This way, he would not let his eldest brother's expectations down.
Three days later, Chi Yu finally reached Xie Xiyi's next bout of memory loss.
There were actually no signs at first, because Xie Xiyi acted so naturally. He accepted every anomaly as a matter of course and showed not the slightest curiosity about his former self.
Perhaps the forbidden curse on Chi Yu had revealed some information. He did not question Chi Yu's origins or identity either, and said to him with perfect composure, "You're only at the foundation establishment stage. Go lure some cultivators over. Let me think... hmm, the Golden Core Realm will do. Of course, Nascent Soul ones would be even better."
Chi Yu was shocked. "Senior Brother Xuanji, are you using me as bait?"
Xie Xiyi smiled. "You make very useful bait. Most cultivators are arrogant and violent. Provoke them a little, and you can anger a whole crowd."
Chi Yu: "..."
Chi Yu said, "If I anger someone at the nascent soul stage, won't I be dead in a single breath? Aren't you blatantly sending me to my death?"
Xie Xiyi said, "How could I? I'll protect you."
He was all smiles as he said this, with nothing amiss about him. "Besides, don't you have the forbidden curse I placed on you? Nothing will happen."
Chi Yu: "..."
Still, this was what made Chi Yu notice something strange. Xie Xiyi had clearly progressed to slaughtering entire cities, yet now his targets had become much smaller again.
Thinking back to when he first arrived in this world and encountered Xie Xiyi, Xie Xiyi had not yet reached the point of slaughtering cities. His behavior had mostly had a probing quality to it. Once he discovered how easily he could strangle Golden Core Realm cultivators,