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I finished my meal and placed the bowl on the table, lowering my head as I muttered,
"I'm sorry."
"Why?"
He suddenly asked a question that caught me off guard. I looked up at him, confused. "What do you mean, why?"
He stared at me with a blank expression. "I asked why you are apologizing."
"This afternoon was my fault; I misunderstood you. That's why I came to apologize. I hope you can forgive me," I admitted my mistake. If it were anyone else, I would have stubbornly refused to back down.
But he was different. I knew very well how precious he was.
I had no way to leave him; the only outcome of leaving would be death.
He asked another question, "What is our relationship?"
Without thinking, I replied, "We're husband and wife."
He smiled. "Not bad. You know we're husband and wife, so there's hope for you. Between spouses, there's no need for apologies, so I won't accept those three words from you."
With that, he stood up decisively and cleared the dishes from the table, placing them in the sink. He always cooked but never washed the dishes.
All the cleaning was handled by Da Han.
Suddenly, I didn't want Da Han to do this anymore. I stood up and walked over to him, taking the cloth from the sink to wash the dishes.
But he grabbed my hand firmly. "I married you; I have no intention of making you do any work."
I wouldn't give in, smiling at him, "If I marry you, it means I'll be living with you."
In the end, he couldn't do anything about it and let go of my hand. He moved behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist, quietly leaning against my back. I lowered my head to wash the dishes in the sink, finding them particularly cute at that moment.
...
It felt like I had completely reconciled with Mu Xuanche. Last night, I even talked to him about Chuchen and shared my thoughts.
Actually, this topic wasn't as taboo as I thought. Aside from instructing me not to get involved in the matter, he didn't impose too many restrictions on me.
Now that he was off handling things, I felt bored alone and decided to find Chuchen again.
Mu Xuanche had told me that he had already spoken to Chuchen. I didn't know what kind of magic he had used, but the Chuchen who had yelled at me yesterday was now smiling when he saw me.
"Yan Xi, you're here," he said.
Seeing him like this made me happy. I had the strong man carry him outside, and I sat beside him to chat.
I tried to probe into his situation, but my cautiousness couldn't withstand his gaze.
"Just ask whatever you want," he said.
His straightforward words relieved all my discomfort, and I boldly asked,
"What exactly happened in the Cult of Spirits? Was it the Spirit Sect Leader who did this to you?"
He nodded, his face filled with indignation. "I did so much for him, only to be betrayed again. I can't help but want to kill him now."
Seeing him become agitated, I worried he might get into trouble again, so I changed the subject and asked, "Chuchen, do you know that Master is missing?"
His expression was calm, but the furrowed brow betrayed his inner turmoil.
"Yes, he's in the Cult of Spirits," he replied.
I was shocked to learn that Master had been captured by the Cult of Spirits. What on earth happened?
"Master is so powerful; how could he possibly be captured?" I asked Chuchen.
"How would I know what that old man is thinking? He must be really foolish to get caught by the Cult of Spirits," he said.
From Chuchen's tone, I could sense that he still cared deeply for Master. I just couldn't understand why he had chosen to join the Cult of Spirits. What had gone wrong?
"Chuchen, can you tell me why you joined the Cult of Spirits?"
He handed his phone back to me and sighed deeply.
"Are you really going to listen?" he asked.
I nodded earnestly. I thought everyone needed a way to vent their feelings; keeping everything bottled up inside would only lead to trouble.
Every circle has its own characters, and within the Xuan Family Taoist community, there are also prominent families.
Thirty years ago, the most prominent families were the Liu Family, Li Family, Jin Family, and Chu Family. Chuchen belonged to the Chu Family, while the Liu Family was represented by Liu Qingfeng. The Li Family was the most mysterious, known to very few, and the Jin Family was associated with Golden Cicada.
