Chong Zi - Chapter 44 : Devil's Way

"Evil Beings! Where are you going to flee? If you don't kneel down and admit your mistakes, you will be caught!" A group of people stood in the air in the front, including Yu Du, Min Yunzhong, Kunlun School Principal Yu Xuzi, and the lord of Changsheng Palace.

His eyes fell on the young man beside Palace Master Ming, and Chongzi glared at him angrily.

The young man took a step back with a guilty conscience, “You… are a sinner from the Immortal Sect!”

Chongzi said with a "ha", sarcastically, "You should be lucky, your life was saved by me, a sinner from the Immortal Sect."

"He reported the letter to make contributions to the Immortal Sect," Min Yunzhong said, "You escaped from the Kunlun Ice Prison without permission. If not for him, how long would you have to hide?"

Everyone was silent, and the young man was embarrassed.

Min Yunzhong was a little angry, "Your devilish aura hurts people but you still refuse to admit your mistakes!"

“It was Yue Qiao's own crime that he suffered for it!”

"Presumptuous!"

"Forget it," Yu Du raised his hand to stop Min Yunzhong, and said sternly, "Look at your teacher. If you are willing to return to the Ice Prison yourself, I will not investigate this matter. Otherwise the canon will handle it!"

"I wasn't wrong. Why do you want me to return to a place like that?!" Chongzi gritted his teeth, turned around and wanted to escape, but was knocked back by an invisible force and rolled under a tree.

The fairy in white looked at him, expressionless.

Chongzi immediately lowered his face and muttered after a while, "Teacher."

"Return to Ice Prison."

He won't even let her go? Chongzi still kept his head down, letting his long hair cover his face, enduring the excruciating pain, and slowly stood up with the tree trunk, trying to stand straight, with his hands hidden in his sleeves.

Luo Yinfan temporarily took his eyes off of him and turned to Yu Du, “The Demonic Sword and Heavenly Demon Order have been stolen.”

The crowd was in an uproar.

No wonder he came late. What secret is hidden in the Demonic Sword of the Demon Order? If something like this happened, it must be an internal spy again. Yu Du changed color, "Who did it?!"

First, the Dream Demon princess joined Nanhua, and now there was a spy who stole the Demon Order and Demon Sword. Nanhua was just embarrassed. He thought it was uncomfortable for him to say it clearly in front of so many people. The more Min Yunzhong thought about it, the more impatient he became, and he raised the Buddhist Pagoda, "Finish this Evil Creature first!"

Chongzi did not dodge.

So far, what's so scary about death. It's just death. He should also know whether his actions were right or wrong!

Luo Yinfan didn't have time to stop him, and someone had already rushed forward, Min Yunzhong was shocked. Despite quickly closing his moves, the man still fell to the ground.

His white robe was sprayed with fresh blood, Chongzi was stunned for a while, and finally raised his face, "Brother Cheng Feng?"

The wind blew his long sleeves, exposing his disfigured arms. Everyone present gasped, and some of the soft-hearted immortals turned their faces away and couldn't bear to take another look at them. Cheng Feng had heard that Luo Yinfan had dealt with him for a long time. It was rumored that he really loved this disciple.

Luo Yinfan also stared at him in shock, at his face, at his hands, at his limping past, his face turned pale.

Teachers and students and two lives were injured.

In the past three years, he had been in the hermitage for the most part, and he had wanted to visit it once, but he had never had the courage to face it. Concealed by people, but not against God's will. Didn't hurt him? He couldn't bet on Xianmen or even the Six Realms.

Should he kill him? But he couldn't do it. Removing his pipebone was only to suppress his demonic aura and he would rather let it live in the Ice Prison with a complaint than see it disappear again.

However, when she appeared in front of him in this appearance, she only regretted not being able to kill him with a single sword.

Past and present, she was a dexterous girl, always appearing before him in her freshest and most beautiful appearance, with the simplest wooden hairpin in a replaceable bun. Whenever she returned early from a long journey, she would find that she was only dressed like the simplest of servant girls. 

Was the person in front of him (the former Chongzi)?

Her long hair was dry and her face wrinkled. Due to being frozen for years, her crystal-clear and smooth skin was now pale and rough, and her once slender hands… Her broken bones healed naturally without any treatment, her left hand became a strange curve, but the right hand was bent and the palm facing out.

Will Chongzi... hate him?

Luo Yinfan was a little confused, seeing him bend over and pick up Cheng Feng. He wanted to speak but was speechless.

