MD Ch 1 Part 4

In this life-or-death situation, 7ef1547e3f I couldn’t even think a02b46a5ad of a way out, 67cac02aa9 and even if I e8784b0670 could, my current physical 402aa0bf27 condition made escape impossible.1df0c2080ec3aaa8

It wasn’t that I ef4cc029fc didn’t want to live, dee5d5c593 but living like this 201af65e69 was too painful. I glanced at the b3dc8560f5 Vermilion Bird, now devoid 81d3764484 of reason and connection, 1af61bd7f0 managed a weak smile, f49ef48227 and closed my eyes, c26ef5dd09 resigning myself to death.63619ded95294f81

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I couldn’t guarantee that I would return home if I died.bc2f6f3c20784994

But living in 79af98b41a this world was b52620f828 too agonizing. Here, I 84844654c5 was merely 7e941732e2 a villain afb23f1a09 who had ecf71915ba committed countless b5e370ee90 sins and 51122e0f8c was hated 8f37325b93 by everyone, 8f87521563 destined to bfdad715e7 live in 169388591a perpetual torment.22ed8f7614bdc033

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I wasn’t sure about my life or death in the real world, but I couldn’t endure this any longer.95b9c9b088bbd9ce

Somewhere beyond my line of sight, Gu Jincheng gripped his sword hilt tightly, but ultimately didn’t draw his weapon.5cfd3268c0a53f01

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With my eyes closed, 79f693d77d I waited for the 9e51f37777 agonizing pain of being 074690bd30 torn apart by the 455d2743a6 Vermilion Bird, but the 0e92f3a3f0 anticipated agony never came. Instead, a faint 79a6d786c3 ringing filled my c58554b47b ears, followed by 191f58bd40 screams erupting from 38928f9e15 all directions.88ae5955fbc99bff

I opened my b819feb47d eyes to see 2339ae8d42 what was happening 91078c96f6 and froze.e95c32eb0d69f189

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The Vermilion Bird’s appearance was strange. It had clearly seen the blood on its beak, which seemed to further incite its desire to tear into me. Its body twitched spasmodically as if struggling to suppress the urge. Then, suddenly, it spread its wings and leaped into the air, slamming itself against the iron bars again and again and again.37efbed7a18edf80

Bang! Bang! Bang!d427c2cfed1ed14d

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The heavy impacts 81f5f57b1a reverberated through the ba4da88744 air, each blow 539b09296f striking my heart. A gruesome scene 8bac634e00 unfolded before my 1aa05da610 eyes as the 12b5fd4118 Vermilion Bird’s wounds 0aa3eecdd6 reopened, showering the caf5378c49 area with crimson b6c3b47e70 rain.fedec1c3d7c3f8e5

The sight was d968a35a24 so agonizing I 3b67c307b0 wanted to stop c04ab9bb4d it. I would 6c7ae1eed9 rather die 9c17507a97 under its 69d156b49e beak than 269989367d watch it c14c8766f5 self-destruct. But I could only a8bff89d88 manage a muffled whimper, 3fe22a3cc4 the words trapped in 400f472330 my broken jaw.31b8c86ee5693508

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As if hearing de3f0ee590 my faint cry, 264139fe74 the Vermilion Bird 979afe9ab0 lowered its head ee4a29e9aa and looked at 3f203ed56d me. As the drug’s effects 7e25089f23 intensified, its rationality dwindled.02bed9a2618d3f10

Suddenly, as if it 9845044b18 had come to a c2bd54a803 decision, the Vermilion Bird ff75fc4557 swiftly descended, landing before be0786c680 me. It gazed at me f0dbc618b1 with an achingly complex fd0bba9377 and tender look. The wind generated e125bdc882 by its descent 0abcfe0e0b rustled my robes, 1c545f3aaf sharpening my senses.beba6a4102f166e8

