Breaking Snow (1)
"Take care on your journey." Taran came to see Xu Ning off, acting as a host. Xu Ning handed her a paper bag and said, "This medicine will temporarily rot your face. No doctor will be able to detect it. You only need to take the antidote within two months, and you will be back to normal."
Women with flaws in appearance cannot marry into the royal family. Su Wuxie's wedding date has been set, and the queen is in poor health and will only have a few days left. She will definitely let Su Wujin get married before Su Wuxie gets married.
"I will do my best to investigate his case. If I find any clues, I will send you a message immediately."
Su Wujin was very cautious. After Taran searched his two study rooms, he found no evidence of his collusion with Daxin.
Ye Yulan had just woken up and was still weak, and several of them didn't know martial arts, so they chose the main road on their way back. It was much wider, but the journey would take longer. Xu Ning and Ye Yulan shared a car. Along the way, Xu Ning told him about the modern world, how prosperous it was, and how his grandmother was in good health. Ye Yulan continued to recount his glorious deeds.
This place is still half a month's journey from the capital, so the few of them found an inn to stay.
Qu Xiang took Ye Yulan's pulse on time. After all, Ye Yulan had been seriously injured, and his skills were not as good as before. He caught a cold when there was a slight breeze last night.
"Dad, you are so old, and you don't even know to put on more clothes when the weather gets cold." Xu Ning kept nagging while tying a black turban on Ye Yulan.
Ye Yulan looked at his daughter with a smile. Tang Xixu, who was not far away, met Ye Yulan's eyes and deliberately covered his mouth and coughed a few times.
After Xu Ning finished giving the instructions, he quickly walked to Tang Xixu and touched his forehead with the back of his hand.
Fortunately, it’s not hot.
"You too, my father is worried about you. It's almost autumn, why are you only wearing a small shirt?" Xu Ning pulled Tang Xixu's clothes together.
The young man lowered his eyebrows and smiled slightly, coughed and said, "You said last time that I looked good in this dress."
"Even if you look good, you can't ignore your body." Xu Ning added a cloak to him.
At nightfall, the surroundings were quiet. A piercing feeling of ice pierced Tang Xixu's internal organs. He sat cross-legged in the middle of the bed, and Ye Yulan was trying his best to supply him with true energy.
After a cup of tea, the white spots on Tangxixu's face faded away.
"Thank you, Master Ye." Tang Xixu was weak and powerless, and his underwear was already soaked with sweat.
Ye Yulan put his hands behind his back and said nonchalantly, "Don't thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank my daughter. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't bother to help you."
When Tang Xixu thought of Xu Ning, a faint blush of tenderness appeared on his pale and indifferent face.
Ye Yulan took a few steps and then stepped back: "You're dragging a sick and poisonous jar with you. You won't live long. Don't delay my girl." Ye Yulan spoke bluntly. He was confused for a moment and couldn't think straight. When he spoke, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly tried to make amends: "That's not what I meant."
The warm yellow candlelight hit the young man's thick black eyelashes. Half of his face was not in shadow. He lowered his head and did not speak for a long time. Perhaps it was because of his sickly pale face, the swaying candlelight revealed a bit of coldness.
"I won't delay her."
As gentle as a ball of cotton. Ye Yulan felt uncomfortable: "It's good that you know."
I will not delay her. I will finish everything before I die and make her a stronger person when I can no longer support her.
…
Summer arrived early in the northwest, and snow has even begun to fall in some places.
"We have to speed up, otherwise it will be bad if we encounter heavy snow and the mountain is blocked." Su Zhanfeng grabbed the reins and looked at Tang Xixu.
Suddenly, a maple leaf-shaped hidden weapon flew towards him and cut Su Zhanfeng's cheek.
Countless people leaped from the cliff, each dressed differently, but all heading towards the same carriage. Weapons clashed, and the scene became chaotic.
"The news is true. The bastard Ye Yulan is still alive." The roof of Ye Yulan's carriage was lifted up, and a moment of surprise flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes.
The leader was a middle-aged man who looked about the same age as Ye Yulan.
"Today I will kill this traitorous bastard and wash away the shame I committed back then!"
Although Ye Yulan always smiles on his face, his skills are actually not as good as they used to be. His body is weak and he has already retreated to the peak of Daji. How can he be a match for these people?
"They want to kill my father, you go first!"
Su Zhanfeng understood and took Qu Xiang into the mountains.
