Chapter 281 – Henna (Up)

Liuyun City, Xiao Sect’s back mountain, Siyou Gorge.

Xiao Lie returned from hunting, carrying a somewhat dry and thin wild rabbit in his hand, and his face also carried a slight joy. He sat down, listening to the sound of his daughter practicing her sword in his ears, and began to fiddle with the prey in his hands.

After being confined here, for the initial period of time, the Xiao Sect would still come over every day to deliver meals, and he could also occasionally know some of the Xiao Sect’s recent developments from the Xiao Sect disciples who delivered the meals. Later, the frequency of sending food is more and more low, three months later, there will be no one to send food over, obviously, need to be shut down for twenty years in confinement, the Xiao Sect does not have any immediate family members of them, there has been no one lazy to care about, from the initial still have a trace of pity, and ultimately develops into letting them in the back of the mountain to perish on their own.

Fortunately, this back mountain was not completely barren, he was able to find some wild vegetables in the area where he could move around, and occasionally he could hunt one or two delicious low-grade Xuan beasts. This was how the father and daughter supported themselves day by day in this back mountain. Xiao Lie had also thought of taking Xiao Ling Shi and leaving this place, he couldn’t let his daughter’s most beautiful period of years be blocked off in this kind of place just like this. However, once they escape, they will inevitably be pursued by the Xiao Sect …… because they are, after all, locked up here at the behest of the fourth son of the Xiao Sect, and he is not afraid of what chastisement he will be subjected to, even if it is to be labeled as the great crime of defecting from the sect and fleeing, but he can not disregard Xiao Lingshi.

During this period of time, the most time Xiao Lingshi spent every day was practicing cultivation, besides this, she did have nothing to do. Cultivating without any distractions also allowed her to have quite a fast progress, and now her Xuan Force had already broken through to the ninth level of the Primordial Xuan Realm.

“Ah!!!”

The young girl’s cry of alarm suddenly came from outside. Xiao Lie stopped the movements in his hands and quickly leapt out, seeing that Xiao Ling Shi was sitting on the ground, her hand covering her heart, and the iron sword that had already rusted a little was thrown to the side.

“Shi’er, what’s wrong?” Xiao Lie rushed over and asked nervously.

Xiao Ling Shi’s clothes were already old and white, but they were clean and spotless. The wind and dust from the back of the mountain had not blown her skin, and nowadays she, on the contrary, had grown even more beautiful and moving, and even the old clothes seemed to be filled with a kind of spiritual qi on her body. Just than at the beginning, she obviously thinned some, a pair of Chu Chu beautiful eyes deep hidden a touch of faint melancholy, let her such as a wounded elf, lovely and let the heart ache with pity.

“I don’t know ……” Xiao Ling Shi gently shook her head, she covered her heart, her slender eyebrows constantly trembling: “My heart, just now suddenly a moment became so painful and painful… . oooh…… really hurts……”

“Heart mouth?” His daughter’s appearance caused Xiao Lie a heartache, he thought for a moment and said, “Don’t stand up first, it might be because you are too tired from practicing the sword, rest for a while, maybe it will be fine.”

“Uh-huh.” Xiao Ling Shi obediently agreed. She tightly cradled her brows, the pain was as if it was overflowing from her soul, drilling into her heart and bones, and along with the pain was Yun Che’s figure that constantly surfaced in front of her eyes and in her heart, and she suddenly cried, “Father …… the pain here, I’m not afraid… …But …… I miss Xiao Che so much …… Where is he now …… When he left, he didn’t have much money on him, and his body was so weak, would he Wouldn’t he be being bullied, wouldn’t he have enough to eat, wouldn’t he even have a place to sleep, wouldn’t he …… wouldn’t he …… oooh …… oooh …… I miss him so …… worried about him ……”

Xiao Ling Shi covered her cheeks with both hands and whimpered. Ever since she was a child, she and Yun Che had spent time together, and before that change happened, they had barely been separated for a single day, and she had never even thought about the circumstances of being separated from him …… But fate had suddenly become cruel all of a sudden, causing them to be forced to be separated, and they had already been separated for a long, long time. Such a separation also made her feel deeply what a painful ordeal it was to be without him by her side. Her thoughts of him increased with each passing day, and every day she relied on her desperate cultivation to divert her mind.

