Reborn as a Human Cauldron, But I'm the Top - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Accusation, Confession

Under the dark moon and high wind, Shen Yirong, with Shen Shuci’s help to conceal her aura, walked towards the Star-Catching Hall.

Shen Shuci was very reluctant, complaining constantly along the way.

“Host, you are overestimating yourself. You are not even at the Nascent Soul stage right now. You don’t need to handle this matter.”

Shen Yirong didn’t reply, only looking at the Star-Catching Hall which was close by.

The hall doors were not closed, but looking through the entrance, one could only see deep, dark shadows.

Shen Yirong finally transmitted a question: Is your concealment reliable?

“Ah! Of course it’s reliable. Last time was just a minor accident.”

Shen Yirong felt uneasy, but her cultivation was too low now. It was better for Shen Shuci to help her than to handle it herself.

She looked up, took a deep breath: It’s inconvenient for me to use my spiritual sense. Can you see what’s inside the hall?

Shen Shuci’s pupils glowed gold. After staring at the Star-Catching Hall for a moment, her pupils returned to normal.

She looked hesitant: “It seems like two people.”

Shen Yirong was puzzled: Seems like?

Shen Shuci looked unconfident. She checked the Star-Catching Hall again and gave a light hiss.

“Gone again. This place is very strange. Mei Xin is fine for now. Host, why don’t we leave first? Mei Xin is a member of the Great Peace Sect. Liu Qianfeng won’t ignore this.”

This was indeed the correct course of action.

Shen Yirong looked at the stars in the sky. The starlight was dim. She covered her chest and frowned: I know, but I have a premonition that by the time Sect Master Liu arrives, it will be too late.

Shen Yirong sighed: Can you ask the Heavenly Dao for me if my premonition is correct?

Shen Shuci didn’t want to ask, but the Heavenly Dao’s answer instantly appeared in her mind.

“The premonition is correct.”

Shen Shuci didn’t want to address it, and retorted: You shut up!

Shen Yirong didn’t want to get involved in these troubles, but she wasn’t so cold-hearted as to watch Mei Xin get into trouble.

The Nine Heavens Sect Master looked very strange, and the mechanism of that array was similar to the water ghosts she had heard about in her previous life.

To leave the array, one had to pull someone else in as a substitute for death. Mei Xin was clearly that substitute.

Neither of them spoke. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Looking at the worried Shen Shuci, Shen Yirong smiled and said: Although I don’t remember, thanks to fate, we are working together again after so many years.

Shen Shuci was slightly surprised. She turned her head: “I don’t want to help you with these dangerous things.”

Shen Yirong nodded: But you still helped me.

Shen Shuci stiffened. She looked a little helpless.

“I cannot defy your will. If it’s what you want to do, I will find a way to make it happen, even if I don’t agree.”

Shen Yirong felt warmth in her heart. She smiled and said: Thank you.

Seeing that Shen Shuci was still unhappy, Shen Yirong turned her head and promised softly: After everything here is resolved, I will go back to the modern world with you.

Shen Shuci almost shouted in excitement. She covered her mouth.

“Really? You’re not lying to me this time, are you?!”

Shen Yirong had already thought it through. Once the people she cared about had good endings, she could safely return to her own world.

She patted Shen Shuci’s shoulder: Yes. We’ll drink milk tea together, eat hot pot, and live a peaceful life.

Shen Shuci was stunned for a moment. Her voice softened considerably: “Okay. Host, you must not break your promise.”

Shen Yirong smiled: Of course.

Having received the promise, Shen Shuci smiled gently. She no longer objected and focused on helping.

“Mei Xin is very close to here. Can the Host transmit a message to her?”

Shen Yirong obeyed. She closed her eyes and began to search for Senior Sister’s aura, but she found nothing after a round of searching.

Opening her eyes, she shook her head helplessly.

This was within Shen Shuci’s expectations. She observed carefully again.

“There are many restrictions and barriers here, but Mei Xin’s location is near the outer layer of the main hall. We don’t need to go deep inside.”

Shen Shuci transmitted the message while drawing a map on the ground. She pointed to the west wing room where Mei Xin was staying, then looked up: “There are many killing arrays here: illusion arrays, maze arrays, and sword arrays. The three arrays serve as array cores for each other, forming an unsolvable killing array.”

Seeing Shen Shuci frowning, Shen Yirong asked: Can you draw all these arrays?

Shen Shuci didn’t waste words. She picked up a branch and began to draw on the ground.

She drew quickly, and the killing array soon took shape.

