"I still have to go back!"
At this moment, on a desolate and deserted mountain, Fang Xing and Ye Guyin, who was wrapped in his cloak, sat opposite each other. There was a bonfire burning between them. Fang Xing held a tree branch in his hand and plucked at the bonfire in boredom. He did not speak for a long time, and no one knew what he was thinking about. After a long time, Ye Guyin finally spoke softly. She looked at him tiredly and roguishly.
"Are you so cheap that you have to go back and become a prostitute?"
Fang Xing's words were unusually vulgar the moment he spoke, and his voice was mixed with anger.
"Where can I go if I don't go back?"
Ye Guyin did not get angry. She only smiled coldly and said helplessly, "My Life Lamp was left in the Red Makeup House, so I can't leave. Before I repay that huge debt, I can't leave at all. Moreover, Qiao 'er is there too. If I don't go back, she will be killed. Those people won't care if she's a two-year-old child …"
"You have a child?"
Fang Xing widened his eyes and looked at Ye Guyin as if he had seen a ghost.
Ye Guyin was obviously a little speechless. She paused for a while before she said, "I'm innocent. That child isn't mine!"
"Damn it, you scared me to death …"
Fang Xing heaved a sigh of relief and patted his chest. Then, he glared at Ye Guyin.
Ye Guyin smiled bitterly and said, "Qiao 'er is the child left behind by a younger sister who is even more miserable than me!"
Fang Xing was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he asked carefully, "What happened to all of you?"
Ye Guyin sighed. After remaining silent for a long time, he smiled bitterly and said, "It would be a long story if I were to explain it in detail. Sigh, when the Nan Zhan Xuan Domain was closed, more than thirty people from the four regions of the Nan Zhan Domain were chosen by the Divine Prefecture and were accepted into sects. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, but later on, we found out that we were too naive. In fact, among the thirty people who were lucky, other than the few who left their names on the Xuan Domain Stone Tablet and were accepted as disciples by the first-rate sects of the Divine Prefecture, the rest of them were accepted into the various forces of the Divine Prefecture's northern region. At that time, we always thought that being able to enter a sect of the Divine Prefecture was a great fortune. As long as we focused on cultivation, there would be a day when we would stand out … "
"Later on, we realized how childish we were!"
"The sects that made an exception to take us in didn't value our aptitude, nor did they hope that we could really grow up and hold up the facade for them. Haha, they had countless disciples with high aptitude and great potential, so why would they take a liking to people like us? They only took a liking to our opportunities … Hence, they took away everything that they could. Back then, when I was in the Nan Zhan Xuan Domain, I also had some gains. But now, other than the unknown sword embryo that you gave me back then, all the other opportunities have been handed over to the sect. Even the Frightening Phoenix Zither that my master passed down to me … was snatched away by the eldest daughter of the Talisman Wen Clan … "
At this point, Ye Guyin's face was no longer as calm as still water, and there were some ripples on it.
"We were also unwilling to accept this, and we thought of all kinds of methods, but no matter how much we thought about it, what could we do? After all, our Nan Zhan's … foundation was too shallow. Even if we told our master and the others about this, it would only make them sad. Moreover, the journey was long, and even if we wanted to send a message back, we didn't have the ability to do so. Back then, more than 20 disciples of the Northern Divine Region of the Nan Zhan had also secretly contacted each other to come up with a countermeasure, but their plans were all disrupted, and they became even more dissatisfied with us, so they suppressed us even more fiercely … "
"There was a younger sister called Fei Cordyceps who came to the Northern Divine Region with me. She was originally a disciple of a small sect in the Northern Divine Mountain of Nan Zhan, but due to a coincidence, she gained the favor of a Spiritual Beast in the Mysterious Region and recognized it as her master. She amazed everyone with a single brilliant feat, and was once known as the luckiest girl in Nan Zhan. She was also accepted as a disciple by the Northern Divine Region's Dexterous Sect, but no one expected that her master was a wolf with wild ambitions. He simply coveted her Spiritual Beast, but it was difficult to change a Spiritual Beast's master, so he … He came up with a vicious plan!"
