Chapter 77 [Jiaozhu] Still spared A Jiang's life
A Jiang's heart ached so much. The tip of the sword hadn't pierced his heart yet, but he felt so much pain, as if he had paid a lot but received nothing in return.
"I killed the previous king, I killed your brother, I am your enemy, we are enemies." In order to prevent himself from being soft-hearted again and for A Jiang to let it go, Chen Lian endured the pain and said.
But he didn't know that A Jiang had already found out the truth of that year. When the demons were fighting for the position of Demon Lord, they attacked the world of cultivation. In order to prepare his sweetheart, his brother went ashore and was killed. Chen Lian only took the mermaid pearl. At that time, his brother had already died, so the real murderer was not Chen Lian, but the demons.
He had some suspicions about the demons before when he was at the bottom of the sea, but he didn't expect it to be true.
"I'm your enemy, and you fell in love with your..." Shen Lian swallowed, a bitter feeling rising in her heart, "You fell in love with your enemy, it's really not right. Besides, you're a demon, and I'm a human. There's no possibility between you and me."
Chen Lian retracted his sword. He admitted that he had softened his heart again. He couldn't bear to see A Jiang looking so sad. He turned away and didn't look at A Jiang, fearing that he would not be able to hold back his tears.
A Jiang covered his bleeding chest and said, "You weren't the one who killed the previous king. I don't understand why you admitted it. I have already found out that the real murderer of the previous king is a demon."
Hearing this, Shen Lian didn't know how to explain. He had lied to A Jiang for so long and never thought that he would know the truth. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Ah Jiang stepped forward, ignoring the wound on his chest and whether Chen Lian would hurt him again. He grabbed Chen Lian's shoulders with both hands and asked, "Why do you want to accept it? Don't you want to be with me?"
Without waiting for Chen Lian to reply, A Jiang continued, "What about what you said a few days ago?"
On the eastern hill of the Hidden Valley, they watched the sunrise, did everything they wanted to do, and said everything they wanted to say, among which Shen Lian responded to Ajahn's promise.
"What you said after you did that thing doesn't count."
At that time, Chen Lian really wanted to be with A Jiang, but his heart was fickle and he was very conflicted. He wanted to be with A Jiang, but he didn't want anyone to threaten him with his weakness.
He didn't want to embarrass himself, nor did he want A Jiang to be sad. It was too conflicting, and he didn't know what to do.
"Why doesn't it count?" A Jiang held on tightly, afraid the person in front of him would shake him off and run away. "I've remembered every word you said!"
Chen Lian was forced to lean against the reef where they first met. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at the expression on A Jiang's face.
"Look at me, tell me what I did wrong, and tell me to change. Don't just sit there and say nothing."
What should Shen Lian say about this? Should he say that he wanted to kill him for profit?
"I told you, I hate you. You forced me. I hate being forced the most in my life." He looked up. In order to prove that what he said was true, he mustered up the courage to look Ajiang in the eye. He saw Ajiang's eyes, which were covered with small pearls and slightly red.
"You said you loved me!" A Jiang became a little crazy. He could remain calm when doing anything, but he couldn't do it when it came to Shen Lian.
Chen Lian couldn't face Ajiang anymore. He grabbed Ajiang's wrist and tried to pull it away. He forgot that he was already stronger than Ajiang and that he could make him let go with just a move of his hands.
"Let go!" Chen Lian felt a little pain from being grabbed, and his brows knitted unconsciously. "I hate you! I cultivate the ruthless way! I shouldn't have been entangled with you too much. I did that kind of thing with you just to improve my cultivation. Do you think I will really be sincere to you?"
Chen Lian watched A Jiang's expression change again and again, and he felt like countless needles were piercing his heart.
"That's just an illusion for you to see, why do you take it seriously?" His words seemed to be a mockery, mocking A Jiang for overestimating his own abilities and being self-righteous. After giving his heart, he found that it was trampled upon and nothing was left.
A Jiang clenched his teeth. As he listened to what Shen Lian said, he became more and more angry and bitter. He let go of Shen Lian, put one hand on Shen Lian's waist, and the other hand on the back of Shen Lian's neck. He pressed him towards him and blocked his lips to prevent Shen Lian from saying anything that would make him unhappy.
Chen Lian didn't expect that A Jiang would suddenly kiss him forcefully. He slapped A Jiang's chest hard like a decent man who was molested. His hands were stained with A Jiang's blood and felt a little sticky.
"Ugh, let...go."
A Jiang didn't give him any chance to breathe and kept asking questions until he became weak.
The corners of Shen Lian's eyes turned red, and he gathered a force in his palm and hit A Jiang's chest. Instantly, A Jiang retreated several meters.
After he was released, he held onto the reef and gasped for breath for a while. His legs were so weak that he could hardly stand without Ajiang's support.
"You are so insolent! I have made my words so clear, how dare you come so shamelessly close to me!" He covered his mouth and wiped away the saliva that A Jiang left on his lips.
A Jiang covered his chest with his hands. The wound had not healed yet, and now he was hit by Shen Lian. His body was a little unstable, and the wound was still bleeding. Suddenly, he felt dizzy.
