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Chapter 571 Revenge
The face on the golden elixir was small, still that silly yet incredibly honest face.

Zhou You did not reply.

It seems that Aqua still possesses sentience, but in his perception...
Only a tiny fragment remained in that golden elixir; his heart was still there, but mine was gone.

so
He raised his head and asked Yun Zhongzi.

How did he become like this?

There was no anger in his words, only a calm indifference as if he had grown accustomed to it all.

Unfortunately, this is not what Yun Zhongzi wanted to see.

What he wanted to see was resentment, anger, and the helplessness of losing everything and being unable to salvage it—it was indeed a bit perverse, but after decades of suppression, it was his only source of pleasure.

Therefore, he was somewhat dissatisfied.

But then, he put on a smile again.

"How did he become like this? It's a long story, as you know. Although I've been giving my senior brothers pills, I haven't been too strong for fear of being discovered. My senior brother Chongxu has always been shrewd and calculating, so in order to induce the poison in his body, I have to use a catalyst."

He seemed to have already anticipated his victory, and right in front of Zhou You, Yun Zhongzi spoke eloquently.

"It's a pity that my disciples are all useless. They all went into the alchemy furnace, but the final catalyst they produced was still a step short. All the usable ones have been used up, and what's left isn't even enough to be used as consumables. But just when I was about to despair, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten something."

"Aqua?"

“That’s right!” Yun Zhongzi said, beaming. “I was giving him candy back then, just wanting to make use of it and have him recycle the things he didn’t need. I never expected it to turn out so brilliantly, so I summoned him over and coaxed him into the alchemy furnace. My dear nephew, do you know what he said in the end?”

Zhou You simply looked at him indifferently, without saying a word.

But Yun Zhongzi didn't care about his reaction at all and continued to chuckle.

"When I coaxed him into the furnace, he was still incredulous and kept crying and begging me to let him go. When the fire was lit, all that was left was screaming. But even then, he was still calling me 'Master.' When the medicine was poured in and he could no longer struggle, the last two words he groaned were."

"That's my eldest brother."

At this point, Yun Zhongzi's smile suddenly turned excited.

"That was quite a sight. He was almost dead, yet he still believed you would come to his rescue. Unfortunately, I didn't see you until I completed my cultivation. Let me think what you were doing. Oh right, weren't you secretly plotting with my idiot senior brother at night, preparing to compete for the position of sect leader?"

Looking at that smug face, Zhou You's expression grew increasingly cold.

This is not because he is not angry.

It's not that he didn't feel sad for that child.

just
He felt it wasn't worth it for that mentally challenged child.

—Even at the very end, he regarded Yun Zhongzi as his second father.
When I close my eyes, I seem to see that silly, innocent smile again, the one that was genuine only towards me.

"You know what? Every time he comes over, he gives me some candy."

"what?"

Zhou You ignored him and continued talking to himself.

"He had experienced famine and had hardly ever eaten a full meal since he was a child. Although he was a bit slow-witted, he knew how precious sugar was in this world. But he still couldn't wait to share it with me and my junior sister. He felt that we had helped him and that this was all he could do to repay us."

"To be honest, the original owner of this body didn't help him much. He only stood up to stop him from having his food stolen once. But after that one time, he recognized the original owner as his elder brother and treated him with all his heart."

"What original owner? Isn't that you?"

Faced with Yun Zhongzi's doubts, Zhou You suddenly raised his head and asked a completely irrelevant question.

"Uncle-Master, you saw my abilities just now. You've said so much to provoke me. Aren't you afraid I'll just come out and chop you to pieces?"

Yun Zhongzi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Junior nephew, stop playing tricks on me. Senior Brother Chongxu has already told me your trump card—it's just a magic weapon from an immortal, right? Even if it's not a consumable item, it can't be used a second time for a while. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Zhou You sighed softly at this.

"Master was right after all. You're a complete idiot. That excuse you came up with on the spot is something even Aqua might not believe, but you actually believed it."

"--What?"

Having touched two sensitive spots at the same time, Yun Zhongzi's face instantly turned red—but Zhou You simply said calmly.

