Chapter 29

This time, all the disciples who came out were wiped out, not a single one left.

Tan Ye was injured and inconvenienced to take care of those unconscious disciples, so Su Heng stayed in the room to watch over him for a day. She was an impatient person. When she was at Chaoyun Sect, if Tan Ye didn’t take her out, she would figure out how to slip out herself. She couldn’t settle down for even half a moment, but it had been raining outside for the past two days, and there were barely any people on the streets.

So she continued to stay in the room.

Tan Ye leaned on the bed, his face full of apology, “Sorry for troubling you.”

“It’s no trouble at all.” She propped one hand on the table, on which was a light white porridge and a plate of pickled vegetables sent by the innkeeper.

She glanced at it and instantly lost her appetite to the extreme.

“You’re not noisy or fussy, and I haven’t done much. You’re the most low-maintenance person I’ve ever met.” She was speaking the absolute truth. Tan Ye lay there all day without making a fuss. After waking up, aside from asking her to bring a cup of water to slightly moisten his throat, he had no other requests. So low-maintenance that she almost forgot he still needed someone to watch over him.

Tan Ye let his hair fall down, “That’s good then.”

She turned her head and suddenly lifted his chin, pinching it with her fingertips, easily raising his face to look left and right.

“Your complexion looks much better than before.”

Tan Ye let his chin be held by her, “This is all thanks to Miss Su’s attentive care.” Su Heng nodded, “That’s right, if it weren’t for my care, who knows what state you’d be in.” She proudly raised her chin. In all these years, she rarely took care of anyone, even if she didn’t put much effort into it.

When all was said and done, Tan Ye was the first.

Taking care of someone was indeed no easy task, but fortunately Tan Ye was quite low-maintenance.

“Yes, so I am still indebted to Miss Su.”

Tan Ye smiled and went along with her words.

His complexion had returned to how it was before the injury, but he still looked a bit lacking in spirit.

Tan Ye glanced at the hand holding his chin, “Miss Su, this isn’t good, is it?” “This?” Seeing him look at her hand, Su Heng immediately understood his meaning and raised her hand a bit higher.

“Do you know what doing this represents?”

“I know,” Su Heng chuckled lightly, “I haven’t always been in the remote mountains. I’ve seen plenty.” “Miss Su.” Tan Ye looked at her, the smile on his face fading, “If Miss Su truly doesn’t mean it that way, then don’t casually do things that will cause misunderstandings.” “You misunderstood?” Su Heng asked in return.

Tan Ye’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, all the emotions in his eyes turning into a thick obscurity under his lashes, not revealing anything.

“No.” Tan Ye’s voice was extremely soft.

“Then it’s fine.” Su Heng released his chin, “I never take the customs of mortals seriously. However, I really haven’t done this to anyone else before. You’re the first. So, don’t feel like I’m taking advantage of you.” Tan Ye looked up at her in surprise.

Su Heng looked back down at him, “What? You thought I’ve done this many times before?” Tan Ye gazed at her, “Of course not.”

“I’m very picky, whether it’s things or people. If it doesn’t catch my eye, forget about touching, I won’t even look. So, in all these years, you’re the first one I find not bad. And I told you, don’t apply those rules to me, they can’t restrain me. I’ve lived for so long, I just like to follow my heart.”

Tan Ye raised his chin slightly, “But I’m not like that.”

“Miss Su doing this will invite misunderstandings from others.”

“What misunderstanding do you have? I already said I won’t have any ulterior motives towards you. Do you doubt my word?” Su Heng suddenly remembered that Tan Ye didn’t like having any physical contact with people on a daily basis, and gave an “oh”, but then thought it wasn’t right. The few times she saved him, she either hugged or dragged him.

Could it be he’s still not used to it?

“…” Tan Ye smiled without speaking. He leaned on the bed.

“Do you need to eat something now?”

