Chapter 68 (068 Two-in-One) [VIP]

He regained his memory as he had expected, and he also took his revenge as he had planned.

Yin Chu Jiu was awakened by a warm towel on his face. He opened his eyes and saw Zi Zhuo holding a handkerchief, which he had wet and was wiping his disheveled face. Seeing that he was awake, he stuffed the handkerchief directly into his hand, then went to sit down at a table not far away, poured himself a cup of tea, and looked deep in thought.

Tea?

table?

Yin Chu Jiu then noticed that he was not locked in a cramped cage, but in a room, lying on a bed. Although he had only been out of bed for two days, it felt like a long time had passed.

That's not important. What's important is how Yue Ling could agree to let him sleep with her.

Looking at Zi Zhuo, she realized that only he could give her the answer in this room. Zi Zhuo lowered his eyes and finished a cup of tea, as if forcing himself to calm down, then poured himself another cup.

“This was obtained by Mo Ling,” he said. “Mo Ling said, ‘Don’t let you die, but you can’t die either,’ and the lord agreed.”

"My Lord?" Yin Chu Jiu propped herself up. "You remembered?" Zi Zhuo had always called Yue Ling by his name before. He had never called Yue Ling "My Lord." Only Mo Ling would call him that.

Zi Zhuo grinned, but didn't actually laugh. "Yes, I remember now. I remembered it right after the Lord remembered it. Not just me, Black Cat is the same. You should stay away from Black Cat from now on; she hates you."

That day, Yue Ling was recovering his memories in his room. Mo Ling also brought him and the black cat inside. Yue Ling did not avoid them as he recovered his memories. They saw Yue Ling being tortured in the formation and vaguely sensed what was going on.

Zi Zhuo had already shown signs of regaining his memories, and seeing Yue Ling like this, those memories surged up like a tide. Not long after Yue Ling regained consciousness, he remembered them all.

The black cat didn't remember everything, but Mo Ling, having practiced it a few times, used the same method again, using an array to help the black cat regain its memories.

"I……"

"Don't bother explaining. Black Cat hates you for no other reason than that she loves the Master. She just hates you because the Master loves her. To her, you have no other identity than that of her rival in love. As for your role, in the novel, you didn't torture her and even gave her a rather powerful identity, so she doesn't hate you that much."

Yin Chu Jiu was speechless for a long time before finally asking, "And what about you?" The black cat didn't hate the plot he had orchestrated, so what about Zi Zhuo? Did Zi Zhuo not hate him at all?

Zi Zhuo raised an eyebrow, stood up under Yin Chu Jiu's tense gaze, and walked up to him.

"I?"

Yin Chu Jiu: "Mm."

The previously cold and serious Zi Zhuo suddenly smiled, as if he had become the person Yin Chu Jiu knew again. "I don't hate you. Speaking of which, the identity you arranged for me was quite good. Apart from the fact that my parents died when I was born, everything else was good. You let me become an apprentice and eventually become a legendary doctor. You could say that my background is the best among the four of us."

Yin Chu Jiu was stunned. He hadn't expected Zi Zhuo to think that way.

However, Zi Zhuo is Zi Zhuo. Known as the "Ghost Doctor," he is unconventional and this matter is nothing to him.

Seeing Yin Chu Jiu's stunned expression, he smiled and continued, "Yin Chu Jiu, don't feel guilty towards me. If I were you, I wouldn't care whether that person hates me or not. Not to mention that you don't even know that the world you wrote in your novel is real, people are inherently selfish, whether it's big selfishness or small selfishness. Even those saints and fathers who save people all day long are selfish. Their actions are all to satisfy their own desires and fulfill some kind of longing. Saving people is also a kind of longing."

“You write novels just to make money, not to deliberately torment these people. Stop feeling sorry for them all the time, it’s pointless.”

"People need to think more about themselves to live a good life."

“Zi Zhuo, you…” Zi Zhuo’s words were completely unexpected by Yin Chu Jiu. More importantly, Zi Zhuo didn’t seem to dislike him.

