This was completely out of their expectations. They both knew that although Chen Tang's Dao was exceedingly powerful, he was still a mortal through and through. He definitely hadn't ascended to become an immortal.
Gu Mang muttered, "What's going on …"
Mo Xi's brows furrowed. He stared at the flowing ball of light and shook his head, "Let's watch first."
In the image, Chen Tang raised his jade-like finger and gently stroked Wuyan's furry forehead. As he comforted the little demon, he sent a jade spiritual stream to the dying Wuyan. At the same time, the scene in the ball of light slowly shrank. They could see that they were actually on a lone island. However, that island wasn't the Bat Island they were currently on, but another island that was rarely visited.
This island was very strange. It was impossible to tell what the climate was like. Flowers and grasses grew everywhere and bore fruits. Winter plum blossoms, summer lotus flowers, autumn sweet osmanthus, and spring peach and plum blossoms. Beautiful purples and brilliant reds bloomed all over this fertile land. At the center of the island, there was a large altar built with huge rocks. There was nothing else on the altar except for a cold jade zither, on which rested a charred five-stringed zither.
Gu Mang turned to ask Mo Xi, "My memory is still incomplete. Is this island somewhere in the Chong Hua?"
"No." Mo Xi stared at the Hundred Flower Island and said, "This island doesn't exist in the Chong Hua's territory."
Gu Mang rubbed his chin, "That's strange. Gentleman Chen Tang appeared alone on a lone island that wasn't part of the Chong Hua's territory …"
He didn't have time to think too much, because Wuyan paused and began to narrate again. Her voice was filled with endless lamentation, disappointment, and charm.
"Perhaps my life wasn't meant to end. Perhaps the rumors circulating among the demons were wrong. The immortal on the island found me injured, but he didn't have any intention of harming me. Instead, he brought me back to his residence and carefully treated my injuries. "
Inside the ball of light, Chen Tang carried the injured bat to a wooden house on the shore of the island.
Wuyan said, "My injuries are very serious, and because of the unforeseen event just now, Ah Niang, Ah Jie, they all died in the chaotic battle. When I was running for my life, I didn't have time to be sad. Now that I've settled down, my heart is very sad. I cry every day and every night. Fortunately, she still had the company of the immortal big brother on the island. Not only was he not as ferocious as the immortals I knew since I was young, he was also very gentle to me. He often advised me and comforted me … Under his care, I finally slowly recovered my spirit. "
"I rested there for a long time. Later, I realized that the entire island was a moving island. It never stayed in one place for long …"
Gu Mang and Mo Xi looked at each other. What kind of island was this? It was truly unheard of for a hundred flowers to bloom and move on the sea.
Wu Yan said, "The island's seasons are like spring all year round. It's probably because it's a place where immortals live, that's why the spirits of nature are especially exuberant. However, although there were many plants, there were very few creatures that could speak — because on this island, other than me, there was only that immortal who saved me. Everything about him was good, but he was too mysterious. He didn't tell me who he was, and he wasn't even willing to tell me his name. I've been with him for a long time, but I only know that his surname is Chen. "
Gu Mang muttered, "So it's really Chen Tang?"
"I had no choice but to call him Chen Xian." On the ball of light, Wuyan, who had recovered some spiritual power and was able to transform into a human form, was sitting on the edge of the altar. Her tender and slender calves were still wrapped in bandages, but she didn't care. Her pair of bright eyes followed Chen Tang's figure.
