CFSMS -Chapter 123 A Heart Once Broken Is Like Shattered Glass—Sing It Out

Having finally managed to reset her biological clock, Lu Wu sought out the Duke of Zhou shortly after nightfall. Elsewhere in Yuanhai City, however, some people were losing sleep because of her.

“What? He can’t be cured? Why?”

The three rapid-fire questions came from Wu Yan, a female disciple of the Beast-Taming Sect. Squatting beside the bed and staring at the “charred corpse” lying on it, tears streamed endlessly down her face.

Jiang Yunhe, the one being questioned, calmly packed up his medicine box.

“The fire wasn’t ordinary fire. The fire poison remaining in his body can’t be treated with conventional medicine.”

What Jiang Yunhe didn’t mention was that the poison originated from the same source as the Fireflame Secret Realm.

The fire poison within the secret realm came from the combined influence of one bird, one dragon, and a Glazed Flame. Once it accumulated, even he had no way of removing it.

The dragon remained in the secret realm, while both the bird and the flame were currently with Boss Lu.

It was obvious who this man had offended.

Jiang Yunhe had no intention of helping him.

What if Boss Lu found out and stopped selling him jianbing?

As for medical ethics…

Well, he could always pick those back up later.

“What do we do now?”

“Senior Brother still has to compete tomorrow!”

Wu Yan sobbed pitifully, looking at Sun Ke with eyes full of helplessness and heartache.

A late-night bedroom scene with two men and one woman. The woman cried so beautifully that she resembled a pear blossom drenched in rain.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yunhe wasn’t a flower appreciator.

Ignoring her pleading gaze entirely, he left.

Only Wu Yan remained in the room, crying loudly.

“Senior Brother, there must be a way to heal you.”

“Don’t worry. No matter what price I have to pay, I’ll do it willingly.”

“Senior Brother, I’ll wait for you to wake up.”

Every word was sincere and affectionate.

Her fingers gently caressed Sun Ke’s face, her gaze tender as water.

Faced with such devoted affection, Sun Ke was deeply moved.

Although his body couldn’t react, his consciousness remained completely awake.

He had always known about his junior sister’s feelings.

But in the past, he had devoted himself entirely to cultivation and never paid her emotions any attention.

Thinking about it now, he had neglected her for far too long.

Sun Ke wanted to raise his hand and respond somehow.

Yet his body remained completely motionless.

Seeing the crystal-clear tears on Wu Yan’s cheeks, his heart ached terribly.

Junior Sister, stop crying.

Your Senior Brother’s heart is breaking from seeing this.

Once I recover, I’ll definitely confess my feelings to you. From then on, we’ll fly together as a pair.

“Senior Brother, say something!”

Wu Yan, lacking any mind-reading ability, naturally had no idea about Sun Ke’s inner monologue. She simply continued crying her eyes out.

About fifteen minutes later, she stared at the “zombie” on the bed and suddenly stopped crying.

“Looks like he’s really not waking up.”

“Heck. If I’d known, I would’ve cried less. My eyes are all swollen now. What a waste of time.”

She stood up and clicked her tongue.

The deep affection from moments ago had vanished completely, replaced by impatience and annoyance.

“You useless trash. Completely worthless.”

“I haven’t even gotten to enjoy the benefits yet, and you’re already done for. Whoever wants to take care of you can do it themselves.”

“Tch…”

“Just wait to die.”

After tossing out those words, Wu Yan hummed a cheerful tune and headed for the door.

“Senior Brother Sun is finished. I should go check on Senior Brother Zhang. If that doesn’t work, there’s still Senior Sister Wang and Senior Sister Li.”

“The senior sisters are pretty capable. As long as gender isn’t a deal-breaker, I’ve still got opportunities.”

Wu Yan knew her own limits.

With her average aptitude, the only reason she’d entered the Beast-Taming Sect was because she was good at attaching herself to powerful people.

Who would’ve thought that this particular thigh to cling to would get chopped off?

Naturally, she needed to hurry and find a replacement.

Of course, she didn’t freeload for nothing.

