Chapter 96 Trauma
Chu Yanxing touched the scars deep in Yu Che's soul, and memories of his past life came flooding back.
At that time, he was still practicing step by step at Huaxiu University. His cultivation and academic performance were normal, and everything seemed normal.
Until one day, he received bad news from his mother.
Their house and several of their neighbors' houses were spotted by a branch of the Wu family, a family of cultivators. They wanted to forcibly requisition them as one of the centers of a feng shui formation, and they only offered very little monetary compensation.
Yu's mother and the neighbors were naturally unwilling to do so. They thought that if they gathered in large numbers to protest and threatened to kill someone, the other party would always be afraid.
But they underestimated the coldness and cruelty of those noble families. They didn't care about the lives of these ants at all, and directly ordered the demolition, even killing people.
When Yu Che rushed back home, all he saw was a pile of ruins.
His mother and several neighboring aunts and uncles who had watched him grow up were lying dying under the rubble, their bodies covered in dust and blood.
"Xiao Che... go away... don't worry about us..." Blood was oozing from the corner of Yu's mother's mouth. She used her last bit of strength to push him, her eyes full of pleading.
At this moment, the middle-aged man in charge of the operation walked over slowly, with a cat-and-mouse attitude and a nonchalant expression.
Yu Che's eyes were bloodshot as he rushed forward regardless of everything, but was hit by the other party with a wave of his hand, and flew backwards, vomiting blood, without any power to resist.
Seeing her son injured, Yu's mother felt heartbroken. Her voice was hoarse and desperate: "Xiao Che, go! Wait until you are strong... then we can take revenge..."
The middle-aged man sneered when he heard this: "Revenge? Ants are qualified to talk about revenge? Naive!" He waved his hand again, gathering a mighty wave of air that distorted the air.
Next, it was as if the scene before his eyes was in slow motion, and each frame was like a sharp blade stabbing into Yu Che's bloody heart.
The gust of wind rolled through the ruins, sending dust blasting two stories high. A moment later, when the smoke and dust cleared, I could see my mother and neighbors, their faces covered in dust, their heads drooping, their eyes lifeless.
"No--!!!"
Yu Che's eyes were bloodshot, and his roar resounded through the sky. In an instant, his mind went blank.
Crows circled in the sky, and hell was brewing on the ground. The middle-aged man laughed heartily and raised his hand to remove the last obstacle.
Fortunately, Mu Feng arrived in time and witnessed this tragic scene.
He was also furious, but he would not let Yu Che die. While the middle-aged man was not paying attention, he quickly put earth escape talismans on himself and Yu Che and forcibly dragged him away.
From then on, the guilt of failing to protect his loved ones and the hatred of his own weakness became the deepest thorn in Yu Che's heart. It was the obsession that drove him to become stronger and stronger, and it was also the missing part of his soul.
Even later, when Yu Che achieved great success in his cultivation and slaughtered all the members of the Wu family, an indelible shadow remained in his heart, and the noise never stopped.
Until just now, when he accepted Chu Yanxing's almost paranoid need, Yu Che suddenly felt an unprecedented peace.
The never-ending noise in my heart is frozen at this moment.
It turned out that he longed for strength, and also longed to be needed, to be affirmed, and to be relied upon by some powerful existence, as if this was the only way to fill the void of powerlessness.
The two of them maintained the embrace for a long time.
Finally, Chu Yan took action. He gradually woke up from his nightmare-like state, his body stiffened slightly, and he took the initiative to loosen his arms around Yu Che, putting some distance between them.
"Sorry, I lost my composure." A hint of embarrassment flashed across Chu Yanxing's eyes. He lowered his eyelashes to cover it up slightly, straightened his not-so-messy sleeves with his hands, and his voice returned to calm.
His embrace suddenly felt empty, and the strange feeling of fullness vanished with it, leaving Yu Che feeling lost. He pursed his lips, feigning indifference, and uttered a soft "hmm."
At this time, Chu Yan walked to the water dispenser in the corner of the room and poured two cups of warm water.
