[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night":3,"chapter-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-15":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Journey to the End of the Night",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1715568,2193,"Chapter 15 - 15 15 How Did You Die","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>15: Chapter 15: How Did You Die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>15: Chapter 15: How Did You Die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An dragged him out from the pile of scattered stones, and the eager little deer shared Baili An’s burden by carrying the man on its back to a place that was well-ventilated and cool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the man’s tattered black and crimson robe, his disheveled appearance was akin to that of a fierce ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the faint rise and fall of his chest told Baili An that this man was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s gaze shifted slightly as he noticed the man’s right hand, its sinews completely severed, fearing that even if he were to survive, he might never wield a sword again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed softly, pulling out the spirit fruit from his bosom and examining it in his palm for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little deer, the people from the Holy Beast Palace spoke so highly of this fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think it would help this man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little deer became anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You idiot, you’re not eating it yourself but giving it to someone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simple-minded little deer pitied the bloodied and wounded Baili An, vigorously shaking its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innocently, it conveyed to him that this little spirit fruit was not so powerful after all, it wouldn’t help this man; it would be better if you just ate it yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s eyes returned to the longsword lying beside the man and murmured to himself, “This person’s swordsmanship is so remarkable; he must be an extraordinary figure…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he slowly squatted down, without a trace of reluctance, he crushed the spirit fruit and stuffed it into the man’s cracked lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, the man’s vital energy stabilized, his external injuries rapidly healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sinews in his wrist were also restored to their original state amid strands of white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man groaned softly, his eyelids fluttered, and he awakened just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by his condition, he seemed even better off than before he had drawn his sword the previous night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, his breath was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon opening his eyes, he was met with a bloody and terrifying face, which made him twitch at the corners of his mouth and instinctively reach for the sword by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, it was still there—it hadn’t been taken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With some of his alertness and hostility dissipating, he braced himself and sat up to take a look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Baili An’s familiar clothes, as well as the snow-white fur of the deer, he immediately guessed the identity of the person before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Baili An, frowning and said, “How did you end up looking like a ghost?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his manner of speaking was quite rude, it bore no malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An pulled at the corner of his mouth, paired with that burnt and bloodied face, his smile appeared particularly hideous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man smacked his lips, seeming to ponder the taste, and with a flicker in his eyes, said, “You fed me that wondrous fruit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An sat down exhaustedly, his voice sounding extremely hoarse due to the five deep gouges on his neck causing a misalignment in his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were close to death, and your hand was broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be regrettable if you couldn’t hold a sword in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought that this fruit could help you, and now it seems it has helped quite a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the man narrowed his eyes and said, “Are you an idiot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is a wondrous fruit, a spirit fruit that only bears once every five hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s more than just a little help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you had consumed it, not only would your potential significantly increase, but your cultivation path would also have far fewer twists and turns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only two of these fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You gave one to your deer, that was foolish of you, and the last remaining one to a stranger who has nothing to do with you; you truly are an idiot beyond measure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was stunned and asked, “How do you know I fed a fruit to the deer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man tapped the ground impatiently with his sword-hand, “Are you blind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s beside the point!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An uttered an “Oh” and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man gave Baili An another glance, turned his attention to the Glazed Umbrella, and frowned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s not discuss whether you’re an idiot for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out you’re not even human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From earlier up to now, you haven’t made a single breath…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did you die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how many years have you been dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An was stunned yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person had seen through his identity in just one glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such a dialogue was so bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of person, when facing a corpse, could remain so indifferent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As casually as if he were making small talk, he asked how he died and for how long he had been dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An blinked slightly, attempting to express his astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the sunlight-burned eye throbbed with pain, and a scarlet line of blood streamed down instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked quite eerie and frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s face once again contorted severely as he frantically raked his hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exclaimed in exasperation, “What a nuisance, such a hassle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Troubled by a little corpse demon is troublesome, being saved by one is even more so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, it’s troublesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So troublesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AAAAAAH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An made a puzzled sound, then said, “It doesn’t have to be this troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can just pretend you never saw me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t harm people or drain their blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a while, I’ll find an uninhabited wilderness to hide in and cultivate properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man freaked out even more, like a lion with ruffled fur, and scolded, “Who cares if you harm people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even fools can see that you, this idiotically harmless little corpse demon, won’t harm anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild animals never approach humans on their own initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those born with inherent goodness and transparent thoughts can attract these creatures to approach willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention demon spirits and malevolent creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These timid, easily spooked animals with spiritual wisdom always keep their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like him, to have a little deer come so close without any guard, treating him akin to family, was a first throughout the ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a corpse demon, harmful to humans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be as ludicrous as saying the Sect Master of the Tianxi Sword Sect could become a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as his words fell, a pair of eyes under the umbrella suddenly turned a vivid crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An held up the umbrella with one hand, kneeling heavily on one knee while clutching his own throat with the other, turning away from the man and gasping breathlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little deer, anxious, trotted up to him, offering its hefty backside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the man’s mouth twitched vehemently, thinking that in his three hundred years of cultivation, this was the first time he had seen a young beast willingly offer its blood for a corpse demon to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An drew out the Autumnwater Sword from the jade-green scabbard, ready to cut open the little deer’s backside for blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fierce battle of the previous night had left him gravely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after absorbing the Essence Blood of Brother Li Jiujiu, he was struggling to maintain his sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid losing control, he had no choice but to drink blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before the sword could fall, it was snatched away by the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently looked at Baili An, sliced open his own left arm, and let the deep red blood flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his arm toward Baili An and said, “My blood is far more useful than that of a young spirit beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drink mine instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An’s eyes, blood-red and trembling, smelled the fresh blood and felt his brain boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he retained the last shred of clarity and did not recklessly lunge to drink the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he shakily stretched out his hand to catch his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his saliva were to touch the man’s wound directly, the corpse poison could cause him significant harm.\u003C\u002Fp>",1353,"2026-06-06T15:16:24.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","1210df499f5318983bba059040455c938b610bee038eff3d6fcfe90e6233213b","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-16","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-14",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]