Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

"Master?"

Pei Yuhang stared blankly at the silver-haired girl before him, his pupils trembling slightly.

He remembered that ever since Jin'Er had saved him, he'd been searching for a girl with beautiful silver hair.

But every time he tried to recall the details, the graceful figure in his memory was shrouded in a mist, impossible to see clearly.

'Could the person I've been looking for all this time be this girl in front of me, the one calling me "Master"?'

'But... why did Jin'Er never tell me I had a disciple?'

Qing Yueqiu looked at her master's dazed expression and immediately sensed that something was wrong.

"Master, what's wrong?"

As she spoke, Qing Yueqiu turned to Nangong Jin, her crimson eyes demanding an answer.

Nangong Jin bit the inside of her cheek, her pearly teeth leaving a deep, crescent-shaped mark.

"Brother Pei... he was severely injured while protecting me and has temporary amnesia."

"Master has amnesia?! He doesn't recognize me anymore?!"

Qing Yueqiu's pupils constricted as an immense panic enveloped her.

Veins bulged on the delicate hand gripping her sword, and the Glazed Longsword, sensing its master's emotions, let out a mournful hum.

"Hey! Chatting right in front of me? Am I invisible to you?!"

The thunderous roar sent fallen leaves scattering into the air.

The Armored Ghost sneered and raised his Horse-cutting Saber, the nine Copper Rings on its spine jangling. His White Bone Warhorse leaped up, and he brought the saber down in an overhead cleave.

Junior Martial Uncle Nangong, take Master and go! I'll cover your retreat. If all goes well tonight, we'll regroup here!

With no time to dwell on her master's condition, Qing Yueqiu could only send that quick, secret message.

Then, she took a deep breath and activated the Power of Killing Momentum in her bloodline. Her vital energy surged, and her Glazed Sword took on the color of a blood-red rainbow.

Pei Yuhang watched Qing Yueqiu's retreating back, countless questions swirling in his mind. But before he could speak, he saw her transform into a crimson streak, soaring into the sky to violently collide with the Armored Ghost's Sword Gang—

CLANG—!!

Sword Qi and the saber's light exploded, the violent aftershock kicking up a cloud of dust that swept over them like a tidal wave.

"Brother Pei... let's go! I'll come back for Yueqiu later!"

Nangong Jin's voice was tinged with urgency. She grabbed Pei Yuhang and quickly rushed out of the shrieking battlefield where Qing Yueqiu and the Armored Ghost's weapons clashed.

Pei Yuhang watched the silver-haired girl wreathed in blood-red energy, his thin lips slightly parted.

The vast Moonlight paled before the edge of her sword; only her silver hair fluttered like a banner in the night.

'Yueqiu...'

Pei Yuhang closed his eyes, and a flood of images flashed through his mind.

The pitiful girl, curled up in the snow under a full moon.

His first disciple, crying to him on a stormy night, telling him, "I love you."

The night he finally accepted her, when they embraced...

A massive amount of information suddenly rushed into his Sea of Consciousness.

Pei Yuhang felt his head was about to split open. That, combined with the jolting journey, caused him to pass out.

...

...

A gentle voice called out, seeming to come from far away. Pei Yuhang's eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.

His vision was still blurry, but the first thing he saw was Nangong Jin's face, close to his own—

She was leaning over him, her almond-shaped eyes filled with worry. When she saw him wake up, ripples of joy instantly spread through them.

"Thank goodness, Brother Pei, you're all right!"

But Pei Yuhang did not share her joy.

He pushed himself up, his urgent gaze sweeping the surroundings as if searching for someone.

"Brother Pei, what is it?"

"Where... where's Yueqiu?"

"Yueqiu stayed behind by herself to cover our escape."

After speaking, Nangong Jin suddenly realized something. Her expression froze. Her red lips parted slightly, then pressed tightly together.

'Yueqiu... Why is Brother Pei using such an intimate form of address?'

'Could it be... that Brother Pei has regained his memories?'

Nangong Jin's face instantly turned pale as a sheet, and even her breathing became difficult.

'All the despicable lies I've told him these past few days, and the improper things I tried to do...'

In that instant, Nangong Jin felt the world spin, as if the ground beneath her was crumbling away inch by inch.

'The titles I used to deceive Brother Pei, the secrets I thought I could hide forever... They're all about to be exposed for the world to see.'

'This fake Dao Companion... I'm finally going to be exposed for what I am.'

"Jin'Er?"

Pei Yuhang noticed her strange behavior and frowned slightly. "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing..."

Hearing Pei Yuhang's concerned words, Nangong Jin took a deep breath, and her thoughts began to calm.

'She suddenly realized that if Brother Pei had remembered everything, he wouldn't be speaking to her so calmly and gently.'

'He must have only remembered the part of his memory concerning Qing Yueqiu.'

She still clearly remembered Brother Pei's anger and grief when he first learned the truth about Ye Liyuan from her.

'If he knew that I fabricated an identity to deceive his heart and his body after he lost his memory... he would definitely be disgusted and repulsed by me.'

'He wouldn't even deign to look at a wicked junior sister like me!'

Nangong Jin's tense shoulders relaxed imperceptibly for a moment, and her heart, which had been lodged in her throat, settled slightly.

But soon, she lowered her gaze again, complex emotions swirling in her eyes.

'Because, what was the difference between what she was doing now and what Ye Liyuan did, deceiving Brother Pei's affections for decades?'

'She and Ye Liyuan... were two of a kind.'

'She was even worse than Ye Liyuan. At least Ye Liyuan had managed to deceive Brother Pei in both body and soul... but after deciding to stoop so low herself, she only dared to lie with her words. When it came to taking action, she lacked the nerve.'

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