His cheeks flushed scarlet. My heavens, what on earth was he thinking!?
Chi Yu was also at the age of the first stirrings of love. Though his resolve was firm, where his heart led him, he could not help wavering a little and harboring a few hopes.
He had to stop thinking about it. He must not think about it anymore.
He and Senior Brother Xuanji had no future.
In the days that followed, Chi Yu continued fighting the cultivators of Myriad Firmament Continent alongside Xie Xiyi.
The fighting dragged on for a long time, and Xie Xiyi himself changed bodies several times.
Chi Yu actually had his own thoughts about this. Relentless slaughter would only pave Myriad Firmament Continent's road to glorious honor, so he kept wanting to clear Xie Xiyi's name. At the very least, he could not truly become a pariah everyone clamored to attack.
Xie Xiyi scoffed at this and asked in all sincerity, "What's so bad about that?"
His voice carried a delighted smile. "This is my nature. Why pretend to be so gentle and kind?"
"But..."
Before he could finish, Xie Xiyi said, "Reputation and honor both come from other people's judgments of how their own interests are affected. With my strength, even if I were innocent, I would still be a thorn in their sides and could not escape their slander. Better to be a demon through and through, doing whatever I please, free and unrestrained."
Chi Yu said, "You have a point, but Senior Brother Xuanji, you're the best Senior Brother Xuanji in this world. Those who care about you and love you would naturally want you to stand upon a pedestal, loved by everyone."
With Xuanji restored within him, Xie Xiyi was not as empty-headed as the demonic heart. He