Chapter 14: Bloody Immortal Hero

The two people in the yard were still immersed in the awkward atmosphere after the reunion and seemed unaware of what was happening outside.

Nan Yan walked all the way to the garden near the back mountain, preparing to pick some wild vegetables and fruits to take back, when she was suddenly grabbed by the wrist by Chu Liyue who came up from behind.

"hiss……"

His force was extremely strong, and the place he grabbed happened to be the wound that Ye Qingsang had bandaged for her. Nan Yan pursed her lips subconsciously, and couldn't help but groan in pain, "...Let go."

Chu Liyue relaxed his grip subconsciously, but his long eyebrows wrinkled unconsciously, "Are you hurt?"

There was a tension in his tone that he himself was not even aware of.

Nan Yan's body paused for a moment, then she ignored the injury, shook his hand off, took a step back and said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Demon, it's just a minor injury."

Chu Liyue's movements were a little stiff, as if he was not used to her calm and calm tone. His fingers clenched tightly under his sleeves. He was annoyed by her attitude and her indifference. But in the end, the person who should be annoyed the most was himself...

If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have become so cold and evasive.

If that's the case, why is he still bothering me?

Chu Liyue took a deep breath, his eyes still fixed on her figure.

Just as she turned around and prepared to leave, he suddenly whispered, "Do you... hate me very much?"

When he said this, his voice seemed to tremble a little, and perhaps even he himself did not realize how ugly his face looked at this moment.

Nan Yan's eyelids drooped slightly, but her eyelashes trembled uncontrollably.

She seemed to be wondering what the meaning of his words was, but after thinking about it for a while, she felt that there was no meaning at all.

After all, things have come to this point and there is no point in saying more.

So she just laughed softly, as if she had completely accepted her fate, "Demon Lord, don't test me. The He family was wrong in the matter of the substitute marriage. I have been punished now, and you have got what you wanted. The relationship between us has been cleared up since that day."

She turned her head away and said in a calm and gentle tone, "Now we are just strangers who met by chance on the street. I will not hate a stranger for no reason."

……stranger?

Chu Liyue suddenly felt cold in his hands and feet.

Reason told him that this was normal, and that this was right... This was how it should be between them, they should be strangers, and not interfering with each other was the most appropriate outcome, but was it really like this?

Why is it so uncomfortable?

He was always troubled and worried, and even he himself didn't know why...

Is it that you don't want to be a complete...stranger?

Chu Liyue felt that he had found the reason.

Especially when he looked at He Nanyan in front of him, the woman who had tried every possible means to please him and secretly called him husband, now called him Demon Lord with a calm and indifferent attitude. She also told him that they were strangers from now on. She didn't even want to hate him anymore...

What is this?

Chu Liyue closed his eyes.

Is she going to drive him out of her life completely and never care about him again from now on?

When Chu Liyue thought of this possibility, he suddenly felt an unbearable pain in his chest as if something had pricked him.

It was as if a thorn had pierced a small wound on the tip of his heart. At first it was a slow and slight stinging pain, then it spread to his whole body, and finally the small wound became bigger and bigger, and the dense pain became deeper and deeper, making it more and more unbearable for him.

How can...

How can he be a stranger?

They had clearly been married and their relationship was once the closest in the world, how could it be severed just like that?

Chu Liyue knew that he was not a good person, that he acted recklessly and had a bad temper, but he really didn't believe it, or perhaps he didn't want to believe it, that there was no trace of him in her heart anymore.

The woman who once liked him so much now refused to even look at him. He suddenly grabbed her hand and forced her to face him straight, "Look up at me and say again that you don't hate me."

Nan Yan pursed her lips and turned her face away, "Let me go!"

"You say it, look me in the eyes and say it."

This action almost made Nan Yan unable to maintain her calm expression. She didn't understand why he was pestering her. Was it because he saw that she was living too easily, so he wanted to continue to torture her?

Thinking of this, Nan Yan's face quickly turned pale.

She raised her head suddenly, tears welling up in her eyes, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances she had suffered from him in the past. "What do you want me to say? Is there any point in tangling with all this now?"

"You've obviously already got the person you wanted, and I, the fake one, have also received the punishment I deserved. Why are you still not willing to let me go? Our relationship ended the moment you sent me away. Do you hate me so much..."

"I've said it before, I don't hate you, and I won't care about you anymore, because it's not worth it. I won't waste my feelings on a stranger."

She then shook off his hand and took a few steps back, but her tears still fell uncontrollably, just like when she had grabbed his sleeve and begged him.

And every word she said was like a knife, stabbing deep into his heart. Chu Liyue felt that the pain in his heart was becoming more and more unbearable.

