Chapter 75: This visit is really a bit of a letdown.
Compared with the unusually bustling Lingshanze, other places seemed much quieter.
In the back hall of Fu Ri Peak, Mu Fu Yue looked downcast as she gazed out the window at the falling snow. She whispered, "It's the end of the year again. It used to be so lively at this time of year, but now, I wonder how everyone is doing..."
In the huge back hall, there are countless lotus lanterns, some bright and some dim. There are also several eternally burning lamps along the walls, which illuminate the whole room very brightly.
But the brighter it is, the more empty and lonely it seems.
Only Chu Ye and Song Xinghe were by her side.
Hearing her sigh, neither of them responded immediately, but remained silent for a moment.
In the past years, as long as they stayed in Tianyan, they would both be by her side on New Year's Eve.
Knowing that she came from an ordinary mortal family, and that for generations, except for her who had the talent for cultivating immortals, there had never been any other cultivators in her family, her family must have regarded New Year's Eve as the most important day of the year, just like other mortal families.
Because they were afraid that she would feel lonely, they both found different ways to cheer her up every year.
Naturally, she is always surrounded by people who are caring, gentle and considerate.
For example, Cang Yan would even come to Tian Yan from the Demon Realm every year just to see her.
And every time this happens, they always feel that they are redundant. They are obviously unwilling to be the ones being ignored, but for fear that she will be angry or sad, they have to hold their breath, vigilantly guarding somewhere else, always concerned about their movements.
Now, it was New Year's Eve again, and she was trapped in the back hall, unable to leave.
At this time, are you still thinking about Cang Yan?
Chu Ye knew what was going on, but he didn't point it out. He just smiled and comforted her: "Everyone is fine. The sect is still the same as before. It's just that without you, Junior Sister, there won't be much atmosphere on New Year's Eve. I hope you get better soon and return to the sect."
After hearing this, the loneliness on Mu Fuyue's expression was slightly alleviated, but it still did not disappear completely.
Song Xinghe was not as willing to choose his words as Chu Ye. Slightly hurt by her expression, he asked directly, "Senior Sister, are you still thinking about Cang Yan?"
Mu Fuyue's eyes flickered, and she bit her lower lip. A trace of guilt crossed her face, and she whispered, "I'm sorry, Xinghe. I'm very grateful that you're willing to come and accompany me at this time. But, Cang Yan... he has always been very good to me. Now that I can transform into a human form, I haven't told him for so long. I always feel a little sorry for him."
Song Xinghe was filled with anger, not knowing who he was angry at. After hearing her words, not only did it not subside, but it became even stronger. He gritted his teeth and smiled coldly, saying, "Senior Sister feels sorry for him, but he may not appreciate your kindness."
"Xinghe, what do you mean? He...why doesn't he appreciate it?" Mu Fuyue felt that something that seemed unexpected, but was actually expected, was about to be said.
"It's nothing, I'm afraid he's busy worrying about Mu Fuyun right now." Song Xinghe said expressionlessly, "In the past few months, he has sent people to Tianyan to deliver things almost every two weeks - all to Lingshanze, for Mu Fuyun. I don't know what happened the last time he kidnapped Mu Fuyun to the Demon Realm. Now it seems that the worries of Uncle Jiang and the others were in vain."
In the past few months, Mu Fuyun, like in the past, needed to rely on Chu Ye's pure fire spiritual power to clear the blocked meridians in his body, but the frequency of coming to him to use the Millennium Cold Pond has greatly decreased.
He could therefore guess that the things Cang Yan sent every month must be the panacea that could cure her special physique.
He didn't know what he was angry about, but he felt that he was not just angry about Mu Fuyue mentioning Cang Yan at this time.
Mu Fuyue's expression indeed became a little stiff, and the bad premonition in her heart finally came true.
Everything that once belonged to her had been taken away from her one by one in just two years.
"Okay, junior brother, please say less." Although Chu Ye was a little unhappy, at least he was not affected too much by it and was still able to advise him calmly.
"Fuyun..."
Mu Fuyue murmured softly, as if she remembered something deep in her memory, and a trance flashed across her face.
Chu Ye was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Yue'er, there seems to be something wrong with you lately."
