Chapter 56: The Three Poisons Twelfth
He still didn't know what the song was called. A burst of blood rushed to his face, his head and limbs burned painfully, and the buzzing of his ears lingered.
When he woke up again, he opened his eyes, and what he saw was not the pitch-black dome of the cavern, nor the pale face of Lan Wangji, but a wooden plank. A comical string of human figures is drawn on the board.
This is the graffiti he drew on the head of the bed in the Lotus Dock.
Wei Wuxian was lying on his wooden couch, Jiang Yanli lowered his head and was reading a book, and when he woke up, his faint eyebrows were raised, and he put down the book and shouted, "Ah Xian!"
Wei Wuxian said, "Senior sister!"
I barely got up from the couch, my limbs were no longer burning, I was still weak, and my throat was slightly dry. He asked, "I'm back, I came out of the cave, was it Uncle Jiang who brought someone to save me, what about Lan Zhan?
As soon as the wooden door opened, Jiang Cheng walked in with a white porcelain jar in one hand, and shouted, "What is it called!"
After drinking, he turned to Jiang Yanli: "Sister, the soup you boiled." I'll get it for you. β
Jiang Yanli took the jar, scooped out the contents and put it in a bowl. Wei Wuxian said, "Jiang Cheng, you kid, come here!"
Jiang Cheng said, "What are you doing here?" Do you want to kneel down and thank me?"
Wei Wuxian said, "It took seven days to bring someone here, and you deliberately killed me?!"
Jiang Cheng said, "Are you dead?" and who is the person talking to me now?"
Wei Wuxian said, "It will only take you five days at most to return to Yunmeng from Duxi Mountain!"
Jiang Cheng said: "Are you stupid? Only count the time to go back, not the time to go? Not to mention that after I go, I will lead people all over the mountains to find the old banyan tree, dig the hole that was blocked by Wen Chao and them, and rescue you in seven days, thank Dade!"
Wei Wuxian thought about it, and really forgot the time counted, and was speechless for a while, and said, "It seems to be the case." But why didn't Lan Zhan remind me?"
Jiang Cheng said: "It's annoying enough for him to just see you, and he still expects him to listen to you carefully?"
Wei Wuxian said, "That's what I said!"
Jiang Yanli filled the soup and sent it to him. The soup is made of lotus root and pork ribs cut into pieces, all of which are pink-colored, boiled until the skin is slightly rotten, and the aroma is rich and hot. Wei Wuxian hadn't eaten in the cave for a few days, and he couldn't give him something too solid at once, so he said thank you and drank it while holding the bowl, and said while eating: "What about Lan Zhan?
Jiang Cheng said: "Nonsense. He is not from our family, what is he doing at our house, of course he went back to Gusu. β
Wei Wuxian said: "He went back alone......?
Before the words fell, Jiang Fengmian stepped in. Wei Wuxian put down the bowl and said, "Uncle Jiang!"
Jiang Fengmian said, "Sit down." β
Jiang Yanli handed Wei Wuxian a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, and said, "Is it delicious?"
Wei Wuxian said, "It's delicious!"
Jiang Yanli happily took the bowl and went out. Jiang Fengmian sat down in the position she had just sat in, looked at the white porcelain jar, and seemed to want to taste it too, but the bowl had already been taken away by Jiang Yanli. Jiang Cheng said: "Father, are the people of the Wen family still unwilling to return the sword?"
Jiang Fengmian retracted his gaze and said, "Recently, they are celebrating. β
Wei Wuxian said, "Celebrate what?"
Jiang Fengmian said: "Congratulations to Wen Chao for killing the Xuanwu Demon Beast with the power of one person. β
Hearing this, Wei Wuxian almost rolled out of bed: "The Wen family killed it?!"
Jiang Cheng sneered, "Otherwise, do you expect them to say that you killed you?"
