Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 271 - 271 270 A Knife Through the Heart 4th update seeking subscriptions for the big

271: Chapter 270: A Knife Through the Heart (4th update, seeking subscriptions for the big chapter.) 271: Chapter 270: A Knife Through the Heart (4th update, seeking subscriptions for the big chapter.) “Calling you stupid isn’t even the slightest bit false, how could Cai’er ever fancy a piece of trash like you?”

Yan Yunfei’s eyes brimmed with a sneering mockery, as he bluntly revealed the truths of the past, turning Li Jiangliu’s complexion deathly pale.

The look in Li Jiangliu’s eyes became incredibly complex as he turned to Yin Cai’er.

“Sister Cai’er, is everything he said true?”

Li Jiangliu’s fists clenched tightly, veins bulging along his arms, a testimony to the turmoil within his mind.

“Jiangliu, I’m sorry!”

At this point, any further explanation was futile; Yin Cai’er knew well how much Li Jiangliu genuinely liked her, which made her lower her head in shame, her eyes filled with immense guilt.

Li Jiangliu’s expression turned bitter, gazing at Yin Cai’er’s contrite appearance.

How he wished she would tell him it was all a lie.

But Li Jiangliu knew, he was only deceiving himself, leaving his heart icy cold, yearning only to depart from this place of sorrow, never to return.

“Sister Cai’er, I don’t blame you, I wish you happiness.”

Tears streamed down Li Jiangliu’s cheeks as he turned to leave this heartbreaking place.

“Thinking of leaving?”

“Do you think you can leave?”

Yan Yunfei wouldn’t allow Li Jiangliu to depart; his sword flew forth, his Body Integration Realm cultivation erupting violently with a fearsome blade glow, ready to suppress Li Jiangliu right there and then.

“Scram!”

Bang!

Before Yan Yunfei’s swordlight could strike, Li Jiangliu, filled with rage, unleashed a palm strike—the Heavenly Immortal Light abruptly annihilated the swordlight, sending Yan Yunfei reeling with fractures all over, spewing blood from his mouth as his body slammed into the ground.

“Brother Yunfei!”

Yin Cai’er’s delicate face was laden with grief as she leaped to Yan Yunfei’s side, hastily feeding him an elixir, her face colored with deep concern.

“Cough, cough!”

“How…

how is this possible?”

Blood wouldn’t stop spilling from Yan Yunfei’s mouth; propped up by Yin Cai’er, he gazed at Li Jiangliu with a terrified look, unable to comprehend how Li Jiangliu, whose cultivation had been crippled, could possess such terrifying power.

Seeing Yin Cai’er’s grieving expressions and her flowing tears for Yan Yunfei tore at Li Jiangliu’s heart, cutting like a knife.

The excruciating pain birthed a murderous intent within him, his eyes glaring blood-red at Yan Yunfei.

“Yan Yunfei, you crippled my cultivation back then; today, I’ll let you taste the agony I endured that year.”

Li Jiangliu walked slowly towards Yan Yunfei, his hand emanating Immortal Light, and his aura ablaze with intent to kill.

Yet before he could strike Yan Yunfei, Yin Cai’er stepped in before him, her eyes filled with a plea for mercy.

The autumn-like eyes brimmed with tears as she choked, “Junior Brother Jiangliu, if you must kill, then kill Cai’er, I beg you to spare Brother Yunfei.”

Li Jiangliu stood transfixed at the sight of Yin Cai’er’s woeful demeanor and the fresh tears on her face.

His vision began to blur, as memories with Yin Cai’er involuntarily filled his mind.

It was an early summer in the Emerald Bamboo Forest, where they walked hand in hand.

“Sister Cai’er, did you enjoy the ginseng chicken soup just now?” Yin Cai’er asked, turning her playful smile towards Li Jiangliu.

“As long as it’s cooked by Sister Cai’er, it’s delicious.” Eight years prior, Li Jiangliu was still a boy with a foolish grin, his face radiating happiness.

“Sister Cai’er, I promise you, as long as I live, no one will bully you, nor will I let you shed a single tear.” In that Emerald Bamboo Forest, Li Jiangliu swore to the heavens to Yin Cai’er.

“That’s what you said, if someone bullies Sister in the future, you must stand up for me, okay?” Yin Cai’er reminded him cheerfully.

“I, Li Jiangliu, always keep my word; if anyone dares to bully Sister Cai’er, even if it costs me my life, I will always be there to protect you.” Li Jiangliu’s declaration was resolute.

Scenes from the past echoed in Li Jiangliu’s mind while the beautiful woman before him looked at him with tear-stained cheeks.

Li Jiangliu’s heart shattered, and he gazed vacantly at Yin Cai’er, his killing intent gradually dissipating.

“Cai’er, now is the time, kill him.”

Suddenly!

Yan Yunfei shouted sharply, and though a glint of guilt crossed Yin Cai’er’s delicate face, she bit down on her silver teeth, materializing a sharp dagger, and plunged it fiercely into Li Jiangliu’s heart.

Thump!

The icy dagger pierced his heart, and as it was withdrawn, hot blood spurted from Li Jiangliu’s chest.

Yin Cai’er backed away in horror, her eyes showing a flash of panic.

A silence enveloped all; Heaven and Earth stood still.

Li Jiangliu stared blankly at Yin Cai’er.

His trembling hand covered his chest, but the blood kept flowing, gradually soaking his entire body.

“Die!”

Yan Yunfei’s cruel and ruthless laughter rang out as he directed his sword toward Li Jiangliu, piercing through Li Jiangliu’s chest once again.

As he withdrew the magic sword, Yan Yunfei kicked Li Jiangliu, sending him tumbling to the ground.

