The Demon King is an Idiot [BL]-Chapter 96: A single flower in the middle of an open field
"But of course, Jin Shifeng wasn’t fully ready to give up her feelings for Yu Wei," Jie Fu Lian added with a grin, "Even after being dismissed, Yu Wei still snuck into the sect to meet Jin Shifeng and Jin Shifeng also snuck out to meet her. The two pursued a secret relationship behind Sect Master Yao’s back and this continued for quite some time."
Duan Luoyang felt a little confused as he heard this and asked, "If they didn’t break up, why did Jin Shifeng marry Jin Long?"
Jie Fu Lian sighed as he heard this question and clicked his tongue as he replied, "The reason isn’t mentioned even in this book but I can guess."
"Hmm?"
"Jin Long was an excuse for her to leave the sect," Jie Fu Lian guessed as he spoke, "Sect Master Yao said that their marriage wasn’t based on love but on convenience instead. They both had something to gain from each other and that was the reason for their marriage. What could Jin Shifeng possibly gain from her marriage to Jin Long?"
Duan Luoyang took a minute to think about it before he reluctantly asked, "A reason to leave?"
Jie Fu Lian nodded his head proudly as he confirmed, "That’s right. If she remained in the Yu Sect, she would be forced to marry someone from inside the sect and would forever be bound to the Yu Sect with no chance of leaving. Her relationship with Yu Wei would also not last long and she would live out the rest of her life feeling lonely and detached from the world."
"But if she married Daoist Jin Long, she would be able to leave the sect!" Duan Luoyang exclaimed as he guessed the rest, "And if Daoist Jin Long already knew about Yu Wei and had no problem with it, she could maintain her relationship and live the way she wanted to!"
Jie Fu Lian nodded his head, "That is exactly what happened. It is written in the book that even after her marriage, she continued her relationship with Yu Wei and her husband had no problem with it. Jin Long even gave Yu Wei an official position in the Jin Sect and supported their relationship."
"But what did Jin Long gain?"
"I’m not quite sure," Jie Fu Lian shrugged his shoulders with a sigh as he spoke, "Perhaps he was looking for a wife but there were no willing candidates so he had to settle down with the only option he had."
"..." Duan Luoyang wondered if that was a joke or not. Since Jin Long was the son of the Sect Master Jin, there was no way he would have a shortage of marriage candidates.
At first, Jie Fu Lian and Hua Tianshu came to the crazy conclusion that Bai BaoShi was related to the Yu Sect and since Jin Long was in charge of that case, he had a connection with the Yu sect which he used to force Jin Shifeng to marry him. Since Jin Shifeng was quite a beautiful woman, it was possible that Jin Long fell in love at first sight and blackmailed the Yu Sect to hand her over. Seeing the poor conditions of the Yu Sect only strengthened their beliefs.
However, after listening to Sect Master Yao’s confession and reading the book about Jin Shifeng’s life, it seemed that their guess was too off the mark.
Jie Fu Lian couldn’t help but feel a little glad that this was the case. He didn’t want to think that the Jin Long he knew had been lying and deceiving him.
"Then is she still dating Yu Wei?" Duan Luoyang beamed.
Jie Fu Lian stopped walking as he heard this question and sighed as he shook his head, "She died."
"Huh?"
"A few years ago, Yu Wei was killed by a mysterious man and her body was buried in Jin Shifeng’s flowerless garden located in the Jin Sect."
Duan Luoyang’s eyes widened in shock and he felt greatly depressed as he heard this new piece of news.
"In the middle of a plain field with no other plants, there is a single flower blooming over her grave and the flower is greatly cared for by Jin Shifeng who regularly visits and supplies it with water fused with spiritual energy. We’ve seen it, do you not remember?"
"We’ve seen it?" Duan Luoyang curiously asked as he tilted his head.
Jie Fu Lian nodded his head, "When we met her, she was standing in an open field, watering a single blooming plant whose flowers had already started to wither away. That was Yu Wei’s grave."
