Chapter 517: Suffering (Third update today 10k)

Jing Yaoyue.

A very ancient name.

She represents so, so much.

She is the previous Peak Master of Luoyue Peak of the Divine Path Sect, the Luoyue Shangren who went missing after breaking into Feiyun Ravine, with her life or death unknown.

A taboo name.

The master whom Jing Yueqin cannot stop thinking about, the foster mother who raised her, and even more so, the Heart Demon she can never get around.

It is also the medicine Ren Yidao has searched for for so long, the antidote that can resolve the heart ailment of the woman he loves most.

To find her, he does not know how much time he spent, walking a long and arduous road, encountering many difficulties and obstacles along the way.

But when he truly found her, she only nodded calmly and said somewhat wistfully.

"Oh, is that so."

Impossible!

Ren Yidao's brows twitched at Yaoyue's words; judging by her reaction, there seems to be a secret regarding the state between them.

Yaoyue looked at Ren Yidao's listless manner and felt it was somewhat amusing.

Without the personal teachings of Luoyue Shangren, how could one cultivate such a great talent as Peak Master Jing?

The true secret manual for attacking the "old fogey" originated from this very person!

Yaoyue felt a bit awkward after being told this by Ren Yidao; after being thwarted, she puffed up her cheeks in anger and pointed at him, saying: "You treat me like this, aren't you afraid that I'll make things difficult for you in the future?"

The most joyful part of a puzzle game is the process of solving it, not the moment the final answer is obtained.

If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will be crooked.

The young man is still a disgrace to the sect!

Ren Yidao's reason for searching for Luoyue Shangren was always for Jing Yueqin and the others, not for himself.

Heh.

!!?

"Wow! You are disrespectful to your teacher!"

Just kidding.

Remembered, but not completely remembered.

Do I not have any face?

After being headbutted by Yaoyue, Ren Yidao swayed gently with the force, shook his head, and asked casually: "Alright, the pleasantries are about done, are you going to keep pretending?"

He had no feelings for Luoyue Shangren; what little he had was merely the obligatory responsibility of a disciple.

So annoying!

Being able to raise a troublemaker like Jing Yueqin, who would think Luoyue Shangren was a serious and upright master?

A bit boring, isn't it.

Seeing his reaction so flat, Yaoyue blinked and teased: "It seems your reaction isn't very strong; were you scared?"

"The deeds of Jing Yaoyue, although almost no one in the younger generation knows them anymore, some elderly Elders still have fresh memories and told me quite a bit."

Yaoyue's expression froze immediately; she pouted indignantly and bumped her head against his shoulder in annoyance, "Hey! Are you being polite? Don't call me by that name!"

Yaoyue also nodded seriously and responded earnestly: "I am her, and she is me; we are inseparable."

"I don't care about anything else, I just want to confirm one thing with you." Ren Yidao's expression turned serious, and he asked earnestly: "Yaoyue, can I regard you as Luoyue Shangren?"

"Don't say it's a lie! I really am Jing Yaoyue!"

Ren Yidao exited his wistful state, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Things have come to this, what reaction did you expect me to have?"

"I already said it before, didn't I? In my eyes, you are still Yaoyue, just with some different things mixed into your body." Ren Yidao scrutinized her and raised an eyebrow: "Let me guess... memories? Dharma Power? What else?"

"Hehe, Master?"

"Because I understand you." Ren Yidao felt the vibrant vitality on her and offered a word of comfort: "You can't fool me, but fooling others shouldn't be a problem."

"Sigh, stop talking, that's enough."

"What did you say? What was I pretending..." Yaoyue narrowed her eyes, looked up into his eyes, and after a long while, sighed helplessly, "How did you see through it?"

Ren Yidao glanced at her sideways and retorted: "Could it be that today is the first day you've known me? When have I ever shown respect to Jing Yaoyue?"

I am your master, you know!

What kind of attitude is that, hey?

Targeting me?

Hearing this, Ren Yidao curled his lip and said casually: "Haha, shut up."

"Uh... well, I guess that's true?" Yaoyue wanted to refute, but after carefully recalling the fragments of her time with Ren Yidao, she found that it really was the case.

"Disrespectful or not, what's it to you? Besides, is there any master who would abandon their disciple and go missing for hundreds of years?" Ren Yidao snorted coldly and continued his output: "Also, don't think I know nothing about you."

Are you really that master of mine?

"... Yes."

Following Yaoyue's sigh, the aura on her body changed again, becoming the same as when Ren Yidao first met her, and she muttered helplessly: "This isn't right, how did you see through it so easily."

"Rather than that, it's just that a stone in my heart has finally fallen, tsk." He smacked his lips speechlessly and muttered: "This really is no surprise at all."

"I say, don't forget that you are also my good disciple; your attitude is being disrespectful to your master!"

Yaoyue was so annoyed her teeth itched; she glared at Ren Yidao in frustration, but her momentum quickly dropped: "It's just that I am not completely her yet; there are still some things I haven't fully remembered..."

