Chapter 109: Entreaty and Peering

Upon hearing Du En's tone remain unchanged, the corpse-burier finally managed to steady his emotions, his mood momentarily complex and bitter.

If Du En were only at the peak of Qi Refining, even if he were transferred to another place outside the city, he would still be within reach and sight, a place where they could hope for his care; thus, they could still treat him as their backbone as they had before.

But now, Du En had taken a great leap forward, already far away, becoming a figure they could look up to but never reach, and dared not approach!

They were bewildered, they were at a loss, they were hesitant to speak, they were...

"Boss!"

Wei Ming suddenly spoke, addressing him this way.

Gazing at that retreating back, the corpse-buriers were no longer overly awestruck and finally dared to look directly at him again.

"Boss, please help me find her. She should be in Lin'an City, it seems to be a city in the southeast, a small border town, just like Nanmo here..."

"Stop thinking about it."

"Eh?"

"Shut up, you beast. If you aren't a dog, why are you barking!"

The conversation heard in his ears gradually grew faint as the distance increased, eventually drowned out by other noises.

Suddenly, his heart stirred.

"Mm, I know."

Leaving behind these final words, Du En, who was never one for sentimentality, turned and left the area directly.

The steady, nodding voice Du En used was like comforting a child, causing Wei Ming's emotions to gradually calm down.

But Wei Ming did not care about that; seeing Du En finish speaking and about to turn away, and being familiar with his unchanging standards of conduct, he realized that if he didn't speak now, it might be too late.

"Ah? Me? What virtue or ability do I have?"

"Remember, the lover you pledged your life to." Du En stopped his movements and replied.

"I can."

"Don't say that. You could say he taught you hand-in-hand, and your cultivation accumulation is now the highest among us. If you don't take the position, who will?"

Just as things were being noticed here, in the deep darkness of the night, two figures had already quietly stood still.

Confirming that Du En had truly reached Foundation Establishment made them slightly startled, and then they laughed silently.

"Yes, yes, that's it, that's enough."

"Hehe, the hook is straight and the bait is salty! But, as soon as the timing is right, I will come to eat him. Hehehe, I love eating bait the most!"

"Boss, you really haven't changed at all."

"I know, sometimes I quite envy those delicate and fragile fellow practitioners; they can come over directly and satisfy their cravings from time to time."

This night, the corpse-buriers changed their leader.

"Yes, yes, it's her, it's her. I'm just afraid I have no way to leave this place to find her. I only hope she is still alive and living well; that would be enough, just enough."

Du En walked calmly on the road to the trading point.

"Since even A-Hui and A-Chai agree, then I can only reluctantly accept the position..."

"Them? Well, Zhu'er looks alright, she has potential. It's a pity she has already returned to the embrace of the Supreme Lord."

This night, they all suffered from insomnia.

At the same time, Du En also noticed this point.

Senior Du is humble and does not haggle with us filthy wretches; his slight punishment is only to help us find our way back and turn over a new leaf!

That was roughly the thought; in any case, the gazes of these people had completely changed.

People either stared directly or peeked timidly from behind walls, as if they had fused their own visions of the future into him; the more they looked, the more they felt that retreating back was towering and distant, yet also within reach.

However, at this moment, Wei Ming looked up stiffly and boldly; the person before his eyes, that expression, those eyes, had not changed in the slightest, still as calm and peaceful as ever...

"It is the great Supreme Lord!"

Because there was enough self-confidence, and a paranoid, twisted Dao heart!

Therefore, it was better the more Du En resisted; his cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment stage, which was stronger than the previous peak of Qi Refining.

It was that duo of evil cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage; after hearing some trivial information, they chose to run over to see the situation.

"But, I can only beg you. I beg you, if you have the capacity in the future, to please look for Qiao'er, Lan Dieqiao. I remember mentioning her to you..."

"I always dream of some bad things, and I have been trying my best..."

"Ran away? Looking at it this way, it doesn't look like He Bo or anyone related to that steward... an evil cultivator?"

"You want me to relay it like this?"

Thus, Wei Ming chose to speak at this moment, rushing over and prostrating himself: "I address you this way again, I hope you do not mind, and please, by all means, forgive my presumption, my boldness, and my rudeness!"

"... Great Supreme Lord."

The people living in the shanty area were just this kind of group, the kind who would think this way.

"Interesting, is this Tang Yiping hitting walls everywhere, with no other way out, forced to use such a tactic?"

Wei Ming originally held no hope, even feeling that his unprovoked request would make Du En very angry; after all, his behavior was simply causing trouble for others, and at this moment, it was even more ignorant of propriety and status.

"Mm, I guess their next step is to arrange for this Du En to go to the outpost camp."

"Endure it! The great Supreme Lord is still in preparation; even if you are greedy now, you must endure it!"

"Mm, could it be because I have a deadpan face?"

"Woof woof!"

"My life was saved by you once, more than once, I should say. My future was also given by you; otherwise, I would never have seen any light or hope. So, I know that saying this now, and making such a request, is really lacking self-awareness and is very wrong!"

At this moment, Du En told this joke again without any expression.

It immediately frightened Ning Caize and the others into looking over, their eyes subconsciously feeling panic, and involuntarily carrying a trace of severity.

Because their imaginations were too hollow.

Then, he raised his eyes to look at the others; they did not have such requests, all being old bachelors. At this time, they listened with empathy, but after a round of imagination, they couldn't squeeze out any tears.

"Then that's that; if I have some leisure time in the future, I will come back to take a look."

"I am actually so afraid that she is already dead; I really hate myself for being so useless..."

They whispered to each other, revealing viscous malice, not in the least bit worried about any resistance from Du En when the time came.

This energetic bait is only fresh when eaten!

"I am somewhat impatient..."

Is someone eyeing me?

"Little Wei, starting from tonight, you are the new boss!"

"That's right, we all agree!"

"Found it."

If only one dared to run over there.

"Mm, it can be seen that your current cultivation has already surpassed Old Ning's."

"Tsk tsk! You really did reach Foundation Establishment!"

"Mm, this is very normal."

A single sentence from Du En brought them back to their senses; one by one, they all turned beet red, truly embarrassed to the point of having no face to show.

They left quietly amidst the whispering.

Wei Ming laughed this time, and as he laughed, he began to cry.

After their shock and horror, those neighbors one by one gradually came to their senses; although they missed Wei Ming's true display of emotion, they turned over a new leaf in other ways, feeling grateful and indebted.

"It doesn't really feel like being driven to a dead end; I think it's just impatience."

"But if they are evil cultivators, the fact that they are only watching from afar is clearly not very normal, especially looking at it now; the stewards of Qingya Garden might not be able to stop them, yet they haven't done anything at all, which is truly very strange—I fear they have other motives..."

Du En pondered silently, remaining calm and composed from beginning to end, continuing toward his original target, making it impossible for anyone to tell that he had noticed anything.

(End of chapter)