Chapter 24: You're just a baozi!

  The night was quiet, people had fallen asleep, the night color was like thick ink, deep and unable to dissolve. The night sky was like a cyan-colored curtain, dotted with twinkling stars, making one deeply intoxicated. With a creaking sound, the door opened, and a thin figure walked out. He looked up at the curved moon in the night sky, his dark eyes revealing a hint of helplessness, pursed his lips, chuckled lightly, and sat down on the stone bench, leaning against the wall.

  He is Tang Qing.

  Perhaps it was because he had slept all day, but he woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep again. He lay there lazily, his eyes half-open and half-closed, gazing at the bright crescent moon in the night sky, and his eyes gradually fell into a state of loneliness.

  Night, is always so quiet.

  Tang Jing had always disliked the night, no matter how beautiful it was. He didn't like it because it was too quiet, a silence that made him feel lonely and desolate.

  I don't know how many years have passed, but I only remember that since he stepped onto the path of a loose immortal, he has always been alone. He cultivates alone, crosses his tribulations alone, and drifts about alone.

  Scattered immortals are destined to be lonely and are not allowed to have any friends.

  Nine Heavens cannot contain, nine underworlds cannot hold, Golden Immortals pursue and capture, Heavenly Demons hunt and kill. Can only forever hide and dodge, rushing about everywhere, waiting for the arrival of another calamity that will descend at an unknown time. Each time after passing through a heavenly calamity, the physical body will be extremely weak. Not only must one hide from Golden Immortals and Heavenly Demons, but also because the scattered immortals who have just passed through a heavenly calamity are too weak, and their bodies are condensed from their original spirit. This is not only a great tonic for Golden Immortals and Heavenly Demons, but also for cultivators.

  Legend has it that refining a loose immortal can even make one become an immortal on earth.

  It is precisely because of this legend that the situation of the immortal will be so embarrassing.

  Although called an immortal, a loose immortal is ultimately not an immortal. Tang Jing was human and as a human he couldn't avoid the seven emotions and six desires.

  What is the point of living for oneself?

  Tang Qing has asked himself this more than once, he too had dreams, pursuits, emotions, loved ones and friends... but all of these were crushed by the endless heavenly tribulations, even his originally unyielding temperament was ground down by the endless heavenly tribulations...

  Up until now, Tang Jing still doesn't know what he's living for.

  Maybe living is just for the sake of living.

  Tang Jing comforted himself like this.

  But can't live like this aimlessly, right? What kind of life do I really want? What should I be doing? Before, Tang Jing cultivated to overcome the tribulation, now that he's come to terms with it, he suddenly doesn't know what to do.

  People have to live with some goals in mind, don't they?

  What is it that I really want?

  Tang Jing thought about this question for a very long time... but still couldn't get the answer he wanted.

  The night is still young, and the silence is already deep.

  Tang Jing slightly shook his head, since he didn't know what he wanted to do, then just live aimlessly like this for now. He chuckled and said, "Have you seen enough? If you have, then come out."

  A faint cry of surprise came from the top of the wall, and after a while, a woman in a green dress jumped over the wall into the courtyard. This woman was none other than Bi Yi. She seemed to be somewhat surprised and also somewhat embarrassed. The surprise was that she didn't expect to be discovered by this guy even after hiding her breath. The embarrassment was that being discovered sneaking around at night was...

  "What are you doing leaning on my wall at this late hour without sleeping?"

  Tang Qing closed his eyes and scanned Bi Yi's body back and forth without any restraint.

  "I didn't..." Bi Yi's face turned red as she lowered her head, but then quickly lifted it up again to explain, "Don't misunderstand, things aren't what you think they are. Master told me to protect your safety, that's why I...". Just as Bi Yi was speaking, she met Tang Jing's gaze and her eyebrows furrowed in annoyance, saying "I didn't lie, why are you looking at me like that?"

