Even though she was mentally prepared, Xie Shuci still felt her heart skip a beat when he slowly but firmly rejected her.
When he was clear-headed and calm, he didn't want to doubt Xie An's feelings for him; he had truly felt them many times. However, Xie An was unwilling to let go of all grudges for him and go live in a peaceful place.
Yes, why? Why did he give up?
He is the Holy Son of Heaven, he is Xiao Xun, he is the main protagonist of this book. If he chooses to leave with Xie Shuci, there will be no more content in this book. No matter how you look at it, this is absolutely impossible.
Xie An stared at Xie Shuci's face. He understood Xie Shuci's thoughts, but he couldn't do that. He hadn't finished what he wanted to do, and he couldn't guarantee when he would lose his mind and kill Xie Shuci.
Go live with him in a peaceful place? Is that even possible?
But seeing Xie Shuci's disappointed expression, he frowned, took Xie Shuci's hand, and said, "Xie Shuci..."
Xie Shuci turned her head away, saying, "Stop talking. It's getting late, and we have to go to the auction. Open the barrier."
In that brief moment, Xie Shuci actually made a very rash decision.
Xie An and he were clearly not from the same world.
Xie Shuci had a cold face and made a move to step onto the ground, but his lower limbs were too weak. He straightened his waist, but his upper body fell uncontrollably into Xie An's arms.
The latter had anticipated this, reaching out to catch him, her fingers resting on his waist through his clothes. "Will you go out looking like this?"
Xie Shuci gritted his teeth, "Isn't it all because of you?"
Xie An lifted his chin with his other hand, pecked his lips, and said, "Don't go, get some rest."
Xie Shuci turned her head and glared at him angrily, "What's it to you? Since you don't want to come with me anyway, what I do is none of your business. Also, don't think that what happened last night can be ignored. I remember it very clearly, you pervert! When you fall in love with someone else in the future, I will definitely tell him how perverted you are!"
Xie An didn't get angry but laughed. Xie Shuci wouldn't let him kiss her, but he insisted on kissing her until Xie Shuci was dizzy and breathless and couldn't say another word before he was satisfied.
"Don't worry, I won't like anyone else. No one but you will know how perverted I am." Xie An bit his earlobe and chuckled in a low voice.
Xie Shuci is so pathetic. Just a moment ago he was thinking that this person was from a different world, but now his cheeks are burning from being teased. Xie An is too good at seducing him.
Xie Shuci nudged his face with her head, "Have you no shame? What kind of nonsense is it to insult yourself?"
Xie An looked at him with a half-smile, "Haven't I scolded you enough?"
"..."
Xie Shuci recalled that he seemed to have scolded him quite a bit.
Xie Shuci shoved him. "Alright, let go. Chu Wenfeng and the others are waiting. I'm warning you, I barely believe you're a normal person, the little blind guy I know. If you dare..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xie An lowered his head and bit his lips, "Okay, I understand, I'll listen to you."
"Open the barrier," Xie Shuci said.
Xie An paused for a moment, then asked, "How do you plan to explain this to them?"
"..."
Right, if they know Xie An is Xiao Xun, they'll definitely be scared and run away just like me, right? Should I keep it from them for now? Then how do I explain this barrier? I can't exactly say I created it myself, can I?
"I haven't decided yet. I can't just tell them directly that you are..."
“They already knew,” Xie An said calmly.
"Huh?" Xie Shuci's eyes widened. "Who already knew?"
"Those two from the Chu family."
"???" Xie Shuci laughed in exasperation. He pointed to himself and said with a forced smile, "So I'm the only one who didn't know?"
Xie An nodded noncommittally.
"You still have the nerve to nod? Damn it, that brat Chu Wenfeng didn't even tell me? If I had known earlier, I would have run away last night!" Xie Shuci was absolutely furious.
Xie An remained calm. "They told you, do you believe them?"
"I……"
Of course, he didn't believe it! Even Xie Shuci, Xiao Xun's official partner, didn't believe it, so if Chu Wenfeng and the other two told him, Xie Shuci would definitely think they were joking with him. Unless he saw it with his own eyes and felt it with his own experience, even if Xie An took the initiative to tell him that he was Xiao Xun, Xie Shuci could still find reasons in his mind to excuse him.
