Free Web NovelChapter 754: Chapter 189: From Now On, I Will Forget You (First Update)
"Ah—!" Wei Molili suddenly woke up, clutching his head tightly, and let out a painful wail, rolling continuously on the ground.
"This bastard is trying to play tricks!" Ji Yaohua’s eyes narrowed, the fan in her hand already opened, ready for Wei Molili’s sudden madness.
Ying Ze also gripped the long weapon in his hand, staring at him intently.
Xi Qianxue’s fingertips were already wrapped in a stream of water, she looked at Mu Qingge, waiting for her command to reseal the big monster.
Among the four, only Mu Qingge’s expression remained unchanged, her face still stern, staring at Wei Molili, but the golden hue in her eyes gradually became denser.
However, Wei Molili did not launch an attack on any of them, he merely knelt on the ground in agony, burying his head deeply, and desperately beating his head.
The big monster, with Mu Qingge’s Linglong Spear against its forehead, issued another sound from within the fleshy tube.
Wei Molili suddenly shuddered, his entire body seemed to freeze in place, not moving.
The four suddenly saw a dark green thread slowly rise from his Heavenly Spirit, wriggling as it detached from Wei Molili’s head, flying toward the big monster.
After the dark green thread drilled into the big monster’s fleshy tube, Wei Molili abruptly opened his eyes, frightening Ji Yaohua, who was standing closest.
But, the frenzy in Wei Molili’s eyes was gone, replaced by a tranquil calm.
He glanced over the four, then saw the big monster, and the Linglong Spear pressed against its forehead.
"Thank you." Wei Molili opened his mouth, speaking in a hoarse and stiff voice, then passed out again.
Ji Yaohua quickly rushed to his side, crouching down to check.
He then lifted his face to Mu Qingge and said, "He’s passed out again."
Mu Qingge said to him, "Bring him over."
Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze immediately positioned themselves on either side of Wei Molili, lifting him beside Mu Qingge. Mu Qingge placed her free hand on Wei Molili’s wrist, after a while, she nodded to Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze.
The two understood and carried Wei Molili back.
At this point, Mu Qingge’s gaze returned to the big monster.
The big monster also looked at her, and upon seeing her gaze, immediately showed a fawning smile. However, the smile was truly hideous, devoid of any beauty.
Mu Qingge also smiled at him, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, "Thank you."
Before her voice faded, the Linglong Spear directly pierced the big monster’s forehead.
The three only heard a soft ’puff’, and then saw the big monster’s expression as it died with eyes wide open.
Soon after, the big monster’s body rapidly shriveled like before, then turned into gray-white powder.
Xi Qianxue withdrew her spiritual power support, and the large chunk of ice instantly melted into water, merging with the gray-white powder.
"You killed him?" Ji Yaohua asked Mu Qingge in astonishment.
Mu Qingge’s cold gaze swept over him, "What else? Keep him around for Chinese New Year?"
Uh...
Ji Yaohua was stunned, speechless.
Well, he admitted Mu Qingge’s words made sense, not from our tribe better dead. However, he had thought earlier that after this big monster saved Wei Molili, Mu Qingge would let him go.
"I only said it was possible; blame him for not hearing clearly." Mu Qingge saw the implication in his expression and explained lightly.
Ji Yaohua was taken aback, admiration rising in his eyes, saying to her with sparkling eyes, "Annoying, truly cunning!"
The deliberately sentimental voice made Mu Qingge shudder.
"But I like it! Wahahahaha—!" Ji Yaohua immediately laughed wildly.
Xi Qianxue shook her head speechlessly, finally witnessing Ji Yaohua’s foolishness.
Ying Ze had long been accustomed to it, directly ignoring Ji Yaohua’s madness.
Mu Qingge walked over to Wei Molili, took out an elixir, and stuffed it into his mouth. His face was partly concealed by disheveled hair, hiding his features. His chin was also covered with a beard, obscuring half of his face.
"Is he alright now?" Xi Qianxue came over and asked.
This question was also of concern to Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze. Wei Molili was, after all, the top of the Green Talent List and had held the position steadily for many years. If he were to die inexplicably or suffer any sequelae, they would feel regret.
"Can’t say he’s entirely fine," Mu Qingge spoke.
She looked at Xi Qianxue and said, "I told you before, recovering from spiritual injury is slow. Elixirs work mostly on the body, as for spiritual sense... Mainly, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures specifically for repairing and nurturing spiritual sense are too scarce."
"Then what you mean is..." Xi Qianxue slightly furrowed her brows.
Mu Qingge said, "The toxins in his body have been cleared and will no longer corrode him. However, the spiritual damage he received earlier also needs gradual healing."
"What will happen to him? He won’t become an idiot, right?" Ji Yaohua said quickly.
The top of the Green Talent List, becoming an idiot?!
This possibility would practically drop the jaws of countless families in the Middle Ancient Realm.
