Chapter 101 Senior Brother, If I Like You
Yu Sui lay down at the foot of the snow mountain, not getting up. Both of her light cores had been crushed, and she could not see what the battle was like on the other side of the snow mountain.
When his senior brother obtained the Nine-Dice Mechanism, Yu Sui also thought he could use the Golden Crow Red Arrow, but to his surprise, the Golden Crow Red Arrow did not activate.
But it's okay.
She has successfully shattered Wen Yanghui's Five Elements Light Core. Senior Brother is so smart, he should know how to control Wen Yanghui and maintain control of the situation.
You can't hear anything from the other side of the snow-capped mountain here.
Yu Sui was still exhausted. She closed her eyes to rest, but her mind was still sharp as she recalled all the moments that had happened.
Senior Brother's Wind Control Technique was abnormally fast, reminding Yu Sui of her Thunder Serpent, which was enhanced by the power of the Strange Fire. Even with the Five Elements in reverse, it could still calmly launch a counterattack and even try to take the lead in controlling Wen Yanghui.
Yu Sui wouldn't believe it if he didn't have some backup plan.
Judging solely from the speed of the Wind Control Technique, it's impossible to discern what kind of divine technique it is.
Yu Sui listened quietly to the sound of the wind and snow. The strange fire was so hot that it kept her from being chilled. In a daze, she heard the sound of pebbles falling from above.
The flickering flames indicated that two figures were approaching.
Yu Sui heard Wen Yanghui's screams and curses as he was kicked down by Mei Liangyu. He was unwilling to admit defeat, but he was also afraid that Mei Liangyu would really go crazy and kill him. So it was his turn to start talking about all the pros and cons.
During his fall, Wen Yanghui suffered multiple impacts. Without the protection of the Five Elements Qi, the young master's precious body was ravaged beyond recognition. He rolled around in the snow and ice, his face turning purple from the cold.
"You dare kill me...and my uncle...my mother will never let you get away with this...she is..."
Wen Yanghui struggled to look up at Mei Liangyu behind him, only to see him flick his finger. Wen Yanghui felt a heavy blow to his abdomen, vomited blood, and continued to roll down uncontrollably.
Severely injured, Wen Yanghui fainted several times.
He rolled down the hillside, his bloody wounds stained with snow particles and black sand. The impact during the fall had slashed his face, leaving him unrecognizable.
When he landed at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, Wen Yanghui fainted again.
Mei Liangyu's gaze swept past him and fell on another figure lying at the foot of the snow mountain.
The figure was wearing the same orange-gold dress as her junior sister, Nangong Sui, and had the same hairstyle. Even the gold hairpins in their hair were exactly the same.
Not long ago, he had noticed the begonia hairpin that Yu Sui wore. Its owner had a bright and cheerful face, and when she lowered her eyes, she was obedient and gentle. A soft smile filled her eyes and brows. She could also talk and laugh with him and would occasionally look up at him.
Now, this man lay on the ground, covered in blood, quiet and still, without uttering a word, and no longer glancing at the world.
The north wind howled, and the cold seeped into his clothes, seeping into his body through the wound, seemingly freezing his blood. Mei Liangyu stared intently at Yu Sui below, and could see the large, still wet patch of blood on her chest.
Her normally rosy complexion was now a pale, weak white, and you couldn't even tell if she was breathing.
Mei Liangyu was still quite a distance from the foot of the mountain, but because of the figure reflected in his eyes, he used the Divine Mechanism Technique again despite the chaos of the Five Elements, and rode the wind down to reach Yu Sui in just a few moments.
Seeing Yu Sui's lifeless appearance up close, Mei Liangyu's worries finally came to an end, crashing down in the depths of his heart.
It looked like the Golden Crow Red Arrow killed him instantly.
At this moment, all that flashed through Mei Liangyu's mind was Yu Sui's once vivid image. His mind, which was always busy with many things, paused briefly and went blank for a moment until he saw the snowflakes fall on Yu Sui's cheeks, but they disappeared in an instant.
