Chapter 20 Divorce "Please prepare to leave this world"
"Immortal Lord, I'm not the only one who thinks otherwise. Mingyao is a coward. Over the years, you've searched for so many elixirs and magical herbs for her, yet you haven't managed to cultivate her spiritual veins. This shows she was never meant to be with the Great Dao. If she truly loved you, how could she have the nerve to constantly drain your spiritual energy and cling to the Immortal Mountain?"
The speaker's face was filled with resentment, clearly deeply disgusted with Mingyao. Seeing the Immortal Lord's expression unchanged, he gritted his teeth and continued, "You can ask anyone you want. What I just said is the truth. Even this trip to the ghost town to search for your soul must have been suspicious. When you were injured and returned to the mountain, she said nice things and cried a little, but in reality, even her care for you was just a pretense. Every time you were still asleep, she would pack up and go back to rest. We, we all feel sorry for you."
Xuanxiu looked at the cultivator in front of him, who seemed to be speaking sincerely, and suddenly felt bored.
"What's wrong with seeking immortality through the power of others?" He raised his hand and pinched a seal, draining the moisture from his body. "She's Xuan Hui's first wife, so it's only natural for her to live in the Immortal Mountain. Just like you all came here for the magic and teachings, what's so strange about her coveting Xuan Hui's power?"
Xuanxiu originally thought that he could hear some insightful opinions, but in fact, it was just the sour and jealous words of the two cultivators.
If Xuan Hui couldn't even give her immortal power, then why should she fall in love with him?
It was also ridiculous that he would be here listening to two strange monks talking nonsense.
Xuanxiu turned around and was about to leave.
Perhaps unwilling to give in, the cultivator behind him stood up, holding his breath, his voice trembling as he asked loudly, "Your Majesty is happy with this, and we cannot interfere. But I dare to ask you, Your Majesty, if Mingyao covets your immortal power today, and someone with greater immortal power appears in the future, won't she fall in love with someone else? What will you do then?"
Xuanxiu paused.
There was no sound of birds, animals or insects around the deep pool, and there was no wind or waves. It was peaceful. However, Xuanxiu's mood was disturbed by the words of the monk.
What should he do if she falls in love with someone else?
Xuanxiu gently tightened his palm.
The shock and anger he'd felt earlier about Ming Yao strangely subsided slightly at this one sentence. He had no idea why, and the completely unfamiliar shift in emotions made it difficult for him to discern his current state of mind.
What should he do? It didn't seem to make much of a difference. She was still his destined lover, but... Xuanxiu looked at his reflection in the deep pool, his eyes dimming slightly.
It’s just that Xuan Hui is no longer among them.
Something gradually became clear in the sea of consciousness.
Yes, that's how it should be. As a person destined by heaven, there is no way she would have any marriage.
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The heat is in July, and the clothes are given out in September.
Three months passed in a flash.
Mingyao lay in the hall, sleeping soundly all day long. She was tired in spring and sleepy in autumn, and now she couldn't get enough sleep all day long.
After leaving the Mountain Lord's Hall that day, Xuan Hui began to practice in seclusion, hoping for a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Xuan Xiu disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone, nor had he appeared on the mountain. Most cultivators were unaware that the Immortal Lord Xuan Hui had a younger brother.
However, Xuanxiu met her twice.
Once, late at night, she had slept too much during the day and couldn't sleep at night, so she took out the ghost stories she had borrowed and read them with great interest.
Because of magic, the palace was like spring all year round, and the lights were kept on day and night.
Although she was timid, she was not good at reading and loved to read. She took the book and leaned against the window, reading intently, and did not notice the figure outside the window at all.
A gust of wind from somewhere blew the window open, and she discovered it when she got up to close it.
He was dressed in white and standing in the moonlight.
Mingyao glanced at him hastily, thinking it was Xuanhui coming out of retreat, and subconsciously called out, "Husband."
Only after he finished shouting did he react. If Xuan Hui had come out of retreat, the thunder tribulation must have passed. Why would the situation be so quiet then?
"Xuanxiu?" She asked hesitantly.
The person outside the window answered: "Sister-in-law."
Late in the night, Xuanxiu suddenly visited. Mingyao was a little surprised and took the candlestick on the table and shone it forward.
