Chapter 30
I'm overlooking.
This commanding perspective, taking in the entire scene, was a refreshing experience. My consciousness hadn't yet escaped the quagmire of chaos, but I heard a strange sound.
Someone was laughing, and then burst into extremely sad sobs, intermittently.
The sound and the picture began to match, like gears meshing with each other, and my mind started turning again. Then, I heard Lai Fu's miserable cry.
Oh, I remember, I'm dead.
Chu Yingyu killed me so quickly and efficiently that I couldn't even finish a complete sentence.
This is such a slap in the face. I thought Chu Yingyu loved me, loved me enough to fight anything, and thought that if we worked hard together, we would have a happy ending. Unfortunately, I couldn't defeat the poison in his body.
Maybe after so many years of integration, he had already agreed with this way of thinking and was firmly controlled by Qu Yesi.
My ability to choose is really terrible, I got the bad ending directly.
The corpse's eyes were still open, and I felt very sad when I saw it, but it was he who closed them.
I looked at everything in the main room with complicated senses. It was very clean, without even a trace of blood. The big red candle was half burned, and the solidified red wax looked very much like the fatal wound on my neck.
What a miserable defeat! I thought I could change Chu Yingyu and help him break free from the constraints of the Eightfold Palace. I was too naive.
I couldn't even give him enough sense of security.
I have such great internal strength, but I haven't been able to use it at all. I feel really sorry for the lonely brave old man.
I belatedly looked at my translucent hands and realized I was naked, like a flickering, human-shaped flame, a mere outline. When I tried to touch the beam, my body passed right through it, like a model slipping through a mold.
Am I a ghost? Does that mean I'm dead? What's with the body dying and the soul ascending?
A faint light flashed in the distance ahead. The light was warm and bright. It seemed to be calling me, and I even felt that I heard the voice of the lonely brave old man.
If I can cross it, I can go home.
But my body is completely cold, is it okay for just one soul to pass through?
In the dark, I seemed to sense a warm current flowing in my spirit. My cold body was still in the boy's arms. My soul was suspended in the air, and I had the illusion that all the tendons and veins in my body were opened up.
Maybe I'm not dead yet?
With this thought in mind, I lowered myself and tentatively patted Chu Yingyu's shoulder. "Hey, my handsome widower who's not in his right mind?"
As expected, my palm passed through his body, but he didn't notice anything wrong and was completely immersed in his own emotions.
You can't feel my touch, you can't hear my voice, and of course you can't see me.
Because he tried to cover my wound, his hands and face were stained with my blood. The red color condensed on his fair face, like shocking scars.
Sometimes he laughed, sometimes he wailed, just like a mentally ill serial killer in a movie.
That light has always existed in front of me, and it is within my reach, but now I really want to see what this stupid widower who lost his wife just after getting married will do.
Cut me up and cook me, you're all in me and I'm all in you, rushing into a thriller to the end? Or suppress all emotions and pretend it never happened, turning it back into a normal martial arts drama? Or lose a loved one and go on a killing spree, turning it into a blood-soaked film?
Don't worry, it's already like this, let's wait and see what happens next, I'll leave after seeing it. This idiot, he was killed, now he's free, shouldn't he be very happy?
Thinking this in my mind, I silently looked at everything below. Even when Chu Yingyu was holding my body in a daze, I floated back and forth above his head twice and kicked him on the back with my feet.
No matter how many times I hit him, he remained motionless like a statue.
So boring.
After killing me, will the poison be alleviated? Thinking of this, I became a little concerned. I believed what Li Yi said. Qu Yesi had done something to Chu Yingyu. If I didn't investigate, he would have to live his life in a daze.
Alone, even if I meet someone I like again, I'll make the same mistake again...
It's none of my business! He killed me anyway! I lost too, and I thought I could win!
A good wedding night turned into a night of murder. They didn’t even think about doing it in the bridal chamber. What a waste of gifts!
Thinking angrily, I kicked him on the head again, and it went through again.
Think about it calmly, maybe all this is just my own wishful thinking. Chu Yingyu doesn't really like me, he is just a cold-hearted guy. I have seen too many men like him surfing the Internet, and they just pretend to like me!
