Chapter 63 (Two-in-One) [VIP]

Holding the Purple Star Flower, Yin Chu Jiu went straight back to the house and carefully removed the medicine from Yue Ling's body. The Purple Star Flower was indeed specially designed to treat wounds caused by spatial rifts. Although Yue Ling had exercised and the wounds had reopened, they were much better than before.

Such a miraculous medicine... I wonder what kind of village this is.

There are so many villages in the Phantom Demon Continent, and the world keeps replenishing itself. He really didn't know which village could be so powerful, it was practically the village of a reclusive master.

But no matter what kind of village it was, they didn't have time to investigate.

While fetching the medicine, Yin Chu Jiu told Yue Ling what she and Jing Yan had been saying. After listening, Yue Ling didn't comment on Jing Yan driving them away. Instead, he leaned in and hugged Yin Chu Jiu, smiling as he said, "You like me that much?"

He liked her so much that he could watch a girl cry without comforting her. He remembered how soft-hearted the boy was. When he was captured by Qiu Jiu, and Qiu Jiu said he was going to kill the people from the Scorpion Palace, he still pleaded for her.

But now, he can harden his heart.

Yin Chu Jiu had no idea what Yue Ling was thinking. He simply hugged Yue Ling back, smiled, and said, "That's exactly how much I like you. I like you so much that I can only see you."

Hearing Yin Chu Jiu's passionate confession, Yue Ling was overjoyed. Besides joy, all the feelings of being rejected when he pursued her before surfaced at this moment.

The boy suppressed all expression on his face, leaving only his dark eyes. He held Yin Chu Jiu tightly in his arms, pressing his head against his chest and resting his chin on top of his head, all his emotions turning into a deep sigh.

"Chu Jiu, you are finally mine."

Next came the change of medication, but the change of medication did not go very smoothly.

Yue Lingshen, a true disciple of Zizhuo, never hesitates to pursue the person he likes. He used to feign innocence and weakness to keep Yin Chu Jiu from getting angry, but now that Yin Chu Jiu has personally acknowledged his feelings, he's even more unrestrained. When Yin Chu Jiu helped him change his bandages, he kept acting cute and affectionate, either hugging and kissing his waist and abdomen, or holding his hand and kissing and playing with it—so intimate it made one's skin crawl. Only Yin Chu Jiu could tolerate him.

Thankfully, Yin Chu Jiu had changed the dressing several times before and was familiar with the procedures; otherwise, with Yue Ling disturbing him so much, it would have taken who knows how long. However, this time it still took him quite a while to change the dressing, and by the time he finished changing Yue Ling's dressing, the sun was almost setting.

He finished changing Yue Ling's dressing, and Yue Ling picked up her own dressing to change his as well. He touched Yin Chu Jiu all over and knew he had injuries. However, Yin Chu Jiu refused. His injuries were few and insignificant compared to Yue Ling's, and his injuries were very minor; they would heal after applying the purple star flower once.

Yue Ling insisted, but Yin Chu Jiu refused. In the end, Yue Ling had no choice but to compromise with Yin Chu Jiu's insistence. He had never won against anything Yin Chu Jiu insisted on.

However, still unwilling to give up, Yue Ling pressed Yin Chu Jiu down and kissed all over those wounds before finally stopping.

After changing the dressing, the two didn't linger in the room. They left to find Jing Yan. Yue Ling wanted to spend more time with Yin Chu Jiu in the village, but the Scorpion Palace was watching them closely. For Yin Chu Jiu's future safety, he couldn't waste time here. He needed to find the divine herb quickly and become the strongest.

Jing Yan was already waiting outside. Standing beside her were two tall horses, each with a single horn, one white and one black. They were unicorn demon horses from the Demon Beast Forest, a type of demon beast, but gentle in nature and could be kept by humans.

When Jing Yan saw the handsome young man emerge, the afterglow of the sunlight shining on his face from afar, he walked towards the light, like a god emerging from the sun, and Jing Yan's heart couldn't help but pound again.

It's so beautiful!

She had never seen such a beautiful person before!

However, her admiration vanished like a balloon being pricked when she saw the other boy beside him. Not only that, the boy she thought was very handsome was also staring intently at Yin Chu Jiu, his beautifully shaped eyes seeing only him, as if no other person or thing in the world could attract his attention.

