Chapter 418: Spitting Ceremony
After that, the two found a restaurant and ordered a large meal.
"Let’s have a good meal for the two of them." Jiang Yue said and sighed.
The original Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen didn’t have a good time in Han town.
This time, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen wanted to eliminate all the regrets left behind by the original owners.
"Mmmm." Yu Nianzhen agreed.
When the meal arrived, the two didn’t hold back.
They ate and drank their fill before leaving the restaurant.
"Shall we investigate Lady Chu?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
"You want to go to the Pleasure Palace?"
"No, but I will go if you want to go."
"It’s okay not to go. Let’s find an information vendor."
Soon after, the two found an information vendor and quickly learned about Lady Chu.
"It turns out she was killed soon after we escaped." Jiang Yue couldn’t help but sigh.
Back then, the two were weak and could barely escape from the pursuit of the Pleasure Palace.
In the end, they survived but didn’t dare to relax until they joined the Sea Cloud sect.
"We have come a long way." Yu Nianzhen said as the two walked down the street.
"Yes, we are no longer the scared little boys."
"We are almost at the peak of the Cangxing world. Soon, no one will be our match."
"Don’t let your master hear you." Jiang Yue said and chuckled.
"There is someone I want to see." Yu Nianzhen suddenly said with an unnatural look on his face.
"The little beggar?" Jiang Yue asked.
"Mmmm." Yu Nianzhen nodded.
When he transmigrated, Yu Nianzhen was confused and thought everything was a dream.
In a daze, he followed a little beggar to join the Beggars’ sect.
However, Yu Nianzhen was too disgusted and escaped when the little beggar was not looking.
After inquiring about Lady Chu, Yu Nianzhen also asked about the little beggar.
As luck would have it, the news vendor had information and the two bought it.
"He made his dream come true." Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but admire.
Back then, the little beggar wanted to join the Beggars’ sect and eventually become the sect master.
From the news vendor, Yu Nianzhen learned that the little boy had already broken through to the qi transformation and was about to become the sect master.
"The ceremony is in three days. Let’s enjoy Han town as we wait." Jiang Yue said.
After that, the two spent every day exploring Han town.
Although they did not uncover any suitable treasures, they enjoyed themselves and were not too disappointed.
On the day of the ceremony, the two used concealing talismans and secretly went to the Beggars’ sect to watch.
"You have to be prepared." Yu Nianzhen warned while holding his husband’s hand.
Even after so many years, he had never forgotten the spectacle of the spitting ceremony.
Now that he was about to watch it for a second time, he couldn’t help but feel nauseous.
However, he didn’t want to miss it.
Although he and the little beggar didn’t know each other well, the little beggar was kind to the original owner.
Considering that, Yu Nianzhen wanted to take the opportunity to do what he could to cut off the cause and effect.
Soon after, the ceremony started.
Hidden on the side, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen watched as a middle-aged man dressed in rags sat on a futon in front of a crowd of beggars.
"Chief Li." The beggars shouted excitedly.
[Is that him?] Jiang Yue asked.
[It’s him.] Yu Nianzhen said and sighed.
From what he remembered; the little beggar was a year younger than the original Yu Nianzhen.
However, almost two hundred years later, the little beggar looked much older than he and Jiang Yue.
’This is the difference in talent.’ He thought.
Because the little beggar was late to break through to the qi transformation realm, his appearance aged much faster than Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue.
[It’s about to start.] Jiang Yue said.
Hearing the excitement in his lover’s voice, Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but look at the other with a strange expression.
During double cultivation, they often shared memories and comprehension.
Because of this, Jiang Yue had an intimate knowledge of the spitting ceremony.
[XiaoYue, don’t you know what the spitting ceremony is about? Why are you so excited?] Yu Nianzhen asked.
[I have seen it in your memory but I want to experience it myself.]
[I see.]
A moment later, the first person walked to the little beggar and spat on him.
