Chapter 62 A New Beginning... You... you're not even human.
"Don't look at me, I can't do it."
After listening to Jiang Yu's words, Lian Quesheng waved his hands repeatedly. When he met Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu's dark and deep gazes, he felt a chill in his heart. He swallowed hard, wishing he could hide behind a rock.
"I really can't do it."
He squatted down silently. "I haven't had enough of the happy days on earth yet. And if I really go to heaven, my parents will never see me again. They will definitely miss me every day."
A flower bud suddenly appeared, startling Lian Quesheng, who was deep in thought about important matters of life. Wait, how did this flower get inside?
If Shen Jiuxu saw it, wouldn't they start arguing? He was about to cover the flower bud with his sleeve, but the more he looked, the more something seemed off. Lian Quesheng looked behind the flower bud and saw slender branches climbing up the rocks, hanging on people's collars, and finally...
It's Jiang Yu's turn!
"ah!"
Are all these plant spirits so bold now? Lian Quesheng looked at the sword next to Shen Jiuxu. Although it wasn't Xian Chen's sword, it was still a good one!
Cutting iron and chopping copper is a piece of cake for him.
Did those flowers dare to jump on Jiang Yu right in front of him? Lian Quesheng took a deep breath. He was a kind-hearted person and couldn't watch these living beings die. He pulled a handkerchief from his sleeve, pretended to wave it a few times, and then "slapped" it over Shen Jiuxu's face.
He frantically pulled away the flower buds, but haste makes waste. The more anxious he became, the more mistakes he made. He grabbed a bunch of branches and buds, then took the wrong step and tripped and fell to the ground.
The fabric covering Shen Jiuxu's face was caught on the button on his cuff, and it was completely suspended in the air, so he met Shen Jiuxu's indifferent eyes.
"Hehe...hehe, um...you...are you sweating? Let me wipe it for you?" Lian Quesheng forced a smile, looking miserable. He had just placed the handkerchief on Shen Jiuxu's forehead when his hand trembled and it fell on his forehead. He scrambled away to a distance, saying, "Let Jiang Yu do it! I won't do it myself."
As Lian Quesheng did this, many flower buds fell from his arms. The three of them stared at each other, and the awkward atmosphere in the cave returned once again.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Lian Quesheng took the initiative to smooth things over with a laugh, "Actually... actually, these flowers came to see me. After all, being too good-looking can also be a problem."
"I'm not here to see Jiang Yu, really, I promise." Lian Quesheng held the flowers in his hands, looking at them with deep affection. "This is my...dream confidante, do you understand?"
Shen Jiuxu: "..."
He had no idea when he had acquired this new identity. Jiang Yu looked at him with a meaningful gaze, while Shen Jiuxu pursed his lips, indicating that he also had no idea what was going on, what kind of unfounded dream confidant was this?
"Cough cough—"
Jiang Yu coughed lightly twice, and the flower bud trembled instantly. Shen Jiuxu twitched his fingers a few times, and the branches retracted, until—
It's now Shen Jiuxu's turn!
"ah!"
The flower was stuck in Shen Jiuxu's hair. Wasn't that even more strange? Even Quesheng's eyes widened as he stared straight at that spot. He raised the back of his hand and rubbed his eyes. That's right, the flower was indeed coming out of Shen Jiuxu's hair.
So, his brother is actually a flower?
So, does that mean Jiang Yu has been philandering all along? Lian Quesheng's condemning gaze lingered between the two of them. He stood up, pointed at Jiang Yu and "that flower," and stammered, "You...you...oh no, how could you...you."
"You guys are completely messing around!"
"Acting recklessly and arbitrarily."
Jiang Yu was just looking at Shen Jiuxu's obviously weaker complexion and thinking about what to do when the flower buds naturally climbed onto him. As a result, Lian Quesheng unexpectedly created a big drama around them.
"We are married."
Shen Jiuxu's face darkened. Hearing this, he felt uncomfortable and said sullenly, "What does Young Master Lian mean by this? Do you really think that humans and demons are different, just like what you've been saying outside?"
"No, no, no, this, this is definitely not it."
Lian Quesheng hurriedly explained, "I'm not surprised, you...you're not even human!"
"And I'm the one who should be wronged. Why did you hide the fact that you're not a person from me? We've been friends for so many years, and I don't even know what kind of person you are?"
"I didn't know you were with Jiang Yu back then, but now you won't even tell me your true identity. You two are simply in cahoots, secretly having an affair. You are immoral, heartless, and unjust."
Lian Quesheng realized that he was the one being kept in the dark, "Besides, I'm tight-lipped, and I won't tell anyone."
Although he himself didn't quite believe it, he had to put on a strong presence in front of the two of them. So, he raised his voice, his eyebrows arched, and began to launch into a long and eloquent accusation against Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu.
So, even seeing those flower buds again, Lian Quesheng still couldn't calm down. However, while he might be unreliable in small matters, he was quite dependable when it came to important ones.
Seeing that Jiang Yu had already stabilized those people with Xian Chen, he took a step forward and used his body to block two people, saying, "I'll stay here. You guys go back first. Since you've stabilized them with Xian Chen, nothing else will happen."
Jiang Yu simply couldn't hold on any longer. Xian Chen was his natal sword. During the three years after his failed ascension, he sealed Xian Chen away because of his poor health.
