Chapter 386: A Walk With a Madman

Chapter 386: A Walk With a Madman

Hui continued to lay there. Im dead, Im dead

Hmm if this really is a corpse, then I suppose I shouldnt waste it. Ill take it home and refine it into a ghoul, Yunxu mused, reaching out to pick Hui up.

Hui jolted upright. He ran a hand over his hair, fixing it, and smiled, casually circulating life qi to rejuvenate his withered body. At the same time, he grabbed the snakeskin and pulled it off his body. In a few moments, the dried-up and cracked corpse became a fresh-faced Hui once more. Ah, haha, what a coincidence to encounter Senior here!

Dammit, so he wasnt going to let me get away. Sure, I couldve escaped as a core, maybe, but any motion with Yunxu so close hed notice it for sure! Im not even sure my soul-burning fake death would work, since hes familiar with working with souls. No matter what, the gig was up.

Yunxu smiled back at Hui. What a coincidence!

Hui finished brushing off his robes and adjusting them. He bowed to Yunxu. Truly, it is a pleasure to meet Sect Lord on such a lonely road. I wonder what karma brought us together? However, I have somewhere to be

Youre paying back your mother, who sent you to the sect, Yunxu replied.

Startled, Hui took a step back. How?

I know a great deal more about you than you know. Walk with me? Yunxu asked, gesturing ahead of him.

Hui glanced ahead. If I refuse, will you let me out of this space?

Yunxu smiled.

Hui sighed. Thats what I thought. Then, lead the way.

Lowering his hood, Yunxu swept along the road. Hui walked slightly behind him, glancing left and right. Should I run? I should run.

I know where your mother is. If you listen until the end, Ill take you there, Yunxu offered evenly.Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

Hui pursed his lips. I can find her on my own. Eventually.

Ah, well, I have to admit that I need to find her soon-ish. I can walk along for hundreds of years, but even a few decades later might be too late for her. Although I can ask for hints, I dont have much to go on, and this country is large. Without the speed of a cultivator, its not surprising if the townsfolk dont know much outside the few small towns around them. Finding a single woman amongst them is like finding a single star in the vast sky.

He bowed to Yunxu. Then, this small cultivator will accept Seniors guidance.

Yunxu hummed happily and led the way. They strode down the path together, Yunxu slightly ahead, Hui a step behind.

There was once a young man who dreamed of more than this world, Yunxu said, almost speaking to himself.

Hui glanced up. Eh? Whats Senior talking about now?

In hopes of reaching that distant place, he joined a sect and became a cultivator. However, even upon becoming a cultivator and stepping into Jianghu, he still failed to find that world. For a time, he began to despair.

Yunxu nodded, humming. Or so I thought. Lan Taijian discovered my crimes, and he and the Sect Master expelled me from the sect and tried to kill me. I fled and conquered Black Asp Sect, hiding there, and I thought that was the end of it. But one day He turned up, sunlight illuminating his face. I heard a voice from the heavens.

Yunxu lifted his hands. A Heaven mark appeared on the back of his right hand. A voice

Subconsciously, Hui hid his right hand.

Yunxu turned abruptly. He smiled. So what do you think of this world, Otherworlder?

Hui cleared his throat and smiled. I have no idea what Senior means. This is all far beyond small cultivators comprehension. However, please accept my heartfelt thanks for your gracious guidance.

I dont know why hes going on like this, but when villains start explaining things, its never good. Deny, deny, dont admit a thing! Ahhh, this small clones life might be about to end!

Healer sighed. Can we go ten seconds without ending up in life-threatening danger?

Have you met us? Rogue replied.

Ignoring the clones, Hui furrowed his brows. Im the result of the Midnight Massacre. I already suspected as much, but its still a heavy blow. So many died because of Yunxus obsession. I cant take the blame. Its not as if I wanted to come, or as if I killed them. Yunxus the one who murdered them all. And yet, I still Im not comfortable, having so much blood on my hands, so many lives ended because of me.

Ahh, what if their souls survived somehow, and seek revenge? Oh no, oh no. Is that why Elder Sister Reaper always chats with me? Does she know that a horrible fate awaits me in the afterlife, and so she talks with me now to laugh at me later?

Waitwait. The Midnight Massacre was an attempt to call someone over from my world? The mass sacrifice of thousands of innocents. Isnt that isnt that like what Han Qin has been attempting with whatever senior hes trying to summon back? Then Hui wrinkled his nose and brushed his robes off. How icky. Im the result of demonic cultivation, huh?

Hui rubbed his face, breathing deeply. Is that why the Sect Master attempted to hinder my cultivation? Or is it because he knew, somehow, that I was Yunxus goal, and he didnt want to allow me to continue to exist? After all, in their minds, nothing a twisted, demonic cultivator like Yunxu creates could possibly be good. I somewhat agree, though Ill except myself here. Though Yunxu didnt create me, he merely according to him, drew me over to this world.

Youve thrived, havent you? Did you dream of this world, the way I dreamt of yours? Yunxu asked.

Ah, if Senior means my cultivation level, its progressed quite smoothly. Ive been told its a bit slow, though, Hui replied honestly.

Yunxu whirled. His face contorted in anger. Youre ruining this. Stop. Tell me the truth!

Even if I did, you wouldnt like what I had to say! Glass towers, metal horse machines, yes, yes, but I lived in the dirt, with my nose to the concrete! I wasnt a grand CEO, or even an ordinary high school student! I was a pathetic worm, a bug that dared to sometimes call myself a human!

Hui raised his hands, desperately waving him off. No, no, Senior, please. I simply dont understand!

Yunxus brows furrowed. Abruptly, he turned away. Fine. Play your games. All will become clear soon.

Where is Senior taking me? Hui asked, suddenly nervous. Dammit, I shouldnt have given up. Even if I spent the rest of my life playing dead, even if he refined my body into a ghoul, it wouldve been better than whatever horrible thing Senior is about to do to me! A voice from the Heavens? Thats at least a Wandering Immortal, right? I already have one Wandering Immortal after me, and whatever Chen Wuya and Zui Jiu qualify as well, suffice to say, theyre after me, too! I dont need another horrifying Senior peering over my shoulder!

Exactly where I said I would. Back to your home, Yunxu said with a mysterious smile.

A shiver ran down Huis spine.