Chapter 88: It Was Me Who Killed My Senior Brother

Chapter 88: It Was Me Who Killed My Senior Brother

Lin Nuo feigned unconsciousness and was carried out, only to awaken later under the elders’ spells. After a while, he opened his eyes.

As soon as he woke up, he heard the familiar sound of a girl sobbing, and when he turned to look, he nearly fainted again.

The person he saw was Su Kexin, crying like a wilted peach blossom, utterly worn out.

“I-I’m so glad, Brother, I thought you were going to leave me…”

Su Kexin wiped her tears and, transitioning from sadness to excitement, managed a small smile.

Lin Nuo: ???

What’s going on? Wasn’t this just a Heart Realm Trial? Isn’t it normal for a Second Stage cultivator like me to faint from the impact? Why does Su Kexin look like a mourning horse at a funeral?

Lin Nuo glanced around; this was a gathering place for unconscious cultivators. Nearby, there were some who lay still, and the elders of the Xuanyun Sect were working hard to calm their chaotic minds.

So why was Su Kexin here? Wasn’t she supposed to have overcome the darkness in her heart? Could it be that she had come as a volunteer aid?

“What are you doing here?”

“I-I’m not afraid! Brother, you’re just teasing me.”

Seeing Lin Nuo wake up seemed to lighten Su Kexin’s mood a bit, as she smiled mildly.

“My master said I couldn’t overcome the darkness in the illusion, so eventually, my spirit couldn’t take it and I fainted. When I woke up, I was here.”

“Hm?”

Lin Nuo found it strange. Did he misremember? Did Su Kexin actually fail to overcome the darkness in the illusion?

It’s possible. After all, he had mainly focused on Qin Shili. He was very aware of her condition; she could overcome the darkness of the illusion. Plus, the fact that she was nowhere to be seen indicated that she was still calm and collected, ranking first among her peers in both strength and mentality.

As for Su Kexin, she was still a fledgling and currently a weak chick. Since she hadn’t become a battle chicken yet, she should be snuffed out.

“Brother, how are you now? Is there anywhere that hurts? Do you have any wounds on your chest? Is your breathing all right?”

Anxious, Su Kexin kept observing Lin Nuo like he was a patient.

“Stop, stop, I’m fine.”

Lin Nuo quickly interrupted Su Kexin.

“Even if I was killed in the illusion, I wouldn’t be hurt in reality.”

“Ah, you still remember being killed?”

Su Kexin froze; she hadn’t expected that he would remember being killed by her in the illusion.

It seemed this was no ordinary personal illusion, but a virtual world that gathered people’s consciousness together!

“I definitely remember! Don’t you remember your own illusion?”

Lin Nuo found it amusing. The Heart Realm Trial from Xuanyun Sect was notable for being sensational yet too realistic; it was as real as reality itself. The side effect, of course, was that dark memories from the illusion would linger long after, difficult to erase.

So everyone would remember everything from the illusion because it was like a sensational event in reality, directly etched in their minds, impossible to shake off.

Lin Nuo saying he was killed in the illusion was just a rumor he created; he was killed by his inner demon. Not only him, even Master Cong, who entered his illusion, was also killed.

Speaking of Master Cong, where is he now?

Oh, still lying there, he won’t wake up anytime soon. Even when he does, he’ll be in low spirits, experiencing nightmares every night; if he’s kidney-deficient, he’ll also be running to the toilet frequently.

“I-I definitely remember…”

Su Kexin suddenly lost her confidence, lowering her voice.

“Brother, I truly didn’t mean to! I don’t know why it happened… it was just so sudden… I really didn’t do it on purpose… please believe me…”

Su Kexin pouted, bowing her head in apology, her watery eyes glistening with a plea for Lin Nuo’s forgiveness.

In the illusion, she had hidden with him in a peach blossom garden, living a blissful life. She never expected everything would fall apart, the garden engulfed in flames, and somehow she ended up with a knife, stabbing him while watching helplessly.

That scene was truly horrific; everything beautiful was destroyed right before her eyes. Now it was vividly etched in her mind, as if a heavy fog loomed over her.

Lin Nuo felt confused.

What does this illusion have to do with you? It’s not like you cast the spell; it was those old men who did!

At that moment, Han Fairy walked over from Liu Shuqin’s side.

“Lin Nuo, you’re awake. How are you feeling now? Your illusion seemed sealed, and we couldn’t probe into it. Master Cong tried to infiltrate your illusion with secret techniques, but he ended up fainting too and still hasn’t awakened. What did you experience in the illusion?”

“I was killed by someone.”

“Killed? Do you remember what that person looked like?” Han Fairy questioned with intrigue.

At this point, Su Kexin interjected, “Master, it was me… but I didn’t mean to! I don’t know why it happened; I really didn’t intend to kill my brother…”

“What, you killed him?”

Han Fairy found it strange but suddenly recalled seeing her dark illusion where she killed Lin Nuo.

She gently tapped Su Kexin’s forehead:

“Silly girl, you two weren’t in the same illusion.”