Chapter 6
"Long time no see." Seeing Jiang Liuya pass through the barrier, Yun Zheng's voice trembled slightly, breaking the slightly stagnant atmosphere around him.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Liuya had been at Lingcui Peak for over two months.
"It has indeed been a long time." Her expression carried a hint of coldness that kept people at a distance.
Just now, Daoist Danxi mentioned the power of chaos, something she had always longed for and yearned for. And this person appeared at that very moment.
They didn't come earlier or later, but at this crucial juncture, as if they were deliberately trying to cause trouble.
Yun Zheng was slightly taken aback. Looking at Jiang Liuya's obviously impatient expression, a sense of doubt and unease arose in his heart.
“Miss Jiang, why…” He hesitated, then swallowed the words back.
"I know you have a lot of questions to ask, but I don't have time to explain them to you right now." Jiang Liuya's attitude was indifferent, and her gaze didn't even linger on Yun Zheng, as if the person standing in front of her was just an insignificant passerby.
Yun Zheng had never seen her so cold before, and asked sadly, "Are you going to live on Lingcui Peak from now on?"
"Perhaps." Her mind wasn't on her conversation with Yun Zheng, and she only gave a perfunctory answer.
"You followed me to the Tianxuan Sect, don't you feel even a little bit of..." Yun Zheng stopped midway through his sentence, seemingly realizing that his question was somewhat abrupt, or perhaps he was afraid to hear the answer that might break his heart.
His eyes were filled with anticipation and trepidation as he stared intently at Jiang Liuya, as if trying to catch a ripple of emotion in her subtle expression.
Jiang Liuya didn't want to get entangled with him anymore, and said, "Didn't you also say that we are friends?"
These words were like a cold sword, piercing straight into Yun Zheng's heart.
She should know the nature of his feelings, she just hasn't made it clear. These days, he's been completely focused on her. And she, in trying to help him, has offended two major sects in the Western Continent.
He once thought that there was a deeper bond between them, an emotion that went beyond friendship.
But now, Jiang Liuya's words shattered all his illusions.
Yun Zheng stared at Jiang Liuya for a long time, and at that moment, he felt a mix of emotions.
He always thought that Jiang Liuya followed him to the Tianxuan Sect because she had special feelings for him.
But now it seems that everything was just wishful thinking on his part.
"The Supreme Elder is highly skilled and a prodigy in alchemy. He must be of great benefit to your cultivation." Yun Zheng's voice was sharp and questioning, and even he himself did not know what he was saying.
She slightly raised her chin, a faint smile playing on her lips, and replied nonchalantly, "These are all my own affairs. In short, it's just that I'm destined to be with Daoist Master."
Jiang Liuya turned around and was about to return to the barrier.
Yun Zheng reached out and grabbed her hand. He was unwilling to let everything between them end with just a few words. Were all those ambiguous feelings and subtle emotions going to just fizzle out like this?
“Miss Jiang, my feelings for you are sincere…” His voice trembled slightly, as if he still wanted to salvage the situation.
Jiang Liuya stopped and glanced at the hand he was holding, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
"You say you're sincere with me? Then what if..." Jiang Liuya's lips curled up slightly, with a hint of mockery and provocation.
She decided to give Yun Zheng a chance, a chance to prove his so-called sincerity.
"If what?" A hint of anticipation flashed in Yun Zheng's eyes.
Jiang Liuya took out a disguise pill and swallowed it, instantly transforming into a strangely ugly monster.
"If I became like this, would you still like me?" With her ugly appearance, she stared straight into Yun Zheng's eyes, as if trying to see through his true thoughts.
"If you're sincere, why don't you kiss me right now?"
"I..." Yun Zheng's face gradually turned green, his voice stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Jiang Liuya sneered, shook off Yun Zheng's hand, and said, "So, your so-called sincerity is nothing but lust at first sight."
Having said that, he turned around and walked into the barrier without hesitation.
Back inside the barrier, they saw Daoist Danxi waiting in the same spot.
"Daojun, no one will disturb your cultivation in the future."
"To you, he has lost his value. That's why you treat him like this." Daoist Danxi had clearly seen what had just happened.
Jiang Liuya smiled slightly, her eyes showing no evasion or guilt, and said frankly, "That's right, I've always been like this. Daojun once entered my sea of consciousness, so he naturally knows what kind of person I am."
Daoist Danxi left without uttering a word.
Jiang Liuya sighed softly. It was a pity that the topic of conversation had just started, and before she could delve deeper into the power of chaos, it was interrupted.
She stood there, her brows slightly furrowed. The words of Daoist Danxi echoed in her mind.
"The power of chaos is completely unusable by humans. Forcibly absorbing it will only lead to utter destruction." The voice carried an undeniable certainty.
But Daojun, I've never used it, so how can I believe it?
Each time, he faced dire straits and escaped death. Besides luck, he also had courage.
She was a complete gambler, betting her life on an unknown outcome.
"How will I know I can't do it if I don't try it myself?"
Jiang Liuya returned to her cave dwelling. There she saw a bottle of pills on the stone table.
She took it, opened the bottle, and smelled it. It was a Rejuvenating Pill, a holy remedy for healing injuries, and also had detoxifying effects.
“It’s unnecessary,” she said softly, her voice echoing in the empty cave, tinged with disdain.
Only she knew that the poison in her body was not ordinary Gu poison; it was the consequence of the backlash from the offspring Gu. It was karma she had no choice but to bear.
It cannot be cured by elixirs.
Of course, the pills made by Daoist Danxi must be good things, and she casually tossed the Rejuvenation Pill into her Qiankun Bag.
However, the effects of the elixir will only numb one's senses.
Only through pain can one become more clear-headed.
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