# Chapter 762: Heaven-Spanning Hatred
Liu Yun City, Xiao Sect.
"Grandfather, Seventh Sister has been pregnant for three months now, but we still haven't been able to inform our parents. So today, I plan to go with Seventh Sister to pay respects at our parents' grave. They will surely be very happy in heaven."
Xiao Yun and Tianxia Diqi stood before Xiao Lie, both their faces brimming with joy. During their time in Liu Yun City, without the entanglements of two families and other messy affairs, it had been the most relaxed and happy period for the newlyweds... not to mention the great surprise in Seventh Sister's womb.
"Heh heh, that would be wonderful indeed." Xiao Lie nodded with a chuckle.
"I want to go too." Xiao Lingxi walked over, smiling sweetly. "Brother and Sister-in-law in heaven will surely bless the little one..."
"Fifth Elder, Ling... Lingxi Senior Aunt..."
At that moment, an urgent shout came from outside. Following that, a young Xiao Sect disciple rushed in, his footsteps hurried and his expression flustered.
"What's the matter, such panic?" Xiao Lie furrowed his brow.
"It's... it's Fen Juechen!" The Xiao Sect disciple stopped, neglecting to bow, panting heavily.
"Fen Juechen!?"
That name sent a shock through everyone present. Tianxia Diyi quickly stepped forward and said, "Could it be that Fen Juechen is unwilling to accept defeat and has come back for revenge?"
"No... no." The disciple quickly shook his head, gasping for breath. "Someone... someone found him... lying in the east of the city... covered in... blood... it looks like... he's about to... die. None of us dared to get close..."
Fen Juechen, in Liu Yun City, especially at the Xiao Sect, was an absolutely terrifying name... even though he had once protected Liu Yun City from being trampled by the Shenhuang army.
"Ah!?" Xiao Lingxi cried out in alarm and quickly ran over: "Quick... take me to see him!"
"Lingxi!" Xiao Lie reached out, but before he could finish his words of restraint, Xiao Lingxi had already rushed out of the courtyard.
"Don't worry, I'll go and check right away. Since Fen Juechen is severely injured and on the verge of death, he shouldn't pose any threat." Tianxia Diyi said, then rose into the air and prepared to give chase.
"Although Fen Juechen has extreme tendencies, he is not a wicked person at heart. Moreover, he has shown great kindness to me, Lingxi, and even the entire Liu Yun City... Ah." Xiao Lie let out a heavy sigh.
"..." Tianxia Diyi soared into the air, stirring up a breeze, and flew straight toward the southern direction.
"I'll send a message to Big Brother right away." Xiao Yun fumbled out a sound transmission jade, somewhat flustered.
But Xiao Lie reached out and pressed down on Xiao Yun's arm, shaking his head. "Leave this matter to Lingxi. Che'er is family, and Fen Juechen is a benefactor... Lingxi has always been soft-hearted and kind. She must be extremely afraid of seeing the two of them meet, one killing the other..."
"But that is the hatred of the annihilation of one's clan... how could it possibly be resolved..." Xiao Lie closed his eyes and let out another long sigh.
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East of Liu Yun City, Fen Juechen's black robes were tattered and torn, almost completely caked with layers of dried blood.
Although he had been severely wounded and defeated by Yun Che two days ago, given his current physique, two days of time, along with the recovery of his profound energy, should have allowed his injuries to improve somewhat. At the very least, they shouldn't have worsened. He had originally planned to leave the East Sea that day and get far away from Liu Yun City, to find an uninhabited place to fully recover his injuries and profound energy. However, after being severely injured by Yun Che, he had also encountered Mo Li using Star God Power to search his soul... Although Mo Li's soul-search wasn't like ordinary soul-searching techniques that would turn him into a living corpse, it was also not as simple as Yun Che's Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing, which only read memories. Additionally, Mo Li's Star God Power was extremely overbearing, and although it only lasted a few moments, it still severely damaged Fen Juechen's mind and soul.
If not for his willpower far surpassing that of ordinary people, he would have already died in the East Sea.
His profound energy was nearly exhausted, and both his body and soul had suffered severe trauma. He exerted all his remaining strength to escape from the East Sea, crawl onto the shore, and then crawl all the way here... But he himself didn't know where he was. The only thing supporting him was a desperate desire not to die, which painfully sustained him.
Soon, the people of Liu Yun City discovered him. They all retreated in fear, staying far away, and not a single person dared to approach, let alone help him... Even in Fen Juechen's current state, an ordinary child could easily take his life.
"I... cannot... die..."
