Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Li Yian’s eyes were filled with hatred…
Tears of hatred welled up in Li Yian's eyes. He picked up his sword and flew forward to kill like a madman.
Forced into a desperate situation, her eyes turned red and she had only one thought in her mind: kill all these monsters!
Taste her flesh? Leave something behind?
Why!
What she hated most was feeling weak and powerless. For over a decade, she'd trained diligently every day, constantly reminding herself to change her fate, to survive, and not let anyone control her destiny, no matter the cost.
People like the spectator who plays with people's hearts and brings disaster to the world are the most evil and disgusting. How could Li Yian let her have her wish!
With a swing of the giant python's tail, Li Yian fell heavily to the ground, with scars all over his face and body.
Her back and lower abdomen were lacerated by the python's sharp scales, and her cyan shorts were soaked in blood. Deep scratches slashed the side of her face, and blood trickled down her face to her neck.
She had fought tooth and nail to kill six or seven giant pythons, leaving her wounded beyond repair, her clothes stained with blood. This time, she was thrown to the ground, unable to even lift her sword.
The giant python surrounding her swam over quickly, and the mocking voices of the spectators echoed from the void.
"Leave your arm, or leave your leg? Choose one, and I'll let you go."
Li Yian gritted her teeth. She realized that all her misfortunes stemmed from the onlookers. Youtian, whom she had always feared, might just be a pawn of the onlookers.
She half-raised herself, her messy hair hiding the deep hatred in her eyes. "A soldier can be killed but not humiliated. I would rather die in battle."
She endured the severe pain and gripped the hilt of the sword with trembling hands, intending to use her last bit of life to die together with the spectators.
The long sword in Li Yian's hand suddenly flew out, carrying with it a surge of spiritual energy and the sound of breaking through the air, and stabbed quickly towards a certain place in the darkness.
The spectators hidden in the darkness just dodged slightly and said mockingly, "You don't know your own limitations..."
Before she finished her words, the long sword that flew past her suddenly burst out with a dazzling light, and with a loud bang, the spectators were blown away several meters.
The spectator lost his composure and stood still, staggering in the air. Anger was already evident on his face. "Since you don't want to choose, how about leaving your legs behind?"
After saying that, he waved his hand, and one of the giant pythons opened its bloody mouth and pounced towards Li Yian.
Li Yian, who had no weapons left, didn't care about the giant python's attack. She just stared at the spectator and the long sword behind him that carried all her life force.
"Kill." Li Yian spoke with hatred, and the long sword burst out with a dazzling light and stabbed towards the spectators at an extremely fast speed.
With a loud roar, the spectator turned abruptly and waved his sleeve, emitting a purple light. He caught the longsword's attack with one hand. The two lights faced each other.
Until the giant python opened its mouth and bit towards Li Yian's legs, the long sword that was confronting the spectators instantly lost all its light and fell to the ground with a clang.
The tragic roar resounded through the sky.
Li Yian's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened. She confirmed that the scream was not from her and that her thigh was intact. Then she looked up and saw that the giant python that had attacked her was smashed into several pieces and then turned into black smoke.
A woman in white stood in front of her. She looked exactly like her, except her face was gloomy and pale. The last time she fell into the illusion of the theatergoer, this woman had been following her.
Li Yian opened his eyes wide in shock, "Li... Yian."
The woman lowered her eyes and looked at Li Yian, with a complex emotion in her eyes. She said softly, "You are much braver than me. Leave here, Li Yian, live well for me, and avenge me."
With that, she exerted force, throwing Li Yian towards the white light deep in the darkness. With the sound of shattering glass, the dark illusion shattered instantly.
Li Yian hurriedly turned around and saw countless giant pythons rushing towards the original owner Li Yian, drowning the original owner in darkness.
"Li Yian! Run away!" Li Yian shouted in panic.
Until the last piece of the illusion fell, the dark illusion disappeared completely.
Li Yian fell near the altar of the Theological Society and coughed violently.
"Why..." she murmured to herself, why the original master risked his life to save her.
As the ceremony was coming to an end, the crowd surrounded Cheng Qiu and walked to the platform, cheering, scattering bright red petals, and praying devoutly for God's blessings.
So no one noticed Li Yian who was in a mess.
Li Yian lay on the grass, exhausted. She clutched the fragments of the illusion in her hands. The image of the original owner being engulfed by the giant python lingered in her mind constantly.
She never expected the original owner to save her. She was extremely shocked and touched.
She didn't know what the original owner's fate would be, whether he would be eaten by those giant pythons. If at first she had felt that the original owner was just a fallen demon, now she felt only gratitude and guilt towards him.
She had many doubts and anxieties in her heart, about the evil intentions of the spectators, about why the original owner risked his life to save her, and about what the original owner meant by revenge for her.
But at this moment, she was too tired, so tired that she couldn't think anymore, and she felt like her brain was about to explode.
She took out the nourishing pill from her sleeve pocket and swallowed it. She had experienced countless life and death situations, so she could quickly adjust her thoughts and do what she needed to do.
Watching Cheng Qiu's blessing ceremony on the high platform, the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere made her heart, which had just experienced life and death, slowly calm down.