"Brother Cheng Feng," Chongzi asked in a low voice after a long while, "What do you want to know?"

"I... didn't see him last time," Cheng Feng said with difficulty, "I just want to ask you, did he say anything when he left?"

Chongzi was silent for a moment and said, "He feels bad for you."

Cheng Feng was happy, "Since your accident, Zhenzhu has often said guilty words. I have long suspected him, but I didn't want to believe that you were indeed framed by him. But now that he died to save you, I can barely save your life. I hope you can forgive him."

Chongzi nodded.

Chengfeng closed his eyes and finally fainted.

Injuring his disciple by accident, Min Yunzhong was in pain and angry, so he hurriedly motioned for his disciples to go save Chengfeng and scolded, “This kid is enchanted by that witch (Zhenzu)!”

"What's with the witch?" Chongzi put Chengfeng down and said coldly: "Xianmen is ruthless, but the witch is affectionate. She treats Brother Cheng Feng sincerely, and I don't care if I am framed by her. Why do you hate her so much?"

Min Yunzhong was taken aback.

Luo Yinfan was about to speak when suddenly a strange gust of wind blew from the ground.

The sand and rock fell, the wind died down, and a faint black shadow appeared under the tree, followed by the Four Guardians and the shadow demon army following behind, the smoke had not yet dispersed, and it was not clear how many people came.

"Jiyou!" Guessing the identity of the person who came, everyone was shocked, and they were on guard.

This area is close to the main road of the demon world. It seems they have disturbed the stana of worried devils. Unexpectedly, they were so powerful that even Demon Lord Jiuyou came alone.

Chongzi was surprised, "Wang Yue?"

Wang Yue nodded, "It's me, I'll pick you up."

Chongzi was surprised, "Pick me up? Where are you going to pick me up?"

"Go to the Demon Palace, the Immortal path leaves you, it's time for you to go to the devil's path!"

"How... how did I get blown away?!"

"Thinking of immortals becoming demons and demons becoming immortals There is no difference between demons and immortals."

Chongzi stared at him, confused and stupid.

Fairy indistinguishable? Yes, these immortals were indeed much better than demons, and they still wanted him to die regardless of whether they had wronged him indiscriminately! The devil is indeed dirty, is the immortal clean? The immortal world doesn't allow it, and there is still a path to enter the demon.

"Evil Beings!" Luo Yinfan's anger soared when he heard it, and his tone became firm, "He wanted to use those words to confuse your mind. So why don't you go back with teacher. Do you really want to stray from sect teacher?!"

Leaving the teacher's door? Chongzi came back to his senses, turned to look at him, and fell silent.

"No one leaves you. Come to Master's side." Luo Yinfan let out a gentle tone. At the same time, his right hand in his sleeve secretly raised his spiritual power, intending to force it away.

Chongzi suddenly said, "Since Master is like them and thinks that I will harm the Six Realms. That sword can make my soul fly, why did Master save my reincarnation?"

Luo Yinfan's heart suddenly sank, and his perfect expression finally revealed a hint of panic.

What did he ask?

"Yes, Brother Zhenzhu returned the memory to me. I remember everything." Chongzi raised his unattractive face, and his phoenix eyes stared at him. He didn't believe until now that he was just like them and didn't care about right or wrong, "Master killed me, why did Master finally save me again?"

Luo Yinfan didn't understand, was he really at fault for saving her and taking care of her in the next life? But why in the end, he still chose to leave her and left her alone?

Luo Yinfan looked away.

There was no answer because he couldn't answer it.

“You shouldn't have asked him,” Wang Yue's clear voice sounded, “It wasn't him who saved you, but Wan Jie. Wan Jie used his remaining soul to block that sword for you. The other Heaven Evils had prepared an organ in the temple in advance to hide your soul, hid it from Yu Du, and then sent you to reincarnation."

Uncle, a remnant soul... that's how it is!

Chongzi never understood. He didn't understand how Luo Yinfan could kill him and wanted to save his reincarnation when he knew he was innocent. How could he hurt her while feeling guilty...

Turns out it was all his fault. His (Luo Yinfan) mistakes amounted to nothing, and he never regretted them.

The person Chongzi once saved with his life had finally saved him with his life.

Tears flowed soundlessly. Chongzi didn't realize, "Uncle saved me. Master feels guilty, but Master has never regretted it. So if Master tries again, Master will still do it."

Is that so? Luo Yinfan closed his eyes slightly.

