Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 357 - 009 The Fool

Chapter 357: Chapter 009 The Fool

The green-clothed woman gave Zhou Yan a somewhat inexplicable look. Her expression momentarily stilled, but she said nothing and directly opened the jade bottle, taking out an elixir and swallowing it.

Then, she just quietly watched Zhou Yan.

"You..."

After a long time, the green-clothed woman suddenly spoke.

However, her tone was definitely not like that of strangers greeting each other; rather, it was like that of someone who had been familiar for a long time.

"If you have something to say, just say it,"

Zhou Yan said softly, with an undisturbed heart.

"Back then, I wronged you, but over these many years, I’ve received retribution. I awakened my father’s Ghost Sword Saint’s inheritance, but I couldn’t inherit it. I just hope you won’t make things difficult for my disciple. I’m willing to bear the consequences of everything from back then..."

As the green-clothed woman spoke, a desolate and regretful look appeared on her face.

With that, she actually knelt down before Zhou Yan.

"Master—"

Guan Qiushui, startled, looked at her own master somewhat dumbfounded, not quite understanding what was happening.

But just then, Zhou Yan inexplicably patted Guan Qiushui’s shoulder.

Taken aback, Guan Qiushui had a flash of understanding.

She gave Zhou Yan a complicated look, then glanced at her master. Some questions she wanted to ask, she ultimately didn’t speak, because the warmth in Zhou Yan’s palm suddenly made her feel very assured, choosing to believe in Zhou Yan.

She also knew that her master and Zhou Yan’s past must have intersected, and Zhou Yan was trying to create a ruse to learn about the past from her master’s mouth.

So, Guan Qiushui had no reason to disrupt Zhou Yan’s plan.

Therefore, Guan Qiushui chose silence, quietly stepping back several paces, not participating in the conversation between the two.

"Qiushui, don’t worry. He is your martial uncle, and he won’t harm your master," the green-clothed woman said with a sigh.

Guan Qiushui was shocked and again felt somewhat dumbfounded.

After the green-clothed woman finished speaking, she raised her head again to look at Zhou Yan, her eyes clear.

"I never expected that you would still remember those past events," Zhou Yan said with emotion.

"Those events are etched in my bones and engraved in my heart. Even if I died a thousand times, I could never forget them. How could I not remember? I just didn’t expect that when I would see you again, you would have risen to power.

And now, even though your soul was shattered by Xiao Tianlun the Heavenly Spirit, you are still alive and have once again reached the Sword Soul Realm. You changed your bloodline, intending to achieve a Thunder Flame Sword Body, it seems you have succeeded. The Thunder Flame Sword Body is indeed terrifying," the green-clothed woman said with some melancholy.

"You can get up. It’s rare that you remember all this, yet I have long forgotten," Zhou Yan said with a bitter smile, looking at the green-clothed woman. "Your body has wounds of the Tao, needing Origin Energy for repair. The elixir you just took is a Heavenly Dao Origin Pill, which can heal you."

"I know, because even if what you gave me was poison, I would have swallowed it without hesitation. You... you’re still so good to me, but I... I wronged you," the green-clothed woman said.

"Let bygones be bygones, why hold onto them? I’m tired too, I’ve forgotten all about the past," Zhou Yan shook his head and said with a bitter smile.

From snippets of conversation, he gradually found that he had absolutely no anticipation for those memories, as if the person the green-clothed woman knew had nothing to do with him at all.

Therefore, he had lost the will to delve any further.

"Even if you have forgotten, I will always remember. Everything in Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, the Lee family’s Inheritance Land—if it weren’t for you breaking the seal on the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree... now in the world, there would probably not be another person with the surname Lee.

However, it’s also right for you to choose to forget, who would want to remember all those things that happened so helplessly and hopelessly...

This time, did you come from the Ancient City Forbidden Land? Are they... still alive?" the green-clothed woman asked with a trembling voice.

In her eyes, there were shades of expectation, anticipation, and hope.

This emotion was intense and obvious.

"They?"

Zhou Yan was slightly startled and shook his head, saying, "I’m sorry, but when I woke up, I remembered nothing, not even who I am. This is the truth.

Everything I’ve said to you is a lie because if I can’t even remember myself, how can I remember you? It’s just that... I instinctively feel that you are very familiar, hence I wanted to rely on you to revive my own memories...

Unfortunately, it’s clear I’ve failed."

Zhou Yan frankly revealed his intent.

The scene suddenly became somewhat silent.

"The only thing I remember is that my surname is ’Lee.’ So, tell me, what is my name?" Zhou Yan asked the green-clothed woman after a moment’s silence.

"You don’t have a name, only a surname. Or when we became acquainted with you, you just had a surname.

Because you were not a direct bloodline descendant of the Lee family but merely an abandoned baby.

When you were very young, you were abandoned by your family—because back then, you were a ’premature infant’ with no chance of survival, filled with some inexplicable deadly poison, nearly impossible to live.

But a woman from the Lee family took you in. Since you had a character ’Lee’ on you, it didn’t conflict with the surname Lee, so you were surnamed Lee. Later that woman died, and you hadn’t been named yet, but the poison in your body mysteriously disappeared.

However, you were very simple-minded then, very stupid, and thus, you had a nickname, known as ’The Fool.’

Although you were so stupid and powerless, you were passionately devoted to me.

At that time when I was injured, you would try your best to help me.

When I wished to become stronger, you would exhaust all means to find the finest heaven and earth treasures for me... You were utterly obedient to me, yet I never truly respected you."

Until one day, when I announced that I wanted to pursue Heavenly Spirit Xiao Tianlun, you suddenly changed, you suddenly saw the light.

You said you respected my decision and would do one last thing for me, help me find the Spiritual Medicine to break the Time Curse.

