Morning Star

"Jiu'er, don't listen to her. I have a way to heal myself."

"Really?" She looked up, her eyes full of worry.

It's not that she didn't believe him, but she really couldn't be sure whether the next bone curse would take his life. And his injuries had been recurring recently, and he vomited blood from time to time.

"Really." He stared at her seriously, "Trust me, okay?"

She hesitated and bit her lower lip in confusion: "But the bone curse..."

"There is no solution to the bone curse."

He interrupted her, took a deep breath, raised his hands to hold her face and whispered: "Hualing doesn't have it, Demon Realm doesn't have it, and God Realm doesn't have it either. There is no way to break the bone curse in the world, and it will be useless in the God Realm."

Otherwise, how could he have endured the bone curse so many times?

This sentence completely shattered the last bit of hope that Chujiu had.

Her red lips trembled again and again, and finally she just raised her hand and pulled away the hands holding her face. She lowered her head: "I know."

On the other side, Piaomiao, who was listening to the conversation between the two, was still as calm as before, and even the tone of his voice did not change much.

"Even if the bone curse cannot be removed, at least we can heal his injuries."

"Remember what I told you before?"

"The magic beads and spirit beads of the demon god can only temporarily prolong his life and can only save him once. With his current physical condition, once the bone curse strikes, even if he doesn't die, his injuries will be aggravated. No matter how good his medical skills are, he can't heal his injuries. If I'm not mistaken, every time he wakes up from an attack of the bone curse, his body will return to the starting point. This will happen over and over again. With his current body, how many more attacks of the bone curse can he withstand?"

"He's been holding you back..."

"Oh!"

Piao Miao was interrupted by a streak of magic and spiritual energy before he could finish his words.

She dodged with a flash.

"Star!"

Chujiu was shocked and supported him worriedly.

However, as soon as he was supported, his body trembled and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.

Piaomiao looked at the place where he had been standing, which had been razed to the ground, without changing his expression.

Looking at Chujiu: "There is one more condition. You can go home once for a year."

After hearing her words, Chujiu was indeed moved and held Mo Xinglan's hand tightly.

It has been two years since she came to this world. Although she didn't say it after she and Mo Xinglan got engaged last year, she would miss home whenever she had free time.

She wanted to go back to see her parents and Chu Xiaoshi, and to see the place where she had lived and her relatives and friends.

Mo Xinglan lowered his eyes to look at the small hands that were tightly tugging at his sleeves, and his gaze fell on Chujiu again.

She tightened her hands at her side. He knew very well what she was thinking.

But what the Divine Realm asked her to do was not so easy to accomplish. It might even cost her her life.

In addition, he vaguely felt that what the God Realm asked her to do was related to Chenxi. After all, matters related to the Demon God were a threat to both the Demon Realm and the God Realm, and the God Realm could not be unaware of Chenxi's existence.

He didn't want her to get involved.

Thinking of this, he made a decision in his heart. He turned sideways, pulled his hand out of hers, and held both of her hands in return.

"Jiu'er, I will find a way to let you go back and see your family, and I will also find a way to heal my injuries. Then I will go back with you. Please give me some time, it won't take long. Don't listen to her, okay?"

His words sounded almost pleading.

He was really afraid of losing her, and he was unwilling to agree to anything that might even lead to losing her.

"Star……"

Chujiu's eyes were hesitant. She believed what he said, but given his current situation, it would definitely cost her something to do it. She didn't want to deepen his wounds and make him suffer.

She pursed her lips and smiled, reaching out to gently wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth: "Xingxing, I want you to get better soon. I don't want you to be so uncomfortable and endure the pain every day."

Seeing that she had wavered, Mo Xinglan felt anxious and unhappy.

His head began to feel dizzy again, and the consequences of forcibly using his cultivation just now made his chest hurt, but he endured it and held her hand.

"It's not painful. I'm not afraid of pain. It's okay."

Chujiu understood his concerns, but this time she would not listen to him.

He didn't want to tell her anything before because he wanted to protect her. Even though he was seriously injured, even if using his cultivation would affect the injury, he still wanted to protect her.

But she also wanted to protect him and keep him well. As long as it was good for him, she was willing to do even the smallest thing.

She took her hand away from his and looked at him firmly: "I have already promised her before that she saved you, and I can't go back on my word. And I really want to go home to see my parents and Xiao Shi and the others."

He took a deep breath, as if he had made a difficult decision: "I won't listen to you this time, and this will be good for you. Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, I will go for it."

