When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 130 : Each One's Choice

130: Each One's Choice

Yuyin saw her suitcase placed by the other bed. It seemed she had arranged to share a room with Hua Yuanjing.

As the two highest-ranking female students from the Source Martial Tournament on the ship, it wasn't surprising they would be placed in the same room if arranged by that order.

"Yuyin." Hua Yuanjing stood up, took Yuyin's hand, and pulled her into the room, closing the cabin door behind her. "Are you not used to sharing a cabin with your sister?"

"How could I be? I don't know most of the people on this ship. This is better." Yuyin said with a slight smile.

"Hehe, do you really think so?" Hua Yuanjing, her body carrying a fresh, cool, orchid-like scent from exertion, leaned in. She was clearly so tall, but her body seemed light. She rested her chin on Yuyin's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Sometimes at night, sister might not remember what she's done. I might just attack you, you know."

"Eh?" Yuyin's delicate body trembled slightly. Her feelings were complex, but she maintained a serious demeanor. "Senior Sister Jing, we are on a naval ship for a closed training session. It's best not to make such jokes."

"Hehe, you really can't just act shy and startled, can you?" As she spoke, Hua Yuanjing gave Yuyin's perky bottom a friendly pat, just as she had when they were on the volleyball team.

Yuyin didn't seem to show any aversion to this.

Hua Yuanjing seemed to understand something, a flash of intelligence in her eyes. "Come, I brought some very special black tea. Let's have some together."

She led Yuyin to sit face-to-face by the window and brewed black tea for her. After all, it was a cabin on a ship, so it wasn't spacious.

"Senior Sister Jing, how is Senior Sister Lian recently...?" Yuyin picked up her teacup, looking at the beautiful color and ripples of the black tea in the white cup, and asked.

"Lianyue... her body has long since recovered, but ever since then, she has locked herself in her room and refuses to see anyone. Even I visit her every day, but she hasn't seen me even once." Hua Yuanjing looked out the window, the worry in her eyes making Yuyin feel that her feelings for Senior Sister Lian were truly deep.

"Senior Sister Jing, you understand Senior Sister Lian far better than I do. What do you think I should do?" Yuyin gently brushed her long hair over one shoulder and looked seriously at Hua Yuanjing.

But Hua Yuanjing shook her head with a smile. "Yuyin, you girl, although you seem so cold and aloof on the outside, are actually very gentle on the inside."

"Eh?" Yuyin's face flushed slightly. It was one thing for people to say she was charming and feminine on the outside, but now they were saying her inner self was gentle too...

"You don't need to do anything. Precisely because I understand her, she absolutely does not want to see you right now. Perhaps, she doesn't want to see anyone, or perhaps..." Hua Yuanjing hesitated.

"What is it, Senior Sister Jing?"

"It's nothing." Hua Yuanjing shook her head. Her hand rested on the back of Yuyin's hand, gently stroking it. "Let's let Lianyue have some quiet time for now. There's still plenty of time. We... will think of a way slowly. This matter cannot be solved overnight."

"Okay." Yuyin nodded. Since even Senior Sister Jing said so, it could only be this way for now. If she rashly and enthusiastically did something unnecessary, it would probably only make Senior Sister Lian feel worse.

But Yuyin felt no guilt for defeating Lan Lianyue in the match. It was a competition. Facing her, she was far from being qualified to hold back. Giving it her all was the greatest respect for Lianyue.

After a brief silence, Hua Yuanjing said calmly, "By the way, Yuyin, this summer, I plan to go to the Prison Abyss with the Academy's main group."

"Is that so? Senior Sister Jing, you've decided?"

"Yuyin, although you are now the strongest in our Academy, you are only a first-year. Everything is still early for you. But I'm different. I'm already a third-year, and it's time for me to go over there." A clear and resolute look appeared in Hua Yuanjing's beautiful eyes.

"Senior Sister Jing, why must you go to the Prison Abyss? Even for you, it would be extremely dangerous there." For some reason, Yuyin began to worry about Hua Yuanjing. Such a sunny, free-spirited Senior Sister, if she encountered those unimaginable dangers in the Prison Abyss... the mere thought of such a possibility made Yuyin's heart ache.

"Yuyin, have you heard a saying in Buddhism? If I don't go to hell, who will?" Hua Yuanjing said it as if it were a light remark, but the cabin window reflected her determined gaze.

"If I don't go to hell, who will? Senior Sister Jing, do you believe in Buddhism?"

"I believe in what I think is right." Hua Yuanjing said. "To be honest, I haven't considered too many grand principles, nor do I think of myself as going to fight for humanity or willingly sacrifice to protect the world. I don't want to sacrifice..."

"I want to live. I want to stay on the small building's terrace in the woods, drink tea, read books, play ball with a vibrant girl like you, and sweat freely together. This might be all I yearn for right now. But, Yuyin, I always have a feeling that even if I don't go to the Prison Abyss, I can no longer stay peacefully in the small woods or in the volleyball gym. Because we now know everything, I can no longer return to the past with a calm and carefree heart. That wouldn't make me happy either."

"There is a voice in my heart driving me, telling me where I should go. Why could a Buddha have such an awakening? Perhaps because he saw some kind of true Great Dao. Yuyin, I personally believe that this awakening is a form of enlightenment. I have an intuition that only if I can comprehend the true meaning of this path can I perhaps survive."

"That dangerous place has the existence of the Dao. My going to hell is not to court death, but to seek life."

Yuyin felt that at this moment, Hua Yuanjing was conveying a kind of power to her through her hand, a force of obsession that was completely different from her usual seemingly relaxed and free-spirited self.