The first person I ever liked, my adorable and handsome white moonlight, how could it possibly be that bastard Xiao Xun? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Xie Shuci gritted her teeth, glared fiercely at Xie An, and pounced on him, biting him as she said, "Give me back the little blind boy! Give me back the cute and handsome little blind boy! You devil!"
Helplessly, Xie An gripped Xie Shuci's waist, his spiritual energy surging at his fingertips and seeping into Xie Shuci's body. Xie Shuci immediately felt his lower limbs enveloped by a cool sensation, and the soreness and weakness that had been lingering in his lower limbs gradually disappeared.
Actually, it didn't hurt much at first. The main pain was soreness and numbness, and a feeling of being a little uncomfortable. Then this guy pressed him down again, on purpose, and hit him really hard. Xie Shuci almost lost all feeling in his lower limbs.
"Want to do it again?" Before Xie Shuci could even feel happy, a calm and unhurried voice came from above.
Xie Shuci shuddered and sprang up from his body. His legs had returned to normal and didn't hurt at all!
"Do whatever you want, you can take care of yourself!" Xie Shuci glared at him fiercely, then thought back and felt something was off. "Wait, you have a way to stop the pain? Where were you before?"
Xie An remained completely calm. "I told you, so you'll remember this lesson."
Xie Shuci looked at him in disbelief, "How could you be like this? You're so mean!"
Xie An raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this the first time you've heard this?"
"..."
Xie Shuci gritted his teeth. This guy really didn't even bother to pretend; he was blatantly wicked. But Xie Shuci tragically discovered one thing: even knowing his identity, Xie Shuci's heart still couldn't help but beat faster when faced with such an undisguised person.
I suppose this is what they mean by "Men don't love bad boys".
But then again, someone like Xiao Xun doesn't care what outsiders think of him, so he's naturally too lazy to hide anything. If he really wanted to kill him, why would he bother with this pretense? Xie Shuci knew his own limitations; he wasn't worthy of Xiao Xun's schemes.
So, since Xiao Xun has made a deal with him, he generally won't break his promise. Maybe he can actually straighten out Xiao Xun, this crooked seedling, and even benefit mankind.
Xie Shuci was speechless, and since he was no longer in pain, he turned and walked towards the door. He opened the door and walked out, only to bump his head into the transparent barrier.
"Hiss..." Xie Shuci gasped, turned around and roared, "You liar, open the barrier!"
Last night he deliberately told him to leave, but with such a thick barrier, how could he possibly get out? Xie An pursed his lips, clenched his hand in the air, and a crimson sword hilt appeared out of thin air, leaving Xie Shuci dumbfounded.
Xie An swung his sword, and a red sword light grazed Xie Shuci's shoulder. Xie Shuci was startled and quickly pushed two steps to the side. The sword light slashed at the transparent barrier outside the door. It was just a light and casual sword strike, but the barrier seemed to be severely damaged. Instantly, it cracked into countless fissures and was shattered with a "boom".
Xie Shuci's face turned ashen as he watched the barrier vanish.
Is this the seemingly weak, blind man who's afraid to sleep alone?
Okay, really, really, good, very good.
Xie Shuci glared at him fiercely, strode out of the room, and slammed the door shut behind her.
The moment the door closed, Xie An finally couldn't hold back any longer. He clutched his chest and coughed loudly, a dark red liquid gushing from the corner of his mouth, a truly shocking sight.
"Chu, Wen, Feng!"
Xie Shuci stood in the courtyard and shouted angrily.
Chu Wenfeng and the other two sat at the stone table drinking tea, and all looked over at Xie Shuci.
"Words?"
"Oh, you're out?"
Xie Shuci stormed up to the three of them, "You all knew who he was all along?"
Chu Guiyi was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "I guessed it, not long ago."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Xie Shuci looked at Chu Guiyi accusingly.
The latter pondered for a moment and said, "I'm not sure if this tells you something good or bad."
Xie Shuci nodded. "That makes sense."
He then looked at Chu Wenfeng, "And what about you?"
Chu Wenfeng rolled his eyes at him. "I only found out the day before yesterday."
"Then why didn't you tell me?"
"What's the point of telling you? Would you believe me? You might think I'm slandering him. Besides, I don't believe you haven't had any doubts about that possibility yourself."