But just a moment ago, the thoughts that she had desperately suppressed, under the sudden onslaught of heartache, rushed out like a flood that broke the dike, so strong that she could no longer control her emotions and cried her heart out.

Xiao Lie let out a long sigh and softly consoled, ”Shi’er, Cher’er, he’s already grown up, he’s already a real man, perhaps leaving the Xiao Sect is also a good thing for him. Outside, he can be practiced and truly grow up, even if he has to suffer a bit and get hurt, it’s nothing.”

“Shi’er, don’t cry, he will become stronger outside, you as his little aunt, you have to be stronger than him. The day he comes back, you have to let him see an even more radiant you than you once were, this will definitely be the thing that makes him the happiest …… Che’er has said that he will definitely come back within three years. As a grown man, I believe that when he speaks his words, he will definitely do it.”

Xiao Ling Shi was still whimpering as she listened to Xiao Lie’s words, she nodded her head vigorously and then wiped away the teardrops on her face little by little. However, the rushing thoughts and the pain drilling through her heart could not be calmed ……

Xiao Che …… Where are you …… I really miss you …… I don’t ask you to come back to see us in three years …… I only ask you to be peaceful …… must be peaceful ……

Heavenly Sword Villa, in front of the Royal Sword Platform.

Xia Qingyue, dressed in white, stood quietly in front of the Xingtian Sword, the sword wind whistling on the Royal Sword Stage, constantly whipping up her long hair and the sleeves of her clothes, but unable to move her eyes. She had been standing here like this for a long time, alone, with only the flying swords in the sky as her companion.

The sky, began to gradually darken, dusk came quietly, the sword wind, also began to bring a little bit of coldness. A gust of wind blew, making her long hair gently brushed on her face. At this time, behind her, a deliberately lightened footsteps were approaching from far and near, also disturbing Xia Qing Yue’s quiet mind.

Her eyes slightly swung, looking ahead, gently murmured: ”Husband …… let Qing Yue continue to be your wife in the next life …… OK …… then Qing Yue Yue, will be a …… true wife …… okay ……”

Her soft murmur quickly faded into the sound of the wind, and no one could hear it. She turned around, and behind her, a man dressed in white, with a hearty spirit like jade was standing there.

Looking at Xia Qingyue’s immortal face, Ling Yun’s breath was slightly confused, he smiled slightly and gave her a sword salute, “Fairy Xia, are you also here to see your friend off?”

“No.” Xia Qingyue shook her head and softly said, “I have come …… to see my husband off.”

Ling Yun’s whole body shook, jerked his head up to look at Xia Qing Yue, he was just about to ask if he had misheard something, but he suddenly saw on Xia Qing Yue’s left arm, the section of black scarf that was wrapped around her at some point ……

“Fairy Xia, what did you …… you just say? Husband? Is it possible that Mister Ling heard it wrong, or, is Fairy Xia joking with me?” Ling Yun said in the calmest voice he could muster. Only his hands, however, were already vaguely trembling, and his heart was even more confused.

Xia Qingyue did not answer him, she stretched out her white wrist, pulled over her long hair, and with a gentle stroke of her left hand, instantly, a section of her hair was silently disconnected, and then as she tilted her jade hand up, it spilled out into the middle of the Imperial Sword Stage. Instantly, the strands of hair were brought up by the sword wind of the Imperial Sword Stage, circling around the Xing Tian Sword in the center in a dazzling flutter, as if it was fond of, and accompanying, something.

Xia Qingyue’s beautiful eyes closed, and after a few moments, she flew up and disappeared from Ling Yun’s line of sight.

