Published at 8th of November 2020 11:09:33 AM
Chapter 63
Chapter 63 – The True Assist is Here (1)
The blood finally stopped, but a biting red stain was left on the front of his white shirt.
He thought about how Jiang Xunyi should be in a lot of pain, but as he lied there, his nearly bloodless thin lips seemed to be pursed in a shallow smile. His eyes and eyebrows were pitch-black and striking, and he looked like a beauty with heavy makeup on.
However, a teardrop suddenly flowed down the corner of his narrow eyes and sank into the hair that looked like crow feathers.
He stared as if he was bewitched and finally couldn’t help but lower his head to kiss him…
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Amidst the confusion of his few sober moments, the only real thing that could be felt was the pain in the chest. The pain was like a steel knife scraping his bones, and it penetrated into his internal organs. It could almost drive a man insane.
However, he seemed to smell a kind of gardenia’s fragrance in this endless pain.
Jiang Xunyi felt like he was slowly laughing. “Dad, mom, big brother…I’m back…”
There was a gardenia tree in the courtyard of his villa. Every summer, the courtyard was full of this plain and long-lasting fragrance. In a moment of delirium, Jiang Xunyi seemed to feel as if he could touch the soft white petals, but in a blink of an eye, everything was gone.
Jiang Xunyi’s mind was muddled, and muttered to himself, “Today is the day I was discharged from the hospital. If you don’t go to the hospital to pick me up, I will come back by myself. Dad, you must have been dilly-dallying, making everyone late. Did mom scold you? Brother, I can play basketball with you now, so why don’t we two brothers compete with each other…”
The image before his eyes was clear, and it was hard to tell whether it was a dream or not. Where does the dream of the night go if not home[1]?
Finally, the unanswered whispers gradually stopped, and he fell into the deep darkness again.
He didn’t know how much more time passed, but in his daze, Jiang Xunyi felt his face itch. He instinctively stretched out his hand to block, but he only felt warm skin.
The shadow cast by Wanderer Zihui on him was so deep that before Jiang Xunyi was even fully awake, the appearance of a naked woman appeared in his mind.
Thinking of this, he immediately turned over and sat up, pushing the person who was half pressed against him aside. However, he didn’t expect his body to be so weak, and with just this move, he almost toppled off the bed. He was picked up by the person, who half hugged him and laid him down on the bed again.
Jiang Xunyi’s injury was severe, and pain cleared his mind. Recalling what happened before, he knew that struggling was useless, and he simply didn’t move. His eyes flashed, and he spoke word by word: “Chen Yuanxin.”
He revealed a pair of extremely beautiful eyes. The corners of the eyes were slightly pointed, a very contrasting black and white. The drifting fabric beside him carried the color of fire, making his eyes appear even more radiant. It seemed that even his long eyelashes were coated with a layer of gold. But at this moment, his thin face full of anger, his eyes seemed sharp, brilliant as a sword.
Following his illness, his skin was pale, and his appearance was increasingly handsome. It was impossible to find the slightest flaw, and even straight people couldn’t help but want to possess him. He was extraordinary, and yet it was impossible to possess his arrogant body. They could only endure the pain in their chests and unwaveringly live on.
Chen Yuanxin’s finger turned white, and he finally put Jiang Xunyi back on the bed, smiling with restraint. “Someone like Young Master Jiang can still remember Yuanxin. I am really flattered.”
Jiang Xunyi’s face didn’t expose the fragility and helplessness he had in his dream at all. He just coughed twice and reached out to cover his chest – blood was already faintly showing there. He was unable to speak for a while, but he let out a simultaneous cough and a laugh. With his other hand supporting himself on the bed, he was able to determinedly sit up slightly straighter.
Seeing him swaying, Chen Yuanxin hurriedly reached out to support him. He touched Jiang Xunyi’s chest injury with one hand and sighed slightly. “Can you be careful with your body? Young Master Jiang, when you don’t cherish yourself like this, I have no need to pity you. If you really can’t be free, why don’t you let me top you here, and I can solve the pain of lovesickness.”
Jiang Xunyi was stunned for a moment before he realized what he meant. He came from a modern world, so naturally, he had heard that there could be feelings between two men. However, he had only ever taken it as a story and had never connected it to himself. At this time, he could not fully understand Chen Yuanxin’s words.
