Free Web NovelChapter 1675: Chapter 1297: Saving Yu Lianyi
"Southern Emperor, I won’t go with you! I’m a burden that even my own father and my lover have abandoned. If you save me, I’ll only drag you down..."
Yu Lianyi spoke while shaking her head. "You should go, don’t worry about me, don’t pity me. A burden like me deserves to be abandoned by the whole world. Just go..."
Hearing this, a hint of a smile flashed across Gu Changsheng’s large phoenix eyes.
For someone to say something like this at a time like this could only prove that she still had a conscience!
"Come with me..." Looking at Yu Lianyi, with a faint smile hanging on her bright little face, Gu Changsheng spoke again.
"No!" Yu Lianyi shook her head again at these words, her face full of bitterness as she spoke. "Southern Emperor, this is Intestine-Breaking Cliff in the Valley of Forgetfulness, Yanmen Pass’s Heaven’s Moat Dead Land. Even for you, getting out of here safely is no easy task, let alone bringing me along. Southern Emperor, you should go. I am not worth your pity or sympathy..."
"Whether you’re worth it or not is not up to you. In my heart, I have my own scale! Yu Lianyi, if my ability were enough that I could easily take you out of here, then, sorry, I would abandon you without hesitation. But right now, it’s not that time yet! Come with me. As long as I can, I will definitely take you out of this Heaven’s Moat Dead Land!" As she spoke, Gu Changsheng once again stretched out her hand and winked at Yu Lianyi.
"I..." Yu Lianyi looked at the slender, jade-white hand in front of her. Her delicate face was full of struggle, hesitating, unable to make a decision!
"Let’s go. This is not a place to stay! We can’t delay any longer!" Gu Changsheng saw Yu Lianyi’s hesitation and spoke again. "When you really become someone who endangers my life, I will give up on you. I only hope that if that really happens, you won’t hate me!"
Gu Changsheng was speaking the plain truth!
She did want to save Yu Lianyi, that was true. After all, a woman carrying a child, as humble and pitiful as she was!
But Gu Changsheng was no saint!
She carried too much on her shoulders. Within the scope of her ability, she could save Yu Lianyi out of pity, but she could not possibly let herself die because of Yu Lianyi!
If such a danger really appeared, Gu Changsheng would definitely choose to abandon Yu Lianyi without the slightest hesitation, just like the people around her had done!
Humans are all selfish!
It’s just that her selfishness could be stated so frankly and unapologetically, that’s all!
On this point, Gu Changsheng felt that she was no different from the people of the Hidden World Clan! ƒreewebɳovel.com
If their lives were truly threatened, anyone would choose the most self-serving option. Gu Changsheng was the same. There were still many people waiting for her to return!
She would definitely not end her journey at the Bottom of Intestine-Breaking Cliff; she still had so many missions left unfinished!
Yu Lianyi, with a pair of eyes that had regained clarity, stared blankly at Gu Changsheng. After quite a while, the corners of her lips finally lifted slightly as she nodded. "Alright! Thank you!"
"You’re welcome!" Of course Gu Changsheng knew why Yu Lianyi was thanking her!
Because at her most desperate, most helpless moment, Gu Changsheng had given her a hope to live, had let her see that maybe she could live, could live better!
Even though Gu Changsheng had put the ugly truth out there first, this was, in its own way, a kind of fair treatment!
Seeing Yu Lianyi agree, Gu Changsheng naturally didn’t delay any further!
To be honest, this damn river full of giant crocodile corpses was really no joke. The air was thick with a nauseating stench of blood. Gu Changsheng had to grit her teeth several times to keep herself from losing composure in front of others!
Heaven knew how badly she wanted to get out of this river immediately, right this instant!
"Evildoer, let’s go!" With one hand holding Yu Lianyi, Gu Changsheng looked at Zhou Mu, who had been standing by her side and had never strayed more than two steps away. Their gazes met, and she spoke in a low voice.
"Alright!"
At her words, a pampering smile flashed across Zhou Mu’s godlike face. The next second, his long hand clasped Gu Changsheng’s, their ten fingers intertwining. The two of them, taking Yu Lianyi with them, flew toward the opposite bank once again!
Sure enough, just as Gu Changsheng had expected, because of their indiscriminate bombardment of the giant crocodiles earlier, most of them had been killed or injured. The remaining ones, having sensed the threat, had quieted down a bit. But now, seeing someone flying over their heads again, their bloodthirsty nature surged up, and they launched another attack at them!
This time, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu did not linger in battle. First, because they still had Yu Lianyi with them; second, because for this stretch of distance, even if they didn’t kill these giant crocodiles, the beasts still couldn’t block their way. They could still make it across by flying straight through!
Therefore, they only blasted the giant crocodiles that lunged out of the water back beneath the surface, and without the slightest pause, Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu flew toward the far bank of the river!
The people of the Hidden World Clan and Gadatu snapped out of their shock at Gu Changsheng swooping in to rescue Yu Lianyi!
Opportunities like this don’t come twice!
Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu were once again opening the way for them. How could they possibly let such a chance slip by?
