Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

The south is indeed rich in resources. If it weren't for the tough character of the barbarians living there, who are difficult to approach, and the various natural dangers to rely on, this prime place would have been taken by all the major families long ago. Now it is not Wen Qing's turn to take Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng out to find a better elixir for marrow cleansing.

Although there are no so-called aristocratic families in these places, there are endless ways of using poison, witchcraft and even curses in every village and hamlet, and each has its own unique advantages. Even though Jiang Cheng has a high level of cultivation, he has suffered losses several times. If it weren't for Wen Qing, who has mastered all the medical skills in the world, he would have lost half his life.

“Forget about that,” Wei WuXian said with a hint of jealousy and gloating, “Why do all those beautiful women from Southern Xinjiang flock to you like bees to flowers?!”

Wen Qing, who was running out of breath and fanning herself with her sleeves and palms, couldn't help rolling her eyes when she heard this, "Master Wei, you are so boring. Do you want to compete with Master Jiang on this matter?"

Wen Qing really couldn't understand Wei Wuxian's strange desire to win. She only knew that they became so embarrassed just because of Wei Wuxian's provocation.

Upon hearing this, Wei WuXian was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to slam the table and stand up, "Nonsense!"

"Why am I so bored?!"

"This young master is clearly trying to protect the innocence of our young master Jiang!"

Jiang Cheng rushed over and grabbed Wei Wuxian’s neck, shaking him until he rolled his eyes and stuck out his tongue. Only then did he relax a little, “Those women came rushing over here. If it wasn’t you who said something among them, what else could it be?!”

Wei Wuxian cried out for justice, leaning his head on Jiang Cheng’s neck, howling like a ghost: “Ah Cheng, I’m doing this for your own good. Those girls all like you, and we still want their things. I thought you could just chat with them…”

Jiang Cheng pushed the man away in disgust, and sat on the other side of the rock. He rolled his eyes in annoyance, "Have you forgotten who we want their things for?"

Wei Wuxian then straightened his attitude and went forward to beg for mercy. However, Wen Qing did not see it that way. She and Wei Wuxian both knew the relationship between Shi Ying and Jiang Cheng. They even teamed up to mention Shi Ying from time to time along the way, hoping to improve the relationship between Jiang Cheng and Shi Ying.

But now Wei Wuxian is receiving Jiang Cheng's seemingly rough but actually meticulous care along the way, so he must have had some thoughts on this.

In the past, Wen Qing had met many young masters from aristocratic families, whether in Nevernight or in the Cloud Recesses, but none of them was like Jiang Cheng. Even if he had to sleep in the open and travel through mountains and rivers, he would still eat fine food and eat delicate meat. He was also very clean and would wash himself after sweating every day, and would take a bath at night.

However, it is such a young man from an aristocratic family who is particular about everything and never compromises, who can personally take care of Wei Wuxian's food, clothing, housing and transportation. It's not that she looks down on anyone, but Jiang Cheng's care for Wei Wuxian during this period of time is probably better than that of the servants and maids that Wei Wuxian has been used to since he was a child!

So, Wen Qing laughed at herself in her heart, it was natural for her to fall in love with such a young man who was top-notch in terms of moral character, appearance, cultivation and family background.

Wen Qing was quite open-minded, and she realized her feelings very early on, and immediately cut off those feelings.

But she watched Wei Wuxian getting closer and closer to Jiang Cheng without realizing it. Wei Wuxian even unconsciously avoided mentioning Shi Ying, but she could not say anything. She could only look at Wei Wuxian's increasingly anxious eyes.

Or maybe he suddenly caught a cold in the snowy forest in the mountains in the middle of summer and fell ill.

A doctor cannot treat himself. Wen Qing had a high fever since she fell down. Jiang Cheng could not come up with any good ideas for this situation. He could only boil some medicine to strengthen the body and dispel the cold for Wen Qing to take to temporarily reduce the fever. The rest depended on Wen Qing's own opinion.

As soon as Wen Qing came to her senses, she heard that Jiang Cheng had gone out and quickly pulled Wei Wuxian aside to talk.

"Master, you didn't tell Master Shi about my illness, did you?"

Wei WuXian didn’t quite understand why Wen Qing asked this, but he answered honestly: “When you fell, Ah Cheng and I were really scared. We ate everything we brought up from the mountain these past two days. We hadn’t run out of ammunition or food yet, so how could we have sent a message to tell Master Shi?”

Seeing that Wei Wuxian didn't suspect anything, Wen Qing heaved a sigh of relief and continued, "I was just worried that if Master Jiang told Master Shi about my illness, Master Shi would rush over overnight to find out what happened because he was worried about Master Jiang."

After saying that, Wen Qing stared at Wei Wuxian's expression as if unintentionally. Sure enough, she saw the smile on Wei Wuxian's face froze for a moment, and then he smiled wider to cover it up and waved his hand jokingly: "This seems like something Master Shi would do."

Wen Qing stopped when she saw that things were going well, and agreed with Wei Wuxian's words: "Yes, if it weren't for the fact that you and I have low cultivation bases and really need guards, and we can't leave someone alone in the village, I think Master Shi would want to be inseparable from Master Jiang."

Wei Wuxian hadn't figured out his own feelings yet. Hearing Wen Qing saying that Jiang Cheng and Shi Ying had a close relationship, he felt somewhat uncomfortable, but instinctively suppressed his thoughts. However, he couldn't stay any longer, so he raised his hand to hold down the corner of the quilt for Wen Qing, and went out under the pretext of going to see how Jiang Cheng was doing.

Seeing Wei Wuxian being moved without realizing it, Wen Qing sighed in her heart. Some people would fall behind if they were one step late, and they would never be able to catch up. Besides, Jiang Cheng didn't even give others a chance to catch up. He seemed to be close to Wei Wuxian and cared about the remaining Wen family members, but in fact, he was just taking advantage of those people in another world. From the beginning to the end, he only made an exception for Shi Ying.

In the forests on the top of the mountains, all kinds of fungi are almost everywhere during the rainy season. There are various kinds of mushrooms and Ganoderma lucidum on the ground, and there are also wood ears, tree flowers and other fungi on the trees.

Jiang Cheng came out originally intending to hunt two pheasants to make soup for Wen Qing, but when he saw the colorful mushrooms of various shapes, he could hardly walk. In just half an hour, the cloth bag he took out was full. When he turned back, he saw Wei Wuxian holding two red pheasants in his hands.

Jiang Cheng's focus was on the pheasant in Wei Wuxian's hand, and Wei Wuxian saw that Jiang Cheng had a complicated mood. He hadn't figured out why Wen Qing suddenly mentioned Shi Ying. When he found himself depressed by the intimacy between Shi Ying and Jiang Cheng, he suddenly realized what Wen Qing was worried about.

He wanted to go back and tell Wen Qing that she was overthinking it, but for some reason he just couldn't say it. When he saw Jiang Cheng again, he just wanted to avoid him.

Jiang Cheng didn't understand Wei Wuxian's evasion. He chased after them, staring intently at the two red pheasants that looked like phoenixes, and said with a smile, "It just so happens that I have a bag of mushrooms here. I can make a broth with these two pheasants to whet my appetite!"