“I just told Chen Luo, but you probably didn’t hear it, so I’m telling you again here.”

"I have never relied on divine magic weapons, but on myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he whispered two words.

"liberation!"

In an instant, the previous scenery reappeared.

The deep red bloodlust instantly broke through the cage of Danxia. Zhou You coughed twice and then took a step forward.

—Admittedly, liberation only allows him to use his original abilities, but it doesn't refresh his status or heal his previous injuries.

But
This Yun Zhongzi is ultimately not Chen Luo.

He was neither a giant who could shake the heavens and earth and whose punch could shake the world, nor was he a powerful figure like Qingxia Chongxu.

In some respects, he is not even as good as Xuanji—at least she has experience in real battles with others.

This person may have great cultivation, but after spending too much time in logistics, he's no better than a child wielding a big stick—he'd be lucky to use even 70% of his abilities!
Sure enough, the moment he saw Zhou You break free of the cage, his expression instantly changed from mockery to terror—the change was so swift, it was as if he were a clown—and it wasn't until two or three breaths later that he remembered he needed to react.

He frantically threw out two golden pills, which exploded into clouds in mid-air, attempting to stop Zhou You.

At the very least, protect your vital organs so you don't die suddenly.
Even in his panic, he had already anticipated what was to come.

This guy is known for his fast sword and talismanic arts. The talismanic arts pose little threat to us, but the fast sword... These two bursts of crimson light, seemingly hastily thrown out, are actually our most treasured weapons: one to slow him down, the other to confuse him. If he dares to come in, he'll be immediately controlled, and then it'll be our turn.
His idea was quite good, and he was worthy of being the head of a sect.

pity.

Zhou You wasn't after his life at all.

Although Duan Xie had exhausted himself in that attack and was now lying in a corpse, Wan Ren was still completely unharmed—the sword tip was only slightly deflected, yet it suddenly drew a streak of blood.

It wasn't until much later that Yun Zhongzi realized what had happened.

—Three or four of my fingers have been severed by this sword!
The next moment, the pill containing the fragments of Aqua's soul fell into Zhou You's palm.

Looking at the face that still seemed bewildered and only kept calling out "elder brother," Zhou You shook his head, tucked it into his sleeve, and then looked up at Yun Zhongzi.

He still couldn't discern any emotion, yet for some reason, Yun Zhongzi felt a tremor in his heart when faced with those indifferent eyes.

--wrong.

No, no, no. That guy is just a kid who's barely come of age. Even with the help of a magical artifact, he's definitely exhausted after that fight. Why should I be afraid of him?

Thinking of this, Yun Zhongzi instantly gained a lot of confidence. He took a step back and poured out several pills from the gourd at his waist.

At the same time, he was also using his own martial arts technique to its fullest extent, with clouds and mist rising behind him, vaguely revealing the appearance of a tiger or leopard—

Although he was called an idiot, he wasn't really mentally challenged, and he could see that Zhou You's liberation was only temporary and wouldn't last.

If he can drag this out, he will still be the one to win in the end!
but.

Seeing his actions, Zhou You simply uttered a single sentence.

"Are you ready?"

"--What?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou You's figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

When I looked again, it was already within arm's reach!

How could it be so fast!
Yun Zhongzi was now completely stunned—this person's speed had increased even more compared to before.

Could it be that he was hiding his true abilities before?

However, he was wrong.

The battle with Chen Luo was the closest Zhou You had ever come to death since entering this script, and he would never hold back again.

but.

Yun Zhongzi ultimately overlooked one crucial factor.

Some anger never shows on the surface.

It would be like a flame burning quietly in a sealed space; once an outlet is opened, it would explode with hundreds or thousands of times its power!
Even at this point, Yun Zhongzi still wanted to resist.

Unfortunately, Zhou You had just experienced a major battle, and he was no different.

The ferocious beast that had formed from the mist behind him suddenly lunged forward, seemingly trying to block Zhou You's sword—however, due to accumulated fatigue, its speed was slightly slower.

