Chapter 96-Where did it come from?
"Master... Senior Brother..."
"I...I've been sleeping here...for so long..."
"You...were you...secretly...looking at me...and were you stunned?"
The voice, as weak as a gossamer in the wind but carrying Xie Zhao's signature teasing tone, was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples in the quiet vine house.
Chu Linyuan, sitting cross-legged, froze for a moment, almost imperceptibly. His cold, calm eyes fixed on Xie Zhao's pale face, watching him force a weak, cunning smile. Deep within his icy sea, a subtle ripple seemed to be forcibly suppressed.
He did not respond to the boring teasing, but silently stretched out his hand, with an almost rigid and steady movement, yet with a hint of unfamiliar carefulness, and touched Xie Zhao's forehead.
His fingertips were slightly cool, carrying the unique chill of his mysterious ice evil spirit, and gently tapped Xie Zhao's brow.
"Hiss..." Xie Zhao shrank his neck at the cold touch, and then felt a pure and peaceful black ice evil energy penetrate into him. It was not to heal his wounds, but to extremely carefully explore the recovery of his soul and meridians.
"No... I'm not stupid..." Xie Zhao let the cold fingers hold him, his peach blossom eyes half open, trying to focus on Chu Linyuan's face, his voice still weak, "I'm just... a little thirsty... Senior brother... can you give me some water?"
Chu Linyuan retracted his finger and confirmed that although Xie Zhao's soul was weak, it was stable. The fundamental damage caused by the backlash of Burning Life was slowly healing under the power of the Star Vein Returning Technique.
He stood up expressionlessly and walked over to a small table woven from starlight vines. On the table sat a black jade kettle and a star-patterned jade cup. He lifted the kettle and, with steady movements, poured the clear, slightly cool water from the meteorite spring into the cup.
Walking back to the couch with the cup of water, Chu Linyuan looked at Xie Zhao struggling to hold up his upper body but in vain, and frowned slightly.
He leaned over silently, and with one hand, naturally and with irresistible strength, supported the back of Xie Zhao's neck, lifting him up slightly, and with the other hand, he handed the jade cup to his lips.
His movements were still a little stiff, but a little more skillful than when he was feeding medicine.
"Slow down." A cold voice uttered two emotionless words.
Xie Zhao took small sips of the cool Star Spring water from Chu Linyuan's hand. The sweet water moistened his dry throat, bringing a sense of comfort. He half-closed his eyes, looking past Chu Linyuan's shoulder to the open rattan window.
Outside the window, the star-studded meadow is like a flowing painting.
Tie Niu's huge body, shining with golden light, was holding the dragon skeleton star core, and he was doing an extremely exaggerated one-arm big loop with a grunt. Every time he swung it, it brought up the whistling sound of the wind and the golden glow of the star core, which made Su Tang's photo stone flash. The little girl excitedly explained something.
Luo Hongyi's black jade poison cauldron was suspended in mid-air, spewing out a strange poisonous mist with dark green and dark gold interwoven and dotted with twinkling starlight. Guided by her fingertips, it changed its shape, sometimes turning into a ferocious poisonous scorpion, sometimes turning into a misty miasma, with a dangerous and restrained aura.
The white deer sat quietly beside her, while the moon-eating rabbit was at her feet, waving the star core at the energy flow that escaped from the iron bull. It opened its black little mouth and swallowed it as comfortably as if it were sucking noodles.
In the corner, Uncle Chen's broom was still rustling stubbornly, sweeping the area of ancient trees that was already spotless.
It is full of vitality, yet it also reveals the unique grassroots noise and unruliness of Guixu Sect.
Xie Zhao's gaze finally stopped at the edge of the meadow, under the huge ancient star-shaped tree.
Mo Chen had quietly stood there without anyone noticing. He paid no attention to Tie Niu's display of brute strength, nor to Luo Hongyi's evolving poison path. His eyes, as calm as the deep sea, pierced through the dim light of the meadow. With a quiet, inquiring focus, almost like observing the trajectory of stars, they rested on Su Tang, who was excitedly explaining something to the photo stone.
That gaze wasn't malicious, but rather so deep that it seemed to penetrate the soul, carrying a kind of detached scrutiny and... indescribable curiosity.
Xie Zhao paused slightly while drinking water, and a sharp light flashed in his peach blossom eyes. Although weak, he was like an awakened eagle.
"Are we in the Falling Star Sea?" Xie Zhao said slowly.
"Well... a lot of things happened during the days you were unconscious, and I came here." Chu Linyuan answered his doubts.
Xie Zhao could guess what had happened. It must be a big deal to make this group of people leave Guixu Sect, and it was also caused by the Immortal Alliance.
He retracted his gaze and looked at Chu Linyuan's profile, which was frozen for thousands of years. His voice was still weak, but it carried a hint of deep meaning that only the two of them could understand:
"Brother... the starlight of Xingyun Pavilion... is beautiful..."
