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Chapter 309: Past Events (VIII)
"It's just a substitute literature after all this time!"

Wen Xiangyi was in mixed emotions and didn't know how to comment for a moment.

And that substitute was created by Yao Ji herself.

Jiang Shaobai frowned slightly: "Has the inner demon done anything bad to Yao Ji?"

Cang Shu Linglan shook his head: "I was also worried that the inner demon would tempt Yao Ji to do evil, but the facts were unexpected. Ever since the inner demon transformed into a human body, it has been following Yao Ji. The two are inseparable and have a very good relationship. They are like a pair of immortal lovers."

"It's a bit outrageous." Wen Xiangyi tried to associate it with the image, but when Jiufang Zhuoguang's unruly look appeared in his mind, he only felt a chill and could not feel any lustful thoughts at all.

This made her feel very strange. Since she and Jiufang Zhuoguang were a couple in the previous life, why did they only want to kill each other when they met in this life?
Wen Xiangyi clearly remembered the feeling of seeing Jiufang Zhanguang for the first time in Taiwei Secret Realm. The palpitation made her feel panic for the first time in a long time. Apart from the sound of the wind, there was only a pair of almost bewitching words in her ears: Kill him!

Jiang Shaobai noticed Wen Xiangyi's subtle expression, reached out and patted her shoulder, and asked, "What happened next? What happened that led to Yao Ji and Zhuo Guang both dying here?"

Cang Shu Linglan's expression became serious: "This is a long story."

The inner demon has been following Yao Ji for three hundred years. The Phoenix King tried his best to suppress the matter, but the truth could not be hidden, and the news eventually reached the Xuanling clan.

After Zhuo Guang found out, he took the initiative to contact Yao Ji and advised her not to be stubborn. After all, no matter how good her inner demon was to her, it was always a hidden danger.

Yao Ji naturally understood the interests involved. For the gods, having inner demons is undoubtedly a shame, and inner demons must always be eliminated.

But she couldn't bear it.

Although three hundred years was just a blink of an eye for the gods, the two of them spent time together day and night, and the position of the inner demon in Yao's heart was no longer as simple as a substitute for the burning light.

In the past, when Yao Ji had not yet passed the tribulation, although she was also pleased with Zhuo Guang and felt sad because of him, that was ultimately nothing compared to the thousands of years she had spent in the mortal world.

After thousands of years in the mortal world, she understood what separation from life and death meant. It was unforgettable and heart-wrenching.

Wen Xiangyi murmured, "It's like the white moonlight and the cinnabar mole. The burning light is the white moonlight, and the nine-sided burning light is the cinnabar mole. The white moonlight is ethereal and can't be traced, and it can even fall on other people, but the cinnabar mole is truly imprinted in her heart."

Cang Shu Linglan sighed: "I have also thought about it, maybe Yao Ji's favorite is actually the person whose eyes were full of her when she was transcending the tribulation, but fate is so cruel, it just so happens that that is not the case. Transcending the tribulation for thousands of years is just a big dream, and when she wakes up, everything is empty."

Jiang Shaobai stared at the cup in his hand and pondered for a long while before speaking: "In the Taiwei Mountain Secret Realm in the past, we encountered the remnant soul of the burning light. When he mentioned Yao Ji, he seemed to be extremely regretful and unable to let go. Could it be that he saw that Yao Ji was shaken by her inner demons and regretted rejecting Yao Ji in the first place?"

"That's pretty much it."

Cang Shu Linglan sneered: "People always understand the importance of possession only when they lose it. It's the same with gods. Zhuo Guang thought he had passed the love tribulation and saw through love, but he never saw it clearly from beginning to end. In the end, he didn't even dare to face his own heart."

Wen Xiangyi held his forehead with his hand: "So this bloody love triangle began, right?"

Cang Shu Linglan nodded: "Yao Ji's inner demon was caused by Zhuo Guang, so naturally she can't let him go. When she was wavering between the two, she came to me, but how could I comfort her? It is said that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, but Zhuo Guang's involvement obviously made things worse."

