Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 558: Lu Yang Is My Good Brother—I’d Never Harm Him!
Lu Yang arrived at Meng Jingzhou’s cave abode. Before he could knock on the door, he heard Meng Jingzhou speaking with someone inside.
“Impossible! I’m Meng Jingzhou—what kind of person do you take me for? How could I throw my brother into peril?!” 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
“This is the patriarch’s instruction. It’s the only way to control Lu Yang.”
“Go back and tell my dad that this is impossible! He’d better give up this idea! Don’t talk to me about my dad. If he’s so capable, let him come to the Dao-Seeking Sect. I’ll ask my shifu to pummel him!”
“Eldest Young Master...ai...” Seeing the persuasion yielded no results, Xu You could only give up.
When he headed to the door, he froze, surprised to see Lu Yang standing outside; he had seen Lu Yang’s portrait before.
Lu Yang also felt awkward. Although the two were discussing a matter related to him—one that hardly seemed favorable—bumping into each other like this was still uncomfortable.
The two exchanged a nod as they passed each other, neither speaking a word.
Stepping inside the cave abode, Lu Yang saw the fuming Meng Jingzhou.
“Outrageous! Look at the kind of crooked schemes my father is plotting!” Meng Jinghou vented. Though he often thought of schemes to sabotage Lu Yang, when it truly mattered, he stood firmly by Lu Yang’s side.
Truly, my good brother. Touched by his sense of brotherhood, Lu Yang pretended he hadn’t eavesdropped at the door. “The person just now...”
“Xu You. He used to be my dad’s study companion back in the day. Now he has been promoted to chief steward.”
“He’s here to urge you to go home?”
“That was what he did initially, but he stopped after a few words. He said he was seeking me out for something important this time.”
“Which is?”
“My dad wants to betroth my younger sister to you. I have turned it down on your behalf.”
Lu Yang, “...”
Truly, my good brother.
“I remember your younger sister hasn’t reached the age to cultivate, right?”
“It’s just an engagement, obviously. Don’t aristocratic families love these arrangements? I had a whole crowd of people knocking on the door with marriage proposals when I was a kid. It’s roughly the same routine.
“My dad probably intercepted the letters I wrote to my younger sister and read how I praised you as devious, ruthless, and seemingly possessing the potential to surpass the sect leader. He must have thought you were a talent and wanted you to be his son-in-law. Steward Xu also conveyed his message that since your shifu is the Taciturn Daoist Priest and you’ll never find a wife, you might as well marry into the Meng Family.
“Anyway, why’d you come looking for me?”
“Third Senior Sister sent word, hoping I could visit the Demon Region. I’m planning to make a trip there. Do you want to join me?”
“Which third senior sister?”
“Gan Tian.”
“Who’s that?”
Only then did Lu Yang remember Gan Tian had been away from the sect for years. Moreover, given her low-profile nature, few stories about her circulated within the sect. “My shifu has four disciples. Aside from Big Senior Sister, there’s Second Senior Brother Ye Zijin and Third Senior Sister Gan Tian. One’s in the Golden Buddhist Kingdom, and the other is in the Demon Region in the south.”
Meng Jingzhou’s eyes lit up with recognition. “Oh, I know your second senior brother! He’s the one whose nascent soul ran away and couldn’t even beat his own nascent soul!”
“...I hope you can also say that to his face when you meet him.”
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Xu You hadn’t gone far. He sat beside the old horse and pulled out two gourds of wine—one for himself and the other shoved into the old horse’s mouth.
After pouring himself half a gourd, he asked, “Brother Horse, it’s been two years since I last saw you. How’s life in the Dao-Seeking Sect? Frankly speaking, I really envy you for being able to stay by the Eldest Young Master’s side. How leisurely it must be! You know how Big Brother’s family is; it’s extremely chaotic. Managing the entire Meng Family is exhausting.
“See, as soon as I heard Big Brother missed his son, I bravely volunteered to come to the Dao-Seeking Sect. Regardless of whether the Eldest Young Master returns, at least I get a few days of rest.”
The old horse shot him a sidelong glance and tilted its head to gulp down half the gourd of wine before releasing the gourd, letting it hover midair. “Do you really think following the Eldest Young Master is easy?”
You being a steward is nothing. How could it be tougher than my job? When I brought the Eldest Young Master to the Dao-Seeking Sect, before we entered the gates, he called Yun Zhi into the carriage. He even asked whether she was participating in the entrance exams, claiming he had the real exam questions.
I was trembling the whole ride with Yun Zhi inside the carriage.
Then, on the Eldest Young Master’s first mission with Lu Yang, they infiltrated the Everlasting Creed and became branch leaders. Just when I thought we could finally return to the sect after all that ordeal, Lu Yang had to court trouble and utter the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s true name.
I watched an ancient immortal manifest right before my eyes; I nearly died of fright.
Subsequently, I took the Eldest Young Master to participate in the Qingzhou Grand Ceremony. Halfway through, two Great Yu Fusion cultivators and one Great Yu Transcendent Tribulation cultivator popped up. Thankfully, Yun Zhi stepped in.
After that, we headed to Wilderness Province. Oh boy! We encountered three Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, one of whom was even a Great Yu emperor. And I was the one who had to cart their souls back.
Which of these events sounds like something a demon king like me can handle?
It’s more like it for the Meng Family’s old ancestor to come here and pull the carriage. This old horse ain’t doing it anymore.
“If you think I’ve got it easy, we can swap.”
Perfect chance for you to witness what high-level cultivators are truly like. Don’t think just being at the Fusion Stage makes us impressive. You’ll be embarrassed to escort the Eldest Young Master if you’re not minimally at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.
Noticing the old horse’s sly grin, Xu You sobered up instantly and shook his head vehemently.
The old horse suddenly asked, “Did you do something when you came to the Dao-Seeking Sect? Why is someone looking for you?”
“What did I do?” Xu You took a while to process the question.
Just then, a disciple responsible for guarding the mountain gates gave directions to First Elder. “First Elder, he’s the one who bribed us! These are the storage rings he gave us.”
Xu You, “...”
First Elder wore a smile identical to Xu You’s. “Old Brother Xu, care to explain? Bribing our disciples is no small matter. Do you want me to report you to the authorities, or would you prefer to be detained in our Dao-Seeking Sect for a few days?”
As the eldest brother of the Dao-Seeking Nine and the overseer of the Great Mission Hall, he wielded all intelligence regarding the sect’s affairs. He knew every Fusion cultivator.
The Meng Family Head, demon king old horse, and Xu You were sworn brothers who had traveled the world together in their youth. Later, Xu You became the Meng Family’s steward, while the old horse split his time between the Meng Family and his home in the East Sea.
“I’ll stay in the Dao-Seeking Sect.” Xu You decided quickly.
Without hesitation, First Elder produced a set of shackles he had prepared and clamped them onto Xu You with a loud clang.
“Hey, you don’t have to be so ruthless, right?”
First Elder smirked coldly. “I know what you’re up to. You find being the steward too tiring and plan to take a few days' break at the Dao-Seeking Sect. Had you been upfront about it, I could have played along. But since you insist on scheming...who else should I catch if not you! Come with me!”
Think you can play tricks in front of me? Impossible.
Xu You turned around in despair, only to see the old horse’s expression of schadenfreude.
Just then, Meng Jingzhou pushed the door open. “Old Horse, Lu Yang and I plan to head to the Demon Region.”
The old horse’s face went ashen. I want to trade places with Xu You.
