Chapter 118 Am I Going to Be Eaten by Her?!
Time flew by, and half a year passed.
During this time, Chen Yuan often secretly went to the Water Lapping Palace to visit the girl, usually going empty-handed and returning with his arms full.
This girl really missed home; she felt no pain parting with her things and just wanted Chen Yuan to take more, even stuffing them into his arms if he couldn’t carry them all…
She was afraid her brother didn’t take enough…
And she completely didn’t regard her master as a person…
If it weren’t for Chen Yuan’s fear that one day her master might suddenly stop him and say, “If you come again, I’ll break your legs!”
This girl would really empty her master’s belongings for herself…
With Lin Shuxue’s wholehearted help, Chen Yuan made rapid progress in six months.
Everyone in the sect knew he had an incredibly amazing younger sister.
They all inquired about where he got such a cute and brother-loving sister.
Chen Yuan remained silent and merely pointed in a direction.
The path to redemption lies within~
To save the children of the refugee slum~
Upon hearing this, most people actually thought, “Well, let’s give it a try. Even if we can’t be as lucky as Chen Yuan, at least we can do a good deed.”
They really went to the refugee slum to pick out one or two unfortunate kids!
To feed them…
The trend of raising children was almost entirely influenced by Chen Yuan; there wasn’t a single disciple of the Azure Sword Pavilion who wasn’t sponsoring one or two kids…
And then…
The conversations over tea and meals also turned into…
“I tell you, the little sister I picked up has excellent swordsmanship talent. Even though she probably can’t come to our Green Sword Peak in the future, what I teach her will still make her one of the best among ordinary people.”
“My sister is super cute too; she won’t sleep unless I get back. I have to run back and forth every day; I mean… how annoying~”
“Your mouth is almost grinning to the sky…”
“Let my brother fight your sister one day; I can’t stand your face anymore.”
“Sure…”
“I think we shouldn’t call it Azure Sword Pavilion anymore; let’s all be part-time nannies and call it Nanny Sect.”
“Hahahaha…”
……
“Brother, this is for you.” Lin Shuxue handed a warm white jade ornament to Chen Yuan.
“Mm? What’s this?”
“It’s the token I made for you.”
“Oh…” Chen Yuan understood, “You really made it?”
Feeling the jade ornament, his name was engraved on it.
Lin Shuxue nodded, pressing her lips together; the intricate carving was much more delicate and smaller than her own jade ornament.
“Brother, drop a drop of bl**d on it.” Lin Shuxue pointed to the surface of the jade ornament.
“Oh, okay.” Chen Yuan complied obediently.
A drop of bl**d landed on the jade ornament, flashing a hint of red light before completing the bond.
“Alright, now I can sense your location too, Brother.” Lin Shuxue quickly took the jade ornament back.
“Mm? Isn’t this for me?” Chen Yuan laughed.
“Mine is for you, and yours is for me,” Lin Shuxue tilted her head, quite reasonable.
“Oh~ so now we can sense each other, right?”
“Mm.” Lin Shuxue carefully tucked the jade ornament away, nodding vigorously, her happy smile revealing her excitement.
Now they had forged a bond of mutual understanding~
“By the way, how’s your preparation for the sect competition going?”
“Don’t worry, brother; I’m the strongest!” Lin Shuxue waved her fist, raising her chin just like she did when she stood up for him, speaking resolutely.
“Oh~ In two years, you’ll become the best in the Water Lapping Palace, right?” Chen Yuan affectionately patted her head and pinched her cheek.
Only he could treat the rumored young prodigy in the outer world this way.
“After all, I am your sister~”
“Hey, who taught you to flatter like this~ But I like it~” Chen Yuan shamelessly replied.
“Hehe…”
“Then for next year’s sect grand competition, can you also bring back the title of number one in the righteous path?” Chen Yuan smiled indulgently.
“This… I’ll do my best.” Lin Shuxue looked at Chen Yuan confidently, a hint of a smile on her face.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan’s smile softened, and he asked with concern, “Don’t work too hard. How’s your health?”
“Very good~ My master said there’s no problem.” Lin Shuxue answered obediently.
Receiving her brother’s concern made all her hardships worth it.
“That’s good. It doesn’t matter if you come in first or not, okay? Your health is the most important.”
“I know~”
……
Elder Qingyi said: “Indeed… there seems to be nothing unusual for now…”
“Then, is there still no way to cure it?”
Chen Yuan would visit Elder Qingyi every time to inquire about Xiaoxue’s condition.
Although sometimes Elder Qingyi was out.
“Well, recently, I just heard a rumor from an informant of the Demon Cult, though I don’t know if it’s true.” Elder Qingyi looked at Chen Yuan.
