Chapter 0131 – I’ve Seen an Alcoholic – Absolute Returns

“Don’t worry, with Li Anheart and I here, nothing will happen.” Li Xuan comforted.

“You speak so lightly, but in my subordinate’s heart, I’m always in a state of confusion.” Xu Dalong sighed, his worry overflowing.

“If you’re afraid, you don’t have to go.” Li Xuan said indifferently.

“What are you talking about? Is my subordinate not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? When I think about it, if my subordinate was greedy for comfort, I wouldn’t have joined the Yellow Springs Pavilion, much less become your right-hand man.” Xu Dalong said with a straight face.

“In that case, there is nothing to worry about. You may step back.” Li Xuan waved his hand, signaling that Xu Dalong could leave.

“Subordinate will leave.” Xu Dalong bowed and turned to leave the room.

After Xu Dalong left, Li Xuan fell into deep thought.

“Why did the Drunken Demon approach me? What exactly is his purpose?”

Li Xuan was puzzled.

Just then, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

“Pavilion Master, it’s not good! Scarface killed himself!”

Li Xuan was shocked at his words and hurriedly got up to rush to the interrogation room.

Only to see Scarface fall in a pool of blood, suffering a heavy blow to the head, apparently killed by hitting the wall.

“He killed himself by hitting the wall.” The cultivator on guard reported.

Seeing this, Xu Dalong blamed himself, “It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have given him alcohol.”

Li Xuan shook his head and dismissed Xu Dalong’s speculation, “He didn’t die from drinking, but rather Lu Bin sent a message to him to kill himself.”

“Why did she do that? Even if Scarface is guilty, his crime is not to death.” Xu Dalong asked in disbelief.

Li Xuan recalled what the Drunken Demon had said before he left:

“Wouldn’t he have to quit drinking then?”

Could it be that Lu Bin let Scarface kill himself in order to save him from prison?

“Will you still go to the banquet?” Li Xuan turned his head to look at Xu Dalong and asked.

A flash of anger flashed through Xu Dalong’s eyes, obviously angry at Scarface’s suicide and blaming himself for bringing Lu Bin to the interrogation room.

“Go! Why don’t you go? The jianghu is dangerous, the devil is unpredictable, the big deal is death, what does my subordinate have to fear?” Xu Dalong said in a firm tone.

Li Xuan looked at the already transformed Xu Dalong in front of him, his heart was filled with emotions.

“Are you infected by a drunken demon?”

“Perhaps.” Xu Dalong smiled bitterly, “My subordinate just suddenly figured out that instead of being fearful, it’s better to let go. Even if we fail in the end, at least we have tried, haven’t we?”

“Well said! That’s my right-hand man!” Li Xuan patted Xu Dalong’s shoulder and said appreciatively.

“However, my subordinate still thinks that you should be careful of the Drunken Demon. He is by no means a good person.” Xu Dalong reminded.

“I know.” Li Xuan nodded, “I will be careful.”

……

After leaving the Yellow Springs Pavilion, Li Xuan headed straight to the Heavenly Demon Hall to meet his older brother, Jian Wuji.

When he walked into Jian Wuji’s study, Li Xuan saw that he was buried in a pile of documents with his brows locked, as if he had encountered some tricky problem.

Even the son of a Heavenly Demon couldn’t spend his days idling. Li Xuan had taken over the affairs of the Yellow Springs Pavilion, and Jian Wuji likewise had to deal with the affairs of the Heavenly Demon Hall.

The Heavenly Demon Sect was a huge organization that required countless people to perform their respective roles in order to keep it running. And Sword Wuji was precisely the talent that was best at management and operations.

Li Xuan’s arrival did not attract Jian Wuji’s attention. He was still fully focused on the documents in his hands, as if he hadn’t seen Li Xuan.

“What? Don’t recognize me? Doesn’t it say in the book that you have to greet someone first when they come in?” Li Xuan walked up to Jian Wuji and said with a smile.

Jian Wuji still ignored Li Xuan and just handled the documents on his own.

“Well, I know you’re multi-tasking, so listen to me while you work. I came here today to ask you why you refused the Drunken Demon’s friendship? And even shattered his wine gourd?” Li Xuan opened the door and asked.

