Chapter 287 Itching Heart
The lingering white fog of the fog-covered sea disappeared after the sea fire erupted, and the dampness and gloom dissipated along with it.
Even though the Taiyi Saint and his companions were hovering at sea using their wind manipulation techniques, they could still feel the scorching heat emanating from them from a great distance.
The sea breeze, stinging with starlight, was scorching hot; standing on high ground for too long made my eyes sting.
Wu Huaiwei and the others noticed that Saint Changgen was also there. Kuang Chu was the first to ask, "Elder Chang, what happened outside? Why did the seawater catch fire as soon as we came out? And what are these violent sea vapors and whirlpools?"
Leng Rouyin turned her head to look at Kuang Chu, as if she were looking at a fool.
He didn't listen to a word of the report from the Abyss Sea on the last Mechanical Island.
Liang Zhen stared at the sea eye and asked, "Has someone been swept into the sea eye?"
Old Zhu stroked his beard and pondered, "Is it Ou Rushuang?"
"Why don't we go and take a look?" Wu Huaiwei had barely finished speaking when everyone heard the reply from Sage Changgen, "It's Mei Liangyu."
At this moment, he did not address Mei Liangyu as his disciple, but instead called him by his name directly.
“Could this child be…” Jiang Shulan looked with some worry into the depths of the blood-stained sea eye.
After hearing their words, Kuang Chu suddenly realized: "Oh, I remember now, this thing is a sea eye. Taiyi's sea eye was originally discovered by his father. Mei Liangyu passed on his father's business to his son, what's wrong with that?"
"The son inherits the father's business?" Liang Zhen smiled.
Kuang Chu frowned, his expression somewhat puzzled: "Isn't that what you mean?"
No one paid any attention to this illiterate sage of military strategy.
Yin Ziwu chuckled and said, "Last time, the sea eye appeared far from the academy. This time, the sea eye is not only too close to the academy, but the sea fire has also erupted from underwater to the surface. If it overflows the surface and reaches the shore..."
Leng Rouyin said coldly, "Does he intend to use the sea eye to devour Taiyi?"
If it were anyone else, Wu Huaiwei would have at least said a few sarcastic remarks to Leng Rouyin, but she was talking about Mei Liangyu, which meant that it was really possible that what Leng Rouyin said was true, after all, that kid had done this kind of thing before.
Wu Huaiwei simply rolled her eyes as she watched the sea fire bursting into flames.
Zou Qian scratched his neck and said in a deep voice, "First, find the person and have him stop the sea eye from spreading. If that doesn't work, contact Shui Zhou and have them come over and control the sea eye. This place is too close to the academy, just in case."
"What about Ou Rushuang?" Kuang Chu was unwilling to listen to his orders and wanted to argue with Zou Qian. "Aren't you going to just leave this damned Xuan Kui alone? Aren't you afraid he'll come after you later?"
"You're the only one afraid of being retaliated against by Ou Rushuang." Wu Huaiwei raised her hand to cover her face and chuckled. "Dean Ou is just a stray dog now. If we don't care, Shui Zhou will. He's so afraid of dying, he definitely won't dare to leave Taiyi. We won't have to worry about not being able to find him then."
"What a joke! Ou Rushuang's small body, which hasn't even practiced a fraction of martial arts, is no match for my skills." Kuang Chu sneered, his gaze sweeping over the crowd: "I'm just afraid that some of you have something to hide and will help Ou Rushuang hide afterward."
Liang Zhen smiled without saying a word, while Zou Qian was too lazy to argue with him.
Saint Changgen remained silent, but mobilized the power of the Earth's core and vanished above the sea of mist. The other Taiyi Saints followed suit, using the power of the Earth's core to search for the person in different directions.
Yin Ziwu, who remained where he was, looked around and, seeing that no one was there, had no choice but to channel his inner energy. Three thousand stars unfolded from the sea surface, creating a huge water curtain in an attempt to stop the sea fire from burning ashore.
"Since you've all left, I'll have to stay and contact Shui Zhou," Yin Ziwu said helplessly.
Last time on Jiguan Island, Yu Sui went into the sea with the Lingniao ship and never experienced what it felt like to be directly sucked into the center of the sea eye.
The suction at the center of the whirlpool seemed to tear everything apart; she could even glimpse the giant whale being pulled into the eye of the sea and torn apart in moments. Yu Sui clung tightly to Mei Liangyu, refusing to let go no matter how violently the chaotic sea air crushed her.
