Chapter 79: Obsession

Tianlang-Jun's body was badly damaged, Zhuzhilang was nailed to the rock wall, Master Wuchen was supporting Wuwang, whose head was bleeding, Mobei-Jun was carrying Shang Qinghua, and Yue Qingyuan was standing beside Shen Qingqiu.

Only Luo Binghe stood facing the Heart Demon Sword, lowering his head and slowly adjusting his sleeves.

Shen Qingqiu said in a deep voice: "Luo Binghe, come here."

Luo Binghe shook his head.

Just once, but very firmly.

Shen Qingqiu was extremely disappointed and said coldly: "...You lied to me again."

Luo Binghe said: "Master, I said I would help you deal with Tianlang Jun. Now I can kill him right away to show you, how can you say that I lied to you?"

Tian Langjun smiled and said, "Keeping the enemy to protect oneself is a good idea. It's a pity that I'm not very useful, so he has to do it himself."

As soon as the words "raising an enemy for one's own benefit" came out, Shen Qingqiu felt even more uneasy.

Could it be that Luo Binghe gave the Heart Demon Sword to Tian Lang-Jun on purpose?

After getting the Heart Demon Sword, Tian Langjun's body made of Lu Huazhi corroded faster and faster. Even if he was given the sword, it would not pose much of a threat to Luo Binghe.

Perhaps he had gone too far and showed his thoughts on his face. Luo Binghe said sadly, "Master, what are you thinking about? He did steal the Heart Demon Sword, but it still recognizes me as its master. Why don't you believe me again?"

Shen Qingqiu said slowly: "I have believed you many times. Until just now, I still believed in you."

Luo Binghe said: "Really?"

He gave a twisted smile: "But I don't dare to believe Master."

This smile was extremely strange. Shen Qingqiu noticed that he was in a bad mood, so he softened his expression and tone: "What's wrong with you?"

He became a little gentler, and Luo Binghe suddenly stopped smiling.

He looked heartbroken: "Master, I told you before that you are happiest when you are with them."

At first, Shen Qingqiu didn't understand what "they" meant.

Luo Binghe paced back and forth slowly in front of the rock wall of the Heart Demon Sword.

He laughed at himself and said, "Every time I asked Master to come with me, you never agreed. Even if you did, it was only because I forced you. But when they asked you to stay, you did not hesitate at all."

He looked at Shen Qingqiu: "Master, you don't smile often. I love to see you smile, but when I think that you only smile like this when you are with them, I..." He whispered softly: "...very, very painful."

Shen Qingqiu finally understood.

"They" refers to the Cangqiong Mountain Sect!

That day in the bamboo house, Liu Qingge suddenly opened the window to check, and indeed noticed Luo Binghe who had been wandering outside.

He did not leave, but listened to the laughter and joy in the bamboo house, as well as his "hmm" assent, and kept them in his heart.

Shen Qingqiu asked: "Are you angry because of this?"

"anger?"

After asking the question, Luo Binghe uttered two words sinisterly: "I hate it!"

"I hate myself!"

He put his hands behind his back and quickened his pace impatiently.

"I hate that I'm useless. I hate that I can never keep anyone. Never... no one is willing to choose me."

The rest of the people in the cave were not in a position to act rashly. Luo Binghe was currently maintaining the supply of the Heart Demon Sword, and no one wanted him to suddenly attack.

Yue Qingyuan asked, "You mean you want him to choose between the two?"

Luo Binghe paused and shook his head: "Choose one of the two? No. This is not it."

"I know that if I have to choose, Master will definitely not choose me. So, as long as there is no choice, it will be fine."

Luo Binghe showed a strange excitement, and his pale face flushed.

"So I've learned my lesson this time. It would be better if the Cangqiong Mountain Sect didn't exist. Then, I'll be the only one left as Master."

Master Wuchen could not bear to listen any longer, so he put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name continuously. Amitabha said, "Master Luo, you are possessed by a demon."

Luo Binghe was still laughing. Master Wuchen continued, "There is no possibility of choice, and of course there is no possibility of giving up on you. But how can Master Shen Feng forgive what he did to you?"

Luo Binghe said softly: "Master, Qingjing Peak is gone, I can build another one for you. You can blame me or hate me. I don't ask for anything else. If you are not satisfied, you can beat me or kill me, anyway, I can't die. As long as... as long as you don't leave me, it's fine."

He said devoutly: "Really, this is my only wish."

Shen Qingqiu's throat was dry and hoarse, his mouth felt bitter, and he couldn't speak.

He finally determined that Luo Binghe was no longer in his right mind.

