Chapter 63 Stabbing in the back

Seeing that Su Yunyu's clothes were soaked through, yet she did not stoop, and the solemnity in her words stirred a wave of unease in Xiao Shuying's heart.

Why be so good to him? He's considered a jinx in the Xiao family, a cripple with broken meridians.

Even though his meridians have now healed and his spiritual talent is exceptional, he still can't understand why.

Could it be a deep bond between master and disciple? But he prefers the answer to be different.

Just as things were in a state of confusion, Su Yunyu felt a wave of weakness after finishing her sentence and, not wanting to linger, went back.

Seeing him leave, Xiao Shuying followed him back to Haomiao Peak.

In fact, although Su Yunyu had a pain-free buff from the system when passing through the Spirit Spring, she felt weak all over after the ordeal, her vision blurred, and she felt like she was about to faint at any moment.

Su Yunyu was so forced to say those words that she was afraid she would have collapsed if she had waited even a second longer.

Upon arriving at the Northern Underworld Palace, she initially breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she could now faint without worry. However, as she shakily tried to push open the door, her legs suddenly went weak and her ears began to ring.

The feeling was similar to a hypoglycemic attack, sudden and intense. The world spun before his eyes. Su Yunyu clutched his forehead, trying to find a safe place to faint, but it was too late. He lurched to the side, and just as he was about to fall, a pair of hands caught him firmly—

When her body felt cold, the warmth of this embrace became all the more apparent. Su Yunyu struggled to lift her eyes and looked up, only to see Xiao Shuying's familiar face. She couldn't hear what he was saying as his thin lips moved.

Regardless, Su Yunyu fainted without any worries.

Having survived the lightning tribulation yesterday, and now passing through the Spirit Spring of Words, even an iron body would be exhausted.

In her dazed state, it seemed as if two hands were gently stroking the heaviness between her brows. When she woke up again, Su Yunyu felt as if she had been unconscious for half a century.

Not only was her temple throbbing, but she also felt weak. Su Yunyu sat up and leaned against the couch to recover.

Just as I closed my eyes to relax, someone walked in, accompanied by a familiar voice:

"Master."

Su Yunyu then looked up and saw Xiao Shuying carrying a bowl of steaming medicine over.

Upon seeing the prepared medicine, unpleasant memories flooded back; he still vividly remembered how terrified he was by how bitter the medicine had been last time.

So, without thinking, Su Yunyu sat back a little. Xiao Shuying was completely unaware, and simply sat down on the edge of the couch, where the steaming medicinal spiritual energy cooled it down a bit.

“Master, this medicine contains various highly nourishing ingredients, which will greatly benefit you.”

As she spoke, Xiao Shuying scooped up a spoonful of herbal medicine and brought it to Su Yunyu's lips.

Su Yunyu, still traumatized by the previous bitter experience, pursed her thin lips tightly and stared intently at the medicine with a heavy expression.

When Xiao Shuying saw his appearance, she paused for a moment, then realized something and immediately regretted it.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have put Coptis chinensis in the medicine back then.

However, I didn't expect Su Yunyu to be so afraid of hardship. It seems that I will still have to refine pills in the future.

Xiao Shuying's thin lips curved into a smile, his usually expressionless face now shrouded in a soft, gentle warmth. He coaxed softly:

"Master, this medicine isn't bitter. Try a sip."

Upon hearing this, Su Yunyu reluctantly opened her lips and took a small sip, only to find that it was indeed not as bitter as last time, and today it even had a hint of sweetness.

Seeing that Su Yunyu took the first sip without any resistance, Xiao Shuying's eyes brightened slightly. Just as she was about to hand over the second spoonful, Su Yunyu suddenly felt a surge of irritability.

It felt as if the pain in my body had been magnified countless times, and the medicine had turned into some kind of extremely uncomfortable soup. My whole body felt prickly and very uncomfortable.

So when Xiao Shuying handed over the second spoonful, the moment the spoon touched her lips, an indescribable resistance and irritation welled up inside her. Almost instantly, Su Yunyu slapped the spoon away.

