r18novel Chapter 147 Li Xiaoyao's Restlessness
Chapter 147 Li Xiaoyao's Restlessness
Chapter 147 Li Xiaoyao's Restlessness
Tang Xuejian and Lin Yueru were, after all, girls, and when they heard about the topic of love, their thoughts were quickly drawn away by Aunt Ma.
Before long, the two of them had red eyes and kept wiping their eyes.
Li Xiaoyao rolled his eyes, speechless. "It's not like you're the ones suffering, so why are you crying?"
The two of them turned around at the same time and glared at him fiercely.
Li Xiaoyao wanted to say more, but Jing Tian pulled him aside and persuaded him to shut up.
Chu Yang interrupted Aunt Ma with a cupped-fist salute and asked, "Excuse me, shopkeeper, did a girl dressed in purple come here yesterday?"
Aunt Ma, who had been all smiles just moments before, suddenly turned serious, glanced at Chu Yang with indifferent eyes, and shook her head, saying:
There's no girl in purple here!
"My inn rarely gets any guests. You can't even see a ghost, let alone a young lady. If you're not staying here, please excuse me."
Chu Yang said loudly, "Chu Yang, a disciple of Shu Mountain, requests that the descendant of Nuwa come out to meet me. This concerns the life of my senior brother, and I hope you will forgive my abruptness."
Aunt Ma got angry and yelled, "You inconsiderate junior! I already said there's nothing here—"
Before the words were finished, a clear, ethereal voice came from the innermost part of the second floor of the inn, instantly invigorating everyone.
"Aunt Ma, it's alright, they're one of us."
The door opened, and a fragrant breeze wafted in, its unique scent attracting everyone's attention.
The fragrance contains the scents of many flowers, such as lavender, lily, and jasmine. The aroma is complex yet exceptionally harmonious.
Even Chu Yang couldn't help but be distracted when he smelled this aroma.
As the group was momentarily stunned, a woman dressed in a purple gauze dress walked out of the room. The moment Li Xiaoyao saw her, his pupils suddenly contracted.
The woman in front of him looked seven or eight parts similar to Zhao Ling. No one would believe they weren't related!
"Hey Li, this woman looks so much like Ling'er! Could she be her long-lost sister?"
"No, she has gray hair at her temples, she must be an aunt or something, right?"
Lin Yueru whispered in Li Xiaoyao's ear.
Li Xiaoyao suddenly looked at Chu Yang. He had just heard Chu Yang say "descendant of Nuwa," which proved that the woman in front of him was indeed a relative of Zhao Ling'er.
"I'll explain the whole story to you later. Right now, it's important to confirm Senior Brother's condition."
Chu Yang strode towards the second floor of the inn, while Zi Xuan was looking at Li Xiaoyao with a complicated expression.
"Senior Zixuan, how is my senior brother?"
"Come in with me, and you'll see for yourself."
Zi Xuan led Chu Yang and the others into the room. Following her directions, Chu Yang saw Xu Changqing on the bed.
Xu Changqing was in a coma, radiating a peaceful golden light, while a black aura lingered on his face, with good and evil constantly battling within him.
The black aura was formed from evil thoughts; it was obvious without even thinking that it was the work of the Evil Sword Immortal.
I wonder what the golden light on Xu Changqing's body is.
Li Xiaoyao stepped forward to touch Xu Changqing's body, but Zixuan stopped him, shaking her head and saying, "He's not in good condition right now, so it's best not to touch him."
Li Xiaoyao asked anxiously, "What exactly happened to Brother Xu?"
Upon hearing Li Xiaoyao call Xu Changqing "brother," Zi Xuan's brows furrowed subconsciously, only returning to normal after a few breaths.
She didn't answer Li Xiaoyao's question immediately, but turned to look at Chu Yang and said, "How did you know Xu Changqing was here? And how did you know my identity?"
Chu Yang replied, "My senior brother and I went down the mountain together to cultivate in the mortal world. Before we left, the sect leader reminded me that he might encounter a difficult love affair, so he told me about my senior brother's three lifetimes of love."
Zi Xuan remained silent for a while, then sighed, "I never expected that Daoist Qingwei would trust you so much."
Chu Yang glanced at the unconscious Xu Changqing and couldn't help but shake his head, saying, "Senior settled in Fengdu in order to find your senior brother's reincarnation through the Ghost Realm. Such dedication is admirable, but also pitiful. You have given up too much for this."
"Poor thing—" Zixuan was somewhat lost in thought, a bitter look flashing in her eyes.
Tang Xuejian was completely baffled by their incomprehensible conversation. Frustrated, she jumped out and shouted, "Can you speak in a way I can understand? What's wrong with Master Xu?"
Distracted by her words, Zi Xuan regained her composure and calmly explained, "I met Xu Changqing by chance near Leizhou. He was fighting against a wicked spirit who called himself the Evil Sword Immortal."
"The Evil Sword Immortal is very powerful. He is only one step away from transforming into an extraterrestrial demon and transcending the Six Realms. Xu Changqing is no match for him, and I am no match for him either. I can only use the Holy Spirit Pearl to temporarily force back that evil thought."