“What is it?”
“It’s about the Phoenix Yin Sect and some of their extreme beliefs… that happen to contradict the current rules of our Water Lapping Palace…
Perhaps therein lies the reason why Xiaoxue has managed to survive until now.”
“How so?”
“The leader of the Phoenix Yin Sect has a connection with the leader of the Water Lapping Palace. The leader of the Water Lapping Palace advocates for the severance of all ties, cleansing oneself, and cultivating with an absolutely pure source body.”
“But the Phoenix Yin Sect emphasizes using emotions to govern oneself, believing that feelings are the greatest driving force of humanity. The more one focuses on emotions, the more one needs to utilize those feelings… and thereby unleash one’s potential to the greatest extent during cultivation.”
“In other words, it is precisely because Xiaoxue has the Yin Xuan Body of the saintess from the Phoenix Yin Sect, as well as the Profound Cold Physique, that she can exist between the two, achieving a balance now.”
Chen Yuan raised his brows.
Isn’t this akin to the principle of Tai Chi?
“Exactly.”
“Then this is a good thing…”
“But the problem lies in the inherent flaw of the Yin Xuan Body.” Elder Qingyi shook her head and sighed, “The Profound Cold Physique has been restrained simply by practicing our palace’s techniques, but what about the Yin Xuan Body?”
“Are you saying that you want your sister to practice the techniques of the Phoenix Yin Sect?”
“Why not?” Chen Yuan inquired.
“Of course not! The techniques of the Demon Cult lead people to embrace corruption, lose their humanity, and become soulless husks. Once tainted, one can never shake it off for life.”
“This is no light matter; it absolutely cannot be indulged!”
Chen Yuan scratched his head; it sounded like something…
No wonder the people he had seen from the Demon Cult so far all had dark circles and were as skinny as bones?
“I see…” Chen Yuan understood…
“I heard a rumor regarding the first saintess of the Phoenix Yin Sect and how she controlled the Yin Xuan Body…”
Elder Qingyi frowned, looking at Chen Yuan with a cold and worried expression.
Chen Yuan was confused; looking around, there was no one else here, so what was up?
“What’s wrong, Elder?”
“I’ve said that the Phoenix Yin Sect’s ideology contradicts ours; they pursue emotions.”
Chen Yuan replied, “Mm…”
“The first saintess of the Phoenix Yin Sect had a brother she loved very much…”
“And the rumor is that she, at the moment before her d*ath, had her brother…”
“Eaten.”
“Ew?”
A ghost story?!
Chen Yuan stared wide-eyed in disbelief…
Elder Qingyi…
At this age, are you really telling me ghost stories?
Elder Qingyi’s expression remained serious…
Alright, that expression didn’t seem like a joke…
Isn’t this related to the Demon Cult…
Elder Qingyi, is your serious gaze on me for some reason?
I’ve only taken a bit of your herbs; you’re not planning to use me as an ingredient, are you???
Though I would save my sister, that wouldn’t be out of the question…
But…
Xiaoxue is so cute; how could she…
Thinking of Xiaoxue’s soft and tender appearance, the bloody scene makes even me physically recoil…
Elder Qingyi turned around and continued coldly, “After that, the saintess of the Phoenix Yin Sect successfully survived and became vastly stronger…”
“Of course, I mentioned that this is merely a rumor from the Demon Cult, the credibility of which remains to be assessed. Moreover, having Xiaoxue perform the actions of a member of the Demon Cult is no different from the Demon Cult, is it?!”
“I will continue investigating… to do my best to save Xiaoxue.”
“Mm… I understand. Thank you, Elder Qingyi.”
Chen Yuan bowed in gratitude.
……
Those with the Yin Xuan Body are more attuned to emotions than ordinary people, especially since Xiaoxue was a little girl who experienced abandonment in her childhood.
Why does Elder Qingyi permit me, a man, to frequent the Water Lapping Palace…
Perhaps seeing Xiaoxue’s situation really resonated with some of her words?
Or maybe my presence has given Elder Qingyi some direction…
Xiaoxue’s feelings towards me undoubtedly cannot be articulated…
Chen Yuan held the jade ornament and continued to ponder…
If that’s the case, then I have already become the elder brother of the historical saintess of the Phoenix Yin Sect in Elder Qingyi’s mouth…
But letting Xiaoxue eat me…
She…
I…
This way of dying… feels a bit too twisted…
I’ve died three times, and none have been this severe…
But if that’s really the case…
As long as I can cure Xiaoxue, my own existence is not important…
What if…
I try feeding Xiaoxue a little?
Feed her some Vital bl**d or something…
