Chapter 464 - 9.83 Second Blue Star - Thank You, My Love.
Silence filled the area.
The truth that Ye Xiajie wanted to know is more painful and more surreal than he had expected. He didn't expect that he indeed died, Ye Xiajie had always thought that he had just fallen into a deep coma or something while his soul was being injured to the point of fragmentation.
This kind of situation is not ordinary yet at the same rare. There are lots of cases where a cultivator would injure his soul and had to enter worlds to repair. But his case is a lot worse, he is a dead person whose life had been revived and extended using the life of his own wife. Who would be happy knowing that he could live in exchange for his loved one's sacrifice?
What did his Jing'er sacrifice to pull him out of hell?
Flesh? Yes, he had sacrificed his own body for him.
Blood? Of course! If he didn't, would that vessel he gave up be off us?
Soul? Yes, if not would his wife's soul injuries be something that cannot be healed by world energy itself.
How many times he had heard that his wife's cultivation had decreased?
How much had it decreased for those men who went after him to say that he had weakened?
His father, that annoying bug, had even taken this situation as an opportunity to further harm his wife but took him as a hostage.
Ye Xiajie is so angry at himself. The hatred he felt for his father had also increased, if not for him would things still end up this way. Wanted to use me to kill my wife? No way in hell. Even if he got killed once again just for this I would never take the life of the person I love the most. If Ye Mo appeared at this moment no one would be surprised if Xia Jieye and Ye Xiajie went mad just to kill that bastard.
Xia Jieye's mood isn't good either. Unlike Ye Xiajie he had clear memories of it. But no matter how much he hated Ye Mo with his current state as a soul that isn't able to return in his own body, there is nothing he could do. The two of them were silent as both digested their own thoughts for themselves.
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On the other hand, Xue Hua had fallen asleep the whole time and is currently dreaming of past events. This can be considered a nightmare for him. He had stopped dreaming of this source of trauma after his uncle had sealed his memories but now that his memories had fully returned his nightmares are back as well.
A blurry scene of fighting. The scent of death and blood assaulted his nose. His hands were covered with scarlet blood. He could even feel the warmness this source of life could give. Both his hands were soaked in blood within his arms; the cold body of his beloved had his eyes closed for eternity. On his chest is a huge empty hole, the thing that was supposed to be there was dug out by the madman Ye Mo in front of him.
Seeing the heart of his lover in that Yaoguai's palm, Hei Anjing's heart could feel his heart throbbed in intense ache. As if thousands of ants were gnawing in his heart he could feel supreme hatred and anger bubbling within him. But he could only glare at that man who casually threw away the beating heart towards Hei Anjing.
This person called Ye Mo smiled, he looks gentle and friendly but the words that come out of his mouth are vicious and poisonous.
"Sigh~ why didn't you listen to your father's order? Xiajie this wouldn't have happened if you had just killed this trash from Mo Family!? He is the enemy of our race and you choose to save him in exchange for your own life. What a stupid thing! As expected of the mixed bred that shouldn't have existed at all~" said Ye Mo as he stared at his own dead son, not much different from looking at the grass on the road.
Obviously, for this Leader of the Ye Gui Race, his descendants are nothing but tools to achieve what he wanted. He wasn't unlike the former lord who still had the mindset of protecting his children from death. Ye Mo, after tasting the power and authority as the leader of his race, forgot that he is only alive because his father, the former lord of the Ye Gui Race, had sacrificed himself to block the God of Void from coming after Ye Mo, his son.
This man is ungrateful and greedy. He wanted everything that could make him the king of this world. He wanted the strongest authority yet was unable to achieve so. After all, he is only a failed creation of the God of Void to entertain his brother. The Ye Gui Race was created only to become a toy for Shen Siwang but in the end, they had become the source of trouble that even killed its own creator just for the sake of his own freedom.
The words Ye Mo spouted had angered Hei Anjing. His rage spreads in his mind and all he can see is the annoying face of Ye Mo while emitting a killing intent that frightens even those cultivators at the Godking stage.
Seeing their Venerable Lord who lost himself to anger, this group of subordinates couldn't help but move away a bit from him. After all, this is the first time he had seen such a fierce emotion on their stone-faced Lord. They could even see the corner of his eyes red and his tears had long turned to blood tears. That's how intense his feelings are at this moment.
They watched as Hei Anjing gently placed down the body of the Lord God of Nether System. Though they treated that man as an enemy at the end of the day this is the person who chose to save their lord even in exchange for his life. He is the sole man who was able to melt the frozen heart of their God of Destruction. Sadly their love had to end with the tragic death of the other.
The God of Destruction wields his scythe and fights with Ye Mo. He didn't even waste his time to block the attacks from his enemy and it didn't take a while for his own body to be covered in injuries. But Ye Mo ended up even more injured than their Venerable Lord. This shows how much their lord wanted to kill Ye Mo. What shocked them the most is that this tricky Ye Gui Lord would even use his own wife as a shield.
When that woman called Gui Luan was slashed by their Venerable Lord's weapon, her soul was instantly ripped off from her body and instantly died. This scene stunned their lord. After all, the lady is the mother of his beloved. The shock of killing the mother of his most important person gave Ye Mo an opportunity to escape.
Gui Luan's last words, "Don't look. It's... not... your fault, dear..." The bright life within her eyes faded as her outstretched hand that lightly touched Hei Anjing's cheeks fell lifeless. The smile in the corner of her lips remains yet her breathing is now completely gone leaving Hei Anjing dumbfounded as if he himself lost his soul.