"Chen Xian would come to the altar every day to play the zither. The sound of the zither was pleasant to the ear. Every time it reached a certain point, the illusion of begonia petals would fall from the sky above the island. I always thought that it was his celestial technique, so I pestered him to teach me. However, he refused and said that the flowers on the island weren't because of him. However, if I asked him why, he would only smile and not say anything. "
"He looked very good when he smiled. I looked at him every day, and as long as he smiled, I would feel very comfortable. Just like that, the days passed. He healed me every day, and I listened to him play the zither. Then one day, "Wuyan paused," I suddenly realized that everything in my eyes had changed. "
"In the past, my eyes were filled with the sky, flowers, plants, trees, and Chen Xian. They were all very beautiful, and I liked them all. However, one day, I realized that the sky, flowers, and trees were still there, but they became so inconspicuous. All their colors seemed to fall on Chen Xian alone. "
"Only then did I know." Wuyan said, "I had fallen in love with him."
"He saved my life, healed my wounds, and calmed my pain. He shattered my previous impression of immortals … … "When Wuyan's spiritual sense reached this point, she sounded like an ordinary girl. Her tone was very sweet, like a crisp fruit on a branch," Even though he was so mysterious, unwilling to speak much, even though he was an immortal and I was a demon, I still liked him. I just wanted to force myself. "
There was silence again.
"However, he didn't understand my feelings."
After a while, the pearl color of the light ball gradually dimmed. In the image, Wuyan stood beside the zither on the altar. She covered her face, tears falling from her fingers.
It was very clear that her insistence on forcing herself did not change Chen Tang's mind.
When Wuyan's spiritual sense voice sounded again, it was choked with sobs. As expected, she said, "He was very surprised by my good intentions. After being surprised, he said that I had only known him for a few months, so how could I know what love was?"
"Isn't love just a feeling? It can be a steady stream, or it can be a sudden realization. "
"However, no matter how much I begged, he rejected me without any pretense. He even asked me to leave this floating immortal island after I recovered."
"I said that I liked him, but he said that we weren't on the same path. I also said that I could cultivate the path of immortality for him, but he said that he wasn't an immortal. "Wuyan paused," Lies. "
"If he wasn't an immortal, how could he control the island? If he wasn't an immortal, how could he play the zither and make flowers fall? I threw these questions at him, but he didn't answer. In the end, I simply asked him if he thought that I wasn't pretty, and told him that I could work hard to change what he liked. However, he only said that he wholeheartedly pursued the Dao, and had no intention of forming a relationship. "
Gu Mang sighed inwardly as he listened to the side.
The Fire Bat Clan's brains weren't good, and demons' emotions were much stronger than humans'. They were almost unreasonable. Chen Tang clearly didn't have any interest in her, but she insisted that he give a reason. It seemed that Chen Tang was really at his wit's end at that time.
However, "wholeheartedly pursued the Dao, and had no intention of forming a relationship" was the most common rejection excuse used by cultivators. Normally, once this sentence was said, no matter how resentful or infatuated the other party was, they would have nothing to say. Moreover, it wasn't like they lost to a love rival, so it was more or less acceptable.
Sure enough, Wuyan said, "When I heard him say that, although I was unwilling, I was also speechless. Could it be that I could stop him from cultivating? In the end, I had no choice but to leave the immortal island … But before I left, I acted willfully once again. "
"I told him that since he was a gentleman, he had to keep his word. You said that you rejected me today because you wholeheartedly pursued the Dao, and had no intention of forming a relationship, so you couldn't lie to me. He said that he wasn't lying. Thus, I asked him to make a pinky promise with my pinky. I used the Fire Bat Clan's demonic technique and wrapped an invisible string around his pinky. As long as he broke his promise and married someone else in the future, I would be able to sense it. Then I would … I would … "
Wuyan's voice became perplexed.
She didn't seem to know what she would do if Chen Tang got married.
The scene in the ball of light changed again. This time, they had returned to the Bat Island.
Wuyan said, "Later, I returned to the Bat Island. After many changes, I became the Queen of the Bat Island. However, I still missed him. Every night, I would summon the string on my pinky. Seeing that the string was still there, I knew that he had kept his promise and hadn't been tempted by anyone else. Deep in my heart, I still had hope. Thus, I continued to go against the flow and cultivate the Dao of Immortality … I only hoped that one day, when I saw him again, he would be able to see my heart and know that I didn't do it on the spur of the moment. I hoped that he would change his mind. Just like that, I continued to cultivate. I waited. "
"Until one day." The ball of light suddenly darkened. In the scene, Wuyan was raging like a madwoman. "… One day, I discovered that the string was broken."
