I Have A Qi Fortune Altar

Chapter 120: Chapter 113 This Child is Terrifyingly Powerful! (Two in One Chapter, Lajunding)_3

Chen Yuan’s forehead creased, worried by black lines. Why did Wang Ping’s words sound like he was preparing to send him away?

He whispered:

“What about Guo Xu? I heard you two have been getting quite close recently.”

“Guo Xu is just a fair-weather friend. Yuan, you and I, we’re like brothers from another mother,” Wang Ping shook his head and muttered.

“When you grow stronger in the future, you can come looking for me then.”

Chen Yuan chuckled.

“Maybe that day will come, but I doubt it. My talents are lacking, and following you I’d only hold you back…”

“That won’t be the case.”

“Actually, life in a small county is pretty good, stable and peaceful. Maybe one day, news of Brother Yuan’s fame will reach our Ping’an County too.”

Wang Ping’s face was full of envy.

He admired people like Chen Yuan but acknowledged his own limitations.

“There will be such a day.”

Chen Yuan, staring at the fiery red sun, was filled with confidence.

After all, everyone needs something to strive for.

Chen Yuan’s goal was power, strength, and to be revered by everyone!

In this dangerous world, only the fist is real.

“Then, I can tell everyone that Chen Yuan is my big brother, haha…” Wang Ping laughed heartily.

Since Chen Yuan had become an arrest officer, although he never scolded him, Wang Ping was aware that their relationship could never be like it was before.

Now that Brother Yuan was leaving, he finally felt like he had regained the close companionship of the days when they roamed the pleasure quarters together.

Back then…

Brother Yuan was as green and carefree as he was.

“How about that marriage arrangement your dad mentioned before?” Chen Yuan suddenly asked.

“It’s off.”

“Off? I thought you liked her quite a bit?” Chen Yuan was a bit surprised.

“I’ve liked plenty of people, where does she rank?”

“Heh…”

“She’s a bit domineering. I feel like I can’t hold her down, can’t manage her…” After a moment of silence, Wang Ping suddenly said.

Since that day he had asked Chen Yuan, Wang Ping had tried, but upon reflection, decided to give up. Marrying a too domineering woman would make future life difficult.

Visiting brothels would be out of the question then.

He wanted to marry someone he could control.

Of course, there was another crucial reason Wang Ping did not mention.

He always felt that the family’s approval of the match, the woman’s lack of objection, was likely due to valuing the relationship with Brother Yuan, hoping to establish a connection through him.

After all, the people of Ping’an County knew that Wang Ping was Chen Yuan’s follower, and their relationship was deep.

Now that Brother Yuan was departing, Wang Ping knew it was time to end it or it would not only cause trouble for Brother Yuan but also be no good for himself.

“Finding a gentle and virtuous girl wouldn’t be bad either.” Chen Yuan, after a short silence, said.

In another world, he had dreamt of such a thing, but sadly, good girls were too scarce, and he could only settle for taking care of those who claimed to be good girls.

“Brother Yuan.”

“Hmm?”

“May I ask you a question?”

“What question?”

“Why have you changed so quickly? Just a few months ago, you clearly…”

He had asked this before, but Chen Yuan had not directly answered, and Wang Ping had since kept the question buried in his heart.

“I had a dream once where I saw what my next thirty years would be like, and I realized it was almost no different from now, living a similar life.”

“Later, I read a legend in the county archives,

The legend speaks of Martial Arts masters who could shatter mountains with one punch, Sword Immortals who could halt rivers with a single sword; they possessed lifespans far beyond ordinary people, looking down upon the Human World, akin to Immortals,

And I too want to become like them.” Chen Yuan spoke softly.

“Do Immortals… really exist?”

Wang Ping stared into the distance.

“I don’t know, but maybe they do. The County Magistrate can leap dozens of meters and effortlessly shatter bluestone, so beings even more powerful than him might be able to do it,

I refuse to resign to fate. I want to see what the pinnacle of Martial Arts is like,

I desire… longevity.”

Wang Ping turned to look at Chen Yuan, saw his calm expression, his face resolute and serious, clearly not joking.

“Brother Yuan.”

“Hmm?”

“I believe you can do it.”

“Hmm!”

As the sun set, two silhouettes cracked peanuts, chatting and laughing, discussing what it means to be a Martial Arts master, pondering if Immortals truly exist,

And saying that the Oiran outside must all be as beautiful as Xiaoyue.

Wang Ping said he might not get to witness it, hoping Chen Yuan would.

Chen Yuan claimed he was not fond of women.

Wang Ping said, “I don’t believe it!”

Chen Yuan replied, “Believe it or not, up to you!”

Wang Ping expressed hope that when Chen Yuan made it big, he’d not forget to raise him up as well.

He too wanted to become a man of stature.

Chen Yuan advised, “Don’t be too competitive, Wang Ping, just be true to yourself.”

Wang Ping said…

Chen Yuan said…

That day, they talked a lot, with Chen Yuan speaking more than he ever had since coming to this world.

Eventually, Chen Yuan left alone, leaving only Wang Ping sitting on the rooftop, beside him a tipped-over jug of wine, the plate of peanuts dry.

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