Chapter 34 Chapter 34 "Let's forget about the past." She said calmly...
Xuanqing Sect is located in Yingzhou, south of Zhongzezhou. The immortal carriage traveled thousands of miles a day and finally landed in front of the mountain gate of Xuanqing Sect at midnight.
Yao Ning snuggled up to the heat source, his face flushed as he slept. He slowly woke up in the rocking of the fairy car's landing, and unconsciously rubbed the warmth against his cheek.
Misty raised her head and met those sparkling eyes. Those eyes were like two pools of water a thousand feet deep, hidden in the secluded mountains, isolated from the world's disturbances, but filled with her reflection alone.
Yao Ning was mesmerized for a moment.
This person is as beautiful as a fairy from heaven.
The curtain was opened, and the night wind blew in. Yao Ning was startled by the coldness, and his mind suddenly became clear. He stood up and turned around.
The cloak slipped off his shoulders and was picked up by a slender white hand. Chen Qian shook the cloak open and put it back on Yao Ning.
Yao Ning looked back at him, his indifference mixed with a hint of annoyance. Chen Qianshou paused for a moment, lowered his eyes, and continued to tie the two knots of his cloak.
Yao Ning snatched it away, tied it into a knot, and jumped off the carriage.
Seeing the two men coming down one after the other, Chu Liangxiu put away the fairy carriage, and the three of them walked towards the sect gate on foot.
No one spoke, the atmosphere was tense. A thin, sliver of moonlight streamed down from the sky, casting a hazy shadow on the blossoms and trees swaying in the night breeze. Occasionally, a bird chirped in the spring mountains.
Chu Liangxiu looked around and suddenly asked, "Why are you hugging Junior Sister?"
Chen Qian and Yao Ning both paused. Chen Qian glanced at Yao Ning's profile and said, "You're too cold."
Chu Liangxiu snorted and turned to Yao Ning: "Am I cold?"
Yao Ning felt a little helpless. Sometimes she was afraid of Chu Liangxiu, and sometimes she felt that her senior sister was like a paranoid child who needed to be coaxed patiently.
She said softly, "I'm naturally afraid of the cold, it has nothing to do with Senior Sister."
Chu Liangxiu snorted twice, obviously not very satisfied.
After entering the mountain gate, there was another long road. On both sides were tall buildings with green tiles and flying eaves, casting heavy shadows. The three people were like a few grains of dust, slowly moving forward.
More than a month later, when Yao Ning returned to Xuanqing Sect, he felt as if he was in another world.
She looked around at the surrounding buildings and scenery, feeling like she was home.
Even if she wasn't Chen Qian's Taoist partner, she was still a disciple of Xuanqing Sect. When the eldest sister said this, it represented the Sect Master's opinion.
Yao Ning felt a pang in his heart and quietly held the hand of his senior sister. Chu Liangxiu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes flickered with twinkling lights. He looked at Chen Qian proudly.
Chen Qian: "..."
"Come to think of it, since you're no longer Daoist companions—" Chu Liangxiu seemed genuinely puzzled, "Why are you still hugging each other?"
"I like Aning, so naturally I want to get close to her." Chen Qian ignored the details and looked at Yao Ning through Chu Liang's sleeves. "Aning and I have been married for three years. I believe some of her actions are from her heart, not unintentionally."
Yao Ning's profile was cold, and no emotion could be seen. When he turned to Chu Liangxiu, some warmth appeared in his eyes: "Senior Sister, I'm just afraid of the cold."
Chu Liangxiu seemed to be lost in thought. Yao Ning did not want to pester him any further. "I'll go ahead and stay at Senior Sister Wending Peak tonight."
Chen Qian looked at Yao Ning's departing back sadly.
Chu Liangxiu looked at him and said the conclusion he had come to with a blank expression: "So you are a stove."
Shen Qian was speechless, and said with a headache: "Big Sister, you don't understand these things, don't talk nonsense."
After hearing this, Chu Liangxiu exuded a fighting spirit, and his aura changed invisibly: "Why don't I understand?"
She stared at Chen Qian with a cold gaze, and said seriously, word by word: "Junior Sister just treats you as a warm stove."
Chu Liangxiu thought about it and felt that his understanding was very accurate. He said to himself, "It turns out that men can not only be used as Taoist partners for dual cultivation, but also as heaters for keeping warm. Junior Sister is really smart!"
Chen Qian didn't want to argue with Chu Liangxiu, so he caught up with Yao Ning in a few steps and said earnestly, "It's cold on Wending Peak. Your clothes and bedding are all at our house. Come back to Piaomiao Palace with me tonight, okay?"
"What's it to you?"
Shen Qian was startled: "What?"
"I say, what does it have to do with you?" Yao Ning looked up at him with a sneer in his eyes and said slowly, "Who am I to you, Senior Brother? Why do you care about me to this extent? Or are you so rude to all your fellow sisters, all women?"
"Aning!" Chen Qian suppressed his annoyance, "You know exactly what I'm thinking..."
"I don't know." Yao Ning interrupted him, "I only know that day when the demonic energy invaded, I was in imminent danger and asked you for help, but you abandoned me. I only know that in the middle of the day, you said with your own mouth that you would remove the Taoist Couple Seal; and before that—"
Yao Ning's eyes were empty, and he laughed sarcastically: "In the past, I humbly begged you and said things I shouldn't have said..."
Her voice was calm, as if she was recounting someone else's life story: "You pierced my heart with a sword."
Pointing his finger at his chest, he said, "The Thunder Sword passed through here, and you straightened your clothes like a benefactor whose interest was disturbed..."
"Yao Ning!" He interrupted her, his eyes reddened and his breathing quickened. He didn't know whether he was angry at her self-deprecating words or at himself for being such a jerk.