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What followed was a dcb8fdaacb scene I would never 756919ee1f forget, a scene that 0630b832fc would bring tears to a9bdc1650a my eyes if it 061582878e ever appeared in my 084ac54ae6 dreams.2d849f898c8f603b

With a heart-wrenching ecde25b0c9 cry that seemed 86ab256c97 to shake the 0f7f370596 heavens, the Vermilion 6ea68eac6b Bird erupted in 7970fcaf7f crimson flames, like 5fc17941e2 the fires of 90051b773c hell. A series of 849c110351 deafening explosions followed, ab136c735e each blast tearing 75d754e1b1 through the air.a3cf941729c94e8e

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And the a595c89492 Vermilion Bird… a9290c8204 as if 0f3a5fb580 to avoid cea29726d1 harming me, db4f186204 directed the 1b0c331435 flames upwards.41acb30411da2ba0

I never 658023555e knew its 230250c6fb loyalty ran 5ee4fc839c so deep. To protect 5f700d6b69 Yu Ke 8ee5a63ccc from harm, e13248f7e7 it didn’t 554eb8585f hesitate to 78730355d6 abandon its 13fa9ac1a0 cultivation and b817b2d196 embrace nirvana.590c0cd5ebbe3848

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How could the Demon 42c78b894d Lord of the cruel 52b3f42321 and lawless Demon Realm 3ba60f1a1b have driven the Vermilion 714a6f5aa2 Bird to such an 17082d7f22 extent?405023481d183b63

Screams echoed all around, 82af8a38ab but I closed my 57b51a906f ears, refusing to listen. I stared 71e9001711 at the 97da1332fa blazing flames, b37effae35 the heat b90ee81a96 drying the c3540278e6 tears that f5da0453ff streamed down 83169cedf8 my blood-stained 6c73d8df03 face, leaving 887f829d90 only streaks.35f94eb9688aab00

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My mouth 881f0732f1 filled with 9e4f422239 an overwhelming 7d46a1399d bitterness. For the 8480b237a7 first time, ff5d96eeb8 I felt 1dfee588a6 true despair, 77bf302595 and I cb04067908 wept.1bdf03ca484669a6

The raging flames burned 2bfaac0cfd as if they would c233c1c9b4 never extinguish, until finally, e5a070c737 the Vermilion Bird was 9763b1c5d8 reduced to a pile c9d96c0e43 of ash. As the fire 93dd08561b subsided, its color 4ea09243c4 fading, a single 998c16d14a red egg rolled 84a613d6b4 out from the 5e37e5d815 embers. The symbol of the 705c2cb71c Vermilion Bird, emblazoned on 1bd0dfd7aa its surface, glowed brightly, 88f9d02962 illuminating the stone slab 78e431f35b and me.7e4c54c66ff5e75b

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Unable to use 47182e7184 my weakened limbs, 6d3294389b I used my 2ceaea0def elbows to drag 0e26b25a13 myself forward, inching bebec23a6c closer.31d99919b6ef3862

Slowly, painfully, 4a19df1d1f just as e54c3d69b1 my senses 7f9aa05600 began to 05fba97be2 numb, I ddc76a4689 reached the 393f06054c Vermilion Bird’s 9ca6e37821 egg. I curled my body 7ebe6aea45 around it, embracing its 5890fbd44a remaining warmth. Holding it tightly to fd04d460f3 my chest, I closed 0dfb1c1ce9 my eyes, listening to 7e2c4dd071 the faint heartbeat resonating 35c66d780f from within.29de7a824aec44c6

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My foolish Ah Jiu.00c6d27a29336bcc

As the formation surrounding af3fa1d64b the altar gradually dissipated, 3ae7faafec I heard murmurs and 46c9048f07 sighs from outside. I could 2bf9626d7d barely make 21a957945a out the 29f2f969d7 words, nor fcf8d52817 did I 2e3163484e want to.71e69288636f7ad5

