Chapter 101: Ning Ke: I’m Only Playing You
Xiao Yuan had already told Ning Ke that Wu Gou had revealed both his A-Ke and Ming Xin identities to Gao Ze.
He didn’t care about exposing these identities to Gao Ze, nor did he care if Gao Ze told Lou Yunxiao the truth about the Liuyun Sect massacre.
After all, once Lou Yunxiao knew the truth, he might lower his hatred toward the Yao Lord, Ning Ke.
However, he would certainly not let the debt be wiped clean, nor would he want any intimacy with his Yao Lord self.
But Lou Yunxiao held different feelings for his “Older Sister” and for “A-Ke.”
He did not want those feelings transferred to the Yao Lord, Ning Ke.
Once the third stage of the mission ended, he would make the “Older Sister,” Ming Xin, and A-Ke all disappear completely.
In this way, when the time regression ended, Lou Yunxiao would not link these identities together.
Consequently, Lou Yunxiao wouldn’t pour excessive emotions into him.
Gao Ze looked at Ning Ke, his mind full of doubts. He said, “I can do that, but Yao Lord, since A-Ke is you, then you should also know how important you are in my eldest disciple’s heart. If you keep hiding it from him, it seems… unfair to him…”
“What ‘fair’ or ‘unfair’?” Ning Ke suddenly laughed. He said, “Sect Leader Gao, to tell you the truth, pretending to be A-Ke was nothing more than a trick I played on your Sword Sect.”
“You think I was sincere toward you all? Sincere toward Lou Yunxiao? You really think too highly of yourselves.”
“Your promise to keep it from him is giving me face. At the same time, it can make that stupid disciple of yours, whose feelings I toyed with, feel a bit better.”
“Also, my request to you just now was out of politeness. In reality, it was an order.” Fox Fire surged in his palm, reflecting Ning Ke’s cold and eerie face.
“You do not have the right to refuse.”
Gao Ze felt a chill in his heart.
Looking at Ning Ke again, he could feel the sky-piercing murderous intent and baleful aura of a Great Yao.
It was the absolute deterrent brought by ten thousand years of accumulated power!
Indeed, in this world, no one could talk about “fairness” with the Yao Lord.
He had come to the Demon Realm and likely seen a fragile side of Ning Ke, and heard Wu Gou reveal Ning Ke’s identity, so he had mistakenly thought he could speak with Ning Ke on equal terms.
He had thought he could understand the Yao Lord’s true thoughts.
Now it seemed that probably no one could understand Ning Ke.
He could no longer speculate on this person’s mind.
“I understand.” Even if Gao Ze had more questions in his heart, he suppressed them now.
“I will keep it from him.”
As he spoke, Gao Ze realized that perhaps keeping it from Lou Yunxiao really was the best way.
After all, if Lou Yunxiao were to hear the Yao Lord’s words just now, the boy would likely be heartbroken to the extreme.
“Benefactor Ning…” Wu Gou stood beside Ning Ke. Having heard everything, his heart twisted with pain.
He was originally a man without desires or requests, seeing through everything more clearly than others.
Except for Ning Ke—he couldn’t see through him.
Yet even so, he could feel that after waking up this time, something within Ning Ke had shattered.
No matter what, it could never be pieced back together.
And those cracks were now continuously bleeding.
In a place where no one could see, they were slowly rotting away.
“You called me wrong, Wu Gou.” Ning Ke retracted the Fox Fire and told Wu Gou, “I am now Ming Xin.”
“Ming Xin, what exactly did you experience after you left me?” Wu Gou compromised, approaching Ning Ke and asking in a low voice, “Also, the words you just said—I know they weren’t your true intentions. You are definitely not someone who would wantonly toy with people’s feelings…”
“Do you think you know me very well?” Ning Ke glanced at Wu Gou with a look of disdain, revealing a mocking smile.
“Have you forgotten? I joined the Buddhist sect and approached you only for the Folian Lamp.”
“You are so naive to have actually believed every word I said.”
“However…” He pinched the little monk’s chin, pulling him close and narrowing his eyes. “I quite like this naive look of yours. It’s brought me quite a bit of amusement during this time.”
Ning Ke’s appearance was extremely striking, with dots of red light swirling in his eyes. He leaned close to Wu Gou’s face, so close he nearly touched the other’s lips, and asked, “So, little monk, I want you to give me the Folian Lamp now. Is that okay?”
“Yao Lord, please do not use your charm arts on a junior disciple!” Gao Ze’s voice was infused with spiritual intent, clearing Wu Gou’s mind. Looking again, Ning Ke had already tossed his chin aside with a light huff.
“Boring.”
The warmth of that person’s fingers still lingered on his chin.
Wu Gou inexplicably recalled the warmth and fragrance he had felt when holding Ning Ke a few days ago.
His hands hanging at his sides tightened.
He understood that Ning Ke was intentionally using words and actions to provoke and distance him.
Ning Ke wanted to turn himself into a villain in all their eyes.
Why… why on earth was he doing this?
“I didn’t expect the ancient treasure, the Folian Lamp, to be in the hands of this young disciple.” Gao Ze walked over and said to Ning Ke, “Yao Lord, since the treasure is in Wu Gou’s hands, it is his property. You must not—”
“Here.”
Gao Ze was interrupted by Wu Gou taking out the staff embedded with the Folian Lamp.
He pulled Ning Ke’s hand and placed the staff into the man’s grasp.
Meeting Ning Ke’s gaze, the little monk said seriously:
“I said before, I would give it to you for free.”
“Now is the time to fulfill that promise.”
“Ning Ke, I don’t know what happened to you, and I don’t know what you’ve been through, but I said I believe in you, so I will always believe in you.”
Ning Ke’s pupils dilated slightly.
But they quickly returned to normal.
He did not wish to have too much involvement with the people of this world anymore.
Otherwise, it would only make him feel more guilty and more miserable.
Gripping the staff, Ning Ke curled his lips into a cold sneer.
“You’d better not believe in me, otherwise you won’t even know how you died when the time comes.”
His fingers touched the Folian Lamp, his gaze shifting slightly.
The third stage of the mission was to let Lou Yunxiao possess the Folian Lamp and teach him the Qingxin Sutra to eliminate Lou Yunxiao’s demonic thoughts.
To put it bluntly, Lou Yunxiao’s demonic thoughts all stemmed from A-Ke’s death.
Thinking of this, Ning Ke asked Xiao Yuan in his consciousness: [If I strip away this A-Ke persona now, will it cause the mission to fail?]
Xiao Yuan replied: [Because the plot repair has reached 65% and is stabilizing, dropping the persona will no longer cause mission failure.]
[But Host, are you really calm now? How about… don’t worry about the mission for a bit. Rest first. It’s okay if you talk to them less…]
[Xiao Yuan, don’t worry. I am clearer now than I have ever been before.]
Having lived through those ten thousand years, Ning Ke already knew all the causes and consequences.
The clouds of doubt in his heart had vanished.
Therefore, he was now capable of completing the mission in his most collected state.
That meant eliminating all the Mo, and once the plot was fully repaired—
He would die without a shred of lingering attachment.
He thought that, in that way, he could probably go home.
“Master?”
The hall doors were pushed open.
Ning Ke turned to look at the newcomer.
It was Lou Yunxiao.
Translator’s Note:
Glossary:
- Folian Lamp (佛蓮燈): Buddha Lotus Lamp.
- Qingxin Sutra (清心經): Heart Clearing/Purifying Sutra.
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