"… … …"
As if struck by lightning, he froze in place.
Unbelievable … Unbelievable … What is Shi Mei saying? What is Shi Mei doing?! What, what is going on?
Mo Ran couldn't swallow this shocking turn of events. He didn't even think that Shi Mei was kissing Chu Wanning. This scene was too shocking. Seeing it with his own eyes, he thought he was hallucinating.
He covered his forehead with his hand, his temples throbbing. In his mind, Shi Mei's warm smile flashed as he called out softly, "Mo Ran."
But this person in front of him … He actually … actually …
His hair stood on end.
Shi Mei likes … Shizun?
How is that possible?!
Shi Mei had never shown any affection for Shizun. It was more believable that Xue Meng liked Chu Wanning than that Shi Mei liked Chu Wanning. How could Shi Mei like her? He had always been cautious and respectful. He didn't speak much and didn't even stick to Shizun.
After class and work were done, they left in a well-behaved manner …
How is that possible?
Shi Mei straightened up and looked at Mo Ran from the corner of his eyes. He chuckled, "It seems like someone here was scared by me?"
"You … are … ridiculous …"
"Ridiculous?" Shi Mei was calm and unruffled, "My little junior brother, who is the ridiculous one? Am I the one who bullied Shizun so badly? "
Mo Ran's face suddenly turned red. His eyes were angry and confused.
If it was anyone else, he would've fiercely rebuked them. But the person standing there was none other than Shi Mingjing, whom he mistakenly thought he loved for two lifetimes.
He choked and couldn't say anything for a while.
Shi Mei was much more thick-skinned. He said lightly, "But it's not like I haven't done ridiculous things. For example, I pretended to like you and treated you well for so many years. Even when I was interrogated by ghosts, I endured the pain and lied to you and said … I like you. "
Pausing for a moment, a trace of mockery appeared in his eyes. "Stop fooling around. If I would fall in love with someone like you who has nothing but a face, I would really stab myself in the eyes and die."
Mo Ran: "…"
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you not convinced?" Shi Mei's face was beautiful even when he was sneering. He glanced at Mo Ran and touched Chu Wanning's chin.
Mo Ran was so angry that he was about to summon a ghost.
However, there was only a flash of scarlet in his palm, and the spirit flow immediately disappeared.
Shi Mei was too lazy to lift his eyelids and said, "Don't waste your energy. In the previous life, Wan Ning set up this trap and used half of his Earth Soul to finally pull out the Gu Flower for you. Now, you will no longer be controlled, but your body will need more than ten days to recover its spiritual power. If you want to fight with me now, it's like hitting a rock with an egg. "
"Who are you calling Wan Ning!!"
"You're so unreasonable. Are you the only one allowed to bully your master and destroy your ancestors, but I'm not allowed to love my master?"
"You —!"
"You've already done it and tasted it countless times." Shi Mei chuckled. "It's my turn now, right? Actually, I feel a bit wronged for f * cking someone you f * cked. But seeing that it's him, I'll bear with it. "
Mo Ran was furious. He didn't have Spirit Martial Arts, so he fought in close quarters.
"Sigh … That's why I said that I hate people like you who don't know how to be civilized." Shi Mei suddenly let go of Chu Wanning and began to fight with Mo Ran in the stone room.
The stone room was dark and gloomy. The two tall men's figures were projected on the wall as they fought. They were like two dragons entangled in the clouds, flames and lightning surging.
Shi Mei wasn't good at attacking, so he wasn't a match for Mo Ran in close quarters. Seeing that the situation was bad, he waved his sleeve. Rolling spirit snakes surged out and locked onto Mo Ran. He took the opportunity to dash to the side, picked up Chu Wanning, and flew out of the stone room.
"Shizun —!!"
Mo Ran struggled to shake off the cold and sticky snakes and chased after him. He saw Shi Mei standing on top of a tree, a bright moon shining behind him.
Shi Mei laughed. "Don't chase. You've just recovered. Even if you risk your life, you won't be able to catch up to me."
"Shi Mingjing, why … why are you like this?!"
"Mo Ran." Shi Mei smiled. "Martial Brother, have I ever told you that I hate the names Shi Mei and Shi Mingjing?"