Cultivators abstained from food, and she hadn’t seen Tan Ye eat anything except when he was injured and his spiritual power couldn’t circulate smoothly. But since he was just injured, to be on the safe side, she asked an extra question.

Tan Ye glanced at the white porridge on the table and slowly sat up, lifting the quilt covering him.

“You’re really not recovered yet?” Seeing his slow movements, Su Heng pressed on his shoulder.

“Sorry for embarrassing myself in front of Miss Su.”

Su Heng only felt a headache. She had never been sick and had rarely been injured. But she knew Tan Ye could easily die.

“Then you should still lie down.” Su Heng pushed Tan Ye back down on the bed. She looked back at the white porridge on the table and frowned. This inn didn’t have anything good, and the porridge they sent wasn’t any good either. It was made with old rice, not only lacking the fragrance of rice porridge, but also emitting the unique smell of old rice.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem fit for a patient to drink.

Drinking this bowl might cause illness even if there was none before.

“What do you want to eat?”

Tan Ye looked at her with a bit of surprise, “Miss Su?”

“Your body isn’t well, what do you want to eat? I can’t roast pine nuts for you here. Tell me what you want to eat and I’ll go buy it.” “Say it.”

She approached a bit closer.

Tan Ye gazed at her beautiful features, his lips moving slightly, “I don’t know what I like.” He really didn’t know his own preferences. Everything was given to him by others. Apart from being grateful, he had no room to express anything else. Over time, no matter what others gave him, he accepted it all.

Tan Ye truly had no idea what he liked or disliked.

Su Heng gave an “ah”, sizing him up with a strange expression. Under her gaze, a hint of awkwardness and embarrassment flashed across Tan Ye’s face.

“Have you never eaten things from outside?”

Tan Ye was startled. Su Heng sat in front of him and spoke to herself, “I thought so. An overly serious person like you can’t be raised without strict discipline from a young age. I bet in your sect, even turning over a few times in your sleep at night has rules. I reckon you all eat the same things every day.” “I’ll go buy.” She stood up.

Just then, the rain outside had stopped and gradually more voices could be heard.

“Miss Su, it seems improper for you to go out like this.”

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Tan Ye called out to stop her.

She looked down at herself – the fiery red dress, feet exposed, anklets jingling with each movement. Plus that face that attracted bees and butterflies. From head to toe, not a single strand of hair had the aura of a good person.

If she really went out like this, she would likely bring a heap of trouble for Tan Ye.

She recalled going out in her original appearance before, which ended up attracting a bunch of strange things.

“I have a way.”

After saying that, she disappeared on the spot.

She turned into a gust of wind and swept onto the street, directly seeking out a sturdy-looking man and plunging into his body.

Adult males had abundant yang energy and weren’t easy to possess. Plus, she disliked the rough aura of men. Even if she needed to possess someone to handle matters, she tried to avoid it as much as possible. But now she wasn’t being so picky.

She went and bought a few things.

She didn’t have much understanding of what sick people should eat, so she could only ask and wait for the shop owner to prepare it for her to bring back.

While waiting, she heard a few patrons in the shop talking about the disappearance of the magistrate’s son.

She heard that people needed to replenish their vitality after a major illness, so she had the shop prepare several dishes, especially various old soups. She heard that soupy things were the most nourishing, so she generously ordered some.

Stewing soup took quite some time, so she sat there listening to the patrons gossiping.

They spoke of some strange occurrences that had happened locally in the past year. The strange thing was that some young and middle-aged men had inexplicably disappeared. Their life or death was unknown, as was their whereabouts.

In this day and age, there were more men than women. The number of young and middle-aged men far exceeded that of women of the same age. If a few of them went missing or died, no one cared. Even if the authorities knew, they would just tell their families to keep looking, and wouldn’t put in much effort. That’s how the whole year had passed, with people vanishing without a trace. If someone disappeared, it couldn’t even be considered a homicide case.

Now it was the magistrate’s son’s turn to go missing. There had been no sign of him for seven days. The authorities, who normally didn’t act, began searching everywhere, practically turning the whole county upside down, but still found nothing.

