Chapter 89 A Moment of Indulging in Pleasure
The mountain demon said indifferently, "The people of Qingyun Sect are all bad. It's Zhang Xiaofan's own fault that his soul was scattered. Why are you saddened by such people?"
Biyao gently shook her head and sighed, "Although the Ghost King Sect is called a demonic sect, I have understood since childhood that everyone has thoughts of good and evil in their hearts. I used to think that the Qingyun Sect was a great sect with a thousand-year history, and that its disciples were all kind-hearted people. But I never expected that from master to disciple, they would all have developed such serious inner demons."
The mountain demon said, "No one is good for a thousand days, and no flower blooms for a hundred. Sometimes, the more righteous a person seems, the more evil thoughts they suppress deep inside. Because the deeper the suppression, the more harmful the evil thoughts will be once they erupt. Aren't Ye Xuan, Zhang Xiaofan, and Tian Buyi all like this? People always like to boast and brag, claiming to be from some prestigious sect, to help the needy and save the common people, but they don't realize that they are just trapping themselves! Only those whose hearts are not firm enough shout slogans to embolden themselves and deceive themselves! Truly good people will only talk less nonsense and do more good deeds."
Biyao said, "What you said makes perfect sense, but the most important thing right now is to see if we can find Qin Wuyan."
The mountain demon said, "Qin Wuyan's body is definitely destroyed long ago, just like yours. However, his soul was condensed by you with divine power, so I don't think it will dissipate so easily."
These words gave Biyao great confidence. She looked around and saw what appeared to be a shimmering little river in the distance. However, there was no water in the river, only countless seemingly transparent yet colorful flowers blooming and drifting, like glass covering the river surface. Each petal reflected different brilliance, shimmering and colorful, dazzling and beautiful.
What are those?
The mountain demon said, "It should be the Ruomu flower that your wood element divine power transformed into. The last person in the divine race to hold the position of wood god was the flower goddess, and your divine tree body originated from her."
This was the first time Biyao had ever seen a flower that could combine the beauty of abundance and the purity of innocence. She couldn't help but walk to the riverbank, bend down, and gently touch the petals of a flower.
The glass petals looked hard, but felt very soft to the touch, like colorful butterflies with a spirit, fluttering their bodies and gently brushing against her hand.
Biyao immediately felt a fresh and holy power flow from her fingertips into her body. The feeling was extremely familiar, much like the power she felt when she first started cultivating and practicing Qi Condensation.
The mountain demon said, "It seems that these Ruomu flowers like you very much and still want to return to you. Biyao, you are indeed destined to be with the gods."
Biyao said, "The Moon Goddess also said something similar, but I still don't understand what it means to be destined to be with the gods?"
The mountain demon said, “The gods have long been destroyed, but mortals’ faith in them will never disappear. Gods also represent sacrifice, dedication, and protection, so their power still remains in the world, waiting to meet those destined to encounter them. That’s why you were able to cultivate pure wood-elemental divine power in just over a decade. However, since you’ve had no one to guide you, you don’t know how to wield it and unleash its full potential. The incantation I whispered to you when you faced the Underworld Emperor last time was actually a very simple wood-elemental technique. If we can successfully exit the cycle of reincarnation this time, I’d be happy to teach you more ways to use divine power.”
Biyao asked, "Then do you know how to get out?"
The mandrill shook its head: "I don't know."
"..."
Biyao was speechless: "Then there's no point in you saying all this!"
The mountain demon smiled and said, "Although I don't know how to get out, I know what will happen inside the Reincarnation Disc. When I first gained sentience and took human form, I met a water goddess from the Water God Clan. She mentioned to me that the Six-Star Reincarnation Disc was created by Nuwa and can reverse Yin and Yang, changing one's divine or demonic form. Back then, the demons had many conflicts with the gods in order to seize this item."
Biyao suddenly remembered something and said, "The Water God? The Moon God I met on Yanluo Island said that his power also belonged to the Water God lineage. He gave me a Moon Essence Stone, which was later taken by Wuyan. Before parting, the Water God also told me that the ultimate power of gods is not destruction, but creation. If that's the case, maybe Wuyan is not dead!"
