Junior Brother Pays Respect to You: Chapter 66 - When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Chapter 66: When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Qin Zheng looked at the submissive and humble Wei Feiluan in front of him and suddenly felt it was all meaningless.
Turning his head, he glanced at Xiao Hua, who was peeking in from the doorway, and asked, “How exactly does he destroy immortals and humans?”
Wei Feiluan was surprised by the sudden change in topic and replied, “Anyone he touches will involuntarily have their life force and spiritual power absorbed by him, which he then converts into his own.”
Qin Zheng frowned. “So, he can’t touch anyone except me?”
Wei Feiluan nodded.
No wonder Qin Su had instructed him not to let Xiao Hua touch anyone.
Realizing this, Qin Zheng broke into a cold sweat.
Qin Su had said it so casually—if he hadn’t kept a close eye on Xiao Hua, it could’ve led to a huge disaster.
With some disdain, Qin Zheng glanced at Xiao Hua and asked Wei Feiluan, “When is your son going to grow up?”
He remembered Wen Lun saying her son was even older than him. Why had he remained like this?
Could it really be what he suspected?
Wei Feiluan looked helpless and replied, “Because Xiao Gu was experimented on, his body will remain in its current state—he won’t grow up.”
Qin Zheng felt like he was going to faint.
Was he really going to have to carry around this child forever?
What a terrible deal he’d made with Wen Lun!
Suddenly, Wei Feiluan frowned and looked up at the sky.
“I have to go.”
“I’m helping Tianque Sect resist the demon race’s invasion.”
“The passage has opened, and demons are pouring out.” As he spoke, Wei Feiluan looked at his son and said, “We who are outside must remain on guard to prevent further chaos.”
“I’m leaving Xiao Gu in your care.”
With that, Wei Feiluan turned to leave.
Before he disappeared, Qin Zheng called out, “We’ll talk later about your payment!”
After all, his son was in his hands now.
Qin Zheng looked around at the silent forest.
The demon race had already made a second appearance, and he still had to go back to help Qin Su seal an old spiritual pillar?
What kind of mess was this?
He had to resolve it quickly.
Qin Zheng turned and went back into the house. Xiao Hua looked at him with a beaming smile.
Just having his head patted twice had kept him excited until now.
This time, Qin Zheng didn’t pat his head again.
Now that he knew everything that had happened to him was thanks to Xiao Hua, he was afraid he might make him cry if he even lifted a hand.
Qin Zheng walked over to the bed and picked up the time scroll.
He counted—he had already used it eight times.
Since a promise was a promise, he’d use it one more time.
After this trip, he wouldn’t go back. The remaining use would be saved as a backup.
After all, he had pretty much achieved all his goals.
Qin Zheng picked up a pen and quickly wrote down a date—six months in the future—on the scroll.
***
A flash of blue light, and the bed beneath his feet turned into a lake.
Qin Zheng looked down and realized he was standing on the shore.
In the center of the lake stood none other than a Spirit Pillar.
But hadn’t that been sealed back on the first day he arrived in Xifeng Valley? Why was it appearing again?
And the glow around it was even dimmer than before.
Qin Zheng looked around.
Qin Su was channeling spiritual energy into the pillar.
He didn’t want to interrupt him with questions just yet.
Looking at the surrounding scenery, Qin Zheng noticed this didn’t seem to be Xifeng Valley.
Had they already reached the third Spirit Pillar?
If so, Qin Su’s recovery was shockingly fast.
Then what was the point of him traveling back this time?
Still, Qin Su was keeping his word—this time, he was supporting the pillar all by himself.
That made Qin Zheng a little worried. Wouldn’t he be completely drained of spiritual energy again?
As time passed, Qin Zheng stared nervously at the pillar in the center of the lake, watching the light swirling on it grow brighter and brighter.
Suddenly, the light from the pillar flared brightly, signaling that the empowerment was complete.
Before the Spirit Pillar could even disappear, Qin Zheng immediately turned to look at Qin Su.
If he passed out from overexerting his spiritual power, Qin Zheng could still catch him in time.
But when he saw Qin Su standing there calm and composed, he realized his worry had been unnecessary.
When Qin Zheng looked back toward the center of the lake, the Spirit Pillar had just vanished.
At the same moment, enthusiastic applause suddenly erupted from behind him.
Startled by the unexpected sound, Qin Zheng nearly jumped, thinking he was hallucinating. He quickly turned around to look.
That glance gave him another shock.
Not far behind him stood a crowd of men and women, young and old, all dressed in peculiar clothing.
They looked as if they were witnessing a grand ritual, staring in his direction.
But all eyes were focused on Qin Su.
Qin Zheng quietly moved closer to Qin Su and asked in a low voice, “What’s going on right now?”
“The third seal in Kuishui Village has just been empowered.”
Qin Zheng was about to say something else when he noticed a young man appear at Qin Su’s left side.
The man quickly supported Qin Su by the arm and said, “Brother Qin Su, you’ve exhausted too much of your spiritual energy. Let me help you back to rest.”
Qin Su politely replied, “Thank you,” and allowed the young man to assist him as they walked back.
Qin Zheng, confused, quickly followed along.
As the three of them approached the crowd, the village elder at the front hurriedly stepped forward and said, “Young Master Qin, you’ve spent great energy restoring the Spirit Pillar. Please stay in our Kuishui Village to rest and recover. We will treat you as our honored guest.”
The young man supporting Qin Su also nodded vigorously and said, “Brother Qin Su, please take your time to rest here.”
