Chapter 219 A Debt of Gratitude Must Be Repaid

Time rewinds to a point some time before.

Wei Yuan instinctively took Chang Xi away. Several divine generals outside tried to stop him, but they were no match for Wei Yuan. The broken Chang'an sword forced them back with several bursts of sword qi. Wei Yuan stepped on the ground, using the Daoist golden light teleportation technique, instantly moving far away.

However, the further he went, the slower his pace became. The image of the old man hugging Ye Ming around the waist, disregarding his own safety, flashed before his eyes, like a rope pulling at his feet, completely preventing him from moving forward. Finally, as the clouds lowered and rain began to fall, Wei Yuan actually stopped.

He looked at Chang Xi beside him, who was watching him with cold, disdainful eyes, and released his hand.

The Imperial Consort Chang Xi said coldly, "Not going to hold me hostage anymore?"

Wei Yuan rubbed his face, thought for a moment, and said dejectedly, "Forget it, you can go."

"Hmm?"

Chang Xi was stunned. She watched Wei Yuan use a rope to tighten the wound, seemingly intending to turn back. The absurdity of this action made Chang Xi, the kidnap victim, unconsciously say, "Are you crazy?"

"Are you trying to die?"

"Not trying to die, but trying to save someone," Wei Yuan emphasized.

"Even if I am not Ye Ming's opponent, it is not difficult to save one person."

"You already got out alive, yet you still want to return to danger. Truly a fool."

Chang Xi's tone was filled with the usual mockery she had displayed recently.

Wei Yuan said, "I kidnapped you for self-preservation, but the old man was kind to me."

"How could I abandon someone who has been kind to me for self-preservation? How could I do such a thing? If I did, my teacher and Master Confucius would look down on me."

Chang Xi was silent for a moment, then pointed out, "His strength may not be weak. Being able to stop Ye Ming, even briefly, means that he is not as simple as he seems."

"Does that matter?"

Wei Yuan retorted, then left.

Chang Xi was left alone in the rain and mist, which could not touch her. She subconsciously planned to go to the place where the many gods were stationed, so she could join forces with these Great Wilderness gods, enter a completely safe place, and return to her position as the Taiyin Star.

However, as she walked onto a stone bridge in the night, she saw the city under the soft light of spiritual energy in the distance. She saw the gentle lamplight in the courtyards, the pedestrians coming and going in the rain, and heard the trivial human conversations. She suddenly thought of the words Wei Yuan had said before.

Her footsteps halted.

The rain fell, and the city was quiet. From the perspective of the common people, Imperial Consort Chang Xi looked at the mortal world.

……………………

"Go, go!"

"What are you doing back here, you little brat?! Go, go!"

The old man of Buzhou Mountain looked at Wei Yuan charging over and shouted in alarm.

If it were truly a heroic sacrifice, he would naturally be moved and grateful to see someone disregarding everything to come back and save him, but the Buzhou Mountain god only felt that there was something wrong with this kid's brain. Where had the cunning fox cub's shrewdness gone? Had a dog eaten it?!

Why had he changed his personality?!

The old man, who didn't want to get involved and planned to retreat, roared, "Get out of here!"

"Get out of here! Don't worry about me!"

The museum owner shouted, "No, I will save you!"

"Damn it… Get lost!"

"You stinky brat, you fox cub, get away from me, I, I don't need you to save me!"

"I must save you!"

"I… what are you trying to do!"

The old man of Buzhou Mountain was filled with grief and indignation.

Wei Yuan said frankly, "Repay kindness and avenge grudges, that's all!"

The old man of Buzhou Mountain: "…………"

Wuu wuu wuu wuu.

I shouldn't have eaten that bowl of food you gave me!

Why is this kid's personality so similar to Fu Xi's? Is it passed down in the family?

My hand!

Why can't I control my hand?!

Knocking back several Yuan Chen with a sword, Wei Yuan stepped forward with his right foot and moved horizontally. In an instant, he clashed with Ye Ming once. The sword rang out, and Ye Ming's eyes were closed, his face was handsome, and the white hair at his temples fluttered. As he casually struck out, he heard Wei Yuan's voice in his ear, and his movements paused.