Duan Luoyang felt a little shocked as he heard this. On one hand, he was greatly impressed by Jin Shifeng’s affection towards Yu Wei while on the other hand, he was saddened to know that Yu Wei had already passed away and Jin Shifeng could do nothing but wait for someone who would never return.
Jin Shifeng truly reminded him of Hua Tianshu’s situation. When Hua Tianshu first took him in, he was also like Jin Shifeng. He had lost the love of his life but he refused to accept it. Ever since the day Jie Fu Lian died, it seemed as if a part of Hua Tianshu had also died. He was unable to find joy in daily life and had lost his smile forever. He patiently waited and waited for a person who would never return...
If it hadn’t been for Uncle Fu, perhaps Hua Tianshu would still be waiting.
As this thought crossed Duan Luoyang’s mind, he couldn’t help but feel extremely grateful towards his Uncle Fu.
The hole in his heart left by Jie Fu Lian had been filled by Uncle Fu and Duan Luoyang could finally see his Shizun smile once again.
Jie Fu Lian sighed as he closed the book and concluded, "The book ends with the line: Even a fool can guess that pursuing Jin Shifeng can only lead to disappointment so you better give up before you waste any further time."
"..." Duan Luoyang immediately snapped out of his thoughts and carefully looked at Jie Fu Lian.
Jie Fu Lian blinked as he looked back and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Uncle Fu, do you know the art of seduction?"
Jie Fu Lian abruptly coughed as he heard this and never gave an answer.
When Duan Luoyang looked at Uncle Fu, he couldn’t help but think that his Young Master Jie Fu Lian was much better looking.
The only thing that Uncle Fu had that Jie Fu Lian couldn’t compare to was money... So how in the hell was he able to seduce Hua Tianshu?!
Duan Luoyang couldn’t help but look at his Shizun in shock as he suddenly wondered: Had his Shizun always been such a materialistic man whose affection could be bought with money...?
Hua Tianshu only threw him an uninterested glance before he looked away.
"Duan Luoyang, what are you suddenly thinking about?" Jie Fu Lian asked with a frown.
"It’s nothing," Duan Luoyang laughed it off as he spoke, "I was only wondering how amazing Uncle Fu was."
Jie Fu Lian was a man who could easily be won over by a compliment so he naturally smiled and nodded his head as he heard Duan Luoyang’s words.
"It took you long enough to realize but at least you know," Jie Fu Lian proudly commented.
"Uncle Fu, since Jin Shifeng only married Jin Long out of convenience and no longer seems connected to the Yan sect case, does it mean we no longer need to dig up further information about their relationship?"
Jie Fu Lian thought about it for a moment before he spoke, "You are right, they are no longer suspects."
"We can’t stop," Hua Tianshu abruptly spoke up as he interrupted, "Jin Shifeng was connected to a man who was infamous as the master of curses. He might have been related to Jie Ming’s murder. In order to uncover his identity, we might need to look into Jin Shifeng a little more."
Duan Luoyang’s eyes widened in shock as he heard this and he immediately exclaimed, "Young Master Jie Fu Lian was murdered?! Did he not trip on his own and fall to his death...?!"
The only reason why Duan Luoyang was slowly able to come to terms with Jie Fu Lian’s death was because it was an unexpected incident that seemed like a part of the man’s fate. If he had known that Jie Fu Lian was killed, the life that he had lived till today would have been drastically different! He would have surely looked for the murderer and sought revenge!
Hua Tianshu nodded his head as he confirmed it and spoke, "There is a great possibility that it was a planned murder."
"How can that be?!" Duan Luoyang cried out, "Who would want to kill him?"
"Well... He certainly did not lack enemies," Hua Tianshu commented as he thought about all the people that Jie Fu Lian had angered and annoyed. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
"..." Jie Fu Lian couldn’t help but feel a little speechless. Sure, he made a lot of enemies but of course, he was more sure about his death than anyone else.
That day, he tripped and fell. There was nothing more to it.