Even though the festival was bustling, it couldn't make her feel any better.
She just looked at Cheng Qiu on the high platform, her mind wandering in the sky.
The lively atmosphere fell silent for a moment until Cheng Qiu's eyes met hers and he kept looking at her. The crowd stopped cheering and turned to look at her. She finally reacted after being stared at by countless people.
Li Yian blushed. She wasn't used to being stared at, especially in such a mess. Her body was covered in wounds, her clothes were bloody, her hair was disheveled, and her face was undoubtedly covered in bruises. She hurried away to hide.
Just as she was fixing her hair in the woods, Cheng Qiu appeared beside her on the altar, reached out and hugged her tightly.
"Although I don't know what happened, I can feel the pain in your bones."
His voice was low, and it was impossible to discern the emotion in his words, "I would rather the pain befall me a thousand times, than..." His voice suddenly choked, and he didn't continue.
Li Yian was suddenly hugged by someone, feeling a bit helpless. She wanted to push him away, but she didn't feel disgusted by Cheng Qiu's hug. She just stood there stiffly, saying dryly, "I'm fine."
Cheng Qiu held her wrist tightly and channeled spiritual energy into her body to help her heal her internal injuries and sort out her disordered and weak spiritual energy.
The woods far away from the altar were dimly lit without torches or lanterns.
Cheng Qiu's body was emitting a soft glow. He was wearing gorgeous sacrificial robes and had taken off the silver mask, revealing an extremely handsome face. A holy aura lingered around him.
His body was icy cold and had a unique floral scent.
Li Yian felt the pain in her internal organs slowly ease. Once her thoughts were no longer distracted by the pain, they would shift to other things, such as the overly ambiguous atmosphere between her and Cheng Qiu.
Cheng Qiu, who always takes the initiative to find topics, is silent at this moment.
The two of them were silent for a long time. Li Yian couldn't stand it anymore. He talked around for a few times before he stammered, "I kept my promise. I saw the ceremony you presided over. It was very beautiful."
After saying that, she gently pushed Cheng Qiu away and pointed at his clothes. "Your outfit looks good too." She tried to break the ambiguous atmosphere, but Cheng Qiu didn't respond.
In the night, he was emitting a faint glow, and was incredibly handsome, with a face like a jade and eyes like bright stars.
He just lowered his head and looked at her, his eyes filled with unconcealable sadness and heartache.
Li Yian blushed under his gaze, which was clearly filled with strong emotions. She stiffly tried to find another topic, "Why are you here? Is the festival over?"
Finally, he sighed softly, "It's not over yet. I just wanted to see you before it's over."
"We can meet after it's over. After all, the festival is what you've been pouring your heart and soul into, right? You shouldn't delay it for me now," said Li Yian.
Cheng Qiu just remained silent.
Li Yian had never seen Cheng Qiu so abnormally silent.
She had heard Qiu Sheng say that she had missed her appointment at the celebration, leaving Cheng Qiu waiting for her all night in vain. Now that she had made her appointment, the festival was almost over. While there were reasons for it, it was clearly her fault.
She wasn't good at dealing with this kind of situation, and she didn't want to see Cheng Qiu's heartbroken eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I'll go back and freshen up first. After the ceremony, I have something to tell you."
As if to make up for it, she decided to face Cheng Qiu's feelings.
After saying that, she wanted to leave, but was hugged by Cheng Qiu again. Her body was wrapped in his arms, and her whole body was pressed into his arms. She could feel his body trembling slightly.
"Chengqiu?"
Li Yian stood there in a daze. She had a soul connection with Cheng Qiu and could feel his surging emotions that seemed to be drowning her.
"Cheng Qiu, where are you? Cheng Qiu!" Qi Yang's voice came from not far away, "The hour of Xu is almost over, it's time to pray."
Cheng Qiu's arms, which had been tightly hugging Li Yian, loosened slightly and he gently let go of her. He turned his head slightly away from her, as if he was afraid she would see his expression.
His voice was suppressed. "I'm going to pray now. Li Yian, if you have anything to say, can you tell me now?"
"After the ceremony..." Her voice paused slightly, because she saw a crystal clear, glimmering tear sliding down his cheek.
Cheng Qiu's character is that even if he is cut into pieces, endures unimaginable torture, or even dies, he still remains calm, smiles, and never sheds tears to show weakness.
Mu Yang cries often, and Li Yian has become immune to crying.
But when she saw Cheng Qiu crying silently, she felt like her heart was stabbed.
Unable to say no, she could only speak awkwardly, "It's about the audience, and about you and me."
Qi Yang, who was not far away, was still calling Cheng Qiu. Li Yian knew that he couldn't dawdle and waste time, so he had to cut the Gordian knot and said it out loud.
"Perhaps the onlookers are the demons who release the evil. When we defeat the onlookers and everything returns to normal, can we have a relationship..." Although she said the words of asking for a relationship with a serious face, her face turned red.
Cheng Qiu, who had originally turned his head away and not looked at her, suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Li Yian.
In the dim environment, his eyes were slightly red, and he was staring at her blankly.
