Chapter 367 It's not you who's become ugly and unsightly, it's me.
When Sheng Fei entered the Abyss of No Return, he was filled with anger and wanted to fight Su Xingchao to the death. However, things didn't go smoothly on the way, and he only found two good-for-nothings, Xia Feichen and Fang Tianchen.
Mu Mengbai said that if one's mind is not at peace, one's luck will also be bad.
Sheng Fei didn't listen at all at that time. It wasn't until the chaotic battle at Guanlei Terrace that he accidentally injured Su Jichun. The poisoned arrow grazed the girl's face, and the impact of the force sent the already severely injured and lame girl, who was powerless to resist, flying away.
Gu Ganfei rushed down the cliff to save people, but before he could react, he was knocked off the cliff by the crazed Qian Ying. Qian Ying seemed determined to fight to the death and chased after him.
Zhong Lishan seemed to want to save him, and a sword strike caught up and helped him repel Qian Ying, but he was unable to find the time to pull him back from the edge of the cliff.
As Sheng Fei fell, he was struck by lightning from the Abyss of Wujian. Three or five bolts of lightning struck him in succession, leaving him powerless to resist, and he plunged into the abyss.
He suddenly realized that Mu Mengbai was right; the bad luck brought by his troubled state of mind had also come to an end.
However, when something like this reaches a certain limit, it either rebounds or is wiped out.
As Sheng Fei's consciousness waned, he vaguely heard some indistinct conversations.
"...He didn't hurt me. It was my fault, I was careless."
"The residual Qi in your wound is strong, and the toxins have entered your body, so you can't save your eyes either."
"Xu Jiao, since Su Jichun doesn't think Sheng Fei hurt her, there's no need for your judgment. Besides, there was a lot of fighting at the time, which could easily lead to misunderstandings. It's important to see what the person in question thinks."
The dispute between the instructors ended when Su Jichun admitted that she had not been harmed by Sheng Fei.
Sheng Fei struggled to open his eyes amidst his confused state, vaguely seeing the blood-covered girl in green cowering beside the mountain wall. An instructor handed her a medicine box and whispered instructions:
"I hope you can look after him for the night."
The girl nodded timidly and glanced at him sideways.
Sheng Fei only had time to see a bloodied face.
...
Thunder roared, as if the ground itself trembled. Sheng Fei awoke from his unconsciousness with a splitting headache, but he remembered what he had heard and seen before he lost consciousness, and struggled to get up.
Sheng Fei could feel that his injuries had been treated. The numbness in his left hand had not completely subsided, making it difficult for him to move. However, his right hand and back, where he had been struck by lightning, had been treated with medicine. The burning pain from the lightning strike was gone, replaced by a cool sensation.
The cave was damp and cramped, barely big enough for two people to hide in.
The girl huddled in the corner, hugging her knees and burying her head in her arms, but you could see she was trembling. It was hard to tell whether she was in pain or scared.
Compared to Sheng Fei, the girl's injuries had not been treated at all; the mountain walls and the ground were covered in blood, which felt cruel for no reason.
Sheng Fei stared at Su Jichun, who was huddled in the corner, and gradually began to recall.
Of course, there are instructors from the Thirteen Realms in the academy who serve the Nangong family.
In order to prevent him from being eliminated in such a humiliating way during the Hundred Families Night Show, he threatened Su Jichun, making her deny that she had been harmed by Sheng Fei.
The instructor was also anxious. He hadn't expected the Third Young Master's performance to be so inconsistent this year. In addition, he had received a message from Qingyang telling them to pay more attention at the academy. So, he had to protect Sheng Fei no matter what.
Sheng Fei hadn't expected to stay in such a humiliating way. He couldn't help but laugh inwardly, unsure whether he was laughing at himself or at the instructor.
That's ridiculous.
From the Lake Styx onwards, his self-esteem and pride have been crushed and trampled in various ways.
Hearing the man's light laughter, Su Jichun stopped trembling and slowly raised her head from his arms.
Blood slid down her left eye, and her once clear and bright pupil was now covered with black spider webs, becoming dull and lifeless.
The delicate and beautiful face was covered with deep, bone-revealing scratches and corroded, peeling flesh, leaving only the jawline intact.
Sheng Fei recognized Su Jichun because she became famous for her outstanding beauty when she first entered Taiyi Academy. However, Su Jichun was too low-key and lived in the outer city for many years, claiming to be ill and not showing her face in public. Therefore, she had a very low profile and people gradually forgot that she existed.
Su Jichun had a fever and was extremely weak. Her injuries were no less severe than Sheng Fei's, and she still managed to treat Sheng Fei's injuries first, despite her own bad condition.
Sheng Fei couldn't believe how much willpower she must have needed to do that.