Ling Yun’s whole body stiffened, his body powerless kneeling on the ground, a pair of pupils constantly contracted and enlarged, this young lord of the Heavenly Sword Villa, once the strongest of the young generation, at this time it seems as if he has lost his soul ……

“They are husband and wife …… Yun Che …… is her husband …… She has… …She’s already married ……It’s impossible ……It’s impossible ……It must be a lie… …Impossible ……”

Ling Yun repeatedly chanted over and over again, the dimness present in his eyes as if his faith was collapsing.

At the same time, his father, Ling Yuefeng, was also troubled in his mind. He kept pacing back and forth in front of the courtyard where the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace resided, his heart both remembering Chu Yuechan’s injuries and speculating wildly as to why she had reacted that way. He had never imagined that Chu Yuechan, who was always as cold as cold snow and as icy as the Xuanlian Lotus, would lose control of her emotions to the point of spitting out rebellious blood.

To Chu Yuechan’s temperament, even if the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace’s current number one disciple Xia Qingyue suddenly fell, her most deserved reaction would inevitably be a piece of suffocating cold silence …… in this world, and there shouldn’t be anything that would allow her to have such a reaction.

Could it really be because of that fallen Yun Che …… No! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! There must be some other reason.

In the midst of his distraction, he did not notice that just a short distance away, his wife Xuanyuan Yufeng was coldly watching every ounce of his expression change, and her gaze was getting colder and colder, more and more disappointed.

At this time, Ling Yuefeng’s patience seemed to have reached its limit, he could no longer hold back, and with a clench of his teeth, he entered the courtyard, and then pushed open the door of the room where Chu Yuechan was.

Chu Yue Chan was lying quietly on the bed, her face pale, Chu Yue Li was standing by the bedside, her face full of worry and uneasiness, and a pale and thin looking old man was pressing his fingers on Chu Yue Chan’s pulse.

Granny Jiu Mu was already over a hundred and ninety years old this year, in terms of seniority, she was several generations higher than Manor Master Ling Yue Feng. In terms of medical skills, it is said that she is not inferior to Gu Qiu Hong who is known as the first divine doctor of Cangfeng, only that she is indifferent to fame and fortune, and has never stepped out of the Heavenly Sword Villa in her life, and there are not many people in the empire who know her name.

“Granny Jiu Mu, how is Fairy Bingchan’s condition?” Ling Yuefeng asked with concern. Facing Granny Jiu Mu, he carried a clear respect in his posture.

Granny Nine Shepherd removed her withered finger from Chu Yuechan’s snowy wrist, picked up her walking stick, hunched her body forward a few steps, and let out an unpleasant sound as hoarse as sandpaper rubbing, “She is not in any serious trouble, the reason why she is unconscious is merely because her spirit has been immensely stimulated, and her grief is so extreme that her heart’s blood is flowing backward, and it won’t take long for her to wake up.”

“That’s good ……” Ling Yue Feng nodded, his mind still in a state of turmoil.

“However, she has been practicing Ice Xuan Gong for many years, her torso’s five organs are extremely cold, if this continues, I’m afraid that the fetus in this womb won’t be able to be preserved.” Granny Jiu Mu faintly said.

The last sentence was like a thunderbolt ringing in the ears of Chu Yueri and Ling Yuefeng, Chu Yueri hurriedly said, “Impossible! Granny Jiu Mu, you must have misread it, my sister, she never comes into contact with men, it’s simply impossible for her to have any fetus!!!”

“Right. Granny Nine Muses, you must be mistaken this time, the Immortals of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace never marry, it’s impossible for Immortal Ice Chan to have any fetus at all.” Ling Yuefeng also immediately said.

“Hmph!” Facing the two’s questioning, Granny Nine Shepherd’s face showed her anger, she put her walking stick a little harder to the ground and hissed, “The old me has been a doctor for one hundred and eighty-nine years, what kind of strange diseases and wondrous injuries haven’t I ever seen healed, the people I’ve healed are more than you’ve ever seen in your life, can I still get such things as whether or not a woman is pregnant with a fetus all wrong! Hmph!”