Chapter 70 A Huge Mistake He said he wouldn't hurt her, and he won't...
(seventy)
She slowly closed her eyes, as if by telepathy, sensing that the raging heavenly tribulation was brewing above her head.
After a moment, Chu Li couldn't help but hide in Shang Xinglan's arms. What should she do? She still wanted to see Yin Yin grow up. She wanted to tell him not to eat sweets all the time and to be careful of his bad teeth, or to tell him to listen to his father and not to quarrel. She wanted to tell him that she was sorry and that she could no longer read storybooks to him.
Survival is almost her instinct, and it's too difficult to go against this instinct that she has held onto for twenty years.
Tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks as Chu Li cried sadly.
Shang Xinglan, I feel so wronged, so scared, and I feel uncomfortable.
I don't want to die, I want to live.
Chu Li didn't want to be a savior. She was selfish, cowardly, wicked, and heartless. Someone like her was not worthy of being a revered savior.
But what can she do? She acted impulsively just now, running to endure the lightning tribulation in order to kill the dragon. Even if she wanted to back out, it was too late to escape.
Being struck by lightning must be extremely painful; your skin might be charred black, and your corpse might even be reduced to ashes.
It's all Erlong's fault. He insisted on bringing up her childhood name, deliberately trying to provoke her.
"Shang Xinglan, I'm about to die."
Receiving no response, Chu Li became even more upset, wiping away her tears as she softly said, "If you don't talk to me this time, you'll never talk to me again."
Shang Xinglan sat in meditation as silently as a jade sculpture, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth seemed to form a vortex, constantly being absorbed into his body.
Chu Li pursed her lips, suddenly grabbed his hand, and patted it on her head.
She liked having her head patted. She had envied her stepmother for treating her younger brother like that since she was little. Her stepmother would pat his little head, kiss his soft cheeks, and praise him with tender eyes, saying, "Good boy, good boy."
Shang Xinglan, did I do a good job?
Is it worth your praise?
Her attachment to Shang Xinglan was like a baby's attachment to its mother.
The only person in the world who will always tolerate her is Shang Xinglan; no one else can stand her.
Chu Li gently let go of his hand, buried her face in his chest, and took a deep breath until she was completely enveloped by his scent.
The rain poured down, occasionally flashing white lightning, foreshadowing an inescapable doom.
She raised her head and kissed Shang Xinglan's lips.
Fine, I'll die if I have to. I'll repay you for everything I owe you in this life.
You'll never be able to forget me, and that's for the best.
If you don't take good care of Yinyin, I will crawl out of the underworld to find you.
A burnt, acrid smell filled the air, and the rain curtain in the entire sky suddenly froze for a moment, with millions of raindrops suspended in mid-air, reflecting Chu Li's broken and frail figure.
The tribulation lightning has arrived.
Golden light filled the entire sky. When Erlong arrived, he only saw Chu Li holding Shang Xinglan in his arms, her head lowered, the tear stains on her face washed away by the rain, and a slight smile on her lips.
"Chu Li!" he roared, his eyes bloodshot, but his voice was completely swallowed up by the thunderous tribulation that shook the heavens and the earth.
The area within several miles was swept away by the lightning tribulation, leaving behind only ruins. All the houses collapsed, and a heavy hum echoed from the earth. Dazzling golden light swept across every dark corner.
One lightning bolt after another struck down, giving no one a chance to catch their breath. The Heavenly Dao was stern and cruel, lashing at this desolate wasteland, as if it wanted to start all over again and restore the clean and clear world of the past.
The dragon glared furiously at the spot where the lightning struck, its malevolent aura dissipating from its body.
It's always the woman of the Yin Heaven, always the woman of the Yin Heaven. How many more three hundred years will he have to wait before he can escape from this damned seal?
If you want to die, then go ahead and die. At worst, you can wait another three hundred years; he'll still have a chance!
