Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

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Yun Fei Xue stared fixedly at Shu Shuangyu and suddenly pointed his sword at him, his voice as cold as ice, “You are not him.”

Shu Shuangyu was startled, “Master…”

After a moment of thought, he understood why Yun Fei Xue would react this way.

This place was a cultivation world where Heart Demons, illusions, even body possession, and disguise were all easily achievable. If one’s inner weakness were to be exposed, they could face endless temptations. Therefore, it was normal for Yun Fei Xue to misunderstand him.

“Master, it’s me, Yu’er.” Shu Shuangyu showed a wounded expression. “I am still alive. Aren’t you happy, Master?”

Yun Fei Xue remained silent, just staring at him, the sword in his hand not budging.

“If Master doesn’t believe me, you can probe into my Dantian to check.” Shu Shuangyu said directly. He closed his eyes, assuming a posture of offering his neck to be beheaded, as if he would be content and without regrets no matter what Yun Fei Xue did.

Yun Fei Xue’s sword tip trembled as he looked at the familiar face, and the suppressed Heart Demon began to surge again.

Before encountering Shu Shuangyu, Yun Fei Xue had practiced the Heartless Path since childhood, remaining reticent and indifferent, and people around him either revered and feared him or held high expectations for him.

However, ever since Shu Shuangyu came into his life, his childish and clumsy attempts to please him never changed, year after year.

Even a drop of water can pierce through stone, let alone a tender heart.

After realizing his feelings, Yun Fei Xue stopped cultivating the Heartless Path and devoted himself entirely to tempering his sword heart, re-entering the path with the sword… But having practiced the Heartless Path for too long, he had developed an aloof and unfeeling demeanor.

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Switching to cultivate a different foundational technique was not an easy task. Yun Fei Xue had prepared himself for decades or even hundreds of years to make the transition, but little did he know that he wouldn’t have to wait for that day.

After the incident with Shu Shuangyu, Yun Fei Xue held his lifeless body in his arms and spat out a mouthful of blood – the Heartless Path was broken, and overnight, he turned completely white-haired.

With his Dao Heart destroyed, Yun Fei Xue nearly succumbed to demonic possession and lost his soul. The sect used countless precious treasures and spent three whole years pulling him back from the brink of death. However, the Yun Fei Xue afterward was increasingly devoid of aura.

Yun Fei Xue knew that Shu Shuangyu was already dead. He had witnessed Shu Shuangyu being tortured to death by the demonic cultivators, personally collected his body, and buried him in the Yun family’s ancestral grave.

Yun Fei Xue also knew that the person before him was very likely an incarnation of a demonic cultivator, but he still released a wisp of aura and checked the person’s meridians and Dantian.

However, the result of the examination made Yun Fei Xue’s eyelashes tremble slightly, and he looked at Shu Shuangyu, revealing emotions that hadn’t been seen for many years.

“Master, I have returned.” Shu Shuangyu also happened to open his eyes, looking at Yun Fei Xue with teary eyes, his voice trembling.

“Yu’er…” Yun Fei Xue’s sword fell to the ground, and in the midst of turbulent emotions, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

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A drop of fresh blood stained the corners of the exquisite jade-like lips, a tragic and beautiful sight.

[Leaving aside everything else, my Master’s face is really beautiful.] While anxiously rushing towards Yun Fei Xue and supporting him, Shu Shuangyu calmly spoke to the system in his mind.

Yun Fei Xue, supported by Shu Shuangyu, raised his eyes slightly and happened to meet Shu Shuangyu’s gaze.

[Up close, he looks even more beautiful. Black hair is pure beauty, and white hair is ethereal and beautiful.] Shu Shuangyu sighed in his heart.

Yun Fei Xue lowered his gaze and suddenly asked, “Yu’er, what is going on?”

Shu Shuangyu’s eyes flickered, and he spoke without hesitation, “Master, I was captured by demonic cultivators before, but the Demon Lord took me away. Instead of killing me, he kept me and used me as his test subject.”

“For these years, my life has been nothing short of miserable… Fortunately, I recently found an opportunity and managed to escape!”

Shu Shuangyu believed that his explanation was flawless, and he portrayed his plight as extremely tragic and sincere.

Yun Fei Xue’s faint pupils looked at Shu Shuangyu, who was close at hand, while listening to his good disciple’s conversation with the system. He suddenly smiled, a smile that left Shu Shuangyu speechless.

[Truly beautiful.] Shu Shuangyu’s eyes went wide, repeating in his mind in a daze.

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“As long as you’re fine,” Yun Fei Xue waved his hand slightly, and the fallen sword returned to his hand. He looked at Shu Shuangyu with an expression that was hard to interpret and said, “Let’s go, follow me back to the sect.”

Shu Shuangyu was overjoyed, knowing that he had passed the test.

Recalling the difficulties of the previous world, Shu Shuangyu still felt lingering fear. [My Master is the best after all. That previous world’s Xia Zuo was simply a lunatic…]

The distance to Lingyun Sect was not far from here. Guiding the flying sword, they returned to the sect in just a few minutes.