As he spoke, his eyes became colder: "You said that everything was fine, why did Zhao Guang cause trouble? If he had known this would happen, why did he do it in the first place? Yao Ji has suffered so much in vain."

Seeing that the atmosphere was depressed, Wen Xiangyi poured him a cup of tea and said half-jokingly, "You're single yourself, so how can you comfort her? I really don't know, hahahahahaha."

As expected, Cang Shu Linglan almost choked when he heard this, and his face turned red: "How do you know that I didn't have a Taoist partner at that time? I'm not bragging, there were so many fairies and goddesses who loved me back then that I can't even count them, from our Cang Shu clan to the demon realm!" Wen Xiangyi was stunned and exclaimed: "You have a Taoist partner?"

Cang Shu Linglan's eyes wandered: "It has nothing to do with you."

Jiang Shaobai beside him pursed his lips and chuckled: "That means there is none."

Cang Shu Ling Lan groaned, "Well, indeed not, but it's not my charm that's the problem, it's that I'm not interested in love at all."

Jiang Shaobai nodded: "It's strange to say that Ming is already a god but still clings to these little love affairs. No wonder the human god clan looks down on the demon god clan."

"That's right. In addition to the ancient gods, there are also people who ascended to become gods from the mortal world. In terms of character and practice, the descendants of the demon gods are indeed not as good as them. But they are not much better now. The way of heaven is cruel, and gods cannot abandon their seven emotions and six desires. They are even worse than the demon gods now."

Jiang Shaobai listened silently without saying anything.

Wen Xiangyi held up her chin and stared at Cang Shu Linglan: "If only Yao Ji had the same awareness as you did, it would be great. If you really like each other, how could you bear to hurt each other? You say it's for this and that, but in fact it's not for yourself."

Cang Shu Linglan shook his head: "This is destined to happen. There is no way to avoid it. When Yao Ji returned from the mortal world, the Phoenix King discovered that her love tribulation had not been resolved."

"The love tribulation has not been resolved?" Wen Xiangyi and Jiang Shaobai looked at each other and were silent for a moment before asking again: "Could it be that the burning light is not her love tribulation?"

Cang Shu Linglan nodded: "It is the inner demon, because the inner demon has self-awareness."

Wen Xiangyi's pupils trembled when he heard this, and his mood became more complicated: "Self-awareness, that is to say, he no longer regards himself as Yao Ji's obsession, but a real person?"

Jiang Shaobai added: "Think of it as the real Nine Directions Burning Light."

"That's right. That's why Yao Ji can't let go. What she fears most is the sinking of consciousness."

Wen Xiangyi was silent.

For Yao Ji, it is true that she likes Zhuo Guang, but it is also true that the harm that Zhuo Guang has brought to her.

Although the inner demon was just an illusion of obsession, he was the one who loved her the most. What made her unforgettable in the thousands of years in the mortal world was that junior brother whose heart and eyes were full of her, not the burning light.

But it was precisely because she liked the burning light that all that happened afterwards. It was truly cause and effect and fate.

Jiang Shaobai put down his teacup and said calmly, "In fact, the entanglement between the three of them is meaningless in my opinion. If you like each other, then just be together. What's wrong with three people? Anyway, the inner demon is a part of Yao Ji."

Wen Xiangyi was still in a sad mood, and when she heard these words, she almost choked like Cang Shu Linglan: "Ahem. Xiaobai, your idea is really ahead of the times."

Jiang Shaobai patted her back to calm her down, and said, "It's nothing. As an immortal or a god, you should naturally think about how to benefit all living things. You don't need to be so fussy about love."

Cang Shu Linglan nodded seriously: "That's right, it's not a big deal for the three of them to be together. Even if the inner demon is not Yao Ji's obsession, but it is really a person, it's not a big deal."

Wen Xiangyi came to her senses and suddenly felt that she was just an old feudalist compared to the two guys in front of her. She didn't say anything, but just smiled awkwardly but politely.