When I Mistook My Arch-Rival for My Dao Companion - Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Fu Guzhou’s smile was impossible to suppress, and he spoke in a cheerful tone: “I knew you wouldn’t leave me alone.”

“I had already left, but this seat considered that you still owe me a great deal of debt. If I were to leave just like that, the one losing out in the end would be this seat.”

Wenren Qian approached Fu Guzhou, who was still half-kneeling, one step at a time. Suddenly, fresh red flames ignited upon his body, completely devouring the residual black energy.

On the other side, the defeated Fu Guzhou was in high spirits, appearing much more energetic than before. Faced with Wenren Qian’s answer, he even said with a smile: “Suddenly, I feel that owing the Demon Sovereign a debt is a very good thing.”

By now, Wenren Qian had walked right in front of Fu Guzhou. He reached out and pinched Fu Guzhou’s chin. “You really are quite ugly right now.”

Fu Guzhou protested: “Can we please not focus on the point that I’m ugly for a moment?”

Wenren Qian replied casually: “Fine.”

Immediately after, he changed the subject and asked: “What is your current condition?”

“As you can see, I can’t see anything right now. But don’t worry, this is temporary. Once my spiritual power recovers a bit more, perhaps it will be fine. Though, it’s not certain; last time I was blind for an entire month, it really scared me.” Fu Guzhou’s words cut off abruptly; he had nearly blurted out another one of his embarrassing past blunders.

“There was a ‘last time’?”

Wenren Qian was merely asking a follow-up question based on Fu Guzhou’s words; he didn’t expect Fu Guzhou to share personal secrets with him. To his surprise, after only a slight hesitation, Fu Guzhou told him the whole story.

The matter wasn’t complicated. Simply put, in Fu Guzhou’s memory, he had only used that move once, and in his memory, that had happened not long ago.

At that time, he had entered a secret realm suitable for those below the Golden Core stage. To his surprise, there was a demonic cultivator in the realm who used human lives to refine demonic arts. That cultivator first approached them under the guise of making friends, but his actual goal was the spiritual foundations and bones of their group.

Fu Guzhou and the others had already fallen into the trap and nearly died at the hands of that demonic cultivator. Out of desperation, Fu Guzhou could only use this move. However, this move was somewhat sinister and dark when used; he likely frightened the companions traveling with him. By the time he had finished dealing with the demon head, his friends were all gone.

Wenren Qian looked thoughtful. “I’ll tell you a secret.”

Upon hearing the word “secret,” Fu Guzhou perked up, instantly shaking off the dejection from his past memories. Even though he couldn’t see a thing, his eyes seemed to glow as he looked toward Wenren Qian. “What secret?”

Wenren Qian had originally been prepared to cruelly state that his friends probably hadn’t abandoned him, but had instead been decomposed along with his power. However, meeting that excessively pure gaze, Wenren Qian actually found himself somewhat unable to say the words.

In Wenren Qian’s view, such an emotion was extremely laughable.

Even if this fellow’s memory was currently stuck in his youth, he was still that “Qingchen brat” who had sealed him beneath Mount Wuying. Why should he pity him?

But the current Fu Guzhou was far too much like an innocent youth who knew nothing of the world. Facing a Fu Guzhou like this, he even found it hard to conflate him with the Immortal Venerable Qingchen.

The expression on Wenren Qian’s face shifted several times, but in the end, he did not utter the cruel words.

“Wenren Qian, weren’t you going to tell me a secret? What secret?” Fu Guzhou urged. He was quite excited right now; it was rare for his Dao companion to be willing to speak with him so calmly, so of course he had to cherish it!

“The secret is that you are truly very ugly right now.”

Fu Guzhou: “……”

Fu Guzhou became socially withdrawn. His Dao companion really only liked his face.

Fu Guzhou didn’t stay withdrawn for long before he sensed movement around him; Wenren Qian had actually extended a hand in front of him.

His ears twitched. “Didn’t you say I was ugly?”

“It’s fine. This seat has grown used to looking at it; I can barely tolerate it.”

“We are Dao companions!” Fu Guzhou emphasized.

“And then?”

“Aren’t you my husband? Couldn’t you be a bit more gentle with me?”

“This seat would also like to be a bit more gentle with the Immortal Venerable, but I didn’t see the Immortal Venerable being the least bit gentle with me back then. That sword pierced straight through my heart; even now, the memory is still fresh.”

A direct hit to the vitals. Fu Guzhou felt guilty.

Fu Guzhou, who had been arrogant just a moment ago—quietly acting out because he thought his Dao companion liked him—quickly recognized his position. He said sincerely: “Fine, I admit that I am currently the number one ugliest person under heaven.”

After finishing, he didn’t forget to ask: “How about I ask my Senior Brother to check on you? My Senior Brother’s medical skills are actually quite good.”