Yu Sui, maintaining his protective aura, tightened his grip and hugged Mei Liangyu tightly, using his protective aura to prevent the two from being torn to pieces by the sea energy.
They floated and sank in the deep-sea whirlpool, falling together into the endless darkness.
Yu Sui didn't know how long she had been in the sea. When she realized that the suction in the whirlpool was pulling them upwards, she used the force to rise up and brought Mei Liangyu to the surface.
When she left the academy, it was still bright and sunny, but here the sky was gloomy, covered with large patches of dark clouds, like a scene from the end of the world, and it was impossible to tell the exact time.
"Senior brother?" Yu Sui called out to the person in his arms, and after receiving no response, he looked up and looked around.
There are still many sea vents nearby, but fortunately she spotted a small island where she could land.
The island has many ports and abandoned ships, which look like they have been abandoned for a long time. There are no boatmen or other people to be seen at the docks.
Yu Sui brought Mei Liangyu ashore and stopped at the dock without going any further. She immediately checked on Mei Liangyu's condition. In the sea, he was covered in blood, but there were no visible wounds.
She recalled that her senior brother had done the same thing when he killed Wen Yanghui on the mechanical island. This was the price he paid for using the Divine Mechanism Technique.
Yu Sui breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mei Liangyu had no other injuries or burn marks from the strange fire. She sat there staring at him in a daze.
At this moment, Yu Sui felt extremely tired, but her nerves were still tense, making it impossible for her to convince herself to faint and avoid all of this.
She was already severely injured, and it was only through the watchful gaze of her Heavenly Eye that she was able to hold onto Mei Liangyu tightly.
After a moment of silence, Yu Sui moved her left hand, looked down at her fair fingertips, and gently touched Mei Liangyu's face.
The touch was brief, but Mei Liangyu's skin instantly turned red from the touch, while the man's skin, which had been cold and pale from being soaked in seawater, became scalded red from her touch.
Yu Sui blinked and slowly withdrew her hand.
Her left hand was burning hot, while her right hand was ice cold.
The power of the strange fire was about to pour out from her left hand. For Yu Sui, using the strange fire might not be a next time.
The next time she uses the strange fire, it will be able to devour her completely and burn her body to ashes.
In her hazy memory, Yu Sui could clearly recall that at the moment the strange fire burst into flames, someone was calling her name to wake her up.
That cry of "Yu Sui" suddenly gave her a sense of belonging, and in the instant she came to her senses, the black flames disappeared from her sight.
Yu Sui sat quietly beside Mei Liangyu, watching over him and sensing the changes in her own state of mind.
After an unknown amount of time, Yu Sui murmured softly with a smile, "Senior brother, it would be nice if you could call my name a few more times."
The man woke up at some point, his brows furrowed, and said in a muffled voice, "What's so hard about calling your name?"
"Senior brother," Yu Sui said in surprise.
Mei Liangyu woke up rubbing her forehead acupoints and sat up. Seeing that the person in front of her was still covered in blood, her face immediately turned ugly. She reached out to grab her, but ended up grabbing her left hand. Feeling the warmth under her hand, Mei Liangyu was stunned.
Yu Sui tried to break free, but Mei Liangyu gripped her even tighter: "What's going on?"
“I’ve tried my best.” Yu Sui looked down at her hands. “But I still can’t do it. I’ve used the strange fire a few times before, and this time I’ve probably really reached my limit, so I can’t control my body temperature.”
She deliberately changed to a more relaxed tone, extending her right hand and saying, "But it's okay, you can still hold my right hand."
"Yu Sui." Mei Liangyu's forehead twitched slightly, and she glared at her fiercely. "Is this the time to talk about this?"
Yu Sui smiled, looking quite happy.
Mei Liangyu held onto her left hand tightly, his palm burning hot. His senior brother was unwilling to let go, and Yu Sui didn't force him, simply asking, "Are we safe now?"
“I suppose so.” Mei Liangyu glanced at the nearby sea, his face cold and stern. “I’ve heard my master say before that when the power of the Earth’s core selects a Saint, the other Saints will receive information from the power of the Earth’s core, but they have never received information about the death of a Saint.”
The Sage Changgen spent a very long time in Taiyi, long enough that he had witnessed several cycles of the twenty-four sages of Taiyi being replaced.
Mei Liangyu knew this information, which is why he was confident in doing so.
