Chapter 12: I Will Help You Keep Your Secret

"Senior Uncle Ren!" 【Those things, you are not allowed to tell anyone else!】

"Junior Martial Nephew Zuo!" 【Rest assured, in most situations, I will help you keep your secret.】

"Ren! Senior! Uncle!" 【***! ***! ****!】

The two stared deeply at each other, yet what they were thinking in their hearts was completely different.

On one side, dozens of ideas about killing and looting surged in Zuo Yungui's heart, and he bit down on his molars to control his emotions so they wouldn't show on his face.

On the other side, Ren Yidao was almost moved to tears by himself.

Waaah!

What a witty response this was.

Successfully resolving the crisis between the two peaks, allowing the relationship between the two main peaks to return to good terms in our generation.

No one was physically hurt!

Touching.

It is truly too touching!

Actually, from the very beginning, the world line where Ren Yidao acted as a third-rate villain to torment Zuo Yungui simply did not exist.

He truly could not do it.

Although Zuo Yungui was not familiar with Ren Yidao, at most he only knew that Luoyue Peak had such a person.

But Ren Yidao and Zuo Yungui were very familiar.

And not just ordinarily familiar!

"How could I be angry with him? I knew him when he was still wearing split-crotch pants and crawling around."

You must know, when Zuo Yungui was just born, Ren Yidao had already been in the Divine Path Sect for over forty years.

Without a hint of exaggeration, I am a sect elder who watched you grow up, kid.

He knew Zuo Yungui's personality very well; he was somewhat arrogant and conceited, but overall, he was not a bad person.

At most, he was just a troubled youth with a penchant for married women.

The crime did not warrant this!

As for the outsiders like Yan Changchun who were called over to watch, they naturally did not understand the trickery between the two.

From their perspective, everything happened too suddenly and too quickly.

People arrived and almost fought, said a few words and cried, then returned to good terms.

It ended before anyone could even come to their senses.

Under the influence of Ren Yidao's few words, Zuo Yungui shed hot tears, and then swore to strive hard for the sect.

Although his expression was a bit off, tears do not lie.

For a proud person like Zuo Yungui, if he wasn't truly moved, how could he shed tears in public?

It must be real!

"Yungui... is a good child. I misunderstood him before."

"Indeed, I always felt Senior Brother Zuo spoiled him too much, letting him develop an overbearing temperament. Now it seems it was just youthful impulsiveness."

"A man does not shed tears easily; to be willing to shed tears for the sect, he is truly a role model for the disciples! I also want my own disciples to learn from this."

They sighed with emotion, all feeling fortunate that the sect had not lost a genius seedling.

At the same time, they were also clearer about who exactly caused all of this to happen.

Ren Yidao.

The accident started because of him, but this conclusion was also single-handedly brought about by him.

This youth was even more mature than they had imagined.

Not only was he thorough in his actions, neither arrogant nor rash, but he also lacked any trace of an overbearing temperament.

Gentle and refined, his speech and conduct were like a warm spring breeze blowing by, making people subconsciously relax and listen.

"Yidao is also a child who is even more outstanding than we thought."

"The first thing he did after breaking through was not to show off, but to go to Lieyang Peak to offer congratulations."

"Sigh... to be honest, I was really worried just now that he had come to flaunt his power, and I was sweating for it."

"We old fellows are actually not as sensible as a child; we feel ashamed of our inferiority."

"The sect is fortunate to have two geniuses with such characters."

For those in the middle and upper echelons of the sect, being able to see two geniuses getting along harmoniously was better than anything else.

And on the peak of Lieyang Peak, where no one was watching, Zuo Su was also gazing over with a furrowed brow.

"Ren Yidao... Hmph."

He flicked his sleeves and walked slowly toward his pavilion.

It was unknown whether he had forgotten the existence waiting at the bottom of the peak, or if he was doing it on purpose.

"He has better manners than his Senior Sister."

……

……

"Did I forget something?"

Pillowed on a fluffy tail, the black-haired Jing Yueqin turned over and sat up, dazed for a moment.

"What did you say?"

"I feel like I forgot something not very important?"

It seems it was related to Senior Uncle Sect Leader; what was it that he intended for me to do?

Forget it, I'll just pretend it never happened!

Fiddling with a Fox Tail, she suddenly said:

"Come to think of it, you can now legitimately reveal some abilities related to a Fox Demon."

"I suppose so; it's not strange at all for the Eight-Tailed Heavenly Fox Divine Path to have a few fox spirit tricks."

Hmm, very reasonable.

The secret of Ren Yidao's true form is known to only one person in this world.

Jing Yueqin.

And only in her secret chamber does Ren Yidao feel at ease enough to reveal his true form.

She is the only person who knows this secret.

Ren Yidao quietly watched that slender back and picked up a tail.

If she were to die, then this matter would be buried forever, and not a single other person would ever know.

Yes.

As long as she died.

"Why have you stopped talking? What are you thinking about?"

When Jing Yueqin spoke, Ren Yidao realized he had already wrapped his arms around her shoulders without noticing.

Casting the terrible possibility out of his mind, Ren Yidao whispered in Senior Sister's ear:

"You must help me keep this secret forever."

A future where one hides a secret alone is just too lonely.

"Hehe, of course~ Why bring this up so suddenly?"

Ren Yidao loosened his arms, chuckled, and shook his head:

"It's nothing, I was just wondering if today counts as having produced results for Luoyue Peak?"

"It should count, but there's no need to pay them any mind."

Raising her hand to grab the arm Ren Yidao was trying to pull back, she spoke calmly:

"If such a day really comes, no matter who stands in the way, I will take you and run away."

The Fox Demon narrowed his eyes and tilted his head to look at the young girl's expression.

There was not a shred of joking in her eyes.

He wanted to see her blood-colored hair, but unfortunately, this time he only saw a waterfall of long, black hair.

After a moment of silence, Ren Yidao laughed helplessly.

"There won't be such a day."

There won't be.

"And, it's not 'you', it's 'you all'."

"Senior Brother Sword is already pitiful enough on a daily basis; in such a situation, we should take him with us, and Yu Yu as well."

The young girl turned her head, gazed at the wryly smiling youth for a long time, and finally laughed softly, nodding:

"Fine, them too."

Then, she opened her mouth and bit the youth's wrist, saying vaguely:

"Stay here with me tonight."

It was not a request.

It was a matter of course.

Regarding this, Ren Yidao sighed once more.

He is not good at dealing with Senior Sister.

Especially when she has black hair.

When her hair is blood-colored, her personality is lively; when her hair is black, she is quiet and gentle.

But in a way, she is actually more dangerous with black hair than with blood-colored hair.

Ren Yidao is not good at dealing with Senior Sister.

Glancing at the full moon hanging high outside the window, he understood in his heart.

And so, he said:

"Alright."

He is even worse at refusing.

……

……

"Are you the fox spirit, or am I the fox spirit?"

The next morning, when Ren Yidao dragged his exhausted body out of the room, he had intended to embrace the sun and have a good stretch.

"Uh..."

Ren Yidao looked at the young girl standing quietly at the doorway with a flushed face, looked back into the room, and silently closed the door.

"Um, well, morning."

"……"

Yu Yu took a deep breath and slowly knelt before Ren Yidao, who was brainstorming how to explain.

Then, with a face full of redness, she spoke:

"Foster Father is above, please accept your daughter's bow!"

Ren Yidao:?

Oh no.

The storm inside his brain blew even more fiercely!