Chapter 118 Chapter 118 The blood was shed.
At noon, the sky was not only clear and bright, but the golden top of the Star-Picking Terrace was also shining.
She stood there, and he seemed unaware of anything. His tall body continued to bow towards the dazzling golden roof. The bright sunlight shone on his dark robe, and the patterns outlined by the silk threads were colorful and beautiful.
Zhang Jingxian felt dizzy and seemed to see the poisonous snake crawling on the spruce tree when she first met Xie Yun.
However, this time it did not bare its sharp fangs towards her. Instead, it slowly crawled towards her arrow and calmly and silently aimed its vital point at the equally sharp arrow.
It was willing to die in front of her.
In the dim light, Zhang Jingxian couldn't see anything clearly. She lowered her head and asked softly, "What are you doing, Xie Yun?"
The shadow in front of her paused and replied calmly, "Ah Xian, I have a wish."
He was praying to ghosts and gods to do things that were impossible in the world, so he had to be absolutely pious, he had to put down all his pride, and he had to bow his head like the humblest ant.
"What do you want?" She smiled sadly and raised her voice a little.
This time, he did not answer her, but continued to walk up the stairs towards the sunlight.
"What are you asking for? What do you lack?" He has power, status, fame, everything that the world envies. Why should he kneel here and beg?
Xie Yun still walked over the stairs, lowered his stern face, and did not answer.
"Didn't you hear me? I asked you what you wanted!"
Zhang Jingxian took a deep breath and finally couldn't suppress the anger in her heart. The surging emotions burst out in an instant. Her eyes were red and she wanted to say the most vicious words to him.
The woman's extremely cold voice was so shocking that Master Zhang was frightened and frightened. He anxiously signaled someone to take this daring Taoist boy away.
Did she know who she was yelling at? This was Envoy Xie, commanding 50,000 elite soldiers. Even the supreme emperor had to avoid him and bestow the Star-Picking Platform upon him.
Several people in Taoist robes received the hint from Master Zhang and wanted to step forward. Unfortunately, just as they took the first step, Envoy Xie's followers stopped them coldly and forbade them to act rashly.
On the stairs, the two people standing opposite each other gradually became smaller.
It was the person in front who was bowing as he went up the steps, but the person behind him looked more tired and was breathing rapidly.
"Ghosts and gods are vague concepts. I never thought that Envoy Xie, who claims to be smart, would believe this." Zhang Jingxian mocked him mercilessly for being trapped in the mystery of ghosts and gods. He was just a mediocre and vulgar person who did not deserve the title of a hero.
On the 100th step, Xie Yun's expression did not change at all. He looked like a man made of jade, just like how he once compared his mother, without any sadness or joy, and out of reach.
"Do you know why I'm here? It's because I made an agreement with Uncle Jian a long time ago. I promised him to be patient for a while, and he promised me to discuss with Prime Minister Xie to dissolve his marriage with you."
Zhang Jingxian panted, her tone sharp, her red eyes filled with mist, "A peasant girl who deliberately wants to leave you, are you going to kneel down before her over and over again?"
She just wanted a divorce letter. Even if he knelt here five hundred times, it would only add to the joke!
At the 200th step, there was no sweat on his forehead and his breathing became slightly heavier.
"Xie Yun! Xie Xiangzhi! You lunatic!" Zhang Jingxian cursed him hatefully, wanting to bite his flesh and suck his blood.
On the 300th step, he repeated the action a little slower, and as he waited for her to catch up, his thin lips curled slightly.
Zhang Jingxian could no longer curse. Her hands and feet were weak, and the tip of her nose was covered with sweat. The little mole on her face was watery and made her face look especially white.
On the 400th step, a long time passed. Through her blurred vision, she saw the blue veins popping out on the back of his hands and neck, and his breathing became heavier.
They were already very far away from Master Zhang and the others. The dancing light and shadow seemed to open up a new world, surrounding the two of them, allowing them to clearly hear each other's heartbeats and breathing.
"...Xie Yun, please stop, I beg you." Zhang Jingxian made a pleading sound from her parted lips. He was not like this, no.
The man knelt on the hard steps for the 490th time. When he stood up, his tall body swayed. An hour passed, and a thin layer of sweat finally appeared on his forehead.
