Chapter 336 You think I was wrong to pity you?
The two instructors who came to collect Xu Dian's body were Lian Shen from the agricultural school and Bu San from the military school.
Both men were burly and imposing, standing outside the Earth Punishment Formation like two guardian deities, exuding power and majesty.
Lian Shen asked the people inside what was going on. His imposing presence, though not angry, made it impossible for them to refuse. However, Wei Ren and Wan Qi dared not tell the truth.
Wei Ren glanced at Wan Qi, signaling him to come up with a solution.
Wan Qi forced a smile and explained to the two instructors, "It's just like what we see now. They're trapped in the Earth Punishment Formation and can't get out."
Saying it is the same as not saying it at all.
Wei Ren suppressed a laugh.
Zhang Pinghui pointed to the three people inside the earthen torture array and asked, "How long have they been unconscious?"
“It’s been about three or four hours.” Wan Qi pointed at Sheng Fei. “The one with the blessing and life-saving spell is probably waking up soon.”
"How is Nangong Sui?" Zhang Pinghui asked, pondering. "I can't see any external injuries. Is it serious?"
Wanqi said uncertainly, "It shouldn't be serious, it's probably just because I'm too tired."
"Tired?" Zhang Pinghui scratched his chin and mischievously instructed Wei Ren, "Go tell Nangong Sui that Mei Liangyu is dying, and see if she wakes up."
Wei Ren thought he was crazy and retorted coldly, "Why should I be the one to say it?"
"Oh, then I'll go tell them." Zhang Pinghui didn't mind and shouted into the Earth Punishment Formation, "It's terrible! Huge bad news! Mei Liangyu is being surrounded and chased, seriously injured, and about to die!"
Outside the formation, a storm raged; inside, all was calm.
Zhang Pinghui called out three more times, but Yu Sui didn't respond at all.
"Wow!" Zhang Pinghui exclaimed in disappointment, "This isn't what I expected! She didn't react at all!"
Wei Ren, unable to contain himself any longer, said, "She's fainted. What kind of reaction do you expect from her?"
“They aren’t…” Zhang Pinghui was about to say that Yu Sui and Mei Liangyu were in love, but when he saw Wei Ren, his thoughts jumped, and he forgot what he was going to say. Instead, he asked, “Who are you? Are you close to Nangong Sui? What’s your relationship?”
Wei Ren: "No comment."
Zhang Pinghui asked Wan Qi, "And what about you?"
"Huh?" Wan Qi pretended to be stupid.
Zhang Pinghui wasn't easily fooled: "Don't pretend, I'm asking you what your relationship is with Nangong Sui!"
Wan Qi opened his mouth, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's... the relationship between disciples of the same academy."
“I find you two very suspicious. Maybe Nangong Sui is trapped in the Earth Punishment Formation by you. Mei Liangyu isn’t here either. This won’t do. Old Lian! I request to temporarily withdraw from the Nine Capital Guards and join this Hundred Families Night Parade Trial!” Zhang Pinghui rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was about to stand in front of the Earth Punishment Formation as a gatekeeper.
Lian Shen slapped him across the face, making Zhang Pinghui tremble and clutch his shoulder: "You can't do that according to the rules! Let's go!"
Zhang Pinghui screamed and ran as he was beaten.
Another military instructor, Bu San, carried Xu Dian's body and followed behind. After the group had gone some distance, Lian Shen grabbed Zhang Pinghui, who was still howling, and before he could react, punched him hard in the abdomen, knocking him unconscious.
Lian Shen helped the unconscious Zhang Pinghui and put him on the ground. He said to Bu San, "We must finish this quickly. Nangong Sui obtained the key to the Ming family before, so she must have been hiding the fact that she knows the Nine Schools of Ming family arts. Perhaps she also has the blessing and life-saving technique. Be careful then."
Bu San placed Xu Dian's body on Zhang Pinghui's body and asked in a deep voice, "What should we do with the two students outside the formation?"
Lian Shen said, "They've already been poisoned."
While Wei Ren and Wan Qi were focused on dealing with Zhang Pinghui, Lian Shen had already released the urn worm Gu, causing them to fall into a deep sleep after he left.
After settling Xu Dian and Zhang Pinghui in, Lian Shen and Bu San began to walk back.
After the two men walked away, Zhang Pinghui, who was at the bottom of the corpse, moved, coughed, and lifted up the mangled body of Xu Dian. He wiped the blood off his body with disgust and said with distress, "Instructors, this is not allowed in the rules."
Zhang Pinghui sat up, pressed his hand against his abdomen where Lian Shen had punched him, and looked up at his sleeve. There was a dark mark on his skin.
"The 'urn worm' Gu." Zhang Pinghui scratched his head, somewhat annoyed.
This urn worm gu doesn't seem to seal your five elements of energy, but the moment you try to control your energy, you'll feel a stagnation, as if you're trapped in an airtight box, unable to send any information out no matter what.
The insect gu was on him, while the urn gu was in Lian Shen's hands. The urn gu could reverse the effects of the nine-class techniques he used and return them to the insect gu.
