Chapter 103

After several rounds of exploration and confirmation, the time for the opening of the Rock Secret Realm has been roughly determined.

The atmosphere in Liuyun Sect has become noticeably heavy these days.

Ning Chen seemed unaware.

The night before he set out, he looked at Xie Tingyun's back with his back to him and remained silent for a long, long time for no apparent reason.

Xie Tingyun's breathing had slowed down, as if he had fallen into a light sleep.

But Ning Chen knew that when he raised his hand or turned over, Xie Tingyun's breathing frequency would change slightly.

Ning Shen was listening to his breathing frequency, and Xie Tingyun was also listening.

The difference is that Ning Chen is not pretending to be himself.

“…”

"Thank you, Tingyun."

Ning Shen spoke in a low voice.

Xie Tingyun didn't reply, as if he was really asleep.

Ning Chen said again: "Senior Brother."

“…”

They both knew very well that once they got the Qingpan Horn, they had reached the final stage.

Of course, the sooner the demon's heart is dug out, the better. Because Ning Chen killed a great demon in the Mahayana period, the plan of attacking the cultivation world has not been seen until now, and it is estimated that it has been delayed for some time.

It also takes time to refine the Heaven Sword. If the Heaven Gate can be successfully broken, the spiritual power pouring down will be able to keep the demons in the Demon Realm for a while.

No matter how you look at it, it was all ordered quickly.

The two were silent for a while, and Xie Tingyun finally moved slightly.

He said hoarsely, "Yeah."

Ning Chen then reached out and put his arms around Xie Tingyun's waist, and skillfully pulled him over.

According to past experience, when he did this, Xie Tingyun's mood would inexplicably improve.

“…”

As expected, Xie Tingyun's shoulders tensed up the moment he leaned over, and then relaxed silently.

Xie Tingyun sighed and said, "Ningchen."

Ning Chen hummed, thought about it, and finally raised his hand to press Xie Tingyun's shoulder and turned him over.

Xie Tingyun was caught off guard and came face to face with Ning Chen.

He was now curled up in Ning Shen's arms. When he turned over, the distance between them seemed much closer, and their breaths almost intertwined.

Xie Tingyun couldn't help but hold his breath.

Ning Chen lowered his eyes and looked at him for a long while. He propped himself up on the bed with one hand, then reached out and gently pinched Xie Tingyun's chin, and pressed his cheek against his.

He just touched it lightly, and then separated it immediately. Then he pretended to be calm and lay back down. He coughed lightly and said, "Senior Brother."

“…”

Xie Tingyun was silent for a while, and suddenly he couldn't help shaking.

He could hardly suppress his trembling, because Xie Tingyun clearly remembered the meaning of this action at this moment——

Take away half of the unhappiness.

Ning Chen was dumbfounded again, and was obviously at a loss as to what to do. He said, "...Xie Tingyun?"

Isn't this what Xie Wan taught her? Just being close to him can help take away some of his unhappiness.

Why does Xie Tingyun look even sadder?

Xie Tingyun closed his eyes deeply, his voice trembling slightly: "You... have finished watching my illusion, right?"

Affirmative sentence.

Xie Tingyun was not asking him, he had already confirmed it.

Ning Chen thought to himself, this is terrible. He was so focused on how to make Xie Tingyun less unhappy that he forgot about this.

He told Xie Tingyun that he had only seen a little bit, but now he started to go back on his word.

How to do this?

Xie Tingyun suddenly raised his hands, put them around Ning Shen's neck, and buried himself in his neck.

“…”

Ning Chen sighed and said, "I didn't mean to lie to you."

After a long silence, Ning Chen did not hear Xie Tingyun's voice, but felt a little warm liquid falling on his neck.

Ning Chen: “…”

Finished.

Xie Wan lied to him!!

Xie Tingyun endured for so many days, and on the surface it was still as if nothing had happened, but he always knew that at the end of this road, there were only two choices.

God was kind and cruel. He gave him an extremely unexpected surprise, but ruthlessly took it away at the last moment.

Xie Tingyun couldn't control himself from losing his composure.

He used almost all his strength to hold Ning Chen, as if he wanted to rub this person into his own bones and blood.

The vision in front of his eyes was blurry and distorted to the point of being bizarre, but Xie Tingyun knew that if he didn't use the excuse of losing control of his emotions to ask this person for a hug, he might never have the chance again.

Xie Tingyun choked with tears and said, "Mother...it was you I saw at that time."

It was you who was talking to her.

Ning was silent for a while, then hesitantly placed his fingers on the back of Xie Tingyun's neck. After hesitating for a moment, he finally pinched it gently.

Xie Tingyun remembered that he said at the time that if there was a chance, he would like to bring someone to meet Xie Wan.

Xie Wan saw it.

Even though it was just in an absurd and false illusion, Ning Chen still met Xie Wan.

Ning Chen kneaded the back of Xie Tingyun's neck, making him relax unconsciously.

He was too embarrassed to say that he had been hiding nearby and had spied on the entire secret realm, because no matter how one looked at it, his actions were certainly not aboveboard.

Naturally, I feel guilty.

However, Xie Tingyun's attitude made Ning Chen feel a little strange for some reason.

