MD Ch 1 Part 4

In this life-or-death f63a2a1063 situation, I couldn’t a6ec31f134 even think of c1f9e20250 a way out, 5b24ad7930 and even if 974d25d593 I could, my cd4868bd27 current physical condition bffc1e9d60 made escape impossible.9b4eb1b28d44e45a

It wasn’t 8078301450 that I 86decbd542 didn’t want aad1dea4b7 to live, 4d637b7022 but living 58842b14c9 like this e76ee2546f was too 617c1ce372 painful. I glanced at the 66762c483e Vermilion Bird, now devoid a71d09ae72 of reason and connection, 9f63ae5f99 managed a weak smile, 4b3ced2314 and closed my eyes, aa8b9248c4 resigning myself to death.fbfb75236b45c025

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I couldn’t guarantee that I would return home if I died.7254a9b2fb31c8ff

But living in this edb5b6bdb2 world was too agonizing. Here, I 05714bfe2f was merely 2e263a06cb a villain 6b1e61c9e6 who had 4e7f23c50a committed countless ae8f4e2d3e sins and 912e651530 was hated ea7975e860 by everyone, 1aa291c2be destined to 861ed32ad7 live in af0fa072e6 perpetual torment.47e965ab435c5ac4

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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.413a07158df6d2f4

Somewhere beyond my line of sight, Gu Jincheng gripped his sword hilt tightly, but ultimately didn’t draw his weapon.0a2258bde3864eb2

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With my b8589a1f97 eyes closed, a01e681b67 I waited 6475cf056f for the 6ac20bfc6d agonizing pain 72e8ac9b14 of being 980d184b7b torn apart 1393e4354d by the f76b600805 Vermilion Bird, 57cf0e01cb but the 7c9a1462e9 anticipated agony 8ab759559c never came. Instead, a a2dcc62e1a faint ringing 3fe79f7105 filled my dc4e215515 ears, followed e7cfce224c by screams 4880772a5e erupting from 6d155820b8 all directions.d9d59251fe6f65c6

I opened my 5704538e29 eyes to see b361c19a52 what was happening ec1c1f6e3d and froze.d17b54e1db425d53

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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.4359d682eecee1ed

Bang! Bang! Bang!77912dec3cce9e3d

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The heavy 7f09fcfe6b impacts reverberated bd31fd0dee through the b81b4e454b air, each cd638737e1 blow striking 5c7a37b45b my heart. A gruesome scene 120029c807 unfolded before my 7e91d0c91b eyes as the 059820d944 Vermilion Bird’s wounds 2d5965182c reopened, showering the 5f38f62061 area with crimson 53dc523bbf rain.62a7aa2dbb8266d8

The sight was 6d089e7ac7 so agonizing I 557e6768c2 wanted to stop b0d6e969b9 it. I would rather die 568ceadf63 under its beak than 4834133387 watch it self-destruct. But I b123fb1c1a could only d84a840ff5 manage a 823e25fb23 muffled whimper, 073716b67d the words acbc6f7b03 trapped in 7eefa4b5d7 my broken 1049e77437 jaw.b66bf813b050b5ce

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As if hearing my f4a26cdc5f faint cry, the Vermilion 1c9f439df9 Bird lowered its head 95a981a535 and looked at me. As the drug’s effects 1cc3ec0444 intensified, its rationality dwindled.9f3f7b10bbac44ec

Suddenly, as if f74e6b3618 it had come 5fdf2e52e4 to a decision, 5fa570c2b7 the Vermilion Bird 4d08d1772f swiftly descended, landing 1e0582a94d before me. It gazed 82da18b067 at me d16d9ecbcc with an 82e141f96f achingly complex f7a76225f7 and tender a40b142720 look. The wind generated 801545164d by its descent 3535f32ea3 rustled my robes, 0c0ebfa72f sharpening my senses.9a172d2c5d2ed381

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What followed was 7ffc568d37 a scene I f88c22fdf5 would never forget, 3a46f56840 a scene that 111e13da86 would bring tears 8dd8ba00bb to my eyes 15bff89fad if it ever 88cfbce112 appeared in my 214a4a1a00 dreams.9300eb5e64052c74

With a heart-wrenching 043efaad53 cry that seemed 496d86b026 to shake the bd07ec6238 heavens, the Vermilion 8594029000 Bird erupted in 78fd7868c4 crimson flames, like 1d1f9b1d73 the fires of dab7e929b2 hell. A series of 71f39b43c4 deafening explosions followed, 1ebf263e5c each blast tearing a86ebe3d5a through the air.40c17384178af955

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And the Vermilion d7bf9db026 Bird… as if 5d26e7cb71 to avoid harming 132ceaac6c me, directed the a75c9bb949 flames upwards.aba8e8ba84716d28

