Chapter 23 Chapter 23 “I’m a grown man, and she’s…
Another kiss, restrainedly placed on the corner of his mouth.
It was like a flying goose treading on the snow mud, passing by lightly, its breath entwined for a moment, and then dissipated in the blink of an eye.
Yao Ning stood up straight.
She has a pair of phoenix eyes, with extremely black and bright pupils, which neutralize the charm of the upturned corners of her eyes.
Chen Qian had seen many pairs of beautiful eyes full of affection, but none of them were as incomparable as the pair before him. Every stroke was just right, and every part was touching.
The heat in his heart faded away, and the sadness faded away, and a more turbulent and unstoppable heat swept over him.
Yao Ning was restrained and cautious, and withdrew after a brief taste, while he personally pulled her into the sea of desire.
In the confusion, he heard Yao Ning begging him to love her.
As he kissed her, he thought, she was his wife, why should she beg? He loved her naturally...
My thoughts came to an abrupt halt, and my subconscious thoughts touched the mechanism. Something made a sound of gears meshing and turning, and the dusty door slowly opened.
Shen Qian was stunned.
In an instant, deep within the beating heart, a copper lock that had melted into the flesh and blood shone brightly.
It was so quiet, so quiet that Shen Qian almost forgot its existence.
The heart beat, blood pumped to every part of his body, and a filthy green light like copper rust traveled throughout his body. Shen Qian's eyes suddenly turned gray, leaving only an empty and cold look.
The Thunder Sword was summoned, and it pierced Yao Ning's heart in a flash.
The sword was intelligent and probably sensed something was wrong with it. It struggled and hummed, but ultimately lost control and pierced into the flesh.
But Tingni used all his strength and missed by two inches.
Yao Ning did not die, he just fell into a bad state.
Chen Qian's blood flowed backwards, and his deprived consciousness fought with the Qingxin Lock for control of this body. The green light suddenly increased, and then suddenly retracted, and he was firmly trapped in the rusty copper lock.
Shen Xinghe's voice was filled with anger: "Are you really in love with this woman?"
Chen Qian's clothes were disheveled, and there was still a trace of red on his cold and pale face. He looked at Yao Ning, who was lying on the couch with a pale face, and felt cold, cold to the bone.
"If you really fall in love with her, kill her as soon as possible. Don't leave any hidden dangers!"
Chen Qian asked blankly, "What did you do?"
"The ruthless path progresses rapidly, and ruthlessness can also help you make rapid progress. You must use her love to sharpen your will, but you must not really get stuck in the mud!"
"What did you do?"
"...My son, all you've wanted these years is to ascend to heaven." Shen Xinghe's voice softened, with a strange soothing tone. "Being seduced by this enchantress today is nothing. Regardless of whether you fall in love with her or not, let me kill her with my sword first, so that she won't hinder your path to immortality."
Shen Qian opened his mouth, but could not say anything.
What did the father do? No, what did he do?
All he wanted in his life was to achieve the Great Dao of Ascension, so when he was seven years old, his father attached his soul to the Qingxin Lock and used that lock to lock his heart. Although he was sad and in great pain, he never resisted afterwards.
When his father asked him to use his eldest sister as a tool to sharpen his mind, he thought that his eldest sister practiced the ice and snow mental method and was cold-hearted and emotionless, so there was nothing wrong with it.
And when his father chose Yao Ning, he simply hated the words coming out of his mouth, so he couldn't say anything more in his soul.
When he was young, he never received any affirmation, attention, or love from his parents, and he spent half his life searching for it.
That's fine, that's his way to get lost, and he'll be fine if he walks alone.
But why did she fall in love with Yao Ning, why did she fall in love without realizing it, and why did she let the tiger and wolf be around?
Chen Qian had never felt so disgusted with himself before.
He straightened his clothes and got out of bed with an expressionless face.
In his soul, he said coldly, "Father, that is not love, it is just the pleasure of sex."
He paused, his voice cold and bored: "I am an adult man, and she is my woman."
After hearing this, Tongsuo calmed down a lot.
The father was relieved.
He has been with Shen Qian for many years and knows his son best. He is extremely talented and truly desires to ascend to the great Dao, not just because of his parents' expectations.
The copper lock flashed and then completely retracted.
…
In the secret room, Chen Qian used Tingni to cut open the heart and grabbed the Qingxin Lock.
"Rebellious son! What are you doing!?"
"Father." A cruel smile appeared on the man's pale face. "The older generation has passed away. Why do you still linger on in this world?"
His five fingers dug into the throbbing flesh, holding the copper lock tightly.
"Stop! You will die!" Shen Xinghe was furious and anxious.
"Really?" Chen Qian was stunned and thought, if you die, you can't ascend to heaven.