Gu Mang turned his head in surprise and asked Mo Xi, "Did Chen Tang have a wife before he passed away?"
Mo Xi also frowned and looked at the ball of light suspiciously. He shook his head. "No. He didn't have a wife. He didn't have a wife or children. "
"Then did he have any siblings who looked like him?"
"No."
"Then that's strange." Gu Mang said, "According to the records of the Chong Hua's history, he died after sacrificing himself to the devil. No matter how I look at it, it doesn't match what Wuyan said."
His frown deepened, and he muttered, "Also, I feel that Chen Tang's face is somewhat familiar. I feel like I've seen it somewhere before. What's going on with this person? "
While he was thinking, Wu Yan's voice in the light ball continued. It was as if thunder had exploded in the cumulonimbus clouds. Her voice slowly became distorted and horrifying.
"He got married."
"He changed his mind about pursuing the Dao, but it wasn't because of me! It was because of someone I don't even know! What unintentional fate … He lied to me! He just didn't like the fact that I'm a demon and he's an immortal! As long as there's a suitable immortal to pursue him, he'll nod his head and accept it. He lied to me! I can't wait to rush in front of them and tear that latecomer to pieces, but I don't even know what that bitch looks like! I was the one who came first! "
Wuyan's angry voice echoed in their ears. It was as sharp as a claw.
"I was the one who got to know him first! He promised me! He's the one who's heartless and unfaithful! He's the one who broke his promise! "
"…" Gu Mang sighed in his heart. He had thought that this was a story about Chen Shimei, but the truth was not so. This fire bat demon was really crazy. Chen Tang had never been tempted before, but he couldn't reject her. She was the one who forced him the whole time. People's feelings could never be forced, and there was no such thing as first come first serve. Although Chen Tang had promised her that he wouldn't marry anyone else, and he had indeed broken his promise, the word "heartless" was used too heavily.
"I left the island to look for him, but I didn't know where he and that bitch were hiding in this vast world. And because I went against the path of immortality, I lost a lot of energy. I was clearly in the prime of my life, but my hair was already white and I was aging. I had no choice but to use the blood spirit pill refined from the feathermen's blood to maintain my youth and energy — why?! "
Inside the ball of light, Wuyan had already turned into an old woman with thorny skin. She was acting crazy in the palace.
A maid trembled as she delivered the blood spirit pill. She took it, and it was as if an invisible hand had wiped away all the wrinkles on her body. Her wrinkled skin became tender again, and her haggard face became extremely charming again.
Her youthfulness could be watered with forbidden medicine.
Only the innocence in her eyes could not return.
"Mother's words are indeed correct. Immortals can punish demons. Some punish the body, while others punish the heart! Liar! Liar … "
"I can't understand these men who aren't of my race … I don't want to have anything to do with these creatures anymore."
After that, Wuyan fell into a frenzy similar to a disease. On one hand, she felt that Chen Tang would change his mind, and almost morbidly hoped that Chen Tang would meet her again. On the other hand, she fell into extreme disgust towards men from other races. She issued a ban and sealed off the entire Bat Island. If any men from other races entered the island, they would be fed Gu worms to change their appearance into Chen Tang's. She would play with and entangle with him to quench her thirst for love.
"This kind of 'like', one is enough."
"I don't want to repeat the same mistake … forever and ever … for generations to come … I can't forget it. He lied to me …"
"He lied to me …"
Her voice gradually weakened, like ripples on the surface of a lake spreading out in circles and finally stopping.
"Liar."
The ball of light was extinguished, and the straw hut was silent.
