ISWI Chapter 197-198

Chapter 197: I Willfully Ignore Your Performance

Listening to Su Yuxuan's tragic story, and seeing her face drenched in tears, especially when she said that he and her brother were the most important people to her, Ye Chen felt a slight twinge of emotion in his heart.

But it wasn't much. The main reason was that Ye Chen didn't believe for a second that Su Yuxuan was crying like this just because she was involved with him. The emotion seemed a bit too exaggerated. It was a bit better than those young actors in his previous life, but still not by much!

Ye Chen thought for a moment, then came up with a good idea. "Why don't you threaten your master with your life and make her let me go? If she's going to possess a body, she needs to ensure that you're alive. I'm just an outsider, so I don't matter. Maybe she'll really let me leave the formation!"

Su Yuxuan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this. But soon, she lowered her head and replied, "If it would save my senior brother, I would naturally be willing. But Old Monster Wang won't let anyone leave. Even the possession process will take time. She can't afford to let the news leak out; she wouldn't allow that failure. Sorry, senior brother, it's my fault for involving you!"

Ye Chen acknowledged this reason and sighed. "Ah, I guess that means we can only wait to die…"

Su Yuxuan gazed at Ye Chen, lightly biting her full lips. Then, she dropped a formation disc, isolating them from external detection.

Ye Chen was slightly surprised, looking at Su Yuxuan. She gently lifted her skirt, revealing her smooth, pale legs, and slowly walked toward Ye Chen.

"Senior brother, the medicine refining by Old Monster Wang will take at least three more days to finish. By then, this body will no longer belong to me. Old Monster Wang is a lustful person and practices techniques to replenish herself. Many of the elders are her intimate guests. Since this body is destined to become impure, I'd rather offer everything to you while it's still pure… You've always liked me, haven't you? Come on. My heart can't last much longer, senior brother. Please hurry."

With that, Su Yuxuan stood before Ye Chen, lifting her skirt higher. Along with her pale face, she exuded a different kind of aura. Her stunning beauty made Ye Chen's eyes brighten. It was purple. No wonder she was called the little demoness…

Though beautiful, there was something about it that made Ye Chen feel strangely compelled, as if there was a need to act quickly. Ye Chen swiftly picked Su Yuxuan up.

As Su Yuxuan awaited his next move, Ye Chen, however, seriously grasped her small foot and began brushing away nonexistent dust.

"Junior sister, you're acting inappropriately. No one would be thinking about such things when spending their last moments with their loved one. For me, simply being able to accompany you through the final moments of your life is already enough happiness. Unfortunately, this ruin is underground, and we can't see the outside world. If only we could watch the sunset together, that would be the best."

Su Yuxuan's face went completely blank, she almost wanted to curse.

"Did you think I only have feet? Can't you focus on something else?"

Moreover, I don't want to die, and I definitely don't want to watch the sunset before I die.

Su Yuxuan ground her teeth in frustration, feeling like she was about to snap under Ye Chen's unconventional behavior.

Su Yuxuan didn't want to die! She hadn't resigned herself to fate.

The moment she saw Ye Chen, she had thought of a new opportunity. She thought of a way to resolve the Heart Devouring Talisman. She had planned to make Ye Chen let down his guard, offering herself to him.

At the moment Ye Chen reached his peak, she would drain him in an instant. Now that she had reached the Golden Core stage, she was confident she could drain Ye Chen in a heartbeat. She would use his blood and flesh to replenish her own deficits. Then, she would begin the heart replacement.

This was one of the two ways to resolve the Heart Devouring Talisman. For cultivators, changing hearts was an incredibly difficult feat. But with her blood spiritual root, she had a chance of success. The only problem was… Ye Chen was not following the script she had imagined.

This left Su Yuxuan in a moment of confusion. As Ye Chen seriously wiped her foot, Su Yuxuan felt a slight itch in her foot. But she held herself back from struggling, as if suddenly remembering something, she spoke up, "Senior Brother, I just remembered the solution to the Heart Devouring Talisman. We might have a way to solve it."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Her true intentions are coming out now.

Ye Chen, now a second-tier perfection talisman master, also understood the workings of the Heart Devouring Talisman. He had long suspected that with Su Yuxuan's personality, she couldn't have simply resigned to her fate. And now, it seemed, he was right. He continued wiping, his voice calm. "What's the method?"

Su Yuxuan's face was full of difficulty. "Hmm… besides the caster actively relieveing the talisman, there's only one method, but… forget it, it's too difficult. It's impossible to do. It'll only add to your worries, Senior Brother."