On normal days, they wouldn’t budge. When a case was reported, they would say the family should keep searching, maybe the person ran off somewhere. Keep looking and maybe they’ll turn up.

What nonsense. If the family could find them, why would they come to the authorities?

Seeing that the entire county had been searched inside and out with no trace of the person, the county residents watched the spectacle with a mix of amusement and secret hope that something might be found, after all, quite a few people had gone missing.

But it had been seven or eight days with no sign of the person. To put it bluntly, even if they had died, it would have been enough time to hold a seven-day funeral.

Now they sighed with emotion again.

She listened to these things to pass the time, not taking any of it to heart at all. Having lived a long life, she had seen plenty and experienced all kinds of suffering. She heard it as a form of entertainment, not taking it seriously.

Once the hubbub was over, the shop owner had also finished packing up the soup and other items for her.

When Tan Ye opened the door, he saw a burly man standing outside. The man was tall and broad, with a robust build.

“You’re awake!” The sturdy man saw him and exclaimed in delight.

On the dark face, a playfulness that originally belonged to a woman was revealed. The captivating eyes emitted a lively and spirited aura.

This originally enchanting and seductive expression displayed on a big man’s face only felt shocking and frightening.

Not even being struck by five thunderbolts from the heavens could describe the current sensation.

Tan Ye’s lips quivered a few times.

“I bought you lots of delicious food.” The dark-skinned giant raised the miscellaneous things in his hands. His thick hands, almost as large as palm-leaf fans, were full of various oil paper wraps. “Look, these are all prepared for you.”

The voice was sonorous like a bell, audible throughout the entire inn.

The voice was clearly the coarse and hoarse voice of a man, but inside it was the playful and delicate tone of a woman. The two unrelated things were forcefully fused together, making one’s entire body break out in goosebumps upon hearing it, and one’s ears buzzed.

“What’s wrong? You don’t like it?” She sent the things in her hands in front of him and took several more steps closer. “Take a look.”

With a clang, the two turned their heads and saw a servant at the end of the corridor drop a wooden basin on the ground. His eyes were wide as copper bells. The servant saw a beautiful and slender young man standing together with the dark-skinned giant. When the dark-skinned giant turned to smile at him, the swarthy face exuded an alluring air.

Even though the servant had seen all sorts of people from all over, he couldn’t withstand this enchanting aura. The servant let out a scream and scurried away like a rat.

“They really don’t know how to appreciate.” She looked down at herself a few times.

“Better change back.” Tan Ye found it somewhat amusing. “Miss Su, ordinary people cannot accept you in this state.”

A dark-faced giant full of charm was truly unacceptable.

“Moreover, let him finish his business and don’t continue to occupy his body and compress his soul. If it goes on for too long, it’s not good for his own soul.”

His voice was gentle and soft, like flowing water, carrying a convincing power.

Su Heng withdrew from the giant’s body. She let the giant go downstairs and walk out on his own. Once outside, he would regain his senses and not remember what had happened before.

“Take a look.” Su Heng pulled Tan Ye into the room and showed him the food she bought.

Various old soups, not only containing old hen but also various medicinal ingredients, giving off a medicinal smell.

She hadn’t been sick for hundreds or thousands of years, so naturally, she didn’t know how to nourish a patient. She listened to the waiter’s recommendations and got everything in one go.

Tan Ye had never eaten these things before. Under her curious gaze, he picked it up and took a few sips.

“The taste is acceptable.”

“That’s good. If you don’t like it, I’ll force it down your senior and junior disciples’ throats.”

Tan Ye gave an “ah” and said, “Give it to my senior brothers?”

“Yes, if you don’t drink it, I’ll give it to them. Don’t waste it. Besides, they bully you so much usually, feeding them what you don’t want isn’t mistreating them.”

Tan Ye had little interest in the soups in front of him, or rather, he had no strong interest in any mortal food.