Only then could one see clearly that there were spots of blood on Xuanxiu's face.
"What's wrong?" She was slightly stunned. "But do you need to see your husband for something?"
Mingyao thought that he came at night because something important had happened and he needed to discuss it with Xuanhui.
"But Xuan Hui is still in seclusion. If you have something urgent, why don't you go find the mountain master first?"
She turned around to find something to wipe his face with, handed it to him, and casually asked, "Where did the blood on your face come from?"
Xuanxiu seemed a little slow. He took the thing she handed over, quietly wiped the blood off his face before speaking, but he said something that made no clear meaning.
"Sister-in-law can't tell the difference between me and my brother?"
Mingyao was stunned, then felt a little embarrassed, thinking, no, Xuanxiu was standing a little far away just now, and it was in the hall where she and Xuanhui were. She just took a quick glance, so it was normal for her to make a mistake.
How could she respond to such a question? She could only smile and evade the question, pretending to be frank: "You two brothers look so much alike, and my husband has been in seclusion for so long, I've been thinking about him day and night, and I just glanced at him and thought he was me."
After Mingyao finished speaking, Xuanxiu did not respond. He seemed to have changed a lot compared to when he was in the ghost town after not seeing him for some time.
He came to look for her alone in the middle of the night, and he looked a little dazed. Mingyao was worried that something might have happened, so she asked him again, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing." This time Xuanxiu finally seemed to be more normal, and smiled slightly, "I just came to see if my sister-in-law is okay."
"I've been busy with matters at the Immortal Mountain lately, so I just took the time to come visit you. I'm sorry if I scared my sister-in-law. Please forgive me."
As if coming back to his senses, after Xuanxiu finished speaking, Mingyao finally regained the familiar feeling.
"Nothing, nothing." Ming Yao glanced at the blood-stained handkerchief in his hand that he used to wipe his face, and thought that the affairs of the fairy mountain were really full of dangers. It was like this with Xuan Hui before, and now it is no exception with Xuan Xiu.
After that, Xuanxiu didn't stay long. After saying goodbye briefly, he turned around and left.
Mingyao was completely confused by this incident.
The second time we met was in the early morning of another month, when the morning mist was thick.
It was springtime in the palace all year round, and the willow trees in the courtyard were evergreen, occasionally scattering catkins. Mingyao had been reading all night, and sleep had run out. He got up and walked around the outer courtyard, hoping to get some fresh air before returning to sleep.
Finally, I saw Xuanxiu again. He was sitting upright under the willow tree in the yard, his posture straight.
This time Mingyao did not admit her mistake, and Xuanxiu was much more normal than last time. When he saw her coming, he smiled gently and pushed the box on the table forward.
"A gift."
This time he came to give a gift.
Ming Yao was slightly stunned. She opened the box and saw a very delicate emerald green jade bracelet inside. There were some runes on it that she couldn't understand. It was glowing red and had spiritual power flowing through it. She knew at a glance that it was a top-quality magic weapon.
"You don't need to use spiritual power to drive it, it can keep you safe."
Her brother-in-law is really a particular person, Mingyao thought, but Xuanhui is about to come out of seclusion, and she will have to leave after getting the divorce letter, so this magic weapon will not be of any use.
What a pity, I wish I had met Xuanxiu earlier.
Mingyao thanked Xuanxiu sincerely and put the jade bracelet on his hand.
After delivering the gift, Xuanxiu didn't stay long. He seemed very busy. Mingyao noticed that he seemed to be thinner than the last time he came to see her.
Although there are still many demons causing trouble in the mortal world, they are generally not a big deal. Other cultivators on the fairy mountain are not as busy as Xuanxiu. For example, Jiali has been able to come to her every now and then in the past three months and tell her some rumors about the fairy mountain.
The water in this fairy mountain seemed to be much deeper than she thought.
Mingyao opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't call out to Xuanxiu as he left. The novel's synopsis was almost finished, and even if she asked, it wouldn't be of any use, so it would be better to leave it unanswered.
She waited day by day for Xuan Hui to come out of seclusion.
Three months later, late one night, Xuan Hui finally made a move.
The storm is coming.