And at that moment, Wei Yuan's right hand was like a white ape reaching for fruit, directly grabbing the Buzhou Mountain god. The old mountain master couldn't show his strength due to his position as one of the Ten Greats, especially the neutral one. He especially couldn't interfere with these changes in the trajectory of fate.

So he could only be aggrieved and be picked up.

Wei Yuan carried the old man on his back and turned to run.

Several Yuan Chen wanted to chase, but Ye Ming, who had a fragile temperament, raised his right hand to stop them.

"No need."

"Let him go."

Ye Ming recalled the words Wei Yuan had just said and muttered to himself that it was interesting. He put down his right hand and said calmly, "At least he promised the old man to let him go. It doesn't matter. We can also follow the vine."

"Yes…"

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In the rainy night, Wei Yuan ran wildly with the old man of Buzhou Mountain on his back.

The Buzhou Mountain god's heart was filled with regret.

If only he hadn't been greedy for that bit of food when he woke up a few days ago.

He should have run away on the spot.

Now he can't escape.

No matter what, after we run out, we'll go our separate ways.

The rain and mist were heavy in the rainy night. Wei Yuan's wound ruptured and was suppressed by his own magic power. He quickly ran forward, then suddenly braked, almost causing the old man of Buzhou Mountain to vomit his dinner. The old man raised his head and saw Imperial Consort Chang Xi, dressed in ordinary clothes, standing quietly under the bridge in the rainy night, draped in misty rain, amidst the mortal world, her beauty breathtaking.

Wei Yuan paused slightly and raised his eyebrows.

"I thought you would choose to leave here and find Ye Ming."

"I was originally going to do that."

Imperial Consort Chang Xi paused and said, "But later, I stood here and thought about what the cultivator said that day. I changed my mind… I may need to travel with you for a while longer, at least, until we leave the city…"

"Hmm?!"

"Ha?!"

Wei Yuan, carrying the old man on his back, was stunned.

Imperial Consort Chang Xi said calmly, "If I separate from you, with Ye Ming's strength, they will easily discover my location. At that time, they will send all their forces to fight you. It is true that you, a villain, should be killed, but you cannot fight near this city…"

She thought of the Great Wilderness cultivator lamenting that day and said, "As you said, whether we win or lose, the people suffer."

Wei Yuan was stunned, then laughed loudly, "Suddenly, I realized that compared to the arrogant and conceited Xi He, I think you might be more suitable for Emperor Jun. Well, this song is very well-written. Being able to look at things from the perspective of the creatures on the earth is very impressive."

Once they fought, the aftermath would bring endless disasters to the Great Wilderness cultivators.

This was what Chang Xi was worried about.

After changing her appearance, the woman whose eyes were still as clear as the bright moon slightly raised her chin.

“…Hmph.”

Wei Yuan turned his head and glanced in the direction of Ye Ming. Then, carrying the old man on his back, he and Chang Xi headed out of the city. The scenery along the way, which he had been familiar with for so many days, had to be left behind.

It was really like exchanging the spoils of war for a courtyard after fighting hard against Zaochi.

He had earned some money from working so hard for so many days.

Now, with Ye Ming's arrival, everything was gone.

Is this also within your curse range, Zhao Gongming…

Wei Yuan complained, truly coming as a pauper and leaving as a pauper, unable to leave anything behind. He ran all the way, concealing his aura and masking the secrets of heaven, which was more skilled than before. However, he could no longer easily enter the city. However, this Great Wilderness escape should be coming to an end.

In a natural dangerous place where spiritual energy was violently colliding and overflowing, Wei Yuan was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Chang Xi looked indifferent, not knowing what she was thinking.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "In any case, I am still surprised and delighted that you can now look at things from the perspective of the Great Wilderness creatures. Imperial Consort, let's part ways here."

"May you not be blinded by the grandeur of the gods."

"Isn't it also interesting to occasionally come to the mortal world and see how ordinary creatures live?" Wei Yuan paused, finally wanting to say, Comrade, I have an underground activist here named Shi Yi, you can contact him.

But in the end, he thought that he might be chased and beaten by that stone head for thousands of miles, so he shut up.

