Published at 16th of January 2026 9:02 am

Chapter 4159: Compassionate Heart Dissected 3

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"Time is tight, no time for idle chat."

Dao Qiongcang was clearly more anxious than Xu Xiaoshou: "Let me ask you, if you had to choose one person among Demon, Medicine, Curse, and me, who would you choose?"

Hiss!

So straightforward suddenly?

Xu Xiaoshou was a bit embarrassed, stepping back half a step, his surface awkward, but he spoke the truth: "Actually, I don’t like any of them..."

"How about choosing me?"

Hiss!

Dao Qiongcang, are you crazy?

Xu Xiaoshou could hardly hold it together, retorting irritably: "What are you saying, are you serious? If so, I might really choose!"

"I’m serious, go ahead and choose."

"Since you are serious, why are Cao and Divine not included in the options?"

Dao Qiongcang opened his mouth.

Dao Qiongcang shook his head slightly.

Dao Qiongcang turned over the divine Sinan in his hand, staring at the mysterious changes of starlight upon it, his words calm as before: "Choose one of the four."

Xu Xiaoshou felt inexplicably heavy at heart.

What did Elder Dao the Flamboyant mean by this, could it be that in his calculations, Kui Leihan and The Divine never had a chance to attain the path, or could they only be like Hua Changdeng, blooming briefly?

If that’s the case... following the "choose one of the four" question, Xu Xiaoshou couldn’t help but glance at Bei Huai curled up at Cross Corner Street, and the unnoticed Blood World Pearl in the dark corner.

He smiled and said, "Regarding my path, do you want the truth, or a lie?"

"The truth."

"Of course, I’d choose you."

"So the lie would be choosing Cursed Yin?"

Dao Qiongcang’s expression was a bit hurt, yet he maintained a calm tone, "So despite our shared life and death experiences, and spending a night at Qingyuan Mountain talking of love and moonlight, it wasn’t enough to win your heart over one chance from Cursed Yin relinquishing Yue Gongli?"

Xu Xiaoshou opened his mouth, shocked at heart.

At the hair transformation side, immediately began to clean up the entire Cross Corner Street below the Divine Secrets Array, finding it indeed thoroughly cleaned.

There wasn’t any trace of Dao Qiongcang’s urine!

Which meant, this guy wasn’t asking a question, he already knew the answer?

Amidst the white mist, the barren wasteland left only two silhouettes, appearing somewhat lonely. Dao Qiongcang turned and paced away, sighing deeply:

"I always knew, I am an oddity, unlikable."

"Truthfully, I too dislike associating with flies and dogs, yet I admire honest beings like The Divine and Bazhun’an more."

"Even if Cursed Yin is faithless, self-conceited, his nature is somewhat trustworthy, worthy of entrustment at the final battle for robbing path."

"Moreover, daring to let Yue Gongli attain the path and consume it, proving Cursed Yin has a plan for returning to zero, and with its consciousness puppet in your hand, the weak state supplemented by the vast energy you just acquired from the Life Space... Cursed Yin, can be controlled."

"Thus, if letting Cursed Yin return to zero to hold back one of Demon or Medicine Ancestor, it truly is your best choice."

This time, Xu Xiaoshou no longer needed to sweep Cross Corner Street.

Dao Qiongcang completely read his heart, and his own heart was spotless, determined, no need for a major cleanup.

Dao Qiongcang turned back, with fiery eyes, staring at the black-haired young man:

"I also know your thoughts, though not entirely because of Cursed Yin."

"Even after many attempts, though I find it difficult to completely calculate ’emotion,’ I can understand ’emotion’ and respect its existence."

"The body in Five Decays of Heaven and Man is complex, beyond Bei Huai and Medicine Ancestor, Cursed Yin is also planning ahead, using the Blood World Pearl to scheme, therefore it can balance one or two consciousnesses within... and you, plan to trade with Cursed Yin to exchange the Night Guardian’s consciousness, in exchange for you and Cursed Yin returning to zero together, slaying Demon and Medicine, yes or no?"

Xu Xiaoshou couldn’t help but laugh, looking at Dao Qiongcang as if he were a monster, finally nodding solemnly, ceasing to jest:

"Yes!"