The mountain demon said, "That Moonstone contains the power of the Water God, which can restrain the demonic power of the Underworld Emperor. However, Qin Wuyan is a mortal, so he is likely to be in grave danger. You are now only a complete soul; the body you originally formed from the Divine Tree has long been destroyed."
"So what do we do now?"
The mountain demon said, "The Six-Star Reincarnation Disc has absorbed your Wood Element divine power and the demonic power from the Underworld Emperor. It will begin to rotate until the divine and demonic powers reach a balance. Each rotation will open an illusion. Any thought or action you take within the illusion will either increase your divine power or your demonic power. Just now, you and Zhang Xiaofan were in that situation. His soul fell into the same illusion as you. If you hadn't killed him, you would probably have been killed by him in the end. If you also had evil thoughts within the illusion, it would have led to excessive demonic power, and your soul would have been completely devoured by the Reincarnation Disc..."
Just as she finished speaking, a sudden dizzying sensation swept over them, like a raging storm, and both of their bodies floated in the air like white feathers on water.
"Oh no! The Six-Star Reincarnation Disc has started spinning again!"
Before she could finish speaking, the mountain demon's body seemed to be swept away by a gust of wind, leaving Biyao far behind. She hurriedly shouted, "Biyao, remember, if you fall into the illusion again, you must not have any evil thoughts. You must find the source of the illusion and destroy it, otherwise you will be annihilated!"
"What did you say?"
Biyao spun around in the air like a leaf being blown about by the wind, making her dizzy and disoriented. She could only vaguely hear the first sentence the mountain demon had said.
"Biyao! Biyao!"
In a blur, she seemed to hear someone calling her anxiously. The voice was familiar, like Qin Wuyan's voice.
She struggled to open her eyes, and Qin Wuyan's face came into view. She was lying in his arms.
Seeing that she had finally woken up, Qin Wuyan's heart finally settled down, and he hugged her even tighter: "You scared me to death! I thought something had happened to you!"
Biyao was still a little confused. Could this be an illusion created by Qin Wuyan?
If he created it, does that mean he's still alive?
Thinking of this, Biyao couldn't help but reach out and hug him back: "Wuyan, is that you?"
Qin Wuyan laughed and said, "Of course it's me, Biyao. Did you run into some bad guys? Why were you lying on the ground as soon as I got back, and you haven't woken up all day?"
Biyao looked around. The room was still decorated with bright red double happiness characters. She sat up abruptly and exclaimed, "Where am I?"
Qin Wuyan asked in confusion, "This is our room! We got married yesterday, don't you remember?"
marriage?
What happened? Did she return to the illusion where she finished collecting the five emotions?
But why did we go back to that time? Qin Wuyan clearly doesn't remember anything.
Or is it that... the source of this illusion is someone else?
"Biyao!" Qin Wuyan noticed her dazed expression and found her odd, asking, "What exactly happened?"
"Wu Yan, do you...do you remember what happened between us? Do you know why we got married?"
Qin Wuyan's body stiffened, his face turned pale, and he said nervously, "Biyao...you've lost your memory? Don't you remember? I proposed to your father, and you agreed, saying you were willing to marry me. Or...are you regretting it now?"
His voice lowered, and he didn't dare to look at her. If Biyao hadn't been leaning against him, she probably wouldn't have heard anything.
Biyao hurriedly said, "Wuyan, I have no regrets. It's just..."
She stared intently at him: "Besides our marriage, you have no other memory?"
Qin Wuyan laughed and said, "How could that be? I remember everything from the first time we met in Yudu, to our journey together in Xiaochi Town."
"Is that all?"
Qin Wuyan asked in confusion, "What else could it be?"
It seems he really doesn't have those memories.
Biyao knew that if he remembered, he had no reason to lie to her.
She could only gently shake her head: "It's nothing."
Qin Wuyan, always adept at discerning people's hearts, found Biyao's preoccupied demeanor strange, as if she had become a different person. His brow furrowed slightly, and he said thoughtfully, "Biyao, have you had another strange dream? Like the one you mentioned last time, the one where I saved you in my dream?"
