Chapter 33 Autumn Water Town (7) "I'll help you, fight against the Heavenly Dao one more time..."
May you support their hearts and set your mind on lofty ideals...
Su Fuying stood there, stunned, staring at the two people in the temple... or more accurately, the two demons.
Cheng Minxi and Shi Yubai were also unable to accept this situation immediately.
Cheng Minxi asked in confusion, "Was Fuying brought to the Nanheng Sect by the sect leader from a young age?"
Upon hearing his words, Shi Yubai suddenly recalled being trapped in the cyclical formation and the figure of the Nanheng Sect Master he had seen within it. A somewhat reasonable yet cruel thought arose in his mind.
What if the Sect Master of Nanheng slaughtered all the Moon Demons, then discovered Su Fuying in the Moon Demons' home, and that's why he brought her to the Nanheng Sect?
Her master, who had raised her for many years, was actually the murderer who killed her benefactor?
Shi Yubai Guang found it hard to accept just thinking about it. He looked at Fu Yunyao, who hadn't said a word the whole time, hoping to get some comfort.
Fu Yunyao remained calm, seemingly unaffected by the news. Perhaps she simply didn't care about Fu Ying's past, or perhaps...
She knows something.
In an instant, Shi Yubai's heart sank to the bottom. He knew that for the past ten years, Fu Yunyao had been investigating something, and what she was investigating was even related to several sect leaders.
Almost instantly, he confirmed his suspicions. He turned to look at Su Fuying, who was still standing there. He wanted to take her away so she wouldn't have to face the cruel truth that was about to unfold.
But when he saw the girl's cold expression, he felt that she should know all of this.
The Moonlit Illusion didn't give them much time to react.
The scene in the illusion changed, and a village just like the one outside the illusion appeared before them. The difference was that in this village, there were people coming and going, children playing, and wisps of smoke slowly rising from the chimneys.
As night fell, they all came outside the courtyard to absorb the essence of the moonlight.
Qingyue was the same. She held Xiao Fuying in her arms and sat on a stone chair in the courtyard. The moonlight entered her body, making her glow slightly. She gently patted Xiao Fuying's back and looked into the distance, as if she was waiting for something.
Little Fuying stared quietly at the night sky with her big, watery eyes.
Xuan Kui suddenly appeared in the courtyard. Qing Yue frowned slightly when she saw her.
Where did you go again?
He smiled and raised the kettle in his hand.
"Didn't you say that Xiao Fuying had nothing to eat?"
"Stop bullying others."
"I'm innocent! What I gave Xiao Fuying, I obviously traded for." Xuan Kui widened his eyes and poked Xiao Fuying's cheek. "Are you hungry?"
In an instant, Xiao Fuying pouted and burst into tears in her astonished gaze.
Xuan Kui looked at Qing Yue somewhat helplessly, and Qing Yue found it amusing, "She's hungry."
As she spoke, she took the water jug from Xuan Kui's hand and handed him the small boudoir she was carrying.
Xuan Kui, stiff with rage, clutched Xiao Fuying. "No, wait!"
Qingyue ignored his plea for help and took the kettle into the kitchen.
"..."
After much effort, we finally solved the problem of feeding Xiao Fuying around midnight.
Xuan Kui sat on the tree, his legs bent, holding a leaf he had casually picked and bringing it to his mouth.
Soft music drifted through the courtyard as Qingyue gently coaxed the little Fuying in her arms, watching her eyes grow sleepy, watching her slowly close her eyes, and watching her fall into a deep sleep.
Su Fuying took a few steps forward very slowly, and the two people in the illusion did not notice her presence.
She approached Qingyue, who was sitting in the courtyard, and knelt down in front of her.
With hesitation and confusion in her eyes, she reached out, her fingertips touching nothingness.
The music drifted through the courtyard, gentle as if coaxing.
Cheng Minxi and Shi Yubai looked at her with some concern. She withdrew her hand, her expression returning to calm.
Su Fuying looked at Fu Yunyao, "Do you... know something?"
Fu Yunyao looked up and met her gaze. Just when Su Fufuying thought she wouldn't answer, she spoke.
