novelraw Chapter 1136: Samsara (6)
Chapter 1136: Samsara (6)
Rush forward. Rush forward. At that moment, the only thing Mo Mo could think or act on was rushing forward.
He charged at Ye Fei, grabbing his collar with both hands and slamming him against the wall behind him.
The force was so strong that when Ye Fei's body hit the wall, the house seemed to tremble, stone dust raining down.
“Brother Mo… what are you doing?” With a confused tone, as if genuinely puzzled, Ye Fei looked at Mo Mo and asked the same question Mo Mo had once asked him.
The collar clenched tightly in Mo Mo’s fists was choking Ye Fei.
“What all that talk about eradicating evil…”
“Brother Mo?”
“What about making things pure…”
Ye Fei’s face gradually darkened.
Mo Mo took a deep breath and said through clenched teeth, “You’re nothing more than a lunatic who enjoys killing! You’re the terrifying person you once talked about!”“You still think these Demons are innocent?” Ye Fei’s voice grew calm, as if he wasn’t the one being choked.
“These people… old and young, men and women… even ones this young!!” Mo Mo roared, “Even if they are Demons, they lived here peacefully, without harming anyone. What did they do wrong?!”
“Decades ago, a bacterial disease spread through this village,” Ye Fei said calmly. “It was caused by a shaman and her outsider lover. They had many motives. Under their incitement, do you know what the villagers did? They performed a live human sacrifice.”
Mo Mo’s eyes widened, and his grip loosened slightly.
“The sacrificed one… was the mother of Lu Hai, the owner of the inn where we stayed.”
“A living person, killed for a stupid reason. And for decades, these people have lived on, raised families, enjoyed peaceful old age.”
“Sometimes I wonder, does time really erase evil? Can time actually make flowers bloom in soil tainted with sin? Brother Mo, do you really think they should go on living peacefully like nothing ever happened?”
Mo Mo’s face was filled with shock. In that instant of hesitation, Ye Fei struck him square in the chest, sending him flying backward onto the stone floor of the courtyard.
“You probably don’t know yet, right? That girl who served you tea—your so-called innocent Demon girl—do you know what she did?”
Holding his chest, coughing up blood, Mo Mo looked up at Ye Fei walking slowly toward him.
“The village doctor is Lu Chaoshen—the child born from that shaman and her outsider lover. I don’t know how your little girl learned this secret, and I don’t care. But even if I didn’t act… everyone here was going to die anyway.”
“What… what are you saying?”
“She planned to release the same virus again—so those who sinned would suffer the consequences. Brother Mo, you’ve been deceived.”
“No… impossible!!”
“There’s no such thing as impossible… Were you fooled by her appearance? Her pitiful look? Or maybe… back behind the inn, in the woodshed—did you fall for her?”
“You followed me?!”
“I protected you,” Ye Fei said calmly. “Brother Mo, you’re kind, just. With such good traits, how could I let evil use and taint you? I was hoping we could have a drink together after all this was over.”
Ye Fei stepped forward again, now standing right in front of Mo Mo. Mo Mo instinctively backed away.
Ye Fei sighed. “Brother Mo, once the seed of evil is planted, it will take root, grow, and spread. Even if you cut down what grows, it will continue to fester and return. The only way to get rid of it… is to dig it out at the root. Only then is it clean. The people in this village—they carry that seed. If not now, then someday it will spread. That’s why they must be eradicated.”
“One person’s crime is their own. Even if they made mistakes decades ago, why drag their innocent descendants into it?” Mo Mo struggled to his feet. “Even if evil reappears in the future, those of us with power—what is our power for? Just to watch? That’s no excuse for you to slaughter the innocent! Ye Fei, you’re a madman. I won’t let you go free. You’re too dangerous.”
“I see…” Ye Fei sighed, nodded slightly, and his face darkened. “So, you’ve already been tainted… Then there’s no need for you to stay.”
Mo Mo roared, flicking his sleeves—dozens of talismans shot out. But Ye Fei was faster.
