Chapter 534 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [210]
Chapter 534 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [210]
Looking at that face, Jiang Xiyu felt inexplicably embarrassed in such a sorrowful atmosphere.
"Don't cry, don't cry..."
Yuejia was already very sad, and after Jiang Xiyu comforted her, she felt even more aggrieved.
He opened his beautiful, bright eyes and looked at Jiang Xiyu with teary eyes.
Jiang Xiyu's heart melted instantly, and she tilted her head back to kiss his tear-stained face.
Yuejia was stunned, and the sentence she had been repeating over and over got stuck in her throat.
Jiang Xiyu's breath left his lips slightly. He tasted the bitterness of tears, then cupped the chin of the person in front of him and said in a low but serious tone, "You have done nothing wrong to me. I'm telling you, it was my own choice to shield you from the lightning tribulation that day."
He wiped away the tears, his gaze softened, and he said softly, "We've been together for so long, and I haven't done anything for you. To be able to die for you once would be my honor, and it would also fulfill our destiny as husband and wife."
"I know you've always been bothered by the fact that my soul has been scattered, and you always felt that I loved the mage more than you, but I'm telling you now, I can die for you too..."
“I understand your obsession, and I understand that everything you did before was to return to the Buddhist realm. You may not believe me, but I truly hope that you can achieve your wish. Then one day, I discovered that your obsession had actually become me. For my sake, you didn't hesitate to deceive the gods and Buddhas, and even the Heavenly Dao…”
As Jiang Xiyu spoke, he seemed to give a bitter smile, paused for a moment, and then sighed with a half-smile: "Perhaps, fate is cruel. If I had discovered it sooner, I wouldn't have come so late..."
If we had come a step earlier, would the outcome have been different that day?
Yuejia froze for a moment, his eyes welling up with tears. After a long while, he replied to Jiang Xiyu with difficulty, "I know, I know you didn't come to see me that day because your demon core shattered..."
During the days when Jiang Xiyu was unconscious, Yuejia had already learned everything through Shijia's shared feelings.
He was initially angry that Jiang Xiyu hadn't come to find him, but now he knew that his reasons were understandable, and that this reason was largely due to the seeds he had sown himself.
If it weren't for his madness at that time, Jiang Xiyu's demon core probably wouldn't have shattered like that.
The jealousy and resentment that had been weighing on his heart were crushed the moment Jiang Xiyu bravely shielded him from the lightning tribulation.
He was truly... scared.
Under Jiang Xiyu's gentle gaze, Yuejia slowly lowered her eyes and said, "I was too stubborn."
I'm too obsessed with you, that's why I can't have you.
"I'm so hateful, Xi Yu. I always took advantage of your sincerity to deal with Shi Jia and hurt you in the process..."
During the sacrifice, Yuejia truly wanted to destroy what she considered to be evil.
Evil thoughts shaped him, making him so selfish.
He couldn't accept that his own wickedness had put Jiang Xiyu in such a difficult position, to the point that in the end, Jiang Xiyu could only prove to him through his death that he had never lied to him.
The time I spent with Jiang Xiyu was neither long nor short.
Perhaps the companionship was real, the sincerity was real, everything was real, but he was blinded by his own greed and refused to believe him, which is why he ended up in such a weak state.
The death of her lover finally made Yuejia understand love.
He then understood why Shiga was willing to give up everything.
Because letting go and fulfilling someone's wishes is also a form of love. Therefore, he was willing to go against his own nature for Jiang Xiyu.
However, he still couldn't accept that he had caused Jiang Xiyu to become like this.
Upon hearing Yue Jia's self-loathing words, Jiang Xiyu gently stroked his face and said in a soft tone, "It's alright, Yue Jia."
“I know it’s not your fault. It’s just that you’ve always been called evil, and being confined to the Buddhist realm while hiding in the human world has made you obsessed with your obsessions. That’s why you’re so unwilling to accept your fate and are always getting stuck in a rut, all in an effort to find a way out for yourself.”
“It’s not your fault. It’s just that no one was there for you back then.” Jiang Xiyu paused, then smiled gently, trying to persuade him: “Don’t blame yourself. It’s not entirely your fault that I’ve become like this. There is never absolute right or wrong in this world. In fact, I have also done many things wrong, which is why you have developed such anxieties.”
This applies to you, and it also applies to the Dharma Master.
Ultimately, he was an ordinary person, and his emotions were also worldly.
Jiang Xiyu seemed to be thinking of something, and suddenly chuckled softly, as if with a sigh: "To be honest, although I hope you get what you want, in my heart, I don't really want you to become a Buddha at all."
"The path to Buddhahood is too lonely. I don't want you to be like the Dharma Master. The Dharma Master carries the burden of all living beings and the cycle of reincarnation in the Buddhist realm... He must remember his responsibilities every day. He is never truly alone. He is neither born nor dies; he is always alone."
"I don't want you to become a Buddha, nor do I want you to be all alone. I just want you to stay in the demon realm. At least then, you'll have the freedom that a mage doesn't have, and you won't have to wear the shackles of becoming a Buddha..."
"Sometimes, I really wish that one day you could truly live a fulfilling life."
As Yuejia listened, his heart felt like it was collapsing again and again, as if something that had bound him had been completely released today, leaving only ruins.
His feelings were hard to describe; at least, he had never heard such words before.
To say he did nothing wrong, to say that everything he did was just to find a way out, a way to survive.
No one guided him on this path, so he followed his own nature and went down a dead end, even getting stuck on trivial details in his dealings with others.
Until now, the person he loved told him that it wasn't his fault, but that when he went astray, no one was there for him.
Yuejia had always thought that he was too obsessed, but now, looking at this person, seeing him feel sorry for his past and understand his obsession, he suddenly felt relieved.
Perhaps, all the bad questions we faced in the past were ultimately just a means to find the right answer.
And the answer has always been right beside him.
Yuejia turned his head and nuzzled Jiang Xiyu's palm with his cheek in a tender gesture. His eyes remained fixed on Jiang Xiyu for a long time before he closed them briefly and whispered, "Thank you..."
Jiang Xiyu's eyes brightened slightly upon hearing this, but she just smiled and asked him with heartache, "Is the sacrifice very painful?"
"And what about you?" Yuejia raised her eyes again and asked softly.
Jiang Xiyu was taken aback.
Yuejia tilted her head and kissed his palm, her voice muffled and trembling slightly: "When you shielded me from that lightning tribulation, did it hurt?"
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