Chapter 83 (Extra 6)
Things turned out better than Si Lan imagined. Instead of taking seven days to leave the palace, it only took six and a half.
On the evening of the sixth day, Haowei received an urgent report from Yu Wudao, stating that both the Jing River and the East Sea had been disturbed by the demon clans.
The Qing Xiaoyao clan of the Jing River, forced to live in the marshlands by the demons, had their clan leader directly flayed and hung on the shore to dry like shrimp. The Dragon King of the East Sea had his tail severed, and several generals from the East Sea were beaten within an inch of their lives.
Haowei hadn’t expected Quze to act so swiftly.
The Dragon King of the East Sea was one of the Four Sea Dragon Kings and a prominent figure among the aquatic beings, holding a high position in the Heavenly Realm.
Now, with the Dragon King of the East Sea humiliated in this manner, if he didn’t step forward to seek justice, it might lead to dissatisfaction among the officials of the Heavenly Realm.
But Haowei had previously promised Si Lan not to intervene in the East Sea…
His silence made Si Lan mistakenly think he was considering it. Si Lan feared he would go after Quze, so he pondered briefly and decided to employ the “handsome man strategy.”
He stretched out his foot—his toes were as tender and white as spring onions—and slid it along Haowei’s spine. Haowei withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Si Lan on the bed.
In the twilight of the Ninth Heaven, as the light dimmed, shadows obscured Haowei’s eyes, concealing his emotions. His breath visibly hitched.
With one hand supporting his head and the other poking Haowei’s arm, half taunting and half teasing, Si Lan said, “Already giving up so soon?”
Haowei’s lips twitched slightly, emitting a muffled chuckle. Leaning forward, he seemed to descend like layers of cumulus clouds pressing down, squeezing the air thin.
Haowei grabbed Si Lan’s ankle; the warmth of his palm was scorching. His fingers slowly moved up from Si Lan’s ankle.
“Who said we should stop just now? Why are you lying on me?”
Though Si Lan had cried several times before, ending up as a “wild chicken” in the end, which made him uncomfortable, he reluctantly let Si Lan go for the time being.
Just as he was catching his breath, Si Lan came challenging him again.
Si Lan grasped his rebellious hand, placing it on Haowei’s chest. With both hands hooking around Haowei’s nape, he lightly kissed the corner of Haowei’s lips, his voice tinged with a hint of coquettishness. “Now I’ve rested.”
“Sure about that?” Haowei’s voice softened a few degrees, his trailing question inexplicably making Si Lan’s heart race.
Si Lan felt intimidated but pretended to be relaxed as he deflected, “Hmm… I…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Haowei silenced him with a kiss.
For the sake of his armless disciple, he didn’t mind sacrificing his dignity.
Tsk tsk.
Haowei found it rather amusing. Therefore, he deliberately increased the strength in his hand, causing Si Lan to lie on the mandarin duck pillow, his face and expression covered, vaguely discernible from the protruding veins on his side face and the degree of fluctuation in his Adam’s apple, indicating that he endured until his expression became ferocious and his spirit was on the verge of collapse.
Help!
Why does this world have creatures like dragons?
One is tired, and there’s another.
They say there’s no land that can’t be cultivated, only oxen who die from overwork.
But if this ox is two-headed, the land has already been overworked.
Si Lan felt like he was the overworked land, unable to bear it anymore.
In the end, he played dead, withdrew his consciousness, and avoided the torment. During the period of withdrawing his consciousness, he incidentally returned to the demon realm to check on Quze’s situation.
But soon Haowei noticed his consciousness had left his body.
He whispered threateningly in Si Lan’s ear, “Recently, the Nine Heavens’ Biwu Branch has grown new branches. Your tender white body would fit perfectly hanging there.”
Still unmoved, Si Lan pretended not to hear him.
Haowei continued, “What would we do hanging there? Why not swing on a swing and intertwine our necks? I heard the Phoenix clan likes to nest in Biwu while intertwining.”
Si Lan’s consciousness instantly returned to his body, angrily retorting, “Shameless.”
Haowei stifled a laugh, “How am I shameless? Wasn’t it you who provoked me first?”
Unable to argue with him, feeling guilty, Si Lan changed the subject, “I miss the children. Shall we go get them?”
“The Goddess Mother said they should stay for another half month, so the time isn’t up yet.”
“…”
Seeing there was no way out, Si Lan couldn’t help but sigh.
Why, these past few days, did Haowei show no signs of boredom or fatigue and still seemed so enthusiastic? Could it be because of the position, causing their sensory experiences to differ?
After hesitating for a while, Si Lan leaned close to Haowei’s ear, revealing his thoughts.
