Chapter 244

Those fierce ghosts had no thoughts, no memories, and no souls. They were like a legless worm with glowing green, greedy eyes, crawling towards them from all directions with putrid, rotting flesh. The Yang energy on their bodies that belonged to the living was an irresistible temptation for these fierce ghosts who had fallen into darkness for eternity, and this instinct overcame the fear of the soul weapons, and the darkness scrambled to surround them.

After a bloody battle, they killed a path of Ashura paved by rotten corpses with the cooperation of Wuya. Wuya ran wildly and left that group of fierce ghosts far behind.

They ran west for dozens of miles, and only when they saw that the surroundings had finally returned to silence did they dare to stop and recuperate.

Both of them had multiple injuries. The corpse poison that had spread into their blood from the damaged areas, and the miasma that had taken advantage of the fight to invade their bodies, had created major toxicity inside their bodies.

Both of their faces were abnormally blue-gray. Their pupils turned reddish-brown, and their hands twitched slightly. The pain was like a tide. It came in a burst and retreated in a burst. Their bodies were as cold as falling into an ice cave, tormenting to the extreme.

Fan Wu She had always been protecting Xie Bi An, so he was more seriously injured and more deeply poisoned. His body was sweating like rain, and his expression showed a bit of hideousness because of his silent endurance.

Each of them took a top-level healing elixir. This level of elixir was also extremely rare in the great immortal sects. Usually, only when an heir encountered obstacles in his path of cultivation, would he take one as a supplement. It was clear how powerful the poison was this time.

After swallowing the elixir, the two of them meditated back-to-back and circulated their spiritual powers in complete big and small circles. A protective boundary with a shimmering light surrounded them, and Wuya silently guarded them on one side.

Six hours later, the two of them woke up one after the other. The toxicity was temporarily expelled from their organs and did not contaminate their hearts and veins, but some remained in their blood. Their wounds on the outside had festered and were seeping with black pus and blood.

"This flesh must be carved out." Xie Bi An frowned at the rotting flesh on his arm. What was only seen on the body of a walking corpse last time was now growing on his own body, which was disgusting and frightening.

Fan Wu She said in a hoarse voice: "Take off your clothes, let me see the wound."

Xie Bi An glanced at the blood on Fan Wu She. Although the blood did not show much color on the black clothing,  the dried area has become hard, which was even more garish instead. He said hesitantly, "You are more seriously injured. Clean your wounds first."

"I'm fine. Deal with yours first."

"I only have three. You probably have more."

Fan Wu She smiled slightly, "Is big brother worried about me?"

Xie Bi An froze, feeling a little angry and ashamed: "This is not the time ..."

"Or embarrassed to undress in front of me?"

"This is not the time and you're still talking nonsense!" Xie Bi An said angrily, "There are things with priorities. I'm afraid your injuries would delay our business!"

"Then you are worried about me." Fan Wu She looked at Xie Bi An warmly and said softly, "Big brother is so concerned about my injury, I’m so happy ah."

"Cut the crap." Xie Bi An subconsciously avoided those utterly sincere eyes.

"But still, deal with yours first." Fan Wu She continued before Xie Bi An spoke, "I have many injuries on my body. If yours are not taken care of, how can you help me?"

"... Alright." Xie Bi An braced himself and took off his coat. One of his injuries was on his arm while the other two on his back.

This slender, strong, well-proportioned, and white as a jade body had always been a fatal temptation to Fan Wu She, but at this time, he did not have the heart of the wind and the moon*. Just looking at those hideous scratches made his heart ache endlessly.

Xie Bi An took out the dagger and handed it to Fan Wu She.

Fan Wu She took the dagger and frowned at that wound, but he didn't dare to move.

Xie Bi An simply took it back by force, aimed at the wound on his arm, and stabbed the rotten flesh. He was in so much pain that his whole body was constantly shaking, and he still forcefully braced himself to quickly gouge out that meat until fresh blood gushed out.

"Big brother ..." Fan Wu She caught his wrist and sprinkled the hemostatic medicine on that wound. Looking at that pale, distorted face, his heart ached as if these few cuts were gouging his own heart.

Xie Bi An gasped a few breaths with exertion and handed the dagger to Fan Wu She. He turned around and urged him in a low voice: "Hurry up."

Fan Wu She gritted his teeth, gestured the blade on that back a few times, and couldn’t bear to lay hands on it. He had been in hell for a hundred years and was accustomed to all the bloody tortures beyond imagination. This little wound should not have stirred a ripple in his heart, but because it was on the person he cared about most, he actually became reluctant at this moment.

"Hurry up." Xie Bi An emphasized his tone.

Fan Wu She reached out his hand and gently stroked down along Xie Bi An's bulging cervical vertebrae as he whispered, "Big brother, bear with it." He made up his mind, and quickly stabbed the knife into the rotten flesh, cutting all the way along the injury.

Xie Bi An let out a very brief short cry, then clenched his fist tightly and no longer made any sound.

Fan Wu She covered that bleeding wound with a cotton gauze. The dark red blood was reflected in his eyes. It was also bloody, and his killing intent was boiling in his heart, as if he wanted to smash the whole underworld into pieces. It was hard to dispel his anger. The black death aura took advantage of the situation, turned into blood vessels, and quietly climbed into his eyeballs.

He quickly applied the medicine and bandaged the wound. Xie Bi An was sweating all over. He looked like he was being fished out of the water. He bowed, supporting himself on the ground with his uninjured arm, and slowly adjusted his breathing.