As Jing Yan was thinking this, the boy she was looking at turned around and looked at her. His eyes were cold and deep, without any of the warmth and tenderness he had shown when he looked at Yin Chu Jiu. Sure enough, in his eyes, he could only see Yin Chu Jiu.

Oh well, she'll definitely find someone better looking in the future.

After comforting herself, Jing Yan handed the two demon horses to them. Watching the two of them take the horses, say a word of thanks to her, and then leave, she couldn't help but call out to them, "Yin Chu Jiu, Yue Ling, you two must take good care of yourselves. You will always be together."

Yin Chu Jiu turned around, grabbed Yue Ling's hand, smiled at her, and said, "Thank you. You will find someone you like in the future. He will definitely be very good-looking, he will like you, and you will like him too."

Jing Yan snorted, "Of course."

This girl is actually quite nice.

As Yue Ling and I rode on the demonic horse, Yin Chu Jiu thought to herself. Jing Yan not only found out where the Moon Forest was, but also helped them find a quiet older brother in the village to lead them out of the forest. That older brother also rode a demonic horse and walked in front of them, leading them all the way out of the forest.

The Forest of Sunlight was vast, and they walked for most of the night, only emerging from it as the sun rose high in the sky. Once outside, the elder brother was about to turn back when Yin Chu Jiu quickly stopped him and thanked him. The elder brother, mounted on his demonic horse, silently watched them for a long time before finally saying, "No need," and then turned and entered the forest.

His figure disappeared into the dark shadows of the forest and was soon gone.

"Yue Ling, let's go." After everyone had left, Yin Chu Jiu said to Yue Ling.

Yue Ling nodded, smiled at him, then mounted her horse and left with him.

Jingyan pointed out the general direction of the Moon Forest to them, and they hurried in that direction. Jingyan said that it would take about three days to reach the Moon Forest. Yue Ling was thinking about the Scorpion Palace's increasing pressure, and Yin Chu Jiu was thinking about the time it would take in the illusion. So the two of them didn't waste any time and started their journey by the moonlight.

As Yin Chu Jiu was on her way, she glanced at Yue Ling and saw his robes fluttering in the wind. A scene immediately came to mind.

A handsome young man rode a large horse, the moon overhead, galloping freely across the grassland—a truly breathtaking scene. Beside him stood another person, not exceptionally handsome, but still quite good-looking. The two raced under the moonlight, as if chasing the moon itself, enjoying a romantic moment together.

"Chu Jiu." Yin Chu Jiu's gaze was somewhat focused, which caught Yue Ling's attention. He smiled at Yue Ling, revealing his teeth, "Nothing, just came to see you."

Yue Ling's eyes widened slightly, and she smiled along with him. "Once we deal with the Scorpion Palace, you can watch for as long as you want."

Yin Chu Jiu smiled and nodded, her previously depressed mood suddenly feeling somewhat relaxed on the boundless grassland.

Perhaps he will leave, perhaps the two of them will not be together, perhaps Yue Ling will forget him, but at this moment, they have also left behind such a beautiful memory.

As expected, the Moon Forest was very far away. From dawn to morning, they did not see any trace of the Moon Forest. They did pass some mountains of various sizes along the way, but none of them were the Moon Forest.

Continuing their journey indefinitely wasn't a solution, so the next morning they decided to rest for a while before continuing. They also needed to change Yue Ling's dressing. Yin Chu Jiu had taken some dried food and jerky with him when he left the village, so he mixed the jerky with some wild vegetables and cooked it in a stone pot. While the food cooked, he went to change Yue Ling's dressing.

"Just make do with this for the next few days. I'll cook you something delicious when we get back," Yin Chu Jiu said as she fetched the medicine.

Yue Ling didn't care whether the food tasted good or not. He affectionately hooked his fingertips around Yin Chu Jiu's and said contentedly, "I like whatever you make."

Yin Chu Jiu laughed along with him.

The medicine was changed quickly, and the broth was ready soon. Yin Chu Jiu used the prepared stone bowl to scoop out the broth. Just as he was about to scoop it up, the broth in the spoon suddenly began to vibrate, creating ripples.