Wei Wuxian said: "Wen Gou is talking nonsense and stinky and shameless, obviously Lan Zhan killed him." β
Jiang Fengmian smiled slightly and said, "Is it? Coincidentally, the second son of the Lan family told me that you killed me." Who killed that?"
Wei Wuxian said, "Let's both have a share." But it was he who killed him. I just got into the monster's shell and drove it out. Lan Zhan was guarding outside alone, grinding with it for three hours before dragging it to death. β
He told Jiang Cheng and his son about the main events in the past few days. Jiang Cheng listened, his expression was complicated, and he said after a while: "It's similar to what Lan Wangji said." So, it was the two of you who worked together to kill it. What's yours is yours, and it's all pushed to him for what to do alone. β
Wei Wuxian said: "It's not pushing. I just don't think I can do much compared to him. β
Jiang Fengmian nodded and said, "Good job." β
At the age of seventeen, he can kill a giant demon beast that is more than four hundred years old, and he is not only Cheng DΓΉ who "does a good job".
Jiang Cheng said: "Congratulations." β
The tone of this congratulatory voice is quite strange. Seeing him clasp his hands and raise his eyebrows, Wei Wuxian knew that his sourness was coming up again. At this time, Jiang Cheng must be quite unconvinced in his heart, why was it not him who stayed in the cave to kill the demon beast, if it was him, he would definitely be able to do something. Wei Wuxian laughed and said, "It's a pity that you're not here." Otherwise, you will have a share of this head. You can still talk to me to relieve my boredom, sitting opposite Lan Zhan in the past few days has suffocated me to death. β
Jiang Cheng said: "You deserve to suffocate you." You shouldn't be strong, you shouldn't care about this. If you didn't move ...... at first"
Suddenly, Jiang Fengmian said, "Jiang Cheng." β
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, Fang knew that he had said it just now, and immediately fell silent. Jiang Fengmian didn't look reproachful, but his expression changed from calm to solemn.
He said, "Do you know what's wrong with Fang Cai's own words?"
Jiang Cheng lowered his head: "I know." β
Wei Wuxian said, "He's just talking casually." β
Seeing Jiang Cheng's incorrect and slightly unconvinced appearance, Jiang Fengmian shook his head and said, "Ah Cheng, there are some things that you can't say nonsense even if you are angry. Having said that, it means that you still haven't understood the Yunmengjiang clan's family motto, and you haven't ......."
A cold female voice came from outside the door: "Yes, he doesn't understand, Wei Ying understands enough!"
Like a purple lightning, Madame Yu blew in with a gust of cold wind. She stood five steps in front of Wei Wuxian's bed, her eyebrows raised, and she said, "'I know I can't do it', isn't it like him, I know what trouble I will cause to the family, but I still want to make trouble!"
Jiang Fengmian said, "Third lady, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Yu said, "What am I doing here? It's ridiculous! I should be questioned like this." Do you remember Sect Master Jiang, I am also the master of the Lotus Dock? Do you remember, which one is your son, the lying and the standing?"
This kind of question has been heard countless times over the years. Jiang Fengmian said: "I naturally understand. β
Mrs. Yu sneered: "You understand, but it's useless to just understand. This Wei Ying, if he doesn't make trouble for a day, he won't be happy! If he knew earlier, it would be better to tell him to stay in Lotus Dock honestly and forbid him to go out. Does Wen Chao really dare to take the two little sons of the Gusu Lan clan and the Lanling Jin clan? Even if they dare to do anything, it is their bad luck, and it is your turn to be a hero?"
In front of Jiang Fengmian, Wei Wuxian always wanted to give his wife some face, but he didn't say a word, and said in his heart: "Don't you dare to do anything to them? Wen Chao didn't dare to do anything. β
Mrs. Yu said: "I put my words here, you wait and see, he will have to cause a big mess for our family one day!"
