Heart Protection

HEART PROTECTION: CHAPTER 92

 When Yan Hui woke up, it was already deep into the night. In the air, there was a seemingly lack of aura that was somewhat familiar to Yan Hui. This was.........Chen Xing Mountain's aura.......

Yan Hui opened her eyes and saw the stars through the trees' outlines. She glimpsed firelight out of the corner of her eyes. Yan Hui turned to look and saw Su Ying half-kneeling on the ground. Her hand was covering Liu Mu Sheng's neck. He was laying flat on the ground. A heavy icy aura spilled out from between Su Ying's fingers. It looked like she was healing Liu Mu Sheng.

What happened before Yan Hui fell unconscious slowly became more clear. She struggled to get it, but she discovered she was bound by some unknown power. Just moving a finger was very difficult.

After searching within, Yan Hui knew her inner breath cultivation was still there, but she was completely unable to utilize it. Su Ying definitely put some kind of seal on her that she doomed to be unable to unseal. Once she recognized the reality, Yan Hui quickly accepted it. After all, Su Ying didn't take advantage of the fact she was unconscious to kill her. Therefore, Su Ying wouldn't kill her a little while later either.

Yan Hui started to ponder on Su Ying planned to do. Su Ying took both Liu Mu Sheng and her. This place had Chen Xing Mountain's aura. It seemed like Su Ying rushed towards Chen Xing Mountain, but this place was about three miles away from the mountain. Then why didn't Su Ying go straight to Chen Xing Mountain instead of stopping halfway?

Yan Hui glanced at Liu Mu Sheng again and realized why in a split second. His eyes were tightly closed, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat that reflected the firelight. His lips were white, and his face had an ashen tone. It looked like something had gone wrong with Liu Mu Sheng's body.

Yan Hui remembered back then that she only have Liu Mu Sheng a superficial wound to make him bleed. Even though he later forcefully hit the edge of the blade, in the end Su Ying stopped him.

A mortal's body.........really was a weak and fragile thing.

"Mu Sheng?" Su Ying suddenly spoke up. "Does your body still feel unwell anywhere?"

Liu Mu Sheng opened his eyes with bewilderment. He looked all around, but when he noticed Su Ying's hand was placed on his neck, Liu Mu Sheng raised his hand and pushed her arm away. Even though he was so weak, he still wanted to push her away: "Get lost."

Su Ying slightly looked down and pretended to not hear him: "You should've kept wearing the cloak I gave you. Even though it can't protect you form wounds, it can still prevent you from falling seriously ill."

Yan Hui recalled the cloak's origin at those words. Her heart slightly hurt, and she coldly laughed: "Zhenren Su Ying is so generous towards others, very magnanimous. It's just a pity that the cloak will never be worn by him again."

Su Ying had focused all her attention on Liu Mu Sheng's body. She didn't notice that Yan Hui had woken up until Yan Hui started talking. That's when Su Ying coldly shot a glance behind herself.

 Yan Hui continued: "Since Tian Yao found his dragon scales, the scales will never fall in your hands again."

Su Ying looked at Yan Hui: "I'll make him hand them over."

Yan Hui narrowed her eyes and severely said: "Don't even think about hurting Tian Yao again."

Before Tian Yao was entranced by Su Ying. This time, thought Yan Hui, she would protect him. She would definitely protect him very well.

As if hearing the deep, hidden feelings in Yan Hui's heart, Su Ying looked over and fixed her gaze on Yan Hui. Her eyes narrowed, and she sneered: "You have feelings for the dragon demon. How laughable."

Even though Liu Mu Sheng was still dazed, he still heard what those two were saying. He understood it all and grabbed Su Ying's hand: "That cloak.......actually was........snatched by you? It's a dragon's.......scales?"

Su Ying still lightly replied even though she was questioned in such a way: "It's just a monster. I skinned him to prolong your life. What's wrong with that?"

Such a light tone made Yan Hui's heart twist. A fire erupted in her chest. However, she didn't get the chance to say something when Liu Mu Sheng, who like on the brink of death, suddenly got up. He loudly yelled: "So what if it was a demon!" He forcefully pushed Su Ying: "Get out of here! I don't want you pretentious xian cultivators to save me!" He couldn't support his own body after those words, so he fell heavily onto the ground.

Su Ying stood there. Although she was pushed by Liu Mu Sheng, her face had an ugly expression like she had been slapped instead.

"I am Yun Xi's husband......." Liu Mu Sheng laid on the ground with unfocused eyes. It seemed like he was mumbling to himself. "I am also part of a demon clan."

Su Ying just in that way quietly looked at him and quietly listened to him say, "Just kill me. I'm also a demon."

Su Ying was quiet for a long time. When Yan Hui thought Su Ying wouldn't speak again, Su Ying reached out a hand and touched Liu Mu Sheng's neck. Her voice a bit rough: "You're sick. Don't talk like that."

Liu Mu Sheng was already unable to push away the arm. However, he still shifted away his head to avoid Su Ying's touch. His inner disgust towards Su Ying revealed itself on his face.

Su Ying's hand froze in midair. Finally, she silently took it back and didn't speak again.

The night quieted down. 

Although Liu Mu Sheng's breath was originally erratic, it slowly became more regular. It looked like he had fallen asleep. Yan Hui took up a position. They probably wouldn't move tonight. She just idly glanced at Su Ying's back and then closed her eyes to sleep.