The air vibrated, as if a hole had been torn open. Indeed, it looked like a hole had been ripped open; outside was normal space, but inside was pitch black. Following the sound, Yin Chu Jiu looked over and immediately saw three men in black jump out, their robes ruffled and looking somewhat disheveled.

The three men in black, disregarding their disheveled state, paused for a moment upon emerging from the opening and discovering someone there, before charging towards Yin Chu Jiu with gleaming eyes and a look of wild joy on their faces. However, before they could reach Yin Chu Jiu, a fair, jade-like hand blocked their path. Not only that, the hand grazed one of their throats, cutting a small wound. Had that person not retreated quickly, their entire throat would have been severed.

"Who gave you the audacity to touch my people?" Yue Ling appeared before Yin Chu Jiu, his handsome face ashen. His dark eyes coldly stared at the three men, his expression hardening as they scanned their necks, reaching a point of unwavering resolve. He said in a deep, deliberate voice, "Scorpion Palace!"

Yin Chu Jiu walked to Yue Ling's side, also in an attack stance. When the three people attacked him, he also saw the scorpion tattoos on their necks. These three people were actually from the Scorpion Palace!

Yin Chu Jiu was furious. Why couldn't the people from the Scorpion Palace just stay put? What good would killing Yue Ling do them? Now that they knew this was just a book, why couldn't they behave themselves? The Scorpion Palace wasn't there to truly eliminate evil and uphold justice, but rather to conquer the protagonist and create obstacles for him. Now that they understood the truth, why did they continue like this?

If it's just because you dislike his favoritism towards the protagonist, then go after him directly. Why bother causing trouble for Yue Ling?

He and Yue Ling didn't have much time to spend together to begin with, and he was hoping to spend as much time as possible before returning home. Couldn't the people from the Scorpion Palace be a little less tactful? Even at a time like this, they still want to disturb his time with Yue Ling!

Angry and heartbroken, Yin Chu Jiu nearly lost her temper. She rushed towards the three men in black, wanting to vent her emotions. But the three men in black clearly recognized them first and were prepared. They rushed over as soon as she did, shouting infuriating words.

"That really is Yue Ling and Yin Chu Jiu. If we capture them, it will be a great achievement when we get back!"

"Grab them! Grab them!"

"If you two surrender, we might show you some mercy!"

Who asked you to show mercy!

Yin Chu Jiu was filled with resentment, and his movements became even more ferocious. However, those three were all Heavenly Bead level experts, while he was only at the seventh level of Human Bead, and was no match for them at all. Yue Ling was indeed a Heavenly Bead level expert, but they had just escaped death from a spatial rift a few days ago. Although Yue Ling's external injuries had almost healed, his internal injuries were not in much better shape.

With both sides combined, the two of them were unable to deal with the three men in black for a short time.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand. Suddenly, the three men in black exchanged glances. Two of them concentrated their power and transferred it to the third man in black. The third man's aura rapidly increased, reaching the seventh level of the Heavenly Pearl in a short time, just like Yue Ling's level after his injury.

Yin Chu Jiu's pupils contracted slightly. He tried his best to remain calm and let Yue Ling go first, but in the next moment, Yue Ling grabbed him and threw him onto the horse, slapping him hard on the horse's rump.

The demon horse immediately galloped off.

“Yin Chu Jiu, last time you let me go first, but you were captured by the Scorpion Palace and suffered greatly. As your man, how can I let you sacrifice for me again?”

"Don't look back, keep going!"

Yin Chu Jiu was shocked. Yue Ling had actually remembered that incident all along. He thought Yue Ling didn't remember it. Ever since he was rescued from the Scorpion Palace, Yue Ling had never mentioned a single detail about that incident. He didn't know that Yue Ling had always remembered it.

Yes, he likes him, and he should remember that.

Yin Chu Jiu understood in the next instant that if Yue Ling also sacrificed himself to save him, he would remember it forever and never forget it. He would never do it again, and even if he died, he would not want Yue Ling to sacrifice himself again.

"Yue Ling! I won't leave! I won't leave alone!"

Yue Ling's eyes widened slightly. He saw the boy, whom he had just thrown onto the horse, use his legs to push off the horse's back and his arms to brace himself. After rolling on the ground to reduce the impact, he rushed to Yue Ling's side.