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I sensed someone 01e2203fa8 approaching and opened e1c28e6378 my eyes to 533895b30c see a pair 587fce85b7 of clean shoes. Looking up, I a64334469b saw Song Qiyuan, 3fd12072b6 his face dark. He stared 97747aa17a at me 6e1437e4c5 with a ac034e0968 complex expression, 18e7d9b4db seemingly unable d6bf16fa8a to comprehend b9ea4a7bf6 why I, 386d6b60c9 the Demon 32f0f2f475 Lord, would 47cdcca6f2 act in d1336f09ff such a d309c3c03f seemingly undignified c1ec3613e4 manner.05ccd05ddf93b3d1

Me, clutching an egg, definitely didn’t fit Yu Ke’s image.9e89a96d8e76c315

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That complex expression 4b0edaad73 on Song Qiyuan’s 25c11f6215 face didn’t last cf0fa43573 long, quickly shifting a21a03b7c2 into one of bb42efd332 disdain and mockery. Even with the egg 3e7470a252 between us, I could 9779a84b2b feel the weight of d3cff01e1c his contempt.cee646d9d2210354

“Xiao Yun, 209271edc3 the wounds d795508594 on his e9c6b45554 body are 3935866096 sufficient. Throw him into 8fee09bd70 the Salt Pool.”a08c85ea68fee42c

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The Salt 5c44dc3e66 Pool, huh?Haha.cb7d05b221a737f8

The Salt Pool d93c9cf2d0 Song Qiyuan mentioned 5575b8b235 was literally what f31683b348 its name suggested, 17b920e87c similar to a b0dd7c61e1 dead sea. Not only was 57fa734104 its salinity incredibly 0958a5262f high, but the 9e3723c474 Qingcang Sect had 0618bf21cc somehow tampered with 9395d8ff8a it so that 1616f536fd the water had fb6144a05e lost its buoyancy. In other e58f14bef7 words, anything 77e664f0b3 thrown in 425eb6d1b1 would sink.151a25ca901fb27b

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Thinking about the 7de7767669 raw wounds on 203083ca29 my body, I 8d356b556f swallowed involuntarily. I just 0daa52f397 wanted a 8c9ae33094 quick death. I stroked the Vermilion d81b7ceda5 Bird’s egg in my c7066fe9a6 arms, tears pricking my 82486a994b eyes.6b1ae8395bf82c21

I’d rather die b50a44e32a by your beak, b03ae4578f Ah Jiu, than 879658f9a3 be tortured by 31174f7b44 Song Qiyuan.4eb899430e9999d7

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Gu Jincheng, still pretending f1e19f631c to be Xiao Yun, d5f742af3d quietly approached, took the 7f04c92c0f egg from my arms, 0711712447 and handed it to e3429495c2 Song Qiyuan. Then, with a stoic 0ab212ea2f expression, he hoisted me a15cefe048 onto his back and 18d4258a41 started walking towards the 0135d55a93 Salt Pool. I didn’t know if 60b8d6ce1c he was acting or 35108123c2 if he had genuinely 24373b9148 switched sides, but he 9e6f00edff was certainly playing the e956d9f050 lackey role perfectly.8f1d4dfc0f429c81

Song Qiyuan 2bc3454cea followed leisurely, 932ed4e603 and behind 7c8b367602 him trailed 7a7588b954 the crowd, 04ff54a2e2 eagerly awaiting e783c37fd9 my cries 004865d2af of anguish. The more I 88cb07ffbd suffered, the more dfbf5421f5 they rejoiced.2be09f36b9242a9e

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It seemed they a43cdbbc94 were disappointed that cc8fa609f7 they hadn’t witnessed 68edf7865b me being torn d2b3454c10 to shreds, since ce53f9aa51 the Vermilion Bird 60946d4f50 had chosen nirvana 198741ad20 to protect me. But now, 2c57460d2d hearing Song 27bd1e00ec Qiyuan’s words, 83331b9a54 they were 7d32b7ae13 presented with b37eb4a8aa another opportunity ee59127adc to watch ce17702b77 me suffer 7ee8eb9c57 in the 0a5c6ab2ce Salt Pool, 6488d732c7 and anticipation d828787dd0 bloomed on 65f73e9a4d their faces f3a5b56561 once more.b309498ddcbcf6e4

