That Ku Mu
Mu Yu didn’t exchange another word with Ku Mu even until the next morning, though he was adamant on staying in the dimension until he got what he came for.
Ku Mu, who was weakened to the point that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator could make a trophy out of his head, struggled to his feet and wobbled away. “It’s pointless for you to follow me.”
“I want to save him.”
“How do you think he will feel when he returns to see you dead? What, you expect him to cast Heaven-Shrouding Bloody Guardian a second time to resuscitate you again?”
“Even so, I want his soul to wake up, at the very least,” Mu Yu said through his teeth.
“Walk-in Heart Genesis is more dangerous than the spirit lord residing in you; not even I can bring it under control in a short frame of time and was injured. I don’t trust you.”
“He trusts me, though.”
“Why didn’t he tell you where Walk-in Heart Genesis is, then?”
Defeated, Mu Yu took a while to recollect himself and switch the topic. “Your domain formation is called ‘Dead Zone Formation’, so how did you use ‘Lightning Obliteration Formation’?”
“If that weak patriarch could use a domain ability, why can’t I?”
“Wait! You mean your ‘Lightning Obliteration Formation’ was cast with the help of another magic item?” asked Mu Yu, realising Ku Mu must’ve done so to hide identity.
“You should go.”
“I will need Goddess Yuyan’s help and need to visit Holy Maiden Pool to go back.”
Ku Mu pivoted around. “You want to die here, instead?!”
“I’m not trying to be indecent. I came to this dimension via Secular World Sect because Goddess Yuyan is connected to someone I’m connected with.”
“That’s not a reason for you to peep on her!”
“I never did. I accidentally fell in! I like her daughter, not her. Relax. She has a daughter.”
“She has a daughter?” Suddenly, Ku Mu showed a hint of anticipation and a tinge of hesitance. In a quieter voice, he focused on Mu Yu’s face for a hint, inquiring, “Who’s her father?”
Mu Yu didn’t want to hurt Ku Mu’s feelings, so he wore on a smug mug. “Who do you want it to be?”
Ku Mu’s eyes lost focus. “It’s none of your business!”
“So, it doesn’t matter who Goddess Yuyan’s husband is now?”
“Hmph.” Ku Mu, resisting the urge to flip out, resumed his walk. He soon stopped again and hesitantly uttered, “Does he… treat Yuyan well?”
“You bet he is. He’s willing to go to hell and back for her, throwing his life away if need be. He’s a very important man to me.”
“He’s important to you…”
Linking Mu Yu’s goal here and the statement, Ku Mu started oozing delight from every pore in his body. Mu Yu didn’t lie, but he didn’t want to correct the misunderstanding, either, believing that it was a necessary lie to improve their relationship.
“Yep, and you know him,” Mu Yu added with a smile.
“I know him?” Ku Mu repeated, unable to stop himself beaming.
“I need you to help me resurrect the man in Soul Fixing Formation so that he can protect those he wishes to protect.”
“Protect Yuyan?” questioned Ku Mu, swayed. Exiting the woods, he took a small path around a mountain. “Does her daughter like you?”
“Yeah, he name is T-”
“I don’t want to know her name. Let the future take its natural course.”
“Everything I’ve interfered with in this dimension will be reset once I leave, so you won’t remember anything I said.”
“You will see it as everything having been erased. You will see this as fake events, but not to me. I don’t exist because of you. I have my future and feelings.”
“All the more reason for me not to want the girl I like to lose her father,” asserted Mu Yu, going with the misunderstanding.
“If he lives, and you die, how about her daughter?” Ku Mu asked, sitting down on a rock to rest. “Losing someone you love is a bitter pill to swallow.”
Mu Yu’s silence was the indication that he never thought about that.
“Focus on living well with your loved one. If the future does turn out to be true, protect Yuyan and his daughter in his steed.”
“Can’t you protect Yuyan?”
“If you came here from over thirty years in the future, that means I managed to protect for her over thirty years. That’s enough. At least I went ahead of her, protecting her until my last breath.”
“What about my feelings?! I resent myself for not protecting you, which is why I’ve been doing everything I can to revive you!”
“I know him. If he was willing to sacrifice his life to protect someone, they had to be important to him. Death is inevitable. As such, there’s no point in you being hung up over it. Destiny will take its course just as I won’t remember you once you leave.”
“I’m not destiny’s puppet that will dance to its tune. If that’s what destiny has chosen for me, I shall defy it because I refuse to be relegated to its decisions! I live on my terms!” Mu Yu asserted, casting his gaze on the heavens.
“Call me selfish if you will. I don’t want to be this world’s messiah. How can I fight against unfair fates if I don’t even have the courage to choose how I live my life?” was how Mu Yu reasoned.
“… I now know why he acknowledged you.” Ku Mu brought out a copy of the jade piece Miao Yuyan used to leave Secular World Sect. “Still, I stand by my principles. If you risk your wellbeing to revive him, he won’t want to live. This jade piece will allow you to get through Secular World Sect’s protection formation.”
Mu Yu didn’t accept the jade piece, resulting in it shattering at his feet, frustrated with Ku Mu’s signature obdurateness.
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