Chapter 253 Past Events (Heavily Abridged)

Jun Yi, his eyes bloodshot, held him tightly, incessantly sniffing his neck, and whispered almost frantically:

"You are clearly his... why do you no longer have a fragrance..."

"You promised you you would come back, I've waited for you for thousands of years... Why won't you acknowledge me!"

Zhu Yue turned her head away in anguish, her tearful eyes filled with despair, and cried out, "You madman, I don't know what you're talking about!"

Jun Yi stopped, took out an ancient book, and with trembling hands flipped through a few pages. "Look, you're looking, aren't you?!"

"You have the Heavenly Spirit Body, don't you?!"

"Aaaaaah—!" Zhu Yue seemed to have reached her breaking point, tearing the ancient book in her hands to shreds like a madwoman, and wailing in despair, "Get out of here! I'm not him!!"

On the verge of collapse, Immortal Lord Zhu Yue frantically pounded on Jun Yi before him. Not only were Jun Yi's hands and feet bound by the Soul-Locking Chains, but his spiritual power was also sealed. He was like an ant trying to shake a tree, completely futile.

After he finished venting, Jun Yi hugged him blankly and said calmly, "It's okay... you just didn't remember for the time being, I won't blame you."

After saying that, he pricked his fingertip and drew a talisman on Zhu Yue's body with the blood.

Zhu Yue's face was filled with terror as she struggled to escape, her voice trembling as she cried out, "What...what do you want to do now?!"

"You promised me... Once the secret technique is perfected, you will never leave me again."

"You're insane!"

...

At this moment, the scene within the illusion changes rapidly.

Outside the window, the snow was white and pristine. Zhu Yue, dressed in a fox fur coat, leaned against a small couch, gazing indifferently at the snow scene.

A pretty maid came over, bowed and put down a bowl of medicine, saying, "Immortal Lord, please drink it quickly, lest it get cold."

Seeing that he ignored her as usual, she could only retreat helplessly.

"Your Excellency."

"Yes, you may all leave."

Jun Yi took off his cloak and sat down happily next to Zhu Yue, wanting to reach out and touch him... but Zhu Yue dodged away in disgust.

"You have Yun Ling's aura on you, what did you do to him?!"

Jun Yi looked at the bloodstains on his hands, chuckled, took out a handkerchief to wipe them off, and casually tossed them into the brazier at his feet.

"Hmph, he came to provoke me several times, I just taught him a lesson."

Seeing Zhu Yue's gloomy face, Jun Yi sighed and said, "Don't worry, I didn't hurt him too badly. Perhaps he has already returned to Peach Blossom Valley."

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased somewhat, Jun Yi said, "...I will restore your spiritual power later."

"...Let me go."

Upon hearing this, Jun Yi's smile froze, and he angrily said, "You're dreaming! Do you believe I'll go and kill Yun Ling right now!"

"He and I are just friends, it's not as dirty as you think!"

Just as the two were at an impasse, a maidservant walked in tremblingly, "Your Excellency, someone from Tantai Immortal Mountain has come to visit, and the elders request your presence."

"knew."

After Jun Yi left, a white figure suddenly walked towards Zhu Yue, who was admiring the snow, and whispered, "Immortal Lord."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yue was taken aback. "Fairy Tantai, what brings you here?"

Tantai Xinyue smiled and said, "Yunling asked me to do this. He's waiting for us at the foot of the mountain. Let's hurry up and leave while the elders are holding Jun Yi back."

Zhu Yue's face lit up with joy, and she followed Tantai Xinyue down the mountain.

...

Ye Luo had regained her composure by now, watching everything unfold like an observer, and murmured, "Was this my past life?"

So everything the woman in the black mist said when the city of ten thousand sins was wiped out that day was true. Jun Yi had been searching for someone, and he was just a substitute in his previous life or now.

Ye Luo angrily exclaimed, "Why did you let me see all this?!"

"Everything in this world has a cause and effect; whether it is a good or bad fate, it will eventually be determined."

Suddenly a shrill scream rang out. Ye Luo looked up sharply into the distance and saw that the Nine Nether Sparrow, which had been carrying Zhu Yue, had been pierced through by the sword light and had fallen to the ground.

Zhu Yue, who had no spiritual power, also fell suddenly from the sky, curling up and letting out a painful groan.

