A Way to Heal

Part 24

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At the same time, Jiang Cheng arrived.

He maintained his patience and waited for the results in Buddha's Feet, but before he finished a single cup of tea, a disciple ran from the mountain hastily and told him about how powerful and cruel the thing in Dafan Mountain was. Hearing this, his heart jumped and he rushed up here again.

He shouted, "A-Ling!"

Jin Ling almost had his soul taken away a moment ago, but he was fine now, and stood on the ground properly, "Uncle!"

Seeing that Jin Ling was safe, Jiang Cheng finally calmed down. Quickly afterward, he scolded angrily, "Didn't you bring signal firelights with you? Don't you know how to use them when you meet something like this? What are you pretending to be strong for? Scram over here!"

Jin Ling was also angered from not capturing the soul-consuming goddess, "Weren't you the one who told me that I have to catch it? And, if I don't catch it, I shouldn't go see you?"

"He is right Jiang Cheng," Said Wei Wuxian, "you did tell him not to go back until he catches it or you will break his leg ?"

"hhaaa ? Since when did he start listening to me ? For all the tantrum you are pulling one of these days I'm going to break your leg for real"

"But I know uncle won't do that. you love me so much to hurt me"

"Oh no Jin Ling you are absolutely wrong there. Your uncle shows his love through attacks. If he treats someone right that means he is not fond of that person, aren't I right Jiang Cheng ?". To an extent what Wei WuXian said is true. Jiang WanYin cared so much about his duties and the image of his sect, he would maintain his grumpiness minimal. But for people close to him, that man was an angry bird. It is not easy for someone to decipher the love hidden in his aggressiveness.

He didn't reply, giving Wei Wuxian a sense of victory.

Jiang Cheng seriously wanted to slap the rotten brat so hard that he went back inside his mother's stomach. However, he really did say so himself, and he shouldn't prove himself wrong. He could only turn to the cultivators who lay collapsed on the ground, speaking with satire, "What on Earth could it be, beating you up in such a dignified way?"

Among the cultivators who wore differently-coloured clothing, a bunch were the disguised disciples of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, ordered by Jiang Cheng to secretly assist Jin Ling, in case he couldn't overcome the challenge. He was quite the responsible elder, going to such great lengths.

One cultivator still hadn't overcome the shock, "Sect, Sect Leader, it's... It's Wen Ning..."Jiang Cheng thought that he had misheard, "What did you say?". The person replied, "Wen Ning is back!"

In an instant, shock, disgust, anger, and disbelief all crossed Jiang Cheng's face.

The audience was very sure of how much Jiang WanYin hated Wen Ning. They didn't get a good feeling about what was to come.

After a long while passed, he finally spoke bitterly, "The thing was ground to dust in front of everyone long ago, so how can it come back?"

The disciple spoke, "It really is Wen Ning! There's no way for it to be wrong! My eyes couldn't have been mislooked!" He suddenly pointed to the side, "... He was the one who summoned him!"

Wei WuXian was still in a stalemate with Lan WangJi. Instantly, they were the center of everyone's attention. Jiang Cheng's lightning-like gaze also moved toward where he stood. After a moment, the corners of Jiang Cheng's lips pulled into a twisted smile. His left hand started to unconsciously stroke the ring again. He spoke softly, "... Well, well. So you're back?"