Chapter 2199: Autumn Thoughts Stir Like Tassels

True demon, one.

True devil, two.

Evil Asura, zero.

On a scroll of blue slips, Jiang Wang wrote down these short words, documenting his process of beheading eighteen alien race True forms.

This book slip is no ordinary item; it was gifted by Zhong Xuan, a member of the Taixu Pavilion.

It can engrave history, the words echoing the spring and autumn.

As long as Jiang Wang is willing, every battle within his process of beheading eighteen alien race True forms can be recorded on the blue slip. This ensures his contribution to the human race is absolutely undisputed.

Of course, at this moment, only the final moments of each alien race Cave True's death in battle are inscribed. True Person Jiang is not willing to stage a grand performance for those who might find fault.

The cold wind of the grassland night is strong. When the thick felt curtain is lifted, the noise pours into the tent.

Walking in is Yuwen Duo, his head full of small braids neatly flying out. He is wrapped in dusty wind, and looks at Jiang Wang, who is engraving words: "Yo! This book slip isn't simple!"

Jiang Wang smiled, a little smugly: "You're knowledgeable."

Yuwen Duo placed two jars of fine wine on the ground, and sat down opposite Jiang Wang: "What treasure is this? Introduce it a bit?"

Jiang Wang glanced at him: "You know about the Sweat Blue Slip?"

The Sweat Blue Slip, the treasure of the Diligent Academy!

It was refined by the founding ancestor of the Diligent Academy, using the ninth-rank Dan Mountain Red Water Heaven from within a small cave heaven. It is a treasure that ranks high even among cave heaven treasures.

Although Yuwen Duo had not seen it, how could he not have heard of it?

Looking at this book slip, his eyes lit up, and he raised his hand, wanting to touch it but not daring to. His voice even trembled with excitement: "Naturally I know! Could this be..."

"It has no relation to the Sweat Blue Slip," Jiang Wang said.

"Ah!" Yuwen Duo leaned back: "I thought you robbed the Diligent Academy! Scared me for a moment."

"It's a small thing made in imitation of the Sweat Blue Slip, sent by Zhong Xuan." Jiang Wang rolled up the book slip, his tone casual: "Say it, what do you need me for?"

The more casual and lazy he was, the closer he indicated their relationship.

Yuwen Duo was very happy, grinning widely. He brought the two jars of wine over: "Nothing at all, just haven't seen Brother Jiang for a long time, came to find you for a drink or two — don't worry, won't delay your business, I'll just leave after drinking these two jars!"

Everyone could understand the importance of the human race's foremost heavenly pride. Especially after the battle in Heavenly Capital City, Jiang Wang's influence had reached a new peak, visible to the whole world.

Towards such a person, Yuwen Duo would absolutely not speak of trivial matters. He wanted to gain more favors, and was unwilling to use even a single cent of it.

He didn't deny having a utilitarian heart; he was a staunch supporter of the Great Shepherd Imperial Princess Helian Yuyun and an aide to Shepherd Country consort Zhao Ru Cheng — what's wrong with buttering up everyone's Brother Jiang a bit?

If you have the ability to invite Brother Jiang for a drink, you're welcome to try!

Jiang Wang put away the blue slip, and only laughed: "How can we have wine without meat?"

"I prepared it early, the lamb is roasting outside!" Yuwen Duo laughed loudly and stood up: "I'll go get it!"

The thick curtain lifted again, and he dashed into the night color in a bold and unrestrained manner.

And before the door curtain fell, a small cloud crane agilely folded and flew into the tent. It intimately landed on Jiang Wang's shoulder, and was held by him, turning into a piece of letter paper.

Jiang Wang naturally wouldn't neglect this letter, and unfolded it to read.

The content of the letter was also simple, only a few short lines of words —

"Presumptuously sending this letter, I don't know if it's a disturbance, or if it will delay Cabinet Elder Jiang's proper matters."

"There is no other purpose for writing this letter, just that autumn has arrived, and Stupid Gray has been shedding fur recently. I wanted to ask you how to handle it."

"No need to reply after seeing the letter."

"— Ye Qingyu."

Yuwen Duo directly carried the lamb together with the roast rack, not even giving the cook an opportunity to show off. Who else could serve Brother Jiang?

He decided to personally show his skills. Miscellaneous seasoning bottles all hung on his belt, and he strode forward excitedly.

"My family's old ancestor's letter said that you were very imposing in the demon world! Even those true demons didn't dare show their heads! Brother Jiang, tell me about it — Brother Jiang?"

Yuwen Duo, holding the roast rack and the roast sheep, turned around inside and outside the tent several times, stunned to not see Brother Jiang!

Where did he go?

Yuwen Duo was surprised and puzzled for a moment.

Could it be that true devils are attacking the camp?

Or did Brother Jiang go to attack the true devils' camp?

Or perhaps when the old ancestor was in the demon world, he was too arrogant and offended the bad-tempered Brother Jiang?

