Chapter 1474: Are You Doing This For Me?

Suddenly, everything around Ye Xinyu began to float; the weeds on the ground and the water in the nearby stream condensed into individual droplets.

All things in the world seemed to stand still in this instant, and a small hurricane seemed to appear around her, forming a vortex that swept up everything nearby, causing these objects to rotate slowly around her.

"Come out," Ye Xinyu said indifferently.

Wen Ziming, who had been far away in the shadows, finally stepped out; he stood on the other side of the campfire, far away from Ye Xinyu.

"Where has Xie Hongyan gone?" Ye Xinyu's voice was cold, her tone devoid of any emotion.

"She... went to take care of some of her own business," Wen Ziming said, hesitating for a moment.

"You are lying." Ye Xinyu raised her head and cast a cold glance at him; this one look alone made Wen Ziming feel icy all over.

"Fine, I was lying." Wen Ziming's hands and feet were cold; he wanted to look away, but it felt as if he were controlled by an invisible force, forcing him to meet her gaze.

But her gaze was colder than anything, and every time he touched it, his heart could not help but tremble.

Right now, Wen Ziming really wanted to turn around and leave, because he could not bear the other's gaze, but he knew he could not just leave like this; if he really left, there would be even more serious consequences later.

So, even though he felt as if the blood in his body was about to freeze, he still had to force himself to meet her gaze, struggling to hold on.

Just as he was about to reach his limit, Ye Xinyu finally withdrew her gaze and said indifferently, "What did she go to do?"

"I cannot say," Wen Ziming said with a bitter smile; if he were to say it now, it would undoubtedly cost him his life, and he knew Ye Xinyu hated it most when they interfered in her affairs.

"Speak," Ye Xinyu cast a cold glance at him.

"I would like to talk about you," Wen Ziming tried to change the subject.

"You still haven't answered my question." However, Ye Xinyu did not intend to let the topic drop; she remained fixated on it.

"Can you stop practicing the Tian Yue Nine Chapters? Xie Hongyan left today precisely because of this matter." Wen Ziming steadied himself and blurted out what he wanted to say.

"Why should I stop practicing the Tian Yue Nine Chapters? Isn't this something even you highly praise?" Unexpectedly, Ye Xinyu was not angry.

She said indifferently, "And the stronger I become, wouldn't I have a better chance of opposing the Heavenly Mandate Elder?"

"But your current state is very poor; if you continue to practice, I fear..." Wen Ziming swallowed his saliva, "... that you will become a Demon."

"I feel fine; I am still very far from being a Demon." A rare trace of a smile appeared on Ye Xinyu's face: "If that is what you are worried about, then there is really no need; I know my own body."

"In these matters, the person involved is often the most confused," Wen Ziming sighed slightly and said: "You certainly cannot feel that you are about to become a Demon yourself."

"But the feeling you give us is that you are sinking deeper and deeper. The Tianle Nine Chapters is not a cultivation Dharma Code. The Heavenly Mandate Elder reached his current realm twenty years ago, but he has remained stagnant ever since."

"It is not that his progress cannot advance further, but that he cannot continue to practice; if he continues to practice, he will lose his original heart, and his body will become a cage, and he will be trapped in this cage forever."

Listening to Wen Ziming's words, Ye Xinyu fell into Silence, and she said indifferently: "Thank you for telling me this, and thank you for your Guan Xin."

"But your Guan Xin is truly unnecessary; I know my own situation."

"Everyone who is about to become a Demon is as stubborn as you are; none of them believe there is anything wrong with them. In fact, the danger is already very close to you," Wen Ziming sighed and said.

"All of this will pass soon," Ye Xinyu smiled slightly: "You can say it now, right? What did she go to do?"

"I knew I couldn't change your mind," Wen Ziming said helplessly: "She couldn't either, but there is only one person in this world who can change your mind and stop you from practicing the Tianle Nine Chapters."

"She went to find Chen Yu?" Ye Xinyu's expression changed, and the temperature around them dropped by dozens of degrees instantly.

A hurricane suddenly formed and surged toward Wen Ziming.

Wen Ziming let out a muffled groan as he was struck by a blast of cold air; he involuntarily took a few steps back, then his legs went weak, and he knelt on one knee on the ground.

He raised his head, gritted his teeth, and silently endured the chill on his body.

"Why go find him?" Ye Xinyu stared at him coldly: "I have warned you all that he must not know about any of my affairs."

"But your current state is truly not optimistic," Wen Ziming gritted his teeth and said: "We are all in the same boat now; if you become a Demon, we will also be wiped out by the Heavenly Mandate Elder. We have to do this for our own self-preservation."

"Ridiculous," Ye Xinyu said sharply: "On what grounds do you think I will become a Demon?"

"On the grounds that your murderous intent is very heavy right now. They are right, Xinyu, you must stop in time, otherwise, you will truly become a Demon." Just then, a voice came from afar.

This was Chen Yu's voice; although he was still very far away, the voice traveled from the distance into his ears.

Ye Xinyu's eyes, which were full of murderous intent, were suddenly filled with tenderness, and she murmured: "Did you finally come after all?"

In the darkness, a figure was darting forward, covering several yards in a single leap, and almost instantly, he arrived before this Bamboo Forest.

It was indeed Chen Yu who had come; he stood before the campfire, and for a moment, he and Ye Xinyu met eyes.

Wen Ziming breathed a sigh of relief; the pressure from Ye Xinyu suddenly lightened. He exhaled a breath of turbid air, then gave a look to Xie Hongyan behind him, and the two left the place with tacit understanding.

"You've lost weight." Chen Yu stared at Ye Xinyu without blinking and uttered these three words.

"Leave here, now." Ye Xinyu steadied herself; she tried her best to hide the longing for Chen Yu in her heart, turned her head away, and no longer met Chen Yu's gaze.

"In your heart, you clearly care for me, why must you be like this?" Chen Yu sighed: "I know everything; everything you have done for me, I know it all."

As Chen Yu spoke, he took a step forward, wanting to get closer to her, but Ye Xinyu suddenly pointed her right hand, and the campfire in front of her split in two; a snake of fire blocked Chen Yu's path, stopping his advance.

"Do not come over," Ye Xinyu's voice was cold: "Have I not warned you to stay away from me?"