Seemingly sensing Yin Chu Jiu's thoughts, Zi Zhuo said, "That's right, I don't hate you. What's there to hate about you? You're just a human, not a god. Even gods make mistakes, so how can humans not make mistakes?"

However, he paused for a moment and added, "To be honest, I was a little annoyed when I first regained my memories, but when I think about what you've done these past few days, I'm not annoyed anymore. After all, you've been trying your best to make amends, and compared to some hypocritical people, you've done a much better job."

He understood. Yin Chu Jiu looked at Zi Zhuo gratefully, thanking him for forgiving her.

"Don't be too happy yet. Neither Mo Ling nor I hate you, but the Lord hates you. He wishes he could kill you. The main purpose of this illusion was to torture you, but it failed to torture you. Instead, it tortured him and even fell in love with you. For the Lord, this is a great humiliation."

"You should think more about how to survive the Lord's clutches."

Before Yin Chu Jiu could speak, Zi Zhuo had already said so much. After she finished, Yin Chu Jiu couldn't remember what had just happened. Her mind was filled with what Zi Zhuo had said: to survive Yue Ling.

“Because.” Zi Zhuo sat up straight, a wicked glint in his usually frivolous eyes. He said with amusement, “I don’t want to die.”

Yin Chu Jiu was stunned.

"If the Lord accidentally kills you, our world will collapse. Once the world collapses, we will all disappear along with it and cease to exist in this world. Although I know that the place I live in is like a novel, which is quite unpleasant, I still don't want to die."

“When the Lord wanted to do this, I actually objected, but it was no use. The Lord insisted on doing it anyway and still created this barrier.”

"So, Yin Chu Jiu, survive, and when the illusion disappears, keep a breath and return to your original place. Finish your novel and let our world live on forever. At that time, whether you live or die will be none of my business."

Looking at Zi Zhuo, Yin Chu Jiu seemed to understand why he had spoken up for her. He genuinely felt that she hadn't done anything wrong, but he wasn't on her side either; he also genuinely felt that Yue Ling deserved to be tortured.

Despite the torment, he could not die.

Zizhuo is a true egoist, or as he himself puts it, "petty selfish."

Yin Chu Jiu finally understood Zi Zhuo's meaning, but he wasn't angry because Zi Zhuo's attitude was already quite good. In fact, he thought it was good. Zi Zhuo had expressed his meaning in this way, so he knew how to get along with Zi Zhuo in the future.

Just like with Mo Ling, we should get along as we normally would.

Chao Zizhu smiled and agreed.

Zi Zhuo was clearly satisfied with the result. He even patted Yin Chu Jiu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay, then take good care of your health. There are probably eight more days. If you can get through that, it will be over."

"By the way, you'd better hurry up, or you probably won't be able to handle the rest of the trip," Zi Zhuo suddenly said.

Yin Chu Jiu asked, "What itinerary?"

"The Lord has decided to set off immediately to find the divine herb and restore all his strength. He intends to take you with him so that you can experience the feelings he had when he was pushed down, and also let you walk the paths he once walked."

"By the way, you don't need to worry about the Scorpion Palace people coming to arrest you. The Lord is already in a meeting discussing how to deal with the Scorpion Palace. During this time, they probably won't have time to come looking for you or cause us any trouble. The Lord was really angry about what happened a couple of days ago."

Zi Zhu patted Yin Chu Jiu's shoulder again, left the medicine, and then left.

As Yin Chu Jiu watched Zi Zhuo's departing figure, her thoughts drifted back to his last words. Yue Ling was already devising a way to deal with the Scorpion Palace. Indeed, Yue Ling was always vengeful and clear about right and wrong. His recovery of his memories was disrupted by the Scorpion Palace, and for Yue Ling, who knew how important his mind was, the Scorpion Palace's actions were tantamount to taking his life.

Those three people were from the Scorpion Palace. The one who was arrested confessed everything and explained how they infiltrated the palace. At the time, Yin Chu Jiu was locked in a cage, and Yue Ling specifically took him there to watch the interrogation scene, the purpose of which was to intimidate him.

The scene was indeed very bloody, but at that moment, all he could think about was the extremely cold and gloomy Yue Ling. He didn't react to the scene at all, and the scene didn't affect him in any way.