By the end of her words, her heart had been devoured further, and her already pale face grew even paler, letting out a deliberately suppressed groan.

Ye Chen couldn't help but smile inwardly.

Playing hard to get, huh? The little demoness really had some tricks up her sleeve.

Of course, Ye Chen knew what the solution was—it was a heart transplant. The Heart Devouring Talisman targeted the heart. If you replace the heart, the issue would be easily solved.

Su Yuxuan was trying to play it coy, hoping Ye Chen would ask. She wanted to offer it up herself.

For Ye Chen, offering up a heart wasn't a problem. After all, he had already gained such powerful abilities, like the Destruction Eye turning into his Heavy Pupil.

Ye Chen knew just how strong his Heavy Pupil was. Now, with the chance to get a new heart, he certainly wasn't going to miss it. A stronger heart would undoubtedly propel his cultivation forward, making it unstoppable.

But offering a heart wasn't without risks. The reward had to be worth it. Ye Chen couldn't let Su Yuxuan have it too easily.

So, in response to her subtle manipulation, Ye Chen sighed. "Since it's too difficult, then forget it. We'll quietly enjoy these final moments together. Dying together in the end would be the best choice."

You're not following the script either.

Su Yuxuan felt like her teeth were about to break from the pressure. And your idea of "enjoying the final moments" is to just keep touching my feet until death, right?

But even though she was furious, Ye Chen wasn't playing by the usual rules, and she had to keep up the act. Her heart had already been devoured almost halfway, and the situation would only worsen from here on.

On top of that, Old Monster Wang would finish refining the medicine in just a few days. In this situation, she had to get Ye Chen's heart as quickly as possible.

So, lying in Ye Chen's arms, her face tilted up, she said, "Senior brother, the way to solve the Heart Devouring Talisman is to replace the heart. As long as I can change my heart, I'll never be troubled by the Talisman again."

Ye Chen paused for a moment upon hearing this, but then furrowed his brow slightly. "But your younger brother's soul is still in her hands. Regardless of whether you can resolve the Talisman, you'll always be under her control. Since that's the case, why not just forget it? Even if Old Monster Wang succeeds in the possession, she'll still have to deal with the heart issue. Let her worry about that. We'll just quietly..."

Su Yuxuan lay in Ye Chen's arms, looking up at his neck. There was an almost overwhelming impulse to bite down.

Can't you think a little more normally? Would it kill you to cooperate a little? I want to live, I want Old Monster Wang to die. I want Misty Sect to be destroyed...

Chapter 198: I Want You to Die with Me

Su Yuxuan couldn't hold back anymore.

"Senior brother, cultivation is like swimming against the current, we must forge ahead. How can we just sink into despair and wait for death?"

Ye Chen nodded, "You're right! But as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, what can I do?"

Su Yuxuan spoke seriously, "Senior brother, if you give me your heart... I can secretly rid myself of the Heart Devouring Talisman and gather strength. When Old Monster Wang finishes refining the medicine and comes to capture me, I'll strike her with a fatal blow."

Ye Chen frowned slightly after hearing this, "But what if your ambush fails, and she uses our brother's soul to threaten you?"

Su Yuxuan felt exasperated but still spoke earnestly, "We have to try... Besides, although Old Monster Wang swore an oath to the heavens, I still don't fully trust her. She promised to release my brother's soul from the Human Emperor Banner, to let it return to nature. But who knows if she'll let someone else destroy my brother's soul? The heavenly oath has too many loopholes. So, rather than relying on others, relying on myself is better."

Ye Chen nodded upon hearing this. This was the true nature of the little demoness. She had once promised to stay by his side forever, only to abandon him when it suited her. How could she trust anyone's words? Even the heavenly oath couldn't be trusted. Her earlier act had been far too unnatural.

However, Ye Chen's face still showed hesitation, "But if I give you my heart, doesn't that mean I die?"

Who would want to die?

Su Yuxuan understood Ye Chen's hesitation. She gently placed her small foot into his hand, "But if you don't give it to me, we're both dead... If you give me your heart, I might still have a chance to live. You've said it yourself: making the enemy unhappy is the same as making yourself happy. Rather than letting Old Monster Wang easily possess me and kill you, why not let me live, and I'll kill Old Monster Wang? This would be the best ending."

Su Yuxuan decided to play her cards openly. It was clear that Ye Chen truly liked her. Since other methods weren't working, she would have to plead with him.

