Whoever Dares Keep the Bright Moon from Hanging High, I'll Smash Their Dog Head

"Zhang Qiling, I need to focus on cultivation for a while. What's attached to Blind Man is a possessing ghost, something from the cultivation world that specializes in ambushing people. I don't know why one is here. I need to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage as soon as possible. And you lost your memory again this time, which was completely unexpected. We can't be so careless from now on. Once the butterfly's wings start flapping, everything will become an unknown. You need to hurry and cultivate too. Don't be fooled by how easily you reached Qi Refining First Layer. Breakthroughs in cultivation get exponentially harder from here on. They'll only become more and more difficult. In this world, I expect it to take thirty years to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Let's aim to achieve Foundation Establishment before the plot begins. And once I reach Foundation Establishment, I can plant a heart anchor deep in your heart to resist Heavenly Bestowal," Yu Zhi patiently explained.

"Okay." Zhang Qiling listened attentively to Yu Zhi's words, listening to the plans he had made for him. For the first time, he felt the reality of being alive in this world.

"I'll keep Blind Man's situation in mind. I still need to observe him for a while. There's something I need to clear up before I decide whether to let him cultivate the technique," Yu Zhi said frankly.

"Mm, you can decide."

Zhang Qiling knew this was Yu Zhi's personal secret. If possible, he didn't want more people to know about it either, but Blind Man was his brother.

So he had nothing to say about whatever Yu Zhi decided to do. Besides, it was already rare enough for this man to explain himself to him.

Over the past few days, watching him interact with Blind Man, Zhang Qiling had also noticed that Yu Zhi treated him very differently from other people. This man never refused him, not even once!

Even though he didn't know why, being held so dearly in someone's heart and shown unconditional favoritism was something he had never experienced in his life. He was deeply moved.

Yu Zhi heard Zhang Qiling's cool, clear voice say something so obedient and saw how completely he trusted him. His whole heart sank in again. He really wanted to slap himself twice and wake himself up! This was going to be the death of him. He was taking critical hits every day, and he was truly afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself.

He had formed that One Heart Contract solely to serve as Zhang Qiling's blood bag. During their years together, he had made up his mind: even if he had other thoughts in his heart, he would never act on them! As the saying went, judge a man by his deeds, not his heart. He would show his resolve through his actions!

Yu Zhi silently swore in his heart that the bright moon over the snow mountain must never shine on just one person, especially not that innocent and guileless one. Whoever dared keep the bright moon from hanging high, he would smash their dog head! He would defend the snow mountain's bright moon to the death! I swear!!!

In the blink of an eye, more than two months passed. After several treatments, Hei Xiazi could clearly feel that his eyes had improved a great deal.

Although he still needed to wear sunglasses during the day, he no longer had to squint as he had before to reduce the amount of light entering his eyes.

He had also taken off his sunglasses in private to look in the mirror. His eyes really had changed. Before, his eyeballs had almost turned completely white, with only a little black left in the pupils. Now the black parts were beginning to turn from white back to black, though the difference was hard to make out without a close look. Even the raised red blood vessels on the whites of his eyes had become much thinner.

"Mute, Xiao Yu, I need to go out for a bit. The last time I went to the ancient building, the Wu Family hired me to get a saber. It's been so long that I ought to go back. What are you going to do about the Black Gold Ancient Saber?" Hei Xiazi told the two of them, preparing to leave for Hangzhou.

"There's no way I'm giving you the Black Gold Ancient Saber. Find a way to explain it yourself!"

Yu Zhi said. What a joke! The plot began with Wu Sanxing using the name of the Dragon Spine to lure Zhang Qiling and Wu Xie in and bring them together. How could he possibly stand by and do nothing!

He knew very well that Zhang Qiling liked that innocent and guileless sort best. He absolutely, absolutely would not let such a thing happen!

Most importantly, that old fox Wu Sansheng was using Zhang Qiling's own possession to pay Zhang Qiling for acting. The beads of his abacus were practically bouncing in their faces! Not only was he freeloading, he was getting paid for it too!

