Chapter 208 - Struggling

Chapter 208 StrugglingZhang Yunyan and Shikong didn’t care about their own life and death and the dangers they faced. They had forgotten the grief and fear, focusing on exploring the unknown changes in internal strength.

Shikong had cultivated for a long time. With the abundant experience, he had some explanation. He believed that the abnormal changes of the internal strength of Yun Feiyan from nothing couldn’t be achieved by herself. It was impossible to achieve such a miraculous effect in such a short period of time, so there must be an external reason.

What was the external reason?

Shikong was puzzled by the change of Yun Feiyan’s internal strength. It was unbelievable that she had such a great change in this horrible place. He believed that it was an external force, otherwise it couldn’t be explained.

In this regard, he was also puzzled. What external force had played such a big role?

Since entering the Devil’s Cave, Yun Feiyan had been in the mood of grief and horror, which not only could not enhance her internal strength, but also consume her physical strength and hurt the mind. There would be no way to recover.

It was a kind of invisible external force, which made his benefactor lay the foundation of internal strength without knowing it and have such a gratifying progress.

What external force had changed Zhang Yunyan’s body? He couldn’t guess and he felt weird.

The magic of Jiuyou Sage and Red Hair King Ghost could only strike the mind and body of Yun Feiyan. It would not have the slightest effect on improving internal strength.

In the mysterious Cave of Fate, there was no strange power to change a person’s body because Shikong was also in it. In addition to dispelling the magic that bound him, he did not realize that there was any change in his own body, and he had no special feeling.

If the mysterious power of dispelling the magic was indeed there and he did not have the slightest perception, it would not have any effect on Yun Feiyan. Besides, after Yun Feiyan entered the Cave of Fate, she was always in tension and fear, and did not feel the so-called mysterious power.

It’s weird. What other external factors could make Yun Feiyan have such an incredible progress?

Shikong saw the jade in the hand of Zhang Yunyan. He couldn’t help but feel something incredible. He thought it might be the effect of the jade.

This piece of jade cast a thrilling magic on Yun Feiyan, which had shocking effect on her body and was horrible. His benefactor was tortured and almost lost her life.

The terrible magic had smashed Yun Feiyan. It might also inadvertently arouse the meridians of her whole body and accumulate internal strength. Perhaps there was also the effect of the hex.

If the suspicion of Shikong was right, the terrible evil stone inadvertently brought Zhang Yunyan a little benefit. In the horrible disaster, it was a little comfort.

This kind of optimistic thought was premature. It was hard to say that it was a good thing or not. They didn’t know if it was a blessing or a curse for her.

For the analysis of Shikong, it was hard for Zhang Yunyan to believe it, but she could not deny it. There was no other external force that worked. What’s more, the evil stone was still in her hand, and those “colorful stars” had housed in her body. The terrible hex would burst at any time.

In this way, not only was her right hand owned by the jade, but also her whole body was controlled by the hex. It would use all parts of her body to do things she did not want to do, and she would become a tool to be driven by the evil stone.

Zhang Yunyan recalled that terrible torment. At that time, the strong current flooded into her body, which was a very obvious feeling to her. The burning pain was unbearable and she hoped that she could die immediately.

The current was unstoppable, and it seemed to have swallowed up her Qi and blood. It continued to surge in her body and reached everywhere. That kind of momentum, the situation and the feeling, all was very obvious. Her memory was still fresh and it was terrifying.

In retrospect, Zhang Yunyan realized something. When the heat waves were running around her body, they were not chaotic and disorderly. They all had their own paths. Although they were running fast, they did not interfere with each other and moved very smoothly.

Could it be that the paths they took were the eight meridians of the body?

She couldn’t confirm or deny. She could only consider it as a magical effect. Besides this, there was no way to explain the changes that had occurred to her body.

Zhang Yunyan was no longer happy with the changes in her body. On the contrary, she was afraid.

The evil stone had integrated with her. She was unable to get rid of it. The evil stone occupied her whole body, and arranged the hex in her body–those “stars” with shiny colorful lights.

Since then, Yunyan’s consciousness could no longer be self-directed, and she was unable to resist the command of the evil stone but could only passively execute. She did not lose her soul which was still in her body, but her soul was useless because of the control of the evil stone.

Zhang Yunyan was very pessimistic, painful, and helpless. This kind of thing was too terrible. She had no ability to stop it, and she had no power to regain the control right.

After listening to Zhang Yunyan’s worries, Shikong was deeply anxious. This was indeed a big trouble, which was terrible. He had been trying to help his benefactor to get rid of the jade and relieve the pain, but there was no feasible way.

He thought of abandoning the hand to protect her life again, and immediately gave up the idea and silently sighed.

The evil stone’s perception was too strong, and he had no ability to resist the horrible magic. Not only could he not relieve the pain of his benefactor, but also he would irritate the evil stone and then bring a devastating blow to Yun Feiyan and himself.

