EBE Chapter 600 You Can Go Anywhere
Chapter 600 You Can Go Anywhere
"Jiang Liqian, why didn't you move away from such obvious demonic aura?!"
Jiang Li pursed her lips and turned her head away.
"Jiang Liqian!" Gu Chengxue grabbed her arm, his brows furrowed coldly; he was truly angry this time.
Did she even realize that if his sword had been a fraction of a second later, she would have been decapitated?
How could a sword cultivator be so slow to react and so dazed in such a dangerous place?
"What are you really thinking? If you..."
"Have you said enough?!" Jiang Liqian suddenly became impatient, forcefully pushing him away, her face extremely gloomy. "My life or death is none of your business, just keep walking."
Gu Chengxue's face turned completely dark.
He grabbed Jiang Liqian's arm, his chest heaving, his eyes blazing: "What exactly are you so angry about?!"
Jiang Liqian summoned Shi Tian and pressed a sword against his neck. Gu Chengxue's voice stopped abruptly. Her eyes darkened, filled with murderous intent, and she said each word with icy coldness, "I said, shut up!"
Gu Chengxue closed her eyes tightly.
He took a deep breath and then used his sleeve to deflect her sword.
A silent silence spread between the two. Gu Chengxue turned and left without saying a word.
Jiang Liqian gritted her teeth, a hint of regret in her heart.
She knew that she had lost her composure.
Regardless of what happened back then, Gu Chengxue has saved her life now.
Moreover, she was indeed agitated, and when faced with his questioning, she was truly embarrassed and angry, trying to cover it up.
But when facing Gu Chengxue, she couldn't be completely at peace. There were too many grudges from her past life, even though she had already settled them in this life... Besides, it was him who wanted to take her to see the secret about her junior brother—she didn't know if it was a sign from heaven, but the closer she got to the place he mentioned, the more unsettled she became, and the more panicked she felt.
Her fingertips turned white from the force, she bit her lower lip hard, gripped her sword tightly, and followed.
Both of them were already powerful cultivators at the Guixu Realm, virtually unmatched in the cultivation world. They could easily cross a mountain in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, with the blood of the great demon who had just died stained on their bodies, no one dared to approach them.
As they approached the Nine Mysteries Palace, fox clan guards immediately stopped them.
"Who are you, please state your name."
Gu Chengxue stepped forward with a cold expression, and said politely, "Gu Chengxue of the Sacrificial God Sect, here to pay respects to the Fox Clan King on the orders of my master."
Upon hearing the name of the Sacrificial God Sect and seeing Gu Chengxue display his identity jade token as a disciple of the Sacrificial God Sect, the guards immediately changed their attitude and respectfully welcomed the two inside. They also sent someone to urgently inform the Fox King.
The two followed the guide, neither saying a word nor exchanging a glance. Gu Chengxue, angry, strode quickly, while Jiang Liqian, feeling guilty and filled with an inexplicable sense of panic, dawdled and slowed down.
When they reached a corner of a sparsely populated corridor, Gu Chengxue suddenly rushed forward, knocked out the little fox leading the way with a sword sheath, turned around, grabbed Jiang Liqian's hand, and led her directly into another densely vegetated path.
Shh, come with me.
Jiang Liqian's struggles were forced down by her own body.
Gu Chengxue walked very fast. The vast fox clan palace seemed to him as if he were strolling in a leisurely garden, completely familiar with it.
When he arrived at a courtyard with artificial hills and flowing water, which was very elegant and had a very human touch, he finally stopped.
Jiang Liqian stared at the somewhat familiar scenery before her, slightly taken aback.
She remembered where she had seen it before...
“It’s right here, push open the door…” Gu Chengxue paused, her tone stiffening due to the tense atmosphere between them, but more than that, it revealed a hint of hesitation.
He had been so resolute before, but now he was filled with uncertainty. He didn't know if what he was doing was right or wrong. Perhaps he could have made a better choice to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control...
As his anxiety grew stronger, Gu Chengxue finally changed his mind at the last moment. He turned his head, lowered his voice, and stared intently at Jiang Liqian's face with his eyes as dark as ink and ancient streams. The emotions within them were so intense that even the sun, moon, mountains and rivers could not match them. They were so surging, yet so deeply suppressed.
"I know you've gone through so much trouble along the way, it's because..."
"...If you really don't want to go in, we can go back now. If you don't want to go back to Tianqian Sect, I can accompany you. We can go anywhere in the world."
Upon hearing his words, Jiang Liqian's mouth gaped open in shock, especially when she saw the intense emotions swirling in his eyes...
What did he mean by those words?
Was he trying to subtly express his feelings to her at this moment?
Besides, how could that be possible?
He is the male protagonist of this world. In his previous life, the person he chose was Shen Qingqing. She treated him with such sincerity, yet she was still betrayed without mercy. In this life, she has barely had any contact with him. Many times, they have drawn their swords to kill each other, to the point of being extremely jealous. Not to mention, she hardly ever gives him a kind look, and cold words are commonplace for her. How could he possibly... like her?
How did I come to like it?
Is he just being a masochist, wanting to desperately get what he can't have?
Ah.
Jiang Liqian found it absurd and utterly disgusting.
At the same time, she was also shocked by his amazing insight—she had never said a bad word about the sect in front of him, nor had she ever mentioned leaving, yet he knew, knew how much she wanted to escape from there, and knew that she was on the verge of collapse and could not withstand any more storms.
She really wanted to be vulnerable, to curl up in someone's arms, to let herself drift along and sink into despair. Call her weak or despicable, it doesn't matter. Did she have to be a strong, self-reflective person, sheltering everyone from the wind and rain?
Why.
The turmoil in her heart, the scattered emotions, she had never revealed to anyone, let alone talked about, but Gu Chengxue saw through her.
So thoroughly, so clearly.
She suddenly felt a burning embarrassment on her face, an overwhelming sense of shame.
Only when facing him did she not want to appear vulnerable and incompetent.
She absolutely couldn't let him see her make a fool of herself!
"Gu Chengxue, I'm not your chosen one." She gave a cold smirk, flicked her skirt, straightened her back, and walked past him without changing her expression, like a fleeting breeze.
Without even glancing to the side, she walked straight to the door, ready to push it open and enter.
Gu Chengxue lost her composure and called out to her, "A-Qian!"
Jiang Liqian froze, her pupils dilated suddenly, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. The last bit of color in her face turned into a desolate pale as Gu Chengxue's voice faded away.
She turned her head sharply, but her hand instinctively pushed open the tightly closed door in front of her.
Sunlight suddenly pierced through the dark window frames, shining brightly on her face from the center of the main room.