He turned his back to Yu Che, his shoulders tense. He then walked back with two cups of water in his hands and handed one to Yu Che.
Looking at the slightly swaying water in front of him, Yu Che silently took the cup.
"Will you listen to my story?"
Chu Yanxing sat back on the edge of the bed, clasping the water cup in both hands, trying to draw some support from the warm touch.
"Okay." Yu Che glanced sideways, quietly waiting for Chu Yanxing's decision.
Chu Yanxing took a sip of water and spoke in a calm tone:
"Seventeen years ago, my brother and I were kidnapped. He died trying to save me."
Yu Che's fingers gripping the water cup tightened slightly.
"Since then, something has gone wrong here." Chu Yanxing pointed at his solar plexus.
"Post-traumatic stress disorder. Not only does he occasionally fall into hysteria like the one just now, losing control of his emotions, but he also needs to rely on large amounts of sleeping pills every night to barely fall asleep."
He turned his head and his gaze fell on Yu Che again with a complicated look.
"From the first time I saw you... I felt that your aura was very gentle." He frowned slightly, as if looking for the right words.
"It was an aura that inexplicably made me feel at ease. Later, you lost your memory and your mental state declined, so I took you home. Even then, sleeping in the same bed with you, I was able to find a long-lost peace."
He looked directly into Yu Che's eyes and spoke slowly, "I know this sounds ridiculous. But to me, you are my one and only medicine."
Listening to Chu Yanxing's monologue, Yu Che's heartbeat inexplicably accelerated, and his breathing quickened. But to outsiders, it seemed more like a precursor to uncontrollable rage.
Chu Yanxing ignored it and continued talking in one breath.
"Recently, my condition has been getting worse. And you, just at this moment, appeared in front of me again..."
The corners of his mouth curved up, and he turned his head to stare at Yu Che, like a reptile locking onto its prey.
"So, Yu Che, since you've walked into this trap, I will never let you go. Do you understand?"
After he finished speaking, he put down the cup, making a soft tapping sound on the table, and waited for Yu Che's reaction.
However, Yu Che just listened quietly, with no emotion on his face, and a faint shadow covering the side of his face that was farther away from Chu Yanxing.
Silence hung in the air.
Under Chu Yanxing's slightly confused gaze, Yu Che suddenly turned his face, raised his hand, and stretched it in Chu Yanxing's direction.
Chu Yanxing's jawline tensed for a moment, and the vigilance in his eyes was fleeting, but he did not dodge.
Finally, Yu Che's expression darkened as he placed his hand on the top of Chu Yanxing's head, barely touching it. This movement caused a look of struggle to surface in Chu Yanxing's eyes.
It seemed as if there was a struggle between his conscience and his desires in his heart. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly closed his eyes, as if letting down all his guard, and pressed against his palm.
Feeling the response from his hand, Yu Che's heartstrings were plucked again, his Adam's apple rolled, and the tip of his tongue couldn't help but press against the roof of his mouth, in order to suppress some emotions that were about to surge out.
While stroking Chu Yanxing's hair, he spoke softly and asked a crucial question: "Can you promise not to hurt me forever?"
Chu Yanxing raised his eyelids, his dark pupils dotted with starlight, seeming both awake and in a trance.
After a few seconds, he nodded and said "hmm", and his usually cold expression was rarely tinged with obedience.
A soft laugh escaped Yu Che's throat. His eyes seemed tranquil, but in reality, something more complicated was stirring invisibly. He murmured softly, "Good boy..."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city.
Mu Feng's investigation reached a deadlock. He used all his connections to investigate the Lin family in the cultivation world, but the results were disappointing.
Either they were from a small, long-deceased family, or they simply didn't match. No Lin family had the ability or the need to arrange for "Lin Xingyan" to infiltrate Huaxiu University and plot such a bizarre conspiracy.
This approach proved futile, so Mu Feng immediately changed his mind and decided to investigate Lin Xingyan's last whereabouts. Through his family connections, he gained access to the city public security bureau's surveillance system review center.
