Chapter 64 Killing Formation
The bewilderment on his face seemed genuine. Xiao Shuying grasped his withdrawn fingertips, holding them tightly in her palm. Despite her injuries, her expression was filled with worry.
"Master, you seemed to be possessed by a demon just now."
Su Yunyu, the "inner demon," was forced to feign weakness and lay in Xiao Shuying's arms. Seeing that the sword wound on his heart was still bleeding, she thought it best not to waste any more time.
So after saying those two words, he silently counted down in his mind:
Three—two—one!
I'm dizzy!
With the help of 111's cheat code, Su Yunyu successfully fainted. So, on the surface, it looked like he weakly said those two words and then fainted.
Xiao Shuying couldn't help but hug him tighter, her eyes filled with unease. The man who seemed invincible in the past had become incredibly vulnerable these past few days.
It seemed that if he let go, this person would shatter like porcelain shards, scattered all over the ground.
For a moment, he dared not let go, holding the person in his arms tightly. Xiao Shuying endured the pain of the sword wound in his heart and brought Su Yunyu back to the Beiming Palace, gently placing her on the couch.
After channeling some spiritual energy into Su Yunyu's meridians, Xiao Shuying breathed a sigh of relief when she saw some color return to his pale face.
The wound from the Xuehua Sword piercing his heart could not heal overnight; this was the first time in his life he had suffered such a severe injury.
But looking at the culprit, Xiao Shuying couldn't muster any anger.
Was I set up, or was I possessed by a demon?
While pondering various possibilities, he unknowingly fell into a deep sleep, his head resting on Su Yunyu's bedside table.
My consciousness was being pulled downwards, and the darkness before my eyes was changing in a bizarre and surreal way until it turned into a white light.
It was as if all previous memories had been discarded, and what was in front of him was the scene of being bullied and insulted when he was still in the Xiao family.
The throbbing pains in his body seemed genuine. Just as his consciousness, trapped in a dreamlike state, was at a loss, a voice came from mid-air:
"stop--"
This scene looks so familiar.
He stared blankly at the figure in white in mid-air. Although he was in a dream and had forgotten all his memories, a surge of emotion welled up in his subconscious.
The person approached gracefully, leaving a lingering fragrance in the moonlight. Reaching him, a faint smile graced his usually aloof and ethereal face as he asked softly:
"Would you like to come back with me?"
Almost without thinking, he nodded subconsciously, but in an instant, a sharp pain pierced his heart—
Looking down, he saw that the Snow Blossom Sword had pierced his heart, and the owner who held it had turned from a gentle smile to a cold, mocking one.
"You're so easy to fool."
The pain in her heart intensified, and she could no longer distinguish between dream and reality. The dream felt so real that her consciousness almost shattered, and she questioned the person with unbearable sorrow why they had done this.
Just as his emotions were fluctuating, the scene before him suddenly changed again. At this moment, he was actually on the Vast Peak, where a person in white was guiding him through sword practice, move by move.
The sword blossoms stirred the vast expanse of smoke around them, causing the ancient trees to tremble and shed their leaves. It was so real that one wished to stay in that moment forever.
But suddenly, a force came from behind and pushed him hard, and before his eyes, there was no longer a bottomless cliff.
He stumbled, a feeling of weightlessness washed over him, and he plummeted towards the unfathomable abyss—
"hiss."
Xiao Shuying suddenly stood up, looked around, and held her forehead, momentarily disoriented.
Shouldn't he have fallen off the cliff by being pushed by the man in white, just as that man had given him a sword at the beginning?
Sword wound... He looked at his chest, where there was indeed a terrifying sword wound, inflicted by a Heavenly-grade spiritual sword.
Xiao Shuying then looked at Su Yunyu, who was sleeping on the bed, walked over, and reached out her hand, almost subconsciously wanting to end this absurd and bizarre dream.
Xiao Shuying only snapped back to reality when her hands touched Su Yunyu's warm skin.
No, this is not a dream. He has woken up and returned to reality.
Perhaps the dream was too realistic, too heart-wrenching, so much so that even after waking up, one might doubt whether they had actually woken up.
Just as he was feeling uneasy, Su Yunyu's eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly woke up. The rustling sound of her sitting up made Xiao Shuying temporarily forget about the dream. He quickly sat down to the side and asked:
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
"..." Su Yunyu had just had a long sleep and was still a little dazed. It wasn't until she thought about the scene before she fainted that she realized what she wanted to say:
"Perhaps I was ambushed by Feng Mingye when I was in the Demon Realm."