What Hua Yuanjing said seemed profound, but in fact, Yuyin felt this was her true thought.

What a girl like her truly pursued could not be understood by ordinary concepts.

But Yuyin could feel clearly that the Dao in Hua Yuanjing's intuition should also be a part of her strength. To put it more bluntly, hiding on the ground was just waiting for death, spending days in fear and anxiety without any sense of happiness. But going to the Prison Abyss, seeking life in the midst of death, gaining true strength and cultivation that transcends worldly life and death, was the only way to truly live freely! To truly live like Hua Yuanjing!

"Senior Sister Jing, I understand. Thank you for telling me all this." Yuyin nodded seriously.

"Huh?" Hua Yuanjing was slightly taken aback. "What did I just say? Hehe... that's right. I always seem to be able to speak my true feelings in front of you. The most different thing about you, girl, is that even when others' words don't suit you, you don't get angry."

"How could I? On the contrary, I think what you said, Senior Sister Jing, is very right. The words are profound, but the principle is straightforward."

"Hehe, maybe so... Then, I have another piece of my heart to share. Do you want to hear it?" A flush of red spread across Hua Yuanjing's face as she squinted and smiled.

"Is it about what?" Yuyin, at this point, had some idea what it might be and suddenly felt a little moved, but since the other person didn't make it clear, she couldn't just guess wildly.

"This..." Hua Yuanjing leaned over, gently lifted a lock of Yuyin's long hair, and whispered in her ear, "At night, when it's quiet and deep, sister will tell you."

This serene breath, this voice, also made Yuyin's face turn red.

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In the afternoon, there was free time on the ship.

Hua Yuanjing was called away by Wang Xuezhang and the others from the Student Council for something. Yuyin, alone, felt cooped up in the cabin. It wasn't a good idea to disturb the teacher's rest, so she went to the top deck to get some air.

After all, this was an ocean-going logistics ship with a speed of up to 29 knots. It was now sailing out of the estuary. Yuyin saw a vast, misty sea, but it wasn't as romantic as in the movies. The sea at the Lingdu estuary was gray, and the sea and sky were a vast expanse of gray.

A commotion came from behind her.

It turned out to be Wang Tieshu from the Strongman Department fighting with a third-year Strongman. They weren't using Primordial Energy, and many students were watching. For the Strongman Department, this kind of fighting was a normal supplement and development of linguistic communication.

"Wang Tieshu, I'm going to the Prison Abyss this summer. Why the hell are you still competing with me for Zhou Li? Are you shameless or not?" A third-year, dark-faced Strongman senior, no less than Wang Tieshu, raised his fist and said angrily.

"So what if I'm going to the Prison Abyss? To tell you the truth, I, Wang Tieshu, am also going to the Prison Abyss this summer!" Wang Tieshu did not back down an inch.

"You, you're going too? You're only a sophomore."

"So what if I'm a sophomore? Are you an idiot? The Academy's latest rule, isn't it because they're short on people over there? As long as your strength meets the standard, you can go, regardless of your grade!" Wang Tieshu roared.

"Fine... you're ruthless. You... Zhou Li said she likes brave men. If you really dare to go and come back alive, I'll back off and let you have Zhou Li!" The third-year senior roared. "If you really dare, I'll respect you as a real man!"

"I'm a man of my word! If not, I'm a dog!"

"Hey, Iron Ox, what did the dog ever do to you?" A short senior from the Daoist Arts Department said.

"Huh?" Wang Tieshu was a bit slow and didn't react.

"I said, Iron Ox, you're a sophomore ace from the Academy. Why are you competing with Lai Zi for Zhou Li? If you're really something, go chase Xia Yuyin!" A senior suddenly said.

"Hahahahaha, yeah, do you dare?"

"Xia Yuyin also likes strong, brave men. I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get it up in front of her!"

These third-years were clearly teasing Wang Tieshu again for being defeated by Yuyin twice.

"What are you talking about? How would I not dare to chase her?" Wang Tieshu, faced with the teasing of a group of third-year seniors, became anxious.

"Then you're not chasing Zhou Li anymore?"

"I, I will chase Xia Yuyin to show you!"

"Then, she's right behind you. Go chase her."

"Huh??" Wang Tieshu hurriedly turned his head, only to see Yuyin standing with her back to them at the edge of the deck. She had just heard the topic turn and was about to quietly slip away.

"Xia, Xia Yuyin... senior..." Wang Tieshu said naively.

"Hey, Iron Ox, you said I was the idiot, but I think you're the fool. Why are you calling her senior?" Lai Zi, the hegemon of the third-year Strongman Department, yelled, causing a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Wang Tieshu wished he could jump into the sea. He didn't know how he had gotten it wrong.

"Then, Xia Yuyin!" At this point, Wang Tieshu had no way out. He ran in front of Yuyin, panting heavily. "I... I'm going down there this summer. To the Prison Abyss."

"Oh..." To this, Yuyin could only turn around seriously and respond.

"That... to be honest, I, I don't know if I can come back from this. I know I'm not worthy of you, but there are some things, if I don't say them now, I don't know if I'll have a chance to say them later. I just want to... for what happened before, to, to apologize to you!"

"Xia Yuyin, what happened before was my fault. Please, don't take it to heart." As he spoke, Wang Tieshu bowed deeply to Yuyin.

For a moment, the surrounding atmosphere fell silent. Those third-year Strongman seniors, who were usually big and rough, swearing everywhere and bullying people, were also speechless.

Yuyin's mood couldn't help but become a little complicated.

"Senior Wang Tieshu, let the past be the past. Since you've made your decision, then be careful." Yuyin said lightly.