Jiang Fengmian got up and said, "Let's go back and talk." β
Mrs. Yu said, "What will you say when you go back? Where will you say it when you go back?" Anyway, I have a clear conscience! Jiang Cheng, come here. β
Jiang Cheng was sandwiched between his father and mother, hesitated for a moment, and stood beside his mother. Madam Yu grabbed his shoulders and pushed it to Jiang Fengmian: "Sect Master Jiang, there are some things I have to say. You take a good look at it, this is your biological son, the future owner of Lotus Dock. Even if you can't get used to him because he was born to me, he is still surnamed Jiang!--I don't believe that you don't know how those people outside spread it, saying that Sect Master Jiang has been obsessed with so-and-so for so many years, and does not change his mind about the son of the deceased as his son, and they all speculate whether Wei Ying is your ......"
Jiang Fengmian shouted: "Yu Zi Kite!"
Mrs. Yu also shouted: "Jiang Fengmian, do you think it will be okay if your voice is higher?
The two went out to theorize, and Mrs. Yu's anger became higher and higher all the way, and Jiang Fengmian also argued with her with strong anger. Jiang Cheng stood in place in a daze, and for a while, he glanced at Wei Wuxian, and suddenly turned his head and walked out.
Wei Wuxian said, "Jiang Cheng!"
Jiang Cheng didn't, and hurriedly took a few steps and turned into the corridor. Wei Wuxian had no choice but to roll out of bed, dragging his sore and stiff body to chase after him and say, "Jiang Cheng!
Jiang Cheng just buried his head and walked forward, Wei Wuxian was furious, and jumped up and grabbed him by the neck: "I heard it, I shouldn't be looking for a fight!"
Jiang Cheng scolded: "Go back to your bed and lie down!"
Wei Wuxian said, "This is not good, we have to make it clear! You must not believe those nonsense words." β
Jiang Cheng said coldly: "What nonsense nonsense?"
Wei Wuxian said, "Those who say it dirty people's mouths." My parents are both famous and surnamed, and I can't see others settle down for me!"
He put his arm on Jiang Cheng's shoulder, pulled him to the wooden railing on the side of the corridor and sat down together, and said, "Let's spread it out and say, don't hide things in your heart awkwardly." You are Uncle Jiang's biological son and the future head of the Jiang family. Uncle Jiang is naturally more strict with you. β
Jiang Cheng squinted at him.
Wei Wuxian said again: "But I'm different, I'm someone else's son, and my parents are good friends of Uncle Jiang, so of course he should be polite to me." You know that, right?"
Jiang Cheng snorted: "He's not strict with me, he just doesn't like it." β
Wei Wuxian said: "Who doesn't like his own son? Don't think about it! I saw those people who spread rumors and beat them again and again, so that their mothers didn't even know them. β
Jiang Cheng said: "Yes." He doesn't like my aunt, and he doesn't like me either. β
This sentence is really hard to refute.
The Xianmen family knows that Yu Sanniang and Jiang Fengmian were initiates when they were young, and they met each other when they were teenagers. Jiang Fengmian has a gentle temperament, and Yu Ziyuan is strong and cold, and the intersection between the two is not deep, so although they are a good match, no one has ever associated them with a pair. Later, the Tibetan Sesans were born, passed through Yunmeng, occasionally made friends with Jiang Fengmian, and hunted together several times, and they both admired each other more. Everyone speculated that the Tibetan Sansan was very likely to become the next mistress of the Lotus Dock.
Who knows, soon, the Meishan Yu clan suddenly proposed a marriage to the Yunmengjiang clan.
At that time, the sect master of the Jiang family was quite interested in this, but Jiang Fengmian had no such intention. He didn't like Yu Zi Kite's character, and thought that the two were not a good match, so he politely declined several times. However, the Meishan Yu clan started from many ways and put strong pressure on Jiang Fengmian, who was young at the time and had an unstable foundation. Soon, the Tibetan people and Wei Changze, the most loyal servant by Jiang Fengmian's side, formed a Taoist couple, and Jiang Fengmian was finally defeated.