"It's just that... the way he looks at people... is a little too bright..." He glanced meaningfully in the direction of Mo Chen outside the window, "Especially... when he looks at our little Tangdou..."
Chu Linyuan didn't pause in feeding Xie Zhao the water, and even his eyes didn't shift a bit. He seemed not to hear Xie Zhao's words, only to focus on making sure every last drop of water in the cup flowed into Xie Zhao's mouth.
Only when the jade cup was empty did he withdraw his hand, gently placing Xie Zhao back on the couch and tucking in the thin quilt. His movements were smooth and cold.
"Rest." He uttered two words, turned and walked out of the house, his black clothes drawing a quiet arc under the starlight.
Xie Zhao watched Chu Linyuan's back disappear at the door, then looked at the figure staring silently under the ancient tree outside the window. The weak smile on the corner of his mouth deepened, with a hint of amusement and understanding.
He slowly closed his eyes and began to actively guide the warm star power and dragon evil essence within his body to accelerate his repair. Some things can't be rushed, but what needs to be asked must be asked sooner or later.
On the meadow, Tie Niu finally put down the star core, whose brilliance had dimmed slightly from the torment he had caused. He wiped the sweat off his face and asked Su Tang in a deep voice, "Junior Sister Su, how's my training going? Is it strong enough?"
"That's powerful! Absolutely powerful!" Su Tang held up the photo stone, her psychic eyes sparkling. "Brother Tie Niu swung the star core with one arm! He truly deserves the title of the strongest! Family members, start sending gifts! Let's crowdfund a pair of star boxing gloves for Brother Tie Niu!"
She was speaking excitedly when she suddenly felt a calm gaze fall upon her, with an inexplicable penetrating power that made her soul tremble slightly. She subconsciously turned her head and met Mo Chen's eyes, which seemed to contain an endless starry sky, under the ancient starry tree.
Mo Chen didn't look away when she looked at him. Instead, he nodded slightly, a faint smile on his face, as gentle as flowing starlight. He didn't approach, but just looked at her quietly across the dim light of the meadow.
Su Tang's heart skipped a beat, and she felt strangely nervous. She subconsciously clenched the photo stone and gave Mo Chen a slightly awkward smile. "Senior Mo...Senior Mo Chen?"
Mo Chen did not respond to her greeting. His gaze fell on the photo stone in Su Tang's hand, which was emitting a faint aura of wish power. Then he slowly moved back to her eyes, which were particularly bright due to her psychic eyes. His voice was calm, but like a stone thrown into a deep pool, it rang clearly in Su Tang's ears and also reached Chu Linyuan, who had just walked out of the house:
"Miss Su's 'psychic power' is quite peculiar. It doesn't flow from the inherent laws of this world, but rather... it seems to carry the faint resonance of countless distant time and space. Your perspective on everything in this world is often different from that of ordinary people, and your speech often contains shocking theories, such as 'drinking expert', 'couple', 'live streaming', 'bullet screen'... These words have no origin in the star track."
The smile on Su Tang's face froze instantly! A chill shot up her spine and into her head! Her knuckles turned white from the force of her grip on the photo stone. Her heart pounded, as if a corner of her deepest secret had been revealed in public! How...how could he know all this?! What had he seen?!
Chu Linyuan paused silently at the entrance of the vine house. His icy gaze, like a sharp blade, instantly locked onto Mo Chen, who was standing beneath the ancient tree.
The clamor on the meadow seemed to have paused. Tie Niu scratched his head, looking at Su Tang in confusion. Luo Hongyi's poisonous mist froze slightly. Bai Xiaolu, holding Bunny, also looked at Su Tang, who had suddenly frozen, with clear eyes.
Mo Chen seemed unaware of the changes around him. He still calmly looked at Su Tang, whose face was pale and eyes were filled with shock and a hint of fear. His deep gaze seemed to penetrate her skin and look directly at the mark in the depths of her soul that did not belong to this world.
He slowly raised his hand, a ray of extremely pure starlight lingering on his fingertips, as if it could reflect the essence of the soul. His voice carried the ethereal and inquiring spirit unique to the Falling Star Pavilion:
"The star tracks indicate changes, and Miss Su, you..."
"It is the biggest, brightest... anomaly."
"The light of your soul does not originate from the same source as the stars in this world."
"Can you tell Mo..."
"What on earth are you..."
"Where did it come from?"
"Where did it come from?"
Mo Chen's last four words were like an invisible hammer, hammering down on Su Tang's heart. Her mind went blank, and the blood seemed to rush to her limbs and then suddenly withdraw. The hand holding the image stone trembled uncontrollably.
Those eyes, bright because of the psychic eyes, were now filled with fear and helplessness of being completely seen through, like a young deer exposed to the hunter's gaze.
"I...I..." She opened her mouth, but her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she could only utter a few broken syllables.
The identity of a time traveler, the biggest secret that she had carefully hidden and even occasionally tried to forget through self-hypnosis, was suddenly revealed to her by the mysterious and powerful leader of the Xingyun Pavilion in such a calm but unquestionable way!
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