ISWTDB Ch20

Chapter 20: The Disfigured and Blind Sect Leader (20)

Ying Zhao held Wen Renming’s hand and led him into the hot spring, intending to have a good bath together. He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and finally felt truly relaxed.

Although the two had engaged in dual cultivation for a whole seven days, Ying Zhao did not have many amorous thoughts in his mind. At that time, all he could think about was saving Wen Renming.

Now, finally able to relax, the two were candid with each other but still blushed. Thinking of how the other had deliberately made him worry and fear, Ying Zhao angrily approached Wen Renming and bit his shoulder hard.

It wasn’t until he tasted the metallic taste of blood that he let go. But then he licked Wen Renming’s wound, thinking that hurting the other ultimately pained him as well.

When he looked up, he saw Wen Renming looking at him innocently. Ying Zhao felt his anger dissipate instantly and could only pretend to be fierce as he said to Wen Renming:

“Wen Renming, if you ever let yourself get hurt and make me worry and feel sad again, I will… I will… I’ll hurt myself!”

As he said this, Ying Zhao suddenly summoned Frost Snow and made a small cut on his arm. Wen Renming’s heart tightened at the sight, and he quickly snatched Frost Snow away, yelling at Ying Zhao:

“What are you doing!”

Ying Zhao suddenly changed his tone, pouted, and said to Wen Renming with a sobbing voice:

“You’re yelling at me!”

Wen Renming was stunned for a moment by Ying Zhao’s words and quickly softened his tone.

“I didn’t mean to. I just can’t stand seeing you hurt! If you’re unhappy, you can hit me or scold me, anything, but why hurt yourself!”

Wen Renming said while stroking the small cut on Ying Zhao’s arm, sucking the blood from the wound, feeling heartbroken.

Seeing Wen Renming like this, Ying Zhao silently smiled. He knew Wen Renming couldn’t stand seeing him hurt. Back then, Zhuque had even torn his own soul to avoid hurting him.

However, he couldn’t let Wen Renming keep coming up with bad ideas to test him. After all, he didn’t want to go through such scares again. So, some things needed to be clarified.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao suddenly reached out, grabbed Wen Renming’s chin, and made him face him. He said seriously:

“Wen Renming, don’t you have something you want to confess to me?”

Wen Renming didn’t expect Ying Zhao’s sudden change in attitude. Hearing his words, although his mind was racing, he ultimately didn’t say a word.

However, when Wen Renming thought of how for many years, the righteous sect cultivators had looked down upon demonic cultivators, he felt uneasy. Unconsciously, he tightened his grip around Ying Zhao’s arm, lowered his head, and covered the darkness on his face, softly saying:

“Do you fear me? Are you going to leave me?”

Upon hearing Wen Renming’s words, Ying Zhao rolled his eyes dramatically and leaned closer without a good mood, saying:

“I personally killed my senior brother whom I had been together with day and night, without any consideration for the bond between fellow disciples. Wen Renming, do you fear me?”

Upon hearing Ying Zhao’s words, Wen Renming immediately shook his head vigorously. Now thinking of Ying Zhao’s cultivation being much higher than Xiao Lie’s, why could he defeat Xiao Lie effortlessly? There must be something suspicious about this.

While Wen Renming was thinking this, he heard Ying Zhao continue:

“Wen Renming, shall I tell you a story? When I was very young, my parents passed away. I was then taken to Piaomiao Pavilion, taught by Nan Zheng, and my senior brother Xiao Lie took good care of me. It seemed glamorous, but who knew the sorrow in my heart! They all said Nan Zheng was magnanimous and righteous, but who knew my parents’ deaths were actually because of Nan Zheng.”

As Ying Zhao spoke, he gently rested his head on Wen Renming’s shoulder.

“Frost Snow is my life-long magic weapon. You should have witnessed its power when we fought with the water beasts on the lake. But for this power to be fully realized, it requires the secret mantra passed down through generations of the Ying family. Nan Zheng coveted this secret, which led to forcing my parents and causing their deaths. He thought I didn’t know this mantra, so he didn’t force me directly. And because he coveted the Qingyuan Jue’, he wanted to use our marriage contract to adopt me. As for Xiao Lie, he was just a villain who was used to manipulating people’s emotions. I just played along with them and waited for an opportunity to strike back. Not only do I have a special physique, but I also have the talent for instant explosive power accumulation. If it weren’t for Xiao Lie injuring you, I wouldn’t have killed him so quickly!”

This statement was half true and half false, after all, he needed a reason to kill Xiao Lie. After saying this, Ying Zhao raised his head and indeed saw Wen Renming tightly pursing his lips, showing anger but trying hard to suppress it. Ying Zhao leaned closer to Wen Renming and deliberately said:

“Wen Renming, am I so ruthless that you fear me?”

