Chapter 81
Chu Xianyue stepped forward, trying to grab Xie Wen's hand, but grasped only air. Fear and unease surged within him once more, overwhelming him.
Chu Xianyue stared intently at Jin Huaran and called out, "Awen, be careful of him."
Upon hearing this, Xie Wen turned his head and looked at Chu Xianyue in surprise, about to ask him, "What are you being careful of?"
In the instant he turned his head, Jin Huaran silently stood behind Xie Wen. Chu Xianyue's Nine Heavens Sword was already unsheathed and suddenly slashed towards Jin Huaran. However, the imposing sword energy disappeared instantly as soon as it reached mid-air, and the sharp sword that was slashing towards Jin Huaran passed through him as if it were air.
Chu Xianyue forgot that they were inside this memory scroll, a world that was false, and they, being within it, would also become false. They could not touch each other, and each sword strike they unleashed would not cause any real harm to anything.
Jin Huaran remained standing calmly in place, raising an eyebrow slightly. He stared at Chu Xianyue, who also glared back at him. Then, under Chu Xianyue's gaze, Jin Huaran leaned forward, grabbed Xie Wen's hand, and yanked Xie Wen backward sharply.
Xie Wen staggered back a few steps before Jin Huaran firmly locked his neck in his grasp. He was a head taller than Xie Wen, and although his body was weak, he was still stronger than Xie Wen, and he had more than enough strength to restrain Xie Wen.
Xie Wen fell into Jin Huaran's hands like a lamb to the slaughter.
Xie Wen's mind went blank for a few seconds, still processing these changes. For example, why could Chu Xianyue see Jin Huaran? And why could Jin Huaran actually touch her? Even if they weren't currently inside this memory scroll, Jin Huaran would only be a spirit in the outside world. How could he possibly touch Xie Wen?
How could he possibly cause any real harm to Xie Wen?
Chu Xianyue lost control for a moment. He tried to grab Xie Wen, but no matter how hard he tried, it was like trying to catch water with a bamboo basket. He could only grab empty air.
Xie Wen said to Chu Xianyue, "Chu Xianyue, calm down. I'll be fine. And what exactly happened?"
As Xie Wen asked the question, she probably already knew the answer in her heart. She should have discovered the clues from the Twin Lotus Reincarnation long ago.
She only regretted that she found out too late.
Jin Huaran may have known the secret of the Twin Lotus Reincarnation all along. The Twin Lotus Reincarnations are connected by root lineage, sharing the same origin. After Jin Huaran's death, he was suppressed on the border of the Canglan River, constantly sensing Xie Wen's presence through the same root lineage. Even when he wasn't by Xie Wen's side, Xie Wen could still sense Jin Huaran's presence through the same root lineage. This was because it was the deep call of a "compatriot" from the distant Canglan River border. Jin Huaran used this to lure Xie Wen to the Canglan River.
The night Xie Wen went to the Canglan River, she saw Jin Huaran's tightly closed eyes through the moonlight. At that moment, the roots of the two twin flowers reconnected. Inspired by the turning of the other lotus, Jin Huaran was awakened by Xie Wen. That night, Jin Huaran's soul followed Xie Wen back to the small bamboo house in Youzhou.
From then on, he clung to Xie Wen relentlessly.
During the time he stayed in the small bamboo hut, he talked incessantly and earnestly to Xie Wen, all in an effort to persuade Xie Wen to come and seek the truth about his origins. However, Jin Hua Ran's purpose was certainly not limited to this.
He certainly did more than just confirm his suspicions, and more than just see with his own eyes that Xie Wen was a member of the Feather Clan.
Today marks the forty-ninth day since Jin Huaran's death. He will be fully resurrected when the moon is full. Xie Wen looked up and saw the bright half-moon embedded in the sky, floating among a few sparse clouds, seemingly even fuller than before.
What other plans does he have? Is it resurrection or destruction?
Xie Wen said, "Don't forget, we are twin lotuses. Killing me is the same as killing yourself."
Jin Huaran smiled leisurely, tightening his grip on Xie Wen's neck slightly, not too lightly, not too heavily, as if merely adjusting the pressure. Chu Xianyue stepped forward, his eyes deep and his brows furrowed with anger, "Let her go!"
Jin Huaran simply said to Xie Wen, "Awen, of course I know. That's why I won't hurt you. Because we are twin lotuses, our roots are connected, we share the same origin. We are the closest people in this world. At the same time, we are also the only two Feather Clan members in this world who share the same bloodline. Awen, oh Awen, I said, we are the closest people in this world. Of course I can't bear to kill you. You're all I have left, how could I kill you?"
At this moment, Xie Wen felt that Jin Huaran's voice was like a ghost, constantly echoing in her ears, yet everything Jin Huaran said was true. In this world, only Jin Huaran and she were the same kind of people. In this outside world, only Jin Huaran shared the same blood with her. And yet, this very person she hated most was forever bound to her side.
