Chapter 78 Rebirth (End) Lian Qiang thought that Chi Xingji should also want to...
Lian Qiang seemed to have slept for a long time, yet it also seemed like only a moment. The moment she woke up, she instinctively looked for Chi Xingji.
But all she saw was Jiang Lang. Lian Qiang grabbed him without hesitation: "Where's Chi Xingji? I want to go find him."
Jiang Lang's eyes showed reluctance as he handed her an envelope: "This is a letter from him. Please read it yourself."
Lian Qiang hurriedly snatched it away, only to see six words neatly written on the envelope, each stroke written with solemnity:
My wife is married to her.
That glance brought tears to her eyes. This was a handwriting Lian Qiang knew all too well. She even opened the envelope with great care, fearing she might damage something.
She wanted to read three lines at a glance, but was afraid of missing any details.
"My wife Lianqiang: a letter is like a meeting.
“Before I put pen to paper, I felt like I had a thousand words to say, but in the end, I felt the paper was too shallow for my words and I didn’t know where to begin.
"After much thought, I can only ask for your forgiveness. Please don't think it's rude of me to address you like that.
"That day, I saw my past and present lives in the Yingxin Mirror. I know I owe you a lot, but unfortunately, my time is short and I don't have time to make amends. After much thought, this is the only way to make your life easier."
At this point, Chi Xingji paused, as if hesitating. Lian Qiang noticed, and her tears welled up even more.
The evil energy in her body disappeared completely, and the world she perceived was exceptionally clear and bright. She could even see the direction of the evil energy in Jiang Lang's body, which was not something that could be achieved by simply removing the evil energy.
Lian Qiang was certain that Chi Xingji might have exchanged something for her.
"I'm a timid person, not nearly as brave and independent as you are. I always don't say enough, which leads to misunderstandings. I know my shortcomings, but I've never corrected them, causing you so much grief and sorrow. This is my deepest fault."
"You said I always say sorry, so I won't say it now. I just hope this letter can do my best to relieve you from the pain.
"Others love to promise an afterlife, but I find such promises too light. This life is so difficult to control, how can we talk about an afterlife?
"I won't be able to accompany you for the rest of your life. If you find someone suitable, remarry is a good idea. If you want to live alone, my wife is kind and strong, and has the ability to protect herself and cope with life on her own.
"I only hope that from now on you will ignore worldly ethics and live freely as you please.
"Chi Xingji's own handwriting."
Drops of tears spread across the paper. Lian Qiang hurriedly wiped them away, worried that a single word might be stained. She pressed the letter tightly to her heart and reached for Jiang Lang's hand, who might know something. "Why did he say he didn't have much time left? Where did he go?"
Even in the worst-case scenario, Chi Xingji couldn't possibly die so soon. Her fingers gripped Jiang Lang painfully, but neither of them felt it. Jiang Lang stared at her intently, uttering incomparably cruel words: "Mo Yuan, he's gone to Mo Yuan."
"Why would he go to the Demon Abyss for no reason? Did you force him to do that?" After getting this answer, Lian Qiang almost lost his mind and did not hesitate to speculate about Lang with great malice.
That's the Demonic Abyss. It's not just a narrow escape, it's a Demonic Abyss where no one can ever return, not even as a corpse...
"No," Jiang Lang's voice still sounded extremely calm, "From the beginning to the end, he took the initiative to go."
"You're talking nonsense!" Lian Qiang roared. She didn't believe that Chi Xingji would seek death on his own. She gathered strength in her hands. This was completely different from before. If she slapped him with this palm, even Jiang Lang would suffer a lot.
But Lang still looked at her calmly, not minding her outburst at all: "I'm not talking nonsense. That day, after you left the hall, he confessed to me that he was going to the Demonic Abyss alone to suppress the countless evil spirits below.
"At first, like you, I thought what he said was a fantasy. But soon, he convinced me. He asked me if the Demon Abyss had been particularly turbulent recently and if it was impossible to suppress it. It was because the destined date had arrived.
"Then he showed me his back. What grew inside him wasn't a spine like ours, but a pitch-black sword embryo.
"He said that every person born with a sword bone is a sharp weapon to suppress the Demon Abyss. Even those blessed with natural advantages will eventually have to pay a price for everything they enjoy.
"I asked him what would happen if he didn't go. He told me that he might survive, but more people would definitely die."
To Lian Qiang, all that Jiang Lang had said was like a slow torture. She listened quietly, almost unable to comprehend the words.
"And the original plan, which had you rebuild your body and transform back into a human, ultimately carried more risks than guarantees. To be on the safe side, he left the immortal root he cultivated... to you."
Immortal roots were not a gift from heaven, but were cultivated through acquired experience. Giving them to Lian Qiang would have no other impact. Similarly, this also meant that Chi Xingji would be thrown into the Demonic Abyss as a mortal.
Lian Qiang couldn't imagine how much determination Chi Xingji had to do all this. He had remembered everything and was doing his best to make it up to her. Was he doing this in order to spend his last peaceful days?
He had given himself a new lease of life, and turned back to face certain death, but what had he done? She had made their last meeting filled with embarrassment...
Lian Qiang was shaking like a sieve, choking with sobs and unable to speak, she just kept shaking her head. Jiang Lang wanted to help her, but she raised her head, her face covered with two lines of blood and tears.