  "I didn't say you were lying, did I?" Tang Qing looked at Bi Yi with a hint of playfulness, this girl was lovely no matter how he looked at her.

  "You're clearly questioning me!" Bi Yi was made uncomfortable by Tang Jing's unbridled gaze, and although she felt a bit guilty in her heart, she still spoke calmly, "If you hadn't hit Zhang Yuanbai today, I'm afraid they would have come to bother you, that's why I came over."

  "Is that so?" Tang Jing rubbed his chin, nodded and said, "Shangguan Qiusuo asked you to protect me, but you didn't do your job! Today that little rabbit came to find trouble with me, and he's already bullied me to the point of no return. Why didn't you take action and hit him?"

  "You're the one who's wrong!" Bi Yi walked over, blinking her big eyes and said, "You were the one who made a mistake first, but you refused to apologize. Why should I hit someone else? Besides, Qing Yu Men prohibits disciples from fighting!"

  "Alas! Your cultivation has been wasted. Tang Qing saw that this green-clothed person was inherently kind and gentle, belonging to the extremely simple and kind type. This kind of person would even spare the evil spirits they encountered. Shaking his head, he said, "However, it's said that you're a personally taught disciple? Isn't the status of a personally taught disciple very high in the sect? Why does that little rabbit seem not to fear you at all?"

  "Does being a direct disciple require others to be afraid of you? Besides, I also came from the outer disciples and know that it's not easy for them." The elegant and refined jade-like nose slightly wrinkled as she said, "Moreover, that matter was originally your fault!"

  "Alright! You're just a small fry after all. When you go out and make your way in the world, you'll be at a disadvantage."

  Tang Qing was too lazy to argue any more, stood up, gazed at the dense stars in the night sky, and stretched his waist with force.

  "What does baozi mean?"

  Although Bi Yi didn't understand, she also felt that it wasn't something pleasant to hear.

  "Baozi! It refers to those who are often bullied and won't fight back, won't retort, always feel embarrassed to refuse others, and aren't good at protecting their own interests. They tend to compromise easily. In a nice way, this kind of person is called kind-hearted; in a not-so-nice way, they're just pushovers."

  "You... you said I'm a coward? Do you believe I'll hit you!!" The blue-clothed beauty's eyes were wide with anger.

  "Hit me?" Tang Jing seemed to have taken an interest, a sly smile spreading across his face as he walked over, reaching out to stroke her smooth cheek. Bi Yi let out a startled yelp, dodging back and shouting, "What are you doing!"

  "How dare you! What do you want me to do?" Tang Jing's face was wicked, and he reached out to touch her cheek again. Bi Yi took a step back, furious, "I'm warning you, if you dare to do that again, I won't be polite to you!"

  "Not polite? What's the big deal about being impolite?" Tang Qing chuckled and touched again.

  Bi Yi's face turned red with anger, she pointed at Tang Qing and shouted, "You! You shameless thing, how dare you be so rude to me? If you do that again, I won't be polite anymore, I'm not joking."

  "Look! I told you you're a baozi, and you still don't believe me!" Tang Qingle laughed out loud, "I touched you twice and you just warned me, if I really were an evil demon, with the way you are, you would have become my plaything long ago."

  "You! You actually dare to tease me!"

  Although Biyi was a bit angry, after careful consideration, what this guy said wasn't unreasonable. Was she really too naive?

  "Hmm, right." Tang Jing was about to go out for a walk, but suddenly seemed to remember something and turned around to ask, "What about the wine and meat you promised to buy for me? When are you going to make good on that? Of course, if you admit that your words don't count, then I have nothing to say."

  "When did I ever say something that didn't count! It's just..."

  Bi Yi was somewhat embarrassed, because she had been a vegetarian since childhood and had never drunk wine. Moreover, the rules of Qing Yu Men also prohibited disciples from indulging in alcohol and meat. However, having already agreed, she couldn't go back on her word. After some deliberation, Bi Yi said, "Alright, I'll take you into town tomorrow and treat you to a meal."