Chapter 0247 – Moment of Decision – Absolute Return

Marble’s eyes snapped open, startling him out of his sleep.

He sat up in a panic, only to realize that he was still in the illusionary realm, and Jian Wuji was lying beside him, sleeping soundly.

“I can’t believe I fell asleep?” Marble thought incredulously.

He had previously thought that Jian Wuji was deliberately pretending to be asleep, trying to confuse himself.

Ever since he became a Demon Sovereign, or even before he became a Demon Sovereign, he had never slept so defenselessly. This was the first time in his life.

Marble looked at Jian Wu Ji quietly.

Jian Wuji was sleeping peacefully, with a faint smile on his face.

“I finally get it.” Marble said in his mind.

He finally understood why several other Demon Sovereigns were attracted to Jian Wuji. Facing such a sincere and kind person, who could refuse his request?

Sword Wuji seemed to have detected Marble’s aura and woke up from his sleep as well.

“Sorry for waking you up, right?” Jian Wuji asked.

“No, I slept fine.” Marble said.

“Let’s go.”

“Good.”

Before leaving, Marble glanced back at the cave behind him.

“In the future, I shouldn’t miss the cave.”

The little boy who had been hiding in the cave had finally come out. Suddenly, he realized that perhaps he too should come out of another “cave”.

“I disarmed the illusion.”

With the lifting of the Time Shift Technique, the two returned to the stream of the Thousand Poison Forest.

“Let’s go back.” Marble said.

“So soon?” Jian Wuji was a little disappointed.

“Still fast? We’ve been playing for half a day.”

“I’d like to play a little longer.”

“What fun are you having with an old man like me?”

“It’s fun, and besides, I want Senior Poison King to buy us a drink.”

“Drinks? Why should he buy us a drink?”

“We made a bet earlier that whoever found the Seven Lives Grass first would treat the other two to a drink at the Windfall Tavern.”

“Today?”

“Do you still want to wait until the next time you come back and say to Senior Poison King, ‘Senior Poison King, do you still remember our last bet? It’s time for you to buy us a drink.’ Do you think he will pay attention to you?”

Of course not, even if they met by chance on the road in the future, the Poison King would not mention this matter. In fact, if Jian Wuji hadn’t mentioned it, Marble would have long forgotten all about it.

“If you don’t go today, you won’t have the chance to punish him in the future.” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

“You kid, you’re really persistent.”

“You’re tired already? We’ve only played for half a day. I, along with a few other Demon Dignitaries, have been playing for dozens of days.”

“Are you showing off?”

“Come on, you’re not too old to play!”

Marble mouthed his reluctance, but he was much lighter on his feet.

Zhao Chunpei, the shopkeeper of the Windfall Tavern, saw a young guest walk into the tavern and hurriedly went forward to greet him, “I’m sorry, sir, we’re closed for the day.”

He didn’t dare to slack off just because the other party was young, the younger the guest, the more careful he had to serve. After all, those reckless rash people were the most terrifying.

At this moment, Jian Wuji poked his head out from the railing on the second floor, “Boss Zhao, we’ve come to bid you farewell.”

He and Marble came half an hour ago.

“Leaving so soon?” Zhao Chunpei asked.

“No, I am saying that we may never see you again in the future.” Jian Wuji said in a heavy tone.

“What do you mean by that?” Zhao Chunpei asked in disbelief.

“I just refused Senior Poison King’s invitation, so he’s angry and won’t let me come back to your tavern to drink.” Jian Wuji said.

Zhao Chunpei followed Jian Wuji’s gaze and looked at the young guest, and was instantly scared out of his wits.

“Senior Poison King! I have eyes to recognize Mt. Tai, please forgive me!” Zhao Chunpei hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

“Get up, no need to be polite.” The Poison King said indifferently.

“Shopkeeper Zhao, you don’t need to be afraid, Senior Poison King is the most terrifying.” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

The Poison King looked at Zhao Chunpei, who was too scared to meet his eyes and hurriedly lowered his head.

“Am I really that scary?” Poison King asked.

“You were indeed terrifying before, but now that you have become so young and handsome, it’s really surprising. You are the number one beautiful man in the Central Plains martial arts!” Zhao Chunpei said in a hurry.

Jian Wuji was not happy at the side, “Boss Zhao, what about me?”

“Of course Sword Sect Master is the number one most beautiful man in the ancient world!” Zhao Chunpei said hurriedly.

The Poison King snorted coldly, “You mean, I’m not number one?”

“No, I don’t mean …… that,” Zhao Chunpei explained in a panic.

The Poison King ignored him and walked straight up to the second floor.

Zhao Chunpei looked at Jian Wuji with gratitude in his eyes.

“Thanks to Sword Sect Master, I was able to have the honor of meeting Senior Poison King, I have no regrets in dying!”

Jian Wuji smiled and transmitted his voice:

“Don’t get too happy, you may have more powerful characters coming later.”

With that, the Poison King joined them for a drink.

“I thought you wouldn’t come.” Jian Wuji said.

“You’ve put it this far, can I not come?” The Poison King said without any good humor.

He pulled out a letter from his bosom that was written by Jian Wu Ji.

At that time, Jian Wuji and Marble went to the Poison King’s residence to look for him, and the Poison King had indeed slipped away through the back door. So, Jian Wuji had his valet give this letter to the Poison King.

“If you don’t treat us to a drink, I’ll bring Lord Marble, Xu Dalong, Li An, Lord Demon Monarch, and Cheon Su-hee, and we’ll all go to your place to drink together!”

“You brat, how despicable!” The Poison King gritted his teeth.

If Jian Wuji had just threatened him, saying that he would tell others about this matter, he definitely wouldn’t have come. Because he didn’t care what others thought of him.

But if Jian Wuji really brought a large group of people to his place to drink, then he wouldn’t be able to stand it.

Of course, this is not the only reason why the Poison King came here. He took this letter as Jian Wuji’s call for help, a continuation of “please play with us for a day”.

“I’m sorry, senior, I wanted to play with you too much, that’s why I came up with this plan.” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

“Didn’t we already play?”

“How long has this been playing? You have to play for at least seven days and seven nights before you can be considered to have played. I’m prepared to play all night tonight!”

The Poison King quickly waved his hand, “I can’t do that, I have to sleep after midnight or I’ll be out of energy the next morning.”

“You look so young, why are you so delicate?” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

“You’ll know when you’re my age!”

Although Marble felt that the Poison King’s arrival made him uncomfortable, he also felt a hint of relief. He knew that the reason why the Poison King had come was not because of the letter, but because he was already on good terms with Jian Wuji.

It was understandable that Jian Wuji would be able to become friends with the alcoholic Drunken Demon, after all, when drinking, it was very easy to bring each other closer. But for him to be able to become friends with the aloof Poison King was unbelievable. The Poison King was the last person Marble wanted to deal with.

“Come, let’s drink a toast.” Jian Wuji raised his wine cup and said.

The three of them clinked glasses and drank. It was the first time they had ever drank together.

Seeing Marble drinking so bashfully, Jian Wuji was a bit surprised, “Didn’t you never eat in front of Senior Poison King before?”

“Exactly.”

“How are you …… today?”

“If Senior Poison King really wants to poison me, what difference does it make if I eat or not?” Marble said with a smile.

The Poison King smiled and didn’t say anything.

This was the most terrifying thing about the Poison King, if he really wanted to poison, not even a Demon Lord would be able to stop him.

The Poison King secretly transmitted his voice to Jian Wuji:

“Why are you late today? What are you and Marble doing?”

“We soak our feet by the stream and talk.”

“Marble soaked his feet too?”