Chapter 63 Punishment
It was just dawn and the light was gradually rising.
Only then did Lu Fei realize that he had addressed Jian An Ning in a very affectionate way.
He subconsciously tried to hide his own unclear thoughts, and stammered, "Look, we've been through a lot together. We can't call each other strangers anymore, right?"
As Lu Fei spoke, he accepted his own reasons in his heart, and gradually became more confident and said, "So can I call you Aning?"
Jian An Ning nodded. She didn't care how others called her, but she was a little curious why Lu Fei suddenly changed his name.
But when Lu Fei said this, she remembered what her sister had mentioned before, that there is etiquette of reciprocity in the world.
"Then I can't call you Lu Fei anymore, right?" She imitated Lu Fei and said, "Maybe I should call you Ah Fei."
Lu Fei did not object to this, but her cheeks turned red and her speech became even more stuttering.
At this time, Jian An Ning still didn't understand why Lu Fei was like this.
While they were talking, Chu Menghuai also escaped from the men in black. He was gasping for breath, but there was no trace of relief on his face for surviving the disaster.
Lu Fei noticed this, and he also took a look at what happened between Chu Menghuai and Chu Mengxuan.
In fact, when he was driven away by the men in black under Wu Dong that day, he was directly driven out of that place, and happened to meet Chu Menghuai who was looking for the entrance to that place.
Chu Menghuai told him that her sister stole the blood of God that they had obtained with great difficulty during the trial, and went straight there.
However, because Chu Menghuai himself did not drink the blood of God, he could only use various indirect means to determine the location of the door, and study from various angles how to bring his sister back.
It just so happened that Lu Fei also wanted to bring Jian An Ning back, so the two of them hit it off, which led to what happened today.
Although Chu Menghuai had been filled with disapproval towards her sister when chatting with Lu Fei before, she could not accept the fact that her sister died in front of her at this moment.
She looked dazed, and her eyes, which were always determined, were completely empty.
But Jian An Ning could see more. She saw that the strongest thread that was wrapped around Chu Menghuai and tied her to the human world had been broken.
So she walked towards Chu Menghuai.
Although she still didn't know what was worth reminiscing about in the world, she was very curious.
So Jian Anning whispered to Chu Menghuai, "When I met her, I could see hope in her eyes. She always believed that her sister would come to save her as a spiritual support."
Chu Menghuai's dull eyes finally began to show some spirit, but that spirit was not a good thing. It was filled with so much sadness that it could overwhelm a person.
The tears finally could no longer linger in my eyes, but flowed like a river bursting its dam.
"It's my fault. If only I could react quickly, if only I could save her earlier, if only I could keep an eye on her and prevent her from escaping, if only I were a powerful cultivator, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
She fell into deep self-blame, her body trembling with her crying voice.
Lu Fei didn't know what to say to comfort her. After all, the dead cannot be resurrected. He could only say weakly, "It's not your fault."
"Chu Mengxuan doesn't think it's your fault." Jian Anning said calmly.
Chu Menghuai raised his head, looked at her with red eyes, and said, "What did you say?"
But Jane Anning did not repeat it, but continued: "So at that time she still longed to survive, just like everyone living in the world."
"But she wanted to live so badly, and yet in the end she was still willing to give up her most precious life so that you could survive."
Chu Menghuai's tears were almost about to flow again after hearing these few words from Jian An Ning.
Jane Anning was full of doubts. She didn't understand why all living beings longed for eternal life, nor did she understand why those who longed for life were willing to die.
But now she really realized the interesting aspects of the human world that her sister had described, and she suddenly wanted to stay in the human world for a longer time.
Chu Menghuai paused for a while and finally said goodbye to Lu Fei and Jian An Ning.
Jian An Ning didn't know where she was going or what she was going to do, but her eyes could see the invisible thin line extending out, one end tied to her and the other end tied to Chu Menghuai.
She realized that she would see Chu Menghuai again.
"They have gone far away, let's go back too." Lu Fei called out to Jian An Ning who was looking at Chu Menghuai's figure.
Jian An Ning subconsciously looked back at Lu Fei.
She suddenly realized that the thread symbolizing cause and effect had long been connected between her and Lu Fei, and it was the toughest red thread that could not be cut by anything.
But when did this red line appear? How come she didn’t notice it at all?
Because she was too shocked, Jane Anning even subconsciously raised the hand that was wrapped in red thread.
