Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags
Chapter 986 - 986 458 When One Man Attains Tao Even His Pets

Chapter 986: Chapter 458: When One Man Attains Tao, Even His Pets Ascend to Heaven!_4 Chapter 986: Chapter 458: When One Man Attains Tao, Even His Pets Ascend to Heaven!_4 “Since Senior Brother Liu has said so, I will strive to reach that step!”

Liu Jie at this moment waved his sleeve, and a jug of fine wine with two cups appeared in front of them.

He then poured wine into the cups for both of them.

“Brother Jiang, I wish that in the coming days you may become a sage, ascending to the peak of the Great Dao and becoming an existence comparable to the legendary Human Emperor and Daoist ancestors.”

Jiang Yuan smiled slightly upon hearing this.

Although Liu Jie’s words were full of errors in his current understanding.

The legendary first Human Emperor was strong, but only on par with a true immortal after all.

And the so-called Daoist ancestors are beings who created the Human Realm and the Immortal Path Domain; they have most certainly stepped into the very pinnacle of the Immortal Dao, within the Forbidden Domain.

They might be merely a step away from transcendence itself.

Their achievements were not at all on the same level.

However, the sincerity in Liu Jie’s words was something he truly felt.

Jiang Yuan raised his cup with both hands, making a slight gesture towards Liu Jie.

When the two had drained their cups, Liu Rushi also arrived in this quiet courtyard.

In her hands, she carried two plates of fruit and cold dishes.

“Senior Sister Liu, you are incredibly fast!”

As Jiang Yuan saw the fruits and cold dishes in Liu Rushi’s hands, he immediately exclaimed in admiration.

Liu Rushi also revealed a gentle smile.

“My husband said, since Junior Brother Jiang has taken the trouble to visit us, we must extend a warm welcome!”

“The rest of the dishes will take some more time; Junior Brother Jiang, please enjoy these two appetizers with your drink for now!”

Jiang Yuan smiled slightly, “No hurry! Take your time preparing, Senior Sister Liu. Today I shall not return unless I’m intoxicated with Senior Brother Liu!”

“Alright!” Liu Rushi gave a soft smile and then placed the fruits and cold dishes in front of the two men.

“Wife, put this away,” Liu Jie spoke up at that moment, indicating the white jade bottle Jiang Yuan had just placed on the table.

“What is this??” Liu Rushi, seeing the object, immediately showed a look of surprise.

Liu Jie explained, “This is a wedding gift from Brother Jiang upon hearing of our marriage.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Rushi immediately showed a smile.

“Then, thank you, Junior Brother Jiang!”

As the words fell, Liu Rushi did not check what was in the white jade bottle and simply put it into her bag from the table.

“Junior Brother Jiang, shall I get on with things?” Liu Rushi asked again.

Jiang Yuan, with a hint of a smile, said, “Sure!”

Before leaving, Liu Rushi also said to Liu Jie, “Take good care of Junior Brother Jiang here.”

Liu Jie looked fondly at Liu Rushi and then said, “Don’t worry, wife! Your husband knows what to do!”

After Liu Rushi had gone.

Jiang Yuan ate a nut and then said to Liu Jie, “Senior Brother Liu is truly fortunate to have married Senior Sister Liu into the family.”

Liu Jie too had a face full of smiles, looking extremely happy.

“I also feel very lucky!”

“And I owe it all to the encouragement Junior Brother Jiang gave me in the past!”

“Had it not been for your words of encouragement back then, I might not have had the courage to express my love for Senior Sister Liu.”

Jiang Yuan laughed, “The young man is affectionate, and the lady is interested! Even without my assist, Senior Brother Liu and Senior Sister Liu would have come together sooner or later!”

Liu Jie, upon hearing this, still showed a face full of happiness and did not argue.

…

That night, the two men drank to their hearts’ content and talked about their lives.

The more Liu Jie drank, the more animated he became, incessantly sharing his past with Jiang Yuan.

Liu Rushi occupied a large part of his stories.

Through Liu Jie’s storytelling, Jiang Yuan learned that although there wasn’t much age difference between the two, with Liu Rushi being only three years older than Liu Jie.