Mei Liangyu's fingers trembled slightly. He frowned, squatted down, and reached out to Yu Sui. His long, blood-stained fingers gently brushed across her warm cheek. His gentle touch made Yu Sui feel itchy, and she could no longer pretend.
"Nangong Sui." Mei Liangyu's icy fingertips carried Yu Sui's warm body temperature. His usually cool and lazy voice had become deep and husky, with an imperceptible ruthlessness in his words, which made Yu Sui's heart tremble.
Yu Sui couldn't keep up the act any longer. She gently opened her eyes, her dark pupils flickering slightly, reflecting Mei Liangyu's slightly furrowed brows. Only after opening her eyes did she see the man's furrowed brows slowly relax.
Her senior brother arrived even faster than she had expected.
When Yu Sui opened her eyes, she caught Mei Liangyu's eyes, which were still filled with emotion.
The fingers that touched her cheek were icy cold, but his gaze was burning.
Mei Liangyu gently cradled half of her face in his palm. The blood on his hand stained Yu Sui's face, but he didn't care. A little blood was more pleasing to the eye than a lifeless, deathly pale face.
"Senior brother."
Yu Sui only said this one sentence before she felt Mei Liangyu channeling a large amount of Five Elements Qi into her, attempting to protect her heart meridian and stop her bleeding, while simultaneously using the medical school's Heavenly Secret Technique, Entering the Heart with Eyes.
Seeing that Yu Sui only had a fatal wound on his chest and no other injuries, Mei Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
With the situation easing and her life no longer in danger, Yu Sui decided to feign death to scare Mei Liangyu. Besides, she was already seriously injured and didn't have the strength to stand up. Anyone who saw her for the first time would think she was dead.
It would be strange if Yu Sui were still alive.
Although Mei Liangyu's five elements were in reverse order, he used the Divine Mechanism Technique to summon a large amount of the five elements' energy to heal him and Yu Sui.
With the help of a physician's esoteric techniques, the wound heals very quickly.
Yu Sui clearly felt that his "qi" and "strength" were returning, and his weak and stiff fingers regained their mobility.
Although a doctor's treatment techniques are excellent, they cannot cure oneself.
I wonder if practicing the Nine Schools of Medicine using the unclaimed energy within the light core can break the rule that one cannot heal oneself.
Just as Yu Sui was distracted, she heard Mei Liangyu ask in a low voice, "Trying to play dead to scare me?"
"Senior brother." Yu Sui came back to her senses, her eyes bright and moist, her gaze fixed on Mei Liangyu.
She said, "I almost died."
Although Mei Liangyu didn't know how she survived the Golden Crow's Red Arrow, he didn't need to delve into it; he could only be thankful that she had survived.
"You won't die."
Mei Liangyu's hand, which was originally cold, seemed to absorb Yu Sui's body heat and became warm.
Yu Sui turned her gaze away and looked at the sun hanging behind Mei Liangyu, then said, "The Golden Crow Red Arrow is really powerful."
Mei Liangyu's gaze remained fixed on her: "The weapon created by the mechanical experts is designed to deal with saints; it is indeed very powerful."
"Where's Wen Yanghui?" Yu Sui looked back at Mei Liangyu and asked, pretending not to know anything. "I was briefly dizzy earlier, and he said he was going to find you."
Mei Liangyu said, "I'm dying."
Yu Sui looked at him, tilted her head slightly, as if puzzled, or as if asking him to explain in more detail.
Those eyes seemed to speak.
Mei Liangyu understood her meaning, but asked, "Can you get up?"
Yu Sui whispered, "It hurts so much."
It wasn't easy for her to say those words.
Mei Liangyu understood the difficulty of saying this. He cupped her face in one hand to calm her down, then bent down and picked up Yu Sui. His steady and strong arms wrapped around her waist and the back of her legs. After holding her in his arms, the five elements energy he summoned enveloped the two of them.
“Smear some blood on me, and when you get out, don’t let anyone see where your main injury is,” Mei Liangyu said in a deep voice. He looked at Wen Yanghui, who had fainted on the ground, and the words of the famous calligrapher materialized, with an iron chain appearing between him and Wen Yanghui.
