Qi Xiao looked at Lin Ziran absentmindedly, his eyes showing pain and struggle.

Those countless coincidences, those countless doubts…all have answers now.

For a full ten years, he has never appeared at the same time as Lan Junhe, yet he can come and go freely in Lan Junher’s territory… Who can do this?

There is no other explanation except Lan Junhe himself.

He should have discovered it sooner.

He had a full ten years to discover this, to doubt the identity of this person, to uncover the answer to this mystery that was within his reach. Even if he was ignorant when he was young, he would understand it when he grew up…

But it was because he couldn’t accept the truth, couldn’t accept that the only person who was kind to him was his mortal enemy who had killed his father and mother.

So——he kept deceiving himself.

Find all kinds of reasons for the other party.

Qingyi Shushu can’t be Lan Junhe. He is so good, so strong, and so gentle… He is his only hope in the darkness and the only person he can rely on and trust.

Qingyi Shushu can be anyone except Lan Junhe.

As long as you say no, I will believe it.

But now he can no longer deceive himself.

Why did Qingyi Shushu appear at that time? Why did he know that he had fought with Lan Junhe? Why did he get injured, and why did he send Feng Zhuo the antidote?

There have never been so many coincidences in this world.

That night, he clearly had the opportunity to take off the mask, but he didn’t do it in the end…

Qi Xiao’s eyes flickered, and amidst the pain, there was a hint of helplessness and fragility.

It was like the entire person’s faith was completely overturned and shattered.

Subversion.

Lan Junhe killed his parents. This is what Lan Junhe admitted personally. His mother was a traitor to the Youlan Realm. Lan Junhe killed her with his own hands. This is an irrefutable fact.

However, Qingyi Shushu’s care and concern for him time and time again, and his genuine kindness to him could not be deceived.

If he really wanted to kill him and didn’t want him to live, he would have countless ways to do it. There was no need to be so nice to him, no need to be so troublesome…

One is his sworn enemy.

One is the only benefactor he cares about.

It just so happens that these two contradictory people are actually the same person.

Qi Xiao couldn’t figure it out.

He just wants an answer.

Lan Junhe told him the answer himself.

Lin Ziran stood facing the wind. His eyes were indifferent, but his expression was quite calm.

Why?

He knew Qi Xiao wanted to know the reason, but he couldn’t tell the real reason. As for continuing to deny his identity? At this point, there was no point in telling a clumsy lie.

He really has a lot of flaws. The reason why he was able to fool people before was because Qi Xiao had absolute trust in him… Once Qi Xiao began to doubt him, any sophistry would be a joke.

Lin Ziran had no intention of denying his identity.

But he actually had a ready-made reason for doing so, and the plot had reached this point… taking out the soul Gu and reversing the plot was what he should do.

Being indecisive only harms others and himself.

Thinking of this, Lin Ziran hardened his heart and finally made a decision!

He glanced at Qi Xiao calmly, raised the corner of his lips, revealed a teasing arc, and said coldly: “You still found out.”

Qi Xiao looked at Lin Ziran. Light in his eyes seemed to be shattered by a slight touch in the night, and the sword in his hand was trembling.

Lin Ziran spoke softly, his tone sounding somewhat nostalgic: “You are like your mother, both are top geniuses, no… I should say you are stronger than your mother, you have spiritual bones, no matter how severe the injury is, it can heal quickly, no matter how difficult the skill is, you can cultivate it smoothly…”

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone was full of jealousy, and his eyes were sinister: “Even if you don’t have to work so hard, you can easily be better than anyone else.”

Qi Xiao was stunned.

Spiritual bones, this was the first time he heard of it.

Lin Ziran sighed softly: “And I have been stuck at the eighth level and have not made any progress for many years.”

Lin Ziran changed the subject and looked at Qi Xiao jokingly: “You want to know why I should have been nice to you, right?”

Qi Xiao clenched the sword in his hand, slowly nodding.

Lin Ziran smiled, his laughter was low, and he said slowly: “What a silly child, you do whatever I tell you to do, and you eat whatever I tell you to eat… You cultivate so hard, and you can endure the pain of having your meridians torn again and again for revenge. You have cultivated to this point in just ten years. I have to admit that you are really good…”

Qi Xiao’s expression changed, as if he had thought of something.

“I gave you medicines to stimulate your potential. This painful and heaven-defying journey is to overdraw your life potential. Do you really think I am doing this for your own good?” Lin Ziran’s eyes were sarcastic, and his tone was cold: “Even if you didn’t find out today, I didn’t intend to let you go. As long as I absorb your power, I can go one step further and become invincible! Then I can kill You Chi, and I will be the real master of Youlan Realm! I will never have to be inferior to anyone again!”

Do you understand, kid? You are the pig I raised, and now I can slaughter it! Think about it carefully. What does it mean to be guilty of possessing a treasure!

