Chapter 531 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [207]
Chapter 531 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [207]
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiyu's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she suddenly experienced difficulty breathing.
He was breathing heavily, his shoulders trembling violently, as if he was trying his best to suppress his grief. Only his tearful eyes were uncontrollably red.
“Master…” Jiang Xiyu called softly, then raised his hand and grasped Shiga’s hand that was cupped beside his face, and said in a low, hoarse voice, “It’s me, this isn’t a dream…”
Shiga lowered his eyes, a suppressed pain in them. He stared at Jiang Xiyu for a long while before belatedly realizing what was happening and gave a vague "hmm" in response.
Although Jiang Xiyu was the one who was weak at this moment, Shijia's face looked much paler than Jiang Xiyu's.
He gently grasped Jiang Xiyu's hand in return, the red in his pupils seeming to spread silently.
After a long while, Shiga murmured, "You've really woken up, you've really woken up..."
The tone was very soft, as if speaking to oneself trapped in a nightmare.
Jiang Xiyu's face was pressed against his palm, his heart filled with guilt and heartache. These two heavy emotions overwhelmed him upon his awakening. His emotions were like a dam breaking, threatening to burst forth along with his tears at any moment.
He probably already knew something in his heart.
After the Buddhist beads took away Shiga's soul, Jiang Xiyu had no time to think about anything else in the face of divine punishment. He simply instinctively shielded Yuejia behind him.
The instant the thunderbolt pierced his body, a sharp, piercing pain surged through Jiang Xiyu's heart. He didn't know the cause of this pain, only that in that dying moment, his sole thought was: what should he do…
If he were to die like this, what should the monk do?
What about Yuejia? What should Yuejia do?
He's already gone this far; wouldn't it be too cruel for him to just die right in front of him...?
However, if given another chance, Jiang Xiyu would never regret his choice. He would still stand in front of the lightning tribulation without hesitation. However, doing so would inevitably hurt the people he cherished.
Now, seeing the person in front of her being so careful, Jiang Xiyu felt extremely sad and heartbroken, almost at a loss.
I couldn't bear to part with it, but it ended up like this.
Jiang Xiyu lowered her eyes, and tears, unable to bear the weight, slid down her cheeks.
“Master, I’ve hurt you…” he said, his voice broken and weak, “I always do this… hurt people…”
Tears wet his palms, and Shiga suddenly came to his senses, wiping away the tears with his fingertips.
But the tears kept flowing, as if they would never end, leaving marks on Shiga's palm.
Shiga's eyes flickered for a moment, and the next moment, he opened his arms and hugged Jiang Xiyu tightly, pressing his palms against the back of his neck and burying his head deeply in his shoulder.
Jiang Xiyu's shoulders trembled, and her chest trembled slightly with each sob.
Shiga pressed his chest against his, quietly feeling for a while, and only after confirming that the person in his arms had truly returned did he soothe him in a hoarse voice, "Don't cry..."
He gently patted Jiang Xiyu's back again and again, trying to ease his sadness.
But the more Jiang Xiyu was comforted, the harder it became to control his emotions. In the end, he buried his face in Shijia's shoulder and cried so hard that his tears soaked Shijia's monk's robe.
The sobs and tears in the Zen cave were all in complete chaos.
Yet it was also so chaotic and heartbreaking, so deeply moving.
Finally, hearing those sobs, Shiga could no longer resist pulling him away from her embrace.
Jiang Xiyu lowered her head, unable to cry anymore.
Shiga lifted his chin, seeing his face contorted in tears, his breathing rapid as if he couldn't catch his breath. He gently wiped away the tears and used his magic to soothe him. After a long while, he spoke almost inaudibly, "If you keep crying, you'll really hurt me..."
Jiang Xiyu seemed to hear this in a daze, and slowly raised her lowered head, her lips still mumbling as she replied, "I won't cry, Master..."
But when he looked up and saw Shiga's face clearly, he was completely stunned.
Two thin streaks of water lingered on that cold, aloof face, sliding down from the corners of her eyes. Her calm, expressionless eyes, however, still held a shimmering, almost fragile light.
Cried……
Shiga cried...
Jiang Xiyu stared blankly at the tear stain. Suddenly, it was as if a string had snapped in his mind, and the pain that burst forth made him tremble both physically and mentally.
In the past, even when she seemed extremely sad, her eyes would only be veiled by a thin mist.
But now, his sadness was so obvious, and his tears were so obvious, just like the tears that Jiang Xiyu hadn't seen when she was dying, but were now fully visible.
It wasn't that the Buddha shed tears for the sake of all living beings, but rather for him.
When Shiga gave Jiang Xiyu his first tear, it seemed as if it was destined that all his future tears would be shed for him.
Shiga seemed completely oblivious to his own tears, his mind completely focused on Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu watched him cry unconsciously, and for a moment, that tear seemed to fall into his heart, burning him so much that he couldn't sit still and his mind was in turmoil.
He suddenly raised his hand, frantically wiping away the tears on Shiga's face, almost biting his lip until it bled. Jiang Xiyu finally couldn't help but exclaim, "You, how could you..."
How can you cry?
Don't cry, don't shed tears.
Shiga silently let him wipe for a while, as if some emotion in his heart was about to burst forth.
He lowered his head slightly, touching Jiang Xiyu's forehead.
Jiang Xiyu paused in his movements.
Shiga looked into his eyes, his ten fingers gripping Shiga's shoulders tightening, imprisoning him.
After a long silence, Shiga said calmly, "Don't treat me like this anymore, kitty..."
The scene from that day is too painful to recall.
Shiga only remembered Jiang Xiyu's lifeless face and the world that looked as if it had been stained with blood.
If this scenario were to happen again, he would really go crazy.
Perhaps he had already gone mad that day, but I tried my best to remain calm so as not to frighten him.
Shiga tried to act normal, but couldn't suppress his fear and anxiety. He held Jiang Xiyu tightly and said, "Don't treat me like this anymore, and don't leave me again..."
"I will never, ever let you leave again! Even if it means death, I will die with you."
The force on his shoulder was so heavy that it felt like it was going to crush him.
However, the gaze fixed on him was too calm, so calm that it sent a chill down his spine.
Jiang Xiyu blinked slowly, feeling heartbroken as she listened to these words.
Immediately, he nodded heavily to Shiga, his expression resolute as if making the most important promise of his life: "I will not leave..."
"I will never leave again..."
"I'd rather die than leave..."
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