“Senior, are you going to be a person who is heartless and unjust?”
A simple question, yet it was enough to make Danxia freeze in place, remaining silent for a long time.
Seeing the Icy Flames stop, Ye Shu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Saved!
Since Danxia hated him because his future self would be heartless and unjust, it was clear she was someone who valued sentiment and justice.
Therefore, using those two concepts right now was the best solution!
“Junior does not understand what Senior said about the future.”
Ye Shu continued to speak:
“Senior says Junior will betray you in the future, but at this moment, nothing has happened yet.
Therefore, everything is still undecided.”
“Can we convict and punish someone for a crime they might commit in the future?
If that were the case, every man should have his ‘little brother’ cut off at birth, and every woman should be fitted with a chastity belt the moment she is born.”
“You…”
Coming back to her senses, Danxia’s eyes were filled with shock.
Her own Disciple would actually say such…
crude words, yet…
there was some sense in them?
Indeed, if one killed a person in the present for a crime in the future…
Then what would be the difference between her and those Wicked Paths?
Whenever someone wanted to kill, they could just point at a person’s nose and say, ‘Kid, I see a lewd look on your Face; you will surely become a scourge in the future, so I’m going to slay you on behalf of Heaven!’
Wasn’t that absolutely preposterous?
Back then, the reason she died was because she upheld sentiment and justice, refusing to associate with those wicked cultivators, only to be ultimately harmed by her best friend…
If she used this as a reason to kill Ye Shu now…
Wouldn’t her Dao Heart be clouded?
But if she didn’t kill him, then what would that final betrayal mean after being betrayed so many times in the future?
A breath was stuck in her chest, unable to be released.
After a long while, Danxia finally spoke with difficulty:
“I…
I am not heartless or unjust.”
“It’s just that in the future, you betrayed me many times, harbored wicked thoughts toward me, and eventually abandoned me completely.
With such villainous behavior, how do you expect me to trust you?
To trust that the current you won’t repeat the same mistakes?”
Hearing this, Ye Shu lowered his head and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, “Senior says I will betray you in the future, but that is, after all, something that hasn’t happened yet.”
“However!”
His voice suddenly grew louder as he raised his head to look Danxia directly in the eye.
Meeting her gaze, he said word by word, “My fifteen years of Qi nourishment, falling from a Genius to the Family’s laughingstock so that Senior could awaken from your slumber—that is a solid, unchangeable fact that has already happened.”
“If Senior wants to kill me, it’s not just being heartless and unjust.”
“It is…
a betrayal of trust!”
Each word was like a polished gem, nearly short of pointing at Danxia’s nose and calling her an ungrateful beast.
She had consumed fifteen years of his Qi, causing him to become a cripple and suffer the cold shoulder of others.
Just as he had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, she had tricked him into this godforsaken Magical Beast Mountain Range and actually wanted to kill him?
This was clearly the definition of ‘killing the benefactor and betraying justice’.
Even though Danxia had lived for countless ages and weathered many storms, her Face turned red at Ye Shu’s words.
Yes…
no matter what the ‘future’ held, it could not change one ironclad fact: for these fifteen years, it was the youth before her who had used his own blood and Qi to nourish her remnant soul bit by bit, allowing her to recover from her long slumber.
For these fifteen years, he had fallen from a Family Genius to a laughingstock because of it, suffering endless humiliation.
This Karma was real.
But that future…
was illusory.
However, Ye Shu’s next words caused the frost in Danxia’s eyes to shatter completely.
Ye Shu rubbed the ring on his hand and said indifferently:
“Since Senior distrusts me so much and is convinced I am a shameless villain, then I won’t argue further.”
“Senior brought me to this Magical Beast Mountain Range to cultivate.
Have you considered that after killing me, the ring cannot move?
How long will it take for Senior to leave this place?”
“To kill is to harm both; to cooperate is to benefit both.”
“Senior surely understands this logic, right?”
Ye Shu knew well that talking about feelings cost money; since the emotional appeal was done, it was time to talk logic.
“Since Senior cannot trust me.”
Ye Shu shook his head with a self-mocking smile.
“Then the solution that satisfies us both is actually very simple.
Senior only needs to lead me out of this Magical Beast Mountain Range.”
“Once we leave this place, our fate will end.”
Hearing this, Danxia’s delicate body trembled, unable to believe her ears.
Her eyes widened slightly, her Phoenix-like eyes churning with shock, annoyance, and a hint of…
disbelief.
“You…
what did you say?
Our…
fate ends?”
Her voice trembled slightly.
It wasn’t because of reluctance, but because she was caught off guard by this sudden decisiveness.
“Correct, fate ends.”
Ye Shu smiled.
“Once we walk out of this Magical Beast Mountain Range, I will take Senior for a few laps around the city.
When Senior finds a destined person you like, just let me know, and I will naturally hand the ring over to them.”
“Afterward, Senior can even erase my memories of you to prevent the news of your existence from leaking out.”
His smile was faint, as if he were merely discussing today’s weather.
“This…”
Danxia was completely stunned.
This method could be said to completely resolve her dilemma.
Since she feared Ye Shu’s betrayal, they would simply end their connection; Ye Shu even thoughtfully suggested erasing his memories.
Once this was done…
The future that terrified her…
would vanish completely.
The person who would have betrayed her would have already left her from the very beginning, so how could he possibly betray her?
This method was so perfect.
Looking at Ye Shu’s kind smile, for some reason, Danxia felt a tightness in her chest.
This guy…
actually had not the slightest bit of attachment to her?
What a bad Disciple!
A long time passed.
Only then did she speak with a slight tremble: “But if our fate ends here, what would those fifteen years of suffering you endured count for?”
Hearing this, Ye Shu was taken aback.
He really hadn’t expected Danxia to ask this.
“Is Senior…
pitying me?” Ye Shu blinked, then shook his head and smiled calmly.
“Actually, there’s no need.”
“The cultivation method Senior taught me and the vastness of cultivation I’ve seen already far exceed the limits of what my Family could provide.
Compared to that, what do those mere fifteen years matter?”
“Sometimes, starting early or late is far less important than standing high and seeing far.”
He gave a free and easy smile.
“It’s just fifteen years.
With the Opportunity Senior has given me, I will save thousands or even tens of thousands of years in the future.
Speaking of which, it is still I who owe Senior more.”
Perfect, impeccable.
Xiao Bai, who was on the side, listened with a gaping mouth.
This guy had given Danxia Face, substance, and a way out, resolving a life-and-death crisis with a few light words.
As expected of the Transmigration candidate she personally selected.
She had found a treasure!
On the other side, Danxia remained silent for a long time.
It was clearly a proposal with many benefits for her, even resolving the knot of gratitude in her heart, yet she still felt a tightness in her chest, a pent-up breath of frustration.
“What does Senior think?”
Seeing her remain silent for so long, Ye Shu couldn’t help but remind her.
If Danxia still wanted to kill him after all this, then he really was out of options.
What to do if you encounter a wicked cultivator when you go out?
Answer: Die for them to see.