Chapter 265 - 127: The Fall of Mei Ying
He pulled in Mei Ying’s body.
Meanwhile, his Lotus Hand seized her Inner Core, yanking it in the opposite direction.
Her body was thus torn from her Inner Core.
In that instant, though her eyes blazed with unwillingness, the life in them slowly faded.
Xu Lei’s alms bowl collected her body as he retracted the Lotus Hand, gazing at Mei Ying’s Inner Core in his palm.
He was overcome with a wave of emotion.
He recalled the time Mei Ying had ambushed him.
A single blow had shattered the bones in his arm, forcing him to flee for his life.
But now, that same Mei Ying had died by his hand, and even her Inner Core was about to be refined.
’Mei Ying probably died without knowing if she was killed by the man from back then, or by his twin brother.’
’Not that I would bother explaining. I just killed her and got it over with.’
’There was no need to tell her who her killer was.’
’I killed her, and that was that.’
But Xu Lei didn’t linger.
He placed the Inner Core directly into his Storage Bracelet.
Then he turned and flew toward Jingchun.
To his astonishment, however, Xu Lei saw that the other Enchantress—Mei Li, the one weaker than Mei Ying—had actually escaped.
She was moving beneath the marsh, leaving a trail of raised earth on the surface.
’I had thought that since even Mei Ying had died by my hand...’
’...Mei Li, who was weaker, would surely be unable to escape, right?’
But he never expected her to get away.
By now, she had already covered a considerable distance.
’Chasing her into the Eastern Wilderness Marsh would be extremely dangerous.’
’So I can’t pursue her.’
"I’m sorry, Uncle Hui Chi."
Just then, Jingchun, who was standing on her Flying Sword, spoke up. "Did I mess things up?
A moment ago, I was perfectly fine at the villa, sleeping.
Then, all of a sudden, we swapped again.
I hadn’t even figured out what was happening.
By the time I mostly understood the situation...
...that Demon had already escaped inside."
Hearing this, Xu Lei understood everything.
"Forget it. In that case, let’s go."
Xu Lei said, "Besides, that Enchantress isn’t that strong, and she was heavily wounded this time.
Her Cultivation might even regress.
It could take a Demon like her anywhere from decades to a century to recover.
When I get the chance, I’ll kill her myself.
But we still need to find a way to solve this soul-swapping problem.
Normally, it doesn’t seem to cause any trouble.
But today’s situation was far from ideal.
Luckily, we had the upper hand today.
If a swap suddenly happens next time we’re in danger and at a disadvantage...
...it would be far too dangerous."
And just as Xu Lei was having this discussion with Zhao Xin,
Mei Li had already fled deeper into the marsh.
Seeing that Xu Lei and his companion didn’t dare to follow,
she burst out from beneath the marsh.
She let out a furious, crazed shriek.
"You!"
She shrieked, "We will never let you go!!!"
"Demon, you still dare to be so arrogant."
Zhao Xin, speaking through Jingchun’s mouth, shouted back, "If you have the guts, then come out and fight!
Stop hiding in the Eastern Wilderness Marsh!"
But of course, Mei Li wasn’t about to come out and fight.
She slipped back beneath the marsh.
And continued deeper inside.
"Don’t think you’re safe just because you’re hiding in the Eastern Wilderness Marsh."
Xu Lei then spoke up as well. "You Enchantresses first killed my twin brother.
Then you dared to send Human Race Loose Cultivators to assassinate me!
Just you wait.
Sooner or later...
I will charge into the Eastern Wilderness Marsh and slaughter every last one of you from the Charm Race!"
With that said,
Xu Lei took ’Jingchun’ and flew off,
quickly leaving the region of the Eastern Wilderness Marsh.
’He had said that because he didn’t want them to guess he could resurrect.’
’He wanted them to think he was merely the twin brother of the man they had hacked to pieces.’
At the same time, his desire to charge into the Eastern Wilderness Marsh was also genuine.
He just wasn’t strong enough yet.
After all, they had been trying to kill each other for so long.
It had already become a feud to the death.
’No, it wouldn’t even end if I died in this lifetime!’
’It was a feud that would only end when *they* were dead!’
「Five years later.」
On this day, Xu Lei had just emerged from the Cultivation Room after finishing his daily Cultivation.
He had barely stepped out when he heard the news: Chun Ying was truly on the verge of death.
She had now awoken from her coma, but it was likely her last rally.
Upon hearing the news, Xu Lei hurried to her room.