Dance Of The Phoenix
126. Love and Hate

Things broke and slammed on the floor. Everything was scattered like an earthquake, but there was no earthquake that occurred here.

It was all Gu Yuena's doing. That is, the woman who controls his mind.

He was very calm before. When he closed his eyes for a moment, his emotions increased rapidly and crazily. Even Xiao Hei did not dare to approach and could only shrink himself while peeking silently.

"Not knowing yourself!" snarl. His nails pressed against the wooden table below him hard until it created a deep enough trace before his hands clenched.

The spiritual realm is very chaotic. The red magic became uncontrollable, soul force raging within his body. The transparent phoenix that closed its eyes emitted a dense beam that pressed down on the black sliced woman as if it was about to rise.

"Don't expect to just come out before everything is fulfilled" he murmured.

In the next second, his heart was beating very hard like it was about to break. He held his sick chest. The condition of this body is not fine so torment him.

The soul force counterattacked. He spewed out a mouthful of blood which caused his body to limp. Xiao Hei panicked and was about to approach, but the black iris that appeared in his red eyes made Xiao Hei go back into hiding.

The woman snorted at Xiao Hei who shrieked like a rat. He suddenly displayed a slanted smile. "Never think cunningly behind my back. This is the last."

Xiao Hei was silent. Did the nona know of Xiao Bai's departure? Fortunately the woman did not act because she was weak, or she did not know what else to do.

The woman clearly knew what Gu Yuena was planning. That's why he's always on guard. But unfortunately, he was careless because he had fun in the Black Sea to let the white cat loose just like that. Consider it his bad luck.

But suddenly he thought of something interesting.

"Rather than punish, I prefer to use. Xiao Bai must have gone to see Bai Youzhe and told her about my condition. I want to see if he still can't kill me or not." He glanced at Xiao Hei with a sneer. "Do you think he's gonna come kill me?"

Xiao Hei thought for a moment. "Why do you want to kill him?"

The woman seemed to be thinking, but anyone would know that she was just playing around with the expression. "Why would I want to do it? I just want to."

"He loves you."

"Love doesn't mean you can't kill each other." He approached Xiao Hei who was still shrinking cautiously under the cupboard. He crouched down in front of her, then said, "Sometimes I think, Bai Youzhe loves me for phoenix blood. I believe it because of the blood of the dragon. I love him, but I hate him."

"Miss ...." Xiao Hei wanted to ask why, but he could not say anything more. He wanted to support his nona, but he knew that in front of him was nothing like his nona.

The woman seemed to know what Xiao Hei was going to say. He answered easily. "I am something buried within Gu Yuena. What I did was what Gu Yuena wanted, but was unable to do. The reason why I wanted to kill him, I wonder if all those feelings are fake or not."

"If it was because of the blood of the dragon and the phoenix, you should be able to feel the same way towards Yang Xinyuan. In fact, you hate it with real hatred." Xiao Hei thought this could resign Gu Yuena's dark side. "It's not all fake."

"Even if it's not fake, then what kind of hatred do I feel?" He pulled his eyebrows. "Right, there should be another reason. Just like how I feel about my own family, hate and love. I was Valentina, growing up without love. The word was too foreign until I hated it so much. That is a weakness that must be removed. Otherwise, how am I going to survive in this cruel world?"

So he wanted to kill Bai Youzhe for loving her. He wanted his heart to remain empty and focused on his ambitions. At least, that's what he expected.

Gu Yuena had once thought of this when Yuansu Palace suffered a ruin where all of her anger and hatred were buried. As everyone closest to him died, he became so insane and weak that he was defeated by Yang Xinyuan. If he did not care about it all, he would not fall in a bad condition.

He was only afraid of losing, so all of them lost using his own hands.

"Death is true peace and happiness. If they die, there will be no suffering. Will I not bring them all into eternal peace? I also thought so to Bai Youzhe."

Xiao Hei was increasingly afraid of hearing Gu Yuena's thoughts all along. Although he knew Gu Yuena was not simple and his mind was filled with dark things, but it was not until this dark.

At the very least, Gu Yuena could always deny all that logic and had a conscience as a being that was entitled to life. That thought is not wrong, but wrong at the same time.

"There are times when I want to join in that peace and envy those who have gone." The woman laughed. "But ... before I join, it would be better to bring more people. A person whose soul is destroyed and who is not, will have a different ending. Of course, I must destroy the souls of my enemies first."

