Xie Shuci knew he couldn't leave.
This person's words shattered Xie Shuci's heart.
He couldn't bear to leave him alone, couldn't bear to see him speak to him in a pitiful tone, couldn't bear to see him in pain, and couldn't bear to see him bleed.
Even if he were Xiao Xun, Xie Shuci couldn't bear to part with him.
Although his mind was a jumbled mess, he didn't need to think too clearly.
Look, Xie Shuci, what will happen if he dies after you leave?
Xie Shuci felt as if his chest was being ripped open; he never wanted to experience that suffocating pain again in his life.
Seeing Xie Shuci stop moving, the boy on the bed trembled his long eyelashes and said in a hoarse voice, "Xie Shuci, if you don't bring it, I won't be able to find you."
Xie Shuci took a deep breath; at that moment, he didn't know where the courage came from.
Ignoring his pain, he strode to the table, grabbed the items on it, returned to the bedside, and, expressionless and gritting his teeth, threw the bell and peach branch at Xie An.
Xie An breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and couldn't help but reveal a victorious smile. He said softly, "Be gentle, don't break it."
Xie Shuci gritted his teeth as if he were biting Xie An's neck. His eyes were red with anger. He pointed at Xie An and cursed, "You fucking know how to play the victim. When something is really wrong, you fucking stubbornly refuse to admit it. You idiot."
Xie Shuci really wanted to unleash every curse word he had ever heard in his life, but looking at Xie An's weak appearance, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Xie An didn't mind at all. He picked up a string of bells and reached out to pull Xie Shuci closer to him, but he seemed to have no strength. He couldn't pull him, and Xie Shuci stood still, staring at him without blinking.
He didn't move, so Xie An pretended to sit up by himself. He had barely moved when he couldn't help but clutch his chest and cough.
I'll cough you up!
Xie Shuci cursed inwardly, glaring fiercely at Xie An, and asked menacingly, "What do you want? Don't mess with me, I don't care about anything else right now, I'll just die with you!"
Xie An looked up at him and said, "Come here."
Xie Shuci reluctantly took half a step forward.
Xie An still couldn't reach him, so he glanced at him and said, "Go a little further forward."
Xie Shuci impatiently moved forward again, and Xie An then tied the bell in his hand around his waist. "Doesn't it hurt? Come up and rest, I'll massage it for you."
Xie Shuci watched as he carefully tied the bell for her, his movements gentle and meticulous. Her nose stung with tears, and her voice softened. "Dirty."
There was something on the bed: tears, blood, and even **. Xie Shuci rubbed his nose.
Perhaps their identities had already been exposed, and there was nothing else to hide, Xie An simply waved his hand and used his spiritual power to wash away the stains on the two of them, including the bedding. "Come up."
"Can I change rooms?" Xie Shuci was still a little reluctant to lie on the same bed with him. What if this man suddenly got angry and killed her?
Xie An glanced at him, his eyes seeming to say, "What do you think?"
He wasn't the blind boy she knew anymore, and Xie Shuci was still a little afraid of him. She still cherished her own life, so she could only purse her lips, wipe away her tears, and reluctantly climb into bed.
"hiss……"
As Xie Shuci knelt by the bed, a tearing pain shot through his back, causing him to wince and gasp.
Xie An placed his hand on Xie Shuci's waist, and Xie Shuci shuddered, immediately slapping his hand away. Xie An narrowed his eyes, his gaze dark as he looked at Xie Shuci. When Xie Shuci met his gaze, his eyes flickered involuntarily, and he said, "I... I only stayed temporarily because I felt sorry for you. Don't... don't scare me, or I'll leave."
"With your legs like these now?" Xie An's gaze wandered down his body.
Xie Shuci's face turned pale, and he slapped the back of his hand. "Who the hell is this because of? I wasn't in so much pain to begin with, but it's all because of you again..."
Perhaps he had regained some of his senses and realized that Xie An was no different from before, so he subconsciously spoke to him in the same tone he used to use when speaking to the little blind man.
"Who told you to make me angry?" Xie An said.
"Who told you to scare me? Even if you're angry, you can't just...do that to me like that, can you?"
Xie An retorted, "Even if you're afraid of me, you shouldn't just leave like that and say such hurtful things."
"Nonsense, why would I stay and wait to die? Besides, I'm not just saying this out of anger."
"I won't kill you."
"Remember what you said. If I die at your hands, I will become a vengeful ghost and hide in your bed every day, cursing you to be impotent!"