"Back in the day, you weren't exactly a paragon of respecting teachers and the Dao either, so where do you get the qualifications to lecture me?"

However, being able to confirm it now is enough.

"I see, I understand."

Ren Yidao did not get to the bottom of it at this moment; he could not continue to force the issue, lest he stimulate other problems.

There would be plenty of time to explore later anyway, so he turned to avoid this dangerous topic, "By the way, where have you been for the past half month? It couldn't be that you were feeling timid about returning home, could it? You've already reached this point; have you started to get scared?"

"Ahaha, I suppose that's part of the reason." Yaoyue gave a bitter smile, unexpectedly making no effort to hide the cowardice in her heart, "Once I realized how excessive the things I did before were, I felt increasingly uneasy."

"But I wasn't just running away; I followed my past memories to go to some places and found some things."

In Ren Yidao's view, Yaoyue's explanation was as pale and feeble as the excuses of a scumbag after staying out all night.

Coward.

"Then why did you come back now? Did you find courage in those places?"

"Courage... I suppose you could say that."

Yaoyue ignored the mockery in Ren Yidao's tone, her consciousness somewhat dazed, and she murmured, "I just realized that I cannot continue like this anymore; running away can never solve problems, and it is too unfair to her..."

After finishing her self-muttering, Yaoyue's gaze became more resolute; she lowered her head to gently hug Jing Yueqin, then stood up decisively, "I must go; there are still a few places I need to visit. Once I am finished, I will wait for you all at the Divine Path Sect."

She looked at Ren Yidao and said earnestly, "I will definitely go."

"Mm, I believe you." Ren Yidao did not stop her, because if she truly wanted to run away, she would not have appeared today.

Therefore, he chose to trust.

However, before Yaoyue left, Ren Yidao called out to her, "Hey, why are you only hugging her? Don't be partial."

"Hm?" Yaoyue glanced at him strangely and asked uncertainly, "Why are you acting spoiled all of a sudden?"

Do you want a hug from your master?

"Not me."

Ren Yidao shook his head, pointed at Yu Yu and Li Lingling, who were fast asleep on his other leg, and smiled, "Although you haven't met them, they are also your disciples."

Yaoyue blinked, feeling it was somewhat amusing, and helplessly hugged the two of them, "Just how many disciples has she taken on my behalf over these years?"

Ren Yidao lifted his chin and questioned righteously, "Just the three of us, so what? Do you have an opinion?"

Yaoyue:?

Am I not the master?

Ren Yidao had always been very skilled at turning the world upside down.

"Honestly." Yaoyue shook her head while gently hugging Ren Yidao, letting him bury his face in her embrace.

Ren Yidao did not resist, letting her pat his back gently, feeling a sense of peace in his heart.

Is this what it feels like to have a master?

"Jing Yaoyue, stop running away."

Ren Yidao's voice was muffled as he called out her past name for the first time, whispering softly, "Your irresponsible master has already kept her waiting for too long."

He did not rebuke or scold; he simply stated a fact calmly and without emotion.

You have kept her waiting for a long time.

So long that one person went from madness to sanity; she should not be made to wait any longer.

"Mm, I will not run away again."

Yaoyue shook her head, a bitter smile hanging on the corner of her mouth, and said helplessly to the disobedient disciple in her arms, "And another thing! I've said it many times, you must call me Master."

Whoosh.

Accompanied by a breeze blowing past, the sweet fragrance dissipated, and Yaoyue's figure vanished.

Ren Yidao was also dazed for a moment, having the illusion that everything just now was merely a dream.

But soon, he reacted, his eyes widening slightly; he was calm on the surface, but a great wave had already surged in his heart.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is... No wonder Cang Lan couldn't stop her before."

What had come before them just now was not Yaoyue's true body, but a clone.

A Fox Tail Clone at that!

A Fox Tail Clone appears, and after finishing speaking, the clone dissipates; how could anyone stop that?

Ren Yidao had originally thought this was a talent unique to his own life-bound ability, but now it seemed Yaoyue also possessed a similar talent.

"Could it be that there exists some special connection between her and me?"

Ren Yidao's brows twitched, feeling this thought was a bit too bizarre.

"No, it should just be a coincidence; we both have the Heavenly Fox Bloodline, that must be it... You're awake?"

Rustle...

The bully Peak Master who had occupied one of his legs woke up from her dream, sat up, stretched lazily, and asked with sleepy eyes, "Hm? How did I fall asleep?"

She felt that she had slept very well this time.

Very comfortable, with a warm feeling throughout her whole body, just like when she was in her master's arms in the past...

"Senior Sister."

"Hm? What is it?" Jing Yueqin opened her eyes and looked at her junior brother in confusion.

What's wrong?

Ren Yidao raised his hand, gently stroked Jing Yueqin's cheek, and pinched it lightly, saying, "You've worked hard."

After waiting for so many years, you've worked hard.

You don't have to wait anymore.

Jing Yueqin blinked, not knowing what Ren Yidao meant by these words, but that did not stop her from going along with it.

She lay back down and nodded with a smile:

"Mm, I really have worked hard!"