Chapter 622 - 299: Warm-hearted as the Ancient Path (Part 2)

"I heard that you and your senior and junior sisters are Daoist companions, they are like the spring orchids and jade trees, blooming beautifully. But I am already an old man nearing three hundred years of age, like a piece of deadwood, a withered flower and depleted willow. You... could still be interested in me?"

She surprisingly did not resent You Su’s audacity, nor did she plan to punish him.

You Su was speechless, he could feel the other party’s concern and self-reproach, but he couldn’t possibly reveal his matter of the True Lord.

"Hua Jing, you don’t need to be unduly modest. Though I am blind, I was fortunate to glimpse your appearance, and I know it’s of utmost beauty in this world. Any man seeing this would indulge in fantasies, and I am no exception, my mortal heart being too heavy, but I have no intention of overstepping bounds, please don’t take it seriously..."

Hua Jing nodded softly upon hearing this, retracting the golden glow in her eyes, and said calmly:

"You are very bold."

You Su awkwardly twitched the corner of his mouth, and honestly said:

"Quite bold indeed..."

"I have golden profundity in my eyes, secret divine light concealed within, even a Venerable would keep a respectful distance seeing me. If someone of your similar standing were to behold my form, they could only worship, not daring to birth wicked thoughts, because they simply couldn’t. But you are different, which truly makes me..."

You Su was extremely nervous about the evaluation that would follow. He knew that although he appeared cautious in action, he was actually audacious beyond measure, including but not limited to having color-arrogance.

Perhaps due to those memory fragments, he seemed to be lacking in awe towards these Immortal Ancestors and Evil Gods.

He seemed like a reckless man who knows no fear, with no faith to guide him, if any, it was only himself.

"Makes you what...?"

"Makes me see you in a new light."

You Su opened his dark eyes wide, not expecting his lawlessness to receive such high praise from the head of Hua Jing.

"You are indeed quite outstanding, but I never thought you would be a savior. With me, there’s also a Divine Son that the Exorcism Bureau has secretly cultivated for a long time, he was more brilliant, more dazzling than any of us. But he still fell before the forces of malevolence, not even by the three Great Evil Gods, he was so scared that he wet himself before merely an extremely ugly Evil Spirit."

Hua Jing gathered her loose silver hair, and said calmly:

"The reason why malevolence is terrifying is because they always hide within the unknown mist. The reason why malevolence is powerful is because they can exploit human fear of the unknown.

I originally thought Yiyi was daring enough. During that test, I was prepared for her to be frightened out of her wits. But I didn’t expect you to be bolder than her, bolder than anyone I have met.

I remember your eyes confronting Him within my Sea of Consciousness, without any trace of fear, even if you recognized who He was. How can someone who fears divine authority pull Them off their thrones?

You Su, you are a true Divine Son."

You Su could hear the genuine approval within this calm tone, he was flattered, momentarily unable to discern if it was the True Lord or himself that allowed him to stare directly at the Void Nightmare.

Or perhaps, both?

"Thank you...for waking up and striking back at His illusion, your courage is not small either..."

You Su flattered.

Hua Jing suddenly curled her mouth, this woman who habitually remained indifferent to all things except evil, did not smile gently, but with a little sharp decisiveness.

"So, I will never watch idly as you fall into evil."

As soon as the words fell, the clothes on You Su also peeled off by themselves.

You Su was startled, wanting to cover up again, but found his body unable to move, only his pair of black pupils twirled around.

"It seems, the desire He stirred in you is really strong."

Hua Jing looked directly under You Su, giving her evaluation.

You Su wanted to speak and gently refuse Hua Jing’s ’kindness’, but couldn’t utter a single syllable.

"No need to feel shy, nor terrified. Healing is merely this. I realized it thanks to your guidance, you have a kindness; you stared into His gaze unfazed, just like Yiyi, sharing this fate with me. So both emotionally and rationally, I will not just stand by without saving."

Her serene voice was like the moon falling onto the lake’s heart, yet her heart’s lake showed not a ripple.

You Su couldn’t tell what he felt in his heart, he didn’t mean to deceive, but was truly helpless.

