Chapter 165 So you want him to die like this?
This is the third year since Xie Yanyu returned to Shangqing Immortal Palace.
At the end of this summer,
Xie Chengjin woke up from a long coma.
He's not feeling well anymore—
Before Xie Yanyu entered the Xie Mansion, he was already at the end of his strength. It was only with her blood that he was able to barely maintain this body that was about to collapse.
But he hadn't taken her blood in years.
Over the past three years, the remaining poison had been taking its toll every two weeks, causing this body to continue to decay. However, it had continued to donate its blood to her, and so the body that had been able to hold on for a while had completely collapsed. The part that had previously been maintained by her blood had now all been returned.
When the elders and retainers of the Xie family heard the news, they became restless again.
After all, Xie Chengjin is now the head of the Xie family.
He is half dead now and probably won't live long. If he dies, the power in his hands will definitely be handed over to others.
Therefore, recently, many people from the Xie family came to Shangqing Immortal Palace.
Xie Chengjin has not returned to Tiandu for many years, but has lived in Shangqing Fairy Palace. Therefore, if the Xie family wants to see him, they have to visit Shangqing Fairy Palace.
As more and more people came, Xie Chengjin understood their intentions.
At first he would meet some people, but later he would meet no one.
He gathered a few of his closest subordinates and gathered the patriarch's seal, as well as the Xie family's maps and properties. Everyone was curious, wondering to whom he intended to hand over the position: a trusted confidant, an elder, or a younger member of the clan?
But in the end,
He placed all these things in front of Xie Yanyu.
The man looked pretty much the same as usual.
His face was a little pale, his eyebrows were black, and because his temperament was so cold, people subconsciously ignored the sickly look between his eyebrows.
But perhaps because of his illness, or perhaps for some other reason, his tone wasn't as cold and hard as usual: "From now on, these things will be left to you to take care of. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to take care of them. I'll leave a few of my trusted confidants with you."
This sounds a bit strange.
As if explaining his last wishes—
He handed over all his belongings to her and left behind a few trusted assistants.
If she wanted to get involved in the affairs of the Xie family, those confidants would teach her how to handle those matters bit by bit. If she didn't want to get involved and wanted to be a rich and idle person, she could also leave all the family affairs to her confidants.
People usually arrange things so clearly only when they are about to die.
Li Xun is next to Qingqing.
He glanced sideways and saw that she frowned, as if she wanted to say something.
But before she could speak,
Li Xun said impatiently, "What are you doing? Acting like you're about to die? Are you dying?"
The words fell.
Xie Chengjin frowned, covered his mouth, and coughed up blood.
He swallowed the taste of blood and said indifferently, "So what?"
He was very aware of his physical condition.
Just when he was about to ignore Li Xun and continue talking to Xie Yanyu, the next second he saw Li Xun throwing something at him.
He subconsciously reached out to catch it.
When I took it in my hand, I found that it was a magical weapon——
Xie Yanyu's previous bones were originally created by Li Xun's magic weapon.
Now that the bone has been cut out, it has turned back into the original appearance of the magic weapon.
Xie Chengjin also recognized this magical weapon.
Previous life.
She avoided the surveillance of the servants, cut out her bones, became a mortal, and fled from Xie's mansion.
Before leaving, she left the magic weapon in a box and also left him a letter.
Many years later, when he opened the letter, he found that she was the child.
She left him the magic weapon that could heal his body, hoping that he would help her find the man who saved her. She never recognized him, and neither did he.
He ultimately didn't use the magic weapon.
At that time, he had already become the head of the Xie family, and the Xie family had also become the number one family in the world.
But he always felt empty in his heart, and he didn't have much desire to live.
So he felt his body becoming dilapidated day by day.
In the end, he also died in winter.
But now.
He took the magic weapon again.
It wasn't even given to him by Xie Yanyu, but by Li Xun.
Li Xun said sarcastically, "You won't die, take it."
After Qingqing's previous root bones were cut out, he returned the magical artifact to its original owner.
She knew that the thing belonged to Li Xun.
Now that the original owner is here, she should repay him instead of giving it to Xie Chengjin as she did in her previous life.
But she returned it to him, and Xie Chengjin was most likely dead.
Indeed, Li Xun wished he would die.
But does he want to die like this?
Li Xun knows Qingqing too well.
She would not regret returning the magic weapon to him, returning it to its rightful owner. That was her personality, and she would do that.
But it was impossible for her not to feel regret.
Because this person once saved her life.
Li Xun probably knew something about her past with Xie Chengjin. As long as he wanted to investigate, he could find out everything about it.
So does he want Xie Chengjin to die like this?
Like this, using death to tie the already tangled tangle between him and her into a knot, a knot that could never be untied, lingering in her heart forever? Even before his death, he handed over everything the Xie family had to her, leaving an indelible mark on her life every day.