He lay on the ground, so weak that one could barely feel his breathing. He wanted to keep crawling, but his arms could no longer muster the strength to lift. Only his mouth emitted hoarse, indistinct murmurs, proving that his consciousness had not yet scattered.
"Fen... Brother Fen!"
Xiao Lingxi rushed over hurriedly. Fen Juechen's current state gave her quite a fright. She quickly came to his side and called out anxiously, "Brother Fen, Brother Fen..."
Xiao Lingxi's voice struck heavily against Fen Juechen's soul... Perhaps for Fen Juechen at this moment, only Xiao Lingxi's voice could bring some clarity and awakening to his chaotic mind. He tremulously turned his head, and in his misty vision, Xiao Lingxi's face was reflected...
"It's... you..."
"Yes! It's me... it's me, Xiao Lingxi!" Seeing that he wasn't dead and could still barely speak, Xiao Lingxi's heart, which had been in her throat, relaxed a little. She reached out, trying to help him up, but the moment her hand touched Fen Juechen's arm, she withdrew it like lightning...
Because his arm was as cold as ice.
"Don't get close to him!"
Tianxia Diyi descended from the sky. Although Fen Juechen's current state was not much different from a dead man, his expression remained full of vigilance: "This man is too dangerous."
"Brother Tianxia!" Tianxia Diyi's arrival was undoubtedly the greatest relief for Xiao Lingxi. "Quick, help him. He's so badly injured. If we don't help him, he'll... he'll be in great danger."
"Save him?" Tianxia Diyi furrowed his brow. "He's an extremely dangerous man who wants to kill Brother Yun! I'm actually thinking of killing him now to eliminate the threat forever."
"No!" Xiao Lingxi quickly stepped forward and stood in front of Tianxia Diyi. "Brother Fen is not a bad person, really not a bad person. The reason he wants to kill Little Che... The root cause is me. It's not his fault. On the contrary, he has saved my life twice and shown me great kindness. During the time when the Shenhuang army occupied the city, he was the one who kept Liu Yun City safe. Otherwise, countless people would have died at the hands of the Shenhuang army."
Tianxia Diyi: "..."
"So, I beg Brother Tianxia to save him. Consider it... consider it repaying his kindness. Brother Tianxia, I beg you..."
Xiao Lingxi's eyes shimmered with pleading.
Although Fen Juechen's spiritual sense was extremely weak at this moment, it was still enough to hear the voices of Xiao Lingxi and Tianxia Diyi. His lips trembled as he let out a hoarse, pained voice: "Don't bother with me... Don't need you... to bother... Ugh..."
He tremblingly extended his hand, trying to crawl away from here, but his entire arm barely moved half an inch before he could no longer shift it.
"Brother Tianxia..." Xiao Lingxi pleaded again.
"Ah!" Tianxia Diyi waved his hand, signaling her to stop speaking. He glanced down at Fen Juechen at his feet, his expression complicated, then sighed, "In the final battle two days ago, although Brother Yun had expended a lot of profound energy, he was in good condition. He should have had the ability to kill him, but he let him go... It seems that even Brother Yun doesn't really want him to die."
"Forget it. I hope I'm not doing something stupid."
Although Tianxia Diyi had a warlike nature, as a member of the Elf race, he was kind-hearted by nature and did not like killing. Moreover, Xiao Lingxi's plea was hard for him to refuse. After a mental struggle, he finally reached out his hand, and a mass of pure natural force gathered in his palm.
The tension on Xiao Lingxi's face turned into a faint, grateful smile. "Thank you, Brother Tianxia."
"But if he does anything I consider dangerous, I will immediately kill him!" Tianxia Diyi said sternly.
"He won't, he definitely won't. I know better than anyone that he is absolutely not a wicked person." Xiao Lingxi said with utmost certainty.
Tianxia Diyi said no more. He crouched down and placed his palm on the center of Fen Juechen's back... The moment he touched, his brow twitched. Then, natural energy quickly flowed into his body.
"Don't... touch me!" Fen Juechen growled with disgust and anger.
"Hmph, kindness is wasted on a fool." Tianxia Diyi snorted impatiently. After channeling a surge of natural force, he quickly withdrew his hand, stood up, and didn't even glance at Fen Juechen again. The natural force he had infused into Fen Juechen would help his severely injured body quickly regain vitality and also speed up wound healing to some extent, but it would not accelerate the recovery of his profound energy. Given Fen Juechen's current state, even if he regained the ability to move, he wouldn't be able to pose a threat to him for a long time.