On the 496th step, the woman shed a tear and said in a sobbing voice, "Yes, I won't play dumb anymore. I know... I know what you are asking for."
On the 497th step, she cried breathlessly, and all the shells that tightly wrapped around her shattered. "I... I love you. I have actually forgiven you for that death."
From the moment he fell ill and fell into a nightmare, from the moment he followed her like a wandering ghost, from the moment he opened up a wider world for her, and even earlier, from the moment he waited for her alone with a candlestick late at night, from the moment he raised his hand to block the harm from her aunt, she was slowly forgiving him.
When he promised to give her freedom and said with a smile that he just wanted to make her happier, Zhang Jingxian felt the complete disappearance of her previous self.
She completely let go of her past life.
Otherwise, she would not have given up the freedom she had longed for and turned back when she heard that he was in danger; if otherwise, she would not have taken the risk of raising troops and worried every night without closing her eyes; if otherwise, she would not have followed him in secret, trying to get closer to him.
She is a stubborn peasant girl who is not willing to face her own heart until she is pushed to the extreme and has no way out.
At the 498th step, Xie Yun stopped. He slowly turned around and looked at the woman with tears on her face, his thin lips curved into a happy arc.
"I thought Ah Xian would admit her feelings at the last moment, but I didn't expect Ah Xian to love me more deeply than I thought."
There were still two steps left, and Xie Yun tried his best to suppress the joy boiling in his heart.
He won the bet just by a hair's breadth.
Xie Yun's voice was hoarse, mixed with all kinds of emotions that could not be expressed in words, including sweat, blood, and the tears he had shed countless times in nightmares.
"I also think I'm a lunatic, Ah Xian, don't blame me." He laughed softly, with another kind of mystery hidden in it.
Zhang Jingxian stared at him blankly, her tearful eyes revealing the extremely gorgeous patterns on the poisonous snake's body. But at this moment, she was no longer afraid or alert, but fascinated by it, completely losing her mind.
"I pray to the gods and ghosts, Ah Xian, that you will be safe in this life, and that no one can hurt you or take your life."
Xie Yun knelt on the 499th step. He raised his head and saw another self in his dark eyes.
The scenes in the nightmare strangely overlapped at this moment, except that he was still holding the woman he loved in his arms.
Because of his fault, she would never open her eyes again and became a lifeless corpse.
Xie Yun brought her to Jiankang and stepped onto the Star-Picking Platform amidst the blood.
The same five hundred kowtows, but without the immortal master, without the Taoist child, and without her distressed whispers.
After climbing the 500th step, he knelt under the golden roof of the Star-Picking Terrace and prayed to the gods and ghosts with his own achievements and life, praying that the dead woman could be resurrected and never experience the pain of being hurt by others again.
So, he imitated her wound and stabbed the sword into his heart. Blood flowed down the steps. When his blood was about to run out, Xie Yun saw a scene he longed for.
His Ah Xian came back to life and walked towards the dense spruce forest in the white mountain fog.
At this moment, she is a fairy in the mountains.
But there happened to be a seriously injured man leaning against the spruce forest, and his arrogance was disgusting and nauseating.
Xie Yun's consciousness was possessed by a poisonous snake. He chose to crawl towards the man without hesitation, then bit his throat with his sharp teeth and injected lethal venom!
He must die!
A beautiful wooden arrow flew through the air. When Xie Yun's consciousness faded, he looked at the peasant girl in a coarse linen dress with loving care.
He is still very soft-hearted, his Ah Xian.
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But this is not the end. A voice told him clearly that all the blood and life he shed in his dream would be exchanged for a chance to reverse time.
That kind peasant girl with a sincere heart will still step into that mountain path, will still save the man under the spruce tree, and will still be taken away from the forest where she has lived since childhood.
No matter how many times she repeats herself, her fate will always be entangled with one person.
The only way to change her ending that was so painful that it drove her crazy and numb was for him to follow the steps in his dream again, defeat the Di people, collect the merits, and then enter the Star-Picking Platform for the second time as in his dream, and bleed to death for the second time.
Of course, Xie Yun smiled contentedly, and he would not tell her this.