"…"
"So if you don't mind, you can call me by my real name from now on."
"… What?"
"My surname is Hua, and my name is Bi Nan."
Hua Bi Nan!!!?
Seeing that Mo Ran's eyes suddenly widened, Shi Mei smiled even more brightly. "Oh right, since we're martial brothers, I'll tell you a very important piece of news. Don't go to the Lonemoon's Night. If you go there now, Jiang Xi will tear you to pieces. Don't try to follow me. Be good and return to the Peak of Life and Death as soon as possible. "
Mo Ran was stunned for a moment, then his face turned pale. "What do you want to do to the Peak of Life and Death?!"
"You're not stupid in this life." Shi Mei laughed. "Martial Brother gave you a little surprise. You'll know when you get there."
Mo Ran tasted blood in his throat. His eyes were burning. He didn't know if he was more sad or angry. He shouted, "Shi Mei, what do you want to do?! What are you scheming?! Didn't you tell me that the Peak of Life and Death was your home? Didn't you tell me … that uncle saved you in exile … Didn't you tell me that we were the most important people to you?! "
His voice was trembling in the end. His fingers were clenched into fists.
"… Could it be that you're lying to me? Are you saying that after so many years, two lifetimes — "Mo Ran suddenly stopped.
A piercing chill —
"Are you saying that in both lifetimes … you've been plotting against me?!"
Shi Mei didn't say anything. He floated on the treetops in his loose robe and looked at him with a smile. His peach blossom eyes were curved, and his chin was sharp. In this misty mountain, he looked like a fox in the night.
"You …" Every word was trembling between his teeth.
Mo Ran's mind was in a mess, and his eyes were filled with madness.
"Shi Mei, say something …"
From that year when he gently persuaded her by the candlestick, to now when they traveled together and were inseparable.
"Say something!"
He had once been a slender and elegant youth. Later on, he had been lying in her arms in the snow, telling her not to hold grudges and not to blame her master.
Mo Ran almost broke into pieces. "You're clearly dead … I saw it with my own eyes … I brought your body back to the Peak of Life and Death … You can't be Shi Mei … You … How is it possible …"
"Because you're stupid."
A clear voice sounded. Shi Mei finally opened his mouth, but it was not without sarcasm.
"You boorish people only know how to cultivate spirit cores. You look down on the Medicine Sect. It doesn't matter if it's you, the High Lord … or even our wise Master. "He chuckled at this point." My words are wrong, but Master isn't a reckless man. However, people like you don't care about the Dao of Medicine Gu. "
Mo Ran muttered, "Medicine Gu …"
"It's difficult to revive a dead person." Shi Mei said slowly, "But I have many ways to make a living person fake their death."
If Mo Ran's mind was clear, he would have heard the flaw in Shi Mei's words.
Even if medicine could make a living person fake their death, in his previous life, he had guarded the Frost Heaven Hall for seven days. After that, he saw Shi Mei being buried with his own eyes. At that time, the coffin had three layers. Each layer was sealed with a Longevity Nail, and the soil was even thicker. Without alerting the mausoleum keeper, which living person could crawl out of such a grave by themselves?
Thus, there were only two possibilities. First, Shi Mei was lying. Second, in his previous life, there was someone who had infiltrated the Peak of Life and Death, opened the soil and coffin from the outside, and released Shi Mei who had come back to life …
However, Mo Ran was currently in a mess. It was as if an invisible hand had misplaced his internal organs. He did not have the heart to think carefully. When he heard Shi Mei's words, the pale face in his memory immediately appeared before his eyes.
In the heavy snow, Shi Mingjing died. From then on, Mo Ran hated himself for being powerless. He hated Chu Wanning for watching with folded arms. From then on, he stepped into the abyss and fell into darkness …
But who knew!!
It was fake … it was fake!!
He had actually gone crazy for half his life for a person who had faked her death. He had been obsessed with her for half his life. He had killed everyone in the world, and in the end, he had killed the man who loved him the most in this world.
Absurd.
Absurd!!!
The anger and pain made his scalp numb. His pupils constricted. He was almost tyrannical. "You … can actually be at ease!"
"I am very at ease." Shi Mei smiled. "But you, Emperor Ta."
