This Is a Bit Too Tragic

"You want to pursue the Hui Lian Saintess?" Chu Tian's expression grew increasingly strange.

The Hui Lian Saintess was the greatest female lead in the original plot—at least, that was the case for now in the author's unfinished, botched ending.

In other words, looking across the Hengtian Continent at present, the Hui Lian Saintess was one of the most outstanding prodigies.

Yet in the original plot, there had not been the slightest mention of Hui Mei liking Hui Lian. At most, Ye Fan had taken advantage of Hui Lian and made her suffer a loss, whereupon Hui Mei had flown into a rage, boasting as he hunted Ye Fan across the world.

Could it be that Hui Mei had raged and hunted Ye Fan all over the world not merely because Hui Lian was his senior sister, but because he had secretly loved Hui Lian all along and never dared say it?

The more Chu Tian thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

The flashy, lawless Ghostly Saint Venerable had secretly loved his senior sister, the Hui Lian Saintess, for decades, yet could only watch helplessly as Hui Lian fell for Ye Fan, never daring to reveal his feelings?

That was a little too tragic.

"Heh, heh, heh..."

Hui Mei lowered his head and chuckled, seemingly embarrassed. Both hands scratched hard at his gleaming bald head as though his scalp itched terribly, though Chu Tian felt that such a smooth, bare scalp should not have dandruff.

"Big Brother, I've only told you about this. You absolutely mustn't tell anyone else, or they'll laugh at me."

As he spoke, Hui Mei grew deeply troubled again. "The biggest reason I came to the Sacred Heaven Sect to challenge you this time wasn't actually because you took first place on the Bone Forging Ranking from me..."

"It was because you wanted to use this matter to draw the Hui Lian Saintess's attention, since I took first place on the Earth Ranking," Chu Tian said blandly, speaking the words Hui Mei had yet to say.

"Big Brother, you're so smart. You could even guess that?" Hui Mei stared at Chu Tian in astonishment, looking at him as though he were a celestial being.

People who kept their passions bottled up were all like this... Chu Tian silently said to himself. Someone who had secretly loved another for decades without daring to reveal his feelings was rare even in his previous life.

"The reason you acted so high-profile, played cool, and showed off was all to attract the attention of the divine maiden in your heart, the Hui Lian Saintess. As long as she looked at you one more time, you would be thrilled beyond measure, yet you would try your best to look calm and disdainful on the outside. Am I right?" Chu Tian asked with a faint smile.

"My heavens, Big Brother, from now on, you're my real big brother! That's exactly it—you got every word right." Hui Mei was utterly awestruck and became even more excited. He rushed forward and hugged Chu Tian's thigh.

"That's why I want to acknowledge you as my big brother and learn the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. My cousin cultivates the scripture of the Destiny Dao Venerable. The Eye of the Heavenly Dao is the culmination of the Destiny Dao Venerable's lifelong insights, and it is extremely important to my cousin. If I learn it, then I can, I can..."

Hui Mei stammered, his face flushed red. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "Anyway, as long as you teach me, you'll be my real big brother for the rest of my life. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west."

"I can't teach you." Chu Tian shook his head. "This Eye of the Heavenly Dao was directly passed down to me by the Destiny Dao Venerable. It is equivalent to an unconventional Emperor Venerable weapon. There is no specific cultivation method—you can only comprehend it."

"Big Brother, I know. So you only need to let me stay by your side every day and comprehend the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. If I encounter any difficulties, Big Brother can give your little brother some pointers. The Eye of the Heavenly Dao is very important to my cousin. She will definitely cultivate it too, and then I can be with my cousin..." As Hui Mei spoke, he suddenly began to chuckle, "Heh, heh, heh," as though he had fallen into some fantasy.

Smack!

Seeing Hui Mei's repressed-pervert loser appearance, Chu Tian was utterly speechless. He raised his hand and slapped his shiny bald head.

Pathetic!