But Su Jichun just didn't want to die.
She was afraid she would die if she didn't finish what her instructor had told her to do.
"You..." Su Jichun tremblingly pushed the medicine box beside her towards Sheng Fei, "Can you take it yourself?"
She simply didn't have the strength to feed Sheng Fei his medicine.
As Sheng Fei watched Su Jichun tremblingly push the medicine box towards him, a wave of humiliation washed over him, engulfing him as if a boulder were pressing down on his heart.
Sheng Fei has always been doing well.
It can be said that people all over the world are accommodating him.
In the capital city of Qingyang, young masters from aristocratic families would go along with Sheng Fei, whether sincerely or not, because of his status; upon arriving at Taiyi Academy, he also had various friends, and Mu Mengbai would always go along with him no matter what.
His father and mother doted on him the most, and even Gu Gan and Yu Sui were very tolerant of him for various reasons.
When he was dying, he received a blessing from his father; when he failed a trial, his instructors protected him; and even when he was seriously injured, there were people who were even more seriously injured than him who cared for him day and night.
He can throw tantrums without restraint, and everyone has to put up with it.
Even though I'm doing better than anyone else, why do I still feel so pathetic?
At this moment, Su Jichun's weak and powerless movement made Sheng Fei feel utterly worthless. After recovering from the immense humiliation, he was left only with a sense of bewilderment.
Why did it turn out like this?
Sheng Fei stared silently at Su Jichun, making no move.
Su Jichun could no longer hold on; her eyelids closed, and she fainted. She was burning with fever, her breathing weak, and it seemed that in a few more moments, her body would completely lose its vitality and become stiff at dawn.
Sheng Fei could tell that Su Jichun was going to die.
Once Su Jichun dies, he will withdraw from this night-walking trial so that no one will know about his deal with Su Jichun.
The narrow cave was silent for an unknown amount of time before a thunderclap sounded and lightning flashed, briefly illuminating the dark cave.
The man slowly got up and fed Su Jichun the life-saving medicine from the medicine box.
...
Su Jichun remained unconscious for three days and three nights before waking up. When she did, she was still in a narrow cave, but Sheng Fei was nowhere to be seen.
Su Jichun's eyes were itchy and painful. She subconsciously raised her hand to scratch the wound, only to find that both her hands were wrapped in bandages, and even her face was covered with thick bandages, which felt stuffy and painful.
After regaining consciousness, she was in so much pain that she cried.
Her injured right leg was also treated and immobilized with a splint, which made it difficult for her to move around.
Su Jichun struggled to get up, wanting to go out and see how he could get out alive.
Before she could even stand up, Sheng Fei, who had just killed the unclaimed god of the contract outside, returned. Sheng Fei looked at the girl's disheveled and struggling appearance in silence, while Su Jichun was stunned, not expecting him to still be there.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became inexplicably awkward.
Sheng Fei didn't intend to help her. Instead, he took out some water from the contraption and placed it next to Su Jichun before turning and leaving.
Su Jichun looked at the glass of water, unsure whether he should drink it or not.
She couldn't resist any longer and drank it.
Sheng Fei brought her water, food, and medicine at set times. Su Jichun stayed in the cave, while Sheng Fei stayed outside. Two days passed without them exchanging a single word.
On the third day, Sheng Fei leaned against the mountain wall and closed his eyes in meditation. Hearing a noise from inside, he opened one eye and glanced back. He saw the girl struggling to support herself against the wall and limping out.
Su Jichun walked very slowly, her body trembling with pain, but she did not stop. When she stepped out of the cave, she mustered her courage, looked at Sheng Fei, and said, "I'm leaving."
Sheng Fei looked at her current appearance and sneered without any politeness upon hearing her words.
Su Jichun was so amused by his laughter that she scratched her palm and clenched her sleeve even tighter.
“I…I did what I promised the instructor. I treated your wounds and didn’t let you die.” Su Jichun lowered her head and stopped looking at him, saying intermittently, “The instructor helped us change locations. Gu Gan can’t find you, and no one will bother you, so I have done what I was supposed to do.”
When Sheng Fei heard her mention this, his face darkened, thinking that Su Jichun was mocking him.
"Where are you going?" he asked, his words dripping with sarcasm. "Looking like you, where can you possibly go?"
Su Jichun replied in a trembling voice, "I want to go home."
The unexpected answer made Sheng Fei pause for a moment.
Su Jichun, her voice trembling with tears, tried to hold them back. She said, "My face is ruined, I look terrible, and I've lost an eye. His Majesty will definitely not like me anymore, so I can go home. I miss my mother and father so much. I... I've always wanted to go home... I don't want to die in Taiyi, I want to go home... Thank you."
