149: Chapter 149 Reunion with Xia Nihuang, Welcome Back My Daoist Companion

[During the ceasefire, the camp enjoyed a rare moment of peace.]

[Besides his Cultivation, Chu Sheng spent every day taking care of the child. Chu Zhan was already able to run around the camp lifting stone locks, wanting to spar with everyone he met.]

[Yu Rumeng handled military affairs during the day and returned at night to accompany her son. The family of three lived as if they were on vacation.]

[That night, Yu Rumeng suddenly opened her eyes.]

[Chu Sheng asked her what was wrong, but she didn't answer. Her figure flickered and disappeared outside the tent.]

[Chu Sheng chased after her while holding Chu Zhan and saw her standing at the edge of the camp. The rumeng token had already been summoned, and a black dreamscape enveloped a figure.]

[The figure struggled desperately, erupting with the aura of the Peak of the Spirit Lake, but it was simply not enough to face the rumeng token.]

[Yu Rumeng reached out and grabbed, and the person was hauled over.]

["Xia Nihuang?!" Chu Sheng was stunned.]

[The person before him was dressed in black night-traveler clothes with a veil covering her face, but those eyes were far too familiar to him.]

[Xia Nihuang's face was pale, but her back remained bolt upright. Even as she was pinned to the ground by several Demon generals, she did not beg for mercy.]

[Yu Rumeng glanced at Chu Sheng and asked, "An acquaintance?"]

[Chu Sheng nodded.]

[Xia Nihuang looked up, and upon seeing Chu Sheng, her pupils suddenly constricted: "It's you... Nie Zhang! You really are of the Demon Race?!"]

[Chu Sheng remained silent for a moment before reaching out to remove his disguise, revealing his true face.]

[Xia Nihuang's whole body trembled, her lips quivering: "You... you're not dead?!"]

["Not dead."]

[Chu Sheng squatted down and looked into her eyes, "But I have something to ask you."]

[Xia Nihuang grit her teeth and said nothing.]

[Chu Sheng asked: "Where is Zhou Wantang?"]

[Xia Nihuang remained silent for a long time, so long that Chu Sheng thought she wouldn't answer. Then she finally spoke, her voice very soft: "She is at the main base. By Grandmaster Jiang's side."]

[Chu Sheng was stunned.]

[Zhou Wantang is by Grandmaster Jiang's side?]

[Then does she know his true identity?]

[Yu Rumeng was also taken aback; she glanced at Chu Sheng but said nothing.]

[Chu Sheng asked Xia Nihuang: "Are you willing to come with me?"]

[Xia Nihuang shook her head, her gaze calm: "I am a person of the Tianfeng Kingdom; in death, I will be a ghost of the Tianfeng Kingdom."]

[Chu Sheng was silent for a while before waving his hand to let the Demon generals release her.]

[Xia Nihuang stood up, rubbed her wrists which were red from being bound, and looked at him as if waiting for him to say something.]

[Chu Sheng said: "Then you may go."]

[Xia Nihuang was stunned.]

[She thought Chu Sheng would kill her or imprison her; she didn't expect him to just let her go like this.]

[Chu Sheng looked at her and said: "This debt of gratitude, I have repaid. From now on, we owe each other nothing."]

[Xia Nihuang opened her mouth as if to say something, but swallowed it back.]

[She turned to leave, and after walking quite a distance, she suddenly looked back and said: "Thanks."]

[Then she disappeared into the night.]

[Chu Sheng stood in place, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart.]

[Yu Rumeng walked over and took his hand, asking nothing.]

[Chu Sheng gripped her hand and said: "I need to go pick someone up."]

[Yu Rumeng glanced at him: "That Zhou Wantang?"]

[Chu Sheng nodded.]

[Yu Rumeng didn't ask further, only saying: "Go and return quickly."]

[Chu Sheng set out overnight, tracking the aura Xia Nihuang had left behind all the way.]

[Xia Nihuang did not return to the main base; instead, she took a long detour and stopped in a hidden valley.]

[Chu Sheng hid in the shadows and saw her standing there, as if waiting for someone.]

[After a long time, Zhou Wantang arrived.]

[She was wearing a purple Daoist robe, her hair simply tied up. She was a bit thinner than before, but her spirits were high.]