His pupils were dilated, the red ripples expanded and shrank, his smile was twisted, he really looked like he was completely crazy and lost his mind. The purple light on the Heart Demon Sword was bright, and it was unclear whether he was controlling the sword or the sword was controlling him.

Zhuzhilang suddenly said, "Except for the Cangqiong Mountain Sect, there are thousands of things in this world that Master Shen cares about. Do you want to destroy them all?"

Luo Binghe smiled and said, "Okay? Why not?"

He tilted his head and suddenly turned sinister: "Shut up!"

Upon hearing this, Mobei Jun thought for a moment and punched Zhuzhilang in the face.

Tian Lang-Jun looked at Luo Binghe, his eyes flashing with pity, and he sighed: "...The Heart Demon Sword has already corroded his brain. He is really crazy."

Luo Binghe smiled and nodded: "Yes. I am crazy."

Shen Qingqiu felt a throbbing pain in his heart when he heard him admit in person that he was crazy.

He whispered, "Binghe, please get away from the sword first and stand away from it."

While he was giving gentle words of advice, he quietly put his hand under his wide sleeves to press the handle of the Xiu Ya Sword. Luo Binghe smiled and said, "It's useless. Master, you don't have to do this. The better you treat me, the more afraid I am."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand slightly. In an instant, purple energy surged from the Heart Demon Sword.

Zhuzhilang spat out a mouthful of blood. The punch just now only made him shut up for a while. He said calmly: "Poor thing."

"Poor?" Luo Binghe murmured, "Yes, I am pitiful. Even if I am pitiful, Master, can you stay by my side for once?"

Tears rolled down his cheeks.

Luo Binghe's pupils were red as he gritted his teeth: "Master, you always let me go again and again."

"Every time, every time, anyone and anything! Can become a reason for you to abandon me, every time!"

Suddenly, Shang Qinghua fell to the ground with a thud. Shen Qingqiu also subconsciously held onto the stone wall.

The entire ground began to tremble violently.

The speed of the Boneyard's descent has accelerated!

Yue Qingyuan said calmly: "Junior brother, he is crazy, how are you going to deal with him?"

Luo Binghe sneered, took two steps back, and suddenly grabbed the hilt of the Heart Demon Sword.

The ground was shaking more and more intensely. Looking out through the cave entrance, one could see countless mountains of varying heights emerging from the rolling clouds. Just as Shen Qingqiu was about to summon Xiu Ya, a blinding white light suddenly appeared beside him. Yue Qingyuan had already drawn his sword.

The roar of the sword tore through the endless flying snow and purple-black air.

Xuan Su is unsheathed!

Mobei Jun saw Yue Qingyuan aiming the tip of his sword at Luo Binghe and stepped forward to fight. Xuan Suo's spiritual power surged, and before they could make contact, he was directly knocked out.

Mobei-Jun seemed to have never expected that he would be beaten to the ground one day. He kept this expression and fell to the Bone Burial Ridge in the blink of an eye. Shang Qinghua was terrified and rushed over with a sword. Shen Qingqiu hurriedly grabbed him and said, "What are you doing!"

Shang Qinghua roared, “Damn it, he can’t fly!” and then jumped down.

Shen Qingqiu looked down from the breach against the flying snow and strong wind, and happened to see Shang Qinghua, who was riding a flying sword, catching Mobei-Jun in the sky a hundred feet above the ice.

After making sure that he would not die from the fall, Shen Qingqiu did not even have time to breathe a sigh of relief. He turned his head sharply and saw Luo Binghe and Yue Qingyuan face to face.

Luo Binghe's explosive power was terrifying, but Shen Qingqiu had not expected that after the Xuan Suo was fully unsheathed, its power would be so strong that it could fight Luo Binghe in a mad state to a draw. Shen Qingqiu could feel his eardrums and throat rumbling from the pressure of the spiritual power and demonic energy surging in the air.

Seeing that the cave was about to collapse, he climbed up the rock wall, grabbed the Heart Demon Sword with his bare hands, and pulled it out with force!

Although it was pulled out, the Burial Ridge was still falling. Seeing this, Luo Binghe tried to grab the sword. Yue Qingyuan would never give him a chance. The tip of the Xuan Suo sword drew a dazzling trail in the air that was visible to the naked eye. A huge restriction and complex curses formed an invisible cage that imprisoned Luo Binghe.

Yue Qingyuan saw Shen Qingqiu draw his sword and said in a deep voice: “Let’s go!”