"I..." Xie Shuci hesitated, then glared at him angrily.
In fact, it's unlikely that Xie Shuci never had any doubts.
Xie Shuci had his doubts, after all, he knew the nature of novels, but he usually didn't dare to think too deeply about it, especially after he discovered his feelings for Xie An. He dared not think about it in that direction, not only because Xiao Xun was a pervert and he might die at his hands, but mainly because the person Xiao Xun liked was not him, but Sikong Ye.
Thinking of this, Xie Shuci turned his gaze to Sikong Ye, who was playing with snakes to the side.
Sikong Ye said without looking up, "I've reminded you more than once, but you didn't believe me."
"Nonsense, do you think I'd believe what you say? You're just spouting nonsense, you can talk a better game than I can."
Sikong Ye looked at him with a puzzled expression, then noticed something new, "What's a train?"
Xie Shuci gave a half-smile, "A carriage made of fire."
Sikong Ye became somewhat interested after hearing this, "It sounds pretty good. It just so happens that my Cloud Peak Gold Paint was smashed."
Xie Shuci suddenly had a thought, "The person who smashed your car, couldn't it be..."
Sikong Ye looked at him with a smile, as if he knew what he wanted to ask, "Besides him, who else?"
Xie Shuci thought it made sense; no wonder he kept looking at Xie An when he said he wanted revenge that day.
Xie Shuci hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Were you on good terms with him before?"
Logically speaking, this guy in front of me should be Xie An's official partner. Xie Shuci felt a little guilty when facing him now.
"Me and him?" Sikongye looked at him in surprise, thought for a moment, and said, "I fought him twice a long time ago. I lost once and we drew once."
"Oh." Xie Shuci nodded, half-believing. "So... there's nothing else between us?"
"I'd like to have some other kind of relationship with him. Look at his cold demeanor, what kind of relationship could there be?"
Xie Shuci slammed his hand on the table. "What else do you want to have to do with him?"
After yelling, Xie Shuci felt a little embarrassed, even though he was the one who had interrupted.
"What relationship?" Sikong Ye didn't seem to mind his tone, and stroked his chin as he said, "An enemy? That guy always looks down on others, it's quite interesting to go against him."
Xie Shuci looked at him suspiciously. "Brother Sikong, as the saying goes, meeting is fate. We can be considered friends, right?"
Sikong Ye raised an eyebrow. "What are you trying to say?"
"We're friends now, so isn't he your friend too? So why don't you stop going against him?"
Sikong Ye looked at him in surprise: "..."
Chu Guiyi and the other two also looked at him with surprise.
After a moment of shock, Chu Wenfeng asked, "Now that you know his identity, don't you plan to part ways with him?"
Xie Shuci said, "At first I thought he wouldn't allow it, but then I thought about it and realized that he really hadn't done anything to hurt me. He's different from the Xiao Xun I've heard about."
Sikong Ye nodded in deep agreement, “He’s different from the Xiao Xun I’ve heard about.”
"Right? I've decided to give him a chance, but that doesn't mean I've forgiven him. That guy is awful."
Chu Wenfeng was even more surprised, "I thought you'd be scared out of your wits if you knew his identity."
"..."
In fact, I was almost scared out of my wits.
But Xie Shuci was too reckless. Since he couldn't resist, he simply resigned himself to the harsh reality of life. The worst outcome of being raped was death, after all; he was a very pragmatic person.
Chu Wenfeng stared wide-eyed at Xie Shuci. He thought that someone as timid as Xie Shuci, who was so afraid of Xiao Xun, would try to leave by any means. He didn't expect that Xie Shuci was quite bold in some ways.
Judging from his words, even knowing Xie An's identity, he had no intention of separating from Xie An.
Chu Guiyi frowned upon hearing this, looked at Xie Shuci, and lowered her voice, saying, "Shuci, you and him are not meant to be..."
"I know." Xie Shuci was unusually calm. He looked at Chu Guiyi seriously. Actually, he could understand why Chu Guiyi and the others knew the truth but didn't tell him, because they considered him a friend and understood him. This matter would be a big blow to Xie Shuci.
Although Xie Shuci appears no different from usual now, he was truly devastated last night, even contemplating dying at Xie An's hands—it wouldn't be a big deal. However, his emotions always come and go quickly. He genuinely liked Xie An, couldn't bear to part with him, and couldn't bear to see him suffer, especially since that person had actually threatened him with his own life.
