Chapter 448 One year later, Luo'er leaves the valley!
Apart from her, Madam Pei and the others are still living in the manor at the foot of the mountain.
Three months later, after receiving an urgent letter from the frontier, Madam Pei packed her bags and left in haste that very day.
Luo Fan naturally went along, but Nangong Di stayed behind.
He wanted to take this opportunity to teach Li Qingluo martial arts properly.
So for the past year, Li Qingluo has been meditating every morning as soon as she wakes up.
Then he went down the mountain to practice martial arts.
After returning home at noon and taking a short rest, I went to the back mountain to learn witchcraft from Elder Gu.
In the evening, I will practice writing and reading.
Although my days are packed with activities, they are also incredibly fulfilling.
But every night, I can't help but think of Duan Rongshi.
Because of the great distance and their respective social statuses, they did not often correspond.
Even though a letter from home was delivered every month, it contained only a single line of text.
"I am at peace, what about you?"
I am in good health. How are you doing these days?
"I am well, are you well?"
Only once did his writing seem to lose its composure.
"I miss my wife, and my feelings are hard to suppress. My longing for you grows like weeds, and cannot be stopped. Luo'er, when will you return?"
Li Qingluo pressed the letter to her chest, but didn't know how to reply.
After reading it several times, I finally picked up my pen and wrote: "The flowers on the path are in bloom, but the return date is uncertain. There will always be a time for us to meet again, and your heart is as patient as you can be."
Since neither of them could extricate themselves, they could only try to finish what they were doing as quickly as possible.
However, what Li Qingluo received after waiting and waiting was news of the war on the border between the Western Regions and Daliang.
They then received news that Prince Su, Duan Rongshi, had personally donned his armor and gone to the battlefield.
Li Qinglu was filled with worry when Elder Gu called her to his side one night.
"Luo'er, my time has come!"
Li Qingluo's expression changed: "Master?"
Over the past year, Elder Gu and Li Qingluo have developed a genuine master-disciple relationship.
Although Elder Gu initially only wanted to use Li Qingluo's identity and her experience of rebirth, which she felt was worth studying, as time went on, she saw Li Qingluo's resilience, intelligence, and unexpectedly talented witchcraft.
More importantly, Li Qingluo is a down-to-earth person.
He never cheats or tries to be clever, nor does he have unrealistic ambitions.
She clearly cared about Prince Su, and she was probably already extremely eager to return to Daliang.
But she remained patient and stayed in Miao territory.
Moreover, they learn everything very quickly.
Elder Gu witnessed firsthand how quickly she absorbed everything he had taught her, day by day.
At least, it's been a year.
Although, it is far from enough.
But it wasn't a complete waste of time following my master.
Elder Gu stretched out his withered, twig-like hand and patted Li Qingluo's head.
"Don't be sad. Tell the sect leader to keep the funeral simple and not let the whole Miao region know."
"Luo'er, after I leave, you can find a suitable time to leave Miao territory."
“Go back. You are the Princess Consort of Su. You should live your own life.”
Li Qingluo couldn't help but shed tears: "Master, is there really no way?"
"Let Dong Siyuan take a look."
After Dong Siyuan returned with Duan Rongshi, he did not go back to Daliang with Duan Rongshi.
Therefore, he is now considered the best doctor in the entire Miao region, aside from witchcraft.
Elder Gu smiled with satisfaction: "I am already very content to have you in my old age."
As she spoke, she took off the amber-colored thumb ring from her finger and gave it to Li Qingluo.
"Let it be a keepsake, to fulfill the bond between us, master and disciple."
"Go, you don't need to stay with me."
"I want to be alone."
Li Qingluo then kowtowed deeply to Elder Gu.
Then, turning back every few steps, he left the cave that the ancient elder hadn't left in twenty years.
The next morning, news of Elder Gu's death reached Li Qingluo's ears.
As the only direct disciple of Elder Gu, she naturally had to wear mourning clothes and observe the mourning period.
The funeral was also conducted in accordance with her last wishes, and everything was kept simple.
Two months later, Li Qinglu packed her bags and prepared to head to the border to meet Duan Rongshi.
However, after waiting for almost an hour, Jin Hua still did not come to see her off.
Although somewhat disappointed, if we don't set off now, we won't be able to leave today.
"Luo'er, it's time to go."
Nangong Di called out from the front.
Li Qingluo mounted his horse and instructed A'duo: "If Alan and my brother return, please make sure they write to me."
After nodding emphatically, Li Qingluo finally bid farewell to the members of the Witch Moon Cult.
After they had gone far away, Jinhua, who was standing on a high place, came out from behind the tree.
As soon as she appeared, Dong Siyuan, who had been looking around, immediately ran over: "A-Jin."
"Ah Jin, I've been looking for you all day, and here you are! Ah Jin, why don't you go and see the county princess off?"
Although Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi are already married, the members of the Wuyue Sect still refer to Li Qingluo by her identity within the sect.
Dong Siyuan continued to address Li Qingluo as Princess Yaoguang.
Upon seeing him appear, Jin Hua asked with a stern face, "What are you still doing here?"
"They've already gone far away, aren't you going to chase after them?"
"If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up."
She gave a cold laugh as she spoke.
Dong Siyuan looked at her and said, "Ah Jin, I'm not leaving."
“I have already written to His Highness Prince Su; I want to stay in Miao territory.”
