Reverend Insanity - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Making Past Events Drifting Like Smoke

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Facing his didi’s questions, Fang Yuan did not say a word but continued to eat his breakfast. He understood his didi’s personality well. Fang Zheng was now impatient.

As expected, as Fang Zheng saw his gege he did not even bother to spare him a glance, treating him as if he was air, he immediately used a resentful tone, then yelled, “Gege, what did you do to Shen Cui? After she had come out of your room yesterday, she was constantly crying. When I tried to console her, she cried even more.”

Fang Yuan looked at his didi without any change of expression on his face.

Fang Cheng furrowed his brows, staring attentively at his didi, waiting for his answer.

The atmosphere was getting tenser and tenser.

However, Fang Yuan only looked at him once, then lowered his head and continued eating.

His didi Fang Zheng seemed unable to breathe for a while. Such attitude from Fang Yuan had meant that he was really despising him. As Fang Zheng was embarrassed, he slammed the table, shouted out loudly, “Gu Yue Fang Yuan, how could you act like this! She is just a small maid. I have witnessed how she has served you and cared for you for all these years . I knew you that you are lost; I also understand that you are dispirited. But even if you are only a grade C aptitude, you can not take your anger out on somebody else just because you can not accept it. This is unfair for her!”

He did not even get to finish his sentence as Fang Yuan had immediately stood up and raised his hand as fast as lightning.

Bam!

A loud sound reverberated. Fang Zheng had received a firm slap.

Fang Zheng, carrying an astonished expression, covered his right cheek and took two steps back.

“Shameful! What kind of tone are you using to talk to your own gege?! That Shen Cui is just a servant. You have forgotten that I am your gege just because of a woman?” Fang Yuan lowered his voice, rebuking.

When Fang Zheng could react, the pain on his face had transferred to his nerve. He widened his eyes, breathing heavily while unbelievably saying, “Ge, you hit me? You have never hit me even when we were young! So what if I am measured out to be an A grade aptitude while you are only a C grade. You can not blame me; this is destined...”

Bam!

Fang Zheng was not able to finish his sentence when Fang Yuan had swept his hand backward for another slap.

Fang Zheng covered his two cheeks with both hands, he was dumbstruck.

“You blockhead, what can you still remember! From when you were young till now, how did I take care of you? When our parent passed away when our life was miserable when aunt and uncle gave us only one new suit of clothes, did I wear it by myself? Who did I give it to? When you were young, I have told the kitchen people to make a bowl of sweet congee for you every day because you had loved it then. When outsiders hadbullied you, who helped you regained your pride? There are several more things, but it is not worth talking about. And now, you used such a tone to talk to me, to question me, all because of a maid?”

Fang Zheng’s face was reddened. His lips were trembling; he was angry yet embarrassed at the same time. However, he could not find anything to retort to that.

Because whatever Fang Yuan said were all true!

“So what,” Fang Yuan was coldly smiling non-stop, “You even forgot your own parents, and accepted someone else, what am I anyway?”

“Ge, you can not say it like that. You knew that I desired a happy family even when I was young, I...” Fang Zheng quickly tried to defend himself.

Fang Yuan waved his hand, preventing him from continuing talking, “From today onward, you are not my didi, I am also not your gege anymore.”

“Ge!” Fang Zheng was terrified, he opened his mouth, attempting to talk.

But right then, Fang Yuan said first, “You like Shen Cui, do you? Do not worry; I did not do anything to her. She is still a maiden, an untouched virgin. Give me six Primeval Stones, and I will give her to you. From now on, she will be your personal servant.”

“Ge, how can you...” As his intention was exposed, Fang Zheng fluttered. He did not expect this.

However, at the same time, he was feeling certain inside. The thing that he was most worried about did not happen. (He was referring to what FY could have done to SC that night)

That one night in the house, Shen Cui had served him his washings, all by herself.

Even though nothing had really happened, Fang Zheng could never be able to forget that one mild night. Whenever he thought about Shen Cui, about her flexible hands, her plum cherry lips, he could not help but felt the throbbing feelings that arose in his heart.

The adolescent passion had soon accumulated in his heart. Moreover, it was germinating.

Hence, yesterday when he figured out the abnormal thing about Shen Cui, a fierce breath was suddenly released in his innermost desires. At that time, he had forgotten about refining the Moonlight Gu. On the contrary, he went to search around the whole mountain stronghold for Fang Yuan, wanting to have a word with him.

As he did not hear Fang Zheng’s reply, Fang Yuan frowned, “Passionate love between a man and a woman is extremely normal. You should be more straightforward, why avoid it? Of course, if you do not want to trade, then forget it.”

Fang Zheng instantly became anxious, “Trade, how could I not. But for the price of six Primeval Stones, I do not have enough right now.”