"…"
When these four words came out, it was as if someone had pinched his weak point.
"No matter what the reason is for holding the butcher's knife. Whether it is because of resentment or because of unwillingness, your hands are now stained with blood. "
As he spoke, he deliberately hugged the unconscious Chu Wanning tighter in his arms. It was almost as if he was showing off his spoils of war.
"How can an Emperor Ta whose hands are stained with blood be together with a flawless Northern Dipper Celestial Venerable?"
The last bit of color on Mo Ran's face faded away.
Shi Mei was very clear about his weakness. Thus, he waved his scorpion pincers and continuously pierced the venom into his body. He narrowed his eyes and stepped closer.
"Are you worthy?"
"Don't you think you are dirty?"
"You are stealing."
The wind rose and the fog dispersed. A bright moon peeked out from behind the clouds.
Shi Mei smiled, but every word was sharper than a sharp knife. "Emperor Ta, all the days you spent with him were stolen. You know best what kind of person you are. I don't need to say more."
Mo Ran's lips were pale. He was angry, sad, afraid, regretful, and heartbroken. No one could accept so many emotions. They would go crazy.
"I …"
"Don't talk about me." Shi Mei sighed. "What about me? Do you think that you have been Master Mo for half your life and saved a few lives, that it is enough to write off your sins? "
He looked at Mo Ran's face and smiled. "You think too much."
Mo Ran was at a loss for words.
"Now, Master already has the memories of his past life. The absurd things you have done, the people you killed, the cities you destroyed, the teachers you bullied and the ancestors you destroyed — he will remember all the hurt you have done to his heart. He will remember all of it. " He paused, as if he was looking at the expression on Mo Ran's face with interest. Then he smiled with satisfaction. "Master Mo, it is time to lower your head. Admit your guilt."
Lower his head.
Admit his guilt …
A life of absurdity, of extreme evil, was all wrong.
Mo Ran's throat rolled. His eyes were red as he stared at the person on the treetop. But when he saw Chu Wanning in his arms, he couldn't help but feel pain. His eyes withered like cattail leaves.
He turned his head away.
"Think about it. When he wakes up and finds out that you have lied to him for so long, how angry will he be?" Shi Mei gently stroked Chu Wanning's cheek. His slender fingers slid past his lips. "Master has a strong temper. You know this — do you think he will forgive you?"
The words pierced the heart, and the listener felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Forgive …
He had never asked for it. But he didn't want the trial to come. He didn't dare to imagine that this day would come.
Mo Ran suddenly closed his eyes. His eyelashes trembled slightly.
Shi Mei's voice sounded so ethereal in the fog, like a Buddha advising people to turn back. "Don't chase. Go back to the peak of life and death. When you get there, you'll naturally know what the surprise I'm talking about is. "
His voice echoed.
"Accept the surprise well. Don't resist." After a pause, he seemed to think of something. His eyes turned, and his peach blossom eyes stared at the person under the tree.
"Also, Ah Ran, the two of us are completely different people. You won't be able to understand what I want." He said gently, as if he had asked his disciple in the past if the meat was delicious, and if he had added enough spicy oil. "I am not as crazy as you. I won't easily frame my friends and family. But — "
He changed the topic, but didn't say much.
Mo Ran jerked his head back. "What do you want?!"
Shi Mei saw his gaze sweep over Chu Wanning. He couldn't help but smile. "You don't have to worry. Shizun is here with me. I will only love him. I won't hurt him. He is as pure as jade. I know how to take care of him better than you … "
Every intonation was soaked between his lips and teeth until it was tender, and then he spat it out lightly.
Mo Ran was so excited that his whole body was trembling. If he still had his spiritual power, Shi Mei would have been torn to pieces.
But he didn't have any spiritual power. Shi Mei knew that he didn't have any spiritual power at the moment, so he did whatever he wanted.
Shi Mei chuckled. "But those martial brothers at the peak of life and death, and even uncle, auntie … and young master." His eyes moved, and he slowly finished his words. "If you don't handle the surprise well, you will kill them a second time. You see, if Shizun wakes up and knows that you have harmed everyone again, and that you are selfish and want to live an ignoble life. Will he still look at you, even if it is the last time?"