Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Hearing the old captain's trembling voice, Nangong Jin frowned slightly. She declared with righteous conviction, "I didn't steal it."

"I found this after walking fair and square into the territory of these fallen members of the Demon Race!"

F-Found?!

The old captain couldn't comprehend it, but he was utterly shocked.

Upon hearing Nangong Jin's words, the living Demon Ship's bow, which had sprouted sharp fangs and a vicious maw, began to fume with anger.

"You bastard! My clan has stayed cooped up in the Endless Sea for generations, never once setting foot on the mainland. To still suffer such insults from you Human Race Cultivators... this is outrageous!

Nangong Jin, even if your combat prowess is heaven-defying, you are heavily injured! Today, I will—"

"What?! The Dao Sect's world-renowned Celestial Extinction Sword, Nangong Jin, has been heavily injured all this time!

Hahaha! Nangong Jin, hand over the key to the Abyssal Sea Palace, and we, the Chosen One, will spare your life."

In an instant, the thick black clouds were parted by a pair of giant hands. Before the Demon Ship from the Endless Sea could react, a massive, glittering golden sword radiating a holy, divine light came cleaving down upon it.

Before this golden, divine light, the imposing Demon Ship was like filthy, fragile ice and snow meeting a scorching, pure sun. It only had time to let out a venomous shriek before half its hull was completely evaporated.

"You mainlanders of the Human Race have gone too far in bullying the clans of our Endless Sea! To actually dispatch a Half-Step Mahayana Cultivator to ambush us! Just you wait, we will be back for revenge!"

Wailing in anguish, the heavily damaged Demon Ship hastily tore open the void and fled.

This sudden turn of events made the old captain look ahead in horror. There, a heaven-spanning Dharma Giant had torn through the raging typhoon and appeared right before him.

The terrifying Suppression made the old captain feel like an ant on a tiny skiff in a churning sea—utterly small and powerless.

"Na-Nangong Fairy... did you also 'find' something belonging to this great deity?"

Seeing this Dharma Giant, who was even more terrifying than the Demon Ship, the old captain trembled so hard he was on the verge of tears.

"Fairy, whatever it is you found, how about we just give it back..."

"No."

Nangong Jin calmly shook her head, and the Lifebound Spirit Sword in her hand, "Seven Extremes," suddenly erupted in a brilliant flare of light.

"Don't worry. This guy who just popped out of nowhere can't beat me. He's easier to deal with than that group from the Demon Race with their bizarre Life Force."

"Besides, I just notified my senior sister from the sect to come get me. If we wait a little while, she'll bring powerful experts to provide support."

The old captain gazed at Nangong Jin's slender back. From his perspective, her aura and strength seemed nothing compared to the terrifying Dharma Giant.

Recalling Nangong Jin's somewhat naturally oblivious air, the old captain figured she wasn't scared simply because she couldn't perceive the danger. His voice choked with emotion.

"But Fairy, I don't think we can hold out until the Dao Sect gets here..."

The Dharma Giant narrowed its eyes, staring at Nangong Jin. It spoke slowly, its voice booming like the Honglu Grand Bell.

"Nangong Jin, you are heavily injured. Since we are both at the Half-Step Mahayana realm, you cannot possibly defeat me."

Nangong Jin calmly shook her head. "Even heavily injured, I can still unleash a single strike at my peak. And I don't believe you can withstand it."

With that, Nangong Jin gently caressed the blade of her sword and closed her eyes.

In an instant, the sneering Dharma Giant's eyes flew wide. Its Dao Heart trembled violently, and every pore in its body screamed at it.

'Run! Run!'

An unfathomable terror was about to descend!

...

...

Pei Yuhang stood at the bow of the Dao Sect's massive vessel, his slender fingers tapping lightly on the railing. His gaze pierced the churning Cloud Sea, as if searching for something.

"Junior Brother Pei, has Junior Sister Nangong contacted you at all in the past few decades?"

Lu Ruoxi's voice came from behind, but Pei Yuhang simply shook his head.

"Ever since Liyuan and I were married, Junior Sister Nangong left the Dao Sect. After that..."

His voice trailed off. Pei Yuhang's Adam's apple bobbed, a flicker of loneliness deep in his eyes. "We've had no contact since."

Lu Ruoxi pursed her lips, her long lashes casting a shadow beneath her eyes.

Lu Ruoxi completely understood Nangong Jin's decision to leave the sect after Junior Sister Ye and Junior Brother Pei's relationship came to fruition.

