Chapter 171 I don't think Qingkui cherishes you very much either.
The northern polar sun cast golden rays upon the barren mountains and the wooden houses at their foot. A figure in white, standing under the eaves, clutched his chest and chuckled silently.
That's interesting.
In the countryside, a little girl squatting on the edge of a field, holding a sword in her hands, looked up in surprise at the man who had fallen in the mud, and called out in her childish voice, "Daddy!"
The man sat up in the muddy field, waved to her, and lowered his eyes, lost in thought.
The setting sun hangs in the sky. Inside a mountain villa adorned with lanterns bearing the character for "happiness," blood stains the doors, windows, tables, and chairs. Guests and servants lie dead on the ground, while sharp curses and screams echo from afar.
The green-clad youth, panting and clutching his sword, frowned as he hid in the room, his forehead covered in sweat. While enduring excruciating pain, he still kept an eye on the commotion outside. He couldn't help but say to the other World Destroyers, "Next time something like this happens, could you please not pick a time when I'm killing someone?"
He had barely finished speaking when the call was cut off.
The young man closed his eyes for a few moments, then opened them again, his body filled with murderous intent. He drew his sword and jumped out of the window.
Wei Ren also saw Xue Mushi emerge from the pond, his face blank.
The seawater remained perfectly still as the Spirit Bird cruiser docked steadily at the edge of Beikun City. Yu Sui climbed aboard, her clothes soaking wet, leaving water stains all over the ground. She clutched her chest and knelt down, leaning against the ship's railing, panting.
After the Six Realms Light Core returned to its place within her body, the repair speed was much faster than before. Coupled with the healing gaze of the Heavenly Eye, she was able to get out of the near-death state more quickly, and the connection between the World Destroyers was also severed ahead of schedule.
Yu Sui could clearly feel the changes brought about by the advancement of the Light Core realm.
Now we just have to wait twelve hours to see if these sixth-realm light cores will disappear.
The cool seawater slid down her cheeks, and the feeling of the water droplets sliding down her face was a little itchy, but Yu Sui couldn't help but lower her head and smile.
Whether it was the Light Core or the Destroyer, she won her gamble.
Because of Yu Sui's uncertainty, the speed of Tianmu's repair was not delayed. Now that they know that they can enter a near-death state by destroying the light core, thereby triggering the fire spirit orb and communicating with other destroyers, Yu Sui can control the communication time in the future.
This trip was definitely worthwhile.
Yu Sui raised her hand to wipe her face, using magic to dispel the dampness from her body. Her breathing was still a little unsteady, so she needed to rest for a while.
The gaze of the Heavenly Eye allowed a large amount of Five Elements Qi to quickly repair Yu Sui's injuries. Soon she was able to stand up as if nothing had happened and walk into the boathouse.
Because Yu Sui was weak internally at the time, it was difficult for her to detect that Yu Sui had broken through her cultivation level.
Yu Sui returned to her room to rest. She knew that if she didn't go there for a long time, Li Jinshuang or Mei Liangyu would come back to find her.
It was Li Jinshuang who came back to find her.
Mei Liangyu was in a stalemate with Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu, who had come to the kitchen.
Li Jinshuang thought they would fight, so she left before they did.
Yu Sui didn't say anything after learning about it. She finished the food that Li Jinshuang brought back and went back to bed.
Li Jinshuang couldn't help but ask her, "Aren't you afraid they'll start fighting?"
"Let's fight then. Senior brother has more people on his side, he won't suffer any losses." After Yu Sui finished speaking, he rolled around in the corner of the bed and added, "I left half of it for you, okay?"
Li Jinshuang shook her head and said, "I'm not sleeping."
She has to stay and watch over it.
Yu Sui responded softly, then closed her eyes and fell asleep, restoring her inner body.
She slept for a long time. Two hours later, the Spirit Bird set sail back to sea. Mei Liangyu came by once during the journey. He sat by the bed and watched Yu Sui sleeping for a while. Seeing that she was sleeping peacefully, he couldn't bear to disturb her.