He didn't dare to fall down, and once again stepped forward to grab Shen Lian's wrist, holding it tightly for fear that Shen Lian would abandon him.
"I'm sorry, I hurt you, I really didn't mean to..." A Jiang met Chen Lian's disgusted eyes and his voice gradually became softer.
"I can spare your post today because of the good service you've shown me before, but if you keep pushing your luck, don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship!" Chen Lian shook off A Jiang's hand and made to leave. He couldn't stay here any longer.
Even though A Jiang's hands were released, he still refused to give up. He hugged Shen Lian from behind, grabbed Shen Lian's hands with both hands, and put his chin on Shen Lian's shoulders. "Don't go. I was wrong. I will change. I won't force you."
Chen Lian's heart was very sad, and tears were already welling up in his eyes, ready to jump out. He looked up at the sky and forced the tears back.
He stiffened slightly in Ajahn's embrace. "What happened between us was wrong to begin with. You can't change anything by forcing it."
A Jiang hugged Shen Lian tightly, as if he wanted to merge the person in his arms with him.
"The words are false, the love is false, don't you understand? Now that I have the Spirit Pearl, I no longer need to practice dual cultivation with you." As Chen Lian spoke, his voice tinged with tears. He not only possessed the Spirit Pearl, but also the Shard Pearl. A Jiang had given him the Shard Pearl, but it had damaged his lifespan. In a hundred years, A Jiang would be a lonely grave. How could he accompany and protect him? How could he stand on equal footing with himself, who had dominated the three realms?
Not worthy at all.
Ajahn is unreliable, he can only rely on himself. A hundred years later, Ajahn will be gone, and only he can protect himself.
"I will soon become the overlord of the three realms. You are just a cripple who lost the mermaid pearl and can't even live for a hundred years. How can you stand with me?" Chen Lian said it resolutely. He broke free from Ajiang's control and summoned the sword of life again, pressing it against Ajiang's still bleeding chest.
"If you dare to come forward again, I will really kill you!"
A Jiang's eyes were filled with pain, and his body trembled slightly under the tip of Shen Lian's sword. His heart had been deeply wounded by Shen Lian's words and actions, but he just didn't want to let Shen Lian go, even if Shen Lian wanted to kill him, he would not hesitate.
He took out a piece of blue scale from somewhere and held it in front of Shen Lian with both hands.
"This is the most beautiful scale I selected while you were in seclusion. I'm giving it to you. Please don't leave, okay..."
A Jiang almost knelt down and hugged Chen Lian's thighs shamelessly.
Shen Lian sneered and disdainfully knocked the scales off A Jiang's hand with his sword.
"I don't need it! It's just a toy, what use can it have?"
Chen Lian didn't know that plucking the most beautiful scales from the mermaid tribe and giving them to Nan Feng was a token of their love.
A Jiang's eyes were lost. He squatted down to pick it up, but when his hand was halfway extended, the scales were pierced by Shen Lian's sword and cracked.
A Jiang's heart seemed to shatter along with the cracked scales, and his eyes were filled with despair. Shen Lian's sword not only pierced the scales, but also pierced A Jiang's heart.
Suddenly, a fishy smell came to his mind, and then he spit it out onto the beach, splashing onto Chen Lian's dress.
At this moment, Shen Lian's heart trembled as A Jiang vomited blood. He put away his life sword and wanted to reach out to touch A Jiang, but he held back.
"It's come to this. You'll have to take care of yourself." He turned to leave. As he lifted his foot, A Jiang pounced and grabbed his other ankle. "Are you still not giving up?"
"I won't give up." A Jiang's lips were already white, and the wound had not been treated. He was hit by Shen Lian and had just vomited blood in anger. Now he was at the end of his strength and the strength in his hands was not much. "If I were stronger, could I keep you?"
Chen Lian kicked A Jiang away and said decisively: "No, you can't keep me, and I won't be kept by anyone."
Chen Lian looked down at the dignified mermaid king, and now he seemed to be bowing down for love, which was really inappropriate.
Then he thought of Jing Yinchuan catching up with him, kidnapping A Jiang and threatening him, so he pulled A Jiang up and walked into the sea.
Sending Ajaan back to the sea was the greatest tolerance he could give to Ajaan. What happened next depended on him.
He never thought that even after doing all this, Ajahn still did not let him go and pulled him into the water. He accidentally choked on the water several times.
After entering the water, A Jiang transformed back into the appearance of a mermaid. He hugged Shen Lian, buckled Shen Lian's legs around his waist, then pinched Shen Lian's waist with one hand, kissed Shen Lian's lips, and comforted him.
He initially thought that if Chen Lian wanted to leave, he would take her back to the Bei Palace and lock her up no matter how hard it took.
But Shen Lian had been with him for a long time and could move freely underwater.
Chen Lian broke free and cast a spell to separate himself from the sea water with a barrier.
"Come back with me." A Jiang extended his hand to Shen Lian.
"Ajiang, you--" Chen Lian looked at the stubborn Ajiang and didn't know what to do. She had clearly hurt him so much and had clearly said harsh words to him. She didn't understand why Ajiang was still rushing to get close to her.
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