What's different about him? Because it happened in ancient times, he was a killer, and he might have been bewitched, so should I forgive him for killing me?
I was mad at him, really mad.
A few months ago, I had already calmly accepted the fact that he would kill me, but he said he would work hard to change for me, treat me the way I like, and he wanted me to live with him.
It was because he made a promise to me but didn't keep it, and then he killed me with a sword.
If that's the case, why gave me that hope in the first place? Just let me go on my way.
It was because of this anger and unwillingness that I did not walk towards the light in the distance.
Suddenly, the stone statue moved.
Chu Yingyu stood up from the ground expressionlessly, carried my body and walked out of the house, and I immediately floated over.
Wow, I never noticed it before, the moon is really nice tonight, so round and bright, with very few dark clouds.
"Woof!"
Lai Fu almost pounced on Chu Yingyu and bit him, but in the end he couldn't do it. Lai Fu whimpered and ran around him, seeming to be very nervous and uncomfortable.
Its tail, which always swung, drooped down, and it frequently used its claws to grab Chu Yingyu's trouser legs.
Chu Yingyu continued walking with the corpse in his arms, not paying any attention to what was around him.
"Laifu!"
I landed on the ground and called Lai Fu. The big black dog was stunned for a moment, then raised its ears and stared into the void.
Yes, that's right, I'm right here! Lai Fu can sense something, the black dog is psychic!
Lai Fu gave up his attack on Chu Yingyu and ran towards me, barking and even digging the ground with his claws.
Now I understand a little bit that it is better to have a dog than to find a man.
Although Lai Fu couldn't be touched, he finally calmed down after barking for half the night. He eventually went into the doghouse, not knowing whether he was scared or just quiet.
When I looked up again, Chu Yingyu had already walked a long way with the corpse in his arms. I quickly floated over to catch up with him.
It's terrifying to hold a female corpse in a wedding dress in the middle of the night. Even if it was my corpse and it still looked fresh and beautiful, I would still find it particularly creepy.
When we arrived at the village street, I saw the closed clinic and really thought Chu Yingyu was going to knock on the door, but he climbed over the wall holding my body.
I:"……"
He walked through the wall silently, and I hoped the doctor wouldn't be scared to death by him.
The old doctor was so frightened by Chu Yingyu's awakening that he almost fainted. After a few minutes, the lights in the hall came on and my body was placed flat and carefully on the bed.
The dressed old doctor faced this bizarre situation without asking any questions. He just examined the body with an embarrassed look on his face and stammered, "There's nothing I can do to save her. The bride is already dead. The wound on her neck is fatal."
Chu Yingyu was like a wooden stake, with no extra expression on his face. The muscles on his face were probably necrotic.
"Stitch up the wound."
"Okay, but I can only sew up the skin, not the flesh and bones inside."
“…”
"Groom, do you want to sew more?"
"Sew."
The old doctor used the oil lamp to thread the needle, picked up the skin that had been cut on my neck, and after carefully overlapping it, he poked the hook into the flesh.
Watching the needle and thread moving on my skin, I couldn't help but touch my neck and shiver for no reason.
Suturing is not difficult, but the patient cannot be saved.
Chu Yingyu asked the old doctor to prescribe some medicine to preserve the body. Fortunately, the doctor had some skills. After calmly suturing the wound, he wiped his hands with a towel and made a suggestion.
"If the groom wishes to preserve his wife's body for a long time, I do have a plan. When I was a child, my master told me that there is an abundance of ice jade at the bottom of the Tianchi Cave in Tianju Mountain. A coffin made of this jade can preserve the body from decay. However, Tianju Mountain has been the territory of the Xuanyin Sect for generations. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack, and anyone can get in but not out."
I floated to the old doctor's side. Why did I feel like I had heard of this Xuanyin Sect somewhere before?
Although he ignored the old doctor, Chu Yingyu took his words to heart. Killing a doctor is a taboo in the martial arts world. Even though Chu Yingyu was not conscious at the moment, he did not go crazy and vent his anger.
He was like a person covered in a bag, all his emotions were suppressed, and he felt a precarious sense of tension.
