The daily life of a max-level immortal cultivator

Chapter 192 Arrogant Si

Ever since Liu Jun entered the Ten Pools Forest, he had known that a very powerful aura existed within it.

However, something strange was that this aura was always elusive, as if it were about to dissipate at any moment, and even she found it difficult to locate its source.

Every powerful region has something like a leader that governs it, and that thing doesn't have any malicious intent.

Liu Jun hadn't intended to confront it and cause trouble for herself, but as soon as she stepped outside today, she overheard those little creatures discussing how to kill her, so she had to come and see what was going on.

You wouldn't believe it until you look, and wow, it's another creature from an ancient race, a descendant of the Taotie clan.

Judging from those bright red eyes, you can tell that he is a relatively pure-blooded Taotie.

Ao Si looked at the human who had flown over and landed not far from him with some doubt, wondering why a human could see him.

Meanwhile, the old tree spirit had already plunged into the ground, leaving only a small section of its branch sticking out to check the situation.

"Lady Aoko, Lady Aoko! It's her, it's this human!"

Having said that, it didn't even dare to show its face on the branches.

Liu Jun glanced speechlessly at the old tree spirit trembling in the ground: "What are you afraid of, you poor tree spirit? I'm not going to eat you."

"Even Scorpions and their ilk couldn't beat you, how could I not be afraid!"

"They deserve it. How many people have they killed? I only took their things. It's already a favor that I didn't kill them."

"I have no say in the affairs of you demon beasts and other cultivators, so I can take whatever I want from whomever I want."

Ao Si, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected calmly, "Your face looks somewhat familiar; I should know you."

Liu Jun raised an eyebrow and looked at Ao Si: "Oh?"

Ao Si lowered her brows and said, "I just don't remember."

"..."

Liu Jun decided to let the matter drop: "Why have you been guarding this place? With your abilities, isn't it a waste to be holed up in this small Ten Pools Forest? Are you trapped?"

Ao Si didn't show any malice or anything like that, so Liu Jun didn't intend to make any moves. Instead, he approached him peacefully like a friend and sat down cross-legged together. A small, curious branch had somehow sprouted from the ground behind them.

Ao Si acted as if nothing was wrong, and no one could see his excitement. Instead, he stared into the distance, lost in thought.

"I don't know why I can't leave this place. It's been too long, and I've forgotten."

With crimson eyes and pure blood, he must be an old fellow; it's understandable that I don't remember him.

Liu Jun glanced at the still unconscious red sable beside him and said calmly:

"If you wish to recall those memories, I do have a way, but..."

Liu Jun's gaze shifted to his face: "You really want to remember everything?"

Ao Si didn't exude any aura of cruelty, nor did he show much emotional fluctuation. However, a gloomy resentment lingered around him, and Liu Jun was certain that this resentment was definitely related to his memories.

Ao Si slowly turned his head to look at her, as if he were looking at her but not quite. His movements were as slow as an old man who was half buried in the earth, but his face clearly showed that he was just a very young man.

There are no remaining formations or realms here, yet he has never left this place. So what is trapping him?

Liu Jun saw confusion in his eyes; for a moment, he didn't even know whether he should remember those things.

Ao Si's gaze was unfocused, and he remained silent for a long time, as if he were seriously considering this matter.

He wanted to remember, he really wanted to, but why did he hesitate when he knew he could remember?

His mind was telling him not to think about it, because it would be too painful.

Why do I have to think about it again when I've finally forgotten about it?

……

……

"Ningning, please stop making a scene!"

"You think I'm being ridiculous?"

Ningning stared wide-eyed at the almost cold-blooded and indifferent person in front of her, filled with disbelief, and forcefully shook off the hand that was holding her.

"Our benefactor is still suffering terribly for us in that godforsaken place, Wujian, and you're stopping me from going? Are you even human?!"

Ningning gripped his collar, her eyes blazing with fury, her whole body trembling.

