he was giving up on himself: “…That’s not a man-eating castle at all. That…that’s just my family’s ancestral grave!”

Wei WuXian asked, “Ancestral grave? Whose ancestral grave does not contain corpses in the coffins, but instead contains sabers?”

Nie Huaisang said with a mournful face: “Hanguang Lord, before I say anything, can you swear an oath? For the sake of our family’s family friendship and my eldest brother’s sworn relationship with your eldest brother, no matter what I say next, you… and the person next to you must not spread it. In case it is exposed in the future, you two can also say a few words for me and be a witness. You have always been the most trustworthy, as long as you swear, I will believe it.”

Lan Wangji said, “As you wish.”

Wei Wuxian said, “You said it’s not a human-eating castle at all, so it hasn’t eaten people?”

Nie Huaisang gritted his teeth and said honestly: “…I have eaten it.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Wow.”

Nie Huaisang immediately added: “But, it was only once! And the main fault was not with our family, and it was already decades ago! The rumors of the cannibal castle on Xinglu Ridge began to spread from that time. I…I just fanned the flames and amplified the rumors several times.”