Without a word, he picked me up again and silently returned to our cabin. I followed him all the way, seeing the wedding cakes pasted on the big tree and the warm, flickering lights in the main hall.
The "囍" (happiness) patterns on the windows, doors, trees, and dog houses are filled with the breath of my life and my shadow.
I found the doghouse empty and put my head straight through the wood, but didn't see Lai Fu.
After searching around the front yard, Lai Fu was gone!
"Chu Yingyu! Lai Fu ran away!"
Of course he couldn't hear my anxious cries, and he carried me into the room on his own. I lay flat on my back with my hands folded on my chest in a peaceful position.
With black hair, fair skin and red lips, I was extremely beautiful. Even when I died, I still had a seductive beauty. The skin on my neck was sutured very well, and the fatal wound was almost invisible. I looked peaceful as if I was sleeping.
Of course, it was also because Chu Yingyu's technique was so good that he didn't chop my flesh into pieces. I inexplicably remembered the words on the Internet: I only lost my life, but he lost his love!
"The dog ran away! What are you doing? Why are you kissing me? You don't want to kiss a living person, but you kiss my dead body!"
Seeing Chu Yingyu give me a lingering kiss on my lips, I rushed over and punched and kicked him on the head, but all my moves failed.
I kicked and punched him as if to vent my anger. Chu Yingyu had already held my hand and put it against his cheek. He just looked at my body with a smile on his lips.
It seems like I am about to laugh, but also like I will cry soon.
The skin on his face twitched for a few seconds before he returned to his expressionless look.
"I'm going to find Han Bingyu. Wait for me to come back."
Wait a minute! I'm completely frozen! Are you trying to mummy me? I can't even be buried after I die!
I was carefully marinated with the medicine given by the old doctor, and I just watched Chu Yingyu serve my corpse. This scene was still very strange.
I couldn't stand seeing him being idle, so I went out to look for Lai Fu. I searched the house inside and out, but he was really not in the house.
In the dark night, I saw a lantern coming closer and closer. It was not a ghost fire, but Aunt Ding and Uncle Long carrying lanterns, with Lai Fu leading the way at their feet.
So smart! My dog treasure!
When Aunt Ding was about to enter the yard, she was stopped by Uncle Long. Uncle Long, who had already sensed something unusual, went in first and asked his wife to stand guard behind.
When the two of them arrived in front of the room, Chu Yingyu had just finished wiping the medicine. He covered me with a quilt and turned his empty black eyes to the two people at the door.
Uncle Long was shocked and took two steps back. The knife on his back trembled and came out of its sheath.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yingyu didn't want to take action at all. He took off his wedding clothes and folded them, then took out his usual dark suit from the closet. After changing his clothes, he whispered.
"I have to go out for something, please help me take care of my wife."
How do I take care of it? It's a dead body, bro!
Aunt Ding widened her eyes and wanted to scold him, but was stopped by Uncle Long.
"You go, we'll guard it."
After receiving Uncle Long's straightforward assurance, Chu Yingyu didn't even take the broken sword that cut my neck, but just walked out.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and his voice trembled a little.
"Laifu, this is for you."
Lai Fu, who didn't know that he was given away, was lying under my bed, but the direction he was looking was the sky where my soul was floating.
No one noticed Lai Fu's gaze. I was a little confused about the situation. Chu Yingyu made decisions very quickly. After hesitating for two seconds, I watched him disappear into the night.
I gritted my teeth and chased after him.
The advantage of becoming a ghost is that I don't need to eat or drink, can travel thousands of miles a day, pass through walls and hide underground, and am very free. Even a top master like Chu Yingyu can't find me or get rid of me.
It seems that he is not a person who can attract ghosts.
Thinking optimistically, I saw the sky getting brighter, the moon setting and the sun rising, and a new day had arrived.
Chu Yingyu was still on his way on his fast horse. He hardly stopped, like a clockwork machine, determined not to give up until he achieved his goal.
I don’t know how far Tianju Mountain is from Taohua Village, but since it is the territory of the Demon Cult, it should not be an easy place to enter.
