Chapter 1419: A Letter Delivered Across Thousands of Miles

He Qing did not return that year. The Mortal World was not a place one could fully experience in just a few short years. Likely fearing she wouldn't be able to make the trip back once she had set out, and worried about making the two seniors anxious, she entrusted someone to deliver a letter.

Chen Changsheng was chatting with Zhao Yuqing.

Then, someone knocked on the door of the Wine Tavern.

It was a cultivator in ragged clothes.

"May I ask, is Chen Changsheng, Senior Chen, here?"

Chen Changsheng stood up and said, "I am This Chen."

The cultivator stepped forward, pulled a letter from his robes, and said, "Fellow Daoist He Qing from Qingshan City in the Mortal World entrusted me to deliver this letter."

Chen Changsheng was stunned, then asked, "Fellow Daoist came from the Mortal World?"

Zheng Yue nodded.

"We can talk about the letter later. Fellow Daoist, come in and sit down."

In Chen Changsheng's view, a person willing to travel thousands of miles just to deliver a letter could not be treated poorly.

Good wine and good food were brought out, treating Zheng Yue to a proper meal.

Zheng Yue hadn't eaten meat in ages. He wolfed down the food, abandoning all table manners.

Zhao Yuqing sat to the side but didn't mind. He simply said, "Eat slowly. There's more if you haven't had enough."

"Mhm, mhm..."

Zheng Yue couldn't even speak. For a cultivator from the Mortal World, making the journey to the foot of Qingyu Mountain was truly no easy feat.

Only he understood the hardships of the road.

"Seniors, the wine here is too good, and the food is also delicious, especially this rice..."

"It's amazing!"

Curious, Zhao Yuqing asked, "How would you say this rice compares to the wine, then?"

Zheng Yue said, "They're equally matched. Both are absolute masterpieces!"

This was exactly what Zhao Yuqing wanted to hear, and he couldn't help but laugh.

He said, "Good, good, good..."

Zhao Yuqing then asked, "Speaking of which, how is that girl He Qing?"

"Fellow Daoist He has been undergoing her Cultivation in Qingshan City all this time. She saved my life once, which is how we met."

"So that's how it is. So this letter is to repay the favor?"

Zheng Yue shook his head. "I wouldn't call it repaying a favor. It's just a letter. I considered it a simple matter of convenience."

"How could this be a matter of convenience?" Chen Changsheng said. "The distance from the Mortal World to Qingyu Mountain is surely more than thousands of miles. Few people in this world would be willing to deliver such a letter."

Zheng Yue smiled. "With this wine and food, it was all worth it."

Chen Changsheng and Zhao Yuqing exchanged a surprised look before bursting into laughter.

The cultivator before them was quite honest, and a man who valued loyalty.

Zhao Yuqing glanced at Chen Changsheng, seemingly asking for his opinion.

Chen Changsheng returned the look; both of them now had the same idea in mind.

"Fellow Daoist..."

"You two seniors flatter me. I am merely a junior..."

Zheng Yue was a little embarrassed. Just as he was speaking, Zhao Yuqing suddenly pointed a finger at him, pressing it against his forehead.

Zheng Yue froze and instantly lost consciousness.

Something seemed to slip into his mind, but unconscious as he was, he had no way of knowing what it was.

After he collapsed, Chen Changsheng raised his hand and blew out a breath. A strand of golden light drifted from his palm, sliding past Zheng Yue's ear and falling into his Sea of Consciousness.

After doing this, Zhao Yuqing and Chen Changsheng looked at each other.

"With these two methods, I suppose he can settle down and establish himself in this Cultivation World."

Zhao Yuqing nodded and then asked, "What did He Qing say in the letter? Speaking of which, why did that girl run off to the Mortal World?"

"I don't know either. Let's look at the letter first."

Chen Changsheng opened the letter and spread it on the table. The two of them began to read.

A moment later, they both raised their heads.

Zhao Yuqing looked puzzled and asked, "Is the Mortal World so hard to enter now?"

Chen Changsheng said, "Who knows, it seems..."

He pondered for a moment. It seemed he knew who exactly had created this so-called Heavenly Dao.

It was most likely that disciple taken in by Ruyi and Ping'an.

What was her name again...

It seemed to be Yu Youyu.

Zhao Yuqing said, "However, according to her letter, she only managed to escape a disaster thanks to your reputation. Your name is quite useful, it seems."

"Is the name of Zhao Yuqing no longer useful?"

"It probably wouldn't work as well. If she dropped my name, she'd likely get hacked to death on the spot."

Chen Changsheng gave a helpless smile. "Who would dare kill the disciple of Zhao Yuqing?"

"Why wouldn't they dare?" Zhao Yuqing said. "Some people are willing to lay down their lives for their so-called righteousness. Going by their logic, they'd likely fear the rise of another demon lord and decide to pull up the weeds by their roots. At worst, they'd trade a life for a life."

"Would you let them trade a life for a life?"

"No, I would slaughter their whole family, their whole clan, their whole mountain..."

Chen Changsheng shook his head. "Killing too much is never good either."

"I haven't killed many people these past few years."

Zhao Yuqing was not wrong in saying this. He had been relatively well-behaved these years. It was probably because he had bickered so much with Chen Changsheng, and his threshold for tolerance had dropped considerably.

Chen Changsheng put the letter away and said, "I'm only afraid she might have a hard time in the Mortal World."

"Definitely."

Zhao Yuqing said, "How many years can a mortal live?"

"Cultivators don't necessarily live long either," Chen Changsheng pointed out.

Zhao Yuqing nodded slightly, but added, "She also needs the Red Dust to temper her heart. If her heart is not settled, her Dao will also be severed."

"True."

Chen Changsheng said, "Compared to some cultivators who detach themselves from emotions and desires, stepping into the Red Dust might allow one to go further."

"Of course," Zhao Yuqing laughed. "Others are practicing Cultivation, but she is undergoing Tribulation Transcending. It's naturally different."

"Speaking of which, Tribulation Transcending is not a simple matter."

At the mention of this, Chen Changsheng recalled the time when Zhao Yuqing underwent Tribulation Transcending within the Dream Method.

Zhao Yuqing glanced at him and said, "I know you want to talk about my business. I can only tell you that my tribulation aura has not fully dispersed yet. An inner demon tribulation is not so easy to pass."

"I know. I'm talking about your peach blossom tribulation."

"Wasn't that severed a long time ago?"

"Was it?"

Zhao Yuqing didn't explain further, seemingly unwilling to bring up these matters.

If he had truly overcome it, why would he be so obsessed with farming? It looked like secluded asceticism, but in reality, it was nothing more than reminiscing about the past.

But compared to someone like Chen Changsheng who could not sever his seven emotions and six desires, Zhao Yuqing was truly much better off. At least he could control it, whereas Chen Changsheng could not. He just appeared indifferent on the surface.

Zhao Yuqing let out a breath and said, "If that girl doesn't come back this year, I doubt we'll even be able to finish all this Spirit Rice."

"Save it for her."

"That's an idea."

Chen Changsheng said, "We also need to brew more wine later. Who knows how long she'll stay in the Mortal World. She probably won't be back in just a few years."

Zhao Yuqing thought for a moment and said, "If worst comes to worst, we can just find someone to deliver it to her later."

As they spoke, their gazes fell upon the unconscious Zheng Yue.

He was quite a good candidate.