Thinking of this, Yin Chu Jiu couldn't help but smile bitterly. If Yue Ling knew this outcome, would he be very angry?

On the other side, Yue Ling was holding a meeting just as Zi Zhuo had said. He called Mo Ling and the black cat over and told them about the search for the divine herb. Now he no longer needed Yin Chu Jiu, who could 'prophesy,' as he knew where the divine herb was. His body had also fully recovered under Zi Zhuo's treatment, so it was time to go to the divine herb.

Since Yue Ling clearly remembered the location of the divine herb, they didn't talk much about finding it. They only decided on the few people who would go with them and then ended the topic.

The main topic of their meeting this time was still the Scorpio Palace.

Over the past ten days or so, the battle between Scorpion Palace and Mo Ling Palace has become increasingly fierce. Yue Ling had heard about this before he regained his memories, and now that he has, he understands even more why Scorpion Palace is doing this.

Sitting in a large chair, Yue Ling, without any expression, instructed Mo Ling, "Attack the Scorpion Palace with all your might. You must destroy the Scorpion Palace's power in the shortest possible time."

Mo Ling stood up, nodded with a straight face, and said, "I understand."

He had long wanted to conquer the Scorpion Palace, but he was constrained by Yue Ling's lack of memory. Now that Yue Ling had regained her memory and no longer needed to worry about mental damage, he could act more freely.

Of course, this is related to the Scorpion Palace's attack on Yue Ling a couple of days ago. If they hadn't prepared two plans, Yue Ling would probably be crippled by now.

As they were talking, Zi Zhuo walked in. Yue Ling glanced at Zi Zhuo but didn't say anything. Mo Ling looked at Zi Zhuo; he wanted to ask, but considering Yue Ling was there, he didn't.

Once Zi Zhuo was seated, Yue Ling continued to give instructions on how to deal with the Scorpion Palace. In the real world, he hadn't paid attention to the Scorpion Palace's provocations, but the Scorpion Palace had first tampered with the formation, and then attacked him in the illusion, repeatedly putting him at a disadvantage. Yue Ling couldn't ignore it any longer.

The discussion went on until evening.

After they finished speaking, everyone dispersed. Black Cat wanted to follow Yue Ling, but hesitated and didn't go after her. She thought for a moment, then walked over to Zi Zhuo and asked about Yin Chu Jiu.

Zi Zhuo glanced at her and then told the truth. The black cat's expression changed several times before it finally calmed down and turned to leave.

Zi Zhu chuckled softly, ignoring her expression. Instead, he looked at Mo Ling, who had been standing beside him. Mo Ling hadn't left, so he had questions for him.

Seeing that Zi Zhuo was watching him, Mo Ling thought for a moment and then walked over.

"How is Yin Chu Jiu?" he asked.

Zi Zhuo chuckled, "It's alright. I already told Black Cat earlier that the injury isn't too serious, but he's a bit listless, probably because he was provoked by the master."

Mo Ling breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Zi Zhuo looked at him and asked, "What, do you pity him?"

Mo Ling wanted to nod, but thinking of Zi Zhuo in front of him, he didn't nod. He just said, "I was just thinking about how the Lord wants to treat Yin Chu Jiu."

"What can we do? We'll just retaliate. Don't you know our lord's personality?" Zi Zhu retorted.

Zi Zhuo's personality wasn't exactly good to begin with; he was quite wicked. He was alright when he lost his memory; he wasn't as wicked in his actions. Because he was with Yue Ling, who also had amnesia, he seemed somewhat better. But once he regained his memory, he reverted to his old self.

However, Mo Ling was already used to it. He wasn't angry when Zi Zhuo teased him. Instead, he thought Zi Zhuo was quite nice. He was a little unaccustomed to Zi Zhuo who had lost her memory before, and she even said to him, "Thank you for your trouble."

“I know the Lord’s personality, but I feel…” Mo Ling thought for a moment, and finally spoke his mind, “but I feel that the Lord’s personality is somewhat different from before.”

Zi Zhuo raised an eyebrow and said "Oh".

