[R18] The Patriarch of the Demonic Way (newly revised version) – “The Patriarch of the Demonic Way (Newly Revised Edition)” Chapter 116 [English]

Chapter 116: Part 3: Family Banquet 3

The more serious Lan Wangji became, the more Wei Wuxian couldn’t suppress the turbulent desire to do evil in his heart.

He used his fingers to lightly clasp the small black pottery cup, making a small crisp sound that only He and the two of them could hear. Hearing the sound, Lan Wangji’s eyes turned a few inches away unnoticeably.

Wei Wuxian knew that no matter how well Lan Wangji shifted his gaze, the corner of his eye would not miss his every move.So, he raised the small cup, pretending to drink from it, turning it around in his hand, staying at the position where Lan Wangji had just drank, and covering the edge of the pottery cup with his lips.

Sure enough, Lan Wangji’s hands were originally placed upright on his legs. At this time, the posture remained unchanged, but the fingers that were quietly covered under the white sleeves were slightly curled up.

Seeing this, Wei Wuxian’s heart was filled with excitement and he relaxed for a moment. Just as his body was about to involuntarily lean towards someone like before, he suddenly heard a severe cough from Lan Qiren.Wei Wuxian quickly straightened his crooked body and returned to sitting upright.

After finishing the soup, wait for a while before officially serving the dishes.

Three side dishes were served on each table, each a small dish, either green or white, exactly the same as what Wei Wuxian had when he was a student.After so many years, nothing has changed except that it tastes even more bitter.Half of it was caused by geography, usually due to nature. Wei Wuxian had a heavy taste, liked spicy food, and liked all kinds of meat. Faced with such a simple dish, he really had no appetite, and he ate it haphazardly, not knowing what he had eaten.During this period, Lan Qiren’s eyes swept over him from time to time, staring at him fiercely, as if he was always ready to call his name to tell him to get out, just like when he was listening to the lecture.Unexpectedly, Wei Wuxian acted uncharacteristically well-behaved, leaving him with no choice but to give up.

After finishing the meal in a dull manner, the servants removed the plates and food tables. As usual, Lan Xichen began to summarize the recent family activities.But after only listening to what he said for a few words, Wei Wuxian felt that he was absent-minded and even misremembered the locations of two night hunts without realizing it after he finished speaking. This made Lan Qiren look sideways at him and his goatee was blown up several times. After listening for a while, he finally couldn’t help but interrupt.A family dinner ended in a hurry without any danger.

The dull opening, the dull process, the dull end of the banquet, Wei Wuxian was forced to be dull for nearly an hour. There was no delicious food, no singing and dancing to add to the entertainment, and he felt as if he had been suffering from fleas for half a year.However, after it was over, Lan Qiren sternly called Lan Xichen and Lan Wangji away. It seemed that they were going to lecture them again, and they were both being lectured at the same time.

He had no one to act wild, so he wandered around and saw several juniors walking together in twos and threes. He was about to say hello and catch him for fun, but when Lan SiZhui, Lan Jingyi and others saw him, their expressions changed drastically and they turned around and left.

Wei Wuxian understood in his heart and wandered into a relatively cold forest. After waiting for a while, the children who had just appeared sneaked out again and said, “Senior Wei, it’s not that we ignored you on purpose, but my husband has said that if anyone talks to you, the Lan family’s family motto will be copied from beginning to end…”

“Sir” is the unified honorific title given to Lan Qiren by all the disciples and disciples of the Gusu Lan Sect. When the word “Sir” is mentioned, it only refers to him.Wei Wuxian said proudly, “It’s okay. I already knew it. Your husband has been guarding against fire and theft for a day or two. Do you think he has guarded against it? He probably feels that the big cabbage grown at home has been overrun by pigs, so it is inevitable that he will get more angry, hahahaha…”

Lan Jingyi: “…”

Lan SiZhui: “…Hahaha.”

Wei Wuxian finished laughing and said, “By the way, you were fined before for hunting at night with Wen Ning. How are you doing now?”

Lan SiZhui thought for a while and said, “I don’t know. He’s probably hiding somewhere under the mountain and we’ll find him when we go out for night hunting next time. But I can’t tell for sure. When we separated, Sect Master Jiang seemed to be very angry…”

Wei Wuxian said, “What?! Jiang Cheng? Why is he here?”

Lan SiZhui said, “Last time we made an appointment with Mr. Jin to go hunting at night, so…”

Wei Wuxian understood immediately.

One can guess that Wen Ning was probably quietly following Jin Ling or one of the juniors from the Lan family, secretly protecting them and helping them when the night hunt was in crisis.It turns out that Jiang Cheng must also be following Jin Ling secretly, for fear that something will happen to him again.So the two met at the critical moment and caused a lot of unpleasantness.When asked, it turned out that this was indeed the case, and Wei Wuxian was dumbfounded.

After a pause, he asked again: “How are Sect Leader Jiang and Jin Ling doing lately?”

After Jin Guangyao’s death, Jin Ling was the only heir with the most upright bloodline of the Jin family in Lanling. However, there were many elders from the sidelines of the family who were eyeing the opportunity and were ready to make a move.The Lanling Jin family was ridiculed by everyone outside, and everyone had their own evil intentions inside. Jin Ling was only a teenager, so how could he control the situation? After all, it was Jiang Cheng who walked around the Jinlin Terrace with Zidian, and he was able to temporarily secure his position as the head of the family.As for what changes will happen in the future, no one can say for sure.

Lan Jingyi curled her lips and said, “It looks good, but Sect Master Jiang is still the same, always likes to hit people with a whip. The eldest lady’s temper is getting better and better. In the past, his uncle would scold him three times, but now he can scold him ten times.”

