# Chapter 1310: That Man
He Ling knelt with both knees on the ground, her head bowed deeply before Shen Xi: "Master... Ling'er begs Master... to grant me guidance."
"Ling'er," Shen Xi let out a very soft sigh. "Three years ago, you were like duckweed in the wind, lonely and helpless, yet there was never hatred in your heart. Why is it that now you are suddenly filled with resentment and bitterness?"
"Because..." He Ling said mournfully. "Back then, Ling'er still had hope and fantasies in her heart. But... everyone who told me never to resent, never to give up hope... they're all dead now... Now... aside from hatred, Ling'er has nothing left."
Yun Che: "..."
"Even if your greatest enemy is the Fan Di God Realm, you still want revenge?" Shen Xi asked.
He Ling slowly rose, her eyes, filled with gloom and hope, fixed on Shen Xi bathed in sacred white radiance: "Master... is there really someone... who can help me?"
Shen Xi gently nodded: "The Fan Di God Realm is the most powerful king realm in the Dong Shen Domain. Its foundation is deeply rooted, and its might is far beyond your understanding. For a million years in the divine realm, no one has ever dared to provoke or offend it."
"But, there is one person who in the future indeed has the possibility of shaking the Fan Di God Realm, and he coincidentally also has an irreconcilable, life-and-death enmity with the Fan Di God Realm. So, if you are truly determined to take revenge against the Fan Di God Realm, let him help you. Moreover, with your 'power', his chances of shaking the Fan Di God Realm will also increase greatly."
Yun Che: "...??" (Who is she talking about? Shake the Fan Di God Realm? Does such a person truly exist in this world?)
"With your 'power', his chances of shaking the Fan Di God Realm will also increase greatly" — He Ling could not understand this sentence. The claim that someone could shake the Fan Di God Realm, if spoken by anyone else, no one would believe it... but these words were personally spoken by Shen Xi.
He Ling bowed again: "Ling'er begs Master to tell Ling'er... how to find him?"
Shen Xi did not answer directly, but said softly: "You must understand that this will come at a great price."
"Ling'er knows." He Ling did not hesitate for a moment. Taking revenge against the Fan Di God Realm... the price to pay was no longer as simple as a "price": "If I can avenge, the Wood Spirit Pearl, dignity, life... anything is fine..."
With all her beliefs, hopes, and even her future completely shattered, under the crushing blow, just as she herself said, aside from the wildly growing desire for revenge, she had nothing left.
"Your heart has fallen into an abyss now, and you have lost yourself. So, I will not tell you now." Shen Xi stepped forward, took He Ling's hand, and gently helped her up: "I will give you one month. During this month, you must calm your heart, and in your most sober state, truly think clearly about what you want to do in the future."
"If after one month, you are still determined to seek revenge, then I will tell you who that person is, and I will personally bring him before you."
Yun Che: "!?"
She was Shen Xi, every word a fairy vow.
"Yes." He Ling did not press further, and tears finally began to gather in her eyes: "Master, Ling'er must have disappointed you. In the future, no matter what happens, Ling'er... will never forget your great kindness."
Shen Xi slightly shook her head: "You have done nothing to disappoint me. When I brought you back back then, I promised to help you find your younger brother... it is I who let you down."
He Ling shook her head, shaking it with immense force, and tears that had long dried finally fell from the corners of her eyes.
Shen Xi reached out and gently wiped the tears from her face: "Ling'er, you haven't slept in a long time. Go and have a good sleep. Only then can you be clear-headed enough to know what you truly want."
"Yes, Ling'er will obey Master's words."
Yun Che's comfort had only met with He Ling's hollow responses. But Shen Xi's few words—words that in Yun Che's view should not have been spoken, even hard to understand—had called He Ling's soul back and brought forth her tears.
He Ling left. Indeed, she had not had a peaceful sleep in a long time.
"Senior Shen Xi," as soon as He Ling left, Yun Che immediately asked the confusion in his heart: "These words you spoke to He Ling—do you truly hope she seeks revenge, or... is there another intention?"
"What do you think?" she asked in return.
Without a second thought, Yun Che said: "Senior Shen Xi has no reason to encourage her to seek revenge. I think Senior must believe she will give up this idea after a month, after all, she is a Wood Spirit."
"No," Shen Xi said. "In a month, not only will she not abandon this thought, she will become even more determined—precisely because she is a Wood Spirit."
"Why?" Yun Che could not understand Shen Xi's words.
She looked at him and said slowly: "If one compares a person's heart to a piece of land, then your heart is filled with countless green leaves, flowers, withered grass, towering trees, as well as thorns and poisonous vines."
"If a seed of darkness is planted in this 'land', after it grows up, it will also blend in with the surroundings and cannot cause too much change."
Yun Che: "..."