But he lowered his head and carefully finished the bowl of soup in his hand.

What originally belonged to him, he wouldn’t let others have a share.

From a young age, he never had anything that belonged to him, and he never possessed anything. She personally bought him so much food, no matter what it was, he absolutely didn’t want to share it with others.

Su Heng watched him elegantly and pleasingly finish everything in front of him.

She glanced at his slender and graceful figure. She was afraid he couldn’t replenish himself, so she bought quite a lot. Seeing him silently eat it all, her eyes couldn’t help but reveal a few traces of surprise.

“Have you never eaten your fill before?” she asked.

This question was truly difficult to answer. Tan Ye avoided the important and focused on the trivial, “There isn’t much to use in the sect.”

So he had never seen the world and was now letting loose?

She quickly became happy again. As long as his appetite was good and he could eat, it proved he was doing well and recovery was just a matter of time.

“But you’re amazing.” Su Heng propped her face with one hand. “You ate so much but your stomach didn’t bulge at all.”

Eating so much didn’t make his waist thicken. He still had a slender appearance.

“After all, we are not mortals.”

Su Heng heard this and nodded, “That’s true.”

“I’m afraid we’ll have to stay here for a while,” Tan Ye said.

The disciples who came out to carry out the mission this time had almost all collapsed and couldn’t move. No one could say for sure when Ling Mao and the others would wake up.

And the only one who could help, Su Heng, was already rare and precious to stand by and watch in amusement. She definitely wouldn’t lend a hand to help.

Su Heng glanced at Tan Ye, “It’s fine, there’s nothing interesting in your sect anyway.”

In Chaoyun Sect, she was closely watched by Tan Ye. This person seemed easy to get along with but was actually very troublesome. She wasn’t allowed to go here or there, annoying her to no end.

Coming out, she had much more freedom. Moreover, Tan Ye had a hard time in the sect. If his master found out, he would take the opportunity to make a fuss, which wasn’t good for him.

“Senior Brother, you probably don’t want to worry Master, so let’s keep this matter under wraps for now and not inform anyone in the sect.”

He said to her while tidying up the things in front of him.

She gave a couple of “oh”s. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

“Guest, someone outside is looking for you.”

The inn servant’s voice rang outside the door.

“There are quite a few people outside,” she looked at him. “Is it alright? If you’re unwell and don’t want to see them, I’ll drive them all away.”

Tan Ye shook his head. Even without saying, he could guess how she would drive people away.

Seeing Tan Ye get dressed and go out, she followed along.

In the hall of the inn, many constables had already arrived. The innkeeper and servants stood trembling on the side, not daring to make a sound. Seeing Tan Ye come down, they said, “It’s them!”

Tan Ye looked at the constables. He had no dealings with mortals and wouldn’t have any interactions. “May I ask what business you have with me?”

The constables cupped their hands, “The Magistrate would like to invite the Immortal Master to come with us.”

The Magistrate’s precious son had gone missing. They had turned the county upside down but still couldn’t find him. In the midst of the chaos, someone finally thought of demons and monsters. They had searched for some locals with cultivation but to no avail. Left with no choice, they began seeking out the legendary Immortal Masters. However, Immortal Masters were usually as elusive as a dragon, appearing only by chance and not by request.

When Tan Ye and the others came to stay at the inn that day, some people noticed they were different from others and secretly reported it to the authorities.

The constables treated Tan Ye with utmost respect and politely invited him to the Magistrate’s residence.

The Magistrate hurried out. Seeing a young man with outstanding appearance standing in the courtyard, he couldn’t help but be stunned.

He knew the Immortal Masters who came were all young people, but seeing someone so young after inviting them over still exceeded his expectations.

The Magistrate sized up this young Immortal Master. No matter how he looked at him, he seemed to be no older than twenty, around eighteen or nineteen years old. If he hadn’t investigated beforehand, he probably would have dragged out the handling officials and given them a good beating.

