Douluo Continent: A Fallen Immortal Descends to Earth, Slaying Gods with a Drunken Sword

Chapter 168 A lifetime's blood and sweat, stained with the red of unrequited love and heartbreak.
The valley was deathly silent.

Only the low murmur of the wind whistling through the gaps in the forest remains.

Everyone looked at the fairy flower in Zhu Zhuqing's hand.

It was held in Zhu Zhuqing's pale, slender hand...

Those crimson petals were as intense as congealed heart's blood.

"Lovesickness and Heartbreak Red?!"

Dugu Bocang's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"In the scrolls that my friend, the banished immortal, gave me, he mentioned this 'heartbreaking red' of lovesickness!"

"Its effects are to bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bones!"

"It is a top-tier celestial flower in the world!"

The atmosphere suddenly became three times more lively.

But immediately.

Then Dugu Bo's voice was hoarse as he said:

"This acacia flower, which symbolizes heartbreak, draws upon your lifeblood and recognizes only you as its master for life."

"Without you, the medicine cannot be absorbed, and others cannot benefit from it."

Each word was like an icicle.

Extinguish the faint light that has begun to burn.

A sobbing sound broke out from somewhere.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly, gazing intently at the dying boy who lay there like shattered porcelain, murmuring as if in a dream:
"As long as it's useful."

She raised her hand.

I pluck a single red petal, a symbol of longing and heartbreak.

It was held between the lips.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd.

Zhu Zhuqing bent down.

Lips holding a flower petal.

It was imprinted on Li Zhexian's chapped lips.

"We promised to kiss each other when we met again..."

"I didn't expect it to be so late..."

She closed her eyes.

Tears fell onto Li Zhexian's pale cheeks.

A suppressed groan escaped her throat, and warm blood, soaking the petals, flowed into Li Zhexian's mouth.

This scene.

Everyone present was stunned.

"Ahem... Li Zhexian..."

"When I first met you in the Starry Sky Forest... I called you a scoundrel..."

A sliver of striking crimson crimson curved down the corner of Zhu Zhuqing's lips, yet a faint smile graced her pale face. Her gaze was unfocused, as if she were lost in memories.

She caught the second petal in her mouth.

He bent down again.

Another mouthful of blood, wrapped in flower petals.

It was fed into Li Zhexian's mouth.

"I don't know why I... agreed to help you lure the soul beast away..."

"Perhaps it was your saying, 'If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening'... The wine you poured into the bamboo tube back then... was the best wine I've ever tasted in my life..."

"Am I the first person to drink your spirit wine...?"

The valley was quiet.

Only Zhu Zhuqing's soft, broken words remain.

The crowd watched with trembling eyes as Zhu Zhuqing's once lustrous hair became withered and dull with each drop of her heart's blood.

"That day..."

"I came to find you wearing your favorite purple dress..."

She was panting, smiling with blood on her lips.

"When you see me... your eyes light up... I like it so much..."

"Cough...cough..."

I don't know how many times I've poured my heart and soul into this.

She coughed weakly and violently, and blood stained Li Zhexian's lips and soaked through her own front.

"That night... a night tour of Tiandou City..."

"The civet lantern you bought me... I've kept it all this time..."

Zhu Zhuqing lay half-prostrate on Li Zhexian's chest.

Trembling.

With difficulty, she brought the petal to her lips.

"That night... Li Zhexian..."

Zhu Zhuqing pressed her lips against Li Zhexian's, her tears mingling with her heart's blood and the crimson of unrequited love, flowing down the corner of his mouth.

"I've been waiting for you... Hug me..."

Why...why won't you hug me...?

"And you want me, a girl... to take the initiative..."

In the valley.

The tears finally broke through the dam.

Ye Lingling collapsed into the arms of the sobbing Dugu Yan.

Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian, and the others had bloodshot eyes, and their fingernails were deeply embedded in their palms.

Xiao Wu, who had been silent all along, stared intently at Zhu Zhuqing and Li Zhexian.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er's vision was blurred, and their breathing was trembling.

Ning Rongrong bit her lip, oblivious to the blood flowing freely.

The resentment she harbored towards Zhu Zhuqing vanished before the heart-wrenching scene before her eyes.

