Qiu Chang could naturally tell what it was. He struggled to pull his hand back. "You rascal! Let go of your foster father quickly!"
Heng Deng was jolted awake by Qiu Chang's shouts. He held Qiu Chang's hand, looking extremely aggrieved. "Foster father, I feel so uncomfortable."
"… Heng Deng, do you know what you're doing? This is an act of insubordination, disrespecting your teacher, and defying human ethics," Qiu Chang said weakly.
Heng Deng moved his lips and uttered a single word, "I…"
I've wanted to do this for a long time.
"I know I was wrong, foster father," Heng Deng said, lowering his head as he let go of Qiu Chang and distanced himself.
Qiu Chang actually had feelings for Heng Deng. Seeing the latter in such a state, his heart ached. He wanted to reach out and pull Heng Deng back, but he couldn't ruin the other's bright future because of his own desires.
Qiu Chang pointed to the outside of the cold spring, frowning as he growled, "Get out of here right now! Figure out a way to deal with the aphrodisiac poison yourself."
Heng Deng was stunned for a moment. His foster father never referred to himself as "this deity" but as "I". He had truly made his god dislike him this time…
Heng Deng's mind was in a complete mess. He staggered out of the cold spring, not even daring to look at Qiu Chang.
His inner demon started to act up again.
"You're such a scoundrel. How dare you fall in love with your foster father?"
"He doesn't even want to talk to you. He doesn't want you anymore."
"Your foster father has someone he likes, and it's not you. Didn't he say so himself today?"
"Don't have any illusions. You're not worthy of him."
No, it's not. It can't be like this.
Heng Deng's breathing became rapid, and the spiritual energy around him leaked out uncontrollably. Qiu Chang immediately sensed that something was wrong with Heng Deng.
He looked in Heng Deng's direction and saw that the latter was covering his head, as if struggling against something. The spiritual energy around him was extremely chaotic.
Qiu Chang frowned. He knew very well that Heng Deng had an inner demon.
He rushed towards Heng Deng and cast a "purification spell" on both of them, instantly drying the water vapor around them.
"Heng Deng! Calm down. Don't think nonsense," Qiu Chang said, holding Heng Deng's arm, his tone a bit urgent.
Heng Deng was now suffering from both the inner demon and the aphrodisiac poison. His mind was in a complete mess, and he had no intention of listening to what Qiu Chang was saying.
He waved his sleeve and shook off Qiu Chang's hand. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Foster father, don't touch me. I'm dirty."
Qiu Chang was completely confused by his words. "What are you talking nonsense about?"
"Nonsense?" Heng Deng laughed self - deprecatingly. "I'm not talking nonsense. I'll tell you now, foster father. I like you. It's not the kind of love a son has for his father, but the love a lover has for his partner."
Qiu Chang was completely stunned by Heng Deng's sudden confession. How could he like him… It would ruin him. He couldn't respond. Never!
"Now, do you think I'm dirty?" Heng Deng asked rhetorically. After saying that, he felt a sudden dizziness and fell to the ground.
"Heng Deng!"
Qiu Chang rushed to help him. When he touched Heng Deng's burning body, his heart was filled with guilt. Heng Deng still had the aphrodisiac poison. How could he treat him like this…
The true blood of the phoenix has the power to purify all things. It must be able to neutralize this aphrodisiac poison. He reached out to feel Heng Deng's spiritual veins and felt the chaos and disorder within. It seemed that he really had an inner demon.
The inner demon would only affect Heng Deng's cultivation progress. Qiu Chang decided to help Heng Deng get rid of the inner demon. Using his own spiritual energy to dredge Heng Deng's spiritual veins was the best way, but it would cost him a hundred years of cultivation.
Qiu Chang didn't care about this. He just wanted Heng Deng to be safe.
Qiu Chang put his index finger into his mouth and bit down hard. A smell of blood spread in his mouth. He quickly put his bleeding finger into Heng Deng's mouth, allowing the true blood of the phoenix to slide down his tongue and into his stomach.
With his other hand, Qiu Chang channeled his spiritual energy into Heng Deng's meridians. His spiritual energy was like a clear stream, flowing into Heng Deng's dry spiritual veins, washing away the gravel that blocked the flow. In an instant, the surging spiritual energy like an ocean rushed out and absorbed the clear stream into itself.
Qiu Chang leaned tiredly against the stone wall and smiled faintly.
He's okay. That's great.
The plan of Chaos was exposed. Qiu Chang had been on the front line for nearly half a month and hadn't returned home. They had a fight in the desolate land.
There was a barrier set up by Qiu Chang that belonged to the ancient gods. The demons and humans couldn't enter it, and neither could Heng Deng. Although he was known as a true lord, there was still only one divine lord, which was Qiu Chang.
He didn't belong to the divine race, and Qiu Chang didn't belong to him.
Heng Deng couldn't sleep day and night. Whenever he had time, he would keep an eye on the battle situation in the desolate land and constantly care about Qiu Chang's situation.
"Boom!"
The ground in the desolate land began to shake violently. In an instant, a crimson flame spread from the desolate land in all directions, bringing a huge fluctuation of spiritual energy.
Chaos was sealed by Qiu Chang.
But what Heng Deng finally waited for wasn't Qiu Chang's triumphant return but Qiu Chang, seriously injured and unconscious. The red clothes on the latter had long been dyed dark red by blood. Heng Deng felt extremely sad.
He climbed onto Qiu Chang's bedside and cried like a child.
Suddenly, a heavy object was placed on his head. Heng Deng looked up and met Qiu Chang's gentle eyes.
"You're such a grown - up. Why are you crying?" Qiu Chang's face was pale and sickly.
Heng Deng held Qiu Chang's hand and put it on his lips. Choking with sobs, he said, "Foster father, I'm afraid of losing you."
Qiu Chang smiled but didn't say a word.
Heng Deng felt a little panicked. "Foster father, you'll be okay, right? I still have a lot to say to you…"
"If you have something to say, just say it now," Qiu Chang said gently and calmly, as if chatting about daily life.
Heng Deng's breathing became rapid. "You gave me a hundred years of your cultivation to get rid of my inner demon?"
Qiu Chang didn't deny it. "Yes."
No wonder Qiu Chang seemed so struggling when fighting against Chaos.
"Why are you so stupid…" Heng Deng cried helplessly.
Qiu Chang rubbed Heng Deng's head. "Because you're my only family."
Heng Deng asked, "Is that the only reason?"
Qiu Chang sighed. "There's also… I love you."
Qiu Chang knew that his days were numbered. While confessing his feelings to Heng Deng, he also asked Heng Deng to take care of his funeral arrangements properly.
But unexpectedly, after Qiu Chang entered the nirvana, Heng Deng jumped into the cycle of reincarnation alone and entered the next life with Qiu Chang.
Qiu Chang, the cycle of reincarnation is so cold. I'm here to accompany you.