Majestic Feathers- Hello! I’m a new fan translator and this is my very first project! I’ve been reading and MTLing books for years and I finally took the plunge to post my own translations. JCGSW has been in my favorites list forever and I got tired of waiting for someone to pick this up. I hope you all enjoy it!
“Ouch… be gentle, it hurts so much!” Jiang Chao Ge’s face contorted with pain.
Yun Xi paused in wrapping his hand. “It wasn’t me who hit you.”“You’re causing me secondary harm with the way you’re wrapping it.”
Yun Xi tilted his head and looked at him for a moment. “You have a lot of strange expressions, like my teacher. Are you also from a different world?”
“You know that Chen Xiangyu is from a different world?”
“I know, even though he doesn’t admit it.” Yun Xi said, “Using the zhen niao has consumed a lot of my spiritual power. Today, I could only treat the bleeding in your spleen. We’ll deal with the other injuries tomorrow.”
“Thank you,” Jiang Chao Ge grumbled, “That little girl is really ruthless.” He had endured four lashes from the Xiao Xue whip just to see the direction of its strike. If the maiden hadn’t been young and inexperienced, and her power still lacking, his internal organs would have ruptured by now.
After Yun Xi finished wrapping him up, he shrank into the corner of the room and silently watched him.
Jiang Chao Ge felt uneasy under his gaze. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Otherwise, who should I look at?”
“Why are you keeping your distance from me?”
“I don’t want to be too close to you.”
“I don’t mind you coming closer, even if you’re dirty.”
“I’m not dirty,” Yun Xi said. “Just my clothes are old.”
Jiang Chao Ge sighed. “You have so much money. Why don’t you buy some good clothes?”
“I’m afraid of being robbed.”
Jiang Chao Ge nodded. It made sense – with his weak and naive appearance, he was a perfect target for robbers. “I have some clothes here. Do you want to wear them?”
“I don’t wear other people’s clothes.”
“Why do you keep so much money?”
“To buy medicinal materials and animal ingredients. Being a spirit tool craftsman and a spirit priest requires quite a bit of money. On the other hand, being a spiritual warrior, once you have a good weapon, you’re all set.”
“Are you really both a spirit tool craftsman and a spirit priest?”
Yun Xi nodded.
“You’re so young and yet so skilled.”
“I’m 23.”
“Oh, it’s similar to Shu,” The people on the Tianlang continent mature early, but it also has something to do with beginning the cultivation of spiritual power at the age of two or three. Jiang Chao Ge asked, “Is Chen Xiangyu also a spirit tool craftsman?”
Yun Xi shook his head. “I have several teachers.”
“Are you a noble?” People like Yun Xi, who are young but talented, must have been practicing since childhood. In addition to cultivating spiritual power, spirit tool craftsmen and spirit priests also need to learn medical skills and how to make spiritual tools. Without extraordinary intelligence and guidance from masters, it is impossible to succeed. Yun Xi’s identity is definitely not ordinary.
Yun Xi nodded, then shook his head. “I forgot.”
Jiang Chao Ge didn’t ask much either. Nowadays, it’s almost embarrassing to greet someone without a special background. “By the way, your teacher gave me spiritual medicine. Can you help me see what it is?” Jiang Chao Ge handed the wooden box that Chen Xiangyu had entrusted to Ruan Qiansu to Yun Xi.
Yun Xi opened the wooden box and his eyes suddenly lit up. His face brightened up with life, and even looked a bit handsome. He trembled and said, “This…This is!”
Jiang Chao Ge was excited and asked, “What is this thing?”
“This is a top-grade spirit pill that my teacher spent six years refining to enhance spiritual warrior cultivation.” Yun Xi looked at Jiang Chao Ge with suspicion and disbelief. “This spirit pill is the culmination of my teacher’s lifetime of study. It is priceless. Only my teacher and I know about it. Otherwise, it would have been lost. How could he give it to you?”
Jiang Chao Ge said, “Your teacher is from another world, and so am I. He placed his hope of returning to his own world on me because I possess a divine spirit weapon.” He looked at the spirit medicine, his heart almost bursting with joy. Chen Xiangyu was really thoughtful, giving him exactly what he needed most.
Yun Xi fell silent for a moment and said, “Don’t waste my teacher’s effort.”
“I’ll eat it until there’s not a scrap left,” vowed Jiang Chao Ge.
“It’s not… never mind, just let me know when you’re ready to eat it. I’ll guide your spiritual power to enhance the effect of the pill.”
“No problem.” Jiang Chao Ge reached out and rubbed Zhi Xuan’s head, then asked with some concern, “It’s been so long, why hasn’t he woken up yet?”
