Love & Redemption
Chapter 117: Volume 3 Heartless Xuanji - 24 This Love Must Ask the Heavens (12)

Chapter 117: Volume 3 Heartless Xuanji Chapter 24 This Love Must Ask the Heavens (12)

On the third day, when Zhong Minyan’s patience finally reached its limit, Zi Hu woke up. Her first words were, "Damn it, how dare they bite me!"

As soon as she opened her eyes and saw a circle of people around her, staring, she almost jumped up in fright. Ting Nu quickly held her down and, with a laugh, said, "You’re finally awake. How do you feel now?"

Zi Hu bared her teeth and grimaced, muttering glumly, "Why did she have to bite there... of all places... oh, it hurts so much!"

After finishing, she looked down and indeed, there was a bandage wrapped under her tail. She had been bitten by the Snake Demon. Everyone could hardly hold back their laughter as they retold how they had rescued Ting Nu. Zi Hu, satisfied, wagged her big tail and laughed, "As long as she’s rescued! Now I can rest easy!"

Zhong Minyan said, "She’s been rescued, now you should keep your promise and take us to Buzhou Mountain!"

Zi Hu sighed. "Of course, I won’t forget, but that Snake Demon’s poison is terribly potent. I feel weak and can’t walk far. I can’t move until the residual poison is cleared."

He was about to argue with her when Yu Sifeng intervened and turned to speak softly, "Actually, we just need you to show us the way; we won’t trouble you with anything else. As for rescuing Linglong, there’s no need for you to lift a finger."

Zi Hu muttered, "That’s easy for you to say... Do you really expect me to just stand by and watch?"

In their time together, everyone’s barriers had gradually lessened with Zi Hu, and they understood her rough words but soft heart. Even though she was a demon and disguised as a fox to accompany them more conveniently, they had gradually come to regard her as a companion. Hearing her say that moved them all a bit.

Zhong Minyan rubbed his nose and said, "Well ... you can stand by and watch! This is really urgent, we can’t delay any longer, sorry for putting you in this position."

Zi Hu blinked and finally nodded, "Alright, then gather your things. We can leave right away."

The group buzzed with excitement and dispersed. Ting Nu petted Zi Hu’s fur softly and said, "Are you sure you’re alright? Don’t overdo it once we reach Buzhou Mountain."

Zi Hu suddenly became serious. "I’m also anxious to go. Even though you’ve never told me, I’ve guessed it now."

Ting Nu was taken aback for a moment, but Zi Hu loudly said, "He’s locked up in the Netherworld, isn’t he! You knew but didn’t tell me! My visit this time is to rescue him!"

Ting Nu was silent for a long while before replying, "Don’t be rash; what can you do? Many Great Demons more powerful than you couldn’t save him, so how will you? Don’t even talk about going to the Netherworld; you’d likely be killed by Shen Tu and Yu Lei before you even get near the entrance."

Zi Hu urgently replied, "I must go and rescue him! Those demons couldn’t save him because they weren’t sincere! Where else will you find someone as earnest as me? Even if I’m torn to pieces, I will rescue him!"

Ting Nu fell silent, and after a long while, he suddenly pushed his wheelchair and opened the door to leave, saying indifferently, "You are not the naive little demon you once were; you should have your own ideas, and I won’t interfere. But you must take responsibility for the consequences."

With that, he closed the door.

Since Zi Hu was still weak from the poison, Xuanji tucked her in front with just her head sticking out to show them the way.

Ting Nu pushed his wheelchair and took them all the way to the outskirts of the city. Off in the distance, someone was sitting in the bushes. As they approached, a strong smell of alcohol wafted towards them. Yu Sifeng, both startled and delighted, went over and, sure enough, the person burst out laughing, leaping up from the ground with his messy hair and clothes—it was Liu Yihuan.

"Brother Liu! You..." decided to change your mind and join us to Buzhou Mountain? Yu Sifeng looked at him hopefully.

Liu Yihuan stumbled over, slumping onto his shoulder, gave a hearty slap, and chuckled, "I’m here to see off Little Phoenix... This journey... is very dangerous, be extremely careful... I’m still waiting for you to come back to Qingyang and drink with me!"

Yu Sifeng didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and just nodded his head. Suddenly, Liu grabbed his neck, leaned in close to his ear, and whispered softly, "If anything doesn’t feel right, come back immediately. Don’t get embroiled in battle, understand?"

Yu Sifeng’s heart shivered, and he stared back at him, but Liu just laughed heartily, clapped him on the shoulder, and walked away.

"Little Fox~~~ Where’s Little Fox?" Liu Yihuan shouted as if his soul was wandering, then turning his head, finally spotted Zi Hu nestled in Xuanji’s arms, and with a toothy, sleazy grin, walked over.

