Chapter 303: Chapter 157: Severed Love (Part 2)
At this moment, having been rescued by someone again, Chu Xuan prepared to give something in return, but his right hand instinctively touched the empty space, only then did he remember that he had thrown his storage bracelet back to Ji Mingyu...
Fortunate that while preparing for the wedding earlier, Chu Xuan had guessed that Ming Yu might cause trouble, so he prepared to return the bracelet and stored his belongings within the sect.
The Celestial Demon Slaying Immortal Sword was always kept in the Dantian for nurturing, and now he carries the Divine Command along with a phoenix feather that the two Guardians refused to accept before; he couldn’t just give these away, could he?
He Musheng sensed Chu Xuan’s intention and quickly waved his hand, saying:
"I’m not implying that you should give something too; I just want to praise He Yao, so that the younger one next to me can learn more from his senior brother and not always speak ill of me behind my back."
He Shuosheng muttered softly, "You said yesterday that I’m much better than Senior Brother."
He Musheng glared at him.
Seeing this, Chu Xuan’s gloomy mood improved somewhat, and he nodded, saying, "May I stay here for a few days?"
"Recent events have left me wanting to...have some peace. The master might already be aware."
How could He Musheng not know? The grand momentum of this marriage was already something he had heard of; seeing the groom collapse at the entrance of his temple yesterday, he sensed that things were amiss, hence he said "trouble."
Soon after moving him in, disciples from the Taoist temple came to explain the situation and asked him to take care of Chu Xuan and try not to agitate him.
Facing Chu Xuan’s request, He Musheng generously said:
"Of course you can. Back then, I dared not keep you here for fear of offending those behind you. Now that you are a disciple of the sect head, I’m eager to befriend you. Stay as long as you like."
He Shuosheng whispered, "Master, you taught me not to fawn over power, didn’t you?"
He Musheng’s expression stiffened for a moment before angrily saying, "I was joking, can’t you see?"
A hint of a smile emerged in Chu Xuan’s eyes. At this point, the couple A Qing and A Yue also arrived. Seeing him awake, they exclaimed in unison: "Benefactor!"
As they were about to perform a kneeling ceremony, Chu Xuan hurriedly stopped them, "There’s no need for such formality."
This couple was dressed in coarse clothes, looking slightly thinner than before, but their expressions were joyful.
With gratitude, A Qing said, "Thanks to the benefactor’s rescue last time, we have come a long way in half a year, facing numerous crises and difficulties. We lost our way and got deceived, but luckily we overcame them all."
A Yue gestured with her fingers, saying, "There was a monk who secretly followed us, trying to shave A Qing’s head, but A Qing chased him away. He protected me."
Looking at A Yue’s pure smile and the happiness in her eyes, Chu Xuan felt a tinge of envy, envying their firm and beautiful relationship.
His gaze dimmed afterward. Perhaps, his mistake in two lifetimes was being enamored with the notion of love and affection.
From now on, Chu Xuan would no longer grieve for any woman, nor would he degrade himself for any woman. He would dedicate himself to cultivation, pursuing the Great Path and eternal life as his sole goal.
The best way to avoid betrayal isn’t to wholeheartedly love someone, but to love no one.
The more he thought, the firmer this notion became, alleviating his previously sorrowful and heavy mood.
He smiled and nodded to A Qing and A Yue, saying, "As long as you are happy."
...
"Not good, Master! I see Chu Xuan looking like he’s had an epiphany!" The little snow ferret said, somewhat worried.
Ji Mingyu’s face was icy, her eyes still red as if she reverted to the cold, indifferent fairy of the past.
She naturally couldn’t just give up on Chu Xuan like this; however, seeing him so heartbroken before, Ming Yu couldn’t forcefully stop him, as that would only deepen their conflict.
Thus, starting the day before yesterday, Ji Mingyu had silently followed Chu Xuan with the snow ferret, watching him drink jar after jar of spirit wine, crying and laughing, seemingly deranged, which pained her heart greatly.
After much contemplation, Ming Yu understood her own shortcomings.
Long ago, Chu Xuan had told her: "The unobtainable is always restless, the favored are fearless."
Ji Mingyu was indeed the favored one. All along, Chu Xuan treated her too well, so well that she couldn’t recognize herself, thinking that as long as she didn’t do something irreversible, everything could be salvaged, and good intentions would be forgiven.
Like before, Ming Yu did disable Chu Xuan’s cultivation, but she didn’t take back the immortal energy, which she deemed as only temporary suffering.
Ming Yu thought that once Chu Xuan discovers the immortal energy repairing his Dao foundation, he would understand she was only tempering him, not intending to sever his path.
The same went for other aspects. Ming Yu believed that although she hurt Chu Xuan emotionally, as long as she compensated him doubly later, he would surely change his heart... but at the end...
At this moment, Ming Yu and her servant were in a nearby mountain cave, with a water mirror before them, clearly displaying Chu Xuan’s conversation with everyone in the temple.
The white jade bracelet was back in Ming Yu’s possession, containing a divine technique talisman she left inside, serving as both surveillance and positioning.
Most importantly, it could resonate with Ji Mingyu, regardless of being thousands of miles away or having Chu Xuan in the midst of a sect’s Mountain Protection Array, or in perilous places without interference, allowing Ming Yu to receive the scene clearly.
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