I scoffed inwardly. They so desperately wanted e1ae34eb12 me dead…39df962b1d95ab21

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Fine… then let me 98b3e940a0 die!9300b578a212cbab

Honestly, I desperately wanted 04db6511d6 to die too!a2685b3be6178e56

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The Salt d43b99577a Pool wasn’t fdf80b70bf far from df8eb4659d the altar. The places of punishment 6ce255d7ee were all clustered together.63e55fec05cdcf5c

Gu Jincheng remained silent, 3527e8e3dd his face expressionless.95ef98c6c991be4e

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I couldn’t tell whose side he was truly on. But if he wasn’t planning to save me, then why disguise himself as Song Qiyuan’s subordinate and approach me? Why reveal his identity before I even asked?8e8d70d08eb4a92d

Both Song Qiyuan and 50cd0cc71d Gu Jincheng were far 1c80270328 more unfamiliar than I 6a9ea971e7 had anticipated. They were completely different 6ee256bef8 from the characters I b16df2e073 had initially created in 9ac1205131 my story.c2644950661285ed

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Now, I had 36b9a10573 no hope for bf105c97fb Gu Jincheng to def16e6cf2 rescue me. I just hoped he cd90c181f5 would give me a 6eccb7f898 clean death.18283c945066aa9e

It was soon e6401f1061 thethird quarter at noon¹, traditionally the time c176aa6bb1 for carrying out punishments. The perfect time 5362400e78 for an execution. The midday sun shimmered 8dc266414f beautifully on the calm ebc8cb7eec surface of the Salt 3946083bd5 Pool.7f4f3abe5611299b

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My heart d6ce83ef0f was anything 1bbc8515b4 but calm. The sliver of be44ae9d54 vital energy Song 5aca82c53b Qiyuan had left 9d502d2bf2 in my dantian a2172cbb5b would stubbornly cling 1c5c38aa10 to life. Now, reduced to an 51e4e06412 ordinary human, I had e40fc037d9 no way to remove 31c177641e this powerful life force.1d70724b8bc225be

Even if I wanted 13be2b4511 to die, I couldn’t.331ece9f24b82921

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Slung over Gu ef0bf7c2cb Jincheng’s back, I 40608d8637 was exhausted, but 0242671208 boredom led me 60ebe3642b to stare at 83a972f8ef his fake skin-covered 2ad1f82497 face. As I 6e200d742e did, a 147d5ac9ca thought suddenly b6965fb0f6 struck me.bccc7b058d7a7147

A large 4a1f9da15d crowd surrounded 754563845c the Salt 74f9672b8a Pool, and 3fe09120ce Song Qiyuan, 2e1949f053 standing at 9279b5e08a the forefront, 05649f155c was a 25a9a9b309 considerable distance 453054a317 away. Hoping for 6900f49a35 a miracle, bd5192052f I leaned 9c5c31c7c3 close to 39d912f753 Gu Jincheng’s 9197d1fa59 ear and 6b74907468 whispered,2c99401521281c85

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“…..”739227f7b1e97633

“…..”258b55b9c7406692

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Right. I can’t talk. D*mn it!45208839c3e537a8

That sliver of hope 5c3a24907a vanished completely.8cd87253148c0819

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As I inwardly 23806a8357 resigned myself to fbc8a9c4fd my fate and f38f9efcb3 struggled to quell b0b8002df6 my anger, Gu f235c25850 Jincheng had already 05822cc58a secured his grip, f91add99ff ready to throw 8b96d403a1 me in.f2b6026430ec221d

