Chapter 479: Twisted Ice and Forgiveness
“How is this possible? This can’t be real!”
Xia Hongxiu’s eyes widened, her face filled with fear.
There is indeed a way to break the so-called Nine Deaths and Nine Falls Calamity, but this method is worse than killing her.
First, she must eliminate the seven emotions and six desires. If she becomes angry, flames will burn her; if she feels joy, an ice blade will pierce her heart; if she is fearful, she will be trapped in the Realm of Suffocation; if she feels sorrow, she will suffer from Soul Separation and Spirit Shattering; if she is sad, she will experience the pain of being Shattered to Pieces.
However, it doesn’t stop there. As soon as she speaks, she will suffer the punishment of Throat Slitting and Tongue Cutting; if she hears any sound, she will be struck by thunder in her ears; if she sees any images, she will be blinded by swords and spears; if she touches anything, she will be Devoured by Myriad Insects!
As such, as long as she endures for nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine days, the calamity will dissipate, and she will return to her normal self!
In an instant, Xia Hongxiu felt her scalp tingle, as if something had coiled around her. Her mindset collapsed.
“This can’t be real, it’s impossible… It must be a miscalculation by the heavens! There can’t be such a terrifying calamity in the world! I need to calculate again!”
Before she could finish speaking, she realized the severity of the situation.
Just now, that series of actions triggered multiple kinds of suffering simultaneously.
Realm of Suffocation, Soul Separation and Spirit Shattering, Shattered to Pieces, Throat Slitting and Tongue Cutting, Blinded by Swords and Spears, Struck by Thunder!
“Ahhh…”
She screamed, immediately collapsing, writhing in agony on the ground.
But instead of alleviating her pain, it was as if a boulder rolled down a mountain, accumulating like a snowball in the snow; the more it accumulated, the deeper and heavier it became, eventually surpassing her limits and causing her to faint.
Only in this state would her suffering gradually fade.
“Benefiting you!”
Zhou Tong looked down from above, his expression blank as he stared at her.
It didn’t matter that she dared to scheme against him, but if she wanted to target those around him, that was a light punishment.
Not long ago, he had used Recasting Authority to completely separate Xia Hongxiu’s seven emotions and six desires along with her five senses, then buried various destructive elements within them before finally returning them to her.
Once she triggered the conditions, those destructive elements would activate, making her life worse than death.
Such means might be baffling to others, but for Zhou Tong, it was simply child’s play.
“Hongxiu!”
Seeing this scene, Mo Liushu was somewhat surprised. She tentatively walked closer and gently touched her.
“Ahhh!!!”
In an instant, Xia Hongxiu was once again engulfed by the pain of being Devoured by Myriad Insects. The agony jolted her awake as she couldn’t help but scream, and then another round of torment began, knocking her out once more!
“What… what’s going on?”
Mo Liushu’s brows furrowed in concern for the person before her.
Don’t think it’s too absurd; some people, the more they are abused, the more psychologically dependent they become on their abuser.
At this moment, Mo Liushu was in such a situation. After prolonged torment, she actually lost the feeling of hatred towards Xia Hongxiu; even when witnessing her misfortune, she felt no joy.
After a moment, Xia Hongxiu slowly regained consciousness. She didn’t dare to open her eyes, only daring to tremble as she knelt on the ground, intense suffering came crashing down once again.
She was terrified; the overwhelming suffocation made her want to die.
Only now did she finally believe that the Nine Deaths and Nine Falls Calamity truly existed.
“No… I must survive. I can’t endure such a calamity anymore. Can someone please save me?”
In an instant, all her ambitions crumbled; every thought that emerged brought her excruciating pain. At this moment, she found herself in true hell.
No emotions could arise, she couldn’t look, couldn’t listen, couldn’t speak, couldn’t touch; not even suicide was possible. From now on, all that awaited her was suffering and despair.
“Hongxiu…”
Mo Liushu softly called out again, but it turned into thunder in Xia Hongxiu’s ears.
“Woo…”
Under the stimulation of extreme pain, Xia Hongxiu wanted to shout but was physically restrained, only able to produce a series of whimpers.
In the end, she couldn’t help but express her desire to confess. Bearing through the pain of being Devoured by Myriad Insects, she used her fingers to carve words in the ground, explaining her predicament to Mo Liushu.
“Nine Deaths and Nine Falls Calamity?!”
Upon seeing these five words, Mo Liushu’s eyes widened.
“This is impossible; there is no such calamity in the world!”
She said with firm conviction. As a professional at experiencing calamities, she had gone through all the disasters in the world more than once since Zhou Tong shielded her from harm.
Even so, she had never experienced such terrifying punishment.
“Hongxiu must have been schemed against by someone!”
She thought to herself, and her entire being tensed up. The existence capable of such means must certainly be a powerful warrior she couldn’t contend with. If they intended her harm, even ten lives wouldn’t be enough.
But then she reconsidered and relaxed her heart; the other party only targeted Hongxiu—could it be that they wanted to vent their anger for her?
“Could it be my Tong’er?”
She muttered to herself with a bitter smile.
“How is that possible? It’s simply dreaming wildly!”
“Zzzz…”
Suddenly, a sound of nails scraping against the ground reached her ears. Mo Liushu looked over and found that Xia Hongxiu had begun writing again.
“Master… please save me. I realize my mistake; I’m begging you to rescue me!”
Seeing these words, Mo Liushu felt as if she had been deeply pierced, her entire being shaken.
“You still have the face to beg me? Think about what you did to me before—this is all your retribution. I will absolutely not forgive…”
Just as the words reached her lips, she suddenly stopped, her face turned pale.
At this moment, she finally understood how Zhou Tong viewed her.
It was as if all her strength had been drained; with a thud, Mo Liushu sank to her knees.
“I have truly hurt him deeply; I’m sure he has completely given up. Even if he sees me suffering, he won’t look back!”
Mo Liushu asked herself but also knew the answer.
Because not long ago, she had resolutely decided to let Xia Hongxiu fend for herself.
“Sigh!!”
Ultimately, after countless inner struggles, she stepped forward slowly and gently embraced Xia Hongxiu.
“Woo…”
In an instant, a wave of deeper and more intricate pain surged through Xia Hongxiu, causing her body to tremble.
But shortly after, she surprisingly found that this pain seemed to lighten significantly when she was close to Mo Liushu.
This situation left Xia Hongxiu feeling a swirl of emotions—she was both joyous to have survived and burdened with guilt.
“Uh… ah!!!”
Her emotions once again surged, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.
Even so, she couldn’t help but speak up, haltingly saying, “You really saved me… why? After all I’ve put you through, you shouldn’t want anything more than for me to die immediately!”
Hearing this, Mo Liushu fell silent for a moment before stammering out an answer.
“I was thinking… both of us have committed unforgivable sins, and according to both the Heavenly Dao and human emotions, we should never be forgiven in our lifetimes.”
“But as long as I take the initiative to treat you a bit better, it should count as breaking the precedent, right? In that case, with this precedent, if Tong’er ever wants to return to me, it will have some factual basis!”
Mo Liushu seemed to be speaking nonsensically, yet it struck a chord with Xia Hongxiu.
For a metaphysical hope, this person actually forgave someone absolutely unforgivable; she truly humbled herself to the extreme.
“Master, there are some secrets I want to tell you…”
Xia Hongxiu struggled to speak, every word a monumental effort.
“Better not say anything; your body won’t hold up.”
“No, I must tell you… this secret involves your and Zhou Tong’s grievances…”
The moment these words left her mouth, Mo Liushu’s body immediately tensed up!