Shen Yirong watched from the side and suddenly stopped her: Stop. I have a way to break it.

Shen Shuci’s hand, which was about to detail the array, paused.

The Shen Yirong in front of her was deep in serious thought, no different from the person in her memory.

This person’s talent in arrays and swordsmanship was still terrifying.

Shen Yirong let out a deep breath. Her eyes firmly looked towards the east side of the Star-Catching Hall. After getting up, she extended her hand to the stunned Shen Shuci.

She smiled faintly under the moonlight. “Let’s go.”

Thus, all of Shen Shuci’s concerns and expectations melted away in her smile.

When they arrived at the location, Shen Yirong poured out a large pile of spirit stones from her spiritual ring.

Shen Shuci was almost blinded by the mountain-like pile of spirit stones. She then watched Shen Yirong grandly use those spirit stones to set up an array.

She reached out, wanting to speak, but saw Shen Yirong frown and then pour out another small mountain of spirit stones from her spiritual ring.

This time, the other party’s expression clearly showed reluctance.

Shen Shuci truly couldn’t hold back. She couldn’t help but ask: Host, did you steal a spiritual vein?

Shen Yirong was busy figuring out how to break the array. Having plenty of spirit stones made many things much easier than before.

If she had to break the Demon Palace’s inner palace barrier now, she would definitely be able to do it.

However, this array was even more complex than the inner palace array. She also felt a little uncertain.

To ensure success, she moved to a slightly more open area and tentatively set up a small array that resembled the structure of the killing array in front of her.

She was engrossed in her research, subconsciously ignoring Shen Shuci’s voice.

Shen Shuci looked at her earnest figure tinkering with the array and couldn’t help but smile.

Shen Yirong, away from Song Yin, was more like the person in her memory. Shen Shuci felt that this was also good. The Host had fewer constraints.

“What are you laughing at? You look so happy.”

Song Yin’s slightly breathless voice was transmitted into Shen Shuci’s mind.

Her smile instantly vanished. She turned her head and saw Song Yin wearing a ragged red robe.

The Song Yin in Shen Shuci’s memory was always composed and powerful. This was the first time she had seen a teeth-gritting, battered Song Yin.

But, Shen Shuci felt satisfied.

The Heart Demon bypassed her and looked directly at Shen Yirong in front. Her teeth ground loudly as she angrily communicated with Song Yin’s consciousness in her mind.

“I’m here. You can come out now.”

Song Yin’s cold voice was full of sarcasm: Don’t you love my body?

The Heart Demon choked. Her instinct since being born was to tempt Song Yin to fall, to make Song Yin suffer, and to seize Song Yin’s body when possible.

She didn’t love Song Yin’s body; every Heart Demon did this.

The Heart Demon was genuinely scared. She was happy the moment she got Song Yin’s body, but after being tormented by Song Yin, she just wanted to retreat and continue being the Heart Demon that occasionally surfaced to cause disgust.

She pleaded somewhat hysterically: “I don’t like your body. Please come out!”

Song Yin coldly refused: No. Your next actions must follow my command, or I have plenty of ways to discipline you.

The Heart Demon was completely out of options. She stood still, ten thousand “whys” flashing through her mind.

She felt like she had become the “car” in Song Yin’s memory, and Song Yin was her driver.

Why was this happening? Did Song Yin deliberately hand over the body to her?

The Heart Demon’s eyes sharpened: “I can’t guarantee what I might do. Don’t regret this!”

Song Yin sneered: Heh.

Just then, Shen Yirong sensed Song Yin’s aura. She turned her head and was almost scared out of her wits.

She threw the spirit stones in her hand and rushed to Song Yin in a few steps.

This time, she was too anxious to use mental transmission. She tugged at Song Yin, checking if she was injured.

“How did you get so battered? The things I left behind shouldn’t have attacked you.”

The current battering was all caused by Song Yin. The Heart Demon couldn’t explain. She casually said: “I just tripped and fell. Are you here to save Mei Xin?”

The guilty Shen Yirong stammered: “Revered One.”

The bitterness in the Heart Demon’s heart and the voice in her mind surged together.

“Tell her to go back.:

Song Yin’s commanding tone highly irritated the Heart Demon. Coupled with her lack of patience for Shen Yirong, she grabbed Shen Yirong’s hand. “Go back.”

Shen Yirong pulled the Heart Demon’s hand away. “Forgive me, Revered One. I must do this.”

