Xiaoxiao.

Chapter 149 Doubts abound

Feeling the vibrant life force bursting forth within her body like spring buds breaking through the soil, Ying Yue carefully guided the spiritual energy within her.

But to her surprise, the excruciating pain she had anticipated did not occur this time.

On the contrary, the spiritual energy that had been entangled by thorns and completely uncontrollable before now became incredibly smooth, flowing joyfully along the spiritual meridians of the body like a wild horse.

Ying Yue stared wide-eyed at her palm in disbelief. The familiar purple spiritual energy shone brightly once again, like twinkling stars in the night sky.

A surge of joy welled up in my heart, turning into hot tears that slid down my cheeks.

"We finally made it through..." she murmured to herself, her voice filled with relief and emotion at surviving such a close call.

Kuang Zheng, who had been silently protecting her all along, was overjoyed to see Ying Yue miraculously survive this seemingly insurmountable ordeal. The heavy weight in his heart finally lifted.

He cried!

His heart had been constantly in suspense, worried about Ying Yue's safety.

Now that he has finally seen her out of danger, Kuang Zheng felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

He can now finally push towards a higher level without any worries.

In fact, as early as when Ying Yue and Wu Ren were attacked, the spiritual energy in his body had already become somewhat restless, which was a sign that he was about to break through.

But the sudden change forced him to suppress the restlessness within him.

As time went by, Ying Yue's health deteriorated, and she grew weaker day by day.

Wu Ren witnessed all of this, and his heart was filled with deep self-blame and regret.

He believed that it was all because of his negligence that Ying Yue was ambushed by Zhu Wu.

Seeing Ying Yue suffer while he was powerless to help her, this sense of helplessness made him increasingly depressed.

While everyone else was immersed in grief and pain, there was one person who kept breaking through.

This is the result of personal cultivation and does not involve any fighting.

But adding inappropriate joy to endless sorrow just looks jarring.

In order not to cause any unpleasantness to the two of them because of his breakthrough, Kuang Zheng tried his best to suppress the restlessness that was about to burst forth from his body.

In the past, the pursuit of a higher realm was their greatest interest.

But at this moment, all those once fervent pursuits seem to have lost their meaning...

That is why, although he already possessed the strength to break through his own limitations and smoothly enter a higher realm,

But he forcefully suppressed this impulse, the reason being his almost obsessive persistence.

Kuang Zheng believes that it is difficult to fully empathize with the emotions between people, especially deep and complex emotions such as sadness, let alone take the place of another person's pain.

However, although one cannot truly feel the other person's sorrow, at least one can refrain from creating unnecessary joy when everyone is immersed in grief.

Inappropriate joy and happiness, instead of helping those deeply grieving, will only exacerbate their sorrow.

Because all the negative experiences are overcome through one's own efforts, the influence of the outside world is negligible.

Therefore, when others are sad, just quietly keep them company; if you can't, then stay away.

This is Kuangzheng's stubborn belief!

Although this small act of empathy may not have any real effect, it can bring some warmth to individuals who are going through grief, making them feel that at least they have not been abandoned by the world.

While companionship may be insufficient, it is still far better than unabashedly displaying joy in front of someone who is grieving.

After all, such behavior is undoubtedly like rubbing salt into an already wounded heart.

Fortunately, everything is finally coming to an end, and a miracle has befallen Ying Yue!

The long-standing ailment finally saw a glimmer of hope for a cure, and with the appearance of this ray of light, the thick gloom that had long shrouded Kuang Zheng's heart gradually dissipated.

Next, Yingyue only needs to calm down and recuperate for a period of time, and she will regain her health.

Seeing his teammates finally making great strides toward recovery, Wu Ren took on the role of a steadfast protector.

He wanted to use all his energy to ensure the entire recuperation process went smoothly, so that he could truly alleviate his guilt.

Seeing that everything was developing in a positive direction, Kuang Zheng was finally able to relax and focus on preparing for his breakthrough.

Before entering meditation, he secretly vowed that after successfully breaking through this barrier, he would make the Zhuwu brothers pay the heavy price for their previous evil deeds!

And this moment will also become the starting point for their counterattack!

"Whether it's the desolate plains, the wild hills, or the vermilion mountains, we will crush you under our feet, for humanity will never be bullied!"

After Wu Ren and others completely disappeared, Zhu Lu felt no joy whatsoever; on the contrary, he felt a complex emotion that was difficult to describe.

Logically speaking, he and Wu Ren were irreconcilable enemies, each a sworn enemy of the other, and should have been mortal foes.

However, on an emotional level, he genuinely admired and appreciated Wu Ren.

Thinking back to that earth-shattering battle, although it ultimately ended in his regretful defeat.

Even so, his appreciation for Wu Ren was not diminished by that failure in the slightest; on the contrary, it became more mellow and rich with the passage of time, like fine old wine.

He didn't know why he had this feeling, but he was certain that it was definitely not "treason" as Zhu Shou had said.

With Kuang Zheng's demise (they were unaware that he had escaped from Eagle's Sorrow Gorge, believing he had died there), Wu Ren and the human woman also vanished without a trace more than a year ago, as if they had evaporated into thin air.

The old ancestor speculated that the two were most likely already dead.

Because of this result, the old patriarch has lost his temper countless times.

During that period, the entire Noguchi Pass was shrouded in an immense, suffocating pressure, and everyone lived in fear.

They were terrified that a single misstep might anger their ancestor, who was already in a rage, and bring about their own destruction.

Because in the past, no one who had offended the ancestor had escaped unscathed; they all suffered a fate worse than death.

Zhu Lu felt great sympathy for these people, believing that they had done nothing wrong and that the tragedy was entirely caused by the ancestor's anger.

But ever since he himself was subjected to an unprecedentedly severe reprimand from Zhu Xian, he completely abandoned the idea of ​​disobeying his ancestor.

This was the first time he had doubts about Zhu Xian's character, because on that occasion, he truly felt Zhu Xian's murderous intent!

That's right, it was undisguised, naked killing intent!

Such intense killing intent made Zhu Lu tremble. For the first time, he had deep doubts about Zhu Xian: Were his childhood playmates really in seclusion all along?

Or... has something terrible happened to them?

Because he had not done anything heinous, merely pleading for a few innocent clansmen who had been wrongly targeted, he had been provoked to kill.

Could such a person truly be a kind, selfless, and loving ancestor?