Chapter 89 The Truth (V) “It’s okay to die.”…
Come to Yaochi.
The first thing Mingyao saw was a dead leaf.
Dark brown leaves curled into small pieces fluttered down from the bare branches and fell onto the water, creating circles of tiny ripples.
There was complete silence all around.
It was completely different from the Yaochi that Mingyao had imagined.
I originally thought it would be a fairyland with mountains like green jade supporting the sky, water like a silver mirror reflecting the moon, fairy trees growing like a forest by the pond, and clouds and mist lingering.
However, when you look up, it looks like a place where everything is withering.
Only the pool water in front of me can be considered clean.
Mingyao squatted down, staring at her own reflection in the pool. She looked exhausted from all the traveling. The unbearable truth kept replaying in her mind.
In this short period of time, she remembered a lot of things.
In Chu Ji’s memory.
The formation that trapped her was created by Xuan Hui using a bottle of blood. That bottle of blood was probably taken from all the time travelers deceived by Chu Ji.
Mingyao felt depressed.
Crouching by the pool, he stared at his reflection: "Didn't we... go the wrong way?"
"No." Lin Rui came to her side and pulled her to her feet. "Don't stare at the pond all the time. It's easy to be swallowed by it."
Swallow? Mingyao lowered her eyes to look at the still clear water. It didn't look too deep. If she walked into the pool, it would only cover her waist.
"Now that we're already... at Yaochi, how are you going to send me back?" Mingyao tried her best to suppress her desire to ask questions and only inquired about the purpose of their trip.
"How much immortal power do you have left in your body?" Lin Rui asked her.
Mingyao's eyelashes trembled. She was somewhat wary of the mention of immortal power. "Is this related to something?"
"Yes." Lin Rui spoke without hiding anything. "If you want to go back, you must obtain all the immortal power."
Mingyao pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment.
She remembered what Chu Ji said before she died. She said she couldn't go back and that absorbing all the immortal power was a lie.
Even though Chu Ji was a habitual liar, she put the matter aside for the time being.
but……
"After I obtain all the immortal power, Miaomiao will die, right?" Mingyao looked at Lin Rui and asked tentatively, "Or is there another way?"
Lin Rui looked at Mingyao's slightly hesitant eyes, paused, and asked almost bluntly: "Do you like him?"
Ming Yao was somewhat evasive when his thoughts were exposed by someone, by his fellow villager, who had died due to immortal power. He blinked lightly: "...Miao Miao, he... helped me a lot and protected me a lot. It's impossible not to repay kindness with hatred."
Lin Rui said nothing.
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew and the dead leaves fluttered.
Lin Rui looked at Mingyao quietly.
Mingyao bit her lip and said, "Okay, I admit, I do like him."
After he finished speaking, Mingyao felt strangely relieved, as if he had thrown everything away.
I thought I would get disappointed looks from my fellow countrymen.
Lin Rui seemed to have guessed it long ago and quietly turned his gaze away.
After a long moment, he spoke: "Do you know what Immortal Lord Miaomiao is?"
Mingyao understood Lin Rui's implication and nodded. Chu Ji had said that Xuanxiu—
“It’s a ball of fairy air.”
Hearing this, Lin Rui looked at the pool water in front of him and exhaled: "Since you know this, you should be able to understand that he is actually not a big shot."
"Once dead, his body will simply dissipate into a ball of celestial energy."
"In the final analysis, according to the rules here, Immortal Lord Miaomiao is just a shell that preserves immortal power."
"He is your weapon, your sword, a tool in your backpack in this time-travel game, a gift package given to you by the game system."
"Your affection for him is just a shackle that prevents you from returning home."
"Mingyao, no one really likes a tool. Wake up."
"What you need to do is open this system gift pack in the game and use it to get home."
Lin Rui hesitated for a moment before turning back to meet Mingyao's eyes: "Mingyao, I hope you understand."
Lin Rui's tone was neither excited nor sharp. He simply broke down the truth clearly and explained it to her.
Mingyao lowered his head to look at Lin Rui's hands, which were hidden behind his back intentionally or unintentionally.
