TSINW3 Chapter 114end

Chapter 114 end – A Secluded Bamboo Grove – “Continue the unfinished path” (03/03)

 

You Huang lowered his head and rested it against the crook of his neck; at that moment, no words could express his feelings—only silence.

 

“Back then, I didn’t want to be recalled, so I snuck into the Twelve Palaces. After all, it’s a place in the Immortal Realm where few dare to act recklessly.” Qingyuan paused. “My main soul didn’t seem to understand why I was taking so long to respond and was preparing to forcibly recall me. How could I bear to never see you again, or to let you down? So, while the guards of the Twelve Palaces weren’t looking, I slipped through a passage on my own.”

 

There was no predetermined, authorized passage. Yun Hua had come close to perishing. Fortunately, the small world he entered was a cultivation realm, where the Dao still valued the concept of ‘fate and karmic connection,’ it merely erased his memories, and allowed him to be accepted as a “local.”

 

After that, he underwent reincarnation there, life after life, until he met You Huang again.

 

“You reached back into my past lives, but my main soul discovered us. Sensing the weakness in me, he immediately pulled me back.” Qingyuan sighed softly. “Before we fused, I was no match for him.”

 

You Huang: “Why?”

 

“He saw it clearly—he is me, and I am him. So during the fusion, when he sensed my intense attachment and resistance, he ceded control to me. It should have been him absorbing me in an instant and taking on my memories, but instead, I became the dominant one, absorbing his memories.”

 

“That’s why it took me a little longer to come find you.” Qingyuan sat up, looking him straight in the eye. “Yunhua and Qingyuan are the same person.”

 

You Huang said helplessly, “I know.”

 

Qingyuan smiled. “I was worried you wouldn’t adjust. I…”

 

“How could I not even recognize you?”

 

“That’s true…”

 

“Now that your spirit and soul are whole, can I practice dual cultivation with you?”

 

“Of course… you can.”

 

You Huang summoned a small pavilion with a wave of his hand, picked up Qingyuan, and carried him inside. He didn’t know what would happen if Qingyuan’s true self took the lead in merging with Yunhua’s fragmented soul.

 

But he could still tell whether the person standing before him was truly his beloved.

 

This dual cultivation lasted over a month. Practicing with Qingyuan, who possessed the cultivation level of an Immortal Emperor, brought You Huang immense benefits, and he ascended right there on the spot.

 

You Huang and Qingyuan walked together to the spot where he was born; a new bamboo shoot had already sprouted there.

 

“When you named me You Huang back then, was it inspired by the line ‘Lost in the depths of the bamboo grove, never to see the light of day’?”

 

“How could that be?” Qingyuan asked in surprise. “Isn’t the meaning of the name obvious? It’s because you were born right here.”

 

“…So, does it simply mean ‘deep within the bamboo grove’?”

 

“Exactly.”

 

You Huang: “……” He’d been overthinking it.

 

Just then, he received an invitation from the team leader.

 

“Chenyang is holding a Celestial Couple Ceremony.”

 

Qingyuan recalled the fool who’d wanted him to split off his soul fragment again. “Your son?”

 

“Mm.” You Huang smiled at the thought of Xie Chenyang. “I’ve adopted a dim-witted son.”

 

Qingyuan: “He is pretty dim.”

 

“It must have been blocked in our small pavilion earlier; we only just received it now. We have to leave immediately, or we’ll be too late.”

 

When they arrived at the Immortal Couple Ceremony, they just happened to hear Xie Chenyang declare he was severing ties with his father.

 

He really did have some nerve.

 

You Huang sat calmly in the seat of honor, watching them become immortal partners.

 

After the ceremony, Xie Chenyang approached him on his own. “Dad, I was just joking. How could I possibly sever ties with you? Right? We–”

 

You Huang: “Oh? But I wasn’t the only one who heard that.”

 

“It’s just that I couldn’t find you after I got back. I was worried, so I blurted it out. Dear Dad…”

 

“Enough.” You Huang chuckled. “Cut the nonsense.”

 

“Then?”

 

You Huang took out a storage space. “This is the wedding gift Qingyuan and I are giving you. May you two be happy for the rest of your lives.”

 

Xie Chenyang accepted it with delight. “Thank you, Dad!”

