Chapter 44
I stopped Chu Yingyu's mouth before Xiao Ruoyin exploded. I was sandwiched between the two of them, and under tremendous pressure, I moved from the edge of the bed to the table.
Both men looked at me, one remained silent, the other had a blank expression but was secretly delighted.
Why I found Chu Yingyu so difficult to understand back then is something I am completely baffled by now. He almost had the phrase "cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest" carved on his face.
"Achu, don't speak yet."
First, I silenced him. Chu Yingyu looked at me and remained silent. Turning my gaze to Xiao Ruoyin, who was so impatient that he couldn't hold it back, I said apologetically.
"I don't know what's going on."
"How could you not know!"
"I'm not sure, but I've wondered if this could happen. For example, if I leave, she won't be able to come back."
Suddenly I realized that my core idea might be similar to Chu Yingyu's. Zhang Shan might really be gone, and I naturally got a body.
But these words are too cruel to Xiao Ruoyin, and I also think there should still be hope.
The overflowing anger did not explode, but instead was released. Xiao Ruoyin no longer glared at me, nor did he say anything sharp. He blamed himself.
If he hadn't been so determined to seek revenge, if he hadn't embarked on the path of vengeance, then he wouldn't have faced the possibility of losing Zhang Shan. However, these things were not something he could understand in the early stages of revenge.
But these are all personal choices. People have no room for regrets unless they actually encounter the consequences of the event. Just like when Chu Yingyu killed me, when he did it, how could he have the energy to think about the pain of the subsequent subversion?
The temptation of the moment blinds the thinking of those who make the choice, and naturally they cannot see the future costs.
Even though time travel is already bizarre and this world is very mysterious, and I am still wandering around here as a ghost, I still don't have that magical power of flowing time and space to return things to the starting point before it's too late.
There is no such thing as that cheap.
The possibility that I became a ghost has nothing to do with the time travel itself, but is caused by the condensation of the inner strength of the lonely brave old man. He broke through the limit and controlled his soul with Qi.
That was the secret technique he practiced, and he had accumulated a hundred years of experience. No matter how you look at it, his ability to transfer souls is more reliable than that evil heretic in the Netherworld Sutra. After all, I really transferred souls.
Sometimes you need to change your mindset.
I was like a master who had opened up his Ren and Du meridians. The moment a sudden inspiration struck me, I slammed the table and said, "There's no point in just sitting there and wondering. Let's go back to the Xuanyin Sect, take Senior Wu with us, and send someone to find the 'Immortal Witch' and the 'Buddha of Bitterness and Joy'."
I don’t know if it was because he was disappointed in me or immersed in his own regret, but Xiao Ruoyin didn’t hear what I said clearly and was in a daze.
Don't count on him for now. Let Chu Yingyu look after him. I'll go find someone outside to arrange everything.
After sitting in the position of the leader, I suddenly found that my ability to coordinate things has become stronger. It turns out that people will continue to improve.
After dealing with the current matters and sending Xiao Ruoyin, who was in a bad condition, back to his room to rest, I looked at the young man following behind me, with my hands on my hips, and looked at him.
"We two need to have a good talk."
"What are you talking about?"
"Let's talk about anything. Go to your room."
She and Chu Yingyu walked back to his room one after another. On the way, they met Li Yi, who was in a drunken state with a wine jug. She was no longer suppressed and had completely liberated her nature.
Li Yi's face flushed with an enchanting blush. She squinted her eyes and looked at us with a smile: "It's not dark yet, and your injuries haven't healed yet, so go have some fun, Master Zhang."
I sighed and told the people from Lingji Pavilion to keep an eye on the Pavilion Master. Now, Gong Qianqian is in charge of almost all the big and small matters here. The noisy and lively girl has no time to greet us outsiders, let alone a chance to play with Chu Yingyu. It's already a 996, day and night work mode.
There is no distinction between corporate slaves in ancient and modern times.
Chu Yingyu and I sat in the room. We talked about Li Yi's condition just now. He said he would not stay out of it.
"I will find the Palace Master."
"Where is the Palace Master? Catching Qu Yesi is like walking a sheep into a tiger's mouth. We have sent people to look for him. Don't worry about it."
"I'm going to catch him."
