Chapter 264: I Insist On Cultivating The Path Of Emotion 【 Female Supporting Character Xie Yanning’s Story 】
“Are you feeling unwell? So what if A Ning has an Innate Fire Spirit Root, so what if she’s stronger than you?”
“A Ning has a good personality, you don’t need to butt in. You might as well practice your sword more if you have the time! No, no, you’re already this ‘cheap’, what are you practicing for? Just tell Honored Master and graduate!”
“If you say one more word, I’ll rip off your Heavenly Spirit Cap!”
Her little mouth was as sweet as if it were smeared with poison.
To the extent that after a few male disciples heard her words, they directly drew their long swords and attacked Xu Qing’an.
Of course, Xie Yanning severed them with a single sword.
At that time, those male disciples looked at Xie Yanning, who was as thin as a bamboo pole, and were all incredulous. They thought that such a frail young girl could not possibly possess such arm strength, nor such swordsmanship.
They didn’t attack again.
Xie Yanning then discovered that if you remained silent, no one would pay attention to you, but if you acted directly, then even if those people didn’t want to pay attention to you, they would obediently listen to you.
Therefore, gradually, Xie Yanning grew up twisted.
If someone spoke, she didn’t like it and would cut them down directly;
If someone did something, she didn’t like to watch and would cut them down directly;
If someone treated Xu Qing’an poorly, even if it had nothing to do with her, she would still cut them down directly.
She became more and more simple and brutal, and more and more lively and outgoing, her aloof and indifferent demeanor seeming like it was for outsiders to see.
Bai Bai watched these scenes and pointed at Xie Yanning, saying:
“Her seed is starting to wither. If this little girl named Xu Qing’an stays by her side, she will definitely be able to escape the constraints of the seed.”
Ming Zhaoshuang said: “It seems that Xu Qing’an is helping her pull…”
Ming Zhaoshuang paused before finishing her sentence.
She saw that while Xie Yanning and Qing’an were practicing sword together, a long sword appeared out of nowhere and pierced Qing’an’s heart, causing a spray of blood.
This long sword, she recognized.
It was the Divine Tool Shi Hui, and its wielder was Pure Radiance Immortal Maiden.
“Qing’an!”
Xie Yanning stared blankly at the long sword, seemingly not yet having reacted.
Her Honored Master had killed her best friend.
Chunxi’s eyes were very cold: “She deserved to die.”
Xie Yanning, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time, heard these words, her eyes showing confusion and helplessness:
“Honored Master… Honored Master… Why did you kill her… Qing’an, she was very good… she was truly, truly very good…”
She questioned Chunxi: “What exactly did she do wrong… Junior Sister Qing’an, she shouldn’t have died…”
“She once saved the Ghost Race and associated with them. The Sword Sect is the foremost sect in the Nine Provinces and should fulfill its duty of eliminating ghosts and defending the Dao.”
Xie Yanning shook her head, shaking it vigorously: “No… that ghost, that ghost wasn’t evil… I saved them together, Honored Master… Qing’an, she was just, just being kind for a moment…”
Chunxi’s high-and-mighty words shattered her fantasy: “The Ghost Race is extremely cunning. As a disciple of the Sword Sect, it’s bad enough that she doesn’t strive for progress, but she also colluded with the Ghost Race. How could she not deserve death!”
Xie Yanning cried out: “But… that ghost never did anything wrong either… why should they die just because they are of the Ghost Race…”
Ever since Chunxi took Xie Yanning as a disciple, she had rarely met with her. Therefore, she could not understand Xie Yanning’s pain at this moment and merely said:
“The Great Dao is ruthless. You have now reached Deity Transformation; haven’t you understood yet?”
Most disciples of the Sword Sect practiced the Ruthless Path.
Chunxi was thus also requiring Xie Yanning to practice the Ruthless Path, and she did not believe she was wrong in doing so.
All ghosts deserved to be killed, and anyone involved with ghosts also deserved to be killed. This was Chunxi’s Dao, and the Dao Chunxi wanted to guide Xie Yanning to practice.
Chunxi turned around and disappeared from Xie Yanning’s sight.
The misty rain was extremely torrential.
Qing’an’s blood-dripping corpse looked exceptionally pale and tragic among the corpses, her whites showing, making her extremely terrifying.
Xie Yanning, however, held her and wept bitterly, like a white flower battered by the rain.
“Why… why did she have to die… by killing her like this, by killing her like this…”
Even through the misty rain, Ming Zhaoshuang could feel Xie Yanning’s grief at this moment.
At that time, Xu Qing’an was absolutely unique to Xie Yanning. She might not have been powerful, but she was like a strikingly beautiful ray of sunlight that shone upon Xie Yanning.
It allowed her to step out of an extremely cold path and enter the rich and colorful mortal world.
Yet, she died at Chunxi’s hands.
Ming Zhaoshuang finally understood why Xie Yanning, despite being Chunxi’s disciple, treated her with such a strange attitude.
She was grateful to Chunxi, but she also resented Chunxi.
Ming Zhaoshuang watched Xie Yanning weeping in the rain and sighed: “The seed of the Heavenly Dao must have completely flourished at this moment.”
Xu Qing’an was dead.
The thing that had suppressed the seed of the Heavenly Dao had also completely vanished.
Bai Bai, however, said: “No, the seed of the Heavenly Dao is only now truly beginning to waver.”
As soon as Bai Bai finished speaking, Xie Yanning roared: “You say the Great Dao is ruthless, so I will stubbornly refuse to cultivate the Ruthless Path… I will stubbornly cultivate the Path of Emotion! I don’t believe there’s only one path to cultivation!”
I will stubbornly refuse to walk the Ruthless Path.
I don’t want to kill the person I love for the sake of cultivating the Dao; I want to achieve the Great Dao for the sake of the person I love.
I want to cultivate the Path of Emotion.
It was just a pity that although Xie Yanning claimed she wanted to cultivate the Path of Emotion, she never had the opportunity.
Most disciples of the Sword Sect cultivated the Ruthless Path, with cold hearts and emotions. They felt Xie Yanning’s Path of Emotion was petty and could not compare to the great righteousness in their hearts.
Furthermore, Xie Yanning’s position was awkward, and her temper was volatile. She often helped other races, which was contrary to their righteousness. Even if Xie Yanning occasionally had some friends, they were mostly just acquaintances.
Xie Yanning had also tried to associate with others, being enthusiastic and cheerful and positive towards everyone else, like Xu Qing’an, but in the end, she found it empty and uninteresting.
This was not her.
She couldn’t become Xu Qing’an, and others couldn’t become Xu Qing’an.
There was only one Xu Qing’an in this world, and she would never find another Xu Qing’an.
Xie Yanning continued to be lonely.
The aloof and arrogant aura around Xie Yanning grew stronger and thicker, like cold jade from a solitary bamboo.
Almost everyone believed she cultivated the Ruthless Path; almost everyone thought she was a genius of the Ruthless Path. Only she knew in her heart that the righteousness she cultivated was the Path of Emotion.
She had never forgotten the girl hidden in her memories; Xu Qing’an’s eternally vibrant and bright support kept her moving forward.
Chunxi also believed Xie Yanning cultivated the Ruthless Path. She was even satisfied with everything Xie Yanning currently displayed, just like she herself was back then: cold and ruthless, only seeking strength.
Until Jiu Zhou arrived.
He reignited the flame of loyalty and righteousness within Xie Yanning’s heart.