Just as the mountain fog gradually disappeared in the morning light, Lin Rui's hand began to dissipate.
She was originally an evil ghost, and evil ghosts lived on hatred and resentment. Now that she had briefly regained consciousness, perhaps the kindness towards her had overwhelmed the hatred and resentment. Lin Rui's evil ghost body could not hold on for much longer.
Mingyao pinched her fingertips, and unconsciously, she lost the strength in her hands, and her fingertips were pinched and broken. It hurt so much, but it couldn't bring Mingyao back to her senses.
She wanted to go home and didn't want to disappoint Lin Rui.
But...she also didn't want Miaomiao to die.
She stared at the ground with her head down, silently retorting in her heart, Miaomiao is not a big gift package, he is just a person.
He's a young cultivator who, unable to defeat a demonic dragon, constantly follows it, finding it amusing. He's also a miser who, because she's afraid of him, complains bitterly about bullying him. He schemes, sacrifices, envy, and affection—he has so many little thoughts, and she sees them all, yet doesn't find them offensive at all.
Things like big gift packages usually belong to whoever picks them up. How could there be a big gift package like his, which kept clinging to her and even had automatic positioning to find her?
Thinking of this, Mingyao sighed softly and looked around. The surroundings were empty and she could see the end at a glance. There was no sign of anyone except her and Lin Rui.
Forget it, there is no need to tell everyone everything in your heart.
She felt Lin Rui's kindness towards her, so why should she reject it?
"I understand. I know what I have to do." Ming Yao responded to Lin Rui's words in a low voice and told her his situation obediently, "I now have three-tenths of immortal power in my body."
After hearing her reply, Lin Rui's expression became much better.
"Three points... three points is enough for now." Perhaps because of Mingyao's compromise, Lin Rui slowed down his tone. "If you want to go back, you need to go to the Yaochi Lake and activate a formation. The formation is trapped in a secret realm below the Yaochi Lake by immortal magic. The secret realm can only be opened by immortal power. Immortal Lord Miaomiao does not have to die immediately."
"Oh." Mingyao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, then looked at Lin Rui: "So, all the immortal power is needed to activate the formation?"
"That's right."
"But before Chu Ji died, she told me that even with all her immortal power, she couldn't go back. Was she... lying, or was there something else going on?"
Mingyao told him frankly about his worries.
Lin Rui frowned: "She told you before she died..."
When Mingyao saw this, he knew that there was probably something wrong. Since Chuji was the first time traveler and had stayed with Xuanhui and the others for so long, he probably knew more than Lin Rui.
Maybe... I shouldn't have left with Lin Rui.
Miaomiao should tie up Xuanhui and beat him up to make him tell the truth.
But Mingyao obviously couldn't let Lin Rui know this thought.
After a while, Lin Rui suppressed his doubts and said, "... Let's go and take a look at the formation first."
She pointed to the water in front of her and said, "Take a sip of water and drink it. Remember to just drink the water and don't look at it."
OK, Mingyao made an OK sign and squatted down again. She was a little dissatisfied in her heart. If he wanted to drink, why did he pull her up just now?
I put my hand into the pool water and it was very cold, so cold that it pierced my bones.
Just at this moment, another dead leaf floated down into Mingyao's palm which had just scooped up a handful of water.
Some Schrodinger's mysophobia.
Ming Yao suddenly began to doubt whether this stagnant water was drinkable.
He let go of his hand and prepared to scoop up some water to drink again.
Mingyao stood up and glanced at the pool surface farther away. He was wondering whether the water in the center of the pool was cleaner.
The movement of his hands suddenly stopped.
It's really strange. Why does she seem to see someone in the water?
Mingyao closed his eyes, opened them again, stood up and looked out.
No, there really is someone.
Mingyao's heart tightened. To be honest, she didn't have the courage to sacrifice herself to save others.
But maybe the water in the pool doesn't look deep, or something else.
She subconsciously took a few steps forward. The water was above her knees and very cold. She could clearly see the person floating in the pool.
It’s Miaomiao.
In a moment of anxiety, he took a few steps forward.