[Xia Nihuang handed her a Jade Slip and said: "Someone wants to see you. Whether you go or not is for you to decide."]

[Zhou Wantang took the Jade Slip and extended her Divine Sense into it; her whole body shuddered.]

[She looked up, her eyes turning red.]

[Xia Nihuang looked at her and sighed: "Go. I will hold things down for you here."]

[Zhou Wantang knelt down and kowtowed three times to Xia Nihuang.]

[Xia Nihuang didn't dodge nor did she help her up; she simply turned her back and waved her hand.]

[Chu Sheng stepped out from the shadows. When Zhou Wantang saw him, her tears finally couldn't be held back.]

[She threw herself into his arms, crying like a child.]

[Chu Sheng held her, gently patting her back as if coaxing a child.]

[Back at the Demon Race camp, Yu Rumeng was already waiting.]

[She leaned on the couch, peeling grapes in her hand. She glanced at Zhou Wantang, then at Chu Sheng.]

[Chu Sheng gave a dry cough and introduced them: "This is Rumeng, my Dao Companion. This is Wantang, my... old friend."]

[Yu Rumeng chuckled, popped a grape into her mouth, and chewed slowly.]

["Old friend? Why are all these old friends of yours women?"]

[Chu Sheng opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.]

[Zhou Wantang had already knelt down, her head lowered, her voice very soft: "Lady Rumeng, this subordinate does not dare to have any improper thoughts. I only seek to stay by Master's side as a maid."]

[Yu Rumeng was stunned for a moment, then she laughed.]

[She stood up, walked in front of Zhou Wantang, and looked down at her.]

[Zhou Wantang's whole body trembled, but she didn't shrink away.]

[Yu Rumeng reached out and helped her up.]

["Why call me Lady? Call me Sister."]

[Zhou Wantang was stunned; she looked up, her eyes red.]

[Yu Rumeng patted her hand, turned back to the couch, and continued peeling grapes.]

["I am the primary wife, and you are the concubine. You must know the rules, but there's no need to be too restrained."]

[Chu Sheng stood to the side, his mouth twitching.]

[So it's settled just like that? Did anyone ask for his opinion?]

[The Old Grandfather in the ring was laughing like crazy.]

["Hahahaha! You brat, you finally have a day like this!"]

[Chu Sheng grit his teeth and sent a mental transmission: "Can you please stop laughing?"]

[The Old Grandfather laughed even harder, "I had days like this back in my time too, though unfortunately, I didn't have your luck."]

[Chu Zhan crawled out from a corner. Seeing Zhou Wantang, he tilted his head and sized her up.]

[Zhou Wantang squatted down to be at eye level with him.]

[Chu Zhan asked: "Who are you?"]

[Zhou Wantang said: "I am your father's friend."]

[Chu Zhan asked again: "Then are you also my mother's friend?"]

[Zhou Wantang glanced at Yu Rumeng, and Yu Rumeng nodded.]

[Chu Zhan was delighted; he grabbed Zhou Wantang's hand and said: "Then play with me!"]

[Watching this scene, Chu Sheng's heart was filled with mixed emotions.]

[Xia Nihuang's figure flashed through his mind—those reddened eyes, that "sorry," and the silhouette of her turning to leave.]

[This debt of gratitude, he had repaid.]

[From now on, they owed each other nothing.]

[Yu Rumeng's voice came from behind, lazy: "What are you thinking about? Come here and peel grapes for me."]

[Chu Sheng walked over, sat down, and picked up a grape to peel.]

[Yu Rumeng leaned on his shoulder, eyes closed, the corners of her mouth slightly curled.]

[Zhou Wantang accompanied Chu Zhan as they ran around the tent. Chu Zhan's laughter was loud and carried far.]

[Outside the window, the moonlight was faint, and the lights of the distant Tianfeng Kingdom camp were faintly visible.]

Chu Sheng looked at this scene and nodded.

"The matter with Xia Nihuang is considered settled. Zhou Wantang has been brought back, and Yu Rumeng even accepted her as a sister. Life is truly comfortable."

He stared at the image of himself in the scene peeling grapes for his wife and suddenly smiled.

He paused, his gaze falling on the faint lights outside the window: "The people from the Central Region are almost here. This war is far from over."