Luo Yinfan thought that if he didn't remember his previous life and his injuries, his teacher and disciple would be able to continue like this forever. He still had a chance to save her. Waiting to cultivate into the Heart Mirror Technique, he would immediately pick her up, no matter if she became disabled, he would always protect her.

However, what was supposed to come had finally come, and the most worrying thing had happened.

How can I make amends with that sword?

"Chong'er!" Low voice, guilty sigh.

Chongzi smiled weakly.

Yes, he is an immortal, the head of the Immortal League that everyone admires, and what he has done all his life is for the immortal world, the peace of Xianmen, and the peace of the common people. It was something he had guarded his entire life. There's nothing wrong with leaving Chongzi alone. He just made the wisest choice.

Chongzi always remembered that the young Immortal in white led the little guy and walked to Zizhu Peak step by step .

He remembered, he took her little hand and said, "With Master here, no one will bully you."

That must be a pale promise.

He dotes on Chongzi and cherishes all those he protects. Chongzi would try his best to help him take care of these things, but his teacher didn't know and didn't believe him.

Chongzi said, "I am right, and so is Master."

Mouth filled with bitterness, Luo Yinfan hesitated a few times before he stopped, and finally said softly, "Everything that happened to you today, was all because of teacher's fault, because teacher couldn't help you." 

After saying this, he looked at her, his eyes and tone became serious, "But Chong'er, it's not what you want to fall into the devil. Do you really want to see blood flowing into the river and the Six Realms being destroyed?"

"Do I have another choice?"

"Come back with the teacher."

"Come back and die?"

"I am forever your teacher and will not let you die."

"Master's promises are too much, but one's belief has limits. Master's mistakes can't change anything. It is God's will that I fall into the devil!"

"No!" Luo Yinfan said resolutely, “Nothing is predestined. It is only up to you to become an immortal.”

"It's up to me?" Chongzi shook his head, "I can't help myself. Master is treating me like this because Master believes in God's will, right? Actually, it's Master who wants me to truly become a devil, so Master can kill me with one sword without feeling guilty."

"Chong'er!" He couldn't deny that he had thought that way before, but now… he would rather let her break his bones and live in agony in the ice prison, than watch him die.

Well, it's not just out of guilt. Teachers and students. She is not important to him and doesn't care about him.

Wang Yue said, "If Wan Jie doesn't save you, your soul will be scattered, and you will never be born. Are you willing to give up your life so easily?"

Chongzi was silent.

"Little Chong'er, you won't like such a day. Promise Uncle that you must not fall into the devil." But Uncle Wan Jie didn't know, except for himself, everyone here wanted him to fall into the devil.

Min Yunzhong, Yu Du, Yu Xuzi...

“You, and you, you,” Chongzi raised his hand and pointed at each and every one of them, “I was born with a demonic aura, so what?! I have never had any intention of harming others and I have never betrayed Nanhua. Wonderland I can accommodate beasts like Yue Qiao and other ungrateful people in Changsheng Palace, but only I can't be tolerated. It doesn't matter if I'm trapped by magic or not."

He turned and pointed at her, his voice condescending, "You too."

Luo Yinfan shook his head, "You..."

"Master really has no regrets at all?"

Regret? Luo Yinfan couldn't answer.

The sword slashed, thinking that everything was over, he did not regret it, even though he knew that he would always feel guilty. But when she returned, when she knelt in front of him again and called him “Master”, accompanied him in his next life, and became her only concern besides his responsibilities in her lonely life. He felt that he too had come back to life, worried about his secret, covered his demonic aura, and was playing favoritism for the first time in his life. For all sorts of things, he also has no regrets.

This question, even he himself did not know.

"Chong'er..."

"I just want to be Chong'er, but unfortunately Master won't let me," Chongzi raised his hand, "I look like this. Will Master still think of me as Chong'er?"

Luo Yinfan's face was pale, and after a long while he said softly, "It's not that I don't dislike being a teacher."

"But I hate it. I won't reconcile! I am right, so I can't accept your decision," Chongzi put down his long sleeves and turned to Wang Yue, "Xianmen is safe, Six Realms is safe, they will use my life instead."

“Demon Palace has been waiting for you for a long time,” Wang Yue raised her hand gracefully, and a long sword appeared out of nowhere, emitting a strange red light, “Come, Zi Devil.”

"Ni Lun's Sword!"

"It was Jiuyou Demon Palace that stole the Demon Sword!"

...

Ignoring the noisy crowd, Chongzi limped and walked towards him step by step without hesitation.

