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Chapter 128 Cause and Effect
But to be honest, looking at his behavior, he'd be better off dead.

Although the insects on the man's body became half-dead after the woman's death, the wounds they caused did not disappear. Occasionally, a tenacious twitch of life would occur, and the man would immediately experience a strong convulsion.

—He's an unlucky guy too.

Zhou You shook his head, drew his sword, and was about to give this man a quick death.

But then, suddenly...

A groan was heard.

"Did you kill her?"

...Well, given how things are, do you still plan to rekindle your relationship?

Zhou You turned his head and looked at it, then brought the woman's head up in front of the other person.

No words were spoken.

But the meaning is already very clear—I did it, so what are you going to do about it?

Who would have guessed.

The dying man stared at the head for a long time, then suddenly grinned.

Then came a burst of maniacal laughter.

"She's dead? Good riddance! All these years, she's tormented me into this wretched state, and now she's finally dead, finally fucking dead!!!"

The laughter grew increasingly maniacal, so intense that even the wounds on his body began to reopen, but the man seemed completely unconcerned. He stared intently at the head, and if he weren't currently unable to move, he would have loved to bite it himself.

Zhou You did not stop it.

He understood perfectly well that even if the caster died, the person wouldn't live long either.

In his mind, this man's life was like a candle flickering in the wind, and he estimated that he wouldn't even last tonight before it was completely extinguished.

So he waited until the man finished laughing before he spoke.

"So, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

Contrary to Zhou You's expectations, the man did not express gratitude. He simply looked at him with a strange gaze for a while before speaking.

"If it weren't for you, I might have been able to live a few more years. At least I would have been free. What do you want to know?"

Zhou You shook his head.

"—Just say what you want to say. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry now. Let's see where you want to start."

While the other person was carefully choosing their words, Zhou You patted his bottom, found a tree stump to sit on, and then habitually reached for a cigarette—but he immediately remembered that this was ancient times and he had nowhere to find tobacco, so he had no choice but to give up.

In the end, he simply broke off a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, waiting for the other person to speak.

After a while, the man continued speaking.

"Actually, it's very simple. In the beginning, it was just her and me..."

As the man recounted his story, the situation gradually became clear.

The man and woman were originally a couple who had studied under the same sect in Xiangjiang in their younger years. Although the methods they practiced were only common, they were not polluted and their lives were relatively stable.

Who would have thought that fate would take an unexpected turn? One day, their master, who was in seclusion, suddenly claimed that he had received a blessing from the immortals and had heard the news from the heavens. He decided to abandon his original cultivation and instead join a sect under a local esoteric Buddhist sect, the Five Immortals Sect.

The man didn't want to join, after all, he had always heard that the Five Immortals Sect had a bad reputation, but he couldn't go against his master and junior sister's insistence, so he had no choice but to comply in the end.

But once you join the sect, you have to start learning magic again. At that time, he and his junior sister drew lots to choose one of them, and in the end, his junior sister drew the lot.

After that, the man watched helplessly as his master and junior sister walked into the mountain gate together. When they finally came out, his master had vanished without a trace, and his junior sister, who had once been a beauty, had become what she was now.

Upon hearing this, Zhou You suddenly remembered what had happened before.

Aside from Building 4, which is the starting area for beginners, the reason for the Night Watcher instance is the Auspicious and Wondrous Ghost Mother Bodhisattva, and the reason for Tai Sui is the Yellow Heaven Emperor. Moreover, those who experienced it—whether it was Liu Shang or Tai Sui—were all inspired by these guys.

Could it be that the gods and Buddhas of this world are the key to distorting these various methods into this way? Zhou You thought about it, but decided to put these questions aside for the time being.

There are too few clues; we can only speculate at this point.

Then the man continued speaking.

"Ever since my junior sister became like this, her personality has changed drastically. She resents why she wasn't chosen when the lottery was held back then—but what can I do? It's purely based on luck, what can I do about it?"

His words were full of resentment, but Zhou You noticed something strange about them. However, he shook his head and continued to listen in silence.

"After that, she tormented me in every way, not only venting her resentment on me, but also using me as a sacrifice at every turn. Just when I thought she was about to go completely insane, a while ago someone from the Five Immortals Sect suddenly came and summoned her, telling her to come to Lizhou to participate in the Three Altars Dharma Assembly."

At this point, the man glanced at the woman's head, as if remembering something, before continuing.

"...They told her that she didn't need to worry about anything here, as long as she participated in the Dharma assembly, all her wishes would be fulfilled."

Zhou You was taken aback.

"What does 'fulfilling all wishes' mean?"

However, at this crucial moment, the man gently shook his head.

"That conversation was private, and that's all I know—but there's more: we weren't the only ones who wanted to participate in this event; many others received invitations—"

"Among them were ordinary mortals who were completely unaware, there were also members of powerful families and clans, as well as countless evil spirits and heretics, and even the masters of their esoteric sects were involved."

The man paused for a moment before continuing.

"But the problem is that the gates of Bodhi Temple have been marked with a Dharma boundary, and two conditions must be met in order to enter."

"First, it is necessary to have the recognition and guidance of the monks in the temple."

"Secondly, you must obtain the token for entry."

Keepsake?

Wait, what did the script say at the beginning...?

As if guided by divine inspiration, Zhou You subconsciously reached his hand into his robe.

This was a completely instinctive behavior, without any conscious thought, as if he already knew that something was there.

Then, sure enough, he took out something.

But it wasn't an invitation or anything like that; it was a small, withered hand.

Zhou You was silent for a moment, then subconsciously looked at his hands.

Fortunately, I didn't see any sutures or anything like that.

Unlike the Tai Sui, this thing doesn't belong to me.

At that moment, the man also saw the thing and immediately revealed a self-deprecating smile.

"It seems I was right, this thing really is on you. No wonder you're our enemy..."

No, I really don't know anything.

Zhou You didn't reveal the truth; instead, he stood up and dusted himself off.

"It seems you've covered everything you know. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

The man simply stared at Zhou You without saying a word.

The man didn't say anything more, but simply swung his sword down.

Under the moonlight, a splash of blood appeared in an instant.

(End of this chapter)