"Just like last time on the mechanical island, let them mistakenly believe that the sea eye has transported us to such a far place. As for those sea fires, they should be able to completely eliminate all traces of the battle in the fog sea."
Mei Liangyu turned to Yu Sui and said, "Master did not enter the mirage and does not know what happened. Other saints do not even know that Ou Rushuang is in the mist sea. Even if Master finds her, you do not need to be afraid. Master will not care whether Ou Rushuang is alive or dead."
He paused here and didn't continue.
Mei Liangyu was certain that his master wouldn't care about Ou Rushuang and Yu Sui; if he were to find out, there was only one thing he cared about.
He was also prepared.
"Senior brother, how can you summon so many sea eyes?" Yu Sui looked at him in confusion. "And sea fire, isn't that the result of the water boat's research?"
“It wasn’t Shui Zhou who created it. Those flames were already hidden deep in the sea. As for Shui Zhou, he just finally found a way to summon the sea fire.” Mei Liangyu took a deep breath, stood up, and looked at the sea eye in the distance. “The Mechanists can change many things on the Xuan Gu Continent. The goal of the Mechanists is to transform and innovate. If they stop innovating, there will be no more changes and evolution. They can only stay in the same place.”
"And the transformation of Qi by the mechanical school not only benefited the mechanical school, but also other schools of thought."
Therefore, the "innovation" and "transformation" of the mechanical masters are very important to the Xuan Gu Continent. Even the Chang Gen Saint does not want to see the future of the Xuan Gu Continent remain in a certain dimension and unable to evolve.
"Mechanical arts rely on 'spiritual energy' to operate. Someone collected a huge amount of spiritual energy and created an object that has the power of self-evolution and creation, and can easily repair damaged mechanisms. It is named 'Heart of a Thousand Machines'."
Mei Liangyu's voice was low and deep, and as he spoke, the memories in his mind became clearer and clearer: "If the Heart of a Thousand Machines is destroyed, the mechanics will cease to innovate for three thousand years."
A gap of three thousand years is enough to overturn the entire field of mechanical engineering. Without innovation, there is no progress; no more profound and useful mechanical techniques can be researched; no more current limits can be broken; no more existing puzzles and difficulties can be solved; and one can only stop here.
Without the government's secrets, other schools of thought will also be affected, and many bottlenecks will be unable to be overcome.
Yu Sui thought for a moment. If the Heart of a Thousand Machines were destroyed, it would feel like everyone was under the spell of the Heart of the Pearl, unable to gain creative inspiration, unable to recall the key points of breakthrough, and unable to move forward.
That is indeed terrifying.
“Those who possess the Heart of a Thousand Machines possess boundless creativity, but without the Heart of a Thousand Machines, everyone will lose their creativity.” Mei Liangyu turned to look at Yu Sui and said indifferently, “Now the Heart of a Thousand Machines is with me. I just remembered a while ago that when I was creating the sea eye in the outer city, I knew the locations of many natural sea eyes. They are just hidden underwater and have not yet surfaced to be discovered by people.”
In fact, when he remembered the existence of the Heart of a Thousand Machines and used this power, he discovered that the Sea Eye had already spread throughout the entire Taiyi.
These natural sea eyes have been driven by some force for many years and have been evolving continuously in the deep sea.
Upon hearing this, Yu Sui already knew the answer in his heart: this Thousand-Machine Heart was most likely left to him by his senior brother's father.
“Senior brother, this is an amazing mechanical technique.” she said earnestly.
Mei Liangyu watched her quietly for a while, then suddenly smiled.
The sages of Taiyi will not be able to find this place for the time being.
Both of them were soaking wet, and Yu Sui looked like she was covered in blood.
Mei Liangyu took out a lot of medicine from her mechanical box and then asked Yu Sui to change into clean clothes.
Yu Sui was taken aback and said, "I don't have any extra clothes."
She wasn't going on a spring outing or staying overnight, so why would she bring a change of clothes with her?
No sooner had she finished speaking than Mei Liangyu took out a well-made ultramarine blue dress from the mechanical box, draped it over her wrist, and handed it to her. The fabric was smooth and cool to the touch, and it was clear at a glance that the dress had an excellent feel.
The skirt is embroidered with peonies as the main motif, conveying nobility, elegance, beauty, and a sense of superiority.
Yu Sui reached out and took it, but looked at Mei Liangyu in surprise.
Mei Liangyu said without changing his expression, "When I compensated you for the jewelry last time, I also ordered a few clothes to compensate you for those cuts caused by sword energy."
