"Young Sect Master, my senior brother just instructed me to bring you some snacks so you won't get bored when you're alone." The servant boy held a food box and spoke to him obediently.
Ji Mo Fan still has feelings for him?
Seeing his indifferent demeanor as he turned and left without hesitation, Qi Fengyu thought he had strong opinions about the marriage and wouldn't bother with such small details.
As expected, the senior brother remained the senior brother; he always focused on the issue, not the person.
Even if they are dissatisfied, they will not intentionally make things difficult for him in these matters.
"You can leave it there." Qi Fengyu pointed to the table next to her with a smile on her face.
The servant disciple obediently placed the box beside him and reached out to open the lid for him.
Qi Fengyu glanced over subconsciously.
The next instant, his vision was suddenly covered by dark black energy, and an unsettling force surged wildly from the box, almost suffocating him.
"You...!" Qi Fengyu was shocked and horrified. He instinctively tried to struggle, but as he swung his arm, it was as if he had touched something like a thread in the air. His wrist was tightly wrapped, pulling him so he couldn't move.
"You're not a servant of the Yuncang Sword Sect, you're a demonic cultivator who's infiltrated!" he said hoarsely through the almost blinding demonic energy. "What do you want? This is the summit of Yuncang Mountain. If you cause trouble, no one can save you!"
A soft laugh suddenly entered his eardrums.
"Of course I know this is the summit of Yuncang Mountain."
Qi Fengyu's eyes suddenly widened.
The dark aura that had been obscuring his eyes gradually dissipated, and tears welled up in his eyes from the torment. Forcing himself to open his eyes, Qi Fengyu saw the familiar face from his memory.
Although the "miscellaneous disciple" was still wearing the same miscellaneous uniform that could be seen everywhere in the Yun Cang Sword Sect, his appearance had undergone a complete transformation.
That was Li Geyue's face.
"Didn't you fall off the Execution Platform and die?!" Qi Fengyu's voice was filled with doubt and surprise, and it almost cracked at the end.
He desperately tried to mobilize the spiritual power within his mind, but was shocked to find that he had no power to resist at all.
Before Li Geyue "died," her cultivation had barely broken through to the Golden Core stage, while Qi Fengyu was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, a difference of two minor realms. Logically, the suppression shouldn't have been so absolute.
Not to mention that Li Geyue almost experienced death. He crawled back from the brink of death and returned to the path of demonic cultivation. How could he possibly restore his strength to its peak so quickly, or even be stronger than before?
If he had this strength before, would he have been forced to stay in Ji Mofan's shadow?
"Did I disappoint you by not dying?" Li Geyue narrowed his eyes.
"...Uh, no. I was just too surprised and blurted out something I shouldn't have." Qi Fengyu keenly realized that she had said something wrong and made Li Geyue unhappy, so she quickly tried to make amends, trying to calm the other person down first.
Damn it, if it were any other time, he would at least have a few servants around, giving him a chance to run out and ask for help from others.
But today, because of the Daoist Couple Ceremony, everyone has gone out to help out. Especially since the main hall is currently bustling with activity, no one will come to the newlyweds' room.
“Junior Brother Li, it’s great that you’re still alive. You must have been injured falling off the cliff, right? Let me see, I’ll find you some medicine to heal your wounds.” He tried his best to distract Li Geyue.
“No need.” Li Ge stepped closer to him. “Xiao Yu, I only have one question for you this time—”
Why did your senior brother suddenly become your Daoist partner?
Qi Fengyu's voice choked for a moment.
"Because you caused my injury, Senior Brother wants to use the idea of becoming Daoist partners to heal me." He added a lie to the story.
That's exactly what happened, except that he was the one who made the request, and Ji Mo Fan accepted Shen Yun's compensation.
But saying this now would only further enrage Li Geyue, so Qi Fengyu cut it out.
Upon hearing his words, Li Geyue indeed hesitated for a moment.
His gaze shifted to Qi Fengyu's neck, and a wisp of demonic energy flew up and touched it, knocking away the powder covering it and revealing bruises that had not yet completely faded.
"And my fractured hand hasn't fully healed yet." Qi Fengyu pouted and gently moved her bound hand.
He used to play the victim a lot, and now he does it even more naturally.
Li Geyue remained silent for a while.
“So you’re just a burden to your senior brother,” he said.
Qi Fengyu's eyes widened in an instant.
He couldn't believe that he could actually read a clear killing intent in Li Geyue's eyes.
Just because he and Ji Mofan became Daoist partners?
"You've been poisoned with the Love Gu by Senior Brother, haven't you?!" Seeing the demonic energy gathering in Li Geyue's palm, Qi Fengyu couldn't care less about anything else at this moment.
Li Ge narrowed his eyes, his killing intent growing even stronger.
"You found the treasure on my blueprint in the Misty Secret Realm, but Senior Brother took it and used it, didn't he?" Qi Fengyu's chest heaved violently, and he spoke faster than ever before.
"I can prove to you that your fall into demonic possession is all because of the Gu worms. I won't reveal that Senior Brother was involved. The mother Gu in the Love Gu can find its offspring, but attacking the offspring will not affect the mother Gu at all!"
Qi Fengyu searched through his mind for every possible way to persuade Li Geyue to change her mind, but the demonic energy in the latter's palm showed no sign of dissipating. Instead, it became more and more solid, forming a terrifyingly large mass.
A chilling and terrifying aura crashed down on him.
Qi Fengyu couldn't help but close her eyes.
"boom!"
The air blasts collided, producing a dull thud. Qi Fengyu only heard the clattering of objects being blown over around him; he felt no pain, and it seemed as if he hadn't even felt a wisp of wind.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a bright red figure blocking his way.
"Senior Brother!"
Two voices rang out, each carrying a different kind of surprise.
"Junior brother, what are you doing?" Ji Mofan stood between the two, staring coldly at Li Geyue in front of him.
"I think I've already said that the Yun Cang Sword Sect can no longer keep you here, and that you should never appear in the cultivation world again."
"They've all died once, after all." The tone was icy, almost like a snowfall in one's ears.
Why can't I learn to be obedient...?
“…Senior Brother.” Li Geyue’s voice trembled slightly as he raised his hand and pressed it against his heart.
The offspring of the Infatuation Gu were stirring restlessly, causing him sharp, dull pains in his heart.
The pain made it unable to stand steadily. It first leaned against the display cabinet next to it, and then its body gradually slid to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." He squeezed out these words with difficulty.
"The person you should apologize to is not me." Ji Mofan shifted his position so that he could see Qi Fengyu.
"It's Xiaoyu."
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