Chapter 180 - 179: Don’t Look, It Will Scare You

"Since you’re back, I’ll be going. I made these specially for you, so be sure to eat them."

Xiang Qiancheng knew what she was thinking. He smiled gently, set down the last dish, and, true to his word, walked out the door.

The flicker of annoyance that had just risen in Chu Liangyu’s heart vanished at his action. After a moment of surprise, she let him leave.

After he left, Chu Liangyu closed the door again. Looking at the colorful, fragrant, and delicious-looking food on the table, she found her appetite returning.

It had to be said that Xiang Qiancheng was an excellent cook. By the end of the meal, Chu Liangyu was in a rather pleasant mood.

After eating and drinking her fill, Chu Liangyu tidied up and began to meditate and cultivate.

Ever since the cubs left for their training, Chu Liangyu no longer needed to move about the tribe so frequently. During this time, her most important task was cultivation.

Chu Liangyu had crossed blades with Jiang Li once. On the surface, they seemed to be evenly matched, or perhaps she was even slightly stronger than him.

But for some reason, Chu Liangyu always felt that Jiang Li hadn’t been using his full strength in that fight. Because of this uncertainty, she trained even more desperately.

Her body, after absorbing a massive influx of the Power of Faith, had become several times stronger than before. As such, it was no problem for her to cultivate for a month straight without sleeping.

In fact, after her energy increased, she would feel mentally sharp and didn’t need sleep to relieve fatigue at all.

Chu Liangyu was busy cultivating every day, and Xiang Qiancheng, like the most considerate personal assistant, would come to her door daily to cook for her.

He asked for nothing in return, only that she would eat well and be happy.

Xiang Qiancheng knew his place. He would leave on his own every time after he finished cooking and never asked to stay and eat with her.

Because of this, Chu Liangyu didn’t refuse his attempts to curry favor; in fact, she was starting to like this unobtrusive arrangement.

However, this peaceful life lasted only a month before news came from the person planted within Jiang Li’s faction.

Cheng Miao, who had gone to heal the Holy Tree, had been captured. Before that, the Alien Flower Clan had successfully replaced the person in Chu Liangyu’s portrait.

And this was precisely why Chu Liangyu had intentionally sent Cheng Miao off later.

"It’s time to get down to business." Chu Liangyu’s eyes narrowed slightly. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and said to Xiang Qiancheng, who was on his way out, "Go inform the Guard Team to strengthen the tribe’s patrols."

"Also, tell the several clans I arranged with earlier that it’s time to set out."

Before preparing to completely wipe out Jiang Li’s lair, Chu Liangyu had already decided which tribes would accompany her.

Before she left, the tribe’s safety could not be neglected either.

This time, of her several Beast Husbands, she would only leave Yu He and Cang Yu behind to protect the tribe. The others would go with her.

But before that, Chu Liangyu needed to go see Chi Yizhong and give him the remaining six talismans.

She didn’t know how long the battle with Jiang Li would last. To prevent Chi Yizhong from being exploited, the only thing she could do was end the fight quickly, before all nine talismans were used up.

Chu Liangyu had also thought about getting more from Li Jingxuan of the Cultivation World, but ever since last time, she hadn’t been able to contact him.

She had tried searching for other chosen ones from other worlds to trade with, but to her dismay, Chu Liangyu discovered she couldn’t find a single other Cultivation World!

Thus, her hands were tied.

Xiang Qiancheng nodded and left to carry out her instructions, while Chu Liangyu herself stood up and headed for Chi Yizhong’s courtyard.

Ever since Chu Liangyu had taken the initiative to explain Chi Yizhong’s identity, he had not appeared before her again.

Just as he had said he would, he was keeping his distance from her.

But his obedience and considerate nature only made Chu Liangyu feel that she owed him.

In any case, Chi Yizhong was her Beast Husband now, and completely severing his connection to Jiang Li was something Chu Liangyu had to do.

And the fastest way to do that was to kill Jiang Li!

As Chu Liangyu pondered this, she soon arrived at Chi Yizhong’s courtyard.

After the start of spring, the weather gradually warmed. Chi Yizhong was still dressed in the same loose, white robes, looking both languid and coolly detached. Combined with his exceptionally handsome features, it was truly hard to look away.

At that moment, a large pile of wood was laid out in front of Chi Yizhong in the courtyard. With a carving knife in hand, he was meticulously carving something.

He happened to have his back to the gate. Chu Liangyu’s gaze was drawn to the movement of his hands, so she didn’t notice anything unusual about him.

Chu Liangyu first drew one of the six talismans, preparing to stick it on his back before explaining the situation.

But before she could get close, Chi Yizhong suddenly stood up and seized her hand.

The relaxed expression on his face was gone, replaced by wariness and coldness. "Who are you?" he asked.

Chu Liangyu’s hand, holding the talisman, froze. She stared at the white cloth over Chi Yizhong’s eyes for a long time.

A guess began to form in her mind, but... how was that possible? Chi Yizhong had actually...

’That must have hurt so much!’

Chu Liangyu’s breath caught, and her heart clenched with a pang of pain.

Unconsciously, Chu Liangyu reached out and caressed his eyes, her touch feather-light, as if afraid of hurting him.

The gesture was so intimate that Chi Yizhong’s wary expression instantly changed. He let go of Chu Liangyu’s hand in a fluster. "Fe-Female Master, what are you doing here?"

In his panic, Chi Yizhong tried to turn away, hoping to hide the abnormality of his eyes. Chu Liangyu watched him without a word, simply walking quietly to stand in front of him again.

"Why would you hurt yourself like this? Didn’t I give you talismans? Really... you didn’t have to do this at all."

Chi Yizhong managed a smile, but it was tinged with loneliness. "But I wanted to do something for you, too. Only by doing this can I prevent that person from getting any useful information from me. And the talismans... they can be saved for when they’re truly needed."

Chu Liangyu reached out to remove the strip of cloth from his eyes, wanting to see if she could help him recover, but Chi Yizhong abruptly retreated a few steps.

His tone was a bit unnatural. "Don’t look. It will scare you."

Of course, Chi Yizhong didn’t know what he looked like without his eyeballs, but he could imagine how frightening and terrifying it must be.

"Chi Yizhong, come here." Chu Liangyu didn’t move, her voice calm as she spoke.

Chi Yizhong, who had never refused her before, remained rooted to the spot after hearing her words, showing no sign of moving.

Chu Liangyu frowned, walked closer to him again, and pressed down on the hand he was using to adjust the blindfold. At the same time, her tone softened. "After everything I’ve been through, what haven’t I seen? Your appearance is not going to scare me."

"Besides, you did this for me. How could I possibly be repulsed by you? Let me see, okay?"

If... it was possible, Chu Liangyu wanted to heal his eyes.