He's back.

"The ninth day..."

"Yue Ling, I won't leave," Yin Chu Jiu said. "Didn't you say that even if you died, you wouldn't leave me alone, and that you would take me with you to die?"

Yue Ling's wide eyes slowly returned to normal, and she hugged him tightly as if she wanted to melt him into her bones and blood, her voice low and deep, "Okay, then I won't leave."

Releasing Yin Chu Jiu, Yue Ling faced the three people again, his voice low and icy, "You think you can kill me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, gusts of wind swept around him. Standing in the middle of the wind, dressed in blood-stained black clothes, he looked like a demon god incarnate.

The three men in black were stunned for a moment, then rushed towards Yue Ling. Yin Chu Jiu stood beside Yue Ling, also unleashing all her power. In this battle, if they won, they would live; if they lost, they would die.

Whether you live or lose, you won't regret it.

Yin Chu Jiu was prepared to fight the men in black to the death, and the men in black did not slow down their charge. But just as the two sides were about to clash again, the air vibrated once more. Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling did not know what was going on, but the three men in black paused for a moment, as if they had realized what was happening. Then they turned around and ran away.

However, before they could escape, another opening appeared in the sky, and three more people emerged. These three were dressed in blue and white fitted robes and belonged to a faction that Yin Chu Jiu and the others happened to recognize—the Mo Ling Palace, founded by Mo Ling.

The three from Mo Ling Palace emerged from the opening and, like the three from Scorpion Palace, were momentarily stunned. Upon realizing the situation, they immediately rushed towards the three from Scorpion Palace. Yin Chu Jiu and Mo Ling followed suit.

Yin Chu Jiu discovered that the three from Mo Ling Palace were also top-tier experts, not much different from the three from Scorpion Palace. Previously, Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling were hampered because they were injured and outnumbered. Now that the three from Mo Ling Palace had arrived, they were no longer worried.

And that was indeed the case. With the three from Mo Ling Palace, they quickly killed the three from Scorpion Palace.

After the three from Scorpion Palace finished dealing with the situation, a strong smell of blood filled the air. Yin Chu Jiu and the others hadn't eaten breakfast yet. They asked the three from Mo Ling Palace, and they found out they hadn't eaten either. So they went a little further away to start a fire and cook again. Just as they sat down, someone came out and said to them, "My lords, we have found you. I will go and inform Lord Mo Ling to come and take you back."

After saying that, the person didn't wait for Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling to reply. He walked to the side, took out many energy stones, set up a small teleportation array on the ground, and then disappeared.

Do those three carry energy stones with them all the time? How did they know they needed to set up a teleportation array? Yin Chu Jiu couldn't help but look at the remaining two.

When the two men saw him looking over, they nodded to him, and only then did they have time to talk about what had happened in the past few days.

"My lords, ever since you disappeared from the spatial rift, our Mo Ling Palace has been fighting with the Scorpion Palace. Then Lord Mo Ling asked us to search for your whereabouts, saying that we would definitely find you two."

"Surely?" Yin Chu Jiu looked at the two men and noticed that their expressions were a bit off. The two men seemed to understand what Yin Chu Jiu meant, so they continued, "We really don't understand why Lord Mo Ling is so sure that the two of you are still alive, but since it was Lord Mo Ling who said it, we believe him and have begun to search for you."

In fact, it wasn't just them who had doubts; Zi Zhuo and Black Cat also had their suspicions. The two of them were heartbroken, and although they didn't want anything to happen to them, they weren't as certain as Mo Ling was.

Yin Chu Jiu understood why Mo Ling was so certain. As the only one with memories, he knew Yue Ling was the protagonist. As the protagonist, unless the author killed him off, he would almost never die in a book, and even in the most critical situations, he would survive. As for the author, even though the book had been supplemented with the plot according to his settings and outline, if he died before the book was truly finished, the world in the book would disappear and collapse.

The fact that the illusion still exists means that the book has not disappeared, which means that Yin Chu Jiu is not dead.

The author didn't die, and the protagonist didn't die either, so naturally they are still alive.

After the battle with the Scorpion Palace, they searched for any trace of the Scorpion Palace members in that area and sought out the most capable teleportation array master in the palace to determine which direction they might have ended up in.