After saying that, he stabbed with his sword directly, with a brutal move, obviously aiming for Qi Xiao’s life!

Qi Xiao was shaken, and he didn’t expect Lin Ziran to attack suddenly. He dodged and didn’t have to be pierced through the shoulder by a sword! When Lin Ziran drew his sword to attack again, he finally came to his senses and quickly raised his sword to block it!

Amid the clash of swords, at a very close distance, he met the man’s cold, dark eyes.

This is the answer Lin Ziran gave him.

He deliberately used revenge to stimulate his hatred and, at the same time, made him cultivate hard according to his ideas. During the day, he ruthlessly broke every bone of his body, making him crawl in front of him. At night, he used his tenderness to heal his wounds, making him survive time and time again, giving him a glimmer of hope in despair…

In order to become stronger, he can endure all the pain, and in order to get revenge, he can pay any price.

This is what Lan Junhe expected him to do…

This is why, although he had countless opportunities to kill him, he always saved his life and even allowed him to live well until now…

In the past ten years, he had been watching him like a ridiculous clown, watching him sink step by step for him, step by step walking into the trap he had designed, treating him as a tool for him to cultivate, waiting for the day when he could take his life to help him break through.

His self-righteous revenge and hatred were all bargaining chips he used to exploit himself. Not only did he kill his parents, but he also wanted to squeeze out the last bit of his usefulness.

Let him be a stepping stone on his way to becoming the strongest!

This answer seems flawless.

But——Qi Xiao didn’t believe it!

He didn’t believe that those caring looks were all fake.

He didn’t believe that the gentle care he showed him time and time again was all fake.

He didn’t believe that his kindness to him was all fake.

He only trusts his heart.

This heart told him not to believe a single word of that!

Unless you kill me!

Each of Lin Ziran’s swords was powerful, and he held back without mercy, forcing Qi Xiao to retreat step by step! But to his surprise, Qi Xiao did not fight back at all. He just passively resisted, retreated step by step, and was finally hit hard and flew out! His back hit the wall, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!

Lin Ziran was startled and said coldly: “Why don’t you fight back.”

Qi Xiao raised his hand and wiped the blood from his lips. In his beautiful phoenix eyes, there was only determination. He said word by word: “I, don’t, believe, it.”

Lin Ziran’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Qi Xiao said firmly: “I don’t believe anything you said!”

He looked at the person in front of him greedily and intently, as if he wanted to see through his heart. His voice was soft and pleading: “Qingyi Shushu, you have your reasons, right… Please tell me, okay…”

We can face anything together…

I believe you like this.

If you really want my life, I can give it to you with both hands.

I just ask you to tell me the real answer.

Lin Ziran was silent for a moment, then showed a trace of pity and sighed softly: “Silly child…”

Qi Xiao’s eyes lit up, and he looked at the person in front of him with longing. It was this familiar gentle look. Now that the mask was gone, he could finally see his face clearly. This is your true appearance…

Poof——

The sound of the sharp blade sinking into the flesh was very, very light.

Qi Xiao looked down in shock and saw a long sword stabbing into his chest.

Lin Ziran approached him, brushed his fingertips across the boy’s face, and whispered softly in his ear: “My kindness to you over the years has paid off. Now you have to give it all back to me. You will definitely be willing, right…”

This person was so gentle, just like he remembered, but his chest was icy cold. The cold iron came into contact with the boiling blood, and the scorching temperature suddenly turned into deep ice… and after the cold, intense pain suddenly swept through his whole body!

Even though he had been accustomed to suffering for the past ten years, at this moment, he still couldn’t help but let out a cry of grief!

Lin Ziran spoke in a gentle tone, but his eyes were extremely cold. He ruthlessly drew out the sword in his hand. The palm of his hand pressed against Qi Xiao’s chest, and the blood, carrying with it the power, madly drained Qi Xiao’s strength!

Qi Xiao felt his life slipping away quickly, but he couldn’t move. The pain seemed to crush every nerve in his body. He could only use up his last bit of strength to look up at this person with nostalgia and sorrow…

I’m willing.

But I don’t believe it…

I can’t believe you are so cruel to me.

I don’t believe you don’t have a single bit of sincerity towards me.

Qi Xiao looked at the person in front of him, but his vision became blurred. He seemed to see the other person approaching. Every time he woke up in the middle of the night, the familiar voice that gently coaxed him to sleep once again rang softly in his ears.

“I will send you to meet your parents now.”

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Qi Xiao finally couldn’t hold on any longer. He felt so tired, so difficult, and so painful…

I don’t want to keep going.

I don’t want to continue to distinguish who I should love and who I should hate.

I really, really don’t want to hate you.

If I die, I won’t have to make a choice anymore.

Everything you gave me, I will give back to you today.

This life is also returned to you.

From now on, I don’t owe you anything anymore…

The light in Qi Xiao’s eyes dimmed little by little along with the cold blood until it was completely extinguished.