"When the Lord wants to take revenge on someone, he will do so with ruthless methods. Killing, cutting flesh, and bleeding are all commonplace. Before entering the illusion, the Lord already hated Yin Chu Jiu. He summoned Yin Chu Jiu into this illusion to torture him, or even kill him. But..."

"But what?"

"However, after the Lord regained his memories, he intended to kill Yin Chu Jiu. He unleashed his strongest attack, but stopped just before it hit Yin Chu Jiu. In the end, he simply pushed him away and did nothing else."

Even when he retaliated later, he used the same methods. Compared to Yue Ling's methods of revenge in reality, it was hardly revenge. Moreover, after torturing Yin Chu Jiu, he only had to beg, and the master actually agreed to let him stay in the cage for the time being. He was even not forbidden from secretly seeking treatment from Zi Zhuo.

Mo Ling didn't finish his sentence, but Zi Zhuo already understood. He smiled and said, "So what?"

Mo Ling was puzzled, and Zi Zhuo continued, "According to your description, it seems that the Lord has other feelings for Yun Chu Jiu besides hatred. Those feelings should have been generated by the influence of the illusion. But so what? The Lord still hates Yun Chu Jiu. He has hated Yun Chu Jiu from beginning to end. This illusion was even created for Yun Chu Jiu."

"However, given the circumstances, not only did he fail to take revenge on Yin Chu Jiu, but he also fell in love with her after losing his memory. Do you think, given the Lord's personality, he could possibly like Yin Chu Jiu? Even if he did, would he treat her well? Would he express it? Compared to that little bit of affection, wouldn't his hatred be far greater?"

Zi Zhuo still remembers how his master, who had lost his memory, pursued Yin Chu Jiu. The master, who was unaware of love, even came to him for help because of Yin Chu Jiu. He was extremely uneasy when Yin Chu Jiu rejected him. In order to get Yin Chu Jiu, he exhausted all his efforts. He wove a dense net to lock Yin Chu Jiu in his world. However, the lover he had worked so hard to obtain was his enemy, an enemy he hated to the bone.

Mo Ling was stunned. He had never been one for many emotions, lacking Zi Zhuo's sensitivity. Hearing Zi Zhuo's words, he suddenly understood why his lord had acted that way.

Seeing that Zi Zhuo was about to leave, he grabbed Zi Zhuo's sleeve, frowned, and his magnetic and deep voice sounded somewhat serious, "So you mean that the Lord actually likes Yin Chu Jiu a little, but he also hates Yin Chu Jiu, so he doesn't know how to deal with him, is that right?" He thought his guess was wrong.

Zi Zhuo's body stiffened for a moment. He turned around and glared at Mo Ling, saying fiercely, "You said it, not me!"

Mo Ling wasn't angry at being glared at. His mind was filled with thoughts like: If the master likes Yin Chu Jiu, then after the illusion ends, will he... go to find the herb that causes amnesia?

For some reason, Mo Ling felt a little depressed.

After leaving this place, Mo Ling went to Yin Chu Jiu's room.

Inside the room, Yin Chu Jiu was still lying face down on the bed, his lower body numb. He had no choice but to lie there, trying his best to recover. When Mo Ling pushed open the door, Yin Chu Jiu was lost in thought about Yue Ling and the future.

He thought that since Yue Ling hated him now, she wouldn't be sad after the illusion shattered. He had been terrified that Yue Ling would be sad because of his disappearance, but now, he wasn't sad anymore.

Even though... he was actually suffering so much he could hardly breathe...

The thought that the person he loved hated him and that they could never see each other again made him almost unable to breathe.

Seeing Mo Ling enter, he immediately concealed all his emotions. Mo Ling glanced at him but didn't expose him. He simply stood by the bed, checked on his condition, and only felt relieved after seeing that Zi Zhuo had treated his injuries.

However, it seemed strange to come here without saying a word, so he thought about it, searched for information about Yue Ling, and then told her.

“The Lord’s memories have all been restored, all of them, both real and dreamlike, he hasn’t forgotten them at all,” he said. Yin Chu Jiu should already know about this. If the Lord hadn’t restored those memories, then he wouldn’t have tormented him so much. Mo Ling glanced at Yin Chu Jiu’s face and found that he was listening attentively, so he continued, “His mental state is also very good, with no aftereffects.”

