{"id":7578,"date":"2025-10-14T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7578"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:22:27","slug":"the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot-chapter-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot-chapter-67\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second Male Lead\u00a0Fled On The Spot &#8211; Chapter 67"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui traveled for two days straight and finally arrived again near Hanshuize.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The person in charge was still Ning Yuanzheng from last time.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He had arrived earlier than the two and was now extremely busy.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Seeing two familiar faces, Ning Yuanzheng took a moment to greet Chu Xinghui and Ming Xiao: \u201cJunior brothers, we meet again. You came just in time, come over here.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After greeting, he didn\u2019t waste time chatting and directly pulled the two over to introduce the situation here.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">This incident happened suddenly, unlike the first time, there were no previous files to consult, so some new information could only be exchanged on site.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ning Yuanzheng gave the two pieces of paper.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui glanced at them, familiar patterns were printed on them.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Both had been present when the two little snakes appeared, Ning Yuanzheng knew they could recognize what it was and briefly explained: \u201cThese were traced from the images on the recording stone you have, Junior Brother Chu. The small snakes appearing now in Hanshuize all have this pattern on their bodies.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He drew a few lines on the two papers, then flipped one over and finally combined the patterns on both sheets.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Looking at it&#8230; it seemed to be a broken formation pattern.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui was not a formation cultivator and couldn\u2019t tell what it was, so he patiently waited for an explanation.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ming Xiao looked carefully for a while, but his expression gradually became serious.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ning Yuanzheng put away his pen and looked at Ming Xiao: \u201cThis was what Uncle Xue discovered a couple of days ago while repairing the Daoyuan Peak formation. Luckily Junior Brother Ming was here, he should be able to recognize something.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">For the first time, Ming Xiao lost confidence in his formation skills and hesitated to confirm: \u201cIs this&#8230; a formation on the outskirts of Daoyuan Peak?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Daoyuan Peak was known for formations. The masters and disciples there were all a bit eccentric, so all around the peak were strange formations set by formation cultivators. Though disciples from other peaks occasionally passed through without being stopped, if they didn\u2019t carry the sect\u2019s jade token, they could be trapped by those formations for days.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui frowned and asked: \u201cWhat is this formation used for?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ming Xiao hesitated: \u201cWhen I joined, my master took me through the formations on Daoyuan Peak. If I\u2019m not mistaken, this formation was a failed work by a predecessor. What the predecessor originally intended is unknown, but in the end, the product had no effect beyond the pattern itself.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">His master had even used this as a negative example during lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui continued to ask him: &#8220;Do you know who this predecessor was?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ming Xiao shook his head: \u201cThis predecessor was probably just an ordinary disciple of Daoyuan Peak. No name was left behind, and no other works were passed down. I\u2019m afraid even my master doesn\u2019t know who it was.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ning Yuanzheng timely said: &#8220;Uncle Xue\u2019s explanation is similar to Junior Brother Ming\u2019s. He has already gone to investigate this disciple\u2019s identity.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He felt a bit troubled and sighed lightly: \u201cOriginally, everyone thought these patterns existed naturally on the beasts before the evil spirit formed, so no one paid attention. Only after detailed investigation this time did we find problems.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He put the papers away and pointed to a pile of boxes nearby: \u201cThe situation about these patterns still depends on Uncle Xue\u2019s news. For now, the most important thing is those things.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ning Yuanzheng went over, opened a box, and showed them the snakes packed inside: \u201cJunior brothers, come and take a look. It\u2019s a bit different from last time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ming Xiao leaned in to look inside the box: \u201cApart from more of them, it seems&#8230; there isn\u2019t much difference?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">At least, visually, that was the case.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui glanced at the surrounding air and guessed: \u201cThe resentment here is weaker than elsewhere. Do these snakes feed on resentment?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The recording stone only showed images, such subtle changes could only be sensed on site.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Following Chu Xinghui\u2019s hint, Ming Xiao carefully felt the surroundings and slowly furrowed his brow.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ning Yuanzheng nodded, confirming Chu Xinghui\u2019s guess: \u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">A disciple who had gathered to watch scratched his head and said: \u201cSounds&#8230; like a good thing?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui held a reserved opinion for now.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Maybe it was good for clearing resentment, but if it were purely good, the sect wouldn\u2019t have sent them to support here.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He extended a finger, sent out a little spiritual power, and tested the snakes in the box.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The snakes immediately acted as if stimulated, scrambling over each other to bite at Chu Xinghui\u2019s finger.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although these snakes were not very powerful individually, having so many together made the hair on one\u2019s head stand on end. Many disciples around couldn\u2019t help but step back.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui withdrew his hand and judged: \u201cThese snakes have become more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ning Yuanzheng nodded and closed the box lid again: \u201cJunior Brother Chu is right. That\u2019s why there is a barrier set up on the outskirts of Hanshuize now. One of our most important tasks is to prevent these snakes from spreading out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He then handed each of them an empty box and began assigning tasks thoroughly prepared: \u201cThese snakes cannot be placed in spirit beast bags and will fall into dormancy in complete darkness. These boxes are specially made, you can put the snakes you catch directly inside.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He glanced at Ming Xiao considerately: \u201cIt\u2019s unsafe for Junior Brother Ming to go alone, so go together with Junior Brother Chu.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Finally, Ning Yuanzheng gave them a map: \u201cYou two are responsible for this area. It would be best if you can find their nest.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">As a wise senior brother who knew his juniors\u2019 abilities, he deliberately gave them the largest and most difficult area.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After the instructions, Ning Yuanzheng quickly went to distribute boxes to other new arrivals.