Xie Shuci rolled her eyes at him, gritted her teeth, climbed onto the bed, and lay down on the quilt.
Seeing him lie down, Xie An placed his hand on his waist and gently massaged it.
"Ouch...be gentle!"
Xie An indeed lightened the pressure in his hands.
Xie Shuci buried her head in the quilt, and then, as if remembering something, she secretly glanced at Xie An's face. But when she looked up, she met the latter's deep eyes, and he just stared at Xie Shuci without blinking.
Xie Shuci said goodbye and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to treat your wound?"
"No need," Xie An said.
Xie Shuci remained silent. After a long while, he glanced at Xie An again, only to find that the man was still staring at him without moving.
"Are you crazy? Why are you staring at me like that?" Xie Shuci muttered.
Xie An said calmly, "I'm afraid you'll run away."
Xie Shuci lowered his head. "Do you think I can run away?"
Xie An said, "You can't escape. I've already set up a barrier outside the door. If you hadn't come back just now, I wouldn't have let you leave. I would have tied you up and taken you back to the Floating Pagoda Realm, and I wouldn't give you your freedom."
Xie Shuci's heart skipped a beat. "Pervert."
Even so, Xie Shuci was still somewhat relieved. Staying by his side was better than being tied up by him, right?
Xie Shuci didn't know what he was thinking or what he was going to do, but he was exhausted and didn't have the energy to run away. He didn't care about the consequences. It seemed that he wouldn't do anything to him for the time being, so he would just leave it at that for now and make other plans later when he had thought things through.
"From now on..." Xie Shuci remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking.
"Hmm?" Xie An responded indifferently.
Xie Shuci lowered his voice, "No matter what happens in the future, you can't threaten me with your life again. If there's a next time, I really will take you down with me."
Xie An paused for a moment and said, "Okay, I understand."
"And you're not allowed to play the victim anymore, even though you know I'm soft-hearted."
"I wasn't faking it, it really hurts."
Xie Shuci pursed her lips, then couldn't help but ask, "What did Chu Wenfeng mean by your soul and body being separated? Or... what's wrong with your body?"
Xie An did not answer immediately, but lay down next to Xie Shuci.
Before today, Xie Shuci would never have imagined that he would be lying peacefully in the same bed with Xiao Xun, this epic, invincible, perverted killer even massaging his waist. But his movements were so practiced that Xie Shuci habitually didn't feel anything was wrong.
On the other hand, he never imagined that he would fall in love with the protagonist of this book and do *that* kind of thing. He also never imagined that Xiao Xun would have a normal side, occasionally throwing a tantrum and putting on an act in front of Xie Shuci.
For a moment, Xie Shuci's feelings became very complicated.
The blind boy he knew was a completely different person from Xiao Xun he had read in the book, yet they were equated; the blind boy was Xiao Xun, and Xiao Xun was the blind boy.
What should we do next?
Xie Shuci couldn't help but sigh.
He was still waiting for an explanation, but his mind wandered off, and he suddenly realized that the hand on his waist was no longer moving. Xie Shuci shook his waist and said, "Continue, it hurts."
There was no response from beside him for a long time. Xie Shuci turned his head and looked. Xie An was lying on his side, facing him, with his eyes gently closed and his breathing even. He was obviously too tired to sleep.
Xie Shuci: "..."
How can you sleep at a time like this?
Xie An was probably extremely tired, with faint dark circles under his eyes. Xie Shuci tried to turn her body to look at him, but as soon as she moved, the hand on her waist tightened immediately. Xie An, who had been closing his eyes, opened them instantly and stared at Xie Shuci.
Xie Shuci was taken aback. "You're not asleep?"
"She's asleep," Xie An said in a hoarse voice.
"Then you'll wake up as soon as I move."
Xie An didn't mince words, saying, "I was afraid you'd leave."
Xie Shuci: "..."
Seeing his listless appearance, his face as white as a wall, and his eyes almost closed but still unwilling to close, Xie Shuci really couldn't connect him with the Xiao Xun she had imagined, and couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
Is it possible that Xiao Xun hasn't become the same person he is in the book yet? His current timeline is still before the beginning of the book, so perhaps Xiao Xun isn't as psychologically dark as he seems?
Seeing how he was forcing himself to stay awake, Xie Shuci softened her voice, "Go to sleep, I won't leave."
Xie An slowly lowered his eyes, muttering a few words, "Can't leave...you're not allowed to leave..."
"Then remove the barrier."
