ragginovel Chapter 16 Huo Tianqi's Legacy
Chapter 16 Huo Tianqi's Legacy
Liang Junjie's apparent coma was merely a facade; his inner mental state was quite different.
Liang Junjie had three big options in front of him.
"First, become an ordinary person and no longer get involved in anything related to cultivators."
"Second, cultivate immortality honestly and become a member of the Huo family outside the clan."
"Third, accept my legacy and face death."
Liang Junjie remained silent for a moment. At this moment, he manifested his spiritual power and pointed his spiritual finger at the middle option. But the next moment, the second option, "Cultivate Immortality Honestly," instantly changed into the third option, "Accept Inheritance."
Liang Junjie: "???"
"Senior! I'm just a mere Qi Refining cultivator! This isn't fair!"
Liang Junjie's wailing had no effect whatsoever; on the contrary, it exacerbated the chaos in his mental world.
In Liang Junjie's mental world, Huo Tianqi's image emerged.
He had a resolute face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and carried a long sword. The most striking feature was that one of his palms was crimson.
"Since I've chosen this option, then I won't hold back my abilities!"
Ignoring Liang Junjie's shouts, Huo Tianqi drew his longsword from behind him, his crimson hand gripping the sword, and attacked Liang Junjie.
Liang Junjie felt a chill run down his spine and had no choice but to prepare for battle. Fortunately, he wasn't stupid; having read so many martial arts and cultivation novels, he understood the concept of the spiritual world.
He conjured up the same longsword, gripped it with both hands, and faced the attacking sword head-on.
Time passed by, bit by bit.
After Huo Tianqi blasted Liang Junjie into particles once again, he stopped.
That's enough for today. You're not feeling well, but you should be fine after a few days.
Liang Junjie's figure solidified again, and then he broke through his defenses.
"No, senior! Are you upset with me? I clearly didn't want to choose..."
Before he could finish speaking, Huo Tianqi vanished from the spot, leaving behind only one sentence.
"I didn't really give you a choice~ See you tomorrow night~"
The sound grew fainter and fainter, and Liang Junjie's spirits collapsed; this time, he truly fell into a deep sleep.
When Liang Junjie opened his eyes again, he felt a burning pain on his face.
"Snapped!"
A slap landed on his face, and he stared blankly at the owner of the slap.
"Master, what are you doing?"
Liang Junjie's question made Huo Chuyu's expression even angrier.
"Waaah, waaah." The faint sobbing coming from the side startled Liang Junjie.
"Xueji, why are you crying?"
Liang Junjie's concern had no effect; instead, it made the woman cry even more bitterly.
Liang Junjie was speechless. He quickly got off the bed and looked at the two women blankly.
"You went crazy last night. You went to Xiaoxue's room and insisted on having a sword fight with her. Xiaoxue has only been practicing for a short time; she's never even touched a sword before. Yet you fought her all night with just a wooden stick, leaving her covered in bruises. And then you just went back to your room and slept soundly? And now you're asking me why?"
"Liang Junjie, you've really got some nerve! Your master just took on a junior sister, and you dare to hit her? Will you dare to hit your master tomorrow?!"
Huo Chuyu's words were filled with anger and dissatisfaction.
Liang Junjie was speechless.
"How could a Nascent Soul cultivator like you be so easily angered?" Liang Junjie muttered to himself. He didn't believe that Huo Chuyu would get angry over this. Most likely, Huo Chuyu had realized that he was possessed by Huo Tianqi last night, and she was just hitting him this morning to confirm whether her father had left.
"Xiaoxue, I'm sorry, senior brother. I won't do it again." Liang Junjie apologized sincerely.
However, an adult's apology is utterly unconvincing, especially to a woman of similar age.
Yu Xueji ignored him, turned and left, leaving the two people in the room behind.
Huo Chuyu rubbed her forehead, her tone softening: "Didn't my father say yesterday that he was going to give you some kind of inheritance?"
Liang Junjie looked at Huo Chuyu with a puzzled expression: "Master, you knew everything?"
Huo Chuyu shook his head and sighed: "You probably won't live much longer. Everyone who chose to accept my father's so-called inheritance committed suicide in less than a month."
Liang Junjie gasped, then tentatively asked, "Were all those people men?"
Huo Chuyu nodded, and Liang Junjie tentatively asked again, "Is it all because of you, Master...?"
Huo Chuyu nodded again.
"Holy crap, a doting father!" Liang Junjie was starting to panic.
Huo Chuyu patted Liang Junjie on the shoulder, then turned and left the house, leaving Liang Junjie alone in the room in silence.
The oppressive atmosphere in the hall instantly changed, and the two women unconsciously relaxed their shoulders.
Yu Xueji covered her mouth and kept giggling.
"Master, isn't it wrong of us to lie to him like this?"
Huo Chuyu also covered her mouth and chuckled: "Xiaoxue, your acting is too good. I couldn't help but perform a little too. However, I'm not completely lying to him. I've already revealed part of the truth to him. He's very smart, and he's probably figured it out by now."
Huo Chuyu's way of teaching his disciples is completely incomprehensible to ordinary people; even Yu Xueji only understood some of it after experiencing it firsthand.
Inside the room, Liang Junjie lay on the bed, tidying up his hair again.
"I met Huo Chuyu last month. That was during the incident involving the fake man. I was passively allowed to have Huo Chuyu shield me from this calamity, but the calamity did not truly dissipate. Instead, it coalesced into an even greater calamity."
"On New Year's Day, Yu Xueji and I became entangled in karma, and my tribulation also became entangled with Yu Xueji's. Qian Hu's death resolved the tribulation that belonged to Yu Xueji, but my tribulation never truly came..."
"Now, Huo Tianqi's inheritance is both an opportunity and a calamity, only because Huo Tianqi has become the vessel for this calamity... Therefore, the next month will be a calamity that I must go through. If I succeed, I will successfully change my mortal fate; if I fail, I will either die or return to a mortal life..."
After sorting everything out, Liang Junjie got up and went outside the room, where he saw the two people sitting in the hall enjoying breakfast.
"Today is January 4th. What are our plans for today?"
Liang Junjie casually sat down next to Yu Xueji, drinking his porridge and watching Huo Chuyu, completely unaware that Yu Xueji's body was stiff. After all, the red mark drawn on wasn't a real red mark, and it would be easy to give himself away.
"This morning, you will continue your spellcasting training. At noon, you will come with me to the Cultivation Alliance branch to register your cultivator status."
The breakfast that Liang Junjie and Yu Xueji were eating suddenly lost its appeal; it was another spell practice session, and they were about to be completely drained again.
"Master, could we change our cultivation method? Those two wild boars are probably not afraid of us anymore. I feel so embarrassed," Yu Xueji muttered.
"Heh, do you two think it's better to suffer a little and lose face in front of wild boars now, or to lose face when fighting enemies someday in the future?" Huo Chuyu's words made the two of them instantly deflate.