After he had finished, he took out a big pouch while his face was still reddened.

Fang Yuan received the pouch only to find six stones inside. However, one of them was half the size of a regular Primeval Stone. He immediately knew that this was the Primeval Stones that Fang Zheng was using to absorb the Primeval Essence, to quickly refine the Moonlight Gu.

Followed its natural Primeval Essence being sucked out, the Primeval Stone became small. Its weight also became lighter.

Although there were only five and a half, Fang Yuan knew: This were all the Primeval Stones that Fang Zheng had. He had not saved up any. Hence, these six should be what their aunt and uncle had given him that day.

“I have received these Primeval Stones. You can go now.” Fang Yuan’s expression was cold; he put the pouch into his bosom.

“Gege...” Fang Zheng still wanted to talk.

Fang Yuan slightly raised his brows, slowly spoke, “It’s best that you disappear right now before I change my mind.”

Fang Zheng was tensed. He slightly bit his lip, then turned around, and left.

As he stepped out of the tavern, he unconsciously covered his chest as he felt wave after wave of fatigue was rising. It seemed like, in the darkness, his feeling was telling him he had lost something extremely important right at this moment.

His heart quickly boiled up. He thought about Shen Cui, along with that enticing night.

“ I can finally be with you rightly and properly, Cui Cui.” He did not turn back while slowly getting out of Fang Yuan’s vision.

Fang Yuan’s countenance did not change. He stood still for a while before slowly sitting down.

The sunlight was piercing through the window, shining upon his visage of indifference, giving people an icy-cold feeling.

The business of this luncheonette was quite tranquil. As loud sounds coming from the crowd walking on the street were reverberating, this place became even more lonesome.

Because his breakfast had gone cold, the servant politely approached him, asking whether he needed to warm up his food again.

Fang Yuan refused to hear it as his eyes were like fluctuated and indefinite clouds. He seemed to have remembered something.

When the servant saw that Fang Yuan was baffled and did not reply, he slightly stroked his nose, then angrily left.

After a while, consciousness returned to Fang Yuan’s eyes.

The memory he recalled was like smoke, which had gradually drifted away.

He then remembered the real world, where the sunlight was shining on half of the table. The warmness of the food had already scattered, and the loud voices of the people walking on the street also resounded in his eyes.

He used his hand to touch that five and a half Primeval Stones in his bosom, which was being separated by a layer of clothes. A bitter and mocking smile then flashed on the corner of his mouth.

However, that beam of smile was instantly retrieved.

“Servant, go warm up the food.” As Fang Yuan was glancing at the food, he casually opened his mouth and yelled.

At this moment, his pupils were incredibly clear.

......

“What! Your brother said so?” In a room, his uncle frowned. The voice carried a gleam of coldness.

Aunt immediately sat beside him. As she saw the red palm print on each side of Fang Zheng’s cheeks, she remained silent.

“Yes, I saw gege when he was having breakfast at a tavern. And that what all that have happened.” Fang Zheng respectfully replied.

Uncle furrowed his brows even more, almost forming the word Chuan (川).

After several breaths, he deeply exhaled. He spoke with a solemn tone, “Fang Zheng, my son, you have to remember. The maid Shen Cui is not Fang Yuan’s property, but what we have given him, how can she be traded? Not to mention, if you want her, you should have soon told us, we will give her to you.”

“What?” After hearing that, Fang Zheng widened his eyes and mouth.

Uncle waved his hand, “You should leave first. You have given Fang Yuan all of your Primeval Stones. I will give you another six. Remember; you need to use these on refining Gu. If you could rank first, we will be very proud of you.”

“Father, I’m ashamed...” At the moment, Fang Zheng was touched as tears were falling down.

Uncle deeply sighed, “Leave, leave first. Go back to your room quickly and refine your Gu. You have wasted lots of time.”

When Fang Zheng left, uncle immediately displayed his anger on his visage.

BANG!

He fiercely slammed his hand on the table top, yelled in a low tone, “Humph, you rascal, you even dared to do business with my men. You really are cunning!”

His aunt hurried advised, “Husband, please do not be mad. It was just six Primeval Stones.”

“You women, what do you know? Fang Yuan is a grade C aptitude. If he wants to refine a Gu, he has to use Primeval Stones. With his amateur skill in refining Gu, six Primeval Stones would definitely not be enough. But now he has twelve. This is more than enough.” Uncle could not help but gritted his teeth.

He continued, “A Gu Master’s cultivation base will increase fast as long as they have enough resources, and do not encounter any impasse. Within two or three years, the clan can already nourish a bunch of level two Gu Masters. With Fang Yuan’s low aptitude, the possibility that he can take back the inheritance is even smaller after a year later Now, he is still young. As he has just started cultivating, if we create some impasses for him, we can make his cultivating process become slower than those at his age. The schoolhouse only rewards excellent disciples. With his aptitude, not to mention being left behind with the others, he will not be able to receive any resources. Without resources to aid his cultivation, he will be even worse. With things being like that, a year later, how can he still be qualified to inherit the inheritance?”