Looking at her determined gaze, Mo Xinglan was shocked: "You..."

His lips trembled, and just as he spoke, his body shook and bright red blood gushed out. His brows knitted together, and sweat poured down his forehead. His face turned pale, and his whole body went limp and he fell to the ground.

"Star!"

Chujiu exclaimed, quickly hugged him, and slowly sat on the ground.

He forced himself to stay conscious, barely opening his eyes to look at her, his lips trembling slightly: "Be... obedient..."

He lost consciousness as soon as he finished speaking.

"Star……"

She held him gently, not knowing what else she could do except using healing magic to help him recover.

Piao Miao slowly came to the two of them and squatted down: "He is suffering from the bone curse."

He paused, as if frowning, and said, "He was already weak, and just now he forcefully used his cultivation to affect his injuries, so he fainted because of the bone curse."

"At this moment, his bone curse has taken effect and he has lost consciousness. This is the most dangerous situation."

"I know." Chujiu bit the tender flesh on her lower lip, her voice filled with tears.

He quickly took out a small porcelain bottle and poured a bone-shaping pill into his palm. He supported Mo Xinglan with one hand and carefully fed the bone-shaping pill into his mouth. He also used healing magic to heal Mo Xinglan.

The night in early spring was a bit cold, and not long after, Chujiu brought Mo Xinglan back to the bedroom.

Piaomiao's mission has not been completed yet, so he has not left.

Chujiu also did not sleep all night. He stayed by Mo Xinglan's side and chatted with Piaomiao from time to time.

I learned about some of the situations in the Divine Realm, as well as some of the conflicts that had occurred between the Demon Realm and the Divine Realm.

The divine realm can be said to be the upper level of the billions of mysterious realms.

Most humans or monsters practice to improve their cultivation in order to reach the realm of God, but very few can reach this realm. For tens of thousands of years, almost no one or monster has reached it. So the realm of God has become a legend.

On the other hand, the Divine Realm is just a place where one can improve one's strength to a higher level, which is similar to the Demonic Realm.

The threshold to enter the Demon Realm is lower, but there are very few people willing to become demons or monsters, especially humans. In addition, the conflicts between humans and monsters over the past ten thousand years have made the number of people who become demons even smaller.

As for why the Divine Realm needed the help of Chujiu, who had just reached the White Emperor Mirror, Piaomiao said that she was the destined person. Only she could save the Divine Realm.

Although she didn't know whether this was true or not, and it might be more likely to be false, she didn't mind going to the Divine Realm as long as Mo Xinglan's injuries could be cured.

And I can go home to see my parents and Xiao Shi, so it’s not a loss at all.

……

Mo Xinglan was in a coma for three days and only woke up around noon on the fourth day.

When he opened his eyes, he saw his beloved girl sitting on the bed with her head propped up. He would be lying if he said he was unhappy. But after knowing that Piaomiao was still here, his beautiful face suddenly turned cold.

Mo Xinglan rested in bed for two days and then went for a walk as usual accompanied by Chujiu, and then went to the alchemy room.

During this period, Chujiu did not mention going to the Divine Realm because he was afraid that it would make him angry and be bad for his health.

Piaomiao also tactfully hid himself and did not disturb the two of them.

However, not talking about some things does not mean that you won’t think about them or care about them.

Chujiu had been thinking about how to talk to Mo Xinglan so that he wouldn't be so angry and would be more likely to agree to go to the Divine Realm with her.

Several days passed while I was thinking about this.

It was a gloomy and cool day with dark clouds covering the sky. It looked like it would rain soon.

Chujiu lowered his head and walked out of the alchemy room holding Mo Xinglan's arm.

"Are you still thinking about the Divine Realm?" Mo Xinglan finally asked.

She has been absent-minded these days.

Chujiu bit the tender flesh of her lower lip when she heard that, and looked up at him seriously: "Xingxing, shall we go to the Divine Realm? I don't want you to endure the pain every day, and I really want to go home to see my parents and Xiaoshi."

As she spoke, her expression was filled with pleading. She held one of his hands with both of hers, pitifully saying, "Shall we go to the Divine Realm first? We can talk about the future later, okay?"

"..."

Mo Xinglan frowned slightly, lowered his eyes and looked at her quietly for a long time without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a while, he said, "Do you know how dangerous the help God's Domain wants you to do is? You promised Liu Yue to help him rescue people in God's Domain. What are your plans for this matter? Have you thought about the pros and cons?"