Xu Ning changed a carriage and whipped the horse-drawn carriage as fast as he could, "Gee! Go!" The cliffs here were high and dangerous, and the mountain road twisted and turned around the cliffs. If a stone fell from the edge of the cliff, it would disappear without a trace, and only the abyss would be visible.
The group of people chased him relentlessly, and Tang Xixu followed behind to block them, but the group of people didn't waste time with him at all, and only headed in the direction of Xu Ning.
"The people behind are all martial artists, and their strength should not be underestimated." Tang Xixu exchanged moves with a few of them to find out their strength.
There were quite a few people coming, some from different sects, some famous in the martial arts world, some not. Tang Xixu only dared to use his hands and feet, not his internal strength. Even if he was there, he might not be able to defeat the opponent.
It’s just the beginning of autumn, but the whole mountain is already covered in white.
As they entered the mountains, the snow was thick and the walking was difficult. Xu Ning abandoned the carriage and took Ye Yulan with him. Tang Xixu saw Xu Ning's shadow one second and then disappeared the next second. Ye Yulan was wearing Xu Ning's cloak.
"Ning'er, you." Ye Yulan looked unbearable.
Xu Ning touched Ye Yulan's shoulders and said, "Dad, you have to believe me." Su Zhanfeng marked the path after entering the mountain. Ye Yulan walked a few steps and came back. He looked at Xu Ning with a firm look in his eyes and said, "There's no reason for me to escape from the battlefield. Dad is with you."
The three of them moved forward separately. The forest was covered with snow, making it difficult to walk. Every step they took required half as much effort as usual.
Xu Ning stepped on a thick tree with his side foot, and the white snow fell off, rustling down and staining most of Xu Ning's hood.
"You can't run away. Today is the day you die!" A warrior pointed a knife at Xu Ning, and the others surrounded him.
Countless weapons attacked her, and Xu Ning leaped up, and her mask fell off for a moment.
"You, you are not Ye Yulan?"
"Damn it, you guys are chasing after people without even seeing them clearly."
"Ye Yulan is not in good health and can't walk far, chase him!"
Several people turned around and left. Xu Ning grabbed one of them and put his sword to the man's neck: "Where did you get this information?"
This man was a coward. Before Xu Ning could even threaten him, he spilled the beans: "About ten days ago, the Southern Sect spread the news that Ye Yulan wasn't dead and was coming back. Many people were lying in ambush on the way back, just to kill this bastard."
When Ye Yulan invaded the Central Plains, the martial artists of Xin State called themselves heroes who served the country and the people. However, Ye Yulan's actions turned against the Tiangang, so he naturally became a "dog thief."
Xu Ning knocked the man unconscious and threw him aside. The snow was falling harder and harder, and the group couldn't catch up with Ye Yulan for a while. Xu Ning found a clean place to rest for a while. The sky was dark, and the thick snow on the ground seemed to have a bright white.
She found some fruit to fill her stomach, and then leaned against a tree stump and closed her eyes to take a nap.
Several pairs of eyes were hidden in the dark night, staring at the woman beside the fire. When she closed her eyes, bows and crossbows were stretched out from all directions and aimed at the woman.
"Zizila" the firewood jumped, and several arrows were fired at the same time. Xu Ning suddenly opened his eyes and drew his sword to block them.
This group of people was different from the group during the day. They all wore tight-fitting clothes with lapels, had mostly the same moves, and all wore Yue Qiucheng badges.
Suddenly, a strong wind and snow arose. Xu Ning's nose turned red and he slashed at the crowd with a sword. The people with small steps fell to the ground, covering their chests and spitting blood.
Everyone quickly dispersed, gasping for air.
I underestimated this little girl.
Xu Ning lifted her eyelids, feeling the wetness of the falling snow on her eyelashes. She said, "I have no grudges against you all. Why are you trying to kill me?"
"Not for anything else, just because you are Ye Yulan's daughter."
A handsome young man with a jade face walked slowly down from the sedan chair, waving a fan. After he stopped, he closed the folding fan.
"Yuwen Yi?" Xu Ning hadn't seen this person for a long time. After thinking for a long time, he had a vague impression of him in his mind.
Yuwen Yi lowered his eyes, raised his hand and waved his fan: "You will die if you go back, it is better to die in my hands, so that I can claim credit from my father."
"Your Highness, there is no need to waste time talking to this girl. I will send someone to capture her immediately and report back to the capital soon." The old man with a long white beard was none other than the lord of Yueqiu City, Hong Ming.
Yuwen Yi raised his eyes and gestured to take action.
Several disciples from Yueqiu City attacked with swords. Xu Ning exchanged a few moves with them, and everyone was defeated.