Chu Yingyu repeated it stubbornly. My face twitched and I took out an iron sword from the weapon rack beside me and handed it to him: "Try using the sword."
Chu Yingyu, who didn't believe in evil, took the sword. Within three seconds, his hands began to tremble. He had not recovered at all, either physically or mentally.
"Tell me why you can't hold it steady." I asked seriously.
“…”
"Think! Don't be dazed or run away!"
The sword in his hand fell to the ground, and he bent down in a panic to pick it up. If he couldn't hold the sword firmly, then he wouldn't be able to hold any weapon. When fighting the enemy, his concentration would be distracted, and he would never be able to return to his original state of clear mind, let alone achieve a breakthrough.
Taking the sword from his hand, I sheathed it again and put it back on the weapon rack, giving him a serious lecture.
"I believe you will return to your peak, but perhaps not now. You still need time. Also, don't easily discuss Zhang Shan's life or death in front of Xiao Ruoyin. Perhaps because you used to be a killer, your concept of life and death is more vague, and you don't mind it as much as we do."
Chu Yingyu didn't respond to what I said, so I might have to explain it in a more simple and understandable way.
"Put yourself in my shoes. My death would be as devastating to you as Zhang Shan's death was to Xiao Ruoyin. It's probably like that. You used to be able to empathize with me, but why can't you feel it now? Is it because I've resurrected myself?"
“…” His pupils trembled.
"Although I'm dead, my soul mysteriously left my body and took over Zhang Shan's body. But she wasn't so lucky, and not everyone is so lucky after death. Death means nothing to a person. You have to learn to be considerate of other people's feelings, A-Chu."
"I was wrong."
“Just being aware of it is a good start.”
After making sure that he had truly listened to me, I nodded with satisfaction and continued.
"The reason I sought out the Immortal Witch and the Bitter and Joyful Buddha is because they are both old friends of the Immortal Guest who are still alive. I traveled here without knowing why and received such a vast amount of inner energy, but ended up not understanding anything about it, and it was all wasted. But I suddenly felt that I might not be completely dead because of this power, so I need to seek out the Immortal Guest's close friends to understand."
As if my words had brought back memories, a glimmer of light appeared in Chu Yingyu's eyes. "On New Year's Eve, Leng Xinrui asked you to go with her. She must have been confident that she could teach you."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Maybe, but I chose you at that time." Then the ending was that I was killed.
“…”
"Let's not talk about that. I invited them to the Xuanyin Sect, and this time they're also under the name of the Celestial Immortal Visitor. They will definitely come. And as for Zhang Shan, I might be able to use my inner strength to save her. There's still time!"
"Why are you so sure?"
“Asking is love and hope!”
“…”
"Actually, it was A-Chu who gave me this confidence. From the moment you preferred to hurt yourself rather than point the blade at me again, I knew there was hope."
Facing my cheerful smile, the boy looked at me with emotion. Suddenly, he put his hands on his chest with a gentle expression, but I was a little worried.
"What's wrong? Has the poison struck again?"
"It doesn't hurt that much anymore." Rejecting my touch, Chu Yingyu asked bitterly, "If everything goes as you wish, after we finish this, what will happen next?"
He asked the most crucial question, which is also the one I most wanted to be honest with him about.
"There's one thing I didn't tell you. When I was in spirit form, I could see a flickering light. I felt that was my chance to go home."
Chu Yingyu's eyes showed surprise, "You can see since the first time your soul leaves your body?"
"Yes, on the night you killed me, when you were holding my body in a daze, I looked at you for a long time, and that light appeared at that time."
“…”
There was a feeling of public execution, and Chu Yingyu's expression was very subtle, but his questions did not stop, and were even more urgent than before.
"Why didn't you leave?"
"Because I want to give you freedom, let you see the light! That's why everything we have now is possible! I want you to experience the world normally, to like someone, to ride a horse across the world, to help others when you see injustice! And then to have a precious relationship!"
I think this answer is very just and passionate, and this is indeed my wish here.
It's also proof that I liked him.
Then I made Chu Yingyu cry. I thought I would get his genuine admiration or satisfaction. After all, I have grown to this point and cannot be deceived by ordinary gangsters.
The boy covered his face and sobbed. It was not an exaggeration at all. He cried like a good child, suppressed and intermittent, full of sadness and shame.