Biyao opened her mouth and said, "Wuyan, actually here..."
Everything here is a dream...
But she couldn't bring herself to say it. If he was the source of this illusion, did she have to kill him to make it all disappear?
She had already used up all her courage when she attacked Zhang Xiaofan, so how could she possibly bring herself to kill Qin Wuyan now?
That's simply impossible...
Qin Wuyan frowned even more deeply: "What happened here?"
Biyao sighed, "It's nothing, really nothing."
Qin Wuyan naturally didn't believe her, but if she didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't force her. He tightened his grip on her hand and said earnestly, "Biyao, no matter what you dreamed about, you must believe that I truly love you!"
Biyao was deeply moved, but for some reason, she recalled the question Zhang Xiaofan had asked her before he died.
Why would she love Qin Wuyan?
Although she spoke eloquently at the time, repeatedly saying "gratitude is gratitude, and love is love," now that I think about it carefully, it seems that her feelings for Qin Wuyan... weren't they also love that arose from gratitude?
She was a little confused, so she asked, "Wu Yan, I don't think I've ever asked you before, why do you love me?"
Biyao had never seriously considered this question, just as she had never thought about why she had fallen in love with Qin Wuyan. In her view, feelings were purely based on sensation; whoever she found pleasing to the eye, whoever made her heart flutter, that was undoubtedly the person she liked.
Why do we need so many well-reasoned reasons? But Zhang Xiaofan's words confused her.
Qin Wuyan hadn't expected her to ask this so suddenly, and he smiled, "If I said it was love that grew over time, would you believe me?"
Biyao was stunned for a moment, as if all her confusion had been awakened by his words... Yes, how could she forget that there are many kinds of love in the world. Some people fall in love at first sight, while others can fall in love over time.
Qin Wuyan, unaware that she had drifted off into thought, continued, "To be honest, when you were in Yudu, you were always going against me, so I didn't really like you. It wasn't until you started acting on stage that I noticed you. At that time, Zeng Shushu and the others had prepared a script for you to follow, but you were dissatisfied and changed the script and lyrics on stage according to your own ideas. I found you interesting at the time, but I was also envious. You are the daughter of the Ghost King, and you have been protected and pampered since you were a child, which is why you can act so freely."
At this point, Biyao also came to her senses, pouted, and said with displeasure, "But later, when you were underground in Yudu City, you even wanted to feed me to the snakes!"
Qin Wuyan's expression changed slightly. He hadn't expected her to bring up this old grudge. He coughed lightly and said, "Back then, I only had a good impression of you, not real feelings for you! Besides, I had already thoroughly investigated the Black Water Serpent. It was quite weak and not that scary. So, I was still hoping to play the hero and save the damsel in distress again..."
Biyao chuckled: "Qin Wuyan, you really are cunning! But have you thought about it? You wanted to kill me first, and then you saved me. No matter how I think about it, I'll always feel that you have ulterior motives!"
Qin Wuyan said, "Of course I thought of that too, but my plan at the time was to drug you after saving you, and then take you to the Ghost King to claim credit. Even if you weren't grateful to me, it would at least ease the tension between us. It's just a pity that Zhang Xiaofan ruined everything..."
His expression turned cold and terrifying whenever Zhang Xiaofan was mentioned. Biyao felt a little guilty and quickly said, "Let's not talk about him. Let's talk about what happened later. When did you start liking me?"
Qin Wuyan's brows relaxed, his expression softened, and he said gently, "Naturally, it was on the way to Xiaochi Town. You had lost your memory then, and your attitude towards me improved. I remember that night, the moonlight was bright and beautiful, and I couldn't help but tell you more about what happened in the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. I didn't expect that you could see through my thoughts. I said that I always stole food for Brother Qinglong to please him. But you saw through me, saying that I didn't want to owe him any favors. You also said that I always followed my master because I was actually trying to repay a debt of gratitude."