Looking at Yu Sui at this moment, Mei Liangyu also calmed down.
Mei Liangyu, who is usually always thinking about many things, rarely emptied her mind and just stared at Yu Sui without thinking about anything.
It seemed like an eternity before Mei Liangyu finally looked away, got up, and left.
After stepping out of the house, Mei Liangyu couldn't stop thinking. She wondered what her junior sister was doing, acting so mysteriously. She hoped she wouldn't get hurt.
He has a lot to do next.
His fragmented memories are missing a crucial and vital link. Once he returns, he will have to find a way to get Gu Gan to use the Divine Strategist to remove his seal.
There was also the State of Yan.
Mei Liangyu stopped in the aisle and slowly lowered his head.
The Spirit Bird returned to the sea, and it was already night.
On the way back, the Spirit Bird still encountered many sudden sea eyes, but fortunately, it avoided them all without any danger. Wei Xizhen and Sun Heng were both on the helm observing the movements of the sea eyes.
Whenever Leng Rouyin and Wu Huaiwei started fighting, Sun Heng would step in to mediate; he had to be given face.
Sun Heng couldn't stop Wu Huaiwei from speaking up every now and then, and Leng Rouyin wasn't as good at being sarcastic as her. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he turned around and left the helm.
Sun Heng shook his head helplessly and said to Wu Huaiwei, "Why do you keep targeting her?"
Wu Huaiwei smiled and said, "If she hadn't betrayed her teacher back then, why would I be targeting her?"
When Sun Heng heard her say that, he frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something. Just then, Wei Xizhen asked about something else, which diverted Sun Heng's attention.
Ou Rushuang stood beside Wu Huaiwei and said in a low voice, "I didn't expect you to value her teacher so much, even causing Leng Rouyin trouble for so many years."
“You’ve got one thing wrong,” Wu Huaiwei turned to the side and whispered back, “It’s not that I value anyone, but that there are some people and things that just happen to displease me.”
Ou Rushuang smiled and said, "Me too?"
Wu Huaiwei covered her mouth with her hand and said, "Maybe it will happen someday."
Ou Rushuang sighed, "This is truly worrying."
On the way back, Zhang Xiangyun was the most anxious.
He held back, thinking that Nian Qiuyan would take some action, but the boy stayed inside and didn't come out after returning to his room.
Am I the only one who's worried?
Zhang Xiangyun couldn't stand it any longer, so he kicked the door open and entered. He saw Nian Qiuyan leaning against the window with his arms crossed, facing the door. The window was half open, and the deep sea could be seen outside.
Nian Qiuyan didn't even glance at Zhang Xiangyun, who had violently flung open the door. Her expression was colder than usual compared to her gentle demeanor.
Zhang Xiangyun walked towards him, his anger palpable, and reached out to grab Nian Qiuyan's collar. But then, his dark eyes flickered, and a divination array appeared between them. Zhang Xiangyun withdrew his hand as if electrocuted, staring at Nian Qiuyan with a gloomy expression.
"What kind of time is this to be lamenting over the sea like this?" Zhang Xiangyun mocked. "If you haven't dealt with Mei Liangyu and retrieved the items by the time we get back to sea..."
Nian Qiuyan laughed and said, "Didn't you want Nangong Sui to deal with Meimei?"
Zhang Xiangyun's anger was fueled by his calm remark: "If Nangong Sui could succeed, why would I need to come to you?"
"Do you really want Mei Liangyu to go back alive and hand the things over to the academy, so that everyone can perish together?" Zhang Xiangyun stared at Nian Qiuyan, his eyes and tone growing colder and colder. "You know how huge Taiyi's business is. If it's all messed up, it won't just be you and me who lose our heads."
According to Qingkui and the others' style, even if they died, their bones would be crushed to atone for their sins.