Fan Wu She carefully held him by the shoulders and let him lean into his embrace: "Big brother, if you are in pain, you can shout, you can bite me, you can vent as much as you want." He put another arm around Xie Bi An's back, so that they looked as if they were hugging.

Xie Bi An usually resisted Fan Wu She's approaches, yet he seemed to have exhausted his strength at this time. He leaned into Fan Wu She's arms in an intimate but restrained position, slowly adjusting his breath, and waiting for his strength to recover.

"Do you still remember in the Spirit Palace at the bottom of Fengming Lake, we were ambushed by the Flying Plume Ambassadors and were both seriously injured." Fan Wu She spoke softly beside Xie Bi An's ear, "I really hated that I didn't have the power of the previous life at that time. In fact, not only that time. When we went to Fumenghui to investigate the whereabouts of Meng Ke Fei’s human core and ran into Song Chun Gui, that was considered our first time being in danger. At that time, this body was too small and too weak. If I wanted to defeat Song Chun Gui, I was bound to expose my identity, but as long as it was for you, I would not hesitate."

"... You took me out of danger." Again and again.

Just that Xie Bi An did not say this latter half of the sentence, but swallowed it back into his stomach. He was more or less alert in his heart. Just now, he actually followed Fan Wu She’s train of thoughts and took the initiative to recall those memories that he had been emotionally affected by once.

"Because I swore before." Fan Wu She's breathing suddenly became heavy, "When you ... died in front of me, I swore that I would find you and protect you without leaving an inch* forever.”

A blunt pain came from Xie Bi An's heart. He knew this man was to blame, but what kind of pain and madness would force a mortal to be an enemy of the entire Underworld? It was his death that made this man sink into a hopeless situation of desperation. Just releasing a little courage to experience that kind of pain made him tremble with fear.

Xie Bi An didn't dare to think about it anymore. He was afraid that he would go deep into imagining the misery and terror of hell for a hundred years. He was afraid he would become softhearted.

He sat up straight while enduring the pain and said, "Come on, it's your turn."

Fan Wu She handed the dagger to Xie Bi An and smiled lightly, "I'm not afraid of pain. You don't need to be nervous."

Having said that, Xie Bi An had just experienced what it was like. When it was his turn to cut, he also hesitated for a moment, then he started to clean up the rotten flesh with the dagger.

Fan Wu She’s body trembled. He naturally spread out his slender and powerful arms, and loosely encircled Xie Bi An’s waist.

Xie Bi An paused: “Don’t move.”

"Not moving." Fan Wu She's voice had a slight tremor.

Xie Bi An enumerated in detail and examined all of the seven scratches on Fan Wu She’s body and frowned deeply. He knew that this man got infected by trying to protect him several times, and he had a strange feeling in his heart. He was originally a caring and sentimental person. Last time, when the Supreme Demon forced him, he finally put an end to his own life. However, the Fan Wu She in front of him was so clever that he used the most irresistible method to swallow his will up bit by bit.

Xie Bi An shook his head, and told himself secretly that he could not be distracted at this time. He took a deep breath, and his eyes became firm. He cut the rotten flesh with the dagger. Fan Wu She occasionally hummed vexedly. Other than that, he just kept his hands and feet close to Xie Bi An, as if he could relieve all the pain and was the most effective hemostatic medicine in the world.

It wasn’t until Fan Wu She almost hugged him, and he could not get the right angle, that he lightly reprimanded, "How can I clean your chest when you’re like this?"

"Big brother, let me hug you for a while." Fan Wu She said in a low voice.

"Aren't you not afraid of pain?"

"Because I’m numb to pain. In hell, I experienced torture day and night, so the pain became what I’m used to." Fan Wu She paused and smiled again, "Actually, it still hurts. It’s just that I can endure it."

Xie Bi An’s heart tightened. Looking at the hideous wound on Fan Wu She’s body and the blood dripping from the dagger, he had the illusion that he had stabbed him. Xie Bi An’s hand trembled a little. He opened his mouth, only feeling dryness in his mouth and tongue, and stammered a little, "If you’re in pain, you can, cry out."

"Okay." Fan Wu She tightened his arms. He buried his face into the nook of Xie Bi An's neck, and said in an incredibly soft tone, "Big brother, Xiao Jiu hurts so much ah."

Xie Bi An felt a buzzing sound in his head. His heart went numb with pain, and his whole body froze on the spot.

"It hurts, big brother, blow on it for me." Fan Wu She closed his eyes. The corners of his eyes were flooded with glittering teardrops. In those hundred years of hell, how many times did he shout for his big brother when his consciousness was in chaos? He was in too much pain. A never-ending pain. He just wanted his big brother to save him, but no one came to save him, and finally he stopped hurting. The pain that no one cared about had to be hidden together with the screams at the bottom of his heart.

Xie Bi An gripped the dagger tightly and stared straight ahead to stop the outflow of emotions.

No, he is not Xiao Jiu, I must not be confused by him ...

 

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PS: Xiaohei really knows how to attack Xiaobai's heart ah, worthy of being a GONG

 

heart of the wind and the moon*[风月之心]--- or 风月之情is used to describe the passion between man and woman (in this case man and man)

without leaving an inch*[寸步不离]---keep someone close to you

 

Edited on 16 June 21 (Emzie)

 

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