Escape from the Floating Battle 3
She had a very happy night. That's why he fell asleep peacefully after hearing the news Qingye brought back, and slept soundly until dawn.
But now, she has actually run away.
Qingye and Qingcheng rushed over, saying they had sealed off Luofu and ordered men to pursue them. Xuan Ye turned around and looked at the two people in front of him. He thought of Huaiwen asking him if he wanted to keep her as a capable assistant.
He pondered for a moment, then looked up, his eyes sharp and deep. He smiled, things were getting more and more interesting.
Amidst the turbulent events of Luofu, the news of Lingshan Xuanye's manhunt spread among the many onlookers today. They say that a man and a woman, one human and one demon, are conspiring to wreak havoc on Luofu. They have spread this message throughout the three realms, searching to the ends of the earth to ensure their annihilation.
Fallen leaves rustle, rain falls on the Chunjiang River.
The river surface was pounded by the heavy rain, constantly creating small ripples. Those ripples slowly expanded their boundaries, and gradually, some water droplets rose from underwater. These droplets mixed with the rainwater, intertwining and overlapping.
Soon, the water droplets gathered together and gradually took shape. Amidst the sound of the rain, Huaiwen's form returned. The rain was too heavy, soaking her completely. Huaiwen waded across the river in the rain, and after a long while, she finally found a dilapidated earth god temple and ran inside to take shelter from the rain.
She was soaked to the bone and sneezed several times as soon as she came in, but she had no clothes to change into. Huaiwen looked outside; the rain was pouring down, and she hadn't seen a single person or house along the way, so no one was likely coming.
Then, Huaiwen took off her coat and started a fire. She was too tired; the journey had exhausted her, and she fell asleep without realizing it.
When Huaiwen woke up, the sky had cleared. She put on her coat, coughed a few times, and still felt cold. Huaiwen went outside and heard several demonic birds in the trees communicating. As for what they were saying, Huaiwen neither heard clearly nor understood.
But when the two birds looked down and saw Huaiwen, they fluttered around for a while, and then one of them flew away. Huaiwen was puzzled, simply assuming it was just some fun between the demonic birds.
Right now, she needs to rush back to the transgender community.
Huaiwen rubbed her temples and coughed a few times. She had intended to summon her clone back here, but her body was currently chilled and lacked energy. It seemed that if she summoned it back, she would be too exhausted to move. Helpless, she had no choice but to give up.
It seems we'll have to use the old method to get back—flying on a sword.
"Look, up there!"
"There's someone on the sword!"
"It's A-Jun!"
A swift wind swept through, swirling up fallen leaves, and Huaiwen descended from the Clear Sword. Uncle Li, Uncle Lin, Ghost Slayer, Ghost Cutter, and the rest of the group rushed up. They asked in surprise, "Wasn't Huaiwen supposed to be in his room? How did he end up in the sky?"
Huaiwen didn't have time to explain much, he only said that he was going to practice some immortal techniques.
No one doubted this, as Huaiwen had always been a person obsessed with cultivating immortality in their memories. But soon, at the end of the crowd, Huaiwen met Liu Min, the head of the Human-Demon Association.
She walked over and bowed, saying, "Grandpa."
Liu Min gave her a meaningful look: "Come with me."
After everyone dispersed, the two went to the study inside the Bureau of Transvestites. Once inside, Liu Min sat down and asked her, "Where have you been?"
Huaiwen answered truthfully: "Floating."
Liu Min's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally broke. He looked at Huaiwen, who kept trying to swallow, and then, unable to hold back any longer, he coughed.
He stood up, poured Huaiwen a cup of hot tea, and asked her to sit down. He said with concern, "How did you catch a cold? I should have taken you to Old Xiao's place first, had him check your pulse, give you some medicine, and let you rest for a while."
After taking a sip of hot tea, Huaiwen said, "Grandpa, what's wrong? Tell me."
Liu Min hesitated for a moment, then said worriedly, "The whistle sent a message saying you blew up the Drunken Dream Pavilion to pieces?"
Huaiwen shook his head: "I didn't. They're talking nonsense."
"Then why didn't you go to Qimin Mountain, but instead went to Luofu? What happened?"
Huaiwen sighed and truthfully recounted her experiences at Qimin Mountain and with Luofu. Of course, she omitted some details, such as Xuan Ye visiting her in the bathhouse and sharing a delicious meal with her…
After hearing this, Liu Min commented: "Then what they said is not wrong, it really was chaotic."