Otherwise, Shi Yi would probably point at his head and curse, "Was it you, you little bastard, who let it slip?"

Chang Xi snorted coldly, looking at the bandit.

“…I don't remember having such a good relationship with you.”

The Tang Dynasty knight smiled with his hands clasped.

"Isn't it just that I fed your spareribs to the dog? There's no need to hold such a grudge…"

Chang Xi: "…………"

A feeling of suffocation resurfaced uncontrollably. She sneered and said, "When I return, I will definitely dispatch many divine generals, thousands of troops, to encircle and kill you humans in the wilderness, far away from living creatures."

"Haha, whatever."

Wei Yuan whispered with a smile, but he was slightly stunned. From the eyes of the Imperial Consort, which were as clear as the pupils, he suddenly saw a cold light flashing. This place was a place where thunder and fire intertwined. In this burst of thunder, the cold light directly tore open the violently fluctuating waves of spiritual energy and came towards Wei Yuan's heart.

Wei Yuan's expression changed, and he grabbed the old man of Buzhou Mountain and threw him directly.

The old man, who didn't want to get involved in these matters, was thrown out directly.

Wei Yuan drew his sword.

The Chang'an sword, which had become a short sword, directly swept towards the back with an attack against attack.

In an instant, his essence, qi, and spirit merged into one, vaguely touching the concept.

The art of controlling the sword caused the Chang'an sword to fly out like a meteor.

Then, that figure was shattered, and blood exploded like fireworks. At that moment, another figure rose from the shadows, passing Wei Yuan at the same time as his companion was killed. The sword qi was like frost, directly tearing towards the defenseless Imperial Consort Chang Xi in front. Wei Yuan's expression froze. The Chang'an sword was unable to return to aid at this moment, and the cold light was like a shooting star, leaving a cold trajectory in the eyes of several people.

The target was… Chang Xi!

Wei Yuan's pupils contracted.

He finally realized that this game was not just between the human race and Emperor Jun.

There were other opponents as well.

If Imperial Consort Chang Xi died in his hands, or rather, was thought to have died in his hands, it would mean that the human race had killed the Heavenly Emperor's wife. It would mean that the relationship between Emperor Jun and the human race had directly deteriorated to the point of no return. It would mean…

Emperor Jun, the number one individual combat power in the Three Realms and Eight Desolations, would personally take action and annihilate the human world.

A chill arose in Wei Yuan's heart.

Kai Ming?!

Or Gui Xu?!!

The Chang'an sword had exerted too much force and was unable to return to aid at this moment. The sword qi was completely unable to stop it.

Chang Xi looked at the cold light tearing out from behind the chef and heading towards her brow. Her thoughts were momentarily stagnant. She was not a god of combat, and the power that this person suddenly erupted with was the most supreme speed, as if even time had been slowed down.

She could not avoid it and could only watch as the sword light slowly slashed towards her.

Little by little, like starlight tearing through the night.

There was even a cruel sense of beauty.

Even her thoughts gradually slowed down.

As if she were overlooking everything that was happening.

Until, with a bang, an overwhelming force directly knocked Imperial Consort Chang Xi away, causing her thoughts to start moving again, causing her to crash into a tree in a disheveled manner, causing her to sit down directly in the flowing mud, covered in mud, her eyes full of embarrassment, and even hurt badly.

Chang Xi subconsciously raised her head, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

In front of her, a man wearing ordinary cloth clothes had his arms crossed, blocking her and the white-haired old man, like an insurmountable wall of flesh and blood. The sword made of special materials, which was enough to kill gods, directly pierced the man's heart, and blood dripped down in streams.

The appearance of this scene exceeded everyone's expectations.

Chang Xi sat in the mud, staring blankly at the human race, who was just joking with her, standing in front of her, a tragic scene. Under the starry sky, he used his body as a wall. Long after, when she recalled this scene, she would still be lost in thought for a long time. At that time, she would naturally understand that this was for the human world.

But such a scene, when it happened before her eyes, in an era when legends and heroes had passed away, was still incredibly moving.

The sharp sword pierced through his back, and blood stained the blade red.

A flower appeared in his heart.

Then,

Little by little, it completely collapsed.