Chapter 69: You’re the Best in the World
Shen Linye had a dream.
In the dream, there was a sea of blood. He was surrounded by a dense forest, and he was kneeling under a tree, his body covered in wounds, blood gushing out and dripping onto the ground. He was surrounded by a hundred Jianghu people with weapons, all of them standing on the opposite side. Only one person stood with his back to him, facing them.
“Mu Linglong! Get out of the way!”
The person in front of him paid him no mind and just chuckled softly. “Shen Linye, I won’t let you die.”
Why…
He didn’t understand. He had not been good to Mu Linglong. No, it was terrible. The two of them had learned from the same master, but after they became adults, they had gone their separate ways. He had brought glory to their sect and eventually became the Martial Arts Alliance Chief, while Mu Linglong had been taken back by the Demonic Cult Leader to inherit his father’s business.
Mu Linglong had betrayed their sect. He had been both angry and resentful. Although he didn’t know where these emotions came from, he had never given him a pleasant look since then. When he had gathered the courage to confess his feelings, his liking for him, hoping to mend their relationship, the response he had gotten was a look of disgust, a sneer, and even a battle…
He had later agreed to the requests of the other sects and led the righteous path to exterminate the demonic cult. In that battle, countless righteous people and demonic cult members had died. Since then, they had been separated by countless lives, completely cut off, with no further contact.
But now…
Mu Linglong’s martial arts were superb. A hundred men couldn’t subdue Shen Linye. If he were to cooperate with him, wouldn’t it be even more difficult? The top two on the list of masters, who could stand against them if they joined forces!
“Mu Linglong,” one of the Jianghu men said, “this is a matter of the righteous martial arts world. It doesn’t need an outsider like you to interfere!”
“Outsider?”
He still had the gentle demeanor of a refined young master, but the words he spoke almost made the others’ jaws drop.
“I am not an outsider. I am Shen Linye’s wife.”
“What are you talking about!” he gritted his teeth.
“That thing you did when you were drunk at fifteen,” Mu Linglong tilted his head, “do you really think it was a dream?”
Shen Linye was dumbfounded, and the Jianghu people were in an uproar.
“See, I told you he was in cahoots with the demonic cult!”
“Traitor!”
“So it’s true!”
“If Shen Linye and I had no relationship, he wouldn’t be a traitor,” Mu Linglong smiled. “Then before I appeared, why were you all chasing him, trying to kill him?”
“This man has the face of a human but the heart of a beast! He swallowed the treasure of the Murong Villa!”
“Are you stupid? Why are you talking so much to a demonic cult leader!”
He sneered. The Murong Villa, a branch of the demonic cult that had been wiped out by these righteous people, had no treasure at all. He didn’t know who had wanted to frame Shen Linye and had fabricated these baseless rumors. And these people, who usually called themselves righteous, weren’t they now blinded by money, having lost their reason?
What an ugly, disgusting sight.
“I haven’t even settled the score with you yet. You destroyed my cult’s villa. Do you really think you don’t have to pay the price?” He raised his hand, and countless black-clothed men appeared from all around.
“Charge—!”
The black-clothed men used poisons and powders, and their martial arts were not weak. So, for a time, these Jianghu people couldn’t free their hands to intercept the two of them as they rode away on horseback.
Shen Linye was injured, so Mu Linglong had to hold him and ride with him.
“Shen Linye, although you’ve been unwilling to admit it, you like me in your heart.”
“You hate me because you think you lost me. If you can’t have it, you make yourself hate it. You’ve always been so terrible. The yellow oriole you raised when you were young flew away, and you’ve hated birds ever since.”
“You attacked the demonic cult because you wanted to snatch me back.”
“Admit it. You like me.”
Shen Linye couldn’t speak.
“After them!!”
Many ambushes appeared in the forest. Mu Linglong frowned and whipped the horse to run faster. These were not just Jianghu people. From their numbers, they were the Sheng Luo army!
Shen Linye gritted his teeth in anger. So these people even colluded with foreigners for treasure? If these foreigners weren’t after the treasure, why would they be willing to send troops to help? How stupid! Stupid!
Ambushes also appeared on the road ahead. There was no way to escape, so the two of them leaped off the horse and drew their swords to fight to the death.
The rain of arrows never stopped, and two fists were no match for four hands.
In the end, Mu Linglong fell.
Shen Linye caught the semi-conscious man, his eyes and heart filled with a sour bitterness.
“Mu Linglong!”
Mu Linglong looked at him, bathed in blood, and his heart was filled with sorrow. He wouldn’t last much longer either. At least, they would die together.
“Shen Linye, do you know why I betrayed our sect and you back then?”
His breath was faint, his voice growing softer and softer, but it was like a series of fine needles piercing his heart.
“Our master was actually a spy from the demonic cult. After learning that you were the next Martial Arts Alliance Chief, he poisoned you. The antidote could only be obtained from the demonic cult leader. So I accepted my father’s claim and returned to the cult with him, getting close to him to obtain the antidote…”
“You never gave me a chance to explain. You no longer believed a word I said. I…”
The last sentence, Shen Linye would never know.
He closed his eyes and would never speak again.
“Mu Linglong! Wake up! Wake up! I’ll be good to you in the future…”
“I swear, I swear I’ll be good to you…”
“Mu Linglong!!”
“Don’t retaliate against me like this… don’t… please don’t…”
“I’m sorry…”
Shen Linye jumped up with a start. He looked around. This was his own room, and Mu Linglong was sleeping soundly beside him.
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing his pale face and the cold sweat on his forehead, Mu Linglong also sat up in confusion.
He suddenly pulled him into his arms.
“Linglong, Linglong, Linglong…”
“What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?” He gently patted his back.
“Linglong, I love you.”
He blushed fiercely. Why so suddenly…
“Linglong, you’re the best in the whole world… I like you so much…”
“Silly boy.”
The night was as cool as water, and the heart was warm.