For cultivators, let alone three years, even thirty years mean little.

So the age gap between them was naturally very small.

But when it came to the time of entering the sect, there was a bigger difference; Liu Jie preceded Liu Rushi by a full two years.

The reason Liu Jie called Liu Rushi “Senior Sister” was because Liu Rushi had joined the inner sect before Liu Jie, becoming an inner sect disciple.

The crucial point was that, when Liu Jie had just joined the inner sect, he was bullied by another senior brother.

By chance, Liu Rushi saw what happened and stepped in to help Liu Jie.

From then on, the two of them formed a bond and their fate became intertwined.

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but smile.

Others practice the trope of a hero saving the beauty and winning her love.

In the case of Senior Brother Liu, it was the beauty who saved him, yet he still won her affection in the end.

…

Their conversation lasted a long while after that, but it was mostly Liu Jie talking, with Jiang Yuan listening attentively.

Only when the sky began to brighten and the morning sun started to rise did Jiang Yuan and Shu Xiaoxiao leave Liu Jie’s mansion.

Walking together on a narrow mountain path, the cool mountain breeze brushed against them.

“Young Master, they seem so happy together!”

Jiang Yuan nodded in affirmation and then spoke.

“To be able to be with the one you love and accompany each other for a lifetime is indeed a happy matter,” he said.

“Such a thing is not easy even for ordinary people!”

“Let alone for two cultivators to reach this stage—it’s extremely rare!”

Shu Xiaoxiao walked half a step behind Jiang Yuan, nodding obediently.

“The Young Master is right, to reach this stage is indeed very difficult.”

As the words fell, the two walked along a forested path and fell into a long silence.

After taking several dozen steps, Jiang Yuan suddenly spoke up, “Xiaoxiao!”

The next moment.

“Ouch!” Shu Xiaoxiao exclaimed in surprise, mumbling, “Xiaoxiao is here!”

Caught off guard by Jiang Yuan’s sudden stop, she had walked right into him.

Seeing this, Shu Xiaoxiao, rubbing her forehead, elicited a chuckle from Jiang Yuan.

“What were you thinking about just now?” he asked.

“To be lost in thought for so long?”

Shu Xiaoxiao continued to rub her forehead and said in a low voice, “Xiaoxiao was wondering if I could accompany the Young Master like they do, for a long time to come.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan smiled and rubbed the top of her head.

“Of course, you can!” he reassured her.

“But…” Shu Xiaoxiao looked at Jiang Yuan hesitantly.

After locking eyes with Jiang Yuan, she gathered her courage to say, “But what if one day the Young Master, like Liu Jie and Liu Rushi, were to marry another woman!”

“Would the Young Master’s wife allow me to follow you every day and share the Young Master’s bed?”

Hearing Shu Xiaoxiao’s words, Jiang Yuan understood her concern.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“If there ever comes such a day, then you should marry me too!” he suggested.

“Young Master, that’s not possible!” Shu Xiaoxiao shook her head repeatedly.

“Why not?” Jiang Yuan asked in surprise, continuing, “Don’t you want to?”

Shu Xiaoxiao shook her head again: “Xiaoxiao, of course, would love to! But…”

She hesitated for a moment and then continued looking into Jiang Yuan’s eyes, “But Xiaoxiao is just a servant girl; how could you marry someone like me? People would laugh at you, and it would tarnish the Young Master’s reputation.”

“Being able to stay by the Young Master’s side like this already satisfies me greatly!” she added.

“If… if there does come a day when the Young Master is to marry another, I will quietly leave and won’t disrupt the Young Master’s life!”

Jiang Yuan, deeply touched, embraced her.

“Silly girl!” he said with affection.

“Don’t worry! If that day ever comes…”

At that moment, Ye Chanxi came to Jiang Yuan’s mind, along with their previous promises and the child she carried.

He spoke again, “If that day does come, I will marry you as well, although it would be somewhat unfair to you.”

“Not unfair at all!!” Shu Xiaoxiao sobbed softly, “Xiaoxiao is very happy, truly very happy!!!”