Chapter 1162
Fingertip Flowing Water
“My legs are bad now. I envy you young ones,” bemoaned Daoist Yuan De, sitting in a rocking chair outside of his small house, feet on a bench, at Pill Cauldron Sect. “Thanks for taking care of me.”
“It is our honour to serve you, Ancestor!” effused one of the three young disciples, actually meaning it, which was not surprising given Daoist Yuan De’s status as the second eldest after Helian Kong. Besides, he was an eighth tier Ascension Realm alchemist in addition to being Lord Ku Mu’s father-in-law, who was the father of Third Heaven’s second true god – Mu Yu. Being given the chance to work for Daoist Yuan De was analogous to earning bragging rights. If Daoist Yuan De gave them a gift, they would have shed tears of joy.
“Xiaozhao, go a bit harder. Yes, yes, that’s it. That hits the spot.” Daoist Yuan De’s number one hobby ever since recovering was leveraging his status and relationships.
Xiaozhao replied, “Ancestor, can you share your past with Lord Mu Yu with us?”
Daoist Yuan De began his sage façade with the stereotypical beard stroke. “That was a long time ago. He was still young back then. I was the one always taking care of him. We don’t share any secrets between us. He fulfils any request I make of him. He often travelled hundreds of kilometres to help me kill time. We’re like best budd-”
“Really? I seem to remember you setting me up time and time again. I’m pretty sure I owe you more than ten punches.”
Daoist Yuan De slammed his table and jumped to his feet. As he turned around, he raged, “Who was that? I won’t let you sow discord between Mu Yu and I. I’m going to sl-” Seeing Mu Yu standing there with a sarcastic smile, Daoist Yuan De turn to reprove the three disciples. “You three shoo off. See? Mu Yu is here to have a heart-to-heart talk with me again.”
After the three disciples left with thrilled expressions – since they met Mu Yu – Daoist Yuan De switched to his shameful personality. “You here to visit me again, Mu Yu?”