'After all, even I was in so much pain back then that I wanted to die.'

'Nangong Jin was a peerless prodigy, used to winning at everything since childhood. Her pride was higher than the heavens. To lose in the most important matter of her life to Ye Liyuan, who was her inferior in every respect... of course she couldn't accept such a fall.'

"But..."

Lu Ruoxi said softly, "After Junior Sister Nangong cultivated the Seven Extremes Forgetfulness Dao, her heart should have become as clear as a mirror. She ought to have let go of the past."

"Since she has transcended worldly attachments, in all these years... has she really not sent you a single letter?"

"Not one."

Pei Yuhang sighed, his expression complex.

"Perhaps I was too selfish back then," he said.

"If only I had been more considerate of Junior Sister Nangong's feelings..."

Seeing him blame himself so much, a flicker of heartache crossed Lu Ruoxi's eyes.

She took a gentle step forward, her warm, soft fingertips carefully covering the back of his hand as she said gently:

"Junior Brother, you've already done well enough."

Her voice was like a spring breeze caressing a lake, full of comfort. "Love is inherently selfish. You chose to give Liyuan happiness. Though it broke many hearts... it wasn't your fault."

She paused, a wistful look in her eyes. "It's just... we all felt things too deeply."

A gentle breeze swept by, lifting Lu Ruoxi's flowing black hair. A few strands brushed lightly against Pei Yuhang's cheek, carrying a faint, sweet fragrance.

He froze for a moment. He subconsciously lifted his gaze and met Lu Ruoxi's eyes, which shone with a soft light yet held a hidden sorrow. Her lips were pursed, as if she had a thousand words to say, but in the end, she only watched him in silence.

At that moment, Pei Yuhang's heart suddenly trembled. For the first time, a thought surfaced in his mind.

'Was I wrong to have been so committed to that so-called path of pure love?'

BUZZ— BUZZ—

Just then, a Transmission Token began to buzz inopportunely.

*"Palace Master Pei, Elder Lu, we've found Nangong Jin!"*

...

...

"Don't worry, Captain. The Dao Sect has deep pockets. We'll compensate you for the ship."

On a vast, flat, green prairie, a Spiritual Passenger Ship, broken in two, was a jarring sight.

Hearing Nangong Jin's offer of compensation, the old captain just managed an awkward smile.

He turned his head to look a few kilometers away, where a Blood River wide enough to submerge a town was flowing.

Its source was a Dharma Giant whose head had been severed. Blood poured from its neck like a deluge, inundating the landscape!

'Heavens knew this airheaded Fairy beside him was so terrifying!'

'No wonder she attracts so many powerful enemies!'

The old captain just wanted to get as far away from this huge troublemaker as possible. How could he dare bring up compensation?

Seeing that the old captain was too scared to speak to her, Nangong Jin fell silent as well.

She stood on the splintered deck, gazing at the heavens.

A wind swept over the prairie, raising waves across the sea of green and sending her long, dark hair fluttering.

"The Dao Sect is here," she said.

As Nangong Jin's thin lips parted, the clouds in the sky were instantly scattered by the wind pressure from the descending Dao Sect Spirit Wheel.

Countless streaks of light descended. They were all Dao Sect Cultivators. Some made a beeline for the corpse of the beheaded Dharma Giant, while others landed around the fractured passenger ship.

"Junior Sister Nangong!"

Lu Ruoxi cried out happily, then walked over and enveloped Nangong Jin's slender form in a hug, pulling her into her generous bosom.

"Senior Sister, they're too big... I can't breathe."

Nangong Jin protested, her expression blank.

"Sorry, sorry! We haven't seen each other in decades, I just missed you so much..."

Lu Ruoxi gave an embarrassed laugh and quickly rescued Nangong Jin from the bottomless abyss of her décolletage.

Nangong Jin looked up, her gaze meeting that of the White-clothed Sword Immortal standing behind Lu Ruoxi.

"Brother Pei. It's been a long time."

"Yes. It has, Junior Sister."

Pei Yuhang looked at the woman before him. She was Nangong Jin, so familiar, and yet so different from the Junior Sister Nangong of his memory—the one who used to follow him around, laughing like a little songbird.

He was about to say more, but Junior Sister Nangong cut him off.

"Of all the letters I've sent you over the years, Brother Pei, you haven't replied to a single one."

"Was it Ye Liyuan? Did she intercept them all?"

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