 

You Huang looked at Qingyuan.

 

Xie Chenyang grinned. “And Mom, too.”

 

Qingyuan: “…What are you calling me? Call me Father.”

 

After leaving Xie Chenyang’s place, Qingyuan took You Huang to the City Lord’s Mansion.

 

“You’re heading back already?” Luo Xiuya stared at You Huang’s face in amazement. “With such breathtaking beauty, no wonder you’ve never set your sights on anyone else. Even you, who’ve never been in love until now, have been moved by him.”

 

Qingyuan teased him. “If you hadn’t met your disciple, wouldn’t you be the same?”

 

“Not going to stay here for your immortal couple’s ceremony? I can preside over it for you.” Luo Xiuya raised his eyes. “It’ll be even grander than ours.”

 

“I mean, it doesn’t have to be that grand.” Qingyuan took You Huang’s hand. “We’ll form our immortal union at Taoyuan Stream. We won’t invite anyone else—just Xie Chenyang and his family, you two, and a few people from the Twelve Palaces.”

 

“Very well, then. I’ll look forward to hearing more.”

 

Qingyuan led You Huang away.

 

Ji Xiao wrapped his arms around Luo Xiuya from behind. “What’s wrong?”

 

Luo Xiuya wiped a tear from the corner of his eye. “I’m happy. Qingyuan really wasn’t like this before, but I don’t know if he’s just gotten used to it; even though he’s mastered his immortal arts and the curse has been lifted, he’s still so cold and aloof.”

 

Ji Xiao also knew a bit about Qingyuan’s past; he kissed a strand of his hair. “He’s found true love. You should be happy for him.”

 

“Yes, being alone is lonely after all. Seeing him with a partner, how could I not be happy? Quick, help me think of a grand gift to give them at the ceremony.”

 

After taking in the scenery of Taoyuan Stream, You Huang murmured, “Choosing such a beautiful place for you to recuperate, Luo Xiuya really does care about you.”

 

“Hmm,” Qingyuan said with a smile playing at the corners of his lips, a look of delight in his eyes. “This isn’t unclaimed land. Back then, to secure it, he pulled out all the stops. He almost had to pledge himself in exchange to get it.”

 

“Pledge himself?”

 

“Yes. But that person already had a beloved and couldn’t bear Xiuya’s persistence, so he sold the land to him at a bargain price. At the time, Xiuya pretended to be heartbroken and reluctantly accepted it.

 

“That man was so afraid of getting entangled in a romantic mess that he didn’t even take the money—he simply gave the place to Xiuya, on the condition that he never see him again, and that even if they happened to meet, they would act as if they didn’t know each other.”

 

“In that case, I’m actually quite curious.”

 

“Him? Back then…”

 

As they spoke softly about how Luo Xiuya had once pestered someone so relentlessly that the other was forced to flee, they officially entered Taoyuan Gorge.

 

Shortly after Qingyuan arrived in the Immortal Realm, he encountered an incident involving curses. After years of solitary, arduous cultivation, Luo Xiuya was his only friend.

 

As his friend, Luo Xiuya had brought all of his disciples with him.

 

Even so, compared to the vast procession of the Twelve Palaces, they didn’t even amount to a fraction of their numbers.

 

Luo Xiuya teased, “I should’ve called everyone from Yacheng to back you up.”

 

Qingyuan’s voice was calm. “He initially befriended those people solely to find me.”

 

Luo Xiuya: “……”

 

Qingyuan: “So, I don’t need any backing.”

 

You Huang entertained the people from the Twelve Palaces, feeling genuinely delighted by their congratulations.

 

Their congratulations were also very sincere because they all knew that You Huang had been searching for his beloved all along.

 

Now that he had found him, it was naturally a cause for immense celebration.

 

Aside from the people from the Twelve Palaces, the hosts You Huang had once mentored had also heard the news and, without exception, showed up uninvited. Xie Chenyang looked at the lavish gifts presented by the hosts from various factions and, feeling a bit guilty, leaned over to Chu Jun. “Aren’t our gifts a bit meager?”

 

“Not at all.”

 

“Really? But they’re just hosts. I’m different. I’m also a son, after all.”

 

“…They really aren’t meager.”

