Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 58: The Double-Standard Scum Master and the Human-Hating Sword Spirit

Pei Yuhang had originally planned to give Yu Xiaoyan the Cultivation Heart Scripture for Divine Soul Fusion and the Spirit-Storage Pills right after returning from Dan Yun Pavilion.

However, the unexpected incident with Shang Miaoyan trying to take over his home caused a significant delay, forcing him to wait until the next day to pass the Elixirs and Cultivation Heart Scripture to his young disciple.

But now that the Elixirs with Top-grade Medicine Power were all ready, Pei Yuhang believed that with Yu Xiaoyan's Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart and her extraordinary comprehension, learning the Cultivation Technique and successfully achieving Divine Soul Fusion were only a matter of time. So, there was no need to rush.

...

The full moon hung high in the sky. A few lonely stars twinkled in the night canvas above the Cold Palace Sword Mansion, looking exceptionally desolate.

In the end, Pei Yuhang heeded his young disciple Yu Xiaoyan's "sincere advice." After having dinner with his Dao Companion, he decided to take his leave and not disturb her rest tonight.

Before he left, Ye Liyuan's face was practically screaming, "I want Ah Han to stay with me," but her pride kept her from saying it directly. In the end, she could only huff and mutter:

"You big idiot, Ah Han. If you want to leave, then just go. I'll be sleeping alone, so the bed will be bigger for me. You're not well-behaved when you sleep anyway, always fidgeting and getting handsy. I'll sleep more soundly on my own..."

Pei Yuhang looked at his Dao Companion's adorably willful appearance and affectionately patted her on the head.

"Liyuan, I'll come see you again tomorrow morning. You don't have to miss your husband *that* much, you know."

"Who asked you to come see me... Anyway, when you do come, all you know how to do is take advantage of me, you pervert, Ah Han."

Ye Liyuan huffed, unable to hide the joy on her face. Her cheeks were flushed crimson and she looked a little shy, but it seemed she didn't want Pei Yuhang to see her in such a girlish state. So, she slammed the door shut, leaving her man outside.

'Liyuan is so adorable when she's trying to be tough.'

Pei Yuhang chuckled to himself.

He would never dare say such a thing to Ye Liyuan's face; he only dared to relish the thought and tease her in his own mind.

After all, Ye Liyuan was determined to become a strong and independent Female Sword Cultivator. She couldn't stand anyone discovering she had such a soft side.

Of course, Pei Yuhang was the only person in the world fortunate enough to witness this soft and stubborn side of hers.

At his waist, the Silent Sword vibrated gently.

The Spiritual Qi from the Silence Talisman that had been placed on Bai Jingjing had dissipated. The mischievous Sword Spirit finally had her "mic" back and could speak.

"Hey, Pei Yuhang! How come Ye Liyuan gets to be so willful with you? She's so unreasonable and bossy, yet you don't bully her. Why do you only know how to bully me?!"

"First of all, Liyuan isn't willful. She's sharp as a tack and understands the bigger picture. Second, that's not being unreasonable and bossy; that's being adorably proud."

"Finally, Liyuan is my Dao Companion. No matter what she becomes, I will always love her deeply."

"..."

"You're scum, Pei Yuhang! This is just a blatant double standard!"

"Of course. Liyuan is my Dao Companion. Naturally, I treat her differently than I treat others."

"Tch. What's so great about being a Dao Companion? I, Bai Jingjing, share life and death with you. Our hearts are connected..."

Bai Jingjing's tone was strange.

"Our hearts are connected? I don't see how."

Pei Yuhang returned to his own room and closed the door, shutting out the whining of the snowy, cold wind.

The light of the Spirit Candle in the room went out. Pei Yuhang lay alone on the wide bed, feeling inexplicably lonely.

He then thought of Shang Miaoyan, who lived in the cave abode next to his. She was probably staring at his place like a tiger watching its prey, which made him feel even more frustrated.

"Ever since Liyuan's accident, everything has been going wrong. It seems this is a tribulation our pair of Dao Companions cannot escape..."

Pei Yuhang said with some irritation.