With a loud thud, like glass rolling down a flight of stairs, the jade medicine spoon fell from the couch to the ground, cracking. The impact caused Xiao Shuying to spill most of the medicine she was holding.

Some of it even spilled onto the dark black robe, making the black appear patchy, with varying shades despite the indistinct patterns.

Hearing the voice in her ear, Su Yunyu seemed to come back to her senses, looking at everything in front of her with some surprise.

What happened to him? He clearly didn't mean to knock over the medicine spoon.

Thinking about it carefully, this doesn't seem to be the first time this has happened. He had inexplicably become irritable a couple of times before at the Beast Taming Sect.

Without much thought, Su Yunyu said somewhat helplessly to Xiao Shuying:

"I'm sorry, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Shuying interrupted him:

“Master must still find it bitter, I’ll go and refine some pills right now.”

As he spoke, he used his spiritual energy to dry off the dampness on his body and the medicine on the ground. After cleaning everything up, he left with only half a bowl of medicine left.

Although she appeared to be in good spirits, Xiao Shuying felt a little disappointed as she left.

Even though he had deliberately added several sweet-tasting medicinal herbs this time, so it wouldn't taste so bitter, Su Yunyu still rejected it.

It seems that next time, it's really best to avoid any bitterness at all.

Watching Xiao Shuying's departing figure, Su Yunyu inexplicably felt that he looked somewhat hurt, and involuntarily felt a pang of guilt. But remembering her own unusual behavior, she couldn't help but ask 111:

"Can you find anything inside me? I feel like I'm possessed."

111 had just activated the pain-free buff and was quite exhausted, hence her weak tone, just like Su Yunyu's.

Let me take a look.

Hearing its somewhat weak and strained tone for the first time, Su Yunyu inexplicably teared up: "111, you're so kind."

[Hehe] 111 scoffs twice:

[If you weren't so useless, why would I have to do this?]

"..."

Just as they were speechless, 111 had already found out the results:

[You look like someone has put a mark on you.]

!!

Su Yunyu was shocked and hurriedly asked:

What kind of mark?

His own cultivation level is unmatched; who else has the ability to place a seal on him?

Wait, there really is someone.

At this moment, Su Yunyu recalled the last words Feng Mingye spoke in the Demon Realm:

"You'll come back sooner or later."

Could it be that I was already out of the game from that day on?

After reviewing the information, 111, in the ultra-fast, data-saving version, said:

[It should be a bloodstain. This thing is more powerful than inner demons; it can affect your mind and make you do incomprehensible things.]

Su Yunyu panicked at first. If it was even more powerful than his inner demons, then he definitely had to get rid of it as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.

But for some reason, Su Yunyu suddenly remembered something.

Knowing that he was afflicted by the Blood Seal and would do incomprehensible things, he could use this as a pretext to try and kill Long Aotian.

Anyway, if he fails, he can say that he was cursed. He can take advantage of Long Aotian's good fortune to resolve this matter.

It was the best of both worlds, so Su Yunyu began to devise a plan. The most suitable thing to do at the moment was to use the pretext of sparring to see if she could kill Long Aotian directly.

Thinking this, Su Yunyu couldn't help but laugh out loud, but stopped immediately after hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, pretending to be indifferent.

As expected, it was indeed Xiao Shuying. He brought over a pill, and its quality was quite good. No wonder he is Long Aotian; he has such a talent for alchemy.

"Master," Xiao Shuying handed the pill to Su Yunyu:

"This pill won't taste bitter anymore."

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness," Su Yunyu accepted the drink and finished it in one gulp, her mind racing with her plans, which made her very efficient.

Seeing that the matter of taking medicine was over, Su Yunyu quickly started a new topic:

"It's been a while since I've sparred with you. I'm free anyway, so go and get ready."

"This..." Xiao Shuying hesitated for a moment.

"But Master, you are still unwell..."

