Lin Qingyang used his fingers like a knife to pierce his own chest and dug out his fiercely beating heart. Luckily, no one was around at this moment, otherwise, they might have screamed “monster.”

At this time, Lin Qingyang had a strange smile on his face, holding a heart dripping with blood in his hands, and that heart was still beating continuously.

His face turned pale and blue, his whole body exuding a deathly aura, only the heart radiated a strong vitality, creating a stark contrast with his body.

His appearance also changed a bit; the originally delicate and cute face seemed to melt away, turning into a more ordinary-looking face.

“Huihui…”

He gazed obsessively at Cheng Hui’s corpse, which looked extremely horrifying, but in his eyes, it seemed like an absolute beauty.

Cheng Hui’s pale lips were slightly dry, and Lin Qingyang stared fixedly, as if entranced, slowly leaning down…

Just a second before touching the other’s lips, he stopped, blinked, and a hint of clarity appeared in his eyes.

He muttered to himself, “No… Huihui said, without confirming the relationship, no kissing, Huihui would be unhappy…”

After saying that, he giggled foolishly.

The heart’s beating gradually slowed down, losing its vitality bit by bit, but Lin Qingyang seemed indifferent, casually stuffing the heart into Cheng Hui’s chest.

“Ah… no, if I give it all to Huihui, I’ll die. I can’t die, Huihui, I swore, I will always be with you.”

He chuckled twice, then took the heart out again, ignoring the heart-wrenching pain, and split the heart in two.

The larger part was placed into Cheng Hui’s chest, and under his control, the heart instantly spread a blood-red color, covering Cheng Hui’s body, rapidly repairing all damaged organs, even the large hole in his chest quickly disappeared.

Seeing Cheng Hui had recovered, Lin Qingyang nonchalantly condensed the remaining small half of the heart into a blood-red crystal, playing with it as if it was just some common stone, rather than something that could easily take his life.

Lin Qingyang spaced out for a while, and in just that moment, this body began to show signs of decay, even emitting a foul odor.

Lin Qingyang was startled awake by the stench, clicking his tongue in disdain. If it weren’t for hiding his intentions, he wouldn’t have used such a child’s corpse.

But on second thought, if it weren’t a child, it would be hard to gain Cheng Hui’s trust. Although he forcibly assumed the identity of Cheng Hui’s fiancé, all the witnesses were dead, no one could provide counter-evidence, so rounding it up, it was a done deal.

He knew very well how distrustful Cheng Hui was of love deep down. Instead of slowly developing feelings, it was better to occupy this pit first. At least this way, if some blind fool coveted Cheng Hui, he would have ample reason to act.

Of course, considering Cheng Hui’s personality, he still had to act discreetly.

Thinking back, he realized how naive he was in the past, only considering Cheng Hui’s feelings, otherwise, how could he have caused him—

Thinking of Cheng Hui’s past fate, Lin Qingyang felt immense grief, almost unable to breathe.

“Luckily, luckily, he’s back now, I still have a chance, this time… we will definitely have a perfect ending,” Lin Qingyang murmured.

After speaking, he drilled a hole in the blood crystal, threaded it with a string, then placed it in Cheng Hui’s hand, making him grasp it tightly.

Afterward, he took the blood crystal back and hung it around his neck, curling his lips at the sleeping Cheng Hui,

“Huihui, this is the token of love you gave me, with your personality, you definitely won’t betray me, right?”

Cheng · Unconscious · Hui: …???

Ever since he wore that blood crystal close to his body, Lin Qingyang’s corpse began to slowly regain vitality, and that ordinary child’s face started to become delicate and beautiful.

Lin Qingyang looked at the hole in his chest and suddenly had a bright idea, taking out a heart from somewhere.

This heart was obviously rotten beyond recognition, yet strangely still beating.

Lin Qingyang looked at the heart with some disdain. This heart, belonging to Cheng Hui, started to rot shortly after being dug out, as if someone deliberately accelerated its decay.

Lin Qingyang knew this change was likely due to his use of the Reincarnation Stone, but he didn’t regret it.

As long as Huihui could return to his side, he didn’t mind any backlash, even if it meant turning into a demon.

Ah, he forgot, he had already become a demon.

Lin Qingyang let out a silent laugh, provocatively looking up at the sky, as if through the roof, he was staring at some indescribable existence.

So what if I defy the heavens? Do I have to follow the fate you wove?

I refuse!

Lin Qingyang curled his lips, placing the rotten heart into his body, looking at Cheng Hui with deep affection. Today, he consumed too much power and would likely fall into a long slumber.

He wasn’t sure if his younger self could protect Huihui.

