Chapter 386 Ghostly Path Summoning Divine Flame
Yu Sui was still falling, within her Nine Provinces Star Sea. The azure seawater became transparent in her eyes, allowing her to clearly see the strange fire trapped in its predicament.
To avoid being implicated by the Yin-Yang Twins and the Strange Fire, Yu Sui plans to sink into the Sea of Deathly Qi. Her plan is to ensure that the Strange Fire and the Yin-Yang Twins at least fight to the death.
The surging power unleashed by the Yin and Yang energies of Heaven and Earth left the strange fire nowhere to hide, forcing it to confront it head-on. That small cluster of flames lost its former elegance, swaying wildly, the howling winds across the Nine Provinces sounding like its roar.
As the Yang Fish and the Strange Fire confronted each other, the sea vapor continued to rise, filling the mountains with mist, and the damp air soaked the mountain walls.
In the gradually darkening depths of the sea, Yu Sui saw another version of herself reaching out to her. She was so earnest and anxious, as if she were the person in the world who cared about her the most and wanted to embrace her the most.
But Yu Sui only saw the madness in the other person's eyes. She smiled and said goodbye to the figure formed by the strange fire, then closed her eyes and sank into the sea of death energy.
The strange fire, which requires a carrier, is currently facing the siege of the Yin-Yang twin fish alone, and it looks extremely difficult.
Yu Sui sank into the sea of death energy, and the world became quiet and cold. Her limbs, which were scorched and peeling from the flames, felt a bone-chilling cold here.
She heard the whispers of demons in her ears, completely different from what she had felt in the River Styx in the Abyss of No Return. The Sea of Death was filled with filth, malice, and hatred, driving people mad and hysterical.
Yu Sui heard his own voice amidst the whispers of countless evil spirits.
For over a decade, she never uttered any curses or insults:
"I am not your daughter."
Why should I be the one to be sacrificed?
"Ugh, the thought of having to face these disgusting things day and night for who knows how many more days is worse than us all dying together."
"How long is Sheng Fei going to keep hurling insults?"
"It's so noisy, so noisy, so noisy!"
"nausea."
"Why is it that it's perfectly justified for them to kill me, but it's considered a grave sin and a heinous crime for me to kill them?"
"This world is absolutely disgusting."
"Was I meant to come into this world? Why are you doing this to me?"
"My knees hurt so much, they're so hot, I'm so hungry, and I'm so annoyed."
"Continue to fawn over her? I'd rather die."
"I have to listen to those boring lectures again today. I just want to burn them. What are they thinking, acting so high and mighty?"
"Who do you think you are, a saint? In this world, do you have the right to be a saint and pity and protect their lives?"
"Who cares if I live or die!"
"You teach them to be good to themselves, to think of themselves first, to prioritize their own happiness, and not to care about others. But what about me? Am I obligated to prioritize the lives and happiness of others?"
"Yu Sui, how long are you going to endure this?"
"How long are you going to act like a saint?"
"Your hypocritical belief that other people's happiness can affect you is disgusting!"
"You're just a coward who's afraid of actually doing something that will be condemned by the world and being criticized!"
"You deserve to die too!"
"Die, all of you!"
Yu Sui suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils reflecting the torrential rain. Water dripped busily from the eaves of the palace, and the maids bowed their heads and left behind her respectfully, none daring to look at her more than once.
The torrential summer rain disturbed the girl's already unsettled heart. She knelt before the cold, hard stone steps, softly reciting the text from her book. Looking up, she could see two figures faintly visible behind the screen inside the room.
Madam Su sat at the table, propping her head up with one hand and resting with her eyes closed.
Nangong Ming sat beside her, flipping through the letters in his hands, occasionally picking up a cup full of hot tea and taking a sip.
The sounds of laughter and chatter from the distant corridor drifted over, as the boys made plans to compete at someone's archery range, rain or shine.
The mute woman and others waited at the corner, waiting for the girl to finish reciting the text in her hand and hand over a new page.
The sound of the night rain grew clearer and clearer in the girl's ears. She felt like she was about to burst into flames. Her fingers, which were pressing on the pages of the book, began to tremble. She lowered her head and breathed heavily.
One by one, the lanterns hanging from the eaves were lit, casting a dim light in the night rain. The mute woman saw the girl's shivering body and thought she was cold from the rain. She wanted to go forward and put clothes on her, but the girl shook her head.
Yu Sui stood on the other side of the eaves. As she was about to walk forward, the girl suddenly turned to look at her. Her beautiful eyes reflected two similar faces, but a look of disgust appeared on them.
"Get out of here."
The girl said to Yu Sui, "Coward."
Yu Sui stopped and stared blankly at the girl.
"You don't have the courage to die on the summit of Mount Luo, nor the courage to stand against the world. You're afraid of death, yet you don't want to live such a miserable life." The girl's words were sharp and stern, her gaze cold and disgusted. "You keep saying you love yourself, yet you live such a pathetic life, hurting yourself countless times by yielding to others, never daring to utter a word of grievance. Do you even deserve to say you love yourself?"
Yu Sui suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and his whole body went cold.
She opened her mouth slightly, but no sound came out.
