Jiang Hou Visits Jian Wushuang

Jiang Hou soon arrived at the door of the Main Hall. He didn't stop at the door this time. After responding to the two new guys stationed there, he entered the Hall. He made his way to the Main Seat and sat down. 

"Uncle Chen, are you there?", he asked.

"Yes, I am here!", said Jiang Muchen as he revealed his figure. He is mostly stationed here at the Main Hall if Jiang Hou is on the Holy Son's Peak. The Main hall is at the centre, so it is easy to monitor the whole peak from here, since it also has a tower.

Looking at Jiang Hou at this time, he felt his aura and said in surprise, "You actually made a small breakthrough?"

"It was only a fluke. Guess it's a blessing after a disaster", replied Jiang Hou, then he changed the subject.

"I want to go out to practise. There are still 4 and a half months until the start of the Holy Lands' Competitions. I have a feeling that if I go out this time, I will encounter an opportunity that will cause a great impact on my cultivation path", he said seriously.

"Hmm", Jiang Muchen hummed, and thought seriously for a while before asking, "How strong is this feeling you have?"

"It is like the moment I think of avoiding it, I'll suffer a great catastrophe. But the moment I embrace the thought of going out on an adventure, I'll soar into the sky", Jiang Hou replied.

"Hmm", again Jiang Muchen looked thoughtful. What Jiang Hou described is exactly the same as what was recorded in the Clan's Classics. It is written that whenever a cultivator is about to encounter a Life Event, he would get a premonition.

If he embraces that premonition, he would feel like soaring into the sky. But if he tries to reject that premonition, he would feel a sense of crisis.

"Then, you have to go no matter what. No matter where you want to go, I'll go with you. You must fight for this fate changing event", Elder Muchen's tone changed from that of a Guard, to that of an Elder of the Clan instructing the younger generation.

"I will definitely not disappoint the Elder and the Clan", Jiang Hou also co-orperated.

Then they began to make preparations. The first thing to do was to inform Jiang Hou's Master, the Great Elder, Jian Wushuang.

Jiang Hou flew in the direction of his Master's Cave Mansion at the Back Mountain of the Holy Land. On the way, he was thinking about his Master's situation.

'Master, although you may be forced. But you should at least be humane. What would you do if you were in my situation? I trusted you and obeyed everything you said since the first day I became your disciple. Master, do you not even have an aorta of affection for this disciple of yours', Jiang Hou was immersed in his melancholic thoughts for a while.

Even though it's only been a few years, only a corpse would not develop emotions for others in that short period of time. Dogs would become loyal to their masters in days. Even chicks would become loyal to the first thing they see.

'However, your mistake remains. And at the right time, you will pay for attempting to make me a sacrificial lamb', he resolved.

Some time later, with the arrival of the night, Jiang Hou flew down to the door of his Master's Cave Mansion. The door automatically opened to him, it always does.

Before him stood the Main Hall. Like all Main Halls, there is a Main Seat with no one seated, which is surprisingly made of Bamboo. But, anyone who is knowledgeable would know that it is the 100,000 years old Purple Silkworm Bamboo. This variety of Bamboo is brown from the time it buds to the time it matures. And Purple Silkworms are only found in their vicinity. 

By tapping into a bamboo shoot or matured bamboo wood, Purple Silkworms can make varying ages of Silk, ranging from A Hundred Years White Silk, A Thousand Years Silver Silk, Ten Thousand Years Golden Silk, and the 100,000 Years Purple Silk. This is where the Purple Silkworm Bamboo got its name, and the Purple Silkworms too.

Silks of different ages are used for different things, ranging from, Inner Armor, Undergarment, Belts, and Shoes and Boots.

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Apart from the Main Seat, there are no other seats. However, Jiang Hou did not stop stepping forward, and just when he reached the end of the aisle, he saluted the Main Seat, saying, 

"Disciple has seen the Master", with a slight bow.

Then he turned to his left, which is to the right side of the Main Seat, and made a move to sit.

A formation array was formed beneath him and glowed, gathering energy and condensing the energy into runes that joined together to condense a seat under Jiang Hou. Just when Jiang Hou's bottom was about to touch the energy seat, the seat solidified.

This is the specialty of the Main Hall of the Great Elder of the Scarlet Heaven Holy Land.

And on the Main Seat, a figure suddenly appeared like a sword phantom and gradually stabilised his body. His hairs, beards and eyebrows were grey with a touch of white and black here and there. 

