Chasing You (Arc 8+)

Beneath the Heavens (XXXIII)

A/N: There are only two more chapters left after this one~! Whew... A long arc due to my miscellaneous details... kek. *cough* Thank you guys and enjoy!

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<What happened while I was asleep, Bao Bao.>

<Host, Xiong Yiyong was amongst one of the casualties. Without a leader, Xiong Jifeng was forced to take up the spot as sect leader.

As for the Qingcheng Fu Sect, their fall was as it had been foretold in the plotline. It was only that Fu Aozi returned due to news reaching his ears about his brother's fall. He had to bear the fault of Fu Yemu's crime and was executed three days ago. They burnt his body in the purifying fire as a means to make sure that there will be no remaining resentment. Son-in-law is exempted from any crimes because he left long before Fu Yemu took over the sect... and there wasn't any concrete evidence showed his involvement with anything that occurred at the sect. But...>

<But?>

<But many were still unsatisfied and wanted son-in-law to atone for the crimes of his family. With no remaining members from the Qingcheng Fu Sect who had been involved with the immoral act, there were no indemnifications that could be given out. All of the sects that participated in the campaign, especially the smaller sects are dealing with the aftermath by themselves. So... so the sects all voted that son-in-law will devote the rest of his life watching the grounds that was once the Qingcheng Fu Sect and keep an eye on Fu Yemu's soul...>

An Zhangyi nodded. There was nothing he could do to change the verdict that had already passed. Since there was no one they could direct their hatred to, they chose the nearest available target; that was the most natural response for humans.

<And what about An Qingfeng and the main protagonist?>

<Mu Buran... He's at the Wudang Xiong Sect talking about marriage...>

<Marriage for his younger sister?>

Bao Bao bobbed his head in a dejected manner. An Zhangyi immediately knew why and chuckled.

<You trust him, but you can't help but feel jealous.>

Pouting because it was guessed correctly, Bao Bao touched his nose.

<Bao Bao can't help it... Jie jie's words are stuck in Bao Bao's mind.>

<But you've known him for a very long time. Does he seem like the type of person to fool around?>

Shaking his head like a rattle drum, he defended his lover.

<No, he's never like that. Although he's a beast in bed... He cares for Bao Bao very much. He remembered the day Bao Bao joined as a system and when we met, he had celebrated it with Bao Bao every year back then. Even when he wasn't at fault for disappearing, he tries to make it up with Bao Bao. He always has Bao Bao's favorite snacks and he massages Bao Bao's sore hips... When someone wants to partner up with him in the past, he always says no to them. Bao Bao has never had to deal with them...>

An Zhangyi looked towards the window.

<See, you already knew the answers to your doubts. Listen to your heart more Bao Bao.>

<Mhmm. Okay...>

He felt a little guilty because he said he was going to starve the beast. Maybe he shouldn't be so hasty in giving verdicts. Covering his blushing cheeks, he continued to report.

<As for An Qingfeng, he's talking to Yan Wenrou¹ at this moment in the main hall.>

Rubbing his glabella, An Zhangyi leaned back. Since they had gotten back from the Wudang Xiong Sect, Yan Wenrou has been all over An Qingfeng and acting bashful around him. Even going as far as to talk about their 'future wedding', and every time, he would be the one to interrupt them.

<Go listen to their conversation for me.>

<... ( ●︿● )>

Bao Bao pitifully blinked his eyes at An Zhangyi before dashing over and 'hugging' and 'rubbing' his cheek against his host's. His sixth sense was tingling that it was a crazy psycho alert from that Yan Wenrou and didn't want to see the infectious disease.

Waving, he slowly drifted out the wall acting like a ghost refusing to do the natural chore of haunting. An Zhangyi hoped that the fool wouldn't be as difficult to get rid of as Rose from his second world or Fu Xinyi from his fifth world. She was the typical money and power grubbing character, as raised by her parents. The reason why she was still brazenly hugging onto An Qingfeng's thigh now, was because the plot did not follow as the original one. Someone who is handsome, has great cultivation, and is the 'heir' to the Longhu An Sect, who wouldn't want that delicious cake?

What she has yet to find out is that he (AQF) will never inherit the sect. From the experience he went through with Fu Yemu's memories, he saw something that in Fu You's home that was quite intriguing.

<Did they give you any trouble?>

<It was nothing, how are you feeling?>

<Much better. When will you come?>

<Do you miss me?>

<En. Miss, miss very much.>

A hint of laughter could be sensed from the other side.

<Then I will come for you tonight.>

Cutting off the connection, An Zhangyi giggled lightly and took out a black ring connected to a plain small golden necklace looped around his neck. No matter how long they have been with each other, it still felt as it did back then. Looking at the chatoyant piceous ring, a small smile emerged on his lips. He couldn't wait to become cultivation partners in this world with Fu Baisong.

As he had been conversing with Bao Bao, he was also talking with his bitter lover and had gotten the information that he needed. There was only one thing left to do; validate it with the person themselves.

With his eyes closed, he took in the warm embrace from the sunlight and waited. They would surely make their way over to his room, soon enough. Bao Bao came back not long after, he had on a blank face when he entered the room.

<Host... Why are women so scary?>

<Not every woman is as psychotic as the ones we meet.>

<Wuuu~ She's so crazy... Even wanting to go as far as to fake a pregnancy...>

<Ah...>

An Zhangyi was a little speechless. Would there always be people like this is in every world? Stooping as low as to fake a pregnancy was too baffling to the two. Even if the difficulty progressed, it seemed that there will always be some deranged person in the worlds. He didn't understand why Yan Wenrou would try so hard to be the wife of the heir. Was the position's benefits so tempting that she would disregard herself to win it? Before he could answer it himself, the door to his room opened.

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¹Yan Wenrou: '燕温柔', 燕 yan means Swallow (bird species), & 温柔 wenrou means gentle and soft/ Tender. She is the fiance of An Qingfeng.