Chapter 36-Farewell
After figuring out all the key points, Xiao Yicai immediately sat cross-legged and meditated on the first volume of the Tomes of Arcane. His mind was completely immersed in the comprehension of the special spells of the Tomes of Arcane. He was so focused that he didn't even realize that his consciousness slowly became thoughtless. He didn't feel anything about the outside world at all. Even the unbearable desire and sleepiness in his stomach seemed to be slowly leaving him.
Just like that, Xiao Yi sat under the stone wall for three days and three nights. For some reason, he gradually entered a state of meditation from the initial impatience. He was at ease and calm, entering a state that seemed to exist and not exist. No matter how Lu Xueqi and Biyao called his name, he did not notice anything.
Three days later, Xiao Yicai, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly emitted two rays of black and golden light from his body. Then, the three rays of light intertwined with each other and quickly grew stronger. Then, the aura on his body also increased with the increase of the three rays of light.
However, at this moment, Xiao Yicai frowned. Although his aura had been rising, the light on his body kept flickering. It kept changing between gold, green, and black. Sometimes it was clear and otherworldly, sometimes it was golden and solemn, and sometimes it was black and gloomy.
With each change of light, Xiao Yicai's face showed a painful expression, as if he was struggling.
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"Just who is this Xiao fellow? He is…Why did he have so many cultivation technique auras on his body? He…This way…Son, I'm afraid I'll wait... When we all die, will we still not be able to break through?”The one who spoke was Bi Yao. She was already on the verge of death and did not even have the strength to stand up. She lay in Lu Xueqi's arms and looked at Xiao Yicai as she weakly spoke.
It had been five days since they had discovered the secret cave. Biyao and Lu Xueqi had already finished their rations. They had discovered the Five Mountains Divine Halberd and could have used the power of the divine halberd to split open the mountain wall and get out. However, after Xiao Yi saw the Blood Refinement Scripture, he was possessed and sat cross-legged on the spot. He was in a daze. No matter how Biyao and Lu Xueqi shouted, he did not care.
With their experience and cultivation, they didn't know that Xiao Yicai must have seen the Heavenly Book technique and had some comprehension. His cultivation was about to break through.
Originally, with Biyao's personality, she would naturally ignore Xiao Yicai. She took the Five Mountain Divine Halberd and wanted to find a place to break through the cave wall. Unfortunately, Lu Xueqi was worried that she would cause too much noise and disturb Xiao Yicai's cultivation.
One had to know that when one was breaking through, it was best not to disturb them. If there was an accident, not only would they not be able to break through, but they might also fall into a demonic trap. Lu Xueqi and Xiao Yicai were close, so how could she let Biyao break through the mountain wall?
In the end, they had no choice but to come to an agreement. They would wait for Xiao Yi to break through before breaking through the upper wall. They thought that Xiao Yi would only need one or two days to break through. Who would have thought that after waiting for another five days, although Xiao Yi's aura continued to increase, he did not seem to be breaking through.
During this period, Biyao had tried to forcefully break open the cave several times, but was stopped by Lu Xueqi. With such a delay, the two of them were so hungry that they collapsed. Although Lu Xueqi did not have the ability to stop Biyao, Biyao herself was so weak that she could not even lift the Five Mountain Divine Halberd, let alone split open the cave.
What was even more terrifying was that Bi Yao had a high fever and started to talk nonsense. Lu Xueqi had no choice but to take care of her.
Now, after hearing Bi Yao's question, Lu Xueqi also looked curiously at the tri-colored radiance on Xiao Yicai's body. She shook her head and said,""I don't know what he cultivates either. I only know that he's the proud disciple of my Qingyun Sect's sect master, Martial Uncle Dao Xuan. His cultivation is unfathomable. The last time at Little Bamboo Peak, he easily defeated me. That was my first time fighting someone. Unfortunately, I lost the first time.”
Lu Xueqi's situation was not much better than Biyao's. The two of them leaned against the stone wall and stared blankly at Xiao Yicai, who was in the light. Their faces were extremely pale.
