I'm modifying myself into the ultimate demon.

Chapter 227 The Confession Game, Fellow Villager!

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo's heart tightened, and his mind went blank for a moment.

Is Baiyujing the same as Xiaoye?
Isn't this a bit too outrageous?
However, Chen Mo was no fool; several details instinctively surfaced in his mind:

First of all, my godmother had mentioned before her death that she looked forward to seeing Nangong Ye perform a sword dance. Now, she has witnessed it atop the palace.

Furthermore, the fact that her godmother entrusted Nangong Ye with taking care of her before her death is rather illogical. Logically speaking, her godmother was highly skilled at the time, so it's unlikely she would entrust her with the care of someone like Nangong Ye, whose skills were inferior to hers.

Another point is that, given the dangerous situation of entering the palace, Xiaoye asked Bai Yujing for help... and Bai Yujing came?
The timing of Xiaoye's departure and Bai Yujing's appearance roughly coincide.

Chen Mo had always thought that Bai Yujing and Xiao Ye were twins.

I never expected... it would be the same person.

Considering the information above, Chen Mo believed Bai Yujing's words to a great extent.

Chen Mo lowered his head and gazed intently at the woman in his arms. Although the woman's clothes were somewhat disheveled, revealing large areas of fair skin, her face was exactly the same as Xiao Ye's, only her temperament was different.

After gazing at her for a long time, Chen Mo finally accepted it all in his heart, and suddenly felt an indescribable sadness and heartache. He held the woman in his arms tightly.

Bai Yujing strongly disliked Chen Mo's behavior, but at this moment her body was limp and she couldn't resist Chen Mo's strength.

Moreover, Bai Yujing's thoughts were also changing.

If she still has any sense of right and wrong, she'll naturally feel that she has to rely on herself for everything. All men in the world are unreliable.

But now that she's lost her powers of cultivation, she sees herself more as an ordinary woman. She's less averse to finding someone to rely on. With this change in mindset, her aversion to Chen Mo has lessened.

Admittedly, Bai Yujing also possesses supernatural abilities such as creating clones. However, her capabilities in this area are far inferior to Chen Mo's cheat-like abilities.

First, the clones created by Bai Yujing have low cultivation levels and need to start cultivating from scratch, without any special advantages or cheat codes. This was the case when Nangong Ye created Shao Siming, and it's the same when Bai Yujing created Nangong Ye.

Furthermore, the main body and the clone maintain a high degree of independence, and cannot share memories and what they see and hear in real time.

Therefore, Bai Yujing couldn't sense Nangong Ye's feelings for Chen Mo. Even though Nangong Ye eventually relinquished his autonomy and actively merged into Bai Yujing's body, it only added a memory to her memory. She still couldn't fully embody Nangong Ye's feelings.

But Chen Mo's incarnation is different.

It's a complete replica, transcending all limitations, allowing you to perceive the avatar's entire consciousness, everything it sees and hears in real time, including emotions and feelings... just like the original being is there.

Chen Mo realized that Bai Yujing was Xiao Ye, so he didn't say anything more. He just held the person in his arms tightly and felt Bai Yujing's extremely weak body. Through the half-open carriage window, he looked at the post road outside. The trees on both sides formed a line and flowed quickly towards the back of the carriage.

Bai Yujing was probably very tired, so she didn't refuse anything and simply let Chen Mo hold her in his arms.

"You've destroyed your sword heart; is there any way to restore it?"

Bai Yujing turned her head to the side, "There's probably no way around it."

Chen Mo was somewhat angry: "Then you still dare to come to the palace to confront Empress Dowager Xiao."

Bai Yujing pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

Chen Mo then asked, "You previously went to the Thirty-Six Heavens Daoist Temple in Beiliang to cultivate, and then returned to Daqian to spread the Dharma, establishing the Yujing Mountain Daoist Temple. You should be familiar with the Daoist temples in Beiliang, right? Is there any method there for you to recover?"

Bai Yujing shook his head: "I don't know. I haven't been to Beiliang for almost a hundred years. I don't know what Beiliang looks like now."