“I don’t know.”
Normally, Zhi Xuan would wake up at the slightest noise. It seemed that he had never really slept deeply, as he was as sensitive as when he was awake. Now he slept so deeply, obviously due to the exhaustion of his cultivation, which made Jiang Chao Ge extremely worried. “I’m rested now, let’s go.”
“Where to?”
“Kunlun City.”
Yun Xi pursed his lips. “Do you know where Kunlun City is? How far away is it from here? How much do we need to walk every day? Do you have a plan?”
“No, I just know to keep heading west.”
Yun Xi took out a sīnán and a map from his storage bag and squatted on the ground to plan their itinerary and route. Jiang Chao Ge squatted beside him, absentmindedly twirling the spoon-shaped magnetite on the sīnán.
“Don’t move, I need to check the direction,” Yun Xi said.
“This thing is big and awkward. Let me teach you how to make a compass.”
“What’s that?”
“You learned medicine from Chen Xiangyu, but he didn’t teach you anything from other worlds?”
Yun Xi grumbled with disappointment, “I really want to learn, but he didn’t want to teach me. He doesn’t even admit that he’s from another world, but some of his strange medical ideas are definitely not from the Tianlang continent.”
Jiang Chao Ge thought to himself that Chen Xiangyu was probably a doctor in their world: “Of course he wouldn’t teach you. If you learned something strange and showed it off, he would be exposed. Although I don’t know much about medicine, I do know other things. For example, I can teach you how to make an accurate compass, one that’s only the size of a palm. I can also teach you many things about other worlds, such as their weapons.” Although Jiang Chao Ge didn’t even finish high school, he had absorbed all sorts of knowledge from a young age. He wasn’t an expert in anything, but he knew a little about everything. As long as he had the right tools, things like a compass or a slingshot, he could easily make them. If he was even more skilled, he could even make guns or explosives.
Yun Xi’s eyes lit up as he listened. “Can you really teach me about other worlds?”
“Of course, I’ll tell you everything I know.”
“When will you teach me…about the compass?”
“I’ll teach you when we get to Kunlun City. We’re in the middle of nowhere, where are we going to find materials?”
“Then don’t bother me.” Yun Xi buried his head and continued planning the route.
Jiang Chao Ge watched as Yun Xi used a ruler to draw straight lines on the map, feeling speechless. He was sitting beside Zhi Xuan, running his hand through his hair, waiting for Yun Xi to finish planning the route. Before he knew it, it was already dark.
Jiang Chao Ge was starving, so he ate a piece of bread and couldn’t help asking, “Are you done yet?”
Yun Xi bit his pen, muttering softly, “The Zhongshan route is the shortest, but we have to cross several high mountains. The Tianshan route is a bit longer, but the road is smoother. Which one should we take?”
“Aren’t we riding your bird?”
“You’re injured, I need to conserve my spiritual power to heal you. Do you want to fly all the way to Kunlun City while spitting blood, or do you want to get better sooner?”
Jiang Chao Ge thought his words were logical and had to seriously consider them. “Then I want to get better sooner.”
Yun Xi grabbed his hair and muttered to himself, “Should we take the Zhongshan or Tianshan route, Zhongshan or Tianshan…”
“Zhongshan!” Jiang Chao Ge impatiently yelled.
Yun Xi was taken aback. “Why?”
“No reason, I have the jade pendant, so what I say goes.”
Yun Xi stared at Jiang Chao Ge for a moment, then suddenly admiration shone through his gloomy eyes. “Big brother, I like the way you talk.”
Jiang Chao Ge narrowed his eyes. “I know you do.” He felt like he had figured out how to interact with this kid.
Yun Xi summoned the zhen niao bird. “Let’s fly to Yingshan City first. I need to buy a few medicines to help heal your injuries.”
The two of them got on the zhen niao and soared into the sky. This was the first time Jiang Chao Ge had ridden on a bird. The zhen niao’s speed and the feeling of weightlessness were incomparable to anything he had experienced before. It made him feel a little excited, and he instinctively said, “Zhi Xuan, look, the sunset is so big and beautiful.”
There was no response…
Jiang Chao Ge felt a twinge in his heart. He looked down at Zhi Xuan’s sleeping form, his fingers gently brushing over his puffy eyelids, long eyelashes, small nose, and finally arriving at his soft lips. When will he wake up? Jiang Chao Ge thought, feeling gloomy. Since they met, they had never been apart for such a long time where he couldn’t hear Zhi Xuan’s voice or see his eyes. He was so used to Zhi Xuan’s constant presence that now that he wasn’t responding to him, he felt especially lonely. Unconsciously, Zhi Xuan had become an indispensable little thing by his side.