However, his current situation did not allow him to think too much. Jiang Xunyi quickly grabbed his opponent’s wrist and forcibly stopped his actions. He laughed as he said, “We’ve been enemies for so long; I didn’t even know that Demon Sovereign Xuan Li was into something like this! What’s the matter, are you tired of playing with the Demon Race, and thus came to me to become a concubine?”
When the words “Demon Sovereign Xuan Li” were spoken, Chen Yuanxin’s movements suddenly stopped. However, after a moment of surprise, his heart suddenly heated up – what he wanted was exactly such a person. He was free with both his words and actions, and even if he was at a disadvantage, he left the impression that he should never be looked down upon.
“How did you know it was me?”
Jiang Xunyi’s hair crown[2] had fallen off, and he leaned against the head of the bed in only his white inner robe. He seemed even thinner and his image was disorderly, but his imposing manner remained undiminished. Seeing that the other had been stirred up, he became more relaxed. “Your Excellency looks surprised; aren’t you looking down on my ability? In fact, when I used my soul fire[3] to smelt Chen Yuanxin’s sword, I could feel that although the sword belonged to ‘Chen Yuanxin’, there was an almost indecipherable connection to you. However, I didn’t want to incur more problems at that time, so I didn’t expose it. Up to this point, there have been traces of demons behind all the incidents. If I were not able to guess that the culprit was you, then I am living in vain.”
He briefly paused, looked at the other party for a moment, then said, “Xuan Li, I see you’re not taking things by force but instead disguising yourself. Hey, what’s the matter? After being beaten by me several times, do you not dare to show your true colors? You are a very talented person, and your wretched appearance was so accurate that even the fox Yun Xie has been blinded.”
“Jiang Xunyi is really Jiang Xunyi. Even here, he is still aggressive.” Demon Sovereign Xuan Li sighed with a smile, then stretched out his hand to remove his disguise, revealing a face with a distinct outline, just like Jiang Xunyi had guessed. Not only was his disguise on his face, even his neck was covered with a layer of fake skin. When he tore it off, he suddenly revealed a circle of stitches on his neck.
Jiang Xunyi’s gaze swept across the sight calmly, almost seeming like he hadn’t paused at all, but something finally became clear in his heart.
Demon Sovereign Xuan Li didn’t see his shock, instead even feeling that the other was bored. He threw away the mask offhandedly and took a bottle of ointment from the bedside. He roughly forced his way over and stretched out his hand to tear off the front of Jiang Xunyi’s clothes, revealing the wound on his chest.
It took all of Jiang Xunyi’s energy for him to maintain his calm look and speak, so he was no longer able to block Xuan Li’s movements. He simply endured as the other put the unknown ointment on his wound. He raised his chin slightly and said, “I thought you were an unrestrained homosexual, but seeing you act so gently and considerately, Xunyi feels that he had misunderstood. Miss Xuanli, you are so unrestrained; are you not afraid that your reputation will be ruined if you spend time with someone who was once labelled as a rapist?”
Demon Sovereign Xuan Li had lived for so many years, and yet he had never heard someone talk to him like this. He froze for a moment before realizing that Jiang Xunyi was calling him a sissy. His hand didn’t stop applying the medicine, but he couldn’t help but laugh again.
Jiang Xunyi’s voice was full of scorn. “Don’t smile. When you smile, your mouth and eyes get slanted. It’s too shabby.”
Xuan Li’s smile froze.
Jiang Xunyi casually added, “Did you kill all the tailors with good craftsmanship back then? The craftsmanship of those remaining is not very good. I suspect he forgot to sew your brains.”
After he said this sentence, there was a sudden pain in his chest as Demon Sovereign Xuan Li’s fingers plunged into his wound. The flesh that had grown a little bit was suddenly torn, and blood gushed out.
The demon race’s wound medicine was already potent, and with this move, the pain inflicted felt like no less than a thousand swords. However, Jiang Xunyi didn’t show weakness and only smiled. “Finally done with acting? Xuan Li, we are enemies. For you to fake this image, even if you don’t feel tired, it still makes my teeth sore. This is much better.”
He looked like he was really not affected by the pain. If it weren’t for the cold sweat covering his forehead and the paleness of his face, Xuan Li would have believed that he had attacked too lightly.
He slowly raised his hand, fingertips covered with Jiang Xunyi’s blood. “Master Jiang, you are truly smart, but why don’t you understand that the more you know, the faster you will die?”
Jiang Xunyi sneered, but Xuan Li suddenly leaned down, pinched his chin firmly, and wiped the blood on Jiang Xunyi’s lips with his other hand.