Now, to awaken it again, and even expend spiritual energy to control those people, his body obviously couldn't withstand it. Only with the help of Shen Jiuxu and Lian Quesheng did he barely manage to complete it.
But for now, all we can do is relieve them from the pain and temporarily stabilize their bodies. Whether they can be rescued in the future remains to be seen.
"There are countless elixirs in Bailuzhou. I don't believe we can't find a suitable one. They are much better now than before. If they can maintain their lives with medicine, then we can consider ascension. There will be enough time."
Lian Quesheng said a few words to Jiang Yu, looking unusually composed and mature. "Jiang Yu, you are the person with the greatest chance of ascension in this world. We all believe in you. As long as there is even a glimmer of hope, I, Jiu Xu, Bai Lu Zhou, Xing Chen Que, Shen Wu Ke, and so many other disciples will stand behind you."
"So, go back and rest first, and you can save them only after you've recovered."
Jiang Yu had become much thinner than when he had met him in Yunshui City. His face, which was already thin, now looked sickly. All the hopes of the people were pinned on one person, and it was difficult for him to even catch his breath.
"Xichuang, take them back first."
"Yes, Master."
A handsome man dressed in cyan robes walked up to Jiang Yu and Shen Jiuxu and offered them a cup of water. "Young Master Jiang, Young Master Shen, please have some water. You've been working so hard, you should go back and rest. Master and Senior Brother Dianxing are here, nothing will happen."
“Zishan asked me to tell you that he knows who killed that woman’s child. Young Master Jiang should also know him. He said he was an acquaintance of Young Master Jiang when he was a child, named Zhang Xuan.”
"Zhang Xuan was terrified when he saw that many people were sick. He then thought of killing those people, but he didn't expect to be bitten by the child and also contract the disease."
As Xi Chuang slowly recounted the story, Shen Jiuxu heard the name and then heard Xi Chuang say that this was an acquaintance of Jiang Yu. He immediately remembered something. When Zhou Yongyin told him that Tang Ling was not the only one who bullied Jiang Yu when they were young.
The Tang and Zhang families are located in the middle of the mountain.
Zhang Xuan is one of them.
"He was furious and accidentally strangled the child to death. Young Master Jiang should know what happened afterward. The child's mother came and made a huge scene. Zhang Xuan followed her and started biting people indiscriminately until he infected many villagers before he stopped."
"Later, when the pain flared up, Ye Zishan mingled among them and saw Zhang Xuan, who was completely unharmed. He became suspicious and asked, 'Does Young Master Jiang know this person?'"
Jiang Yu nodded. "Where is he now?"
"They stoned him to death."
Xi Chuang's words were light and weightless, yet they weighed on Jiang Yu's chest like a boulder. He felt extremely uncomfortable; in just a few words, he had directly taken the lives of those people.
The hand that held Shen Jiuxu's was a little pale, and the nails dug into the flesh, but Jiang Yu seemed not to feel anything. Too many people had died, but the living were still waiting for him to save them.
He must ascend.
Jiang Yu couldn't let these people die alive in front of him; he had to ascend to immortality and bring Xian Chen back to life.
"puff--"
A mouthful of blood spurted from Jiang Yu's mouth, and he fainted again in Shen Jiuxu's arms. The two of them had the same pale and bloodless faces, and they were both weaker than the other.
When they returned to the house on the mountain, Zhou Yongyin, who was trapped by Shen Jiuxu's barrier, saw the two of them and was so angry that he wanted to hit them with a wooden board, but now was obviously not the time, so he simply pushed them to the bed.
"Go, go, go and get some rest. I don't want to be an old person who dies before their child."
Zhou Yongyin stuffed the blankets over them, "Go to sleep quickly, I'll go brew some medicine for you. I don't know why you're so preoccupied, you're so young and look like you're about to die."
"Pah, pah, pah."
Realizing what he had said, he immediately regretted it, saying, "I'm an old man who will live to be a hundred years old. Go and rest quickly. I'll kill the chicken outside and give you some to eat later."
With a "snap," the door slammed shut. Shen Jiuxu took off Jiang Yu's outer garment, covered him with the blankets, and gently stroked his hair before beginning to channel spiritual energy into him.
Shen Jiuxu knew very well that if he couldn't save these people, Jiang Yu's life would be completely ruined. He had seen the same situation in the woman's memory three years ago.
Jiang Yu is an extremely strong-willed person. Before his ascension, he had experienced the same thing as now: the same life-or-death situation, the same expectations of thousands, and the same immense pressure. It was as if reincarnation had come, and all of these things were pressing down on Jiang Yu once again.
The only difference is that Jiang Yu, who was once full of vigor and thought he could save the world, has now become a sickly man who is physically and mentally exhausted and riddled with wounds, known to all.
But he still managed to catch it; even when all seemed lost, Jiang Yu was determined to find a way out of his predicament.
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Author's Note: This chapter is a normal update for today. The update on the 16th will have to wait; I don't know if I'll be able to finish it. If I do, I'll post it. If not, it'll be tomorrow. I'm going to work now. [crying emoji]
The last few chapters might have been a bit depressing. Let me state this first: this story has a happy ending, absolutely a happy ending, a big happy ending, I'm saying it three times because it's important.
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