Gu Mang stood up, and a ray of white light scattered into his mind — that was him resonating with Wuyan's consciousness to control the situation of the Bat Island's enchantment.
After doing all this, Gu Mang did not speak, and Mo Xi seemed to have a headache due to the overly intense love between the demons. Not only did he not speak, he even raised his fingers to pinch the bridge of his nose and his eyebrows and eyes.
Mo Xi sat on the haystack with a headache, "… What is all this …"
Gu Mang was also somewhat speechless. He originally only wanted to understand the reason behind Wuyan's use of Gu, but he did not expect it to involve the past of the Chong Hua's First Gentleman.
Thus, he coughed and said, "The Fire Bat Clan is similar to beasts, their love and hate is generally like this: I like you, I can make many sacrifices and changes for you, if you still don't like me after all this, then you are a heartless man. But whether you like someone or not, it has always been difficult to force. Isn't that right? "
Mo Xi, "… Yes."
Gu Mang looked at Mo Xi's side profile, and looked at that listless appearance, and a cruel thought gradually emerged in his heart. He paused for a moment and asked with interest, "What about you? Have you ever had similar thoughts? "
Mo Xi raised his head, his black eyes somewhat blank, "What?"
Gu Mang looked at his dog-like confused and clear eyes, and more or less could not bear to see him like this. But he remembered the past that happened in the Mirror of Time, and knew that it was not good for Mo Xi to be entangled with him, so after he came out of the Mirror of Time, he would occasionally provoke Mo Xi, bully Mo Xi, intentionally distancing himself from him, and draw a clear line between them.
Thus, in the end, he hardened his heart, and with a detestable smile, he raised his hand and lifted Mo Xi's smooth chin.
Gu Mang asked, "What about you? Have you ever resented me like this? "
Perhaps he was really dizzy from Wuyan's long-winded speech, or perhaps Gu Mang's meaningful question made him confused, so Mo Xi actually did not resist, and let Gu Mang pinch his face. He raised his head, and looked at the person standing in front of him in a daze.
"… …"
"Have you ever felt that no matter what sacrifices you make, no matter what changes you make." His fingertips slid down inch by inch, from the beautiful lines of his jaw, along his undulating Adam's apple, to his collar, and slowly down.
Finally, they landed on the left side of Mo Xi's chest.
"Your senior brothers have never truly liked you."
Gu Mang's fingertips pointed at that spot, the spot where he had once stabbed Mo Xi with his own hands. There was a faint smile on his face, but his fingertips were slightly tighter.
The wound had long healed, but the hideous scar was still there.
Through the clothes, Gu Mang's fingertips faintly throbbed again.
Gu Mang stepped on the haystack, his elbows on his knees, and leaned over to stare at Mo Xi, who was sitting in front of him, and said with a grin, "Handsome Mo, have you ever resented me like her?"
The blankness in Mo Xi's eyes dissipated with these words.
Gu Mang was clearly smiling, but it was as if he had been slapped hard. Mo Xi felt a stab of pain. He was caught off guard by this sharp blade, and the sadness in his eyes almost immediately flowed out. He abruptly turned his head away, biting his lips. After a while, he gathered his self-esteem and turned back to stare fiercely at Gu Mang.
"Chen Tang never said that he liked Wuyan."
"So?"
"… … But you …" Mo Xi was almost struggling to speak, "You did say that."
"Really? … … Then take it that I did say that. But you should know that what a man says in a moment of happiness in bed can't be taken seriously. In the past, when I slept with those girls, I also said that I loved you, loved you, and only you. When I was happy, I even said that I would go to heaven and pluck the moon for them. "
As he spoke, he sighed and reached out to rub the top of Mo Xi's head, "Look, you're a big man. Even the little girls in the brothel wouldn't believe those things. How could you —"
But before he could finish speaking, his outstretched hand was fiercely slapped away by Mo Xue with a "smack".
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