Less than a breath was enough time for Zhou You.

Wan Ren, carrying the remaining baleful aura, sliced ​​off the arm holding the pill as easily as cutting tofu—before he could even cry out in pain, the sword tip flicked upwards and was placed across Yun Zhongzi's neck.

The sword's edge was so close to the skin that a bright red bloodstain seeped out.

Yun Zhongzi immediately stopped moving.

After a while, he chuckled.

However, this time it was a very submissive laugh.

“Nephew, you really have some good methods. I admit defeat, but nephew, I also have to say something—you can’t just kill me like this.”

Zhou You responded with only two words.

"Why?"

Yun Zhongzi gestured with his lip, indicating the place where he had just put away the golden pill.

"It seems you value that fool very much. To tell you the truth, although he was turned into material, I still have the ability to save him."

To be honest, he's been playing the fool for so long; when faced with a life-threatening crisis, he immediately found the only way to survive.

"The person has already been refined into an elixir, and their three souls and seven spirits are nothing but remnants. Even a celestial being descending to earth would be powerless to save them. How can you possibly save them?"

As the blade penetrated deeper, Yun Zhongzi's smile became increasingly strained, and he quickly said...

"There's no way to save him now, but I, his martial uncle, have a technique called 'planting a pill' that can implant his essence into another living person. Of course, his mind might... well... suffer some damage, but he's already a bit slow-witted, so that little bit of damage doesn't matter, right?"

Zhou You just stared at him until Yun Zhongzi became somewhat uneasy, when suddenly the sword's edge loosened.

Is there a chance?

Yun Zhongzi was overjoyed. Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot, someone suddenly did something he hadn't expected.

He simply waved his hand, and the blood mist carrying the Yin Flower floated over—Zhou You glanced at it casually, then his murderous aura surged back, instantly tearing it to pieces.

After wrapping those things around his golden core, he took a deep breath and then...

Suddenly, he drew his sword and split the pill in two!
A thick liquid flowed out from it, and the voice that kept murmuring "Big Brother" gradually weakened and finally disappeared.

The person most astonished by this was Yun Zhongzi.

The fat man stared wide-eyed and exclaimed in disbelief.

"What are you doing? Don't you know that once the pill is broken, there's no chance this person can ever come back to life?"

"Living like a walking corpse, worse than dead?" Zhou You interrupted sarcastically. "Ha, no matter what, I am this child's elder brother. I can't bear to see him suffer like this. It's better to use the power of the Yin Yao Flower to mend his three souls and seven spirits, so that he can be reincarnated again."

Zhou You didn't mention the Gu worm, firstly because he didn't know if it would be effective against Aqua, who had transformed into a pill, and secondly...
Even if it were useful, he didn't want this naive fool to retain such unpleasant memories after reincarnation.

With his only support gone, Yun Zhongzi understood what fate awaited him—but even so, he stubbornly shouted in defiance.

"Wait, you can't kill me. Oh, right, I still have quite a few treasures in my alchemy room, and I can help you later. No, I'll be your dog, just please spare me, nephew."

however.

Zhou You couldn't even be bothered to listen to the whole thing.

The sword flashed, slicing open the plump man's throat.

However, he did not stop.

The crimson aura flowed out from the towering cliffs, entered Yun Zhongzi's body, then gradually shredded his soul, finally tearing open the entrance to the underworld and stuffing it in whole.

Admittedly, Zhou You doesn't have time to torture this guy right now—but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the means to punish him.

With his soul damaged and no treasures to protect him, Yun Zhongzi will be forever accompanied by those monsters after falling into the underworld, forever trapped in a sea of ​​suffering, unable to find liberation.

Although it wasn't as satisfying to do it myself, it was still a way to vent my anger.

Only then did Zhou You let out a soft breath, raise his head, look at the empty Ancestral Hall where he was the only one left, and then sighed again.

"No, Master, it's been so long, I've even dealt with Uncle-Master Yun Zhongzi."

"Old man, you should stop pretending to be dead and come out to meet us, shouldn't you?"

(End of this chapter)