His demonic aura overflowed, and the wind suddenly rose, blowing the white clothes, like a dying butterfly, the most beautiful dance left in the world.

His stride was limping, but no one found him ugly. Every step, white clothes rose from the bottom up, as if soaked in ink, and gradually turned black; every step, you can hear a “click, click” sound, which is the sound of the bones of his limbs breaking again.

"True immortal, or true demon?"

"The immortal has the way of the immortal, and the devil also has the way of the devil. There is no difference between right and wrong. The devil is another Wonderland."

"How to get into the devil?"

"Take this Demonic Sword. You are its true master. You are enough to withstand all of its power."

Starting with the Ni Lun Sword, a powerful devil energy suddenly attacked, making it hard for his body to adapt, and his facial features distorted, making his face look blurry and even more terrifying.

"Wait, don't be afraid...Senior Brother will definitely save you."

Sorry, she can't wait for that day.

The hatred of the two lives, the unwillingness of the two lives, finally aroused a suffocating demonic aura surging up, and his long hair to the ground was scattered by a gust of wind.

Luo Yinfan was puzzled, took a step forward, raised his hand as if to grab something, "Chong'er!"

Chongzi turned his face to the side as if he didn't hear him.

The broken bones were put back together and healed, and he finally straightened up and stood up with his sword.

Her features were clear again, her skin was as smooth as snow, and her appearance was not much different from before. Only the chin was pointed, the nose was straighter, the corners of the eyes were more raised, the eyebrows were longer, and they flew sideways to the temples, which was a strange kind of momentum.

Luo Yinfan looked at him, at the little disciple who had been abused and tortured but still didn't change his temper, stubbornly accompanied him, relied on him, but now became a stranger, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word. 

He was too late to stop her, too late to save her. He had lost her forever. From the moment he regained his memory, he knew that he would lose her.

Whose fault is this?

Is she? Apart from serving him and loving him, suffering grievances, being killed by his own hands, having his bones broken, and being thrown into an ice prison, what else had he done?

Is it Xianmen? Who could afford to bet on a child whose natural devilish aura could harm the Six Realms? If it's not removed immediately, what can be done?

No, they did nothing wrong, it was their fault! He (Luo Yinfan himself) was wrong! She was his teacher he trusted the most. When everyone suspected that she would be blown away, she chose to give up and let her endure it alone. Everyone was hurting him, and he was hurting her with them!

Chongzi raised his charming black eyes, his expression and tone were indifferent, "Where is the Demon Palace?"

"There is a devil in your heart, you can see the Demon Palace."

"I will go with you."

A gust of wind swept through the vortex, and two black shadows walked towards the depths of the vortex one after another.

He has a complicated relationship with the Heavenly Demon Order. If the Demonic Order was also stolen today, if he really summoned a Demon from the virtual sky. It would be another disaster in the immortal world! Yu Xuzi and others were still hesitating, and Yu Du and Min Yunzhong had already slashed with their swords.

Chongzi groaned slightly, and the tip of his sword made a circle in the air, easily pushing the Buddhist Pagoda in Min Yunzhong.

Seeing his current ability with his own eyes, Luo Yinfan was shocked, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, "Jiuyou!"

It was his fault that he didn't protect her properly and hurt her with his own hands, but he would never let her be charmed! Locking his thoughts, he resolutely bit his teeth and drew his Wave Chasing Sword, the airflow rolled into a vortex, and it was “silence” again!

The brilliant sword stance seemed to lack stamina, and suddenly broke halfway.

Very depressed. How can he control by heart lock? Luo Yinfan finally didn't hold back and took half a step back. He covered his chest with his left hand, and a clot of blood spilled from the corner of his lips, which was clearly a sign of a deep wound.

Everyone was shocked, and Yu Du quickly supported him, "Little brother!"

Seeing the two of them leave without looking back, the vortex disappeared in midair. Luo Yinfan stood up stiffly, and quickly raised his hand to wipe the blood from his lips. He avoided Xing Xuan who came to check on the injuries, "Recently, your training has been too strict, and your true essence is unstable. You'd better catch your breath."

The problem is the foregone conclusion, and most people are confused.

Yu Du sighed, "Everything is God's will. He won't look back, and you don't need to blame yourself so much. Let's go back and talk about it later."

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In the end, it's really regretful that Luo Yinfan hurt Chongzi that much.

But it was already too late Xianmen. You guys forced Chongzi to embrace his devil side 😭

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