Shen Xinghe seemed to sense his thoughts: "Back then, I integrated my soul into the Qingxin Lock, and it was connected to your soul. If one is damaged, we will suffer together.
"My death is not a pity. Your heart is firm in the Dao. Your father has long been relieved. But if I die, you will not be able to live. Your mother and I have placed our lifelong hopes on you. Only if you ascend to heaven can your mother rest in peace in the underworld!"
Chen Qian looked into the void.
The strange thing is that at this moment he didn't think of his mother or ascending to heaven, but only of Yao Ning.
What would happen if she found out she was dead?
Chen Qian felt that he was not worthy of thinking about it.
He stopped thinking, lowered his head and said coldly: "Then let you go."
The voice was delighted: "Listen to me, this time it was because of your father's haste..."
Chen Qian didn't listen to it anymore. He grabbed the Qingxin Lock and poured a powerful and surging spiritual current into it. As the pain pierced his limbs and bones, the light of the lock gradually dimmed.
Roars and screams echoed in his soul, and Chen Qian exhaled a breath of blood.
"Father, spend the rest of your life in this copper lock. Don't worry, you can no longer sense me, nor hear any sound. There is no sound or light, no color. I will cultivate the great way on my own, so you don't need to worry about me."
"Rebellious son! How dare you imprison me! Have you forgotten..."
The sound suddenly disappeared.
In the dim room, only glaring bloodstains remained.
Chen Qian pressed his still-bleeding chest, his eyes empty as he muttered to himself, "Were you in this much pain back then?"
…
The Qingxin Lock could no longer affect him, and Chen Qian's cultivation level also dropped to the Nascent Soul stage.
When he was beaten down by Chu Liangxiu, he felt a kind of self-abuse pleasure.
Chu Liangxiu asked him, "What about you?"
Have you ever loved anyone?
Chen Qian wondered, had he ever loved his parents? He didn't know. When he was young and ignorant, he still had some admiration for them. But when he grew up, he had seen through the faces of those two people. They were not worthy. He didn't love his parents.
Did he love Yao Ning? The Qingxin Lock was no longer a constraint, but he didn't dare, nor did he want to touch it again. He was just a little moved, and it almost cost Yao Ning her life.
If Yao Ning really died, would his Taoist heart be completely destroyed and would there be no hope for him to ascend to heaven in this life?
He cares more about the Great Dao Ascension than Yao Ning.
He doesn't love Yao Ning either.
"Senior Sister, there is no such person."
He probably only loves himself.
Cold-hearted, selfish, cowardly and incompetent, cold and boring.
He just loves this monster.
…
Above Xizhou Pavilion, Bai Su, the guardian of the demon world, slashed with a sword. Yao Ning was a moment slower and would have died in the blink of an eye.
On the other side, Chen Qian had a blank look in his eyes. He stepped aside and watched coldly from the sidelines.
Three years later, Shen Xinghe once again controlled Shen Qian and used his son as a puppet.
Three years ago, he noticed that Chen Qian seemed to have feelings for Yao Ning. For the sake of the father and son's future, he corrected Chen Qian in time. If Ting Ni had not been unable to do so, he would have stabbed the woman to death with a sword.
That incident aroused Chen Qian's rebellious psychology. Chen Qian almost destroyed half of his soul and he fell into a deep sleep. He could no longer influence Chen Qian in the slightest.
When Shen Qian cut open the heart without using any spiritual power, Shen Xinghe was shocked, and in his shock there was a hint of fear that he himself did not even notice.
In his memory, Chen Qian was a child who desperately longed for parental love. He was too clingy and too fragile. Even though he possessed extraordinary talent, he could not generate much love and affection from his parents.
But the gloomy-faced man sitting in a pool of blood in the secret room that day shocked Shen Xinghe. That was the first time he realized that Chen Qian had grown up and was no longer the same child.
Chen Qian sealed him. Although he fell into a deep sleep, because of the spiritual connection between father and son, he still had a faint consciousness and could feel that Chen Qian was still on the road.
Therefore, he had no resentment in his heart.
As long as Chen Qian can ascend to heaven in the future, as a father, he would be willing to die for him.
But Shen Xinghe didn't expect that just now, Chen Qian actually wanted to die.
Shen Qian wants to die.
Abandon the great road, abandon the path to immortality, abandon the hopes and efforts of two generations, and rush towards an absurd death.
Shen Xinghe didn't allow it.
Now that Chen Qian is dead, who will fulfill his beloved wife's last wish?
The remaining half of Shen Xinghe's soul burst out with unprecedented power. Relying on the Qingxin Lock that was still entrenched in Shen Qian's heart, he once again controlled this body when Shen Qian had no time to take care of it and was not on guard.