Haowei’s face stiffened, his eyes tensing at the corners, and he asserted without question, “Don’t even think about it.”
He patted Si Lan’s head heavily, as if questioning what Si Lan’s little brain was thinking about every day. The reason for the extended time was related to their races.
Once dragons enter mating season, it can last from three days to a month, so he was already considered a restrained male dragon.
As they were conversing, outside the palace, the voice of the celestial servant was heard.
In recent days, celestial servants did not dare to approach the palace, and now that there was an emergency, they had found their way inside.
“Your Majesty, the disciple of the Goddess Empress, Quze, is seeking forgiveness outside the Palace of Jade Clear.”
“Oh?” Haowei glanced at Si Lan, suspecting that Quze’s act of forgiveness was a directive from Si Lan.
After all, it’s better to come and ask for forgiveness than to wait to be questioned and accused.
It seems Si Lan, while pretending to deal with the corpse, also withdrew his consciousness to find Quze. Tsk tsk, such indecisiveness deserves punishment.
Haowei took out the gift the celestial lords sent when he and Si Lan formed their bond, finding a thick, long black jade ruyi scepter.
Si Lan widened his eyes, wanting to stop Haowei, but the ruyi scepter seemed alive and couldn’t be pulled out at all.
Si Lan blushed in embarrassment; this was their first time playing like this as an old married couple.
Haowei adjusted his clothes, looking at him calmly, pretending to be angry: “Tidy yourself up and come with me to see Quze.”
”…” Si Lan.
He understood. This troublemaker was deliberately getting back at him.
He endured the discomfort and accompanied Haowei to see Quze.
Quze had stripped his upper clothes, a bundle of thorns on his back, kneeling straight on the ground. His black iron arm protruded abruptly, starkly contrasting against his fair and muscular body.
Seeing him like this, Haowei knew his act of penitence was false, merely showing off his severed arm to gain sympathy.
This scheme was probably Si Lan’s idea.
Haowei sat coldly on the high seat. Si Lan originally intended to stand aside but was pulled by Haowei to sit beside him.
Haowei said, “Quze, you thought coming to the Heavenly Realm to make amends after the incident with Jinghe and East Sea would suffice?”
”I accept any punishment,” Quze said slowly.
On the high seat, Si Lan’s expression faltered. He had not instructed Quze to respond this way; he wanted Quze to explain everything and perhaps shed a few tears.
Haowei was not swayed by tough talk; maybe he wouldn’t say anything.
As a result, Quze now just stood there foolishly without explanation.
This blockheaded disciple!
Haowei glanced at Si Lan and continued, “Considering you did not commit murder but sought vengeance for your clan, I see your intentions. Therefore, you will be confined to Zhuyun Peak for ten years as punishment.”
This penalty was tantamount to no punishment at all.
Quze looked up at Haowei, surprise fleeting in his eyes. Clearly, he hadn’t expected Haowei not to punish him despite his lack of plea. His gaze shifted to Si Lan, understanding that Si Lan might have advocated for him in secret.
He nodded in acknowledgment and left Yuqing Palace.
As he left, he turned back, wanting to speak to Si Lan, only to see Haowei embracing Si Lan tightly on the high seat. Haowei’s hand slipped under Si Lan’s robe.
Quze froze for a moment. In the next instant, the doors slammed shut, blocking his view.
Standing outside, his ears slowly reddened. No wonder Si Lan looked so worn out and fragile when communicating with him through spiritual senses.
”You promised me that you wouldn’t meddle in the East Sea affair, yet you punished my disciple.” Si Lan took advantage of the situation.
Haowei adopted Si Lan’s knack for being difficult: “I promised not to meddle in the East Sea affair. I’m currently dealing with your disciple. If he hadn’t come to make amends, it wouldn’t concern me.”
”…” Si Lan.
So by letting Quze make amends, he inadvertently harmed Quze?
Si Lan couldn’t help but grind his teeth, standing up to leave, only to be grabbed by Haowei’s elbow.
Haowei looked at the water stains left on his leg, his voice slightly hoarse: “You leaked.”
”…” Si Lan.
After another intimate moment on the high seat, Haowei finally let him go.
Finally, biting his neck, Haowei’s voice carried a hint of anger: “I already promised not to intervene in this matter. Yet you had Quze come to the Heavenly Realm to make amends because you don’t trust me.”
He felt he would hold Quze accountable in the future, so he decided to preemptively have Quze apologize by coming here.
Haowei was genuinely a bit upset, otherwise he wouldn’t have taken out the ruyi scepter just now.
Si Lan pursed his lips, his voice breaking: “Uh, it’s not that I don’t trust you, I just don’t want you to bear too much pressure.” If he didn’t deal with Quze and didn’t seek “justice” for the East Sea, the Heavenly Realm would pressure him.