The silver-white Xilin Sword had a blade stained with snow and a scabbard dripping with blood. Blood flowers bloomed a few miles away, resembling winter plum blossoms but even more colorful.
Not long after, several disciples of Yue Qiucheng fell to the ground, spitting blood and rolling in pain.
Hong Ming's old eyes were covered with a thin film, his pupils dilated, and he rubbed his eyes, thinking that his eyes were blurry.
Seeing how Xu Ning used the sword just now, he almost thought that the once famous swordsman Fang Hongzhi had returned.
They look alike, very similar.
Hong Ming narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Ning carefully, finally understanding why Emperor Gan Ping specifically wanted to kill her.
"I didn't expect that at such a young age, your martial arts have already reached such a high level. In this case, I will come and take your life myself." Hong Mingyue walked up to the disciples.
"Master." Hong Yu wanted to stop him but couldn't find the words to speak.
Xu Ning, exhausted and outnumbered, simply ran, but after only a few steps, she reached her limit. She took small steps back, and a few pebbles tumbled down. She tilted her head slightly to glance behind her. Mist swirled, bottomless, and the pebbles disappeared for a moment after they had fallen.
"You are in a desperate situation now. If you surrender, I will leave your body intact." Soon after, Yuwen Yi and his group arrived.
Xu Ning sneered: "I will die here, and I will die if I jump down. I will not be a dowry for others." Xu Ning jumped off the cliff without hesitation.
Yuwen Yi was shocked and sent several disciples to the edge of the cliff to look, but there was no one there.
"Never mind. The terrain here is dangerous and she would be smashed to pieces if she fell."
"It's just that His Majesty wants to see the body."
"It's okay, I have my own way to solve it."
The cold wind blew into Xu Ning's ears, nose and throat. She seized the opportunity and quickly fixed her sword on the cliff wall. With a crackling sound, she fell all the way down. She didn't know how long she had been sliding down. When she saw a cave, Xu Ning jumped in. This exhausted all her strength.
She lay on the ground, not wanting to lift a finger.
Her head was dizzy and it was still snowing outside. She made marks along the way and sent out flares while escaping. She didn't know when Ah Xu would come.
She was so hungry that her chest was sticking to her back and everything she saw was blurry.
Am I going to die?
He could faintly smell the fragrance of flowers. There was only one apricot tree. Xu Ning didn't know why he came to this world, and all the pain and discomfort he had just felt disappeared.
A woman practiced swordplay beneath a tree, covered in fallen apricot blossoms. This place looked ancient, but a nearby display screen seemed out of place.
[Master, the little master is here.] A cartoon face appeared on the screen, and an electric sound was emitted.
The woman put away her sword and smiled softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Guangyu. Thank you for bringing her here."
Guangyu? !
Xu Ning looked at the display screen in surprise: "Aren't you my system? I've been looking for you for a long time, but you haven't appeared since the last reboot."
The electric current sound came again [Little Master, don't be angry. This is the Master's order.]
Xu Ning met the woman's eyes, and her memory of her mother's appearance became clearer. Unlike the heroines in He Lansheng's paintings of the Jin Kingdom, Fang Hongzhi now had a few fine lines between her eyebrows and eyes, and her easygoing nature was accompanied by a hint of sharpness.
A sense of blood connection arose spontaneously. She, an orphan who didn't even remember what her mother looked like, was able to see her biological mother again in her lifetime.
Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, his eyes unfocused.
The woman opposite looked about 60% similar to Xu Ning. She was tall and dressed in a smoky-colored robe. Her eyebrows were pointed and raised like a soft sword.
The woman looked at Xu Ning with tears in her eyes, waiting for her to speak.
The two of them were silent for half a minute, and Fang Hongzhi felt flustered and uncomfortable.
"Is the Xilin Sword still in good hands? Although it was made of materials obtained by Li Jiangmen, I forged it myself. I used it for a few years before giving it to Jiangmen, asking her to give it to you later. I thought about sharpening the sword by then, and it will be perfect for you to use."
Fang Hongzhi was talking and laughing, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
Xu Ning felt indescribable in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. Her childhood memories of her mother came flooding back.
My mother was by my side when I was babbling, walking, eating with chopsticks, and writing.
"Mom." Unable to contain her emotions, tears streamed down her face. Fang Hongzhi hugged Xu Ning, patting her back gently to comfort her: "It's okay. We met here, didn't we?"
"Are you ready?"
Xu Ning had a puzzled look on his face, and then a heavy palm landed on his back, sending him sliding two miles away.