Yan Hui didn't feel the slightest bit of pity towards Su Ying who had her kind intentions rejected. She just thought Su Ying had brought it all onto herself.

Yan Hui woke up early next day. When she opened her eyes, she just happened to see Liu Mu Sheng sit up. It looked like his wound was much better. Probably most of that was due to Su Ying's magic. He wiggled his fingers and then looked at Su Ying who slept leaning against a tree.

Liu Mu Sheng watched Su Ying for a long time. His thoughts were unknown. Then, he immediately stood up.

Yan Hui blinked. She still couldn't move. She didn't know what Liu Mu Sheng was going to do. Yan Hui silently watched with mouth agape as he quickly approached Su Ying. He picked up the icy jian Su Ying had leaning by her side.

If Yan Hui still didn't understand what he was going to do by this point, then she had lived in vain.

Equivalent, if Su Ying still hadn't woken up when someone took her jian, then she probably also had lived in vain. But her eyes were still closed, so the only reason could be she was faking it. She wanted to know what Liu Mu Sheng would do when she was asleep........

Almost without hesitation, Liu Mu Sheng clenched his teeth, hardened his normally weak scholarly expression, and stabbed Su Ying in the heart.

With a wet sound, blood started to flow out. It dyed Su Ying's chest a bright red.

Liu Mu Sheng's eyes brightened when his blow landed. He forced the blade in with more strength. This time, that made Su Ying's body tremble a little. She opened her eyes. They were bright, but in the depths of her eyes was an unforgettable sorrow. 

Liu Mu Sheng was stunned. 

Su Ying bitterly laughed: "Are you shocked that my blood is red?" She said, "In your eyes, my blood ought to be black, right?"

Liu Mu Sheng gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled the jian back out. Su Ying tightly clenched her teeth like the pain had reached its peak. When he say Su Ying sat there and didn't move, Liu Mu Sheng turned and reached a hand out to the still frozen Yan Hui: "

"Miss Yan, I hurt her. I'll take you away."

Yan Hui didn't reply because she knew escaping Su Ying wasn't that easy. In this world, probably only Liu Mu Sheng could so easily stab Su Ying, withdraw the blade, and escape unscathed.

"So you plan to escape from me like this!" It looked like Su Ying couldn't endure it anymore. Her voice suddenly rose with a sharp tone. Her tumbled voice was piercing. "You once said that you wanted to grow old with me. You once wrote my name on your palm. You said you would always hold it in your hand and keep it in your heart!"

Su Ying's words were full  of sorrow, yet Liu Mu Sheng had no reaction to it. Yan Hui couldn't help blurting out: "How could the scholar's past life's disgustingly sweet actions be so tacky........."

At this point, Su Ying was completely lost in her own world. She got up and suddenly rushed towards Liu Mu Sheng to grab his lapels. She repeatedly questioned him: "Did you forget it all? Did you completely forget? You once promised me many times that you would love me forever. You once said you would use all the pleasant things in life to remember me by, but you!" She clutched her bleeding wound like she was begging him. "How did you become like this? Why can't you treat me like you did before?"

Liu Mu Sheng didn't even look at her: "I'm not the one you loved nor the one that loved you."

 Yan Hui added: "The one you were talking about is already dead."

"Nonsense!" That word was like a thorn from Su Ying's heart. "Shut your mouth!" She waved her hand and an enormous magical pressure pressed down on Yan Hui's body. For a few moments, Yan Hui felt like the pain on the chest made it hard to breath and speak.

However, Liu Mu Sheng unsympathetically continued, "What she was wasn't wrong." Liu Mu Sheng paused between each word. "The one you're talking about, that general, was already beheaded on the battlefield."

Even though her chest hurt to the point where it was hard to speak, Yan Hui was still shocked.

On the jianghu, it was only known that Su Ying once loved an ordinary man and that man died of old age. It was completely unexpected that the man.........was beheaded on the battlefield........Then even though he died so clearly, Su Ying still tricked Tian Yao. She wanted his dragon scales to make armor for what.........

Yan Hui hadn't finished that though when Liu Mu Sheng said: "20 years ago when you left Guang Han Sect to unknown whereabouts, that person was already killed on the battlefield."

20 years ago......unknown whereabouts........Yan Hui pondered on it. She faintly became aware. Could it be that time just by chance coincided when Su Ying was tricking Tian Yao to gain his trust? Then just as Su Ying tricked Tian Yao and obtained his dragon scales to make dragon scale armor, that general actually was in that short time beheaded in battle by another person.........

That probably was what happened. If Su Ying was there to protect, then a mortal person wouldn't be able to kill the one Su Ying was protecting.

Then this good fortune.......was fooling and messing with people.

Yan Hui was thinking this when Su Ying actually brightly looked at Liu Mu Sheng: "Do you remember what happened in your past life? Did the spirit pearly I found for you let you remember your past memories?"

Liu Mu Sheng knitted his forehead: "It was only a few dreams......."

Su Ying placed her hand over her chest to stop the blood flow. Her expression calmed down a little: "You're just treating me like this because you don't remember the past yet." She said, "When you remember it all, everything will be well."

Su Ying recovered her mood: "Let's go to Chen Xing Mountain."