"What are you doing?" Zi Hu stared at him warily, only to feel his large hand reaching out, lifting her up, the smell of alcohol assaulting her face, making her scream loudly with panic.

"Let me look at you again... it might be hard to see you in the future!" Liu Yihuan said as he fiercely kissed her fluffy face, startling her into stiffness.

"Hmm, little girl, take care, too." He then handed the stiff Zi Hu to Xuanji with a smile, "People can always be saved back, don’t be too anxious."

Visibly confused, Xuanji nodded her head and saw him walk towards Zhong Minyan. Zhong Minyan always looked at him unfavorably, and as he staggered over, tried disgustingly to move away. Yet, he just looked up at him, sneered coldly, and did not speak before heading over to Ruo Yu.

"Hmm, you are the smart one indeed." Liu Yihuan patted Ruo Yu on the shoulder, his smile slightly sinister, "Smart people shouldn’t do bad things..."

Ruo Yu responded with a faint smile, clasping his fists, "Brother Liu, you flatter me too much."

"Aren’t you done yet..." Zhong Minyan muttered. Liu Yihuan glared with wide eyes and shouted, "I’m tired of talking to you, you fool! The saddest thing about a fool isn’t that he’s foolish, but that he’s fool enough to think he’s smart! You idiot!"

Immediate anger flushed Zhong Minyan’s face, prompting him to argue heatedly. Liu Yihuan waved him off and turned away, pushing Ting Nu along and saying, "Take care! Come to Qingyang when you have time, I’ll treat you to a drink."

"This man is utterly despicable!" Zhong Minyan stormed off, flying away using Sword Control, while Ruo Yu smiled and said, "Brother Liu means well, Min Yan, don’t overthink." With that, he too flew away.

Only Xuanji and Yu Sifeng were left on the ground, glancing at each other. Zi Hu wisely feigned sleep, keeping quiet. After a long while, Yu Sifeng finally spoke softly, "Let’s go." Xuanji rushed to grab his clothes, urgently said, "Wait a minute! Si Feng... about what you told me last time, I still don’t understand!"

Yu Sifeng did not respond. She added, "I... I don’t want us to be apart! But why did you say something absolute... I really don’t understand what you mean! Si Feng, have you made up your mind to return to Lize Palace? Will we never see each other again?"

Thinking that he might return to Lize Palace and that it could be another decade before they met again, her heart felt an infinite sorrow. If someone else were forcing him, she would not hesitate to step forward and snatch him back, no matter what dangers she faced. But what if he chose to leave on his own? How could she make him stay? How... could she let him know how much she wanted him to stay?

Yu Sifeng’s eyelashes trembled slightly as he spoke in a low voice, "The real person who doesn’t understand should be me."

As Xuanji saw him turning to leave, she couldn’t help but leap forward and embrace him, urgently saying, "Don’t go! Wait... listen to me!"

Zi Hu was nearly crushed to death by their embrace, squeaking in panic, "Can you let me down first? If you two lovers want to talk and be affectionate, do you really need an onlooker?!"

Both were startled and watched as Zi Hu clumsily crawled out of her arms and staggered a few steps to collapse in the nearby grass, turning back to weakly say, "Whenever you want to leave... come call me. For now... do as you please, consider me nonexistent."

Interrupted like this, what else could they say? Startled for a moment, Xuanji suddenly felt utterly aggrieved, hot tears in her eyes, at a loss for words, and could only turn and scoop up Zi Hu to leave.

Suddenly, Yu Sifeng spoke softly from behind, "Alright, I won’t leave. I will stay."

She turned around quickly, only to see his serious expression as he said in a deep voice, "But once I stay, I will never leave again. Make sure you don’t regret it."

Xuanji stared blankly as he walked over, lifted her chin with his hand, his eyes fixating on her, speaking softly, "Even if you might regret it later, I won’t leave."

Xuanji slowly broke into a smile, tears still in her eyes, but her face already bright with happiness. People often describe a woman with tears as a pear blossom bathed in rain, and now he truly understood how beautiful that state was, rendering him speechless for a moment.

"Who, who said I would regret it! I couldn’t be happier!" she wiped away her tears in a childish manner, grabbed his hand, and urgently said, "You really won’t leave? You can’t lie!"

Yu Sifeng smiled lightly, gently tapped her forehead, and spoke softly, "No lies, I will definitely not leave."

With that, Xuanji finally felt completely satisfied, wishing she could immediately fly to Buzhou Mountain, rescue Linglong, and from then on live freely and carefree, without any worries. (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com for more Chapters and support the author by reading the official release!)