Chu Yingyu traveled for three days and two nights without any sleep.
On a bright spring morning, he came to the foot of Tianju Mountain. The core location of the Xuanyin Sect was through the canyon of Yitiantian and then entered the interior.
Tianju Mountain is surrounded by cliffs on three sides and has a narrow strip of sky on one side, which is indeed a good location.
You don't have to enter through the main gate, for example, you can attack through the wild roads in the mountains and forests. As long as you don't get lost and are not afraid of wild beasts, traps, or formations, you don't have to go through the main gate.
Floating high in the sky, I gazed down upon the landscape, the mirror-like azure waters of the lake, framed by peaks, a tranquil and mysterious presence. Yet, all around, uniformed figures stood sentinel, swords and knives in hand, clearly guarding the lake's edge.
I got so much information, but I couldn't convey it to Chu Yingyu.
I don’t know if he has ever fought against the Demon Cult before, I’m a little worried.
In fact, my body is already cold, why should I still look for the ice jade? If I don’t cherish it when I’m alive, why should I do all this when I’m dead?
This was probably to seek inner peace. If he didn't do this and didn't leave my body behind, he might feel guilty.
Chu Yingyu obviously had no intention of going through the main gate. Instead, he bypassed the main gate and rushed into the deep forest. Tianchi must be on the top of the mountain, and he planned to go there alone.
The young man passed by as lightly as a sparrow, leaving no trace and even failing to trigger the mechanism.
The leaves that were blown off his clothes had not yet fallen, but he had already walked dozens of meters away.
He was eager to find a shortcut up the mountain, and the sound of water breaking came from the noisy waterfall pool halfway up the mountain.
It wasn't the sound of fish jumping, but rather something large suddenly emerging from the water.
As Chu Yingyu passed through the waterfall pool and landed, a figure jumped out of the water and quickly fired several hidden weapons.
I subconsciously flew over to block, but all the hidden weapons passed through my body and I was unable to block them.
That's not right! Why should I block hidden weapons for him?
Chu Yingyu flew in the air and turned over, then lay on the shore with his hands supporting the ground, holding the iron needle tightly in his hand.
I looked toward the water's edge. A man and a woman had climbed ashore, soaking wet, supporting each other. As the blood began to spread, the woman's mouth stained with blood, and she coughed up another pool of thick blood.
When I got closer and saw the appearance of these two people clearly, I was shocked to the point of trembling.
Zhang Shan and her junior fellow apprentice! What a fate!
Because Zhang Shan's name is so easy to remember, I remember it very clearly. I forgot her junior brother's name, but it seems pretty nice too, right? But not as nice as Wu Yunran!
Zhang Shan didn't appear to have any external injuries, but her face was as pale as gold paper, and she was coughing like she was about to cough up her lungs. The handsome junior brother holding her was extremely anxious, and he didn't have the annoying attitude he had when we first met, which was to mock me.
Chu Yingyu's iron needle was already aimed at Zhang Shan's throat. I tried to persuade her, but it was of no use.
Zhang Shan, panting, lay in the arms of her junior brother. She looked at the uninvited guest and asked in horror, "Chu Yingyu? Why are you in Tianju Mountain?"
"Ice Jade." Someone who speaks concisely and to the point.
"So it's not a mission?" Zhang Shan murmured, covering her chest and spurting out another mouthful of blood.
The junior brother asked her to shut up and rest, pressed a few acupoints on her, wiped the blood foam from the corner of her mouth, and then looked at the killer who was about to kill and rob.
"The Ice Jade is a sacred object guarded by my sect. It lies deep in the caverns of Tianchi Lake. Only those with excellent water skills can retrieve it. Moreover, no one can reach Tianchi Lake without the sect leader's token. Even if you are a skilled martial artist, can you take on hundreds of people, Chu Yingyu?"
Ignoring the other party, Chu Yingyu turned around and went to the Tianchi Lake on the top of the mountain.
"You're so anxious to get the Ice Jade, simply because you want your body to remain fresh and alive. Even if you were capable of killing hundreds or thousands of people, how could you descend into the hundred-meter-deep Tianchi Lake and explore the intricate underwater caves to search for the Ice Jade? By the time you return with the item, the body might already be rotten."