The iron chains bound Wen Yanghui's hands, with the other end wrapped around Mei Liangyu's wrist. He carried Yu Sui through the wind and snow, dragging the unconscious Wen Yanghui behind him.
Yu Sui leaned against Mei Liangyu's chest and looked up. Sometimes, she would probe first, and sometimes Mei Liangyu would take the initiative to say it.
Mei Liangyu saw through Yu Sui's fatal flaw: the Five Elements Light Core would inevitably be shattered under the attack of the Golden Crow Red Arrow.
But when he was healing Yu Sui, he could sense that her Five Elements Light Core was still there.
Even if he isn't curious and doesn't ask questions, others outside might be. Some secrets can't withstand deep digging; the more you dig, the more secrets you uncover, and the more dangerous they become.
"Aren't you curious?" Yu Sui asked with a smile, looking at his cool profile.
Mei Liangyu looked ahead, her usual laziness returning: "Everyone has secrets they don't want to talk about."
Yu Sui rubbed her face against his chest, her cheek stained with blood, and said, "But senior brother, you know too many of my secrets."
“I know you have many secrets, but I will never be your enemy.” Mei Liangyu looked down at her, just in time to meet Yu Sui’s gaze. There was no smile in her eyes, she just looked at him quietly.
The reason Yu Sui felt lucky from Mei Liangyu was because he knew about the Strange Fire.
Apart from Xue Mushi, who was also a destroyer of the world, Mei Liangyu was the first person in the world to know that Yu Sui possessed a strange fire, yet he did not take any extreme measures against her or show any malice. Instead, he showed tolerance and care for her in every way.
Perhaps it was because Mei Liangyu had a slight liking for her.
Yu Sui wrapped her arms around Mei Liangyu's neck, tilted her body up, and nestled her head into the crook of his neck. Her soft breath tickled his neck, and Mei Liangyu simply tightened his grip on Yu Sui.
“But I don’t know what secrets you have, Senior Brother.” Yu Sui said, raising her head but looking at Wen Yanghui who was being pulled by chains behind her. “I’m not as good as you, Senior Brother, who can suppress my curiosity. If I discover a secret, I want to know it.”
"What secret do I have? I haven't even remembered it myself." Mei Liangyu was amused by her. "I'll tell you when I remember."
That's the truth.
Yu Sui rested her chin on his shoulder, remaining quiet for a while without saying a word.
Mei Liangyu had to check on her every few minutes to check on Yu Sui's condition, almost every three steps she would take a look, her heart filled with fear that she would not be able to hold on and would die.
If Yu Sui were to die in his arms, Mei Liangyu himself dared not imagine what he would do.
Seeing that Yu Sui had been observing Wen Yanghui behind him for too long, he asked, "Why are you looking at him?"
"Would Wen Yang's family let us kill him?" Yu Sui asked.
Mei Liangyu replied, "His father might be, but his mother might not."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "The chief of the Wen family has no children. He watched Wen Yanghui grow up. Wen Yanghui acts quite well-behaved and likable in front of these elders, so the chief won't let us kill him."
Yu Sui laughed after hearing this, "I guessed so. He really is the type who knows how to please elders."
Mei Liangyu said, "Aren't you the same?"
"Senior brother, when you compare me to Wen Yanghui, are you praising me or..." Yu Sui was interrupted by Mei Liangyu before she could finish her question, "I'm praising you."
He said firmly, "Who compared you to Wen Yanghui? He's not even worthy!"
Yu Sui glanced at him, but shook her head and said softly, "I can't compare to him in terms of being likable. His elders in the clan love him from the bottom of their hearts, and they don't want him to die even if he causes a big disaster."
Mei Liangyu, however, did not think that she was inferior to her. Her junior sister was a thousand times more likable than a disgusting guy like Wen Yanghui.
“Wen Yanghui almost killed you tonight, and the Nangong family won’t let this go easily,” he said.
Yu Sui wrapped her arms around Mei Liangyu, their fingers intertwined: "If he really kills me tonight, it's hard to say to my father, but my mother will probably thank him."