Although Jiang Yu and the two became married, they became a resentful couple, separated all the year round, and did not speculate. In addition to the consolidation of the family's power, I don't know what else I have gained.
Jiang Chi, the ancestor of the Yunmeng Jiang family, was born as a ranger, and his family style was comfortable and straightforward, frank and chic, and Mrs. Yu's spirit was completely contrary to it. And Jiang Cheng's appearance and temperament are all with his mother, and he was born not to be good at Jiang Fengmian, and he has been taught since he was a child, but he has never been able to adjust, because Jiang Fengmian has always shown that he doesn't seem to favor him too much.
Jiang Cheng lifted Wei Wuxian's hand, stood up, and vented, "...... I know, I'm not the kind of character he likes, not the heir he wants. He felt that I was not worthy of being the head of the family, I didn't understand the family motto of the Jiang family, and I didn't have the backbone of the Jiang family at all. Yes!"
He raised his voice and said, "You and Lan Wangji worked together to kill and slaughter Xuanwu, and fought bloodily! Amazing! But what about me?!"
He slammed his fist on the pillar, gritted his teeth and said, "...... I've been on the road for days, exhausted, and haven't rested for a moment!"
Wei Wuxian said: "What is the family motto? If you have a family motto, you must abide by it? You see the family motto of the Gusu Lan clan, there are more than 3,000 of them, and all of them must be obeyed, and people are still alive?"
He jumped off the wooden fence and said, "Also, to be the head of the family, you must be trained by the family? There have been so many family heads of the Yunmengjiang clan in the past dynasties, I don't believe that everyone is the same. Even the Gusu Lan clan has been an outlier like Blue Wing, but who dares to deny her strength and her status? When it comes to the Lan family's immortal celebrities, who can skip her and skip her string killing technique?"
Jiang Cheng was silent, as if he had calmed down a little.
Wei Wuxian put his shoulder back on his shoulder and said, "In the future, when you are the head of the family, I will be your subordinate, just like your father and my father." So, shut up. Who says you're not worthy to be the head of the house? No one can say that, not even you. To dare to say it is to find a beating. β
Jiang Cheng snorted, "Who can you beat up like you are now?" and as he said that, he slapped Wei Wuxian on the heart. Although the wound from the iron brand has been medicated and bandaged, it can't be papped like this, how can it not hurt. Wei Wuxian roared, "Jiang Cheng !! !! dead"
Jiang Cheng dodged his slashing palm and shouted: "Now it hurts to death, why did you act as a hero in the first place!
Wei Wuxian said: "Am I a hero? I am also forced to move faster than I think! Don't run, spare your life, ask you something!--I have a sachet bag stuffed in my belt, empty, do you see?"
Jiang Cheng said: "The one that Mianmian gave you didn't see." β
Wei Wuxian screamed pity and said, "I'll ask her for one next time." β
Jiang Cheng frowned and said, "You're here again." You don't really like her, do you? That girl is okay, but she doesn't look very good at first glance. I'm afraid it's not even a protΓ©gΓ©, like the daughter of a house slave. β
Wei Wuxian said: "What's wrong with the house slave, am I not also the son of a house servant." β
Jiang Cheng said: "Can you compare with her? Whose domestic servant is like you, the master also peeled lotus seeds and boiled soup for you, but I didn't even drink it!"
Wei Wuxian said: "You tell Senior Sister to boil again." By the way, I talked about Lan Zhan before. Lan Zhan, didn't he leave anything for me? Did his brother find him?
Jiang Cheng said: "Do you still expect him to leave a message for you? It would be good if he didn't leave a sword for you." He went back. Lan Xichen hadn't found it yet, and he suspected that he had escaped. Lan Qiren was very busy. β
Wei Wuxian said, "What about the head of the Lan family?"
Jiang Cheng said: "Passed away." β