35: Chapter 35 Suicide and Action

Outside a certain grand hall.

At this moment, Ning Yuan and Nangong Xi were watching the battle in the distance. Each of them was carrying a person on their back, both of whom were unconscious.

The people they were carrying were Bei Liyue and Tang Qian.

After the two of them teleported away, they searched for them without pause, fortunately finding them in this grand hall at last.

However, their condition could only be described as having only one breath left. If Ning Yuan hadn't arrived in time, they might have already passed away.

Furthermore, seeing the situation inside the hall, one could only say they were not meant to die yet; otherwise, how could only the two of them have survived among dozens of Nascent Soul Cultivators?

Subsequently, after Ning Yuan fed them the Medicinal Pills he had obtained from the Treasure Pavilion, he finally managed to pull them back from the Gates of Hell.

However, they wouldn't wake up anytime soon. When they would wake depended entirely on their recovery speed.

Looking at the situation in the distance, Ning Yuan felt that things weren't looking good. He had felt it was unreliable back then, and now his fears were indeed coming true.

"Fairy Mu, is this what you meant by 'no problem'? I think it won't be long before he breaks free from the restraints!" Ning Yuan questioned in his heart. Mu Qingyao had been the one to say there would be no problem, but now things were clearly different.

Mu Qingyao hadn't expected her father to recover his Soul Transformation cultivation so quickly. It could only be said that man proposes, but God disposes.

Mu Qingyao didn't have any good solutions now either. She said somewhat dejectedly, "Escape on your own! You've already done enough. There's no need to stay here and throw your life away!"

Ning Yuan remained silent in response. She was telling him to leave, but what about Mu Qingyao herself?

She must have long since harbored a death wish!

Her heart might have died the moment her mother did; now, she was only holding on with the last shred of conviction.

Perhaps she had known all along that the Formation wouldn't succeed, yet she still had him do it. Maybe she was just seeking some psychological comfort.

Or perhaps she didn't want the Qingyun Sect's Legacy to be severed here, or some other reason!

But with the failure to suppress Mu Tiancheng, the last bit of hope in her heart had vanished. It was only natural that she would want to seek death.

After taking control of the array core, he had dispelled the Formation isolating them from the outside world. He could have left as soon as he found Bei Liyue, but he hadn't left immediately after sensing something was wrong.

Their previous interactions had given him a faint feeling that something was off with Mu Qingyao, and now it seemed his intuition was correct.

"If you want to die now, then didn't your mother die in vain? Your mother was willing to give up her life to save you. Is this how you repay her?"

Ning Yuan berated her inwardly, hoping she would abandon that thought and live properly again so as not to fail her mother.

"How did you kn— Forget it, it doesn't matter. Since things have come to this, there's nothing left to hide!" Mu Qingyao said in a low voice, her tone thick with the intent to die.

"Was everything I just said for nothing? Think about your mother! Think about how she gave her life to save you. Aren't you letting her down right now?"

"Mother... she...! But Father..."

The thought of her mother filled her heart with unbearable pain. She knew she shouldn't have such thoughts.

But all of this was caused by her father. She couldn't forgive him. Was she supposed to live in such agony for the rest of her life?

Furthermore, if she couldn't suppress her father again, was she supposed to watch helplessly as he performed another Blood Sacrifice?

Such a torment, worse than death itself, made dying seem like a better option to escape the pain.

Although Ning Yuan couldn't truly feel Mu Qingyao's inner pain, he understood a thing or two about her state of mind.

On one side was her mother's life-for-life sacrifice, and on the other were her father's actions.

She was being tortured to death between these two extremes. For her, dying would end everything, freeing her from being tormented by both.

"All of this is your father's fault; there's no need for you to torture yourself for his mistakes! And didn't you want to suppress your father again? I might have a way!"

"What? Are you serious?" Mu Qingyao exclaimed, unable to believe what he was saying.

Ning Yuan said with a solemn expression, "I'll only know if I try. I can't guarantee anything!"

"Then forget it! There's no need for you to take such a risk!" Mu Qingyao shook her head, rejecting Ning Yuan's proposal.

Ning Yuan had no intention of giving up. After a brief moment of deliberation, he gritted his teeth and dashed out, heading toward Mu Tiancheng.

Seeing this, Nangong Xi was shocked and hurriedly shouted, "Ning Yuan, where are you going? Come back! Come back now!"

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

But Ning Yuan turned a deaf ear to Nangong Xi's words and continued to charge forward.

Seeing this, Nangong Xi looked troubled and hesitated, but then she gritted her teeth and dashed out after him.

She cursed inwardly, "Nangong Xi, oh Nangong Xi! If he's going crazy, you're going crazy with him. Are you stupid? You're a total idiot!"

But despite her cursing, her body didn't stop at all. In fact, she sped up, gradually catching up to Ning Yuan.

Soon, she caught up and ran alongside Ning Yuan. Then, Ning Yuan's voice reached her: "What are you doing here? I'm going to my death, and you want to come too?"

Nangong Xi snapped back, "I'm going to collect your corpse, alright? What's a Foundation Establishment kid like you trying to prove?"

"Well, you're just a Golden Core; you're not much stronger than me! Why did you come?" Ning Yuan replied, his pace not slowing in the slightest.

Nangong Xi barked, "Cut the crap! What's your plan? You're not just going to charge straight in, are you?"

"Of course not! Just watch!"

"You'd better be careful! Don't drag me down with you; I don't want to die yet!"

"You won't be in danger, don't worry!" After saying that, Ning Yuan accelerated again, and Nangong Xi hurriedly kept up.

Mu Qingyao's voice rang out at that moment: "Ning Yuan, you really don't have to..."

"Stop trying to persuade me; I won't change my mind once it's made up!" Ning Yuan interrupted her directly, not letting her continue.

"You... Hmph! Then go ahead and seek your own death!"

Mu Qingyao was privately annoyed that Ning Yuan was ignoring her good intentions, but at the same time, she was worried about his safety.

She had actually guessed a bit of what Ning Yuan was thinking. Wasn't it just that he didn't want her to seek death?

He wanted to help her, but that was no simple task. Suppressing her father again would be easier said than done.

She sighed deeply in her heart, thinking that she would see if she could save his life when the time came.

Ning Yuan truly didn't want Mu Qingyao to seek death. Whether it was sympathy or pity, in his heart, Mu Qingyao shouldn't have such an end.

Her mother had sacrificed her life to save her with great difficulty, yet now she was choosing to seek death just to escape. Her mother likely wouldn't have agreed to this.

Since the last shred of thought in her heart was to suppress Mu Tiancheng again and prevent him from continuing to wreak havoc...

...then he would fulfill her wish. He would be the one to suppress Mu Tiancheng; that way, perhaps she would no longer seek death.

As for whether he could actually do it, he wasn't very confident himself, but he would only know if he tried.

Otherwise, was he supposed to just watch Mu Qingyao die and do nothing?

He truly couldn't do that!