Still leaving?! Shen Qingqiu immediately shook his head. Just as he was about to throw the Heart Demon Sword to him, he felt his feet go weak.

It's not that he is soft, it's that the ground is soft.

This cave finally collapsed!

The second level of the Boneyard.

Shen Qingqiu dug Yue Qingyuan out from the pile of rocks: "Master? Senior Brother? Master Senior Brother!"

Yue Qingyuan's face turned pale, blood oozed from the corners of his lips, and he swallowed, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of hot blood.

He opened his eyes and glanced at Shen Qingqiu: "...Where are the others?"

The internal structure of the Bone Burial Ridge is similar to an irregular honeycomb, with holes one after another. Shen Qingqiu looked around and said, "I didn't see Master Wuchen and Tianlangjun. They may be buried here, or they may have collapsed into other holes with the rocks."

He turned around and asked, "Brother, when were you injured?"

Yue Qingyuan did not answer, but asked: "Is the Heart Demon Sword still in your hand?"

Shen Qingqiu showed him the sword: "It is here. But the Bone Burial Ridge is still falling, and the merger should not be over yet. Brother, take the sword and destroy it."

With his help, Yue Qingyuan slowly stood up: "...What about you?"

Of course, he went back to look for Luo Binghe.

Shen Qingqiu avoided answering: "Brother, what happened to your injury?"

Yue Qingyuan answered irrelevantly, “I didn’t want to do that at first. But I… am an impulsive person after all.”

Shen Qingqiu thought his words were strange, but he didn't think about it. He helped him to continue walking: "Brother, can you still walk? You go down first, destroy the sword, and find Junior Brother Mu. Leave Luo Binghe to me."

岳清源被他扶着，勉強站起，鮮血滴滴落地。沈清秋以為他沒問題了，便放開了手。

誰知，剛放開手，沒站一會兒，岳清源便倒了下去。

沈清秋大驚失色，連忙把他又扶了起來：“師兄？師兄？”

岳清源神情恍惚，像是沒把沈清秋的話聽進去，低聲說：“金蘭城和洛冰河圍山的那兩次，我是穩住了，顧全大局了……可事後每每回想，倒還不如……沖動的好。”

看他昏昏欲睡，沈清秋恨不得猛掐岳清源人中，把他掐醒，又不敢幹這越矩的事，只得在他耳邊大聲說話，不讓他暈過去：“師兄，醒醒！你做的沒錯！”

岳清源閉上眼，搖了搖頭。

他喘了口氣，又是一陣讓沈清秋心驚肉跳的劇烈咳嗽。

血止不住地随着咳嗽往外流。他勉強道：“幫我……把玄肅收回去。”

沈清秋連忙将跌落一旁、劍身白光刺目的玄肅壓回鞘中，遞給他。岳清源臉色這才稍微好看了些，緩過了一口氣。

他怔怔望着沈清秋收起玄肅的手，沒去接，而是道：“若我在此身隕，你……便幫我把玄肅帶回萬劍峰吧。”

沈清秋吃了一驚：“你說什麽？”

身隕？岳清源當真受傷這麽嚴重，到了很可能要死的地步？！

岳清源道：“玄肅威力奇大，我卻從不拔出它來應敵，你一定猜過原因。”

沈清秋點頭。不止他猜過，很多人都猜過。

岳清源道：“玄肅即是我的性命。你可明白，這是什麽意思？”

完全不明白。

但沈清秋知道，它肯定不是修辭手法。

他還知道，岳清源接下來要說的，一定是一件從未告訴過別人的秘密。

果然，岳清源道：“每一次拔出玄肅，消耗的，都是我的壽元。”

此話一出，沈清秋頓時覺得，手中的玄肅，陡然重了千斤。

難怪他不到萬不得已，從不拔劍。

以壽元催動靈力。将自己的性命和自己的劍捆綁在一起。

為什麽岳清源會修這種邪道！

沈清秋震驚地說：“師兄你……這是走火入魔過？”

岳清源緩緩道：“我十五歲拜入穹頂峰，心有所系，急于求成，追求人劍合一境界不成，反倒落得如此下場。與所求背道而馳，遺下大恨，懊悔終生。”

他說着，臉上那因為咳嗽剛湧起的那一點殘餘血色，忽的又褪得幹幹淨淨。沈清秋忙打斷他：“別說了。不是說這個的時候。我送你下去，找木師弟。”

兩人艱難地走了幾步，岳清源忽然低聲道：“……對不起。”

說什麽對不起。岳清源沒有任何對不起他的地方。反倒是自己，老是帶累岳清源，惹出一堆麻煩。

可岳清源接下來的話，把他整個人都被震懵了。

岳清源聲音都在發顫：“……真的……對不起。”