Feng Mingye, Xiao Shuying, gritted her teeth. How dare a mere demon make her master so exhausted?
He grasped Su Yunyu's wrist and, without being rejected, used the Spirit of the Three Realms to probe into Su Yunyu's consciousness.
A blood-red mark was clearly visible there.
This is……
"The Blood Seal!" Xiao Shuying exclaimed. Seeing the puzzled look in Su Yunyu's eyes, he suppressed his anger and explained:
"If you are struck by this seal, your consciousness will be disturbed, and you will often do things that contradict your previous actions."
Although this seal is not dangerous and won't kill you, it is insidious enough to make the host commit a serious mistake without knowing the truth.
“Then…” Su Yunyu had no doubt about Long Aotian’s extensive knowledge, and simply decided to play along:
Do you know how to undo this?
If he were still at his initial cultivation level, there would definitely be no problem. However, his cultivation has regressed, and he might not be able to compare with Feng Mingye anymore. That's why he asked Long Aotian.
Xiao Shuying was unaware of the twists and turns in his heart; after careful consideration, she said:
"I'll try using my spiritual energy."
The wonders of the Spirit of the Three Realms are self-evident; it possesses abilities closest to the Heavenly Dao. Combined with its current cultivation level, this blood seal should be easily resolved.
So Xiao Shuying channeled her spiritual energy into Su Yunyu's sea of consciousness, using her own spiritual energy, which combined the spiritual and demonic aspects, to gradually erase the hateful bloodstain.
Su Yunyu felt a sharp pain and trembled, involuntarily leaning into Xiao Shuying's arms. Xiao Shuying seemed quite used to it and reached out to embrace him.
After Su Yunyu realized what was happening, she felt extremely uncomfortable. She wanted to leave, but that would be too formal, so she could only stand there speechless with 111.
"Oh no, when did I become like this?"
111 Hot Take: [Straight Men Are Just Your Lies]
"roll!"
Just as Su Yunyu was engaged in another three hundred rounds of fierce fighting with 111, Xiao Shuying focused her attention on the blood seal, which she had now also resolved.
With the bloodstain no longer present in her consciousness, Xiao Shuying withdrew from the spiritual vein and looked up to see Su Yunyu still nestled in her arms.
Unconsciously, his gaze deepened, and a strange yet gentle emotion welled up in his heart.
Just as he was about to lower his head and kiss Su Yunyu's hair, Su Yunyu sat up quite naturally, feigning indifference.
"Don't let anyone else know about your spiritual energy. Go down now."
It felt like something you'd use and then throw away, so Su Yunyu paused, then took out a bottle of high-grade elixirs from her spatial storage and handed it to Xiao Shuying.
"This pill can replenish spiritual energy..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Shuying turned and grasped Su Yunyu's hand, her palm tirelessly feeling the coldness of his fingertips, while outwardly lowering her gaze and pretending nothing was wrong.
"This elixir is too precious. My disciple will be fine after two days of rest."
Su Yunyu felt uncomfortable again and withdrew his hand, but didn't take the pill, leaving it in Long Aotian's hands. He pondered for a moment before figuring out how to get rid of Long Aotian:
"You won the martial arts tournament. There's a secret realm nearby. I'll use my divine sense to let you in."
Xiao Shuying didn't object much to what Su Yunyu said, so he nodded in agreement.
"good."
After speaking, seeing the faint weariness between Su Yunyu's brows, he did not want to disturb her any longer and left the Beiming Palace.
After descending from Haomiao Peak, all the tenderness he had shown Su Yunyu turned into coldness and ruthlessness.
He would never forget that if it weren't for Xiao Qingran's slander, Su Yunyu wouldn't have crossed the Yanling Spring and wouldn't have fainted.
Xiao Qingran disappeared without a trace that day, and should have been found by now.
Unexpectedly, the disciples gathered in twos and threes around them were all talking about Xiao Qingran:
"Why do you think Xiao Qingran suddenly disappeared?"
"Yes, the entire sect has searched everywhere, but we just can't find it."
"Even if you're afraid of being held accountable, it doesn't mean you have to abandon the sect altogether."
Xiao Qingran has disappeared
Xiao Shuying's eyes were filled with inquiry. This matter did not seem as simple as it appeared. Since Xiao Qingran could not be found for the time being, she would first go through the secret realm.
This secret realm was just a small one. Su Yunyu let him in because there was a piece of Xuan Iron inside that could heal Mu Ling's sword wound.
With a Heaven-grade spiritual artifact, the original Earth-grade artifact can no longer be ignored.
