Chapter 317 The Death of Bai Ruoqian
Qi Jun smiled. "When I woke up from my slumber, I saw him getting along very well with you. This is something I have never been able to give him, nor can Zhu Yue. If I can successfully awaken in the future, I hope you can take control of his consciousness and take good care of him for me."
Ye Luo said, "You mean that after our three souls unite and awaken, the consciousness of the other two souls will disappear?"
Qi Jun simply nodded and said nothing more.
"We'll talk about it later," Ye Luo said, frowning. "By the way, what level of strength can we achieve after we awaken?"
"I probably can't reach the peak immediately, but reaching the Void Refinement stage is a piece of cake. If I can get enough time to recuperate, it's only a matter of time before I recover to the Mahayana stage."
"The Great Ascension Stage?!" Ye Luo's face lit up with joy. Wouldn't that mean she would be spared the hardships of cultivation? "Oh my, I never thought I would win this life by doing nothing!"
Qi Jun smiled. "The prerequisite is that I must cultivate the Earth Soul, otherwise everything is just empty talk. Moreover, I know the Soul Guide very well; she won't sit idly by and wait for death. I need to strive to complete the most important task of Soul Condensation, so I will go into seclusion starting today. Everything during this period can only be entrusted to you."
Ye Luo nodded solemnly, "Okay! Leave everything outside to me, don't worry."
"Um."
Knowing that dangers lay ahead, Qi Jun pondered the matter carefully and used a secret technique to seal the children inside the divine gourd.
Then he instructed Ye Luo to find a place with abundant spiritual energy and nurture it carefully.
Although it was somewhat unfair to them, these were extraordinary times, and for safety reasons, this was the only option.
A moment later.
The stone gate in her sea of consciousness disappeared, and Ye Luo slowly opened her eyes, got up and leaned against the headboard to calm herself down.
Just then, he noticed a magic gourd vine in his arms. He stroked the seven small gourds hanging from it with his fingertips and couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Good heavens, now you've become the Calabash Brothers."
...So I've become a grandfather?
Suddenly, a commotion came from outside the window. Ye Luo carefully put the magic gourd vine into her clothes, then got out of bed and opened the window.
Below, Bai Ruoqian was bound to a wooden frame and surrounded by disciples from various families, who angrily cursed her and threw stones at her.
It seemed this situation had been going on for a long time; Bai Ruoqian's blank face was covered in filth, and the bright red bloodstains on her forehead had dried.
"Please...stop hitting her!" Su Yuyuan's eyes were bloodshot with rage. He tried to step forward several times but was held back by Yang Shen. He turned and kowtowed to Fu Zhenghan beside him, "Master, Master...you watched Junior Sister grow up, please have mercy and save her!"
"Shut up!" Fu Zhenghan seemed annoyed by his nagging and kicked him away angrily, saying, "Her crimes against her fellow disciples are too numerous to count and unforgivable!"
"If I were to plead for her in your stead, how could I face my disciples who died so tragically? If you continue to be so stubborn, don't blame me for being merciless!"
“Master…” Su Yuyuan slumped to the ground, his eyes filled with tears.
"Return!" Fu Zhenghan glanced at Bai Ruoqian, turned around, flicked his sleeves, and flew onto the warship. The remaining disciples followed suit.
Seeing the situation, Lü Xuan stepped forward and whispered, "Second Senior Brother... let's go."
Seeing that Su Yuyuan completely ignored her, Lü Xuan looked at Yang Shen beside her and asked, "Senior Brother, what should we do?"
Yang Shen squatted down with a troubled expression, patted his shoulder, and said, "Junior brother, stop looking and let's go."
"Senior Brother..." Su Yuyuan's eyes were filled with despair. He clenched his fist and said in a hoarse voice, "I had some kind of relationship with her, at least someone should be responsible for collecting her body, right?"
"This..." Yang Shen looked at his stubbornness, pondered for a moment, and sighed, "Alright, then I'll accompany you."
He waved to Lü Xuan beside him and instructed her, "Go back with Master first and take good care of the others for your senior brother."
Seeing this situation, Lü Xuan didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only nod helplessly and leave.
At this moment, Bai Ruoqian stared blankly at the warship of the Tianfeng Sect gradually sailing away, and two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks.
Not far away, Shui Yun, the leader of the Huan Yin Sect, walked over with an icy expression and loudly announced her death, "Bai Ruoqian, choose between burning at the stake or slow slicing."
Bai Ruoqian seemed not to hear, still staring blankly at the horizon.
"Wait." Ye Luo's voice came at this moment. He jumped off the warship and landed right in front of her.
Everyone knew about Ye Luo's past conflict with her, and they kept quiet, waiting for his mockery and ridicule. However, Ye Luo's next words surprised everyone.
Are you leaving?
Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoqian was also taken aback. After looking at Ye Luo for a moment, she smiled with relief and said, "Well, it's time to go."
Ye Luo asked, "Any last wishes?"
"No." Bai Ruoqian shook her head and smiled, "I died before I understood life in my past life, and it seems I haven't understood life in this life either, so what last wish could I possibly have?"
After saying that, her gaze fell on the crowd, and after a moment she opened her mouth and whispered, "If possible... please look after that idiot Su Yuyuan... he's actually a very good person."
"Yes, that's fine."
Ye Luo reached into her sleeve pocket, took out a piece of candy, slowly peeled off the coating, and then put it into her blood-stained mouth, sighing, "Eat something sweet first, maybe it won't hurt so much later."
"May you live a simpler life in your next life, and be a pure and happy girl."
"Mmm, thank you..." Bai Ruoqian chewed the candy in her mouth with tears in her eyes, swallowing it along with the blood in her mouth. She watched Ye Luo's departing figure, and after a moment choked out, "I was wrong, I'm sorry... help me kill her!"
Ye Luo paused for a moment, but did not turn around. She continued walking forward and said in a deep voice, "Okay."
With that, he leaped onto the warship, and the long-awaited God One slowly rose and sailed away from the exit of the secret realm.
The enraged crowd below, having received instructions, threw several fire talismans at Bai Ruoqian. In an instant, she was engulfed by flames, and a shrill scream came from within.
"No, no, no, no, no!" Su Yuyuan rushed over like a madman, trying to rescue her from the fire, but was knocked unconscious by Yang Shen.
Hearing Bai Ruoqian's mournful cries, Yang Shen, holding the unconscious Su Yuyuan, turned his head away with reddened eyes.
Looking at the scene below, Cen Feng hesitated for a moment before turning his head away. He looked at Ye Luo beside him, who remained calm, and asked with some confusion, "You don't seem to hate her at all."
Standing on the bow of the boat, feeling the wind brushing against her face, Ye Luo sighed, "I hate her, but seeing her dying, I don't feel any sense of relief. Thinking about it carefully, all the troubles originated from the soul; she was just a victim."
Without the guidance of her soul, she might have taken a different path. A better one, a worse one, a more winding one, a more straightforward one…
Ye Luo's mind was filled with thoughts, and her gaze deepened, causing Cen Feng beside her to shudder. He tentatively asked, "Junior Brother...you haven't been possessed, have you?"
Hearing this, Ye Luo looked at him speechlessly and sighed, "What have you been through all these years? How could you be so mentally deficient even after reincarnation...?"
After venting his frustration, he turned and walked into the cabin, leaving Cen Feng looking completely bewildered. "What...?"
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