chapter 2034: story âmy name is guo ming,â the man said, starting to recount his story.
âi was born into an ordinary family, but my cultivation talent was fairly decent. thus, i joined the star moon sect to cultivate.
âin a chance of fate, i met a person. she was liu xueyan, my current wife.
âxueyan was the granddaughter of the third elder of the star moon sect, so her status was far superior to that of me, a measly outer disciple. initially, i thought that i didnât stand a chance with xueyan. however, who can predict fate?
âyet, when xueyan and i fell in love, we were immediately faced with strong opposition.
ânot only did the third elder oppose us, but the seventh elder also opposed us.
âthe third elder wanted to win the support of the seventh elder, so he desired for both of their descendents to join together in marriage. the seventh elder had a great-grandson called ruan dongxiang, and he already had feelings for xueyan to begin with. with the support of his elders, he was naturally able to linger around xueyan all the time.
âxueyan pushed back against the third elderâs proposal of arranged marriage several times, yet her complaints were ignored each time. at the same time, she naturally remained cold and indifferent to ruan dongxiang.
âthis caused ruan dongxiang to greatly detest me, so he used his âseven blooms seven poisons palmstrikeâ to severely wound me. he wanted me to die in great agony.
âwhen xueyan learned of this, she immediately took me with her to leave the star moon sect.
âin order to avoid capture, we carefully concealed our tracks along the way. however, upon reaching this place, my wounds had already deteriorated to an uncontrollable state. we had no choice but to stop.
âupon learning that there was a skilled alchemist here, xueyan went over to work as a maid. after toiling away for two years, she finally managed to sneak into the alchemy room to steal the undying pills for me.
âthis was all because of me!
âxueyan is innocent! do whatever you want, but target me instead!
âwuuu, so pitiful!â someone said through sobs. they looked over, only to see tears streaming down fu yueâs face.
this⦠was a fairly exaggerated reaction.
ling han and the others exchanged a glance. they couldnât help but think that this person was fairly sentimental and easily moved. just then, he had still wanted to slice open this manâs stomach to retrieve the undying pill. now, however, he was sobbing uncontrollably after hearing guo mingâs tragic story.
âoi, oi, oi, your reaction is far too exaggerated, no?â ling han said as he patted fu yueâs shoulder.
âwu⦠arenât you moved?â fu yue asked through sobs.
âa little bit. however, not to the same extent as you,â ling han said. he couldnât help but shiver. had this person reincarnated into the wrong body? how was he so sentimental and emotional? he should have reincarnated as a woman.
at the very least, others most likely wouldnât find it weird if a woman were moved to tears.
âwuu, so pitiful! so pitiful!â fu yue sobbed. he completely ignored ling han and the others.
even guo ming was rendered speechless. even though he was the protagonist of the story, and even though he would also feel pained at times, how could a man shed tears so easily? how could they be reduced to such a state? to say nothing else, even xueyan hadnât cried so miserably before.
âoi, how long are you going to embarrass yourself for?â ling han asked with a sigh.
âdonât disturb me. let me cry for a bit longer.â
hu niu immediately lost her patience.
pa!
with a kick, fu yue was instantly sent flying, smashing a hole into the mud and straw house. he then transformed into a small black dot that vanished into the distance.
âpoor child.â
âbrother ming!â a female voice exclaimed in worry. a woman immediately rushed into the house.
she was none other than liu xueyan, the âweak womanâ that ling han and the others had encountered before.
upon seeing the people in the room, all of whom she had encountered before, the color immediately drained from liu xueyanâs face.
they had been exposed? their victims were here to settle the debt now?
âthis has nothing to do with brother ming. it was all my doing! whatever punishment you have in mind, target me!â she shouted.
âno, it was all because of me! punish me!â guo ming hurriedly exclaimed.
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âno, it was me!â
the two of them fought to take responsibility for the crime. this was truly a moving scene.
ling han couldnât help but shake his head and say, âare you two stupid? you still want to shoulder the responsibility alone? weâre naturally going to capture both of you.â
âno, you canât do that!â guo ming and liu xueyan exclaimed. they wore terrified expressions as they furiously shook their heads.
âxueyan, letâs become husband and wife again in our next life.â
âalright, brother ming!â
the lovers exchanged a glance before suddenly slapping at their own temples. they were going to shatter their own divine senses to commit suicide.
ling han immediately reached over.
weng!
a powerful force surged forth, forcefully stopping the two peoplesâ movements.
âsay, are you two a bit too impulsive?â he said with a sigh. âi never said that i would capture you.â
âthatâs right, huh?â
guo ming and liu xueyan exchanged a glance, and they could both see the lingering fear in each otherâs eyes. they had almost committed suicide for love.
ling han was rendered speechless. what in the world were they feeling relieved about? if he hadnât interfered, they would have already died!
why did he always come across such people?
ling han pondered for a moment before saying, âthis poisonous wound⦠i reckon i can treat it.â
âfor real?â guo ming and liu xueyan exclaimed. they could barely believe what they were hearing.
ling han nodded, and asked, âthat ruan dongxiang was most likely at the dividing soul tier, am i correct? was he at the heaven soul or earth soul?â
âearth soul!â liu xueyan immediately replied. she instantly felt more confident in ling hanâs abilities.
if ruan dongxiang had been at the immortal palace tier, ling han would have been powerless to help. however, since he was at the same major tier as ling han, ling han could still use his source power of wood to help. this source power possessed the most powerful vitality, so in theory, it could treat all kinds of wounds.
there were many people who needed help in this world, and ling han wasnât trying to be a savior, either. he wouldnât stick his nose into everyoneâs business. however, since he had come across this situation, he was naturally willing to do his part to help.
âwuuu, so pitiful! we definitely have to help them!â fu yue said as he returned. his eyes were already puffy from crying.
this person was beyond saving.
âyou guys go outside first. i need to channel some cultivation technique to treat him,â ling han said.
âyes, yes!â liu xueyan hurriedly replied with a nod. if ling han harbored evil intentions, there was absolutely no need for him to go to so much trouble. he could have directly attacked them. after all, neither of them was a match for ling han.
âyou go outside as well!â ling han said to fu yue.
âhah? i also need to go outside?â fu yue asked in a daze.
âgo out, go out!â hu niu said. she walked over and picked fu yue up before striding out.
ling han was naturally shooing everyone away to keep the secret of his black tower.
after everyone left, ling han knocked guo ming unconscious with a palm strike before drawing him into the black tower. the power of time flowed, and the black tower started to experience a time scale 1000 times faster than the outside world.
ling han started to treat guo ming, activating his source power of wood and funneling it into his body. he started to eliminate the poison bit by bit.
if ling han fought with ruan dongxiang, he could most likely dispose of him in a few hundred exchanges. however, eliminating the poison that the man had left in guo mingâs body was a much more difficult task.
in simple terms, destruction was much easier than construction. not to mention, this was a case of large-scale construction after large-scale destruction.
this could only be resolved with effort and time. moreover, this was only because ling han was practicing the indestructible heavenâs scroll and possessed extraordinary comprehension of life and death that far surpassed that of ordinary dividing soul tier cultivators. otherwise, most cultivators only knew how to fight and kill. as for healing and saving?
impossible!
time flew, and in the blink of an eye, three years had already passed in the black tower. only at this time did ling han finally retract his hand. he breathed a long sigh of relief.
he had already eliminated the poison in guo mingâs body.
a smile spread across his face. during this process, he gained an even deeper understanding of how to channel the source power of wood.
not only had he saved someone, but he had even received some benefits himself. sure enough, the heavens wouldnât treat good people unfairly.