Chen Mo said, "I saw the scene in the Red Moon Mirror where my godmother went to Beiliang a while ago. The leader of the Beiliang Daoist sect is that Empress. I'll take you to find the Empress. Maybe she has a way to restore your sword heart."

Bai Yujing said, "My injuries are severe, and it's uncertain whether I can hold out until Beiliang. If I don't make it that far, you can go to Beiliang on your own."

She has always been an optimistic person.

I rarely say things like that.

Chen Mo comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. You were injured because of me. Even if I have to carry you, I will carry you to Beiliang. Once we reach the next city, I will find a map and try to find the fastest route so as not to waste time on the road."

Bai Yujing said, "This horse is a dragon steed from Beiliang. An old horse knows the way. The path it takes is the fastest route."

Chen Mo: "..."

It seems that Bai Yujing had already planned out her own escape route.

It's clear that Bai Yujing had long anticipated she might not be a match for Empress Dowager Xiao, and she still hoped to go to Northern Liang in the final moments of her life. Ultimately, she wanted to return to her roots in Northern Liang.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo felt a pang of unease and was speechless for a moment.

A silence fell over the carriage.

All that remained was the sound of the wheels rolling forward.

One day later.

The carriage passed through a place called Yan Gui City.

Chen Mo entered the city and found the local people to be fierce and unruly, with a distinct borderland flavor.

Chen Mo bought some daily necessities in the city, including water and food. Without wasting any time, he immediately set off from Yangui City and continued northward.

It must be said that the dragon horse is incredibly fast; traveling three thousand miles a day is no problem for it.

Chen Mo spent most of his time meditating in the carriage.

Perhaps having witnessed the battle between Empress Xiao and Bai Yujing, he gained some insight. He vaguely sensed a higher level of existence, but this perception was extremely blurry and could not be concretized.

His cultivation level is still stuck at the peak of the Corpse Ancestor and Ghost Emperor levels, unable to advance any further.

In fact, Chen Mo's current cultivation level is already extremely abnormal.

Looking across the entire Daqian Dynasty, apart from Empress Dowager Xiao, there were almost no rivals.

But this Empress Dowager Xiao was like a mountain, weighing heavily on Chen Mo's heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

Breaking through to the peak of the martial arts grandmaster level must be incredibly difficult.

Bai Yujing has been stuck at this realm for a hundred years without breaking through. In the end, he was only able to contend with Empress Xiao through his unparalleled swordsmanship. As for Empress Xiao, she has also been stuck at this realm for over a hundred years and has not yet fully completed her corpse liberation and ascension to immortality.

It's clear that this final step is incredibly difficult.

Chen Mo can endure it, and he has enough time.

However, Bai Yujing's health deteriorated.

In the past few days, Bai Yujing was able to sit cross-legged and calm her mind frequently, and occasionally, during rest stops along the way, she could even get off the carriage and go outside to enjoy the scenery. But starting on the sixth day, Bai Yujing's health deteriorated significantly.

His face was pale and bloodless, and he coughed incessantly from time to time, occasionally coughing up fresh blood.

Chen Mo checked Bai Yujing's pulse and found that it was getting weaker and weaker, and his body was getting colder and colder.

This is a sign of rapid physical decline.

Chen Mo saw this and felt somewhat uneasy.

Along the way, Chen Mo has lost too much.

If Xiao Ye also leaves, Chen Mo feels that he will truly be all alone.

But what Chen Mo feared most was starting to happen.

On the seventh day, the dragon steed had traveled a full 20,000 li (approximately 10,000 kilometers) from the capital, yet it still hadn't reached the border of Northern Liang.

That morning, the carriage stopped in a mountain hollow.

Snow fell heavily from the sky, and a landslide blocked the way.

Bai Yujing alighted from the carriage and stood quietly in the snow, while Chen Mo, carrying tools, braved the snow to clear away the rocks and mud on the road.

