Chapter 133 133 Can’t Let Go, Can’t Forget

Fu Tingyun had no idea how he ended up in the Yunyu Sect. When he woke up, he saw Xiao Wuxin and Bai Yunmeng standing by his bed. Confused, he asked, "Did you bring me here?"

Xiao Wuxin was even more surprised than he was. "I was just about to ask you something! Last night, Yunmeng discovered that the sect's protective formation had been forcibly torn apart. Following the presence of someone, I came here to see you, gravely injured and unconscious in Xiaoyuan's old house."

Elder Bai said, "You two can chat first. I have a class to attend. I'll be leaving now."

Fu Tingyun knew he was deliberately avoiding her to make it easier for them to talk, so he nodded to her and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Elder Bai was stunned, and a light of joy flashed in the fox's eyes: "Immortal Venerable, please rest assured and recuperate." Then he retreated.

Xiao Wuxin closed the door. "Luckily, you broke into the Yunyu Sect. The sect's protective formation is managed by Yunmeng. We handled it privately. If you had broken into somewhere else, the consequences would have been disastrous."

She glanced at the ominous scimitar beside the bed and flinched subconsciously. "When I found you yesterday, you were clutching this knife tightly in your hand."

"This must be something from the previous Demon Lord, right? Wasn't it buried beneath the abyss of the Chaos Domain after the demon was slain? How did you dig it out again?"

Hearing her say this, Fu Tingyun gradually recalled what happened earlier: "The seal of the Chaos Domain has loosened. I will go and deal with it. I will rest here for two days."

He had originally prepared a secluded and deserted place for recuperation. Normally, the formation would have led him there directly. However, he did not expect that after his soul was gouged out, he was unconscious for a while and returned here unconsciously by instinct.

Xiao Wuxin looked at him suspiciously: "Didn't we just reinforce the seal a few months ago? It's only loosened twice in the past five years. How come it broke down again after just a few months? Can you withstand repeated sealing like this? Why don't you discuss it with us..."

"Sealing the Chaos Realm is my job alone." Fu Tingyun said.

Because the Ruthless Path had severely backfired, Desire had taken advantage of the situation to wreak havoc, and the Chaos Realm was naturally in turmoil. Originally, he had only reinforced the seal to prevent such severe damage, but he needed to suppress the demonic blade beneath it, so he had no choice but to completely open the array's center and reseal it afterwards.

Then one third of his soul was gouged out, which made the situation even worse.

Xiao Wuxin: "Even if I can't help much, at least I can help you protect the law and heal your injuries..."

Fu Tingyun: "Thank you, Third Senior Sister, for healing me. I'm much better now."

Xiao Wuxin sighed: "You should stay in Yunyu Sect to recuperate for a while. I can still take care of you."

He looked around and said, "This room isn't very suitable for recuperation. Let Yunmeng help you find a place with more spiritual energy."

"Don't bother, I'll leave today."

Xiao Wuxin was shocked: "How can you move in this state? Besides, if you stay here, I can still take care of you."

"I want to return to the sect as soon as possible." Fu Tingyun lowered his eyelashes.

Xiao Wuxin: "Don't you have two puppets in the sect? Can you transfer your souls there?"

The soul had just been removed, and it was too risky to transfer it. Fu Tingyun shook his head.

"Is there something urgent you need to do?" Xiao Wuxin asked again, "Can I do it for you? I'm free anyway, so I can run the trip for you."

Fu Tingyun looked at her thoughtfully: "There is indeed something... I wonder if Third Senior Sister is willing to help me."

Xiao Wuxin looked at his pale face and couldn't bear to refuse: "Of course, as long as I can do it."

"Third Senior Sister will definitely be able to do it." As he spoke, he took out a jade disk from his arms. The white jade was wrapped with strands of scarlet, like blood.

"What is this?" Xiao Wuxin didn't dare to take it rashly.

"Soul-locking Jade."

Xiao Wuxin was horrified: "Isn't this an evil thing?! Why are you touching something like this?"

Fu Tingyun said: "Xiaoyuan was born with a missing soul. This piece of jade contains a bit of my soul. You can use the object transmission array to pass this jade to the eldest sister and let her help Xiaoyuan fill it in..."

The more Xiao Wuxin listened, the more frightened he became: "So you used this devilish knife to gouge out your own soul?!"

Fu Tingyun didn't say anything, which was considered as his agreement.

