Chapter 289: Wuwei Meets Long Qi Alone

Once the soul was released into the Phoenix Egg, a cyan light began to wander along the patterns on the Phoenix Egg. Before long, the Phoenix Egg, which had originally been covered in seven-colored patterns, turned completely translucent white, and one could even see specks of cyan light wandering between the patterns.

Was the soul successfully entered?

Lingxiang was half-doubting, holding the bowl-sized Phoenix Egg. For a moment, she did not know whether she should ask, so she only looked at Wuwei Laozu with hesitation, pondered for a while, and then asked, "Grandfather, doing this... your cultivation..."

Wuwei Laozu waved his hand indifferently, "A mere Soul Gathering is not enough to trouble your grandfather here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Long Qi's shouting was heard from outside the house:

"Where did this evil wind come from? It's making my head ache! Let me down quickly! Let me down!"

This sound came so suddenly that it startled Lingxiang, and she nearly dropped the Phoenix Egg. Fortunately, she reacted in time and barely managed to steady it, only complaining in her heart: This fellow Long Qi, what is he howling about?

Long Qi was truly helpless as well.

His mouth was stuffed full of cloth, so even if he wanted to ask for help, he could not make a sound. Moreover, it was Wuwei Laozu who had hung him up as a small punishment to warn him, so others likely dared not rescue him.

Even if Xin Yi had the heart to save Long Qi, he likely lacked the strength to do so.

Wuwei Laozu had clearly used some strange Witchcraft. Not to mention that Xin Yi was not skilled in Daoist techniques and spells, even that Pig Trotter Knot was not so easy to untie after all the tossing and turning Long Qi had put it through.

Seeing that no one was helping him out of his predicament, Long Qi had originally thought that they were just a few strips of cloth and wanted to use brute force to break free, but who would have thought that the rope would only bind him tighter and tighter, leaving him unable to move.

Just as Long Qi was tired from struggling and thinking of resting for a while, a gust of strong wind blew out from the door, hitting his flushed face directly.

At first, he felt it was quite cool, but after a long while, some inexplicable things were blown out, hitting his face and causing him sharp, stinging pain.

It was not easy for this wind to stop, but before he could react, another gust of wind attacked.

This time, the wind outside the house was continuously pouring into the house, as if the house were a bottomless pit. The wind was even stronger than the previous gust, blowing the hanging Long Qi until he swayed incessantly. Dizzied and disoriented, he spat out the cloth in his mouth, which finally allowed him to shout out loud.

Just as Long Qi finished shouting, the cloth strips that had been tied tightly began to move on their own, and in the blink of an eye, they loosened from Long Qi.

This loosening was no small matter; with a dull thud, Long Qi was heavily slammed onto the ground. His buttocks and back hit the ground with a jolt, causing him to see stars, and he did not recover for a long time.

Xin Yi had wanted to step forward to help him up, but at that moment, Wuwei Laozu walked out of the house, so he had to bow and stand to one side.

Upon seeing Wuwei Laozu, Long Qi was so scared that he flailed his limbs, wanting to stand up quickly, but the more he moved, the more flustered he became.

Just kidding, this was Lingxiang's grandfather!

He had been disrespectful to him before, so now he had to obediently admit his mistake; otherwise, if this old man were unhappy and forbade him from associating with Lingxiang, that would be a loss that outweighed the gain!

Long Qi finally managed to stand up, hurriedly bowed, and apologized, "I offended you, Grandmaster, earlier. Please punish me, Grandmaster."

Wuwei Laozu stood with his hands behind his back, his entire face expressionless, having lost the joyful spirit he had when he was hitting him earlier. He just walked toward the outside of the courtyard on his own, and only when he reached the courtyard gate did he instruct Long Qi:

"What are you still standing there for? Follow me!"

Seeing Wuwei Laozu's solemn expression and hearing him say this, Long Qi felt a wave of panic in his heart.

It's over, it's over; he must be taking me out to beat me!

