Chapter 81 This Love Like a Dream: The Engagement
Wen Guhuai died.
This madman spent an unknown amount of time setting up an evil array in Jianxue City, within which lay countless demons and ghosts he had refined over the years—
The evil sword has entered the Dao, truly bizarre.
According to Wen Guhuaiyuan, last year Wen Guhuaiyuan made a special trip to Qishan. The young man smiled and ruthlessly slaughtered countless demons with his evil sword. In the end, he obtained a poisonous spider.
It was a strange dead spider. Though dead, its venom was extremely potent, its body incorruptible, and its spiritual energy eerily potent. Wen Guhuai used it directly as the core of an evil array, using the poison of heaven and earth to conceal countless demons and ghosts. At the same time, he also used the evil energy to alter the array on the city walls, turning what was originally a protective array into a trapping array.
The dead spider was undoubtedly "Star," while Wen Guhuaigui's job was simply to continuously refine demons and ghosts; the formation was done by his wife.
That girl was also an array cultivator in the Wen Gu clan, and could actually be considered Wen Gu Huai Gui's subordinate. After this incident, when the cultivators found her, she had already hanged herself in her room.
Wen Guhuai was a man whose life was a mix of good and evil, with an extremely unruly nature. He often took pleasure in life and death. When he was found two years ago, he went on a killing spree in Wen Gu, and his body was filled with evil energy. This year, he "married" in order to cover up the matter of the evil formation. As for the truth behind the various rumors about why he almost strangled his "wife" after the marriage, no one knows.
It is worth mentioning that Azhi is a Gu cultivator from Yizhou, and is extremely familiar with these Gu insects and poisonous creatures. Her argument with Shangguan Ming that day was also due to that poisonous spider.
In the winter snow, Ah Zhi's Gu worms, which were already unable to withstand the cold, were taking a walk by the cold water when she suddenly sensed the shadow of a poisonous spider. She wanted to go and check on it immediately to prevent her Gu worms from being affected, but she unexpectedly encountered Shangguan Ming.
Amidst the arguing, Azhi's Gu worm, summoned by the poisonous spider, went berserk and suddenly burst out of her sleeve. In a panic, Shangguan Ming threw the Gu worm into the cold water.
What happened next is clear: Azhi, Shangguan Ming fell into the water, rescued someone, lost her child, stole a sword, and jumped off a cliff.
Finally, Qingyu and the others found Wen Guhuaiyuan in Tianshan, told him about the matter, and then returned to Jianxue to settle things with Wen Guhuaiyuan.
Actually, to put it this way,
It all felt like a dream.
...
When Wen Gu Huaigui fought Qing Yu, Wen Chuan found the poisonous spider in a corner of the city. Following Qing Yu's instructions, he made the spider leave the array's core. With the poisonous spider gone and Wen Gu Huaigui dead, the demon lost its spiritual energy and vanished into thin air like smoke.
Finally, the wind and snow began to fall, and the snow city quieted down.
All the cultivators were in the city rescuing people. Afterwards, when the count was taken, the Wen Gu clan had the most dead, followed by the cultivators such as Murong Wanyu.
It's quite strange, Murong Wanyu didn't want to save people at first, and was even timid, saying that he was injured. Unexpectedly, he was killed by demons while saving people in the city, which also left a good reputation for the Murong family.
Shangguan Ming is also dead, but her story is a bit complicated.
Wen Guhuai finally told Hua Fan that Shangguan Ming was the one who gave him the Cold Snow Poison back then. At that time, Shangguan Ming did not explain the effects of the Cold Snow Poison, only saying that it would cause Hua Fan to fall into a coma, and even in the wind and snow, he would be unable to maintain his human form due to insufficient spiritual power.
Wen Guhuai thought that in this way, he could bring Hua Fan back to Jianxue City without anyone noticing.
He didn't know the true purpose of the cold snow, nor did he know its viciousness and deadly nature, or perhaps he vaguely knew but was unwilling to admit it.
This winter, he invited Shangguan Ming to visit Xuecheng again under the guise of a wedding, so that Shangguan Ming could taste the poison of the cold snow in the end.
During yesterday's chaos in the city, Shangguan Ming did indeed participate in the rescue efforts, and was even nearly injured by demons when Wen Gu Huaiyuan drew his sword and saved her—
In the words of this Wen Gu family head himself, his wife's death was his fault and had nothing to do with anyone else. Since Miss Shangguan had the heart to save people, as a fellow Daoist, he should help her.
Afterwards, Qingyu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, and then killed Shangguan Ming with a single sword stroke.
It wasn't that she intentionally wanted to kill, but rather that she followed her heart.
