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Chapter 150 Melancholy
The visitor's smile froze on his face, and he subconsciously took a step back, trying to avoid Nan Li's gaze. However, Nan Li moved in front of him in an instant like a ghost, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Nan Li's voice was icy cold, as if it came from the Netherworld.
The visitor was intimidated by Nan Li's aura and stammered, "I... I was just passing by here and saw this little brother practicing, so I came to take a look."
"Passing by?" Nan Li sneered, "I think you have ulterior motives!"
"I... I didn't..." The visitor wanted to argue, but was frightened by Nanli's cold gaze and shut his mouth.
Nan Li no longer paid attention to the visitor, but turned to look at Gao Xingchen, her eyes full of worry and heartache. She let go of the visitor, walked to Gao Xingchen, gently helped him up, and said softly: "Xingchen, it's okay, I'm with you."
Gao Xingchen raised his head and looked at Nan Li's gentle eyes, and a warm current surged in his heart. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything. His throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he could only make a "woohoo" sound.
Nan Li understood Gao Xingchen's mood at the moment. She didn't say anything, but just hugged him tightly, using her body temperature to warm his cold body.
The visitor was left out and felt very embarrassed. He wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Gao Xingchen, but he was rejected unexpectedly. He looked at Nan Li and Gao Xingchen's intimacy, and his heart was burning with jealousy, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only leave in disgrace.
After the visitor left, Gao Xingchen gradually calmed down. However, the shadow in his heart did not disappear. The visitor's words spread like poison in his heart, making him begin to doubt whether he really had the ability to go home.
"Am I really a waste?" Gao Xingchen muttered to himself, looking at his hands.
Nan Li felt a pain in her heart when she heard Gao Xingchen's words, knowing that Gao Xingchen's inner demon had recurred. She tried to enlighten Gao Xingchen, telling him that he was not a waste, he just hadn't found a cultivation method that suited him.
However, no matter how Nan Li persuaded him, Gao Xingchen would not listen. He was like a drowning man, desperately trying to grab a life-saving straw, but found that there was only a vast ocean around him.
Gao Xingchen's eyes gradually lost their spirit, and he dropped his hands helplessly, letting despair devour his heart. He began to be afraid, afraid that he would be trapped in this world forever, afraid that he would never be able to return to his loved ones.
Nan Li looked at Gao Xingchen's desperate look, and her heart was broken. She knew that she had to do something, otherwise Gao Xingchen would completely collapse. But what could she do? She didn't know, she really didn't know... Gao Xingchen's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and the suffocating feeling made him almost unable to breathe. The visitor's words were like maggots attached to his bones, lingering in his mind, eroding his confidence and hope. He began to escape, escaping from Nan Li's concerned eyes, escaping from Xiao Hei's cheerful calls, and escaping from all those who tried to get close to him and warm him.
He locked himself in the room and refused to communicate with anyone. His eyes, which were always bright and energetic in the past, were now covered with a layer of gray haze. He recalled the visitor's words over and over again. Those sarcastic words, like sharp blades, cut bloody wounds in his heart.
"Are you really a waste?" This question haunted him like a nightmare, making it impossible for him to breathe, think, or face it.
Xiao Hei lay outside the door, anxiously looking at the closed door. He didn't understand why Gao Xingchen, who was always optimistic and cheerful, suddenly became so depressed. He wanted to go in and comfort him, but was rejected by his cold voice.
"Leave me alone for a while."
Xiao Hei drooped his ears in disappointment, his eyes rolling around, thinking about how to make Gao Xingchen happy. He remembered that Gao Xingchen once said that he liked to eat the sweet fruits he found in the misty forest the most. So he sneaked out, relying on his keen sense of smell and memory, and finally found the forest full of sweet fruits.
Xiao Hei carefully picked the largest and reddest fruit, ran all the way back to his residence, and excitedly ran to Gao Xingchen's door, scratching it gently with his claws, making a whimpering sound as if asking for credit.
"Xingchen, look what I found!"
However, the only response was suffocating silence.
Xiao Hei finally couldn't help it and pushed the door open with all his strength. Holding the fruit in his mouth, he excitedly ran to Gao Xingchen, put the fruit in his hand, and looked at him expectantly.
However, Gao Xingchen only glanced at it indifferently, then dropped his hand weakly, letting the fruit fall to the ground. The sweet smell that made him salivate in the past became extremely unfamiliar at this moment, unable to arouse his appetite at all.
Xiao Hei was stunned. He didn't understand why Gao Xingchen didn't even want to eat his favorite fruit. He anxiously circled around Gao Xingchen, trying to comfort him in his own way, but to no avail.