Aunt was confused, “Even if we do not stop him, after a year, the best level that he could possibly be at is just an Intermediate level one. Husband, your cultivation base is at level two. Why do you need to be so scared of him?”

Uncle was so angry he was stomping, “Honorable woman, you really have long hair but short mind! I am an elder generation, why should I be fighting against a younger generation? If he wants to retrieve the inheritance, it would be reasonable. Basically, we can not prevent him from doing so; we can only follow what was written in the clan’s regulation. The clan’s regulation has clearly declared: A person at the age of sixteen has to be at least at an Intermediate cultivation base to get married and open their own business,. If not, then it is clear why Fang Yuan does not qualify for wasting the clan’s resources. Do you understand now?”

Aunt suddenly saw the light.

Uncle squinted his eyes, which were beaming with cold light. He slightly shook his head, exclaimed, “Fang Yuan is really clever and cunning. He could see through our seducing scheme, how can he be so clever? Having rigorous schemes and deep foresight at such young age, how terrifying! I was thinking about putting up another scheme, but he has left the house already. I wanted to use Shen Cui to look after as well as disturb him, but he has kicked her away, even gained six Primeval Stones from it.”

“Haizz, it would be good if he could be as naive as Fang Zheng. That’s right; you need to treat Fang Zheng better, he is a grade A aptitude. Moreover, as I see, he seemed not to give in or resigned to Fang Yuan. Such good emotion, we need to incite and cultivate it further. I can feel that, in the future, he will become the best weapon to handle Fang Yuan!”

.....

Two days had passed in a blink.

No light was being lit inside the room of the tavern. As the moonlight was piercing through, it shone on the open ground, showing a frost gray color.

On the bed, Fang Yuan was sitting cross-legged. He urged the Bronze Primeval Essence and focused his mind on refining the Wine Gu.

A small part of the Wine Gu’s body had been dyed with a bronze-green color. However, its strong willpower still remained. It was struggling non-stop while being encircled inside the smoke-like Primeval Essence.

Fang Yuan’s refining Gu process was extremely tough. It could be said as walking with difficulty.

“ I have spenttwo days and two nights, only rested for two hours each day, wasted twelve Primeval Stones. And all I can do was just cultivating this Gu to fifteen percent. According to the time, a few days from today, there will be people who have already succeeded in cultivating their Gu.”

Fang Yuan could clearly see the circumstances.

However, his aptitude was already low, but right now, he was refining a Gu with an extreme stubborn willpower. Compared to the Moonlight Gu, its willpower was even stronger. With that, creating such a retrogress situation, was extremely normal.

“To temporarily fall behind is nothing, I just need the Wine Gu...” Fang Yuan’s heart was like a mirror, did not have a single beam of anxiousness or discouragement.

However, right then, the Wine Gu abruptly huddled its body and stood up, curling up in a ball.

“Not good, the Gu is rebelling!” Fang Yuan widened his eyes as a ray of astonishment appeared in his eyes. In front of him, the Wine Gu was curling up in a ball like a shining wonton, fiercely releasing blinding white aureole.

He decided to bet all of that on a single throw!

Instantly, Fang Yuan felt a formidable intent that came from the Wine Gu’s body, directly passed by his Primeval Essence and fell into the Primeval Sea in his vain aperture.

It was extremely rare for a Gu to rebel. Only this kind of firm-willed Gu could have used all of its power to either make or break it.

If this were another young man, facing such situation, he would definitely be terrified.

However, Fang Yuan was not scared nor panicked. On the contrary, he was quite excited, “Either make or break is also good. If I could handle his rebellion, I could significantly decrease his firm willpower. However, next, I have to congeal my mentality to cope with the intent of this Gu with all of my efforts. I can not be interrupted by any external forces. If not, then it will not be good. Haizz.... Let’s just hope no one will interrupt me now.”

After thinking about it, he wanted to urge the Primeval Essence in his vain aperture, then confronted that Gu’s intent. He was thinking about coping with it for good, fighting three hundred rounds with it.

However, right then, an abnormality happened again!

A Gu distinctively appeared in the middle of his Primeval Sea in his vain aperture.

BOOM BOOM!

This Gu was releasing an extremely formidable breath.

The breath of this Gu was as if the Milky Way was pouring down in torrents, or had abruptly busted out of a flood, or a giant beast’s prestige was being offended, wanted to see who had dared to intrude its territory!

“This is the Spring and Autumn Cicada ?!” Looking at this Gu, Fang Yuan was already thoroughly astonished !!!