Chapter 53 The Childhood Betrothal of a Miao Girl (Part 23)
"The Changbai Mountains and the Heilongjiang River—I never imagined that the Miao region could have such a place where snow never melts." The two arrived at the border of the Miao region...
"The Changbai Mountains and the Heilongjiang River, even the Miao region has such a place where snow never melts all year round." The two arrived at the border area of the Miao region, where the mountains were so high that they seemed to reach the sky, and the trees were covered with traces of ice flowers and frost and snow, a silent world of ice and snow.
Just as she finished speaking, Jiang Yiqing sneezed; it was just too cold here.
Shui Mingsheng draped his coat over Jiang Yiqing's shoulders and, ignoring the cold, walked forward.
"Mingsheng, I can just buy two coats from the mall. Aren't you cold like this?" Jiang Yiqing asked.
"Yi Qing, you can wear this." Shui Mingsheng said, "I was just thinking, why would the Deathly Silence Gu exist in a place like this?"
"You mean, only by experiencing the state that the Deathly Silent Gu goes through can one see the Deathly Silent Gu?" Jiang Yiqing was very clever and immediately realized what was going on.
Shui Mingsheng laughed and said, "Yes, it exists here because it is cold and deserted. It willingly endures loneliness, and that is the reason why the Deathly Silence Gu exists here."
Hearing Shui Mingsheng say this, Jiang Yiqing became even more convinced that she was the one who truly understood Gu. Only someone like that could unleash the full power of Gu worms and become the strongest.
Ming Sheng is indeed an outstanding person. To Jiang Yiqing, she is like a goddess.
And then the goddess actually became his wife, a wish fulfilled by heaven, and Jiang Yiqing was filled with gratitude.
“But freezing for too long can also cause problems, Mingsheng,” Jiang Yiqing said.
“But, Yiqing, I don’t feel cold,” Shui Mingsheng said.
"Really?"
"Are you cold, Yiqing?"
Jiang Yiqing wrapped Shui Mingsheng's coat tightly around her body. It was an early autumn coat, so it wasn't particularly thick, but Jiang Yiqing didn't feel cold because Shui Mingsheng's body heat enveloped her and became her own body heat, making her feel warm from the inside out.
Jiang Yiqing shook her head. Shui Mingsheng said, "Because I gave my coat to Yiqing so she wouldn't get cold, I don't feel cold either."
She took Jiang Yiqing's exposed hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, saying, "Yiqing, feel it, is it warm?"
It was indeed quite strange; Shui Mingsheng was warm, even though the surroundings were icy and snowy.
Why?
Shui Mingsheng smiled mysteriously.
Jiang Yiqing suddenly realized something and said, "Could it be... a love potion?"
“Yi Qing is so smart.” Shui Mingsheng said, “Love makes people feel warm. My love for Yi Qing makes me feel like there’s a furnace around me. I’m not cold at all.”
Love Gu could actually have this effect? Jiang Yiqing found it unbelievable, but once again, she was shocked by the peculiar effects of these Gu worms.
“Yi Qing, if you’re still cold, come closer to me, let’s walk a bit further and see,” Shui Mingsheng said.
"good."
The two held hands, and Jiang Yiqing moved closer to Shui Mingsheng, which in turn brought her closer to Wen Nuan. They no longer needed the clothes from the mall; having each other was enough for them.
After walking for a while in the snow, the icicles on the trees melted and slowly fell to the ground where they passed.
Gradually, the sound of melting snow could be heard.
“The tree worm mentioned a stream formed from snowmelt. I think we might find something by the stream,” Shui Mingsheng said, walking in the direction of the sound of flowing water.
The two arrived at the stream and saw many nests in the trees on the opposite bank. From these nests flew out small insects that looked like fireflies, but they had no light and their wings were grayish-white.
"This is the Death Silence Gu?"
"right."
There were many Deathly Silent Gu, but none of them approached them. Whenever Shui Mingsheng tried to walk towards the water's edge, the Deathly Silent Gu would buzz and warn each other.
Jiang Yiqing discovered that she could actually understand what they were saying.
They are a couple.
What are they doing here?
“We are Death Silence Gu, and Death Silence Gu and Love Gu are completely incompatible.”
"I don't want to get close to love... it's too hot, it'll burn me to death."
The Deathly Silent Gu were discussing amongst themselves.
"Quiet down!"
"Don't forget you are the Death Silence Gu!"
"What kind of incessant chatter is this?!"
After saying that, the Silent King Gu muttered, "She's even carrying a King Gu. What a terrifyingly powerful little girl. But we're not so easy to deal with!"
The sound-listening Gu on Jiang Yiqing's wrist glowed, and Shui Mingsheng also heard their conversation. He said with some helplessness, "The Deathly Silence Gu is very good at mental attacks. If you make them unhappy, it will destroy a person's spirit and will. Therefore, you can't use force. You need to communicate with them properly."
"How long will it take?" Jiang Yiqing was also affected by the solemn and desolate atmosphere of the place. There was no vitality here, and staying here for a long time made people feel uneasy.
"That's a good question. No matter how long you stay, without my order, not a single one of your subjects will go with you," said the Silent King Gu. "So you'd better be sensible and go back soon. This is not a place for humans."
“Don’t be so absolute,” Shui Mingsheng said to Silent King Gu. “Look, the snow has melted, the streams are flowing, and they are gathering into lakes in the distance. Even on this icy land, there are sounds and flows. Nothing is unchanging.”