"Is there?" Mu Fuyue was stunned, woke up from his trance, and couldn't help touching his cheek.
"Yes." Chu Ye answered confidently, and then asked what was in his mind, "Yue'er, has something happened between you and her—and Mu Fuyun—that we don't know about? You seem... a little wary of her."
Mu Fuyue did not answer immediately, but looked up at him quickly, trying to catch some clues from his calm and gentle face.
"No—no, there are, but it's nothing serious." She lowered her head and smiled awkwardly. "It's just that I'm the older sister and usually more cheerful. When we were little, Mom and Dad sometimes treated me closer. Back then, my younger sister was reserved, quiet, and not close to me. Sometimes she'd secretly get angry at Mom and Dad for treating me so well. That's why I've always felt sorry for her and haven't dared to get close to her all these years."
Chu Ye looked at her quietly, recalling the time when he brought Mu Fuyun back from the Hehuan Sect, as well as what he saw and heard afterwards. His eyes softened and he said softly, "That's all in the past. She's grown up now. After not seeing her for so many years, I'm sure she won't take those old things to heart. Yue'er, you don't have to worry anymore."
He was speaking for Mu Fuyun.
Mu Fuyue quietly clenched her teeth, tried to look him in the eyes, and nodded gently: "Okay, I understand, Big Brother, I thought too much and misunderstood my sister. I'm sorry."
Chu Ye smiled and was about to say something when the communication jade tokens of him and Song Xinghe lit up almost at the same time.
The two took out the jade token and looked at it, frowning at the same time.
"What's wrong? Did something happen in the sect?" Mu Fuyue asked.
"Nothing." Chu Ye put away the jade token and said nothing to her, "I'm going to go out for a while and come back to see you later."
Without waiting for Mu Fuyue's response, Song Xinghe immediately said, "I'll go too."
“Eh—”
Mu Fuyue had just opened her mouth when the two men turned around and left the back hall.
…
Mu Fuyun, who was far away in Lingshanze, also received the news through the jade token.
The Demon Lord Cang Yan came to Tianyan from afar, and was waiting for her in a side hall of Guizang Palace.
It's New Year's Eve, and he actually came. It's really a bit of a bummer.
Mu Fuyun was losing interest. He was holding the lucky bag filled with spirit stones given by his master in his hand like a treasure. He turned his head to look at the half-open window behind him, pouted, walked out of the cave quietly, and returned to the open space by the lake.
Hongying and several others were so drunk that they fell asleep. The remaining three or four people were still half awake, sitting on the couch in a distorted manner, talking incoherently while drunkenly.
Zhan Yao was not there. Instead, she went to the huge rock nearby and practiced sword skills silently under the starlight of the New Year.
When Mu Fuyun left, Hongying happened to turn over. In a daze, she saw her and asked casually, "Fuyun, where are you going?"
Zhan Yao on the boulder also looked over.
Mu Fuyun stopped and explained, "I'm going to Guizang Palace and will be back soon."
"Oh." Hongying didn't know whether he heard it or not. After turning over, he muttered and closed his eyes again, "Come back soon."
Zhan Yao also continued the sword moves that he had just interrupted.
Mu Fuyun turned around and flew towards Fu Ri Peak on his sword.
In the side hall, Cang Yan stood alone in the open space in the middle, looking at the furnishings in the room.
The gauze cabinet, long table, long couch, and antique display cabinet, almost all the furnishings are made of wood, and at most they are painted to make the originally overly rustic look smoother and brighter.
These righteous monks just like to pretend. Their things are clearly made of expensive rosewood, and they cost no less manpower and material resources than the magnificent and sparkling ones in his demon palace, but they insist on pretending to be simple and plain. I don't know if they are deceiving themselves.
In the past, he always felt that Yue'er's insistence on staying here was really hard to understand.
According to him, these righteous cultivators are no better than the evil cultivators around him.
However, among these people, there are a few who are pleasing to the eye.
For example, Xie Hanyi, the female elder who had previously entered his Demonic Domain, and even Mu Fuyun—
At least he is a person who acts openly and honestly.
The reason he came this time was to see whether Mu Fuyun had done as she said and taken good care of Yue'er's soul.
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