Mu Qingge shook her head, "That’s not likely to happen, but he might become slower and react more sluggishly than before. The specifics can only be observed slowly once he wakes up."
Her words rendered the three silent.
After a while, Ying Ze asked, "Then when will he wake up?"
Mu Qingge pondered for a moment before saying, "He’s been severely injured this time, and now that the toxins have been barely cleared, he might sleep for a few days, or perhaps for several months." As she spoke, her gaze shifted to Wei Molili, "When he wakes up, it depends on himself."
After speaking, she looked at Xi Qianxue again. "Your family and his are both in the Central Continent. Once you leave here, you’ll return to the Central Continent, right?"
Xi Qianxue understood her meaning, nodding immediately, "Yes, I will go back. Don’t worry, when I leave, I will shatter his Teleportation Talisman and take him with me, safely bringing him back to the Wei Family in the Central Continent."
"Good." Mu Qingge nodded.
From a healer’s perspective, she didn’t want her patient to have any accidents before fully recovering. Xi Qianxue taking him back to the Wei Family, where his family could carefully look after him, was ideal.
"Then what do we do next..."
Before Ji Yaohua could finish speaking, everyone saw Xi Qianxue’s body begin to emit a faint golden light.
The appearance of the golden light caused Xi Qianxue’s expression to pause. She looked at Mu Qingge and said, "My time is up!" She originally thought there should still be one or two more days, but unexpectedly, the time had come.
Ji Yaohua looked at Ying Ze. As if to ask, ’Didn’t you say we still have two or three days before we go out? Now that Xi the Goddess’s time is up, aren’t we going out soon too?’
Ying Ze also looked to explain, "The timer can only be approximate, being off by a day or two is normal."
"Could you two step outside for a moment? I have something I’d like to say to Mu Qingge alone." Xi Qianxue suddenly turned back, looking at Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze, making her request.
Ji Yaohua was taken aback, then immediately understood, and promptly dragged the wooden Ying Ze out of the cave. As they walked out, she wore an ambiguous smile, "Hehe, you two talk, take your time chatting, we’ll be outside, staying far away."
Mu Qingge shook her head speechlessly, even though she’d already clarified to Ji Yaohua that her relationship with Xi Qianxue wasn’t what he imagined, he occasionally still lost control of his imaginative mind.
Ji Yaohua and Ying Ze left the cave, leaving only an unconscious Wei Molili, entirely unaware.
The golden light on Xi Qianxue grew brighter and brighter. She looked at Mu Qingge and said, "Thank you."
Mu Qingge naturally understood what she was thanking for. She slowly shook her head, saying nothing more.
"I’ve been very happy these three months. But from now on, I’ll completely forget you." Xi Qianxue said calmly to Mu Qingge.
Only she knew how tightly her hand gripped within her sleeve, how much pain her heart felt.
She had a faint hope that if Mu Qingge gave her any kind of hope, she would strive desperately to stay by his side, forever and ever.
However, Mu Qingge’s expression was indifferent, without a trace of reluctance.
This made the pain in Xi Qianxue’s heart intensify slightly, but she smiled, "Knowing the taste is the only way to know how to let go. Although the process is hard to endure, I believe I can do it."
"You truly should forget about me." Mu Qingge finally spoke, and the words were not what Xi Qianxue hoped to hear.
Mu Qingge sighed, her clear eyes unusually calm. She raised her hand, touching her left ear, and said to Xi Qianxue, "You are part of the Xi Family and the Goddess of the Divine Hall; you should know what an Illusionary Artifact is, right?"
Xi Qianxue’s eyes widened, staring at Mu Qingge in astonishment.
From her expression, Mu Qingge knew that she was aware of what an Illusionary Artifact was.
"This earring of mine is an Illusionary Artifact, crafted by my mother’s own hands," Mu Qingge continued.
Xi Qianxue staggered slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief, murmuring, "I heard that thirty years ago, someone in the Sang Family created an Illusionary Artifact. That woman’s talent for Artifact Refining was strong, once the hope of the Sang Clan. But not long after, she disappeared, and it took many years for the Sang Family to find her again. I also heard that an Illusionary Artifact can conceal reality and transform into a form opposite to the true image."
This explanation...
Mu Qingge nodded, "You could say that."
"Then you..." Xi Qianxue blurted. Her eyes showed complexity as she said, "Are you trying to tell me that the appearance I’m seeing of you now isn’t your true self? That your looks aren’t really that exceptional but rather ordinary?"
Uh...
Mu Qingge was stunned; she didn’t expect Xi Qianxue to misunderstand so much.
"Do you think I’m someone who values only appearances?" Xi Qianxue’s figure trembled slightly, feeling somewhat hurt.
"No." Mu Qingge interrupted her words. She looked at Xi Qianxue and said to her, "I said you shouldn’t like me because I am just like you."
Xi Qianxue’s eyes suddenly shrank, looking at Mu Qingge in shock.
