84: Chapter 84 "Obsession"

"Is the story over?"

Ye Jingjun frowned slightly.

Up until now, the story Ye Yuan had told her only taught her one principle.

Identity is everything, and the demon race cannot be trusted.

"Not yet."

"Later, my good friend was set up by the imperial court. When he was sent to suppress demons, the court used the pretext of 'colluding with evil demons' to send experts to surround and annihilate him."

"Even though my friend's swordsmanship was peerless, how could he withstand the combined forces of the court's lackeys and demon experts working from within and without?"

"Just as he was surrounded and on the verge of being pierced through the chest by a sword..."

Ye Yuan's voice stopped abruptly. After a long while, he continued in an extremely strange tone.

"That fox demon who had betrayed him and left actually rushed out from the demon stronghold like a madwoman, throwing herself recklessly at the court experts and detonating her inner demon core on the spot."

"The power that erupted in that instant temporarily blocked the pursuers. Only then was my friend able to take their six-year-old daughter, and with me risking my life to save them, escape the encirclement."

Ye Yuan let out a long, heavy breath, finally finishing this long story, as if he had laid down a heavy burden.

"Before he died, he grabbed my hand and said only one sentence."

" 'I misjudged her, and I misjudged this world.' "

Ye Jingjun was already stunned, staring at the complex expression on Ye Yuan's face, speechless.

She seemed to understand something from her "father's" words.

"What about that girl?"

She couldn't help but ask.

Ye Yuan "looked" at her, his blind eyes seeming to pierce through time and space, landing on some void.

"She was entrusted to me by my late friend, and I hid with her for a period of time."

"Regarding her, I have always been hesitant."

"This is the same as my usual style; my old friend could always act as he pleased, while I was hesitant, having things I wanted to do but never daring to."

"I thought about sending her to a remote place far from strife and entrusting her to an ordinary family, and I also thought about keeping her by my side to teach her."

"But I have never been able to make a final decision."

"I didn't want her to be drawn into the whirlpool of troubled times like me, but I gradually discovered that some things one cannot escape, nor walk away from."

"So, I have finally decided..."

"I will entrust her to someone worthy of her life."

He stood up and walked to Ye Jingjun.

"Jingjun, your father tells you this not to have you judge right from wrong."

"I just want you to understand that whether they are human or demon, immortal or devil, their hearts are hard to fathom and their actions are hard to judge."

"Do not be easily blinded by appearances or rumors."

"Whether judging a person or a demon, what matters is not 'what it is,' but 'what it has done.'"

After speaking, he said no more, turned, and walked out of the courtyard, his figure quickly disappearing into the hazy morning mist.

Leaving Ye Jingjun alone in the courtyard, her heart surging, unable to calm down for a long time.

She couldn't help but think of the scene at the beach last night, the way that blue-haired Mermaid Maiden was crying helplessly in Su Chen's arms.

...

That night, Su Chen arrived as promised and continued to teach Ye Jingjun swordsmanship.

The two remained very calm.

Ye Jingjun neither mentioned the fact that Su Chen was a sword soul, nor did she mention seeing Su Chen meeting with Cang Mingyue.

The former was something both of them knew, but tacitly agreed not to speak of.

As for the latter, Ye Jingjun herself refused to speak of it, afraid of breaking this bizarre balance.

Su Chen noticed that the young girl was practicing sword techniques more and more diligently.

He could feel it clearly.

In the girl's sword intent, besides the usual coldness and focus, there was now a nearly paranoid ruthlessness and an indescribable heat.

She practiced even harder, and the way she looked at him became increasingly complex.

How sharp Su Chen was; he immediately sensed the shift in Ye Jingjun's state of mind.

Although he didn't know why, Ye Jingjun must have developed some inappropriate obsession for him.

Just like Zhuge Jinyu back then.

Putting himself in their perspective.

He possessed powerful cultivation, a handsome appearance, and a mysterious background, yet he was willing to stop for them.

To use a popular phrase from Blue Star, it was called "Meeting someone too amazing at too young an age."

It was impossible not to be moved.

"Although falling in love while practicing the Heartless Sword is a great taboo, it is also a great opportunity."

Su Chen, within the sword, was not worried but rather more excited.

The investment in Zhuge Jinyu had already proven that the deeper the investment target's obsession with him, the stronger their potential and eventual feedback would be.

At that time, Zhuge Jinyu, who was good at calm thinking and strategy, had developed an obsession because of the word "love," and unified the Three Kingdoms.

And Ye Jingjun, who had entered the sword with "obsession" itself, once she fell in love, the resulting obsession would be terrifying to the extreme.

In any case, one day he would "fake his death" and leave this world.

This twisted and intense obsession of Ye Jingjun, which started because of him, would become the greatest nourishment to catalyze her growth.

These were all Su Chen's investment performance!

Thus, not only did he not guide her away from it,

but instead, when teaching, he gave her more attention that transcended the boundaries of master and disciple, whether intentional or not.

"Unintentionally" revealing some sword technique essentials known only to the two of them, constantly deepening this unique connection.

He wanted Ye Jingjun to feel that she was special, the only one who could understand his sword path and resonate with his soul.

And even the occasional expressions of appreciation and expectation were like dew watering the dangerous seedling in the girl's heart.

Presumably, these little actions would surely better stimulate the girl's desire to become stronger and obtain him.

Then, at the moment these desires burned to their peak, he would die and end the investment.

Tsk tsk tsk, what an effect.

And on Cang Mingyue's side, the progress was also very smooth.

After the blow that night, the Mermaid Maiden practiced even harder.

Her desire for power was unprecedentedly strong, especially after Su Chen hinted that only by possessing sufficient strength could she wash away her shame and protect everything she wanted to protect.

Under Su Chen's conscious guidance, her auxiliary abilities and enlightenment powers improved rapidly.

At the same time, Su Chen constantly painted a beautiful vision of the future where she could fully transform and walk freely under the sunlight, making her full of dependence and gratitude towards him.

It was just that when Su Chen finished guiding her and left, she would occasionally look at her fish tail, and then glance at the direction of the land where Su Chen had left.

Her eyes would always reveal a faint, elusive sadness.

Two investment targets, two cultivation strategies.

Su Chen was dancing on the tip of a knife, enjoying it.

He had thought that this relaxed and pleasant martial arts world farming could continue for a while longer.

But at the same time, in Donglai Prefecture city, a "minor" change seemed to have occurred again.