The other party clearly believed his evil thought was stirred by the power of the Heart Buddha and bore a great sense of responsibility to relieve him. With his pitch-black eyes, he didn’t know how to explain, and could only reluctantly endure the beauty’s grace.

"What do you want to say?"

Hua Jing saw You Su’s face full of hesitation, and released the restraint on his throat.

You Su stammered for a long time, still not daring to reveal the True Lord’s matter, finally getting out:

"Hua Jing, in fact, I can see you now..."

You Su regretted after saying this, it felt like he wanted to make this indifferent Divine Maiden embarrassed, so she could let him off.

But the other party clearly didn’t regard him as a man, merely as a patient, this indifferent head probably couldn’t harbor any feelings towards him.

This made him feel slightly frustrated, but also eased his guilt significantly.

"I know, you were reading the scriptures very seriously earlier." Hua Jing’s tone was as calm as still water.

You Su was embarrassed and sweating, he was clearly watching instead of reading.

He wanted to say something to explain further, but could already no longer speak.

"A blind man’s greatest wish is, of course, to regain sight. He granted your wish, but you must pay a price for it. I will help fill the void of desire within you towards me, but only you can sever your attachment to regained sight. Can you do it?"

You Su nodded with effort.

"A Divine Son surely won’t disappoint me, someday you’ll see again without relying on demonic power."

Hua Jing surprisingly encouraged You Su, then commendably grasped his fierce desire, and said:

"I force you to give up the light in your eyes now, will you blame me?"

You Su shook his head decisively.

"Thank you, you can take this time while you’re able to see, to look more at the beauty of the world, it will help you fill that void of desire."

You Su’s heart was like merging in waters, he knew, the only beauty he could behold, was the person before him.

You Su felt the woman was as beautiful as one could ever be, mysterious and hazy, her luxurious silver brilliance made her beauty overwhelming to behold.

Lingruo, Xueruo, Fairy Wangshu, Lotus Sword Venerable, Mr. Bihua, Venerable Qianhua... You Su thought of those women deeply connected to him, which one was not someone beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

His self-awareness was no longer that of a mere blind sword boy in Chuyun City, so facing Hua Jing now, he wouldn’t generate feelings of ’how did I deserve this’.

Anyway, he was already audacious, might as well be a little more daring.

"You just now imagined many scenarios, but unfortunately, given our difference in cultivation level, many can’t be realized, but I will control my musculature to satisfy you as best I can."

Hua Jing subtly chanted a spell, an invisible barrier enveloped this world, no wind nor sand could disturb.

You Su thought this revered former Divine Maiden, though always with a distant demeanor, showed whether it was Sister Yaoyao or Sister Yiyi’s matters...

She was actually a warm-hearted woman.

...

Zi Yiyi walked forward alone, having deceived her colleagues about the valley’s situation, walking out boldly.

She had never lied before, but now as a demonic woman, she felt no worries in lying.

Walking in the moonlit wilderness, she felt a newfound liberation.

Perhaps she was never meant to be a dignified and graceful orthodox fairy, her nature now unbound in freedom.

But she couldn’t help looking back, with some worries.

Suddenly, she paused, clearly feeling a special connection had broken.

She took out the Exorcism Order, the jade pendant glimmered green, indicating no more evil aura on her.

"It seems you pulled it off..."

She exhaled a breath of relief, the Hua Jing she saw as a mother did not disappoint her.

Being directly tainted by malevolence meant irretrievable corruption, those evils clinging like maggots on the bone, impossible to shake off. Only those indirectly associated with evil demonic subordinates had the possibility of being saved, hence the extreme avoidance of such malevolence like the plague.

And Hua Jing was the first in recorded history, able to, with her will, slay the malevolence already rooted within her.

Only someone like her is worthy to be the nemesis of the Master of Dreams.

Zi Yiyi thought proudly, then immediately, a figure appeared before her, she, as beautiful as a bird amid flowers.

"Young lady, I see outstanding potential in you, why not... join my evil sect?"

"Miss Cailing, who names their sect simply as ’evil sect’?"

Zi Yiyi’s face was calm with a smile, it didn’t need her to seek, what she wanted came right to her.