This "goddess" was indeed a strange person. When she traveled through the Nine Provinces, she spoke of righteousness every day, wearing a veil, yet everyone praised her beauty.
Sometimes, she can be incredibly ruthless, hating everyone who opposes her. This hatred isn't tangible, but rather manifests as a subtle contempt and disdain in her words and actions, like a dull knife slowly cutting flesh, killing silently with malice, especially women, especially ordinary people—
It seems that she is clearly aware of certain unwritten rules in this world. She speaks of righteousness, but when it comes to reality, she secretly stops, as if as long as her voice is loud enough, her behavior is quiet enough, and her appearance is beautiful enough, everyone can agree with her "goddess" sentiment.
Then, when demons and ghosts roamed the city, Wen Gu Huaiyuan drew his sword to save her. Moved by this, Shangguan Ming hugged Wen Gu Huaiyuan, her expression full of sorrow and pitifulness.
But behind her, snow swirled, wooden beams rolled, a mother wept holding her dead child, several mortals screamed as they ran, crawled, or stumbled, and demons and monsters grotesquely appeared.
It was as if the red and white colors dancing in the air, and the hellish scene on earth, were merely background scenery for her.
She is actually a simple person, someone who takes time to see clearly. She is not evil, but she is certainly not good either, and her reputation is incomparable to her character.
How ridiculous! She became a Heavenly-level Qin cultivator at eighteen and had considerable expertise in the art of poisons, yet she ultimately died from a bowl of medicinal soup—
That was the Cold Snow Poison that Wen Gu Huai Gui gave her this morning, just like the half cup of tea that Hua Fan drank back then.
When the cold snow struck, she struggled in the snow and reached out to Wen Gu Huaiyuan, begging him to save her.
Wen Guhuai apologized and frankly admitted that he did not know how to cure the poison.
She reached out to the monks beside her. In the wind and snow, she lay prostrate on the ground, struggling and rolling. The beautiful woman looked miserable and in pain on the ground. The women couldn't bear to look at her, but many men were watching from the side.
Finally, Qingyu came out.
The young girl, sword in hand, softly asked her, "There is no cure for the poison of the Frostbite; only death offers true relief."
"I can help you."
The cold tip of Qingyu's sword pointed at Shangguan Ming. Snowflakes danced in the air. Shangguan Ming closed his eyes, a bitter smile playing on his lips, tinged with a hint of mockery.
She said, "Okay."
...
November 10th.
With the arrangements in the city mostly made, Qingyu and her group first saw off Azhi and the others, and then stayed in Jianxue City for a few more days.
The question is, when people in the city were injured or killed, and many things were damaged, they helped to clean up the mess.
Without asking any questions, we just kept traveling. It was too tiring. Now that we've finally arrived here, we must see the scenery of the far north of Kyushu and appreciate the merciless wind, snow, and sword intent.
The weather is nice today; it's rare for the sky to clear up, and even in the pure white world, some golden light shines through.
Qingyu and Wenchuan admired the scenery from the city tower. In silence, the young girl sighed.
Wen Chuan turned his head to look at her, "What's wrong?"
Qingyu smiled and shook her head. "Where are Zhang Xuan and the others?"
These past few days, Zhang Xuan has been fighting with either Wen Guhuaiyuan or Wen Guyu. Qin Tianshu feels ashamed standing next to him.
Ah Zhi was brought back to life, but after only two days, she divorced Wen Gu Huaiyuan in front of all the cultivators and finally left with her family.
While Qin Tianshu was still lamenting that perhaps the two were truly incompatible, Zhang Xuan had already drawn his sword to challenge the sword...
Fellow cultivators: "..."
Zhang Xuan fought Wen Guhuaiyuan and narrowly lost.
After resting for two days, Zhang Xuan went to fight thirteen-year-old Wen Guyu again, and Zhang Xuan won a narrow victory.
Fellow cultivators: "..."
Somehow, Zhang Xuan's reputation as a swordsman spread, and on that day, evil spirits and demons roamed the city. Zhang Xuan slaughtered them to his heart's content, his blade dripping with frost and blood, resembling a demon. The cultivators bestowed upon him the name "Double Moon in the Sky, Demon Blade."
Qingyu: "...You mean, he actually likes it quite a bit?"
Wen Chuan nodded slightly, his words gentle yet amused. "It was meant as a joke, but Zhang Xuan found it quite fitting and kept pestering Tian Shu to mention it when he wrote a letter to the Wang family of Jiaozhou."
The lives of an entire city, the number one sword-cultivating clan in the Nine Provinces—this matter has caused such a huge uproar that many spirit pigeons have been flying around Snowfall City these past few days, all spreading the word.