“…”
Chu Yingyu's face became ferocious for a moment. He stopped and turned to look at his junior brother.
"The easiest way is to kill the leader, Ouyang Qingjun, take the token, and order the best swimmers in the sect, the Dragon Squad, to dive into the Tianchi Lake and retrieve the Ice Jade."
"Where are the people?"
"He's in the Heaven-Questioning Tower inside the sect. Ouyang Qingjun just forced out the remaining poison in his body. He's quite weak right now, so your chances of winning are much greater."
Chu Yingyu didn't say anything, he was thinking.
"Xiao Ruoyin, Ouyang Qingjun treated you well, why did you betray the leader?"
"It's an honor that such a famous assassin actually knows me. As you can see, my senior sister and I wanted to assassinate him, but we were just one step behind. We were discovered and seriously injured, and then we escaped through the secret passage in the water."
Chu Yingyu's gaze finally turned to the unconscious Zhang Shan. The young man walked over and squatted, trying to pull Zhang Shan's collar.
Xiao Ruoyin slapped his hand away, and like a wild dog guarding its food, he shouted, "What are you doing!"
The back of my hand was slapped red. Chu Yingyu glanced at me and saw me floating beside him with my arms folded. He said disdainfully, "As expected, after his wife died, he started to lose his masculine virtues!"
"Your senior sister was hit in the chest by a palm strike. The Flame Frost Palm, a technique passed down through generations in the Xuanyin Sect, is so powerful and unparalleled that no one dared to take it with their own body."
Xiao Ruoyin said bitterly: "She blocked it for me!"
"Oh, she's so nice, she's willing to die for you."
“…”
"But your senior sister won't live long."
"You won't live long!"
"It's better to die. You don't have to worry about me anymore."
"...You are sick, aren't you?"
To be honest, my husband is indeed a little confused.
Although he said so, Chu Yingyu still pointed out the direction and said that his horse was at the foot of the mountain and they could ride it.
It would be best to rush to Taohua Village within five days to find the old doctor who is known for his knowledge of all herbs. This is also an old doctor who has retired from the world. Although he is not as good as Yao Wang and Wu Yunran, he is also one of the best.
It turns out that the old doctor who sewed my neck that night was also a hidden boss.
Well, Chu Yingyu's willingness to say a few more words did help Xiao Ruoyin and Zhang Shan. After all, he was not one to meddle in other people's business.
Is it because you saw the other person hugging your senior sister that you thought of yourself?
"There's a shortcut under the pool that leads to the fish pond in the courtyard. My Dragon Scale Sword is also inside. You can figure out what to do with it yourself!"
After saying that, Xiao Ruoyin hugged Zhang Shan and rushed down the mountain without wasting a single minute.
There was a sound of him diving into the water, and before I could react, Chu Yingyu had already dove in. No! Big Brother, you really didn't hesitate at all when making your decision!
He really intended to kill the leader of the Demon Cult. He was so bold. It was not worth it just for the material to build a coffin!
Although I still felt a bit afraid of water, I still dove in, cursing. I didn't suffocate, and I couldn't even feel the temperature of the water, even though breathing didn't seem to be working.
Chu Yingyu's underwater skills are quite good. He seems to be looking for the Dragon Scale Sword. I'm also helping him find it. Maybe after my death, I'm actually luckier.
I saw the dragon scale sword embedded in the cracks of water plants and rocks.
It was so unique, emitting a bright glow in the dark water, as if there was a dragon protecting it.
"Chu Yingyu!"
I swam to the boy's side and shouted, but he was unaware and seemed not to notice the light of the sword at all.
After all, we are humans and ghosts with different paths, so maybe what we see is a little different?
I spun around anxiously, trying to get my message across. In my panic, a vague, elusive feeling washed over me, and without thinking, I grabbed the hilt of the sword.
The feeling of holding something in my hand gave me a thrill!
There was a turbulent impact at the bottom of the water, and the moment the Dragon Scale Sword was pulled out, I lost the sense of touching it.
The sword had already flowed along the water and landed in front of Chu Yingyu.
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