At some point, a large amount of black clouds gathered in the sky above the place where Xuan Hui was in seclusion. Thunderbolts struck one after another, cutting through the dark night sky, making Mingyao terrified.
The power of nature treats everyone equally.
Almost all the cultivators on the Immortal Mountain were paying attention to Xuan Hui's tribulation this time.
Everyone knows that since Xuan Hui successfully overcame the tribulation this time, there is basically no doubt about the position of the next mountain master.
Everyone is waiting for him.
But the time it takes to overcome the tribulation is longer than Mingyao thought. She is just an ordinary mortal and cannot see Xuanhui's specific situation at a glance like those monks with extraordinary cultivation.
At first she was surprised by the lightning in the sky, but after watching it for a long time, she became indifferent to it. It was even a little noisy, as if someone in the sky was constantly shining a searchlight down at her, which made her eyes hurt.
After enduring two days and one night, Mingyao finally couldn't hold on any longer. He found an opportunity, sneaked back to the palace, and fell asleep. He thought that at this rate, Xuanhui would have to endure this thunder tribulation for another three days and three nights.
But she is unlucky.
Not long after she fell asleep, Xuan Hui finished his tribulation, and the loud cheers did not wake her up.
When she woke up, she could only faintly hear the sound of stringed instruments coming from outside.
She was still confused.
"You're awake."
Inside the house, Mingyao was caught off guard when he heard Xuan Hui's usual cold voice.
The moment she regained consciousness, she couldn't help but curse herself. Damn it, she actually overslept and missed the important moment of Xuan Hui's breakthrough.
She hurriedly put on her coat, lifted the bed curtains and went out.
His mind was still a little confused. After seeing Xuan Hui, Mingyao clearly felt that he was a little more indifferent than before.
If we were at least acquaintances in the past, now it seems that our classmates have risen to prominence and become big figures that we can no longer reach.
"Husband." Mingyao called him tentatively, "Have you broken the mirror?"
Xuan Hui nodded slightly, his eyes sweeping over her sleepy, rosy cheeks: "Let's talk outside."
Here it comes, Mingyao felt excited.
Keeping his face calm, he put his clothes in order, ran out of the house briskly, and came to the corridor beside the outer courtyard.
"What does my husband want to tell me?"
It was almost evening, and the willow trees outside the yard were swaying in the wind and bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, which was very beautiful.
"Miss Ming, let's get a divorce."
After waiting for nearly two hundred years, I finally heard this sentence.
"My cultivation has reached perfection, and the law of cause and effect will be fulfilled. I can no longer be your husband and wife."
Xuan Hui's voice, without any ups and downs, echoed in the empty pavilion.
The willow catkins in the yard fluttered down in the wind. Mingyao was distracted and just opened his mouth when he was choked by the wind. The catkins entered his lungs, causing unbearable itching. He coughed for a long time, and a thin red mist appeared at the corners of his eyes before he finally stopped.
Mingyao looked up at the person in front of him, his slender white fingers tightly grasping the sleeve.
There was a coldness in Xuan Hui's eyes and eyebrows, even colder than the jade-faced Buddha statues enshrined in the wealthy mortal world.
She tried hard to suppress the joy in her heart, and because of the willow catkins, she forced her eyes to turn red.
"... Is what my husband said true?" Her fingertips turned white from exerting too much force, her voice was hoarse, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The immortal king in front of her nodded, but he did not feel any sympathy when he saw her crying, and his eyes remained cold.
"You've been in the Immortal Mountain for a hundred years, so you know a few ways to save your life. Even if you divorce me, you can still live a peaceful life. I've already written the divorce agreement. All you need to do is drop your blood on the seal, and from now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other."
A sealed letter was placed in her hands.
Without saying anything more, the Immortal Lord turned and left.
Looking at Xuan Hui's receding figure, he lowered his head to look at the divorce letter in his hand.
Wait until Xuan Hui is completely gone from the hall.
Mingyao suddenly laughed out loud.
Before my eyes, the long-lost little ball of light appeared again after nearly two hundred years.
"Ding, we've detected that we've entered a critical plot point. Please prepare yourselves. After completing the subsequent cleanup tasks, you can leave this world."
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