"Nothing is static, including love?" The Deathly Silence King Gu looked at the two and suddenly came up with a plan: "When your love changes, we Deathly Silence Gu will change too. At that time, I will allow you to take one Deathly Silence Gu with you."
Jiang Yiqing was a little angry: "What does this mean? Are you trying to break us up?"
"Deathly silence and love are inherently opposites. Humans, I do not like you. You come here and rely on love curses to keep each other warm. Don't you think that's disrespectful to us Deathly Silence Gu?"
Shui Mingsheng said to Jiang Yiqing, "Yiqing, just think of them as single dogs who can't find love. It makes perfect sense to think of them that way."
Jiang Yiqing chuckled and said, "But how are we going to get the Deathly Silence Gu?"
“Fortunately, even time doesn’t flow here,” Shui Mingsheng said. “This land is called ‘Land of Eternal Silence’ in Miao territory. Once you enter here, even time becomes lost. So we have enough time until we find a way.”
"That's good."
The two waited, not knowing what they were waiting for, but they had to reach an agreement with the Deathly Silence Gu.
Jiang Yiqing got tired of standing and leaned against Shui Mingsheng's chest. Shui Mingsheng held her, and the two slowly sat down under the tree.
They embraced each other, feeling warm even without lighting a campfire.
They don't need to say anything; they understand each other's hearts perfectly.
Here, the two of them did indeed become less talkative, and over an unknown period of time, they gradually began to communicate with their eyes. A single glance from each other explained everything.
A strange thing happened: from the spot where they were, tender green buds began to sprout from the base of the big tree, and they grew very quickly, soon turning into a green meadow.
When this vibrant green appeared here, the Deathly Silent King Gu became uneasy. It said, "Humans, how long do you intend to stay?"
They did absolutely nothing and didn't seem bored at all. They weren't very old, but they seemed more mature than many people and could endure loneliness.
“When we can obtain the Deathly Silence Gu,” Shui Mingsheng said.
"What do you need the Death Silence Gu for?"
"We need to combine it with the Nightmare Gu to create the Night Gu."
"The Night Gu, huh?" The Deathly Silence Gu was surprised that Shui Mingsheng knew so much about them. Of course, this was also the first time it had heard something about them clearly from a human: "And then?"
"And then what happens, I don't know," Shui Mingsheng said. "Are you willing to hand over the Deathly Silence Gu to me?"
"No, because we are Deathly Silent Gu, and we cannot be moved by anything."
Shui Mingsheng looked at Jiang Yiqing and said, "Yiqing, I think we need to think about this in a different way."
"What?"
"What is the Dead Silence Gu most afraid of?" Shui Mingsheng asked.
“I think—is it hope?” Jiang Yiqing said after a moment’s thought.
"Hope?" Shui Mingsheng nodded as she spoke, agreeing with Jiang Yiqing's statement: "However, we don't know where the Hope Gu is."
“I believe hope is everywhere, but it’s hard for people to grasp it. The greatest hope is in people’s hearts,” Jiang Yiqing said.
"Yi Qing, do you mean that as long as the hope in my heart is strong enough, I can move the Deathly Silence King Gu?"
That should be the case.
"Yi Qing, do you think we can ultimately succeed in obtaining the relics of the Miao Holy Maiden of a Thousand Years Ago?" Shui Mingsheng honestly faced his inner unease: "Our competitors are all renowned Gu Masters of Miao. Compared to them, I can be considered a novice. I only have the Spirit Snake Gu, and I certainly have no rivals in the three villages of Qingjiang. However, there are a total of seventy-two villages in Miao, and many of them have a much deeper foundation than the Shui family. The Shui family can only be considered a rising family among them."
“Mingsheng, I believe more than anyone else that you are the next holy maiden of Miao territory.” Jiang Yiqing looked into her eyes and said, “You are the goddess in my heart, and you can definitely do it.”
Looking into Jiang Yiqing's eyes, Shui Mingsheng felt an infinite tremor in her heart, as if ten thousand butterflies were fluttering in her heart.
She never expected that Jiang Yiqing held such a high position in her heart. In her eyes, Yiqing was the goddess in her heart. She pursued her with the naivety of youth, but ended up embracing the bright moon in her heart.
Shui Mingsheng is someone who desperately needs support from others. Often, she can burn with ten times the effort if she receives even a little support. And now, she has received the wholehearted support of the most important person to her.
She believed she could be invincible, achieve her ideals, and fulfill her lover's wishes.
A thing called hope ignited in her heart, instantly turning into a raging inferno.
"Yiqing, I will definitely obtain the treasure of the Thousand-Year Saintess and honor you as the Saintess of our Miao region." Shui Mingsheng said, hugging Jiang Yiqing tightly.
Jiang Yiqing's face flushed, and she said sweetly, "If that's how you think, what more could I ask for? After all, I'm not from Miao territory. Mingsheng, the Miao Holy Maiden can only be you."
Looking at the loving couple, it was as if they no longer cared about anything.
Shui Mingsheng's hope quickly spread outwards from the green carpet of grass, where all sorts of crystal-clear and beautiful flowers bloomed. This scene, unique to springtime fields, rapidly spread across the land.
The Deathly Silent King Gu had no choice but to surrender. If this continued, the Deathly Silent Gu would lose their space to survive.
"Alright, alright, you've got the Deathly Silence Gu, now's the time to go." It said, flapping its wings and guiding one of its subjects to the two of them.
The Deathly Silent Gu willingly followed the two, saying, "I don't want to stay in this desolate place anymore. Let me go with you and light your way."
"Thank you," they both said in unison.
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