I, the transmigrated villain, please wait, gentle master.

Chapter 233 Remember this, I have no regrets.

Mei Shiyu was not without curiosity about Li Tingyun's "path from which he came." He wasn't the only one curious; probably few people in the world wouldn't be.

The Taiji Hall and the Four Symbols City seemed to rise from the ground overnight.

Before anyone could react, a new force suddenly appeared in the world, stirring up trouble and creating a great demon that no one could defeat.

The Great Demon Lord cultivated both immortal and demonic arts. No one could match him, whether in the immortal or demonic path. Everyone condemned him as utterly wicked and unforgivable, but at the same time, no one denied his extraordinary talent and genius.

Who would have thought that he didn't have any spiritual roots?

His spiritual root was stolen... This one thing alone completely changed Mei Shiyu's mind.

He once naively thought that Li Tingyun was invincible, and that even when he did evil, God would turn a blind eye and let him go without ever bringing him any calamities. He thought his life would be so smooth sailing, and that he would reach the pinnacle at such a young age.

Only now did Mei Shiyu realize that she had been naive; Li Tingyun had probably suffered greatly since childhood.

Not only was his spiritual root stolen, but he also died young at the age of twelve. No one knows what his soul went to the underworld, what he experienced, or what fate led him to his current state. However, his stiffened corpse was taken in by Mei Shiyu, who watched him cut off his flesh and bones, slowly dismembering himself, and only after much difficulty did he grow up...

Mei Shiyu said, "Li Tingyun, in my past life I always called you a 'gifted prodigy,' as if the reason you possessed such unparalleled skills was due to your innate talent and exceptional physique... Today I apologize to you, I'm sorry, when I spoke of you like that, wasn't it because I was arrogant and self-righteous..."

"No, you're clearly praising me, and I'm very pleased! I am a genius! And one in a million, a peerless talent that no one can compare to!"

Li Tingyun said proudly, "I've never doubted my talent, okay? You should praise me more!"

Mei Shiyu: "..."

Is he out of his mind?

Mei Shiyu took off the Bodhi Ring and placed it in Li Tingyun's hand, along with the Green Frost Sword, and gave them to him. "Let's not talk about that anymore. See if there's any way you can 'take yourself away'... They're with me, but actually... it's not easy for them..."

Whether it was the Undying Bone or the Sword Spirit, they were all suppressed by him, their demonic nature suppressed, and bound by invisible shackles, trapped for two hundred years.

Li Tingyun shook his head and chuckled: "They seem to be doing very well, and they don't want to come with me at all... I can't sense them."

"Can't sense it? What does that mean?"

"They don't want to see me, because they're afraid I'll undermine their intelligence and make them my clones, so they'll only be able to obey me from now on."

"...Aren't you even wary of yourself?!"

"If I had the chance, I would stay by your side for the rest of my life, and I would never leave you even if it meant death. You know why."

Li Tingyun's eyes shimmered with a soft light, "I like you, and I want to be with you forever..."

"Stop saying that! Aren't you ashamed..." Mei Shiyu really couldn't stand him. He kept saying "I like you" all the time, his mouth was full of love. Although he was also quite shameless in his past life, he wasn't this cloying!

The light in Li Tingyun's eyes dimmed. "Unless you don't want me anymore, unless you kick me out... would you?"

Mei Shiyu: "..."

Yes, he hesitated to say it.

No, but he really did do it.

He wondered how he had driven away the Undying Bone and the Sword Spirit in his past life. Did he say something like "I don't want you anymore" to them back then?

He was furious at that time. He thought for a long time before he came up with the idea of ​​the snow silk robe and the life-and-death contract, hoping to bring the Undying Bone back to the human world and regain his freedom. But that stubborn, unyielding bone actually snatched the Bodhi Ring from his hands and wanted to keep him in the ring forever.

He felt utterly heartbroken. For a hundred years, he had nourished him with his blood and taught him so many principles of goodness and virtue. How could he still not change his evil nature and wicked ways in the end?!

Then Mei Shiyu blurted out, "I really regret taking you in back then..."

He was the one who brought Yuanbao up the mountain, he was the one who wanted to seek justice for Yuanbao, he was the one who was negligent in not protecting him, he was the one who kept the Undying Bone out of guilt, and in the end, he regretted it.

Which step do I regret?

Was it that he shouldn't have meddled in other people's business from the beginning, and shouldn't have interfered with other people's karma? Could it be that, as his senior brother said, he did something wrong?

If he had known beforehand that the poor little kid from that day would later become a nightmare for the entire cultivation world, would he still have dared to so casually and indiscriminately show kindness?

