TGCF - VIII

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Pei‌ ‌Ming‌ ‌was‌ ‌probably‌ ‌also‌ ‌startled‌ ‌by‌ ‌her,‌ ‌and‌ ‌was‌ ‌in‌ ‌shock‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌long‌ ‌time‌ ‌before‌ ‌he‌ ‌started,‌ "You‌ ‌are..."‌ ‌

Xuan‌ ‌Ji‌ ‌sneered‌ ‌coldly.‌ ‌Yet‌ ‌unexpectedly,‌ ‌after‌ ‌a‌ ‌pause,‌ ‌Pei‌ ‌Ming‌ ‌asked,‌ ‌"Who‌ ‌are‌ ‌you?"‌ ‌ ‌

"..."‌ ‌
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Thus,‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌rolled‌ ‌up‌ ‌his‌ ‌sleeves,‌ ‌"Since‌ ‌you‌ ‌both‌ ‌said‌ ‌no,‌ ‌then‌ ‌let's‌ ‌solve‌ ‌this‌ ‌with‌ ‌our‌ ‌fists!‌ Who's‌ ‌first?‌ ‌Or‌ ‌will‌ ‌you‌ ‌both‌ ‌come‌ ‌at‌ ‌me‌ ‌together?"‌ ‌ ‌

Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌turned‌ ‌to‌ ‌Feng‌ ‌Xin,‌ ‌"You‌ ‌first!"‌ ‌Then‌ ‌he‌ ‌backed‌ ‌away‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌side.‌

Feng‌ ‌Xin‌ ‌looked‌ ‌like‌ ‌he‌ ‌wasn't‌ ‌too‌ ‌sure‌ ‌if‌ ‌he‌ ‌could‌ ‌win‌ ‌against‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian,‌ ‌but‌ ‌in‌ ‌order‌ ‌to‌ ‌rescue‌ ‌a‌ ‌lost‌ ‌youth,‌ ‌he‌ ‌would‌ ‌give‌ ‌it‌ ‌his‌ ‌best‌ ‌shot,‌ ‌so‌ ‌he‌ ‌gripped‌ ‌his‌ ‌bow,‌ ‌
"VERY‌ ‌WELL!‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Highness,‌ ‌pardon‌ ‌the‌ ‌insolence!"‌ ‌ ‌
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"...Your‌ ‌Highness.‌ ‌You‌ ‌really...‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌ ‌death‌ ‌of‌ ‌me."‌ ‌ ‌
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As‌ ‌if‌ ‌those‌ ‌two‌ ‌dared‌ ‌to‌ ‌follow‌ ‌him.‌ ‌Feng‌ ‌Xin‌ ‌questioned,‌ ‌"Your‌ ‌Highness,‌ ‌why‌ ‌are‌ ‌you‌ ‌still‌ ‌with‌ ‌him?"‌ ‌ ‌

Mu‌ ‌Qing‌ ‌then‌ ‌said,‌ ‌"Didn't‌ ‌I‌ ‌say‌ ‌he's‌ ‌lost‌ ‌his‌ ‌mind?‌ ‌Completely‌ ‌infatuated."‌ ‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌fight‌ ‌them,‌ ‌and‌ ‌only‌ ‌very‌ ‌gently‌ ‌but‌ ‌firmly‌ ‌held‌ ‌on‌ ‌to‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng,‌ ‌"There's‌ ‌no‌ ‌time‌ ‌to‌ ‌explain‌ ‌now.‌ ‌In‌ ‌any‌ ‌case,‌ ‌let's‌ ‌get‌ ‌out‌ ‌of‌ ‌here‌ ‌first,‌ ‌there's‌ ‌an‌ ‌enemy‌ ‌chasing‌ ‌us‌ ‌from‌ ‌behind!"‌ ‌ ‌