Jiang Xunyi was mysophobic, and he couldn’t stand even his own blood. Caught off guard, he said angrily, “What are you doing?!”
His pale lips were stained bright red, and he became even more beautiful. With his sword eyebrows and phoenix eyes, jade face and vermilion lips, all combined with his angery expression, his appearance had an unparalleled scorching effect. Xuan Li’s breathing increased, and suddenly he lowered his head and kissed him.
Jiang Xunyi almost exploded.
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As a neat freak who was reluctant to even make physical contact with strangers, in this moment, he could not consider any humiliation or integrity issues at all. He just felt that this was too disgusting!
Xuan Li pressed down on Jiang Xunyi’s shoulders, licked the blood from his lips, and stroked Jiang Xunyi’s lower abdomen with his other hand. With a strength that even he himself didn’t know the origin of, Jiang Xunyi slammed his knee up. As Xuan Li was dodging, he quickly broke free, his five fingers darting towards the opponent’s throat. This move was accurate and fierce, and if the other was not careful, five holes would be inserted in his neck. It was a move that carried killing intent.
Xuan Li finally completely tore off his warm mask and smiled coldly. “Good! You never had to hesitate to kill me.”
At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed Jiang Xunyi’s wrist.
Jiang Xunyi’s didn’t panic; he immediately shot his hand out towards the other’s temple.
Xuan Li didn’t expect that he still had such a skill even with his severe injury. This time, he was really taken aback. He was barely able to lean back and avoid the move before it killed him. There was a ‘click’, and Jiang Xunyi’s wrist bone was crushed to pieces in his hand.
Xuan Li said coldly, “I originally wanted to treat you well, but you asked for it!”
He reached out and grabbed Jiang Xunyi’s waist, pressing it down again. In the confusion, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his hands immediately loosened its grasp. At the same time, Jiang Xunyi couldn’t hold back anymore, and he spouted a mouthful of blood, splashing Demon Sovereign Xuan Li’s face.
Demon Sovereign Xuan Li originally didn’t want to hurt him, but this person had been too irritating, and he couldn’t control himself for a while. At this time, he was shocked at just how pale Jiang Xunyi’s face was, and he subconsciously raised his hands to support him. However, just has his hands began to rise, his chest felt choked.
A faint redness flashed across his face, and after a while, a silver needle was forced out of his chest. As soon as the needle touched the air, it changed into a cloud of smoke and dispersed.
Through this, Xuan Li also calmed down a bit. Seeing Jiang Xunyi’s appearance, he felt both pity and anger in his heart and said coldly, “After suffering such a serious injury, you still dare to condense your spiritual power to make a needle. It seems you really don’t want to live anymore.”
Jiang Xunyi smiled instead. “Xuan Li, so you know now? It is not that easy to climb into my bed. I’ve always liked smart and gentle people. You have a wild temperament and it doesn’t suit me, so you had better just leave.”
Xuan Li was so angry that his teeth hurt, but he couldn’t bear to kill Jiang Xunyi. The other wasn’t scared of a beating and it was impossible to argue with him. He felt like his heart was suffocating and didn’t say anything for a long time. He spun around and kicked the stool beside the bed before shouting, “Servants! Where did everyone go? Where is Deng Xing? Make him come here quickly!”
[1] 一夜夢魂何處，那回楊葉樓中 – from Yan Jidao’s《清平樂》. Also I wanted to let you guys know I am very terrible at translating ancient Chinese poetry, so I just did my best with what I felt like it meant.
[2] This is a hair crown
Chapter 63 – The True Assist is Here (2)
The maid at the door trembled with fear and quickly scurried away to find the person. Demon Sovereign Xuan Li flicked his sleeves and walked outside. Suddenly, Jiang Xunyi said coldly, “Xuan Li.”
He stopped, and Jiang Xunyi’s voice continued from behind him. “Were you the one behind the Feng Qiu situation?”
Demon Sovereign Xuan Li stiffened for a moment before he sneered. “Asking me? Hmph, people like you who are cold-hearted and don’t know how to love don’t know many things.”
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The hurrying Deng Xing almost ran into the angrily leaving Demon Sovereign Xuan Li. When he entered the room, his face filled with shock at the sight of the sick youth leaning on the headboard of the bed. “Aiyo, you’re so tiny, and yet you can make the demon sovereign who conceals his emotions this angry. You sure are talented. How are you more bloody than a murder victim after you two went to bed together?”