“No, I don’t regret it,” Mei Shiyu suddenly said.

Banishing all distracting thoughts, he promised the person before him, "Li Tingyun, if you regain your memory in the future, please remember that I will not regret helping you, keeping you, and taking care of you."

"I only regret that I was powerless. You were treated unfairly, but I was unable to help you get justice."

"You came out on top in the introductory trial. Even without spiritual roots, you achieved such a great result. You're truly amazing..."

"Others may not acknowledge it, but I do."

"Didn't you want to go up the mountain to become a disciple? Didn't you want to join my sect and become a disciple of the Dao Xuan Sect?"

"By a twist of fate, I kept your 'remains' in the Bodhi Precepts. I taught him many things, and although I never acknowledged it, I raised him as my disciple..."

“Yuanbao is my disciple, and always will be. I wonder if this will fulfill your wish before you died.”

Li Tingyun gripped the Bodhi Ring so tightly that his palms bled, as if suppressing something restless. Damn it... he was going crazy... He wanted to pin Mei Shiyu against the wall and kiss her wildly!

Tell me, tell me how I fell in love with you?!

If you had been even a little less oblivious to my own kindness towards me, I wouldn't be feeling this way—wanting to go crazy, twisting, screaming, and even wanting to kiss you to death!

Mei Shiyu was completely unaware and was still "reflecting" on himself. He said frankly and earnestly, "Teaching and learning go hand in hand. I actually learned a lot about teaching and raising apprentices from Yuanbao, and I used it all on Yuanche later."

"Back then, I always felt that Yuanbao was so disobedient, as if he was sent by God to torment me. In comparison, Yuanche was a good child who came to repay a debt of gratitude..."

"But I never imagined that I had been learning from you all along, and then I turned around and gave all my experience and the most perfect 'master' side to Yuan Che..."

"I've reversed cause and effect, and I've been prejudiced. I really, really, have never treated you well... I always resent your stubbornness, your extremism, and your incorrigibility..."

But they gradually forgot how much suffering Yuanbao had endured.

He painstakingly shaved away the rotting flesh from his body, enduring torture akin to being slowly sliced ​​to death. How much pain he must have been in...

Why did I forget about it later?

Is Yuanbao just too tolerant? He never utters a sound, as if he's not in any pain at all. But within two days, he's full of energy again, climbing on the roof, tearing down the house, and causing chaos. Even cats and dogs hate him because he's so young and mischievous...

He forgot about the pain as soon as it was over.

Even he himself has forgotten; who else will remember?

He's dim-witted, he's heartless, what can't he tolerate?

He's not a normal person!

A normal person would have gone crazy long ago...

He slowly and painstakingly dismembered himself, carving him into a disfigured, abnormal, and unruly "bad kid" in Mei Shiyu's eyes.

Mei Shiyu disciplined and demanded things of him, but he simply couldn't do them. If he could be less stubborn and less extreme, if he could admit his mistakes and correct them, and be happy to hear criticism...

He is a kind-hearted "good kid".

How could he possibly survive?

They were driven to their deaths long ago, weren't they?

Mei Shiyu had considered these things before.

That's why I feel guilty towards Yuanbao, feel sorry for him, and indulge him; that's why I willingly opened my collar and let him suck blood; that's why I tried every means to give him his freedom, hoping he could live more comfortably...

But after thinking it over and over, I never imagined that Yuanbao was Li Tingyun, and I never imagined that he harbored such distorted feelings for me.

When we chased him away, what were the two things he said?

You can't leave me... You are my obsession...

If Mei Shiyu could stay with him forever, he would give up his freedom, but Mei Shiyu insisted on driving him away, and his wicked madness came out of control.

Mei Shiyu only understood the people and events of his past life in this one. If Li Tingyun hadn't revealed the truth to him today, he probably wouldn't have understood why Yuanbao snatched his Bodhi Ring even in his next life.

Why should he be "locked up"?

He thought this little beast was repaying kindness with enmity and was trying to harm him instead.

Truly, such a person is a traitor to their master and ancestors; they must not be allowed to live!

"I..." Mei Shiyu wanted to say something more.

Li Tingyun suddenly rammed into him, pinning him against the wall, and covered his mouth again, just like he had covered his mouth before. "Stop talking, I want to be alone."

Mei Shiyu: "..."

In this dimly lit corner.

In this deserted place.

The two were so close, one covering the other's mouth, their breaths slowly mingling, their eyelashes fluttering as if stirring a gentle breeze.

The atmosphere was a bit off, strangely ambiguous.

Li Tingyun hesitated for two seconds before withdrawing her hand, not taking the opportunity to do anything, for fear of offending others and losing more than she gained.