"Sit tight." Xu Ning wanted to move again but was held down by his mother.
"I don't have much time left. Next, I will transmit my true energy to you and teach you the final form of the Ruchen Sword Technique - Breaking the Dust."
After Tang Xixu and Su Zhanfeng met up with others, they didn't see Xu Ning, so they went back the same way and followed the trail to the bottom of the cliff. Xu Ning was unconscious and his face was pale.
At this moment, Xu Ning was lying on the bed in the inn. Xu Ning suddenly stood up, walked to the sword box, took out the sword, and walked out of the yard to swing the sword.
Tang Xixu thought he was awake, but when he looked over, he found that his eyes were still closed.
Ye Yulan heard the sound of swords and put down his teacup and rushed over.
Xu Ning closed his eyes, kept his center of gravity steady, and every move was clear to him.
The spinning silver sword was unsheathed and soared into the sky like a dragon. As soon as the sword was drawn, leaves fell and rain fell within ten miles. Everyone present could still feel a powerful force pushing towards them.
Ye Yulan's pupils dilated and he looked at Xu Ning in disbelief. She actually had Azhi's true energy in her body.
They crouched down, twirled their wrists, and retreated step by step, doing one-legged swordplay like a golden rooster, until several of them retreated more than ten miles away.
Although Qu Xiang did not practice martial arts, he could still tell the power of it at a glance.
Su Zhanfeng, who usually doesn't show his emotions, raised his brow. If Wei Yunzhe hadn't mentioned it to him when he was young, he might not have recognized that this was the final form of the hidden sword technique of Fang Hongzhi, the sword immortal who had entered the dust.
I've heard from older generations that this move was rarely used by Fang Jianxian. Before Emperor Gan Ping ascended the throne, he was ambushed while suppressing a rebellion. Fang Hongzhi used a single Dust-Breaking move to repel hundreds of elite soldiers. This move is still widely circulated in the martial arts world.
Many guests who were passing by and drinking came out to watch after hearing the noise.
A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties wiped the wine off his beard, and the flesh on his cheeks bulged. He looked at Xu Ning's face and said with some regret: "If I hadn't seen the young lady's face clearly, I would have thought Fang Jianxian had returned."
"One sword pierces the clouds and pierces the rainbow, two swords shake the earth and break the mud, three swords..."
The young woman who was speaking was also a martial artist. The sword was so unpredictable that it seemed like there were countless swords, extremely swift. In the blink of an eye or in a trance, the soft sword flew around. Many people were glad that they reacted quickly, otherwise they would have been accidentally injured. The soft sword had already firmly pierced into the tree trunk.
The woman in her sleep seemed as light as a swallow, yet she pulled out a sword with her bare hands. Without someone possessing profound internal strength, this sword's depth would have been impossible to pull off in one go. Xu Ning leaped into the air, slashing at the tree trunk before falling back to her original spot. Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, the tree trunk she had just slashed through fell to the ground with a clang.
Just now, I was at a loss for words when a man lowered his hat and said casually, "Three swords break the forest and open a new journey."
"This sword intent is indeed quite fierce. In this world, a bit of fierceness is good."
I don't understand. Zuishengchi raised the brim of his hat and looked at Ye Yulan from a distance. Ye Yulan raised his eyebrows: Why is this old man here?
When Ye Yulan chased after him, he was nowhere to be seen, leaving only a faint smell of wine.
After the whole set of sword techniques was performed, everyone was very satisfied and praised the performance.
"I think this guy is no less capable than Fang Jianxian. Every move he makes is deadly and ruthless, yet he also has some compassion in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't hold back at the critical moment." Several people were discussing Xu Ning's sword intent.
"I don't think so. He's ruthless when he needs to be ruthless, and lenient when he needs to be lenient. It's clear and obvious."
An old man with a shrimp-shaped beard looked up at the sky and said: "I'm afraid the Central Plains martial arts world is about to produce another sword immortal."
There was a young girl who practiced martial arts and was probably a fan of Xu Ning. Without thinking, she said, "With this sister here, even that evil ghost on earth, Gun Yu Ci Ming, won't be her match in time."
Tang Xixu raised his eyes and looked at the girl who was speaking, then turned to look at Xu Ning, with a slight smile on his lips, showing considerable admiration.
In this world, Xu Ning's hands and feet inexplicably followed Fang Hongzhi at the beginning. His whole body felt slightly hot, and the warm current flowed through his acupoints and meridians, merging with his body.
From then on, every move Xu Ning made was as powerful as a mountain and as unstoppable as a bamboo breaking through.
