After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 605 I’ll take you away

Xu You'an shook her head painfully: "...That's not how it is, Senior Sister, I..."

Jiang Liqian stared intently at his face.

He clenched his fists, finally unable to withstand her gaze, and fell to his knees, confessing, "...It was his own choice. I...I just wanted to do something that required his life...Senior sister, it really has nothing to do with you. I can pay for it with my life, really, really!"

"You believe me!"

Jiang Liqian looked at him and took a deep breath. The extremely cold and gloomy atmosphere in the prison made her feel suffocated.

Even at this point, he still refused to confess to her.

Does he even realize how much she cares about his safety? Does he even realize that when he lies to her, he never dares to look her in the eye?

Did he even know how terrified she was, standing beside the skeleton covered in blood? She was afraid Hu Yuheng had died for her, afraid he had been stained with blood for her. She was so self-righteous, yet these were weights she could no longer bear.

How is she supposed to choose?

With his lips moving, Xu Youan saw Jiang Liqian speaking to him, calling his name slowly and deliberately.

"Xu Youan..."

It was as if he had made a tremendous decision.

It was as if she were to abandon the world and all things, and betray the faith she had always cherished.

He was stunned, not yet realizing what his senior sister was about to do, when in the next instant the chains binding him snapped, and the pillar of light binding him was shattered by the Heavenly Sword. Without the support of the chains, he fell downwards due to inertia, only to be immediately caught by a slender, thin shoulder.

“I’ll take you away,” she said.

In that instant, it was as if she had returned to a time in a dream, when she had said the same thing to him—"I'll take you away, don't be afraid."

Those calloused hands would always choose to pull him out of the darkness time and time again.

But senior sister, this time, let me succumb to this world.

This is the only thing I can do for you.

Without any hesitation, Jiang Liqian carried him on her back and quickly walked towards the prison door.

She knocked out all the disciples guarding inside and outside the prison. Normally, no one should have noticed, but as soon as she pushed open the outermost door of the water prison, Jiang Liqian saw Gu Chengxue waiting there.

Jiang Liqian was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, gave him a warning look, and walked around him.

Gu Chengxue gripped her sword tightly: "You're so eager to choose him, you can't even wait a day?"

"Jiang Liqian, he brutally murdered the eldest prince of the fox clan!"

"Where is your sense of right and wrong, your sense of justice? Have you ever considered how many people he has murdered in places you can't see?!"

The Blood God Jade sucked them into the vortex and took them to the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. By chance, he stumbled upon Xu You'an's secret.

Bloodthirsty, cruel, heartless, and callous!

Hu Yuheng lay lifeless in a pool of blood, while Xu Youan, with a cold gaze, calmly withdrew his spear, sealed Hu Yuheng's body with a sealing array, and left as if nothing had happened.

He couldn't quite describe the feeling at that moment—there was the ecstatic joy of knowing that Xu You'an wasn't purely benevolent, the worry that Hu Yuheng had been brutally murdered by the disciples of the immortal sect, the anger at Xu You'an for killing the fox prince... and a secret, hidden joy that he tried hard to ignore but couldn't ignore no matter what.

He guessed that he would definitely come back.

He released the little wooden puppet he had obtained in the secret realm, letting it follow him unnoticed, and immediately set off to find Jiang Liqian.

He thought that, whether as a fellow Daoist of the Immortal Sect or as their destined Daoist partners, he should let her know the true face of her junior brother.

To his immense anger and disappointment, she still chose him.

They even went so far as to violate the sect's laws and break him out of prison to take him away!

Did she know that the Tianqian Sect had strict rules, and that what she did was tantamount to betraying the sect, which would result in extremely severe punishment, and she might even lose her cultivation level?

The Heavenly Qian Sect will definitely send its disciples to hunt down the traitors. How will they escape, and how will they possibly get away?

Jiang Liqian paused, turned around and looked directly into Gu Chengxue's eyes: "He won't."

"What did you say?"

"I believe him."

She knew what kind of person her junior brother was. Call her stupid or repeat her mistakes, she was probably just an incorrigible person.

She admitted it.

"If you want to stop me, draw your sword; otherwise, get out of my sight."

"The night waits for no one; dawn is breaking."

Gu Chengxue almost crushed his finger bones. The spirit sword in his hand trembled violently and hummed, demonstrating the turbulent and intense emotions he felt.

However, Jiang Liqian acted as if she hadn't seen anything, carrying the weakened Xu Youan on her back, and quickly left the restricted area where the criminals were being held.

Once outside the forbidden area, she carried Xu You'an on her back and flew straight towards the gate of the Tianqian Sect.

Gu Chengxue stood still, watching as her purple aura pierced the deep black night and disappeared into the horizon. Time seemed to stretch out on him, flipping back to the past and then pointing to the future.

A silent, oppressive aura emanated from him, and in an instant, a fierce wind arose, flowers broke, trees fell, and everything was in ruins.

"Even when she's angry, she's so restrained. No wonder she's the most outstanding disciple in the history of the Sacrificial God Sect." From the depths of darkness, a figure emerged gracefully, stepping on scattered pebbles and fallen petals. The dim moonlight shone on her delicate profile, making her appear like a moon spirit flower blooming in the night—fragrant, beautiful, yet carrying a deadly danger.

"If I were you, I would snatch her away and keep her by my side. The one who gets her is the real winner, isn't he?"

Gu Chengxue turned her head and stared coldly at the newcomer. The spirit sword in her hand trembled even more violently, almost as if it would be drawn in the next second and sever her neck.

However, Shen Qingqing was not intimidated by his imposing manner and continued walking forward until she stopped three steps in front of him.

With the system at her disposal, she wasn't afraid at all that she might actually die here.

At least not today.

She reached out her hand to Gu Chengxue, then opened her tightly clenched palm to reveal a translucent crystal ink flower. The flower shone brightly in the night, its beauty captivating at first glance.

"This is the Pure God Flower. Once consumed, it will make a person dependent on only one person, from mind to body, who will give the flower to them."

Gu Chengxue suddenly let out a sarcastic laugh, sheathed her sword, and went into the mansion.

"Why are you helping me? We're not related, let alone friends."

Shen Qingqing shrugged: "I hate her. If she can go with you, I hope she never comes back. I would be more than happy to see her like that."

"Well, you've got what you wanted now. She's gone with him, and unless something unexpected happens, she really won't be coming back." Gu Chengxue said this with disgust, then turned and left. "Perhaps you can pray that your flowers will still have a use."