After the Stand-in Hugged the White Moonlight's Thigh Tightly - Chapter 45

Chapter 45: What Did You Say?

“Too late,” Ruan Mingyu sighed with emotion. “His relationship with that Deer Woman is indeed unusual!”

Mu Chengzhou definitely wouldn’t be able to remain an Elder now; he might even be expelled from the sect. The strict rules of Myriad Swords Mountain would never tolerate such a public transgression of sect rules.

Mu Chengzhou risked losing both fame and fortune to save her. He was truly devoted.

The Sect Master of Myriad Swords Mountain looked extremely displeased and immediately commanded all disciples in the sect to capture the Deer Woman and Mu Chengzhou.

Ruan Mingyu turned to Song Chenxi and said: “It’s a good thing you and I didn’t cultivate at Myriad Swords Mountain, or else we would have probably been drowned in a pig cage a long time ago.”

“Only adulterers get drowned in a pig cage. We are together openly and honestly,” Song Chenxi said calmly.

Ruan Mingyu was stunned: “We are not together…”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing…”

…

The square, which had just been bustling with activity, suddenly became empty as the crowd dispersed.

Ruan Mingyu calculated: “We must find Mu Chengzhou before these people do. If he’s captured, we might never learn the cure for the Delusion.”

Song Chenxi poured cold water on his idea: “Do you think he’ll tell you even if you find him?”

Ruan Mingyu glared at him: “I’m thinking, if we use the condition of helping him save the Deer Woman’s life, will he agree to give us the cure?”

Song Chenxi said: “It’s worth a try.”

Ruan Mingyu looked troubled: “But how do we track him down?”

Song Chenxi snorted: “That’s easy.”

Song Chenxi cast a spell, and a butterfly appeared on his fingertip. He gently blew on it, and the butterfly flew forward.

“A tracking butterfly?”

It had to be Song Chenxi; so resourceful.

Ruan Mingyu said: “Senior Brother is amazing!”

Song Chenxi raised an eyebrow: “Now I’m amazing again.”

Ruan Mingyu kept complimenting him: “Senior Brother has always been amazing.”

…

The two followed the direction the butterfly flew. After a long flight, the butterfly landed on a flower by a mountain stream.

Ruan Mingyu looked around and said: “There’s not a soul here. Why did the butterfly stop?”

Song Chenxi surveyed the surroundings and touched the soil beneath his feet, which was not wet at all. He concluded: “This place is a phantom illusion.”

He ignited a yellow talisman. In a moment, the mountain stream disappeared, replaced by the outside of a huge stone cave, with sparse grass growing around it. The place where the butterfly landed was not a flower at all, but a rotting animal carcass, emitting a foul odor.

Ruan Mingyu’s pupils contracted, and he hid behind Song Chenxi.

Song Chenxi investigated for a while, then turned and said: “The person is in the cave.”

Ruan Mingyu looked ahead and saw that the previous mountain stream had vanished, replaced by a pitch-black cave entrance. Ruan Mingyu said: “Then let’s go in.”

Song Chenxi walked ahead of Ruan Mingyu. Not long after they started walking, they heard voices coming from the cave. They were talking at first, but then seemed to start arguing.

The closer they got to the source of the sound, the clearer it became. Ruan Mingyu could clearly distinguish Mu Chengzhou’s voice. His tone actually showed emotional fluctuation: “We should never have met again in this life.”

The normally unfeeling Mu Chengzhou now looked no different from an ordinary person.

“Better not to meet. Then let me go!” A furious female voice.

“Why are you going back? Don’t you know they want your life?”

The Deer Woman suddenly became hysterical: “What do you know! I have to go back!”

“Why do you have to go back? Tell me one reason why you must go back.”

“Don’t ask, I beg you, don’t ask!” The Deer Woman’s emotions broke down.

Ruan Mingyu was anxious just listening to them. Why was listening to them talk so painful? They talked for a long time without getting to the main point.

There was another round of argument inside. Ruan Mingyu couldn’t help but cover his ears. These two crazy people were truly noisy. After arguing back and forth without saying anything useful, the Deer Woman finally choked out:

“We had a child together.”

