"Sister Zi... why..."

Jiang Xin's mind went blank.

She couldn't believe everything she was seeing, nor could she believe everything she was hearing.

"Ah Xin," Zixia smiled, but her smile looked more like crying. "In this world, why are there so many whys?"

Zixia took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Xin calmly, her eyes even carrying some pity, "From the very beginning, I saved you only because your bone structure was good and could be used for alchemy to help my master break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

To me, you were nothing but ingredients for alchemy from the start!

Before you, I had already brought seventy or eighty boys and girls back to Crimson Sun Sect and refined them into pill after pill."

"That can't be..."

Jiang Xin shook her head vigorously.

"Hehehe," Zixia laughed coldly. "So what if I did? So what if I didn't? When I was with you, sometimes I could indeed forget what I had to do, but that was only temporary.

So what if I pitied you? I still killed you all the same."

Zixia stared at Jiang Xin, her eyes narrowing.

"Ah Xin, I know you're different from others. You can see other people's emotions and hear their inner voices, but you can only hear them when your attention is focused on someone.

So I always adjusted my emotions, hid my inner thoughts, and avoided being alone with you.

That day, you just happened to go up the mountain to gather herbs. Originally I was too lazy to catch you but unexpectedly, you came looking on your own.

Truly, there's a path to heaven you won't take, but you barge into hell with no door.

Senior brother was right.

Ah Xin, this is your fate."

Zixia turned around and didn't look at Jiang Xin again, "Someone come, take them to the guest peak and confine them well. Feed them Marrow Cleansing Pills daily, and in fifteen days throw them into the alchemy furnace to refine pills."

As Zixia's words fell, two disciples walked in and dragged Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin away.

Jiang Xin looked as if her soul had left her body, just staring blankly at Sister Zi.

Xiao Mo also didn't resist.

After all, he was just a child, while the other party was a cultivator. No matter how much he resisted, it would be useless.

After Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin were taken away, Teng Ziming walked into the alchemy room again, the corners of his mouth curving up, "Junior sister is still kindhearted, not putting them in a dungeon but letting them stay at the guest peak."

"Even death row inmates get a good meal before being executed," Zixia glared at Teng Ziming. "Does senior brother have an opinion?"

"Of course not."

Teng Ziming shook his head.

"It's just that the little boy beside Jiang Xin also has good bone structure. I suggest using that little boy for alchemy and keeping Jiang Xin, taking her as a disciple. After all, someone who can read others' thoughts is too rare.

This way, junior sister would also save Jiang Xin's life. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

Hearing Teng Ziming's words, Zixia fell into silence.

Seeing Zixia's hesitant appearance, Teng Ziming's mouth curved slightly as he turned and walked out of the alchemy room, "Junior sister, think it over carefully."

Before long, Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin were brought back to the courtyard at the guest peak.

The courtyard's formation activated, trapping the two inside, unable to get out.

Over the following days, Xiao Mo was fed Marrow Cleansing Pills every day.

Each time he took a Marrow Cleansing Pill, Xiao Mo felt as if his bones and flesh were being crushed, rolling on the ground continuously.

Besides that, Xiao Mo could only eat Fasting Pills to satisfy his hunger each day.

Xiao Mo felt like a grass carp being raised in a bathtub.

Because before using grass carp for cooking, you first had to make the grass carp lose weight and remove its fishy smell.

As for Jiang Xin not taking Marrow Cleansing Pills, this meant Crimson Sun Sect planned to spare her life.

Every time Xiao Mo was in excruciating pain, Jiang Xin would try to hold him but each time Xiao Mo would push Jiang Xin away forcefully in his pain.

Seeing Xiao Mo's condition, Jiang Xin felt extremely guilty.

"Xiao Mo, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, all my fault..."

On the tenth day of being confined in the courtyard, after Xiao Mo took another Marrow Cleansing Pill and had no strength left from rolling on the ground in pain, Jiang Xin knelt beside him, held him in her arms, and large teardrops fell.

"What's there to blame you for?" Xiao Mo smiled weakly. "I was the one who insisted on coming with you. I made the decision myself, so I take responsibility for it."

"But..."

"Enough, no more buts. Wipe your tears, they're about to drip into my mouth."

"Oh, oh..." Jiang Xin messily wiped the tears from her eyes, sniffled, and said with determined eyes, "Xiao Mo, don't worry. If you die, I won't live either!"

"Silly," Xiao Mo shook his head. "Even if I die, you must live. When people die, there really is nothing left."

"No! I don't want to live with guilt!" The gentle girl showed her stubborn side again.

Xiao Mo's mouth opened slightly, wanting to say something more, but he knew Jiang Xin wouldn't listen right now.

Just as Xiao Mo was trying to sit up.

Suddenly, a tremendous roar came from above Crimson Sun Sect, as if the heavens had been shattered.

Then, ripples of spiritual energy spread out from the sky above.

The small formation arranged in the courtyard was actually destroyed directly by these spiritual energy ripples!

"Xiao Mo? What's happening?" Jiang Xin stared blankly at Xiao Mo.

"This is... an invasion?"

Xiao Mo raised his head and saw several cultivators attacking Crimson Sun Sect, with Crimson Sun Sect's stewards and elders all flying up to fight the enemy.

Although Xiao Mo didn't know what was happening, he quickly stood up and grabbed Jiang Xin's small hand, "Ah Xin, take advantage of this opportunity, let's get out of here quickly!"

"Okay," Jiang Xin nodded vigorously.

As Crimson Sun Sect's protective formation was broken.

More and more disciples from Mountain Ghost Sect poured in.

Crimson Sun Sect's disciples didn't know how Mountain Ghost Sect had broken their protective formation.

By logic, the other side shouldn't have had this capability but they had no time to think about it now and could only fight the enemy.

"Where is Dan Daoren? Come out and face death!"

Mountain Ghost Sect's sect master, Zhou Ye, shouted loudly, his voice echoing throughout the mountain range.

"Zhou Ye, you brat! Don't be so arrogant! Today you will die here!"

Dan Daoren flew up into the air, pouncing toward Zhou Ye, wielding his long sword and striking down directly.

"Well come!"

Zhou Ye pulled out a giant axe to meet the enemy.

The cultivators of both sects fought together, with sounds of fighting, shouting, and clashing weapons filling the air.

Taking advantage of the chaos in Crimson Sun Sect, Xiao Mo pulled Jiang Xin's small hand and kept running down the mountain.

Xiao Mo's heart beat faster and faster.

No one had noticed them.

Maybe he really could escape!

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