In fact, Mu Ling's sword wound had been almost completely healed with spiritual energy, but since Su Yunyu was concerned, let's just pretend that Mu Ling's injury wasn't healed yet.
When Xiao Shuying entered the secret realm, Su Yunyu's spirit possessed the jade pendant hanging at her waist.
He wasn't just idle and wanted to join the fun in the secret realm; he had another plan.
Not long ago, 111 told him that only half of the bloodstain had been removed, and the other half was still missing. So Su Yunyu's mind raced, and she thought she could make a big deal out of it again.
Let's use the bloodstain to try and make Long Aotian willingly die.
So as soon as they entered the secret realm, Su Yunyu asked 111:
"Help me identify any parts of this place that resemble the Execution Platform."
Although 111 didn't approve of his impulsive actions, their interests were aligned, so she replied a moment later:
[The cliff 500 meters to the left front]
Upon learning the location, Su Yunyu immediately felt an excitement to do something naughty. He calmed himself for a moment before pretending to be nonchalant and giving instructions:
"Go to the left front."
“Okay,” Xiao Shuying didn’t think this secret realm was anything special; it was all the same no matter where he went. So he just followed Su Yunyu’s instructions.
When he reached a precipice as instructed by Su Yunyu, Su Yunyu suddenly changed her tone:
"Jump down."
It was just like a monster in the night, using its alluring voice to bewitch those who had lost their way.
"..."
Xiao Shuying looked down and saw that the cliff was extremely deep and dark. Moreover, he could clearly feel the dangerous and murderous aura coming from below the cliff.
Su Yunyu, fearing he might not dare to jump, quickly added:
"There's something unusual down there."
In reality, there's nothing unusual about that place; it's just that it's extremely dangerous, and jumping in would almost certainly result in certain death.
"Is that so..." Xiao Shuying said softly, and then used her spiritual energy to investigate further, only to find that it was just a large killing formation.
However, after receiving Su Yunyu's unequivocal reply, he suppressed his hesitation and simply glanced down at her.
He wouldn't doubt the truthfulness of Su Yunyu's words; he would only doubt whether his own judgment was wrong.
So, after Su Yunyu urged her a second time, even facing this bottomless cliff, Xiao Shuying did not hesitate to jump.
Su Yunyu was stunned. He hadn't expected Long Aotian to be so obedient, jumping as soon as he was told to.
"111, this killing formation shouldn't be able to kill Long Aotian, right?"
111, cracking sunflower seeds: [Don't know]
As Xiao Shuying plummeted, he suddenly remembered the dream he had once had, in which Su Yunyu killed him twice. But now this was reality, and reality could not be the same as a dream.
Just as the killing formation was about to be triggered, a chilling, murderous aura surged forth. Xiao Shuying's pupils dilated slightly, realizing that this was indeed a killing formation. Before she could think further, the tattoo scorched, and a phoenix cry rang out—
The Crimson Flame Phoenix flapped its enormous wings, lifting Xiao Shuying up close to the killing formation.
Seeing this, Su Yunyu and Xiao Shuying both breathed a sigh of relief. Su Yunyu thought to herself, "Indeed, Long Aotian's luck is unparalleled."
Even after being brought to the edge of the cliff and set down, Xiao Shuying remained distraught. Why did Su Yunyu make him jump? Did he know there was a killing formation below?
Fearing that Long Aotian might misunderstand, Su Yunyu quickly put on her acting skills and explained:
Did I just... say something?
A familiar scene, familiar words—Xiao Shuying instantly understood the cause and effect, and asked:
"Master, is the blood mark in your consciousness still there?"
Seeing Long Aotian's keen insight, Su Yunyu was very pleased. She deliberately remained silent for a few seconds before speaking:
"The bloodstain... is still there."
He now understood that since Long Aotian was so obedient, able to jump off a cliff without hesitation when told to, he could kill him without Long Aotian falling in love with him.
However... he will kill Long Aotian after the blood seal is removed.
Upon hearing this answer, Xiao Shuying's gaze darkened.
Bloodstains, bloodstains again. Thank goodness they're just bloodstains.
What should he do if the dream were real? Fortunately, reality is not like the dream.
Fortunately, Su Yunyu didn't want to kill him.
Once this damn bloodstain is dealt with—
Why not confess your feelings to Su Yunyu?
He told Su Yunyu after the bloodstain was removed.
He no longer wanted to disguise this secret affection as a teacher-student relationship.
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Author's Note: After this plot, it's time for the synopsis! [Applause][Applause]
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