"Miaomiao?"
She called out his name. The water had already reached her waist. Mingyao was completely unaware and only saw Miaomiao seeming to reach out his hand towards her.
She leaned forward again, trying to grab him.
But his fingertips were wet and slippery, and he couldn't catch him. He was a little short of the mark, so Mingyao got anxious and simply walked towards him again.
This time, I finally grabbed his hand.
Before she could be happy, her foot slipped and she stepped on empty air. Mingyao was startled and watched herself fall into the water.
With a plop.
The pool was deeper than she thought, or rather, it was clearly an underwater cliff.
It's over.
Mingyao closed his eyes tightly, and he didn't know when he let go of Miaomiao's hand.
After a while, he choked on the water.
It's over.
In panic, the immortal power in Mingyao's body surged out, and water splashed everywhere. Mingyao wanted to use the immortal power to get out, but he lost control of his body. He was stuck in the water for a while, unable to die or get out.
Until suddenly a hand came around her waist and embraced her.
Soon, a bead appeared between the lips and teeth.
With the last experience in Frost Pear Town, Mingyao quickly realized what was between his lips and teeth.
It's a mermaid pearl.
After realizing it was this thing, Mingyao did not resist anymore. He opened his mouth slightly, trying to hook the thing into his mouth and swallow it.
The water in the pool was too cold, and she was not very quick. She managed to swallow the bead, and when she caught her breath, she felt something hitting her lips. It was the same feeling as when she was a child watching a dolphin show at the ocean zoo, where the dolphins interacted with people, suddenly rushed up and kissed her.
She subconsciously retreated, but someone held her shoulders and back, and the person kept kissing her lips relentlessly. Under water, Mingyao didn't dare to open her eyes, but her body recognized the identity of the person who kissed her first.
"Chu Miaomiao!"
She couldn't help but reach out and pinch his arm, signaling him not to go too far.
He was acting out of character, very badly.
A hint of smile appeared between his lips, and then his cold lips pressed against hers again, firmly wrapping his arms around her waist to prevent her from escaping.
Although he had clearly swallowed the mermaid pearl, Mingyao still felt short of breath. Holding her breath, she finally took the initiative to move forward and kissed him on the lips as if begging for mercy.
But it had the opposite effect.
I don't know how long we were entangled underwater.
Mingyao only remembered that she was carried ashore by Xuanxiu. Her head was dizzy. Xuanxiu dried her clothes for her, and she recovered for a long time.
When he regained consciousness and opened his eyes, he was met with Lin Rui's ugly face.
Mingyao felt a little guilty.
She subconsciously pushed Xuanxiu, who was holding her, away, thinking that Xuanxiu always listened to her, so she had to deal with the current situation first.
But this push didn't move.
Xuanxiu held her tightly, his tone revealing a hint of resentment: "I like Ayao, and Ayao also said that he likes me, so why did you abandon me?"
This, this, this...
Mingyao was speechless for a moment. He felt embarrassed as if his private conversation had been overheard by an outsider. He didn't dare to look up at Lin Rui again.
Xuanxiu's hand naturally reached down, and he grabbed her hand as if no one was around, interlocking their fingers. He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lin Rui's words.
"She wants to go home."
Lin Rui could not hide the disgust in her eyes when facing him. During the many years she was trapped in the ghost town, even if it was not Xuanxiu's intention, she was indeed tortured by Xuanxiu's magical power. Therefore, when she saw Xuanxiu again, she did not have a good face.
Lin Rui was afraid that Xuanxiu hadn't heard clearly, so he repeated every word: "She wants to go home, you are a burden."
"If you really like her, what can you do for her?"
Xuanxiu didn't look up at Lin Rui, but held Mingyao's hand tighter and tighter.
After a long time, Immortal Lord Miaomiao smiled at Mingyao, and his deep brown pupils reflected Mingyao's shadow.
"What do you need, Yao? I'll give it to you with both hands."
"Except for abandoning me."
"I agree to everything."
"It's okay to die."
His tone was gentle, his eyes and eyebrows were curved, as if he was joking.
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