Xiao Hei only looked at the woman in silence. Although it was a bit creepy, in reality Gu Yuena was pitiful. He lost too many loved ones to the point of affecting his own thinking and mental path. He is afraid to have relationships with new people and chooses to give 'eternal peace' to everyone.

In fact, he thought of losing all at once through his own hands in order not to be too surprised.

But still, it is not allowed. "Miss, about 1000 blood ...."

"That's not gonna work. The Queen of Linghun Palace could not do it." Gu Yuena looked very sure.

"But you want to see your father back, don't you? That's why you're trying so hard."

"true."

"But it violates your own words. Miss, isn't death eternal peace? Your father's at peace elsewhere."

Gu Yuena was silent. Right, he wants his father back. But he also thought of giving 'peace' to everyone and getting rid of all his weaknesses in order to survive in the face of the enemy. If his father comes back, doesn't he derail that peace?

"There's a time when you want to be with the people you love while you're alive. If you manage to kill Bai Youzhe, will you make a sacrifice of 1000 bloods once again to keep her by your side? If it was like that, it would make no difference to the Queen of Linghun Palace."

Gu Yuena fell silent once again. His original consciousness was also getting shaken even more, making him extremely uncomfortable and standing up just like that.

"What I want to do, I don't need the opinion of a demon monster like you. Your words ... You should have said when 'he's here. What you're doing now won't change anything."

But at least the woman felt shaky. That alone was enough for Xiao Hei. In fact, it's not too bad to know the whole dark side of a person full of hate and chaos in his life.

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Time passes by itself. The Underworld was increasingly filled with blood in several periods. Even the region of hell was no exception where many places were destroyed without a remnant.

The phoenix region was getting dreary with each passing day of the pressure that everyone felt. Almost every month there is a guilty phoenix sent out as bait for war, some are dead and discarded to be used as food for demonic monsters.

The fire element demons were defeated. They joined the phoenix and became spies in every region. This period is the worst period in history of massacres.

The dragon territory was the safest territory. Many tribes are displaced there. The phoenixes could not attack the place because of the solemn protectors the dragons had raised on the orders of the ruler.

In addition to the dragon territory, some other regions of the Underworld also had protection. This was a rivalry in the capture and defense of territory between the dragon and the phoenix.

Bai Youzhe would not let his people be destroyed and become part of the 1000 blood sacrifice. Several times he drove out the phoenixes that appeared in one place. However, because the Underworld was vast. Sometimes, he was late to arrive and had to watch the land filled with corpses, without meeting Gu Yuena who had left so quickly.

While on the other hand, Gu Yuena's body condition worsened. Due to the excessive use of soul force, he was often hit by backlash and vomited blood. His face was very pale, but his ambition had not changed.

His body was so weak lately that it could not do a big battle. He only came to absorb the soul and blood into the demon bones, then left. That was what kept him from meeting Bai Youzhe.

Now, exactly the night after returning home from the hunt, he lay down to rest after vomiting blood the umpteenth time. Although it no longer experienced chaos in its original consciousness, the soul force was still torturous.

Closing his eyes for a moment, returning to the spiritual realm to look at the phoenix who was still asleep. It's been a long time.

However, his sharp instinct reacted when he sensed the presence of something in his room. He opened his eyes, then looked to the side.

A small white snake was already present on the floor near his bed. The snake's blue iris looked extremely beautiful, looking at it with complicated round eyes.

Gu Yuena frowned. What is Xiao Lin?

There was a complicated feeling in his heart, especially when he remembered Xiao Hei's words back then.

Aware the other party did not welcome him as usual, the small snake figure turned into an old man with a black robe on his shoulder. It was Bai Youzhe. Gu Yuena still did not react, as if she was a statue.

Bai Youzhe walked over to the pale-looking woman. There was worry in his heart. Whatever Gu Yuena had been doing all this time, he did not blame her. He blamed himself for not being good enough to let the dark side rule over Gu Yuena until this.

"Sin."

Gu Yuena regained her senses from her daydream. He looked at Bai Youzhe sharply, before finally moving quickly. However, when he was about to stand up, his chest hurt again until his body felt weak and leaned back on the head of the bed.

This fucking body ....

"You came to laugh at me?" There was no friendly tone in the woman's speech. He did not want to be dizzy as well thinking about how Bai Youzhe could arrive here. It seems he still has to tighten guard.

Bai Youzhe who saw how weak Gu Yuena's body instantly examined it. Gu Yuena pulled out her hand that she wanted to forcefully examine, but the man still grabbed her hand and checked her pulse.