And Qingqing...
She has suffered so much and has always had bad luck.
Li Xun held her hand, feeling the slightly cold temperature of her palm, inserted his fingertips into the gaps between her fingers, and held her tightly.
He wanted to deny it, but he couldn't.
He had never been afraid of anything in his life, but now, he was afraid—
Even though she had a new skeleton, he was still afraid.
He was terrified of seeing her fall to the ground in agony like she did on the day she passed the Nascent Soul stage; he was also terrified of hearing her heart-wrenching screams, which would be like a knife, almost piercing his internal organs.
But what could he do for her?
He had lost a finger, and his spiritual veins were severed. No matter how he rebuilt them, there was still a missing vein. Perhaps he would never be able to break through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm in this lifetime. If something like this happened again, what would he do?
His heart's blood could not delay her death.
He couldn't exchange his bones for hers.
He can't do anything.
He had never felt so powerless before, but there was nothing he could do.
If it weren't for Xie Chengjin and Helan Wei, he could only hold her body and wait for her body to turn cold in his arms.
So, does he really want Xie Chengjin to die?
That magic weapon is no longer of any use to him. Does he really want Xie Chengjin to die like this?
Li Xun asked himself over and over again.
He wanted Xie Chengjin to die, but he seemed powerless in many things.
Therefore, he had no right to deprive her of her support.
He held her hand tighter, and finally turned his eyes away from Xie Chengjin: "Do you know how to use the magic weapon? If not, I'll write down the instructions for you."
Xie Chengjin was holding something.
After a while, he hummed.
Li Xun said impatiently again: "If you can use it, then use it. By the way, take your broken thing back. You won't die soon, so don't act like you're leaving a last will. Isn't that unlucky?"
The words fell.
But then I heard the man say, "It's okay, it was originally meant to be given to her."
Li Xun felt something was wrong.
He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Xie Chengjin.
The man looked a little sick, put his hand to his lips and coughed twice.
Xie Chengjin didn't even look at Li Xun.
He just looked at Xie Yanyu, his voice steady and a little low: "I'm not in good health, and I can't manage so many things. I'll leave it to you. From now on, you will be in charge. I'm relying on you to support me."
This bitch...!!
Li Xun's mind suddenly exploded, and he was burning with anger.
Do you still have any shame? How did you learn the trick of living off a gigolo?!
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In the early autumn of that year, Zhao Zhen came out of seclusion.
So Xie Yanyu followed Zhao Zhen to practice again.
Her bones had been changed, and Zhao Zhen couldn't hide this.
But knowing that Helan Wei had split his bones into pieces and given them to her, and that he had become a mortal, Zhao Zhen still sighed with some regret.
But she still patted Xie Yanyu's shoulder and told her not to take it too seriously. "He's willing to give you his bones. It's his will. You don't need to feel too burdened. This is how fate works in this world. Everything is just fate."
Zhao Zhen paused and smiled, "However, since he has become a mortal, he will naturally no longer be my direct disciple. At that time, the position of the leader of Shangqing Immortal Palace will only be taken over by you. You must learn from me and learn more."
Zhao Zhen is very kind and always smiles when he speaks.
But this was said seriously.
She wanted to pass the sect to Xie Yanyu, and teach her more strictly in the following time.
therefore,
Xie Yanyu returned to a busy life.
She was so busy studying and practicing that she didn't even have time to take care of anything else for a long time.
During this period, Li Xun and his group did not fight or cause any trouble.
It seemed like they couldn't stand each other, but they finally acquiesced to each other's existence.
...It is also possible that the gap in martial arts strength between several people is too big now.
Helan Wei has become a mortal, and Xie Chengjin has not yet recovered. Li Xun can kill them both with just two moves, so he can't fight with them as he did before when he sees that they are uncomfortable.
Nowadays, when a few people meet, they first make sarcastic remarks to each other.
After they had cursed until they had nothing more to say and were sarcastic until they had nothing more to say, they finally sat down and drank tea calmly, discussing what they could do for Xie Yanyu.
Late winter this year.
Xie Yanyu's cultivation level rose sharply, breaking through the second level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
This was the end of the third year since she returned to Shangqing Immortal Palace.
When the ice and snow melt, it will be the fourth year.
In early spring, Zhao Zhen intended for her to start taking over various affairs of the clan.
Everyone in the sect came to congratulate her, and they all thought she would happily agree. After all, taking over the affairs of the sect meant that Zhao Zhen would pass the position of sect leader to her in the future. This was a surprise that fell on her head, so who would not agree?
But she refused.
In early spring of this year,
Xie Yanyu left Shangqing Immortal Palace.
She headed south, once again on the road to Peidu.
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