Chapter 140: Kindness

Hum!

As "Wanniang" stepped backward, the golden ancient Buddha transformed by the Sword of All Living Beings instantly collapsed. In its place, Nie Xiaoke stood in a spiritual state before the still massive "Wanniang." Though her physical form was invisible, the golden sword in her hand shone brilliantly.

"No one shall block my path today! We have waited for this day for who knows how many years!"

With these words, the "Wanniang," wreathed in malevolent spirits, began to tremble uncontrollably. Then, with a slight shudder of her body, she took a step forward, and the black skeletal longsword began to condense in her hand once again. This time, that skeletal longsword transformed completely into a terrifying entity. Standing merely four or five meters away from it, the waves of icy malice and resentment were so intense that they made my very soul tremble.

"Master, we should step back a bit. That skeletal longsword is simply too terrifying. Although my power can resist it, it would only result in mutual destruction. Sister Xiaoke possesses the body of a Buddha, so these evil and baleful energies cannot enter her physical form at all."

Hearing this, I hesitated no longer. With a flash, I retreated backward until I reached Xiyue's side. Only then did I feel the freezing pressure before me lessen somewhat, though I could clearly see that both Xiyue and Chen Chuyi were struggling greatly to control their bodies.

"Elder Chen..."

Just as I reached out to shield Chen Chuyi, he said in a deep voice, "Never mind me! Hurry and protect Miss Xiyue! She was originally a corpse, and the soul within her is extremely weak. Under such immense evil and resentment, she is easily susceptible to possession!"

Hearing Elder Chen's words, my entire body gave a violent jolt. I nodded hastily, took a few strides to Xiyue's side, and simultaneously reached out to pull her into my arms. It was then I noticed that the Tear of the Vast Sea between Xiyue's brows was flickering with a faint light, and Xiyue herself had already fallen completely unconscious.

"Tu, hurry..."

"Master, I'm afraid the situation is critical. The mistress's soul has completely retreated into the Tear of the Vast Sea between her brows. Right now, the mistress is nothing more than a vessel without a soul."

What!

Hearing this, my whole body trembled violently. Not only that, I could distinctly feel Xiyue's body beginning to stiffen in my arms, and at that moment, my heart sank heavily.

"Cosmic Guidance, Spiritual Attraction, Decree!"

Unable to care about anything else at that moment, I bit down hard on my middle finger and pressed it directly onto the Tear of the Vast Sea between Xiyue's brows. Instantly, that increasingly dim Tear of the Vast Sea seemed to respond to some summon, suddenly bursting forth with a brilliant radiance.

Within that light, I clearly saw Xiyue's shadow.

"Merge!"

In an instant, I felt my body stagger. After all, spiritual guidance was by no means a simple feat. The very moment my body shuddered violently, the complexion of Xiyue, who was lying in my arms, began to grow rosy again.

"Xiyue..."

I called out softly, and the next second, Xiyue slowly opened her clear eyes.

I do not know why, at that moment, in such a terrifying environment, I saw my own reflection in Xiyue's eyes.

Growing up, I had always been an extremely lonely person. No one cared about me because too many unlucky things happened around me. Any friend who played with me would suffer varying degrees of harm, making me a synonym for bad luck at school.正是因为这个原因 (It was precisely for this reason) that I began to avoid the people around me, stopping myself from talking or playing with them. Gradually, I grew introverted, slowly locking all my thoughts deep within my heart where no one could perceive them.

Slowly, I turned into mere air. I knew that many of my former classmates probably no longer remembered me at all.

In truth, my heart was so terrified of injury that after Su Ying and I parted ways, it took me a full several years just to blur her memory. Even though I could control my own thoughts to keep from dwelling on her, in the end, I still could not avoid it, because my mind had forbidden zones, but my heart had none.

This was who I was.

Reflected in the water-clear eyes of Xiyue.

Yet at this moment, Xiyue merely stared at me blankly, as if she did not recognize me at all.

"Xiyue..."

I called out once more, but Xiyue only clung tightly to me, her clear eyes as pure as those of a newborn infant.

"Master, the mistress has completely sealed away her memories, so her current memory is zero. This place is dense with evil and baleful energies. We should wait until we get out of here before finding a way to lift the mistress's seal!"

What!

Hearing Tu say this, my heart plummeted once more.

I gripped Xiyue even tighter.

Hum!

Right at that moment, with a muffled boom, the golden Sword of All Living Beings directly shattered the black skeletal longsword into pieces. Not only that, seizing the advantage, Nie Xiaoke struck out with a single sword slash that severed "Wanniang's" arm entirely.

Screech!

Hiss-hiss-hiss-hiss!

Following that, sounds of gathering evil spirits echoed, and in that instant, I saw a silvery-white woman suddenly appear in the nearby darkness. This woman was extremely familiar to me; with a single glance, I recognized her.

Wanniang?

My entire body shook. Then who was this Wanniang standing here now...

Wanniang smiled faintly at me, then nodded in my direction.

Whoosh!

With a crisp sound, just as "Wanniang" let out a fierce roar and attempted to regenerate her severed arm, the entire space suddenly emitted a muffled hum.

At once, a terrifying noise erupted within this space, and amidst this sound, I clearly saw the sword in Nie Xiaoke's hand pierce straight through "Wanniang's" glabella.

The glabella is none other than the Ghost Gate.

Struck by this sword, "Wanniang" instantly began to shriek frantically.

Hum-hum-hum-hum...

Ah-ah-ah-ah!

...

Suddenly, the malevolent spirits surrounding "Wanniang" began to wail madly, and countless evil entities perished under the golden sword's light, their souls scattered into nothingness. After all, these were all wicked thoughts, and the formations within the Sword of All Living Beings would never shelter them; in the end, they could only be directly executed by the power of the Sword of All Living Beings.

As those malevolent spirits continuously dissipated, that figure, which had originally stood a zhang tall, slowly shrank back to its original size.

"Wanniang..."

When I saw the woman standing upon the altar, my whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Because the Wanniang standing there at this moment was none other than the very same Wanniang who had just smiled at me.

"Thank you!"

Holding Xiyue, I stepped forward.

The Sword of All Living Beings was profoundly mysterious, containing numerous formations within it. Under that sword strike, it was already a settled fate that Wanniang's soul would scatter, yet I simply could not fathom why the kind-hearted Wanniang had appeared here, and at this exact moment...

(Shaolang is sick, coupled with low spirits and feeling thoroughly miserable, sigh. I'll try to update earlier tomorrow, so sorry about this!)