Touching Them Yet?

Three days have passed since You Su awoke from her coma.

The thick fog in Chuyun City had long since dissipated, and the small town, surrounded by mountains on three sides, was now bathed in golden sunlight, sweeping away the gloom that had enveloped the people who had suffered such a devastating change.

The changes in Chuyun City were not obvious. The rooftops stretched out, the eaves turned up, and everything remained the same, with only scattered ruins caused by the battle. The casualties among ordinary people were also similar, with only a few people immersed in grief over the loss of their loved ones.

For most people, returning to normal life is not difficult. But the fear will not disappear with the dissipation of this strange fog; it remains deeply buried in people's hearts.

Along the long street, patrolling groups of cultivators mingled with small groups of pedestrians, but everyone remained silent, creating a somber atmosphere.

You Su walked through the area, he wondered where Ji Lingruo have gone. He was also affected by the sorrowful atmosphere, and even his joy at surviving the ordeal faded considerably.

"You Su!" someone suddenly called out to him.

This person was none other than Zhou Li, who was beaming with delight, followed by a group of cultivators. It is worth mentioning that these passersby cultivators, who had previously been indifferent to You Su, now looked at You Su with fervent eyes.

"Zhou Li," You Su replied.

"Your injuries have fully healed?" Zhou Li strode over to You Su in a few quick steps.

"Injured?" You Su was puzzled. He shouldn't have been known by anyone else that he had been seriously injured and on the verge of death by City Lord Liu.

"Yes, your Mistress said you were injured and needed to rest, so she declined all of our visits. You are a great hero of Chuyun City, and we are all worried about you!"

"Me? A great hero?" You Su was puzzled.

"That's right! The people from the Evil Warding Department have taken control of the City Lord's Mansion, and they've told us the whole truth!" Zhou Li was overjoyed, extremely excited to have exposed You Su's low-key demeanor. "So it was all a conspiracy by City Lord Liu! That Auspicious Cave is nothing but a den of demons! Luckily, a masked Fairy rescued us from the Auspicious Cave that day. Many of us saw it; it was you who killed City Lord Liu with a single sword strike and saved everyone!"

Zhou Li had previously felt a pang of jealousy towards You Su, the leader of the Ascension Gathering, but ever since witnessing You Su's sword strike that sliced through the city's fog, he felt only admiration for You Su.

When a mountain is so high that you can only look up at it, how can you feel envious of it?

The cultivators around You Su, whose names he didn't know, regardless of age or gender, echoed Zhou Li 'You Su words, expressing their gratitude and amazement. No one would have imagined that this usually reclusive blind man was the hero who had saved them all.

Upon hearing this, You Su felt slightly embarrassed, realizing he had failed to live up to the title of "great hero." He had only wanted to kill City Lord Liu because City Lord Liu wanted to kill him; from beginning to end, he seemed to have never considered saving the city's people as his goal.

"I don't deserve such praise. I was just trying to protect myself. It was all just fortuitous opportunity," You Su explained.

"If you don't deserve it, then who does? A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. You saved everyone, that's a fact." Zhou Li patted You Su on the shoulder.

The force on his shoulder and the gratitude in her words traveled together into You Su's heart, reminding him of the words she had spoken when she lost consciousness. "You are the source of all sins, and only you can sever all sins in the world."

You Su couldn't help but reconsider the weight of the responsibility implied in those words. He shook his head inwardly, unwilling to dwell on the matter. At this moment, nothing was more important than finding his junior sister first.

"Brother Zhou, you flatter me. I truly do not deserve such praise. Please treat me as usual." You Su clasped his hands in a fist and asked, "I wonder if any of you have seen my junior sister?"

"Is your junior sister dressed in a green dress and has an absolutely stunning appearance?" a young female cultivator in the crowd asked.

"That's right, that's right!"

The young female cultivator stroked her chin and recalled, "I saw her at Zhaiyun Clothing Shop a while ago."

"Thank you!" You Su said to Zhou Li with great joy, "I have other matters to attend to, Brother Zhou, let's talk again next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took several steps away without Zhou Li to stop him. Seeing this, Zhou Li could only shake his head helplessly.

"Senior Brother Zhou, what's the relationship between You Su and his junior sister?" the young female cultivator who provided the clue asked, pouting.

"What do you think?" Zhou Li replied with a rhetorical question.

"Huh? Then... does that mean we don't have a chance at all?" another female cultivator asked.

"People should have self-awareness."

Zhou Li smiled and continued to lead the group to investigate the hidden dangers.

The road to Zhaiyun Clothing Shop was damaged, You Su had no choice but to take a detour.

On the way, he encountered a large group of people wailing at a funeral. Hearing the mournful cries of the old man at the head of the group, he realized that this man was Wu Cheng's grandfather.

You Su also learned that the Wu family had suffered greatly in this battle. The patriarch, the matriarch, Wu Ping, and Wu Cheng, who was regarded as the future of the Lineage, had all lost their lives. You Su couldn't help but feel a sense of sorrow.

