Chapter 298: You Are Not Him (1/2)

Chapter 298: You Are Not Him

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

Feeding Cen Shuyin the Clear Jade Pill was different. After eating the Clear Jade Pill, Cen Shuyin still needed Mo Wuji to refine the effects of the pill. The Immeasurable Soul-prolonging Flower crystals melted away the moment they entered Cen Shuyin’s mouth, as if they were swallows returning to their nest.

Mo Wuji studied Cen Shuyin intently. In the time that it took to burn half a joss stick, Mo Wuji could distinctly feel that Cen Shuyin’s life was coming back to her.

Two hours passed. Mo Wuji caught a hint of a pulse in Cen Shuyin.

Although Mo Wuji was still unsure if Cen Shuyin’s strength was restored, he was sure that she would survive.

A day passed. Cen Shuyin’s breathing was steady. It was as if she had secretly adjusted her own condition. Mo Wuji didn’t sense Cen Shuyin absorbing any spiritual energy. Clearly, she wasn’t able to cultivate spiritual energy – she was merely regaining her vitality. He heaved a sigh of relief.

”Thank you, Junior Mo,” Cen Shuyin’s eyes fluttered open. Her voice was feeble.

”Senior Cen, all I did was wait for you to wake up. I didn’t save you. Instead, I could’ve caused you to remain comatose forever.” Mo Wuji quickly replied.

Cen Shuyin knew what he meant. If she couldn’t cultivate spiritual energy when she regained consciousness, she would be no different from remaining comatose.

She remained silent. Lifting her eyes to gaze out of the Howling Wind Beast’s Cave, she didn't even bother to ask how Mo Wuji got there. It was as if all of this did not matter to her anymore.

Mo Wuji, not knowing how to comfort Cen Shuyin, also remained quiet.

They remained this way for several minutes. Then, Cen Shuyin slowly turned around to face Mo Wuji. Weakly, she asked, ”Junior Mo, you came over from the Lost Continent. You must have heard about Rogue Cultivator 2705. Is he alright?”

He replied, ”I have heard. He’s doing very well. Actually…”

”You know, I was sent to him by Dean Feng. Although he wouldn’t admit it, I wasn’t planning on looking for another partner. When I was fighting off the Howling Wind Beast with all of my strength and might, the only person I wanted to see was him….” Cen Shuyin’s voice seemed to come from a distance. She was talking to herself, yet explaining to Mo Wuji at the same time.

”…” Mo Wuji never imagined that she would say that. Hearing her hurt voice, and seeing that she was lost in her own memories, Mo Wuji quickly said, ”Since he wouldn’t admit it, then all of this shouldn’t matter. You shouldn’t take any of it to heart.”

Cen Shuyin shook her head slightly. ”You don’t understand. My heart was more at peace while I was his partner. I got him into this. When I was dying, I really wanted to tell him that I’m not a bad woman… and that I really didn't mean to get him involved…”

Mo Wuji breathed in deeply. Gravely, he explained, ”Senior Cen, listen to me. Actually, I am Rogue Cultivator 2705. I know you didn’t mean for Rogue Cultivator 2705 to get into trouble with Star King Mountain’s Xia clan. I don’t blame you at all. Instead, I’m worried because your injuries are not healing well, and…”

Cen Shuyin’s controlled her expression. Keeping her gaze outside of the cave, she gently replied, ”You are Mo Wuji. You are not him. I’m sorry, Junior Mo. I can only have one partner in this life.”

Mo Wuji was born intelligent, and after all that has happened, his EQ was not low either. Cen Shuyin emphasised twice that she could only have 1 partner in her life – Rogue Cultivator 2705. He understood.

Cen Shuyin had known from the beginning that he was Rogue Cultivator 2705. However, she either did not want a partner or she had some form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Or, possibly, she was worried that he had only come to rescue her because he fancied her, so she was looking for an excuse – any excuse – to reject him.

Fortunately, Mo Wuji did not mind at all. He appreciated Cen Shuyin, but he rescued her not because he fancied her. He only did so because she was his benefactor.

Otherwise, he might have pitied her but he would never have come to Thorny Wind Gate. He, Mo Wuji, had reason for everything that he did. He wouldn’t simply do what others wanted him to.

It did not matter to him what Cen Shuyin thought, so he didn’t bother to ask how she knew that he was Rogue Cultivator 2705. It was best not to even discuss this topic.

In fact, other than the old Yan Er whom he still cherished in his heart, no woman moved Mo Wuji. Not even one as beautiful as Cen Shuyin.

The old Yan Er? When he thought of her, Mo Wuji suddenly began to empathise with Cen Shuyin. If his beloved Yan Er of old had met with any sort of danger, he would definitely have risked his life to rescue her. But could he really treat the present Yan Er the same way?

Maybe the man who Cen Shuyin couldn’t forget was the Rogue Cultivator 2705 who held her as she was dying.