Yes, at this point, what's the point of tangling with all this? He has already got the person he has always wanted, and the person who deceived him has been punished...

But why?

Why does my heart beat faster when I see her smile, and my heart aches when I see her cry, especially when I see her with another man...

Another man?

Suddenly he seemed to understand something, and Chu Liyue's voice became particularly hoarse, "Are you... in love with that piece of trash?"

Waste?

Is he talking about Ye Qingsang?

Nan Yan found this ridiculous, but what did this have to do with him?

Nan Yan wiped her tears, then smiled as if to mock herself, raised her eyes and looked at him directly, "Demon Lord, don't you think you are meddling too much? Does it matter to you who I like?"

She casually mocked, "Could it be that after sending me away, Lord Demon realized that he liked me and began to regret it? This is too ridiculous, sir. Even a three-year-old child would not believe this."

She raised her eyes and looked straight into his eyes, which were full of cold mockery.

After Chu Liyue heard those words, his body suddenly froze, his face lost all color, the veins on the back of his hands were tense, and he clenched his fingers as hard as he could.

……like?

He seemed to have found the root cause of his pain and suffering.

...I like it.

It should be because he loves her. He loves He Nanyan, so he keeps clinging to her. He feels sad when he sees her crying, and he gets jealous when he sees her with other men...

He liked her, really liked her.

Even Chu Liyue himself found it ridiculous, very ridiculous! But this was the fact. It was not until this moment that he truly realized what he was thinking. It was not about other people, let alone He Nanwan, but the substitute he had always thought of. The person he liked was He Nanyan.

The Demon Lord's chest rose and fell, and his low, suppressed breathing seemed to contain unspeakable pain.

But what did he do? All those things he did to her... He left her to another man, he almost killed her, he did so many things to hurt her, how could he say he loved her...

Whose love could be so disgusting?

Chu Liyue's heart suddenly began to tremble, as if it was his last struggle before death. He pursed his lips, trying to keep his face calm, and asked in the softest tone.

"If... I mean if..."

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

"Impossible." Nan Yan shook her head and started to laugh while crying. This laugh was more like a relief from the past. Tears rolled down her eyes. "There is no if between us..."

"All the things that happened in the past have been settled. From now on, I will live a good life in the mortal world. I will forget the past, marry an ordinary man, take care of my husband and children, and live the rest of my life in peace. From now on, I will never bother you again."

Marry an ordinary person...

Support your husband and raise your children!

Whenever Chu Liyue thought of that scene, he would clench his chest tightly. At that moment, he seemed to taste a fishy and sweet taste surging from his throat.

He closed his eyes, and a layer of frost seemed to condense on his handsome pale face.

When I opened my eyes again, there was a suffocating darkness under my eyes.

"…What if I don't agree…"

Nan Yan glared at him fiercely, tears instantly coming out.

Her pale face, contrasting with her blood-red lips, gave her a breathtaking beauty. "You don't agree? Chu Liyue, what gives you the right? Who do you think you are? Why are you doing this?"

"You were the one who forced me to marry the He family. My sister didn't want to marry you. What could I do? I was just an abandoned child of the family. Do you think I was willing to marry in a substitutionary marriage? Why do you hate me? I never hurt you from beginning to end. Why did you force me? Why didn't you let me go..."

The rest of the words disappeared between the other person's lips before they were even spoken.

Nan Yan's pupils contracted slightly.

The man actually leaned over and kissed her.

Why? This is probably the reason.

Rather than a sudden kiss, it was more like a caress filled with helplessness and attachment. His movements were cautious, light and gentle, as gentle as a breeze.

Don’t cry…

Even Chu Liyue himself didn't know why it was like this, but seeing her crying so sadly, he couldn't help but feel a dull pain in his heart. He wanted to hold her in his arms, comfort her, and make her stop crying...

Nan Yan saw his eyelashes tremble slightly.

Then, with tears in her eyes, she slapped him hard.

"...Get out of here!"

The slap was delivered with great force, and the strength was so real that her palm felt slightly numb.

Chu Liyue's face was also hit and his head turned away quickly. Red marks quickly appeared on his originally fair face, and even a trace of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, which was caused by her biting him when they kissed just now.

But this person seemed not to feel any pain, and stared at her stubbornly.

Nan Yan pushed his chest away with all her strength, and her body swayed for a few times. She raised her head and looked over with disbelief, "What do you think of me?"

"How could you...how could you do such a thing..."

After she said this, she turned around and was about to leave, not even taking the bamboo basket behind her, as if she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

Chu Liyue, who stayed where he was, coughed lightly, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood stained his lips red, with a scorching beauty.