Forget it, forget it; death is death, and it's still better than leaving Lingxiang, right?

Long Qi steeled his heart and got up to follow him out. In this short while, his mind had turned a hundred times, and he had even thought of what kneeling posture would make it most satisfying for Wuwei Laozu to hit him.

The two of them went out just like that. Before leaving, Wuwei Laozu even flicked his robe, breaking the Dharma Array that covered Ding'anju, as if he were throwing a tantrum. It scared Long Qi so much that his spine turned cold, but he had no choice and could only follow closely behind.

Just as Long Qi was calculating how to deal with Wuwei Laozu's anger, Wuwei Laozu stopped by the water, standing with his hands behind his back, silent, as if he were thinking about something.

Could it be that he wants to throw me into the water? But although this water is a bit swift, it isn't deep!

Just as Long Qi was at a loss, Wuwei Laozu finally opened his mouth:

"Kid!"

This voice was so low that it scared Long Qi into hurriedly prostrating himself on the ground, but that kneeling posture was truly a bit...

Ridiculous!

Extremely ridiculous!

As soon as Long Qi heard Wuwei Laozu speak, he immediately knelt down, his hands flat on the ground, but his buttocks were stuck up in the air, and he lay there motionless.

Hearing the movement behind him, Wuwei Laozu turned around to look and saw this very scene, his eyebrows flying up in astonishment.

"What is the kid doing?"

Long Qi hurriedly replied, "This disciple thought that Great-Grandmaster must enjoy spanking, so this disciple prostrated himself this way. That way, it will be more satisfying for Great-Grandmaster to hit."

What kind of talk is this?

Wuwei Laozu was torn between laughter and tears, but then he heard Long Qi continue, "This disciple knows deeply that I made a mistake and offended Great-Grandmaster. Great-Grandmaster, please feel free to hit; once you hit to your heart's content, you will feel at ease."

"This disciple does not ask for Great-Grandmaster's forgiveness, only that Great-Grandmaster does not make this disciple leave Lingxiang."

Hearing this prostrate speech, Wuwei Laozu laughed for quite a while, saying that it was not easy to have regained his youth only to nearly laugh out his wrinkles again, and so on. He actually stepped forward and slapped Long Qi on the buttocks, then told him to get up.

This slap was painless, but Long Qi could not fathom what Wuwei Laozu wanted to do. As soon as he stood up, he heard Wuwei Laozu ask, "I understand your intentions very well. As a disciple of that girl, how can you violate the moral code?"

After Long Qi stood up, seeing the smile on Wuwei Laozu's face, he cautiously replied, "No tea was served, no kowtowing was done, so it doesn't count as master and disciple..."

"Even so, you are a disciple of the Yuanqing Sect, and she is always a generation above you. This still doesn't make sense!"

Seeing the dark look on Wuwei Laozu's face, Long Qi muttered in a low voice, "At the time, it was only said that I should go to Yuanqing to broaden my horizons; it wasn't said that I had to join Yuanqing. Besides, there is no sect rule that says one cannot marry one's master or master's aunt..."

By the time he finished speaking, his voice had become like that of a mosquito, but Wuwei Laozu heard it clearly and burst into loud laughter, patting Long Qi on the shoulder.

"Good kid, you really are interesting. No wonder Feiyu, that brat, always boasts that his youngest son is fun," Wuwei Laozu said, carefully sizing up Long Qi, "You are quite handsome; you are worthy of my little granddaughter."

Long Qi was submissive at first, and it was only after a long while that he realized the meaning behind Wuwei Laozu's words.

"Gr... Great-Grandmaster, you mean..."

"Don't get happy too soon! Let me tell you, kid, as long as I am alive for one day, you won't have that chance."

This... this...

What does this mean?

For a moment, Long Qi did not know what Wuwei Laozu meant. He gave a date but wouldn't let him eat it?

Wuwei Laozu's youthful face was full of smiles, but his eyes held the affection of an elder.

"I have only one thing to say, and you must remember it firmly."

"Do not wait for the next life!"