Chapter 178: Unresolved Matters of the Past
Chapter 178: Unresolved Matters of the Past
Translator: According to my investigation, the author marked the chapter serial number incorrectly. C177 does not exist. You can start reading from this chapter directly.
Su Junhan’s gaze turned towards Yun Xiang once again.
This time, however, he frowned.
“What is your name?” Su Junhan asked.
Yun Xiang snapped out of her thoughts and answered, “Yun Xiang.”
After hearing this, Su Junhan stared at her intently.
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Yun Xiang asked, “W-what’s wrong?”
Su Junhan then looked away and shook his head.
“It’s nothing.”
Yun Xiang, puzzled, looked over at Brother Moyuan.
Moyuan waved his hand, “He’s always like this, Miss Yun. Don’t mind him.”
Yun Xiang nodded and didn’t say anything more.
Coming here this time, the Green-Robed Gentleman still wasn’t present.
Yun Xiang left the preserved fruit and lotus from the box and, after just chatting a bit, prepared to head down the mountain.
After she had descended.
Moyuan placed the lotus from the box into the well and brought the preserved fruit inside the house.
It was then that he asked Su Junhan.
“What’s different about that Miss Yun?” Moyuan inquired.
Su Junhan looked at him and said, “Nothing different.”
Moyuan stopped what he was doing and stared back. “You really think I’m an idiot?”
“And if I do?”
“Even though I bicker with you constantly all day, it’s really just in jest. That Miss Yun and the Gentleman likely share some karma. If there’s something off, you should tell me so I can be cautious.”
Su Junhan thought it over before replying seriously, “There is no problem. I just felt it was… coincidental.”
“Coincidental?”
“Mhm.”
Su Junhan recalled Yun Xiang’s face and smiled. “Fate is truly marvelous.”
Moyuan frowned. “What does that mean?”
Su Junhan said, “Whatever I know, Mr. Chen must also surely know. There is no need for you to worry.”
Hearing this, Moyuan didn’t pursue it further.
“Good then.”
That day, neither the dragon nor the fox bickered, and the mountain felt much quieter.
Even birds passing by the mountain stream would pause occasionally, no longer frightened away by the sound of their arguments.
Yet, not bickering, Moyuan actually felt a bit bored.
He wasn’t sure when precisely, but arguing with Su Junhan had become one of his few pleasures. This sudden silence bothered him.
After seeing Yun Xiang, Su Junhan sat on a chair in the temple, closed his eyes, and went straight to sleep. He slept right through until evening.
Meanwhile, Moyuan went off to the back of the mountain to dig for stones to build a stone table.
And at that hour when the sky begins to lighten to a dull gray.
Both Moyuan and Su Junhan paused at the exact same moment.
Their gazes fixed on the northwest direction.
In the land of Western Xiao, the dynastic fortune suddenly surged. A faint purple aura seemed to flow eastward, heading swiftly towards Western Xiao.
Moyuan stood up from his chair, staring towards Western Xiao in confusion. “A great surge in fate?”
Su Junhan also stood. He came to Moyuan’s side. “Ink Dragon, who do you think did this?”
“A saying goes: those in poverty wouldn’t touch dynastic fortunes; even dying souls avoid ghost cultivators and demon paths. Whoever dares meddle with dynastic fortune is either mentally unsound or possesses cultivation far beyond the ordinary.”
Su Junhan said, “Perhaps they didn’t act with dynastic fortune as their primary aim.”
“Let’s just observe.”
Moyuan sat back down. “Western Xiao originally had weak fortune. Now, suddenly surging so greatly, it might well prosper. That could even be a good thing. At least the Mortal World might see more peace.”
Su Junhan then asked, “Do you plan to remain in the Mortal World?”
“I am the Gentleman’s mount. Wherever the Gentleman goes, I go.”
“I thought you were joking about that.”