"I do know, but there are some things you have to discover for yourself."
Su Fuying chuckled softly and looked at the changed scene in the courtyard.
Little Fuying is already three years old. She has learned to walk and loves to play in the courtyard. At this time, Xuan Kui will sit under the tree and use his demonic power to catch her every time she is about to fall.
Qingyue sat on the eaves, her gentle brows slightly furrowed, holding a brocade handkerchief in her hand, embroidering it little by little, glancing occasionally at the two people in the courtyard, one big and one small.
At night, when Xiao Fuying gets sleepy, she will call out "Sister Qingyue" with a wronged look on her face and bury her head in Qingyue's arms.
Qingyue would gently pat her back, and accompanied by soft music, Xiao Fuying would slowly fall asleep.
Su Fuying looked at Xuan Kui sitting on the treetop, playing a tune on a leaf and waiting for him, and spoke softly.
"It was Master, Master killed her, right?"
She thought that it was quite normal for them to be discovered and killed by the Nanheng Sect Master, since they were demons.
But the reality was far crueler than she had imagined.
On an ordinary night, the village inhabited by dozens of moon demons was shrouded in black mist. For no reason, the black mist strangled all life under its cover, including every flower and tree, including the moon demons who were basking in the moonlight just moments before.
They tried to fight back, tried to evade. But the black mist had no origin and no boundaries.
In the middle of the night, the moon demon in the village turned into a pool of blood.
Su Fuying sensed the demonic energy within the black mist, along with the murderous intent emanating from the zither music, and froze on the spot.
The familiar courtyard appeared before her eyes once again.
Qingyue's fingertips trembled slightly as they touched Xiao Fuying's shoulder. Blood trickled down her forehead, almost staining her clothes red, but a gentle smile played on her lips.
"Little Fuying, don't be afraid. Let's play a game. You hide in the closet, don't make a sound, and don't get found. When Brother Xuankui comes back, he will come and take you away."
When Xuan Kui returned to the village, the black mist had dissipated somewhat. He looked at Qing Yue, who was on the verge of death in the courtyard, and the pastries in his hands fell and shattered.
Qingyue forced herself to set up an array in the courtyard to block the black mist that tried to enter. When she saw Xuan Kui, her eyes shattered.
She fell to the ground and called out to him anxiously.
"Xuan Kui! Run!"
Once the black mist was no longer blocked by the array, it was about to rush into the courtyard when Xuan Kui transformed into a dragon and used his body to block the black mist.
The black mist entered his body, corroding his meridians. He let out a painful roar, and in mid-air, he saw a person at the entrance of the village.
Fu Yunyao and the others also saw it.
Within the black mist, a figure in a pale blue robe played a zither. Demonic energy emanated from her, the music mingling with it to form the black mist.
Su Fuying looked at the man, unable to express her emotions.
She could only watch as the enraged Xuan Kui tried to stop the endless stream of black mist, but was ultimately corrupted by the demonic energy and fell to the ground.
Blood trickled from Qingyue's lips as she struggled weakly.
A strong smell of blood spread through the village, and the black fog gradually dissipated.
Moonlight fell on Qingyue. She looked up at the full moon hanging high in the sky, and then at Xuan Kui, who lay beside her, his life hanging in the balance.
Her body gradually became hollow and transparent, and she used the last bit of her demonic power to condense a Moon Essence Pearl.
The spirit pearl slowly fell into Xuan Kui's brow.
Qingyue's body began to dissipate. Her eyes were gentle as she reached out to Xuan Kui. Just before her fingertips touched Xuan Kui, they turned into nothingness and vanished into the moonlight.
Amidst the devastation, the Sect Master of Nanheng opened her eyes. Demonic energy returned to her body. She turned around and strolled through the village, which was covered in blood, until she stepped into Qingyue's courtyard.
She stood at the entrance of the courtyard, her gaze meeting that of the small balustrade under the eaves.
She took Xiao Fuying with her.
Su Fuying stood in the fading illusion, her eyes lowered.
Cheng Minxi and Shi Yubai exchanged a glance and led her away from the illusion.
"Yun Yao, let's go." Shi Yubai turned around, looked at Fu Yun Yao who was still standing there, and reminded her.
