Chapter 31: Evil and Resentment, Madness in the Five Waters
The bloody smell rose from Qing's throat, and he crawled forward on his knees.
However, the woman had no entity, but was just a ray of white light, floating in the gusts of cold wind, like a layer of bluish-white gauze, entangled in the wind coldly and desolately.
He banged his head hard on the ground, and felt his face was wet, unable to utter a word.
He prostrated himself on the ground, his heart aching. He was too embarrassed to raise his head, and tears fell to the ground.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. Please take my life..."
The woman smiled, her tone light and unconcerned, "Liu Yeqing, lift your head and let me see."
Qing paused, choking with sobs and unable to speak, and finally said, "Young Master, Qing no longer has the face to face you."
The woman said again: "Raise your head."
Qing slowly raised his head. His face was burned beyond recognition, but he lowered his eyes, tears streaming down the corners of his eyes. He didn't dare to look directly at the person opposite him.
The woman was just a remnant of the dead, with only a barely visible outline. She was obviously lonely and fragile, but she had a resolute air.
The woman asked gently, "What's wrong with your face?"
Qing knelt on the cold, uneven ground. A chilling breeze blew through the tiles, piercing his knees. But he didn't dare move. He lowered his head and said after a long moment, "I deserve it."
The woman didn't ask any more questions, but just smiled faintly: "Why are you kneeling? Get up."
As she spoke, a cold wind blew in from nowhere, and white light flickered and floated. She seemed to be blown away, like a ghost, flickering.
Qing thought she was going to disappear completely. With a hoarse voice, he reached out to grab her, but the touch was cold. His hand passed through the white hem and touched nothing.
He only felt a fishy and sweet taste in his throat, and vomited a mouthful of blood.
He seldom cried, and hadn't cried since he could remember. But at this moment, for some reason, his tears couldn't stop falling. He just felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and his face was burning with pain.
The woman looked at him and said, "I've been dead for many years. The past is like smoke. I've forgotten it long ago. You should forget it too. Why torture yourself?"
Qing shook his head violently, his emotions fluctuating wildly, his whole body trembling: "Young Master Yue, I will never forgive myself for the evil I have done in my lifetime. If it weren't for me, you would be the head of the family. It's all because of me..."
"I gave false testimony, claiming I saw you kill the old Patriarch—and ended up causing your death... I'm such a beast. I'm so sorry, Young Patriarch..."
Liu Yeyue smiled faintly: "You don't understand these calculations. I don't blame you for being instigated by others."
When Qing heard this, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
He knew that the person didn't want to hear him talk about the past, but he had repeated these words in his mind thousands of times, and in countless dreams at midnight, and they kept coming back to him. If he didn't say it, he would never be able to find relief and would die with his eyes open.
He didn't know what the human form of the white light before him was. Perhaps it was just an illusion created by the inner demon before his death. But since he was given the opportunity to see her again, he had to do it in front of her.
repent.
He kowtowed several more times, trembling and somewhat speechless: "Young Master Yue, Qing didn't mean to hurt you."
"Back then, all the blame was directed at you. I really thought you were the one who killed the old patriarch. I hated you so much back then..."
"Someone told me that you were very cunning. If no one came forward to testify, the old patriarch would have died inexplicably, leaving you, the patriicide, at large. That's why I... lied and said I saw you kill someone with my own eyes."
He lowered his head again, burying it deeply. "But later, the man who instigated me rose through the ranks and replaced you. Only then did I realize who the real culprit was. I was such a fool."
"I did something wrong and should have given you my life long ago, but I can't stand by and watch the person who hurt you so proudly. I wanted to kill him, but—"
Liu Yeyue smiled and spoke for him, "Unfortunately, you were no match for him. He wanted to silence you and set you on fire, but you luckily survived, but your appearance was burned. Knowing you couldn't protect yourself, you changed your name and left for another place."
Liu Yeqing twitched the corner of his mouth in self-mockery, pointing at his own ugly and horrifying face: "I am in this state now, it's all my own fault."
…
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard from the city gate. Countless evil spirits gathered together and banged against the door with all their strength. Suddenly, the earth and the sky trembled. Qu Wuji frowned, and his lips were bright red.
Outside the city, the Immortal Alliance suffered heavy casualties.
The incident happened suddenly, and those old sly guys in the Immortal Alliance had no chance to escape, and they ran into the endless stream of demons.
What's more, those who are qualified to participate in the Immortal Trial Tournament are all the top disciples from various sects. If the sect leader runs away, the sect's century-old foundation will be destroyed!
The heads of all the clans and families fought with all their might, trying their best to protect their formation. The battle was extremely brutal, and there seemed to be a possibility of the entire army being annihilated and perishing together.
Ji Lingche could not see the scene outside the city. The wind was howling and he could only hear the howling of ghosts and the roar of demons in the distance. The wind was still blowing wildly and the smell of blood was surging up.
She had fought her way out of a sea of blood and corpses, and was used to seeing scenes of slaughter, but at this moment, she felt a sweet and fishy taste in her throat, and countless scenes from her past life flashed through her mind like a kaleidoscope, causing her to suffer a splitting headache.
Ji Lingche gazed at the towering Ghost Palace and said, "The forbidden weapon of the five clans is in this city. I will get it back even if I die."
Qu Wuji suddenly asked, "Did you refine that forbidden weapon back then?"
Ji Lingche remained silent.
Only when the artifacts are combined into one can they exert their maximum power. She had spent a lot of effort to melt the artifact into the size of a pill.
She raised the corners of her lips mischievously: "This forbidden weapon was supposed to be placed on top of the Demon Locking Tower to suppress the Demon Lord, but after it was stolen, do you know what I used to replace it?"