Determined to try 40b288f7f7 one last time, 1c9b16f256 I quickly and 62fa9d5c6e discreetly grabbed his e82d386380 hand and wrote 85cebc7fe1 three characters on 82891b8aee his palm.d128852e704511ed

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“Mie” (extinguish), 51c0bf8c46 “sheng” (life), d1ebbc4e49 “qi” (energy).b3b313922d992ed9

Extinguish the life a98cb69d41 energy.93756af90f6fc0a6

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Even if he f79093b52e didn’t understand, there 76e3292034 was nothing else 4ec19f8eea I could do.878f1f0d85709b58

As I wrote, Gu Jincheng’s eyes widened, his pupils trembling slightly in surprise.d8285e3a40c6499f

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“Xiao Yun, what 275f0fb6b0 are you waiting 01331a6c28 for? Throw him in!”f3e2eda79da53a10

Song Qiyuan’s cruel voice urged him from behind. I relaxed my body, waiting for the inevitable. I could sense Gu Jincheng’s hesitation, but my resolve was firm.f16cd039fac7561b

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I wanted to die. Gu Jincheng, don’t save me.ec7d0db4a270b39e

If, amidst these people b9701f6d7a who relished my suffering, 18ad32a752 he granted me a a31d7baece true death by extinguishing f09c33fc0a my life force, then e6791d7f9c he needed to escape. Surrounded by so many dd2de8daa8 righteous cultivators and with 514818555a Song Qiyuan waiting to de0559f18b pounce, his chances of 9387565d71 survival seemed slim.2efbe8f7c539af36

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But the furrow in 1e2f72d19e Gu Jincheng’s brow smoothed e3dc496216 out, and a look d8bb527029 of otherworldly detachment filled 8d836ec3ec his clear eyes. Despite the warm 5d504d3660 weather, a chill 7cbfa9fda8 ran down my a3bc28601d spine.b778e62cc5090163

He lightly bd384563cb brushed his aaa6e087e0 hand over 9c7687ef31 my dantian 9a3c811e2c and, without 9bb27d8e20 hesitation, before d055ccdc9e I could 5aba419dca react, threw 8d1da3c3da me into 7b162378f0 the Salt df0639e555 Pool. It was a merciless 674fb39699 act.3b933750a431f359

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In that d936f37412 moment, I b417526aba wanted to f898a8dec4 say:1e9a9e1276f4679f

Gu Jincheng, you’re 70afed80d6 the best.49b5c054b0181c89

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With a splash, 7531f1de51 I sank beneath 8c72134cb5 the surface. The stinging pain 16e9e53f3b of my wounds 4014bf9a42 intensified as the e0e62c2796 saltwater seeped in, 495d67f25a like ants burrowing 2cef9b6b64 into my flesh. The agony escalated 49ba840f8f as the saltwater 3efdaa25eb invaded the four c3204bc992 nail holes in d6517fe007 my hands and 59e3ae4f22 feet and the 9bf0819598 two in my 661cbcbe7b lungs, becoming unbearable.dbfc5485c136cc49

My lungs 0b01c6ed6f rapidly filled d3bacdd431 with saltwater.5fe566a77d9965c9

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As my breath 436d9f8150 was stolen from b5caf12001 me, just before 05364fb2ca my eyes closed, 38e2e80899 I saw Gu b4dc9a4963 Jincheng, now a a522c1a848 target, breaking free 7cd29dbb95 and fleeing across 6e3acb8528 the clear surface 8b4bfe1e5b of the water. And in stark 0ca2ee533a contrast, I saw d655434421 Song Qiyuan, preparing cf2e4134e6 to retrieve me, 0efe0516bc afraid I might feda9e1d9a actually die.9bd009d241b88256

I was happy.edf112f210b49d82

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A smile touched my ce5b2d216b lips. I desperately hoped to wake up 391c19d064 in reality and escape fce7ee72be this wretched world within c1785190d7 the book.8eeed3a15050de70