Chapter 328: Don't Say Such Words So Casually

“Huh….” Luo Xuan hesitated. “But that ghost is too strong. My master said I have spirit eyes, but even I can’t see it and was hurt by it. I think… we shouldn’t go up.”

Ye Mo smiled. “Okay, then wait for me here. I’ll go up and capture it, then come down.”

“I think I should go with you; one extra person, one extra share of power,” Luo Xuan immediately said. If Ye Mo wasn’t coming back, she really didn’t want to stay. She wasn’t afraid of ghosts, but it was different when she couldn’t even see it. And that ghost didn’t seem scared of the peach wood sword.

“Don’t worry. I have a good idea what it is. I’m just going to confirm. If I’m right, that ghost has left. I’m just going to check again in the elevator,” Ye Mo said, comforting Luo Xuan.

He had guessed what it was. After seeing Nie Shuangshuang’s letter, he guessed it might be her pet, Luan Luan. Luan Luan could camouflage; she changed to the same color as the elevator and stuck to a corner. People wouldn’t notice her. He thought of this after seeing Nie Shuangshuang’s letter. He’d noticed a protrusion in the elevator before but hadn’t thought much of it. Now, he thought it was probably Luan Luan.

He was just going to confirm it. As for why Luan Luan was here, he guessed it was related to the red-robed woman he’d killed. After escaping, Luan Luan needed to devour spirits. The red-robed woman’s presence made the yin chi strong, attracting Luan Luan. Perhaps the red-robed woman wanted to capture it, or vice versa.

“Ye brother, do you really know what it is? Is it not a ghost?” Luo Xuan asked in surprise.

“No, this thing is much scarier than ghosts,” Ye Mo nodded.

The elevator stopped on the eighth floor, and Ye Mo and Luo Xuan went in. Ye Mo pressed the button for the twelfth floor and watched the walls.

As expected, he noticed faint yin chi next to the buttons. He knew this was where the thing had attached, and because it hadn’t left long ago, there was still yin chi.

“Did you find it?” Luo Xuan asked when the elevator stopped on the twelfth floor. She was anxious and didn’t notice she was grabbing Ye Mo’s sleeve.

“Mhm.” Ye Mo stepped out. “Yes, I found it, but it’s probably gone. It’s a vicious thing. It feasts on bleak and evil chi and is murderous. Originally, there were ghosts here, but after I killed them, it couldn’t stay and left.”

Luo Xuan seemed to understand. “You killed them? I was pushed out by a very strong ghost on the ninth floor that day. Did you kill that one? No wonder I didn’t see it again.”

Ye Mo jumped onto the roof and felt the light breeze. He exclaimed. He’d only been here a little over a year, but so much had happened. Luo Xuan followed, relaxing. She saw Ye Mo standing silently, walked beside him, and asked, “Ye brother, what are you thinking about?”

“I’m thinking…” Ye Mo hesitated. “Luo Xuan, if one day you really liked a man, would you forget him if you lost your memory?”

“Huh.” Luo Xuan was caught off guard. She blushed. “Ye brother, what are you saying? I’m a dao cultivator. Why would I suddenly like a man?”

Ye Mo nodded. “That’s right. You’re a dao cultivator. My question was too abrupt.”

Ye Mo looked at the distant stars and lights, lost in thought.

Luo Xuan looked at Ye Mo’s despairing face and dazed eyes and didn’t speak. She stood on the roof with him, looking at the lights. After a while, she noticed he was still in the same position and asked worriedly, “Ye brother, did you lose your love? I don’t really understand, but I’ve been at the university for two years. I’ve seen students who lost their love. They seemed really sad, a bit like you.”

“Lost love?” Ye Mo murmured. Did he? He shook his head. “I don’t know.”

Ye Mo suddenly thought of something and looked at Luo Xuan. “By the way, you said you’re a dao cultivator. What sect are you from?”

Luo Xuan hesitated briefly but didn’t hide it. “My sect is called Ci Hang Jing Monastery. It’s a very ancient sect in China.”

“Ci Hang Jing Monastery? Why does it seem familiar?” Ye Mo repeated, remembering a stall with that name at a social event. He didn’t know if they were connected.

Luo Xuan said slowly, “If you’ve heard the name, it’s normal. Long ago, the Ci Hang Jing Monastery was outside the small world. Sects going into the small world only started in recent centuries. I don’t know the specifics, but the Ni Luo Sutra is an important book our sect left outside.”

Ye Mo nodded and fell silent. He didn’t ask more; he didn’t care that much. He believed that while there were things in this world that could threaten him, there weren’t many.

Seeing Ye Mo fall silent again, Luo Xuan asked, “Ye brother, I know you’re a great person. What is your dream?”

“Dream?” Ye Mo frowned. His dream was to live a long life with Luo Ying and stay together forever, or even ascend to immortality, but he knew that was absurd. Although he’d started his company to gather wealth for cultivation, he knew he’d be hugely lucky to even reach foundation establishment.

What about Luo Ying and Qingxue? If he hadn’t met Qingxue or had those connections, he wouldn’t care. But now, even if he found Luo Ying and stayed with her, could he really let Qingxue go? It was hard. Perhaps his mind still needed ascension.

After a long time, Ye Mo sighed, “My dream is very hard to realize.”

Luo Xuan looked at Ye Mo sympathetically. Although she didn’t know his dream, it must be related to the girl who lost her memory. She sighed, “Ye brother, sometimes we don’t need to think too much. Before, I was cultivating in my sect. I was very innocent, but coming out into the world, I realized there were so many unfathomable things. I think if we were still in our sect, my second martial sister wouldn’t have done that. She was tricked.”

Talking about her sister, Luo Xuan’s mood fell again.

Ye Mo smiled. “If your second sister is really as you think, then she wouldn’t have been tricked. Never mind, stop thinking about your second martial sister. You still haven’t said what your dream is.”

Luo Xuan said slowly, “Before, my dream was to cultivate diligently and reach the highest, great heaven state. That day when I stood at the top of this building, I suddenly thought, if only I could fly one day. Perhaps that is my dream. I know it’s impossible. So, Ye brother, dreams and reality are different. Even if it can’t be realized, it’s good to think about it, just like me now. I’m standing here imagining I’m flying, and I feel a lot better.”

Ye Mo shook his head. “Luo Xuan, perhaps your dream can be realized, but mine can never be.”

“Are you talking about taking a plane? I’ve taken it before, but it feels no different to riding a car. I don’t like that way of flying,” Luo Xuan shook her head.

“Let’s stop talking about this. I’m going to Qi Yang Mountain. Come with me,” Ye Mo said, casting aside his thoughts.

“Of course. From now on, wherever Ye brother goes, I will follow,” Luo Xuan said without hesitation. Her older sister wasn’t here, and she couldn’t live here alone.

Ye Mo shook his head and didn’t speak.

“What’s wrong, Ye brother?” Luo Xuan immediately asked.

Ye Mo smiled. “I’ll say something, but don’t reply casually. If I jump off this building, will you jump off with me?”

“Of course. If Ye brother is going to jump, I will jump with you. But I know, Ye brother, you won’t…” Before Luo Xuan finished, Ye Mo had already jumped.

“Huh….” Luo Xuan’s mind went blank. She hadn’t expected Ye Mo to actually jump. She thought he was joking.