Chapter 0247 – Moment of Decision – Absolute Return

“Uh-huh.”

“It’s unbelievable.”

Of course the Poison King wouldn’t believe that they were still lying together in the cave sleeping.

The three of them drank another glass of wine. Zhao Chunpei took out his collection of fine wines and dishes for them to enjoy.

“That’s why I like to come to the Windfall Tavern.” Jian Wuji said with a smile.

As Zhao Chunpei served the new dishes, Jian Wuji said to Marble, “Why don’t you leave some ink treasures, or martial arts marks on the wall as a souvenir.”

“Why?” Marble asked in disbelief.

“Almost all the Demon Elders here have been here, even my father. I think that in the future, every Demonfather who comes here leaves something on the wall as a souvenir. You are the first!”

“The first?” Marble’s heart fluttered.

Since sooner or later, he would have to become Jian Wuji’s person, he might as well be the first.

“Well, then …….”

Just then, there was a rustling sound behind him.

Jian Wuji and Marble looked back, only to see that the Poison King had already picked up his chopsticks and was writing on the wall.

He wrote a line:

The Poison King is here.

“Is that what you want me to do?” The Poison King looked at Jian Wuji and asked.

“Yeah, but I was going to give the first chance to Lord Marble.” Jian Wu Ji said.

“Yeah? I didn’t hear that.” The Poison King said faintly.

Jian Wuji knew that the Poison King must have wandered off again and didn’t hear himself. However, Marble took this as a provocation.

Marble’s body radiated a golden light as his hands formed a spell seal.

“Boom!”

A golden light struck the wall, leaving a deep mark. It was a golden dragon with open teeth and claws, as if it wanted to devour the words written by the Poison King.

This was Marble’s revenge against the Poison King and his confidence in his martial arts.

“Whoa!”

The patrons of the tavern gathered around, looking at the marks on the wall and marveling at them.

The Poison King’s word and Marble’s mark were so perfectly blended together, as if they were purposely designed. Who would have thought that the golden dragon, in fact, wanted to eat the Poison King’s words?

Marble enjoyed the praise of the crowd and sat down as if nothing had happened, but his face, however, was full of smugness.

The Poison King secretly transmitted his voice to Jian Wuji:

“How childish of him to get angry over such a trivial matter!”

“How dare you talk about him? Didn’t you write before him too? You two are really a perfect match!”

“I’m not going to be friends with him, he’s so annoying!”

Jian Wuji turned around and saw Zhao Chunpei smiling from ear to ear.

The three of them continued to drink, and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy. They didn’t deliberately persuade anyone to drink, nor did they deliberately find topics to chat about, they just drank and chatted as they pleased, enjoying the rare leisure time.

Jian Wuji drank a few cups of wine and walked over to the window, looking out at the street. The night was already deep, and the streets were still bustling with people.

He looked out the window quietly, emptying his thoughts and enjoying a moment of peace.

Suddenly, he saw Poison King’s figure disappear into the crowd. The Poison King had unexpectedly left without saying a word, and had even paid for the drinks.

At that moment, Marble came up behind him and asked, “What assurances do you have that you won’t change your mind when you become the Patriarch?”

Jian Wuji didn’t turn around, “I don’t know.”

It’s amazing how difficult it is for them to take a day off.

Marble returned to his residence and found Jian Wuyang waiting for him in the courtyard.

“Lord Marble!”

Marble reeked of booze and had a jug of wine in his hand.

“You’ve been drinking?” Jian Wuyang asked.

“Well, I had a few drinks with friends today.”

“Give me one too.”

“Okay, I’ll get the wine glasses.”

“No, just give it to me.”

Both were a bit anticlimactic.

Marble never brought home alcohol, and Jian Wuyang never drank mulled wine.

“I went to see the Second Prince and the Poison King today and drank with them.” Marble said.

“Yes?”

The two men took a few sips of wine and looked up at the night sky in unison.

Marble suddenly realized that he had looked at the sky many times today, during the day with Jian Wu Ji, and again at night with Jian Wu Yang.

Jian Wuyang stole a glance at Marble. Marble’s face was slightly flushed, and under the moonlight, it looked especially charming. He knew that Marble was a bit abnormal today.

He couldn’t help but feel a little heavy in his heart as he guessed why. He had always hoped that Marble would stay with him even if everyone left him. He never said it, but he was really afraid of losing Marble.

To be honest, he had once hoped that the Blood Sky Poison King or other Demon Lords could be his right hand man, and that was because he didn’t know Marble yet.

“Elder Poison King, it seems like he has completely fallen to the Second Prince.” Marble said.

He decided to tell Jian Wu Yang the truth and let him recognize the reality. Saying “everything will be fine, I will work harder” now will only make Jian Wu Yang suffer more.

It’s time to join him and get out of this mess.

“Grand Duke, we’ve come to the end of the line.”

The words, however, he couldn’t get out of his mouth.

Marble looked at Jian Wu Yang.

Hearing the news that the Poison King had betrayed, Jian Wuyang remained calm. In the past, he would have forced a smile and then said something mean or put the blame on Marble.

But this time, he was surprisingly calm, as if he had anticipated everything.

“Now, only Lord Quan Demon remains.” Jian Wuyang said indifferently.

Marble’s heart warmed, Jian Wuyang said “only Lord Quan Demon is left” instead of “only you and Lord Quan Demon are left”, which showed that he believed that he would not leave him.

Marble realized that Jian Wuyang had also grown a lot during this time. He had learned to be patient and restrained. He must have wanted to kill Jian Wu Ji countless times, must have wanted to win this competition by any means necessary countless times.

But he eventually held back. Maybe it was because he was afraid of his father, maybe it was because he cared for his brother’s love, or maybe it was because he was good by nature. In short, he did well.

Marble really wanted to say that to him:

“Let’s fight together until the end! I will be your strongest support!”

But he didn’t say it out loud because he knew that it was just cheating Jian Wu Yang.

“The Second Prince, is invincible.”

Could Jian Wuyang tell that he had given up?

Under the combined effects of alcohol and moonlight, Marble finally got it.

The reason he had chosen Jian Wuyang was not because Jian Wuji had come to him at the end. Even if Jian Wuji had come to him at the beginning, the result would have been the same.

It was because he wanted to protect Jian Wuyang, just like a parent protecting a child. To him, Jian Wuyang was both his lord and his child.

Even if Jian Wuyang couldn’t become the sect leader, he wouldn’t leave him.

“What kind of person, do you think, is the Second Prince? Please be honest.” Jian Wuyang asked.

Marble was silent for a moment, then said, “I don’t know.”

Jian Wu Yang understood, and even Marble, was shaken by Jian Wu Ji. Marble would actually bring wine to him, this was something that had never happened before.

“I don’t know what kind of person he is, which means that he is more like a father than me.” Jian Wuyang said with a smile.

He bowed slightly to Marble, then turned away.

“Grand Duke!” Marble called out to him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Your big brother, that’s the one who looks most like your father.”

Jian Wuyang stopped and looked back at Marble.

Marble tilted his head and took a sip of wine before handing the wine jug to Jian Wuyang.

Jian Wuyang took the wine pot, he knew that it was time for him to make a choice.

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