Having‌ ‌been‌ ‌held‌ ‌onto‌ ‌in‌ ‌place‌ ‌like‌ ‌this,‌ ‌Hua‌ ‌Cheng's‌ ‌eyes‌ ‌were‌ ‌twinkling,‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌moment‌ ‌later,‌ ‌he‌ ‌smiled,‌ ‌"I‌ ‌suggest‌ ‌you‌ ‌both‌ ‌hold‌ ‌your‌ ‌tongue‌ ‌and‌ ‌just‌ ‌follow.‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌good‌ ‌mood‌ ‌so‌ ‌I‌ ‌won't‌ ‌fight‌ ‌you‌ ‌for‌ ‌now."‌ ‌ ‌
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"If‌ ‌its‌ ‌hiding‌ ‌place‌ ‌is‌ ‌destroyed,‌ ‌then,‌ ‌there's‌ ‌no‌ ‌need‌ ‌for‌ ‌me‌ ‌to‌
exist‌ ‌either.‌ ‌Of‌ ‌course‌ ‌I'm‌ ‌sure."‌ ‌ ‌
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It‌ ‌was‌ ‌a‌ ‌while‌ ‌later‌ ‌before‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌felt‌ ‌a‌ ‌hand‌ ‌pull‌ ‌his‌ ‌head‌ ‌out‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌shattered‌ ‌ground,‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌voice‌ ‌came‌ ‌from‌ ‌above,‌ ‌"So‌ ‌sad,‌ ‌so‌ ‌pitiful."‌ ‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌choked‌ ‌out‌ ‌a‌ ‌mouthful‌ ‌of‌ ‌blood.‌ ‌White‌ ‌No-Face‌ ‌said,‌ ‌"Every‌ ‌time‌ ‌I‌ ‌meet‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Highness,‌ ‌you‌ ‌always‌ ‌look‌ ‌like‌ ‌this.‌ ‌Makes‌ ‌one‌ ‌ache.‌ ‌Makes‌ ‌one‌ ‌excited."‌ ‌ ‌
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"I‌ ‌just‌ ‌genuinely‌ ‌really‌ ‌miss‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Highness."‌ ‌Guoshi‌ ‌said,‌ ‌"I‌ ‌miss‌ ‌the‌ ‌once‌ ‌Kingdom‌ ‌of‌ ‌WuYong,‌ ‌I‌ ‌miss‌ ‌our‌ ‌people,‌ ‌and‌ ‌I‌ ‌miss‌ ‌the‌ ‌days‌ ‌before‌ ‌we‌ ‌ascended.‌ ‌That's‌ ‌all."‌ ‌ ‌

"..."‌ ‌

Guoshi‌ ‌then‌ ‌added,‌ ‌"It's‌ ‌been‌ ‌so‌ ‌many‌ ‌years,‌ ‌Your‌ ‌Highness.‌ ‌Just‌ ‌watching‌ ‌you‌ ‌makes‌ ‌me‌ ‌tired.‌ ‌Very‌ ‌tired.‌ ‌How‌ ‌about‌ ‌you?‌ ‌Are‌ ‌you‌ ‌not‌ ‌exhausted?"‌ ‌ ‌

As‌ ‌the‌ ‌number‌ ‌one‌ ‌martial‌ ‌god‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌three‌ ‌realms,‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu's‌ ‌appearance‌ ‌and‌ ‌demeanour‌ ‌had‌ ‌always‌ ‌been‌ ‌perfect,‌ ‌untainted‌ ‌by‌ ‌filth.‌ ‌

Yet‌ ‌now,‌ ‌only‌ ‌with‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌light‌ ‌faded‌ ‌did‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌notice‌ ‌that‌ ‌even‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌three‌ ‌faces‌ ‌gone,‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu's‌ ‌complexion‌ ‌was‌ ‌overly‌ ‌pale.‌ ‌