“明明是為了更快地回去，明明是想立刻去接你的……可反而壞了事。我畢竟是個容易沖動的人……”

“自那以後，師尊将我關在靈犀洞一年有餘，廢去全身筋骨靈脈，一切打亂，休整重來。”

“我盡了最大努力，可再回去的時候，秋府早已廢敗多日了啊……”

腦海深處傳來什麽東西碎裂的聲音。

那是沈清秋的世界觀。

剎那間，往日岳清源的殷切關懷，無聲相護，種種畫面，種種細節，走馬燈一般串聯在腦海中，清明無比。

難怪“沈清秋”再怎麽作死，掌門也從來沒給他小鞋穿過，永遠都是無限包容，無限忍讓。

難怪，沈九沒有等到回來救他的人。

岳清源，沈清秋；岳七，沈九。

原來如此，原來如此！

岳清源道：“我真的……不是故意不回去的。只是，生生錯過了……”

他每說一句，鮮血便越發洶湧。沈清秋攙着他，走一步就要停兩步，咬牙道：“別說了。”

後來的事，他都知道了。

岳清源卻堅持道：“這一次，你就讓我說完吧。”

“正如你一直所說，‘對不起’不過一句空言，根本沒有用。我也從來不解釋，今日告訴你，不是為求諒解。而是如今再不說……恐怕就真的遲了。”

沈清秋心中酸澀，眼眶發熱。

遲了。已經遲了！

沈九已經不在了。

也許是死了，也許是像沈垣這樣，魂魄轉移去了另外一個陌生的世界。

可無論如何，岳清源的話，他是再也聽不到了。

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提示音一片大好，喜氣洋洋。沈清秋卻前所未有的沮喪。

他說：“有什麽意義嗎？”

系統當然不會回答他。沈清秋發自內心地朝界面比了兩個中指。

系統你全家都炸了！

這系統究竟是個毛玩意兒，有什麽意思？

就是為了讓他知道這些人究竟能倒黴到什麽地步嗎？就是為了讓他親眼見證人世間各種最慘烈的坑爹嗎？

還是為了讓他逼瘋洛冰河？

所有人都說洛冰河已經瘋了。連他自己也笑着承認自己瘋了。

原著中，掙紮數百萬字，最終被洛冰河鎮壓下來的心魔劍，在這裏卻占據了上風，侵蝕了洛冰河的心智。

這不是一件或者兩件事造成的，而是一點一點積累起來，最後才徹底爆發。先前已經出現過很多預兆，可沈清秋從來也沒注意到。

應該說，他從來不知道，洛冰河骨子裏竟然這樣沒有安全感，甚至到了自卑的地步。

他先是把洛冰河想得太邪惡，後來又把洛冰河想得太陽光堅強。

回頭看看，心魔劍開始侵蝕洛冰河的神智，最初在昭華寺就有了征兆。

剛聽到自己身世的洛冰河大受刺激。正是在最惶然的時候，他對沈清秋伸出了手，求沈清秋跟他一起走。

可他沒接住洛冰河的手，而是讓洛冰河自己一個人先走。

那時候的洛冰河開始精神極度不穩定。他需要的不是安全撤離，而是和沈清秋在一起。哪怕是被困昭華寺不得脫出，哪怕是被在場所有人圍攻，也好過讓他一個人離開啊！

這對那種精神狀況下的洛冰河而言，無異于“抛棄”。

就像是當初蘇夕顏服下藥物、只求去見天琅君的那一幕的重現。

正如洛冰河自己親口說的，他不是在逼人做二選一。

因為洛冰河從骨子裏就堅信他知道答案：沈清秋終有一日會抛下他。

滿腦子都充斥着對沒發生的事情近乎妄想症的恐懼和焦慮。怎麽不是瘋得徹底。

岳清源的步伐越來越軟，幾乎連站都站不住了。

看來剛才玄肅出鞘的那短短一段時間，對岳清源各方面的消耗真的極大。沈清秋從沒見過掌門虛弱到這種地步的模樣。

岳清源一向都是沉穩而有力的，哪怕話不多不少，沒有攻擊性，溫和可親，卻十分可靠，不失威嚴。

如今，他非但連行走都困難，話也一反常态多了起來，恐怕是真覺得自己快撐不住了。

沈清秋幾乎是拖着他在前行，邊走邊說：“師兄，你撐住，千萬別暈過去。馬上就全都好了。”

