Qi Yaoji's Schemes

Gu Huaiwei was finally subdued, but Sang Ying was not happy about it.

Gu Huaiwei's words, and the changes that occurred in the Lower Realm after she defeated Gu Huaiwei, all told her that this disaster was not entirely caused by Gu Huaiwei, and that she herself was destined to walk down that path.

Because she was already Demigod, Sang Ying was not sunburned by the scorching sun. After defeating Gu Huaiwei, she originally planned to take him to the cultivators' camp.

After all, Gu Huaiwei was partly to blame for the state of the Lower Realm. Therefore, Sang Ying planned to take him back to atone for his sins.

But after hearing Gu Huaiwei's words, she gave up the idea. If that was really the only path she could take, and she was destined to sacrifice herself for the Lower Realm, then going back now would only make her family and friends suffer even more in the future.

Sang Ying did not go back to see them. Instead, she took Gu Huaiwei to a relatively intact courtyard nearby and settled him there.

Gu Huaiwei's meridians were all broken due to the conflict between Demonic Power and Divine Power. He is now a complete cripple. If no one helps him, he will have difficulty even turning over.

But Sang Ying didn't pity him. Whenever she thought of the people who died in the Lower Realm because of him, she wished Gu Huaiwei would suffer even more.

"Tell me, where is the gap in this world?" Since she is the stone that mended the sky, we must let her know where that gap is.

Gu Huaiwei's face was deathly pale, as if she had lost all hope.

But upon hearing this question, a glint returned to his eyes. He looked up at Sang Ying, his expression a mixture of mockery and amusement. "You still want to be that good person? Is life really so unimportant to you? Is this Lower Realm more important than your lives, more important than your aspirations for ascension?!"

Gu Huaiwei could hardly believe that Sang Ying had still chosen this path. He had clearly told her everything, clearly let her know the truth about the so-called Child of the Heavenly Dao.

Why did she still plunge headlong into a future with no end in sight?

Sang Ying, however, did not believe that this was a future without a future. She had seen Gu Huaiwei's memories, and if Gu Huaiwei had not offended someone before, the "Sang Ying" in that world would have had a chance to come back to life.

It can only be said that the evil deeds committed by Gu Huaiwei eventually came back to haunt Sang Ying.

But in this world, Sang Ying escaped the fate she was destined to bear, and she didn't follow in the footsteps of the "Sang Ying" from that world. Since fate is not immutable, why was she destined to die?

Sang Ying didn't believe in fate, nor did she accept it. She was confident that she could survive this ordeal and live a good life.

She didn't explain much to Gu Huaiwei; the person in front of her had already gone mad, and no matter how much she said, he wouldn't listen.

"I only ask you, where exactly is that gap?" Sang Ying frowned, she was getting a little impatient.

Gu Huaiwei took a deep breath and remained silent for a long while before speaking, "At the foot of a mountain in the northwest of the Lower Realm... perhaps by now, that mountain has completely disappeared."

After hearing this, Sang Ying turned to leave.

But before she stepped out of the room, Gu Huaiwei's almost inaudible voice came from behind her again. "You'll regret this."

He remained convinced that Sang Ying would regret it; he still resented her for betraying all the arrangements he had made for her.

But Sang Ying only paused for a moment before leaving the room with even greater determination.

Whether she will regret it in the future is unknown, but right now, Sang Ying is choosing a path that Gu Huaiwei completely doesn't understand.

Perhaps in Gu Huaiwei's world, the "Sang Ying" who wasn't as strong as her and hadn't experienced as much was already tired of being bound by Gu Huaiwei.

Her eventual choice of death may well have been a way of trying to escape Gu Huaiwei's control.

Perhaps, for her, death would be the thing that brings her more joy.

Having been abandoned by Sang Ying, Gu Huaiwei quickly returned to silence. He was blind and no one was with him.

He lost all his power and his former glory.

Gu Huaiwei didn't think he had done anything wrong. He clearly wanted Sang Ying to survive, and he clearly wanted to help her ascend to immortality!

He felt he hadn't done anything wrong; it was Sang Ying who didn't understand him.

Gu Huaiwei his eyes, hoping it would help him recall his little apprentice's voice and smile. But no matter how hard he tried to remember, the past was too far away. All he could recall were the ten drops of heart's blood he hadn't collected in the end, and the soul that had vanished before his eyes.

Gu Huaiwei always knew he was a sinner, and he also knew that because he had done too many wrong things, even after he reached a certain level of cultivation, he was never subjected to a heavenly tribulation, nor was he guided to the Upper Realm by any guiding light.

But none of that mattered to him; he only wanted to find fulfillment for his regrets through another Sang Ying.

But now it seems that he will never achieve this fulfillment in his lifetime.

I don't know how much time had passed, but suddenly there was another kind of presence in the room.

Although Gu Huaiwei was blind, his perception was even better than before. A hint of wariness appeared on his face, and the next moment he realized who had entered the room.

"Qi Yaoji?" He asked, his tone questioning, but in his heart he was certain.

A charming voice quickly responded, "My lord hasn't forgotten me at all. Even now that you're blind, you still remember me. I'm truly amazed."

Upon hearing her words, Gu Huaiwei realized that this person had ill intentions.

Qi Yaoji slowly leaned closer to Gu Huaiwei. She looked coldly at the person who had dragged her family out of the mire and then caused them to lose everything. The resentment in her heart was almost overflowing.

Gu Huaiwei probably sensed the malice emanating from her. He didn't have the strength to move, and simply stared at her coldly with empty eyes. "What do you want?"

He knew that Gate Master Qi was dead, and that the Mara Gate had been destroyed by him.

But these were originally gifts from him to the two of them; when he found them, they were so destitute they were almost reduced to begging.

Isn't the fact that I've lived so many more years now a benefit he brought me?

But Qi Yaoji certainly didn't think that way. She was willing to obey Gu Huaiwei's orders only to gain more benefits and to fulfill her dream of ascension!

But now she has lost everything, not even her own father.

Qi Yaoji was unwilling to lose everything just like that.

"Master shouldn't ask me, but should think about what else you have. You're already a cripple; you can't even move. Rather than continuing to be a cripple, you might as well give me the only thing you still have that's somewhat useful..." Qi Yaoji reached out and slowly touched him.

Gu Huaiwei, only marveling that he hadn't misjudged Qi Yaoji was indeed an evil flower that would devour its master.

He felt a dull pain in his chest, as if his flesh had been torn apart.

He felt something being pulled out of his chest by Qi Yaoji, and amidst a strong smell of blood, Gu Huaiwei realized what was happening.

Oh, what she took away was his heart.