SACRED BODY OF THE IMMORTALS

Chapter 957 - 957 A New Reason to Live

Xuanyue's background was one of great suffering.

She had even killed her only remaining family member with her own hands.

Though it happened under a misunderstanding, it was still enough to break anyone's mind.

And Xuanyue, clinging to a faint and elusive hope, had chosen to join the Bianother Shore organization.

She had come a long way through it all.

Especially after meeting Jun Xiaoyao.

Xuanyue suddenly felt that she had perhaps been trapped in a hollow obsession.

Just looking for a reason to deceive herself.

Seeing that face so similar to her late brother's, yet far more handsome.

Xuanyue even had a strange illusion.

Perhaps it was fate — perhaps her already-dead brother had arranged for her to meet Jun Xiaoyao.

And her brother had already vanished completely.

"Now that you know it was all a lie, and your reason for living is gone, are you going to go looking for death?" Jun Xiaoyao tilted his head slightly, looking at Xuanyue.

The one thing that had kept Xuanyue going was the hope of reviving her brother.

And now, even that reason was gone.

Would Xuanyue go looking for death?

Xuanyue was silent.

Originally, that had been her plan.

But now, after Jun Xiaoyao had saved her, something in her heart had shifted — she found herself not quite wanting to die anymore.

"I saved you, but not so you could go and die." Jun Xiaoyao said.

"Why? I hurt Jiang Shengyi, and nearly killed her — you should want me dead too, shouldn't you?" Xuanyue couldn't help but ask.

For some reason.

There was a faint trace of bitterness in those words.

"True, your life is mine to take at will, but I want you alive."

"There are also matters concerning the Bianother Shore Imperial Clan that I need you to tell me about."

"You are one of the key threads connecting me to the Bianother Shore Imperial Clan."

Jun Xiaoyao stated his reasons for saving Xuanyue without any hesitation.

"So that's how it is." A trace of bitterness flickered in Xuanyue's eyes.

Perhaps she was never meant to receive genuine love or care.

Forever destined to be nothing more than a cold, merciless killer who devoured ten thousand paths.

Just as the light in Xuanyue's eyes dimmed.

Jun Xiaoyao added one final sentence.

"Of course, if you behave, I will protect you in the foreign realm going forward, and let you stay by my side."

The dim and lifeless light in Xuanyue's eyes flickered back to life.

She lifted her head slightly, looking at Jun Xiaoyao's calm, expressionless face.

Thinking to herself that this lofty, seemingly cold and distant man.

Perhaps was not as indifferent as he appeared on the surface.

Xuanyue seemed to have found a new reason to live.

This time, it was not because Jun Xiaoyao resembled her brother.

But because of Jun Xiaoyao himself!

Watching that faint light rekindle in Xuanyue's eyes.

Jun Xiaoyao let out a quiet sigh in his heart.

Winning over a person's heart was sometimes just that simple.

The best strategy is to conquer the mind.

Xuanyue had started as an ordinary mortal, yet through devouring ten thousand paths and refining ten thousand techniques, she had risen step by step.

Her future potential was impossible to predict.

She would be no weaker than the mysterious Su Hongyi.

Xuanyue, Su Hongyi.

These two women would be the sharpest blades in Jun Xiaoyao's hands!

"Your injuries are severe. Stay at the academy to recover first, and when I need you, I'll come find you." Jun Xiaoyao said.

"Th… thank you."

Xuanyue seemed to have never said thank you before, and the words came out a little awkwardly.

"Right, take this."

Jun Xiaoyao extended a finger, and a drop of Chaos Essence Blood floated out.

"This…" Xuanyue was a little surprised.

Jun Xiaoyao had actually given her a drop of Chaos Essence Blood!

Xuanyue had always walked the path of refining ten thousand bloodline talents.

This drop of Chaos Essence Blood was of immeasurable value to her!

Though she had no idea how Jun Xiaoyao had gone from having a Desolate Holy Body to a Chaos Body.

It was clear that this gift from Jun Xiaoyao was far too generous.

Not only had he saved her life, he had also given her Chaos Blood.

Xuanyue now owed Jun Xiaoyao an enormous debt of gratitude.

"I will remember this." Xuanyue accepted the Chaos Essence Blood, her gaze deeply complex, then she stepped back and withdrew.

Watching Xuanyue's retreating figure, Jun Xiaoyao smiled.

"There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Accept my gift, and you'll have to repay it twofold."

Jun Xiaoyao never made a losing deal.

With the border wastelands conflict about to break out, Jun Xiaoyao would not be heading to the Bianother Shore Imperial Clan for the time being.

Once he returned from the border wastelands, Xuanyue's injuries would have healed, and they could go investigate the Bianother Shore Imperial Clan.

Next, Jun Xiaoyao's divine sense stirred.

Outside the door, Su Hongyi walked in and gave Jun Xiaoyao a respectful bow.

Su Hongyi had already bathed, washing away the grime.

She had changed into a fresh red dress.

Her forehead hair was still long, lightly veiling those eerily striking blood-red eyes.

Her fair and delicate face, while not the kind of breathtaking, otherworldly beauty.

Was nonetheless very pretty and refined, like the girl next door.

Only those centipede-like, twisted and grotesque scars marred that beauty.

"Young master."

Su Hongyi was very respectful, tugging at the slightly wrinkled hem of her red dress with her small hand.

When she had killed the Moon Dai Fairy, she had been like a cold-blooded red-clad demoness.

But facing Jun Xiaoyao, she was like a nervous, flustered girl next door.

"Don't be nervous. Now that you've become my follower, you are my person, and no one will dare hurt you again." Jun Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Yes, Hongyi will always be young master's person, as long as young master doesn't mind." Su Hongyi said softly.

"You are a follower I personally took in — why would I mind?" Jun Xiaoyao found it amusing.

Su Hongyi lowered her head slightly and stammered, "After all, the women around young master are all great beauties. Hongyi… is ugly."

As she spoke, Su Hongyi's voice grew smaller and smaller.

Indeed, around Jun Xiaoyao — Tushan Xiaoxiao, Tushan Chunchun, Luo Xiangling — all were great beauties.

Even Fei Qingxue, who held a somewhat lower standing, was strikingly beautiful and refined.

Only Su Hongyi, though not lacking in foundation and possessing the makings of a beauty.

Had her appearance ruined by those scars.

Though Su Hongyi had long grown used to it.

Now, following a man as transcendent as Jun Xiaoyao, she couldn't help but feel a little inferior.

Hearing this, Jun Xiaoyao said, "Right, I still don't know your background. Perhaps I can think of something."

"Really?" Su Hongyi's delicate frame trembled, and the words slipped out before she could stop them.

Then her face flushed red as she realized she had lost her composure.

After that, Su Hongyi laid out her entire history without holding anything back.

Su Hongyi had no father or mother from birth, and had no idea where she came from.

From a young age, she had been raised by a couple from a slave clan.

Later, that entire branch of the slave clan was wiped out.

Su Hongyi had barely escaped with her life.

After that, she drifted alone from place to place.

By all accounts, a young girl like Su Hongyi should have had a very hard time surviving in a place like the foreign realm.

But she had her scars to thank for that — they kept everyone at a distance, treating her as an ill-omened, hideous freak.

"I see." Jun Xiaoyao gave a slight nod.

It seemed Su Hongyi herself had no idea of her own origins.

In that case, there was only one way for Jun Xiaoyao to confirm what he had in mind.

"Hongyi, take off your clothes."