They arrived at Yingshan City at midnight, and coincidentally, it was celebrating a festival, so the city was still brightly lit when they arrived.
After finding an inn, Jiang Chao Ge collapsed on the bed without moving. He had taken a few lashes, and his whole body hurt, especially his internal organs. Every time he breathed, he felt like a blunt object was grinding around in his stomach. This pain was bearable, but it was too persistent. He could endure it for a moment, but after a whole day, it was driving him crazy.
While the shops were still open, Yun Xi went out to get some herbs and boiled them into a medicine for Jiang Chao Ge, which he served to him hot.
Jiang Chao Ge grimaced as he drank the bitter concoction.
“This medicine has pain-relieving and sleeping effects. You should be able to sleep well tonight,” Yun Xi said.
Jiang Chao Ge felt grateful to have a doctor by his side. “Thank you, having you here is great,” he said sincerely.
Yun Xi nodded a few times but hesitated to speak. Finally, he couldn’t help but say, “Your sleeve, shouldn’t you fix it?”
Jiang Chao Ge put down the medicine bowl and adjusted the turned-up sleeve back into its proper position. “How’s that? Satisfied now?”
Yun Xi let out a heavy breath, looking relieved.
Jiang Chao Ge drank the medicine and soon felt drowsy. He hugged Zhi Xuan’s warm body, and even though it was already a bit hot for the season, he didn’t want to let go. He slept until morning.
As soon as he opened his eyes the next day, he saw a dark figure in the corner of the room. His heart jumped, causing him to swiftly sit up in alarm, which aggravated his internal injuries. He was in so much pain that he almost cried. Hand covering his side, Jiang Chao Ge looked at the figure and realized it was Yun Xi, sitting in a chair in the corner and staring at him with a gloomy expression.
Jiang Chao Ge took a deep breath and gritted his teeth. “What the hell… why are you looking at me like that?”
“Then who should I be looking at?”
“Then why the hell are you so far away?”
“I don’t want to get close to you.”
Jiang Chao Ge thought to himself that if Yun Xi was his employee, he would fire him without hesitation. Suppressing his impulse to kill him, he asked, “What are you doing in my room?”
Yun Xi pointed to the table. “There’s food on the left and medicine on the right. Eat first, then take the medicine. After you finish, I’ll treat your injuries.”
Jiang Chao Ge checked Zhi Xuan again, but he still hadn’t woken up. Disappointed, he got out of bed and ate the food and medicine, wiping his mouth. “Come and check. Why hasn’t Zhi Xuan woken up yet?”
“I already checked him when you were sleeping. He suffered spiritual injuries and is a bit weak. However, he is a beast, and it’s impossible for him to die again. He’ll wake up in a few days,” Yun Xi answered.
Jiang Chao Ge was not satisfied with this answer, but he had no choice. “Come and treat my injuries. I’m in so much pain.”
Yun Xi stood beside him. “You better cooperate with me. If your spiritual power can be attuned to mine, we can temporarily work together to repair your body.”
“That’s so magical.”
“Spiritual power already has a healing effect. Your spiritual power can be used to heal spirit beasts that rely on your spiritual power. If you practice the techniques of spirit priests, you can not only heal yourself but also heal others. This shows that spiritual power itself has this effect, but you won’t be able to use it if you don’t practice in that direction,” Yun Xi explained.
“Okay, let’s give it a try.” Being a spiritual weapon user and a spirit priest were opposite paths of cultivation. You couldn’t do both. Otherwise, he really wanted to learn those lifesaving techniques.
Yun Xi grabbed Jiang Chao Ge’s wrist, and closed his eyes, and his breathing became clear and shallow.
After a while, Jiang Chao Ge felt a warm current pouring into his body, making him feel comfortable and at ease. Not only did his tense body relax, but he seemed to have let go of his defenses.
Jiang Chao Ge could feel the warm current moving into his internal organs, gently soothing his severe injuries.
Yun Xi whispered, “Feel my spiritual power and follow it.”
Jiang Chao Ge concentrated on perceiving and following the warm current, mobilizing his spiritual power to circulate in the internal organs, and soon he felt warmth filling his entire body, as if soaking in warm water comfortably, without a trace of pain. He even thought he was going to fall asleep soon.
Jiang Chao Ge didn’t know how long he had been in that state, but the warmth in his body gradually faded, and the warm current slowly withdrew from his body. He regained his consciousness and opened his eyes, and saw that Yun Xi looked a bit exhausted.