Jiang Xunyi ignored him and lazily raised his broken hand. He got up, raised his chin and motioned for the other party to deal with it.
Deng Xing originally saw his handsome appearance and assumed he was Demon Sovereign Xuan Li’s new male pet from who-knows-where. However, he now saw that Jiang Xunyi’s injury was not the same as the “injury” he imagined. He was confronted by a stranger in a humiliating situation, but he was not angry, nor did he flinch at all. Instead, he was calm, as if the blood on his body had only been accidentally thrown up.
Deng Xing couldn’t help but show some interest in him, and while trying to connect the bones in his wrist for him, he said, “I couldn’t tell, but you are a man. However, I advise you to be smarter, otherwise you will be behind when you endure hardship. No one can run away from the demon sovereign once he wants them.”
Jiang Xunyi’s expression was indifferent. Deng Xing talked for a long time but still couldn’t get a response. He almost thought that this person was mute when he suddenly moved his head over and mindlessly said, “You do a good job of connecting bones.”
His voice suddenly sounded out, startling Deng Xing. His hand shook, and he almost misplaced Jiang Xunyi’s wrist bone. “Aiyo, you are going to scare me to death. These are your bones; if anyone gets hurt, it would be you, so be careful! Be careful, or else I will just leave you here.”
Jiang Xunyi smiled unclearly. He had a great smile: there was a small dimple on his cheek, and even Deng Xing couldn’t bear to say anything. However, who knew that he wasn’t done speaking. “I’m not afraid. If you dare, I’ll kill you. “
Deng Xing was taken aback by his gloomy tone, then he couldn’t help but laugh. “Young man, do you have a wound on your head? You’re just skin and tender flesh. I’m afraid that if I give you a sword, you won’t even be able to hold it, can you? Hahaha…”
The laughter stopped abruptly. Jiang Xunyi’s hand was already clasped to the opponent’s throat, and he said lightly, “You don’t believe it? Then why don’t you feel it? “
Although Deng Xing was not expecting this, people who have been with the demons for a long time knew not react too slowly. However, even if he instantly used three or four moves to block and avoid the attack, it was as if he could not affect Jiang Xunyi at all. That white, jade-like hand had already landed on the most vulnerable part of his body without any hindrance.
In that moment, he felt real killing intent and a desire for blood, a feeling that didn’t seem to be able to come from such a person and yet was natural
The wound medicine Xuan Li applied to Jiang Xunyi’s wound contained spiritual energy-suppressing ingredients. Fortunately, the two people had struggled for a long time, and the effect of the medicine had worn off enough for him to make a bluff to frighten Deng Xing. Deng Xing only felt that the strength of the hand on his throat was getting stronger and stronger, and finally, he couldn’t help but scream dumbly, “Quick, stop! Cough… Are you crazy? If you kill me… Cough Cough cough, you too…”
Jiang Xunyi said coolly, “It’s okay. I will lose my life if you die. You earned it.”
Deng Xing’s face turned purple, and he burst into tears. “What do you want?!”
If what he had transmigrated into was a comic book, Jiang Xunyi’s entire upper face would be covered in shadows at this time in a sinister way. He kept the tone of an old grandmother telling ghost stories to her little grandson as he asked Deng Xing, “Do you know what my name is?”
Deng Xing could hardly speak. “You’re called grandfather! You’re called king! You are my ancestor! Good guy, forgive me! Please let me go!”
Jiang Xunyi said briefly, “My name is Jiang Xunyi.”
Once these three words entered his ears, Deng Xing opened his mouth suddenly. He almost forgot about life and death as his eyes almost popped out of his eyes — the man Demon Sovereign Xuan Li caught turned out to be him! He want to sleep with this malignant star? Gosh!
Jiang Xunyi looked at his expression and said leisurely, “You actually know me. How about this, have you read the 《Corpse Scripture》? Has the section compiled by Xunyi been seen by the eyes of a master evil doctor? I heard that you are not only good at medical skills, but also all kinds of evil formations. Tsk tsk, you really cannot judge by appearance.”
Deng Xing whispered, “You actually know me? How did you know?!”
A thin layer of cold sweat covered Jiang Xunyi’s forehead. He tried his best to force his arm not to tremble and quickly shouted, “I am asking the questions right now! Deng Xing, did you open the thirteenth orifice in those bodies? What’s with burying a dead body in a wooden box?!”