I don't understand and I'm quite shocked.
"Achu, this..."
I felt it was inappropriate to tell him to stop crying, but I felt bad for him if he continued to cry. So I just stayed with him quietly and patted his head.
This time of crying was different from the first time when he collapsed and roared, and the second time when he was distraught. He was filled with all kinds of emotions.
I sat beside him, my heart pounding, and could only repeat the monotonous soothing gestures until his emotions stabilized. However, I forgot what to do next, as he disrupted my rhythm again.
"Xiao E, I will become a hero."
I originally thought that he would be dissatisfied with my final decision to leave and might try to keep me, but I didn't expect such a resounding and powerful answer.
It's like a wish is coming true.
I can still feel Chu Yingyu's affection for me, but when I have the opportunity to make a decision again, this time I want to go home.
I completed an adventurous dream here and then returned to the beginning.
"But before I leave, there's something else I need to do. Let Zhang Shan come back, and you pick up the sword again and capture Qu Yesi!"
"Okay, let's do it together."
On the day I left Yaegu, I solemnly told the slacking Li Yi that I would definitely return what she wanted, even though it might cost me my martial arts and cut my tendons.
She said excitedly that she didn't mind losing limbs, as long as she brought the corpse back alive. In fact, Li Yi probably thought that the corpse didn't matter, and he could just ask the Xuanyin Sect for some ice jade.
Ice love is so beautiful, you no longer have to worry about the other person leaving or becoming someone else.
Chu Yingyu said that he understood Li Yi. I looked at him, speechless for a long time, and chose to ride in a carriage with Wu Yunran.
It took several days to return to Xuanyin Sect. Xiao Ruoyin would probably be in a state of despair before Zhang Shan came back. Now, no matter what I talked to him about, he ignored me.
Because he believed that Zhang Shan would be safe and sound at the beginning, he insisted on working with me for so long.
Without hope, there is naturally no motivation.
This is my second time coming to Xuanyin Sect, except for my soul state. The broken Wentian Tower has been repaired.
I can't stop. I still remember that I have to come back to hold the succession ceremony of the leader and announce to the world that Chu Yingyu will give up his identity as a killer and join the Xuanyin Sect to become the guardian of the sect.
This news was released to warn those people in the martial arts world who wanted to take action against Chu Yingyu.
I shouldered these responsibilities conscientiously, even though I just wanted to have a relationship in the beginning!
The latest good news is that the spies we sent out have found the Eternal Witch and the Bitter Buddha, and with the approval of the bosses, they will arrive here in the middle of the month.
Chu Yingyu went to the church and recited scriptures honestly to recuperate. He also tried to pick up the sword during the process, but it was still difficult. He would keep thinking of the scene of cutting my neck with the sword.
Commonly known as PTSD.
I still need to find some time to enlighten him. It's not easy to get over the psychological trauma.
That day, Chu Yingyu asked to see my body. I was busy dealing with matters in the sect and talking with Wu Yunran, so I asked the guardian to take him to see it.
Wu Yunran asked in surprise: "Did I hear something wrong? He wants to see you, aren't you here?"
"I've been hesitant and haven't told Senior Wu, but as a genius doctor, you're knowledgeable and can offer new ideas. I'm not Zhang Shan, I'm Qin Xiao'e. We first met on New Year's Eve at Sifang Building. You picked up my little black dog and gave me acupuncture."
Wu Yunran, who had drooping eyelids, became alert and opened his eyes wide.
Putting down the brush in my hand, I rubbed my wrist. Oh, my handwriting is such a mess. If I go back to modern times, I should sign up for a calligraphy class.
After I talked like this, I even drew a picture of my possession on a piece of scratch paper to make it easier to understand. After listening to it, Wu Yunran was stunned for a long time.
I complained to myself: "Does it feel like I'm listening to a storyteller telling a story?"
"You might actually be able to survive, Qin Xiao'e."
"Why?"
"Let me see your body."
"Okay, what about Zhang Shan, whose body I took over? Is she still conscious?"
"If your soul's departure from your body is related to the immortal's inner strength, it's probably a superior martial art that allows you to take over a living person's body. You must leave Zhang Shan's body immediately and don't come back. Otherwise, if you succeed in taking over her body, she will never come back."
It’s over, I have become Qu Yesi?
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