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ming Xiao looked at Chu Xinghui.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui opened the map, glanced at it, and picked up the box: \u201cLet\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Anyway, they had come here to support, it made no difference what they did.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">*<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">In the evening, far away at the sect, Xie Liufeng stared at the communication talisman absentmindedly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He hadn\u2019t properly spoken to Chu Xinghui for several days.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">But Chu Xinghui should have arrived at Hanshuize today.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He felt a little worried.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After hesitating for a long time, Xie Liufeng\u2019s worry won out, and he sent Chu Xinghui a message.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui had spent the whole day with Ming Xiao catching snakes all over the mountain and was finally able to rest a few hours in the tent, not very willing to move.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">But seeing Xie Liufeng\u2019s message, he immediately replied.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng hesitated about what to say to start the conversation.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Before he could speak, Chu Xinghui took the initiative to ask: &#8220;Are you finally going to pay attention to me today?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng felt very wronged and immediately clarified: &#8220;I didn\u2019t ignore you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">How could he dare ignore this little ancestor?<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui thought for a moment and guessed: &#8220;Then every time I message you these two days, and you run off after a few words&#8230; Is it because I kissed you before I left, and you got shy?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Mentioning this, Xie Liufeng\u2019s mind became a little chaotic again. He tried to control himself and felt he should clarify: \u201cNot shy, just didn\u2019t react in time&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although he had lived a long time, he had never been kissed. It was normal not to react immediately to something unfamiliar.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">To make Chu Xinghui forget about this, Xie Liufeng changed the subject and counterattacked: \u201cI haven\u2019t asked you where you learned this from.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u201cIt\u2019s from a book,\u201d Chu Xinghui explained: &#8220;It said kissing can soothe a partner and promote feelings between partners.\u201d After thinking about his own experience, he added: &#8220;But it seems you weren\u2019t soothed.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Objectively speaking, after the kiss&#8230; he suddenly became very silly.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Although Chu Xinghui felt he was soothed.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He really liked this intimate contact.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Maybe next time he could try kissing another place.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng asked: &#8220;Where\u2019s the book?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui answered: &#8220;In the cabinet in my room. You know which one.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng seemed to have reached his room\u2019s door and sought permission: \u201cCan I come into your room?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui had no objection: \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng entered his room and found the culprit book and several similar ones from the cabinet: \u201cI confiscated them.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui still didn\u2019t oppose: \u201cAlright, but I already finished reading them. If you don\u2019t have related experience, you can also take a look. Although much of the content is useless, after you finish reading, next time I kiss you, you won\u2019t be caught off guard.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng: &#8220;&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Still wanted a next time.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He forced himself to maintain the dignity of an elder and deliberately brushed this topic aside.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Afterwards, the two finally could share their recent lives with each other like usual.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui recounted what he did that day, then emphasized how especially hard he had worked today.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">After he finished, he hinted: \u201cI\u2019m done.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng pretended not to understand his hint: \u201cMm, I finished listening.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui explicitly said: \u201cYou should praise me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng chuckled and asked him: \u201cHow should I praise you?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui thought for a moment and gave an example: \u201cLike, I\u2019m especially capable, especially competent.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng cooperated fully, smiling and repeated: \u201cYes, my Xingxing is especially capable, especially competent.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui was not very satisfied with such an unoriginal approach, but since Xie Liufeng already praised him, he decided to reluctantly accept it and humbly said: \u201cActually, it\u2019s not that great, it\u2019s all because you taught me well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng couldn\u2019t help laughing and suggested: \u201cYou\u2019d better play less with that kid Xue Heng.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">What kind of nonsense have you learned.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui corrected seriously: \u201cThe nature between the two of us is still different.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Ming Xiao liked to hear everyone say all kinds of good words equally, but he only liked to hear praise from Xie Liufeng.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The two chatted casually for a while, then Chu Xinghui suddenly sensed something and stopped speaking.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Through the communication talisman, Xie Liufeng asked quietly: \u201cIs something wrong?\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui responded: \u201cMm.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Xie Liufeng didn\u2019t waste time and only said two words: \u201cBe careful.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui ended the communication and looked toward outside the tent.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Outside, someone should be on night watch duty.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The tent\u2019s location was very close to a night watch post, earlier when he talked with Xie Liufeng, he could faintly hear two night watch cultivators quietly chatting outside, and occasionally sounds of a fire burning and something roasting.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">But now, it was extremely quiet outside.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Chu Xinghui summoned his spirit sword, sent his divine sense outward to explore, the slightly loose aura from before disappeared, and his surrounding breath gradually became fierce.<\/p>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chu Xinghui traveled for two days straight and finally arrived again near Hanshuize. The person in charge was still Ning Yuanzheng from last time. He had arrived earlier than the two and was now extremely busy. Seeing two familiar faces, Ning Yuanzheng took a moment to greet Chu Xinghui and Ming Xiao: \u201cJunior brothers, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-second-male-lead-fled-on-the-spot","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TheSecondMale.png?fit=300%2C419&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7581,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7578\/revisions\/7581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}