Feng Tingliu has been in a coma for a full five days.
Occasionally, he would regain consciousness briefly. During these moments, Yu Chi Feng would feed him some food, after which he would once again fall into a deep sleep.
Yu Chi Feng is extremely worried, fearing that Feng Tingliu might never wake up again. However, Yu Ji claims that this is a normal phenomenon. After all, the deadly Gu worm is active in Feng Tingliu's brain, and the medicine he uses naturally affects Feng Tingliu's consciousness.
Feng Tingliu has been in a coma for as long as Yu Chi Feng has been keeping watch by his side.
Yu Ji can't stand it anymore and calls Qin Qi Zhao to come and relieve him. But Yu Chi Feng insists on staying here himself, not allowing himself to rest even when there are others in the room observing Feng Tingliu's condition.
Yu Chi Feng is not just sitting idly. He is constantly thinking about how he can return to the Zhu Xie Association and how to set everything back on the right track.
However, the more he thinks, the more he realizes that things are far from being as simple as he imagined.
To clear all obstacles for Feng Tingliu, he has to confront the Zhu Xie Association, the old faction of the Devil Cult, and even the Second Prince.
Yu Chi Feng gives a bitter laugh. It seems that for Feng Tingliu, he is going against the entire martial arts world.
"Yu Chi Feng, you should at least take a break." Xie Zi Cun pushes the door open and enters, followed by Xia Yi. Xia Yi is afraid of disturbing Feng Tingliu, so he covers his mouth with his hand to control himself from making any noise.
"I'm fine." Yu Chi Feng waves his hand and remains seated.
Xie Zi Cun frowns and pats Xia Yi on the shoulder.
Xia Yi, upon receiving permission, nods and steps forward. He grabs Yu Chi Feng by the back of his collar and yanks him backward forcefully.
Caught off guard, Yu Chi Feng stumbles and falls to the ground on his buttocks.
"When he wakes up, he wouldn't want to see you looking so listless. He saved us, and it's only reasonable for us to take turns to serve him." Xie Zi Cun sighs and points outside the door. "You're occupying this position here, and there are many people outside who are jealous."
Yu Chi Feng turns his head in confusion and looks outside the door. Somehow, there are five or six people standing in the courtyard, and even some are looking in from outside the gate.
"How..."
"My suggestion is to kick them out. There are too many people, and it's a hindrance." Xie Zi Cun pinches the bridge of his nose and says helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Xia Yi moves. He tilts his head and looks at Xie Zi Cun. Usually lively and loud, he is surprisingly quiet today. He even asks in a cautious whisper, "I'm not a hindrance, right?"
"As long as you don't make a fuss."
Xia Yi immediately shuts his mouth and even makes a gesture of sealing his mouth with his hands.
Yu Chi Feng scratches his head in confusion but no longer refuses. He stands up, dusts himself off, and walks out of the room with repeated backward glances.
He chases away all the people in the courtyard who were eager to help. Standing in the courtyard, he falls into confusion.
"Hey!"
A familiar shout rings out from above. Yu Chi Feng looks up and sees a person squatting on the roof, waving at him. Needless to say, it is the unrestrained Feng Che who has appeared again.
"Shouldn't you be in the Imperial City at this time?"
"Of course I escaped." Feng Che lightly taps his foot and uses his lightness skill to land in front of Yu Chi Feng.
Yu Chi Feng looks him up and down suspiciously. Whether it is hisillusion, he always feels that the old fox in front of him is even more sleek than a few months ago, as if he has been nourished well by something.
"Escaped?"
"Cough, don't focus on the details." Feng Che coughs lightly twice, comes forward to hook Yu Chi Feng's shoulder, and in a friendly manner, leads him outside. "How is my apprentice's injury? As soon as I heard that he was injured, I rushed over here."
"The injury has been stabilized. But the impact of the Gu worm is greater, and he hasn't woken up yet."
"That's good."
Feng Che still has that playful smile on his face, but Yu Chi Feng can still feel that Feng Che really cares about Feng Tingliu.
Feng Che drags Yu Chi Feng to the street, randomly finds an inn and goes in. He calls the waiter and orders both wine and food.
Yu Chi Feng hardly has a chance to react, and he doesn't know why Feng Che brought him here.
In Yu Chi Feng's confused gaze, Feng Che pours two cups of wine and hands one to Yu Chi Feng.
"Actually, I arrived a few hours ago. I heard that you were stuck in the room and wouldn't leave. Why, are you so clingy?" Feng Che smiles and raises his cup for a toast.
Yu Chi Feng hesitates for a moment, then also raises his cup to touch Feng Che's, and drinks it in one gulp with a sense ofsad.
"I'm just worried about the young master's condition..."
"Tsk tsk." Feng Che can't help but click his tongue. "Don't worry. His life is tough. He won't die without going through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties."
Although Yu Chi Feng thinks his words are too casual, he is still interested in his attitude.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Hehe." Feng Che laughs twice, and after drinking two more cups of wine on his own, he says again, "Feng Tingliu hasn't told you about his childhood, has he?"
Yu Chi Feng shakes his head and says, "I only heard about how he saved Ruo Lan and Yu Ji."
"Oh - then he treats you well. He actually told you these things. How about this? You pay for this table of food and drink, and I'll tell you about his past. What do you think?"