"Are you crazy? Even if your soul is incomplete, it can be slowly nurtured with elixirs and magical tools. Why would I ask you to cut off your own soul?"

Fu Tingyun: "She is different from ordinary people. Ordinary methods are useless to her."

"Even so..."

Fu Tingyun raised his eyes, bloodshot: "I have no other choice."

If he were given a few more years, perhaps he would be able to explore soul techniques in depth and find other methods, but the time left for him was too short, and he was not even sure whether replenishing the soul with the soul could be successful.

Xiao Wuxin had never seen such a helpless look in his eyes before, and her heart was instantly clenched. "Big Sister won't agree to this. What's the point of me trying to persuade her? She'll just beat me to death too... How about you wait until you recover from your injuries and then go back to Taiyan to replenish Xiaoyuan's soul?"

"She can't wait," Fu Tingyun said, "The longer she delays, the more dangerous it becomes."

After a pause, he said, "Besides, if I do something wrong, she won't see me."

"But she found out you were pretending to be a puppet?" Xiao Wuxin asked. "Sister Xiaoyuan has such a good temper and a kind heart. If you apologize to her sincerely, she will definitely forgive you when she calms down."

Fu Tingyun shook his head silently.

After a while, he said, "I am forcing you to do something difficult. It is only natural that Third Senior Sister is unwilling to help me. Please go back, Senior Sister."

Xiao Wuxin knew that he was playing hard to get, retreating to advance, but he still couldn't do anything to him: "Forget it, forget it, I'll help you this time. When Senior Sister cuts me, you have to help me block it!"

As he said this, he sent a message to the eldest senior sister.

As expected, the senior sister scolded her severely.

But Xiao Wuxin knew that she would help him in the end. They were all the same. As long as he asked, they would have no way to refuse.

Perhaps it was because of the guilt he had felt for many years, or perhaps it was because he had rarely asked them for help in the past twenty years. He even took on such a big task as sealing the Chaos Realm alone, and he tried to hide his injuries as much as possible.

Xiao Wuxin still remembered what the situation was like when the Demon Lord was wreaking havoc. Countless people of the righteous path were killed every year. These so-called "powerful people of the righteous path" were exhausted and could only barely suppress the Demon Lord's forces at the border of the fairy world, while most of the mortal world had already fallen.

If this child hadn't appeared out of nowhere a few years ago, even if the Immortal Realm could have been saved, there would have been a vicious war with countless lives lost. He single-handedly saved the Three Realms and Taiyan, but what did they give him?

A wound that would never heal, and a shackle that could take his life at any time.

Senior Sister is right, they owe him this.

…

After returning to Longji Peak, Su Xiaoyuan couldn't calm down for a long time.

Poor man is the beginning of misfortune, Su Xiaoyuan tried hard to remind herself.

So what if he was pitiful? Does it mean that just because he was pitiful when he was young, he can do nothing now? Does it mean that if he was pitiful when he was young, she must forgive him when he did something wrong now?

There is no such thing in the world.

But no matter how much she tried to convince herself, the past events that Sect Master Shen had told her kept circling in her mind, and her heart felt as if it was blocked by a ball of wet cotton.

The heart is more honest than the brain. No matter how reluctant she is to admit it, she has to admit that she still cares about him.

She had resisted the urge to observe the mole these past few days, but she knew it was right on her chest, revealing her self-deception.

Can't think about this liar anymore.

She took out the talisman textbook from her bag, intending to use her homework to distract herself.

But as he was drawing, his mind wandered away, and when he came to his senses, he realized that he had unknowingly drawn the lower half into the shape of his communication talisman.

She couldn't help but worry again. Where had he gone in such a hurry to leave the sect? Was he in danger? Why had she been so uneasy these past few days?

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her heart tightened and her head began to hurt.

At first she thought she was angry with him again, but the pain became more and more severe, and her chest felt stuffy and she couldn't breathe. Only then did she realize that there seemed to be something wrong with her body.

A fear of impending death gripped her like cold claws.

Su Xiaoyuan subconsciously wanted to go to the bedside to get the communication mirror. She covered her chest and stood up. Just after taking two steps, her eyes suddenly went dark. She staggered and fell to the ground unconscious.

I have to send a message to Fu Tingyun.

She still had a lot to tell him.

This thought filled her mind in the moments before she lost consciousness.

When Su Xiaoyuan woke up again, she heard the chirping of birds and then smelled a bitter herbal scent.