Ye Chen had already given her his eyes before. Later, he gave her precious items like the Glazed Purification Water and the Ancient Jade as soon as he got them. Now, with a choice that could save her life and bring trouble to the enemy, there was a very high chance Ye Chen would agree.

But Ye Chen furrowed his brow even deeper. "But... if I die, what happens to the enemy doesn't matter to me at all."

Su Yuxuan: ...

That's not what you said just now.

Su Yuxuan held back the urge to grind her teeth. "Senior brother, isn't it good for me to live?"

Ye Chen shook his head seriously. "Honestly, I'm not very happy about it. I do like you. But the premise is that I'm alive, and I have the chance to be with you. But if I die, and one day you find a partner, when I think about how your future won't have me in it, how everything that belongs to me will belong to another man, I become even more unwilling. I'm not a saint, I'm actually very selfish. So, let's die together..."

Su Yuxuan panicked. Because Ye Chen liked her, he wanted to drag her down with him?

This...

Su Yuxuan hurriedly spoke up: "To truly love someone, it shouldn't be about possession. It's enough to see her happy. Like that saying, what was it? Ah, yes, 'If you are well, then it's a sunny day.' And besides, I promise I will stay alone for the rest of my life. I won't ever find another man. After meeting someone like senior brother, how could I look at anyone else?"

Su Yuxuan's words made Ye Chen's lips twitch.

Didn't I just say that?

But Ye Chen remained unmoved. "Really? I don't believe it! You said you'd stay with me forever, but the moment the restrictions were lifted, you ran away immediately."

Su Yuxuan's pale face flushed slightly as she quickly explained, "That's not it, it's just... I had deep, unresolved grudges to avenge, that's why... At the time, I made up my mind that once I got my revenge, I'd sit by your grave for the rest of my life, to make up for deceiving and betraying you, senior brother."

Ye Chen didn't continue with this topic.

While gently rubbing her small foot, he looked off into the distance and spoke, "I've heard that in the final moments before death, a person will recall their entire life. I think, in the memories that belong to me, junior sister will definitely occupy the largest portion…"

Seeing that Ye Chen was now discussing his "life flashing before his eyes," Su Yuxuan became even more anxious…

I really don't want to die.

Old Monster Wang's refining process was almost done. Her heart couldn't hold on much longer. Even if she got Ye Chen's heart, it would take time to refine and merge the heart with her body. She was truly running out of time.

…

Su Yuxuan thought back to the benefits she had gained from Ye Chen before, and the price she had to pay for them. She lightly clenched her silver teeth, her body floating up and away from Ye Chen's embrace, then slowly extending her small foot. "Senior brother, what if I use my little foot?"

As she said this, she smoothly prepared to take action.

But Ye Chen, who had always welcomed such gestures in the past, this time immediately pulled his hand away, his face showing disinterest. "Don't do that. I said I just want to quietly spend the last moments with you."

Ye Chen wasn't interested in this anymore? Was his previous rejection just a way to toy with her?

Su Yuxuan was genuinely panicking now. She bit her lip lightly. "Senior brother, what if I use this place?"

But Ye Chen still waved his hand dismissively. "No need. Look over there, doesn't that great hall look like the stars?"

Su Yuxuan's eyes filled with despair. But she still leaned close to Ye Chen, making one last attempt: "Senior brother, I love this…"

Yet Ye Chen remained unmoved, showing no interest. Now, Su Yuxuan truly felt a deep sense of hopelessness. She had always thought, after Ye Chen had given her so many precious items, including his Divine Ability eyes, that getting Ye Chen's heart was a sure thing. But she didn't expect Ye Chen to be so determined to die with her

What should she do now? Had she really come to the end of the road?

Su Yuxuan's face was filled with resentment and despair. If there were no other way, she would make sure that Old Monster Wang didn't have it easy. She would self-destruct in the final moment.

Even if she couldn't kill Old Monster Wang, she knew he didn't have many years left to live. Where would he find another Golden Core cultivator with a blood spiritual root?

Thus, Old Monster Wang was as good as dead. As for her brother's soul, Su Yuxuan couldn't help but smile coldly. If she didn't show how much she valued her brother, How could Old Monster Wang think she could be controlled?

...

Still, Su Yuxuan wasn't ready to give up. She made one last effort. She looked at Ye Chen with a pitiful expression, hoping he would change his mind. She occasionally let out a suppressed groan as her heart continued to be devoured by the talisman. The furrowed brows on her face made her look even more pitiful.

At first, Ye Chen ignored her completely. But after a long while, he finally couldn't take it anymore. He turned his head and sighed, speaking softly, "You... Do you really want my heart that badly?"