Under the miraculous power of the Elf force, Fen Juechen's eyes gradually regained clarity, and even his breathing became noticeably heavier. Xiao Lingxi let out a heavy sigh of relief and said gratefully to Tianxia Diyi, "Thank you, Brother Tianxia... Could I trouble you to take him to the Xiao Sect? In his current condition, he needs a safe place to recover."
Tianxia Diyi gave Xiao Lingxi a deep look, unsurprised by her decision. He nodded slightly, reached out, grabbed Fen Juechen by the collar, and then directly soared into the air, carrying him straight toward the Xiao Sect.
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During the time Fen Juechen had stayed in Liu Yun City, he had lived in a courtyard in a corner of the Xiao Sect. After he left, no one had ever dared to approach that courtyard. Tianxia Diyi threw him directly through the window into the room of that courtyard, then turned and left without another word. He was not one to act on impulse—rescuing an extremely dangerous and terrifying man and bringing him close to himself and his loved ones was absolutely something he should never have done... But if he hadn't rescued him, Xiao Lingxi would have found a way to bring him back anyway, and the process would have been extremely arduous. Rather than that, he might as well do it himself.
To kill Fen Juechen in front of her was even more impossible... Besides, two days ago, Yun Che himself had not gone for the kill.
However, although he turned and left, he didn't actually go far. His spiritual sense remained firmly locked onto the courtyard where Fen Juechen was, alert to any unexpected developments.
"Brother Fen, how are you now? Are you feeling better?"
Under Tianxia Diyi's natural force, Fen Juechen's five senses had largely recovered, and his body had regained some strength, though it still seemed insufficient for him to stand. Xiao Lingxi crouched beside him, asking with concern.
"You... don't need... to bother with me..." Fen Juechen turned his head away. In just a few words, he had expended a great deal of energy. The pain in his body and soul had long since numbed him. Now that his profound energy was depleted and his body was severely injured, the pain had actually lessened somewhat.
"How did you get those injuries? After that day with Little Che... did you encounter an enemy again?" Xiao Lingxi asked softly. Everyone in Liu Yun City was afraid of him. The people in the Xiao Sect looked at him as if he were a malignant ghost, sometimes even wetting themselves in fear. Only Xiao Lingxi had never been afraid of him, because she had always firmly believed that he was not a wicked person.
Hearing Yun Che's name from Xiao Lingxi's mouth, Fen Juechen's pupils sharply contracted, surging with ferocity: "I told you... don't need you... to bother with me!"
He roared, suddenly reaching out his hand and pushing against Xiao Lingxi's shoulder. Xiao Lingxi let out a soft cry and fell to the ground.
Fen Juechen gasped heavily, a flash of bewilderment passing through his eyes... as if he hadn't expected that he had regained so much strength.
Faced with Fen Juechen's two rebukes, his anger, his hostility, and his rough treatment, Xiao Lingxi was not afraid, nor was she angry or retreating. She straightened up and her voice remained soft: "Brother Fen, I know you've never liked relying on others. But you're injured like this now, so don't be stubborn. First, rest here peacefully and let your wounds heal."
"I'll go find some medicine for treating injuries. Although our Xiao Sect is small, we do have some good medicinal herbs stored away. They will definitely help with your injuries... Brother Fen, get some rest first. I'll come back in about two hours."
Xiao Lingxi finished speaking softly, stood up, and walked away with gentle steps.
The girl left, the door closed. Fen Juechen's expression was dazed, his gaze vacant, as if his soul had left him. For a long time, he raised his head, leaned against the cold wall behind him, and slowly clenched his hands...
"The hatred of the annihilation of one's clan is irreconcilable... Yun Che... I will definitely kill you... No matter what... No matter what!"
As soon as Xiao Lingxi walked out of the courtyard where Fen Juechen was housed, she saw Tianxia Diyi standing there with a solemn expression.
"Brother Tianxia, I entreat you... for now, don't tell Little Che about Fen Juechen's matter."
"I know." Tianxia Diyi nodded. "But only on the condition that he doesn't become a threat to me. If his profound energy recovers to a level close to what I can no longer control, he will either leave, or... I will tell Brother Yun."
"Mm." Xiao Lingxi nodded gently and said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Tianxia."
Tianxia Diyi gave a faint smile and shook his head: "Don't thank me. You are the person Brother Yun treasures most, so you have the right to be willful." He paused for a moment before adding, "You should know that if he dies, Brother Yun will have one less major threat. But by saving him, you are giving Brother Yun another deadly threat. Are you... perhaps trying to resolve his hatred for Brother Yun?"
