Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind

As You Su’s words fell, Huo Yuandi, whose figure could no longer be seen, suddenly felt his neck being tightly strangled, leaving him unable to utter half a word, only able to whimper as he struggled.

What swept over him entirely was the emotion called despair. Why did fate have to play such tricks on him? Time and again, when he thought he could rise from the dead, his hopes would be dashed, and he would fall into a deeper abyss.

In the final moment before life slipped away, he stared wide-eyed in disbelief, one of his eyes having already fallen out.

Until his death, he couldn’t understand why the hand choking him refused to let go...

Could it be his own right hand?

At this moment, You Su’s mind flickered, and in the image formed by the golden silkworms, Huo Yuandi’s portrait in the familiars column gradually faded away, replaced by the equally remarkable faces of Ji Xueruo and Ji Lingruo in a state of mutual reflection.

Looking at them, You Su finally felt a bit more pleased...

Who would have thought, even a blind man’s day would come to judge by appearances...

...

Huo Yuandi did not deceive anyone, or perhaps, upon becoming You Su’s familiar, he was unable to lie to You Su.

The two walked for a long time and actually found the tomb Huo Yuandi had spoken of.

"It seems he really wanted to live on..."

He Kongyue softly lamented, recalling the distance they had covered, he couldn’t imagine with what kind of will Huo Yuandi dragged that body so far.

"Those weak cultivators who perished at his hands once thought the same way," You Su said indifferently.

He Kongyue spoke casually, a person like this was not worthy of their pity, he quickly focused his energy on observing the tomb before him:

"Hard to imagine this could be a tomb."

With the illumination of the Luminous Pearl, the surroundings were clearly visible.

All around, the stone walls were meticulously carved with intricate edges, and upon closer inspection, they were actually interlinked, forming a pattern akin to a room.

Due to his inability to see, You Su had always been using his divine sense to outline the space he traversed, forming an initial image of this Venerable’s tomb in his mind, grand and extremely three-dimensional.

"Rather than calling it a tomb, it may be more akin to a palace."

He Kongyue gave a more astonishing assessment:

"No, it’s more like a sect built within the mountain itself. From the initial waterfall, all showed signs of human carving. All along, we’ve been slowly making our way upwards, and that’s why Huo Yuandi, using the slope, could muster the strength to crawl so far."

As he spoke, he ran his hands along the stone wall’s texture:

"Many places we didn’t closely inspect, but if we did, we’d surely discover they shared these brick-like carved patterns like here. They’re akin to other rooms within a sect, this being the Sect Leader’s hall."

This statement caused You Su to take a sharp breath:

"A sect? Are you saying Mr. Chengying forcibly carved a sect out of a mountain?"

You Su surveyed his surroundings. His eyes capable of seeing apparitions could not discern anything. Does he have to investigate starting from Mr. Chengying himself?

"’The sect’s revival is today,’ Mr. Chengying so desired to recruit disciples, his wish before death was likely to recreate the glory of the Shadow-accepting Sect," He Kongyue sighed deeply.

"Recreate the glory of Shadow-accepting Sect? Shadow-accepting Sect is gone?!"

Only then did You Su recall a crucial issue, as Mr. Chengying being one of Shadow-accepting Sect, even in death, the opportunities within the tomb should rightfully return to Shadow-accepting Sect, it’s hardly plausible to let cultivators from Five Continents come here treasure hunting.

"No one mentioned it to you, Mr. You?" He Kongyue seemed surprised as well.

You Su shook his head: "Those who spoke to me never mentioned anything about Shadow-accepting Sect."

"No wonder, something like this, how would people from Profound Sky Sect gossip recklessly."

He Kongyue had a sudden realization and continued:

"Once, Mr. Chengying single-handedly elevated Shadow-accepting Sect from a second-rate sect up the Divine Mountain, but because she frequently slaughtered apparitions at the border, she hardly had time to manage the sect, and a sect wouldn’t become entirely filled with talents just because it has one prodigy. Thus, even though Shadow-accepting Sect ascended Divine Mountain, it didn’t improve, instead struggling under many regulations of Divine Mountain.

Yet, the people of Shadow-accepting didn’t want to tarnish Mr. Chengying’s name, striving to uphold it. Later, when Mr. Chengying was summoned to investigate the root of apparitions overseas, the Shadow-accepting Sect couldn’t withstand external pressure, and their position in Divine Mountain was claimed by another sect. They returned to the old site of Shadow-accepting Sect, but that also attracted the covetous eyes of Mr. Chengying’s enemies. By the time Mr. Chengying returned from overseas, Shadow-accepting Sect was already devastated, and the enemies had been defeated by the united efforts of other sects on Divine Mountain."

After listening, You Su understood why the head elder hadn’t mentioned this to him.

Mr. Chengying protected the people outside but couldn’t even safeguard her own home. The stringent rules of Divine Mountain indeed chilled the heart. Even if they had to demote Shadow-accepting Sect, they should have waited for Mr. Chengying’s return first, but at that time, not a single sect on Divine Mountain retained Shadow-accepting Sect.

The tragedy on Shadow-accepting Sect’s shoulders, how much responsibility does Divine Mountain bear? And avenging for Shadow-accepting Sect, how much of that was out of guilt?

Adhering to rules is certainly correct, yet it lacks a bit of human sentiment.

"Anyone facing such circumstances, if not driven mad, must surely go mad."

With sorrow, You Su lamented, if he were Mr. Chengying, returning to find not only his home gone, but even his enemies vanished, how desperate would he feel. Would the full resentment and grief vent towards Divine Mountain?