Faster than the spiritual energy Mo Mo had channeled into the talismans!
That bloodstained hand pierced through the barrage of talismans and struck Mo Mo in the chest again—this time with more force.
Mo Mo felt his ribs shatter, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying straight out of the clinic’s entrance—Ye Fei’s power was far beyond anything he’d expected.
Mo Mo landed among the corpses outside the clinic, barely processing what happened before Ye Fei rushed after him like a ghost.
“Brother Mo, in your next life—make sure you’re clean!”
But just then, a figure dashed out and slammed into Ye Fei from the side, disrupting the strike. At the same moment, someone grabbed Mo Mo and fled with him down the long street.
“Lu Yiyun!”
He hadn’t expected the one to save him… was Lu Yiyun—or rather, the Demonized Lu Yiyun!
At that moment, Lu Yiyun’s Demon features had nearly overtaken all her human ones.
“Just run!” Lu Yiyun said quickly, dragging Mo Mo away.
Behind them, Ye Fei missed the blow and stood slowly. Watching the two fleeing figures, he said, “Brother Mo… so you really are tainted, willing to stand with the Demons.”
He exhaled, then raised his hand and struck from afar. “Threefold Convergence.”
A terrifying blast of energy surged like a tidal wave, tearing up the stone street—slamming into Mo Mo and Lu Yiyun.
The force sent both flying—Mo Mo’s vision went black as he nearly lost consciousness.
When the dizziness faded, a high-pitched ringing filled his ears… he struggled to rise, feeling like his body was shattered.
Finally, some hearing returned—footsteps echoed in his ears.
He turned quickly—Ye Fei was already standing over Lu Yiyun, raising that dreadful hand…
Lu Yiyun, collapsed on the ground, weakly crawled toward Mo Mo, looking at him in terror.
“Don’t…”
Ye Fei struck without hesitation—Lu Yiyun’s body sank slightly into the ground.
“LU YIYUN!!!”
Her body no longer moved at all… Mo Mo dropped to his knees, completely powerless.
“Brother Mo… I’m sorry.” Ye Fei looked at Mo Mo with a flicker of regret in his eyes and raised his hand. “Truthfully, I really liked you.”
Step by step, he walked up to Mo Mo, his hand reaching slowly toward Mo Mo’s forehead.
“By the limitless heavens and earth, I borrow the powers of yin and yang—Thunder God's Edict, break!!”
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky with a deafening crash. Ye Fei’s expression changed slightly, and he raised his hand just in time to catch the incoming thunderbolt!
It exploded in his palm, forcing Ye Fei back several meters before he could steady himself.
At that moment, a figure descended in front of Mo Mo—an old Daoist in green robes with long messy hair and a wooden sword in hand.
“Master… you, how…”
“You brat, your call unsettled me so much I rushed here overnight, didn’t even have time to fix my hair! Good thing I wasn’t too late.” The Daoist didn’t turn his head, only frowned as he stared at Ye Fei.
“You’re the Heavenly Master Changhe of Dragon-Tiger Mountain?” Ye Fei glanced at the Daoist.
Daoist Changhe snorted coldly. “Hmph! Never heard of this ‘Guixu Sect’ of yours, but that ‘Blood God Palm Seal’—I do recognize. You’re a remnant of the demonic sect, unleashing massacres the moment you show up!”
“Hahahaha… massacre?” Ye Fei suddenly laughed—jerking, twisted laughter. “Massacre… isn’t that what you people preach? Eliminate all evil, root it out completely… you said that. I merely followed your doctrine.”
“Twisted logic!” Changhe scoffed and made his move without further words.
Ye Fei’s face went cold. He calmly fended off Changhe’s attacks while steadily retreating.
Scars of battle quickly lined the long street—Ye Fei’s terrifying strength finally laid bare before Mo Mo.
He was actually holding his own… against Mo Mo’s master, Daoist Changhe!
Mo Mo took a deep breath, forced himself up through his injuries, and crawled toward Lu Yiyun… He just wanted to know if the girl was still alive.