"I'm never leaving again."
Jin Hua was somewhat surprised: "What did you say?"
She stared intently at Dong Siyuan: "Are you...are you serious?"
"But back then, you abandoned me and went to Daliang, wasn't it all for your own future, to gain fame and fortune? Now, are you willing to stay in Miao territory as a barefoot doctor?"
Dong Siyuan smiled slowly: "So what if I'm a barefoot doctor?"
“Ah Jin, you left Miao territory back then because your master and your parents didn’t want you to marry a poor boy like me.”
“I am all alone and have no special skills, I am really not good enough for you.”
"Back then, they all wanted you to marry the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, right?"
"So, I left my hometown in sorrow, leaving you... I really wanted to earn a bright future, to have a powerful backer, so that one day I could return to Miao territory and make them no longer dare to look down on me!"
"But I never expected... that you had never married. Whether it was because of me or not, I did hurt you deeply back then."
"Ah Jin, from now on, let me stay in your Witch Moon Cult. You can order me around as you please, and I'll forgive you for it!"
Jin Hua was forced to retreat repeatedly by his intense verbal attack.
"you--"
She didn't know what to say, so she could only flee in panic.
Seeing her escape, Dong Siyuan patted his chest nervously, "As expected, Princess Yaoguang's method is the best. She said even a virtuous woman can be won over by a persistent suitor, so why not shamelessly become a persistent suitor myself? Hehe!"
Because Li Qingluo and her group had the token of the Witch Moon Sect, they were able to leave the Miao territory without any problems.
As soon as they appeared, Sha Yi and the others immediately came forward to greet them.
"Greetings, young lady!"
"Young lady, you've finally emerged from the valley!"
The number of people allowed to enter the valley in Miao territory is limited.
Their murderous aura was palpable, so they were kept outside Miao territory starting last year.
Fortunately, they never lost track of Li Qingluo.
A group of large logs waited outside the valley for three months until Li Qingluo fully woke up, at which point they all seemed to come back to life.
After Li Qingluo regained her senses, she even came out to see them in person.
Seeing that they were camping outside the valley and didn't even have a proper place to stay, they quickly spent money to buy the houses of two or three nearby households.
After settling them all in, she went back into the valley.
This time, naturally, the "killers" will also leave with them.
While it was still early, everyone set off together.
Before dark, we arrived at a small town and stayed at an inn.
Their group filled the entire inn.
Although the innkeeper was delighted to have such a big business deal, the imposing presence of Li Qingluo and his group still made them tremble with fear and dare not provoke them.
They quickly brought out all the best local delicacies.
To avoid attracting attention, Li Qingluo and the others changed into Great Chu clothing and even spoke with a Great Chu accent.
“Miss, Young Master Jingchuan and Alan are already on their way back.”
Granny Zheng was quite surprised: "The Second Young Master really wants to stay in Miao territory forever? And Madam Zheng... oh no, Madam Zheng is also willing. She only has this one son!"
Li Jingchuan married Alan, Jinhua's eldest apprentice, a few months ago.
Since arriving in Miao territory, his health has been improving day by day.
Perhaps it's the climate here that's good for people, or perhaps the medical skills of the Miao region that will allow him to live a few more years.
So, after Alan, who had been taking care of him every day, expressed her feelings for him, Li Jingchuan, who was also moved, actually took that step with Li Qingluo's encouragement.
Alan knew his body.
I don't ask for it to last forever.
I only desire the present moment, day after day.
After the two got married, Alan took the initiative to accompany Li Jingchuan back to Daliang to visit his mother-in-law and maternal uncle.
Li Jingchuan treated it as a sightseeing trip, since he didn't want to waste his life in the mortal world.
So, the two of them had been away for three months.
Li Qingluo was leaving and would not see them again.
However, since arriving in Miao territory, the sibling relationship between Li Qingluo and Li Jingchuan has gradually improved.
Now they really are siblings, always thinking of each other.
Li Qingluo: "Li Jingchuan is alive and has even gotten married. She is already extremely grateful and probably wouldn't dare to force him to stay any longer."
Li Qinglu thought of the ending she had witnessed when her soul wandered aimlessly.
Li Jingchuan would rather kill himself than follow the Zheng siblings' wishes and harm himself.
Although he was physically weak, he was always a strong and upright man.
Having such a brother has always been a blessing for Li Qingluo.
Everyone drank some alcohol.
They all went to bed early that night.
At midnight, I heard the neighing of horses outside.
Li Qing sat up, but before she could hear clearly, the outside world returned to silence.
The next day, it started raining outside the window before dawn.
Li Qinglu couldn't sleep, tossing and turning. Just as she sat up, Que'er knocked on the door: "Miss, it's a message from the Wuyue Sect via carrier pigeon."
She just left, how come a message has already arrived by carrier pigeon?
There must be something important going on.
Li Qingluo quickly took it and unfolded it to take a look.
The letter was stained with blood, and two lines of small, crooked handwriting were visible: "The Yun Gu, Wu Du, He Huan, and other sects have colluded with the government to besiege the Wu Yue Sect. The Wu Yue Sect is in danger, Junior Uncle, return immediately!"
It's Ado's handwriting!
Thinking of Jin Hua and the others, Li Qingluo could no longer continue her journey to the western border.
He quickly went out, grabbed Sha Yi and the others, and mounted their horses: "Back to Miao territory!"
"drive--"
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