"Why didn't you give it to me sooner?" Yu Sui took the clothes and looked at them. They were the style she liked, so she smiled and her eyes crinkled.
Mei Liangyu said, "This cloud silk fabric is hard to come by, so it took a little longer to finish."
After saying that, he turned around, raised his hand and set up a barrier on the dock, and told Yu Sui to change her clothes first.
Yu Sui did as she was told. Mei Liangyu, who had her back to her, could only hear the rustling of fabric, which seemed to have aggravated her wound, causing Yu Sui to hiss in pain. Mei Liangyu frowned and asked her, "Can you change by yourself?"
"Then, senior brother, can you help me change?" Yu Sui asked in a muffled voice.
Mei Liangyu remained silent.
Yu Sui: "I'm serious."
Mei Liangyu: "Change quickly."
Yu Sui laughed again, relaxed and carefree, her previous fatigue greatly reduced.
A moment later, Yu Sui called to him, "Senior brother, I'm all changed."
Mei Liangyu then turned around and saw that Yu Sui was still sitting on the ground, not getting up. He squatted down, grabbed Yu Sui's hand, and lifted her sleeve to check her injuries.
Yu Sui sighed and complained to him, "If you were going to lift my clothes, why didn't you just turn around and look directly at me?"
Mei Liangyu glanced at her sideways: "How come I never noticed you had so many little schemes before?"
Yu Sui then adopted an honest expression and replied, "That depends on who you're trying to seduce."
Mei Liangyu had just channeled the Five Elements Qi into her when Yu Sui stopped him, saying, "Senior brother, there's no need to transfer the Five Elements Qi to me. I can recover on my own."
He paused, looked Mei Liangyu up and down with curiosity, and asked directly, "What is your Divine Strategist Technique?"
"Heaven and earth are in harmony." Mei Liangyu replied casually as she applied medicine to the bruises on her hands.
Yu Sui had already guessed it, but after hearing the definite answer, she was still taken aback: "Ranking fourth with the Harmony of Heaven and Earth is still very impressive."
Mei Liangyu glanced at her with a half-smile, as if she saw through something, but didn't point it out. She only said, "In terms of controlling Qi, it can be said to be invincible. Whether it is the Qi of the Five Elements or the Qi of Yin and Yang, Heaven and Earth, it can be mobilized by it. But do you know why it is not ranked in the top three?"
Yu Sui had studied the ranking of the Divine Mechanism Technique, so of course he knew.
It is said that the He family, who studied the Divine Mechanism Technique, recorded sixteen people who possessed the Divine Mechanism Technique of Harmony with Heaven and Earth. When using Harmony with Heaven and Earth, these people's lifespan did not exceed forty years.
Three of them died suddenly at the ages of twenty-seven and thirty, respectively, due to their frequent use of the Divine Mechanism Technique.
The patriarch He, who compiled the ranking of the Divine Techniques, commented on the fourth-ranked Technique, "Harmony of Heaven and Earth": This technique has extremely serious side effects. While it draws on the energy of heaven and earth, heaven and earth also take away the life of the caster.
Therefore, even though it is unparalleled in terms of qi control, it only ranks fourth in the ranking of divine techniques.
Other divine techniques have some side effects, limitations, or obvious weaknesses. Only the top three divine techniques can be considered perfect, and there is no way to counter them.
Yu Sui knew that using the Divine Mechanism of Heaven and Earth Synchronization was consuming his lifespan, and couldn't help but frown and say, "The ranking of the Divine Mechanism Technique is also determined by people. Whether it's high or low is just a matter of someone else's word."
She even thought her Divine Insight Technique was the best in the world!
Mei Liangyu replied, "When everyone in the world uses Old Ancestor He's ranking list as proof, then they will have no choice but to believe it."
Yu Sui said, "He hasn't mastered all the divine techniques."
“The He family isn’t all dead yet,” Mei Liangyu laughed. “The He clan is still researching the Divine Mechanism Technique. You’d better hide well. The He family lives to thoroughly research all of the Divine Mechanism Technique.”
"Senior brother, you guessed it again?" Yu Sui turned to look at him. "Then guess where my Divine Calculation Technique ranks?"
Mei Liangyu: "Number one in the world."
Yu Sui stared at him expectantly. Although that was what she thought in her heart, she felt quite embarrassed to have it said out loud: "No, that's not true."
Mei Liangyu raised an eyebrow, his expression arrogant: "Who cares? Whatever rank you think it is, that's what rank it is."