As soon as the two landed at the sect, Shu Shuangyu immediately caused a sensation. Everyone knew how special he was to Yun Fei Xue. Some were delighted, some were surprised, and some were displeased… Shu Shuangyu pretended not to notice anything, shyly and timidly smiling as he returned to his residence.

Shu Shuangyu’s former residence remained the same as before. Yun Fei Xue personally forbade anyone from entering, disturbing it on a daily basis. Ten years later, he finally welcomed his owner back.

Touched, Shu Shuangyu looked at Yun Fei Xue. “Master…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Yun Fei Xue interrupted him, “Just rest.”

[He deserves not to have a wife; even when facing a long-lost lover, he is so cold.] Shu Shuangyu was about to strengthen his relationship with Yun Fei Xue, but all he got was a cold response and an annoyed retort, [Having just a pretty face won’t get you anywhere.]

As Yun Fei Xue was about to turn and leave, he suddenly paused and turned back. Shu Shuangyu still had a pleasantly surprised expression, looking as if a long-lost wanderer had returned home, full of emotions and joy.

Taking a deep breath, Yun Fei Xue directly sought out the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect.

To his surprise, the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect had guests, two unfamiliar ones at that.

When Yun Fei Xue walked in, all three sets of eyes fell on him, especially the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect, whose gaze was extremely complicated. “Senior Brother…”

Yun Fei Xue halted his steps, his gaze cold and sharp, piercing straight at the two strangers. “What happened?”

Yun Fei Xue’s Master had taken in quite a few disciples. Yun Fei Xue was the Senior Brother of that generation, while the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect was the Second Senior Brother. Later, they became the number one figure in the cultivation world and the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect, respectively.

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After assuming their positions, the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect no longer addressed Yun Fei Xue as Senior Brother.

His hand was already on his sword, but the Sect Master of Lingyun Sect quickly stopped him, his tone still extremely complicated. “Senior Brother, their arrival is related to you…”

The two strangers – Lin Hanchuan and Pei Cun.

…

In the previous world, they had witnessed Xia Zuo’s punishment of Shu Shuangyu and confirmed their suspicions: Shu Shuangyu’s system didn’t care about the host’s safety; it only wanted to complete the tasks and gather energy.

And the best way to gather energy was to destroy a world and take away all its energy.

With this understanding, all of Shu Shuangyu’s actions made sense.

He unreservedly pursued both the protagonist and antagonist, and when their affection value reached 100, he died and left; even after completing a pursuit, he returned to the world for a second pursuit, and died again in the second pursuit.

The purpose was to find ways to make both the protagonist and the antagonists die as soon as possible. After their deaths, the world, centered around them, would be completely destroyed.

As for the original text, all those romance targets were the same person… It was probably a deception by the system, but Shu Shuangyu believed it, or rather, he chose to believe it.

Only when Shu Shuangyu’s system confirmed that there was no possibility of romancing anyone, it took the host and left.

Lin Hanchuan and Pei Cun were secretly given a location by the system, and naturally, they followed to this world.

They didn’t expect that this was already an extremely powerful and perfect world. After understanding the situation, Lin Hanchuan and Pei Cun decided to cooperate with the natives of this world and resolve the system.

That was also the reason Lin Hanchuan and Pei Cun came here.

After listening to the whole story, Yun Fei Xue fell silent. After a while, he finally asked in a hoarse voice, “Are you saying that there are other worlds beyond our world? Shu Shuangyu… is an outsider from another realm, and he came here to… romance me? To make me die?”

Looking at Yun Fei Xue’s appearance, Lin Hanchuan’s eyes carried pity as he replied, “Yes.”

Yun Fei Xue slowly closed his eyes. The Sect Master mistakenly thought he didn’t believe it and was about to persuade him to investigate further when he heard Yun Fei Xue’s cold voice.

“I heard him talking to something, discussing… how to romance me, how to leave me… that thing, is it the system?”

“Yes,” Lin Hanchuan nodded.

Yun Fei Xue’s expression didn’t reveal any change, but Lin Hanchuan, with 001’s insights, naturally knew that Yun Fei Xue’s painstakingly mended Dao Heart had shattered a few more cracks. He seemed to have a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat but didn’t want to spit it out in front of others.

From 001, Lin Hanchuan exchanged a healing pill and handed it to Yun Fei Xue. “Shu Shuangyu’s target is not only you but also Jing Guanying.”

Yun Fei Xue silently accepted the pill, swallowing it without looking at it.

Lin Hanchuan continued, “You pretend to agree with Shu Shuangyu for now. We will go find Jing Guanying and force the system out of Shu Shuangyu.”

Before coming here, Lin Hanchuan and Pei Cun had already discussed their plan. Shu Shuangyu and the system within him were like a hidden landmine, and they had to remove it as soon as possible… This world was the best opportunity to remove the landmine.