At this point, Moyuan couldn’t help but shake his head, sighing. “It’s a pity the Gentleman won’t have me.”
“I wouldn’t have you either.”
Such a troublesome creature who talks too much – who would want him?
Moyuan shot him a glare. “Sure, you’re so capable.”
“Su truly looks down upon you.”
“Like anyone holds you in high regard.”
“Do we need to argue again?”
“You think I’m scared of you?!”
Less than a day of peace lasted before the dragon and fox started arguing again at the crack of dawn.
…
The midday sun beat down intensely, and the mountain echoed with the sound of cicadas.
The mountain itself felt cool, a breeze blowing in offering some relief from the heat. Yet this cool, quiet atmosphere was often broken by the sounds of arguments coming from the temple.
“Su, you—…”
Moyuan’s words cut off abruptly. His gaze suddenly turned, sharp and intent, towards the area outside the mountain.
Su Junhan followed Moyuan’s line of sight. His brow, previously showing tension, smoothed instantly as he strode towards the temple entrance.
Seeing this, Moyuan quickly followed.
Dragon and fox stood together just outside the temple door.
Within their focused vision, a trail of sword light streaked across the sky, heading swiftly towards this very place.
Moyuan clasped his hands and bowed low in greeting. “We humbly welcome the Gentleman back to the mountain!”
As the sword light descended.
The figure in a cyan-green robe flicked his sleeve lightly, and the Immortal Sword vanished to his side.
“Rise.”
Chen Changsheng spoke and then looked towards Su Junhan standing nearby.
Su Junhan clasped his hands. “Su Junhan pays his respects to Mr. Chen.”
Chen Changsheng looked at the handsome man before him but felt no recognition.
“Could it be the Fox Sovereign?” Chen Changsheng inquired directly.
Su Junhan replied, “You humble me greatly, Mr. Chen.”
Understanding dawned on Chen Changsheng immediately.
So it seemed…
Another person from a past he could not recall.
…
The solitary human, the fox, and the dragon entered the temple one after the other.
Su Junhan had matters he wished to discuss with Mr. Chen. Moyuan, tactful, did not follow them inside and remained in the main hall.
Chen Changsheng and Su Junhan walked to the pavilion in the rear courtyard.
After both were seated, Chen Changsheng took a moment to observe this renowned Fox Sovereign of Yuan Mountain.
Chen Changsheng spoke. “I, Chen, once passed through Shangjing in my early years. I met Su Xiaoxiao of the Fox Clan there briefly. Do you know how she fares now?”
Su Junhan answered, “She suffered considerable hardship during her time in the Mortal World. Now that she’s returned to the clan, all is well. Thank you for your concern.”
“Is that so…?”
Chen Changsheng then asked, “And the child from that time?”
Su Junhan said, “Just like her mother, she is well.”
“I see.”
The peaceful outcome for a union between human and demon—it seemed the Yuanshan Fox Clan truly had established procedures for such things.
Chen Changsheng stated, “The Fox Sovereign traveled thousands of li to come to this humble temple and waited for months. It suggests you have matters of great importance.”
Su Junhan spoke plainly. “I came specifically to invite you, Sir, to come with me to Yuan Mountain. To resolve a matter left unresolved in the past.”
Chen Changsheng paused. “Unresolved matter from the past…”
Had he truly been connected to the Fox Clan in some past?
Chen Changsheng remembered that when he had first met Su Xiaoxiao, she mentioned she felt as if she had seen him somewhere before.
It seemed likely they were connected then.
Su Junhan said, “Would you have the time for this journey?”
Chen Changsheng returned to the present. “Might I ask, Chen, what kind of unresolved matter from the past it concerns?”
Su Junhan knew the Gentleman had forgotten. He clarified, “It involves my sister.”
“The Fox Sovereign’s sister is…?”
“Hu Yu.”
A wave of clarity washed over Chen Changsheng. He let out a long sigh.
“So it was her…”