The cave instantly fell silent.

After a long time, Mu Chengzhou finally said: “You should have told me long ago…”

After a while, Mu Chengzhou seemed to sense their arrival, and his brows furrowed.

“Come out!” Mu Chengzhou shouted.

Ruan Mingyu patted the dust off his knees: “We come out just because you told us to? Don’t we have any dignity?”

Mu Chengzhou looked grim: “Whatever your purpose is, leave here immediately.”

Ruan Mingyu remembered Song Chenxi said this person was very powerful, so he retreated and flashed behind Song Chenxi, saying: “We’re leaving if we want to. Do you think we don’t dare to leave?”

Song Chenxi chuckled.

They had finally tracked them down. Were they going to let this opportunity slip away just like that?

Ruan Mingyu, hidden behind Song Chenxi, spoke eloquently: “Don’t misunderstand. We absolutely don’t intend to capture you. Let’s discuss. As long as you tell us the method to cure the poison, let alone your child, we’ll even catch all the monkeys on Myriad Swords Mountain for you.”

Mu Chengzhou’s face darkened further: “I don’t need your interference.”

Song Chenxi was too lazy to waste more words with him. He drew his sword and rushed over like lightning, so fast that Ruan Mingyu didn’t even have time to react.

A series of crashes erupted in the narrow cave as the two fought fiercely.

Ruan Mingyu was worried that Song Chenxi might lose to the opponent, so he stealthily moved forward. He wasn’t a good person either. He rushed over, grabbed the Deer Woman’s neck, and threatened Mu Chengzhou: “Stop, or I’ll kill her.”

Although he didn’t intend to harm the Deer Woman, if it could make them stop, it was worth saying a few threatening words.

This action seemed to touch Mu Chengzhou’s inverse scale. He fought with even more abandon, rushing over recklessly, striking Ruan Mingyu with a palm, and snatching the woman from his grasp.

Ruan Mingyu spat out a mouthful of blood. A miscalculation. He hadn’t expected his movements to be so fast.

Song Chenxi looked back, his eyes darkening. He gave Mu Chengzhou a taste of his own medicine, striking him with a palm, and at the same time, grabbed the Deer Woman’s shoulder, carrying both Ruan Mingyu and her out of the cave before Mu Chengzhou could react.

Ruan Mingyu’s vision blurred, and he was already in a completely unfamiliar place.

Song Chenxi placed his hand on Ruan Mingyu’s wrist to heal his injuries, his face sullen: “Don’t be so reckless next time. When you see people fighting, stay away. Don’t rush in trying to play the hero.”

Ruan Mingyu’s heart still ached, and he cried with teary eyes: “I was worried about you!”

Song Chenxi was momentarily stunned, then the corners of his mouth curved upwards, though he kept a serious expression.

“Even if you’re worried about me, you can’t do that.”

Ruan Mingyu: “Didn’t you say you couldn’t beat him?”

Song Chenxi looked at him and suddenly smiled: “I also said I didn’t like you.”

Ruan Mingyu: “…”

Why bring up old scores now?

After tending to Ruan Mingyu’s wounds, the two turned their attention to the captured Deer Woman, who stood on the side looking terrified.

Song Chenxi wasn’t the type to say comforting words, so Ruan Mingyu stepped forward, squatted down, and comforted her: “Don’t worry, we won’t hurt you, but…” He changed the subject, “Only if you tell us the method to cure the Delusion? If you tell us, we’ll let you go immediately. We are also disciples of a cultivation sect, and we always keep our promises. Believe me.”

The Deer Woman cried, covering her face. Her eyes darted around, and she choked out: “I can tell you, but I have one condition.”

The Deer Woman knelt without hesitation: “I know the cure for the Delusion too. As long as you help me bring my daughter out, I will tell you everything.”

Ruan Mingyu and Song Chenxi exchanged glances.

Ruan Mingyu helped the Deer Woman up, hardly daring to believe that the answer to what they had been desperately seeking would soon be revealed.