It was unclear how much time had passed, but the terrifying thunder showed no sign of abating. However, the dark clouds had dispersed, and faint light shone down from the depths of the clouds, illuminating this tormented land.
A figure slowly rose from the ruins, cradling a thin, soft body in her arms.
Erlong then realized that he had not been sealed, which meant that Chu Li was still alive.
When he saw the ethereal figure in the rain, his eyelids twitched.
Shang Xinglan held Chu Li in his arms with one hand, and held a long sword in the other. His expression was obscured by the heavy rain.
But Erlong sensed an extremely dangerous aura. He subconsciously took a half step back and drew his blood-stained longsword from his waist.
It's no use. Even if Shang Xinglan is a so-called ascended person, the tribulation lightning hasn't finished yet, and he is at his weakest point. Even that blind demonic cultivator could have severely injured him.
With a loud boom, thunder roared in the sky again.
Erlong looked up, even more certain that the tribulation lightning had not yet finished. He sneered, "Shang Xinglan, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. How could you possibly bear to see your wife die?"
There was no response from the other party. Through the curtain of rain, he finally saw the other party's face clearly.
Shang Xinglan actually kept his eyes closed. He didn't activate his five senses at all, yet he still managed to protect Chu Li despite losing all his senses.
That was an ironclad order he made to himself deep in his heart: no matter what, he could not let Achu be harmed by the lightning tribulation.
Erlong was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses.
Therefore, there is nothing to fear. An ascended being who has shut down his five senses, and a woman of the Yin Heaven whose fate cannot be seen, are not to be feared at all.
He raised a cruel smile, picked up his sword, and walked towards Shang Xinglan.
From the day Shang Xinglan was born, he had been living inside Shang Xinglan's body. Erlong knew everything about him: his swordsmanship, his cultivation, his troubles, his pain, and even all his dark and unseen thoughts.
Erlong believed he was the person who knew him best in the world, and killing him would be a piece of cake. Moreover, Erlong had no five senses and had already undergone a tribulation of lightning. It was as if the timing was perfect and luck was on his side.
Two thousand years of grievances are finally coming to an end.
Every drop of blood in his body was throbbing with excitement, and he roared that he would tear Shang Xinglan to pieces.
However, the next moment, the other party gently placed Chu Li on the ground and then instantly appeared in front of him.
Erlong's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively raised his sword to retaliate, saying hatefully, "Fine, you asked for this!"
Chu Li sat on the ground in a daze, her mind filled with the scene of Shang Xinglan pulling her into his arms when the lightning tribulation struck.
He said he wouldn't hurt her, and he definitely won't break his promise.
He survived...
She scrambled to her feet as if she had survived a disaster, and saw Shang Xinglan locked in combat with Erlong. She tried to stand up, but her legs were too weak to move.
"Achu!"
Chu Li paused slightly and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
Chu Shuyi and Xie Liyi stood at the edge of the ruins, seemingly calling out to her—the reinforcements that Yinyin had helped her move had arrived.
The thunderous roar of the tribulation still echoed throughout the heavens and earth, almost deafening.
“Achu…the thread…”
She saw Chu Shuyi shouting anxiously at her as she ran over, "There's a line on Erlong's forehead, break the line!"
Chu Li stared at her blankly, waved to her, and pointed to the sky.
Don't come any closer, the lightning tribulation will strike again soon.
Xie Liyi seemed to understand her meaning and stopped Chu Shuyi in one go.
She saw Chu Shuyi, pale-faced, still shouting something at her, as if worried that Chu Li wouldn't be able to hear her.
Chu Li picked at her ear and found that it was bleeding, but she couldn't feel any pain.
Strange, why doesn't it hurt at all?
Chu Shuyi didn't know if she heard her, she just kept shouting at her with all her might. It was a forbidden technique passed down from generation to generation in the Chu family. Only she knew the method, but she had never used it.
Yan Xinbai said that Chu Li is the daughter of the Heavenly Yin, so she must be able to use that forbidden technique!