The people from Scorpion Palace were also secretly investigating. Both sides were racing against time to find the two of them. Zi Zhuo hated Scorpion Palace, but finding the people was the priority. For some reason, the teleportation array master from Scorpion Palace seemed to be more powerful. So he secretly suggested to Mo Ling that they send people to follow Scorpion Palace. If the people from Scorpion Palace found Yin Chu Jiu and the others, they should send those people back to report.

Thus, the three from Mo Ling Palace ended up intervening midway.

“We also use a long teleportation array, but this teleportation array does not have a specific teleportation location, so it appears in mid-air. We can only teleport to the next location by following the aura left by the Scorpion Palace people.”

The essence of a teleportation array is to tear through space for long-distance teleportation, forming a teleportation channel in the void. If there is no specific location and no corresponding teleportation array in that place, then it's like coming out of a hole.

"However, this time we left our presence here and set up a teleportation array. Coming from over there won't be the same as what happened before," the two people from the Scorpion Palace explained.

Yin Chu Jiu didn't care about the way they made their entrance, and Yue Ling didn't care either, so they didn't say anything. But what those two said was actually true. Before they had even finished their breakfast, a group of people appeared at the teleportation array set up by the person who had just left. That group of people was none other than Mo Ling Zi Zhuo and Black Cat.

Zi Zhuo immediately rushed over, hugged Yin Chu Jiu tightly, and cursed the people of the Scorpion Palace while holding her, extremely angry. The black cat dared not hug Yin Chu Jiu, but only rubbed against her from the side, circling around her, even losing interest in the meat it usually liked.

After hugging Yin Chu Jiu, Zi Zhuo went to Yue Ling, patted his shoulder, and said with slightly red phoenix eyes, "It's good that you're alive."

Yue Ling glanced at Zi Zhuo and nodded to him. Zi Zhuo didn't mind his coldness, just smiled to calm himself down. Thinking of something, he turned to the side and pointed to Mo Ling, who hadn't come over, and said, "You should thank Mo Ling. If he hadn't insisted that you were still alive and sent out all his people to search for you, we wouldn't have been able to find you so quickly."

Mo Ling took a step forward. Yue Ling stared at him with his dark eyes. After a long while, he gave him a cold nod. Mo Ling's eyes flickered, and he lowered his eyes, looking somewhat dejected.

However, he did nothing wrong.

Yin Chu Jiu walked to Yue Ling's side, tugged at his sleeve, hugged him under his gaze, kissed him, and then let go, glancing at Mo Ling's side.

No one knew what Yin Chu Jiu meant, but Yue Ling did. He was reminding him of their agreement—to forgive Mo Ling.

He pursed his thin lips, looked at the young man in black not far away, suppressed his displeasure, and took the initiative to speak to him, "Thank you for your help this time." After a pause, he continued, "Let's enter the Moon Forest together after we get back."

This is a sign that he has been forgiven.

Mo Ling's eyes widened slightly, his expression seemingly incredulous. He didn't understand why Zi Zhuo and the black cat hadn't regained their memories, but he knew very well that his master was not someone who could easily forgive others.

The lord seemed to feel that this was not in line with his temperament, so he lowered his eyes and added coldly, "Chu Jiu said that he left a health-strengthening herb with you, which he intends to brew for me in the future. If you do not do it well, then don't blame me for making things difficult for you."

Medicinal herbs? To improve health? Mo Ling didn't react at first, but after a long time, he understood what it meant.

Then, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the boy standing beside his master.

Much later, when Yin Chu Jiu truly became a person of this world and was with Yue Ling forever, Mo Ling found the time to ask him why he had made that arrangement. Wasn't he afraid? He was afraid that after taking the medicine, his master would forget him forever.

At that moment, Yin Chu Jiu smiled, her clear black and white eyes gazing at the moon outside the palace, and with deep longing, she spoke softly and gently—

Even if it happened again, I wouldn't be afraid. Even if he forgets, I will always remember the beautiful times we shared.

Author's Note:

It's a long and stanza story! There will be some angst, but not too much, and it will have a happy ending.

Thank you to the little angel who watered my plants with nutrient solution!

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Thank you so much for your support, I will continue to work hard!