After all, he believed his divine skills were invincible.
Yu Sui silently withdrew her gaze from Mei Liangyu, sighing inwardly that she really should learn from her senior brother's arrogant confidence that "I am the most powerful in the world".
“But its side effects have been confirmed. If possible, you…” Before Yu Sui could finish speaking, Mei Liangyu lowered her sleeve and made her turn around, “to the penetrating wound on your back.”
Yu Sui gave an "oh" and pulled her clothes down from her shoulders to her waist. When she turned around, Mei Liangyu stopped her and said with a smile, "No rush, take your time."
She also enjoys the feeling of being waited on.
Mei Liangyu looked at the wound that pierced through the girl's shoulder blade, so hideous and ugly that it aroused a sense of malice.
He lowered his brow and moved gently.
Mei Liangyu pressed his fingertips onto the soft, fair skin. The ointment was cool and soft, spreading easily. As he withdrew his hand, he accidentally touched Yu Sui's uninjured right shoulder. Yu Sui couldn't help but shrink back. Mei Liangyu looked up and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"It itches," Yu Sui said. "It itches as soon as I touch it."
Somewhat sensitive.
After hearing this, Mei Liangyu touched her right shoulder again. Yu Sui couldn't help but tremble, her body reacting instinctively and twisting uncontrollably. Yu Sui cried out and tried to turn around to look, but Mei Liangyu grabbed her shoulder and pushed her back.
"Senior brother!"
"Okay, I won't touch it."
Mei Liangyu suppressed a laugh, finished applying the remaining ointment, and told Yu Sui to get dressed. But Yu Sui ignored her completely and turned to pounce on her. Mei Liangyu's heart skipped a beat; she spread her arms to avoid touching her, letting Yu Sui pounce on her and pin her to the ground.
Mei Liangyu's head hit the ground hard, his mind was buzzing. He looked up at the sky, and only after falling did he immediately pull his hand away and put his arm around Yu Sui's waist, forcefully pressing her down into his arms.
Mei Liangyu's forehead twitched from the stimulation, and only then did he dare to lower his eyes to look at the person in his arms, only to see the large expanse of white skin on her shoulders and back reflected in his eyes.
Yu Sui, who was pinned down in his arms and unable to lift his head, still complained indignantly, "Senior brother, don't you feel ticklish anywhere?"
Mei Liangyu grabbed her clothes and covered her beautiful body, gritting his teeth as he said, "I'm itching for a fight."
Yu Sui suddenly fell silent, and heard Mei Liangyu say, "Tie your clothes up."
She obediently did as she was told.
After Yu Sui finished dressing, Mei Liangyu let go, allowing Yu Sui to sit up on him. Mei Liangyu raised an eyebrow at the motionless man and asked, "Aren't you going to get up?"
Yu Sui shook her head, stared at him intently, placed her hand on his chest, and said, "Senior brother, your heart is beating so fast."
Mei Liangyu laughed, but his eyes were fierce.
How dare you say that? Don't you even look at what you just did?
Mei Liangyu sneered, "If you do any more, my heart will jump out of my chest."
Yu Sui: "Really?"
Mei Liangyu said without changing his expression, "It's fake."
Yu Sui chuckled and leaned forward, her hair falling onto Mei Liangyu's collarbone, sending a ticklish sensation through her body.
Mei Liangyu lowered her voice and called out, "Yu Sui."
"Senior brother." Yu Sui smiled even more when she heard him call her name. Soon, the girl's breath was close to his cheek, and she whispered in his ear, "I like you very much now."
Mei Liangyu's heart didn't leap out of his chest with excitement, but it seemed to pause for a moment.
Yu Sui looked at Mei Liangyu with a smile, and for some reason, she was very happy.
I've never been happier before.
As if all her worries had vanished, she was now only indulging in the emotions that brought her joy.
Yu Sui met Mei Liangyu's burning gaze and leaned down to give him a light kiss on the lips.
A touch that is both close and distant is most captivating, making one linger and never want to leave.
As soon as Yu Sui separated, Mei Liangyu's hand moved to the back of her neck, preventing her from going too far.
Mei Liangyu asked her, "Are you this intimate?"
Yu Sui: "Then..."
Before he could finish speaking, someone grabbed the back of his neck and forced him down.
Mei Liangyu moved up her taut collarbone, gently biting her slender neck, kissing her flushed skin, and finally swallowing all the breaths from her lips.
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