Almost at the very instant the giant crocodile burst out of the water, everyone reacted as well. Each of them gathered up their Inner Strength and followed the figures of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, flying toward the opposite bank!
Gu Changsheng took in all the little moves of the people behind her, the corner of her lips quirking up as she couldn’t help letting out a cold snort!
A bunch of cowardly, life-loving trash!
This is the Hidden World Clan? The world at large spreads their legends like they’re some kind of Divine Residence, but once you really get to know these Hidden World clans, Gu Changsheng was disappointed again and again. By this point, she no longer held the slightest shred of hope for them!
All gilt on the outside, all rot on the inside!
Using this phrase to describe the Hidden World Clan couldn’t be more fitting!
To put it nicely, the Hidden World Clan is all gilt on the outside and rot on the inside. To say it less nicely, the name "Hidden World Clan" is basically a robe that looks magnificent at first glance, but whether it’s the outer layer or the lining, it’s crawling with lice, bitten full of holes—so ugly you can’t even bear to look straight at it!
When her feet safely touched the ground again, Gu Changsheng let go of Yu Lianyi’s hand and couldn’t help letting out a long breath! fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
And the people of the Hidden World Clan followed in quick succession after Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu landed with Yu Lianyi.
Gu Changsheng tilted her head, watching the Hidden World people land one by one. Her gaze wandered back and forth between Yu Lianyi and those Hidden World clan members. In the end, she couldn’t resist lifting her elbow and nudging Yu Lianyi, raising a brow, her face wearing a slightly sleazy look as she said, "So, uh, at a time like this, do you want to throw a few harsh words at them?"
"Huh?" Yu Lianyi turned back at her words, unable to help looking confused. She stared at Gu Changsheng, her eyes full of bafflement.
"I’m saying, do you want to say something vicious to scare the hell out of them?" Seeing Yu Lianyi’s dumbfounded look, Gu Changsheng patted her own chest and reminded her, "Relax, I’ve got your back. Even if you brag so hard you poke a hole in the sky, I’ll cover for you!"
At that, a bitter smile flashed across Yu Lianyi’s bloodless little face. She shook her head slightly and said, "No need. Since we’re already strangers at the ends of the earth, what’s there to talk about later? As for harsh words... I’ve already experienced the coldest, cruelest words there are..."
Hearing this, Gu Changsheng’s bright little face immediately turned a bit awkward. She raised a hand to rub her nose and said, a bit embarrassed, "Alright then. In that case, you’d better come with me over there and let me treat your wounds first..."
As she spoke, Gu Changsheng led Yu Lianyi off to the side!
Damn it, she really couldn’t stand being around these Hidden World clan types. She was afraid if she lost control for just one second, she’d wipe them all out!
No matter how she looked at them—front or back, left or right—they were extremely, extremely annoying, completely clashing with Gu Changsheng’s aesthetic!
Seeing his little woman treating Yu Lianyi’s injuries, Zhou Mu shook his head with indulgent amusement and chose a spot not far from them to sit down cross-legged and rest for a bit!
It had to be said, the medicines Gu Changsheng always carried, plus the preparations she’d made in advance, and her medical skills, were on a completely different level from those Hidden World clan members!
Yu Lianyi watched Gu Changsheng’s clean, efficient movements—no fuss, no drag, yet her expression was extremely serious as she undid the wounds that had been haphazardly bandaged, applied medicine, and then carefully rewrapped them. Yu Lianyi’s heart couldn’t help but tremble. Her long lashes fluttered and she couldn’t stop herself from saying, "Gu Changsheng, do you know that your very existence makes people jealous?"
"Of course I know. I’m beautiful. You being jealous is completely reasonable!"
"Heh..." At those words, Yu Lianyi suddenly laughed. Having just brushed past death, she suddenly saw things a little more clearly. Her thoughts were sharper than before. Looking at Gu Changsheng, who was seriously treating her wounds, she threw away all the grudges of the past and slowly said, "Yeah, you’re so beautiful that it’s only natural people are jealous. But it’s not just your looks. You also have everything other women in this world can only dream of. Beauty, power, high status, love... everything, everything! Gu Changsheng, you’re like the sun—the brilliance of your light makes people afraid to look straight at you. You’re so nonchalant, so arrogant, and yet you so easily possess everything others dream of but can never reach..."
"Gu Changsheng, do you know? I really am jealous of you, so jealous it curdles into hate! According to the rumors, you were just an Abandoned Wife, nothing more. But you did it—you became someone admired by millions, worshiped by the common folk. And I..."
"And I, just to escape my own lowly birth, schemed and struggled, plotting every move... yet in the end, I’m still just a cheap whore in their mouths, a bitch raised by a whore..."
"Sometimes, I honestly wish I could kill you, because your existence makes me start to doubt myself, to doubt whether my life was destined from the start to be this humble, this lowly..."
"..."
Gu Changsheng’s hands never stopped moving. While treating Yu Lianyi’s wounds, she listened to every word she said. In the end, she couldn’t help nodding. "Mm, I know."
"You know what?" Yu Lianyi’s brows immediately furrowed. She looked at the woman before her in disbelief and said...