Threats might not work on others, but Xie Shuci was a pushover, able to take both the hard and the soft approaches, making Xie An's methods particularly effective against him.
Looking back, even if he was Xiao Xun, all the things I went through with him weren't fake.
Although Xie Shuci accepted his identity and past, Xie An was unwilling to leave with him; he and Xie An were always from two different worlds.
Not to mention that Xie An cultivates the path of slaughter, which is destined to be banished by the Heavenly Dao at its end. Moreover, although Xie Shuci thinks it is unlikely, if such a day really comes, Xie An will go mad and kill himself like Tang Xianxiao did, because his Dao heart is damaged.
It can be said that Xie Shuci's relationship with Xie An would not last long.
But it's unlikely that Xie Shuci can stop the damage now. He can't stop it, and Xie An won't let him either. Who knows what will happen in the end? Let's just take it one step at a time.
Chu Guiyi stared at him for a long time, "Shuci, have you thought it through?"
"Mm." Xie Shuci nodded.
Chu Wenfeng curled his lip and said, "That's because you're trying to climb too high for him. After all, he's the former young master of one of the four great immortal sects and the Holy Son of Heaven. You're nothing."
"Get out!" Xie Shuci kicked him from under the table.
After finishing his rant, Xie Shuci looked at Sikong Ye, who was standing to the side with a keen interest, and asked hesitantly, "Brother Sikong, you...you don't have any objections, do you?"
Sikong Ye laughed and said, "I have a problem with that."
Xie Shuci said seriously, "Go ahead and tell me, I'll think about it."
Seeing his serious expression, Sikong Ye couldn't help but find it amusing; Xie Shuci was truly an interesting person.
"I have a problem with that. What's so great about Xiao Xun? Why don't you consider me instead?"
"What are you considering?" Xie Shuci looked at him warily. "Don't even think about him, let me tell you. He's actually a really bad person. Only I can tolerate him. Anyone else might have stabbed him to death last night."
Sikong Ye: "..."
Young man, you have a great understanding.
Chu Guiyi chuckled, "Anyway, as long as you don't mind."
Xie Shuci nodded, then looked at Chu Guiyi and the other person with a puzzled expression, "Aren't you afraid of him?"
Chu Guiyi smiled and said, "If we had never met him, we would naturally be wary. But he is different from the rumors. As you said, he has never harmed us. It would be good to have him as a friend."
Chu Wenfeng shrugged and said, "He can be quite humane sometimes."
Although most outsiders criticize Xiao Xun's behavior, there are quite a few cultivators who admire his decisiveness and courage.
The cultivation world is a place where a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred drums resound. The path of slaughter is just one of the myriad paths. Rather, it is more admirable that he was willing to give up the easy path to immortality, to gamble everything and go against the heavens, and to cut off his own escape route.
The reason why the cultivation world criticizes his path is mostly because his original duty was to protect all living beings and fight against evil, but he chose a completely opposite path, which went against the will of Heaven and the will of the people he carried.
Hearing their words, Xie Shuci was taken aback.
Logically speaking, he was the person Xie An had spent the most time with, so how come he wasn't as insightful as Chu Wenfeng?
But you can't blame him. Xiao Xun's image as a pervert is deeply ingrained in his mind. In addition, the original owner died at his hands. Last night, he even discovered that Xiao Xun wanted to kill him because of their shared spiritual consciousness. If this were a normal, defenseless modern person, his first reaction would definitely be to run away first, right?
Xie Shuci smacked her lips, glanced back into the room, and saw that Xie An was still not out, doing something.
"Shuci, it's getting late, let's go down the mountain first," Chu Guiyi said.
Xie Shuci nodded, still remembering the auction tonight.
The group waited for Xie An in the courtyard for a while, but he did not come out.
Xie Shuci gradually became a little panicked. He had felt intense pain in Xie An last night. Could Xie An still be in pain? He was a little annoyed. He had wanted to ask Xie An what was wrong, but Xie An had fallen asleep while he was asking him last night.
Xie Shuci walked to the door, raised his hand to knock twice, but the door was opened from the inside.
Xie An stood at the door, dressed neatly and meticulously, his expression as calm and composed as before.