Compared to Zhu Zhuqing... she even felt that her own awakening and her own feelings were so cheap.

Qian Renxue was in tears, her golden eyes overwhelmed with grief and some other intense emotion.

Dugu Bo, Feng Bailong, and Yu Yuanzhen frowned and remained silent.

Chen Xin tilted her head slightly and closed her sharp eyes.

The only sound was the brushstrokes of the Heavenly Dou City Soul Masters as they rubbed the rough paper.

A lifetime's blood and sweat, barely enough to stain the heart with the red of unrequited love.

Zhu Zhuqing's withered hair, like autumn grass, fell loosely on Li Zhexian's chest.

All my energy has been spent.

Her face was so white it was almost transparent.

Even her lips had a deathly gray tinge.

With her last ounce of strength, she plucked the last petal of the acacia-flower-stricken red petal.

This time.

Zhu Zhuqing was even too weak to hold it in her mouth.

With her blood-stained fingertips, she placed a flower petal on Li Zhexian's lips.

then.

She turned her head to the side.

His unfocused gaze fell on Qian Renxue, whose eyes were brimming with tears, and he forced out a smile with great effort.

Not a single word was uttered.

The last glimmer of light in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes went out.

She fell silently, her forehead gently hitting Li Zhexian's chest.

"Zhu Qing—!"

Heart-wrenching cries.

Finally, it pierced the deathly silence of the valley.

Dugu Bo rushed closer.

A luminous pill was flicked into Zhu Zhuqing's mouth.

"Ugh……"

His old face was ashen, and he could only sigh and shake his head.

One's heart and soul are the essence of their being.

Where in the world is there another Acacia 'Heartbreak Red' plant to save Zhu Zhuqing?
Ye Lingling recklessly activated the Nine Heart Begonia, and its healing light shone down on Zhu Zhuqing.

In this time of chaos and grief.

A gentle red light suddenly emanated from Li Zhexian's cracked body.

It was like a parched riverbed receiving timely rain.

The ashen flesh and blood miraculously regained their vitality.

Broken organs, severed meridians... guided by Zhu Zhuqing's heart's blood and longing, they are miraculously reconstructed.

The crowd watched with a mixture of sorrow and joy as Li Zhexian regained his vitality.

Until those tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

"Excommunicate the Immortal!"

Exclamations of barely suppressed excitement rang out.

Li Zhexian, however, turned a deaf ear.

He turned his head in a panic.

When his gaze fell upon Zhu Zhuqing beside him, whose hair was withered and whose breath was faint.

He felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Those present were all close to Li Zhexian, yet they had never seen the young man so distraught.

Even if it meant perishing together with Bibi Dong, he didn't want to show any sadness when he swung his final sword.

And at this time...

Li Zhexian murmured.

The sweet, fishy taste still lingered in my mouth.

He opened his mouth.

A faint sob rolled in his throat.

The crowd felt even more heartbroken and wanted to say something to persuade Li Zhexian.

But then he saw a glimmer of hope suddenly appear in Li Zhexian's eyes.

"Yes...yes!"

"There must be a way to save Zhu Qing!"

He ignored the astonishment and doubt of the crowd.

Li Zhexian sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

In my consciousness, darkness is like an abyss, boundless and limitless.

Suddenly.

A flash of inspiration appeared, and then spread like wildfire. Hundreds of jugs of spirit wine appeared out of thin air, their bodies swirling with a hazy, rosy light, like a cascading celestial river or a meteor shower, dancing gracefully around him.

This scene.

The reflection in the sea of ​​consciousness appears as if in a dream.

But Li Bai had no time to appreciate this extraordinary sight.

"Ordinary spirit wine is nothing more than the essence of herbs and trees."

"And the wine produced by the Brewing Record can detoxify, strengthen the body, and make one feel lighter!"

"So……"

"The Brewing Manual must contain a divine brew that can nourish the heart and prolong life!"

　Here are a few book recommendations; interested readers can take a look.
　　Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Thousand Blades of Snow, Destroying the God Realm and Making Three People Weep

　　Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Star Abyss, I Am the Void Emperor

　　Douluo Continent: Thousands of Mirrors, Blade of Shattering Mirrors

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