At this moment, countless thoughts surged through Xie Wen's heart. Before she could even process and accept the fact that she was a member of the Feather Clan, she was told that she was also a lotus reincarnation, and that she and Jin Huaran were twin flowers. She and he were bound together forever, never to be separated again in any lifetime.
In this world, he was the only one like her.
Xie Wen felt his heart pounding so hard he could hardly breathe. Jin Huaran's voice and Chu Xianyue's figure mingled before his eyes and in his ears, causing Xie Wen's head to throb with pain.
There had never been a moment when she needed peace and quiet more than now. She said coldly, "Shut up!"
Jin Huaran really shut up.
Standing opposite Xie Wen and Jin Huaran, Chu Xianyue suppressed his emotions and said to Jin Huaran in a deep voice, "I will not stop you from doing whatever you want, as long as you let her go!"
Jin Huaran, however, seemed to have finally achieved a certain degree of victory over Chu Xianyue. Absolute control over Xie Wen seemed to have shifted to him, and Jin Huaran's smile became even more joyful and twisted.
He silently provoked Chu Xianyue, his whole body radiant, as if he had received endless glory.
If Chu Xianyue's anger could be unleashed, the entire memory scroll would probably be reduced to ruins. His rage reached the heavens, and his eyes seemed to want to tear the person in front of him to pieces.
The more Jin Huaran saw Chu Xianyue's appearance, the happier he became. He seemed to have waited for this day for far too long. He recalled how many days and nights he had witnessed Chu Xianyue and her entwined in passion. At those times, the jealousy and hatred in his heart had long since accumulated into a raging river, drowning him.
In this world, his only relative, his only kindred spirit, the one he couldn't quite define as either love or hate, how could she be so intimately entangled with another man? Jin Huaran had never wanted love, yet he was absolutely furious about it.
Jin Huaran tilted his head slightly, tightening his grip on Xie Wen's hand. Xie Wen was forced to lean back. He leaned in, his breath pressing down, and cruelly kissed Xie Wen's cheek. In front of Chu Xianyue.
"What would he do if I treated you like that?"
Jin Huaran's words were meant for Xie Wen, but she was looking at Chu Xianyue.
Jin Huaran was deliberately provoking Chu Xianyue by using Xie Wen, but to be honest, Jin Huaran's kiss wasn't even a light peck. Xie Wen barely felt anything, but when she tilted her head slightly to look at him, she saw his neck was flushed, his Adam's apple was bobbing, and his body temperature was rising.
Chu Xianyue's eyes were dark and turbulent, churning with a stormy sea. He clenched his fists, his breathing became erratic, and he suppressed his anger. "What exactly do you want to do! Let her go!"
Chu Xianyue said this, but Jin Huaran showed no intention of letting go of Xie Wen from beginning to end. "What do I want to do? Of course, I want to take Awen away from you. She and I are a match made in heaven, destined to be together, inseparable."
Xie Wen: "Jin Huaran, what's gotten into you again?"
Jin Huaran increased the pressure on Xie Wen, forcing him to tilt his head back. He whispered in Xie Wen's ear, "Isn't that right?"
Xie Wen tried to turn his head away, saying, "You're quite ill."
Jin Huaran: "Then let me be seriously ill. You're right about everything."
Xie Wen said coldly, "Let me go. Otherwise, I'm willing to die with you."
"don't want!"
As soon as Xie Wen said this, Chu Xianyue was the first to speak up. He stepped forward and looked at Xie Wen pleadingly, "No."
Xie Wen's words seemed to remind Jin Huaran. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers in front of Xie Wen's eyes, and the puppet curse was imprinted on Xie Wen's forehead. She instantly collapsed weakly, and was supported by Jin Huaran, who forced her to fall into his arms. Jin Huaran turned his head to look at Xie Wen, who didn't even have the strength to glare at him. At this moment, she was like a cat whose claws had been sharpened, lying obediently in his arms.
He felt an immense sense of exhilaration. In the more than ten years he had been planning his revenge, he had never felt so happy. This joy came not only from finally "getting" the person he had been longing for, but also from the delight that his great revenge was about to be achieved and his plan was finally coming to fruition.
A surge of intense excitement filled his heart, making him so happy he could hardly breathe, as if he were about to die. His face contorted in agony, as if it were being burned alive.
Xie Wen said with all his might, "You can't kill me, and you can't get out of this scroll now. Don't waste your energy."
Jin Huaran raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said, "Who said we can't get out?"
"If the restrictions in this memory scroll are effective against us, then why can I still touch you here? We are reincarnations of the divine lotus. What magical artifact in this world can imprison a divine artifact?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Wen and Chu Xianyue both felt a chill run down their spines.
Fear descended upon Chu Xianyue at this moment, completely and utterly enveloping him. He knew that no matter how much he struggled, he would only be like an ant trying to shake a mountain.
He finally understood the pain and helplessness his father felt when he personally sent his dearest friend into the Boundless Sea.
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