"Grandpa..."
Everyone in this world knows that Lingshan Xuanye is the most ruthless and cunning demon king. There is nothing he cannot do. Once upon a time, Liu Min led a team to obtain the rare Forget-Me-Not Grass, which was only found once in a hundred years. However, Lingshan Xuanye also wanted it, and the two groups clashed.
As expected, Ling Shan Xuan Ye's group won. Later, on another occasion, Liu Min went down the mountain alone to run errands. By sheer coincidence, he ran into Qing Cheng again, and saw him leading two or three demons, wreaking havoc.
Afterwards, Liu Min investigated and learned that the people and demons killed by Qingcheng had all caused trouble at Zuimenglou.
Thinking of this, Liu Min was troubled. His granddaughter was now causing trouble at the Drunken Dream Pavilion. He had witnessed the massacre firsthand; it was incredibly cruel. He naturally couldn't let his granddaughter die under such a blade.
Although he received the news first, such a big matter could not be kept secret. At the latest, the news that Lingshan Xuanye wanted to kill Huaiwen would reach the City of Humans and Demons by tomorrow.
Liu Min was worried about Huaiwen's life, and seeing that she had caught a cold, he felt even more distressed and worried. All he could do for now was to comfort her, "Go back and rest well. Don't worry about the rest."
Huaiwen coughed twice, as if she wanted to say something, but Liu Min interrupted her, urging her to quickly find Old Xiao to take her pulse and give her medicine.
Unable to resolve the matter, Huaiwen eventually left the study.
After retracting his clone, Huaiwen felt less heavy, but he still obediently listened to Liu Min, did what he was supposed to do, and then went back to his room, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
Sure enough, the news that Huaiwen was being chased by Lingshan Xuanye reached the City of Demons and Humans the next day.
But she had a bad cold and rested indoors for two days. Liu Min didn't let anyone disturb her, which avoided a lot of trouble. On the third day, she finally got up lazily, intending to go out for a stroll.
Just then, Onikiri, carrying a large amount of delicious food and drinks, pushed open the door and came in.
These two little ghosts grew up with Huaiwen and had a deep bond with each other. However, Huaiwen later went to Fengqin Mountain with his master, and since they couldn't take them with them, they stayed at the Human and Demon Association.
They were overjoyed to see Huaiwen again after so many years. Ever since Huaiwen returned, they have been circling around her, telling her all the interesting things that had happened at the transvestite center during the years she was gone.
As Demon Slayer spoke, he suddenly became sad: "It's just that the head of the family isn't in good health, and Lady A-Gun is being hunted down. What are we going to do?"
Before Huaiwen could offer any words of comfort, Guiqie, who was standing to the side, added tearfully, "And then there's the matter of Qimin Mountain. We've lost many more people. I heard from Uncle Li that many people have stopped asking us for favors lately."
"That's right. Many people in the transvestite institute are also talking about leaving and going down the mountain." Oni-slayer was still fuming. "The transvestite institute taught them so much, and they actually want to leave! Don't they even think of a way to help our Lady A-Jun!"
"ungrateful!"
The two little devils got angrier and angrier as they talked, until Huaiwen finally interrupted them and comforted them, "Don't be angry, you two. Eat something. I'm right here in front of you, aren't I?"
"But what if the demon king still wants to kill you?"
"No, Lady A-Jun is amazing!"
Huaiwen offered a few more words of comfort, and Demon Slayer slowly stopped crying. At that moment, Huaiwen felt very heavy-hearted.
The transvestite office is not what it used to be. She's now wanted by Lingshan Xuanye again, and who knows, he might come here to arrest her tomorrow!
Her continued presence here will cause trouble for the entire transvestite community. If she wants to protect the entire transvestite community, or even the transvestite city, then she must know her enemy and herself to win every battle.
Then she went to the library.
After searching through the scrolls all day, Huaiwen couldn't find much information about Lingshan Xuanye. The scrolls only contained folk songs and legends. There was also a painting scroll with an annotation claiming it was a portrait of Lingshan Xuanye.
The painting depicts Ling Shan Xuan Ye dressed in luxurious clothes, yet with a fierce and menacing expression, surrounded by lavish banquets. This was utterly shocking to Huai Wen. If she hadn't seen Xuan Ye in person, she would have believed the face in the painting.
