His eyes were empty and lifeless, and he kept mumbling to himself like a dream, as if he was extremely mentally disturbed. His voice was low and trembling:
"Yue'er likes quietness the most, Yue'er likes quietness the most..."
Then, his body suddenly began to tremble violently and uncontrollably, and his expression instantly became crazy and demonic.
"That's right, Yue'er loves quietness the most. She loves to quietly enjoy the quietness and curl up alone like a cat..."
"As long as we erase all these noisy sounds, this place... this place can return to the world that belongs only to the two of us. Yue'er, that must be what she wants. Yes, it must be like this!"
"As long as I kill you, as long as I kill you...Yue'er will definitely not blame me, definitely not... definitely not..."
His words came out bit by bit with difficulty, intermittently and without any order. His logic was a complete mess, making it completely difficult to understand.
His voice gradually rose from a whisper to a roar, his hands clenched into fists, veins bulging, as if he was fighting a fierce battle with the demons deep within his heart.
His eyes were sometimes clear, flashing with nostalgia for the gentle times of the past; sometimes they fell into chaos, swallowed by endless darkness.
It seems that verbal words alone are not enough, or the stimulation is not enough. The dosage must be increased to better stimulate "him" and allow "him" to regain his sanity for a longer time.
Chu Lingxiao looked at him like this, without any panic on his face. He just sighed and analyzed calmly.
It was as if he was not facing the coffin keeper, that terrifying existence, but an ignorant child.
"Qingze."
He took advantage of the moment when "he" was in the confusion of self-persuasion, turned his head to look at Gu Qingze, and held Qingze's hand tightly again.
"Ling Xiao, what's wrong?"
Gu Qingze asked in a low voice. Although he was afraid of "him" (the coffin keeper)'s extremely unstable mental state, which could cause him to suddenly attack and kill them at any time, he still devoted some of his energy to keep an eye on Ling Xiao.
So, when Ling Xiao opened his mouth to speak, he responded instantly.
Chu Lingxiao hesitated for a moment, as if he had made an extremely difficult decision: "Qingze, I... will let go of your hand later..."
When Gu Qingze heard this, he instinctively wanted to reject his proposal immediately.
But when he thought that Ling Xiao would not act like this for no reason, there must be a reason, so he changed the words that were about to come out of his mouth into an extremely soft, calm and rational tone before opening his mouth.
"Can you give me a reasonable explanation? Ling Xiao, you know that if you let go of my hand, you might be in danger at any time... Or, you wear this crystal on your body, and I will bear the danger."
Chu Lingxiao shook his head firmly, refusing almost without hesitation: "No! You can't give me this crystal Qingze. I mean... I need Qingze to do something for me later. Those things are extremely dangerous, so it's better for you to take it with you."
Gu Qingze asked, "What's the matter?"
"Qingze... He will definitely attack us again later and will do his best to kill us. There's no doubt about that, so I need you to do your best to attract his attention when he attacks later to buy me some time..."
It was naturally impossible for Chu Lingxiao to speak openly about this plan. Even though "he" was crazy and seemed unable to hear their words, he still used spiritual power to transmit the message just in case.
Gu Qingze nodded and agreed without hesitation, without even asking "why you want to help him buy time" or his specific plan... out of trust in Ling Xiao.
"Ling Xiao, whatever you want to do, you can start now. Don't worry, I will protect you well."
Chu Lingxiao smiled slightly, feeling Qingze's unreserved trust in him:
"Silly boy, how could I possibly waste my time? In fact, I've been preparing for this plan ever since I came up with it, even before I spoke to you and asked for your opinion."
"What if... I'm a coward and, out of fear, don't want to be bait to attract 'his' attention?" Gu Qingze asked with confusion in his eyes.
"You won't." Chu Lingxiao answered without any hesitation.
"Ah, yes, I won't." Gu Qingze was a little dazed, then nodded helplessly. He had to admit that Ling Xiao was right, and he really wouldn't refuse.
"So...was the request for my opinion just now just out of pure courtesy and respect? After all, Ling Xiao had already started before that."
"That's about right." Chu Lingxiao smiled.
After getting the answer, Gu Qingze stopped talking to Ling Xiao and quietly protected Ling Xiao behind him, allowing him to fully and concentrate on completing his plan, and guarding against "him" (the coffin keeper) from losing control and attacking at any time.
He had it in mind. As soon as the coffin keeper showed signs of attacking, he would immediately distance himself from Ling Xiao, attracting his attention and letting him attack him. The crystal would probably help him neutralize the attack...
Although Gu Qingze was not completely sure, the crystal still gave him some confidence, making him less anxious.
Although he was unable to move due to the powerful pressure when the tornado was in front of him just now, but... if he really wanted to resist the pressure, there were actually other ways.
He remembered that the elders of the Gu family had given him many spiritual weapons before he left (before he went to Qingyun Sect). Although he could not use some of them for the time being due to his limited cultivation level, there were also some life-saving spiritual weapons that had no cultivation level restrictions.
So, facing the pressure from "him", I am not completely helpless, and I am not completely unable to act under this pressure.
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