As she spoke, she became incoherent, her voice breaking with sobs, and she eventually broke down in tears, whether from fear or some other emotion.
Sheng Fei looked at the distraught girl in front of him, but his expression was extremely calm and almost cruelly indifferent.
However, he was filled with a mix of emotions because Sheng Fei was thinking of himself.
He suddenly couldn't understand why he hadn't gone home all these years because of his anger towards Gu Gan. Even when his mother sent a letter expressing her longing for him, he was still angry and unwilling to go back because of Gu Gan.
When did the struggle with Gu Gan become more important than his mother?
What has he been doing in Taiyi all these years?
She spends all her time opposing Gu Gan, getting angry with him, and trying to prevent her sister from being with him.
His goal in coming to Taiyi was clearly to improve himself, so why did he end up only fighting for those meaningless moments, letting his emotions be controlled by anger, causing everything to deviate from his original goal? In the end, what did he achieve all these years?
They ruined a girl's face and then forced her to break down and cry.
So all these years, all you've ever done is this disgusting thing.
Sheng Fei recalled the scenes from the past few years, the countless arguments and fights with Gu Gan, and the deep impression of every instance of anger and impatience. He remembered yelling at Mu Mengbai, giving Yu Sui cold orders, refusing his mother's visits, and taking his anger out on his father's favoritism, until the girl's indifferent voice rang out:
"You insisted on trying to win or lose here."
He let his emotions control him and acted shamelessly, leaving behind only ugly scenes in the eyes of these people.
Sheng Fei suddenly laughed, his expression as sinister as a demon, yet his laughter held a chilling intent:
"It's not you who's become ugly and unattractive, it's me."
He mocked his own stupidity and incompetence.
Sheng Fei gazed into Su Jichun's tear-filled eyes and saw his own reflection in them, finally realizing what he had become all these years. He etched this ugly image into his memory and vowed to erase it.
He waited until Su Jichun finished crying and her emotions gradually calmed down before asking, "What did Qin Yidong use to threaten you?"
Su Jichun replied in a hoarse voice, "She put a love potion on me, so I have to listen to her."
Sheng Fei calmly said, "I will heal your face."
Su Jichun opened her eyes wide in fear: "No, no need!"
"Then what do you want?" Sheng Fei was not angry when he was rejected. He looked indifferent but was forceful. He bluntly stated, "You must choose one thing for me to do. This is my punishment for my mistake, not because I am soft-hearted or kind."
Su Jichun remained silent for a long time before repeating the same sentence: "I want to go home."
She spoke with increasing conviction each time.
“If you go on the surface, you will be struck by lightning. My strength has not fully recovered, so I cannot protect you,” Sheng Fei said. “So we have to go underground. I have explored several caves in the past two days and found underground rivers.”
He approached Su Jichun with a blank expression: "To avoid wasting time, come up."
Su Jichun hesitated for a moment, but still let Sheng Fei carry her on his back.
Sheng Fei walked towards another cave, stepping into the darkness and advancing deeper and darker underground.
In the darkness, they could not see each other, only smell the blood on each other's bodies, feel each other's faint breaths, body temperature, and heartbeats, but most of the time, they were silent.
Sheng Fei told Su Jichun that once they were out of the Wujian Mountain Abyss, he would give up the nighttime trial, take her to the outer city, and have a caravan send her back to Yan.
He also knew that Su Jichun was from the Yan Kingdom and had heard why she was sent to Taiyi, so he did not use the Nangong family's power to send her back, but instead used the power of his mother's merchant guild.
This is safer.
After listening, Su Jichun didn't know what to say. She timidly thanked him, feeling both nervous and expectant, hoping to resolve all the troubles and go home.
They would stop to rest due to injuries along the way, and they would also constantly avoid and take detours when they encountered unclaimed gods.
This underground river route was clearly arranged by the instructors to help them avoid the conflicts outside.
They moved forward in silence, pursuing their goals, unaware that an unexpected event was about to occur.
Outside, the winds and clouds were changing. The ruthless sword energy that cleaved everything in two split the heavens and earth in two, and also shattered the withered altar above. The ground trembled and collapsed, blocking the way ahead and exposing the light of day, allowing them to leave the cave ahead of schedule.
As the fragments radiating a gentle light fell, before Su Jichun could react, Sheng Fei already knew what they were. His expression changed instantly. What made him feel even more threatened was that two powerful sword energies were right beside him.
"Throw it away!" Sheng Fei had just spoken when a sword aura carrying intense heat struck.
Su Jichun hurriedly threw out what he was holding, and Sheng Fei also summoned the spirit of words to create layers of light shields and instantly dodged away, flashing out of the cave and seeing the red-clothed man opposite him catching the fragments of the Floating Pagoda.
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