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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 between you!"
Lin Yueru earnestly reminded Li Xiaoyao, but Li Xiaoyao could see a gloating smile on her face.
That damned wicked woman!
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. Zixuan did nothing, so you don't need 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 status."
Jing Tian, who was following behind the two, looked shocked.
Xu Changqing remembers everything!
Chapter 148. To the Ghost Realm! The King of Hell is shaken!
148.
It was expected that Xu Changqing would regain his memories. After all, the Holy Spirit Pearl had been in his body for so long, and as the place where the holy souls of all generations had returned, it would have some influence on him.
Zi Xuan must have guessed this, but since Xu Changqing didn't admit to regaining his memories, she went along with the act and helped him achieve his goal.
She got the answer from Xu Changqing's reaction.
He is neither Gu Liufang nor Lin Yeping, nor any of his stand-ins.
Compared to Chu Yang's earnest advice, Xu Changqing's silence truly shattered Zi Xuan's last glimmer of hope.
She personally brought this long relationship to a close.
Xu Changqing wanted to repair the Holy Spirit Pearl with the intention of completely severing ties between cause and effect.
But Chu Yang felt that the connection between the two of them would not end so easily.
"The Holy Spirit Pearl was originally a treasure of the Goddess Nuwa, and it is also the place where the souls of Nuwa's descendants throughout the ages returned to, where their spiritual power resides."
"There are actually similar treasures like the Five Elemental Pearls. Perhaps if we can collect all five, we can restore the power of the Holy Spirit Pearl."
"I heard that the Fire Demon King of the Ghost Realm has a spirit pearl. We can go to the Ghost Realm tonight to take a look."
Chu Yang tried to steer Xu Changqing's attention toward the Ghost Realm, and Xu Changqing was quite interested after hearing this.
Xu Changqing nodded in agreement with Chu Yang's suggestion, "In that case, let's go to the Ghost Realm tonight."
Jing Tian suddenly had a feeling of unease, as if he would encounter some things on this trip to the Ghost Realm.
At midnight.
In a room on the second floor of the inn, Zixuan sat blankly in a chair. She had been like this ever since Xu Changqing left.
After persisting for so long, all that's left is confusion.
A flash of red light.
Demon Lord Chonglou suddenly appeared. Seeing Zixuan's absent-minded appearance, he said coldly, "I can help you restore the Holy Spirit Pearl."
Zi Xuan didn't even glance at him, and said in an icy tone, "Why does a dignified Demon Lord always engage in spying on others?"
Chonglou said angrily, "I only left a mark on Feipeng, who knew he would come here?!"
Zi Xuan then realized that she had misunderstood Chonglou, and her expression softened considerably, but her tone remained firm, "Thank you for your kindness, Demon Lord, but the spiritual power of the Holy Spirit Pearl clashes with the demonic energy. I do not wish for the sacred object of my clan to be contaminated. We cannot work together if we are on different paths."
Hearing the sarcasm in her words, Chonglou was not annoyed. He continued, "Are you and him really the same kind of people? After exhausting the spiritual power of the Holy Spirit Pearl, you will eventually become a mortal, while he will only cultivate the Tao and stay on Mount Shu for the rest of his life. You still can't be together."
Zi Xuan lowered her head and smiled, "Actually, it's enough. In the end, I was too greedy. The descendants of Nuwa are destined for many misfortunes, but I was able to fall in love with him for two lifetimes and give birth to Qing'er. Heaven has been very kind to me..."
Chonglou remained indifferent, transforming into a red light and disappearing without a trace. Before leaving, he uttered a harsh statement: "Since that's the case, you and he should owe each other nothing in this life or the next. But you wasted your spiritual energy trying to heal him, and I'm going to take that spiritual energy back!"
In a panic, Zixuan tried to stop him, but Chonglou was nowhere to be seen in the room. She could only hurriedly chase after him.
Meanwhile, Chu Yang and the others had already met at the city gate.
At midnight, the gate to the Ghost Realm in Fengdu City opens, allowing direct access to the Ghost Realm.
But there is a problem.
If a living person enters, their physical body will remain in the mortal realm. If no one takes care of them, serious problems may arise.
The group began to discuss who would take care of the physical body. Tang Xuejian eagerly raised her hand, explaining that she did not want to go to the Ghost Realm.
“That place is too scary, I’d better not go. I’ll stay up here and watch over your physical bodies.”
"With the passage between the two realms open, not only are people from above going down, but ghosts from below are also coming up. Miss Tang, you're all alone in Fengdu City, so you'd better be very careful!"
"Oh? Then I'll go down with you!"
Before she could finish speaking, Tang Xuejian immediately changed her mind and insisted on going down with everyone.
Chu Yang laughed and said, "You all go down first, I'll take care of your physical bodies."
Lin Yueru said worriedly, "Master Chu, aren't you going? Without you, we'll probably be in great danger down there."
Xu Changqing said, "Junior brother, why don't the two of us go down to find the Fire Spirit Orb, and leave the others in the city so that we can look after each other?"
Tang Xuejian nodded quickly, "That's for the best!"
Chu Yang glanced at Jing Tian, and after thinking about how Fengdu could control ghosts, he decided to abandon the idea of making him sacrifice his body and instead use force to seize the Fire Spirit Orb.
Going to the God Realm to retrieve the Wind Spirit Orb is a different story; it definitely requires borrowing the name of "General Fei Peng."
"In that case, my senior brother and I will go down, and you can help look after the physical body."
Seeing that Chu Yang and Xu Changqing were about to enter the Ghost Realm, Li Xiaoyao suddenly said reluctantly, "Can't you take me with you? The three of them are enough to stay up there!"
Xu Changqing thought about it and agreed, so he agreed to let Li Xiaoyao go with them into the Ghost Realm.
The three of them stepped into the passage at the same time, but Tang Xuejian suddenly cried out.
"Master Chu's physical body was not preserved!"
Lin Yueru and Jing Tian looked closely and were equally shocked.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Why is Master Chu's physical body missing? Master Xu's and Li Xiaoyao's are clearly there!"
"Could it be that Master Chu isn't a living person?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How does Master Chu look like a ghost? Didn't you see him walking down the street in broad daylight? Can a ghost come out in broad daylight?"
The three of them kept arguing, and Longkui, dressed in red, also jumped out of the demon sword to join in the fun.
She floated to Jing Tian's side and said, "Brother, if one's cultivation is sufficient, ghosts can also come out during the day. That Daoist Chu was able to withstand the Demon Lord's attack, so there might really be something wrong with him."