Chapter 70

[Translator]: Adrastus Translations [Editor]: xue er

.The world was dark, the starlight was sparse, like a pair of prying eyes.

Xie Ziyou paced back and forth in the lonely ancient city, his fingertips brushing against the mottled city walls, hooking up a touch of wet and cold moss. The faint moonlight shone on his back, casting a layer of cold light over his long black hair.

The young man’s eyes were dazed, his steps staggering, there was something in the void pointing at him, whispering.

“Look, it’s the host who squandered all his points.”

“I saw it, it’s so miserable, so miserable, hehe.”

“Shh, don’t talk nonsense, he did it to save someone, he was righteous, he did it for a just cause … Hahaha, I can’t make it up anymore, how can there be such a fool in this day and age, spending all his points for an unrelated person?”

Xie Ziyou’s steps stopped, his ten fingers suddenly clenched.

Shut up, he thought, I’m willing to spend points to save someone, what does it have to do with you?

Just as he thought about it, the scene in front of Xie Ziyou suddenly changed.

The bright and beautiful sun shone down, he stood in a forest of peach blossoms, the falling petals were in full bloom, the rain was continuous, the flowers were burning all over the mountains, the peach blossoms dyed the sleeves, adding to the fragrance.

Xie Ziyou stood dazedly in the same place, the handsome young man was standing in front of him, smiling sweetly, handing him an exquisitely embroidered oil-paper umbrella.

Xie Ziyou subconsciously raised his hand, accepting the umbrella.

Xie Heng didn’t release the umbrella handle, but instead flipped his palm over, skillfully pulling it back, holding Xie Ziyou’s hand in his palm.

The petals fluttered behind Xie Heng, the drizzle pattered and wet the hair on the young man’s forehead. His bright and moist eyes contained three parts of a smile, three parts of a gentleness, and four parts of a anticipation. His thin lips parted slightly as he said in a soft voice, “You You, are you willing to marry me?”

The warmth flowed through Xie Heng’s thick palm and continuously entered Xie Ziyou’s heart, warming his slightly cold fingertips.

I’m willing, a string of pink bubbles appeared in Xie Ziyou’s heart, he thought, of course I’m willing.

The spring rain continued, under the same oil-paper umbrella, the slender figure quietly drew closer.

His breathing gradually became hurried, the white steam that he exhaled intertwined and merged with the cool breeze. His lips were about to touch — —

A sharp voice suddenly rushed out, shouting, “No, you can’t be together!”

The Peach Blossom Forest was like a huge bubble, suddenly burst. Xie Ziyou’s arms were empty, he opened his eyes in a daze, he found that he was still alone on the city wall, the cold wind was chilly, the cold moon was lonely, the stone steps under his feet were cold, his shoes and socks were permeated, freezing his toes.

Xie Ziyou suddenly felt a surge of anger, he raised his head and shouted, “Why can’t we be together!”

The stars suddenly scattered, dark clouds covered the sky, the noisy voices laughing and laughing together, chattering, “You don’t have points.”

“Without points, how can you exchange for the rest of the time?”

“Without points, what the hell is it to be together?”

“Hahahaha, I’m afraid he’s looking forward to another system bug!”

“He’s thinking of luck, shame shame shame!”

Xie Ziyou froze in place.

The cold wind swept over from the steep hillside, sweeping across a hundred miles of desolate wasteland, climbing up the city wall, passing through the stacks, and sweeping up Xie Ziyou’s fluttering clothes.

The cold wind suddenly became strong, Xie Ziyou’s black hair was lifted by the wind, suddenly blinding his eyes.

His eyes were stinging with pain, he hurriedly pulled his long hair aside, his tightly clenched fingers unconsciously loosened. The oil-paper umbrella that had created a rain of flowers in the Peach Blossom Forest could not withstand the cold wind, the bamboo bones snapped with a ‘pa’ sound, and flew out of his hand towards the city wall.

The oil-paper fluttered, the bent umbrella bones cast a desolate shadow.

… … This was the only thought Xie Heng had left before he disappeared.

Xie Ziyou’s mind went white. When he regained his senses, he had already leaped high up on the edge of the wall, half of his body in the air, reaching out his hand to hook the oil-paper umbrella that had been blown away by the wind.