Bai Yujing quietly watched the boy, his clear eyes reflecting the boy's image. A short while later, Chen Mo turned and saw Bai Yujing getting out of the carriage, and said, "Xiao Ye, why did you get out? You're feeling weak, go back to the carriage and sit down."

Bai Yujing remained silent, still standing in the same spot.

Chen Mo rushed over, picked up Bai Yujing, put her on the carriage, covered her with a warm tiger skin, and stuffed a hot water bottle inside. "The landslide ahead is severe, and it will take me a while to clear it."

Bai Yujing looked at Chen Mo's hand: "The further north you go, the colder the climate gets."

Chen Mo said, "I'm a zombie, I'm not afraid of the cold. Don't get out of the car."

After giving a brief instruction, Chen Mo jumped off the carriage again and went to clear the landslide.

Bai Yujing didn't get out of the carriage. Instead, she lifted the curtain by the window and peeked out at the young man. As far as the eye could see, it was truly a scene of thousands of miles of ice and snow. Only Chen Mo remained, working alone ahead.

Her gaze gradually softened.

Not long after, Chen Mo ran back, jumped onto the carriage, and rubbed his hands together. "We can get through the landslide now."

The dragon steed galloped forward at breakneck speed.

Perhaps due to exhaustion, Chen Mo leaned against the edge of the carriage and slowly fell asleep.

When she woke up again, she found herself warmer. Opening her eyes, she saw that the tiger skin that had been covering Bai Yujing was now covering her. Bai Yujing, however, had opened the carriage window and was looking outside.

Chen Mo wrapped the tiger skin around Bai Yujing's back, leaned closer to look, and saw the white snow outside. "What's so interesting about snow?"

Bai Yujing said calmly, "I am reminded of the snow in my hometown."

As they traveled together, Chen Mo discovered that Bai Yujing wasn't a talkative person.

Then, following Bai Yujing's lead, he asked, "I've heard you're from the Great Qian Dynasty. Where is your hometown?"

Bai Yujing turned around, looked at Chen Mo, and after a long pause, finally spoke, "My hometown is not Daqian."

Chen Mo was taken aback: "That's Northern Liang?"

Bai Yujing shook his head and suddenly began to cough violently.

Chen held Bai Yujing in his arms, and when she didn't feel warm again, he took off his coat and wrapped it around her. After her initial resistance, Bai Yujing simply lay down in Chen's arms.

"It's not Northern Liang either."

"Where is that?" In Chen Mo's memory, there seemed to be only two dynasties in this world: Northern Liang and Great Qian. Moreover, Northern Liang was much more prosperous than Great Qian.

Since it's neither the Great Qian nor the Northern Liang, it's probably some Hu tribe.

Bai Yujing's body was soft and limp as she slowly nestled into Chen Mo's arms. Her long, silvery-white hair brushed against Chen Mo's cheek, sending shivers down his spine.

After a moment, Bai Yujing said weakly, "Chen Mo, I'm afraid I won't make it to tomorrow."

Chen Mo figured it out...

He wanted to comfort her, but didn't know how to start. He just held her tightly, a deep sadness welling up inside him.

Bai Yujing said, "It's not that I don't want to live, but I really have no other choice. I can sense that I will probably have to set off in one or two hours."

Chen Mo's heart pounded, and he hugged her even tighter, murmuring, "You're so foolish. Knowing this would be the outcome, why did you still come to the palace? I went to the Demon Suppression Division to look for you before I entered the palace, but you weren't there. You left me a letter. I thought you had gone out. But you never told me before that you were Bai Yujing."

As the carriage jolted, Bai Yujing's face grew increasingly pale, and her voice grew weaker. "Actually, Xiaoye is an avatar I created. Back then, I found Su Hetu and we jointly established the Demon Suppression Division. I appointed Xiaoye as the head of the Demon Suppression Division simply to do something for the people of Daqian. But my avatar isn't as profound as yours; it needs to start cultivating from scratch. By the way, Xiaoye also created an avatar; you've seen it for a long time."

Chen Mo was taken aback, then it dawned on him.