Besides, at this time, it was different from the situation just now. Not only was a hand of his benefactor controlled by the hex, but her whole body was also controlled. Even if the hand holding the jade could be cut off, the “colorful stars” in her body couldn’t be removed, and his benefactor couldn’t break free from the hex.

There was no way. He could only accept the terrible reality and go with it.

They didn’t know how long they could survive. They couldn’t care about the things in front of them, and it would be redundant to worry about the future.

It was dark and quiet in the Cave of Fate. The horrible atmosphere was getting stronger as if it wanted to tear their tight nerves apart.

Zhang Yunyan felt helpless. She was caught in painful contemplation…

In the conversation with Shikong, Yunyan heard the similar voice to that of Jiaxiang. She could no longer be calm. It seemed that she was with her fiancé and felt the love of him again.

Looking at the blurred figure nearby, she shook her head gently, and silently said to herself that although their voices were similar, Shikong was another man who could not replace her fiancé.

However, she did have a good impression of Shikong. The feeling was both because of Jiaxiang and her heart of gratitude. She had deep affection and love for her fiancé, and she also had special feelings about her benefactor who had the similar voice. The heart of this young girl could not stay calm.

Zhang Yunyan hoped to see Shikong often and hear the voice similar to that of Jiaxiang. Therefore, she could also remember the beautiful past. If she could feel the existence of Jiaxiang, it would be a comfort to her painful heart.

However, although the voice of Shikong could recall the memories of the past and make her think of the sweet love of her fiancé, it could not let her dead husband to come back alive. Her love was still in vain.

The memories of the past were sweet and painful, and the cruel reality had already left a bloody pain in her heart.

Yunyan knew that the presence of Jiaxiang was feeble, and it was clearly a dream. When she woke up from it, only endless pain would be left. Despite this, she couldn’t forget her fiancé, and she still wanted this wonderful dream. She would like to continue her daydream.

She was indeed daydreaming. Shikong was a monk who was out of the vulgar life. How could he be with her? She was being delusional again, and her beautiful dreams were destined to be disillusioned.

Dreams were beautiful, and she couldn’t let go of them. She still wanted to keep missing and suffering…

Zhang Yunyan silently missed her fiancé and the dead relatives. She shed bitter tears…

Thinking about the uncompleted missions given by her relatives, she felt more painful. How could she face the spirits of her loved ones?

She couldn’t die, and she must live. But the reality did not leave her the slightest chance, so she could only die in hatred.

In the dark, Zhang Yunyan stood up suddenly and looked at the jade in her hand, and snorted secretly.

She looked at the unmoving benefactor and said, “Shikong, I want to get rid of this jade.”

Shikong was awakened and asked in confusion, “Miss, you had a way? How do you get rid of it? Do you need me to help?”

It was very dim in the Cave of Fate. He couldn’t see Zhang Yunyan’s face clearly, but he felt a firm and resolute expression on her face. He did not know how his benefactor had any way to get rid of the hex, and how to get rid of the terrible jade. He had hope and anxiety.

Shikong made up his mind secretly. No matter what method to use, he must try his best to help his benefactor get rid of the evil stone, even if he would lose his own life.

Zhang Yunyan looked at Shikong. Her face was cold and her tone was firm, “You don’t need to do it, but you have to step away. I have internal strength now, and I can also use my Qi. Although it is trivial, I want to give it a try. I want to transport the innate and acquired Qi all to the right hand, and I hope it could break my five fingers and throw away the jade.”

Shikong was shocked by her words. This idea seemed possible but it was too dangerous.

He immediately became nervous and advised, “The jade was powerful. Even if it has not occupied your body, it has controlled your right hand at least. There is no way to use the insignificant internal strength to open your five fingers. This idea is definitely not feasible. It will be counterproductive, and it will probably irritate the evil stone and bring about an unimaginable disaster. This is too harmful, please don’t do this.”

Zhang Yunyan sighed and her tone remained firm, “It is better to try than being controlled and driven by the evil stone for the whole life. Even if I would be tortured to death, I would not be manipulated by the hex to harm people in the future.”

This was her decision after deep consideration. She had decided to die, and there was nothing that she couldn’t lose.

Seeing that the dissuasion was invalid, Shikong had to give up. He told his benefactor to be cautious and not to force herself and stop immediately if she felt bad.

He secretly prepared and held Zhang Yunyan’s Magical Dragon Sword in his hand, and if something terrible happened, he would cope with it with his benefactor.

Shikong decided that if his benefactor would be attacked by the jade and the hex, and if they came to the critical moment that her life was not guaranteed, he must act decisively and “abandon the hand to protect life.”

He knew it well that this idea was very difficult to succeed, and it might be useless, even bringing fatal harm to himself, but in an emergency, he couldn’t care about so much. He must move without any hesitation.