Fairy, Don't Be Afraid, I Am Blind-Chapter 87 - 76

After that, her consciousness appeared here. According to that voice, this is the deep recesses of You Su’s mind.

She was grateful that she could help You Su, allowing him to escape danger, even though it wasn’t by her controlling her own body.

When it was over, as she eagerly wanted to return to her own body, that voice told her that power requires a price. It’s not so simple to swap back; the body needs to accomplish something before they can exchange back.

Moreover, the outside world is too chaotic right now, and You Su has not yet achieved true safety. He still needs its protection.

Initially, she disagreed, stubbornly wanting to reclaim her body but was met with immense pain.

The voice warned her that doing so not only might cause her consciousness to disappear but might also lead to her complete corruption, causing great trouble for You Su.

It revealed a terrifying truth to her: You Su is also cursed, and it deceived You Su, so in his eyes, it appears as his junior sister too.

Furthermore, it threatened: if she doesn’t want You Su to completely become a malicious entity, she must obediently follow its instructions.

Ji Lingruo was helpless and could only agree.

And according to the demands of that voice, to prevent confusion in You Su’s perceptions, she desperately disguised the fact that she was no longer herself.

So every time You Su accidentally fell asleep and entered this layer of conscious space, she hid in the room, trying to remain silent. She didn’t want You Su to see her disgusting appearance, much less recognize her.

Because she was in You Su’s deep consciousness space, Ji Lingruo could also feel the things You Su was feeling.

She painfully discovered that the original owner of this ugly flesh, shamelessly used her voice, her body, to get close to You Su.

It shamelessly enjoyed the identity of his junior sister, receiving unreserved affection from You Su.

They laughed, held hands, embraced, while she could only look at herself turned into a disgusting lump of flesh in the mirror and alone, listening to those passionate whispers in the air, imagining them being said to herself by her senior brother.

This strange, twisted feeling confounded her, and she couldn’t distinguish whether she was loved or betrayed. Unable to bear it anymore, she proactively left the room to sit by You Su’s bedside.

But You Su’s recent behavior surprised her, and melted her heart...

So as long as it’s me, even if I’ve become like this, you’re still willing to embrace me, right?

Ji Lingruo raised her head and asked the sky:

"Once you complete what needs to be done, can everything really return to how it was?"

The voice rang out again, but it wasn’t answering her; its tone became sweet:

"Senior brother, you’re awake?"

...

"Senior brother, you’re awake?"

"Mm..." You Su rubbed his head, blinking his eyes twice vigorously.

Making sure he was awake, You Su apologized somewhat guiltily, "Sorry, junior sister, I shouldn’t have fallen asleep."

"Why apologize? If you’re tired, you should sleep. You fell asleep, but I’m still awake." Ji Lingruo smiled sweetly.

Warmth flowed through You Su’s heart as he asked:

"What time is it now?"

"Just past Chen hour."

A somewhat familiar voice suddenly chimed in, answering the question first.

Upon slightly sensing it, You Su realized it was Zhou Li.

Zhou Li was holding a large oil paper bag, walking and pulling out six pieces of dried bread, then handed them to You Su, explaining.

"Breakfast is given at Chen hour, lunch at noon, and dinner at You hour. If you want water, you need to fetch it yourself from the water barrels east of Lucky Cave, but it’s also rationed daily."

Feeling embarrassed for not spreading his Divine Sense the instant he awoke and letting someone get close before he noticed, You Su accepted the dried bread and said:

"Thank you."

Zhou Li smiled, then consciously stepped back two steps, to create a bit of distance from the brother and sister:

"Everyone else gets four pieces; since you’re a cultivator and eat more, I gave you two extra pieces. Don’t let anyone find out."

Upon hearing this, You Su carefully stored the bread and once again thanked him.

"Distributing food, you do it personally?" You Su asked in confusion, thinking that cultivators should be focusing on more important tasks.

"Indeed, not usually me; I’m here specifically for you." Zhou Li simply sat down on the ground.

With his sword brows slightly furrowing, You Su asked, "What’s the matter?"

"Last night you went out too, so you must know about Mr. Qi being cursed and about several Sect Leaders fighting, in the end getting overwhelmed and fleeing with Wu Cheng and Wu Ping."

"Yes."

"Then early this morning, Wu Cheng returned."

"Wu Cheng returned?" You Su’s heart leaped.

"Yes, but only him; Mr. Qi and Wu Ping didn’t appear again. According to what he said, they already died."

"Where is Wu Cheng now?"

"Lying in the Wu Family zone in the cave. He managed to crawl nearby, and while Mr. Bai was patrolling outside, he was rescued in. After briefly explaining some things, he fell into a coma."

You Su was silent for a moment, unable to understand how Wu Cheng, who was so close with the malicious entity, still managed to be let into the Lucky Cave to recuperate.

"I know what you’re thinking, but Wu Cheng is indeed the most outstanding young man in Chuyun City. Also, the Wu Family Patriarch went missing in the city’s west while searching for him. If Wu Cheng dies too, the Wu Family will definitely cause a stir. Besides, Wu Cheng is the only one who knows the truth of Mr. Qi’s corruption, so saving him is justified."

"Anyway, they’ve handled even Qi Daodong being cursed; even if Wu Cheng has issues, it doesn’t matter. That’s how they think, right?"

"Yes. But I still think it’s improper, so I came to warn you." After saying this, Zhou Li stood up intending to leave.

You Su nodded slightly, thanking him earnestly.

Once Zhou Li left, You Su began eating the dried bread given to him, his thoughts inevitably drifting back to Wu Cheng’s look before he disappeared last night.

...

"Mother!"

Wu Cheng lay atop a "bed" made of many robes piled together, squeezing out a bit of strength to call to the beautiful woman before him.

The beautiful woman looked at her regained son with tears in her eyes, stammering:

"Awake is good. If even Cheng’er were gone, I truly don’t know how I’d go on..."

Wu Cheng lowered his head, clenched his fists, and pounded the ground, lamenting:

"It’s my fault for not being able to save my brother."

The beautiful woman tenderly held the hand Wu Cheng had used to pound the ground, "It’s not your fault, Cheng’er; don’t blame yourself. You being alive is good; your brother wouldn’t blame you either."

Wu Cheng’s expression was imperceptibly tense but returned to normal immediately. He continued to lament:

"Mother, father?"

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman broke into sobs, uncontrollable for a moment, lamenting:

"Your father noticed your disappearance and went looking for you; he hasn’t returned even now..."

The beautiful woman cried sorrowfully, while Wu Cheng turned his head, hiding his expression, only clenching his fists tighter, seeming to hate something.

After a brief silence, Wu Cheng comforted:

"It’s okay, Mother; I’ll accompany you in the future."

The beautiful woman wiped her tears and nodded, "Yes, thankfully, I still have Cheng’er..."

"Fortunately, huh..."