So don't blame him.
He won't live long, and he would be unwilling to accept the fact that he couldn't get the love she expressed before he died.
Fortunately, Xie Yun won the bet, and everything that happens next can only be left to fate.
He stood under the solemn and sacred golden dome and bowed gracefully for the last time.
Seeing him like this, the woman, now feeling a little calmer, mumbled in a nasal voice, asking him not to humiliate her again, "I don't care...however you survived, Chao Xu is dead. What I told you was impossible has already become a reality. Hurry up and get up...don't beg anymore."
Zhang Jingxian's eyes and nose were red. She couldn't explain it clearly to Xie Yun, such as how she died once and then opened her eyes in her distant home, or whether her dead mother was protecting her.
"Okay, I'll listen to Ah Xian and won't beg anymore."
Xie Yun stood up, looking at her deeply with his dark eyes, as if he wanted to stare at her for the rest of his life. Golden light shone on her body, and he said that his legs hurt a little.
It was more than just pain. It had been less than a year since he recovered from such a serious leg injury. After the hardships of the battlefield and the kneeling five hundred times, the immense pain now was like a drill to his heart and bones.
He repeated it again, it hurt so much.
There were only the two of them on the empty and high Star-Picking Platform. Zhang Jingxian pursed her lips, rolled up the sleeves of her Taoist robe, and rubbed the blood on his legs without saying a word.
The xue ducts of the two long legs were rubbed, and no one spoke during the process. The long breaths eliminated the tension and unfamiliarity, and the quiet atmosphere slowly flowed.
It's not that they didn't have good times together, but her heart was heavy with her past life, so it was impossible for her to be as open and honest as she is now.
After massaging the acupuncture points on her legs, she glanced at him secretly, hugged him tightly, and snuggled into his arms.
"A hug will make it less painful. I've told the Prime Minister to find a famous doctor for you."
From her soft lips she would whisper words to coax him, which was so sweet and alluring.
Xie Yun stared at her with deep eyes, twisted his fingertips slightly, and gently touched the tip of her nose, sighing, "You are so good, Ah Xian."
Zhang Jingxian's cheeks instantly turned completely red. She didn't usually look like this. It was only because she had just cried and her emotions were so turbulent that... "You can't stay here. Have you rested? I'll help you down."
She felt a little embarrassed and pretended to be calm, turning her head away and not looking at him, thus missing his tender smile.
Xie Yun said, "That's enough."
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Looking down from the Star-Picking Terrace, it is strange that the five hundred steps do not seem so far away.
Zhang Jingxian took a tentative step forward, her eyes curved like crescent moons, almost the same as in Pingdi's eyes.
She held Xie Yun's arm and went down the stairs, being careful not to tire his legs. However, as soon as her feet landed, he casually put his arm around her waist and lifted her up.
Zhang Jingxian's eyes widened. "What are you doing?"
He blamed me in a righteous tone, pretending that nothing was wrong even though his leg was injured.
"It doesn't hurt anymore, Ah Xian, I want to hug you."
As he spoke, he placed a tender and lingering kiss on her eyelids.
Zhang Jingxian hesitated for a long time and didn't say a word, but after Xie Yun carried her down almost ten steps, she managed to break free from his arms.
In response, he tilted his head slightly and took her wrist.
It took them almost two quarters of an hour to walk down the five hundred steps hand in hand.
With her feet touching the ground, the bright sunlight seemed less glaring. Zhang Jingxian smiled widely and spoke softly, a little embarrassed.
"I made up the divorce agreement, Xie Yun. I won't divorce you."
She looked up at him, expecting to see a smile on his face, but Xie Yun was staring at the back of her, his pupils suddenly constricted.
Before Zhang Jingxian could react, she was hugged tightly. Her eyes darkened and she buried her head in his firm chest.
Then there was the sound of a blade piercing flesh and the feeling of scorching liquid splashing onto her hand.
What is it?
Zhang Jingxian raised her head blankly, trying to see clearly.
A big hand pressed on the back of her neck, and cool thin lips kissed her earlobe.
Xie Yun smiled softly while panting, "Ah Xian, you will live a good life from now on."
At this point, fate completed the loop.
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