Chapter 334

At that moment, I even felt this pain was comparable to death by a thousand cuts.

My whole body trembled uncontrollably, I clenched my teeth so hard they grated, and both hands were clenched into fists.

After a long while, just as I felt I could barely hold on, my whole body suddenly felt light.

It felt as if something had been peeled away from my body.

I felt relieved; Bái Sōnglán, true to her title as a medical immortal, had already succeeded in peeling away my mother's lingering soul essence.

Next was my aunt's process of merging with that remnant soul essence on her own—she'd be fine!

But what came next for me was an even more heart-rending pain.

This pain was different from before.

First, my viscera surged; then it felt as if a hand had plunged into my body, gripping each organ tightly, kneading and tearing them one by one until they were torn apart.

The pain was so intense I couldn't cry out, feeling as if I were about to die.

But then, for a moment, I felt no pain at all.

The blood-red haze before my eyes faded, and I saw Liu Junyan.

I saw us standing under the paulownia tree south of the Qilin Temple, with Feng Wu in my hand.

Liu Junyan hugged me from behind, one hand holding the bow with me, the other pulling the string with me, over and over teaching me how to master Feng Wu.

A scent of sandalwood wafted past my ear, and my heart pounded…

That was the first time Liu Junyan left the pawnshop, accompanying me back to Tafeng Village to retrieve my natal magic artifact.

That day, he stayed with me until nightfall.

Only the two of us.

I think, if I had to sum up my feelings for Liu Junyan, I would say with certainty that this was the moment I truly fell in love with her.

That flutter was companionship, mingling breaths, and hearts colliding.

I could not only feel his body heat, but also the fervent heat of love.

I watched those warm scenes as an observer… wrong!

No, no!

I suddenly realized these were all past events, not happening now.

Why am I seeing past events?

I recalled what Bai Shulan had said: during the process of stripping away the remnant soul essence, I might experience hallucinations, even a delusional state.

And when trapped in that state, I need to save myself.

Thinking this, I closed my eyes, calmed my mind, and strove to dispel the images constantly appearing in my mind, returning to the original empty white space.

I have to go back!

My drifting soul gradually sank downward.

But just then, a strange yet familiar voice pierced through the barriers and rang out: "Ali…"

That cry of "Ali" made my whole body jolt, shattering the peace I had barely maintained.

"Ah Li, big sister has come to take you back to the Feng Clan; you should go home."

I haven't encountered that inexplicable attraction in a long time.

I remember this attraction.

It was after Feng Lishu died that another 'Feng Lishu' suddenly appeared.

She is my twin sister!

She and I are like my mother and aunt; we are twin blossoms on the same stalk, two separate individuals yet each possessing only half of a soul's essence.

Only when these two half-soul essences merge together can they become a whole.

And these two half-soul essences are not evenly divided; there is a primary and a secondary, which is why the birth-bond curse exists.

Birth-bond curse...

As I thought of those three words, the spot on my right cheek near the jawbone suddenly flared with intense pain.

There was a 'slave' character there that had once rotted down to the bone, and only with great difficulty did flesh grow back over it.

After returning from Cangwu Mountain, my condition had been improving, and with so many things happening, I had almost forgotten its existence.

But it is there.

It has always been there!

Around Wufu Town, the Seven Halls Yama's yin‑soldier formation stands guard.

Around the Bai Family Medical Clinic, our people stand guard.

Even outside the secret chamber's door, Liu Junyan did not leave.

Moreover, this is the secret chamber that Bai Shulan uses when she enters seclusion; its surroundings are surely filled with layer upon layer of mechanisms.

Under such layers upon layers of protection, one could say not even a fly could get in.

We thought we had left nothing unaccounted for, yet we forgot her!

Forgot the elder sister with whom I established the birth‑bond curse!

Between us, I ought to be the master and she the provider.

But fate toyed with us; through a yin‑yang mix‑up, she became the master and I the provider.

Yet she could not withstand the impact of my provision; her virtue did not match her position, giving rise to all that followed.

But the birth‑bond curse is indeed real; unless I undergo Nirvana, I cannot erase its trace at all.

My mother told me that the precondition for Nirvana is that I must successfully fuse the remnant soul essence within my sister's body.

"Ah Li, don't be scared; come to big sister here, a hug from big sister will make the pain go away."

She stepped closer step by step, bewitching me.

But her face showed no expression, stiff and wooden, her lips constantly twitching, like a marionette being controlled.

As she approached, the feeling that my five viscera and six bowels were about to be torn apart surged back again, no matter how I struggled I couldn't stop it.

This attraction emanating from the depths of the soul is irresistible to any external force.

"Ah Li, come here, older sister..."

"Ah Li, come..."

She was like a demon that lures human souls, incessantly casting spells on me.

Under the effect of the Companion Spell, she is the master, the recipient, while I am the provider, destined to be drained by her!

She wants to tear my soul apart piece by piece, merge it into her own soul, and completely erase my existence!

Upon realizing this, I again felt something was off.

The reasoning is sound, but given her previous abilities, she absolutely could not achieve this.

So... it's Feng Xianqiu!

Feng Xianqiu is using some ancient witchcraft to create this environment for her, controlling her to merge with me.

This environment suitable for fusion... is also suitable for activating the Cangwu Dark Seal!

Hiss...

A sudden stab of pain came from between my brows, pulling my wandering self back a bit.

But only a little, then it stopped again.

I only felt a flash of blood light before my eyes, and my ears were filled with buzzing noise.

In the midst of that noise, Bái Sōnglán's voice suddenly rang out: "Jing Mo, come here!"

Trembling and flustered, Bái Sōnglán seemed to be desperately suppressing something.

"Immortal Clan, I... I lack sufficient strength; I still need you to pierce!"

"I... I..."

I saw it.

A silver needle pressed against my brow.

The hand holding the silver needle trembled; on that slightly calloused hand, white flesh thorns were driven reverse into the flesh, boring inch by inch into the tissue, droplets of fresh blood seeping out.

Bái Sōnglán's heart demon is fluctuating!

My situation is surely bad; I have reached the moment when I must make a final decision.

Bái Sōnglán needs to drive the silver needle into my brow to fix my remnant soul; this is what she emphasized from the start.

But when the moment actually arrived, she dared not do it.

She is afraid, afraid that this needle will completely destroy me...