There was no time when his relationship with Xie Tingyun was not as friendly as it is now. At that time, the person Xie Tingyun said he wanted to bring to Xie Wan could not be Ning Chen.

But Xie Tingyun did not reveal much definite information, Ning Chen was a little suspicious, but had no evidence.

This person can't be him...but what if it is him?

Ning Shen was startled.

However, the next moment, he denied it himself: he and Xie Tingyun had never known each other, and the person Xie Tingyun was talking about must have had a deep emotional bond with him.

It’s not about you.

They had not known each other for long at that time.

After Xie Tingyun calmed down, he lowered his eyes to look at the marks on Ning's neck, and silently reached out to wipe them off.

Ning Chen was touched by the cold hand, which froze him a little. So he simply reached out and pulled the hand down, covered it with his hand, and muttered, "Why are your hands always so cold?"

Xie Tingyun's current

His head was a little numb. He looked down at Ning Chen's hand. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Ning Chen."

Ning Chen: "Hmm?"

“…”

Xie Tingyun whispered, "Tell me, if you were going to die, would you make your feelings clear to the person you love?"

Ning Chen's first reaction was: "What, you have someone you like? Of course you should chase them. With your strength, it's easy to catch them. If you don't chase them, I will help you."

Xie Tingyun: "..."

Xie Tingyun pressed his forehead with his other hand and said, "...That's not necessary."

Ning Chen asked again: "Whose family is this girl? Or is she a junior sister or senior sister from the same clan? Your...the one from the Qin family?"

Ning Chen thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: "You actually have someone you like."

It's nothing, it just feels too fast, Ning Chen hasn't adapted to it yet. But it's okay, after I'm gone, there will be someone to accompany Xie Tingyun, at least Xie Tingyun can be happy.

Xie Tingyun paused for a moment and whispered, "That's not the point. The point is that they will soon be separated by death. If we make it clear now...what will he do?"

Ning Shen's focus was completely off. He suddenly became alert and said, "Xie Tingyun, tell me the truth, is this dying person you?"

Xie Tingyun was silent for a while and said, "No."

Ning Chen: "I don't believe it."

“…”

Xie Tingyun turned his head away and changed the subject, "So what about you? What would you choose?"

He always felt that being a partner was a position of great responsibility.

If you only care about yourself and have no regrets, you can make your feelings clear to the person before you die. If that person does not agree, then that's fine. You will just die and will not make anyone sad. It will also be a relief for you.

But what if that person agrees?

Within a few days of agreeing, that person is forced to accept the fact that their loved one is dead.

The one who is forced to stay is the one who suffers. How is this behavior, which only cares about one's own pleasure and leaves sadness and mourning to the loved one, different from selfishness?

Ning Shen was unusually silent.

He pondered for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so he said, "I've never encountered such a situation. I don't know."

Xie Tingyun paused for a moment and said, "I thought that with your personality, you would choose to enjoy life while you can."

Ning Chen glanced at him, snorted, and said nothing.

Ning Chen stretched out his hand and held Xie Tingyun's hand. A few strands of devil's aura emerged from his hand, which happily wrapped around Xie Tingyun's fingertips and rubbed them expectantly.

Xie Tingyun's fingertips felt a little itchy. He looked down and saw the demonic aura lingering around his hands, so he understood and released his spiritual power.

After the demonic energy wrapped around Xie Tingyun's hand and devoured it, it rubbed Xie Tingyun's hand again to express its gratitude. However, the demonic energy did not shrink back into Ning Shen's body in the end. Instead, it shrank into a pitch-black ring between Xie Tingyun's fingers.

Xie Tingyun raised his hand and gestured, "What is this?"

Ning Chen said, "It's in your hand. You can eat whenever you are hungry."

Xie Tingyun: "..."

Xie Tingyun didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ning Chen suddenly became serious and said, "Xie Tingyun, you will not die."

Xie Tingyun knew what Ning Chen meant. But Ning Chen had no idea that he could actually die.

Xie Tingyun did not argue with him too much, but just retreated into his peaceful arms a little tiredly and said, "Okay. I believe you."

After an unknown amount of time, Ning Chen whispered, "It's good to have someone you like. You'll have someone to accompany you when the time comes."

“…”

Ning Chen said, "The Canaan tribe brewed a lot of fruit wine. You can ask for it anytime you want. I spent a lot of magic coins to buy a whole cellar of fruit wine from them. Although they confiscated it, I secretly threw the magic coins in the cellar. If the demons of the Canaan tribe want to return the magic coins to you, you must not take them. If you want magic coins, you can ask Agui. I left a lot of them with him."

“…”

Ning Chen said, "Leave Bu Nian to Cheng Feng to play with. I don't think he has had enough fun with it, okay? He can't be sold anyway, so just give him the chance. If Cheng Feng is bullied, you can help him bully back."

“…”

Ning Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Xie Tingyun, I am definitely not as important as your sweetheart, so if I leave, you will only be sad for a short while at most, right?"

Xie Tingyun said: "You farted."

Ning Chen: “…………”

Ning Chen said, "No, I said so much and you didn't say anything. Why do you swear as soon as you speak?! Don't swear."

Xie Tingyun: "..."

Xie Tingyun raised his red eyes and looked at him.

Xie Tingyun said, "You know I will be sad. You also know why I am sad."

He said, “But you still choose to do it.”