A shadow that looked seven points like Shen Qian fell from the void and gradually merged with this body. The eyeballs turned and the emptiness faded away. Shen Xinghe looked at the world again through his son's eyes after being away from it for twenty years.
Only then did he understand why Chen Qian wanted to die.
Because Yao Ning is in danger.
At that time, Chen Qian was entangled by Du Wuzhu, and Bai Su took advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack. Yao Ning missed the opportunity to save the mortal.
Chen Qian couldn't get rid of the feeling of helplessness for a while.
Everything happened in an instant, so fast that there was no time to weigh the pros and cons. Shen Qian made his choice subconsciously.
He wanted to save Yao Ning, even at the cost of his own life.
The lightning-based mental method was as fast as thunder. With just a thought, he could appear in front of Yao Ning.
And using all his strength to save Yao Ning means completely exposing his back to Du Wuzhu.
If he gave up defense and took the attack from Du Wuzhu and Bai Su at the same time, he would surely die.
Shen Xinghe would not allow this to happen.
Chen Qian is the only one who has the hope of ascending to the immortal world, and he is the last hope and sustenance of his beloved wife Song Qingyun in the world.
Chen Qian is his son.
Shen Xinghe didn't know why he knew that breaking the seal would lead to the destruction of his soul, but he still tried his best to stop Shen Qian.
The flowing white clouds fluttered under the sky, and the corners of "Chen Qian's" eyes and eyebrows had changed. He looked elegant, generous, cheerful and upright, which was completely different from Shen Qian's cold and distant appearance.
Shen Xinghe glanced at Yao Ning.
The cold contempt in his eyes was undisguised.
He murmured to himself, "My son, your heart is not strong enough to guide you. You have wasted this once-in-a-millennium talent."
"Father is really disappointed in you."
…
The reflection of the sharp blade in Yao Ning's eyes was getting closer and closer.
Yao Ning had never been on the verge of life and death in his life, so he had no way of knowing the various emotions of a dying person.
Fear, doubt, sadness, anger...all kinds of emotions surged into my heart like a tide, and then suddenly receded, leaving only resentment.
Unreconciled.
I am unwilling to fail, I am unwilling to die, and I am unwilling to be weak.
I can't bear to die in such a worthless way.
The Demon Lord has arrived in person, breaking decades of peace between the demon world and the human world. How much killing and displacement will the world usher in?
She has people she wants to protect.
A fellow disciple of Xuanqing Sect, Sect Master Gu who treated her like his own daughter, the senior sister who was obsessed with victory, the senior brother who always respected her, and the kind-hearted person she met in Xizhou Pavilion who could not be considered a friend...
And there is Chen Qian.
Even if they are no longer Taoist partners, he is still her senior brother.
Yao Ning glanced at the ground and saw a ragged child sitting in front of a skeleton crying. People were fleeing in panic, and he had lost his loved ones and the whole world.
When she was very young, she was alone, hungry and cold, and then she was picked up by Shen Qian. Regardless of his purpose, she was able to escape from hunger and despair because of this good deed. From then on, she was able to eat enough, wear warm clothes, and lived a happy life for more than ten years in a leisurely and comfortable manner.
She wanted to protect this child and so many ordinary people.
And now she was dying.
She could no longer protect the people she wanted to protect.
Yao Ning's consciousness sank into a blank.
A voice echoed in her ears. She listened carefully and found that it was Gu Wuchen, the leader of Xuanqing Sect.
Gu Wuchen's cultivation level is only Yuanying. Compared with Shen Qian, Chu Liangxiu and Yao Ning, his talent seems a bit mediocre and his temperament is also a bit impatient.
When Chen Qian brought her back to Xuanqing Sect, she was still wearing a thin linen dress, with Chu Liangxiu's fox fur cloak covering the outside. The cloak was too big and hung down to her feet.
She was covered in dirt, her nose was red from the cold, and she kept wiping it with her hands.
Standing timidly in the magnificent Taishi Hall, he watched a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes and with a serious demeanor walk down from the high seat.
The man came closer, squatted down, took out a plain white handkerchief, and gently wiped her nose. Then he frowned and looked at Chen Qian beside him.
"Why don't you just bring back a dead person? This kid is almost freezing you to death."
Yao Ning subconsciously shrank back, lowered his head and looked at his cracked feet anxiously.
Gu Wuchen's expression softened, and he touched her head awkwardly: "Don't be afraid, I didn't scold you, I scolded my brother. My brother is bad, and you are a good child."
Yao Ning couldn't help but look up, and seeing the gentle kindness in the man's eyes, his eyes suddenly turned red.
In the empty and deserted place, Gu Wuchen's voice came and went.
"Aning, you have mastered the Yangyan Heart Method to perfection. I'm afraid no one could surpass you in the past three hundred years."