She conjured a calligraphy brush and wrote on it: This painting is unacceptable and has no credibility.
So, just as she was preparing to paint a new portrait of Xuan Ye, Liu Min sent someone to find her again.
On his way to find Liu Min, Huaiwen encountered many people. Most of these people were elders of the Transvestite Institute, who greeted Huaiwen with feigned politeness.
When Uncle Li and Uncle Lin saw Huaiwen approach, they hesitated to speak, and finally just told her what she wanted to eat or cook in the next few days, and they would arrange it for her.
At this point, Huaiwen naturally understood. These people must have just been discussing her being wanted by Lingshan Xuanye. But that wasn't the main point; the main point was whether Huaiwen should use this as an excuse to stay at the Human-Demon Bureau.
“Eek—” Huaiwen pushed the door open and entered.
Liu Min turned around and asked Huaiwen with a smile what he had done that day.
Huaiwen smiled brightly: "I originally wanted to paint a picture, but I think chatting with you is more important."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Not wanting his maternal grandfather to worry, Huaiwen spoke first: "Grandpa, I want to go down the mountain."
Liu Min's eyes were filled with heartache and helplessness: "Huaiwen, Grandpa couldn't protect you."
"What are you saying, Grandpa? I'm the most powerful person here."
Liu Min smiled; she was indeed the most capable person here. He pulled Huaiwen to sit down and said earnestly, "I have already sent someone to deliver a message to your master. Your master will certainly be able to protect you better than your grandfather."
"Master..."
Seeing Liu Min's overly worried expression, Huaiwen swallowed her words. When she left Fengqin Mountain to help Uncle Li and the others, her master was already in seclusion. This time, she only told her senior brothers and sisters before leaving the mountain. Her master was unaware of this.
If the demons and humans could find out so quickly that Huaiwen was being hunted down, then the people of Fengqin Mountain couldn't possibly be unaware. Before her master emerged from seclusion, her senior brothers and sisters, if they wanted to help her, would inevitably come here.
Huaiwen thought that after she went out, she would have Lingdie send a message back to tell her senior sisters and brothers not to come looking for her or to worry.
But for now, Huaiwen would first reassure Liu Min: "Grandpa, as I told you, Lingshan Xuanye is not scary. His Drunken Dream Pavilion's business is renowned throughout both the human and demon realms, so he is naturally a businessman just like us. Even if I clash with him later, I believe he won't try to kill me."
“You remember what I told you, he wanted me to be his subordinate. So he must be someone who values talent… a devil.” Huaiwen laughed. “Anyway, Grandpa, don’t worry, he can’t kill me.”
Liu Min was still heartbroken. His granddaughter, whom he had raised single-handedly, was now a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life, yet she was being hunted by a demon. How could he not be worried? He wished he could solve all her problems and protect her for the rest of her life.
But as he grew older, his health and martial arts skills could no longer match what they used to be. Huaiwen kept reassuring him, so he naturally couldn't show any more worry, lest Huaiwen leave with unease.
"By the way, Grandpa, Uncle Li said that the transgender community is facing internal and external troubles... Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Liu Min waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "Your master said you were born with spiritual talent and are destined for greatness! There's no need to waste your potential in my little place, the place of demons and humans."
Huaiwen was still worried. In the past few days, she could observe that the transvestite center was no longer the same as before she left. There were now factions and cliques. Although the old staff were still there, there were too many new faces, many of whom she did not recognize.
"But Grandpa..."
“No buts. I raised you not so that you would follow in my footsteps. Grandpa knew long ago that your heart wasn’t in this place, and I never intended to confine you to the transvestite center. This is not your battlefield; your battlefield is everywhere. Huaiwen, just do what you want to do, and Grandpa will always be behind you.”
Huaiwen's eyes were moist, and her throat choked with emotion: "Am I a bad person? I haven't helped you at all, and I haven't been able to properly take care of you."
“Who said you didn’t help? You killed the rat demon, didn’t you? Besides, I’m not some old codger, why would you come and serve me!” Liu Min patted Huaiwen’s shoulder, gently comforting him, “Huaiwen, you must remember to do what you want to do, and never forget your original intention.”
"The world is vast, and you have a long road ahead of you and many things to do. Grandpa believes you will return victorious."
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