“No need,” Wenren Qian rejected coldly.

Fu Guzhou, still unable to avoid the disaster of the “hole in the heart,” finally gave up. “Then you can just make it up on my body later.”

Wenren Qian became interested. “Earlier, you were hoping this seat would strike quickly; why has it turned into ‘later’ now?”

“Because I discovered this secret realm is quite dangerous. If you stab me in this realm, I’m afraid I’ll drag you down.”

Wenren Qian’s fingers moved. After Fu Guzhou tentatively placed his hand on his, he pulled him up with a jerk. “Immortal Venerable, you are already dragging me down right now.”

Regarding this point, Fu Guzhou wouldn’t admit it. Although he wasn’t very reliable, he was at least much better off than his Dao companion, who could barely maintain human form.

Wenren Qian had no intention of saying more on the matter. After pulling him up, he only gave one more reminder: “Immortal Venerable, your divine sense is not a mere decoration. You can choose to use it a little.”

Fu Guzhou gave an embarrassed but polite smile.

His divine sense was indeed not a decoration, but he had been too reckless earlier. Now, every time he used his divine sense, it hurt.

Although Wenren Qian told Fu Guzhou to use his divine sense, he had already taken the lead in scanning the surroundings. He told Fu Guzhou of a suitable place to go.

“Southeast, a hundred miles. Spiritual energy is gathering, and there is a faint glow of treasure. We can go there and take a look.”

Fu Guzhou, who had been a bit wilted just now, immediately gave an “Mhm” and prepared to lead the way.

But before that, he was pulled back by Wenren Qian again. “There is indeed a high probability of good things there. However, places where treasure light gathers don’t just have natural treasures; they also have fellows who covet spiritual items just as we do. With our current strength, if the Immortal Venerable doesn’t want to go to his death, it’s best to heal yourself well first.”

Wenren Qian shifted his tone: “Of course, if the Immortal Venerable insists on seeking death, this seat will not stop you.”

Is Fu Guzhou someone who would seek death? Of course not!

He was someone who could listen to advice. Since his Dao companion told him to heal first, he would heal first. It was just that his injuries were a bit numerous; for a moment, he didn’t quite know where to start.

First, there was the backlash from forcibly breaking the Nine-Turn Yin-Killing Array; second, there was the self-harm from using that move while his meridians were already in dull pain. With the two layered together, Fu Guzhou’s body was far from as relaxed as he appeared.

However, it wasn’t at a particularly unmanageable stage yet.

Fu Guzhou first fumbled blindly to set up a Spirit-Gathering Array for himself, then took out a large amount of spiritual stones and medicinal pills to begin healing. That move was inherently a process that consumed one’s own spiritual energy and essence blood; blindness was merely an additional consequence. As long as his spiritual power and essence blood were replenished, aside from the blindness, there were no major issues.

The only thing that caused a headache was the backlash from the Nine-Turn Yin-Killing Array. The pain in his meridians that he couldn’t get rid of no matter what, and the dull throb that occurred whenever he used his divine sense—Fu Guzhou was truly afraid of pain. That he could forcibly act as if nothing were wrong under the wash of such pain was entirely for the sake of his Dao companion’s face.

It would have been fine if he had ignored these injuries, as Fu Guzhou was already numb from the additive pain. But now that he was healing, anyone who tried it would know how “refreshing” that sensation was.

Fortunately, pain aside, because the pills his pre-amnesia self had prepared were quite good, his external injuries healed very quickly. The only things that were relatively slow were his meridians and his eyes.

Fu Guzhou, now able to operate his divine sense again, did his best to perceive objects with it, using it to replace his eyes. In this state, he could actually capture more things than with his naked eyes.

After healing his injuries to about seventy or eighty percent, Fu Guzhou and Wenren Qian arrived at that place together.

A place that Wenren Qian would describe as having treasure light was indeed not simple. The ghostly qi here was so dense that Fu Guzhou felt a fierce ghost was about to be born. That wasn’t all; besides the dense ghostly qi, there were many difficult things to deal with.

Centipedes, ghost spiders, strange vines buried deep underground, and the Nether Ghost-Flame Flowers they had dealt with not long ago. It was truly a gathering of elites.

Crouching in the distance with Wenren Qian, Fu Guzhou whispered: “They wouldn’t have their eyes on that thing too, just like us, would they?”

“What do you think?”

“I say no. They’re just passing through and will leave soon.”

“A nice thought. Do you believe it yourself?”

“Not really,” Fu Guzhou answered honestly, then silently hunkered down even more hidden. He was currently just a poor little blind person with suppressed cultivation. If he were to suddenly face so many guys who eat people without spitting out the bones, he would surely be in for a rough time.

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