"I don't know what method he used, but he cheated Junior Sister Fei of her body, and even made her pregnant. But when Junior Sister Fei was nine months pregnant, his Taoist companion came to the door and hung Junior Sister Fei on the back of the mountain and beat her up. She was severely injured, and finally, after giving birth to the child, she vomited blood and died. Unfortunately, her master was cruel enough to extract the Taoist Source from the child, and used the aura of the child's mother to gain the trust of the Spiritual Beast. Then, he gave the Spiritual Beast that had yet to mature to his own son …"
At this point, Ye Guyin's eyes were already filled with hatred, and her expression was tense. "When we found out about this, we were all furious, and decided to go to the Sect Leader of the Nimble Skill Sect to seek justice, but … but we were too weak. The Nimble Skill Sect only managed to invite a great talent from the Wen Family, who was backing them, and defeated the few of us by himself. They even planned to kill that extremely pitiful child, and said that his Taoist Source had been destroyed, and there was no longer any value in his life. Fortunately, Senior Sister Li Hongyi, who was in the Ghost Kingdom of Nan Zhan, received the news and rushed over. She fought to a draw with the genius of the Wen Family, Wen Yiru, and spared the child's life, and I raised him …"
"Senior Sister Li Hongyi could not stand to see the Divine Continent disciples bullying us. Unfortunately, although she was extremely talented and was protected by an elder of the Spirit Path, she was unable to ask her master to seek justice for us. Afterwards, she sent a letter to Senior Sister Xiao Xuexiao, who was in the Divine Continent Central Region. Together with Han Ying, who was one of the Four Heroes of the Western Desert, and her younger brother, Little Ghost King Li, they arranged to fight at the Cloud Platform of the Bitter Sea. That was our only chance to seek justice, but … we still lost. The cultivators of the Divine Continent were indeed very strong. In a row of ten battles, we only won one battle, drew one battle, and lost the rest. We lost very badly, and suffered heavy casualties. Even Senior Sister Xiao Xuexiao … Her cultivation was destroyed by the great swordsman of the Bitter Sea, Yun Du … Afterwards, I heard that after she returned to the Divine Continent Central Region, because she could no longer cultivate the way of the sword, she was abandoned by the sect that she joined. After that, she went missing … Her fate is unknown …"
"Xiao Xue … That female swordsman in white clothes, white socks, and white sword … She was destroyed?"
At this moment, even Fang Xing's eyes were wide open as he asked in a trembling voice.
He still remembered this female swordsman who was also one of the Great Snow Mountain's Five Sons. When they first entered the Great Snow Mountain, Crown Prince Chu Huang had been pressuring him and Ying Qiaoqiao. It was she who had stood up for them and resolved the crisis. In that case, he really owed her a few favors. Her talent in swordsmanship was also rare, and her future was limitless … But … she was destroyed?
Ye Guyin nodded. Tears were already rolling down her face. After a long time, she said, "After that battle, we lost all hope. We no longer wanted to seek justice. But even if we lost all hope, the consequences were not over. At that time, on the Cloud Platform of the Sea of Bitterness, the disciples of the Northern Region who fought with us used the excuse that the Nan Zhan cultivators were not worthy of cultivating the Great Dao with them. They took advantage of the situation and formed the Dao Defense Alliance to protect the orthodoxy of the Divine Prefecture from being tainted by inferior cultivators. Their goal … was to suppress us. Not only that, they also wanted to suppress all the Nan Zhan cultivators in the other major sects … Let's not talk about us. In their eyes, we were no longer a threat. At this moment, they even turned their attention to Senior Sister Li Hongyi, the only person in the three paths of the Northern Region of the Divine Prefecture …"
"In order to protect her, Senior Sister Li Hongyi's master sent her to the Northern Demonic Land on official business to temporarily avoid the limelight. As for me … I could only grit my teeth and live on. I raised Junior Sister Fei's child … I no longer fought with others, but they were still unwilling to let me go. A year ago, when this child was seriously ill, I could only beg for a panacea from my sect to save her. But those people threatened me with this and forced me to pay a huge debt and enter the Red Makeup House to redeem myself. They even threatened to take my virginity one day …"
At this moment, Ye Guyin was choking with sobs. She began to sob and sob.
"I … I've wronged you. You're actually not … that despicable …"
Fang Xing sighed softly. He raised his hand gently and wanted to pat Ye Guyin's head. But he put his hand down in the end.