Chu Li nodded to her, indicating that she had heard, and then looked away, glancing at Erlong and Shang Xinglan.
A bolt of lightning struck unexpectedly. Chu Li's eyes widened. Just as he was about to turn and run away, he saw Shang Xinglan grab the lightning bolt and pinch it into her palm.
Everyone present held their breath, staring at him in disbelief.
Erlong stared at him in disbelief, managing to utter a few words with difficulty, "You ascended?"
Having lived for a thousand years, he had seen quite a few ascended cultivators. However, what Erlong did not expect was that the few lightning tribulations just now were enough for him to ascend—the remaining lightning tribulations were Shang Xinglan's own.
Shang Xinglan still did not answer him, but skillfully and gracefully flipped the lightning tribulation in her hand. The golden lightning crackled and clattered, condensing the extremely sharp and upright spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
He silently closed his eyes, his face expressionless, and gently pushed the ball of lightning out of his palm, as if sending off a bird flying into the sky.
Erlong fled without hesitation, but was struck by the lightning in mid-air and fell into the ruins.
He scrambled to his feet from the ruins, covered in blood.
"It's all because this body is too weak..."
The voice was muffled and unclear, "If it were the body of an ascended being..."
Suddenly, a cool finger lightly tapped my forehead.
Erlong suddenly raised his head, staring blankly at Chu Li, forgetting even what he wanted to say.
Chu Li's breath trembled. She gently closed her eyes, pondering Chu Shuyi's words over and over again, "What exactly does the line on your forehead mean?"
Erlong quickly realized what she was about to do and tried to sever her hand with his sword, but Shang Jinyue's body was completely immobile, as she was utterly exhausted.
Chu Li tentatively reached out and gently touched his forehead. As if possessed, a dark thread was pulled out by her. It seemed to have come to life, searching for something between Chu Li and Chu Shuyi.
After a moment, the thread seemed to find the right direction and became tightly connected with Chu Li.
The only ones who were truly born in the yin year, yin month, and yin hour were Chu Li and Chu Zi, who died young. Chu Shuyi was born at that exact moment because her mother delayed her birth. Unfortunately, she was born half a quarter of an hour later than her older sister, Chu Zi.
Chu Zi's dying words about the inevitability of fate stemmed from the fact that only one Heavenly Yin Maiden could survive in the world, and only that survivor could keep the thread tightly connected.
A thousand years ago, the Heavenly Maiden of Yin personally connected this thread with the Calamity Dragon, merging their destinies into one.
A thousand years later, this thread was finally no longer needed.
Chu Li closed her eyes, grasped the thread, and tore it off with all her might.
She opened her eyes, smiled at Erlong, and said, "You're free now, aren't you happy?"
The dragon stared at her with venomous hatred, breaking free from Shang Jinyue's useless body and reverting to its original form. "You can't kill me. You couldn't kill me a thousand years ago, and you can't kill me a thousand years from now!"
Chu Li slowly curled her lips, patted Shang Xinglan's shoulder beside her, and said meaningfully, "You're wrong, terribly wrong."
Upon hearing this, Erlong's face suddenly turned pale.
Yes, how could he forget?
Shang Liuyu did not ascend, but Shang Xinglan did—meaning that with that Heavenly Marriage Contract, Chu Li and Shang Xinglan could overcome tribulations together and ascend together.
Shang Xinglan possessed the same level of cultivation as Chu Li.
This is the reason why Shang Liuyu set the rule a thousand years ago that those who ascend to immortality must form a heavenly marriage contract with a woman of yin.
By allowing the Heavenly Yin Maiden, who possesses the power to seal and understand destiny, to obtain the magical power and cultivation of the ascended person, the Calamity Dragon can be completely eliminated.
What Shang Liuyu and his people cannot do, someone else will eventually be able to do. Generation after generation, for thousands of years, they will eventually see the dawn.
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