I never knew b9052026b7 its loyalty ran b6616aa451 so deep. To protect Yu 1ecaf95be8 Ke from harm, 1784b6768c it didn’t hesitate 41cf1d61d3 to abandon its 8a1fec1a5f cultivation and embrace 73f3ad48b7 nirvana.a4ec206e01aee04c

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How could the f055caa344 Demon Lord of 850d7d8385 the cruel and 24ad787578 lawless Demon Realm b8a34c2893 have driven the 4b01b2b9e9 Vermilion Bird to c4a86f752d such an extent?ff602363431c043b

Screams echoed all around, 9a07fdab2f but I closed my faa163d2f6 ears, refusing to listen. I stared at 79e3b91cb8 the blazing flames, 953573a532 the heat drying 6815775ddd the tears that ae21b64330 streamed down my d91d6528e3 blood-stained face, leaving 904c3d8f40 only streaks.e2ae7e3a7c13a9f2

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My mouth filled with 75f284e54c an overwhelming bitterness. For the first e16d46f278 time, I felt 2be17aa5f3 true despair, and 541996af7e I wept.d3738ddc608e41b6

The raging 163daba9bd flames burned a47706f497 as if 06d3ea5e41 they would 0659cc612b never extinguish, 809ea02bb8 until finally, b6527b0b7e the Vermilion f8543255af Bird was 7ea71d5b95 reduced to d99d370ca0 a pile 7250f4e4d2 of ash. As the fire subsided, a1e623be95 its color fading, a 242dbec2a1 single red egg rolled c2554a56b1 out from the embers. The symbol 3ba650d442 of the 6b8620d9f4 Vermilion Bird, 2945db18a5 emblazoned on 18ff60f44e its surface, e2dff576bd glowed brightly, 71f7a35eb1 illuminating the 870fbaa64b stone slab 0b6c230d95 and me.c72f989f8372901f

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Unable to 566560f214 use my 542026f9b3 weakened limbs, f4ad6eb197 I used 4c68bb44ca my elbows 58f18bd71d to drag 22781358e7 myself forward, 9405d10065 inching closer.a009a149da542944

Slowly, painfully, 26108f2e38 just as 0bb982b53c my senses 6d7e7a4ccc began to e708261a80 numb, I 718340ed53 reached the 208c42c425 Vermilion Bird’s 24ba98518c egg. I curled my e7f4e4e6c6 body around it, 6a9ed8280a embracing its remaining 52edce7075 warmth. Holding it tightly to b723b67544 my chest, I closed 93da69df4f my eyes, listening to 652d1efeb2 the faint heartbeat resonating ccd74537b9 from within.abc94d54fea77734

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My foolish 8c2c80f2f3 Ah Jiu.7e8c3165d85f7ab8

As the formation fd4b419488 surrounding the altar 7e4933f183 gradually dissipated, I f03879213e heard murmurs and 63f1c47d49 sighs from outside. I could 6f72de128a barely make 758bf4cb8a out the af45a0b354 words, nor 4e3e575cc5 did I 7a6eb3207d want to.e016c8fa45952f81

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I sensed someone 4e07cfc2da approaching and opened 63f96c5512 my eyes to 2b7ff2c1db see a pair d4a55590ca of clean shoes. Looking up, I saw 74f2dff651 Song Qiyuan, his face 17a871ce36 dark. He stared at me fe57195961 with a complex expression, 91d4462996 seemingly unable to comprehend cd64fde4fe why I, the Demon 3262110f7a Lord, would act in 437c96718f such a seemingly undignified 483fb3aa54 manner.018897056eb6f7e1

Me, clutching an egg, definitely didn’t fit Yu Ke’s image.6d1928d20869254d

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That complex expression on 37a3444065 Song Qiyuan’s face didn’t e07ce39927 last long, quickly shifting 35a2d028d6 into one of disdain 82cd7796e2 and mockery. Even with the egg 5319cb94be between us, I could 6861023628 feel the weight of 510152fc39 his contempt.0fefa3cc2582b356

“Xiao Yun, the db950801b0 wounds on his bee704e3a1 body are sufficient. Throw him into the e6274656ca Salt Pool.”76ca5ebced271884

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The Salt f6865da16c Pool, huh?Haha.f4a117a21e664646

The Salt Pool Song 19eccaa7f2 Qiyuan mentioned was literally 6959b8bd53 what its name suggested, 83939b6cea similar to a dead f741215046 sea. Not only c229ddee5a was its 48bcedb5da salinity incredibly 4c38872e2d high, but 0132eb46be the Qingcang 03aaec7458 Sect had 6cb6c48fcc somehow tampered f2d0a59ba7 with it 0953ca85cd so that 7ad094107b the water 615dfd13f7 had lost 593e499b1d its buoyancy. In other words, anything e3dae1ed9c thrown in would sink.915f38093a366eef