Mei Shiyu pushed him away and continued, "I'm sorry for what happened with Yuanbao."

"Why would you say something like that?" Li Tingyun frowned. "You always take all the blame upon yourself and attribute all the mistakes to yourself. Don't you find that exhausting? The responsibility for this matter is not yours, and you haven't wronged me."

"My physical body was already stiff when you saw it. The fact that you didn't destroy it is already a great favor to me. Zombies can evolve, and the longer they exist, the harder they are to deal with. Don't cultivators kill them on sight?"

"I never imagined you would commit such a heinous act as feeding a zombie with your own blood until it becomes incorruptible. If the people of your cultivation world find out, will you still have a place in the Dao Xuan Sect? Aren't you afraid of being expelled from the sect?"

“Immortal Mei, I’ve discovered that you are truly audacious.”

"You're a 'maverick' too."

Mei Shiyu remained silent.

Li Tingyun took his hand and put the Bodhi ring back on his finger.

"Since you have already bid farewell to the sect and do not intend to return, then for the time being, I will not force them to return. Let 'me' stay by your side for a while longer... It won't be too long, is that alright?"

Mei Shiyu nodded without the slightest hesitation.

Similarly, the green frost was returned to its rightful owner and adorned his waist.

Li Tingyun continued, "Don't think about those things anymore, it's all in the past... things that are in the past are not important."

"Don't indulge my incorruptible body just because you feel guilty that you shouldn't have. He'll definitely take advantage of you... You know what kind of person he is."

"I saw the bite mark on your neck before, that was him, wasn't it? Stop letting him drink your blood. Kill a few chickens to feed him, at fixed times and in fixed quantities, take them away if he doesn't want them..."

"It's similar to feeding a dog. Do you know how to feed a dog?"

Mei Shiyu: "..." That's enough.

He felt both sentimental and amused.

Li Tingyun can be really clueless sometimes.

"Come here."

"Ok?"

Li Tingyun walked closer, and Mei Shiyu stretched out her arms and hugged him.

Suddenly, a cool fragrance filled his senses, and Li Tingyun's pupils trembled; he was stunned.

"what do you mean?"

"I think you need it."

Mei Shiyu unconsciously uttered a phrase that seemed to have been said before, and patted him lightly on the back twice to comfort him.

"...You need a hug."

Li Tingyun was very perceptive; she hugged him tightly, buried her head in his neck, and took a few deep breaths, looking just like a pervert.

Mei Shiyu felt a tickle behind her ear and asked with a slight displeasure, "What are you doing?"

"Why flirt if you're not going to marry me, Immortal Mei?" He threw himself into her arms and took the initiative to get close to her. Even if he didn't have any romantic intentions, he was still very alluring. How could he expect Li Tingyun, this "scoundrel," to behave himself at this point?

This is too difficult.

Li Tingyun was like a cat who suddenly took a puff of catnip and became instantly addicted, unable to quit no matter what.

He nestled in Mei Shiyu's neck, wriggling and rolling around in her arms.

That familiar action... Buhua Gu loves to cause this trouble, it's so annoying... Mei Shiyu sighed inwardly, Li Tingyun, so you're like this too. You look so much like Yuanbao, how come I didn't recognize you?

Why didn't you say a single word in your past life?

Mei Shiyu clenched his fist, really wanting to smash his dog's head.

However, after delivering the punch, he opened his palm and vigorously rubbed someone's head, saying, "...If you don't get up, I'll really get angry."

"No, please." Li Tingyun pulled her head up, but didn't let go of him. "I didn't do anything. It would make it seem like I'm always making you angry."

Mei Shiyu: You're already like this, what else do you want to do?

The two embraced face to face, their eyes meeting. One had his eyes downcast, while the other looked up. They couldn't keep their eyes locked for more than three seconds before bursting into laughter.

Li Tingyun stared intently at Mei Shiyu's smiling face, unable to resist leaning closer to him, her nose brushing against the stray hairs on his forehead.

That awkward, ambiguous atmosphere from before is back.

Li Tingyun thought to herself, "I can't just kiss anyone... but, surely it's okay to kiss his eyebrows and eyes?"

He didn't resist when I kissed his forehead before, did he? A hero doesn't pass up an opportunity! Maybe he likes it when I take the initiative?

I don't dislike it, I just like it.

He likes it when I "play the rogue" with him!

Mei Shiyu remained almost completely still.

Even though Li Tingyun's actions clearly crossed the line.

It's not that I don't want to move, it's not that I can't move, and it's certainly not that I'm afraid to move...

But as Li Tingyun's face drew closer and closer, he forgot everything else.

Including breathing.