"Mm, find a way yourself," Zhang Qiling chimed in.

"Oh my, look at you two, the husband singing and the husband following along. Poor Blind Man is all alone and bullied from every side. Looks like there's no telling where the rest of my payment will come from this time either. Xiao Yu, let's get this straight: I'm coming back in a while, and you'd better give me food and lodging!"

Hei Xia teased the two of them with a devil-may-care smile.

Yu Zhi just wanted to press a hand to his forehead. Blind Man talked so much crap. He was immune to it by now and listened only for what was useful. "Hurry there and back!"

"Got it. Blind Man's off, no need to see me out." After that, they heard the noise of that beat-up pickup truck outside, sounding like a broken-down tractor.

"Next time, let's have Hei Xiazi change cars. He doesn't have to buy medicine anymore, so he has nowhere to spend his money. Perfect time to get an imported car. The sound of that junky pickup leaves me with psychological trauma," Yu Zhi grumbled, not expecting Zhang Qiling to answer.

"Oh! Zhang Qiling, I forgot to ask Blind Man for some money just now. The last time we went out, we only brought a saber and a few Spirit Stones. We can't exchange those for money!"

Yu Zhi was a little regretful. He had seen Blind Man every day and never remembered, but the moment he left, it came to him!

Hei Xiazi, humming a song, still had no idea that Yu Zhi had set his sights on his little stash of money.

"I have money," Zhang Qiling answered calmly.

"You have money? How come I haven't seen where you keep it? I'm young, so don't you go fooling me."

Yu Zhi looked him up and down.

Zhang Qiling felt uncomfortable under Yu Zhi's scrutiny. It was the first time he had ever felt that way; before, he had never cared about anyone's gaze or scrutiny.

"It's here." As he spoke, he raised his left hand. On his middle finger was an antique-looking dark green ring, carved with patterns that Yu Zhi couldn't make out.

Sometimes Yu Zhi really was both attentive and careless. He could always notice the first sign that something was wrong with Zhang Qiling or that he was in danger, yet he failed to notice certain insignificant little things.

"Where did that come from? How come I didn't know about it?"

Yu Zhi was puzzled. The two of them had been inseparable all this time, and he hadn't noticed when Zhang Qiling had gone to get it.

"In the ancient building."

Zhang Qiling spoke helplessly. He had thought Yu Zhi knew, so he hadn't asked about it. As it turned out, the man hadn't noticed!

If one said he didn't pay attention to Zhang Qiling, he could spot the first sign that something was wrong with him. Yet if one said he paid close attention, he hadn't even noticed something so obvious appearing on his hand.

"Ahem, don't mind the details. It's simply darkest beneath the lamp!" Yu Zhi changed the subject. "What is that thing? Can we exchange it for money?"

"A token. It can't be exchanged for money, but it can open the storeroom in the Zhang Family's ancestral land," Zhang Qiling explained.

"Where's the storeroom? Let's go, quick!"

At that, Yu Zhi instantly perked up. With the Zhang Family's accumulated wealth, there had to be lots of good things in the storeroom. Filling up his space surely wouldn't be a problem!

Zhang Qiling looked at Yu Zhi. On his fair little face, his pair of peach blossom eyes had suddenly gone round, making his face look even more youthful. He looked just like a young boy. The sight made Zhang Qiling's heart feel soft, and he unconsciously raised a hand to rub his hair. Mm, it felt soft too!

Yu Zhi touched his head where it had been rubbed, utterly shocked and too stunned to speak for a moment. Was th-th-this really Zhang Qiling?! Could something have possessed him?

"Whatever you are, get out of Zhang Qiling right now, or don't blame me for getting rough!"

Hearing that, Zhang Qiling quickly put his hand behind his back and pretended nothing had happened, though the pink of his ears betrayed a hint of shyness.

Yu Zhi was filled with regret. He really had caught it from Hei Xiazi. What a perfect opportunity that had been! That was Zhang Qiling rubbing his hair, and he hadn't treasured it!

He could only change the subject again. "Let's set off right now!"