I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"Damn it, these people are really crazy, they're planning to fight to the death!"

"Senior brother, wake up! Wake up! It's me! Are you still going to attack me?"

"Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, what's wrong with you?"

"Stop right now, or we'll have no choice but to kill you on the spot!"

"..."

Although the Buddhist monks quickly withdrew, the group of powerful Buddhist martial monks they left behind caused the Tianyuan Sword Sect disciples considerable trouble. Many of these people were once famous experts, and most had considerable connections. More importantly, it was obvious to anyone that this group was being controlled.

If it were a battle between two armies, then life and death would be irrelevant. Now that the Buddhist Kingdom has withdrawn its troops, these people cannot be killed directly. The better option is to control them and find a way to resolve their problems afterward.

But what people didn't expect is.

These people are clearly different from the Red-Clothed Ancestor back in the Tianyuan Sword Sect. Back then, the Red-Clothed Ancestor was uncontrolled and became like a puppet, ignoring everyone's words but also refusing to take action.

But these people are different.

They launched a frenzied attack on all the disciples of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, relentlessly pursuing them to the death, displaying extreme madness. Some even chose to self-destruct, which ironically caused harm to many disciples of the Tianyuan Sword Sect.

This caused a divergence in attitudes towards these people within the Sword Sect:

“This group of people is extremely hostile to our Sword Sect. They will attack us at all costs as long as we get close. We can’t let them live. Let’s just kill them.”

“No, these people are just being used by Buddhism. They are pitiful people themselves. It would be a pity to kill them like this, and we would probably get involved in a lot of unnecessary karma.”

"Our immediate priority is to destroy Buddhism, not to waste time with them here. A swift and decisive victory is the right thing to do."

"But for these people, perhaps we should try other methods..."

Some felt that these people were blocking their path, and since they had chosen to be enemies of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, they should decisively kill them completely. However, others felt that these people had clearly fallen for the Buddhist Kingdom's methods. Killing them on the battlefield would be acceptable, but killing them now would be against their conscience and might even bring unnecessary trouble.

Both sides have their own version of events, making it difficult to decide.

Eventually, it even escalated into a dispute between the Sword Saint's disciples.

Jian Er, wielding the Mingfa Sword, often appears to be an even more rigid and difficult person to get along with than Jian Si, who wields the Moshou Sword. However, while Jian Si absolutely adheres to the rules, Jian Er has his own way of distinguishing between good and evil.

She believed that good and evil were two extremes; she would treat the good with kindness and gentleness, but she would use ruthless methods against the wicked.

Faced with this problem, she chose to try to save these people without harming them. However, this choice was immediately refuted by Jiang Jiansi, who supported killing them outright and not wasting time.

While the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Jianwang 3, who had been largely silent and barely participated in the discussion, suddenly spoke up:

"You're all so noisy! Can't you see that these people are only hostile towards Sword Sect disciples? Why don't you send non-Sword Sect disciples to intervene and control them?"

This served as a reminder to everyone, and their attention immediately turned to Gu Xiu, Ye Wentian, and the other four outsiders.

After a simple trial, everyone indeed discovered it.

These martial monks, who were hostile to the disciples of the Sword Sect, showed no hostility whatsoever when facing non-disciples. Instead, they became similar to the Red-Clothed Ancestor before. As long as they used magic artifacts that sealed cultivation to bind the non-disciples, they could control the prisoners, prevent them from harming others, and also prevent them from self-destructing.

This request wasn't excessive, nor was it a big deal for the five of them, so naturally they had no reason to refuse. Immediately, the five split up and quickly began to subdue the monks one by one.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the area Gu Xiu was assigned to just happened to include his former senior sister, Shi Siling.

Facing Shi Siling, even though Gu Xiu, who now possesses seven emotions, felt a little emotional, he didn't have many thoughts. He simply walked over to her and intended to subdue her, just as he would with other martial monks.

But what was unexpected was.

Just as Gu Xiu approached Shi Siling, Shi Siling, who was originally standing there blankly with injuries all over her body, suddenly began to tremble violently for no apparent reason. Even her bewildered gaze was fixed firmly on Gu Xiu.

This scene was astonishing.

Gu Xiu immediately became alert, wary of Shi Siling making a move against him.

but.

Even as Gu Xiu walked up to Shi Siling, she did not make a move. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, and her eyes showed more guilt and regret.

Gu Xiu was puzzled. Even the Red-Clothed Ancestor hadn't reacted this way before. He immediately extended his divine sense to investigate and found that Shi Siling's sea of ​​consciousness was churning, as if something buried deep within her sea of ​​consciousness was trying to break free.

but.

She did not succeed, because every time the thing was about to break through, Buddhist seals appeared and bound it tightly, making it difficult to break through.

This unusual scene even drew the attention of Jianwang 3, who came over to investigate, and after a moment shook his head.

"She seems to have strong emotional fluctuations towards you, so strong that even though she is controlled by Buddhism and her true nature is sealed, she still has an instinctive reaction."

"However, this reaction seems quite complicated."

"A mixture of love and hate, guilt and resentment, regret and sorrow..."

Hearing this, Gu Xiu nodded, then walked past Shi Siling, whose cultivation and hands had been sealed, and headed towards the next person. However, unexpectedly, just as Gu Xiu brushed past her,

Shi Siling suddenly broke free from her restraints and reached out to grab Gu Xiu.

This action startled many people, but Gu Xiu frowned because he did not sense any killing intent from Shi Siling. He simply turned around and looked at Shi Siling with a puzzled expression.

However, Shi Siling's eyes still held a sense of bewilderment, but her freed hands clung tightly to him, and for a moment, her eyes even held a hint of pleading.

seems to be saying.

Don't go, don't... leave me behind...

This action silenced Gu Xiu, but after a moment, he pulled away Shi Siling's hands that were tightly holding him.

He took another step and walked towards the back.

Since his seven emotions were restored, he has been able to vaguely sense the difference in himself.

But this doesn't mean that everything can go back to the way it was before.

something.

Damage can't be undone.

He hadn't expected that, for some reason, Shi Siling's reaction to his departure this time was even stronger. She even rushed over and hugged him tightly, her limbs like those of an octopus.

It clung tightly to Gu Xiu like that.

They refused to separate no matter what.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned and had no idea what was going on.

Gu Xiu was equally bewildered. He tried to struggle a few times, but found that Shi Siling was stuck to him like glue. If he didn't use his cultivation, he couldn't shake her off at all, but if he did use his cultivation...

Given that Shi Siling is currently covered in wounds and blood has seeped through her clothes, she might die on the spot.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Xiu still didn't use his cultivation to force an attack. He just thought for a moment and asked, "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

There was no answer, but Shi Siling hugged him even tighter, like an orphan afraid of being abandoned, her eyes filled with a pitiful look that made anyone who saw her feel pity.

In this state, there is no trace of the Shi Siling who used to constantly talk about transcending emotions and whose heart was always devoted to arduous cultivation.

As she tightened her grip, more blood gushed from her wounds, and her face grew increasingly pale. Yet, she did not loosen her grip on Gu Xiu, as if she would rather die than be separated from him.

Even Gu Xiu frowned at this situation.

This situation...

What's going on?