The strongest person in the current Yuwen family, Yuwen Guo, who is stationed in Sui Ming City, is the blood brother of Yuwen Duo's great-grandfather. Yuwen Guo himself has no descendants, otherwise the family head would not be from Yuwen Duo's grandfather's branch.

For Yuwen Guo, his closeness to anyone within the family truly had nothing to do with blood relations. Even the closest were separated by several generations. A person's talent, ability, temperament, and whether they matched his temper were the only important factors.

This time, Yuwen Guo wrote back to the family, and even specifically mentioned Yuwen Duo, asking about his cultivation. Could it be that he valued Yuwen Duo's friendship with Jiang Wang?

Normally, the old ancestor's eyes could only see Yuwen Lie and the others.

Yuwen Lie's father, Yuwen Duo's uncle Yuwen Su, is the contemporary family head of the Yuwen clan. Yuwen Lie himself is one of the "Qiong Lu Three Jun," with outstanding talent.

He, Yuwen Duo, is utterly incomparable.

Of course, he has a very good relationship with his cousin Yuwen Lie. He even specifically introduced his cousin to Brother Jiang before. But that doesn't mean he doesn't want to be more valued within the family and gain more resources...

Moreover, let's not dwell on Yuwen Duo's random thoughts.

Jiang Wang couldn't care less about his mood.

From the grassland to Cloud Country, spanning thousands of mountains and ten thousand waters, crossing various countries' territories, Jiang Wang would usually have to fly for two or three days no matter what. If he encountered some troublesome checkpoints, the time would be countless.

This time, he directly went full speed, flying horizontally without taboo, rushing through the night, and only flying to his destination before dawn!

If it weren't for this month's Taixu Wuju being used up, why else would he need this one night of rapid flight?

Along the way, he alarmed quite a few strong individuals, who were all surprised and wondered if Cabinet Member Jiang was going to do something big again, each on tenterhooks. It wasn't until the blue rainbow stopped in the sky above Cloud Country that they finally relaxed.

When Jiang Wang flew down Hug Snow Peak and into the Lingxiao Secret Realm, the Lingxiao Pavilion disciples were doing their morning exercises — someone named Jiang already had a token for Lingxiao Pavilion, so entering and exiting the Lingxiao secret land was unobstructed.

On the huge Lingxiao Square, Ye Qingyu, as the big senior sister of Lingxiao Pavilion, concurrently young pavilion master, and concurrently a Shenlin strong one of this sect, was leading everyone in morning lessons. They were practicing the thirty-six ways of Lingxiao's Flip Heaven Hand, and walking the twenty-four hexagrams of the Chase Cloud Step. She was graceful like a willow in the wind, bright like the moon in the sky.

Jiang Anan, as an outstanding disciple of the new generation and Ye Qingyu's direct little follower, followed closely behind, practicing every move and style in an orderly and exemplary manner. She deliberately learned that ethereal immortal posture.

There was also Jiang Anan's annoying senior brother Mo Liang, the square-faced senior brother Xie Rui Xuan, the big and small Senior Sisters Wang Yue Rou and Wang Yue Yi...

In total, a bunch of familiar faces, all stunned looking at True Person Jiang who descended from the sky.

But the first to speak was not Ye Qingyu, nor Jiang Anan.

"You, you, you, what are you flying so urgently for?" Ye Lingxiao, who was supposed to be lying in his room sleeping in, rushed out holding a piece of letter paper, utterly furious: "Early in the morning, friends wrote to ask if I was gone!"

"Woo woo woo..."

Stupid Gray, who maintained a small size and slept in the corner of the square, happily hopped over, circling Jiang Wang's little legs, intimately whimpering non-stop.

Jiang Wang held up Stupid Gray, his eyes looking at Ye Qingyu, and answered Ye Lingxiao's words: "Heard that Stupid Gray is shedding fur very severely, I came back to see."

Stupid Gray can now understand human words, and that pair of innocent dog eyes instantly filled with teary light. Happily curled up in his owner's embrace, rubbing against his clothes with whimpers.

Ye Lingxiao originally wanted to fully unleash his old fists and hammer this boy out of the mountain gate. He originally wanted to loudly say, "He only shed a few hairs?"

But how could he not say what the young man excused, did he hear?

He also... was young before.

"What are you all gathered here for!" He waved his big hand, driving away the disciples: "Go do what you should be doing!"

There were not many true transmission disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion, but there were also about twenty doing morning lessons here. The moment before they were craning their necks and perking up their ears, the next moment they scattered like birds and beasts.

"Cabinet master adult..." Among the disciples, there were also stubborn ones. Mo Liang said in a small, aggrieved voice: "Now is the time for our morning exercise? What we should be doing is morning exercise."

"You stay." Ye Lingxiao pointed at him: "Usually I don't see you being diligent, but this time you come out to insert yourself! Since you love practicing so much, today I will personally guide you. Practice for the whole day."

Mo Liang had a bitter expression, rooted to the spot.

Ye Lingxiao shouted again: "Anan!"