"It's such a pity that we lost the first battle. He defeated you, but you still protect him. Now, we're all going to die here. I say, your relationship isn't as simple as being in the same sect, right?”Bi Yao said faintly. Her words were somewhat probing.
When Lu Xueqi heard this, she was stunned for a moment. She seemed to answer, but she also seemed to mock herself."Don't make wild guesses. Senior Brother Xiao has someone he likes. That's Junior Sister Ling 'er from my Qingyun Sect's Great Bamboo Peak. I've only met him twice. This is the second time. I didn't expect it to be the last time.”
"Hehe, you're really stupid. He already has someone he likes, but you still treat him like this.”Biyao sighed softly." Actually, when I was seriously ill, you didn't have to give me most of the dry rations. That way, you could have lived a few more days. Perhaps you could have waited until he woke up, and you might have been saved…"
Lu Xueqi was shocked when she heard this. She slowly turned around and looked at Biyao. She saw her slightly thin but still beautiful face with a faint helpless smile. Lu Xueqi opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
Bi Yao shook her head slightly and smiled."It's good to have you by my side before I die.”
Lu Xueqi looked at her beautiful face and shook her head. She comforted her,""Don't say that. You're still so young. We'll be fine.”
A smile appeared at the corner of Biyao's mouth. There was a hint of gentleness in her eyes as she looked at him."Promise me one thing, okay?”
"What?" Lu Xueqi frowned.”
Biyao smiled faintly and said," We've already finished all our rations. Other than some clean water, we have nothing else to eat. I'm afraid we'll starve to death in less than three days."”
Lu Xueqi remained silent.
Bi Yao's expression was calm, but what she said next made Lu Xueqi's face turn pale.""In a few days, if you think I can't make it, kill me first.”
Lu Xueqi's face was pale as she pointed at her, unable to speak for a moment! He didn't expect that Bi Yao would still calmly say such unbelievable and earth-shattering words,""After I die, my physical body will still be there. If you are determined to live, you will probably be able to live for a period of time even if you eat my flesh. Maybe, maybe you can wait until he breaks through and wakes up and go out with him.”
Lu Xueqi couldn't help but tremble. She looked at Bi Yao and was speechless for a moment. After a long time, she finally recovered from her shock. She looked at Bi Yao, but her expression was calm. Her heart turned cold, and she couldn't help but take a step back. Her finger that was pointing at Bi Yao was trembling as she said,"You, how can you say such a thing?”
Bi Yao looked at her, and the gentleness in her eyes seemed to have thickened. However, in Lu Xueqi's eyes, it seemed to be more poisonous than all the poisons in the world combined.。
When Lu Xueqi's breathing gradually calmed down, she slowly said,""It's up to you whether you want to eat me or not, but you have to kill me first!”
Lu Xueqi felt a chill in her heart again. It was as if Biyao's mood had undergone an unprecedented change at this critical moment of life and death. She seemed to have fallen into some kind of memory, and a fear that Lu Xueqi had never seen before appeared on her face. Then, she shook her head heavily, as if she wanted to get rid of some thoughts.
"Do you know what it feels like to wait for death alone?”she whispered.
Lu Xueqi was stunned for a moment. She vaguely realized that there seemed to be something else going on. Curious, she asked,"What?"
The muscles at the corner of Bi Yao's eyes seemed to twitch. At this moment of death, she found it difficult to control her feelings towards this woman who was the only one accompanying her in the face of death. Even her voice was hazy and hollow."When I was six years old, my mother brought me back to the Six Fox Cave on Huqi Mountain to visit my grandmother. Unexpectedly, the righteous path attacked at that time. Among them, the evil monk Pu Fang of the Heavenly Music Temple used the magic treasure, the Buddha Golden Bowl, to collapse the entire Six Fox Cave and bury my mother, grandmother, and I underground.”
Lu Xueqi's thin body suddenly trembled. She had a bad premonition, and even a chill rose from her heart, from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet.
