Exasperated Ku Mu (Part 1)
“Mu Yu, we going to ask for directions? If we don’t catch up to Gui Ximing, we will miss Walk-in Heart Genesis being stolen!” reminded the dragon vine, noticing Mu Yu engrossed in watching Ku Mu and Miao Yuyan stroll along the valley.
“We can’t ask Dad, though, can we? He doesn’t know who we are, and Miao Yuyan is right by his side. I’m willing to bet Big Rodent’s life he’ll skin us alive with the bounty on Mu Yu’s head right now.”
“You have a point. Let’s get out of here.”
Mu Yu headed to the valley’s exit via trees and emerged to fly only when he deemed it was safe. To his surprise, a formation stopped him as he rose.
“This is Dad’s formation!”
“Who. Are you?” fumed Ku Mu.
Mu Yu had a lot to say to his adopted father. Alas, knowing it was pointless, he explained, “Elder, I accidentally came here. I shall take my leave now.”
“Eh? Aren’t you the one who peeped on me bathing?” Miao Yuyan arrived at Ku Mu’s side and pointed out.
Mu Yu held a hand to his forehead.
“You’re the one who peeped on Miao Yuyan?”
Feeling a chill down his spine, Mu Yu tired explaining, “That is a misunderstanding! Shin-, I mean, Goddess Yuyan, I told you it was just a misunderstanding.”
“Peeping on her bathing was just a misunderstanding?”
Confined within Ku Mu’s energy pressure, Mu Yu objected, “I accidentally fell into the pool. If I could choose, I wouldn’t have landed in the holy maiden pool.”
“Impudent boy, you will pay with your life!”
Ku Mu dispersed a green poison mist around Mu Yu.
“Elder, please let me explain. I mean no harm!”
“Save it for the king of hell!” Ku Mu turned formation lines into green chains to detain Mu Yu.
“Goddess Yuyan, speak up for me! It’s impolite to fight when we can talk this out!”
Whilst shielding himself with Helian Kong’s soul item, Mu Yu unsheathed Shadow Splitter Sword to block the chains. In the end, though, he succumbed to the force of the chains, staggering backwards. Ku Mu manipulated the shapes of the chains at will, rolling Mu Yu up similarly to the traditional rice dish made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves – zongzi.
“Don’t kill him. He really might not have meant to,” voiced Miao Yuyan.
“Yeah, we really didn’t mean to,” added Xiaoshuai.
“Yuyan, I won’t allow anyone to affront you! He must pay!” asserted Ku Mu, turning his formation into his original “Dead Zone Domain”.
Mu Yu, suffocating, hurriedly wrapped Wood Spirit around his arm to drain out the poison and hide within it, therefore escaping the shackles. Ku Mu was stumped for a next move as nobody had ever escaped his domain before.
“Elder, it really is a misunderstanding.”
“Who are you?!” thundered Ku Mu, turning his domain into lethal poison.
“Elder, I am… am… your disciple!” answered Mu Yu, unable to get out of the field of poison.
“There’s yet to be anyone qualified to be my disciple, and I’ve never taken in any disciple.”
Mu Yu hurled over a pile of poison herbs. “Do you recognise them?”
“Flowing light, darkness, bone disintegration, vanquish…”
Some of the names were Mu Yu’s children he came up with while trying to kill time.
“Where did you learn about these poison herbs from?!”
“Can we hit pause on this fight for now to talk?”
“I’ll just pry it out of you after I’ve apprehended you!”
“I don’t think he harbours ill will,” Miao Yuyan jumped in front and persuaded.
Ku Mu turned to Miao Yuyan, devoid of hostility. “Yuyan, are you sure you want to spare him?”
“Mm.”
“Okay,” responded Ku Mu, smiling again.
Cognisant of the fact that Ku Mu’s smile was forced, Mu Yu waited for the pressure on him to melt away, then praised, “All’s well ends well. Elder Kumu, I am your fan.”
Ku Mu shot Mu Yu a warning glare.
“You tailed me?” questioned Miao Yuyan, vigilant.
Mu Yu stole a glimpse of Ku Mu’s aggressive fists and wagged his hands. “No, no, I just happened to pass by. I was searching for Ghost Gate with the directions you gave me, but I got lost. Since I noticed someone was in the valley, I popped in to ask for directions.”
“That’s a lie,” accused Ku Mu.
“You do need to pass by here to reach Ghost Gate, indeed. Keep flying in this direction, and it should be in sight tomorrow.”
“Thank you, Goddess. I shall take my leave now,” Mu Yu expressed, revealing his white pearls.
Ku Mu suddenly queried, “Where did your poison knowledge from?”
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