Lu Fei couldn't see the red line. He was a little puzzled by Jian An Ning's actions, but then he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and made up his mind. He grabbed Jian An Ning's raised hand, restrained his pounding heart, and said, "Let's go back."
Jian An Ning didn't notice anything wrong and let Lu Fei lead her all the way to the courtyard at the end of the long street.
After returning to the hut, the red little fox happily circled around their feet. Lu Fei saw that the little fox had an extra bowl as a tool for eating, which was probably made for the little guy by his grandmother when she came back.
He ignored all that and just took out the golden card. He channeled his spiritual power into his hands and quickly crushed the card into golden powder.
Then Lu Fei turned to Jian An Ning and said, "I won't be easily deceived again. In the next period of time, I will practice hard to complete the mission of the temple and return your blood of God to you."
Jian An Ning was just about to say that she didn't care much about that thing, when she saw Lu Fei really did what he said.
He simply took out a cushion, sat down on the spot, and began to meditate.
Jian An Ning had no choice but to shut up and turn to look at the pile of golden powder. In just a short while, the fox had licked up the small handful of powder, and the fox had grown a lot bigger as a result.
"So you need to eat this kind of thing?" Jane Anning spoke to the fox as if she was talking to a human.
The fox nodded like a human and stuck directly to Jane An Ning's body.
Jian Anning picked it up by the scruff of its neck and threw it out, saying, "It's hot, stay away from me."
The fox could only look at her with grievance.
The fiery red pomegranate flowers gradually fell from the branches, and the weather became colder. During this period, Lu Fei remained sitting cross-legged in meditation. When Lu Yu came back halfway, he saw Lu Fei in such a state and did not dare to disturb him.
Instead, he quietly took the fox basin and Jian An Ning to his room, and carefully closed the door of the hut where Lu Fei was.
Jian Anning was sometimes curious about what Lu Yu was doing now, but whenever she asked, Lu Yu would just say that it was a business of a subordinate of the Lu family and refused to elaborate.
After this happened a few times, Jane An Ning stopped asking any further questions. However, perhaps because she had stayed in the human world for too long, Jane An Ning always felt that she seemed to have acquired the same forgetfulness as humans.
That seems to be a very important thing.
Jian An Ning thought about it over and over but couldn't remember it until late one night when there was a sound of something falling to the ground in the thatched hut where Lu Fei was.
Only then did she realize it, and then quickly rushed towards the hut.
At this time, the clanging and banging sounds had already sounded, mixed with Lu Fei's painful groans.
Jane An Ning didn't dare to delay, but this weak human body prevented her from exerting any strength at all. She could only carry the sleeping fox out of its den and wake it up directly.
"Open this door, quick!"
The fox obeyed Jane Anning's words and smashed the thin wooden door with its head.
By this time the hut was in a mess.
The books that were originally neatly placed on the bookshelf were not only scattered all over the floor, but the bookshelf was also broken into pieces. The furnishings that were originally placed in the hut were almost all broken into pieces, making the originally tidy hut instantly become unfinished.
But even so, Lu Fei was still in some pain.
He felt like many worms were emerging from the cracks in his bones, devouring his muscles and internal organs. His brain seemed to have been turned into a paste by something, and his eyes were so swollen and painful that they seemed to be falling out of their sockets.
His clothes hung loosely on his body, and he rolled over and over on the ground, banging his head against the wall and the corner of the table.
The fox also saw Lu Fei like this, and it cast a puzzled look at Jian An Ning.
Jian Anning understood its doubts and explained, "This is a punishment. If humans drink the blood of God and don't drink it again in time, they will become like this."
As she spoke, she tried to grab Lu Fei and said, "It's me, do you still recognize me?"
Lu Fei's mind was a mess at the moment, and his eyes were not working well. He could only vaguely see a figure and hear a familiar voice.
This is someone close to him, he must control his actions and not hurt her.
Lu Fei was determined in this idea amidst countless painful thoughts. He obediently let Jian An Ning hold her and restrained his own movements.
As soon as his body stopped, one could see from his exposed skin that his skin was covered with bulging blood vessels. It seemed that there were golden worms constantly swimming in those blood vessels, causing Lu Fei even greater pain.
Jian An Ning thought about it for a while and thought that she had to deal with Lu Fei's "punishment" first.
But where could she get the "Blood of God" for Lu Fei at this time?
She thought for a long time, grabbed the fox that was watching the fun, and scratched her skin with the fox's sharp claws.
Bright red blood flowed out of the wound, and Jane An Ning realized that this body was indeed a very ordinary human body.
But how can such a body imprison her soul?
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