Living Sacrifice

Soo Soo's departure could be considered a good thing for both Yin Ling and me. After all, both of their abilities were similar. If they continued to fight, not only would there be no end to the fight, it would only result in a mutual destruction.

Soo Soo has left. Judging from her injuries, it seems that she won't be knocking on our door for a while. Thus, our current situation can be said to have temporarily calmed down. Of course, this could only be said to be temporary.

Ever since I met Soo Soo, I realized that she had gone mad. She kept saying that she loved me, but she wanted to kill me with all her heart. She was bloodthirsty, selfish and terrifying.

Facing the current Soo Soo, I had long since lost any good will. All I had was hatred. Regarding the Grand Matriarch's hatred, I swore to myself that I must avenge her.

"I'll return it to you. I've used up most of my strength, so I need to take a good rest."

Yin Ling opened her mouth. Her voice sounded weak and it was difficult for her to speak.

I understood that after battling with Soo Soo for so long, she was already exhausted. She had to rely on her own conviction to persevere.

"Un, I understand. Go and rest well!"

From night until now, the battle that revolved around her has never stopped. I survived because of her protection, so I had no choice but to be grateful to her.

When I took control of my body again, there was an excruciating pain. Every part of my body was filled with waves of pain.

Apparently, this pain was much more distinct and powerful than when Yin Ling was controlling my body. I roughly swept a glance at my body's condition and saw that there were at least a dozen places where Soo Soo had torn it. There were even several wounds on my shoulder and back that were torn off along with my flesh.

The only fortunate thing was that even though his entire body was in no good condition, it was only a few superficial wounds. They would not affect his movements.

"No, I can't stay here any longer!"

After looking at the color of the sky, I whispered.

Soon, there should be passersby. If he continued to stay here, it might cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.

What's more, the Grand Matriarch had already been lying here for an entire night. It was time for her to bury herself in the ground and rest.

I dragged my heavily injured body and walked towards the grandma step by step. Although the wounds on my body were very painful, the pain in my heart was even more intense.

In the end, I took her in my arms, and because my stomach was broken, I had to pick her up and walk out of town.

Before I left, I turned around to look at Zhao Quan'er's corpse. Unknowingly, his corpse had already rotted to a state where it couldn't even smell. Maggots could be seen wiggling on his body, making him look extremely disgusting.

Of course, I only looked at him once and didn't want to help him collect his corpse. With his body in this state, even if someone found out, they wouldn't think I was the one who did it.

When heading out of the town, I didn't dare to walk on the main road. I only walked along paths where I barely saw anyone. If others were to see me like this with an old lady in my arms, it would be enough to scare them to death.

Fortunately, Jiangxia Town wasn't that big, so I quickly left the town. Plus, it was in the morning, so there weren't many people outside the town. This way, I wouldn't have to worry about being discovered anymore.

"Tell me, where should we bury the Grand Matriarch?"

In the end, I had to disturb Yin Ling because I didn't know anything about feng shui techniques. I didn't dare to find a random place to bury her, so I asked Yin Ling.

"Buried on a mountain in front of us!"

Yin Ling opened her mouth and spoke to me. Then, she fell silent once more.

Although I wanted to ask Yin Ling why I chose that place, seeing her this way, the words that were about to reach my mouth made me swallow it back down. I really couldn't bear to disturb her again.

In any case, Yin Ling wouldn't go harm the grandma. Since she said she would be buried there, she might as well go up and take a look.

The mountain wasn't high, but it wasn't low either. I climbed for more than an hour, and of course, the main reason for that was because the Grand Matriarch and I were injured, which caused my speed to slow down a bit.

"Grand Matriarch, I originally wanted to bring you back to your home, but after so long, I still don't know where your home is. Moreover, you've been tired for so long, so I don't want to see you suffer any longer. Do you like this place?"

That's right, after so long, I don't even know where the Grand Matriarch's home is, but in the end, she lost her life for me.

At this point, my eyes moistened, and I couldn't help but shed tears.

Perhaps I will never be able to repay what I owe Grand Matriarch in this life. Right now, besides inheriting the Mysterious Scripture that Grand Preceptor has left me, the only other thing I can do is to avenge her.

I knew that the grandma wouldn't say anything. I held her in my arms and looked around. Even though I didn't know much about feng shui, I could tell that this place could be considered to be a good place.

"Grandmother, you can stay here from now on! "Don't worry, I won't leave you here alone. I'll come back to see you every year and I definitely won't let you feel lonely. I still want to hear you continue to scold me."

I gently placed the Grand Matriarch on the ground and said softly.

After saying that, I picked up a relatively sharp stone from the side and started to dig. Due to the fact that I couldn't find any tools, just digging a grave for the Grand Matriarch took four to five hours. It took me nearly five hours to finish digging it.

In the end, I let her go. After all, when someone dies, they must bury the dead in peace, and I don't want her to die without peace. I built the grave with my hands, one by one.

After doing all this, I finally couldn't hold on any longer and sat down in front of the grandma's grave.

Tired, heartbroken, all sorts of feelings welled up in his heart.

I never thought that the Grand Matriarch would suddenly leave. In the past few days, I have long since treated her as a relative of mine.

From the initial loathing, curses, doubts, to today's deep conviction, my feelings for the Grand Matriarch gradually changed. However, from the start until now, everything she has done was for my sake.

Now, I accept the Grand Matriarch, I trust her, but she is gone.

I regretted not being able to protect her. I regretted hurting her. I regretted not being able to save her at the last moment.