Qingyu smiled, then walked up to Wenchuan and hugged him intimately. The girl looked up at him and said, "So, we're famous again?"
Wen Chuan thought for a moment, "It seems so?"
They stood very close. Wen Chuan smiled, and seeing that no one was around, he leaned down and kissed her lips.
Qingyu couldn't help but laugh, but then she heard Wenchuan ask her, "Why did you change your name?"
"Flower Abundance" seems to be the real name, and the name that Wen Gu Huaigui would call out.
It was rare to hear him say something like that. Qingyu blinked, then suddenly found it amusing. "Actually..."
The girl smiled at him, a hint of helpless mischief in her eyes, "Back then, when you saved me, I was actually a little confused."
She didn't speak for a long time then, and Wen Chuan ignored her.
One final night, Wen Chuan thought about it and realized she couldn't let her occupy the bed any longer, so the boy stood in front of her and asked...
What's your name?
Qingyu: "Where is this?"
Wen Chuan: "South China Sea, Qingshui."
Qingyu: "Who are you?"
Wen□□ Tong... fishermen.
Qingyu: "Oh."
Wen Chuan: "Hmm?"
Qingyu looked at him, her eyes indifferent. Her body had only just recovered, and even her hair was a mess. Even when King Cai Cai patrolled the house during the day, he was scared away by this crazy woman.
The madwoman said, "My name is Qingyu, Qing as in Qingshui (green water) and Yu as in fisherman."
...
Qingyu smiled and looked at Wen Chuan with her eyes crinkling. "I still remember your expression back then. You were saying, 'Oh no, this madman has finally spoken.' Oh no, he's talking nonsense."
"No," Wen Chuan pursed his lips and tried to deny it; he didn't remember at all.
“You do,” Qingyu replied, her voice tinged with a delicate, coquettish laugh. “I remember.”
"No."
"have,"
"No."
"have--"
Okay, I have it.
Wen Chuan looked at her with a smile. Actually, it wasn't as exaggerated as Qing Yu had said. At that time, he was just thinking... So she wasn't mute, she just had some mental issues... It's actually quite interesting.
“Hey,” Qingyu pretended to glare at him, but then she remembered the past and chuckled softly, “...I knew you were laughing at me back then.”
"Yeah, so the next second you were secretly glaring at me," Wen Chuan raised an eyebrow, his tone leisurely.
"Isn't that so?"
Qingyu: "..."
This is really hard to remember...
It was rare to see the girl looking so speechless. Wen Chuan chuckled softly. His clear eyes seemed to reflect only her image. He reached out and gently stroked her hair with his well-defined knuckles. They embraced.
In the pristine white world, they watched the northern sun shine together, the snow shimmering with golden light, their eyes filled with tender affection.
They hugged for a long time, so long that Qingyu could almost hear Wen Chuan's heartbeat. Feeling a little strange, she wanted to move closer to listen more carefully, but Wen Chuan suddenly spoke, his voice calm yet solemn, and upon closer listening, it also carried a strange tension.
"Qingyu,"
"Um?"
“You know, I used to live an ordinary life in Qingshui… From a mortal perspective, I have nothing to give you now, and all I have in my hand right now is a celestial sword,”
"But I want you to believe me, from now on I will do anything you want—anything you want, I will do."
Qingyu found it somewhat amusing at first, but then something felt off... She looked up and met his gaze, "I know, what's wrong with you?"
Wen Chuan looked down at her, a rare hint of unease appearing on his usually gentle and composed face, and a barely perceptible expectation lingering in the depths of his eyes.
He stepped back slightly, his fingertips lightly touching the scabbard at his waist—
The moment the immortal sword was drawn, a thousand flashes of cold light appeared, and a pure white snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains appeared before Qingyu's eyes.
The only flower in the far north, aloof and refined, pure and noble amidst ice and snow.
That was when the boy rescued someone on the snowy cliffs of Tianshan Mountain; he turned around, drew his sword, and plucked a flower from the precipice.
At this moment, this flower, seemingly untouched by the world, gently blooms, conveying the affections of a young man to her.
"Are you willing?"
"Let's get engaged in the snow."
Nowadays, humans and demons in Kyushu are irreconcilable and rarely unite, but a thousand years ago, this was not uncommon.
The marriage between the two clans is a blessed event, and the engagement must be held at the man's place and the wedding at the woman's place. Relatives and friends from both clans will come to witness and offer their blessings, thus reporting to Heaven.
This love is a shared destiny, this heart is pledged to each other, and in this life, I will never regret it.
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