Before she could speak, Su Yunyu's glare interrupted her, and Xiao Shuying pursed her lips, suppressing the slight itch in her heart, before finally agreeing:

"Then I'll go prepare it right away."

Before long, the two were already facing each other and taking their stances by a lake called Chenxing Lake outside the Beiming Palace.

Xiao Shuying held a bone whip in her hand. When the sunlight shone on the blade, the unique dark blue of the Azure Phoenix surged, but it couldn't compare to the seven bright pearls on the scabbard of the long sword in the hand of the person opposite her.

While he was still in a daze, Su Yunyu had already flown over with her sword. In a flash, the two swords clashed, creating bursts of flashing sharpness.

Su Yunyu was initially shocked, thinking that Long Aotian's progress was so rapid. He was only at the Nascent Soul stage, yet he was already able to withstand one of her sword strikes.

If we can wait a while, then even a strong attack won't be able to conquer it.

Xiao Shuying frowned slightly. Why was Su Yunyu's cultivation level different from before? Although he had already restrained himself, it shouldn't be this bad...

Could it be that Su Yunyu risked her life to save him several times, thus losing her spiritual essence? If that's the case, then in the future, I'll have to supplement her spiritual energy with my own to properly nourish Su Yunyu's spiritual veins.

After a back-and-forth exchange, Xiao Shuying deliberately feigned fatigue, causing Su Yunyu to tighten her grip on the sword, thinking that this was a golden opportunity!

If the Snow Blossom Sword pierces Long Aotian's heart, although there's a high probability he won't die, what if...?

He had already had enough of this daily test of Long Aotian's feelings. He didn't care whether Long Aotian liked him or not; he just wanted to test the waters first.

So, just as Xiao Shuying was beginning to falter, Su Yunyu swiftly drew her sword, its blade gleaming fiercely as it hurtled towards Xiao Shuying's heart—

Xiao Shuying's pupils widened slightly, somewhat suspicious that this was just a feint, so she did not dodge, but unexpectedly, a sharp pain came from her chest the next second!

"hiss--"

Xiao Shuying knelt on the ground, holding the bone whip in one hand and clutching her chest with the other, her lowered face filled with disbelief as she looked at the blood in her palm.

The power of the Snow Flower Sword is unparalleled; otherwise, Su Yunyu wouldn't have been killed by it in her previous life, and Xiao Shuying would naturally be no less severely affected now.

He coughed up blood and was looking up at Su Yunyu, wanting to ask why he was like this, when Su Yunyu decided to finish the act and pretended to be possessed, and then raised her sword and slashed, the sword intent aimed directly at Xiao Shuying's face.

This behavior relieved Xiao Shuying, as Su Yunyu was clearly in a manic state, which was completely unlike her usual style.

Xiao Shuying used the spiritual energy of the three realms to barely heal her internal injuries, and then continuously swung her bone whip into the air, deflecting several sword intents that were meant to kill her.

Seeing that Xiao Shuying had only suffered superficial injuries and was not in any danger to his life, Su Yunyu was extremely discouraged. He simply gave up the idea of ​​trying to kill Long Aotian by exchanging blows. Now that his sword intent had been blocked, he simply pretended to be weak and collapsed to the ground.

Seeing him about to fall to the ground, Xiao Shuying's already aching heart clenched even more, and she quickly threw the bone whip aside and caught him in her arms.

Even with blood still dripping from his lips, he anxiously scanned Su Yunyu and asked in a hurried voice:

"Master, are you alright?!"

Su Yunyu almost burst into tears, thinking that she had really raised Long Aotian to be a little cabbage. Even though she had just stabbed him in the heart, he still didn't have a single complaint.

Very good, it seems his final plan is still very promising.

Despite feeling incredibly optimistic, Su Yunyu feigned a blank expression, raised her hand to touch Xiao Shuying's bloodshot chest, then tried to pull it away, looking somewhat helpless.

"What...what just happened to me?"

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Author's Note: [Sprinkling flowers][Sprinkling flowers]