After Redeeming the Villain, I Was Obliterated by the System - Chapter 8

Having finished speaking, Xiao Qingyan withdrew the demonic energy covering Lin Sui’s eyes, and his divine sense returned to his own body.

Currents of electricity surged one after another, as if trying to tame Lin Sui. The moment even a flicker of resistance toward the system entered his mind, the voltage would increase.

Lin Sui’s fingers clawed tightly at his chest, wishing he could tear his own heart out with his bare hands. Was it not just, was it not just staying by the villain’s side and helping him break through to the Foundation Establishment stage? Could he not just do it?

Was it impossible to stop the villain from going to the Outer Sect? He had already been electrocuted to the point of wanting to die; how could he possibly still stop the villain from going to the Outer Sect! Would that not mean he had suffered the pain for nothing?

The villain had to go to the Outer Sect this time! Even if the Sect Leader Senior Brother agreed to let him stay, Lin Sui would still drive him away.

“Ah!”

The voltage suddenly spiked, hitting him in wave after wave. It only subsided once he no longer harbored any stray thoughts.

A bitter pill was pushed into his mouth, and the chill within his body receded. He struggled to lift his gaze, but his vision remained a barren void. A sense of foreboding welled up in Lin Sui’s heart. He reached up to touch his eyes and felt a sticky wetness on his hand.

Holy crap! Could he really be blind!

Refusing to accept the reality, Lin Sui blinked repeatedly, but he still could not see a thing. A massive wave of panic surged within him. His hands clawed at the air as his voice trembled, thick with a nasal tone, as he murmured unconsciously.

“Master, Master, Master.”

“Suian cannot see. I cannot see.”

Large teardrops, mixed with bright red blood, fell onto the snow-white quilt. Purple spiritual energy gently stroked Lin Sui’s trembling back. The purple sphere surrounding Lin Sui grew paler and paler.

Mo Bai could not sense Lin Sui’s condition inside the purple sphere; he could only distinguish what was happening by Lin Sui’s suppressed cries.

There was a crisp crack. The wind chimes at the head of the bed shattered into several pieces, falling to the floor and splashing into spots of purple light. Finally, they condensed into a powerful surge of spiritual energy that flew into the center of Lin Sui’s brow.

Mo Bai’s pupils constricted. Realizing that Lin Sui’s situation was dire, he quickly grabbed Lin Sui’s struggling wrist and sent his spiritual energy into the meridians. He discovered that three different forces were secretly competing within Lin Sui’s body. Under these circumstances, the meridians were actually repairing themselves in an extremely bizarre manner.

Before he could probe deeper, the purple spiritual energy struck the back of his hand sharply.

“Master?” Mo Bai frowned. Was his Master angry that he had not taken good care of his Little Junior Brother?

His nose tingled with sadness, thinking how wonderful it would be if his Master were still here. If his Master were still alive, his Little Junior Brother would never have ended up like this.

Lin Sui finally quieted down, staring blankly at Mo Bai standing by the bed. With the blood and tear stains on his face still wet, he managed a soft, obedient smile and spoke in a calm tone.

“Senior Brother, I am blind, am I not?”

Receiving no response from Mo Bai for a long time, Lin Sui found his answer but continued to ask out of desperation. “It will never get better, will it?”

Mo Bai shook his head before remembering that Lin Sui could not see. He spoke comfortingly, “It will not be so.”

Lin Sui knew then that it would not get better. He flashed a smile of resignation, and his vacant eyes no longer held their usual light. His tone was incredibly lonely.

“It does not matter. If I cannot see, I cannot see.”

Mo Bai’s heart ached for him. He used his spiritual energy to clean the bloodstains from Lin Sui’s face. “Senior Brother will find a way to heal your eyes.”

Lin Sui nodded. He knew that as long as he completed the mission, he could return to his own world; the injuries sustained in this world could not be taken back with him. But he still could not see, and being blind in this world was very real! Lin Sui felt utterly helpless and only wanted to go back quickly. If he wanted to go back quickly, he had to do the mission.

Yes! The mission. He lifted his head and stared straight ahead, speaking in a negotiating tone.

“Senior Brother, can you talk to the Sect Leader and ask him not to send Yan’er to the Outer Sect?”

Su Zhanyun’s spiritual energy had not yet been withdrawn from the Glazed Lamp, and his voice, which nearly shook the heavens, boomed out.

“Impossible! Lin Suizhi, if you do not heal your injuries and suppress the Cold Poison within a month, you can expect your disciple’s cultivation to be destroyed before he is thrown into the Three Ghost Caves!”

“Eldest Senior Brother!”

Lin Sui blurted out. He knew Su Zhanyun was a man of his word, so he tried to bargain. “One month, that is too short. Can it be two months?”

After all, he had to help the villain break through to Foundation Establishment within a month while also healing his own wounds. It was nearly impossible. Su Zhanyun interrupted Lin Sui’s next words, his tone leaving no room for discussion.

“Do not try to find any more excuses! It is one month! After one month, you will end your seclusion and bring that wicked disciple back from the Outer Sect yourself!”

“But.”

“Do not but me! If you say one more but, I will expel Xiao Qingyan from the sect immediately!”

Xiao Qingyan did not know why Lin Sui insisted on preventing him from going to the Outer Sect. Regardless, he had just left a wisp of demonic energy inside his Master’s body. If he wished, he could make his Master suffer a pain worse than death.

“Eldest Senior Brother, you know what kind of place the Outer Sect is!”

Lin Sui grew anxious. The static of the electricity in his mind was a constant warning to stop Xiao Qingyan from going to the Outer Sect.

“Call me Sect Leader!” Su Zhanyun was truly angry this time. Given the commotion earlier, he had wanted to drop everything to see Lin Sui.

He had almost, he had almost thought his Little Junior Brother was going to die! Another life-saving treasure left to his Little Junior Brother by their Master was gone. However, the elders seemed to have intentionally hindered his steps, preventing him from arriving in time.

Fortunately, fortunately, his Little Junior Brother had survived this ordeal, yet the first thing he did upon opening his mouth was mention Xiao Qingyan! What kind of magic did that Xiao Qingyan possess that could make his Little Junior Brother protect him even at the cost of his life?

The more Su Zhanyun thought about it, the angrier he became. He was angry that his Little Junior Brother did not cherish his own life, and even angrier at himself for agreeing to let his Little Junior Brother take Xiao Qingyan as a disciple all those years ago.

Hearing Su Zhanyun’s words, Lin Sui knew that sending Xiao Qingyan to the Outer Sect could not be stopped. This counted as an attempt to intervene, right? It was just that the intervention failed.

“Sect Leader, then you must not let people bully him on purpose!”

Su Zhanyun heard how obedient Lin Sui was, changing his address to Sect Leader as soon as he was told.

“Call me Eldest Senior Brother!”

Lin Sui’s words were interrupted again. He opened his mouth for a long time. “Eldest Senior Brother, you cannot.”

“Do you take me for a child! Would I be that kind of person?”

“This disciple trusts the character of the Sect Leader! This disciple is willing to go to the Outer Sect.” Xiao Qingyan did not know what Lin Sui was calculating, but after he finished speaking, he saw pain well up in Lin Sui’s eyes.

He kowtowed heavily on the ground. “This disciple understands the intentions of Master, but this disciple was possessed by a momentary obsession and injured Master. It is only right that I be punished.”

Lin Sui wanted to say more, but Su Zhanyun cut off the connection directly.

[Mission to help the villain break through Foundation Establishment within a month: Countdown 29 days.]