Soon after, the second, third, and more went up.
In the blink of an eye, the little beggar was wet from spit and multi-coloured phlegm made his rags even more disgusting.
[Azhen...] Jiang Yue called and hurriedly covered his mouth.
At this point, his initial anticipation had already turned to disgust and he could barely stop himself from vomiting.
[Why didn’t you warn me?] He glared at his husband.
’Why didn’t I warn you? I warned you but you had to experience it for yourself.’ Yu Nianzhen complained but didn’t dare to blame his lover.
[It’s all my fault.] He said and hugged Jiang Yue tightly.
[It will be over soon.] He continued.
However, it was not over soon!
Maybe because the little beggar was too popular, more than five thousand beggars came to take part in the ceremony.
When it was finally over, neither Jiang Yue nor Yu Nianzhen was in a good state.
Their faces were green and their stomachs were roiling with nausea.
[Azhen, let’s leave quickly.] Jiang Yue said.
After watching the entire ceremony, he felt dirty.
At that moment, he was tempted to throw himself into the river Han to clean the imagined filth on his body.
[Good.] Yu Nianzhen said and the two quietly left the Beggars’ sect.
At the same time, a small box flew over and dropped on the little beggar’s palm.
"What’s this?" He asked but none of the other beggars knew.
After using his divine sense to check the box, he didn’t find anything wrong so he carefully opened it.
"A note and a storage ring." He muttered before picking up the small note.
Soon after, his eyes widened in surprise and he eagerly looked around.
Unfortunately, the person he was looking for was already gone and Chief Li couldn’t help but sigh in nostalgia.
"Sect master, who is the note from?" One of the elder beggars asked.
"A friend from a long time ago." The chief said and hurriedly contracted the ring.
After seeing the things inside, he sighed again.
’Little saint, it seems you have gone to a place I can’t reach.’ He thought.
However, he wasn’t envious.
From the beginning, his goal was to become the sect master of the Beggars’ sect.
Since he had already achieved his goal, the little beggar was satisfied.
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After leaving Han town, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen rode the bullock towards the burial place of old man Cang.
"What did you put in the storage ring?" Jiang Yue asked curiously.
"Ten million low-grade spirit stones and some of the resources we don’t need. If he uses them well, the resources are enough until he advances to the origin tempering realm."
"It’s a thoughtful gift." Jiang Yue nodded and continued.
"Do you think he will reach the origin tempering realm?"
"I don’t know but I have done all I can to help him. With this, the cause and effect between us has been broken."
"Is it okay to give him the gift in front of so many people?" Jiang Yue couldn’t help but worry.
"Don’t worry, I already considered it." Yu Nianzhen assured.
The little beggar was a qi transformation realm cultivator and no one in Han town was his match.
Even if someone wanted to rob him, Yu Nianzhen had prepared some attack tokens.
The attack tokens weren’t what he made personally but trophies he accumulated in the Nine Treasures secret realm.
With the attack tokens, the little beggar would be able to defend himself even if a core formation realm cultivator came to trouble him.
"That’s good." Jiang Yue heaved a sigh of relief.
This time, they wanted to cut off cause and effect.
If Yu Nianzhen inadvertently caused a disaster for the little beggar, things would become very complicated.
Along the way from Han town to the old man’s grave, the two did not hurry.
They watched the scenery and noted the changes that took place since they travelled the same road.
"Change is the only constant in life." Jiang Yue said and a hint of clarity appeared in his heart.
"Change is true but so is inconstancy. My heart for you is forever the same."
Hearing that, Jiang Yue laughed.
’Azhen, why do I think that your heart is not constant? Compared to before, why do I feel that you love me more?’ He thought but only smiled without saying anything.
Time passed quickly and the two soon arrived in front of the cave where they buried the old man.
Seeing the cave, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue looked at each other in shock.
"What happened here?" Jiang Yue asked.