Deng Xing looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, shocked. His name was quite famous a few decades ago, but he was famous for fearing both death and enemies seeking revenge. He had already not appeared in public for a long time. It turned out that he had taken refuge with the demons. When he was summoned today, he just thought that he was only going to take a look at a male pet’s injury, and he even felt that Demon Sovereign Xuan Li was making a fuss over something small. He didn’t expect to meet this malignant star, nor did he expect to be recognized through his unique bone-fixing technique. He was truly unlucky.
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He was too familiar with Jiang Xunyi’s name. He knew of both members of the Dual Jades of the Spirit Stage. Although they are of decent origins and were as beautiful as Pan An[1], they behaved ruthlessly and absolutely did not joke around. When he was exposed, he suddenly lost the confidence to deny anything. He murmured to himself for a moment and uncertainly said, “L-let go of me first.”
Jiang Xunyi was indifferently. “Just speak.”
Deng Xing didn’t dare to bargain anymore, so he had no choice but to speak with a bitter face.. “Okay, I’ll talk, I’ll talk. Don’t kill me after I say – Young Master Jiang, you are a learned man; the 《Corpse Scripture》is very well compiled, especially the “Qi Aperture Theory”. After reading that chapter, I was greatly inspired. At that time, a new batch of corpses was discovered here. All of them were buried in the ground by volcanic ash and suffocated to death. Not only were the corpses perfectly preserved, the spirit and remaining energy have not yet dissipated. Such corpses are too rare. I wondered if all of these people could be immortal as long as they could use their thirteenth-qi orifice… …”
The corner of Jiang Xunyi’s lips rose slightly, and he raised his brows with a sneer and smile. “Then what’s up with the stitches on their bodies?”
You even know this?! Deng Xing completely dispelled the idea of fooling him and replied obediently, “Later, the Demon Sovereign resurrected. Everything was ready, but his body was destroyed by some bastard…”
Jiang Xunyi said, “Yeah, I know this. It was Yun Xie that chopped him into pieces.”
Deng Xing: “…”
He has been with the demon race for so long that he had already regarded himself as one of them. It is normal to add curses when mentioning those who opposed Xuan Li, but he did not expect that he had hit the gun[2] – who didn’t know that the Dual Jades of the Spirit Stage always advanced and retreated together with a relationship that has been good since they were children. He had cursed Yun Xie in front of Jiang Xunyi, which was no different from cursing him, too. “I, I… Aiyo, Young Master Jiang, look at my cheap mouth. I’m talking nonsense, nonsense.”
Jiang Xunyi smiled insincerely. “What is it? Your cursing was pretty good. Yun Xie is indeed a jerk. You can tell him in person next time.”
What a joke. The only person in this world who dared to scold Yun Xie in person probably the one in front of him. Deng Xing’s expression was bitter. “It’s me who failed to speak correctly. Sect Master Yun is the most wise and martial artist, and it’s me who is a bastard.”
Jiang Xun was unbothered. “Go on.”
Deng Xing quickly scrambled to continue. “Master Jiang, you are an expert, so you must understand that although the demon sovereign can possess another person’s body, if it is not his original body, he will be restricted in many ways. I found a way…”
Before he could finish talking, Jiang Xunyi said, “I understand. So, the people in that village were all your experiment subjects, and you succeeded. Not only did they survive, your demon sovereign was also revived. Deng Xing is very good doctor.”
Deng Xing hurriedly said with a smile, “Don’t mention it, don’t mention it. Master Jiang, you see, I have said everything I should say, and I dare not say a word to deceive you…”
Jiang Xunyi smiled and moved the hand that had been on the opponent’s throat before patting his face. “Well, you’ve done well, I will spare your life. Doctor Deng, you are a wise man. Naturally, you should know, if you dare to go out and mention this to others, then I will tell Xuan Li that you have told me everything. Why don’t you guess? Will he eat you raw?”
Deng Xing quickly cried out. He promised, “Don’t worry, Master Jiang, this beggar is not a fool. I will definitely not say anything.”
Jiang Xunyi finally nodded. Deng Xing, like a rabbit, ran towards the door.
“Wait.” Jiang Xunyi’s voice drifted over, and Deng Xing’s whole body immediately stiffened. He turned his head back with an expression that showed he wanted to run, but was afraid.
Jiang Xunyi raised his hand, his expression flat. “You have not finished treating the injury, continue.”
“…”
[1] Pan An – one of the 5 Chinese men in history known for his looks
[2] Hit the gun – implicating oneself