"I won't leave, I won't let you go, you're mine," Xie An murmured.
His voice gradually faded away.
Xie Shuci looked at him with a complicated expression. He could feel Xie An's affection for him, but he also had not forgotten the surging murderous intent that Xie An harbored deep in his heart.
Xie Shuci took the hand that was resting on his waist and gently stroked his slender fingers. The slight warmth against his skin made Xie Shuci wonder if his hands were really stained with blood. Even knowing his identity, looking at him so close and holding his hand, Xie Shuci found that he wasn't actually that scared.
More than fear, he felt disbelief and a sense of crisis.
In his subconscious, the boy in front of him was still his little blind boy, who would never hurt him and could give him all the security he needed.
Even if someone is so exhausted that they are afraid of him leaving, would they really be so heartless as to kill him in the end?
Xie Shuci felt extremely confused.
After a whole night of tossing and turning, having cried countless tears, Xie Shuci was exhausted. As he thought about it, he closed his eyes, his consciousness drifting into a state of confusion.
Before long, only two shallow breaths remained in the room.
Many things happened in this house overnight, but in the end it became as quiet as usual, which was really puzzling.
Perhaps because he was too tired, Xie Shuci slept very soundly and didn't have any dreams. He just drifted off to sleep without even realizing it.
When he slowly woke up, it was already bright outside the window.
He opened his eyes wide and stared at the bed curtains. He had almost no feeling below his waist, and his mind was hazy. It took him a long time to realize where he was.
Feeling the faint breathing of the person beside him, Xie Shuci turned his head in a daze and looked at Xie An, who was still fast asleep.
"Little blind man..." Xie Shuci murmured, then realized something was wrong and his face paled. "Xiao Xun?"
Damn, it feels like so much happened last night, he can't even remember it all.
Xie Shuci rolled his eyes, which were sore and swollen. But he had cried like an idiot last night, so how could they not be sore and swollen?
Last night, I did *that* with the little blind man, and then I discovered his identity. We had a lot of awkward arguments, but after waking up, Xie Shuci felt like it wasn't all real.
He stared blankly at Xie An's sleepy eyes. The little blind man? Xiao Xun? Xiao Xun? The little blind man?
So, the person he encountered was Xiao Xun. If the story were to follow the original plot, Xiao Xun would have killed him that day in the forest.
Xie Shuci should have died on that day.
Why didn't Xiao Xun kill him back then?
What should we do next?
Xie Shuci sighed deeply.
His gaze swept across the window and suddenly he saw a dark head peering into the window. Xie Shuci was startled and stared wide-eyed. He looked closely and saw a person leaning against the window, seemingly saying something. However, Xie Shuci couldn't hear anything and his mind hadn't quite caught up with what the person was saying.
The man pointed at him angrily, and judging from his lip movements, he seemed to be cursing him.
Xie Shuci frowned, and it took him a while to realize that the person looked familiar, like Chu Wenfeng.
Xie Shuci looked at him blankly, wondering what he was doing gesturing wildly.
Chu Wenfeng stood outside the window, his face turning pale with anger. Early in the morning, his senior brother had asked him to come and check on Xie Shuci and Xie An, planning to go down the mountain early to attend the evening auction and also to check on the situation in the city.
He went to the door and knocked for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, but no one answered. He tried to push the door open, but it wouldn't budge. Sikong Ye, who had been watching the commotion from a tree branch, said slowly, "Xie An has set up a barrier here. They can't hear your voice from inside, and you can't get in."
Chu Wenfeng rolled his eyes at him, thinking to himself, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You've made me knock here for ages."
So Chu Wenfeng went around to the window of the room and saw the two of them lying on the bed, fast asleep. He called out to them for a long time, but they couldn't hear him at all. He went back to ask his senior brother and Sikong Ye how to break the barrier. They tried it, but even Sikong Ye couldn't shake the barrier. It was past noon and they still hadn't woken up, so Chu Wenfeng had to come back and call them again.
Finally, Xie Shuci woke up, looking like a fool with his eyes darting around.
Realizing that the person outside the window was Chu Wenfeng, Xie Shuci shuddered and quickly covered herself and Xie An with the blanket.
Chu Wenfeng: "?"
Xie Shuci: "..."
The two locked eyes.
Xie Shuci remembered that he and Xie An were both dressed neatly last night, so there was nothing that couldn't be seen.
So he gave Chu Wenfeng a dry laugh.