Although Wu Cheng had occasional conflicts with him for various reasons, he was ultimately a righteous genius, and his death was indeed a pity. Only Wu Ping truly deserved to die; he not only ate his own brother alive and colluded with evil spirits, but also killed his own mother. The existence of such a person is far more terrifying than evil spirits.

You Su could only sigh and bow to the funeral procession from afar, wishing that Wu Cheng would never encounter such a younger brother again in his next life.

You Su continued walking without stopping. Along the way, many people recognized him and greeted him warmly, but he concealed himself and quietly slipped away to avoid being crowded.

Before long, they arrived at Zhaiyun Clothing Shop.

As the largest clothing store in the city, the shop was deserted at this moment. There wasn't even a maid helping to organize the merchandise. Only the still-charming proprietress was calling out at the door in a deliberately sweet voice:

"Don't miss out! Zhaiyun Clothing Shop is having a huge clearance sale!"

Her enthusiasm went unanswered, yet she persisted, only her eyes remained vacant, so much so that she didn't even notice You Su approaching her.

"Auntie," You Su called out to remind her.

The proprietress was startled by You Su's sudden appearance, but she quickly regained her composure, her lips slightly parted:

"You Su?!"

"It's me, Auntie. Why are you selling here all by yourself?" You Su asked softly. This street was full of clothing stores and tailors, but at this moment only Zhaiyun Clothing Shop was open for business.

"Sigh..." The proprietress sighed, lowering her head as if talking to herself, "The people of this city have suffered such a calamity, and who knows how long it will take to return to normal. Some want to lie down, some want to run away, and some even want to die. The whole city is filled with sorrow. I'm lucky; neither my family nor my business has been affected. So I thought I'd come out and shout, hoping to sell these clothes that people don't usually buy cheaply, to cheer everyone up and add some life to this city."

You Su understood immediately. Recalling the somewhat dazed look on the landlady's face when she called out earlier, she couldn't help but be moved by the other party's persistence. Although goodwill doesn't always guarantee a response, it is enough to earn respect.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Our great hero from Chuyun City has come here to buy clothes? Then you can choose any clothes you like from my Zhaiyun Clothing Shop, and I absolutely won't charge you a single penny!"

As she spoke, the proprietress tried to grab You Su's strong arm and pull him into the house.

"Auntie, you flatter me." You Su quickly dodged away. "I'm really no great hero. I didn't come here to buy clothes; I'm looking for my junior sister. Has my junior sister been here before?"

The shopkeeper, initially somewhat disheartened upon hearing that You Su's true intention wasn't to buy clothes, instantly perked up when she discovered You Su said he was looking for his junior sister.

"Of course I've been here. Today, my clothing shop only has one customer, your stunningly beautiful junior sister."

"Does Auntie remember when she last came? And where did she go?"

"Not too long has passed." The proprietress looked up at the sky, then turned to You Su with a playful expression. "As for where she went, I actually know, but you have to answer one question for me first before I can tell you."

You Su, not understanding her meaning, only hoped to find Ji Lingruo as soon as possible, and said, "Aunt, please ask."

The proprietress covered her mouth and chuckled, then moved closer to You Su and whispered, "Have you touched those little clothes that your aunt gave you?"

Seeing that You Su raised an eyebrow but remained silent, she added, "If you're lying to your aunt, then your aunt won't tell you either."

She spoke with absolute certainty, her confidence in judging whether You Su was lying to her stemming from earlier this morning:

The stunningly beautiful young girl came to buy clothes. She noticed that the girl's demeanor was much less innocent than when she had seen her in the cave, and her gait was also awkward. As someone who had been through it all, she could easily guess the reason behind it. At first, she could only sigh that even cultivators couldn't withstand the pain of losing their virginity. Then she thought that You Su was also a cultivator, so he must be vigorous and extraordinary. It was reasonable that he would have made his junior sister look like this.

The proprietress wiped the drool that had unconsciously dripped from the corner of her mouth. Seeing You Su's refined and upright appearance, she rubbed her legs together a couple of times and smiled seductively, deciding that she had to tease this unapproachable young man once.

Knowing the irresistible gossip of these women, You Su felt no embarrassment and coughed twice before saying:

"My junior sister and I are kindred spirits; my aunt already knows the answer in her heart, so why ask me?"

"Tsk tsk, so do you like it?"

"I have already answered Aunt's question. Please tell me where my junior sister has gone first." You Su made no attempt to hide the urgency in his words.

"Alright, alright, your junior sister went east, saying she was going to buy breakfast. Hurry and go find her."

The proprietress teased, already imagining an awkward scene in her mind where the junior sister ran away due to the discomfort of breaking through the barrier in their relationship, and the senior brother rushed to chase after her.

After watching You Su's disappearing figure, the proprietress licked her lips and murmured to herself:

"You like it but won't say so? If you didn't like it, why would your junior sister have bought so many new items this morning? But your junior sister, with that seductive look, is really something else. She looks timid but is actually bolder than anyone else. Tsk tsk, she even dares to buy that kind of style..."