"Well... It sounds like a good deal. But you brought me here. I'm afraid you had this planned long ago, right?"
"Ha ha! You've found out!" Feng Che laughs loudly and stretches his neck to shout, "Waiter! More wine! Bring out your best wine here!"
"Coming!"
Yu Chi Feng helplessly covers his forehead. Watching Feng Che humming a tune while pouring wine into the cup, he deeply feels that he is really unreliable and doesn't know what his intention is this time.
Feng Che seems to have forgotten the deal just now. Happily, he finishes a whole jar of wine before he vaguely remembers that he still owes Yu Chi Feng a story.
"The story of Feng Tingliu -" Feng Che deliberately lengthens his tone and says mysteriously, "He has killed as many people as he has saved. He is the savior of everyone in this city."
There is a hint of alcohol in Feng Che's words as he talks non-stop about Feng Tingliu's past.
Whether it is the change in the Feng Mansion in Jiangnan or the revenge on the Wu Jue Association, as long as it is something he knows, he tells it all.
That is a Feng Tingliu that Yu Chi Feng has never seen before.
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After Feng Tingliu avenged his great hatred, it was Feng Che who pulled him out from the pile of dead bodies.
The young Feng Tingliu was covered in blood, his eyes staring blankly forward, and his hand still tightly holding the sword that Feng Che gave him to kill.
"How did you kill so many people?" Feng Che is shocked to see the cruel scene in front of him.
But Feng Tingliu just stands there without a response, like a lifeless doll.
"Tsk." Helplessly, Feng Che can only pick up Feng Tingliu with one hand,Entrainment him under his arm, and quietly avoid the crowd to return to the small house where the two of them live.
But when they get home, Feng Tingliu is still in that soulless state, without any reaction.
Feng Che squats down and pats his bloody face.
"Wake up, we're home."
Feng Tingliu still doesn't answer.
Feng Che has no choice but to try to take the bloody sword from his hand.
But Feng Tingliu holds it tightly, not letting it go.
"Alright, alright. Your enemies have all been killed. Stop holding the sword. Take a bath first, okay?"
Feng Che never thought that he would have a day to coax a child. Fortunately, it seems that Feng Tingliu really heard this sentence. His hand loosens, and the sword is released.
Only then does Feng Che breathe a sigh of relief. He takes off the dirty clothes from the child and puts him in a bathtub filled with hot water.
The moment Feng Tingliu enters the water, the bathwater turns red. The steaming hot bathwater envelopes him, and only then does his eyes gradually regain their focus.
"Ah!"
He suddenly trembles and gasps in shock, finally regaining his senses completely.
"Are you awake?" Feng Che looks at the child's frightened and gasping appearance, and only then is he completely relieved. This can't be blamed on Feng Tingliu. After all, he is so young yet has killed so many people. If he were to go insane because of this, it wouldn't be impossible.
"Yes. Are they all dead?" Feng Tingliu looks up and asks him.
"The first sentence is this? They're dead. All of them. None survived."
"Oh."
"You brat!" Seeing his indifferent reaction, Feng Che suddenly becomes angry. He presses on the top of his head and rubs his hair into a mess. "Hurry up and clean yourself. Looking so dirty is a disgrace!"
Feng Tingliu still has a indifferent reaction. Like a machine, he cleans himself thoroughly, changes into clean clothes, and then stands there, lost in confusion.
Although he has taken his revenge, his relatives are already dead. He doesn't know what the meaning of his own life is.
The emptiness after revenge is far more terrifying than the hatred during the act of revenge.
"I..."
"Stupid boy, have you forgotten? I helped you take revenge, and you have to do things for me."
Feng Che's words fill the void in Feng Tingliu's heart, establishing a goal for him and giving him a reason to live.
"What do you want me to do for you?"
"Very simple. I want you to build a city for me."
A city that not only protects the new faction of the Devil Cult from external threats but also monitors the members of the new faction to prevent them from invading the martial arts world without permission. It also needs to be able to enter the martial arts world and do some things that Feng Che cannot do in the name of the Devil Cult.
Of course, the most important thing is to become the force to eliminate the old faction of the Devil Cult.
When he grows up, every time Feng Tingliu thinks of that day, he feels regret.
He regrets why he didn't scold Feng Che at that time, yelling at him about what was in his mind and how these troublesome things were anything but simple?
But for Feng Tingliu, this is indeed not a difficult task.
After all, he really did everything later and built the Liu Du City.
However, the young Feng Tingliu, after hearing these words, looks at Feng Che with contempt in his heart.
"It sounds like I'm your shield."
Feng Che doesn't hide it at all. He spreads his hands and nods in admission, "You can understand it that way."
"It's very annoying."
"But you will do it, right?"
"After all, this is our deal."
Feng Che laughs heartily and pats Feng Tingliu on the shoulder. "Before that, I have to teach you more martial arts so that you have the ability to become the overlord of the martial arts world!"
Although Feng Tingliu dislikes it, he cannot deny that Feng Che can teach him more things.
The fear and numbness after killing have already faded. For the sake of building a city, Feng Tingliu once again picks up the sword.
Feng Che almost forgets that bloody case and ignores the fact that Feng Tingliu is still young and his mind is not yet mature, but he has been exposed to bloodshed too early.
An accident still happens, and it is this accident that turns Feng Tingliu's eyes into an irreversible blood red...