I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 204 Stud is a kind of wisdom

A dream returns to reality, and one is brought back to a sober state.

This slap carried a degree of personal emotion.

After all, Chu Binghe had killed him several times in a row, so Bai Xuan felt that slapping her was a perfectly reasonable form of revenge.

If I weren't already outmatched, I'd definitely show her what a deliberate, explosive punch looks like.

If this happened in Feilu, not only would she die, but her whole family would die, and the entire sect would be wiped out.

But this is just the starting point; this approach is still too conservative.

Bai Xuan felt good about that slap.

But he himself was basically ruined.

After being ambushed by Chu Binghe, he is now in a state of near-death.

Looking at Fan Qingshuang again, the dried fruit girl lay motionless, looking quite calm and peaceful. It was as if you could see a health bar on her head, with a hole in it, from which blood was gushing out.

Given their current state, it's clear that things can't continue.

He then crossed his arms, waiting for Chu Binghe to angrily turn around and kill him.

Now that the truth has been found out.

What followed became simpler.

Bai Xuan is confident that he can resolve the next cycle of reincarnation.

however……

Chu Binghe seemed stunned by the slap, standing there blankly, her fingers gently touching her cheek, her hairpin falling to the ground, her hair disheveled, she was almost falling to the ground, looking like a weak woman who had been abused.

This is hardly the mark of a grandmaster.

But this is very much in line with human nature.

Chu Binghe's suppressed emotions were shattered, and she clenched her fingers, her whole body trembling, gritting her teeth, and then let out a dreamlike sigh.

"What can I do..."

Even knowing the truth, what choice do I have?

"I can't defeat the Heavenly Demon. I'm no match for it, and I'm not smart enough to find out the truth."

"I can only stay here; this is all I have left to hold on to."

"Now that things have come to this, you're telling me... I was the one who was wrong?"

She stared intently at Bai Xuan, gazing at the young man who had reopened her wounds.

The slap from the other person woke her up and forced her to face the bloody reality.

How could she not hate his cruelty and resent his self-righteousness?

Sometimes, waking someone from their illusion of self-sacrifice is a sin.

If a person harbors too many secrets or carries too much pressure, they are prone to going to extremes, because what one can see is ultimately limited.

People who are stronger and more resilient are often not good at asking for help or asking for assistance, and do not know how to ask others for help.

These people are more arrogant than the average person, yet they don't trust others at all.

Whether it's Chu Binghe from four hundred years ago or Su Wuwo, who has been stuck in his ways for many years in Langya Mansion, the two of them share a similar essence.

That is, they don't know how to ask for help.

Asking for help is seen as a sign of weakness.

In modern society, almost every citizen is aware that they are just an ordinary individual in society, so it is not shameful to seek help from society, the collective, or the government when they have problems.

But this era is different. It is a world where the weak are bullied and the only way to succeed is to become strong and powerful.

Every strong person grows up stepping over the corpses of countless others. They have long since honed their edges to an incredibly sharp point, like the quills on a hedgehog, using these as weapons to face the world. That is their strength, their greatest weapon, but also the obstacle that keeps others at bay.

When faced with difficulties they cannot overcome, these people either choose to overcome them or perish before the difficulties.

This is a common problem.

Bai Xuan understood the personality of this type of person all too well. They would usually choose a quick and decisive self-destruction rather than bowing down to others and begging for help.

So he spoke directly.

"Running away solves nothing."

"Seeking death is the same."

“A mistake is a mistake. No matter how you try to whitewash it, you can’t change the fact that you can only watch the White Plum School be destroyed.”

“If you don’t have the courage to face it, then kill me here... kill her, kill everyone here.”

"Then, like an ostrich, you bury your head in the ground, pretending not to see the impending destruction, and indulge in self-admiration until the very last moment."

"However, by then..."

Bai Xuan sneered, "In the last moment before you die, can you still comfort yourself by saying 'I have done my best'?"

At that moment, both Yulong Daogu and Fan Qingshuang thought that Bai Xuan was about to be torn to pieces by the enraged Chu Binghe.

A tremendous rage surged in her eyes, as if she were about to devour her alive.

But that anger receded as quickly as the tide.

Chu Binghe was left behind in a state of extreme weakness.

Her laughter was very miserable, like the bitter laugh of a gambler who had lost everything overnight.

"Perhaps I was wrong."

She had no energy left; her spirits had been completely worn down during the conversation.

"Let's go..."

"Take Yulong and leave this place, go as far away as possible."

"Leave here before dawn." Chu Binghe had given up on killing the two men.

Then her wrist was grabbed by a hand.