Bai Youzhe also had soul power, so it automatically knew Gu Yuena's chaotic state of soul power. This is not true. If there continued to be counterattacks, Gu Yuena would be dying and threatening his life.

"Bai Youzhe, aren't you afraid I'm killing you now?" Gu Yuena looked annoyed and said out loud.

Bai Youzhe looked at him seriously. "If I'm afraid, I won't be present in front of you directly."

Gu Yuena snorted. "true." How stupid is it. The current one who should have been killed was Gu Yuena, based on her current condition. Did Bai Youzhe come to kill him?

Gu Yuena continued, "I've messed up a lot, it doesn't make sense that you don't hate me to the point of wanting to kill me."

Bai Youzhe sighed, then pushed Gu Yuena's forehead with her index finger. "There's a lot to talk about, not just about life and death. I'm an unreasonable person, that's why I let you move all this time."

"Don't feel great."

"Do you think you can gather that much if I act on your people?"

"...."

Also true. Bai Youzhe had all this time allowed her to do whatever she wanted. He received no counter-attacks other than phoenixes sent away from the occupied territories. All along, Bai Youzhe had only taken precautions and defense.

"If you want to kill me, I'll let you kill me" Bai Youzhe said.

Gu Yuena was surprised. "You're crazy apparently? Don't think I won't be able to kill you just because I love you."

Bai Youzhe smiled slightly. "Because I love you, then I let you. The collection of 1000 blood should also have been completed."

Gu Yuena did not think out. He also snorted. "You came to lay down a life?"

"Originally you can come back." By getting rid of all those negative thoughts, Gu Yuena was only able to return to her normal state.

"Don't act like a desperate man. What's your plan exactly?" Gu Yuena remained cautious of the crafty man. It doesn't make much sense. If he were to become Bai Youzhe, he would not do such a futile thing.

"My plan is to get you back. My dark side is my obsession with you. No matter what you do, I'll be supportive."

"What is this transaction?" Gu Yuena pulled her eyebrows. He straightened his back, making him closer to the man. "What if I want the Underworld?"

"I'll give it to you."

"How is the Mitian Plain?"

The Mitian Plain was ruled by six palaces and two empires. Even so, the Tianshuang Palace had become the center for the current Mitian Plains. Yuansu Palace declined, Yinyang Palace has lately faltered, Luye Palace continues to seek power everywhere, while Tao Palace does not interfere in world affairs. Linghun Palace need not be said anymore. Two empires are at war with each other and can be destroyed at any time.

It was only a matter of time for Bai Youzhe to take over. Gu Yuena's request was a big thing. Which normal person would just give up all that?

"Good." However, Bai Youzhe was not among those normal people. Anything for Gu Yuena, he would not count.

"You give so much, what if I keep killing you?" The woman still looked at him flatly.

"Just do it."

"...."

Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes, increasingly feeling suspicious. This is not true. It looked like it wasn't the Bai Youzhe he knew.

"What's wrong with you? Have you become a fool?" He thought Bai Youzhe was like this because of her out-of-bounds behavior. No wonder, anyway.

Bai Youzhe did not want Gu Yuena to fall too far, so came to her directly and filed for such a transaction. He wanted Gu Yuena to end the collection of 1000 bloods by doing extreme things.

This guy is completely insane.

The woman felt her head throb suddenly. His original consciousness reacted again, making him extremely annoyed. It seemed like soon his original consciousness would awaken.

"It's no use. I'll get whatever I want with my own hands." His words sounded cold. "I won't kill you now, but if in the future you show up to stop me, don't blame me for not being merciful."

Hearing that remark, Bai Youzhe smiled instead. I don't know what he's thinking. "Good."

The man suddenly hugged Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena was surprised, but did not say anything and just let the man hug her all over. There is a feeling of longing in that embrace. I don't know how much time has passed in the Underworld, it feels so long and longer. They don't age, but time goes by very long.

Gu Yuena did not want to think too much anymore. I don't know what's in this guy's sneaky brain, what's important isn't harming him.

Bai Youzhe's unreasonable actions were not done carelessly. He had calculated it before coming to this place. No matter what Gu Yuena hated him or not, he would not let Gu Yuena leave just like that.

So, he planned to make Gu Yuena stay by his side with a few words. He did not lie about his words, and was happy that Gu Yuena was no longer rebelling. The plan worked, but only half.

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