The Liu Family and Jin Family had been close for generations. After Liu Qingfeng's father met with misfortune, he sought refuge with Golden Cicada and became his disciple. Liu Qingfeng's father was murdered, and he had been a friend of Golden Cicada. After his death, Golden Cicada underwent a drastic change in temperament.
He began to strengthen himself relentlessly, engaging in actions that were morally questionable. He targeted the Chu Family and Li Family. By the time of Chuchen's father's generation, the Chu Family had already fallen into decline, but they still possessed some influence after all these years.
In order to gain power from the Chu Family, Golden Cicada orchestrated a scheme to frame them, leading to their destruction. The Chu Family was left in ruins, and Chuchen, the legitimate heir of the Chu Family, was forced to wander the streets.
At that time, being too young to understand what was happening, he was eventually rescued by Lingyunzi, a disciple of Golden Cicada, who took him in as his own apprentice. Fate can be quite ironic; while Golden Cicada caused the downfall of the Chu Family, his disciple ended up saving its heir.
When Chuchen turned twenty, he learned about his true heritage when someone came to inform him of everything. At first, Chuchen was unwilling to accept this reality and ran to ask Lingyunzi about it.
Lingyunzi could not believe that his master would commit such acts. He thought that the woman who approached Chuchen must be a con artist from a cult trying to deceive him. Thus, he captured her.
On one side stood his master who had taught him for over twenty years; on the other side was an unexpected sister claiming kinship with him.
Chuchen ultimately chose to believe his master, after all, the gratitude he felt for his master's years of nurturing could not be false.
At that time, when he was not believed and was even captured, he sought out his sister Dapper. In prison, Heart suffered a health crisis due to anger.
Before her death, she swore with her own soul that everything she had said was true, hoping her brother would not mistake a thief for their father.
Her death made Chuchen begin to doubt. He descended the mountain alone to investigate.
Unexpectedly, he uncovered the truth, but in doing so, he also lost his own life.
After becoming a ghost, Chuchen was unwilling to be reincarnated. To confront his master, he joined the Cult of Spirits. Additionally, there was another reason that compelled him to serve the Cult.
Chuchen's sister Dapper died because Heart's anger had caused her health to fail. He felt deeply remorseful towards his sister and wanted to help her come back to life.
After Dapper's death, Lingyunzi learned the truth but did not help with her burial. Instead, he placed her on a cold ice bed in Xuanzong, which preserved Dapper's body while keeping the last trace of her soul within it.
When Chuchen joined the Cult of Spirits, the Spirit Sect Leader promised him that as long as he served the Cult faithfully, he could help resurrect his sister.
The Spirit Sect Leader told him that only the Crystal Heart could bring his sister back to life.
Chuchen investigated for a long time and found credible aspects in the Spirit Sect Leader's words. Thus, he joined the Cult without hesitation and even committed harmful acts for the sake of this so-called Crystal Heart.
Hearing this, I realized there was something I didn't understand and interrupted Chuchen's narrative.
"Don't you already have the Crystal Heart? Has your sister been resurrected?"
I remembered that last time when Mu Xuanche and I obtained Heart, we ran into Chuchen at the exit and gave it to him.
Chuchen forced a bitter smile. "Having a Heart is not enough; you also need someone who understands how to exchange hearts. The Sect Leader can do it, but when I entrusted the Heart to him, he went back on his word."
The Spirit Sect Leader was truly despicable. Chuchen had done so much for him, yet at the last moment, he refused to help. I was so furious that I felt like going out to kill that leader.
I asked Chuchen why he had done so much for the Cult of Spirits when the leader still wouldn't assist him.
Chuchen explained that the Crystal Heart could not only save his sister but also had the ability to open Qin Wang's Tomb.
Between the two, the Spirit Sect Leader chose the latter. From the very beginning, he had no intention of helping Chuchen's sister; he was just deceiving Chuchen.
So after their fallout, this useless pawn was naturally discarded.
The Spirit Sect Leader really could burn bridges behind him.
"Chuchen, what are you planning to do now?" I asked him.
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