When night fell, Song Chenxi asked Ruan Mingyu to stay there and guard the Deer Woman while he went ahead.

Ruan Mingyu thought for a moment and said: “Let’s go together. Otherwise, if Mu Chengzhou comes looking for her, I won’t be able to defeat him.”

Song Chenxi nodded, confined the Deer Woman in a barrier, and set off with Ruan Mingyu.

The two covered their faces, leaving only their eyes exposed, and returned to Myriad Swords Mountain under the cover of the dark night. However, when they climbed onto the roof of the hall, they found the area below brightly lit, completely unlike the darkness of night.

“So many people guarding. How are we going to sneak in?” Ruan Mingyu mumbled quietly.

Song Chenxi: “Wait.”

Ruan Mingyu: “…” After waiting for a long time, he started to feel sleepy and leaned against Song Chenxi, dozing off for a while.

He only intended to take a nap, but the sleep was so good that he fell completely asleep without realizing it.

…

When Ruan Mingyu woke up, the scene below was already chaotic. Mu Chengzhou, who should have been desperately searching for the Deer Woman, was now holding a child in his arms, his face full of murderous intent.

“How dare you return! Do you have any regard for the sect rules!” someone from Myriad Swords Mountain questioned.

Mu Chengzhou remained silent. He held the child with one arm while fighting fiercely with his former sect brothers, neither side holding back.

Ruan Mingyu immediately woke up, wanting to jump down and help. Song Chenxi held him back, signaling him to wait and see how the situation unfolded.

More and more people joined the fight against Mu Chengzhou. Ruan Mingyu thought, It’s a good thing I didn’t intervene just now, or I would be going there to die.

Mu Chengzhou was also foolish. After rescuing his daughter, he remained in place, seemingly waiting for the surrounding people to capture him.

“Considering you were deluded by that demoness, as long as you bring her back, we will spare you and the child in your arms. The sins of the parents do not extend to the children.”

Mu Chengzhou refused to budge: “The sin I committed shall be borne by me. You may punish me as you wish.”

His Master came over, looking deeply disappointed and disgusted. It was Mu Chengzhou’s Master, who said: “Mu Chengzhou, where did you take that demoness? If you hand her over, you will still be a disciple of Myriad Swords Mountain, and your wrongdoings will be handled according to sect rules.”

Mu Chengzhou refused to yield even a single word: “The sin I committed back then will be resolved by me. You may deal with me however you see fit.”

Master: “If that demoness hadn’t tempted you to err, how would you have developed lustful desires? Mu Chengzhou, you are blind!”

Mu Chengzhou denied: “She did not tempt me. I was willing!”

Master: “You are completely infatuated with that demoness! You haven’t been able to see your own heart clearly all these years! Mu Chengzhou, you disappoint me greatly!”

Myriad Swords Mountain was utterly disappointed in Mu Chengzhou. Disregarding their former camaraderie, they cast a formation on him.

Before Ruan Mingyu could see clearly what was happening, a bright white light flashed before his eyes, and a powerful impact struck them. If he hadn’t clung to Song Chenxi, Ruan Mingyu felt he would have fallen off the roof.

Ruan Mingyu looked over from afar and saw Mu Chengzhou suppressed, trapped in the formation and unable to move. Ruan Mingyu turned to Song Chenxi beside him. Song Chenxi looked tense, seemingly calculating whether to intervene.

Ruan Mingyu thought Mu Chengzhou was completely defeated and that he and Song Chenxi had to show themselves. But in the blink of an eye, Mu Chengzhou, at the risk of losing all his spiritual power, forcefully broke through the formation and charged towards their location.

“It’s over,” Ruan Mingyu thought to himself.

Mu Chengzhou rushed over and actually threw the child in his arms towards them.

Ruan Mingyu’s actions were faster than his thoughts. He instinctively caught the child.

Finally, he heard Mu Chengzhou’s pleading voice: “Take her and leave. The Deer Woman will tell you what you want.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he fell heavily to the ground, unable to move again.

The child in Ruan Mingyu’s arms had no idea that this was the first and last time she would ever see her father.