Ye Mo yelled while escaping, "Hahaha~ you killed Xiajie's mother with your own hands. Even after reincarnation, he would never forgive you for killing his mother. You can only be hated by the man you love the most! I told you right!? A Mo doesn't deserve any happiness at all. You are just a cold-hearted murderer that deserves death more than anyone! Hahaha~"
Only then did Ye Mo disappear in front of him. In his state of shock, the hand that held the scythe was now trembling. He looks around to see everyone staring at him with frightened gazes as if looking at a monster and when his eyes land on Gui Xiajun's face. He could see the young man's face covered in tears; his glare was menacing as he looked at him. He could feel the hate emitting from those obsidian orbs. It synchronized with the face of his beloved making him feel terrified for the first time. He looks at his hand soaked in the blood of his beloved and the blood of his beloved's loved one.
Hei Anjing's thought at that moment was, 'No. I didn't want to kill her. Please don't look at me like that...'
At that moment, Hei Anjing could feel his world breaking. The guilt and regret in his heart intensified slowly killing him. He could only cough a mouthful of blood as his injuries from inside and out worsened. His sight blackens for a while as he slowly closes his eyes only to open them in reality.
GASP!
Hei Anjing woke up, his whole body and face covered in a cold sweat even his eyes were misted with tears as his hands grip the blanket under. He was panting as his heartbeats were erratic. He could almost feel himself losing his breath as he carefully looked around his surroundings.
There is no Gui Xiajun nor his subordinates around him. The land of Fire and Lava in his dreams was replaced with a homely set of furniture and black wallpapers. It had both the taste of modern and ancient design in one. Only then did Hei Anjing know that all he had experienced just now was only a dream. A nightmare he would never forget in his life.
He could only cover his face as his tears fell continuously from his argent eyes. As if hallucinating he could still have his hands soaked in crimson blood. That blood is from his beloved and the mother of his beloved. Just as Ye Mo had said, he deserved no happiness. After all, he is the reason why Ye Xiajie died at that time.
"Do I really deserve to love you, A'Xia?" murmured Hei Anjing as he calmed down from the trauma he didn't know how to forget.
What he didn't know was that from the balcony two figures had been watching him secretly. They were covered in darkness and Xia Jieye intentionally did not let Hei Anjing notice them. He had asked Ye Xiajie to deactivate his Time Domain when he felt Hei Anjing groaning in his sleep. He peeks inside his soul domain and sees him suffering from a nightmare.
Before he could even remove the nightmare, Hei Anjing had suddenly woken up and the two had no other choice but to hide instinctively. Never would they expect to witness such a grieving scene of their beloved being too weak. Despite that, they are unable to show themselves as they were the source of his pain and all of his suffering.
Ye Xiajie murmured, "I never blamed him. I never blamed him for my mother's death nor mine! So why... Why is suffering like this...!?"
"When I first died he saw he disappeared in front of his sight. He was only one year old at that time. I've asked Siwang to seal that memory but I would never think you would also die in front of him. Our deaths cause too much trauma on him. You... Don't talk about the past with him for a while. Right now he is too weak. His soul had been weakened to such a state. Do not let him use his powers as a God anymore. Protect him properly this time." said Xia Jieye.
Ye Xiajie knew that because of the nightmare it is better to let this man console their wife instead of him. The one in the nightmare is him, after all showing himself at this moment would only worsen the mood of Hei Anjing.
"I will protect him. Don't worry I will not let him use his God State. I... I cook some dinner. Look after him well." said Ye Xiajie as he disappeared in thin air. Only Xia Jieye knew he had left to head to the kitchen without the little one noticing.
Only when he saw that Hei Anjing had calmed down that he showed himself. Appearing within the shadows inside the room, he appeared in front of Hei Anjing like those times when he was looking after him when he was only a baby.
With a gentle smile on his face, he looked at Hei Anjing with a tender gaze and asked with a soft yet husky voice. His actions were too soft as if talking to a child afraid of scaring the latter.
"Little one, did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid. Xia is here for you." said Xia Jieye.
Seeing him appear at this moment startled Hei Anjing only for a moment. He flinched for a bit when he saw Xie Jieye's face which is completely identical to Ye Xiajie from his dream but when his silver eyes locked on those ruby-like irises a certain memory of his past flashes in his mind. That man sprouted from the darkness. Like a beast preying on him as his prey. Within that darkness, only the glow of garnet attracts his eyes. It was so gorgeous like a crimson rose blooming in the dark.
As if he had lost his soul, "A'Xia?" he calls hesitantly.
A warmth suddenly surrounds his whole being and the soft rhythmically heartbeats were like a lullaby that made Hei Anjing relax. Xia Jieye hugs Hei Anjing like in the past. It made him feel nostalgic and safe at the same time.
Xia Jieye whispered while hugging Hei Anjing in his embrace, "Yes, I'm here."
Hei Anjing slowly closed his eyes and enjoyed the body temperature of this man.
'In this cage, I feel at ease. In this darkness, I feel calm. In this silence, your heartbeat was my lullaby. Your everything is something that protects me from harm. You are my source of warmth and my everything. This is what I had felt the first time you hugged me in that darkness. Your voice is my salvation. Thank you for saving me all this time, My Love.'
This was Hei Anjing thought as he closed his eyes in the darkness that envelopes him from all sides.