He closed his eyes.

Dad, Mom, I’m sorry…

I am useless and can not avenge you.

But I am so sad and tired…

You guys won’t blame me, right…

Lin Ziran retracted his hand and saw the boy lying on the ground, almost without breath. He looked extremely cold on the surface, but in fact, he was panicking inside!

【Lin Ziran was shocked: He wouldn’t really be dead, right? ! 】

【System: Not for the time being. 】

【Lin Ziran: How long is the time being? Is it still possible to save him from such a serious injury? 】

【System: According to the plot, he should be able to be rescued.】

【Lin Ziran: Should be? ? ?】

Lin Ziran was angry!

He followed the script. The sword pierced his chest just now, and he also absorbed the soul Gu into his body by absorbing the power! This operation would have killed an ordinary person, and even for Qi Xiao, it was a life-or-death situation!

In order to remove the soul Gu, Lan Junhe, and Qi Xiao must go through this.

But Qi Xiao had spiritual bones and the aura of a protagonist so he could survive the disaster. He was betting on this and acted ruthlessly, but the damn system said that he should be able to live…

So, is it still possible to die? !

Lin Ziran suddenly panicked.

But if he didn’t act ruthlessly, how could he possibly deceive Qi Xiao and make him give up on him?

Just as he was struggling internally, his ears suddenly moved, and the sound of fighting outside was getting closer.

Feng Zhuo was really decisive. After realizing his identity, he decisively chose to attack in advance, which made Qi Xiao catch him off guard…

Lin Ziran glanced around and saw Feng Zhuo coming over, and he was about to strike Qi Xiao with another sword strike!

Feng Zhuo’s pupils shrank, and he stretched out his arms. Without hesitation, he sent out a hidden weapon to hit Lin Ziran’s sword! The sword tip slightly deviated, avoiding Qi Xiao’s throat. In the blink of an eye, Feng Zhuo had already approached. Seeing that the people of Youlan Realm were no match for him and suffered heavy casualties, Feng Zhuo’s experts were closing in on him.

Lin Ziran turned around and ran away without hesitation!

Feng Zhuo was about to chase him again, but when he saw Qi Xiao lying on the ground covered in blood, almost dead, he immediately showed an anxious look.

Qi Xiao can’t die now.

His eyes changed for a moment, and he did not chase Lin Ziran. He picked up Qi Xiao and ordered in a deep voice: “Go and get the imperial physician!”

………………

Lin Ziran completed the task and fled in a hurry.

In fact, although Feng Zhuo’s experts are powerful, it is still difficult to surround and kill him. Usually, if you can’t win, you can escape, but Lin Ziran is in a very bad state now!

Being chased was very embarrassing…

As he ran, he opened his shirt to take a look, but in the blink of an eye, the soul Gu had already crawled to his heart and was wriggling under his skin.

Fuck, this is really disgusting, ahhhhhhhhhh!

Although he didn’t see what kind of Gu it was, Lin Ziran felt sick and wanted to vomit just thinking about a bug crawling inside his body. To be honest, if it wasn’t for his son’s life, he would never have made such a big sacrifice. : )

Death is not as scary as this!

Suddenly losing a lot of power, Lin Ziran began to feel weak in his hands and feet. This disgusting little thing, having just entered his body, desperately absorbed his power. Even with Lan Junhe’s profound cultivation, he almost couldn’t withstand the devouring of the soul Gu for a while, so his body was very weak at the moment.

That’s right, the Soul Gu will also absorb the host’s power as nutrients!

Qi Xiao has been able to cultivate to this level after so many years, which shows that he is really not an ordinary genius…

Although Lin Ziran had just stabbed Qi Xiao with a sword and absorbed his power, without the suppression of the soul Gu, it was the time for Qi Xiao to truly soar to the sky!

With his spiritual bones, he will soon be able to cultivate again and unleash his true potential, and only then will he be qualified to fight You Chi.

Well, but the premise is that Qi Xiao can survive successfully…

Lin Ziran was very worried.

The pursuers behind him were chasing him closely, and the wound on Lin Ziran’s shoulder began to bleed again.

The wind whistles in his ears.

He suddenly turned sideways, but the knife still grazed his arm, and he quickly raised his sword to block it, looking very embarrassed!

Faced with internal and external troubles, now even these few people can’t be defeated. Lin Ziran was a little anxious. Just as he was about to lose his resistance, he sees the people in front of him suddenly covering their throats, and they kneel on the ground one by one, making gurgling sounds in their throats.

Lin Ziran took a closer look.

A black leaf was stuck in their throats, their eyes bulged out, and they were silent in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ziran half-knelt on the ground, looking up blankly, and then a chill rose from the soles of his feet, and his bones trembled slightly.

A man wearing a black robe and a black hat.

Slowly walked in front of him.