"The sun soars into the sky, fierce and powerful, but you know you have only touched half of it."
Yao Ning wondered in a daze, what about the other half?
If I understand the other half, will I be able to break this deadlock and snatch a glimmer of hope?
Gu Wuchen's voice was distant, coming from the other end of time.
"You should go down the mountain, see the people of the world, and see all kinds of good and evil. Perhaps then, there will be an opportunity to help you realize the other half of the mind."
What did she experience after coming down the mountain?
She met Adu by chance and had no grudge against him, but Adu stole half of her money.
She was generous and tolerant to Bai Su, but he was the guardian of the demon world. Not only did he steal half of her remaining money, he even wanted to take her life.
She hid her cultivation and entered Xizhou Pavilion, but because of her low status, she suffered from the harassment and maliciousness of ordinary people.
Boss Chen watched coldly at first, and then flattered and fawned behind the scenes.
Since coming down the mountain, it seemed that all she encountered was naked evil.
"Really? Only evil?"
Gu Wuchen's voice came from the void, questioning Yao Ning.
Yao Ning suddenly remembered the beggar. When she first arrived in Zhongzezhou, she squatted by the roadside, next to a thinly dressed beggar, dirty and lazy, poor but free and open-minded. Before leaving, he smiled and gave her two copper coins, jokingly telling her to go buy food.
He walked away with a staggering and limping figure.
Yao Ning recalled Du Wuzhu hiding in Xizhou Pavilion disguised as a courtesan. The drunk man put his hand on her shoulder, and he brushed off the powder on her shoulder, saying, "There's dust on your shoulder."
Yao Ning hated the servant with vulgar words, but he really took care of his grandmother and was afraid of losing a lucrative job that could help him take revenge.
Yao Ning wondered, are these meager, complex, and untraceable acts of kindness?
Good and evil, right and wrong, yin and yang.
All things carry the yin and embrace the yang, and the collision of qi makes them harmonious.
Only yin can produce life, and only yang can grow.
The blankness disappeared, and a gleam of light flashed in Yao Ning's eyes, indicating that he had gained something.
Bai Su frowned.
He saw that Yao Ning seemed to have realized something at the critical moment of life and death.
For some reason, Bai Su had an intuition that Yao Ning was at a critical point. If he could fully grasp this realization, it would surely send her to a place that would be beyond his reach.
But he soon relaxed his brows.
She has no chance.
The moment the knife fell, she would turn into a pile of flesh and blood, withering, rotting, and infested with maggots like her former opponent.
It's a pity about Bai Su.
On the day he first met Yao Ning, Bai Subang had a fight with a silkworm. As expected, he was defeated miserably like the previous times and almost lost half his life.
The silkworm valued his talent and did not take his life.
He was inferior in skills and was defeated sincerely, so he could only obey the orders of the Demon Lord and come to the human world to keep an eye on the major sects.
But he only wanted to listen halfway to the order. He just found a place that suited his taste and fell asleep.
He was a little frustrated.
The Demon Lord was like an insurmountable mountain. It seemed like he could never defeat him and would always be trampled under his feet.
At that moment, a clear voice fell into his ears through the clamor: "I want him."
He opened his eyes and saw a beauty.
The beauty bought him, and he, the guardian of the demon world, suddenly became the servant of the young lady.
Bai Su looked at Yao Ning's white and slender neck. If he bent it lightly, this ignorant and foolish woman would be torn to pieces.
It was so simple, he was too lazy to do it.
But when he was trapped in the time reversal of that little devil Adu, it was this woman who woke up first. His heart skipped a beat and he realized that Yao Ning was not an ordinary mortal.
Her cultivation was even higher than his, so he never noticed.
He became excited again. If he couldn't kill the Demon Lord, he would try to kill this powerful woman first.
That night, the Demon Lord summoned him, and he left reluctantly. Before leaving, thinking of this woman who had all these abilities, but was willing to risk her life for a useless pretty boy, Bai Su became genuinely worried.
He earnestly advised her, "You have a high level of cultivation, but you indulge in love. It's really despicable."
After thinking about it, I was afraid that this woman would not change her ways. I could only work hard on myself and make more plans for her: "If we meet again in the future, and you are still so useless, I will kill your useless husband first, and then teach you a lesson."
Now, he finally had the chance to fight her.
Yao Ning's cultivation is indeed higher than his.
But she was too stupid. She wasted her spiritual energy on mortals like ants, and was not on guard against herself.
Stupidity means weakness.
Weakness is a sin.
Bai Su felt regretful for only a moment, then curled the corners of his lips. "Miss, let me forgive your sins."
A strong smell of blood came to Bai Su's nose. His hand holding the knife remained steady, but a trace of uneasiness flashed through his heart.
A cold voice sounded behind him.
"Don't touch her."
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