“May I ask what the Magistrate summoned me for?” Tan Ye asked.

The graceful and elegant young man’s voice was like gold and jade. Cold yet modest, it pulled the Magistrate’s mind back.

The Magistrate quickly invited him into the room, had fine tea served, and fulfilled all the etiquette before explaining the purpose of the invitation.

He told Tan Ye the whole story of his son’s strange disappearance.

The Magistrate had been an official for over a decade. He had wielded power and accepted flattery, both of which he was very skilled at. He didn’t know the background of the young man in front of him, but he didn’t dare offend him either. The actual age and appearance of these Immortals often had little relation.

Perhaps this young man who looked only in his teens was already several hundred years old.

When asking a favor, one naturally had to put on a sufficient air of humility.

“It is my lack of proper discipline that caused my unfilial son to not distinguish the priority of matters, leading to this situation. If I truly had no other options, I wouldn’t dare disturb the Immortal Master’s peace.”

“Please, Immortal Master, consider the painstaking care of me and my wife as parents and lend a helping hand.”

The Magistrate in front of him humbly bent his waist and bowed to Tan Ye.

The Magistrate didn’t dare spread the news of inviting an Immortal Master. In the room and outside in the courtyard, there was no one else besides the two of them.

Tan Ye saw the Magistrate’s waist bend down, and a piece of the yam and poria cake on the table disappeared out of thin air.

Tan Ye fell silent. His silence made two or three more pieces of the pastries on the table disappear. A piece disappeared from each plate of pastries, and then at the rose cake, after one piece vanished, another disappeared.

By the time all the desserts were gone, Tan Ye finally spoke and asked, “You said earlier that this situation has persisted for a year. Is that right?”

The Immortal Master didn’t say good or bad, but asked another question that surprised him a bit.

“Yes.”

“Since it has already persisted for a year, as the official responsible for the people’s welfare, you should have dealt with it early on. After all, human lives are at stake.”

The Magistrate’s mouth opened and closed a few times, as ridiculously as a fish. “Immortal Master, you may not be aware, but among the commoners, fights, brawls, and drunken disturbances are common. People going missing is also quite usual. We can’t go searching for each and every case. Otherwise, the yamen would have no time for other matters, and everyone would be out searching for them.”

As he spoke, he saw the Immortal Master in front of him look over. Those sharp features showed no joy or anger, but the gaze made his courage tremble.

“So it wasn’t until your son also disappeared that you felt something was amiss?”

This question truly struck at the heart of the matter. The Magistrate was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing how to respond. Despite having the appearance of a youth, at this moment, one didn’t know how to deal with him.

The Magistrate was rendered speechless by the question and couldn’t argue recklessly in front of the Immortal Master. Encountering such a divine being was a rare opportunity. Meeting one was already considered great fortune for him. Who knew when the next encounter would be? He didn’t dare offend rashly.

“Alright.”

The Magistrate raised his head and met those eyes, then quickly lowered his head again.

“It’s just that seven days have already passed since the disappearance. If it really involves evil demons, I cannot guarantee he is still alive at this moment.”

The methods of evil demons and devilish cultivators were numerous and cruel beyond what these mortals could imagine.

The Magistrate was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, he met Tan Ye’s gaze and instantly swallowed back all the words he wanted to say.

“Thank you, Immortal Master. For the Immortal Master to take action, I am already endlessly grateful.”

Tan Ye suddenly spoke up, pointing to a plate of desserts, “Could we have another serving of this?”

After the Magistrate left, Su Heng picked up a rose cake and stuffed it into her mouth. “Why did you agree to him? Whether his son lives or dies has nothing to do with us.”

“I’m not doing it for his son,” Tan Ye held the teacup. “I’m afraid those who disappeared before met with the same fate as him.”

His eyes lowered, and the steam from the teacup rose, enveloping his features. Like a divine being casting a merciful gaze upon all living beings.

“I do not wish for others to suffer the same.”