The surging emotions in her heart gave the Heart Demon the urge to vomit again. She started breathing rapidly, leaning against a tree and slowly sitting on the ground.

She couldn’t catch her breath. Song Yin’s emotions were suffocating her.

Song Yin’s voice in her mind muttered.

“Mei Xin is actually so important to her…”

“Why? What about me?”

The Heart Demon couldn’t hold back. She suddenly retched dryly.

Shen Yirong was even more worried. She squatted down, patting the Heart Demon’s back, urgently asking: “What’s wrong, Revered One!”

The Heart Demon was agonizingly uncomfortable. After retching again, she looked at Shen Yirong’s anxious face.

She really couldn’t bear the torment of these emotions. Gathering a bit of strength, she looked at Shen Yirong’s face.

Shen Yirong froze under her gaze.

The Heart Demon endured the overall discomfort. She looked earnestly at Shen Yirong’s face. “Have you considered the consequences of failure for doing this?”

Shen Yirong didn’t know how to answer. She lowered her eyes, avoiding the question.

The Heart Demon, clutching her stomach, looked pale. Song Yin’s voice in her mind suddenly became much louder.

“What are you doing!”

The Heart Demon didn’t care about face. To avoid feeling that uncomfortable emotion, she continued to lecture Shen Yirong: “You’ll die. You’ll die.”

Shen Yirong was silent. Song Yin felt different this time.

Shen Yirong’s expression became wronged, looking somewhat pitiful. If Song Yin saw it, she might feel heartache, but the Heart Demon was not Song Yin.

She felt annoyed.

Song Yin always liked to silently feel jealous and torment herself, and Shen Yirong’s attitude was always vague.

Before, as a Heart Demon, she could watch it for entertainment, but not anymore.

So the Heart Demon continued to scold, “Do you think it’s noble to sacrifice yourself for others? Do you think it doesn’t matter if you die?”

Shen Yirong lowered her head. She whispered, “I don’t.”

Shen Shuci couldn’t stand it. She couldn’t help but step in front of Shen Yirong. “What do you know? How dare you talk to her like that?”

The Heart Demon had suffered too much torment. Shen Shuci stepping forward only ignited her anger. She turned and started lecturing Shen Shuci.

“And you! You do whatever she tells you! Accomplice!”

Shen Shuci was abruptly retorted. She asked, puzzled, “Did you not take your medicine today?”

The Heart Demon chuckled coldly, with a calm madness in her voice: “You take medicine! Your whole family takes medicine! I’m sick of all of you!”

Shen Yirong felt a little guilty. “Revered One, you can’t blame her. I forced her to come.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Heart Demon felt the bitterness in her heart surge like a tidal wave again.

Unable to resist, she held onto the tree and opened her mouth. “Ugh!”

Seeing Song Yin in such distress, Shen Yirong comforted her: “I know I was wrong. Revered One, let’s go back first.”

The Heart Demon pushed Shen Yirong’s hand away. “Liar.”

Shen Yirong was indeed lying; she wanted to coax the person away first.

The Heart Demon’s hand involuntarily covered her mouth, but she was too far gone in her outburst, so she forcefully pulled the covering right hand down with her left hand.

The Heart Demon grabbed Shen Yirong’s shoulders and shook her. “You listen to me! If you die! There will be one person who will roll around on the floor in pain! She will be so uncomfortable that her stomach cramps! She will find every way possible to revive you!”

“You despicable woman! Don’t you dare ignore her feelings! Your current actions are murder! Murder!”

Shen Shuci saw her Host being shaken like a toy. She reached out and pulled Song Yin’s hand. “Let go!”

Shen Yirong felt her balance and cognitive functions were mixed up from the shaking. She was completely bewildered. “Is the Revered One talking about You Runing or Qing Li? Or someone else?”

The Heart Demon internally thought, This is bad. Sure enough, the jealousy in her heart began to churn again.

The Heart Demon suspected she would be the first Heart Demon to be tormented to death by the prey’s emotions.

If that were the case, she would probably be written into books.

Even after a thousand, ten thousand years, people would remember a Heart Demon who was poisoned to death by jealousy.

I don’t want that!

She gritted her teeth and leaned closer to Shen Yirong’s blank face, saying fiercely, “I don’t care if you’re pretending to be confused or not. Listen to me right now.”

“That person is no one else but me, Song…”

The voice stopped abruptly.

Under the moonlight, Song Yin’s pupils slowly faded from crimson.

The world fell silent, leaving only the two people facing each other.

Song Yin looked around. There was only a stunned Shen Shuci nearby.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

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