The dark cloud of despair enveloped the entire room. Nan Li stood outside the door, watching this scene, her heart aching. She knew that Gao Xingchen's inner demon was deeply rooted, and she had to find a solution, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
In desperation, Nan Li decided to seek help from the mysterious man. Even if the other party would put forward harsh conditions, for Gao Xingchen, she had no choice but to give it a try...
Nan Li took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the mysterious man's residence. In the dim room, the mysterious man was still shrouded in that large black robe, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
"You're here." The mysterious man's voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from far away.
"Yes, I need your help." Nan Li said bluntly, "Gao Xingchen..."
Before Nan Li could finish, the mysterious man interrupted her, "I know that he has lost himself in his own demons."
"You know?" Nan Li looked at him in surprise, "Then can you help him?"
The mysterious man was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "There is a way, but it is very costly."
Nan Li's heart sank suddenly. She knew that the price that this mysterious man called "big" was not something she could easily bear. But she had no choice. For Gao Xingchen, she was willing to pay any price.
"What's the price?" Nan Li's voice trembled slightly.
"Leave him." The mysterious man's tone was calm, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Nanli's heart hard.
"Leave him?" Nan Li looked at him in disbelief. "You mean, you want me to leave Gao Xingchen forever?"
"That's right." The mysterious man said firmly, "Only in this way can he be truly independent and get out of depression."
Nan Li felt a blackness in front of her eyes, as if the world was spinning. Leaving Gao Xingchen was more painful for her than death. She loved Gao Xingchen deeply and was willing to give everything for him, but now, she was forced to give him up?
"Why?" Nan Li's voice was hoarse and weak, "Why do you want me to leave him? Is there no other way?"
"This is the only way." The mysterious man said in a cold tone without any emotion, "His inner demon comes from dependence. He relies on your protection and your strength, so he will lose himself. Only if you leave him can he truly realize his weakness, stimulate the potential deep in his heart, and finally defeat his inner demon."
Nan Li slumped in the chair, tears silently streaming down her face. She knew that the mysterious man was right, Gao Xingchen was indeed too dependent on her. But she really couldn't leave him like this.
"I..." Nanli opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
"Think about it carefully." The mysterious man slowly stood up, "Time is running out. His inner demons are growing stronger. If he doesn't act now, he will be lost in his own shadow forever."
After saying that, the mysterious man turned and disappeared into the darkness, leaving Nan Li alone in the empty room, facing this cruel choice alone. On one side was Gao Xingchen, whom she deeply loved, and on the other side were the harsh conditions proposed by the mysterious man. How should she choose?
The mysterious man's words echoed in Nan Li's ears like a curse. Leave Gao Xingchen, these words pierced her heart like a sharp knife. She walked aimlessly on the street, the bustling crowd lost its color in her eyes, only the words "leave him" lingered in her mind.
Back at Gao Xingchen's residence, he still locked himself in the room. The room was lifeless. The once high-spirited boy was now like a wounded lone wolf, curled up in a dark corner, licking his wounds. Nan Li's heart seemed to be tugged hard by someone. She wanted to rush in, hug him tightly, and tell him that she would always be with him, but she couldn't. The warning from the mysterious man was like a sword hanging over her head, making her dare not act rashly.
"Xingchen, open the door, I have something to tell you." Nan Li's voice was trembling. She tried hard to control her emotions so that Gao Xingchen would not hear anything unusual.
The room was silent, Gao Xingchen did not respond, as if he had been isolated from the world and could not hear any sound. Nan Li took a deep breath, suppressed the pain in her heart, and continued: "I know you are very sad now, but you have to cheer up, you still have me, I will always be with you."
There was still no response in the room, only deathly silence. Nan Li couldn't hold back her tears and finally shed them. She leaned against the door weakly, surrounded by despair and helplessness.
At this moment, a frivolous voice came from outside the door: "Hey, isn't this Fairy Nanli? Why are you so sad here alone?"
Nan Li turned around suddenly and saw a young man in fancy clothes standing at the door with a playful smile on his face. This man was called Xuan Yu, and he was Gao Xingchen's mortal enemy. He relied on his family's power to trip up Gao Xingchen.
Seeing Xuan Yu, Nan Li suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. She looked at him coldly and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Xuan Yu raised a cold smile and said in a sarcastic tone, "Let me see our great hero Gao Xingchen. Is he still sad about what happened last time? He is such a loser. He can't even bear this kind of blow. How dare he be the man of Fairy Nanli?"
Hearing Xuan Yu's words, Nan Li was immediately furious. She knew that Xuan Yu was deliberately trying to provoke Gao Xingchen. She was about to open her mouth to refute, but she heard a loud noise coming from the room...