She treated it like a job and performed it diligently.

Emotional support was always provided at maximum value.

She made sure her benefactors believed wholeheartedly in her sincerity.

“Senior Sister, here I come. Hehehe!”

With a lovestruck grin on her face, Wu Yan disappeared through the doorway.

As for avenging Sun Ke?

Ha!

She wasn’t stupid.

If Sun Ke couldn’t beat the opponent, was she supposed to run over and offer herself up as an extra kill?

Her lingering laughter echoed through the room.

On the bed, Sun Ke witnessed the dramatic contrast between her before and after.

Rage exploded within him.

You bitch! You bitch!

He roared silently in his mind.

The heart that had just begun to soften froze over once again.

He swore that for the rest of his life, he would never trust another woman.

His heart was sealed.

Love was dead.

A heart shattered beyond repair would never believe in romance again.

The accumulating fury filled his chest.

Unable to move, Sun Ke became increasingly agitated.

Then, at a certain moment, the corners of his mouth and all four limbs began twitching violently.

Good news: he could move again.

Bad news: the rage had damaged him. Half his body was paralyzed, leaving him with a crooked mouth and a twisted face.

“AAAAAH! Lu Wu, I want you dead!”

No one heard his declaration of vengeance.

Meanwhile, in her dreams, Lu Wu casually slapped a nightmare into oblivion before returning to drooling over beautiful people.

Pretty.

Love looking at them.

Need to look more.

The night was dark as ink.

Within the hazy shadows, the villagers of Little Sea Village gathered of their own accord.

“I heard it already. That food-stall owner will be setting up here for seven days. She’ll definitely come today.”

“Everyone, think about how those outsiders treated us yesterday. We have to pay them back!”

The organizer of the gathering held a torch aloft, righteous indignation written all over his face.

“That’s right! We need revenge!”

“This is our village. Outsiders aren’t welcome here!”

“We have to defend our rights!”

Anyone who disturbed the peace of their village deserved to be driven out.

The villagers’ anger burned hotter and hotter.

Echoing the leader’s words, they waited with glaring eyes for the right opportunity.

“Everyone, follow me!”

The leader beckoned, and the group began marching forward.

“Shouldn’t we stop them?”

In a corner hidden from sight, Zhang Yue, who had witnessed everything, asked Xia Shu, who stood silently beside her.

Although Xia Shu couldn’t see, he knew everything happening within Little Sea Village.

Zhang Yue’s appearance didn’t surprise him at all.

Instead, he “looked” toward the direction the villagers had departed and let out a sigh.

“I stopped them once. I stopped them twice. In the end, there would still be a third time and a fourth.”

“After all these years, it’s time I learned to let go.”

Though he said those words, his grip on the walking stick tightened.

Facing Zhang Yue’s direction, he spoke softly.

“The City Lord sent you, didn’t he? We’ve caused him trouble again.”

“I only hope the City Lord won’t blame them. They’re just a group of pitiful souls who have forgotten their past and have no future.”

Sorrow overflowed from Xia Shu’s voice.

“And what about you?”

Zhang Yue stepped closer.

“You’ve guarded this village that died long ago. To prevent outsiders from discovering the truth, you spread the existence of the Sea God, united the villagers through faith, and even secretly encouraged their hostility toward outsiders, isolating the village from the outside world.”

“Do you regret it?”

“Or rather… were you trying to change something?”

Her finger traced through the air.

No one was more sensitive to ghostly and yin energy than a ghost cultivator.

In her eyes, the entire village was shrouded in dense yin energy.

Everything within it was merely a false illusion.

As for the villagers…

They were lonely ghosts who had lost the memories of their deaths and remained trapped here.

The real Little Sea Village had already been destroyed in the great sea disaster ten years ago.

The only living person left was Xia Shu.

He had lost both eyes to the waves, yet gained a unique ability in return.

He called it a miracle.

It was because of that miracle that the villagers could continue living as though they were normal people.

But an illusion was still an illusion.

Bubbles were fragile.

Sooner or later, everything would reach its end.