"I took advantage of the Evil Sword Immortal's inattention and escaped with Xu Changqing. We hid all the way here and only after we settled down did I discover that his body was parasitized by some evil thoughts, and he almost fell into the demonic path."
"Those evil thoughts are very special. Conventional exorcism spells are completely ineffective. I can only use the Holy Spirit Pearl to suppress the evil thoughts in his body and keep him in his current state."
Zi Xuan's explanation was similar to Chu Yang's previous guess; it was indeed the Evil Sword Immortal who had intervened and caused things to turn out this way.
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Senior Zixuan, you can take back the Holy Spirit Pearl now. Leave the rest to me."
Zixuan did not do as instructed immediately, but solemnly emphasized, "As I just said, ordinary exorcism spells are useless, even if you use some Shu Mountain secret technique. Those evil thoughts originated from Daoist Qingwei and the others, so using Shu Mountain spells is useless."
Chu Yang calmly replied, "I know what I'm doing, please do as I say, senior."
Zi Xuan gave Chu Yang a deep look, then silently withdrew the Holy Spirit Pearl from Xu Changqing's body.
The black aura on Xu Changqing's face began to spread rapidly throughout his body, and his whole being was filled with an indescribable malice. Just standing in the same room with him would make people feel uncomfortable.
Zi Xuan said urgently, "Do you have any ideas? Use them quickly! If we delay any longer, even my Holy Spirit Pearl won't be able to suppress Xu Changqing's evil thoughts, and he will fall into the demonic path!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Changqing suddenly stood up, his hair disheveled, looking like a ferocious demon. His bloodshot eyes swept over everyone present, and the cold killing intent in his eyes sent chills down people's spines.
"The look is pretty cool, it's just a pity it's not the senior brother's type. I'd be more like him."
Chu Yang chuckled and joked, and Xu Changqing, who was on the verge of succumbing to demonic possession, suddenly lunged at him, his pupils gleaming with bloodlust.
Amidst the screams of the others, Fengdu suddenly appeared in front of Chu Yang, and the Yellow Springs water gushed out, forming a cage that trapped Xu Changqing, ignoring his miserable roars.
Evil thoughts and curses are conceptually very similar. If the water of the underworld can eliminate curses, then it can also be effective against evil thoughts.
Surrounded by the Yellow Springs water, Xu Changqing screamed more and more miserably. To be precise, it was the black energy within his body that was screaming, as if it were alive.
Sizzle~ Sizzle~ Sizzle~
Just like putting a red-hot iron into snow, evil thoughts also melt away completely under the embrace of the Yellow Springs water.
Xu Changqing recovered, but the power of the Holy Spirit Pearl was also mostly consumed. When it returned to Zi Xuan's hand, its light was dim and seemed to be about to go out at any moment.
However, seeing Xu Changqing's condition improve, Zixuan showed no other emotion besides happiness. In her eyes, the so-called Holy Spirit Pearl was nothing compared to Xu Changqing's life.
"Brother Chu's sword seems to be a good counter to that filthy thing. We must eliminate him next time we meet."
"The evil thoughts on my senior brother are part of the Evil Sword Immortal. While I was eliminating these evil thoughts, he probably sensed what was happening here. In the coming days, he will probably try to stay away from me."
"What a pity—"
"There's nothing to regret. Our goal from the beginning wasn't the Evil Sword Immortal, but to repair the Demon Locking Tower. As long as he doesn't interfere with us, that's the best outcome."
Xu Changqing's complexion was gradually improving, but Zixuan's complexion was getting much worse, and her white hair was visibly increasing.
Chu Yang stepped forward and channeled some of his life force into her, sighing, "As a member of the Nuwa clan, after giving birth to your daughter, you should have lost your demigod status and aged like a mortal, but you changed all of that with the Holy Spirit Pearl."
"Now that the power of the Holy Spirit Pearl has greatly diminished, it is difficult for it to help you maintain your youth. You will gradually degenerate into a mortal body."
"Senior Zixuan, do you ever regret it?"
Zixuan smiled upon hearing this, "I would never regret doing anything for him."
Chu Yang said helplessly, "Senior's obsession is unparalleled in my life, I truly admire it. But isn't sacrificing your own daughter for this a bit too much?"
Zi Xuan's face suddenly turned pale, and she hurriedly shook her head, saying, "That's not how it is. I stayed in Fengdu City waiting for him all year and had no idea what happened in Nanzhao Kingdom. By the time I rushed back, it was already too late."
"Qing'er turned into a stone statue to suppress the water demon beast. I wanted to fight Baiyue to the death, but the previous Holy Maiden stopped me. She knocked me unconscious and sent me out of the Nanzhao Kingdom."
She said that since I chose to give up my duties as a descendant of Nuwa, I was no longer qualified to interfere in the affairs of the Nuwa clan, nor was I qualified to return to the Nanzhao Kingdom.
