Mu Tiantian dismissed the people from Wushuang Manor, letting them go and live their own lives.

Bei Mingchuan also disbanded the Xuanbing Pavilion.

In reality, the Xuanbing Pavilion was established solely to preserve Mu Tiantian's corpse.

The ice in the ice chamber of the Xuanbing Pavilion is maintained by the internal energy of those who practice the Xuanbing Palm.

This is how the ice is prevented from melting.

Although the Xuanbing Pavilion and Wushuang Manor were disbanded, Bei Mingchuan and Mu Tiantian's people are still spread throughout the entire dynasty.

...

Bei Mingchuan approached Mu Tiantian with a set of men's clothing and a human skin mask. "Master, I found these two things while cleaning the ice room. They look very familiar."

Mu Tiantian blinked, looking completely bewildered.

Mu Tiantian: [Seventh Master, I think you need to explain to me where Xing Mu went. The clone disappeared without even telling me.]

Seven Unifications: [...I really didn't expect that the clones would be recycled after they died. Maybe I should just pretend I didn't know.]

Mu Tiantian: [I request compensation in points! This world is purely a mistake by your World Management Bureau!]

Qi Tong: [I'll apply for it for you right away.]

Seeing her standing there in a daze, Bei Mingchuan suddenly leaned closer to her, "Could it be..."

Mu Tiantian quickly replied, "I haven't seen yours before, have I?"

Seeing that she was pretending to be stupid, Bei Mingchuan did not expose her, and the corners of his lips curved up. "I remember there was a person named Xing Mu who escaped from Xuanbing Pavilion and whose whereabouts are still unknown. How could I forget him?"

"Who is Xing Mu?" Mu Tiantian pouted, thought for a while, and then shook her head. "Never heard of him."

"Xiao Cui, who do you think Xing Mu is?"

"Huh?" Xiao Cui was tidying up Mu Tiantian's newly built room when Bei Mingchuan suddenly asked her this question, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"I..." Xiao Cui had barely uttered a word when she saw Mu Tiantian wink at her, signaling her to leave.

"I think I heard my master calling me, I'm leaving now." Xiao Cui hurriedly left this place of trouble.

Standing outside the door, Xing Wusong grabbed Xiao Cui, "Are you all packed?"

"No, Sister Tiantian let me out." Xiao Cui didn't understand why Sister Tiantian didn't tell Bei Mingchuan that she was "Xing Mu".

And didn't Sister Tian Tian say that she faked her death back then?

Logically, Bei Mingchuan should know, so why is he asking?

Xiao Cui didn't understand, but she just listened to Sister Tian Tian.

Xing Wusong glanced inside. "What are they saying?"

"We're talking about Xing Mu."

"I remember you, the young man that Yu Wuxin brought back to the manor before, right? Xing Mu is your sister Tian Tian?"

Xiao Cui nodded.

"Bei Mingchuan doesn't know, but your sister Tian Tian won't tell?"

Xiao Cui continued to nod.

"Why?"

"Master, if you're curious, you can go in and ask."

After Wushuang Manor disbanded, Xiao Cui and Xing Wusong followed Mu Tiantian and Bei Mingchuan to a beautiful place to live.

From then on, she no longer cared about worldly affairs. Xing Wusong also took her as his disciple and taught her martial arts.

"You think I didn't ask? Your sister Tian Tian is as tight-lipped as can be, she won't say a single word. Even if you force her to tell you, it's only three parts truth and seven parts lies, tsk..."

Xing Wusong stroked his beard and pondered, "I just think that maybe your sister Tian Tian is some kind of deity reincarnated, otherwise how could she have come back to life?"

Xiao Cui: "......"

Xiao Cui said helplessly, "Master, when did you start believing in these supernatural things? Anyway, Sister Tian Tian is so smart. There's a saying, 'A hermit has his own clever plan.' If Sister Tian Tian doesn't say anything, there must be a reason for it."

"Anyway, I just hope to finally settle down now." He's already an old man and doesn't want to get involved in conflicts and wander around anymore.

"Sister Tian Tian said that everything will be fine in the future."

Xing Wusong nodded and asked, "By the way, Xiao Cui, what happened to all the wine from the manor?"

"Sister Tian Tian said that the wine cellar was filled with blood and smoke because of Xiang Mei, so she threw away the wine."

There was no dungeon in the manor, so Xiangmei's interrogations and tortures were all conducted in the wine cellar.

Some of the wine jars were opened by Xiangmei, and some were even cracked. She said there might be bacteria inside. Xiaocui didn't quite understand, but whatever Sister Tiantian said was right.

