Chapter 285 – Cultivating the Dao Has Always Been Unpleasant (2/2)

Bai Hai truly was speechless. After a moment, he furiously bellowed, ”Talent? Heaven is unjust! In a little while when I suck you clean of your blood, your talent will be mine! Then I will correct this injustice!”

Xu Yourong understood his reason, so she paid him no more attention. She had no interest in the enraged but cultured bellows of a cold-blooded cultivator.

She walked over to Chen Changsheng's side and sat down. Crossing her legs, she began to steady her breathing. At some point, several extremely pure essence crystals had ended up in her hands.

In the Garden of Zhou, it was impossible to communicate with stars in the sky, so she could not sense her own Fated Star. Last night, she had used crystals to very laboriously gather up some true essence, but once again she was beginning to feel a lack of true essence.

This fact made her feel rather unpleasant. It was like how she did not care for Bai Hai's treachery and murderous intent; how she, as the next Holy Maiden, had rushed across the Garden of Zhou for two days and nights for the sake of humanity's future; how she had engaged in successive bloody battles with the Demon Princess; and now when she had finally entered into these desperate straits, she would die at the hands of a human cultivator. These facts together made her feel very unpleasant.

Separated by the leaves of the wutong tree, Bai Hai saw her brows slightly rise and guessed at what she was thinking. Teasing her, he said, ”Do you think it'sunfair?”

Xu Yourong was sitting down, her expression serene. Although she did not answer, it felt like she was saying, could it be that there is actually someone that would dare to say that this is fair?

”I know that you think that a human like me is cruel and selfish, treacherous and deceitful… but did you ever think that maybe there isn't much difference between the two of us? Do you really think you're a phoenix? Do you really think you are as pure and stainless as you imagine? Do you really think that you're a symbol of virtue?”

Bai Hai's elderly face carried a sense of contempt and disdain as he pointed at Chen Changsheng behind her. ”Last night I saw you fly down from Sunset Valley, then I quietly chased after you. Although I didn't see how you managed to save that person, I'd imagine it was definitely in front of those demon experts. So then why is it that previously you were prepared to leave him behind in that patch of reeds? I didn't see what you were doing in the forest, but I'd imagine it was that oh-so-cliché mental struggle. But why did you struggle? Does the fact that no-one is looking have some sort of influence on you? Perhaps what you really care about isn't virtue and righteousness, but the opinions of others!”

These words were without a doubt extremely condemning.

This Setting Sun Sect elder did not know that not too long ago, the little Black Dragon girl had also given a similar evaluation of Xu Yourong.

Without a doubt, these words were extremely condemning, and very difficult to oppose.

Xu Yourong's expression was very calm, as if she had not even heard those words, as if she disdained to justify herself.

This sort of disdain was not a result of pretense from speechlessness, but rather that she really was not affected by those words.

She had never really cared about the opinions of others. She did not care what those demon experts thought, so she naturally did not care for what this shameless human cultivator thought either.

Contrarily, when she heard Bai Hai's words, she secretly sighed in relief.

Because those words had divulged a new piece of information: this person had not seen what she had done in the forest.

But in the end, being mocked and shamed by another person was still rather unpleasant.

She gazed behind her at Chen Changsheng, slightly creasing her brow as she thought to herself, if I didn't need to bring this person, I would have easily been able to escape last night. Even back at the cliff with Bai Hai, there were at least three ways I could have escaped, not at all like right now being trapped in this cave. In a little while, this man might even drink my blood…

From the moment her blood had awakened, she had occupied a very special position in the human world. Whether it was the Divine Empress or her teacher the Holy Maiden, they all doted on her. As for her fellow students of the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green or her fellow disciples of Holy Maiden Peak, or even all the cultivators of the world, when would they dare to show her the slightest lack of respect? And to actually think of drinking her blood?

This was also naturally a rather unpleasant affair.

She could not accept it.

She took out her Fated Star Plate and her fingers flew across it. Those complex lines incessantly fluctuated, forming even more complex designs.

”What's this? A Fate Plate?” Outside the cave, Bai Hai felt slightly uneasy at this scene.

Xu Yourong ignored him and continued her calculations.