Now that Quze has come to the Heavenly Realm so publicly to make amends, punishing Quze was also a way to protect his reputation.
He neither wanted Quze to be severely punished nor did he want him to bear the title of “incompetent ruler”.
Haowei thought he was calculating everything for Quze’s sake, realizing Si Lan also cared about him. His lips curved slightly upwards, but he tried to maintain his composure: “You speak so persuasively, I can’t always tell what’s true.”
Si Lan hugged his waist, burying his head in his chest, full of drowsiness: “Nonsense, I’ve always been straightforward. It’s actually you who used two pseudonyms when we first met.” This made Si Lan think carefully each time he spoke to Haowei, fearful of calling him by the wrong name.
Haowei pursed his lips and explained, “At that time, my body fluctuated due to divine injuries, sometimes growing larger, sometimes smaller, so I had to use a pseudonym to deceive you.”
Si Lan snorted but didn’t say anything more, his breathing gradually calming down.
Haowei turned his head and saw Si Lan struggling to keep his eyelids from closing. He stopped talking and gently stroked Si Lan’s back.
Suddenly remembering something, Haowei leaned close to Si Lan’s ear and softly called out, “Sigan.”
Si Lan, who was almost asleep, suddenly heard this and widened his eyes, looking at Haowei strangely.
Haowei explained, “I heard it’s your childhood nickname, Sigan.”
He repeated “Sigan” again, causing Si Lan’s scalp to tingle. “Who told you my nickname? No, who told you this was my nickname?”
These three words were a sore spot for him.
“It was Xie Li.” When Haowei last visited the Demon Realm and didn’t bring candy for Xie Li, he wasn’t pleased. Then Xie Li told Haowei that Si Lan’s childhood nickname was Sigan.
Si Lan loves it when others call him by his nickname.
Thus, it was during tender moments that Haowei would utter Si Guoyi’s name.
”…” Si Lan.
Si Lan’s lips twitched slightly. He hadn’t expected Xiao Xie to start teasing people now.
Truly, good habits don’t learn, but bad ones do.
At this moment, far away on the Yun Peak, Xiao Xie, who was keeping Quze company while he was under house arrest, inexplicably sneezed.
”I heard from Xiao Xie that you only allow close people to call you by this name. You never told me before. Did you think I didn’t deserve to call you that?” Haowei’s voice softened, his face showing a hint of grievance, though his large hands weren’t honest as they rested on Si Lan’s waist.
He suddenly understood whose tea-scented air he had inherited.
”No, I…” He looked into Haowei’s eyes and felt that if he said anything harsh, the other might tear up. So, he compromised, “You can only call me that when we’re alone.”
A hint of cunning flashed through Haowei’s eyes. “Alright, Si Guoyi.”
”…” Si Lan couldn’t help but clench his fists.
For the first time, a desire arose in his heart to clean up his act!
He had slept in the palace for several days before recovering. During these days, he had been surrounded by “Si Guoyi,” from initial embarrassment to now accepting it calmly.
Si Guoyi was just Si Guoyi.
In this world, besides him, no one else knew what Si Guoyi meant.
A few days later, he and Haowei rode in a carriage to Lingxiao Palace to pick up the child.
Halfway there, passing by somewhere, they faintly heard a familiar voice.
Si Lan lifted the curtain and saw in the undulating lines of the mountains and fields, a black figure swiftly moving like a bean, with a tiger running swiftly ahead of it.
Si Lan instructed the carriage to stop, and he heard the complaining voice of the black figure pierce through the sky like wind and thunder into his ears.
“I said you ignored me, then I said that I would kiss you until you spoke to me.” The black figure chased the tiger, threatening as he ran.
Upon hearing this, the tiger paused momentarily and then ran even faster.
In the fields full of blooming wildflowers, one person and one tiger, and one world.
Si Lan counted on his fingers, only three years.
Yuwuxia actually achieved human form again in three years.
Truly the other side of the Heavenly Way.
Of course, it might also be impatient to achieve human form, and wanted to achieve the true fruit with the Immortal Jiaheng.
Tsk tsk.
Haowei also followed Si Lan’s gaze and saw the man and the tiger. He closed the curtain, blocking Si Lan’s view.
“It’s all over now.”
“Yeah.”
Everything is over.
Whether it’s the tiger becoming an Immortal, the Immortal becoming a demon, or all living beings, we must look forward and embrace a new life.
T/N: Hey there! There is plenty more where that came from, so stay tuned! And stay healthy! Straighten your posture, so some stretches and drink some water before continuing hehe~
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