His fingertip barely caught a petal on the umbrella cover, his hand was wet and shiny.

The cold wind whistled, the youth brushed past the oil-paper umbrella, the edge of the wall under his feet split open, his footsteps unsteady, Xie Ziyou’s pupils suddenly constricted, his body fell sideways off the city wall!

“Crash!”

Her frantically waving hand seemed to have overturned something, and it rolled and fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

Xie Ziyou suddenly opened his eyes — —

He gasped for breath, his chest heaving up and down.

In front of him was the familiar vermilion beam, the light colored gauze curtain fluttering in the wind, the window lattice half open, half closed, the first rays of the morning sun seeped into the room through the crack, making the already spacious room even more empty.

It was Xie Ziyou’s bedroom in the Xie Mansion.

… Just now was just a dream.

Xie Ziyou took a deep breath, laid down again, and tried his best to calm down his rapid breathing.

The thrill of brushing past the oil-paper umbrella still lingered in his heart, as if something was about to descend. What he was about to miss was not an umbrella, but the young man in his heart.

“Damned nightmare,” Xie Ziyou muttered.

“You You, you’re awake?” The System’s concerned call came from his mind, it said softly, “Did you have a nightmare?”

“Yes.” Xie Ziyou placed his right hand on his forehead and closed his eyes slightly. “What’s the situation now? How did I get back to the Xie Mansion?”

The System replied, “It’s not necessarily a nightmare.”

“You You, there are many existences in the void that are hard for ordinary people to understand. Some of the nightmares are the best at seduction, awakening the ugly side of the human heart, and treating evil and sin as food. Perhaps you’ve met them.”

“They can only cause trouble in the void. Once you leave the space-time gap, they won’t be able to continue hurting you.”

The System paused and comforted him gently, “You You, dreams are all negative, don’t worry.”

Xie Ziyou was silent for a moment, then said softly, “… Yes.”

Even so, his heart was still filled with a heavy sense of worry.

What surprised Xie Ziyou even more was that according to the System’s explanation, he had been unconscious for dozens of days.

The spatial tunnel produced by the Main God was truly a fine product. Xie Heng and the others had most likely landed in a safe position within a radius of ten li around the secret realm. They weren’t affected by the chaos of the shattered space, so they should be able to quickly wake up and find each other.

When Xie Ziyou jumped out of the gap, the spatial tunnel had just disappeared. He was fortunate enough not to be torn to pieces by the hurricane, nor was he able to fall into the mountains and be eaten by wild beasts. Unfortunately, he had suffered a mental shock and fell into a coma.

The premature collapse of the secret realm was undoubtedly a huge piece of news that shocked the cultivation world.

The servants that were left outside the secret realm searched everywhere. Some of them found their masters who were unconscious in the mountains and hurriedly brought them back to their homes for treatment — Xie Ziyou was one of them.

There were also many servants that were unable to find anything, or they only found a warm corpse. They were so frightened that they trembled. Those that were usually bullied turned around and fled, and some even took out their daggers when they weren’t paying attention … … In the middle of the mountains that weren’t considered wide, there were many humorous scenes that tested one’s humanity.

Xie Ziyou asked worriedly, “What about Xie Heng?”

He had no way of determining when those people would wake up. The first to find someone might not be a servant, but it could also be an enemy, or a stranger with ill intentions.

The System shook its head and said it didn’t know.

Just protecting Xie Ziyou from being harmed by the beasts in the mountains had already exhausted all of its mental energy. After all, its mimicry was just a little bee, and Xie Ziyou had spent all of his points, so he couldn’t even exchange for the lowest level of protection.

At the mention of points, Xie Ziyou suddenly came back to his senses.

He hurriedly called out the System Interface and stared at the dazzling “0” at the total score. He was speechless for a moment.

The System mimicry produced a tiny bee and landed on Xie Ziyou’s shoulder. It cautiously asked, “You You, do you regret it?”

“Regret what?”

The System replied, “Regretting saving an unrelated person, exhausting your points.”

“… Don’t worry,” Xie Ziyou raised his head and looked at the flowers in the small courtyard outside the window. He said softly, “I don’t regret it. If I saved someone, I would only lose points. If I didn’t save someone, I would lose more important things. ”

He paused for a moment, the corners of his lips curling slightly.

