Chapter 91 86. White-haired, red-eyed Chu Bingyan rides a horse to catch up with Lin Qingque.
"No!"
"Since that's the case, do you still think I am an Outer Domain Demon?"
Chu Bingyan bit her cherry lips and subconsciously nodded again, but then shook her head immediately after.
Once Xu Yuan put it that way, she suddenly couldn't tell if he really was an Outer Domain Demon anymore.
Or to put it another way, were Outer Domain Demons really as the ancient texts had recorded?
She felt utterly confused about what her Master and the others had said.
Seeing how he had successfully bamboozled her, Xu Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.
Even though it was with the help of the Yang Charm Demon Body, managing to hoodwink her was still a success.
Xu Yuan extended his hand to continue massaging her, treating the injuries on her body.
Especially since he had given her a thorough assistance last night, those parts looked particularly horrifying.
They had swollen by more than just a circle.
Luckily, the bodies of cultivators were quite resilient to wear and tear, otherwise, with injuries like these, it would be remarkable if they could heal without leaving any aftereffects, let alone recover completely.
But even so, when Xu Yuan's hand reached those parts, Chu Bingyan involuntarily flinched, clearly still traumatized.
"Don't worry, I won't touch them."
Xu Yuan guessed she might retain a psychological shadow for a good while in the future.
Only after hearing his words did Chu Bingyan move away her trembling hands that were guarding her vital parts.
As his Spiritual Power slowly poured in, a cool sensation emerged in her heart, causing her to let out a moving moan without realizing it.
After coming to her senses, her snowy cheeks flushed like dawn's rosy sky, and she shyly turned her face away to avoid Xu Yuan's half-smiling, surprised look.
It was only a moment later, under the pretext of healing, that Xu Yuan, who had managed to get even closer to her, resumed speaking.
"Master Chu, speaking of which, do you know the current ninth Princess, Princess Luoyang?"
Xu Yuan's tone seemed casual as he asked, yet his eyes were earnestly observing her slightest changes in expression.
"Princess Luoyang?"
Chu Bingyan looked momentarily distant, then lowered her head in contemplation.
Shortly after, she nodded: "I know her, but we are not closely acquainted."
Know her?
Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
If she really knew her, wouldn't that mean that person is not her? After all, Chu Bingyan's memory of that person had been completely erased.
No, that's not necessarily true. There's no evidence to prove this point.
"How many times have you met her?"
He asked in a grave voice.
"Once."
Chu Bingyan probably guessed that he was trying to identify the mysterious person who had sealed her memories.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
But that Princess Luoyang...
Suddenly, scenarios of her interactions with Princess Luoyang flashed through Chu Bingyan's mind, and she abruptly shook her head.
Then, as she carefully recalled the meeting, she said, "When I met her, it was the day she returned to Dawn City. The previous Divine Emperor had me meet her to divine her life pattern."
"What did you divine?"
Xu Yuan squinted his eyes and asked.
"Luoyang."
"What?"
"I saw in her the vision of the sun setting behind the mountains, of the world's end," Chu Bingyan whispered, "That's also why she was named Princess Luoyang."
"Did she speak at that time?"
"No."
Chu Bingyan said, "She didn't say a word."
Could it really not be her?
Xu Yuan felt puzzled.
Chu Bingyan was not lying; the scenes she described matched exactly with those in the game.
Does that mean there's not a single problem with Princess Luoyang, Jing Lixue?
Moments later, he suddenly spoke, "Then it must be her."
"Why?"
Chu Bingyan appeared astonished.
"Because that's the worst-case scenario. As long as I take that as the basis for reference and plan accordingly, I can handle other possibilities that don't involve her," he replied.
Although Chu Bingyan understood his words, she couldn't grasp his meaning.
But Xu Yuan had no intention of making her understand and exhaled lightly, not dwelling too much on this matter. He continued, "By the way, do you know anything about the death of the previous Divine Emperor?"
"The previous Divine Emperor?"
Chu Bingyan's eyebrows furrowed in distress, and after a long pause, she finally said, "I can't remember."
Hearing her say this, Xu Yuan was not disappointed but instead, his eyes brightened.
Chu Bingyan said she couldn't remember.
With the journey of cultivation and the strengthening of the soul, a cultivator's memory of the past becomes increasingly clear, to the point of recalling memories from the womb.
The abrupt death of the Divine Emperor had only occurred recently; how could Chu Bingyan possibly have forgotten it?
That left only one possibility: the death of the previous Divine Emperor was related to that mysterious person—and Chu Bingyan had been involved too.
In other words, if they could find the cause of the Divine Emperor's death, that mysterious person's identity might reveal itself.
However, Xu Yuan did not intend to focus on this.
The other party was aware of his identity but chose to avoid him, which meant they were not confident enough to resolve him and thus needed various schemes.
Since that was the case, Xu Yuan naturally wouldn't concern himself with it too much.
The Four Divine Beasts Quadrant Formation was the key purpose of his visit to Dawn City.
Including Chu Bingyan, his primary reason for seeking her was to exploit her to secure the power of the Heavenly Machine Tower to act.
If he got the chance, he naturally would find out the other party's identity.