"So sentimental. My diagnosis: you're not getting enough release. Go have a wank and you'll settle down."

Bai Jingjing, who had been quiet for only a moment, spoke up in his Sea of Consciousness again, making Pei Yuhang frown and look at the Silent Sword by his bedside.

He never used to take his sword to bed. But after Ye Liyuan started sleeping in a separate bed to recuperate, he figured there was no longer a need to avoid any suspicion. Or perhaps the bed just felt too big and empty, so he had gotten used to sleeping with the sword.

The good thing was having someone to bicker with at night, which was kind of fun. The bad thing was that their bickering often made him see red.

"Bai Jingjing, what kind of lewd trash is your head filled with all day!"

"Humans are truly strange. You're clearly in heat all day, all year round. Your craving for sex is second to none among all living beings. Even the Dragon Race, who indulge their every whim and have no reproductive barriers with any species, aren't as kinky as humans."

"But when you talk about sex openly, you get all flustered, as if you're terrified of being labeled a pervert. It's ridiculously hypocritical."

Pei Yuhang was a bit bored just then, and seeing that this little she-devil of a Sword Spirit wanted to debate the Dao with him, he became interested.

"Perhaps you're right. Humans may be the most lustful of all living beings in the world. And not just lustful—we're also the greediest for wealth and the most easily lost in illusion... But humans are also the best at restraining and controlling ourselves!"

"You of the Demon Race don't understand the principles of restraint and humility. That's why, despite being born powerful and of noble bloodlines, you were gradually surpassed by humanity over the long course of history."

"Humans understand restraint, understand humility, and understand how to put aside prejudice in the face of pressure to overcome difficulties together. That's why humans formed large settlements earlier than demons, which gradually evolved into dynasties."

The Silent Sword trembled as if Bai Jingjing, who lived inside, was shaking her head in disdain at her master's words.

"So what if the weak band together? History is full of countless examples of entire nations being wiped out by a Great Demon... Besides, you humans are best at oppressing your own kind and infighting. Your Human Race dynasties are often destroyed by your own hands!"

"It's true that the majority of humans are mediocre. But there are always peerless geniuses. These human geniuses, these Saints, are willing, after achieving Enlightenment Dao, to open-source their insights into the Dao for the world, allowing more common people to open their minds and pursue Enlightenment Dao."

"As a result, Sects were founded, the number of Cultivators grew, the Human Race's collective understanding of the Dao deepened, and our civilization grew ever stronger..."

"But you of the Demon Race have always been obstinate and self-important. You believe in the law of the jungle—that the weak should be nothing but fodder for the strong. You will never understand the principle of open-sourcing, which is why the Demon Race's understanding of the Dao will only grow shallower."

"As for humanity's infighting and oppression... I believe future generations will have the wisdom to solve it."

Bai Jingjing didn't hear the rest of what he said. She had fallen into a rare silence because of the first part of Pei Yuhang's speech.

Because what Pei Yuhang said was a truth that even she had to admit.

After the Human Race's Sects were established, their fortune grew stronger and stronger. The number and power of their Cultivators increased, to the point where they once threatened to completely crush the Demon Race.

During that period, a great number of noble-blooded Demon Race clans were wiped out by humans, and the entire Demon Race was on the verge of being enslaved by the Human Race.

That was, until a Demon Saint emerged. Under the banner of "learn from the humans' strengths to defeat them," he encouraged the Demon Race to take on human form through Transformation, to study the Human Race's Daoist Skills, their systems of dynasties and Sects, and their culture and etiquette.

Only after that did the strengthened Demon Race escape the fate of being completely enslaved by the Human Race.

In a way, the current Demon Race civilization only survived because it was born from the civilization of the Human Race.

Despite her hatred for the Human Race, Bai Jingjing had to admit this.

But even so.

"The Human Race is still the most disgusting! You're all a bunch of big liars!"

Bai Jingjing's voice was like the cry of a cuckoo weeping blood, which made Pei Yuhang's expression freeze for a moment.

Thinking of her past experiences, Pei Yuhang pulled the Silent Sword into his arms, gently stroking the cool scabbard.