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Thinking about the raw db56c08942 wounds on my body, 181673b4e8 I swallowed involuntarily. I just wanted a e1f490aea4 quick death. I stroked the Vermilion 4a1ec4a152 Bird’s egg in my 1047d9c2f7 arms, tears pricking my e1b20f570c eyes.090237ddeedf1594

I’d rather die by 928db40bf1 your beak, Ah Jiu, 4e04cf3acf than be tortured by 4d4f17813e Song Qiyuan.5dd131a55d1b75ce

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Gu Jincheng, still 528cb245c5 pretending to be b6c9df75ce Xiao Yun, quietly 0829f19941 approached, took the d52a143172 egg from my f12d7fd272 arms, and handed 174d8c5f70 it to Song 9a7dca37dd Qiyuan. Then, with a 35e7230d3c stoic expression, he 67d7a84505 hoisted me onto 23ca7b73cb his back and ca67afa2b4 started walking towards 3423d52f89 the Salt Pool. I didn’t know 5e28a97977 if he was cb146d5949 acting or if a5ca11ef69 he had genuinely b187881bf6 switched sides, but ca739134d1 he was certainly 059508fbcd playing the lackey 56e0498fed role perfectly.f793ac59f230a2bf

Song Qiyuan followed 1a934af3f7 leisurely, and behind 9aee022773 him trailed the 003b9f5a5b crowd, eagerly awaiting 53eb316db5 my cries of e792dd70e7 anguish. The more c34530c111 I suffered, 3a645f506e the more 7b2b38d2e0 they rejoiced.842f44545e009efd

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It seemed they were d3cb3b2bc8 disappointed that they hadn’t c79e78633d witnessed me being torn b8c66f150e to shreds, since the 1fa3cce649 Vermilion Bird had chosen 7e53201e37 nirvana to protect me. But now, hearing Song 8ee4e8af0f Qiyuan’s words, they were 85e6ddc60c presented with another opportunity 80f3cf959c to watch me suffer dc1ab6b1cb in the Salt Pool, eca51cb7c2 and anticipation bloomed on a99d521472 their faces once more.46a57b76b4604ddf

I scoffed inwardly. They so desperately 9ce72d3e0c wanted me dead…048be36b351d4cac

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Fine… then let me 55bd663111 die!de7f685d464e0666

Honestly, I desperately wanted 36c4f57f4b to die too!810a342f4174223b

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The Salt 8175d76045 Pool wasn’t 9db6f6bcb0 far from 5cbac69830 the altar. The places of 5986e9320e punishment were all 3819be4cdc clustered together.8657f71b8c35aa42

Gu Jincheng remained silent, 70683a515d his face expressionless.b9fefdd843496260

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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?52ac2da859810d55

Both Song 8a353a3c71 Qiyuan and e89e095a5e Gu Jincheng 7de25f4f21 were far c5fa58ca5c more unfamiliar 6d85fdf22c than I 11c1792027 had anticipated. They were 9857ce107c completely different 846991d4d7 from the 4a00819c32 characters I 20f3cbbd06 had initially b243fb28e4 created in 77c337bd2e my story.2df1c0d609c88bce

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Now, I 168a7c6291 had no 27fc60c72b hope for 89858495ee Gu Jincheng f3613ec28e to rescue d49f091853 me. I just 79c658c038 hoped he f78370268c would give 077088dd6a me a 93307f7511 clean death.8e564bb064d50541

It was 6c8c647dee soon thethird quarter at noon¹, traditionally the c2c59d5106 time for carrying d337c9bbd8 out punishments. The perfect time for 935629d9cc an execution. The midday sun 4136b3e66e shimmered beautifully on 70301ac6db the calm surface 4f71f9e979 of the Salt 9abdbf76fa Pool.bc13b2dec10f6750

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My heart was anything d864cbad25 but calm. The sliver of c8f680bd28 vital energy Song 4256da5f56 Qiyuan had left 525b9eec4e in my dantian c39795e803 would stubbornly cling 4aa2ae360a to life. Now, reduced to 6c0eeba071 an ordinary human, b5d5a9d907 I had no d74ad385ec way to remove 4f70f940ec this powerful life 004cb90e1f force.aab29233b3aa0528

Even if I 80d894c7f1 wanted to die, d25c282b95 I couldn’t.0c0d019f13a9889d

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Slung over Gu b744f2786e Jincheng’s back, I 130c1b221f was exhausted, but 81cb36f6d9 boredom led me a77db59c7a to stare at 50b53261af his fake skin-covered 010d5c9bca face. As I did, 5e44e5d83f a thought suddenly 4f5784aa22 struck me.e554b404f9866a23