But to shift his focus to this aspect would be to lose sight of the forest for the trees.
"So, can you use the Heavenly Mystery Art now to deduce the outcomes of these two issues?"
After a short contemplation, Xu Yuan looked at her.
He had almost forgotten how advanced Chu Bingyan's Heavenly Mystery Art was, rare in this world, and to not make use of it would indeed be a waste.
Upon hearing his query, Chu Bingyan at first was stunned, then her fingers flicked as if butterflies were flitting about, while she simultaneously murmured an incantation.
Moments later, her expression became slightly stern as she nodded and then shook her head.
"What does that mean?"
Xu Yuan frowned instinctively.
"I can't deduce an outcome for the matter related to the Divine Emperor, while the life pattern of Princess Luoyang remains unchanged from before."
"Is that so."
Xu Yuan was slightly taken aback.
The life pattern remained exactly the same, no changes?
Did that mean Jing Lixue did not use her ability to modify life patterns? Or, after using it, did she change it back?
Xu Yuan rubbed and caressed Chu Bingyan's tender and soft earlobe, silently pondering.
Meanwhile, within Dawn City, a Charming Shadow raced through the alleys at high speed.
Lin Qingque frowned, her complexion somewhat ugly.
She didn't know why, but just at that moment, a sense of unease had flashed through her heart, as if something bad had happened.
In fact, she had already started feeling this unease since a certain moment the night before.
At first, she had not taken it too seriously.
After all, how could her senior brother be so worthless that while they were fighting to the death outside, he'd be seducing girls and enjoying carnal pleasures?
Furthermore, by observing the movements from Tian Liuli, she could surmise that the Guardian Yang Sha should still be there.
But as time went on, the uneasiness in her heart did not diminish; instead, it became ever more intense.
'Could it be that something has happened to my senior brother?'
Thus, following the sensation from the Holy Water that Xu Yuan had consumed earlier, she hastened towards him as soon as their battle ended.
...
As Xu Yuan caressed her ear, Chu Bingyan's lips blushed slightly as she suddenly realized something.
Surely healing was something that, once he released his Spiritual Power, she could do herself, but he hadn't allowed it and instead touched her himself?
Was this deliberate or accidental?
Of course, what made her feel most ashamed was that she had not realized it herself and had let him touch her body again without resistance throughout the process?
Unlike the night before, this time she could have resisted at any moment.
Chu Bingyan didn't know whether his tenderness at the moment was feigned or genuine, but she was clear that had she spoken up, regardless of the situation, he would certainly have stopped.
Yet, she had not spoken up. Deep inside her heart, she subconsciously overlooked this issue, even now, after realizing it, she didn't immediately speak up to stop him?
Chu Bingyan bit her lower lip, her expression lost.
'Could it be that I have fallen for him?'
Just as she hesitated about whether to speak up and refuse, Xu Yuan discerned her thoughts from her expression and couldn't help but show a hint of a smile. He glanced at the girl's softly swollen, jade-white belly.
Suddenly, his hand, which had been gently stroking her earlobe, moved up, grabbing the black fabric.
"Don't!"
As expected, when Chu Bingyan realized the black cloth that bound her eyes was about to be removed, panic flashed across her face and she hastily clutched his wrist, pleading, "Really... don't take it off."
"Master Chu, do you trust me?"
Xu Yuan did not forcefully remove her blindfold but instead looked at her and asked.
"I..."
Chu Bingyan bit her vermilion lips harder, at a loss for how to answer.
"Don't worry,"
he said softly, "Didn't I tell you before? Although this accident was caused by you, since I did that kind of thing to you, I will take responsibility. As such, whatever it is, I won't be afraid."
Chu Bingyan was moved and filled with guilt when she heard this.
He was clearly a good person, and she had just misunderstood him.
She had forgotten that Xu Yuan had initially targeted her and had taken the responsibility for this accident upon himself.
Feeling the grip on his wrist loosen, Xu Yuan gently tugged.
As the black cloth fell away, a pair of deep crimson, crystal-clear eyes suddenly appeared before him.
The moment he saw these blood-red eyes, Xu Yuan's mind was flooded with images of apocalyptic scenes.
The ground split, volcanoes erupted, and beyond that, countless meteors plummeted from the sky, crashing into the world.
Just one glimpse was enough to make his face turn pale.
But he did not show fear; instead, he managed a faint smile.
"It's okay, there's nothing scary about it."
"...Really?"
Chu Bingyan's gaze shifted away.
"Really, your eyes are beautiful, aren't they? How could I possibly be afraid?"
Xu Yuan exhaled softly.
Despite being prepared for the prophetic eyes of the game, which glimpsed the tip of the future iceberg, witnessing the many scenes of destruction through them still left him profoundly shaken.
"But..."
Chu Bingyan lowered her eyelids, not daring to look at him, only daring to stare at the ground: "They all say that these are eyes destined to bring destruction."
"If they really say that, then... they are the ones destined for destruction."
Xu Yuan said with a smile.
Chu Bingyan was stunned, lifting her head to stare at him blankly.
At that moment, Lin Qingque was still on her way, speeding towards them.