Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2227

Chapter 2227: As a Friend

"Did I hear that right? The Crimson Empress just called that man her ’Master’!" the cultivators gasped in shock, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"One!" Yuan suddenly started counting down.

"Fuck! Are we really going to leave? What about those who had perished before us?!"

Some cultivators hesitated to leave. To them, retreating now felt like a betrayal—an insult to the countless comrades who had already fallen. If they turned their backs, it would be as though their companions’ sacrifices had been for nothing.

"Two!" Yuan continued to count.

"Stay here if you want, but I’m out of here!" one shouted. "If you’d rather waste your life like the others, be my guest!"

Many cultivators didn’t hesitate. To them, the dead mattered little compared to their own survival, and they refused to be counted among those who’d already fallen.

In the blink of an eye, the majority of the remaining cultivators fled.

"Three!"

However, a few indecisive ones remained even after Yuan finished his counting.

Without waiting for another breath, Xiao Meilin suddenly charged at those who stayed behind.

"Aahh!"

Seeing this, these cultivators immediately made up their minds and started running away. Yet, Xiao Meilin didn’t care and chased after them.

"W-Why are you chasing us?! We’re leaving!" one of them cried out in despair.

"I was ordered to kill anyone still here after three," Xiao Meilin replied coldly, her voice devoid of mercy. "As far as I’m concerned, running now won’t save you."

Without hesitation, she continued her relentless slaughter, killing everyone who stayed after Yuan counted to three.

Once the area was quiet again, Yuan said, "Let’s return."

Xiao Cangming nodded, and the Asura Clan followed him back into their world.

Some time later, Yuan and the Asura Clan gathered in a room to talk about Xiao Hua’s situation and the Asura Clan’s future.

The moment they sat down, Xiao Cangming shifted his gaze toward Xiao Hua and spoke, "Even though it’s normal for cultivators who have changed vessels to regain their cultivation quickly, you have recovered your cultivation a little too quickly. Did something happen?"

Xiao Hua’s body trembled at Xiao Cangming’s words, but not out of fear that he would discover what had happened. Merely recalling the moment she had attacked Yuan was enough to send a shiver through her.

"I don’t know. It just happened," she calmly replied.

Xiao Cangming turned to look at Yuan to see if he knew anything, but he also shook his head.

"In that case, what about your memories? How much did it regress?" Xiao Cangming continued to question Xiao Hua.

"That’s..."

Xiao Hua hesitated to tell the truth this time. After all, if Xiao Cangming learned that she’d tried to kill Yuan, regardless of her situation, he’d definitely be enraged. Of course, she wasn’t afraid of him and preferred not to deal with him.

"Don’t worry, she’s regained all of her memories already," Yuan suddenly answered. "And it was all because of her."

Xiao Cangming followed Yuan’s gaze to Lingyue, who was quietly sitting beside him.

"You’re..."

"My name is Lingyue," she introduced herself.

"What?" Xiao Cangming’s eyes widened with bewilderment after hearing her name.

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