“You… how are you?” As he turned her over, he saw she still had a faint breath left. Mo Mo’s heart sank.
“Mr. Mo Mo…”
“I told you to hide. Why did you…” Her eyes dimmed even further. Mo Mo sighed softly, then murmured, “Speak… I’m here. Say what you want to say.”
“I… I couldn’t hold it back… I…” Lu Yiyun raised her hand and clutched Mo Mo’s clothes. “I killed her… I killed her… I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to… I couldn’t control myself…”
“Don’t speak. Don’t say anything.” Mo Mo closed his eyes and breathed heavily. “Don’t speak…”
“Mr. Mo Mo… you said if I killed someone… you wouldn’t let me go. So… so I thought, instead of you coming to find me… I’d come find you first…”
“Don’t say it!!”
“That way… that way is better…”
“Don’t…”
“Mr. Mo Mo… it was me… I killed her… my dad… my grandpa don’t know anything… can you… can you spare them… they’ve had such hard lives… I… I can’t do anything… please… please…”
“Don’t say it…”
“So cold… so cold…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, you’re not cold!” Mo Mo hugged her tightly, rubbing her back with trembling hands, holding her cold fingers close. “You’re not cold… not cold…”
“Yiyun… Yiyun is a bad girl… bad girl…”
“You’re not bad… not bad at all…” Mo Mo whispered, lowering his head. She had already closed her eyes, breath fading, and with just a trace of tears on her face, she died in his arms. “…Not bad. Really.”
The long street was quiet.
The hidden rain began to fall again. For a long, long time, Mo Mo just sat there, holding Lu Yiyun’s body… for a long, long time.
……
No one knew how long had passed.
The rain still hadn’t stopped.
Daoist Changhe finally returned, walking quickly to Mo Mo’s side.
“You brat…”
“Master…” Mo Mo looked up, pale, rain pouring down his face. “My heart… is so cold…”
“Life and death are fated. Don’t blame yourself too much,” Changhe said quietly. “You’re still new to this world—there’s too much you don’t understand. That Ye Fei… he’s far more cunning and powerful than you. It’s no surprise you suffered. But mark this debt down—you’ll repay it someday.”
“How? She’s dead… she died right in front of me, and I… I couldn’t do a thing.” Mo Mo clutched at his master’s robes, crawling forward on his knees. “Master… my heart really is cold…”
Changhe sighed. “I didn’t fare much better. I chased Ye Fei up the mountain. Though I injured him, he still escaped with ease… and even killed two more people up there. Sigh… I’m getting old…”
Two people… on the mountain…
Mo Mo’s heart froze. He collapsed, stunned, eyes to the sky, rain pelting his face.
“AAAHHH—!!!”
He let out a roar of anguish.
……
My name is Mo Mo.
I cut my hair short and left it in Lu Village.
From that day on, I made a vow to myself: I would find Ye Fei no matter what.
In these years, my power kept breaking through. Five years ago, I even surpassed my master.
For fifteen years, I have been chasing Ye Fei.
Many times, I encountered him. I was no match—gravely injured, forced to flee. But finally, a year ago, I wounded him.
During these years, Ye Fei didn’t stay idle either. From the Divine Land to the Demon World, his name has become legend. He’s now a wanted man across both realms. Even the True Dragon and Xuanyuan Palace were alerted.
I know… once the True Dragon gets serious, they’ll catch him. But I must be the one to do it first.
Fifteen years later, I returned once more to Lu Village, now long abandoned.
In the place where I first met Ye Fei… I saw him again. He looked almost exactly the same.
His face was like jade, still bearing that chivalrous air of a young master from a martial novel. Meanwhile, I had white streaks in my hair and a face full of stubble.
My master said I advanced too fast—that I traded my life to gain strength.
I said if I didn’t trade my life, I’d never beat Ye Fei… and nothing would ever be returned.
“Want a drink?”
Ye Fei looked at me, his first words spoken.
Familiar, somehow.
(End of Chapter)