"Is Xiaoyuan awake?" It was the voice of Sect Master Shen.

Su Xiaoyuan opened her eyes and found herself lying in a green tent.

Sect Master Shen stood up, lifted the gauze curtain and hung it on the silver hook: "This is Guangmoya's medicine house."

"Master Shen, what's wrong with me?" Su Xiaoyuan recalled what happened yesterday, but her memory was a little vague.

"You suddenly fainted in your room yesterday," Sect Master Shen said. "That cube-headed puppet in your courtyard sent you to Guangmo Cliff. Second Junior Brother examined you and said it was due to insufficient Qi and blood, and you've been worrying too much lately. You should relax."

"I'm so sorry," Su Xiaoyuan said apologetically, "I've caused trouble for the Sect Master and Taoist Master Ci'en."

Sect Leader Shen touched her forehead lovingly and said, "We're a family, so there's no need to be so formal. Junior Brother is away, so we should take good care of you. I blame myself for not even noticing that you were feeling unwell yesterday and forcing you to practice swordplay."

Su Xiaoyuan said hurriedly: "How can I blame the Sect Master? The Sect Master is so busy but still helps me with my studies. It's all because my foundation is too poor."

The body the system created for her was of really poor quality. If she had known she could never go back, she would have given up on beauty and put all the points into physical fitness.

Now I can only practice slowly.

"Don't think too much, just focus on your recuperation. There's no need to rush into your studies." Sect Master Shen said gently.

Su Xiaoyuan nodded obediently: "Okay."

Sect Leader Shen smiled and said, "I have some things to do and need to go back to Feiwen Palace. I'll come see you later."

After a pause, he said, "You can rest in this medicine house for a few days. I'll have the puppet pack your clothes and supplies and send them to you. I've also sent a message to Xie Xiaoyou. She will come to accompany you after class."

Su Xiaoyuan didn't expect her to be so thoughtful. She felt even more grateful and thanked her again and again.

Sect Leader Shen gave a few more instructions and then left the medicine hut.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only Su Xiaoyuan left.

She tried to sit up, still feeling a little chest tightness and dizziness, but it was much better than the breathlessness she had felt yesterday.

She lay down again, folded her hands on her stomach, and stared at the lotus pattern on the ceiling for a while.

She felt a little embarrassed when she recalled how she had made such a fuss yesterday, but the fear of dying at that time was extremely real.

Looking back now, what she feared most at that time was not the possibility of death, but that she and Fu Tingyun would not even have time to say the last words to each other, and would end up in a quarrel and a cold war.

At that moment, right and wrong seemed not so important, and her principles and bottom line seemed not so important. When she thought she was going to die, she just wanted to see him again, hear his voice again, smell his scent again, and feel his embrace again.

She lifted her clothes and looked down. The mole on her heart was shining like a pigeon blood ruby.

She sighed. Since she couldn't let go or forget, she would just face it.

Someone has to take the initiative to solve the problem. We can't rely on a pervert with flawed personality.

Su Xiaoyuan turned sideways, picked up the communication mirror from the bedside couch, and skillfully drew a complex symbol, writing a message to him: [Where are you?]

…

Sect Leader Shen boarded the crane carriage and left Guangmo Cliff for several miles before he took out the jade disc for communication. After hesitating for a long time, he sent a message to Xiao Wuxin.

"Big Sister, how's Xiaoyuan? Has her soul been repaired?" Xiao Wuxin immediately answered the call and asked bluntly.

Sect Master Shen pondered and said, "Is Junior Brother by your side?"

Xiao Wuxin's voice became alert: [He's not here... I went to get medicine for him. What's wrong?]

Sect Leader Shen: [Yesterday, Xiao Yuan suddenly fainted in her room and was sent to Guangmo Cliff.]

Xiao Wuxin exclaimed, "What's going on? Is this caused by a damaged soul? He was fine before, why is he suddenly like this..."

Sect Master Shen pinched his brows. "Her soul is more than just damaged. Your Second Senior Brother and I can't figure out the reason. We can only temporarily seal her soul, but I'm afraid it won't last for a few days. Junior Junior Brother should know something, but he won't tell us."

Xiao Wuxin: [What about the Soul-Locking Jade that Junior Brother passed down? Didn't he say he could use his own soul to replenish it? What was the result?]

Sect Leader Shen sighed deeply: "I just don't know how to tell him, so I'm discussing this with you first."

She paused: [Even his soul can't make up for it, they can't merge.]