Free Web NovelChapter 322: Chapter 322: The Truth about the Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill
"Master, what are you standing there for?"
Ye Chuxue couldn’t see Song Wanning. She only saw Gu Qingyuan suddenly freeze, and she yelled out anxiously.
As if waking from a dream, Gu Qingyuan scrambled to his feet at the sound of her voice, turned, and charged the demonic beast inside the cave again.
Ye Chuxue was still behind him. He had to protect her.
However, every second that followed became exceptionally torturous.
The pair of eyes behind him felt like a searing flame, making his heart burn with anxiety and unease.
Beyond his worry about Song Wanning’s presence, there was also a sense of humiliation.
Once upon a time, he had been ten times more outstanding than Song Wanning.
Now, Song Wanning had become a distant, unreachable star in the sky, while he, in contrast, had fallen to such a pathetic state.
SPURT—
He was sent flying by the demonic beast once again, collapsing to the ground and coughing up blood repeatedly.
"Master!"
Ye Chuxue shouted anxiously, stomping her feet in the corner, but she showed no intention of helping whatsoever.
At that moment, Gu Qingyuan’s thoughts grew hazy.
He thought of the past.
Whenever they encountered danger, his junior sister would never let him face it alone. She would even stand in front of him, shielding him and telling him to leave first.
She had saved his life multiple times, suffering grievous injuries in the process.
It seemed to be because of this that her cultivation had stagnated, falling behind his own.
His junior sister had a straightforward personality and never spoke flattering, insincere words, but to those she considered her own, she truly gave her all, willing to sacrifice anything, including her life.
Gu Qingyuan was lost in thought for a moment, but the demonic beast was already attacking again.
He gritted his teeth, scrambled up again, and forced himself to meet its charge.
To the side, Ye Chuxue saw his dazed expression, and a trace of anger appeared on her face.
’What on earth is Master doing? Doesn’t he know how important the Xucao Grass is?’
She was filled with resentment, her eyes brimming with dissatisfaction.
There wasn’t the slightest hint of worry.
Gu Qingyuan couldn’t help but glance over. His heart suddenly went cold, and for some reason, he felt a pang of disappointment.
’He should have been used to it by now, shouldn’t he?’
’But why, at this moment, couldn’t he stop the chill from spreading in his heart?’
’Am I really less important than a blade of grass?’
In that haze, Gu Qingyuan seemed to feel Song Wanning’s gaze and her silent mockery.
It was as if she were saying, ’Look. Just look. This is what you get for giving everything up...’
He squeezed his eyes shut and steeled his heart, recklessly throwing himself into a desperate fight with the demonic beast.
He paid no mind to his accumulating injuries, his only thought being that he absolutely could not lose face in front of Song Wanning.
However, in Ye Chuxue’s eyes, this all looked like her master was risking everything for her sake.
A wave of emotion washed over her, and she immediately regretted her earlier attitude toward her master.
’Master is so good to me. I’ll definitely be good to him in the future!’
...
Gu Qingyuan’s strenuous "performance" seemed utterly ridiculous to Song Wanning.
The corners of her lips curled up, a flash of ridicule in her eyes.
’No matter what, Senior Brother’s pride is always so strong.’
Mo Yuan stood to the side, occasionally stealing glances at Song Wanning’s expression. Only when he was certain there wasn’t a trace of pity for Gu Qingyuan in her eyes did he finally relax.
’Gu Qingyuan isn’t even worthy of carrying Senior’s shoes. Thankfully, Senior came to her senses and has already made a clean break.’
’He was just curious, though—would Senior really be willing to kill them?’
’Especially Gu Qingyuan. He was her fellow disciple, her senior brother.’
’Their master had already ascended to the Spirit Realm. If Senior killed Gu Qingyuan, how would she face him?’
While he was lost in these thoughts, Gu Qingyuan finally unleashed his power and slayed the demonic beast.
Ye Chuxue was overjoyed. Her first instinct was to run toward the Xucao Grass; it never even occurred to her to help Gu Qingyuan up first.
She carefully plucked the Xucao Grass, her eyes filled with delight.
"Master, with the Xucao Grass, my cultivation will definitely recover much faster!"
"Before long, we’ll be able to get our revenge on Song Wanning!"
By now, getting revenge on Song Wanning had become her obsession.
But Gu Qingyuan didn’t echo her enthusiasm. Instead, he closed his eyes, completely exhausted.
’Song Wanning is right behind us. Do Ye Chuxue and I even have a future?’
"Master, what’s wrong?"
Ye Chuxue finally noticed something was off with Gu Qingyuan and hurried over, looking at him with a worried expression.
"I’ll feed you an Elixir Pill right now."
She took out the last few Elixir Pills she had, intending to feed one to Gu Qingyuan.
But Gu Qingyuan shook his head and had her put the Elixir Pills away.
’If real danger comes, he would rather Ye Chuxue survive. As for him?’
’Song Wanning probably wouldn’t be so ruthless, would she?’
A glimmer of wishful thinking crossed Gu Qingyuan’s mind; he was still clinging to illusions.
"Master, why are you..."
Confusion flickered in Ye Chuxue’s eyes. Just as she was about to ask, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from the cave entrance.
The hair on her arms stood on end, and she shot to her feet.
The footsteps grew closer, and Ye Chuxue’s face turned paler and paler.
When that nightmarish face came into view, her body instantly stiffened, and she stumbled back a few steps.
The moment she saw Song Wanning, it was as if she had returned to the day her cultivation was destroyed.
The feeling of her eyes being gouged out was still vivid in her memory. If her master hadn’t found a way to heal her injuries, she would be a blind good-for-nothing right now.
That fear was carved into her very Divine Soul. Though she was always clamoring for revenge against Song Wanning, now that she was actually seeing her, her first instinct was to run.
But her feet felt rooted to the spot, unable to move an inch.
Her gaze shifted to Mo Yuan beside her. Ye Chuxue froze for a second, as if she remembered something.
"You—it’s you?"
Although the scars on his face were gone, she would never forget those eyes and that ruthless gaze.
"So you two really are in this together!!!!"
The realization hit Ye Chuxue, and she began to tremble with rage.
Back then, she had said that Song Wanning was harboring a Demon Cultivator, that she had not only stolen the Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill from the auction but had also made off with the Storage Ring.
But Song Wanning had denied it, which even caused the Sect Master to resent her.
It was also from that time on that Bai Yang had grown distant from her...
"The Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill back then—that was a setup by you two, wasn’t it?"
"That was an Elixir Pill my master needed to save his life, yet you had him steal both the pill and the Storage Ring! How could you be so cruel!!"
Ye Chuxue’s eyes reddened with grievance. Back then, no one had believed her, not even her master. Though he spoke comforting words, he didn’t really believe that Song Wanning had orchestrated everything.
Now, she could finally prove she was right.
As her voice fell, the eyes of everyone present fell upon Song Wanning.
Gu Qingyuan wore a look of utter astonishment and shock.
As for Mo Yuan, his pupils trembled slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
With his sensitive and suspicious mind, he naturally remembered the matter of the Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill.
Connecting her words with what he knew, he only had to think for a moment before he instantly understood.
The Heavenly Yuan Nourishing Heart Pill had never ended up in Ye Chuxue’s hands, which meant the one who had crippled him couldn’t have been her either.
In other words, he had been going after the wrong enemy all this time?
