Sitting on Fu Yun, I became calm, looking at her: “Zhen Nü, have you ever truly loved someone? You like collecting souls, but you’ve never spoken your heart to him. Someone like him would never know your feelings.”
This isn’t humiliation, but love. I love Mu Chuan, so I can sacrifice my life. If there’s no way to resolve the resentful spirits, I can’t leave alone, even if we only have a few days left together.
Zhen Nü’s eyes hardened, coldly saying, “Don’t try to persuade me. With him, you only have a few days. In the Divine Realm, you’d have years. You can live longer.”
“What’s the point of living a few more years without him?” I said helplessly. “Now, there’s no way to save us, none…”
Seeing Zhen Nü sigh, I jumped off Fu Yun and rushed towards the Gate of Reincarnation.
“Qing Suo Suo!!!”
But arriving at the gate, though it was open, I was violently repelled, leaving me dizzy.
I was stunned. The gate had been sealed with a spiritual force wall.
A true woman sighed deeply, her eyes shimmering with tears. After casting a spell, the spirit wall instantly dissipated: “Susu, you are the most foolish person I’ve ever seen.”
Mu Chen should be at the Bone River, and his aura could still be felt from afar. The powerful ghost energy scattered, casting the sky above the Bone River in an extremely dark and gloomy light.
Clutching her heart, could the seal have already begun to break?
Just as she entered the forest, she saw light beams colliding, stirring up swirling dust, obscuring what was happening inside. Diving down, she rushed into the dust, finding Mu Chen and Mu Yin locked in combat.
The closer she got to Mu Chen, the more painful it became. He seemed to notice her, his gaze piercing, half surprised and half angry. Avoiding his eyes, she turned to Mu Yin, casting a spell to restrain his spiritual power, dragging him hundred meters away, and grabbing his hands: “Why are you fighting with your elder brother?”
Mu Yin struggled unsuccessfully and urgently said: “He wants to exhaust his spiritual power to unseal the resentful spirits of the Bone River!”
Turning to Mu Chen, whose face was as cold as frost, she said word by word: “If alive, then live; if dead, die together.”
She no longer wanted to say more; more words would be useless. Staring at his face, she had always said they would live together, but then she would turn around and want to go die alone, sacrificing herself.
He looked at her, silent for a long time. Unconsciously, she moved towards him, but he immediately came to his senses and stepped back.
Mu Yin reached out, his face full of pain: “Susu, I beg you, don’t torture my brother, and don’t torture yourself anymore.”
“
Yes, now they were only tormenting each other, whether dying together or remaining distant forever, it was all just torment.
The resentful spirits were corroding faster, and the time they could be close was growing shorter. Soon, she might not even be able to enter the ghost realm.
Seeing him hesitate for a long time, she finally turned away, trying to endure the intense pain, not saying a word to stop him.
His back had somehow become lonely and desolate, the once elegant and handsome man now reduced to this silhouette.
“Susu, I will work twice as hard to practice and break the seal, so that neither of us will be hurt.”
She smiled faintly and nodded: “Okay.”
Holding her dress, she walked upstream along the Bone River. Mu Yin followed, carefully asking: “Susu, where are you going?”
“To find Yan Gu.”
The cave hadn’t changed, as if she hadn’t just been there five thousand years ago. Standing at the entrance, she already felt the cold wind blowing, pulling her clothes tighter: “It’s a royal clan member. Yan Gu sees this, and might get angry. Wait here.”
Mu Yin frowned, stubbornly saying: “No! What if she gets hurt? After hearing Yan Gu’s past by the Bone River, I know she’s an extremely ruthless person.”
“She’s already been sealed and won’t be in danger,” she said with a light smile.”
She stepped inside, walking to the source. The spring water still flowed, but it was a thick black liquid that made people feel extremely uncomfortable.
She cast a spell, took a drop of her heart’s blood, wrapped it in a purification spell, and flicked it into the source. Immediately, an angry roar was heard, seeming to say something but unintelligible. Kneeling, she recited a heart-connecting spell.
“Yan Gu, can you hear me?”
“Yan Gu, follow this red thread and enter my heart.”
After chanting dozens of times, her soul left her body, and she slowly opened her eyes. Standing before her was a woman in a bright red wedding dress, stunningly beautiful and proud, her eyes full of resentment and hatred. Her carefully drawn eyebrows and red lips were so deep they seemed about to drip blood.
Although she had seen her before, seeing her now was still shocking.
Yan Gu coldly said: “You’re bold, drawing me into your heart. Aren’t you afraid I’ll devour you?”
Steadying herself, she replied: “Anyway, I’ll be devoured soon, so what difference does it make?”
Yan Gu suddenly laughed, her voice eerily terrifying in this misty white realm: “Girl, you didn’t bring me here just for idle chat, did you?”
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She nodded, asking: “How can I make you leave Mu Chen and this ghost realm alone?”
“Impossible! Xiao betrayed me, and I will destroy the ghost realm and massacre the royal clan!”
“Is there nothing else that matters to you? If you do this, what will become of you?”
“What do you know? You understand nothing!” she shouted, but her eyes shifted, and her face suddenly displayed a stunning smile. “I don’t necessarily have to do this. Help me with something, and after it’s done, I’ll spare the royal clan and the ghost realm.”
She quickly asked: “What?”
“Find my soul and bring it to me.”
She looked at her warily: “If you retrieve your soul, your spiritual power will be fully restored…”
Seeming to sense her hesitation, Yan Gu said solemnly: “I will bind us with a life-and-death curse!”
Hearing these words, she finally lowered her guard. It was the most binding. If either party violated the contract, they would immediately have their soul scattered.
If she found the soul and Yan Gu betrayed her, Yan Gu would die. Thinking this way, there seemed to be no hidden dangers. She looked up and asked: “You hate the ghost realm and royal clan so much. If you retrieve your soul, can you truly leave peacefully if I don’t let you harm them?”
She suddenly smiled mysteriously: “When you find that soul, you’ll understand.”
If I’m restored, this seal can’t stop me. But I will also honor our agreement and absolutely will not harm the royal clan or the ghost realm.”
Coming out of the cave, she looked at the drop of blood Yan Gu gave her, which could help her find the soul. Though they had made a life-and-death curse, she still felt uneasy. Could the resentment from her thousand-year seal truly dissipate so easily?
Mu Yin saw me come out and immediately approached: “Su Su.”
I quickly put away my palm and smiled: “Look, I’ve come out safely.”
He also let out a sigh of relief, hesitating for a moment before asking: “Where are you going now?”
I paused for a moment and said: “Back to the divine realm. Could you send me to the Gate of Life?”
“Mm.”
Mu Yin unsuspectingly accompanied me to the ghost gate. I bid him farewell and flew towards the divine realm. When I thought he should have left, I turned back again.
The blood droplet led towards the northwest. If it were in a town, it would be prosperous. Past the town, beyond the suburbs, after crossing three mountains, not even a ghost’s shadow could be seen. The blood continued to move, showing no sign of stopping.
I worried that my immortal energy was dissipating too quickly and might alert Mu Chuan.