Zhu Yue looked up at Tantai Xinyue in the sky, only to see her body shrouded in black mist, her face emitting a maniacal laugh, "I've finally caught you!"

"Who is it?!"

"Hahaha, you're not worthy to know my name."

What grudge do I have against you that you would do this to me?

"I have no grudge against you, I just want to get revenge on Jun Yi."

"Revenge?" Zhu Yue asked, puzzled.

"Back then, the person Jun Yi loved destroyed my immortal body, causing me to become like this. Therefore, I will kill everyone he cares about and make him suffer endlessly!"

Zhu Yue gave a bitter smile. "The person he cares about isn't me, so why bother with all this trouble?"

"Tch, you're obviously dispensable."

Hearing this, Zhu Yue turned pale and was trampled underfoot again and again. "Why bother? You're about to be free."

Several vines suddenly sprouted from the snow, wrapping around Zhu Yue's wrists and lifting her up. Several flashes of spiritual energy streaked past, and Zhu Yue's clothes came undone...

"Tsk tsk tsk, how disgusting. I'll finish you off for you."

"Ughhhhhh—!" Zhu Yue let out a shrill scream as a gash was ripped open in her abdomen, and bright red blood gushed out...

Ye Luo witnessed all this cruelty and screamed in agony, clutching her head.

...

At this moment, blood flowed incessantly from Zhu Yue's ripped abdomen, already staining the white snow beneath him crimson. He gasped weakly, "You beast..."

………………

"Hmph, this is called the Soul-Destroying Blade. I originally intended to leave it for Jun Yi, but I'll give it to you now."

Just as the blade pierced his heart, Jun Yi's roar echoed from the sky. A terrifying force instantly sent Tantai Xinyue flying, causing her to cough up blood and die on the spot. A wisp of black mist emerged from her body and left, laughing loudly.

Jun Yi glared angrily in the direction the black mist had fled. Looking at Zhu Yue, who was covered in blood and on the verge of death, he felt as if his internal organs were being torn apart. He took off his warm cloak and hugged him tightly in his arms.

Before long, the people from Tantai Immortal Mountain arrived. Upon seeing Tantai Xinyue lying dead on the snow, they roared, "Jun Yi, how dare you kill my Immortal Mountain's Holy Maiden!"

At this moment, Jun Yi was almost insane, completely ignoring everything else. He simply wrapped Zhu Yue's gradually cooling body tightly and murmured words of comfort.

Seeing this, the people of Tianzong rushed forward to protect her, and the two sides began to confront each other. Yun Ling, who was originally coming down the mountain, rushed over upon hearing the news. When she saw the dying Zhu Yue, she was heartbroken and burst into tears.

"What are you standing there for?! Save him!" Yun Ling shoved the dazed Jun Yi, only to see Zhu Yue shake her head at him, "It's...it's no use..."

Yun Ling held his hand, her voice trembling, and said, "Don't give up! There must be a way... there must still be a way!!"

"Yunling, don't cry... Take her back to the clan to nourish her... Fuyun might have a way..."

Zhu Yue spoke in a weak, intermittent voice, gesturing towards the dying Nine Nether Sparrow not far away, "Nirvana."

Its enormous body transformed into a streak of blue light, swept across Jun Yi's hand, and tightly enveloped it, instantly turning into a giant, dark blue egg.

Yun Ling waved her sleeve and put it away, choking back tears as she said, "Don't worry, I will bring it back to Peach Blossom Valley... Let's go back together."

Zhu Yue shook his head and chuckled softly. That knife had already severed his life force, and there was no way to save him now.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Jun Yi simply held him in a daze, his golden eyes filled with emptiness and despair.

Zhu Yue suddenly smiled with relief, rested her forehead against his neck, and said weakly, "I'm sorry... I'm not him, I've disappointed you..."

Upon hearing this, Jun Yi lowered his eyes to look at him, his eyes gradually filling with tears, and choked out, "Zhu Yue..."

Zhu Yue chuckled, "This is the first time you've ever... called my name..."

Jun Yi kept kissing his pale lips, his voice trembling as he said, "Zhu Yue... Zhu Yue, don't die... I beg you."

"His soul has been annihilated..."

As the moon's pupils gradually dimmed, gazing at the falling snowflakes, she thought, "I hope you find him soon... I... I won't say anything about never seeing him again..."

Because I will not have an afterlife...