Lan SiZhui scolded: “Jingyi, how could you call someone like that behind your back?”

Lan Jingyi defended, “I obviously called you that in person.”

Hearing what Lan Jingyi said, Wei Wuxian breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he knew in his heart that this was not what he really wanted to ask, but since Jiang Cheng and Jin Ling both sounded like they were doing okay, he should forget about the others.

He stood up, patted the hem of his clothes, and said, “Okay, that’s good. You can keep it up. You can continue to play. I have to leave beforehand.”

Lan Jingyi said contemptuously: “You have always been doing nothing in Yunshen, what can you do?”

Wei Wuxian said without turning his head, “Eat the cabbage!”

It was rare for he to get up so early in the morning, so he went back to the quiet room and took a long nap with his head covered. The result of the reversal of day and night was that it was already dusk when he woke up, and he missed his dinner and had nothing for him to eat.Wei Wuxian didn’t feel hungry either, so he continued to rummage through boxes and cabinets to look for Lan Wangji’s old copybooks and manuscripts, while he waited.However, even after waiting until nightfall, he still didn’t wait for his big cabbage to come back.

Only then did Wei Wuxian realize that his stomach was empty.But counting the time, it was already the curfew period in Yun Shenzhen. According to family rules, idlers were not allowed to wander outside at night, let alone go out over the wall. In those days, it didn’t matter what was “not allowed” or “forbidden”. Wei Wuxian only had to eat when he was hungry, sleep when he was sleepy, flirt when he was bored, and run away when he got into trouble.But the situation is different now. If he doesn’t follow the rules, this debt will be directly placed on Lan Wangji. No matter how hungry or bored he is, he can only sigh and endure it.

At this moment, there was a slight noise outside the quiet room, and the door was gently pushed open.

Lan Wangji is back.

Wei Wuxian lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

Hearing Lan Wangji’s footsteps, he walked gently to the desk, put something on it, and never spoke.Wei Wuxian originally wanted to continue pretending to be dead, but Lan Wangji seemed to open the lid of something, and a burst of overwhelming spicy fragrance instantly overwhelmed the cool sandalwood that originally filled the quiet room.

Wei Wuxian climbed up from the ground with a wheel and said, “Second brother! I will be your ox and horse for the rest of my life!”

Lan Wangji calmly took out the dishes from the food box on the desk. Wei Wuxian floated to his side and saw five or six snow-white plates all filled with red and flaming red. He was filled with joy and said with red eyes, “Hanguang-Jun, you are so polite. You are so considerate and even brought me food. Just call me if you want to do anything from now on.”

Lan Wangji finally took out a pair of ivory-white chopsticks, placed them horizontally on the bowl, and said softly, “You can’t say anything when you eat.”

Wei Wuxian said, “You still say you are silent at bedtime. Why don’t you stop me when I talk so much every night?”

Lan Wangji glanced at he, and Wei Wuxian said, “Okay, okay, I won’t say anything. We are all like this, and you are still so thin-skinned and embarrassed at every turn. I like that about you. Did you bring it from that Hunan cuisine restaurant in Caiyi Town?”

Lan Wangji was noncommittal, and Wei Wuxian acquiesced. He sat down at the desk and said, “I don’t know if that Hunan restaurant has closed down. We always ate there before. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to survive those few months just by eating your food. Hey, look at this, this is called a family banquet.”

Lan Wangji asked, “‘We’?”

Wei Wuxian said, “Jiang Cheng and I. Occasionally there are Nie Huaisang and a few others.”

He glanced sideways, and laughed in a low voice: “Why are you looking at me like this? Hanguang-Jun, don’t forget, I invited you to go to a restaurant with me back then. You were so enthusiastic and hard-working, but you didn’t want to go. I said a word to you and you glared at me, showing me how many mistakes I have made. I haven’t settled the accounts with you yet, and you are unhappy again. Speaking of which…”

He walked up to Lan Wangji and said, “I was worried about breaking the rules, so I resisted not sneaking out and waited for you in the house. Who knew, Hanguang-kun, that you would break the rules yourself and go out to find something for me to eat. If you are so unruly, your uncle will get angina again if he finds out.”

Lan Wangji lowered his head and hugged He’s waist, seemingly silent and motionless, but Wei Wuxian could feel He’s fingers caressing his waist intentionally or unintentionally.His fingers were so hot that the heat penetrated through his clothes and reached his skin, and the touch was extremely clear.

Wei Wuxian said, “Hanguang-Jun, I drank your medicinal soup, and now my mouth is full of bitterness and I can’t eat anything. What should I do?”

Lan Wangji said, “One bite.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Yes. I only took a sip, but I don’t know who prepared this medicinal soup. It has such a strong stamina. The bitter taste slipped from the tip of my tongue and entered my throat. Please tell me what to do.”

After a moment of silence, Lan Wangji said, “Neutralize.”

Wei Wuxian humbly asked for advice: “How to neutralize it?”

Lan Wangji raised his face.

There was a faint medicinal fragrance permeating the lips and teeth of both of them, and the slight bitter taste made the kiss particularly long.

After finally separating, Wei Wuxian said softly, “Hanguang-Jun, I just remembered that you drank two cups of the medicinal soup and it was more bitter than me.”

Lan Wangji said, “Yeah.”

Wei WuXian said, “But you still taste quite sweet, which is really strange.”

“…” Lan Wangji said, “You eat first.”

After a pause, he added: “Eat before doing anything.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Let’s eat the cabbage first.”

Lan Wangji frowned slightly, as if he was slightly confused as to why he suddenly mentioned cabbage. Wei Wuxian laughed and hooked his arm around his neck.

The so-called family dinner is more appropriate to have it behind closed doors.