But the tone of his skin is young. This is the uniqueness of cultivation. You can control the tone of your body. You can make yourself look old or young. Especially Saint level Cultivators and above.

"You came. You've also made progress. It seems your seclusion was not in vain", said Jian Wushuang with satisfaction as he felt Jiang Hou's breath. He can tell at a glance that Jiang Hou's cultivation was not piled up by pills, but a result of hard work, since his foundation is still solid.

"It was a blessing after a catastrophe. And I thank the Master for taking care of me during the time I was unconscious", replied Jiang Hou. He was wondering how a person can so easily feign concern for someone they have sold out already.

"It took you long enough. You only know to come to your master now. Others will think you don't have a master over the past 2 months, don't you think?", berated Jian Wushuang.

"That.. Ahm, I'm sorry Master. I was really depressed for a while, and I was embarrassed too, so I didn't come to see you", Jiang Hou played along, behaving exactly like he always does, naive and simple.

And Jian Wushuang fell for it. He didn't find any loopholes at all. He said, 

"I've told you that obsessing over a woman is not a good thing. Now that you were almost taken over by an Inner Demon, you must have learnt your lesson. You don't have to be embarrassed. Everyone makes mistakes", Jian Wushuang educated.

"Well, I've really learnt my lesson" Answered Jiang Hou.

"Good. Why did you come to me this time and look so serious?" asked the Great Elder.

"Master, I have a strong feeling that there is an opportunity for me, a great one, outside the Holy Land. I want to take permission to go out of the Holy Land to practise", said Jiang Hou.

"Oh, you mean, you had a premonition that there's an opportunity for you in the outside world?", asked Jian Wushuang in surprise. 'What is happening? Qin Bailong's disciples just left the Holy Land a little over a month ago, and now my disciple is also leaving. Is it really coincidence or someone is trying to pull the strings in the dark', thought Jian Wushuang.

Then he thought, 'Perhaps, it's that Lord. If he's the one, then it's alright. If not, then, we have to take precaution'.

"Yes, Master!", Jiang Hou replied.

"Since when did you start having that premonition and what are your experiences?", Jian Wushuang continued to ask.

"I started having this feeling about 4 days ago. But since I was at the critical moment, I did not act on it. But when I broke through three days ago, I felt it, and it was stronger…", and Jiang Hou proceeded to tell his Master what he told Jiang Muchen.

After carefully evaluating what Jiang Hou said, he knew it was as was described in the Ancient Scriptures in the Holy Land. 

So he knows that if it is a natural occurrence, there would be great benefits. Even if it was related to that Lord, nothing unexpected would happen. But if it were someone else who wants to interfere with the plans of that Lord, he needs to take action.

So, Jian Wushuang said, "I have no problems with you going out to practise. But, I have to go with you. To prevent unexpected circumstances like last time, someone strong needs to go with you at least"

"Ah, Master has important things to do. Master does not need to trouble himself with the disciple's matter. This time, Elder Chen from the Clan is going with me, so I can be considered safe, right?", Jiang Hou said, with a touched look on his face. In his heart however, 'If you come along, then it would be an obstacle'.

Not wanting to raise suspicion, Jian Wushuang could only relent. Still he said, "Three of my retainers will go with you then. You cannot refuse, that's my bottomline. Two of them are at the Saint Realm, and the remaining one just broke through the Great Saint Realm. Although it's not foolproof, with a Great Saint around you, you can avoid a lot of detours on the way"

Seeing his Master's resolute expression, he knew he couldn't change his mind, so he asked what only the previous Jiang Hou would ask, "Master, are you sure I was not your illegitimate son in your previous life?", the words had just drop, and then

The 'sound of wailing' echoed in the Main Hall for a while before returning to silence.

"Master, I was only joking. It was a way of appreciating your kindness", said the 'dishievel' Jiang Hou 'resentfully'.

"Just know the appreciation in your heart. Don't spit nonsense. Quickly go back to your Peak. Hmph", said Jian Wushuang angrily. This is the only time when he was truly displaying his emotions. He couldn't help it. 

This lad was insinuating that he was an old monster when he was obviously so young! 'Don't look at the scattered white hairs and grey hairs, I'm actually a very young cultivator', he would always think whenever Jiang Hou said that to him.

And Jiang Hou retreated too.

Outside, he looked at the door of the Cave Mansion with red eyes. Whenever he said that to his master before, the master would have the same reaction. Those were the happiest moments of his life apart from the one he had with his family.

That is the level of trust and love he had for his Master. And that was the level of relationship he thought they had. Now he knew better.