“I’m playing the role of the villain. I can’t just act like that and become the villain.” Xie Ziyou had a card up his sleeve. “When we first came to this world, weren’t we also penniless? At worst, we can start all over again. ”

The System smiled with relief, but then said in distress, “You You, it’s great that you can think like that. But to start all over again … I’m afraid it’ll be difficult. ”

The smile on Xie Ziyou’s face immediately froze.

It seems … like it was true?

His points mainly came from two sources. One was the amount of hatred the protagonist had accumulated, and the other was the amount of face the protagonist had accumulated.

But at this moment, he had confirmed that the protagonist was Xie Heng. Putting aside whether Xie Ziyou was willing to continue to farm hatred, even if he hardened his heart, Xie Heng might not be willing to cooperate.

Xie Ziyou sat on the edge of the bed, holding his face in worry. He tried hard to think of the available space for the resources at hand. His gaze wandered around the room, and his eyes suddenly landed on the beam of the room. A glowing white light peeked out.

It was the sword bone he had hidden before.

Recalling the truth he had discovered in his dream, Xie Ziyou’s face flushed red.

It was only then that he realized that Xie Heng was able to sense the sword bone. These few days, he had placed the sword bone in a higher position. Wouldn’t that increase his field of vision and greatly facilitate that lecher?

The inside of the room was different from the outside. There was no need to concave into the villain’s shape. It was his only place to relax. Xie Ziyou recalled the past month, he had crossed his legs, chewed on melon seeds, chewed on chicken bones, changed his clothes, kicked the quilt …

All of this had probably been seen by that bastard.

… F * ck.

Once he thought of this, Xie Ziyou saw stars in front of his eyes and steam rose from his ears. He jumped up the beam aggressively, grabbed the sword bone, and angrily threw it to the corner of the wall. He almost raised his leg and stomped on it a few times.

The System hurriedly stopped him: “You You, aren’t you afraid that the spirit bone will be eaten by rats at night?”

“It’s him that’s gnawing on!” Xie Ziyou’s beautiful peach blossom eyes slightly widened, the ends of his eyes slightly red. He said angrily: “Give him a taste of my strength, let’s see if he still dares to peek at me!”

The System smiled helplessly.

It knew that Xie Ziyou was just speaking out of anger. Its host had always been stubborn and soft-hearted. Knowing that the sword bone and Xie Heng were able to sense the sword bone, it definitely wouldn’t allow the spirit bone to be covered in dust in the corner.

The System changed the topic and pulled Xie Ziyou to chat casually. As expected, Xie Ziyou’s anger gradually weakened. His mind started to lose focus, and he kept subconsciously glancing at the corner of the wall.

Not long after, the youth gritted his teeth and moved to the wall. He bent down to pick up the spirit bone and wiped it on his sleeves.

“I’m not pitying him.” Without waiting for the System to speak, Xie Ziyou spoke first, “The view from this corner is too bright, I need to find a hiding place for it.”

The System teased: “Under the bed?”

Xie Ziyou’s eyes twitched, but he pretended not to hear it. He found a black box and placed the sword bone properly. He also found a piece of silk cloth to wrap the box tightly, and stuffed it into the wardrobe.

“You You, did you know?” The System said, “Rats will chew through the cloth and gnaw through the wooden box …”

“They won’t! Shut up, I won’t listen! ”

“Alright, even if there are no rats, a small and dark space will still cause great harm to a person’s mind. Xie Heng frequently felt that if he was locked in such a narrow and secluded space, he might suffer from claustrophobia, autism, or depression … ”

“… You’re so annoying.”

Xie Ziyou’s hand that was stuffing the box paused. After struggling for a long time, he reluctantly pulled it back into his arms, opened the cloth strip, and took out the sword bone.

The sword bone was still as clear as jade, and the small sword in it had already taken shape. The sharpness of the sword was overwhelming him.

Damn it, Xie Ziyou thought to himself, how am I going to deal with this thing?

Before he could come up with a reliable method, the wooden door was suddenly knocked a few times from the outside. A woman’s sweet voice penetrated through the crack and floated into the room. She said worriedly: “You ‘er, I heard that you’re awake. Are you alright?”

It was Wang Yun.