Sounds of Autumn Part 1

Xing Qiu pushed open the door to the next room. The first thing he saw was Ye Jiuya writing at the table, which immediately extinguished half of his anger.

Chen Weichen leaned against the head of the bed, holding a bronze mirror in his hand. Seeing Xing Qiu enter, he asked, "Awake?"

Xing Qiu snorted unhappily, "Why did you bring me to this bald donkey's den?"

Although he came over to make a scene, Xing Qiu ended up staying at Zhichen's place.

It turned out that in the past few days, the formation to deal with the heart demons had made considerable progress and could already withstand attacks for a while. After discussion, these people decided to hold the Dharma Conference half a month earlier. Firstly, they could pass on the formation, and secondly, with all the factions gathered at that time, perhaps the formation could be made even more complete.

In a few more days, once the Qing Jing Temple engraved the formation into talismans, they would set off for the Fuyao Platform where the Dharma Conference was to be held.

The Fuyao Platform was located approximately in the center of this continent. Seven hundred li to the north was the Mount Huandang, and five hundred li to the south was the Bai He Path and the Great Dragon Court. It could be said to be a treasure land where a great deal of spiritual energy gathered.

Xing Qiu had previously agreed to make an appearance at the Dharma Conference. Although he was not very willing now, he did not leave the mountain and waited to go to the Fuyao Platform with Chen Weichen in a few days.

Back in their room, Chen Weichen put down the mirror in his hand and hugged Ye Jiuya from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder without saying a word.

Ye Jiuya turned his head.

Chen Weichen kissed the corner of his lips expressionlessly and continued to stay there quietly.

After a while, the sound of breathing beside his ear gradually lengthened and became even, indicating that he had fallen asleep again.

He remembered what Chen Weichen had said before - he could no longer suppress the energy of the heart demons, and as long as he stayed by his side for a long time, he would gradually become weak.

However, even so, when there was nowhere else to go, this person still chose to come back.

Ye Jiuya laid him flat on the bed, covered him with the quilt, and watched his sleeping face for a while before finally walking out of the room.

However, he did not expect that when Chen Weichen woke up again, he was no longer very lucid.

In the evening, when Ye Jiuya pushed open the door and entered, he saw Chen Weichen looking at a bronze mirror again, just like in the morning.

Hindered by the fact that his own aura would hurt Chen Weichen, Ye Jiuya did not approach and only called out his name.

Chen Weichen seemed not to hear.

When Ye Jiuya called out again, Chen Weichen turned his eyes over with a slight daze. Seeing Ye Jiuya, he shrank back slightly, and there was actually a kind of hostility and vigilance in his eyes.

Ye Jiuya recalled his abnormal state last night and thought that there must be something strange about the mirror. He walked to the bedside, wanting to take the mirror from Chen Weichen's hand.

Without the mirror, Chen Weichen blinked his eyes, still without much spirit. He looked up at Ye Jiuya and actually picked up the folding fan beside the pillow and attacked him.

His moves were sinister and fierce, while Ye Jiuya only defended and did not attack. After a long stalemate, Xing Qiu in the next room was finally alerted.

Xing Qiu immediately cut his own wrist and held it to Chen Weichen's lips.

After swallowing a few mouthfuls, Chen Weichen quieted down again.

Xing Qiu waved his fingers in front of Chen Weichen's eyes, but he still looked as if he didn't see anything.

"My blood doesn't work. We can't let him continue like this. He needs to turn back into a human as soon as possible." Xing Qiu frowned, "When I was possessed by the heart demon, I was in a similar state. The longer it lasts, the harder it is to wake up."

Ye Jiuya said, "He was originally a heart demon."

Xing Qiu shook his head, "Heart demons are things that don't have much intelligence to begin with. For him to maintain this state for so long is already at the limit."

Ye Jiuya took Chen Weichen's wrist, wanting to check his meridian energy, but as soon as the energy entered Chen Weichen's body, he let out a pained groan.

The two of them were incompatible, and even their energies were a great harm to each other.

"Watch over him," Ye Jiuya said to Xing Qiu. "I'll go to the back hall."

Xing Qiu knew that he was going to the place where the heart demon was locked up. Lord Lanshan and Xie Lang were both there - only when Chen Weichen was in the form of a heart demon would that heart demon be restrained. Once Chen Weichen turned back into a human, the heart demon would be released, not only would Xie Lang's safety be immediately threatened, but the progress of the formation would also be halted because of it.

But just as Ye Jiuya was about to turn around, Chen Weichen reached out and grabbed him.

He didn't say anything, just wouldn't let Ye Jiuya go far.

Xing Qiu smiled helplessly, "Didn't you just try to hit him?"

Ye Jiuya looked into his eyes, "You remember me?"

Chen Weichen nodded.

Ye Jiuya took his hand, "Then follow me obediently and don't make a fuss."

Chen Weichen let out a barely audible "Mm".

As they walked to the door, they suddenly heard Xing Qiu say, "Brother Ye."

Ye Jiuya turned his head.

At this time, the setting sun was about to sink, and the afterglow passed through the window lattice, with dust floating in the light beams. Xing Qiu stood behind the light and said seriously, "Since he made a move against you just now, it means he resents you in his heart. I want to ask Brother Ye, at this point, where exactly do you place him?"

After a brief silence, Ye Jiuya said lightly, "At this point, I don't know why he came, how he will leave, or how many things he is still hiding from me."

Xing Qiu looked straight into Ye Jiuya's eyes, waiting for him to continue.

"- As long as he is willing to stay by my side, I will treat him well until that day."

"I don't know what exactly happened between you two. I just hope that you truly want to treat him well and that you will always remember what you said." Xing Qiu said slowly, "What he wants is not much, but only you can give it to him."

Ye Jiuya said lightly, "Thank you."

Then he turned around and left with Chen Weichen.

Xing Qiu watched this scene and muttered to himself, "I don't know how much resentment you two created in your previous lives to become entangled like this."

In the back hall, Xie Lang was using a talisman to deal with his own heart demon. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Jiuya and said, "Swordmaster Ye, you're back - quickly help me take a look at this."

Then he turned his head and saw Chen Weichen, noticing that he was different from usual, "What's wrong with him?"

"We can't let him continue using the heart demon body," Ye Jiuya said.

"But the heart demon needs to be restrained," Xie Lang said.

"If this continues, what will happen to him?" Lord Lanshan frowned and asked.

"He will completely lose his mind."

"- Will he also become a heart demon like that?"

Ye Jiuya looked at Chen Weichen's eyes, which, although lacking luster, still stared at him unblinkingly. "Probably not," he said.

"For the greater good, it's best to let him continue as is," said Lord Lanshan. "Once we perfect the formation, we can consider his matter."

Xie Lang, Lu Hongyan, and Kong Ming in the room remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Lord Lanshan's words.

"He can't wait until then," Ye Jiuya said, not sparing them a single glance as he walked over to the Heart Demon.