Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Revenge Fulfilled
Rustle rustle.

In the quiet valley, without the cover of the Avian Beasts’ chirping, even the smallest sound was magnified.

Ye Cong Xin moved quickly and cautiously through the forest, still clutching a talisman in her hand.

Before long, she saw a figure lying on the ground ahead, and a flash of wild joy crossed her eyes.

Luckily, he was still there.

With an agility that did not match her usual image, she flashed to his side.

Although his face was covered in a thick crust of blood, she could still faintly make out his handsome features.

The corners of Ye Cong Xin’s lips lifted quickly. She took out a Spirit Pill from her Storage Space.

The Spirit Pill was a translucent white, like a piece of fine white jade, and it gave off a strong herbal scent.

Ye Cong Xin looked at the Spirit Pill reluctantly, then gritted her teeth and quickly stuffed it into the man’s mouth, staring at him without blinking.

The main effect of this Fourth-grade Spirit Pill was to nourish the body. It had been a gift from Master Qing Yan when she had become her disciple, and she had always kept it on hand for emergencies.

Ye Cong Xin clenched her fists nervously and thought: [I spent so much to save you. You must not let me down.]

In no time, the medicine of the Fourth-grade Spirit Pill started to take effect. The man’s external wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his weak breathing grew steady, though he still did not wake up.

Ye Cong Xin grew anxious and kept glancing back over her shoulder.

She had left the group with the excuse of wanting to relax her mind. She could not stay out for too long, or if Lan Zi Yu and the others did not see her return for a long time, they would definitely come looking for her.

Ye Cong Xin waited a little longer, but she could not keep waiting. After thinking for a moment, she took a Moonlight Stone Hairpin from her hair and tossed it onto the ground.

Moonlight Stone was a type of gem that naturally gave off a halo of light. The darker the place, the brighter its glow.

Ye Cong Xin took a long look back, then finally left, reluctant to go.

All of her thoughts were tied to her so-called great Fated One, and she did not notice the pair of eyes watching her from not far away.

Only after Ye Cong Xin had gone far away did Yu Zhao slowly step out from the shadow of a boulder.

She walked toward Wu Shao Zhen one step at a time, moving slowly but steadily.

Wu Shao Zhen had gone through many hardships in his youth. Later, he became famous in a single battle at a grand competition and from then on became a leading figure of the younger generation in the Cultivation World, undefeated in every fight.

Maybe many people in the Cultivation World admired Wu Shao Zhen, but Yu Zhao had never been one of them.

She had never even thought about having anything to do with him, yet because of the conflict between her and Ye Cong Xin, he had used such a cruel method to turn her into a shameless madwoman who only knew love and obsession.

Yu Zhao hated Wu Shao Zhen even more than she hated Ye Cong Xin.

She would never forget how she had humbled herself and fawned over Wu Shao Zhen, how he had toyed with her like a dog, and she had not even dared to complain.

That was the darkest part of her past.

It was the humiliation Wu Shao Zhen had given her.

Yu Zhao looked down at Wu Shao Zhen from above.

How strange.

In her past life, she had been weak and pitiful in front of Wu Shao Zhen, like a lowly weed that could only silently endure the wind and rain.

But now, their fates had reversed.

Wu Shao Zhen lay at her feet with no ability to resist. With just a wave of her hand, she could take his life.

She said lightly: “Wu Shao Zhen, the grudges of our two lives end here.”

Yu Zhao raised her hand and brought the knife down.

The sharp blade pierced Wu Shao Zhen’s chest. Blood splashed out, and a few drops even fell onto Yu Zhao’s face.

Yu Zhao smiled, then stabbed again without hesitation, this time into his Dantian.

Wu Shao Zhen was like a corpse.

He did not move at all.

His life force was fading quickly and soon became almost impossible to sense.

Yu Zhao still did not stop. She stabbed once into his neck and once more into his temple. Only after she was sure that Wu Shao Zhen could not be any more dead did she slowly pull the knife out.

Her great revenge was finally fulfilled.

Yu Zhao felt a lightness she had never felt before.

She even had the illusion that with just a bit of time in closed-door cultivation, she would soon be able to break through to the Golden Core Stage.

She had already done the two things she most wanted to do in Dragon Roar Valley. She could not wait to return to Five Elements Dao Sect and go into closed-door cultivation.

Yu Zhao left.

She left Wu Shao Zhen’s corpse lying quietly where it was.

The moon rose and fell.

Time passed.

The thick smell of blood lured countless Insect Beasts out from underground.

Countless Insect Beasts swarmed over Wu Shao Zhen’s body and began to slowly eat it away.

His flesh and blood were stripped from his bones, and soon only a pale skeleton was left.

One Insect Beast was happily burying its head in its meal when suddenly its companion opened its mouth and bit down on its front leg.

It only had time to let out a single scream before its front leg was torn off and swallowed.

The Insect Beast looked at its companion in shock and met a pair of blood-red eyes.

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“Junior Sister Yu, you are back.”

When Zhou Jin Yue saw Yu Zhao, she waved at her with a grin.

As soon as Yu Zhao walked closer, Zhou Jin Yue caught a faint smell of blood.

She did not ask anything. Still smiling, she repeated to Yu Zhao what had just happened.

“Junior Brother Fang wants to see you, but I think his state of mind is not very stable. You should think about whether you want to see him.”

Yu Zhao shook her head.

In her past life, she had suffered a lot of grievances on Lone Moon Peak. Some of them were her own doing, and some were forced on her by Fang Cheng Lang and the others.

She was originally a lonely orphan with no one to rely on. It was Master Qing Yan who had rescued her and brought her back to Five Elements Dao Sect, and Fang Cheng Lang and the others had carefully looked after her.

That was the kindness she owed them.

Now their debts were even.

She did not want to have any more dealings with them and only wanted to draw a clear line.

Zhou Jin Yue smiled in satisfaction, but she also felt a bit annoyed.

If she had known earlier what kind of people those on Lone Moon Peak were, she would have kept Junior Sister Yu by force back when Fang Cheng Lang had sent her to the Main Peak.

A well behaved and gentle junior sister like Junior Sister Yu was so much better than that slow and silly junior brother.

The innocent Zhang Jun suddenly sneezed several times in a row.

He rubbed his nose and said with certainty: “It must be Sect Master or Master thinking about me.”

After a night of rest, the disciples of Five Elements Dao Sect set out again.

After resting for the night, Fang Cheng Lang was in much better condition and no longer needed anyone’s support, but his face was still dark. From time to time he would turn to look at Yu Zhao, who was standing next to Zhou Jin Yue. His expression kept changing, and he looked completely absent minded.

On any other day, Ye Cong Xin would definitely have noticed that something was wrong with Fang Cheng Lang. But her mind was full of the man she had just saved, and she could not focus at all.

Lan Zi Yu was stuck between the two of them. He wanted to talk to them, but one kept silent and the other seemed lost in her thoughts.

He had no choice but to shut his mouth resentfully, feeling stifled.

“First Senior Sister, look, the Scarlet Flame Lion’s tracks stop here.” Zhang Jun shouted excitedly.

They had chased it for a whole day and night and had finally found the place where the Scarlet Flame Lion had first appeared.

Zhou Jin Yue, Yu Zhao, and Mu Ye quickly gathered around.

Sure enough, after checking the area, they confirmed that the footprints here were the last ones left by the Scarlet Flame Lion.

Zhang Jun frowned and said: “Strange. The Scarlet Flame Lion is huge and it cannot fly. How did it suddenly appear here?”

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