"Where are you going?" Bai Xuan asked, "You haven't finished speaking yet."

"What else is there to say?" Chu Binghe let out a long breath. "You've seen through me. Next, I need to arrange for my disciples to leave the White Plum Sect... This is the only thing I can do."

"Giving up now is premature." Bai Xuan still didn't let go, but said in a low voice, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't."

"...A solution?" Chu Binghe almost burst out laughing. She turned her face to the side, quietly looking at the boy: "If you continue to humiliate me in this way, I guarantee you will..."

Turn your head to the side so that your eyes meet.

Her threatening words were swallowed back down her throat.

Because Bai Xuan's eyes were so calm, fearless of life and death, indifferent to joy or anger, just a silent stillness, like a mirror reflecting her own weakness.

An unbelievable thought arose.

Chu Binghe asked in surprise, "You... really have a way?"

This was the first and last time she sought answers from anyone else.

After the passing of the Immortal Yu Hua, she shouldered everything alone, and from then on, no one could easily change her mind or reverse her stubbornness.

Bai Xuan said calmly, "Of course I have a way, and that's exactly why I came here."

Chu Binghe gripped his sleeve, not immediately asking any questions.

She was still hesitant, unsure whether what she had grasped was a lifeline or the seaweed that had wrapped around her wrist before she drowned.

“I believe him.” Yu Long slowly approached. “I also hope that the sect leader can believe me.”

Chu Binghe remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "You say..."

"The remains of a sword immortal," Bai Xuan said. "The remains of a sword immortal in the secret realm are the only means to restrain the Heavenly Demon."

"Of course I've considered that, but..." Chu Binghe shook his head and denied it, "The secret realm has its own selection rules. Even I am not qualified to enter it, let alone retrieve the remains of a sword immortal. Even my master couldn't do that."

"Can't get it out?"

"It can't be taken out." Chu Binghe was quite certain.

“Then there’s no need to take it out.” Bai Xuan pressed his temples. “We need to think dialectically… Since we can’t take it out, then we won’t. Sending the Heavenly Demon in will have the same effect.”

Upon hearing this, Daoist Yulong's eyes lit up: "Sect Leader, this plan may be feasible. The essence of the secret realm is a completely new space that does not exist in this world. Grandmasters cannot forcibly enter, but those at the Heavenly Rank can shatter the space."

Chu Binghe seemed to be deep in thought.

She did indeed overlook this possibility.

Although the Feathered Immortal never re-entered the secret realm, all her inheritances were obtained within it.

The rules of the secret realm do not allow the same person to enter it a second time.

What would happen if we forced our way in?
no one knows.

Because the rules have never been broken.

The immortal who set this rule has passed away.

After thinking for a long time, Chu Binghe looked at Bai Xuan and said, "This is only a slim chance of winning, a possibility."

"To lure the Heavenly Demon into the secret realm, we need to gamble with our lives, and we have no idea what the outcome of the gamble will be."

"Right now... I can pretend I didn't hear anything."

"You can still leave here."

"but……"

She was trying to persuade Bai Xuan that there was still a chance to give up, as if she were making a final confirmation.

Bai Xuan interrupted him directly.

"What's there to think about? Going all in is a kind of wisdom... Just tell me straight, are you brave enough to gamble?"

Chu Binghe was speechless at first.

Then, he suddenly burst out laughing.

The suppressed chuckle turned into hearty laughter.

She laughed so hard she bent over, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

A burst of laughter shattered all her vulnerability, and all the regret, guilt, bitterness, and resentment she felt poured out with her tears and laughter.

When she straightened up again, the weakness that had been emanating from the depths of her heart vanished.

Chu Binghe felt as if he had returned to his youth.

She once drew her sword outside the Jade Gate and rode her horse before the Golden Tent.

At that time, the White Plum Sect was at its peak. The master was still alive, and the senior and junior sisters traveled the martial arts world together, all of them being heroic and extraordinary women of the martial arts world.

But I don't know when it started, she gradually changed. She became taciturn, introverted and repressed. She stopped making witty remarks with her friends and stopped getting emotional over things.

Who hasn't been in their prime? It's just that we didn't realize it then. Time slowly steals away the softness in our hearts, turning us into hard-hearted people, devoid of passion and enthusiasm.

And now... this is the last time.

So, is it okay to be willful one more time?
Chu Binghe looked at the young man and thought to himself, "How wonderful it would have been if I had met this person twenty years earlier?"

"Okay, I'll take your bet."

"This time, I have nothing left."

"I'm betting my life... on you winning!"

Bai Xuan slowly shook his head: "No... it's a bet that we can win."

You are the main force, I am just an assister.

(End of this chapter)