"I really didn't want this to happen. I'm so sorry to Qing'er. Not only did I seal her away with the puppet soup for decades, but I also took the Holy Spirit Pearl. If she had the Holy Spirit Pearl with her, the ending might have been different—"
At this point, Zixuan covered her face and burst into tears.
Chu Yang didn't know how to comfort her. Since ancient times, the Heavenly Serpent Staff, the Holy Spirit Pearl, and the Holy Spirit Cloak have been treasures passed down through generations of the Nuwa clan.
Among them, the Holy Spirit Pearl is an unparalleled treasure nurtured by each generation of Nuwa's descendants.
As Zixuan said, if the Witch Queen had been fully equipped back then, she might not have needed to transform into a stone statue to suppress the water demon beast.
It's easy to imagine how much remorse she must have felt as a mother. How could she not regret it? She was just deceiving herself.
Li Xiaoyao also learned of Zi Xuan's identity from her confession. At that moment, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole body went numb.
Ling'er's mother's mother?
Isn't that my maternal grandmother!
Brother Xu—
Isn't that Ling'er's maternal grandfather!
Holy crap!
Li Xiaoyao's legs went weak for a moment. He had been on very friendly terms with Ling'er's maternal grandfather along the way.
"What are you thinking about!"
Chu Yang flicked Li Xiaoyao's head a few times, saying irritably, "I told you when we met the Demon Lord that the past is the past, but you don't remember a word of it!"
"No matter what the future holds, Xu Changqing will always be Xu Changqing, and no one else."
"I said this to Xiaoyao, and also to you, Senior Zixuan."
Zi Xuan looked at Chu Yang with teary eyes.
"If you can accept the fact that Xu Changqing is just Xu Changqing and are still willing to love him, then I wholeheartedly support you being together. If you only see him as a substitute for Gu Liufang and Lin Yeping, then there is no need to torture yourself like this."
"Let him go, and let yourself go too. While Ling'er is still here, everything can still be salvaged. If you can't be a good mother, you should at least be a good elder and fulfill your last bit of responsibility."
Zixuan stood there, stunned.
While she was lost in thought, Lin Yueru and Tang Xuejian quietly came to Chu Yang's side. They were both confused by what Chu Yang was saying, so Chu Yang had to explain it from the beginning.
So Chu Yang recounted the three lifetimes of love between Xu Changqing and Zi Xuan, from Gu Liufang to Lin Yeping, and now to Xu Changqing.
When they learned about the relationship between Zixuan, Qing'er, and Ling'er, their expressions of disbelief were almost identical to Li Xiaoyao's earlier.
"From now on, you'd better behave yourself in front of Master Xu. Don't put your arm around him and act like brothers; there's a generational difference!"
Lin Yueru earnestly reminded Li Xiaoyao, but Li Xiaoyao could see a gloating smile on her face.
That damned wicked woman!
Ugh, so annoying!
What's most painful is that he can't even refute it.
After a while.
Xu Changqing woke up with a start, his mind flashing back to the battle with the Evil Sword Immortal. His expression suddenly tensed up, but then relaxed the moment he saw Chu Yang.
"Junior brother, did you save me?"
"It's not me, it's Miss Zixuan here."
"Miss Zixuan?"
Xu Changqing seemed to recall more details, so he struggled to get out of bed, clasped his hands in thanks to Zixuan, and said, "Thank you for saving me, young lady. I will never forget your kindness. May I ask, young lady—"
The two locked eyes, and their voices abruptly ceased.
Because Xu Changqing saw the tear stains on Zixuan's face, at that moment, a strange emotion spread through his heart.
This girl looks familiar; I feel like I've seen her somewhere before.
The deeper Xu Changqing pondered, the stronger his heart palpitations became.
Tang Xuejian and Lin Yueru, who were watching from the sidelines, were so nervous that they were digging their toes into the ground. They hoped that Xu Changqing would remember something so that Zixuan's perseverance and waiting would not be in vain.
But then they thought that giving up like this might not be a bad choice. The love that would last for three lifetimes had, over time, turned into a curse.
"No need to be so polite, Daoist Master. I just happened to be passing by. The one who truly saved you was your junior brother. In the end, it's all thanks to your own good fortune."
Zixuan had a gentle smile on her face, which even concealed her tear stains.
"In any case, Changqing still has to thank Miss Zixuan."
Xu Changqing didn't seem to remember anything, remaining as polite and courteous as ever.
Tang Xuejian and Lin Yueru were somewhat disappointed, and the two walked out of the room dejectedly.
Li Xiaoyao had been sitting on a pedestal since the beginning, and hurriedly followed behind the two girls.
"Changqing has other important matters to attend to. He can only repay Miss Zixuan's kindness after these matters are settled. He hopes that Miss Zixuan will not take offense."
"You flatter me, Daoist Master. Zixuan did nothing, so there's no need for you to repay anything."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Xu Changqing and Chu Yangjingtian left the inn.
They hadn't gone far when Xu Changqing suddenly stopped and said softly, "Junior brother is learned and talented; he should know how to repair her Holy Spirit Pearl and restore her demigod body."
Jing Tian, who was following behind the two, looked shocked.
Xu Changqing remembers everything!
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