His‌ ‌contours‌ ‌were‌ ‌much‌ ‌too‌ ‌cold‌ ‌and‌ ‌hard,‌ ‌dark‌ ‌circles‌ ‌shaded‌ ‌below‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌looking‌ ‌inexplicably‌ ‌gloomy;‌ ‌there‌ ‌was‌ ‌none‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌gentle‌ ‌kindness‌ ‌he‌ ‌emanated‌ ‌when‌ ‌light‌ ‌was‌ ‌illuminating‌ ‌his‌ ‌form.‌ ‌
But,‌ ‌the‌ ‌him‌ ‌now,‌ ‌finally‌ ‌looked‌ ‌alive.‌ ‌Even‌ ‌if‌ ‌he‌ ‌appeared‌ ‌sickly.‌ ‌

Guoshi‌ ‌said‌ ‌gently,‌ ‌"Your‌ ‌Highness,‌ ‌you've‌ ‌lost.‌ ‌Now‌ ‌free‌ ‌yourself."‌ ‌ ‌
"..."‌ ‌

"Have‌ ‌I‌ ‌been‌ ‌defeated?"‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu‌ ‌sounded‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌lost.‌ ‌

The ‌overly‌ ‌powerful‌ ‌wave‌ ‌of‌ ‌spiritual‌ ‌powers‌ ‌broke‌ ‌through‌ ‌the‌ ‌dome‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌rocky‌ ‌cave,‌ ‌and‌ ‌faint ‌rays‌ ‌of‌ ‌sunshine‌ ‌came‌ ‌scattering‌ ‌from‌ ‌above.‌ ‌

There‌ ‌seemed‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌small‌ ‌wisps‌ ‌of‌ ‌rain‌ ‌drifting‌ ‌down‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌air.‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu‌ ‌laid‌ ‌sprawled‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌ground‌ ‌while‌ ‌Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌stood,‌ ‌watching‌ ‌him‌ ‌from‌ ‌above,‌ ‌and‌ ‌he‌ ‌actually‌ ‌noticed‌ ‌a‌ ‌trace‌ ‌of‌ ‌relief‌ ‌on‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu's‌ ‌face,‌ ‌as‌ ‌if‌ ‌a‌ ‌heavy‌ ‌burden‌ ‌was‌ ‌let‌ ‌go.‌ ‌

He‌ ‌couldn't‌ ‌help‌ ‌but‌ ‌wonder,‌ ‌perhaps,‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌defeated‌ ‌by‌ ‌someone‌ ‌to‌ ‌end‌ ‌these‌ ‌relentless‌ ‌days‌ ‌of‌ ‌brokeness‌ ‌and‌ ‌madness‌ ‌was‌ ‌possibly‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu's‌ ‌wish‌ ‌deep‌ ‌down.‌ ‌

A‌ ‌moment‌ ‌later,‌ ‌Jun‌ ‌Wu‌ ‌suddenly‌ ‌asked,‌ ‌"That‌ ‌move.‌ ‌What‌ ‌is‌ ‌it‌ ‌called?"‌ ‌ ‌

"..."‌ ‌

Xie‌ ‌Lian‌ ‌raised‌ ‌his‌ ‌sleeve‌ ‌and‌ ‌wiped‌ ‌away‌ ‌the‌ ‌blood‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌side‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌face,‌ ‌"Shattering‌ ‌boulders‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌chest."‌ ‌ ‌

Jun‌ ‌Wu‌ ‌was‌ ‌taken‌ ‌aback,‌ ‌then‌ ‌as‌ ‌if‌ ‌he‌ ‌thought‌ ‌of‌ ‌something,‌ ‌he‌ ‌snickered,‌ ‌then‌ ‌sighed,‌ ‌closing‌ ‌his‌ ‌eyes,‌ ‌"Beautiful."‌ ‌ ‌

He‌ ‌didn't‌ ‌utter‌ ‌another‌ ‌word,‌ ‌but‌ ‌everyone‌ ‌could‌ ‌tell‌ ‌an‌ ‌inconcealable‌ ‌fatigue‌ ‌had‌ ‌overtaken‌ ‌him.‌ ‌
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"The one standing in infinite glory is you; the one fallen from grace is also you. What matters is you and not the state of you."
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"Didn't I say that Crimson Rain Sought Flower didn't kidnap His Highness out of ill intent? No one believed me back then. Now do my words seem accountable?"

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