This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 437: Chapter 53: Don’t Let Her Down

Clang.

A small access door at the bottom of the main gate remained open, through which food was passed in from the outside.

“Mother, let me out. It’s so dark in here…” Qiu Shiyin’s low plea sounded.

The hand delivering the food suddenly paused.

As if seeing hope, Qiu Shiyin’s pleas became even more urgent.

After a long, long time, the hand set down the food, followed by a sigh, and that small access door closed once more.

In the cramped and dark cage, she was once again alone, her suffocating breaths clearly audible.

Having stayed in such a dark place for so many years, she must be… very lonely.

Ji Chuan thought.

….

The scene quickly changed.

Qiu Shiyin’s small hand was held by a man with an honest face.

That was her dad.

The bustling market scene dazzled her, filling Qiu Shiyin with happiness.

Suddenly, bizarre colors surged before Qiu Shiyin’s eyes.

She felt an excruciating headache and could only crouch down in agony, clutching her head.

Amidst the haze, she heard many panic-stricken cries.

“A demon… run, there’s a demon…”

What demon?

She frantically tried to grab her father’s hand, but at this moment, he harshly flung her hand away.

When she turned to ask her father, she discovered him looking at her in terror.

In the reflection of her father’s eyes, Qiu Shiyin saw the blurry image of a monstrous creature.

Its face covered in scales, with rugged and protruding horns, it was utterly ferocious.

This… is this me?

……..

In that dark cell, time became very long, as if she had stayed there for a very, very long time.

Finally, one day, the gate that hadn’t opened for so long was opened again.

Qiu Shiyin was overjoyed.

She thought her parents had finally decided to let her out.

But when she looked outside eagerly, what she saw was her mother weeping with her hand over her mouth, her father looking worn out, and a strangely ugly monster covered in scale armor.

“Shiyin, this is your brother…” her mother said in agony.

My brother?

A mysterious light flickered in Qiu Shiyin’s eyes.

Her brother, like her, was shackled with heavy chains and locked in the tiny cage.

……..

An array of blood and fire.

A group of people burst in, intending to kill Qiu Shiyin and her brother in the name of slaying demons.

In the moment of life and death.

Qiu Ning unleashed unprecedented strength, twisting off the shackles that had bound him for so long, as well as the constraints of the world, slaughtering all the intruders to the last.

After the massacre, Qiu Shiyin had no choice but to take Qiu Ning and flee elsewhere.

…

The scenes shifted faster and faster, almost in a fleeting instant.

There were days when Qiu Shiyin and Qiu Ning left home, depending only on each other.

There was Qiu Shiyin’s helpless act of sending Qiu Ning to the Origin Lands.

There was her anger and pain watching one “toad” after another being abandoned.

There was her satisfaction and consolation in adopting a group of “toads.”

And then the Netherworld sought her out, inviting her to join, and the struggle that ensued…

Qiu Shiyin’s life was colorful, yet filled with pain throughout.

Gradually, Ji Chuan discovered his own figure appearing in these fleeting images.

—— He had barely interacted with Qiu Shiyin, but his figure occupied a significant part of her memories.

Because in Qiu Shiyin’s memory, Ji Chuan, who appeared like a comet, clearly held an extremely important place.

In the end, all the scenes froze.

They froze at his sword piercing through Qiu Shiyin’s heart.

Green Waist was protruding from the back of the frail girl, its tip stained with blood.

Qiu Shiyin, enduring the pain of having her heart pierced, showed Ji Chuan a smile of utmost tenderness.

Exquisite yet full of sorrow.

The emotions Ji Chuan felt from the girl at that moment contained not a trace of pain, only a sense of relief, as if a burden had been lifted.

Is this her life?

There were fleeting moments of happiness, followed by prolonged loneliness.

Only at the end of her life did she find that little bit of relief, as if a burden had been lifted.

In the beginning, she was just a child, a beautiful yet fragile child.

An endless sadness welled up inside Ji Chuan.

With that lethal sword thrust, he had already severed all of Qiu Shiyin’s sins.

Dust to dust, earth to earth.

Now, only love and pity remained in his heart.

The mournful Ji Chuan suddenly felt an inexplicable wave of fatigue sweep over him.

Feeling extremely tired, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

However, he knew clearly that when he woke up again, the girl named Qiu Shiyin would never be able to smile at him again.

Darkness descended like a tide, drowning the last vestige of Ji Chuan’s consciousness.

And in his sea of consciousness, the point of Spiritual Light that represented the Samsara Sword Intent suddenly flickered, growing stronger, undergoing a transformation unprecedented.

……

“Brother… Brother…” The faint calling finally roused Ji Chuan from the almost endless darkness. @@novelbin@@

Ji Chuan slowly opened his eyes and saw Lu Qingshan, his face full of concern, thanked him hoarsely after a long silence, “Thank you.”

Seeing Ji Chuan awake, Lu Qingshan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Guided by the Spiritual Light of the Netherworld Prison Master, six days passed before he found Ji Chuan, who hadn’t moved an inch.

He finally understood why Ji Chuan had remained motionless.

Ji Chuan was lying in a sea of flowers on the other shore, his eyes closed, his face showing a painful and struggling expression.

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