"People are selfish and self-serving; they would kill others for their own benefit. And you? Naively noble, hypocritically kind-hearted, using Zhongli Que as an excuse, using your senior brother as an excuse, who will you use next to cover up your cowardice and timidity?"
"You say you've never been favored, that you're not someone others would love? What a joke! You're the one everyone loves most!"
"They admire your self-discipline, your self-sacrifice, and your willingness to yield and endure all hardships!"
"I love that you can save them and die for them!"
"Yu Sui, everyone in the world loves you!"
The girl's mocking smile was reflected in Yu Sui's dark pupils. Her childish yet sweet voice, every word of it, was like a sharp thorn piercing straight into Yu Sui's heart, making her see her own wretchedness.
When Yu Sui looked into the girl's eyes, her nose suddenly stung with tears: "Was it wrong of me to save them...?"
“Wrong.” The girl stared at her coldly, answering without the slightest hesitation or thought, “Because you betrayed me.”
You gave up on yourself and never took good care of yourself.
Who would be interested in your grievances?
"Who wants to know how you've spent these past years?"
Who needs to read your mind?
When you threaten them, people only have one requirement for you.
"Go to hell."
The girl clenched the pages of the book in her hand, crumpling the once-flat paper: "Yet you want to understand other people's happiness and joy, shamelessly becoming their protector. Is that noble? Then you should die nobly."
"Yu Sui!"
"If you can't take good care of yourself, then go die right now!"
"I've had enough of you struggling like this!"
The girl tore the pages of the book in her hand, her eyes filled with malice, and she cursed at Yu Sui with resentment: "Coward!"
"A cowardly coward who's afraid of death!"
"A coward who dares not do anything!"
"A coward who only dares to deceive himself!"
"Enough!" Yu Sui shouted, her eyes red-rimmed. "Who isn't afraid of death? Am I supposed to go and burn the whole world down right now? To vent my anger on everyone? I've endured this for so many years!"
"So what?!" The girl raised her voice again, drowning out the torrential rain. "Your parents can abandon you and let you die, so what does anyone else matter?!"
Yu Sui said coldly, "They are not my parents!"
"Do you still think you're living in the previous world?" the girl said coldly. "In this world, they are your parents. Your mother doesn't love you, and your father takes advantage of you. Do you think you deserve to continue to tolerate these people?"
"Nangong Ming is waiting to kill you and return the Breath Soil to Su Xing, so why can't you kill Nangong Ming and Su Xing?"
"You still want to live a quiet, anonymous life? That's ridiculous. You're so naive and dreamy, yet you've convinced yourself that it's real?" The girl bluntly shattered all of Yu Sui's illusions. "As long as you're alive, you can't escape the strife."
"Whether it's the strange fire or Qingyang, both will pull you into the vortex, but you always try to escape. When will you finally see things clearly?"
The girl looked straight into Yu Sui's eyes: "Everyone is your enemy."
“No,” Yu Sui said with difficulty, “not everyone, at least…”
When she saw the girl's mocking gaze, the rest of her words got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't finish them.
"Zhong Lique?" the girl laughed. "You presumptuously make Zhong Lique your target, but what about her? She has parents and brothers who love her deeply, and a family she wants to protect. Zhong Lique likes you, but she likes too many people. You are just one of them, and not the most important one. What makes you think you can ask her to give up her parents and family to choose you?"
"Over the years, when you were wronged and hurt, what did Zhong Lique say besides feeling sorry for you? She would try to cheer you up, but she would never tell you to put yourself first or to think more about yourself. She would only feel sorry for you, but she would never think that your forbearance was wrong, because in her heart, family is above all else."
"Mei Liangyu will tell you to think more about yourself and put yourself first, which is why you like him. But so what? You know best that the person who likes you the most in this world won't stop for you right now."
What's the point of your persistence?
The girl retorted angrily, "Do you want to make yourself live a more pathetic life? Will people have more pity for you that way? How are you taking care of yourself? What are you being so naive about!"
Eighteen years of anger, accumulated day and night, the curses never spoken, the hatred lingering in his heart, the pain hidden in his body, all erupted at this moment, and the first person destroyed was Yu Sui himself.
The rain that filled the sky instantly turned into burning sparks, igniting everything. The vast and exquisite palace was engulfed by flames, and the two figures behind the screen became distorted.
The gale swept the sparks higher and farther away, and the raging flames advanced with unstoppable force, engulfing the entire Sea of Death.
The girl looked at Yu Sui through the scorching starlight, her eyes brimming with tears, crying silently in grievance. When Yu Sui looked at her, a tear trail appeared in the corner of her eye.
Yu Sui looked up slightly at the sky illuminated by the firelight and saw a cluster of black flames amidst the blazing red flames.
You won.
Yu Sui slowly reached out her hand towards it, and the strange fire followed, with countless sparks transforming into a red umbrella that landed in the girl's hand.
The Ghost Path summons divine fire.
Yu Sui walked towards the girl with a red umbrella, stopped in front of her, and softly said, "I'm sorry," when she met the girl's aggrieved eyes.
She apologized again and again, but the girl just looked up at her and silently shed tears.
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