"Eh!" Jiang Anan sweetly responded, ran to the side of Cabinet Master Ye, and as she passed by her own brother, made a gesture of someone who understands ghosts.

"Let's go, let's find a place, and together guide your Senior Brother Mo Liang a bit," Ye Lingxiao greeted.

Jiang Anan nodded heavily: "I see he still doesn't understand a lot!"

They didn't take Stupid Gray, because Stupid Gray shedding fur was the reason Jiang Wang rushed back overnight.

The huge Lingxiao Square was suddenly empty of people.

Only Ye Qingyu stood there, like a slender water immortal, blooming in the thin fog of the early morning.

Only Jiang Wang, who had flown ten thousand miles from afar, rushing through the night, was still like that young man he was initially.

"Shedding fur is indeed a very serious problem." Jiang Wang held Stupid Gray, somewhat hesitant, yet very seriously said: "I will handle it properly."

Stupid Gray didn't quite understand this strange conversation, but suddenly felt that this place was not suitable to stay for long, even if it was just an innocent little dog. It twisted slightly, saw that its owner wasn't holding too tightly, and had no intention of keeping it, so it jumped out of the embrace and ran far away on tiptoe claws.

"Actually, it's not too serious," Ye Qingyu said: "Small dogs all have a shedding period, and they will grow back. It's very obedient, it will grow back by itself..."

"Sorry," Jiang Wang said.

Ye Qingyu looked at him.

During the journey, Jiang Wang had specifically tidied himself up, but the exhaustion between his eyebrows was still difficult to completely hide. He fought against six True forms in Heavenly Capital, he was busy non-stop in the demon world, he didn't sleep or rest in the border wilderness... And at this moment, this voice of apology, was so light and slow.

Unexpectedly, her nose felt very uselessly sore.

"Why are you apologizing?" Ye Qingyu said, propping her eyes: "You're very tired."

Her eyes were truly beautiful, like a clear stream and a gentle breeze, like a bright moon hanging over a mountain forest. They were so serene, so peaceful, and yet at this moment, a drop of rain rippled up.

From then on, there were worries.

"My hardship shouldn't be borne by you," Jiang Wang said.

Ye Qingyu gently shook her head: "You didn't let me bear anything, you have always carried it yourself. You are the one who goes alone to the deep clouds and breaks through the wind, rain, and thunder."

Jiang Wang looked at her: "Isn't your unhappiness, your worry, your concern, a kind of bearing?"

Ye Qingyu slightly lowered her eyes, her lake-like gaze rippling: "I didn't do anything."

"You already did all you could," Jiang Wang's voice was very low and slow: "And I didn't pay everything for you. My heart always holds many things, I always have many things to do, I am always chased by time, I don't know why, I can't stop — I'm very sorry."

Stupid Gray didn't quite understand this odd conversation, but suddenly felt that this place was not suitable to stay for long, even if it was just an innocent little dog. It twisted slightly, saw that its owner wasn't holding too tightly, and had no intention of keeping it, so it jumped out of the embrace and ran far away on tiptoe claws.

"You rushed a very long road," Ye Qingyu said.

"I should have come earlier," Jiang Wang said.

"Isn't it strange?" Ye Qingyu looked at him and said: "I am a person who gets angry over irrelevant matters and throws tantrums."

"I know this is not an irrelevant matter," Jiang Wang lightly, slowly, and seriously shook his head.

He looked at Ye Qingyu: "When I left the demon world, I originally thought of going through Chu Country's Ten Thousand Demons Gate, so I could come find you first and explain things to you — but I don't know how to explain. I wrote you a letter, but in these days in the demon world, I occasionally recalled it and felt that the words on the letter were all very fragile, not really me. Full of self-righteousness, all taken for granted, not a single word was true."

He didn't walk forward, but his eyes were approaching: "I must admit to you, admit this matter that I dare not admit to you — at that moment I went to Heavenly Capital City, there was only one thought in my heart, that decision overwhelmed everything."

"I thought you would have a very good life, Qingyu, your father loves you very much, you live in a beautiful world, your life is all sunshine and gentle breezes."

"I thought Anan had also grown up, she could take good care of herself, and you would also help take good care of her."

"I thought my disciple was very sensible, he could try to be a man, he could face the wind and rain."

"I thought the elders I know have always taken care of me, and don't need me to take care of them."

"I thought my friends all had their own abilities and didn't need my care — only my master, that annoying old monk. He was too annoying, to the extent that after he was beaten to death, no one could stand up for him. Only Jing Li, who is already imprisoned, and me, who has always been unwilling to recognize him as master."

Jiang Wang paused for a moment, and then was able to finish this sentence: "Qingyu, only I could do this matter. This is the reason why I disregarded everything."

"Actually, you did think of me, you did think of Anan, you did think of your disciple, friends, elders, you didn't disregard everything, you thought of so many people before disregarding everything —"

Ye Qingyu looked at him: "But what about you? I resent that you never think of yourself."

Asking for a bit at the beginning of the month.