岳清源怔怔地道：“這麽多年來，你從不提過往之事，一直只叫我師兄。是打定主意，再也不叫七哥了麽？”

沈清秋握劍的手筋骨漸漸凸起。

岳清源想聽沈九叫七哥。可是，他不是沈九啊！

他琢磨着原裝貨那又冷又恨的勁兒，斷然拒絕：“不叫。”

不能立flag！

看看電視劇小說裏那些完成了最後遺願的角色，都是心願一了、立刻翻眼蹬腿。

沈清秋冷硬地道：“你剛才說了什麽，我全都沒聽見。撐着，下去！”

岳清源閉上了眼睛，嘆息道：“小九啊……”

別叫了。

他不敢去想，原著中，洛冰河割下了“沈清秋”的兩條腿，用錦盒裝着送到蒼穹山派。岳清源究竟是帶着什麽樣的心情，明知有去無回，仍義無反顧踏入洛冰河的圈套，直至萬箭穿身。

一生一次的義氣，竟然要用這麽多東西來償還。

岳清源甚至來不及告訴滿懷怨恨、為求多茍活一刻、幫着洛冰河将他引入陷阱的“沈清秋”，當年之所以沒去接他的理由。

為什麽不早點說。

就像他和洛冰河，也是一樣的。為什麽不早點說出來。

若是從一開始就別那麽多揣測和理所當然，洛冰河說不定自始至終都不會黑化，會一輩子都做清靜峰上那個乖巧腼腆的徒弟。

Even if he took a step back, when he had to kick Luo Binghe into the abyss, he could have found another way to achieve his goal.

In fact, there was no need to think about it. It was not until now that Shen Qingqiu realized that if he wanted Luo Binghe to go down, he would probably just need to say it and Luo Binghe would go down obediently.

Shen Qingqiu had never thought of such a possibility before. He didn't believe that people were that stupid, and Luo Binghe was that obedient.

But in fact, he is really that stupid and so obedient.

After going around in circles and taking many detours, I have come to such a big circle. I look around at a loss, not knowing what to do. I can only regret "I should have known this earlier."

But in this world, there is no such thing as "I had known this earlier".

Turning around the cave, two dusty figures suddenly appeared.

As soon as he saw those two round, shiny bald heads, Shen Qingqiu blurted out: "Master Wuchen. Master Wuwang."

The short monk who was carrying the tall one was Master Wuchen. One of his wooden legs was missing, so it was difficult for him to walk alone. He couldn't free his hands to put his hands together, so he didn't want to be rude, so he chanted a few more Buddhist names: "Amitabha, Master Shen, I finally found you. What happened to Master Yue?"

After Yue Qingyuan closed his eyes, he leaned on Shen Qingqiu in a daze. Shen Qingqiu said, "Master Brother... was hit on the head by a rock. How is Master Wuwang?"

Wu Chen said: "He was injured by the evil spirit of Tian Lang Jun and has not woken up yet. The cave collapsed and those demons disappeared without a trace."

Shen Qingqiu pulled out Xiu Ya and handed it over: "Master, can you please take my senior brother and Master Wuwang with you and leave the Bone Burial Ridge?"

Wu Chen asked, "Where is Master Shen Feng?"

Shen Qingqiu said succinctly: "My apprentice, I will go and clean up."

Master Wuchen said solemnly: "It would be great if Master Shen Feng is willing to face it calmly."

Shen Qingqiu said, "I am ashamed. I just hope that this matter can be resolved before irreversible consequences are caused. I will entrust the head brother to the master. Please hand him over to Junior Brother Mu of Qiancao Peak as soon as possible after you go down. Shen will be very grateful."

Wu Chen put Wu Wang down, took Xiu Ya, bowed respectfully, and suddenly said: "The inner demons are all caused by obsession."

Shen Qingqiu was stunned: "Master, are you trying to say that if you want to get rid of the inner demon, you must get rid of the obsession?"

Wu Chen shook his head and said, "If you can tell, then it's not obsession."

"I think so too." Shen Qingqiu returned the greeting and turned around.

Whoever made him that was Luo Binghe's obsession.

The author has something to say: I'm late again today. As the story is drawing to a close, I'm really eager to revise it. I'm sorry for the long wait. But every time I leave a comment on the previous chapter, I'll postponing it.

It will probably be late tomorrow. I will feel uncomfortable if I don't fix it...

Thank you angels for casting thunder!

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Orli threw a rocket launcher

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Jiuqi threw a mine

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Mobei Jun Mengmeng threw a mine

I wish you threw a mine.

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The pig fairy threw a mine in the air