"Can … Can you help us?"
Ye Guyin, who was almost in despair, suddenly raised her head and looked at Fang Xing.
"How … How can I help …"
Fang Xing didn't dare to look her in the eye. He lowered his head and poked at the fire.
Ye Guyin said, "You're the only one who can help us. Senior Sister Xiao Xue has been crippled and has gone missing. Senior Sister Li Hongyi can't even take care of herself. The Northern Divine Mountain Daoist and the leader of the Four Heroes of the Western Desert, Senior Sister Wang Qiong, are not involved and are unwilling to help us … You're the only one who can help us. Before Senior Sister Li Hongyi went to the Demonic Land, she told me once that if there's anyone who can help us, it's only you. Nan Zhan's pride, you're the leader … She said that she'll try her best to find out about you. If she finds you, we'll …"
"Actually, I've already seen her in the Demonic Land!"
Fang Xing scratched his head and said with a strange expression, "At that time, I was in the Demonic Land and met her. She also looked for me and said that she needed me to come to the Divine Prefecture. She said that the disciples of Nan Zhan aren't doing well and are being bullied by others. She needs me to take up some responsibility … But … I ignored her. I don't know most of these people, and I don't have any relations with them. Why did she drag me into this … Moreover, what can I do in this situation? They all have the support of the Yuanying Patriarch. If you want me to deal with them, isn't that courting death? Besides, there are so many people who bully you. Do you really think I can just kill them all? "
Ye Guyin stared at Fang Xing blankly. Apparently, she hadn't expected him to say something like that. After a long moment, her expression grew anxious, and she said, "It's not like that. The Divine Prefecture has its own rules. Under normal circumstances, the Yuanying Patriarchs won't interfere. The disputes between the younger generation should be resolved by the younger generation. Furthermore, the oppression we're suffering has nothing to do with the Yuanying Patriarchs. Given their status, they don't care about us at all … As long as … as long as you help us overthrow the Dao Defense League, we'll have a chance to live …"
As she spoke, her voice gradually turned cold and fierce, filled with hatred. She tightly grabbed onto Fang Xing's sleeve and said in a cold voice, "You don't know! You haven't seen it! You haven't seen Junior Sister Fei's appearance before her death … These people, these people are all animals! They're cold-blooded monsters! They forced Junior Sister Fei to her death! Fang Xing, you're also a member of Southern Zhan Sect! Can you bear to see us …"
"Enough!"
Fang Xing had been quietly listening to her. He wanted to open his mouth a few times, but he couldn't get a word in. When Ye Guyin reached the end of her speech, he finally felt a little embarrassed. He suddenly slapped the large green rock next to him, and said angrily, "It's the same no matter where you are. You said that the cultivators of the Divine Prefecture bullied you. Didn't the Nan Zhan Dao Sect also behave the same way? The Dao Sects in the world are all bandits' dens. They don't even have the humanity of our Ghost Smoke Valley. If the cultivators of the Divine Prefecture joined the Nan Zhan Dao Sect, do you dare to say that these things wouldn't happen? I also climbed up from the Nan Zhan Dao Sect, and I've seen many dirtier things. Who is cleaner than who? Besides … "He suddenly smiled bitterly." Do you think I'll just ignore it just because you said so? I killed their children and grandchildren. Do you think those Yuanying Patriarchs will let me go? "
Looking at Fang Xing's back, Ye Guyin was stunned.
"The world is so big. Everyone has their own way of doing things. You were bullied, so why do you want me to die …"
Fang Xing turned around and muttered in a low voice.
Ye Guyin didn't know how to refute Fang Xing's words. After a long silence, she slowly stood up.
"I was thinking too much. I'm going back to the Red Makeup Tower!"
She said softly. She untied Fang Xing's cloak and placed it on the rock. "The master of the Red Makeup Tower is Song Guichan, the first true disciple of the Pure Yang Dao Sect. He's also the Daoist of the Song Clan of the Northern Region. He's the Golden Core Realm Nameless of the Northern Region. He's the Alliance Leader of the Dao Defense Alliance. He hates us Nan Zhan Cultivators the most. You killed his people, so he won't let you go.
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