Chapter 131 Belated Regret Leads to Suicide and Chasing After Ye Li

When they found Wen Yao, he had actually locked himself in a water prison and was not using his spiritual power to protect himself, letting his spiritual power flow away.

Lu Ziting and Mo Hannian forcibly dragged him back, but if they weren't careful, he would go back again, seemingly intent on dying.

If Master Qingyu were here, we could ask him for help.

Unfortunately, Master Qingyu, because of the destruction of the Heavenly Mandate Hall, reflected on his actions and went to the Ancestral Shrine to remain silent for the time being.

Therefore, Mo Hannian and Lu Ziting had no choice but to go find "Jiang Li," the culprit.

They went to the outer gate several times, but Elder Song disapproved of their behavior and refused to tell them where Jiang Li was. Today, they only learned by chance that Jiang Li was at the Kongshan Gate and rushed to find her, but they were thwarted again.

The pent-up frustration of the past few days, coupled with the oppressive irritability in his heart, prevented Mo Hannian from accepting Su Ying'er's tea. Instead, he gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "What a scourge! Even in death, she will drag Third Senior Brother down with her!"

Lu Ziting glanced at him, his expression complex, "Actually, this can't be blamed on Ye Li, she..."

As he spoke, he found himself unable to continue.

Although he wasn't as extreme as Wen Yao, Jiang Li's words that day, "Ye Li's ghost is watching you," still left a significant impact on him.

These days, whenever he has a moment of free time, he thinks about everything that happened after Ye Li died.

Every scene, every word, became different because Ye Li was present.

He recalled more than once what he was doing when Ye Li died.

He confessed his feelings to Ying'er in front of everyone.

Not only that, he also gave Ying'er the twin swords that Ye Li had brought back from the brink of death.

He couldn't imagine how heartbroken Ye Li's ghost would be if she saw this scene.

And how glaringly obvious were all those intimate moments he shared with Su Ying'er these past few days to her.

The only saving grace is that he didn't go all the way with Ying'er, and he didn't lose his gentlemanly integrity.

Otherwise, he would truly have no face to live on in this world.

On the other side, after being reminded by Lu Ziting, Mo Hannian also realized that his resentment was completely unreasonable.

But he just couldn't help feeling resentful.

He resented why Ye Li had died, and he resented that even though she was dead, she still caused him such unbearable grief.

These days, Mo Hannian acted like an ordinary person, not caring at all, but behind the scenes, he dreamed of Ye Li again and again.

He dreamt of her telling him silly stories to make him laugh, and of her running around trying to find an antidote for him.

Most of all, there was that bowl of longevity noodles that he had thrown away...

That was Ye Li's last birthday, and she held up a bowl of longevity noodles, hoping he would take a bite.

She said that as long as he ate this bowl of noodles, he could share her lifespan and live to be a hundred years old with her.

But he felt she was mocking him, so he overturned the bowl of noodles.

As a cultivator, he knew he shouldn't dwell on such things, but he couldn't help wondering if it was because he threw away that bowl of longevity noodles that his senior sister died young...

Just thinking about it makes his heart ache and his eyes sting. He longs to go back to that moment and feed Ye Li noodles one by one.

A somber atmosphere spread silently, and for a moment no one spoke.

Feeling neglected, Su Ying'er was resentful. When Ye Li was alive, she had to share the attention of her senior brothers with her, but now that she was dead, she still had to compete with her for it.

She first looked at Lu Ziting, then gently leaned on his shoulder, "Senior Brother..."

However, before she could say anything to comfort her, Lu Ziting suddenly stood up and said as if he had been electrocuted, "Junior Sister, what are you doing?"

Su Ying'er suddenly lost her balance and fell to the side, almost falling. She asked in confusion, "I just wanted to comfort you, what's wrong with you?"

As she spoke the last few words, she sounded incredibly aggrieved, as if she were accusing Lu Ziting of his sudden estrangement.

Lu Ziting realized his loss of composure and was about to reach out to help him when suddenly a breeze brushed past his back, as if someone's breath was blowing behind his ear. He turned around abruptly.

"who?"

Even after realizing no one was around, his scalp remained tense.

