Chapter 0243 – Retreat for Advancement – Absolute Return

“How about together?”

Jian Wuji originally thought that Marble would refuse, but he didn’t expect him to agree readily.

“Good.”

“It’s good that you don’t mind.” Jian Wuji said with feigned surprise.

“You seem to have some kind of misunderstanding about me?” Marble looked at Jian Wuji with a smile on his face, “I, for one, have always been easygoing.”

Easy-going? Jian Wuji secretly spat in his heart: if your old man is easy-going, then there is no one in this world who is not easy-going!

“That’s good, I was worried that you would be too annoyed with me.” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

Marble ignored Jian Wuji’s flirting and walked straight forward.

“What would you like to eat? Just say so!” Jian Wuji said attentively as he followed closely behind Marble.

The passing disciples of the Devil Cult had sideways glances, secretly speculating in their hearts: could it be that Lord Marble was really going to switch to the Second Prince’s disciple?

However, Marble turned a deaf ear to these murmurs. In the past, he was always worried that others would talk about him in front of Jian Wuyang, affecting his opinion of him. And now, he had completely let go of these concerns.

Looking at Marble’s determined back, Jian Wuji knew that he was already different from before.

That night, Jian Wuji once again came to the Blood Sky Poison King’s residence.

Xu Dalong was receiving instruction from the Blood Sky Poison King and practicing his martial arts.

As a disciple of the Blood Sky Poison King, Xu Dalong had to deal with the affairs of the Yellow Springs Pavilion every day, and he also had to find time to cultivate his martial arts.

“I’ll wait for you in the room.” Jian Wuji said to the Blood Sky Poison King.

“Why are you here again?” The Blood Sky Poison King asked without a trace of anger.

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m going to stay here until I figure out what to do.” Jian Wuji said with a straight face.

“No lying on my bed in dirty clothes!” The Blood Sky Poison King suddenly roared.

“It’s not like I said I want to lie in your bed, are you so nervous?” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

“That’s right, Master, you’re too careful!” Xu Dalong also helped out.

The Blood Heaven Poison King and Sword Wuji looked at Xu Dalong at the same time.

“Who says I’m afraid of you sleeping in my bed? I’m afraid that you’ll dirty my room!” The Blood Sky Poison King said in annoyance.

“Master, don’t pretend that you were young ……”

“Shut up!” The Blood Sky Poison King glared fiercely at Xu Dalong.

Knowing that he had slipped up, Xu Dalong hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to speak again.

Jian Wuji looked at the master and disciple duo, secretly laughing in his heart.

“Starting tomorrow, I’m going to train you like hell!” The Blood Heaven Poison King said to Xu Dalong.

“Tomorrow? Why don’t we start now?” Xu Dalong asked in disbelief.

“Now!”

Xu Dalong’s training lasted until late at night.

After sending Xu Dalong away, the Blood Heaven Poison King returned to his room and saw that Jian Wuji was sitting at the table reading a book.

“Why haven’t you left yet?” The Blood Sky Poison King asked.

“Aren’t I trying to think of a way?” Jian Wu Ji said helplessly.

“Is Marble that hard to handle?” The Blood Sky Poison King asked.

“It’s simply ironclad, oil and salt!” Jian Wuji sighed, “His loyalty to my big brother is simply stronger than mine.”

“Then why don’t you think about it?” The Blood Sky Poison King said.

“I’ve been thinking about it, but ……” Jian Wuji wanted to speak.

“But what?”

“I always feel that my big brother he …… doesn t seem to want to be this sect leader.” Jian Wuji hesitated for a moment, but still said what was in his heart.

“Why would you think that?” The Blood Sky Poison King was a bit surprised.

“Intuition.” Jian Wuji said, “My elder brother, he, since he was a child, has lived under his father’s shadow. He has always worked hard to get his father’s approval, but ……”

“But your father, however, never really cared for him, did he?” The Blood Sky Poison King interjected.

“Hmm.” Jian Wu Jie nodded, “My big brother, he, is actually very tired and hard. The reason why he wants to become a Sect Leader is not because he really desires power, but because he wants to prove himself to his father. However, if he really becomes the Sect Leader, then for the rest of his life, he will really have to live under his father’s shadow forever.”

The Blood Sky Poison King was silent for a moment, then said, “Have you ever thought that perhaps, what your elder brother, he, truly wants, is not the position of Sect Leader, but freedom?”

“Freedom?” Jian Wuji muttered.

“That’s right, freedom.” The Blood Sky Poison King said with certainty, “Your elder brother, he, is like an eagle imprisoned in a cage, what he longs for, is a vast sky, not a gilded cage.”

Jian Wuji fell into deep thought.

The Blood Sky Poison King’s words had opened his eyes.

Yeah, why didn’t I think of that myself?

All along, he had treated Jian Wuyang as his competitor, but had neglected that he was also a flesh and blood person with his own dreams and pursuits.

“I understand.” Jian Wuji raised his head, a determined light flashing in his eyes, “I will definitely find a way to help my big brother gain his freedom!”

“I believe in you.” The Blood Sky Poison King said with a smile.

“Right, I suddenly remembered something.” As if remembering something, Jian Wuji smiled and said, “I asked Marble the same question before, asking him if it would be easy to deal with my big brother.”

“And then?” The Blood Sky Poison King asked curiously.

“He also answered the same way as you, saying ‘it’s not easy’.” Sword Wuji chuckled, “It seems that the heroes see eye to eye!”

The Blood Sky Poison King couldn’t help but laugh as well.

It was as if he had seen the scene back then, when he and Marble had fought side by side and had drunk their wine.

“Yes, heroes see things the same way.” The Blood Sky Poison King lamented.

As Jian Wuji looked at the Blood Sky Poison King, a sudden warmth surged in his heart.

“I’m so lucky to know a friend like you.” Jian Wuji said sincerely.

“Me too.” The Blood Sky Poison King said with a smile.

“I really don’t know what I would have done without you.” Jian Wuji lamented.

“You brat, don’t give me a high hat here!” Although the Blood Sky Poison King said this on his lips, he was happy in his heart.

“What I said is true.” Jian Wuji said seriously, “I’m really thankful to you, when I was most helpless, it was you who gave me hope.”

“Alright, alright, stop it.” Blood Heaven Poison King waved his hand, “You brat, when did you become so carnal?”

“I meant what I said.”

“Alright.” The Blood Sky Poison King interrupted Jian Wuji, “It’s getting late, so go back and rest early.”

“I’ll leave first then.” Jian Wuji got up and bid farewell to the Blood Sky Poison King.

“Uh-huh.”

After Jian Wuji left, the Blood Sky Poison King sat alone at the table and fell into deep thought.

“The Great Golden Battle?” The Blood Sky Poison King muttered, “This kid, he really knows how to give people problems!”

But he likes it!

After Jian Wuji left the Blood Sky Poison King’s residence, he didn’t go straight back to his own residence, but instead wandered aimlessly through the mountains.

The night was deep and quiet, and the mountain breeze blew away the boredom in Jian Wuji’s heart.

“I’m really in a hurry.” Jian Wuji muttered to himself, “I should have calmed down and thought of a solution.”

He looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and a sudden light flashed in his mind.

“Since it’s not easy on my end, and it’s not easy on Marble’s end, it’s ……”

A bold idea was gradually taking shape in his mind.

“I’m really too stupid! Now is not the time for a strong attack at all, but rather we should take it slow and slowly dismantle Marble’s psychological defenses!”

The first step of the “Golden War” plan finally took shape in his mind!