In front of him, Wen Renming’s eyes turned red again after hearing Ying Zhao’s question, and his true appearance as a demonic cultivator faintly emerged. Ying Zhao knew that Wen Renming was truly angry, but he was not afraid. His fingers lightly tapped on Wen Renming’s arm, waiting for his answer.

After a long time, Wen Renming took a deep breath. He caressed Ying Zhao’s long hair and solemnly kissed his forehead, saying earnestly:

“Yunping, I will avenge your revenge! Anyone who harms you will die!”

Upon hearing Wen Renming’s words, Ying Zhao revealed a bright smile. He leaned over and kissed Wen Renming’s lips lightly, saying softly:

“So, we are naturally a perfect match. It’s good that you’re a demonic cultivator, you won’t talk about those lofty principles and ask me to let go of my hatred.”

Seeing Wen Renming finally showing a little smile on his face, Ying Zhao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. But then his tone changed, teasing Wen Renming:

“But I’m also quite pitiful. My life is already pitiful enough, and finally, I have a loved one who is so fierce to me! You dare to roar at me with your pants still down, don’t you recognize people anymore? My life is so bitter!”

Upon hearing Ying Zhao’s words, Wen Renming’s smile couldn’t stop. He quickly hugged Ying Zhao tightly, rubbed his cheek against his ear, and pleaded:

“Yunping, it’s my fault. I won’t think wildly anymore. I will take good care of myself in the future and won’t get hurt again! Yunping, don’t be angry with me, okay?”

Ying Zhao looked at Wen Renming steadily for a while, then nodded slowly. Then he hugged Wen Renming tightly, buried his head deeply in his arms, and breathed in the scent of his lover.

In this world, they had completely merged into one. They had missed each other for too long, and he must cherish and love the time with his lover.

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao raised his head and kissed Wen Renming’s cheek. Then, he pressed him against the edge of the hot spring and gave him a deep kiss.

Ying Zhao kept kissing Wen Renming’s lips non-stop. He just wanted to calm his heart down, make sure Wen Renming was really fine in front of him, not injured, and not going to leave him.

Wen Renming couldn’t remember how many times Ying Zhao kissed him, feeling his lips slightly numb from the kisses. He hugged Ying Zhao’s waist, breathing heavily, feeling the smooth and slippery skin under his touch making his mind tremble involuntarily.

Ying Zhao looked at Wen Renming’s flushed face, curved his lips into a smile, lightly kissed his forehead, and attached himself to Wen Renming, rubbing their cheeks together. He softly said to Wen Renming:

“Wen Renming, I like you so much! I really like you, what should I do? Wen Ren, what should I do? I’m really afraid of losing you. When I heard you were seriously injured and almost couldn’t make it, I felt like I could die worrying about you!”

Ying Zhao spoke while silently shedding tears. Wen Renming felt the warmth on his shoulder and heard Ying Zhao’s words, feeling a warm flow spread through his whole body, making his heart moved.

“Yunping, I’m sorry! I won’t get hurt again because I don’t want to make you sad. I really, really like you so much! I would go crazy if I lost you! Yunping, I love you!”

Wen Renming murmured, seeming unable to hold back anymore. He hugged Ying Zhao’s waist, and with a twist, pressed him against the edge of the hot spring, finally expressing their feelings for each other once again, merging into one.

The two of them had a wild night. During this time, they didn’t do anything like dual cultivation, just purely wanting to be together with their loved one.

The next day, they didn’t wake up until past noon. Ying Zhao calculated that they had spent almost the same amount of time in this cave, and it was time to leave here and meet the disciples of Piaomiao Pavilion.

After all, there’s still a good show waiting for him to complete at Nan Zheng’s place. Ying Zhao knew that even if the water beasts’ sound waves were strong, they wouldn’t be unconscious for long. These people must have been searching for him and Wen Renming everywhere for a long time.

Fortunately, he had set up a barrier in the cave early on, and the barrier was stable due to its systematic nature. Even though he wasn’t highly cultivated at the time, it would be difficult for anyone to discover it.

Although he impulsively killed Xiao Lie at the time, fortunately, none of the other disciples of Piaomiao Pavilion were awake at the time and didn’t witness him killing anyone.

So naturally, Xiao Lie was said to have died from an attack by water beasts. He just didn’t know what the situation had been since they woke up?

Thinking of this, Ying Zhao turned his head and said to Wen Renming:

“We should probably leave here soon. After all, there are many things to do outside the secret realm.”

Thinking of Nan Zheng outside the secret realm, a trace of gloom crossed Wen Renming’s face. He gently held Ying Zhao’s hand, rubbing his palm, and said with some heartache:

“Yunping, I won’t hide it from you. My cultivation has already reached the level of Demon Emperor. The entire Piaomiao Pavilion is not my opponent. If you want, I can immediately go and kill Nan Zheng!”