Seeing how warm and eager everyone was, Qin Su turned to Qin Zheng and said, “Up to you.”
Noticing that Qin Su’s words had instantly drawn everyone’s attention to him, Qin Zheng felt immense pressure and quickly nodded, saying, “Since everyone’s so concerned about my junior brother, I can’t really dampen the mood.”
“Besides, this is the last Spirit Pillar anyway. We’ll stay until my junior brother has fully recovered.”
Although Qin Su appeared fine, empowering the spiritual pillar did consume a lot of spiritual power.
He must be running low and truly needed rest.
Qin Zheng followed Qin Su and the young man back to the residence they had stayed in before.
The man helped Qin Su all the way to the bedside and only reluctantly let go of his arm after watching him sit down.
Qin Zheng stood to the side, eyeing the man suspiciously.
“There will be a banquet tonight to welcome the two of you to Kuishui Village. Please rest well for now,” the man said, casting one more glance at Qin Su before leaving the room.
Only after the man left did Qin Zheng sit down beside Qin Su and point toward the now-empty doorway. “Who was that?”
“What’s going on?”
Qin Su thought for a moment and said, “That man is the son of the Kuishui Clan Chief. He’s in charge of looking after us.”
Qin Zheng looked at Qin Su with suspicion. “Really? He seemed a little too enthusiastic.”
Qin Su nodded.
“Alright then,” Qin Zheng chose to believe it for now. “So what’s our current situation?”
Qin Su looked at him and said, “My spiritual energy fully recovered earlier than expected, so I brought you here to Kuishui Village.”
“This time wasn’t too complicated—we just arrived this morning, and now the Spirit Pillar has already been empowered.”
Qin Zheng thought for a moment. “These villagers seem like ordinary people, don’t they?”
“Why would Yu Jingchen entrust such an important task to them?”
Qin Su shook his head. “They’re not ordinary people. They belong to the Kuishui Clan, known for their expertise in illusions.”
“That woman we ran into in the forest who used illusion magic was from the Kuishui Clan—her name was Yu Huantian.”
“Back then, Yu Jingchen helped seal Yu Huantian. In return, the clan owed him a favor, so they’ve been guarding the Spirit Pillar to repay that debt.”
“Ohh~” Qin Zheng nodded in understanding.
He glanced at Qin Su and said, “You should get back to cultivating. You still seem pretty drained.”
“Mm.”
***
Qin Zheng sat drowsily on a chair in the room, bored.
Before he knew it, the entire afternoon had passed.
When he opened his eyes, the room had grown a little dim.
Qin Zheng lit the lamp on the table with a tap of his finger.
At that moment, Qin Su was still meditating.
Qin Zheng rubbed his stomach — he was starting to feel a little hungry.
He wondered if the banquet was about to begin.
Knock knock —
There was a knock at the door.
Before Qin Zheng could respond, the door was pushed open from the outside.
Just like how he used to walk into Qin Su’s room unannounced.
The one who entered was the man who had brought them in earlier — his name seemed to be Yu Xinjue.
Qin Zheng wasn’t sure if he was seeing things, but he felt that the moment Yu Xinjue saw him, the smile that had been on his face instantly disappeared.
As if Qin Zheng was someone who shouldn’t have been in that room.
Yu Xinjue turned his gaze toward Qin Su, who was still meditating on the bed, and said, “The banquet has begun. Would the two of you please come out with me?”
Qin Zheng looked at Qin Su.
Even while meditating, he could still hear the outside world, so he would open his eyes soon.
Sure enough, after a brief moment, the faint aura that had been surrounding him faded, and his eyes slowly opened.
Seeing that Qin Su was about to stand up, Yu Xinjue quickly stepped forward and supported him by the hand.
Qin Zheng curled his lips and said, “You don’t need to be so nervous. He can walk just fine on his own.”
But Yu Xinjue didn’t seem to care what Qin Zheng said and continued holding Qin Su, refusing to let go.
Qin Su didn’t stop him either.
The three of them left the room one after another.
The hallway inside the building wasn’t wide enough for all three to walk side by side, so Qin Zheng naturally fell in behind the two of them.
Watching the two walking in front, arms linked, Qin Zheng felt a strange wave of annoyance.
However, that feeling of irritation disappeared completely the moment he saw the table full of food.
He was starving.
Once they were seated, Qin Zheng immediately focused all his energy on eating.
Though he was immortal, his appetite was still that of an ordinary person.
After wolfing down a round of food, he quickly felt too full to eat another bite.
With the food losing its appeal, Qin Zheng casually glanced at Qin Su, who was seated beside him.
He had nearly forgotten that Qin Su didn’t eat anymore.
But there were dishes placed in front of Qin Su too.
Only then did Qin Zheng notice that Yu Xinjue, the clan chief’s son, was sitting next to Qin Su.
And had just placed a piece of meat into Qin Su’s bowl.
Apparently, the dishes in front of Qin Su had all been served by him.
Qin Zheng smiled and nudged Qin Su. “Why didn’t you tell him you don’t eat?”
Qin Su picked up the piece of meat Yu Xinjue had just given him, looked at it briefly, and said, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
Qin Zheng blinked. That was something he had said to Qin Su back at Prince Lin’s manor.
Then, Qin Su placed the meat he was holding into Qin Zheng’s bowl and said, “You seem to like this one.”
Qin Zheng instinctively glanced at Yu Xinjue and noticed the man looking dejectedly at the meat now sitting in his bowl — and suddenly, for no real reason, he felt very pleased.
Regardless of whether he was already full, he grinned and stuffed the meat straight into his mouth.
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