Chapter 623 - 300: Can You Still Stand by My Side

The transition from spring to summer, under the blazing sun.

Deep within Luoxing Valley, the trees were lush and green, flowers bloomed beneath them, and occasionally the sound of birdsong could be heard, full of vitality.

Speckled light shadows filtered through the leaves, spilling onto the robes of the cultivators, rendering them seemingly lost in thought.

Yet when the wind sweeps through the valley, it still carries the unique desolate dust scent of Luoxing Valley.

They were the exorcists stationed outside the valley, having suddenly received permission this morning to enter the valley and inspect the results of the exorcism. Yet they had done nothing so far, merely watched for a few days without even seeing a shadow of any evil spirit. Walking into this valley’s depths, they felt a sense of bewilderment.

Because it was vastly different from the shallower parts of the valley, almost as if it were another world.

In their understanding, Luoxing Valley had long been cultivated to emptiness, desolate and barren, unable to grow even a blade of grass, abandoned even by the poorest peasants.

It was like a sponge completely squeezed dry, yet unexpectedly water was produced from its very center.

"So, you mean, all of this... was done by that Heart Buddha?"

The speaker was a middle-aged male cultivator of ordinary appearance, very familiar with this land due to his hometown being near a city by Luoxing Valley.

Serving as the Exorcism Bureau’s scribe this time, he needed to document the process of eliminating the spirit and verify it. But with the scenery before him, he found it hard to believe.

"Mr. Luu, fabricating the process of exorcism is quite a crime, you know."

Tiao Yaoyao pouted her lips, a look of playful displeasure after being questioned.

She wore an orange-pink dress, her face round like an egg retaining juvenile features, dark hair twisted into symmetrical buns, her cheeks contrasted to appear even fairer, resembling a cute neighborhood girl, especially the kind that stuffs lots of buns into her clothes, making her bosom bulge.

"No intention to question little Tiao, besides, You Su is here too, though he doesn’t know much, still what he says basically matches up with yours."

You Su nodded silently at the side, ever since he had inexplicably been forcibly taken by Hua Jing last night, he had passed out. It wasn’t because he was overwhelmed with pleasure, merely too mentally weak.

When he woke again, he was already in Tiao Yaoyao’s tent, then was taken as a witness with Mr. Luu into the valley to gather evidence.

"Then let’s conclude the case here." Tiao Yaoyao urged.

"No rush, we just came in, we should walk through it all first."

Mr. Luu was meticulous in his work, after all this wasn’t a matter to be casually brushed over. The aftermath of the battle was even more crucial than the exorcism itself.

Tiao Yaoyao felt rather helpless, and could only continue leading the way forward.

"Do you think... this Luoxing Valley, originally desolate, now full of life due to the evil spirit... does it suggest that this spirit..."

One of the accompanying cultivators softly pondered, but was suddenly interrupted sternly by Mr. Luu:

"Suggest what?! Luu Mingzhao, mind your words!"

Listening to their surnames it’s evident that Luu Mingzhao probably shares a close relationship with Mr. Luu.

Luu Mingzhao indeed became obedient, no longer daring to speak recklessly.

Before long, they arrived at the altar used for worshiping the Heart Buddha.

Everyone gazed at the carved altar amidst the barren valley, truly amazed at this Heart Buddha’s power to manifest something from nothing.

Tiao Yaoyao then briefly narrated the process of their exorcism:

Initially, upon learning of the altar for worship deep in the valley, she and Hua Jing decided to infiltrate, confirming it as the source of the valley’s evil spirit.

Zi Yiyi attacked and destroyed the glass Buddha, only to find it wasn’t the real Heart Buddha. Yet she was gravely injured, so Tiao Yaoyao first relocated her to their camp.

Then, You Su followed Hua Jing to track down the true Heart Buddha, ultimately succeeding in the exorcism.

Under Tiao Yaoyao’s guidance, Mr. Luu traced back the battle process, although evil spirit becomes pus and seeps into the earth postmortem, the marks of You Su’s fierce battle against the tide of evil spirits were still preserved.

Mr. Luu expressed great admiration for this Divine Son, praising him repeatedly, making You Su somewhat embarrassed, as if he were the key figure in purging the Heart Buddha.

Yet surveying this day and night, apart from a few reminders to Hua Jing, he had no remarkable achievements.

Instead, receiving an ’impossible’ reward he never dared imagine...

Recalling it was truly like a dream.

After the matter, the dark color in You Su’s eyes gradually faded, he vividly remembered the last glimpse as his vision faded.

The stunning woman’s eyes held not a trace of desire, he lacked the ability to perceive Hua Jing’s true nature, not an entanglement but merely an unintended and unavoidable misunderstanding.

Compared to the passive, gentle as water master, the sister, cold in surface yet achingly innocent, You Su felt Hua Jing was the true embodiment of an iceberg fairy.

For she was indifferent to everyone, a natural disposition, not coldness imposed by external factors.

Upon awakening, You Su checked the golden paper in his Sea of Consciousness, yet the section of companions held no trace of that noble woman.

Indeed, he had injected the evil aura within it, yet evidently, the woman left without a sound, quietly purging it thoroughly.

Though this was expected, he felt both relief and loss.

Even after such events, he hadn’t drawn closer to her. You Su only felt this woman was like a cold silverstone, eternally resistant to warmth.