No… it’s not about whether he can, he must protect Cheng Hui! No one can harm Cheng Hui in front of him again, absolutely not!

“Hmm?”

Cheng Hui woke up from his sleep, no… it wasn’t really sleep. He wasn’t sure what had just happened, it was as if he had just spaced out, and everything changed.

For instance… this seemingly innocent child next to him.

Cheng Hui: …

Cheng Hui always thought children should be cute and playful every day, but what was up with this child pretending to be innocent?

Yes, this child looked very cute, but beneath his innocent facade, there was clearly a layer of gloom. That kind of small animal-like vigilance, as if he had always lived in a place with extreme insecurity, had to use innocence as a disguise.

Before, he thought the child was a bit off, but not as obvious as now.

How to say it? It was like before, he was acting like an Oscar-winning actor, but now… at most, he was an extra in a cringe-worthy, cheesy drama.

Cheng Hui really wanted to say, if you don’t want to smile, then don’t, you’re just a kid, where did you get so many schemes?

But on second thought, this kid was quite pitiful, his family had an accident, he sought refuge with his fiancé, only for the fiancé’s family to be wiped out too.

Although he was lucky to be taken in by a cultivator as a disciple, still…

I have to say, the environment of the Corpse Puppet Sect, how to put it, from what Cheng Hui knew, it really wasn’t a good place to raise kids.

It’s normal for a child to feel insecure.

“Huihui, don’t worry, I will definitely protect you.”

Lin Qingyang propped his chin with both hands, lying beside Cheng Hui’s corpse, his eyes never leaving him.

Cheng Hui didn’t think he needed protection from a child, but it was nice that the other had this intention.

Just… could he not talk to this corpse? It looked a bit scary…

Lin Qingyang didn’t know what Cheng Hui was thinking. He only remembered that he and Cheng Hui were engaged, he loved his fiancé very much, and then… what happened after that?

Forget it, that’s not important. As long as he could be with Huihui, nothing else mattered.

Whether it was his parents or Cheng Hui’s parents, their existence was just an obstacle to him and Huihui being together, better off gone.

Of course, revenge still needed to be taken. He instinctively knew that Huihui was someone who valued relationships deeply, he couldn’t leave Huihui with the impression of being an ungrateful ingrate.

“Huihui, look, the token of love you gave me, I’ve protected it well.”

Lin Qingyang proudly pulled out a string from his collar, a blood-red crystal hanging from it.

As soon as the crystal was taken out, Cheng Hui felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if it was connected to him somehow. Cheng Hui was shocked.

What the hell! What kind of person was the original owner? Giving a token of love to an eight-year-old boy? He tui! Scumbag!

If Cheng Hui could move now, he’d get up and pour out all the water in this kid’s brain.

How did this kid’s parents raise such a love-struck fool?

Weren’t ancient kids supposed to be more mature?

Although this wasn’t exactly ancient times, it was similar, right?

How could this kid be so stubborn, fixated on a grown man?

Also, isn’t this cultivation world too unprincipled? Even if you’re open-minded and don’t mind men being with men, Lin Qingyang is still a child, right? How could they just marry him off like that?

Sigh… Cheng Hui felt powerless, like a cat sighing… He felt his worldview was completely out of sync with this place.

Looking at Lin Qingyang, who was pretending to be calm yet saying he would protect him, Cheng Hui felt a surge of responsibility.

No, he couldn’t just watch a perfectly good boy fall into the abyss.

This kid was still young, his worldview hadn’t fully formed, he probably didn’t even know what love was.

He wouldn’t mention how that scumbag was before, but since it was him, Cheng Hui, here now, he had to educate this kid to be a righteous young man!

Eh? This sentence seemed familiar, like something he’d heard from a roommate who read a novel?

Never mind, that’s not important!

The ideal is full, but reality is bony.

Cheng Hui thought of so much, but at this moment, he still couldn’t move.

“Sigh, take it slow…”

Cheng Hui was helpless about this. He could only hope that the ‘life-bound corpse’ of the Corpse Puppet Sect was really as magical as they said.

Three days passed in a flash.

During these three days, Lin Qingyang and Cheng Hui were inseparable, even eating while leaning against him.

If he weren’t so young and unable to drag the corpse, he might have even taken Cheng Hui to the toilet.

Cheng Hui had completely resigned himself to this. Whatever, this kid was beyond saving, he’d deal with it when he could move…

“Little junior brother? Are you ready?” Zhang Yifan’s voice came from outside the small courtyard. “If there’s no problem, we’re going to start cultivating!”

“Okay, senior brother!”

Lin Qingyang’s eyes lit up, hurriedly running to the courtyard, using the technique Zhang Yifan taught him to open the courtyard’s formation, welcoming him in.