Chapter 1175: Is This All Real?

Chapter 1175: Is This All Real?

Lin Nuo no longer wished to discuss things with Su Kexin, wanting to drop the subject.

Some things are better left unsaid, Sister Su.

You ask why you bother with this? You’re blissfully unaware; we could still enjoy our conversation. What’s the benefit of pulling back the veil of truth for you? Life is short enough as it is.

Forget it, I won’t keep talking.

“Then how could it be you? It’s just your ability playing tricks, dragging you and me into that place, leaving behind an illusion. It’s showing you a possibility; if you neglect your powers, you could end up like her—that’s a warning.”

Lin Nuo continued babbling nonsensically, convincing himself he might manage to sway her. This silly girl had such poor logic that if a couple of lines couldn’t deceive her, he’d just keep talking until a few managed to.

“Is that really the case, Senior Brother?”

“It is.”

“But didn’t you say otherwise before? Kind of.”

“…What did I say before?” Lin Nuo was in the habit of casually chatting and had no idea what he had previously claimed.

“Okay, maybe that was my misconception. It seems your words haven’t changed much. If it doesn’t turn out like that woman, then that would be best. If I become her, I wonder if you would still like me.”

“Yes.”

Lin Nuo was straightforward; if he had acted like a scumbag and said something like, “No matter what you become, I’ll always like you,” it would have surely won Su Kexin’s heart.

But how could he ever say something like that? He might as well spit out yesterday’s meal.

“Then, Senior Brother, how do we go back? This place is so different from our world; I don’t like it here. I want to leave.”

“We’ll be leaving soon, don’t worry.”

Lin Nuo pretended to reassure her, but he had no idea how to actually leave.

He just ended up here after sleeping next to Su Kexin; does that mean he needs to take another nap on site to return?

It fits the scientific hypothesis, but who knows if his body could withstand Su Kexin’s onslaught.

“Really soon? What should I do? Where are we headed next, Senior Brother?”

“Next, we…”

Where to? Am I supposed to guide you along my original escape route?

That throws me off completely; I bolted back to gather strength, honing my skills for mischief, only to face you, Su Kexin, for a showdown.

Now I’m supposed to take you along; how do I write the script here?

Just find a place to get married and go hide in the mountains?

“Senior Brother, your body…!”

Su Kexin suddenly shrieked, seeing Lin Nuo’s form begin to fade, as if he was about to vanish.

“I—I? No, you too…”

Lin Nuo was shocked; not just him, but Su Kexin too, as their bodies started to fade away.

Are we disappearing?

“Senior Brother, what’s happening?! What’s going on? I don’t want to be separated from you!”

Su Kexin panicked and rushed toward Lin Nuo. This time, Lin Nuo did not retreat, facing her head-on.

This is a big problem; are we really disappearing?

Both Su Kexin and Lin Nuo reached out their hands and touched each other.

But they couldn’t hold on; eventually, both their bodies completely faded away and vanished.

…

Su Kexin found herself in a continuously changing scene; she appeared in a new location, now a bit more grown-up than before.

Like before, she asked others what day it was, and she could calculate how long it had been since Lin Nuo had succumbed to his demonic state.

She had gone through many periods—one month, half a year, a year, two years. She kept experiencing this, gradually learning some things about Lin Nuo and the Xuanyun Sect step by step.

When she reached the date two years after Lin Nuo had turned, she learned this information:

Lin Nuo had started causing chaos, killing many innocent citizens. Even the immortals could no longer stand by and had come down from their heavenly valley to capture him.

But Lin Nuo was cunning; with his Wind Spirit Root, he was exceptionally agile, making it hard for them to capture him alive.

During one chase, Lin Nuo was driven into the deep mountains, wounded, while the immortals had already arranged people to block off the exits, ensuring he would be caught.

Unexpectedly, Ruo’er, who was with him, set him free, and Ruo’er was subsequently placed under house arrest, prohibited from leaving Zifeng Valley.

Then came the turmoil within the Xuanyun Sect; rumors spread that Master Zhao had entered seclusion while Zhang Yuanxu seized power, leading to complete chaos.

In the meantime, she had grown and vowed to bring Lin Nuo to justice, restoring fairness for the people.

For Su Kexin, it was a drastic change; in just two short years, the world had transformed so much, primarily due to her beloved Senior Brother Lin Nuo becoming the demon reviled by many.

“What is happening…”

She struggled to bear these changes; the impact was too overwhelming, as if living a nightmare with no awakening in sight.

“I don’t want to keep moving forward; please stop!”

Standing before the cliff of Tianling Mountain, Su Kexin clutched her head and shouted, but to no avail, she had to continue shifting to the next place.

During this two-year period, she hadn’t faced Lin Nuo directly, but many others had encountered him, suffering his wrath, losing their lives. He became the bane of the world, harming lives everywhere.

Soon, she would finally confront Lin Nuo as she transferred to a new location, a battlefield strewn with corpses.

This time, both had matured significantly; it was their first meeting on the battlefield.

Of course, they were both shifting; it was still them, a couple who had once shared the same bed.

The scene was chaotic—blood and flesh everywhere, corpses lying around. After a brutal battle, Lin Nuo had already killed numerous disciples, and Su Kexin should have fled, but she stayed.

“Senior, Senior Brother…”

Su Kexin brandished her sword, walking toward Lin Nuo. She did not have the Phoenix Sword, and Lin Nuo had no Phoenix Blade either.

“Senior Brother, is that you? Or not you?”

Su Kexin anxiously asked, hoping he wasn’t the Senior Brother she adored, as that would mean this was all just an illusion.

Lin Nuo: “… it seems you’ve also shifted over…”

Lin Nuo stabbed his dark purple Demon Sword into the ground, shaking his head.

“Um… then you really are Senior Brother… The last time we met, you had just embraced the demonic powers; I thought we’d parted ways and wouldn’t see each other again. Senior Brother, I’ve shifted through so many places and heard so many things. I wish none of this were true, but my instincts tell me these events have happened. Senior Brother has become the enemy of the sect…”

“It looks like there’s no escaping this. If it’s all real, then what? Are you thinking of drawing your sword against me?”

Lin Nuo coldly chuckled. That’s fine; let’s have it over with directly.