Qu Wu Ji turned to look at her with a cold expression.
Ji Lingche smiled innocently, moved closer to him, touched his dantian with his hand, and whispered softly: "Use your golden elixir, Master——"
"I cut it myself. It's a golden elixir from the Tribulation Crossing Stage. It's very useful."
Qu Wuji looked at her smiling eyes and suddenly smiled: "You cut open my golden core alive to avenge the Immortal Alliance's slaughter of your master. Does that make you feel relieved?"
Ji Lingche saw that although he was smiling, his tone was not friendly, and she knew that there was something else behind his words. Just as she was about to say something, Qu Wuji suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulled her to his side, and casually crushed a fierce ghost that was rushing towards her, and blood foam flew everywhere.
His face was covered in blood, and his narrow, sharp eyes held a mad smile. He bent his head and whispered in her ear, "But I'm still not satisfied. What can I do?"
Ji Lingche raised his eyebrows: "Then is it my fault?"
Qu Wu Ji waved his sleeves, swept away the ghosts blocking the way, and fell down suddenly with Ji Lingche, heading straight for the crack!
When those evil spirits saw the two people enter the crack, they stopped, as if they were afraid of the things inside and did not dare to come in. They just lay on the ground and wailed towards the crack.
The two of them suddenly dived into the crack. The cold wind blew in their faces, stinging their bones and causing pain. The strong wind blew back, making Ji Lingche feel uncomfortable all over. She felt dizzy and wanted to curse Qu Wuji for being a wicked man, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the wind rushed into her stomach, so she had to shut up and let him pull her.
The further down you fall, the heavier the yin energy becomes, sweeping in from all directions, as if you are being swallowed by a vicious ghost.
After a moment, the speed of falling slowed down slightly. Ji Lingche could only hear the faint sound of water. He pulled Qu Wuji and said, "Wait, there is no way down there."
Qu Wu Ji held her in his arms and suspended her in mid-air. Three feet below their feet was a large expanse of water, which seemed to be surrounded by a wall. There was no way to go out unless they swam.
There were a lot of corpse glows here, floating quietly on the water, reflecting a faint light. The two of them seemed to be standing on a large mirror.
Ji Lingche looked at the scene, tilted his head, and smiled: "I guessed where this is."
Qu Wu Ji just said "hmm" indifferently.
Ji Lingche tilted his head to look at him, and suddenly smiled and said, "Why are you so moody? Sometimes you're cold, sometimes you're crazy, and sometimes you're unhappy. I'm stupid and I really can't figure you out—"
She patted the back of his hand earnestly and said, "But, it's not a solution to keep going crazy like this. He's the leader and a role model for us. If nothing works, why don't we find a doctor?"
Qu Wuji remained silent for a long time, then suddenly said coldly, "So, you did it on purpose."
Ji Lingche: "What?"
Qu Wuji grabbed her wrist with his backhand, squeezing it so hard that it hurt, and stared into her eyes: "You're deliberately driving me crazy, deliberately making me angry, deliberately teasing me, teasing me..."
"Is it fun? Ji Lingche."
Ji Lingche blinked his eyes and said, "God and earth, should I shut up?"
Qu Wuji: ...
Seeing Qu Wuji's face grow even darker, Ji Lingche's temples throbbed with pain. She said, "You're not happy even if I shut up?" Qu Wuji suddenly reached out and pinched the back of her neck, pulling her towards him, his fingers rubbing her lips heavily. "Why, do you keep teasing me? I'm here with you just to relieve my boredom."
Sacrificing Lingche: "..."
Ji Lingche was finally speechless: As expected, the enemy is the enemy, he is my nemesis.
Suddenly, there was a splashing sound under his feet. Ji Lingche's eyes moved, and he thought something was wrong. He saw the water surface suddenly parted, and something rushed out from the bottom of the water.
It is an extremely thick and heavy iron chain!
Ji Lingche dodged to the side, and the iron chain pierced the wall with a clang. Then three more iron chains suddenly emerged from the water and pierced the walls in different directions. The four iron chains made a teeth-grinding sound and were tightly stretched. The water surface was violently undulating and splashing, as if something was submerged in the water and was being pulled out by the big iron chains!
But the thing in the water seemed to be extremely powerful, and the heavy black iron chain was actually showing signs of being torn apart.
Ji Lingche narrowed his eyes and looked at him, then suddenly said, "Qu Shouzun, he's reluctant to come out, so just give him a hand!"
Qu Wu Ji pointed at the water surface and lifted it up. There was a loud splash, and the object in the water instantly lost its force. The chain suddenly tightened, pulling the object in the water out and hanging it up alive.
Ji Lingche: "It's actually a living person?!"
The man was hung up, his clothes had long been soaked and rotten, hanging on his body in pieces, unable to cover his body at all. He was hung up alive like this, with no good place on his body. His skin was torn and his flesh was exposed. The wounds had long turned black and festered, and exuded a sinister aura, making it look like he was bitten by a ghost.
The man didn't even raise his head, and the water he brought out slid down his body. It seemed that he was already dead when he was dragged out.
Leaving him hanging in the open like this is a great humiliation.
Ji Lingche murmured, "How pitiful."
Qu Wuji suddenly said coldly: "Raise your head."
The man didn't move, so Qu Wuji said again: "Muye, look up and see who I am."
Mu Ye......
Ji Lingche's eyes suddenly widened. Wait, isn't this the person Qing Jincheng was looking for?!
Mu Ye, the young master of the Guangling Mu family, the madman who suddenly went mad... slaughtered his disciples, chopped off his wife's hands and feet, stuffed her into a cabinet, and then disappeared without a trace...?
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