He touched his side that had been so painful before and found that it actually felt much better.
“I’ll need a few more days of rest,” Yun Xi said.
Jiang Chao Ge was overjoyed. “You’re amazing. Can you also heal broken arms and legs?”
“Yes, I can, but that would take over a year or so to heal completely. If you break an arm or a leg, I won’t save you, it takes too much energy.” Yun Xi said seriously.
“I won’t break an arm or a leg, let’s change the topic, I don’t want to jinx myself.”
Yun Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead. “If you’re doing well, let’s hurry and set off to Zhongshan City. It’s also a major city in the west, with better herbs and spiritl medicines that can help you recover faster.”
“I’m fine now. Let’s go.”
After two days of traveling, they arrived in Zhongshan City. It had been three days since Zhi Xuan had fallen into a coma, but he had not yet woken up.
Jiang Chao Ge looked at the child on the bed with closed eyes and shallow breaths, and sighed countless times over the past few days.
If Zhi Xuan hadn’t fallen into a coma for several days, Jiang Chao Ge would never have thought that he needed Zhi Xuan more than he had imagined. He used to think that Zhi Xuan was very dependent on him, but now he understood that they relied on each other. With Zhi Xuan around, even in the form of a three or five-year-old child, he felt safe, after all, he was holding a real and authentic qilin in his arms. Now, the longer Zhi Xuan slept, the more anxious he felt, as if he had lost his backbone. When did he start to need this seemingly unreliable spirit beast so much? Even if they just talked together, he felt that he was not alone. Zhi Xuan was his only bargaining chip in this world. Without Zhi Xuan, Jiang Chao Ge was nothing.
After Yun Xi had treated his injuries, Jiang Chao Ge had mostly recovered. On the second day of their arrival in Zhongshan City, Yun Xi took him shopping, as he “didn’t want to talk to strangers.”
Jiang Chao Ge bought a small basket and put Zhi Xuan in it, carrying it on his back. He saw that the women here loved to carry such things to buy groceries or take care of their children. Geographically speaking, this place should be like the gathering place of the Miao, people of southwest China. He could always find some trace reminders of his world on the Tianlang continent.
As they walked down the busy street with Jiang Chao Ge carrying the basket, it caught the attention of many people, mainly because it was unusual for a man to carry a child. Jiang Chao Ge didn’t feel uneasy, but Yun Xi seemed uncomfortable and eventually they had to maintain a safe distance between them.
Whatever Yun Xi wanted to buy, Jiang Chao Ge paid for it without thinking, and before he knew it, they had bought a lot of things.
At the end of the shopping, Jiang Chao Ge was panting and gasped, “Are you trying to extort money from me?”
Yun Xi thought for a moment, “I didn’t deliberately cheat you, but I didn’t want to break my money, so I accidentally bought too much.”
“Okay, okay, you can buy what you want as long as you can cure me.”
“You and your partners agreed to meet in Kunlun City in a month?”“Yes.”
“Then we can stay in Zhongshan for a few more days. It’s remote and suitable for seclusion, and just enough time for you to recover within seven days.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to your advice.”And so, the three of them stayed in Zhongshan City. As Jiang Chao Ge couldn’t practice with his sword due to his injuries, he spent every day by Zhi Xuan’s side, practicing his cultivation. With time passing by, seeing Zhi Xuan still not waking up made him increasingly anxious.
One day, Yun Xi brought back a bottle of medicated wine. “Your internal injuries are almost healed. Use this to massage your bruises and promote blood circulation.”
“Okay.” Jiang Chao Ge took the bottle and poured some onto his hands. As he rubbed it onto his body, the bruises that covered him from the lashings looked terrifying.As he rubbed, the scent of the medicated wine filled the air, and Jiang Chao Ge noticed Zhi Xuan’s little nose wrinkling.
Suddenly, Zhi Xuan seemed to move, and Jiang Chao Ge focused on him. He quickly placed the bottle of wine under Zhi Xuan’s nose and pushed him, “Zhi Xuan, wake up and drink some wine!”
Zhi Xuan made a gulping sound in his throat and slowly opened his eyes.
Jiang Chao Ge felt his nose tingling with emotion. “Zhi Xuan, you’re awake?”
Zhi Xuan opened his eyes in a daze and stared at Jiang Chao Ge for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes widened with a golden glow, and he exclaimed, “What happened to your body?!”Jiang Chao Ge was overjoyed. “You’re finally awake! You slept for almost seven days!”
Zhi Xuan got up from the bed and looked at the bruises on Jiang Chao Ge’s body in anger. “What happened? Was it… that human girl? I will tear her to pieces!”