That's good. Yin Chu Jiu lay on the bed with her face turned to the side, her eyes looking into the distance, as if she was recalling something through the words Mo Ling had said.

"The Lord just had a small meeting with a few of us to discuss some things. Don't worry, the Lord has fully recovered. Once the illusion ends, he will return to the real world unharmed."

These words sounded rather dry, and Mo Ling couldn't continue. Yin Chu Jiu already knew all these things, so it would be redundant for him to repeat them. Moreover, he was worried that while it was good for them that their master had regained his memories, it wasn't good for Yin Chu Jiu.

However, Mo Ling did not want to leave just like that. He and Yin Chu Jiu had discussed how to help Yue Ling regain her memory. Now that Yue Ling had regained her memory, Yin Chu Jiu was suffering inside. He felt that he should not just ignore Yin Chu Jiu like that.

So, despite his dry and uninspired words, Mo Ling stayed.

He spoke for a long time before finally finishing, and then prepared to leave. But just as he turned around, Yin Chu Jiu, who hadn't spoken since entering, spoke first.

His voice was somewhat hoarse, or rather, rough and hoarse, completely different from his previous clear and melodious voice. It sounded as if it had been ground up by sand, and for some reason, it made people feel uncomfortable.

"Does Yue Ling hate me a lot?" he asked.

Mo Ling thought for a moment and nodded. I hate you, but I should also like you.

Mo Ling didn't actually want Yin Chu Jiu to ask this question, because he thought Yin Chu Jiu would be very sad. However, he forgot for a moment what Yin Chu Jiu had told him a long time ago: "That's good. It's better if he hates me than he likes me. That way, I won't worry about him being in pain after I leave."

This time, Mo Ling remained silent.

As if he hadn't noticed, Yin Chu Jiu asked another question, "Will Yue Ling kill me?"

Mo Ling wasn't sure about this question, so he didn't answer.

Upon seeing this, Yin Chu Jiu forced a smile and said, "If he wants to kill me, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"What?" Mo Ling asked.

"Help me stall for time, let him kill me when the illusion is about to end, that way I can still have a breath left, he can vent his anger and take revenge, and I can go back alive."

"you?"

"I don't want this world to disappear, I don't want Yue Ling to die, I don't want Zi Zhuo to die, I don't want you to die, I don't want the millions of living beings in this world to die," Yin Chu Jiu said with a faint smile. "Is that alright?"

Mo Ling was stunned. He didn't know why Yin Chu Jiu could still think of this at this moment. No, it should be that he had been thinking about this all along. Only now did he realize that Yin Chu Jiu had been thinking of Yue Ling from beginning to end. He knew how Yue Ling would treat him after regaining his memories, but he still didn't refuse.

He remembered asking Yin Chu Jiu if she would regret it, but Yin Chu Jiu didn't answer at the time. Now it seems that she probably doesn't regret it.

Mo Ling looked at Yin Chu Jiu lying on the bed. He was thinking that Yue Ling wouldn't be sad about leaving him, and he also wanted Yue Ling to vent her anger. He felt that Yue Ling only hated him, so he no longer seemed worried.

But... he didn't know that Yue Ling, who hated him, might also like him. Perhaps that little bit of liking was suppressed under heavy hatred, but it was still liking.

No one knows how long that affection will last, or whether it will take root and eventually grow into a towering tree.

Yue Ling actually also likes Yin Chu Jiu.

Mo Ling thought this way, but he did not tell Yin Chu Jiu about this discovery.

The next day, Yue Ling's selected team set off on time. Yin Chu Jiu, whose body had almost recovered, was locked in a cage again and dragged forward on a flatbed. The direction they were heading was the direction where the divine herb was located, and the path they were walking was the same path that Yue Ling had once walked.

Author's Note:

Two-in-one~

The seme has regained his memories, but this chapter doesn't go into detail; it's just a transitional chapter. Things will probably get much more angsty later on. The seme likes the uke, but also hates him, so the angst will likely be more intense than before... right? [Pot lid protecting head]

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