PS: End of chapter six.
Chu Li said, "If I wasn't so stupid, your lover would've died!"
"You …" Li Ruolan's eyes flickered. She was speechless.
Chu Li said, "One of us is going to die anyway. It's better for me to die than for him. If he dies, you'll live a miserable life too. I'll die clean since no one in this world really remembers me anyway."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Ruolan frowned. "You still have friends in Great Light Peak and Gale City, don't you?"
Chu Li smiled.
"What are you going to do now?" Li Ruolan asked.
Chu Li said, "Wait for death. I'll enjoy some peace before I die."
"If you can't do it, just surrender." Li Ruolan pursed her lips and stared at him. "You've been in the Holy Church for less than a year. The Tempest Temple won't make things difficult for you. Even if they do, it's better than dying!"
"I'm the same as your lover. Rather than living an ignoble life, it's better to die clean," Chu Li said lazily.
Li Ruolan was so angry that she wanted to hit him.
"You should leave first. Don't accompany me. If the Tempest Temple suddenly barges in, you'll be in trouble." Chu Li waved his hand and said, "Senior Brother Ji is still waiting. You two can live happily together."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Ruolan glared at him. "How can we feel at ease when you're like this?"
Chu Li smiled. "It's nothing. I'm just repaying you for leading the way. From today onwards, you're my Senior Sister. You're not a guide anymore!"
"Zhao Dahe, you've really changed!" Li Ruolan shook her head.
Chu Li said, "I've always been like this."
Li Ruolan sighed. "You've always been able to do what others can't. You must have a way, right?"
"I don't have a way." Chu Li shook his head.
Li Ruolan was furious again. "So you're just going to wait for death?"
"I don't have much time left. Instead of struggling, I might as well enjoy it." Chu Li lay back on the bed and used his hands as a pillow. He looked extremely lazy as if he had no bones.
Li Ruolan stared at him angrily.
She was exasperated. How could he lose his fighting spirit until the very last moment? With his abilities, he could definitely create a miracle.
Chu Li closed his eyes.
Li Ruolan picked up an embroidered stool and sat beside his bed. A faint fragrance drifted into his nose. "Junior Brother, are you doing this because you feel that life is boring?"
"Yes," Chu Li answered lazily.
"Don't you think that living is wonderful?" Li Ruolan said, "There are so many delicacies, beautiful sceneries, and beautiful women in this world waiting for you to enjoy them!"
Chu Li smiled. "I've seen plenty of good food and beautiful sceneries. So what if a beauty is beautiful? I'm too ugly, no woman will fall for me. No matter how many beauties there are, none will belong to me."
"That's not necessarily true," Li Ruolan said. "There are still many beautiful women who don't judge a book by its cover."
Chu Li chuckled.
"What are you laughing at!" Li Ruolan rolled her eyes at him. "You don't believe me?"
Chu Li said, "I've never seen such a beauty before. Even if some of them married an ugly man, it was because of his money or power. None of them really liked this man!"
"You're too extreme." Li Ruolan scoffed. "I've seen a lot of them!"
Chu Li smiled and did not say anything else.
Li Ruolan looked at his expression. It was obvious that he did not believe him. She became angry again, but she suppressed it and scoffed. "How's your body now?"
"I won't die yet." Chu Li said lazily, "Although my cultivation level has been broken, I still have the Divine Light Body, Maha-Vairocana's Immobility Body, and the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Body, so I'm especially resistant to torture. I'll be fine for the time being."
"That's good …" Li Ruolan let out a long sigh of relief.
For the next two days, Chu Li kept urging her to leave, but Li Ruolan had made up her mind not to leave. She stayed by his side and refused to leave no matter what Chu Li said to her. Even though she was so angry that her face turned red, she refused to leave.
—
Fairy's Capital's Secret Guardians Hall
In the evening, the setting sun illuminated the main hall of the Secret Guardians Hall in a rose-red color.
Deputy Commander Xu Huande was reading files in the main hall when footsteps were heard. Centurion Chen Donghai of Mei Yi Courtyard rushed in. "Commander Xu, I have something to report!"
Xu Huande remained cold and expressionless. He raised his head and looked at him. "What's the matter?"
A smile appeared on Chen Donghai's handsome face. "Big news, there are traces of disciples of the Holy Church of Light!"
"Hmm —?" Xu Huande put down the file in his hand and leaned forward. "Disciples of the Holy Church of Light?"
"I've received a tip that there's a disciple of the Holy Church of Light hiding in the city. It's very likely!" Chen Donghai smiled proudly.
"Is it reliable?"
"It's said that the Tempest Temple secretly leaked this information. It can't be false!"
"I see …" Xu Huande frowned. "The disciples of the Holy Church of Light are not easy to deal with. Those who dare to come to Fairy's Capital are even more powerful. How many people do you want to bring?"
"I want to ask the people of Mei Er Courtyard for help," Chen Donghai said.
Xu Huande shook his head. "No."
Chen Donghai said, "Commander Xu, Centurion Chu is in Isolated Cultivation. Mei Er Courtyard can't just sit around and do nothing, right?"
"Sit around and do nothing?" Xu Huande scoffed. "Even if they do nothing for an entire year, they'll still be far more than others!"
"Capable people do more work. It's such a waste for Grandmasters to just sit around and do nothing!" Chen Donghai said, "Our Secret Guardians Hall isn't that extravagant, right?"
"They belong to Chu Li. Don't even think about it!" Xu Huande said, "Everyone knows what you're thinking. Stop thinking about it!"
Chen Donghai was dissatisfied. "Commander and Commander Xu spoil Centurion Chu too much!"
"If you were half as capable as Chu Li, we'd spoil you even more!" Xu Huande said impatiently. "You don't think about proper business all day long. You're always scheming against each other. What can you achieve? … Don't waste time. When are you going to act? "
"I'm going to capture them immediately!" Chen Donghai said hurriedly.
"Can Mei Er Courtyard handle it?" Xu Huande said, "You can't touch Mei Er Courtyard. You can look for help from other courtyards!"
"Forget it." Chen Donghai shook his head. "I can't use them!"
If he looked for people from other courtyards, the credit would have to be shared with them. He could not take the credit alone. Mei Er Courtyard was different. Without Chu Li, the others had no right to discuss matters and could not compete with him for the credit.
"Go, capture them!" Xu Huande said, "I'll wait for your good news!"
Chen Donghai was full of confidence. "Commander Xu, just wait and see."
He gave a fist salute and strode away.
A moment later, ten top-notch masters from Mei Er Courtyard followed him out of the Secret Guardians Hall. They did not ride on horses. Instead, they walked like the wind. They did not walk on the main streets but passed through alleys. They were silent and did not alert anyone.
The four of them quickly arrived in front of the Feng Mansion, while the other seven surrounded the Feng Mansion.
A master knocked on the door. As soon as the gatekeeper appeared, his acupuncture point was immediately sealed. Then, the four of them entered the Feng Residence and went straight to the main hall. They saw Feng Qi sitting in an armchair drinking tea and holding a book in his hand.
"Who are you?!" Feng Qi stroked his beard and frowned at Chen Donghai.
Chen Donghai took out a token from his inner pocket. "Secret Guardians Hall!"
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