Chapter 811: Reverse Seduction

Having said that.

Ye Lin took out a two-stringed fiddle and began to play, singing as he played.

"At four in the morning, I saw the begonia flower had not yet slept."

"Perhaps secret love is all hidden between tears."

As he sang, tears silently slid down Ye Lin's cheeks.

Lin Muxi bit her red lips tightly, watching this scene, feeling a sharp pain in her heart.

In those illusory nine lifetimes, she had truly invested her genuine feelings.

In this world, who could see their beloved shedding tears before their eyes and not feel heartache?

"Muxi, what are you still waiting for? Kill him, and you can cultivate the Record of No-Thought and No-Emotion to Great Perfection and attain the Great Dao!"

The Hall Master of Indulgence urged her; now that everything was ready, all that was missing was the final push. As long as Lin Muxi hardened her heart, everything would fall into place.

"Come on, Lin Muxi. Being able to die for you is my honor."

Ye Lin opened his arms and closed his eyes, facing death as if returning home.

Lin Muxi took a step, approaching Ye Lin step by step.

With her cultivation, a single strike was enough to take Ye Lin's life.

Yet at this moment, her raised, fair, jade-like hand could not bring itself to fall for a long time.

Severing emotions—how could it be so easy to sever?

The most devastating moment is not when you receive news of a loved one's death.

It is when you think you have already accepted the fact, only to suddenly recall fragmented memories of that person.

Those shards of memory will surge forth in the dead of night, slicing you to pieces.

"I can't do it..."

Lin Muxi gently lowered her hand, a look of unbearable pain flashing in her eyes.

"Muxi! Do you really think this brat before you is a good person? Wake up! Men in this world are all the same. Think of your father!"

As soon as the Hall Master of Indulgence spoke, she struck directly at Lin Muxi's inner heart.

Her father was undoubtedly the most painful scar in the depths of her heart.

"Besides, the one you fell in love with was merely the Ye Xiehong I fabricated. That Ye Xiehong is different from this Ye Lin in the real world. Wake up!"

Under the reminder of the Hall Master of Indulgence, a glimmer of clarity finally returned to Lin Muxi's eyes, which showed just how deeply she had fallen into the karma of those nine lifetimes as husband and wife.

The deeper she fell, the better the effect of the emotion-severing would be.

Lin Muxi took a deep breath, her gaze gradually becoming firm.

"Come, Muxi."

Ye Lin faced death with composure.

"Do you have any final words or unfulfilled wishes? You can tell me, and I will do my best to fulfill them for you," Lin Muxi said.

"I do."

Ye Lin nodded and said with a smile.

"I hope Lin Muxi is safe, happy, and joyful every day."

Lin Muxi couldn't help but tremble again.

She simply turned her head away, refusing to look at Ye Lin anymore, fearing that if she looked a few more times, she would be unable to bring herself to act.

"Fine, I'll remember that."

A long pain is worse than a short one; Lin Muxi hardened her heart and struck Ye Lin's chest with a palm.

A powerful force invaded Ye Lin's body, instantly shattering his heart meridians and cutting off all his vitality.

Letting Ye Lin die without too much pain was the last thing Lin Muxi could do.

Watching Ye Lin's body slowly fall backward, Lin Muxi felt a string in her heart suddenly snap.

She had struggled to find a way to break through to the final layer of the Record of No-Thought and No-Emotion, yet no matter how she searched, she could not step into it.

But now that she was about to break through, there was not a shred of joy in her heart; instead, there was boundless loss.

Plop.

Plop.

Plop.

Bean-sized tears slid down Lin Muxi's cheeks and dripped onto the ground.

Seeing Lin Muxi so sad, the Hall Master of Indulgence couldn't help but walk over and embrace her.

"Muxi, don't cry. Severing the bonds is a new beginning. I will always be with you."

"Can you let me be alone for a while?"

Lin Muxi's words made the Hall Master of Indulgence pause, then she nodded.

"Alright, then stay by yourself. If you need anything, call me; I'll always be here."

Having said that, the Hall Master of Indulgence turned and left, thoughtfully setting up a barrier to give Lin Muxi plenty of time alone.

At this moment, Lin Muxi's defenses completely crumbled, and she began to wail like a little girl.

The price of severing emotions was simply too high.

"Do you regret it?"

Just as Lin Muxi was crying with rain-drenched pear blossoms, a gentle voice suddenly rang in her ear.

"If you had to choose again, would you still kill him?"

Lin Muxi shook her head while crying.

Most cultivators of the Heartless Dao experience a long period of regret after severing their emotions.

And these regrets can only be smoothed over by time.

Wait!

Lin Muxi suddenly remembered something.

The Hall Master of Indulgence had already left, and she was alone now, so who was speaking?

She raised her tear-blurred eyes in confusion and saw Ye Lin smiling, revealing twelve big white teeth.

"You... you're still alive?!"

"I was already dead, but I heard your crying on the road to the Yellow Springs, so I came back."

Ye Lin reached out and gently wiped the tears from Lin Muxi's face.

"Didn't you promise me you'd be happy and joyful? It's not good to lie, you know."

Lin Muxi's expression froze on her face.

She suddenly remembered that before, whenever she tried to kill Ye Lin, it seemed that every time she killed him, he would inexplicably revive?

"If you don't live happily, then I can't rest in peace even if I'm dead, you silly girl."

Ye Lin dotingly stroked Lin Muxi's head.

Originally, Lin Muxi's attitude toward him was cold as ice, just like clocking in for work.

Now it was fine; the Hall Master of Indulgence had adjusted him directly, even tuning him into a top-tier account. If he didn't take advantage of this to reverse-seduce her, he wouldn't be Ye Lin.

Use him to sever emotions? She had to be able to kill him first!

Lin Muxi slapped Ye Lin's hand away and looked at him with a complex expression.

She was not truly a little girl; she was a mighty expert who had cultivated for who knows how many years. She understood the logic behind this almost instantly.

"Did you know from the very beginning that my strike just now wouldn't kill you?" Lin Muxi asked.

"No, of course you could kill me, and I was prepared to die. It's just that when I heard you crying and felt your regret, I couldn't bear to die."

Ye Lin gazed affectionately at Lin Muxi. The sincerity in his eyes was like the most intense flame in the world, almost scorching Lin Muxi, making her unable to help but turn her head away.

"Stop spouting nonsense! You clearly used some life-saving secret technique!"

Lin Muxi hardened her heart again and struck Ye Lin with a palm. This time, she used more force than before, instantly caving in Ye Lin's chest and destroying his internal organs in an instant.

Such injuries would be absolutely fatal for a cultivator of the Swaying Realm.

Yet Ye Lin just lay there for a while before standing up again.

"Muxi, your heart is still hesitating, still torn between killing me and not killing me. Someone like you cannot kill me."

Ye Lin looked at Lin Muxi gently, his eyes holding no blame, only love so thick it was about to melt a person.

"Stop spouting nonsense here to disturb my Dao heart!"

Lin Muxi became somewhat hysterical, no longer possessing her usual indifference.

"If you dare to use a secret technique to save your life again, then not only will I kill you, I will kill everyone in this world you love!"

Listening to Lin Muxi's threat, Ye Lin still wore a gentle smile on his face and softly uttered three words that many people dare not say in their entire lives.

"I love you."