No sorrow is greater than a dead heart!

At that moment, Li Jiangliu felt no physical pain.

He struggled to rise from the ground, clutching his bleeding heart, and stared intently at the woman he loved most in his life, while tears of blood streamed from his eyes.

“Why?

Why is this happening?”

As his heart was pierced, Li Jiangliu’s life force rapidly faded away, but all he wanted before his death was an answer.

Clutching his chest, he stared desperately at Yin Cai’er, hoping she would provide it.

“Junior Brother Jiangliu, I’m sorry.

I have never liked you.

The one I truly love is Senior Brother Yunfei.”

Yin Cai’er’s face was pale, but she still gave him that answer, which made Li Jiangliu let out a sorrowful and tragic laugh, as a piercing cry echoed from his throat.

“So everything was a lie, all of it!”

A burst of Immortal Light suddenly exploded from within Li Jiangliu, prompting him to frantically flee toward the distant expanse of Heaven and Earth.

“Cai’er, his heart has been pierced; he won’t live for long.

He still has Immortal essence remaining in his body, which is essential for concocting the Refilling Immortal Pill.

Quickly notify the Master and inform that Li Jiangliu is still within Haoxuan Mountain.

We must find him.”

Yan Yunfei hastily spoke, dragging his grievously injured body back to Jiuhua Palace.

Clearly, Li Jiangliu’s last strike had inflicted serious damage upon him, necessitating immediate healing.

Yin Cai’er nodded solemnly, not daring to delay a moment, and quickly headed to the Elixir Medicine Pavilion to inform the Profound Immortal of Jiuhua Palace about Li Jiangliu’s sighting.

…

Jue Tian Peak!

A crescent moon hung in Tian Yu, with countless stars embellishing the night sky.

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged at the summit of Jue Tian Peak.

As his eyes opened and closed, all that could be seen was a cold and indifferent expression.

Ye Xuan had witnessed everything that had befallen Li Jiangliu, but he did not intervene to prevent the tragedy.

He wanted to see how Li Jiangliu would choose in the end, whether he was the person of extreme wickedness that Ye Xuan believed him to be.

Boom!

Immortal Light plummeted to the ground, and a bloodied Li Jiangliu staggered step by step toward Ye Xuan, pleading in a mournful voice, “Please, True Monarch, save my life.”

“Very well.”

Ye Xuan gave a sinister smile as he swept his hand through the air, Taiyi Immortal Light enveloping the area, covering Li Jiangliu within it.

The Taiyi Immortal Light rapidly repaired Li Jiangliu’s wounded heart, and after dozens of breaths had passed, Li Jiangliu had narrowly clung onto life.

“Today I have saved your life, repaying the favor I owed you from the past.

From now on, we owe each other nothing,” Ye Xuan stated calmly.

Already heartbroken by his beloved’s betrayal, Li Jiangliu was overwhelmed by sorrow.

Now, upon hearing Ye Xuan’s words, he cracked a forlorn smile, understanding that his destiny with Ye Xuan had come to an end.

He knelt down and kowtowed three times to Ye Xuan before shakily rising to his feet and stumbling down the mountain.

Unfortunately, before Li Jiangliu had taken a few steps, Ye Xuan’s eerie voice rose again.

“Without my help, you will not be able to escape the million li of Haoxuan Mountain.

Look at those lights spreading across the mountains; they are all searching for you.

Your ultimate fate will be nothing but being thrown into the Pill Furnace to be refined into the Refilling Immortal Pill for Yin Cai’er and the others to consume.”

As Ye Xuan’s words ended, Li Jiangliu’s figure halted, his frame trembling slightly, with intense killing intent emerging around him – clearly, Ye Xuan was telling the truth.

“Do you hate them?

Do you resent them?

Does your heart harbor endless indignation?” Ye Xuan’s voice was like a devil’s whisper, filled with seductive temptation.

“Just a mere woman has caused you to be so utterly desolate.

They call you trash, and indeed they have not misjudged you,” Ye Xuan said coldly with a sneer.

Bang!

Suddenly, Li Jiangliu returned, collapsing to his knees before Ye Xuan, his face streaked with tears, his voice filled with grief: “Please, take me as your disciple.”

Ye Xuan slowly shook his head, like a demon taking a leisurely stroll, his eyes looking toward Li Jiangliu with unfathomable and sinister intent.

“I won’t take you as my disciple.

If you wish, we can make an equivalent exchange.

I can grant you Supreme Cultivation, it just depends on whether you dare to trade with me or not.”

Upon hearing Ye Xuan’s proposition, Li Jiangliu’s face went blank; he did not understand what he had that could be exchanged with Ye Xuan.

He then kowtowed to Ye Xuan, saying, “Jiangliu possesses nothing of value, only a worthless life.

I do not know with what True Monarch wishes to trade?”

At that moment,

Ye Xuan’s eyes were profound as he spoke with a voice akin to a devil’s temptation: “I want you to kill all the fellow disciples who have mocked and insulted you.

Moreover, I want you to bring me Yin Cai’er’s severed head.

If you can do this, I will grant you Supreme Cultivation.

This is your last chance.

As for how you will choose, it’s up to you to decide.”

“Kill…

kill Senior Sister Cai’er?” Li Jiangliu’s body shook, his face utterly blank, and his voice trembling, indicating how greatly his heart was in turmoil.

“I will only give you half a day.

If after half a day you cannot bring Yin Cai’er’s severed head to me, I shall leave this place.

From then on, whether you live or die will be of no concern to me.”

“Go!”

Ye Xuan’s expression was tranquil as he cast a strand of Immortal Light, sending Li Jiangliu away from Jue Tian Peak.