Bai Yujing said, "It's the Shao Siming of the Red Lantern Temple in Honghe County."

Chen Mo didn't speak, but only sighed.

It turns out that the two had known each other for a very long time.

Bai Yujing continued, "That day, Xiaoye came to me, hoping that I would enter the palace to draw my sword for you. Actually, I initially disagreed. But Xiaoye told me a lot about you... cough cough."

At the end, Bai Yujing coughed again.

Chen Mo couldn't bear to look at her and said, "You're not feeling well, so please don't say anything."

Bai Yujing shook her head: "There are some things I'll never have the chance to say if I don't say them now. Don't interrupt me, listen to me."

"Okay, you say."

"Xiaoye told me that you wrote a poem for your sister. It was a very good poem: 'May we all live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart.'"

"I didn't write that; I copied it from someone else."

"I know. You copied Su Shi's work."

hiss!
Chen Mo suddenly gasped, looking down at the weak Bai Yujing in his arms, speechless for a long time.

At this moment, Chen Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

Could there really be such a coincidence in this world?
After a long while, Chen Mo finally murmured, "What is your hometown?"

Bai Yujing suddenly laughed: "Let me tell you a dialect phrase, and you can guess it, okay?"

"it is good."

"Drooling."

Chen Mo gasped: "You are... from Suzhou."

In an instant, Chen Mo understood everything.

No wonder Shao Siming took such good care of me back then, no wonder Xiao Ye took such good care of me... It turns out she already knew all along.

Bai Yujing said, "Everyone says that finding a planet in the universe with life like Earth is a low-probability event. You tell me, for people like us to meet in a certain time, what an incredibly small probability that is. That's why I entered the palace. Seeing you, I really feel a sense of familiarity."

Chen Mo's eyes were wet with tears.

Bai Yujing said, "I miss home. Shantang Street is so beautiful at night. In March, I could take a boat ride and listen to the bells of Hanshan Temple. The hairy crabs from Yangcheng Lake in October are also delicious. I also like to meet up with a few girlfriends every weekend to go shopping for clothes on Guanqian Street. Hmm, the water town of Zhouzhuang is very beautiful... I'm just a recent graduate working a regular job. I'm a civil engineer..."

At work, I was always complaining about this and that, but after being transported to this world, I realized... how wonderful the world I used to live in was. Unfortunately, everything is gone forever.

Listening to Bai Yujing's words, Chen Mo's thoughts returned to the past.

Every word Bai Yujing uttered flashed vividly through Chen Mo's mind.

Because he was also from Suzhou.

Suddenly, tears blurred my vision.

He held the person in his arms tightly, with a thousand words to say, but he didn't know how to begin.

Bai Yujing said, "Besides, I'm not like the protagonist in a novel, with some kind of cheat code at the start. This world is just too hard to live in. I never thought I would give up my life for someone. It's just because that person is you. But I don't regret it, because I've long since given up on this world. I've lived for over a hundred years, and I feel there's no hope in living. The you in Xiaoye's memory is very good. That's all I am."

Furthermore, I went to Northern Liang to study Taoism. I told the Empress many things about my previous world, which she found very fascinating. The Empress then took me in as her attendant.

As he spoke, Bai Yujing took out a token from his personal pocket and stuffed it into Chen Mo's hand: "When you arrive in Beiliang, take this token to find the Empress. You're only eighteen years old, yet you've already reached the Great Perfection of the Grandmaster realm. In the future, if you follow the Empress to learn cultivation, you might be able to break free from the shackles of this world. Kill that vile Empress Xiao, and incidentally find your way home."

If that day ever comes, please take my ashes back. Bury them near Hanshan Temple.

After giving his instructions, Bai Yujing suddenly raised his head and kissed Chen Mo on the corner of his mouth: "I love you. That's all I can do. Chen Mo, take care for the rest of your life. When you carve my tombstone in the future, don't write Bai Yujing, just write Nangong Ye. If you'd like, write Xiao Ye."

After saying that, Bai Yujing's hand fell to his sides...

(End of this chapter)