Hearing the words “Drunken Demon”, Jian Wuji’s hand slightly stuttered, but it quickly returned to normal.

“It seems like you’re very interested in this matter.” Sword Wuji finally raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, the corner of his mouth curling into a playful smile.

“Of course I’m interested, after all, the Drunken Demon gave you a great gift and you refused it without hesitation, this makes me curious.” Li Xuan said.

“If you want to know why, go ask him yourself. What? Didn’t he tell you?” Jian Wuji asked rhetorically.

“Of course he wouldn’t tell me, that’s why I came to ask you.” Li Xuan said with a straight face.

“Why should I tell you?” Jian Wuji looked at Li Xuan with a smirk.

As Li Xuan looked at Jian Wu Ji, a guess suddenly came to his mind.

“Could …… it be that you are jealous?” Li Xuan asked tentatively.

Jian Wuji’s face changed slightly when he heard this, but he quickly returned to normal.

“Nonsense! How could I be jealous?” Jian Wuji denied it.

“Then tell me, why did you refuse the Drunken Devil’s befriending?” Li Xuan pressed on step by step.

Jian Wuji was silent for a moment, and in the end, he didn’t say why.

“If you want to know, go ask him yourself.” Jian Wuji said indifferently, a hint of helplessness in his tone.

Li Xuan knew that Jian Wuji was deliberately avoiding the issue.

“Well, since you won’t tell me, I won’t force you. However, I still have to tell you something.” Li Xuan said.

“What is it?” Jian Wuji asked.

“The Drunken Devil has already agreed to befriend me, and we’ll be drinking at the Feng Ya Restaurant tonight.” Li Xuan said.

When Jian Wuji heard this, he jerked his head up and looked at Li Xuan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

“You ……”

“What? Are you surprised?” Li Xuan asked with a smile.

“Aren’t you afraid that he is using you?” Jian Wuji asked.

“Afraid, of course. But, I’m more curious to know what exactly he wants to do.” Li Xuan said.

“Aren’t you afraid of drawing fire?” Jian Wuji asked.

“Afraid, but, there are things that someone has to do.” Li Xuan said.

“You ……” Jian Wuji wanted to say something else, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.

“Alright, I’ve said what I need to say, so I’ll leave first.” Li Xuan finished speaking and turned around to leave the study.

After Li Xuan left, Jian Wuji fell into deep thought.

“Drunken Demon, what exactly are you trying to do?”

……

Shortly after Li Xuan left, the Devil Buddha arrived at Jian Wuji’s study.

“I heard that the Second Prince came by?” Devil Buddha asked.

“Well, here to poke around.” Jian Wuji said indifferently.

“He knows all about it?” Devil Buddha asked.

“About the wine gourd, he shouldn’t know about it yet.” Jian Wuji said.

“That’s good.” Devil Buddha breathed a sigh of relief, “The less people know about this matter, the better.”

“Why did the Drunken Demon choose Wuji? He is perfectly capable of going left and right, so why did he make such a choice?” Jian Wuji asked in disbelief.

“I’m not sure.” Devil Buddha shook his head, “Perhaps, he has another purpose.”

“We have to find out what he’s up to before we can pull him in.” Jian Wuji said.

“There is no need to rush.” Devil Buddha said, “This person, Drunken Devil, is unpredictable and elusive. We can just wait and see what happens.”

“Are you saying, use this opportunity to disassociate him from Li Xuan?” Jian Wuji asked.

“Not bad.” Devil Buddha nodded, “This person, Drunken Devil, is addicted to alcohol, once he gets drunk, he will lose his mind and do something out of the ordinary. At that time, we will be able to capitalize on the situation and alienate his relationship with Li Xuan.”

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Devil Buddha.

“This is a great opportunity that we absolutely cannot miss.”

Jian Wuji was silent, but his heart was filled with worry.

“But what if we make a mistake and make the Drunken Devil really become brothers with Li Xuan?”

However, with things as they were, he could only take one step at a time.

“Let’s hope everything goes according to our plan.”

Jian Wuji prayed in his heart.

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