"I even went so far as to ask Elder Shen to help me find the cultivation manual of the Ruthless Path in order to suppress the thoughts I shouldn't have had."
"I wanted to use magic to help myself get out of this... but it still ended up like this."
Qi Fengyu's voice and expression sounded extremely guilty. She would pause from time to time, her watery eyes timidly glancing at Ji Mofan, then lowering her eyes as if fleeing.
I feel so wronged.
"I had already mentally prepared myself. Even if I couldn't become Daoist partners with my senior brother, I would be happy as long as he would still look at me..."
"But today I know I disappointed him. He likes the sect leader so much, but I did something to hurt him... He definitely won't be with me anymore."
Ji Mofan, however, remained unmoved by his acting skills.
If others can't understand it, how could he, as the protagonist who was forcibly dragged into the situation, not understand it?
Qi Fengyu really doesn't let go of anything he can use, sparing no effort to grab things and climb the social ladder.
It would do him no good to openly admit that his inner demons were caused by Qi Yuan.
However, if it is distorted to be related to Ji Mofan, then he can manipulate public opinion and make Ji Mofan continue to complete the Dao Couple Ceremony that was not completely finished.
And there was another point that made him feel awkward...
It was Qi Yuan who had tricked him into calling him "Grandpa Sect Master".
Although he somewhat understood the old man's thoughts, the Demon Lord was, in a sense, his father, so the title of "Grandpa Sect Master" immediately elevated him to a higher generation.
However, this inadvertently placed Ji Mofan in a position a generation lower than Qi Fengyu.
He wouldn't get angry at Qi Yuan, but he could vent his resentment on Qi Fengyu.
So what if it has nothing to do with Qi Fengyu? He's just being unreasonable.
Besides, how often has Qi Fengyu acted unreasonably in the past?
“Young Sect Master, since you have already made your decision, it means you already knew how I would react after I found out,” Ji Mofan said. “That Dao Couple Ceremony was not based on true feelings, but rather on my responsibility as the Chief of Yun Cang Sword Sect at the time, which was to be responsible for every disciple of the sect.”
"But then many unexpected things happened, and you should learn to let go."
Qi Fengyu lowered his head silently, looking extremely pitiful as he huddled in the corner of the bed.
Although Zhou Hengyu felt that Ji Mofan's words were somewhat heartless, he couldn't deny that they were not wrong.
Asking Ji Mofan to sacrifice his own marriage to help Qi Fengyu was simply a matter of kindness, not obligation.
He used to have a connection with the Yuncang Sword Sect, but that's no longer the case, so there's no question of asking him for help.
"Young Sect Master, I'll prepare some medicine for you in a bit. Take it regularly to suppress the recurrence of your inner demons." Zhou Hengyu patted Qi Fengyu on the shoulder.
Qi Fengyu bit her lip and remained silent for a long time before suddenly raising her head with a burning gaze. "I understand what Senior Brother means. I won't cause you any more trouble."
"Elder Zhou," he said, then turned his gaze to Zhou Hengyu, "Please help me, I—"
"We must go to the Execution Platform."
*
Ji Mofan never expected that Qi Fengyu would choose such a sharp way to deal with his inner demons after failing to coerce him.
It's hard to say whether he was trying to gain Ji Mofan's sympathy by playing the victim, or whether he was trying to escalate the situation and force Ji Mofan to react by creating gossip.
But unfortunately, he has neither compassion nor shame right now.
The figure of Qi Fengyu standing alone on the Execution Platform, sword in hand, appeared both fragile and strong. His inner demons, stimulated by the repeated passage of heroic spirits through his body, became violent, and wisps of black smoke rose from Qi Fengyu's body.
It was much better than when Li Geyue was tortured. At least Qi Fengyu still had the willpower to raise his sword and perform the Yun Cang Sword Technique again and again.
He has perseverance, but only a little bit.
His willpower is not bad, but unfortunately it does not match his strength.
Yun Cang Sword Sect would collapse to the ground every time he reached the third level, leaving his hands and knees covered in blood. But he would grit his teeth and struggle to get back up, slashing the void before him with his next sword strike.
Ji Mofan stood not far below the stage, looking at him with a deep gaze.
Even if he hates Qi Fengyu and wishes he could grind him to dust, it cannot be denied that he is a person with considerable perseverance.
For an ordinary person, let alone enduring the pain of cleansing the marrow and removing impurities, they would simply accept their fate upon seeing their mixed spiritual roots.
But he stubbornly persevered.
A spiritual root signifies a cleansing of the marrow and essence. Ning Weisheng underwent this process to transform his dual spiritual roots into a pure fire spiritual root.
Qi Fengyu, however, was reduced from having four spiritual roots that were almost entirely barred from the path of cultivation to having only one water spiritual root.
However, the repeated cleansing and marrow-removing treatments damaged the foundation of his body, and since then he has been plagued by a constant stream of major and minor illnesses.
Even so, he never gave up his cultivation.
There was a time when Ji Mofan would always find Qi Fengyu in a corner early on, swinging his sword and working up a sweat whenever he came to the training ground.
That's why he kept helping out, because he couldn't forget the figure in his memory who had fallen and bled but never given up.
But later they all grew up, and many things changed.
—No, it should be said that Qi Fengyu has never changed from beginning to end.
He seemed to have resigned himself to his fate, no longer striving to reach the top through his own efforts, but instead seeking out all sorts of reliable and unreliable crooked ways.
But from beginning to end, he was just a self-centered, selfish person who puts his own interests first.
He simply accepted his fate, but he still didn't want to live this way.
"Young Sect Master!"
Zhou Hengyu's worried call pulled Ji Mofan back from his past memories. He looked up and saw that Qi Fengyu was exhausted both physically and mentally from the impact of the inner demon and the remnant soul of the hero, and vomited blood on the ground.
The area around the Execution Platform, which was originally deserted, has now been filled with disciples who came to watch the spectacle.
Whispers filled the air, mostly revolving around what heavenly law Qi Fengyu, the young sect leader, had broken to deserve such torment at the Execution Platform.
Ji Mofan silently shook his head.
If Qi Fengyu could channel the same unorthodox and unorthodox methods into the right path, he would succeed in anything else besides swordsmanship.
If you're always thinking about stealing things or doing things that harm others without benefiting yourself, you're bound to come out worse off.
"...Senior Brother!"
A hoarse, strained cry came faintly from the Execution Platform. Ji Mo Fan wasn't particularly afraid, but he did get goosebumps.
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