Her voice was soft and gentle, just like the most ordinary casual conversation. "I don't need everyone in the world to like me. There will always be people who hate me and dislike me. Maybe it's a word I say, or maybe it's an expression I make. I don't know what I did at that moment that made people dislike me."
When Yu Sui stood in front of Madam Su, every word she uttered and every expression she made only disgusted her.
After Yu Sui was treated as a victim of Ping Shu, Nangong Ming's attitude towards her fluctuated between pleasure and displeasure.
Yu Sui didn't think she was a likable person.
If asked whether there are people in the world who like you, most people will think of their parents and relatives first.
What if even your own parents don't like you?
Aside from your parents, it's rare to find someone in this world who truly loves you and is wholeheartedly good to you.
In this person's eyes, you are special. Whether it's friendship or love, they won't suddenly dislike you because of a single word or glance.
Yu Sui was still looking at Wen Yanghui behind her, but her mind was filled with memories of the past: "I don't need that person to be accommodating to me. I just need that person to say that they won't kill me, that it's not my fault, that it's not my bad luck, that it's not my misfortune, and that I have to die."
Because many people in this world have never been truly liked by anyone other than their own parents.
Yu Sui was never liked by her parents.
When Mei Liangyu said that the Wen family would protect Wen Yanghui, it was because he was likable, not because of any vested interest, but because these elders genuinely loved Wen Yanghui.
Yu Sui couldn't help but recall the past.
When she was young, she did try to befriend Madam Su, but if someone didn't like her, they just didn't like her. No matter how well-behaved and obedient she was in front of Madam Su, she couldn't win Madam Su's favor.
Yu Sui had seen how kind Madam Sun was to Zhongli Que, and she had also seen how kind Zhongli Ci was to Zhongli Que. They were both loving their children in their own ways.
This makes Yu Sui feel that the world isn't completely bad.
When she wanted to give up, she would think: There must be someone in this world who likes me.
Maybe.
I just haven't gotten there yet.
Yu Sui persevered year after year like this.
Everyone is waiting to be loved.
Therefore, falling in love with someone becomes incredibly difficult and rare.
But Yu Sui has stopped waiting for the person who likes her.
This could no longer comfort her or quell her anger.
Yu Sui learned to like herself.
She has boundless patience for herself and can tolerate all her dark sides. She can accept the side that others would find disgusting and repulsive if they glimpsed it, and she will never look at herself with disappointment.
As long as she never hates "Yu Sui", that's fine.
As Mei Liangyu listened to Yu Sui's words, she thought of her unknown secrets. Her predicament was enough to destroy her mind, make her suffer unbearably, and turn her into a person full of resentment and anger, seeking revenge on the world.
But she restrained herself.
Yu Sui struggles upward amidst hardship, while Mei Liangyu lets herself fall.
Mei Liangyu stopped and turned to look at Yu Sui, who was leaning on his shoulder. Yu Sui, however, turned her gaze away from behind and buried her face in the crook of his neck. Her cool, soft hair brushed against his skin. His chin rested on Yu Sui's head, and the fragrance of her hair filled his nostrils, instantly overpowering the smell of blood on both of them.
Before Mei Liangyu could speak, Yu Sui said, "Senior brother, if I like you, you will be the happiest person in the world."
Mei Liangyu stood there for a long time without moving.
His words seemed to carry a hint of amusement, or perhaps it was his imagination, like a joke, but for someone like his junior sister, it shouldn't be.
Mei Liangyu tightened his embrace of Yu Sui, pulling her closer to him. He lowered his head, gently brushing his nose against Yu Sui's forehead, a tender and affectionate interaction that softened anyone's heart.
He chuckled softly and said, "Then should I strive towards that goal?"
Yu Sui smiled and said, "That depends on what kind of person you want to become, Senior Brother."
The wind and snow bypassed the two of them, unwilling to disturb them.
After a moment of silence, Mei Liangyu said, "I'm so greedy, of course I want to be the happiest person in the world."
[Author's Note]
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