Upon noticing Xie Shuci at the door, he lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Let's go."
Xie Shuci curled his lip. Pretending! Keep pretending! You repressed pervert!
Last night she did this and that, even acting pitiful, but now she's all dressed up as a dog as ever.
However, he didn't seem much different from Xie An in his usual way.
Now that everyone present knew Xie An's identity, Sikong Ye simply stood up, walked to Xie Shuci and the other man, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother Xiao, it's been a long time. You are still as handsome and dashing as ever..."
"Ah! Brother Sikong, I'm so sorry!"
Before Sikong Ye could finish speaking, Xie Shuci interrupted him loudly. He stepped forward, took Sikong Ye's hands, and pulled him aside. "Oh, Brother Sikong, look at my memory! Haven't I formally introduced myself to you yet? My name is Xie Shuci. Xie means thank you, Shu means to write a book, and Ci means to say goodbye."
Sikong Ye: "..."
Chu Wenfeng, however, was unsurprised and even gave a cold smirk. Xie Shuci was extremely protective of his own; back then, he wouldn't even listen to the sisters of the Hehuan Sect say a few words to Xie An.
Xie An walked up behind Xie Shuci expressionlessly, grabbed his hand and pulled him away from Sikong Ye. He didn't even spare Sikong Ye a glance, and said to Xie Shuci, "Let's go."
"Let's go, let's go." Xie Shuci turned around and beckoned Chu Guiyi to walk outside.
Chu Gui couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, and also felt fortunate that Shu Ci hadn't been harmed because of Xie An's identity.
Sikong Ye stood there, arms crossed, watching Xie Shuci and the other person's backs with a meaningful look.
Chu Guiyi turned her head and glanced at him, asking, "Brother Sikong, would you like to come with us?"
Sikong Ye raised his head and said, "Of course."
On the way down the mountain, Xie Shuci was still angry and walked at the front with Chu Wenfeng arm in arm, barely paying attention to Xie An.
Xie Shuci didn't know what he wanted to do. He was still a little unsure how to face Xie An. Of course, there was also a little bit of resentment towards him. But the emotions in his heart were more complicated, and he couldn't explain them clearly.
"well."
When Xie Shuci sighed in Chu Wenfeng's ear for the ninth time, Chu Wenfeng also wanted to remove his claws from his shoulders for the ninth time.
Seeing this, Xie Shuci said pitifully, "Little Wenzi, please let me lean on you for a while, considering how much of a blow I suffered last night?"
Chu Wenfeng curled his lips, "Think about it from another perspective. With your current relationship with him, you can do whatever you want, not only in the cultivation world, but also in the Floating Pagoda Realm."
"Don't talk nonsense." Xie Shuci slapped the back of his head.
Chu Wenfeng was not about to suffer this injustice and was about to retaliate when Xie Shuci pouted and looked at him pitifully, "Sigh, I'm such a miserable person."
Chu Wenfeng: "..."
He clenched his teeth, thinking to himself, "I'm not going to stoop to your level now, but you'll see later."
Xie Shuci glanced at the little tail following him closely behind, deliberately sighed deeply, and said, "What relationship could I possibly have with him? It's just pure brotherhood, isn't it? Later, when I see Du Pingsheng, I absolutely must..."
Speaking of Du Pingsheng, Xie Shuci was filled with anger. That guy had made such a promise to him back then, but then he wrote a bunch of nonsense.
It's one thing to write nonsense about yourself, but to actually dare to fabricate stories about Xiao Xun?
If Xiao Xun were to meet Du Pingsheng in person, he would probably skin him alive.
This was a thought that popped into Xie Shuci's head subconsciously. He glanced back at Xie An, who was expressionless, and suddenly shivered. Seeing that Xie An was following closely behind him, he pushed Chu Wenfeng and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up."
Chu Wenfeng rolled his eyes. "You're such a death knell."
That's right, isn't there a killer standing right behind him?
Xie Shuci pushed him forward half a step, when suddenly he felt someone grab his collar from behind, along with the strap of his small pouch, pulling Xie Shuci back a few steps.
"Hey hey hey..." Xie Shuci fell backward uncontrollably, his back hitting a warm chest.
Xie An seemed to know what he was thinking and sighed, "Xie Shuci, I will not hurt him."
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