"Please replay it again. Yes, the part where she walks out of the community gate and gets into the car." Mu Feng said to the technician next to him.
The screen clearly showed Lin Xingyan coming out of a flat near the school, walking slowly towards a black car on the side of the road, opening the door and getting in.
"Help me check this car," Mu Feng pointed at the frozen image with a sharp gaze, "I want to know where it ended up."
…
Yu Che stroked it again and again, and suddenly remembered what Chu Yanxing had just said about the "first meeting".
He thought of something in his heart, slowly pushed the man in his arms away, tried to suppress the corners of his mouth, and asked jokingly:
"Didn't we first meet on a plane? I remember a certain young master slept the entire time and didn't even glance at me."
As he spoke, the scene at that time came to his mind, and he silently labeled this aloof neighbor as a "top poser" in his heart.
Thinking of this, a smile couldn't be suppressed and leaked from the bottom of his eyes.
Chu Yanxing sat up and let out a breath. His eyes gradually became clear again. His gaze fell on Yu Che's smiling face and he slowly said another location:
"K City, Wanxiang Pavilion."
Yu Che's heart trembled slightly, and the smile on his face froze instantly. He looked at Chu Yanxing in shock, his mouth slightly open, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Chu Yanxing seemed very satisfied with his reaction, with the corners of his lips raised.
"Wanxiang Pavilion is owned by the Chu family." He paused, then said with a half-smile, "I secretly instructed the shopkeeper to give you a 50% discount on the string of Five Emperors' Coins you were interested in."
Yu Che's heart was trembling, an indescribable feeling filled his chest, and his whole body felt hot.
Surprisingly, the brief moment of passing by is not just my own exclusive memory.
His mood was extremely complicated, with surprise, trance, and a secret throbbing of being silently watched.
His ears flushed red, and subconsciously trying to hide his inner panic, he deliberately said, "Really? I don't believe it."
However, Chu Yanxing gave Yu Che a deep look, as if hinting at something:
"Believe it or not, but what I said is the truth. From the first time I saw you in Wanxiang Pavilion, I felt that there was an inexplicable fate between you and me."
These words instantly pierced through Yu Che's pretense of composure, leaving him completely stunned on the spot, his heart beating uncontrollably.
Just then, a pleasant telephone ringtone rang from Chu Yanxing's trouser pocket.
Seeing this, Chu Yanxing did not take out his cell phone immediately. Instead, he took Yu Che's hand and kissed the back of his hand in a lightning-fast manner.
Then he stood up and answered the phone without hesitation: "Speak." His voice became cold.
Although the hands-free mode was not turned on, Yu Che could hear everything that was said on the other end of the phone clearly because he was a cultivator with sharp ears and eyes.
"Young Master, there's something going on in City S. The Wu family has intervened and is trying to forcibly occupy the slums in the west of the city.
"They sent someone to contact us and offered a consolation fee of 500 million yuan, hoping that our Chu family would do them a favor and not interfere in their affairs. So... how should we respond?"
Ever since hearing the word "Wu family", Yu Che's expression changed drastically, and his body trembled slightly with extreme anger.
It's them!
This time, he would never let the Wu family succeed, and he must stop this tragedy that has not yet happened.
Yu Che turned to look at Chu Yanxing, waiting for his answer. Would he refuse? Would he seek justice for those innocent poor people? Or would he...
However, Chu Yanxing's reaction made Yu Che feel like he was falling into an icy cave.
His face was calm, as if what he heard was just an ordinary business cooperation.
"Five hundred million? The Wu family is quite generous this time. Okay, you can discuss the specific details with them and draft the agreement."
Can? !
Yu Che couldn't believe his ears! He actually agreed so casually?
For the sake of 500 million, he would turn a blind eye to the evil deeds of the Wu family and allow them to trample on the homes and lives of innocent people?
Chu Yanxing seemed completely unaware of Yu Che's emotional breakdown. He simply said a few words into the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Yanxing turned around and suddenly met Yu Che's extremely painful eyes. His expression suddenly became serious: "What's wrong with you?"
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