"Throw it away?" Xing Wusong's eyes widened. "Why did you throw it away? There was still plenty of good wine! What a waste!"

"I didn't throw them all away."

Upon hearing this, Xing Wusong immediately perked up, "Where is it?"

"They've all been sent out."

Xing Wusong rolled his eyes at her, "Why are you talking so slowly?"

"Master, Sister Tian Tian said you should drink less alcohol, didn't she prepare a gourd for you?"

“One gourd isn’t enough for me. I remember she brewed a few more jars a couple of days ago, didn’t she? Take me to see where she put them.”

Xiao Cui was in a dilemma, "But Sister Tian Tian said..."

"I am your master!"

"Master, what do you want to see?" Mu Tiantian appeared at the door at some point, smiling at him.

"I...I'll look around and see where would be a good place to build a pavilion." Xing Wusong smiled. "I'll go check other places."

"I'll go take a look too," Xiao Cui hurriedly followed.

Only Mu Tiantian and Bei Mingchuan remained at the door.

Bei Mingchuan leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I just heard it. Xiao Cui said you are Xing Mu."

“Xiao Cui isn’t talking,” Mu Tiantian retorted.

She nodded.

Mu Tiantian pouted and muttered under her breath, "You didn't see it."

Bei Mingchuan's eyes were full of smiles. "Thinking back now, could the woman standing with Bu Xiuyi that day have been Master? But at that time, Master's body was still intact in the ice coffin..."

Mu Tiantian felt a throbbing pain in her temples: [Damn it, Seventh Commander!]

System message: [Seven Seven's message: I am dead. If you need anything, burn some paper money for me.]

Mu Tiantian: [Damn it! You're pretending to be dead again!]

They can even bring up such old jokes.

Mu Tiantian turned around, looked into Bei Mingchuan's amber eyes, and giggled, "Xiao Chuan, let's get married, okay?"

Bei Mingchuan was stunned, not expecting her to say something like that.

For the past few months, they have been looking for a suitable place to live, then building a house, and preparing to settle down there.

She also paid close attention to his health and helped him clear away the cold toxins.

She had already burned all the "spirit-summoning flowers," saying, "This stuff is a scam, and you actually believed it."

He didn't say anything.

He had investigated her situation at the Fengfo Sect.

I heard that the people of the Phoenix Buddha Sect have no impression of her, she has no presence, and even if they try hard to recall, they only think that she is a dull person with no emotions, completely different from the person she is later in life.

When her body disappeared and then reappeared, he was certain that she was different from others; she must still be alive, or rather, her soul must still exist.

Therefore, he has been searching for a way to revive his body.

He thought that if she ever returned, her soul could re-enter this body and be resurrected.

Therefore, he was willing to try whatever method was available.

He was constantly worried and afraid that she would disappear or leave him.

While in the ice room, she overheard his feelings for her, but she never expressed them.

He's been busy choosing a site and building a house for the past few months, and he's been very tired every day. Every night, he asks to sleep together with her because she's his wife, and she doesn't object. She even takes the initiative to hug him while sleeping.

Every time she hugs me, I feel a strange excitement in my body, and I can never get enough of kissing her, but I don't know what to do.

They've maintained this arrangement ever since.

It wasn't until a few days ago, when Yi Xun was cleaning up the Xuanbing Pavilion, that he discovered this outfit and human skin mask.

He also remembered that the wardrobe had been moved the day Xing Mu ran away.

Now that the house is built, Tuoba Qing has kept his promise and has not caused them any trouble.

Now that life had settled down, he wanted to know the truth, at least to have a complete understanding so he could better keep her.

However...

Mu Tiantian stood on tiptoe and took the initiative to kiss his lips.

Bei Mingchuan felt a tingling sensation on his lips; it felt like the first time she had kissed him first.

He was at a loss for what to do, which left him feeling dizzy.

System: [Bei Mingchuan's corruption value decreased by 5, currently at 30.]

In the months since leaving Wushuang Manor, she would occasionally act coquettishly with him and hug him. His dark side would decrease rapidly, but the lower the dark side value, the slower it would decrease.

Life has been getting slower and slower lately.

Moreover, he had never mentioned Xing Mu, so she thought he had forgotten about her or didn't care anymore.

Unexpectedly, the topic was brought up again, and they even dug out her clothes and human skin mask that she had changed out of.

She couldn't think of a better reason to make him believe her, so she could only pretend to be stupid and change the subject.

However, now that the new house has been built, she is truly willing to marry him.