"This is the secret of internal strength. You must remember it carefully." Fang Hongzhi stood up and used a brush as a sword to write in the air.
Xu Ning memorized every word.
I don’t know where the wind came from, but the apricot blossoms swayed in the wind and fell all over the ground without me noticing.
"This is apricot blossom cheese, try it." Fang Hongzhi came out from a place that looked like a kitchen.
Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then picked up the spoon.
"Is it delicious?"
Xu Ning looked at her mother's expectant eyes and nodded: "Mm, it tastes good."
"The last person who made this for me has been gone for ten years according to the time given by the system." Xu Ning stared at the apricot petals in the bowl in a daze.
Fang Hongzhi thought about who it was: "Although Xie Taohua is gone, maybe she is living a better life in another world."
Xu Ning's eyes lit up as she looked at her mother. Fang Hongzhi shook her index finger and said, "The secret cannot be revealed."
"Okay." Xu Ning lowered the corners of her lips, and then thought of something: "Hey, Mom, why is Sister Taohua's last name Xie? Madam Mo said you two are sisters, and I think you two look a lot alike."
Fang Hongzhi looked at her daughter and said, "She, although we are not sisters, we are as close as brothers. Back then, her face was scratched by a villain, and Hua Xing retouched her face according to my style."
Xu Ning slowly finished drinking the apricot blossom cheese.
【Master, the time is up, we must go.】
The sound of electricity that had been silent for a long time suddenly rang out.
The woman before her, this woman of unparalleled beauty, renowned across the martial arts world, a woman who had awed countless heroes, was slender and graceful. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and waved goodbye to Xu Ning: "Goodbye. Mother believes you can forge your own path."
Xu Ning reached out to grab him, but Fang Hongzhi had already disappeared in the light and shadow drawn by the system.
"mom!"
Not long after, Guangyu also disappeared. On his deathbed, he played a video to Xu Ning, which was the truth about Fang Hongzhi's murder.
Tang Xixu saw in the outside world that the person on the couch had a pale face. Since Wu Jian came back, his thin eyebrows had been furrowed.
Just as Xu Ning shouted her last cry, Ye Yulan quickly walked to the edge of the bed and held her daughter's hand tightly. She was extremely sad and cried along with Xu Ning who was having a nightmare.
Su Zhanfeng was surprised that he could see the leader of the Demon Cult crying here in his life.
Xu Ning opened his eyes and jumped up, his eyes wet and red with endless hatred.
Ye Yulan frowned and sighed, hugged Xu Ning and patted her back gently: "It's okay, it's okay after crying, don't you still have your father here?"
Tears flooded Xu Ning's cheeks. She clung to Ye Yulan's robe and nodded, squeezing out a little sound from her crying voice: "Yeah."
Tang Xixu didn't know how to ask, and thought about buying some candied fruits later. When you are unhappy, you should eat some sweets. This was what Xu Ning told him a long time ago.
…
After a few days, they had entered deep into Xin State. It was already autumn. Fortunately, Xu Ning and his companions had brought plenty of clothes with them, so they were not left without clothes to wear.
"Since Yuwen Yi is going to report my death, then we should take advantage of his tactics and counter them."
Ye Yulan and Tang Xixu also think so.
"Then we must focus on protecting our father-in-law now."
Ye Yulan glared at Tang Xixu and said, "Go away, what father-in-law? I haven't agreed yet."
When they reached the gate of Buhuo City, Su Zhanfeng took out a wooden box from his sleeve and gave it to Qu Xiang: "This is a newly sharpened needle. Replace it when you use it up."
Qu Xiang laughed: "I haven't used up the one you gave me last time." She lifted her wide sleeves, fumbled for the switch, and opened the brocade box tied to her wrist: "Look, I only used one."
Su Zhanfeng stuffed it into her hand and said, "Take it."
Xu Ning looked at him from a distance, wondering why he didn't smile but had to be so stupid.
This time, the entrance to Buhuo City is more normal than the previous times, and can be entered from the back door of the cloth shop.
Zhao Mingchang calculated the date accurately. He came to Buhuo City yesterday, and Xu Ning and others came back today.
"I thought I wouldn't be able to see you again." The woman had white powder on her face and a bright red flower ornament between her eyebrows, showing her elegance and grace.
"This is the invitation. I will be getting married on the ninth day of next month, and the bride price is Yuwen Xin." Zhao Mingchang smiled with satisfaction, and her hairpin hairpin did not flutter at all while she walked.
Tang Xixu raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Ning.
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