Chapter 635

Chapter 635: The Compassionless Past

Why not let the two of them fight?

It’s simple. If they both end up hurting each other, they won’t cause any trouble for the Crimson Dust Saint when the time comes.

Many beings are like ants in front of a Saint.

Humans care about how many of their kind they kill, even if those others are weaker than themselves, but they absolutely do not care about squashing a bunch of ants.

When the Compassionless Sage and the Invincible Sword Lord stand before the Crimson Dust Saint, it will make her understand that what stands before her are fellow humans, not ants.

Even if they can only block a few of her attacks, they are still human.

The more strong people like that, the better.

And just like that, Lu Ye’s form vanished.

These two should be fighting for a while; their strengths are indeed evenly matched, so it won’t be over quickly.

Lu Ye took a detailed look at the era of the Compassionless Sage. The timeline was rather unclear, shrouded in mist, making direct observation impossible.

Lu Ye could only experience it firsthand.

Luckily, he had a general understanding of the Compassionless Sage’s situation.

Lu Ye landed at a point in time.

He transformed into the youthful Compassionless Sage.

The two faced each other, with the young Compassionless Sage looking at Lu Ye with some fear.

The Celestial Lord, currently battling the Invincible Sword Lord, furrowed his brows.

However, having the ability to set things right, he didn’t pay much attention to Lu Ye’s actions.

Lu Ye looked at Zhu Qing Shen.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m your future self. I’ll live a part of your life for you; just follow my lead, okay?”

During this time, Zhu Qing Shen was lean, pale, even his hair showed signs of malnutrition with a dry yellow hue.

His clothes were patched-up rags.

He looked more like a beggar.

The other party didn’t speak, clearly stunned.

Lu Ye waved, and the young Zhu Qing Shen instantly vanished. Just as he disappeared, the door was flung open, nearly breaking off its hinges.

A strong smell of alcohol wafted in.

The person who entered was a fierce-looking old man in his fifties or sixties, with one eye that appeared blind for some reason.

Lu Ye stared blankly at him.

This is… Zhu Qing Shen’s adoptive father?

“What’s with that look? Why are you staring at me like that?”

Liu Ershan’s remaining eye glinted with menace when he saw Zhu Qing Shen.

Without any hesitation, he kicked hard at Lu Ye.

“You son of a bitch, if it weren’t for you, would my eye be blind? Would that damned woman be dead?”

“I’ll kill you today!”

Lu Ye could easily wipe this guy out, but he intentionally let himself become Zhu Qing Shen. Facing this drunken strong man, the malnourished Zhu Qing Shen couldn’t fight back at all.

He could only protect his vital points and passively take the abuse.

Through Liu Ershan’s insults, Lu Ye roughly understood.

Zhu Qing Shen once had a mother, but life got tough, and she ended up marrying a cad. This bastard couldn’t stand Zhu Qing Shen’s presence, as it made Liu Ershan look bad.

At first, he would pretend to behave, but when he realized the mother and son would submit to him, combined with his drunkenness, domestic violence began.

He ruthlessly abused the two of them without cease.

Recently, Liu Ershan had developed murderous intent toward Zhu Qing Shen, truly wanting to kill him. Zhu Qing Shen’s mother fought back to kill Liu Ershan.

Liu Ershan ended up killing her but lost an eye in the process.

By this time, Zhu Qing Shen was already on the verge of death.

Today was supposed to be the day he died.

Suddenly, the punches and kicks stopped.

A faint fragrance wafted into Lu Ye’s nose.

A girl stood in front of Lu Ye against the light, having already knocked Liu Ershan aside, leaving him unconscious.

Lu Ye couldn’t empathize with Zhu Qing Shen’s feelings; after all, to him, Liu Ershan was merely an ant.

But for the weakest little Zhu Qing Shen, this girl standing against the light could truly become his everlasting deity.

A gentle glow enveloped Lu Ye, and the near-death state he was pretending to be in began to recover.

Lu Ye was sure at this moment, Zhu Qing Shen felt an infinite hope.

Little did he know, what awaited him was the true abyss.

“What should we do with him?” The girl’s voice was melodious like a lark.

Lu Ye glanced around and finally found a broken piece of wood.

“Could you please turn around?” Lu Ye said.

The girl silently turned around.

She seemed to guess what Lu Ye was about to do, and a hint of surprise naturally crossed her eyes.

Lu Ye walked over to the unconscious Liu Ershan and applied sudden force to his neck.

“Thud!”

Liu Ershan was jolted awake by the pain.

But what greeted him was death.

“I’m Qing Tian, the bright and sunny Qing Tian. What’s your name?” Qing Tian asked with a smile.

“I’m Liu Qing Shen.”

“Wrong! From now on, you’ll be called Zhu Qing Shen, because you are the lost child of the Zhu family!”

From this moment on, Zhu Qing Shen officially stepped onto the stage of cultivation.

Lu Ye followed Qing Tian to the Zhu family. It turned out to be quite a dramatic storyline, as the Zhu family had encountered a powerful enemy twelve years ago, nearly leading to their extinction. In their desperation, they left Zhu Qing Shen behind.

Zhu Qing Shen was found by a wandering woman. After suffering abuse from robbers, she was about to take her own life but considered Zhu Qing Shen a gift from heaven.

So she began raising him well. Unfortunately, as a frail woman, she couldn’t support Zhu Qing Shen and had to marry a cad, who agreed to look after Zhu Qing Shen for a price.

Lu Ye returned to the Zhu family as Zhu Qing Shen.

He received a warm welcome.

Everyone was extremely excited, especially his biological mother, who was in tears, lamenting why she had been so careless to lose Zhu Qing Shen.

For the next period, Lu Ye enjoyed a good recovery.

Whether it was Zhu Qing Shen’s family or Qing Tian, they all adored him.

Lu Ye felt a bit puzzled.

This is normal!

Lu Ye could imagine that for the first twelve years, Zhu Qing Shen had experienced such hardships, and now he was experiencing unimaginable warmth.

The striking contrast left even Lu Ye somewhat bewildered; after all, he had never experienced parental love himself.

Everything was just too beautiful.

A kind mother, a powerful father, a quirky sister, and that divine-like girl.

Until, the return of one person.