"Lian Qiang!" Jiang Lang was startled and wanted to check what was happening inside Lian Qiang's body, but she stopped him.
"...Before I woke up, I had a dream," Lian Qiang spoke again, her words clearly enunciated, though tears welled up in her voice. "I dreamed that a hundred years ago, he wasn't determined to leave me alone. Xi Wenji lied to him, saying he was only taking his pulse, but he passed on his entire cultivation to him..."
Lian Qiang narrated the story calmly, but the listeners already had eyes filled with pity, let alone her?
"...He's only a hair's breadth away from ascending. If he's not careful, he'll die a martyr. He can only gamble everything on it. This is my dream, but I know it's more than just a dream."
——That was Chi Xingji’s personal experience in the past.
She closed her eyes. She should have been happy about this belated truth, but unfortunately, it came too late.
He never mentioned any of this in the letter. Was it because he thought she would never know, or because he didn't want her to be overwhelmed by guilt?
"...Lian Qiang, listen to him, forget everything, leave the Demon Realm, and find a new place to live a good life - isn't this what you most wanted?"
At this point, Jiang Lang seemed to have realized something. He guessed that Lian Qiang might make an extremely dangerous decision. He felt that he could no longer persuade Lian Qiang and only hoped to impress her with Chi Xingji. However, things did not go as he wished.
Lian Qiang raised her head, the bloodshot in her eyes slowly fading, though traces of tears remained. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your care and protection over the years. I was able to survive, but I've always wanted to leave here. I'm a bit ungrateful."
"I forgive you for not knowing what's good for you," Jiang Lang stared at her intently, his words full of sincerity, "but Lian Qiang, don't do anything stupid."
Lian Qiang smiled at him and said, "A hundred years ago, if I could have helped, I would never have let him go to a foreign land alone. Now, he has nothing, and I am his wife who has endured all his hardships. How can I abandon him so easily? This is not a foolish thing to do. I don't want to lose him again."
Jiang Lang remained silent, making a heavy decision. After a moment, he spoke, "...move faster. Chi Xingji said that the day after Jian Gu's death, the Demonic Abyss will be completely closed, and no one will be able to enter. We'll just have to wait until it opens again."
He laughed at himself again: "He asked me to delay time and keep you safe. I promised solemnly, but I still didn't do it."
"Regardless of how close our relationship is, you should help me instead of him. I'm leaving now."
At this moment, Lian Qiang tried to dilute her sadness with a playful tone. She was about to rush out, but Jiang Lang stopped her. Puzzled, she turned around and heard him say, "He finally said he had something he wanted to tell you, but if possible, he asked me not to tell you."
"What?"
"He said that God wanted him to be the sharpest and coldest sword. He could have been, but he met you."
As a result, all efforts were in vain and everything was lost.
The man’s expression when he said this is still vivid in his mind. Even Jiang Lang couldn’t help but sigh: How great it would be if there weren’t so many coincidences between the two of them?
They were meant to be a couple.
Lian Qiang's eyes felt sore again. She stopped moving, turned around, knelt down respectfully, and bowed three times to Jiang Lang: "Thank you."
Thank him for telling the truth, thank him for taking care of me over the years, and thank him... for seeing me off today.
And Jiang Lang accepted all three bows.
After the greeting, Lian Qiang left quickly without any hesitation.
Jiang Lang stared blankly into the distance, perhaps looking at that figure, perhaps looking at something else. After a long moment, he softly said, "Everything goes smoothly."
Lian Qiang's cultivation level is now equivalent to Chi Xingji's in the past. Traveling a thousand miles a day is not a difficult task for her. She had no time to feel the changes and just rushed towards her destination.
Along the way, she heard many demons who had survived the disaster talking about the noise in the Demon Abyss, and there was no lack of fear in their words. She was anxious and sped up.
Finally, they reached the Demonic Abyss. Below the cliff was an unfathomable abyss, and the wind was so fierce that it seemed to cut through flesh. Lian Qiang was already shaky just standing there.
She looked down, dreading the courage Chi Xingji must have mustered to leap with such a mortal body. Lian Qiang peered into the distance and indeed saw a demonic aura opening in the water, gradually shrinking.
Lian Qiang calmed herself down and prepared to jump down, but was unexpectedly stopped by a force. When she looked over, it was a face she had never seen before.
"I saw you from a distance. Didn't they say that this Demonic Abyss wants to eat people? What are you doing here, peeking around? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
The stranger's face was covered with demonic patterns, and it seemed that he had been troubled by demonic energy for a long time. The hands exposed under his wide sleeves were also skinny.
Even though he was already emaciated and in a state of extreme plight, he still used his remaining strength to stop her. Lian Qiang didn't know whether to call her kind or just plain naive. Looking at that ugly yet amiable face, he silently shook her hand and injected some spiritual energy into it.
She had a perfect grasp of this spiritual power, which could slightly suppress the growth of demonic energy without causing rejection.
"Thank you, but that's exactly why I came here." Lian Qiang gently slapped out with his palm, pushing the kind-hearted man to a safe place, and then jumped down towards the eye of the storm.
The cold wind was like a knife, blowing on her face, body, and clothes. Lian Qiang seemed not to notice it. She just closed her eyes peacefully, with peace and sadness in her heart, waiting for the moment when she would land soon.
She wanted to find Chi Xingji immediately, she didn't want to make him wait too long.
Lian Qiang thought that Chi Xingji should also want to see her earlier.
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