“Indeed, for more than a decade, I have constantly longed to break free from my master's control, but I also understand that without him, I would not exist. Although he treated me badly, he gave me my life, and I do not wish to harm him unless absolutely necessary…”
He closed his eyes slightly, unable to bear recalling the Poison God's appearance before his death. He quickly smiled again and said:
"Before Xiaochi Town, there were only two things in my life: survival and unifying the Holy Church to revive the great cause! But Xiaochi Town, along the way, your kindness, intelligence, and beauty made me realize for the first time that people can feel that life is worth living just because of someone. I don't know if this counts as love, but every time I see you afterward, I can't help but want to talk to you a little longer. So even though I know you hate me, I always go up to you and deliberately annoy you. I just think that it's good to be able to see you a little longer."
"I've always felt that a girl like you deserves all the good things in the world. That's why I hate Zhang Xiaofan so much. He could never give you happiness, and I've always had a bad feeling that he'll end up killing you!"
Biyao's heart skipped a beat; she knew he had hit the nail on the head. Although she had willingly used the Love Curse, ultimately, she had indeed died to save Zhang Xiaofan.
She leaned gently against his shoulder, took his hand in hers, and whispered, "In the dream...it really happened!"
Qin Wuyan almost jumped up, his eyes sharp: "Really?"
Biyao nodded.
He could no longer suppress his emotions and suddenly stood up. Biyao lost her support and almost fell off the bed. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and grabbed the bedpost. Seeing Qin Wuyan rushing out, she hurriedly shouted, "Where are you going?"
Qin Wuyan didn't even turn his head: "I'm going to kill him right now!"
Biyao was torn between crying and laughing, and immediately chased after him. But Qin Wuyan used his old escape skills, walking as if he were carrying the wind, and she couldn't catch up with him no matter what she did.
However, not far from the hospital gate, the Ghost King came running towards them.
Qin Wuyan hurriedly stopped and respectfully bowed, saying, "Greetings, Sect Master!"
The Ghost King asked, "Where are you rushing off to?"
Qin Wuyan replied, "Biyao isn't feeling well, and I was just about to go fetch a doctor for her." He naturally couldn't say he was going to kill Zhang Xiaofan, so he quickly made up a lie. But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized… he and Biyao had just consummated their marriage last night, and if he said Biyao was unwell today, wouldn't that be blatantly telling the Ghost King that he…
Qin Wuyan immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at the Ghost King.
Biyao finally caught up, panting, and said, "Father..."
The Ghost King looked at his daughter and asked in confusion, "Qin Wuyan said you weren't feeling well? Then why did you come out?"
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Biyao was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that this was an excuse Qin Wuyan had made up. She casually agreed, "Yes, it was windy yesterday, and I caught a cold."
Qin Wuyan lowered his head even further.
Yesterday, on our wedding day, the sun was blazing hot, and there wasn't a breath of wind at all...
The Ghost King glanced at Qin Wuyan, then at Biyao, knowing that the young couple's wedding night was filled with passion and they might have gone a little too far.
But... there should be some restraint...
So he coughed lightly and said to Qin Wuyan, "Since she caught a cold, why did you let her run out?"
Qin Wuyan hurriedly replied, "Yes! I know I was wrong; it was my fault for not taking good care of you!"
Biyao explained, "Father, it's not his fault. I ran away on my own."
Qin Wuyan felt a pang of embarrassment and thought to himself, "Biyao, please stop talking..."
The Ghost King's expression shifted repeatedly. In truth, ever since Biyao said she wanted to marry Qin Wuyan, he had never quite believed it. Even after Biyao pleaded with him to agree, he still felt that she might be hiding something else. But seeing the couple's current state, he realized he had been worrying unnecessarily.
He raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled, "It's true what they say, daughters grow up and leave home. You've only been married two days, and you're already feeling sorry for him after I scolded him a few times?"
Biyao was extremely embarrassed and stepped forward to grab the Ghost King's arm: "Father!! That's not what I meant. No matter what, Father is always the most important person in my heart. If you don't believe me, you can scold him and beat him now, and I won't say a word more."
The Ghost King chuckled helplessly and patted her head: "You silly child, do you think I don't know? If I really hit him, you'd be heartbroken! Alright, I just happened to be passing by and wanted to check on you. You've caught a cold, you should go back and rest!"