"But He Ling—her heart was originally an extremely pure pure land, with only green leaves and flowers. If a seed of darkness is suddenly planted in this land and takes root and sprouts, then it will grow rapidly, and it will devour all the green leaves and flowers, as well as the entire land, turning everything into darkness."
"And there is nothing that can stop it."
"The purer her original goodness was, the purer her final evil will be."
"..." Yun Che's gaze wavered. He fully understood Shen Xi's words. And in that life on the Cang Yun Continent, he had already understood that when a person who was originally extremely kind is forcibly driven to hatred and sin, they often become more terrifying than a demon.
The purer the goodness, the purer the final evil...
"So, Senior Shen Xi, those words of yours... were they serious?"
"I encouraged her to seek revenge, and what I said about 'that person'—all of it was true." Shen Xi showed no worry or concern, her voice still gentle and calm: "At least this way, she still has a 'goal' and 'hope', and won't fall forever into the abyss."
"..." Yun Che was stunned for a long time, his emotions hard to calm.
He had finally met He Ling's sister, and had barely fulfilled He Lin's dying entrustment... but what he wanted to see, and what He Lin wanted to see, was not such a result, nor should it be such a result.
Shen Xi turned, and just as her figure was about to dissipate, Yun Che suddenly asked again: "Senior Shen Xi, could you tell this junior, who exactly is that person you spoke of who can help He Ling take revenge? Can he really shake the Fan Di God Realm? Is it perhaps the realm king of some king realm?"
"After one month, you will naturally know. During this time, spend more time with He Ling, learn from her to identify the spirit flowers and spirit herbs here. You have the Heavenly Poison Pearl on you, you will naturally find use for them."
The immortal voice rang in his ears, but Shen Xi's figure had already disappeared before Yun Che.
"Yes." Yun Che responded, and as he turned around, he was suddenly stunned.
How... did she know that the Heavenly Poison Pearl was on me?
A month passed leisurely.
This month might have been the most peaceful period Yun Che had experienced since arriving in the divine realm.
No danger, no conflict, no need for cultivation, no need to be cautious. Every day, he bathed in the purest and most flawless air and spiritual energy. Every day, he regularly received Shen Xi's power to suppress the Death-Pleading Seal. When he had nothing to do, he learned from He Ling to identify the spirit flowers and spirit herbs there. He Ling also patiently explained each one to him.
During this time, He Ling seemed to have reverted to her former self—her eyes regained their clarity, occasionally a smile appeared on her face, and she never again mentioned the word "revenge."
The more He Ling acted this way, the more worried Yun Che became... He understood all the more that what Shen Xi had said was absolutely correct.
The Buddhist Soul Death-Pleading Seal had flared up several times, still excruciatingly painful, but when it did, Yun Che would be laughing and chatting among the flowers with He Ling, without even a twitch at the corner of his eye... Compared to the full-blown Death-Pleading Seal, this kind of pain was nothing to him.
But amidst the tranquility, while worrying about He Ling, Yun Che's heart was also filled with confusion... In the next fifty years, am I really going to stay here? Are Mo Li and Master and the others still worried about my safety? What does Qingyue's sudden resolute departure mean, and what about those words Shen Xi said about her?
And... Father, Mother, Yue'er, Caiyi, Lingxi, Xue'er, Ling'er... I can't return within fifty years, and even after fifty years, I still can't return... Is there really no way to see you all again?
If I forcibly return, it would undoubtedly bring the disaster of annihilation to all of them.
What exactly should I do...
A full month later, in the early morning, Yun Che, who had slept soundly through the night, got up. As he stretched his waist, he saw He Ling standing quietly in front of that green bamboo cottage, her emerald green hair covered with crystal-clear morning dew.
Just as I thought...
Yun Che shook his head, got up, and came to He Ling's side. At that moment, the bamboo cottage door silently opened, revealing Shen Xi's fairy-like ethereal figure.
He Ling immediately fell heavily to her knees and kowtowed: "Master, this one month, Ling'er has thought very clearly... Ling'er's mind is made up. Ling'er begs Master to help Ling'er."
Yun Che stood beside He Ling, his expression extremely complicated.
Shen Xi did not help her up, but asked softly: "You should understand that if you persist, you will inevitably pay a great price—it could be your life and your soul."
He Ling did not hesitate at all, and her voice was so calm that not a trace of sorrow could be heard: "As long as I can take revenge, I am willing to pay any price, and I will never regret it."
Shen Xi slightly nodded: "Since that's the case, I won't try to persuade you further."
"I will allow you to leave here anytime. And the person who can help you take revenge... is Yun Che, who is standing right beside you at this moment."
Though Yun Che had not spoken, he had been listening intently, because he was truly curious about who this person Shen Xi spoke of, who could shake the Fan Di God Realm, could be.
Upon suddenly hearing Shen Xi utter that name, Yun Che's legs went weak, and he nearly toppled headfirst onto He Ling.