Zhang Pinghui took out the Wind Listening Ruler and, regardless of whether Mei Liangyu could see it or not, sent the message that the two instructors were going to kill Nangong Sui and seize the Breath Soil.
“If you don’t reply to me, then there’s no need for me to go. But if you do reply, I’ll help you.” Zhang Pinghui lay down with the Wind-Listening Ruler in his hand, gazing at the dim sky above the Dark Lake. “Speaking of which, where did you go after leaving the Ancient Reversal Tower?”
Lian Shen and Bu San rushed back, and when they were almost at the Earth Punishment Formation, they saw Sheng Fei, who should have been lying inside, sitting up with his hand on his forehead.
The two stopped at the same time and hid behind the rocks.
What was thought to be a perfect opportunity with all the right timing and circumstances turned out to be a mishap.
Lian Shen felt a little annoyed. He should have acted immediately to avoid wasting time on this trip.
Ultimately, she softened her heart and couldn't bring herself to do such a thing in front of the students.
Bu San gestured to Lian Shen to wait and observe Sheng Fei's condition first.
When Sheng Fei woke up, he was a little dazed. The pain in his body had been repaired by the blessing and life-saving spell, and he was in good condition. Even the external injuries did not leave many traces.
He opened his eyes and saw Yu Sui and Mu Mengbai lying on the ground. He subconsciously got up and was about to walk towards them, but those unbearable memories flooded back, making Sheng Fei stop in his tracks.
The young man's face turned pale and then pale as he looked at the unconscious Yu Sui. The girl's flippant and arrogant voice echoed in his mind:
"I did it on purpose, so what?"
"You insisted on trying to win or lose here."
"Have I given you enough face?"
Sheng Fei propped his forehead up with one hand, his eyelashes trembling as he relived the scene, every expression, every word. He felt awkward about the words he had spoken in the heat of the moment, and was equally shocked by Yu Sui's attitude.
That disgusted and disdainful gaze, that harsh and casual tone—these were all things Sheng Fei had never seen in Yu Sui before. And the target was still himself. At that moment, Sheng Fei could only think, "How dare she?"
How could this poor, weak little sister have such courage and audacity to do this to herself?
How could Nangong Sui possibly say such a thing to herself? Or even have such thoughts?
Sheng Fei stared at the girl who was just a few steps away from him with trembling eyes.
It was still that same face, innocent and pitiful, always obediently listening and enduring, never expressing the slightest intention to resist.
She never said she hated it, never said she disliked it, never said she was annoyed. If you don't say anything, how am I supposed to know?
What did I do wrong?
Is it wrong to pity you?
Sheng Fei's gaze towards Yu Sui deepened.
In the past, he would have been angry just thinking about it, and his anger would have grown stronger. But now, Sheng Fei was becoming calmer and calmer.
The memory of his obedient younger sister being torn apart by the girl who had just coldly said, "Then go die," gave Sheng Fei the illusion that all these years had been a dream, a fantasy, and that everything was fake.
Sheng Fei glanced outside the Earth Punishment Formation. Wan Qi and Wei Ren had both fainted, and Ji Meng, who had been unconscious for an unknown period of time, was lying next to them.
Since the Earth Punishment Formation couldn't be dealt with in a short time, Sheng Fei got up and walked towards Mu Mengbai.
Comparing the two, Mu Mengbai was more seriously injured. Yu Sui didn't have a chance to help him stabilize his Five Elements Qi before being possessed by the Formless Serpent and fainting.
Sheng Fei checked Mu Mengbai's injuries; he had broken several of his ribs from his own kick. He took a deep breath, recalling Mu Mengbai's insults, and a mix of emotions churned within him.
The noble young master of a prominent family reached out to help his friend tend to his injuries.
While treating Mu Mengbai's injuries, Sheng Fei's brows gradually furrowed, and he began to doubt his own memory: Did I really do those things?
How could I possibly lay a hand on him?
I was indeed angry at the time and wanted to kill Xu Dian and Shen Liu. Even if Mu Mengbai stopped me, I shouldn't have lost control and taken my anger out on him.
The same goes for Yu Sui. Even if Sheng Fei was unhappy and had those kinds of thoughts, he shouldn't have been so stupid as to vent them directly on Yu Sui.
What went wrong?
Sheng Fei stopped and began to think.
Human memory subconsciously avoids parts that are unfavorable to oneself, retaining only those that are favorable.
Just like when thinking about his relationship with Yu Sui, Sheng Fei's first thought was all about how good he had been to Yu Sui, which led him to think, "I've already done all this, what more do you want?"
Sheng Fei became increasingly agitated the more he thought about it.
After Mu Mengbai's five elements energy stabilized, he came to Yu Sui's side and reached out to check. Unfortunately, he touched Yu Sui's left hand, and the burning heat from her wrist made Sheng Fei frown again.
But upon closer inspection, no problem could be found.
There were no injuries, either internal or external, and no signs of poisoning or being infected by a Gu. Sheng Fei, still worried, channeled his Five Elements Qi into the body to check, and finding nothing amiss, he was finally relieved.