A large crowd 7757e6ba71 surrounded the Salt b683423fd0 Pool, and Song 5eda46b220 Qiyuan, standing at be41682ef7 the forefront, was bf73616846 a considerable distance 42f22420f7 away. Hoping for a miracle, 32c13f8146 I leaned close to 5af476d7b8 Gu Jincheng’s ear and 20c34a9cec whispered,97628a1d16cc746e

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“…..”cb978051b6ae97b0

“…..”c37c75307cc1ac18

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Right. I can’t talk. D*mn it!14ff41ffae361628

That sliver 591abde70e of hope 4fbce2c95c vanished completely.2b165f9845878203

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As I inwardly 708ffcf4d5 resigned myself to 8fb221d913 my fate and e2f0041fcd struggled to quell e7e27b9181 my anger, Gu e2c07cbe78 Jincheng had already 93f2d120fb secured his grip, 515b365575 ready to throw dba1c66652 me in.d817614ba4d3412d

Determined to try one f054c247b3 last time, I quickly 1327c1814b and discreetly grabbed his e4542af835 hand and wrote three 32fb459fa3 characters on his palm.34aef7d450515f66

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“Mie” (extinguish), 42c853d305 “sheng” (life), 0bb7f708c8 “qi” (energy).fbe45cb30ec4f9b0

Extinguish the 7651937e72 life energy.2e9f8bc73c5de2ee

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Even if he didn’t 3b2afe2677 understand, there was nothing 79993c99ef else I could do.ec0e8478a1f81b12

As I wrote, Gu Jincheng’s eyes widened, his pupils trembling slightly in surprise.d0c81ae65e930a43

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“Xiao Yun, what bdbe2c0ac3 are you waiting 44a37ad6a6 for? Throw him in!”f6db2d4d66e8398a

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.d828a1b33fffe4a6

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I wanted to die. Gu Jincheng, don’t save me.943d360e8acde66a

If, amidst these e86254ab7c people who relished f89eb5e18b my suffering, he 1d2cc3ca6f granted me a d578fbaa50 true death by ce5a253ae5 extinguishing my life 050d99c500 force, then he 53ee0f4e3f needed to escape. Surrounded by so 92f968afb0 many righteous cultivators 5060b6c432 and with Song 5130175678 Qiyuan waiting to 50992ee399 pounce, his chances 8b3f9e940d of survival seemed 279da5fced slim.e378a0eae0d0c11d

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But the furrow 9409abadfb in Gu Jincheng’s 3917610da6 brow smoothed out, b24683b804 and a look 8c50fba39b of otherworldly detachment c0d4cfa566 filled his clear de0774cc02 eyes. Despite the warm weather, 861c1faefd a chill ran down c91646995e my spine.7438e678501ffd70

He lightly 97cab837d8 brushed his 9c664f504b hand over ce5b24ae47 my dantian e0f0540290 and, without a0cc84c131 hesitation, before 0b94483799 I could 673a672a0d react, threw da3df38d50 me into 8cacb936cc the Salt 9882f83fc6 Pool. It was a merciless fb44d07f2e act.ada49904192c8985

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In that moment, I 472a4247b5 wanted to say:b4dab31e9c8868ed

Gu Jincheng, you’re f1415b939a the best.51e0759e7d76d789

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With a 59444245fa splash, I c8b9cd5358 sank beneath 98affc8b7a the surface. The stinging 4f8390bc2f pain of 70730847f5 my wounds c5dc8139fb intensified as a211ceea15 the saltwater a3e31676f3 seeped in, d801c871f3 like ants d8c2cd931d burrowing into e9e2d912c3 my flesh. The agony a4efd2472c escalated as 51b5e85585 the saltwater 99ed69421c invaded the e9cb41ae5c four nail 450ba460df holes in 6e0baa829a my hands bf0bc416bf and feet eaa9e2deca and the 072eb52f09 two in f6b63ff522 my lungs, 1bb7d55383 becoming unbearable.bdaec9516d7ba0c9

My lungs rapidly b7ae0361c0 filled with saltwater.09c30d0b7913bbb0

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As my breath was cee309b127 stolen from me, just 19f41081df before my eyes closed, 0642f0975a I saw Gu Jincheng, 1921441f6b now a target, breaking 16568c5366 free and fleeing across 9979c2d7c3 the clear surface of 0e866c5f97 the water. And in stark contrast, 17ad6f8d00 I saw Song Qiyuan, 7aa4af52ff preparing to retrieve me, 5b51a66a62 afraid I might actually a7b7d0f96b die.75bbbab80cd035b9

I was happy.0b1d48be4789d8d9

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A smile 1941824577 touched my 1fa073728a lips. I desperately hoped to wake up 15fad5a2aa in reality and escape 51cd24648e this wretched world within 963e8a5d23 the book.baeacb7dba7e5d68