He patted Qin Wuyan on the shoulder again and instructed, "You come from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, you are knowledgeable in both poisons and pharmacology, you should know some limits! Don't go too far!"
Qin Wuyan's face was covered in sweat, and he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes! I will definitely take good care of Biyao from now on!"
The Ghost King shook his head, smiled helplessly, and left. Hmm... though it was a precaution, he was also somewhat pleased. Would he soon be able to hold his grandson?
After the Ghost King left, Biyao was completely confused and asked Qin Wuyan, "What did my father say that was too much? What did you say to my father before I came?"
"No...it's nothing..." Qin Wuyan shook his head repeatedly.
He was on the verge of tears. He hadn't been too harsh on her, but now it seemed to the Ghost King that he had bullied her terribly!
Biyao complained, "You really are something. You said you were going to kill someone and you're already going right now. You're running faster than a rabbit, I can't even keep up with you."
Qin Wuyan said seriously, "This concerns your life and death, how can I be careless? Even if I don't go today, I will find a chance to kill him sooner or later!"
Biyao said, "Alright, alright, it's just a dream! Don't take it seriously! Don't worry, as long as I don't go to Qingyun Sect, I'll live a good life."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wuyan stepped forward and picked her up in his arms.
Biyao exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing?"
This demeanor inexplicably reminded her of a drunken night in the past.
Qin Wuyan lowered his head and frowned slightly: "You weren't wearing shoes when you came out!"
Biyao then remembered that she had been in such a hurry when she chased after him that she hadn't bothered to put on shoes. In her haste, she hadn't had time to think about whether the road was uncomfortable or not, but now that he mentioned it, she did feel some pain.
He carried her back to the room, and Qin Wuyan carefully checked her feet again to see if they were injured. The courtyard of Lingyan Pavilion was paved with smooth blue bricks and stones. Although there was nothing that could hurt her feet, her fair toes were still slightly scraped from running too fast.
But besides a few bloodstains, a few wisps of white mist were also seeping from the wound.
Upon seeing the mist, Biyao immediately tried to pull her foot back. Qin Wuyan, however, wouldn't let her, his tone firm: "Don't move around, you still need to apply some medicine."
Biyao had no choice but to stay still. Judging from Qin Wuyan's expression, he didn't seem to have noticed the white mist.
Or is it that he can't see it?
The fog served as a stark reminder that it was all an illusion.
Qin Wuyan was completely oblivious to her nervous expression. He was more concerned about her feet and had already taken out the wound medicine he carried with him, gently applying it to her feet.
His movements were incredibly gentle. Biyao stared at his sharply defined profile, momentarily stunned.
She must have been truly blind in her past life to not realize that Qin Wuyan was actually much more handsome than Zhang Xiaofan.
"Does it still hurt?" Qin Wuyan asked after applying the medicine.
Biyao gently shook her head, still staring at him without moving.
This person was handsome, extremely gentle and caring towards her, and even willing to die for her.
A man like that... Zhang Xiaofan doesn't even deserve to be compared to him!
She even dared to question why she liked Qin Wuyan.
What right does he have to ask that?!
A surge of indignation welled up in Biyao's heart. When she came to her senses, Qin Wuyan had already leaned close, his dark eyes captivating as he stared straight at her: "What are you thinking about? Why do you look so angry?"
Biyao's expression softened slightly, and she said softly, "No..."
She smiled sweetly: "I just think...you're really beautiful..."
After saying that, she tilted her head up and kissed the corner of his lips, then smiled again, her eyes filled with tender affection like spring water, gently washing over him.
Qin Wuyan narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, "Are you implying that... I'm a feast for the eyes?"
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Before Biyao could speak, he leaned down and kissed her soft lips. She responded gently, and he became even more passionate, kissing her even deeper.
Biyao closed her eyes slightly, letting him remove her clothes little by little, opening her body and mind to his every whim.
Even if it's all an illusion, so what?
All the people she loves are in this world, and she would rather never wake up.
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