Chapter 74 She doesn't owe you anything
Mu Jianjian's injuries healed rapidly under the treatment of high-grade pills, and the true energy she had previously consumed was replenished by the light orb that the divine tree had once given her. However, the dried bloodstains on her robes looked exceptionally gruesome.
She could help Ye Wuluo, but she didn't want to.
She had actually sensed the deliberate distance Ye Wuluo maintained when he hugged her, as well as the change in his tone and attitude from their previous intimacy.
From Ye Wuluo's perspective, there's nothing wrong with it. After all, it's only natural to keep your distance from your childhood sweetheart once you have someone you love. But from the original owner's perspective, isn't this a kind of cruelty?
Before her beloved left on a long journey, she came to give him careful instructions. However, while away on her journey, she fell in love with another woman. When she returned, everything had changed.
Often, "true love" is not an excuse to shirk responsibility. This is why, in the original story, Ye Wuluo forever owes the original owner who died tragically in the snake pit.
Fortunately, none of this has happened yet.
Mu Jianjian looked up at Ye Wuluo, whose breathing was disordered and who was barely holding his own against Shi Hu, and raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Seriously? It's been a long time since we've seen the male lead this lame?
wrong.
Ye Wuluo's raised hand was much weaker than before. Although the stone tiger's claws were fast, they were not fast enough for him to dodge. However, he allowed the sharp and hard stone claws to leave scars on his body.
His mind was in turmoil, and he was letting Shi Hu punish him.
Mu Jianjian sighed helplessly. It seemed that the events in the secret realm had greatly traumatized the child, causing him to resort to self-harm.
"Nightfall!" she shouted, gathering her strength. "Aren't you afraid that Yueyue will encounter danger ahead?"
Mu Jianjian was extremely anxious. If it weren't for the fact that she wanted to talk things out with Ye Wuluo and didn't want their childhood friendship to be an obstacle in front of the male and female leads, she would have already run to find Yueyue!
She had to remind me!
Ye Wuluo's breathing grew even heavier. When he heard the girl in the corner no longer calling him "brother" but calling him by his full name, and when he heard that there was no concern in her words, it felt as if something in his heart was being torn apart piece by piece.
That's fine.
He closed the golden fan in his hand, pointed it at Shi Hu, and paused, "It's over."
The four streams of true energy split into countless strands and surged toward the stone tiger. It looked at the man in front of it with disdain, thinking, "Is it still the same tickling wind as before?"
It won't cause it any harm at all.
To its surprise, its body was only slightly touched by the wind, and it was as if it were being controlled and could not move at all!
The moment Shi Hu was stunned, his entire body began to tremble violently, as if it were splitting apart from within!
Why can his wind enter its body?
Its body should be made of the hardest black stone, without any gaps!
"Without speed and strength, even the hardest stone cannot withstand internal disintegration. As it slowly depletes, it will only turn into a pile of loose sand."
Ye Wuluo spoke calmly, watching as Shi Hu, with a ferocious expression that didn't even register what was happening, began to turn into sand from the center of his body, gradually spreading to his four claws and head.
Even though the stone tiger turned into stone dust, it continued to jump and reassemble itself, albeit at an extremely slow speed.
Ye Wuluo didn't give Shi Hu any more attention and slowly walked towards Mu Jianjian, who was throwing pills in the corner. "Jianjian, it's done."
Mu Jianjian's expression was indifferent. She looked at the stone chips in front of her, which were even finer than those Zhong Chuan had made. While marveling at Ye Wuluo's strength, she also felt a desire to become stronger.
If only she could slap a stunned lion or tiger to pieces.
Seeing the woman take a step back for every step she took, Ye Wuluo's eyes flashed with hurt and helplessness. "Jianjian, I won't hurt you anymore. It's all my fault."
Mu Jianjian nodded.
Otherwise, isn't it your fault or hers?
"Ye Wuluo, I know you have a lot to ask and a lot to say. Let's walk and talk."
She didn't show much emotion, as if she were treating a stranger.
Even his voice sounded so unfamiliar and cold.
Ye Wulu swallowed back the words he was about to say. His former high spirits had long since vanished, replaced by dejection and despair. He slowly followed behind the girl.
For a moment, only the girl's soft voice could be heard in the long, dark palace.
“I met a master in the back mountain of the courtyard before. She cured my illness and taught me secret cultivation techniques. Because my master disliked worldly affairs, I kept it a secret and didn’t want anyone to disturb her.”
Her voice echoed in the empty space, sounding ethereal and unreal, as if she were narrating a story that did not belong to her.
"...Then the secret realm opened. Because I had heard my father say that the world was not peaceful recently and there might be some strange events, I thought I would disguise myself and come in to train myself. If I could improve my cultivation, I could help in the sect."
"Why disguise yourself? Your health isn't good, and you don't even have any life-saving magic artifacts. If you follow Senior Brother and Senior Sister Xuan Shuang, they will be much safer, and I can also—" Ye Wuluo said urgently.
I can protect you too.
“I brought a lot of magical artifacts and pills, but I’ve used them all up.” Mu Jianjian interrupted him. “Putting aside whether my father would allow me to come, I’m afraid that even if I come with my senior brothers and sisters from Xuan Shuang Sect, I’ll become a young lady who is protected by them in every way.”
In fact, she was quite lucky. Many times, she relied on magical artifacts and pills bought with huge sums of spirit stones to "extend her life." But if she were just an ordinary cultivator, she probably wouldn't have enough money to build up a so-called "genius."
Mu Jianjian reminded herself of this.
"Why are you—" Ye Wulu met the girl's unwavering gaze.
There was no anger, no disappointment, no resentment, no sadness; he couldn't even see the slightest vulnerability on the girl's face.
Like a sufficiently calm narrator and observer.
"What do you want me to do? To question you at the top of my lungs, or to plead with you with all my heart?" Mu Jianjian said, word by word. "But I am indeed quite angry, about something."
She knew very well that even if she became Mu Jianjian, she would only be an outsider who had taken advantage of the relationship between the three of them, and she had no right to feel wronged or forgive the original owner.
Ye Wulu stared at the girl, feeling both utterly unfamiliar and heartbroken, unable to utter a single word.
It felt as if something in my heart had been completely overturned and shattered, then carried away by the breeze, leaving nothing behind.
"Do you think you're so great for using other people's meridians and lives to cure my hidden ailments? Do you think that because you've helped Yueyue a few times, she has to accept your so-called 'favor'?"
"Who are you giving that attitude to? She doesn't owe you anything!" Mu Jianjian, speaking from the perspective of Sang Wanyue's friend, launched a tirade, "Does she really think everyone should revolve around her because of her status?"
"Do you realize how ridiculous you are now? I can cultivate, while you hurt the most important person in your life for some baseless accusation. You don't deserve any sympathy!"
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