I thought you were just speaking out of anger, I didn’t take it seriously, I even cursed you...

But it was true.

Afterward, you went crazy, attacking the Sealing of the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree, claiming that Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City faced a great calamity, but no one believed you, they even abolished all of your hard-earned Cultivation...

But one day, you inexplicably broke the Sealing of the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City and the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree, entering the Sword Burial Ancestor Star.

In Carefree Main City, you left behind an odd Lonely Sword Intent and carved the projection of a mysterious woman.

You entered Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, intending to exchange blood to transform into a Thunderflame Sword Body and for my sake sought the Thunder Flame Soul Liquid that could unravel the Time Curse.

Because Thunder Flame Soul Liquid could resolve all suffering and injuries.

Later... after you left, Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City indeed fell into chaos, fortunately, because the Sealing of the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree was broken, otherwise the chaos would have killed everyone.

And then... I Awakened my father, Ghost Sword Saint’s inheritance, realizing that Heavenly Spirit Xiao Tianlun was merely using me...Afterward...there was no afterward..."

The green-clothed woman finished speaking, her gaze deeply fixed on Zhou Yan, watching his reaction.

But Zhou Yan had no significant reaction, he just frowned slightly and said, "All this, it’s as if I’m listening to someone else’s experiences, I don’t have any memory of it. Perhaps, that’s the truth.

So... how long has it passed from when I entered Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain to now?"

Zhou Yan thought about it and asked.

"It seems like... Eh, I can’t remember the years? Strange!"

The green-clothed woman suddenly felt a momentary confusion, baffled by her inability to remember how many years had passed.

"No matter how long it’s been, actually, by now our ages should be about the same. But you are still as young and handsome as you were before, while I... have already faded from youth."

The green-clothed woman sighed.

She didn’t dwell on forgetting the years, it seemed whether she remembered or forgot how many years had passed didn’t mean much to her.

"What is your name?" Zhou Yan grew even more puzzled and asked again.

"I...my name is ’Lee Lianqing’, you used to often call me ’Lianqing’, but I forbade you from calling me that to avoid giving Xiao Tianlun a bad impression...You were very upset for a long time because of that... I even made you kneel in front of Xiao Tianlun to make you give up hope...I will never forget the look in your eyes then... Do you remember?"

"Lee Lianqing? Lianqing?"

Zhou Yan seemed to ponder, but after a long time, he still had no recollection.

Despite feeling a slight familiarity towards this woman, it was nothing more than that.

As for the moniker ’fool’, Zhou Yan remembered it even less.

"I really can’t recall. Now, I go by ’Zhou Yan’, I have my own name, since I can’t remember the past, I won’t dwell on it. From now on, just call me Zhou Yan.

Once your injuries have recovered, and your vitality returns to its peak, I’ll help you resolve the crisis. Then I must head to Water Domain Cold Palace, and now, my plan is to marry the Holy Daughter, the only thing I remember after losing my memories.

Of course, I also remember the names of several other women, but sadly, yours isn’t among them."

Zhou Yan thought it over and spoke frankly.

"Marry... marry the Holy Daughter?"

Hearing this news, the green-clothed woman Lee Lianqing suddenly became apprehensive and said, "You...should give up on that, I heard that Xiao Tianlun has been reborn, and when I Awakened my father’s inheritance, he was already the South Desolate First, invincible under the Void Realm, now...he might already be a cultivator of Void Nine or even stronger. Back then...because you broke the Seal of the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree and ruined his plans, he harbored deep resentment towards you and even hunted you once. Now, if he finds out you’re still alive, he surely won’t let things go..."

"Void Nine? Even if he’s reached the Sword Tribulation Realm, I’m not afraid! You don’t need to persuade me, being able to see you this time and learn a bit about the past, I have a rough idea of what I want to do now, thank you very much.

In return, I’ll take care of all the Outer Realm Clan Members coveting this place by killing them, giving you some peace."

Zhou Yan took a deep breath and then exhaled a breath of stale air, then took up his sword and stepped into the Void, advancing into the Void above.

At this moment, the group of cultivators who considered Guan Qiushui a Ding Furnace were also heading this way.

They did not know that at this moment, Zhou Yan was ready and had been waiting for a long time.

...

"Master..."

Guan Qiushui heard the conversation between her Master and Zhou Yan, and knowing the past Zhou Yan as such a ’foolish’ and ’tragic’ person, felt very touched.

But after Zhou Yan stepped into the Void, she began to worry about him, so she called out to her Master, Lee Lianqing.

Lee Lianqing, regulating her body’s energy changes and healing her injuries, sighed and said, "Qiushui, his strength is strong, you don’t have to worry.

He has never failed in anything he sets out to do.

Even when he was still seen as a ’fool’ who was frequently bullied, he had a kind of insane and evil pride in his bones, and now, he’s even more unyielding and arrogant.

If he wants to take action and resolve all ties and karmas between us, let him do it."

Lee Lianqing stared blankly into the Void, and after a long while, she silently lowered her head, tears glistening in her eyes.

She knew that she and the ’fool’ could never go back to the past.

...

"This Human Clan cultivator, dares to soar up here, the audacity is extreme!"

"No wonder he has some courage, turns out his blood and energy are quite strong, haha, I love it!"

"Kill him, and let’s all share a piece of the meat!"

Several Outer Realm Cultivators flew over, their stature short, their bodies as if draped in toad skin, somewhat greenish.

Their heads were large, their eyes like two meatballs ready to fall out from their sockets, extremely flexible, capable of rotating and adjusting in all directions.

Their physical bodies weren’t strong, but they emitted terrifying waves of spirit.

This was a group from an Outer Realm race known for their spiritual and Soul Attacks—the Yin Water Clan cultivators.