"But I still wish to try once more." Dao Qiongcang suddenly stepped forward, affectionately, about to hold Xu Xiaoshou’s hands.

"What are you doing?" Xu Xiaoshou jumped in fright, backing away repeatedly, pointing at him, "Retreat!"

Dao Qiongcang wasn’t frightened, chuckling, he extended his hand and plucked out his heart, holding it in his hand while it thumped:

"This is my true heart."

"Let’s be frank and discuss true feelings in front of this heart, and I will plan a little more for you."

"If you choose Cursed Yin, even if your great plan succeeds, if Cursed Yin blocks ’Medicine,’ you’d still need to face one ’Demon’ alone..."

Xu Xiaoshou remained unmoved, having already calculated everything, only unsure of Dao Qiongcang’s trump card.

Yet Dao Qiongcang didn’t stop: "And one Dao Ancestor, Ancestor of Thought, and Suspect Ancestor, could you fight the Four Ancestors alone?"

Xu Xiaoshou’s expression was calm, but his heart sank.

It wasn’t that Kui Leihan and The Divine couldn’t attain the path, but that Dao Qiongcang could, in a thought, make them serve him?

Tricking me?

Threatening?

Xu Xiaoshou shook his head without answering, waiting for Elder Dao the Flamboyant to continue.

Seeing his silence, Dao Qiongcang paused slightly, then spoke with intense emotion:

"But if you choose me!"

He stepped forward, attempting to hold Xu Xiaoshou’s hand again, but the latter dodged quickly.

"If you choose me!"

"I’ll help you resolve Medicine and Curse."

"Cao and Divine won’t be a threat."

"The only one you’ll face is the ancestor, even if he returns to zero completely, only this one ancestor... Demon!"

Xu Xiaoshou remained motionless.

Anyone can sweet-talk, given Dao Qiongcang’s displayed combat power, if Xu Xiaoshou unleashed his full Fire Power, he wouldn’t withstand a hit from the Shattered Shield.

Yet at this moment, Dao Qiongcang flipped out a purified bottle of refining demon, earnestly saying:

"The Extreme Realm of Great Path of Will is still helpless, because intent is merely intent, it cannot save."

"If Cursed Yin should read your thoughts, seizing upon this part, it would be enough to shatter jade with you."

"Whereas Night Guardian, with my Memory Path, could protect you."

This finally caused Xu Xiaoshou’s eyes to shift.

And Dao Qiongcang obviously caught this acutely, holding his beating heart unbelievingly, lips trembling, deeply hurt:

"All promises aren’t allowed, dare say between you and me, you and me, there’s truly just a... Night, Night Guardian?"

Dao Qiongcang’s tears fell, holding his heart as he knelt heavily on the ground, truly a pitiful sight.

Xu Xiaoshou watched him perform theatrics, feeling numb, yet didn’t engage, instead asking seriously:

"With so many backup plans, why do you choose me?"

He truly couldn’t understand, with Dao Qiongcang having means to handle Medicine and Curse, balancing Cao and Divine, if he truly achieved sealing as an ancestor, he only needed to face the Demon Ancestor head-on.

Why continuously seeking alliance with him, from that "fake friend" at Divine Relics, to the "fake alliance" with Yan Sheng and Jiang Nayi in the Northern Region, and now the "genuine heart"?

In a flash, Dao Qiongcang stood up, placing his heart back into his chest, covering with skin and flesh, sighing lowly:

"My dear Xu, remember I intended to be frank with you awhile ago?"

"Mm-hm." Xu Xiaoshou nodded.

"Those words were from my heart, and that’s all I wanted to say."

"I don’t believe it."

"..."

Dao Qiongcang was taken aback, scratching his head frustratingly.

Finally, he sighed heavily again, his gaze lifting with hesitation, no longer perceiving the mysteries of the heavens:

"I’ve seen through everything, except you."

"Even Bazhun’an couldn’t fight the Four Ancestors alone; despite being at the limit, I truly don’t know if you can."

He took a step forward, this time not to shake hands, but to sincerely invite:

"Our paths do not interfere."

"You fear no eventualities, but I do."

"If Lord Shou can take men to the Heavenly Realm, instead of benefiting Cursed Yin, why not benefit me... after all, this old friend of yours is willing to reveal his heart, can Cursed Yin do that?"

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