Fu Yunyao agreed, but still didn't move. Until the very last moment when the illusion dissipated, a figure in black appeared in front of Xuan Kui.
The golden patterns on his robes gleamed in the moonlight. He reached out, and a pill brimming with demonic energy appeared in his hand, falling into Xuan Kui's body.
Fu Yunyao wanted to take a closer look, but the illusion began to collapse, and the figure of the man in black became increasingly blurry, making it even more impossible to see his face clearly.
She glanced at the closing entrance and had no choice but to leave.
...
Inside the South China Sea Temple, Shi Yubai looked at Xuan Kui, who was sitting next to the Qingyue statue, with a complicated expression.
Cheng Minxi's gaze fell on Su Fuying. He thought that the reason he met with her was to tell her that her highly respected master might be the one who opened the seal of the Demon Realm, forcing the cultivation world and mortals into a predicament.
"Fuying," he said, sounding a little worried that he might fall.
Su Fuying did not dwell on the past as they had imagined. Her expression was calm, even as gentle as ever.
She asked.
"You want to transform into a dragon, and even tried to use Miss Bai to worship the Xuanlei Tree, is it to seek revenge on her?"
Xuan Kui looked at him, his smile slowly fading. "You know, you look a bit like her, especially in the way your eyes and brows look."
As he spoke, he coughed a few times, and specks of blood fell to the ground.
Su Fuying pursed her lips, "Are you... alright?"
"Ah, I guess I'll be able to go and be with her soon."
The tribulation of the serpent transforming into a dragon may result in success or annihilation.
"Hey, where's Yun Yao?" Shi Yubai looked around and suddenly asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure in red appeared in the temple, and the Moonlit Illusion closed completely.
Fu Yusheng, who was leaning against the temple door frame, saw her and smiled, but stopped when he saw the bloodstains on her veil.
Fu Yunyao looked at Xuan Kui, thinking of the somewhat familiar figure in black robes she had seen in the illusion, and spoke.
Who is that person?
Xuan Kui raised an eyebrow slightly. "Sorry, I can't say."
She lowered her brows. "You were originally just an ordinary dragon demon. Did you become a demon because of him?"
"In any case, he saved my life. Otherwise, I would have died the day the demonic energy entered my meridians."
Fu Yunyao couldn't help but chuckle softly, "But you're going to die now too."
"Isn't this all thanks to you, Young Master Yao?" Xuan Kui said helplessly. "That Miss Bai was already in danger of dying before she was three years old because of a damaged heart meridian. It was I who gave her a mark to stabilize her heart meridian."
I let her live for more than ten years, and now I just want to take her life back. It's a pity, though; after I die, she won't be able to live either.
“You blame me?” Fu Yunyao was puzzled.
Xuan Kui remained silent. Was he resentful? Of course he was. He had prepared for so many years, and he was just a little short of successfully transforming into a dragon and taking revenge on the Sect Master of Nanheng. But he just missed it by that little bit.
As dawn broke, Xuan Kui's figure became increasingly transparent.
Fu Yunyao looked up at the temple and met Fu Yusheng's gaze. He looked at her and smiled slightly.
The sound of a flute drifted from the temple; it was the same tune they had heard in the Moonlit Illusion.
Su Fuying held the stringed flute, and just like Xuan Kui had played the leaf flute to lull little Fuying to sleep on countless nights, she played it, hoping to give her some comfort in this way.
In fact, she had no memory of Qingyue and Xuankui at all; she was just feeling a sadness for no apparent reason.
Fu Yunyao sighed softly, and her gentle voice stood out against the desolate atmosphere.
She asked.
"What if you could successfully transform into a dragon?"
Xuan Kui was stunned, and Shi Yubai and Cheng Minxi also looked at her in shock.
After a while, Xuan Kui realized what was happening and chuckled, "I no longer have the ability to withstand the lightning tribulation. Without offerings, the Xuan Lei Tree won't help me anymore."
Fu Yunyao turned around, and the light from outside the temple fell on her, soft and dazzling.
She said.
"I'll help you fight the Heavenly Tribulation again."
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