The Rise of the Divine Oracle

Chapter 171 - Tantrums

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They did find Yuxio in the training grounds.

Cheng spotted her first and unleashed his Zidian on her. She yelps then ducks, firing up her sword and starting an epic fight of fire, electricity and a whole lot of yelling.

Wuxian stands a few paces away, hand on his side and rubbing his forehead. He should stop them but he really doesn't want to. If they want to act like children and lash out in front of people then so be it.

Taiho stands next to Wuxian: "Master Wei, should we intervene? He might kill her.."

Wuxian shakes his head: "It's none of our business. If Jiang Clan want to sort out their issues with fists then let them be."

Wen Ning steps on Wuxian's other side and says: "Does Jiang Clan Leader ever run out of steam?"

Wuxian sighs: "Never.. It's like his natural state is being pissed at the world."

He turns to stare at Wen Ning: "Did you find Jinhai?"

Wen Ning nods: "He came back by himself.. mumbling about cowards and balls of 'grass eating little shits'. I don't know what that means.."

Wuxian snickers at Wen Ning: "Where is he?"

Wen Ning shrugs.

Wuxian turns to stare at the two still fighting: "Was he hurt?"

Wuxian almost jumps out of his skin when Jinhai whispers into his ear: "Nope."

The smaller man turns to glare at him: "Don't sneak up on me like that!"

Jinhai smirks at him before turning to look at the two fighting: "What's this? Can I join?"

Wuxian grabs Jinhai's arm to make sure he doesn't: "That's two grown cultivators acting like infants and believe me, you don't want to come between them."

Yuxio screams mid fight: "I AM NOT AN INFANT!"

Wuxian turns to scream back: "THEN STOP ACTING LIKE ONE!"

Jiang Cheng turns to glare at his brother and his face turns into a furious one: "LAN JINHAI!"

He stomps his way towards them and Wuxian pulls the taller man behind him: "STOP!"

Jiang Cheng stopped a few paces away from Wuxian: "What is he doing here? WHY IS HE STILL HERE?"

Wuxian puts his hands up, responding with a calming voice: "He's my disciple."

Jiang felt like he was slapped. He points his finger at the apathetic man and screams at his brother: "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND? That man killed so many people, Wuxian! He didn't do it to defend anyone or fight for something.. HE DID IT FOR FUN! He killed some of our clan members when we fought him off! HOW CAN YOU LET SOMEONE LIKE HIM STAY HERE?"

Wuxian tightens his hold on Jinhai and stands tall: "I made a deal with him.."

Jinhai gently moves Wuxian to the side and crosses his arms to face Jiang Cheng: "I don't have to explain anything to you, Jiang Cheng. We fought, you lost. Accept what happened and move on."

Jiang Cheng felt his blood boil. How dare this man lecture him? Zidian sends out a few sparks as his anger reaches a new height and he rips his whip out, ready to deliver his wrath on the Slayer.

Wuxian sees the purple streak and acts out of instinct. He pushes Jinhai out of the way and receives the brunt of the attack on his back.

He grunts as pain spreads through him, landing on his knees and hissing in pain.

Jiang Cheng was blinded with rage, he kept sending whips after whips at Jinhai as the older man kept avoiding them, eyeing Wuxian with concern and thinking of a way to disable the out-of-control man without killing him.

A strike of fire stops one of Jiang Cheng's strikes as he screams at his disciple: "DON'T YOU DARE DEFEND THAT MAN, YUXIO! I SWEAR, I WILL DISOWN YOU!"

Yuxio holds her sword up, ready to strike again: "Jiang Cheng, calm down!"

Jiang Cheng aims his whip at her, not holding back one bit.

Simultaneously, a blue glowing string and a set of chains both wrap around the anger-filled man and bind him in place. Wangji lands on the training ground, eyes cold as ice. He spares the struggling man in binding a glare before kneeling in front of his soul-bond: "Wei Ying?"

Wuxian blinks at him a few times before he faints into his embrace.

Wangji picks up his soul-bond in his arms and turns to Wen Ning and Yuxio: "Confine him and his followers in the Cold Cave."

Wen Ning nods and pulls the chains and the still screaming man with it.

Wuxian opened his eyes to see Healer Shi mixing something in a bowl next to him.

He groans when his back radiates pain. Shi sighs loudly: "Do you even know what 'rest for a while' means? Do I need to watch you every waking hour like a toddler?"

Wuxian slowly sits up, rubbing the parts of his back he can reach: "I'm used to this kind of pain. I grew up on it."

Shi didn't look impressed.

Wuxian smiles at her: "It's fine. I think my body has built up an immunity to my brother's whip. The pain will go away soon."

Shi shoves the bowl she was mixing stuff in in Wuxian's face: "Drink this."

Wuxian's eyes cross as he tries to look at it: "What is it?"

Shi grabs his chin, forcing his mouth open and pouring the stuff inside: "At this rate, I won't have anyone to plan my wedding. I will die a single lady!"

Wuxian wants to gag a little at the bitter stuff but smiles at her anyways: "Don't worry. Even if I die, I have a tendency of not staying dead."

Shi looks sadly at him: "Don't say that.."

Wuxian grabs her hands and says: "You will have an epic wedding and I will be there to make sure it's perfect. I promise, little turtle"

Healer Shi finally cracks a smile: "Alright, little rabbit."

Wuxian turns to look at the darkest corner: "Where is he?"

Wen Ning steps out of the shadows: "His Excellency locked him and his followers in the Cold Cave."

Wuxian sighs loudly before standing up, holding his breath until the pain passes and slowly walking out to face his brother.

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