 

“That’s good, then. Let’s not go back right after this is over. It’s really nice here, let’s stick around and have some fun for a while.”

 

As dusk fell, the guests began to disperse. You Huang gazed at the gift his stepson had sent and fell deep in thought.

 

Qing Yuan: “What are you looking at?”

 

You Huang turned around. “A fertility pill my son sent. Would you like to take it, Master?”

 

Qing Yuan: “…I’m going out for a bit.”

 

Xie Chenyang and Chu Jun were flung out of Taoyuan Gorge.

 

Xie Chenyang scrambled to his feet and reached out to touch the barrier, exclaiming in disbelief, “Why? So you really weren’t satisfied with the gift I gave?”

 

Chu Jun consoled him, “Although it wasn’t particularly valuable, you did spend all your savings on it, and many of the items were handmade. He can’t possibly be dissatisfied. I suppose since they’re newlyweds, they want some alone time together; it really isn’t appropriate for us to be here.”

 

It wasn’t until they returned to the sect that, when Yu Yihuan asked if his father was satisfied with the Fertility Pill, Xie Chenyang realized his master had slipped it into his gift.

 

Xie Chenyang: “Senior Brother, don’t stop me! Today, I’m going to defy my master and betray my lineage!”

 

Over there, Qingyuan returned to his room, where You Huang was sorting through the other gifts Xie Chenyang had sent. “He was thoughtful, after all. He sent a lot of interesting things.”

 

Qingyuan: “…He’s a dutiful son, after all.”

 

You Huang: “What were you doing out there?”

 

Qingyuan replied without batting an eye, “I went out to soothe my cat a bit, then let him play on his own.”

 

“I know what you were doing. Stop picking on him.”

 

“Aren’t you tacitly approving this? Otherwise, why didn’t you stop me?”

 

“Master, the Fertility Pill–”

 

“Huang’er, why don’t you consider a different way to address me?”

 

You Huang paused, then tentatively suggested, “A-Yuan? Xiao-Yuan? Yuan’er? Or… Yuan-Yuan?”

 

Qingyuan groaned. “Just stick to calling me ‘Master.’ Otherwise, it sounds a bit too silly.”

 

“Well then”–You Huang jingled the Fertility Pill in his hand–“want to take it?”

 

“We’ll talk about that later. We’ve just been reunited after so long, there’s no need to go around making a little brat just for fun.”

 

“Fair enough. Then I’ll just keep this for now.”

 

“……” That really isn’t necessary.

 

Lying on the soft bed, You Huang propped himself up and looked at Qingyuan. “You once said you’d take me on a tour of the Immortal Realm. Does that still stand?”

 

“Of course it does…” Qingyuan’s voice was slightly hoarse. “I’ll take you down the path we didn’t finish back then, all the way to the end.”

 

You Huang lowered his head and pressed a kiss to his forehead. “Thank you, Master.”

 

“The Twelve Palaces…”

 

“Master, there’s no need to worry. I’ve already resigned from being a System Agent, and the team leader has approved it. With the major overhaul going on recently, they’ve been pretty busy.”

 

“Major overhaul?”

 

“Mm.” You Huang rolled over to lie beside him. “Rumor has it that Ji Xiao was the first to suggest it. He felt it was inappropriate to seal the memories of those undergoing trials in the Twelve Palaces and create new ones for them. Perceptive individuals might sense something amiss and start coming up with conspiracy theories.”

 

Qingyuan couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m afraid he’s the one coming up with the conspiracy theories. Luo Xiuya really dotes on him; he contacted the other trainees and proposed this change. There’s no need to fabricate the trainees’ identities—their memories and lives are real. We just need to replace their backgrounds so they don’t realize they’re from the Immortal Realm.”

 

“Tired?”

 

“A little.” Qingyuan sighed softly. “We have plenty of time ahead of us. Huang’er, you… don’t have to work so hard.”

 

“Okay, I’ll be more careful from now on. You go to sleep.” You Huang kissed him again. “I’ll always be by your side.”

 

After that, the two of them lingered in Taoyuan Stream for a while longer, then packed up and left with only a cat in tow, continuing on the path they hadn’t been able to complete before.

 

Author’s Note: This story ends here.

 

 

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