Chu Wenfeng burst into a tirade of curses, and even though there was no sound this time, Xie Shuci could still clearly see what he was saying.
"Xie Shuci, you idiot! Are you a pig? Look at the time! Still sleeping?"
Xie Shuci's movements woke Xie An. He opened his eyes with a slight frown, as if he had noticed something, and looked out the window. Seeing Chu Wenfeng standing outside the window, he waved his hand and slammed the window shut with a loud bang.
Before the window was closed, Xie Shuci saw Chu Wenfeng's dark, foul face.
Xie Shuci: "..."
After closing the window, he turned and looked at Xie Shuci.
Xie Shuci's mind was in a daze, unsure of what expression to wear when facing Xie An... oh no, I mean Xiao Xun.
But after a night's sleep, I feel much lighter now.
Xie An stared at him for several seconds, "Are you still in pain...?"
However, before he could finish speaking, Xie Shuci interrupted him seriously, "Wait a minute."
Xie An: "?"
"Let me ask you a few questions first."
Xie An's eyes were languid as he said, "Ask away."
"Are you Xiao Xun?"
"Um."
Will you hurt me?
"Won't."
Would you hurt someone?
"Unless absolutely necessary."
"So...do you like Sikong Ye?"
Xie An remained expressionless: "I like you."
Xie Shuci: "..."
"You are not allowed to answer anything other than my question."
Xie An raised an eyebrow. "Hmm."
Xie Shuci thought for a moment, then asked hesitantly, "You like me?"
Xie An: "..."
"Hmm," Xie An responded. "Finished asking?"
"No." Xie Shuci stared at him suspiciously for a moment, then said, "You must answer my next question truthfully, or I'll draw a circle and curse you!"
"What?"
"Don't interrupt!" Xie Shuci glared at him.
Xie An raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
Seeing how obedient he was, Xie Shuci couldn't help but feel a little smug. What a murderous psychopath he was, he was so well-behaved in front of him.
Xie Shuci straightened his expression and asked, "Is it true that you can't see?"
Upon hearing this, Xie An hesitated for a moment.
"Don't hesitate, tell me the truth," Xie Shuci said, pointing at him.
Xie An paused for a moment, then said, "You can't be angry if I tell you the truth."
Xie Shuci immediately replied, "Haven't you made me angry enough already? I'm not angry."
"real?"
"Really, I'm not that kind of person. I said I wouldn't get angry and I absolutely won't."
Xie An looked at the head with some suspicion, but finally shook his head. "No."
Xie Shuci narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie An with a deep gaze.
"You can see it." Xie Shuci's eyes held a hint of resentment.
Xie An paused for a moment, then said, "You said you wouldn't get angry."
"You can see it." Xie Shuci said through gritted teeth, "From the very beginning?"
Xie An looked at him, somewhat hesitant.
"To be honest," Xie Shuci said.
Xie An could only nod and say, "Yes."
From the very beginning...
Xie Shuci closed his eyes, recalling his past, and gasped. This bastard can see... this bastard isn't blind at all... he sees everything I did in the past!
He had always wondered how Xie An, such a useless little thing, could be so good at identifying sounds, just like a normal person. It turned out that he had always been able to see all the stupid things Xie An had done in the past, and he hadn't missed a single one of them.
Xie Shuci took a deep breath and asked, "You can hear it too?"
"……Um."
Xie Shuci really wanted to kick him off the bed.
He tried to calm himself down, thinking that this person was Xiao Xun, a freak who could kill him with a flick of his wrist. He needed to stay calm, not get angry, and not stoop to his level. But Xie Shuci's anger was raging and he couldn't control it at all.
Last night, in just two short hours, Xie Shuci did something a thousand times more shameful than anything he'd done during his teenage years! Step by step, inch by inch, he taught him how to make love. Back then, he'd clung to a sliver of hope, thinking that since the other person couldn't see, how shameful could it be? But now! He knew, this person could see!
He saw everything he had done, his eyes burning and deep. Xie Shuci dared not recall it. If time could turn back, Xie Shuci would want to go back, dig a hole, and bury him!
“You last night…” Xie Shuci almost squeezed out the words through clenched teeth.
Xie An glanced at his expression and said, "I've got it. You don't need to teach me anymore."
"..."
Xie Shuci nearly choked on his breath, almost roaring, "No future! You murderous psychopath! Who has a future with you? Bah!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Xie An frowned unhappily.
"Nonsense? I'm being lenient by scolding you! Look at the awful things you've done..."