He reached out and stroked the corner of his mouth. His fingertips were stained with her lip balm, but the remaining warmth was long gone.

Chu Liyue looked at the figure getting farther and farther away, and suddenly he laughed softly. As he laughed, his eyes turned red again. Moisture gathered in his eyes, and a trace of extreme pain flashed in his eyes...

Who can I blame for becoming like this?

No one can be blamed but himself for being bewildered... Blame him for waking up too late, blame him for saying one thing and thinking another, and even more blame him for personally giving her to another man...

Pain, regret, unbearable... they were entangled endlessly yet penetrated deep into his bones, he deserved it... A fishy and sweet taste surged out of Chu Liyue's throat.

But what to do?

Even so, he still couldn't let go.

And in the yard on the other side.

He Nan tactfully handed over a bottle of tendon-healing and bone-setting medicine, looking at Ye Qingsang with guilt, "Brother, I asked for this medicine, it should be able to heal your external injuries and restore your injured leg, but the dantian..."

Ye Qingsang looked at the bottle of pills, but couldn't help but clench his fingers. He didn't need anyone's sympathy or charity, especially his enemies. "Did you get it from him?"

He Nanwan was stunned for a moment, then she understood what he meant. But now it was already this time, who was the enemy? Of course, it was more important to take care of your life.

"Brother, no matter where this medicine comes from, it can heal your injuries and help you get back on your feet. Can you please stop being so stubborn?"

Ye Qingsang's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he pushed away the hand she handed over, "I don't need his charity."

He Nanwan seemed a little surprised by his cold attitude, her eyes slightly reddened, "Brother, please don't be like this, okay? This is not charity, I give it to you, I really want to help you, you...are you blaming me? Blame me for not explaining it clearly at the beginning, blame me for dragging you down..."

Ye Qingsang withdrew his hand stiffly, knowing that his action just now was too impulsive.

Especially seeing her sad face, he couldn't bear it in his heart, and a trace of knot flashed in his eyes. In the end, he comforted her, "I don't blame you. This is none of your business. After all, I did have some secret thoughts at the beginning."

This surprised He Nanwan a little, and then she felt even more sorry. To her, her senior brother was really just a relative.

Besides, now is not the time to talk about these things.

She placed the porcelain bottle on the table, looking a little embarrassed, "Brother, I have now... agreed to marry Ah Yue, because only in this way will he relax his guard against me and let me come and see you."

Upon hearing the news, Ye Qingsang's body froze for a moment, but then he realized that he didn't feel too surprised, as if he had expected it.

When they were in the sect in the past, Nan Wan liked to run after that outer sect junior brother, and the relationship between the two had always been good. It was not until Chu Liyue fell into evil that He Nan Wan began to distance herself from him... He should have known long ago that the two of them had a good impression of each other.

Now that they have reunited, he has become the superfluous person.

Ye Qingsang suddenly found it a little ridiculous.

Seeing that he remained silent, He Nanwan continued in a low voice, "Brother, this is not my original intention. I can only try my best to comfort him. Can you... help me?"

"I want to... escape marriage again."

She also knew how excessive her request was, but she really couldn't find anyone who could help. If Ah Yue couldn't change his current personality, she would not be with him.

She ran away from her marriage this time because she wanted to use her actions to tell Ah Yue that she was not the kind of woman who could be easily succumbed to control. After all, she was different from other women in this world.

But... escape from marriage again?

Ye Qingsang suddenly hesitated. What did she mean by help? In the past, he had hurt another woman without hesitation in order to help her. Could it be that she wanted to...

For some reason, looking at He Nanwan in front of him, Ye Qingsang suddenly felt a sense of strangeness, and a tangled and unacceptable emotion suddenly arose in the depths of his heart.

Really... want to help her?

Ye Qingsang didn't know what was wrong with him. Suddenly, many memories of He Nanyan came to his mind. She was a woman who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside. She said one thing but meant another. In fact, she was gentler than anyone else. She sold all her jewelry to buy medicine for him. She looked fierce on the outside, but was actually very gentle inside...

Thinking of this, Ye Qingsang suddenly hesitated. He felt as if his heart was split into two halves. One half was He Nanwan, her pitiful and expectant voice begging him for help, and the other half was He Nanyan. The two voices mixed and intertwined, making his head buzz.

He shouldn't have agreed, shouldn't have gotten involved with those people, and shouldn't have dragged her into this. After all, how could he help in his current state?

Ye Qingsang was thinking more about He Nanyan at this moment, but in a trance, another voice was circling in his ears. The person he loved was He Nanwan, right?

After hesitating for a long time, Ye Qingsang finally agreed.