Upon hearing this, the Second Elder lifted his eyelids to glance at him, a slight smile playing on his lips. His voice was soft and faint, as if it might be blown away by the wind at any moment. "I entrusted the person to you. You only helped me out. Besides, you didn't do it on purpose. It was Yu Ze who did it on purpose. He harbors hatred and resentment. He resents me for not taking good care of him and for not giving him enough fatherly love when he was young, which led to the child's extreme personality today."
"So, this has nothing to do with you." The Second Elder said, blood starting to trickle from the corner of his mouth. Perhaps there was a trace of self-harm in his actions. He wanted to punish himself for the mistakes he had made today. The person he loved was dead, the child who watched him grow up was dead, and his savior, Wei Shengliu, was nowhere to be found. What was the point of him living in this world?
"Old Su, don't blame yourself. You and I are good friends. After I die, I'll rely on you to bury me. Remember to make the scene lively." The Second Elder smiled, blood flowing down the curve of his lips. "I've always been a cold person. In the end, I just want it to be lively."
Old Su slumped to the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably from his eyes, crying like a child. In the end, he couldn't say anything to comfort him; he knew that nothing he said now would make a difference.
He sat there and wailed, his eyes constantly looking up at the sky, waiting for Zisangyi to arrive, venting his emotions. He had known the Second Elder for many years, and he had been on Elder Peak all these years, rarely leaving the mountain unless necessary. The person he had the most contact with was the Second Elder.
His only confidant was about to die before his eyes, and he was powerless to stop it. A surge of hatred welled up in his heart. Why couldn't he be any stronger? If he hadn't been a little stronger, the Second Elder wouldn't have resorted to such a self-destructive method to search for Yu Ze's whereabouts in Xuancheng.
The Second Elder knew his time was running out. He felt his life force constantly slipping away, as if his body was a hole, with his vitality seeping outwards in a rustling sound. He couldn't stop it; this was an outcome he had long anticipated.
The last glimmer of light on the horizon faded completely, and the night sky turned utterly dark, looking so lonely. The Second Elder sighed, as if lamenting why, even in his dying moments, his sky remained dark and colorless.
...
When Zi Sangyi rushed over, this was the scene before her. Old Su was about a meter away from the Second Elder, but couldn't reach him. The Second Elder himself was sitting cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by blood, his face so pale it was comparable to someone who had been dead for several days—it was terrifying and frightening.
With a wave of his hand, Zi Sangyi caused the barrier set up by the Second Elder to vanish without a trace. Old Su crawled toward the Second Elder with both hands, supporting his swaying body.
When the Second Elder saw the newcomer, he knew he couldn't carry out the plan, so he didn't insist on continuing. He leaned against Old Su, feeling weak all over, and Old Su steadily supported him.
Zi Sangyi walked to the two of them, and Old Su said impatiently, "Sect Master, please save him! He is willing to burn his own life essence to find Yu Ze!"
Zi Sangyi thought to herself that she was being foolish. She quickly walked to the Second Elder's side, checked his pulse, and then took out a pill from her spatial storage and fed it to him.
The Second Elder swallowed the pill whole, looking at Zi Sangyi with a smile in his eyes, "Judging from your expression, you're definitely cursing me in your heart!"
Zi Sangyi, her thoughts exposed, showed no embarrassment. Instead, she looked at the person in front of her with a serious expression. "Am I wrong to scold you? You're utterly foolish! If I hadn't happened to be at the sect, and if Old Su hadn't been by your side, do you think you'd still be alive today..."
As he spoke, he probably realized that the Second Elder had no intention of living, so he stopped talking and said, "The dead are dead, but the living must live well."
The mother insect remained unmoved no matter how the Second Elder manipulated it. It showed no sign of wanting to move. The man's eyes held an indescribable emotion. At this moment, all the words he wanted to say turned into a sigh.
Zi Sangyi began to inject spiritual power into the Second Elder's body. Although he couldn't save much of his cultivation and essence, he could still save his life.
In life, we make many decisions, some of which have a life-changing impact. Even if a decision seems insignificant at the end, it still guides us in a certain direction.
If you were to ask the Second Elder whether he regrets doing this, having gained nothing and lost his essence and cultivation for nothing, his answer would always be no. He would only regret it in the end if he didn't pay the price for it today.
Xu Yuehuai arrived late, not as fast as Zisangyi, who caught up with her from behind. Fortunately, Zisangyi, not wanting to delay the best treatment time, did not take the Second Elder away for treatment first; otherwise, Xu Yuehuai's trip would have been in vain.
Zisangyi's eyes showed a hint of surprise when she saw her, and the words that were on the tip of her tongue naturally came out, "Why are you here?"
"I saw you rush out of the sect just now, and I was worried that something serious had happened, so I followed you." Xu Yuehuai's face was expressionless as she looked at what was going on in front of her.
When he saw the Second Elder, his eyes flickered subtly.
The three men tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened in front of the child, especially not in front of Xu Yuehuai, who was not on good terms with Yu Ze. The Second Elder was well aware of the grudge between Yu Ze and Xu Yuehuai, and sighed inwardly.
Xu Yuehuai said, "Are you looking for Yu Ze? I've seen him before."
The men all lowered their heads, but upon hearing her words, their gazes turned to her.
Even the lifeless Second Elder suddenly stood up from the ground, walked up to Xu Yuehuai, and asked tentatively with a cautious look in his eyes, "Child...where have you seen him before? Can you take me to see him?"
Zi Sangyi looked at her interrupted treatment, clenched her fists, and looked at the Second Elder with a look of disappointment and frustration. But what could she do? She could only exhale a breath of stale air, slowly stand up from the ground, and warn him in a slow and deliberate manner: "In your current state, let alone going to find someone, you'll faint after taking a few more steps!"
He spoke seriously, believing his threat was probably effective, but to his surprise, the Second Elder said lightly, "I only feel that if I arrive too late and fail to find him, and he dies in front of me, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
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