"I'll accept the Cihang Sacred Fruit. If you want to follow me, then follow me. Ask me if there's anything you don't understand, but there's one condition: you are not allowed to affect my cultivation."

Chu Tian spoke blandly, took the box, and entered the room.

"Thank you, Big Brother!" Hui Mei's ecstatic voice came from behind him.

At that moment, Xing Nu, who had been guarding outside the door, frowned slightly and said, "Since Young Master has permitted it, stay here obediently and don't run around. This is the main hall of Sacred Emperor Peak. There are countless restrictions and formation patterns here. If you accidentally trigger one, no one will be able to save you."

Xing Nu felt somewhat uncomfortable. She had always been responsible for guarding outside the young master's door; this was her exclusive territory. Now, a little bald brat had suddenly appeared to compete with her for it.

After Chu Tian entered the room, Hui Mei changed his expression. His brows slanted upward as he cast Xing Nu a sidelong glance. "You're my big brother's personal maid, right? You look all right—fair and clean, with a decent figure too. But compared to my senior sister, you're far behind. What's your name?"

This little bald brat was clearly rather pretty. Why was he so utterly unlikeable...? Xing Nu's face darkened. "I have no name, only a designation: Xing Nu."

"Then do you want to know who I am?" Hui Mei asked blandly with his hands clasped behind his back.

"I don't."

"I am Hui Mei, son of the Hui Family Head of the Cihang Sacred Sect, and the future helmsman of the Cihang Sacred Sect. Your young master is my big brother—my Sworn Brother."

Hui Mei said, "I'll be staying here for a while. As long as you listen obediently, you won't be lacking in benefits..."

"Where are you going?"

Before Hui Mei could finish speaking, he discovered that Xing Nu had already turned to leave.

"To fetch the body-tempering medicinal liquid Young Master needs for cultivation."

"Perfect. Bring me a medicinal barrel too, and fetch an extra barrel of medicinal liquid." Hui Mei spoke in a commanding tone. "I will also cultivate here and comprehend the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. Forget it—there's no point explaining it to a maid like you. Just listen obediently."

"Don't worry. My elders have already spoken with your Family Head, Chu Tianwang. No one will scold you."

"If you need medicinal liquid, come with me. I only serve Young Master." Xing Nu's face darkened further. For some reason, whenever she saw that little bald head acting so smug, she wanted to slap the back of his smooth head.

"You little girl, you dare disobey me? Do you know what relationship I have with your young master..." Hui Mei grew angry.

At that moment, Chu Tian's calm voice came from within the room. "Xing Nu, this is Sacred Emperor Peak. It is your home. Whoever dares look down on or humiliate you, beat them up. Your young master will back you up."

As soon as those words fell, Hui Mei's face crumpled. He feared neither heaven nor earth, but Chu Tian had left a psychological shadow on him.

After all, Chu Tian was about the same age as him, so beating him did not count as bullying the young. Yet he simply could not beat Chu Tian.

In terms of background, Chu Tian's parents were both Emperor Venerables. Especially Broken Sword Emperor Venerable Jian Kongzhu—she was a fierce figure who made even his father pale at the mention of her.

In every aspect, Chu Tian had him completely restrained.

Smack!

At that moment, the back of Hui Mei's head hurt. Xing Nu, her face dark, had unhesitatingly slapped the back of his head.

Xing Nu felt that she actually had quite a good temper, yet she had never wanted to hit anyone this badly.

This little bald head seemed to possess some innate quality that made people unable to resist slapping him.

"You..." Hui Mei glared. A lowly maid actually dared slap his head just because her cultivation was slightly higher than his.

Smack!

"Lowly maid, do you believe I'll have someone..."

Smack!

"My father is an Emperor Venerable..."

Smack!

Smack!

"You're finished, completely finished! Do you know what you just slapped? The future of the Cihang Sacred Sect..."

Smack!

"Fine, fine, Eldest Sister, I'll go fetch the medicinal liquid myself, all right? Stop slapping me."