Ao Si's expression was one of extreme anxiety and helplessness. He grasped Ning Ning's hand and said in a trembling voice:

"Our benefactor has already single-handedly taken the lead to ensure the safe escape of us lesser demons who were implicated in the defeat. What use would it be for us to run back with such little strength? We would only be captured and tortured again in Wujian!"

"Ningning, wake up!"

Ningning's clenched hands suddenly loosened, and she looked at Ao Si with tears streaming down her face:

"What about our benefactor! He's been so good to us, are we really going to abandon him like this? How can we live in peace afterward?!"

Ao Si grasped her hands: "Ningning!"

Mu paused again, closed his eyes, and opened them again before hugging her tightly and saying cruelly:

“Our benefactor did it voluntarily. We all remember his great kindness, everyone remembers it. But we are really too weak. We can’t fight them.”

"Let's go, let's find a safe place, even if it's just for our benefactor, let's live well, cultivate diligently, and only when we are strong enough can we rescue our benefactor."

Ao Si was still afraid, afraid of losing Ning Ning, the only person who had been by his side.

They were simply too powerful; the two of them alone could not shake the deeply rooted divine realm in the slightest. Therefore, he could only fabricate a lie.

He wanted to go with Ningning to a place where no one knew them and live a good life, even if they had to live the rest of their lives in that hopeless lie.

That day, Ningning cried for a long time until she fainted. Ao Si stayed with her until she couldn't make a fuss anymore, then carried her away from that place of trouble.

They kept running and running until they were far enough away to finally stop. Then, they carved out a habitable area where they finally settled down.

As the sun and moon turned and the stars shifted, the days passed one by one, and they gradually forgot or deliberately forgot that incident.

Both of them knew perfectly well that they couldn't do anything about it, so they stopped bringing up those past events.

Later, they had a child together, and as the child grew up, they increasingly forgot those things.

Ao Si had always thought that the three of them would continue to live such an ordinary and peaceful life.

Until one day, their child said he wanted to go out and explore the world, but he never came back.

These "people" always have long and distant lifespans, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will meet again one day.

But they would never see their only child again.

Since then, Ningning has become increasingly thin and always looked depressed, until one day, Ningning went out looking radiant.

Before leaving, she told him:

"Ao Si, be good and wait for me to come home."

Upon hearing this, Ao Si did nothing that day but simply sat at home waiting for her to return.

But he waited and waited, and his Ningning never came back, just like when their child left home.

But Ao Si stubbornly refused to go out to look for her and just kept waiting.

As the mountains leveled and the earth changed, as the sun set and the stars shifted, I waited and waited, until today I've even forgotten what I was waiting for, and why I was waiting in the first place.

This world was a cage he had drawn for himself.

Has he really forgotten?

Or perhaps, I just don't want to remember...

He understood, he always understood, that Ningning could never let go of that matter in her heart, and neither could he.

Both of them pretended to be living peaceful lives, neither willing to mention that past event.

But the less you mention it, the bigger the thorn in your heart will grow, until it's piercing your heart and you can't bear it anymore.

Wait for me to come back.

That day, Ningning smiled brightly and easily, as if she had broken free from all constraints, just like when Ao Si first met her.

Ningning is back.

Ao Si smiled as he watched Ning Ning leave, but his heart felt as if it were being pierced a thousand times, as if it were dying.

Has he forgotten?

No, he remembered. He remembered every single detail, every single thing, every year, every day, every moment, all of which played out in his mind.

Ao Si always knew that he couldn't stop her, so he chose to let her leave, but he never let himself off the hook.

Every day he lives now is a punishment for him.

“I remember, I’ve seen you before.”

Ao Si half-closed his eyes, lowered his head, and gently stroked the sleeping red sable beside him.

"Beside that man in the realm of gods..."

Liu Jun tilted his head slightly, showing some interest: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Ao Si stopped stroking the red sable, looked up at her, and said, "I don't know you. I've only met you once."

"Then let me tell you about the person who was with me."

"That man..."

A rare hint of emotion appeared on Ao Si's lonely face.

"That man is just a fool, one of the few truly kind-hearted people..."