Their Past
Ku Mu left with a smile.
The wind made a mess out of Mu Yu’s hair. He soaked in the rain with Ku Mu in his arms. “I shouldn’t have let you leave alone. I should’ve escorted you.”
In reality, the only difference Mu Yu’s escort would’ve made would’ve been him dying to Tian Budai instead of Ku Mu. Ku Mu would’ve died all the same for Third Heaven Palace wanted him dead. That, as a matter of fact, would’ve been the most ideal scenario for Third Heaven Palace.
The dragon vine emerged from Mu Yu’s arm. Frankly, not even the dragon vine would’ve been able to protect Ku Mu against his makers if it accompanied him. It coiled around above them, acting as an umbrella.
“Dad…” Mu Yu muttered.
If I can meet you again, I promise you will be the most important person in my life. I’ll cherish you for the rest of my life.
***
“You? Why are you here? Did Eternally Youthful Ku Mu bring you here? Let’s go. I’ll help you escape,” cheerfully said Mu Yu.
Xiaoshuai tugged Mu Yu’s shirt and whispered, “He’s Eternally Youthful Ku Mu.”
“Say what? Haha, what a coincidence. Hey, uh, the weather is clear today, huh…”
“Hmph. You. Stole. My. Stuff. You. Need. To pay.”
“Gramps, can you not speak in complete sentences? I am barely able to make out what you say,” said Mu Yu, yawning. “I will give the goods back, and we will go our own ways, deal?”
“No.”
“Why not?” inquired Mu Yu, scratching his head roughly.
“Shifu.”
“Yeah, I am not your shifu,” replied Mu Yu, waving his hand. “I am not qualified to teach.”
“I am. Shifu. You’re. Disciple,” snapped Ku Mu.
“Your disciple? You want to be my disciple? I do not accept disciples, though, hehe.”
“I want you to be my disciple, understand? Make fun of me again, and I’ll hang you upside down.”
“What happened to your stutter? You should have spoken that way from the beginning. I was tired just listening.”
Ku Mu calmed his heavy breathing and stuttered, “Y-y-you are now m-my disciple.”
“What is the deal with you and your stutter? How does it work?”
“Shut up! Mention my stutter again, and I’ll emasculate you!”
***
“Memorise Poison Scripture,” firmly commanded Eternally Youthful Ku Mu.
“Can I leave after I memorise it?”
“No.”
“Welp, I refuse, then,” replied Mu Yu, handing thick Poison Scripture back.
Ku Mu kept his hands behind his back. He shifted his gaze over to the dragon vine and stated, “No memorise. I use. The dragon vine. For alchemy.”
“I suppose we’ll have to apologise to Earthworm in advance,” commented Xiaoshuai.
Mu Yu didn’t approve of the idea.
“How about you sacrifice yourself, Rat.”
“You’re larger, so you’d produce more.”
Mu Yu’s shoulders sunk. “All right, I’ll read it every day, okay?”
“And. Memorise it.”
It was through learning about poisons that Mu Yu also learnt Ku Mu wasn’t as evil as rumours made him out to be. It was also when Ku Mu was forced to erase his cultivation and, through that, learnt that Mu Yu respected and cared for him more than he imagined.
***
“The old one peeped on me while I was bathing. The young one wants to feast on my spirit pet. You think you can just walk away after what you’ve done?”
Mu Yu turned back to see the white rabbit snuggling up in Bing Lengxue’s chest the same way Xiaoshuai shamelessly would.
Bing Lengxue was present from the moment Ku Mu started spacing out at the rock. She never noticed them because the area was out of bounds to disciples. When she noticed Ku Mu’s presence, she mistook him for a disgraceful disciple, hence the violent reaction.
“Both incidents are misunderstandings. I did not know it was yours. I would not have dared to even think of it had I known it was yours. Gramps, you two must have a lot to say after all these years, so I won’t be the third party.”
Mu Yu’s “… third party” remark had Ku Mu stuttering, “Y-y-you…”
“You brat,” Mu Yu finished.
“Y-y-y w-”
“You will be in for it later,” Mu Yu finished with a big exhale.
Mu Yu paid enough attention to Ku Mu to learn what the latter wanted to say every time he started stuttering.
***
“Your kind isn’t even qualified to clean my disciple’s shoes! Mu Yu is my disciple and my son! His aptitude puts your so-called talent to shame. You can kill me with your despicable means, but you’ll never catch up to Mu Yu! He’s my pride! You are an insect!”
***
When Ku Mu finally mustered up the courage to confess to Leng Bingxue and decided to return to her, he had to break his promise…
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