novelraw Chapter 140 - 103: Settling
Chapter 140 - 103: Settling
Gu Yue Mountain!
On Moon Viewing Cliff, there is a Moon Viewing Pavilion.
This pavilion is built on the edge of the cliff, which stretches out like a hand, holding a small pavilion.
The view of the moon from here is the best.
Especially on the fifteenth of every month, the full moon seems to be at the mountain’s peak, reachable by hand.
Today is neither the fifteenth nor nighttime.
Wu Qianhuan sat alone in the pavilion, lost in thought, sometimes joyful, sometimes angry, occasionally touching the corner of her lips, her face showing a faint blush.
But in an instant, her smile turned into a sigh.
"What will happen if this continues?
"With impure thoughts, how can I comprehend the profound meaning of Master’s Divine Skill?"
She murmured softly, yet resentfully:
"It’s all his fault... Been out for so long, not a single word back, not sure if he didn’t take my words to heart or if he’s still planning to escape?"
She gritted her teeth and retrieved a booklet from her breast.
The booklet is small, thin, with a moon-white cover and the four big characters [Moon-Pointing Profound Skill] written on it.
Since she returned to Cyan Pine Cave, to petition her master, wanting to cultivate more advanced martial arts, Master Night Tan imparted this Moon-Pointing Profound Skill to her.
Telling her that this Moon-Pointing Profound Skill is the foundation of the sect.
If one could understand the True Intent within, one could undergo metamorphosis; not to say standing atop the Martial World but able to travel the vast world.
However, this secret manual is obscure and difficult to comprehend, even with Master Night Tan’s guidance, entry is by no means easy.
Master Night Tan instructed her that this skill emphasizes intent over form, relying on insight.
Afterward, she was advised to come to this Moon Viewing Pavilion for quiet cultivation.
Reading the manual in confusion, with no way to proceed, she sat here daydreaming.
But in her mind, it repeatedly cycled the face she hated.
"I don’t know what’s wrong with me....
"In the past, when that guy ran away, I wished he had just left, hoping to break his legs if he returned.
"But now ... every time I think of it, he’s all I can think about."
Masked, talking, killing... also, in the Ten-Mile Homeland Pavilion, being pinned by her, helpless.
Thinking and thinking, the corners of her lips were about to curl into a smile, but they quickly turned into anger:
"Simply a Heart Demon!!
"Do you even want me to come out of seclusion in three years to help you?
"If so, hurry up and get out of my mind! Wait until I’ve mastered it... then come back."
Wu Qianhuan furiously flipped open the secret manual, trying her hardest to comprehend the obscure content.
But suddenly in her ear came a voice:
"Wu Junior Sister!"
At first, Wu Qianhuan thought she was hearing things, but then the person called twice more, each time closer.
Only then did she realize she hadn’t heard wrong.
Turning to look, she saw a young man following the mountain path.
Calling while walking, and waving when he saw her turn around.
Wu Qianhuan stared dazedly before smiling:
"Zuo Senior Brother? How did you come here?"
She stood and cupped her fists in front of this young man.
Zuo Senior Brother was Zuo Wenchuan, not a disciple of Master Night Tan.
But rather a disciple of Master Celestial Nether.
Master Celestial Nether lived on the neighboring Thousand Sun Mountain, and Wu Qianhuan knew this master and her own master, Night Tan, were disciples under the same master in their early years.
Originally neither were monastics, but for unknown reasons, one became a monk and the other a nun.
They were clearly senior brother and sister, yet for so many years they’ve not seen each other.
Even delivering things to each other required sending disciples on errands.
Zuo Wenchuan thus often came to Gu Yue Mountain, and Master Night Tan instructed Wu Qianhuan to address him as senior brother.
Given the circumstances, it made sense.
"No need for formality, Junior Sister."
Zuo Wenchuan had fine looks, perhaps due to following Master Celestial Nether chanting sutras, he carried an untainted-from-worldly-dust aura.
"Senior Brother Zuo is here again delivering something to my master?"
Wu Qianhuan asked:
"Do you know what you’re delivering this time?"
"This time, not so."
Zuo Wenchuan shook his head:
"I came today to inform you of a matter.
"And then, I must go down the mountain once."
"Down the mountain?"
Wu Qianhuan was a bit surprised, rarely did Zuo Wenchuan descend, seemingly uninterested in worldly affairs.
Master Night Tan also once praised Zuo Wenchuan for having a Buddha’s affinity, suggesting that he lost time for cultivation following Master Celestial Nether, but if he sought a major Buddhist sect, being Buddha’s Son wasn’t out of the question.
Why suddenly go down the mountain this time?
She couldn’t help but think of Chu Qing’s face, and couldn’t refrain from thinking for others:
"Could it be some lady made Senior Brother Zuo tempted by earthly desires?"
Zuo Wenchuan shook his head, smiling wryly:
"Junior Sister, don’t tease, worldly affairs are wolves and tigers to me, how dare I be embroiled with earthly attachments?
"But earlier I heard Master Uncle mention, Junior Sister’s marriage seems to have been settled?"
Wu Qianhuan didn’t act coy, she smiled and nodded:
"It made Senior Brother laugh."
Zuo Wenchuan nodded and said:
"That’s good, previously you expressed wanting to follow Master Uncle living with Buddha lamps and sutras your entire life; Senior Brother worried.
"Your forthright nature is unrestrained and unconventional, naturally you ought to roll in the worldly realm, Buddha lamps and sutras don’t suit you.
"Now you’ve set aside that idea, Senior Brother is happy for you."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Zuo."
Wu Qianhuan asked:
"May I know what brings Senior Brother here, is there something you wish to tell me?"
"This matter concerns Taiyi Sect."
Zuo Wenchuan immediately said solemnly:
"Recently there are rumors in the Martial World, suggesting that the [Earth Scroll] lost by Taiyi Sect years ago has re-emerged."
"What?"
Wu Qianhuan was stunned, the three volumes of Unchanging Celestial Book are of utmost importance to Taiyi Sect.