Nian Qiuyan remained unhurried: "Unless Xuan Kui finds a second person who can make special orchid poison, I won't die so easily. But it's a different story for you and Luo Fu. Things that can be replaced are never cherished."
Zhang Xiangyun almost laughed out of anger. He took a deep breath, but couldn't suppress the throbbing pressure in his forehead. He could only force a smile and say, "I don't think Qingkui cherishes you very much either."
Nian Qiuyan turned her head and smiled in return, "Xuan Kui isn't something she can decide alone."
Zhang Xiangyun said coldly, "Are you really unwilling to take action?"
Nian Qiuyan said coldly, "I don't need to take your orders."
Before Zhang Xiangyun could speak, he added gently, "Besides, I've already got the things."
This sudden turn of events stunned Zhang Xiangyun. The emotions surging within him were difficult to express, so he forced them down and asked suspiciously, "When did you get it? How did you get it?"
“You don’t need to know. Asking too much will only annoy people,” Nian Qiuyan said. “I’ve saved your life.”
Zhang Xiangyun squinted and asked, "Mei Liangyu and the others knew about the Milky Way Water but returned it to you. You were indeed suspected by them."
Thinking about it this way, Zhang Xiangyun, who was so angry that his liver hurt, finally felt a little better.
You deserve it, kid.
They insisted on pretending to be innocent and kind in front of Mei Liangyu, but now they can't keep up the act anymore, can they?
Nian Qiuyan didn't reply, but turned her eyes back to look at the sea outside the window.
Zhang Xiangyun asked, "Did you hand the things over to your superiors?"
Nian Qiuyan said, "I will find time to give it to you."
"You'd better hurry, lest something unexpected happens." Zhang Xiangyun breathed a sigh of relief and resumed his usual carefree demeanor. "I don't know what's going on between you and Mei Liangyu, but since he knows about the existence of the Milky Way, he shouldn't have stayed."
Nian Qiuyan laughed upon hearing this: "You have the ability to kill him?"
Zhang Xiangyun didn't answer. He walked out, stopped at the door, and turned back to look at Nian Qiuyan with an ambiguous expression: "Do you really think you are unique to Xuan Kui?"
"What?" Nian Qiuyan turned to look at him, her smile not reaching her eyes. "Could it be that the second person who can make special orchid poison is Qing Kui?"
Zhang Xiangyun's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was shaken.
He turned to leave with a cold laugh: "How should I know?"
“There’s something you need to know,” Nian Qiuyan said. Zhang Xiangyun stopped and listened to him. “I’m not being sentimental.”
Zhang Xiangyun: "..."
Who the hell cares about you?
He forced the door open again and left.
Nian Qiuyan stared at the closed door for a moment, then casually turned her gaze away, continuing to ponder Mei Liangyu's intention in handing over the Milky Way Water.
Is this a test, or is it giving him a chance?
He's so smart, he must have guessed pretty much everything before even coming to the Abyss Sea.
It's also possible that Mei Liangyu thought it would be useless to hand over the Milky Way Water to the academy, since Mei Liangyu couldn't find out about the Lan Corpse organization behind it, so he gave it to him to lure the snake out of its hole.
Why not just say it outright? Because Mei Liangyu was still waiting for him to explain.
This was indeed an opportunity given to him by Mei Liangyu.
An opportunity to explain.
Nian Qiuyan stood still, recalling the time when she first met Mei Liangyu, Xing Chun, and others a few years ago.
Memories surfaced one by one, as clear as if they were yesterday. Even though thousands of days and nights have passed, why does it feel so short now?
Nian Qiuyan took out the sacred wooden divination stick, looked down at it, and the voice of Kong Yiyi echoed in her mind. When she heard the voice, she couldn't help but recall the expression and every move she made when she said those words.
It truly moved him.
Nian Qiuyan gently stroked the sacred wooden divination stick with his fingertips, recalling those moments that moved him over and over again until he calmed down and made his decision.
He won't force someone who isn't from the same world.
[Author's Note]
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