"I know it's extremely difficult." Xiao Lingxi lowered her head and murmured softly, "But after all, he saved me, saved Father, and saved Liu Yun City. And he is absolutely not a wicked person at heart. The tragedy that befell him was also caused by me. I can't just stand by and do nothing. I only hope... I only hope..."
"I hope everything goes as you wish." Tianxia Diyi said indifferently, then flew away.
"Ah." Glancing back at Xiao Lingxi's delicate figure, recalling the intense, icy, and terrifying hatred and killing intent Fen Juechen had shown when facing Yun Che, Tianxia Diyi let out a low sigh: "That is the hatred of the annihilation of one's clan. Even 'irreconcilable' is insufficient to describe it. How could it possibly be resolved."
Time quickly approached dusk. After Xiao Lingxi came out from the Medicine Hall, she hurried to the courtyard where Fen Juechen was.
Pushing open the door, Fen Juechen was still in the same posture as before. His aura seemed to have calmed down a bit. His eyes were half-open, not asleep, but showed no reaction to Xiao Lingxi's arrival.
"Brother Fen, are you feeling any better?"
Xiao Lingxi approached, holding a black soup bowl in her hands: "This is freshly brewed medicinal soup. The Elder of the Medicine Hall said it can invigorate the blood and restore qi..."
Before Xiao Lingxi could finish speaking, Fen Juechen, who had been lifeless, suddenly swung his hand out and violently knocked the soup bowl from her hand. It shattered on the ground with a "crack," spilling the medicinal broth everywhere.
"Ah!" Xiao Lingxi cried out and stepped back in shock. "Brother Fen, you... It's alright. I'll go brew another bowl."
"I'll say it one more time... Don't bother with me!"
After two hours of rest, Fen Juechen's voice had regained some strength, and his tone was even deeper: "Before dark tonight, I will leave this place. From now on... we will never meet again!"
"No!" Xiao Lingxi shook her head urgently. "You're so badly injured. You could lose your life if you encounter any danger outside. At least... at least stay here and recover first."
"You... do you know what you're doing!" Fen Juechen suddenly raised his head, his teeth clenched tightly together: "The reason I live is to kill Yun Che! If I die, he can live a little longer. Isn't that what you want! Why are you saving me!"
Xiao Lingxi shook her head: "No. I don't want anything to happen to Little Che, but I can't stand by and watch..."
"Do you think that by saving me, I will be grateful and then not kill Yun Che?" Fen Juechen roared through gritted teeth. "Don't be naive! All these years, everything I've worked for, everything I've endured, has been to kill him! The reason I'm still struggling to live now is also to kill him... In this world, no person, no thing can stop me from killing him! As long as I live one more day in this world, I will do everything in my power to make him die!"
Fen Juechen's words struck Xiao Lingxi's heart like heavy hammers. Gritting her teeth against the pain, she said softly, "Brother Fen, I've always known that you are not a wicked person. On the contrary, you are a very, very good person. What happened back then was my fault and Little Che's fault towards you. But I believe you have always known in your heart that Little Che is not a bad person either, nor a cruel one. What he did that year was to protect me and my father... Can the grievance between you really not be resolved? Why must it be like this..."
"Resolved? This is the hatred of the annihilation of one's clan!" Fen Juechen's face contorted in pain. "The enmity of a father's murder is already irreconcilable. But he... he killed all my family, annihilated my entire clan! He took away my family, my home, turned me into a lonely ghost living only for revenge! This hatred spans the heavens... How could it possibly be resolved! What reason is there to resolve it!"
"No!" Xiao Lingxi shook her head vigorously. She placed her hands on her chest, looking into Fen Juechen's terrifying, fierce eyes with a sincere and warm gaze: "Who says Brother Fen has no family or home? Brother Fen is by no means alone."
Under Fen Juechen's dazed gaze, Xiao Lingxi gently knelt down on one knee, raised her head, and looked up with a devout expression: "The heavens are my witness. I, Xiao Lingxi, am willing to acknowledge Fen Juechen, Brother Fen, as my sworn brother. From this day forward, Brother Fen will be my elder brother. I will share happiness and hardships with Brother Fen. My home, Xiao Lingxi's home, will be Brother Fen's home. As Brother Fen's younger sister, I will strive to take care of Brother Fen, lend him my ear, give him my concern, offer him my company, share his burdens, and never again let Brother Fen be alone and solitary."
"If I break this oath, may heaven and earth destroy me."
Devout words, a solemn oath. Fen Juechen's gaze trembled violently as he watched Xiao Lingxi slowly lower her hand. In his eyes, everything was blurry and hazy, as if he had fallen into a dream. Then, his body, and even his soul, shook violently, unable to stop...
Brother... sister...
Family...
Home...