Bi Yao seemed to have sunk into a painful memory. Her eyes stared straight ahead, empty. Just like her tone, it was flat and empty, but it carried the deepest pain."At that time, I was so scared that I cried loudly. I was extremely afraid. It was a small cave. We were able to survive because of a few large rocks supporting us. However, Grandma was seriously injured and passed away not long after. Mother and I cried bitterly in the darkness and buried grandma's body.”
"We were buried deep underground. Other than a few drops of water in the crevices of the rocks, we were surrounded by hard and cold rocks. I was very afraid, but my mother kept telling me: Xiao Yao, don't be afraid. Father will definitely come and save us.”
Lu Xueqi held her breath and listened carefully. There was an indescribable sense of strangeness and fear, as if something was about to happen.
"However, it was always dark there, and Father never came. I was very afraid in that dark cave, and I was hungry. I kept crying. I still remember my mother sighing beside me, hugging me tightly in her arms, and constantly saying to me, Little Yao, don't be afraid, Little Yao, don't be afraid. Mother won't let anything happen to you. Your father will definitely come and save us!”
Bi Yao's face gradually turned pale, but she still continued,"But Father still didn't come, and I was already starving. I kept crying to Mother for food. Mother searched the cave again and again, but she never found anything. In the end, I was so hungry that I didn't even have the strength to cry. I could only lie in my mother's embrace. Suddenly, one day, her mother found a piece of meat!……”
Lu Xueqi saw Bi Yao's body tremble almost at the same time as she spoke.
"I was too hungry, so I couldn't care about anything else. I ate it, and then I fell asleep comfortably. It was as if at that time, Mother was also laughing in the dark. Just like that, Mother would find me a piece of meat every once in a while. I survived just like that, but Mother's voice became weaker and weaker. Finally, one day, I called her, but she didn't answer. From then on, I waited in the dark for death alone.”
Bi Yao slowly turned her head and looked at Lu Xueqi. Lu Xueqi couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart when she saw her gaze.
"Do you know what it feels like to wait for death there alone? Do you know the smell of mother's corpse slowly rotting beside you? Do you know what it's like to be unable to see your surroundings and live in fear forever?”
Every time she asked, Lu Xueqi's body trembled.
Bi Yao was silent, but Lu Xueqi didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Finally, she seemed to have woken up from a dream, but she seemed to be about to wake up. In a daze, she continued," Finally, one day, suddenly, a beam of light shot down from above my head. I was so scared that I screamed and hid in the deepest corner. Then, the light became brighter and brighter, and the hole above became bigger and bigger. I heard my father calling my mother and my name. Then, I saw my father jump down and block in front of me.”
"He didn't look at me first, but my mother. When the light was shining, I was so focused on looking up that I forgot to look at my mother. When I thought of it, I was already blocked by my father and couldn't see my mother's corpse. However, I clearly saw my father's body tremble and he seemed to have turned into a stone. Then, Uncle Green Dragon, Uncle White Tiger, and Uncle Black Tortoise, who jumped down with my father, were all stunned and motionless.”
"I was suddenly very afraid, even more afraid than waiting for death. Father. Father slowly turned around. The three uncles lined up in a row and stood behind him, blocking Mother's corpse. I still couldn't see Mother. I asked in a low voice,"Father, where's Mother?"”
Lu Xueqi could clearly see that Biyao's body trembled with every word she said. It was as if the girl who asked the question was right in front of them.
"Father didn't say anything, but his expression was so terrifying. Although I was young, I knew, I knew that he really wanted to kill me at that time. He wanted to kill me, his biological daughter! However, he didn't do anything. He saved me, held me in his arms, and left that dark cave. Before I left, I peeked down from Father's shoulder. Mother's corpse had been buried by the three uncles, and only one hand was exposed. But for some reason, that hand, that hand, that hand…"
Bi Yao's voice suddenly fell silent. Lu Xueqi was shocked and looked at her. She saw that Bi Yao's face was pale and her eyes were tightly shut. Her entire body actually fell straight down. It looked like she had fainted. Lu Xueqi almost subconsciously rushed forward and held her. She felt cold to the touch, almost like she was not alive.
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