Jiang Chao Ge hugged him tightly, his voice trembling slightly. “I’m fine, just a minor injury. I was afraid you would sleep for a hundred years and never wake up.”
Zhi Xuan was stunned, and his little arms wrapped around Jiang Chao Ge’s neck. He whispered softly, “Were you scared?”
“A little bit.”
Zhi Xuan gritted his teeth, and his eyes turned cold. “I will make that wicked woman pay for what she did to you a thousand times over.”
Jiang Chao Ge took a deep breath. “We will settle the scores sooner or later.”
Zhi Xuan touched his face. “Did you lose weight?”
“Did I?”
Zhi Xuan’s little hand gently passed over Jiang Chao Ge’s bruised skin, even hesitating to touch it. He said softly, “You are losing your lifespan again.”
“It’s just an external injury, it will heal quickly. Oh, by the way…” Jiang Chao Ge suddenly remembered the person still in the room and pointed to Yun Xi, who was barely noticeable. “He’s a spirit priest, he’s been healing me.”
Zhi Xuan glanced at Yun Xi, growling, “Hurry up and cure him, or I’ll eat…”
Jiang Chao Ge covered his mouth, “Okay, okay. It’s good that you’re awake. Do you want to drink? I’ll let you drink your fill today.”
“I want to drink. I want to drink until I’m drunk,” Zhi Xuan said viciously. “The next time I see Xiao Xue, I will bite him to death!”
Jiang Chao Ge knew he was also feeling aggrieved, so he took out several jugs of good wine from his storage bag and handed them to Zhi Xuan in an attempt to placate him. He cautiously asked, “How much cultivation did you lose this time?”
Zhi Xuan took a sip of wine and shook his head. “At least three to five hundred years.”
Jiang Chao Ge took a deep breath, feeling uneasy.
Zhi Xuan noticed his expression and patted his face with his little paw. “Don’t feel like you owe me anything. You’re mine, so I should protect you.”
Yun Xi was staring at the two of them intently, his eyes sometimes surprised, sometimes confused.
Zhi Xuan really drank to his heart’s content, filling the room with a pungent smell of alcohol that made Yun Xi feel dizzy. Jiang Chao Ge was used to it, however, and couldn’t help but take a few sips with Zhi Xuan to celebrate their escape from death once again.
After finishing four jugs of wine, Zhi Xuan’s little face was puffed up, his eyes watery, like a cute little animal just waking up from a nap. He crawled onto Jiang Chao Ge’s body and bit onto his collar, grinding his teeth and occasionally burping.
Jiang Chao Ge rubbed his back, enjoying this moment of tranquility. Suddenly, he remembered something. “By the way, who is Su Han that Xiao Xue mentioned?”
Zhi Xuan burped again. “Qing Qi.”
“His spiritual weapon is… so unlucky,” Jiang Chao Ge said sympathetically.
“Why unlucky?” Zhi Xuan frowned.
“Don’t you remember what Xiao Xue said? Three days and three nights,” Jiang Chao Ge said sheepishly.
“That’s also voluntary by the spirit weapon user. Have you forgotten, we were summoned by you. If the summoner is unwilling, Su Han wouldn’t be able to appear. Human beings want power, willing to sell their body and soul. No big deal, humans are such mercenary things anyway.”
“That’s right, if the spirit user is unwilling, just unsummon the spiritual beast…” Jiang Chao Ge shook his head, “It’s because of how much he yearns for Su Han’s power… Doesn’t care if it’s a man or woman, ultimately it doesn’t matter what you’re willing to sacrifice if you’re able to prevent death.”
Zhi Xuan murmured, “I heard that the obscene beast can indeed make those it’s mated with wish for death, but at least if it is his spirit user, he won’t kill it.” He suddenly raised his head, “Why are you so interested in mating all of a sudden?”
“No, I’m just gossiping.”
“What is gossip?”
“Um, it means I’m curious about something.”
“I’m curious too,” Zhi Xuan leaned his little face closer. “Why don’t we give it a try?”
Jiang Chao Ge felt his scalp tingle and quickly picked him up and put him aside. “Let’s rest if you’re drunk.”
“I’m not drunk.”
“I am. Oh, I’m feeling a bit drunk,” Jiang Chao Ge fell to the side and pretended to faint.
Zhi Xuan let out a soft hum, pulling apart Jiang Chao Ge’s arm and snuggled into his embrace. He whispered, “Sleep now.”
A faint smile appeared on Jiang Chao Ge’s lips.
Zhi Xuan woke up, which was great.