Yao Ning looked at him and smiled softly: "I was talking calmly, why do you feel wronged and angry?"
Her voice was gentle and with a hint of smile: "Could it be that I remembered it wrongly, and it was actually you who was injured that day?"
Shen Qian recognized the face.
Yao Ning looked at him like this, and after a moment, he felt bored and turned his eyes away: "And in the past..."
In the past, before we got married, everything was just my wishful thinking, so I couldn't blame him.
"Let's forget about the past." She said calmly, "You didn't owe me anything in the past."
Chen Qian felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife and bleeding.
Didn't he owe her anything in the past?
She fell into poverty twice, both because of him.
She risked her life to find a life-saving elixir for him, but he couldn't even remember her name.
He ignored all the attention and love he received over the years.
Just because she thought he didn't know, she could say lightly that she owed him nothing.
Because she doesn't care anymore.
"Brother, since we're done, let's do it cleanly." Yao Ning paused, then continued, "I'm talking about you as well as myself. That day, I made up my mind to leave you forever, but you coaxed me with just a few words and nearly made me lose my mind, and I became infatuated with you again. You said you didn't love me, that you were just using me as a Taoist partner, but then you became entangled with me again, saying you were attracted to me."
She took a deep breath, feeling inexplicably absurd: "It's really ridiculous for you and me to be like this."
Chen Qian felt a pang in his heart: "Listen to me, there are many secrets in this. I will tell you one by one. I actually..."
"No need." Yao Ning interrupted him, "No matter how many secrets there are, from the moment I came down the mountain, I was determined not to care about you anymore. I was not firm before, but now-"
She stared at Chen Qian's eyes, and understood every word clearly: "I really don't care about you anymore."
Shen Qian's figure shook.
Yao Ning took two steps back and said indifferently, "Brother, let's be straightforward. From now on, we are just fellow disciples. Let's not look down on each other anymore."
After Yao Ning finished speaking, he turned and walked towards Wending Peak.
Chu Liangxiu had been standing not far away and followed silently.
She glanced at Chen Qian, her lips moved, and rarely did she refrain from making sarcastic remarks.
"Maybe Junior Sister is angry. You can come and look for her another day."
Chen Qian watched the figure disappear on the mountain path and suddenly felt cold.
He glanced at his clothes, which were his usual white door uniform.
It's spring and the clothes are thin, so it's no wonder that the coldness creeps into my heart.
Chen Qian closed his eyes tightly, then opened them again and called out to Chu Liangxiu who was leaving: "Senior Sister, it's cold on Wending Peak. She's afraid of the cold. Remember to light the fire."
"There's no one at Wending Peak..."
"I'll let Xianxian deliver it."
Chu Liangxiu nodded and asked him, "Are you okay?"
Shen Qian pulled the corner of his lips: "Nothing."
He waved goodbye to Chu Liangxiu and headed towards the Asking Dao Peak alone.
The cold moon shone on the mountain path. He put one hand behind his back and clenched his palm tightly.
Facing the indifference in Yao Ning's eyes, Chen Qian realized firsthand what she had been through during those years.
Her indifference was exactly the same as his at the beginning.
Amidst the overwhelming guilt and pain, a trace of anger suddenly arose. He could not stand Yao Ning's indifference. He wanted the Yao Ning who was full of him in her heart and eyes to come back.
Just as this thought came to his mind, Chen Qian suddenly felt as if there were insects and ants crawling up his back like they were gnawing at his bones. The vague hostility in his heart was suddenly magnified countless times, and a clear scene suddenly flashed through his mind.
It was a birdcage, made of gold, exquisite and dazzling, glowing faintly in the dim light.
The surroundings were filled with endless darkness, coldness, and dampness. The sound of dripping water seemed far and near, and the air was filled with the smell of decay and decay.
A pair of soap boots embroidered with cloud patterns and made of silk satin stepped over the puddle, breaking the thin ice with a "crunching" sound, and stopped in front of the golden birdcage.
The cage was not big, only half a person's height. The person imprisoned inside opened his eyes when he heard the sound.
It was a woman with almond-shaped eyes with upturned corners. Her pupils were black and bright, extremely clear and bright. Her black hair was scattered like clouds, with a few strands sticking to her chin, making her skin look as white as snow.
Although she had a cold and inviolable appearance, the woman was wearing very little clothing, barely covering up her beauty. Her exposed white skin was covered with blue and purple.
The woman lay on the ground, chin propped up on her hand as she looked at the newcomer. Her eyes were blurred and charming. As if something substantial, she touched his cheek, neck, and body wrapped in clothes, landing in an awkward position. Yuanshan raised her eyebrows, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Brother Chen."
As she spoke, her hot breath condensed into a wisp of white mist in the cold air.
"Dang."
The golden lock opened and hit the railing, making a loud echo in the dark space. The man opened the cage, but the woman did not escape. She looked at the man with a handsome face leisurely, but hurriedly took off his clothes.
He leaned forward, and soon, he began to breathe heavily, his breathing becoming heavier and heavier, mixed with the sound of tiny chains clashing.
The man's sweaty big hand clasped the woman's slender little hand, and accidentally touched a piece of cold golden chain. He paused, turned away as if burned, and stroked the woman's left rib.
The big hands wandered around, bringing about a slight gasp. The man stared at the face of the woman beneath him with obsession and fanaticism, kissing away the tears in her clear and empty eyes. He couldn't help but increase the strength of his hands and stroked a raised arc.
The man was surprised and stood up, then looked at the little light.
But the bird in the cage, with tattered clothes, a seductive and charming appearance, had a bulging belly, and was actually full-term pregnant.
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