It's unclear whether Cheng Qiu's reaction was directed at the audience or at her relationship. But considering that Cheng Qiu's dream was to spread blessings to the world like a priest and purify evil, she explained the former.
She said, "I just came face to face with the audience in the illusion. She raised countless giant pythons, and the black air spit out by those pythons is evil." This also explains why she did not remove the seal of the Theological Society that sealed the evil like the original owner, and countless evils still appeared in this world.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Qiu murmured, "Do you like me?"
Li Yian was stunned for a moment, "I have a good impression of her."
She thought her affection for him was obvious. Every time Cheng Qiu approached her, she didn't feel disgusted, but instead felt very peaceful and warm. She could also feel Cheng Qiu's strong feelings for her.
But if Cheng Qiu's reaction was because of this... She was afraid she might have misunderstood, so she quickly added, "It's okay not to be in a relationship."
Cheng Qiu lowered his head and chuckled. Then he looked up at Li Yian, his eyes filled with affection. He said, "I really wish time would stop at this moment forever."
However, the Youtian in his body was about to break out, and his heart was about to burst. When the hour of Xu ended, he and Youtian would die together.
He counted down the time in his mind, reached out and gently stroked Li Yian's hair, wanting to carve every appearance of Li Yian into the depths of his soul.
"Li Yian..." He murmured, wanting to tell her not to wait for him. She would meet someone more suitable.
But when the words came to my lips, I was too sad to say them. The most painful thing is that when two people are in love, they are separated by life and death.
Let him keep his selfishness and let him leave this world with her love.
He leaned forward slightly, his cold lips lightly touching her forehead. As his lips touched her forehead, his body slowly disappeared and headed for the high platform of the Theological Society.
Li Yian didn't know why she felt a little uneasy. She followed Cheng Qiu's soul as it ran out of the woods. She saw Cheng Qiu already on the altar, surrounded by devout people.
He held his sword high and chanted ancient mantras to the sound of drums and sacred music.
Li Yian wanted to run to the altar, but saw Mu Yang appear on the side of the path. His face was as pale as paper, his hair was a little messy, and there were spots of blood on his snow-white clothes.
"Yian, are you okay? The audience..." Mu Yang stopped her, looking anxious.
"I'm fine." Li Yian pushed Mu Yang away, not bothering to talk to him, and quickly ran towards the altar.
She didn't see that Mu Yang was so weak that she could easily push him to the ground. Until Li Yian ran away, Mu Yang covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Even if you transferred half of your strength to Li Yian to deal with those monsters, you wouldn't be so weak. What else did you do?"
A cold voice sounded beside Mu Yang. Li Xuan stood beside Mu Yang, looking coldly at Li Yian who was walking away.
Although he had just fought a fierce battle and lured all the evil into the trap, which did consume a lot of energy, Li Xuan believed that he had protected Mu Yang perfectly.
However, Mu Yang lost more than half of his spiritual power and even suffered serious internal injuries.
He thought of the foolish thing Mu Yang had done, sharing his unlimited spiritual power with Li Yian through the Chen Ming Lock. Although Li Yian had returned the Chen Ming Lock to Mu Yang, Mu Yang still had plenty of ways to transfer spiritual power to Li Yian.
But those bastards raised by the spectators did not have enough strength to hurt Mu Yang like this.
He had seen Mu Yang's spiritual power increase rapidly in recent days. Mu Yang practiced day and night without sleep, and his spiritual power had already been reborn and improved by several levels.
Mu Yang must have done something hidden from him again.
Facing Li Xuan's cold face, Mu Yang just murmured to himself as he watched Li Yian running away, "How could she be so badly injured? How could..."
Li Xuan was always calm, but at this moment his forehead twitched and he frowned and glared at him.
Dark clouds covered the night sky, and a dazzling light burst out from the altar in the distance, almost illuminating the entire dark world.
Li Yian ran to the altar and saw lights falling from the sky, dotted on the earth, as if God was spreading all the blessings to the world.
The evil that was led into the trap was dispersed by countless points of light, emitting terrible, deafening howls.
She didn't cheer like everyone else, looking at the dots of light in the sky. Instead, she stared intently at Cheng Qiu on the stage. Cheng Qiu also stared back at her across the dots of light in the sky.
After Cheng Qiu gave her a gentle smile, his body gradually split into pieces of light and drifted away with the wind.
"Cheng Qiu!" Li Yian felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart and hurriedly strode forward, but was stopped by Qi Yang.
"Cheng Qiu is fine, Cheng Qiu just returned to the Qiankun bag!" Qi Yang suppressed his sadness, but kept pretending to be relaxed and stopped Li Yian.
······
Li Xuan, who was in the distance, looked at the light on the altar and said coldly, "The prayer is over, let's go back."
He took the lead and took a few steps forward, but heard no movement behind him. Looking back, he saw Mu Yang vomiting blood in large mouthfuls.
Li Xuan's face changed, and he hurried forward to help him up. He put his hand on his wrist to check his spiritual energy, but found that Mu Yang's spiritual energy had disappeared, his meridians were broken, and his internal organs were burning.
"You put the Life Lock on Cheng Qiu's paper substitute!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