The phrase, "Ye Li's ghost has been watching you all along," haunts us relentlessly.

He always felt like there was a pair of eyes watching him, watching his every move with Su Ying'er.

With these feelings in mind, Lu Ziting lost all tenderness and said in a clear voice, "Ying'er, we haven't become Daoist partners yet, so it's not appropriate for us to be too close. A gentleman should be respectful and not frivolous. Please also show some self-respect."

Su Ying'er was scolded by Lu Ziting for no reason, and her original two points of grievance instantly rose to ten.

She just wanted to lean on his shoulder, why did he have to get so worked up and start cursing at her?

Besides, they've done far more intimate things before, so why the sudden need to keep their distance?

For a moment she was speechless, only tears streaming down her face.

She cried out to Mo Hannian, "Brother."

Ever since Mo Hannian believed that she had cured him of the Gu poison, he had doted on her immensely, even more so than on Lu Ziting. So when she was wronged, she wanted Mo Hannian to say something.

However, Mo Hannian was still immersed in the grief of mourning Ye Li. Not only did he not notice that she was crying, but he also did not notice any of the interactions between the two of them.

So much so that even though Su Ying'er cried for a long time, Mo Hannian didn't even glance at her.

Seeing that they didn't take her seriously, Su Ying'er stomped her foot and immediately ran towards the lotus pond.

She stood on the shore and said to them, "Ying'er is incompetent, but Ying'er is willing to die with her senior sister."

After saying that, she jumped into the lotus pond.

This time, Mo Hannian and Lu Ziting finally noticed her.

Lu Ziting immediately panicked, rushed over, and hugged her tightly. "Ying'er! What are you doing!"

Su Ying'er sobbed, "Seeing my senior brothers grieving for my senior sister, yet unable to do anything about it, I'd rather be dead. We'd both be ghosts, and that way I could atone for my senior sister's sins."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mo Hannian said seriously, "Senior Sister is gone, how can we bear to let you repeat the same mistake?"

"But Ying'er is so useless, she might as well be dead."

Seeing her teary eyes, Mo Hannian was about to comfort her when he recalled the look in Ye Li's eyes when he poured out her longevity noodles.

Ye Li wasn't crying, but he felt like she was shedding tears.

Mo Hannian felt a pang in his heart, and he couldn't utter any comforting words.

He lowered his hand, stood up and said, "If you really want to do something, why don't you go see Third Senior Brother? We'll split up and go find the First Elder and Sect Master Chu, and ask him to release Jiang Li."

"Okay, let's go."

"Why-"

Su Ying'er didn't stop them; she almost bit her teeth to pieces.

However, Wen Yao really cannot die. Wen Yao is not only her beloved third senior brother, but also the best alchemist in the Tianmen Sect. She will need him to help her break through in the future, so she must help him to cheer up.

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Water dungeon

Wen Yao was wearing only a single layer of clothing, his face was deathly pale, and he looked emaciated.

Beside her, Su Ying'er comforted him with a pained voice, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Third Senior Brother, don't you want Ying'er anymore? Even if Ying'er isn't important, don't you want your Snow Kingdom people too?"

If these words had been spoken in the past, Wen Yao might have been moved.

But right now, Wen Yao is determined to die, and no matter what she says, it won't stir the slightest ripple in him.

Su Ying'er tried to comfort him for a long time, but seeing that Wen Yao did not react, she became anxious and said, "Third Senior Brother, I know you feel guilty for not being able to save Senior Sister, but if Senior Sister hadn't played you, why would you have stood by and watched her die? In the end, it's just karma. How can you risk your life for this?"

"..."

Wen Yao's usually quiet eyes flickered, but not because he was persuaded by Su Ying'er; rather, it was because he remembered something.

He did not respond to Su Ying'er. Instead, after she left because she could not bear the cold of the water prison, he took out the silk handkerchief and undergarment that Ye Li had given him from his storage bag.

Before he died, he wanted to find out if these were gifts from Ah Li, otherwise he would have no face to face Ah Li in the afterlife.

But Ah Li is no longer here, so how can he recognize her?

Suddenly, he thought of something.

Oh, right, there's another way to compare them.