Sheng Fei stared at Yu Sui's left hand and chuckled inwardly with a self-deprecating smile.
He advanced to the eighth realm overnight; he must have some secrets in his cultivation. Why worry so much?
Sheng Fei watched over the two people as they awoke inside the Earth Punishment Formation, while simultaneously reflecting on why he had lost control of himself earlier.
Lian Shen and Bu San, who were observing from the shadows, were discussing how to proceed.
Bu San said, "Judging from Sheng Fei's appearance, it seems that he also did not know that Nangong Sui was injured and fainted."
“It’s more advantageous for us if the person is unconscious. As for Sheng Fei… his life-saving technique has healed his injuries, so we’ll probably be able to hold him off for a while,” Lian Shen said. “It depends on whether we break the Earth Punishment Formation first, or wait for it to disappear when it’s time.”
“I’ll figure out a way to break the Earth Punishment Formation without affecting them,” Bu San said. “If Nangong Sui wakes up early, we’ll use Gu to control them first.”
Lian Shen nodded.
The sky over Lake Styx is always so pale and dim, seemingly never changing, so it cannot be used to judge the time.
Is it daytime or nighttime outside right now?
Sheng Fei thought absentmindedly.
The girl, who had been lying quietly on the ground, frowned slightly and slowly opened her eyes.
Sheng Fei noticed Yu Sui's movements immediately. He stood between Yu Sui and Mu Mengbai, looking at the girl with a slightly hesitant expression.
Yu Sui rubbed her eyes and sat up from the ground, tilting her head slightly to look at the young man standing beside her, her eyes clear.
Sheng Fei had intended to ask her how she was feeling and how she got hurt, but the words that came out were something else entirely: "Are you telling the truth?"
"What?" Yu Sui blinked.
Sheng Fei felt that he had finally seen through Yu Sui's disguise. Her eyes were clear and there was no doubt in her eyes. She clearly knew.
Sheng Fei then squatted down, looked directly into Yu Sui's eyes, and calmly asked, "Did you really mean it when you said you wanted me to die?"
Yu Sui widened her eyes slightly, revealing an expression of astonishment and surprise.
Sheng Fei thought to himself, "If you want to keep pretending, fine, then I'll play along. I can pretend nothing happened."
But Yu Sui said, "So you can actually ask such a question so calmly?"
Now it was Sheng Fei's turn to be stunned.
What's the meaning?
Sheng Fei felt that he had been wishful thinking just now, and he was a little annoyed, so his expression changed.
“I’m asking you a question.” Sheng Fei emphasized.
Yu Sui countered, "Is what you told me true?"
Sheng Fei took a deep breath and said, "That was something I said impulsively because I was in a bad mood."
“That’s genuine,” Yu Sui said.
"No!" Sheng Fei retorted, "Those words don't count!"
Yu Sui laughed and said, "Third Brother, didn't you say you pitied me?"
Sheng Fei couldn't immediately refute this statement, and even found it somewhat incomprehensible. After forcing himself to calm down, he said, "You think I was wrong to pity you?"
"What's wrong with you?" Yu Sui asked in surprise. "What's right or wrong about our relationship? I just find you annoying."
Sheng Fei's face flushed red and then turned pale at her words, and he laughed angrily, "You find me annoying?"
“You’re both annoying and tiresome. It’s so boring that you’re always arguing with Gu Gan. But you always have to focus your attention on me and make me choose every time.” Yu Sui looked back into Sheng Fei’s eyes. “Do you remember what we were like before Gu Gan came along?”
They do not interfere with each other.
She was considered a foolish and mediocre person by outsiders, while he was considered a prodigy by outsiders.
“You hated me from the very beginning,” Yu Sui said.
Sheng Fei laughed and said, "If I disliked you, would I have defended you when those people called you stupid?"
Yu Sui laughed as well, her tone carrying a hint of sarcasm: "Third Brother, are you defending me, or do you hate those people saying you have a stupid sister?"
She can be foolish, she can be an ordinary person, but she cannot be called "my sister".
Sheng Fei didn't think Yu Sui was as stupid as outsiders said, because he wouldn't allow such a person to be his sister.
Yu Sui's bluntness only embarrassed Sheng Fei.
Is it the sister who is hypocritical, or the brother?
The atmosphere between the two became subtle and difficult to describe. Sheng Fei's forehead veins bulged and his breathing became heavy, but he tried his best to hold back. He did not shout or fight with Yu Sui in a fit of rage, but it seemed even more dangerous.
Mu Mengbai, who had been awake while lying on the ground, silently closed his eyes and dared not get up when he heard the brother and sister start talking.
"Fine, fine." Sheng Fei stood up, staring at Yu Sui through gritted teeth. "So these are your reasons for treating me like this?"
"How have I treated you?" Yu Sui looked at Sheng Fei innocently. "Haven't I put up with you for so many years? I'm only saying I hate you now, what's there for you to be angry about?"
“Nangong Sui, you…” Sheng Fei wanted to scold her, but looking at Yu Sui at this moment, he could no longer let those insults come out so easily as before.
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