Before Xie Shuci could finish speaking, Xie An interrupted him: "You can scold me, but we have a future together."
Xie Shuci: "..."
Damn, I forgot, this guy cultivates the path of slaughter, why would he be afraid of being scolded?
"Shameless! You're happy even when I scold you?" Xie Shuci rolled her eyes at him.
"I wouldn't say, but he did a pretty good job cursing last night."
Xie Shuci: "..."
No wonder the more Xie Shuci cursed last night, the stronger he became! Damn! He's insane!
"Xiao Xun, so you're just a lunatic and a pervert. I misjudged you."
Xie An chuckled, "Aren't you afraid of me anymore?"
Xie Shuci said in despair, "So what if I'm afraid? Are you going to let me go? Go ahead and kill me if you dare. I'll be a hero again in eighteen years."
Xie An reached out and pulled him closer to his chest, laughing as he said, "If I really wanted to kill you, would I have let you live until now?"
Xie Shuci braced his arm against his chest and pouted, "Should I thank you for sparing my life?"
"That's not necessary."
After nestling in his arms for a while, Xie Shuci realized that she was really thick-skinned. She had actually accepted the fact that Xie An was Xiao Xun. She was terrified last night, but today she could comfortably lie in his arms.
Ultimately, it was the image of him as a blind boy that was so deeply ingrained in Xie Shuci's mind.
Xie Shuci was too flustered last night and didn't want to think too much. In fact, he didn't believe that Xie An would hurt him. In all the days they had been together, Xie An had never hurt anyone else. In his heart, if Xie An was Xiao Xun, then Xiao Xun was more like Xie An than like the person he imagined.
Xie Shuci lay there pondering for a moment, then suddenly lifted his head off Xie An. "I want to make a four-point agreement with you."
Xie An said, "I only know the three rules."
Xie Shuci glared at him. "First of all, you can't hurt me."
Xie An nodded. "Mm."
"You must not hurt others."
"Um."
"Don't threaten me with your own life."
"Um."
"Don't lie to me again."
"Um."
"No..."
"Five chapters."
"Don't interrupt! Don't hide anything from me."
"Um."
"Don't scare me, and don't scare my friends."
"Chapter Six, Chapter Seven."
"..."
Xie Shuci stared at him for a long time before asking, "Why do you want to kill me? Also, what's wrong with your body? Why are the people from the Xiaoyao Sect hunting you down? What heinous things have you done?"
Xie An pondered for a moment and said, "I don't want to kill you, but the rules require me to."
Xie Shuci frowned. "What do you mean?"
“You know, I cultivate the path of slaughter, proving my path through slaughter. Since meeting you, I have hardly killed anyone.” Xie An did not want to tell Xie Shuci about the damage to his Dao heart.
Xie Shuci nodded as if he understood, "I think I get it. It's like a vampire; if you don't kill someone for too long, you'll get hungry."
Xie An, who had no idea what he was talking about, remained silent for a moment, then nodded: "More or less."
At this point, Xie Shuci cautiously asked, "Have you killed many people before?"
Xie An lowered his eyes and pursed his lips. "Yes, a lot."
Xie Shuci's mood suddenly turned heavy. "Then, can you not kill anyone in the future?"
Xie An raised his eyes and looked at Xie Shuci very seriously, saying, "Unless absolutely necessary, I will not kill anyone again."
Xie Shuci looked at him as well. He knew that in the world of cultivation, everyone had some blood on their hands. It would be too far-fetched for Xiao Xun, who sought to prove his Dao through killing, not to kill anyone. But the fact that he could change things was already a good thing.
But will he really change because of me?
In the original story, he fought with Sikong Ye, causing turmoil in the Nine Provinces and implicating countless immortal sects and families. Countless people died at his hands. Xie Shuci was unsure whether he could really change Xiao Xun.
"Xie An, after the auction is over, will you come with me? We'll take the King to a small place, and we can live a peaceful life together, okay?"
Xie Shuci looked at him with some trepidation. Before knowing his identity, Xie Shuci was absolutely certain that Xie An would agree to his request. However, the person in front of him was not only the little blind man, but also Xiao Xun, the young master of one of the four great immortal sects.
Although he has been expelled from his family, Xie Shuci knows that he will be recognized again soon and he can own the entire immortal sect. Why should he spend the rest of his life in a small place with Xie Shuci?
Xie Shuci was right. Under his anxious gaze, Xie An slowly shook his head.
Xie Shuci's heart sank suddenly.
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