Chapter 104 Demon Lord 104%
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Xiao Xuelian followed Mo Xuanxiao back to the Immortal Ruins and went to the Cold Pond as she wished.
She did not live in the palace that Mo Xuanxiao had helped her clean up, nor did she even go in to take a look. Little Snow Lotus waved goodbye to him in the Mirror Moon Tower, plunged into the cold pond without looking back, and turned back into the small and beautiful snow lotus.
She is just a snow lotus, a flower that loves cold and has no human nature.
As Xiao Xuelian thought about this, she couldn't help but think of Chao Yuan again. "Do you still want to build a snowman?"
You once said you wanted to build a big snowman at Kunlun Mountain. There's a Tianchi Lake there amidst the ice and snow, a place more suitable for you than the Hantan Lake.
If you want to go, we can build a home in Kunlun Mountain.
Home.
What is home? Is it a place like the cold pond where she feels comfortable and safe?
Thinking about Chao Yuan's original words over and over again, Xiao Xuelian began to imagine what the so-called "home" looked like. As her thoughts wandered, she suddenly came to her senses, shook the branches and leaves, and told herself that she should not think about such illusory things.
She doesn't need a home, it's enough for her to be a peaceful flower.
Just as Xiao Xuelian was gradually closing off her perception of the outside world, a loud phoenix cry pierced through the clouds. Xiao Xuelian raised her petals to look at the sky and saw a phantom phoenix flying towards her, floating above the cold pond and surrounding Xiao Xuelian.
Xiao Xuelian: "..."
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A phantom phoenix appeared in the cold pond. The phoenix was transformed from the Lianchao Divine Sword and only obeyed the orders of its master.
Mo Xuanxiao recognized that this was Qu Yaoyao's sword, so he had no way to dispel the phantom phoenix. Soon, all the immortal sects knew that there was a phoenix in the cold pond. It guarded the cold pond every day and lay beside a snow lotus. Anyone who dared to approach would be burned with the red lotus fire.
Because of its existence, Xiao Xuelian was unable to block her perception and stayed in the cold pond every day staring at the phoenix. What surprised her was that although she disliked and feared Chao Yuan, she had a good impression of the phoenix spirit that looked like him and did not reject its approach.
There was a full moon that night and a light snow was falling from the sky.
Xiao Xuelian suddenly heard footsteps approaching. She thought the Phoenix Spirit was going to get angry and spit sparks to threaten her again, but this time it just moved its head and lay beside her without moving.
Xiao Xuelian was curious and looked up, and found that the person coming was wearing a flashy red dress and holding a red umbrella. It was Chao Yuan, whom she had not seen for many days.
Chao Yuan was seriously injured and took several days to recuperate before coming out of the demon world. He maintained a little contact with Lian Chao, so he knew everything about Xiao Xuelian's recent actions.
"Do you really intend to be a flower for the rest of your life?" Chao Yuan walked to the front of the cold pond and leaned slightly to look at her.
The moonlight was blocked by the red umbrella, and the man in the umbrella was half covered in shadow, looking a little ghostly and cold. Xiao Xuelian pretended not to hear anything. Chao Yuan had already expected this. He just raised his hand and touched her soft and cool petals, and gently coaxed her, "Yaoyao, talk to me."
The little snow lotus curled up the small petals that he had touched and continued to pretend not to hear.
After waiting for a long time, Chao Yuan didn't hear Xiao Xuelian's response. She didn't speak, nor did she let him touch her. Chao Yuan could only look at her quietly, sighing and saying, "Forget it."
She doesn't want to talk to him, but he can't force her, right?
Chao Yuan gathered his sleeves, pulled out a yellow book from his bosom, and slowly turned a page. He asked, "Yaoyao, do you want to hear a story?"
I don’t want to listen, you’re so annoying, go away!
Xiao Xuelian responded silently in her heart.
As if he had heard her thoughts, Chao Yuan curved his lips to reveal a faint smile. After scanning the page three lines at a time, he said to himself, "This story is quite good. You should like it."
The storybooks were bought by Di Shu. He collected hundreds of storybooks from the human world and placed them all in his study.
Originally, these were used to entertain Xiao Xuelian, but she was unexpectedly just leaving when she said she wanted to be a flower. Chao Yuan flipped through a few books casually when he was free, thinking that his little flower would like such stories.
If she didn't want to read it herself, he would tell her the stories. After a long time, even if she still hated him, she would always remember the good things he did for her.
"The first chapter is about a disciple of the Immortal Sect who obtains a spiritual beast for the first time." Chao Yuan lowered his voice and began to read the story from the book.
The story, titled "The Devil and His Spirit Beast," tells the story of a senior brother from a sect who gradually falls into demonism, and how he and the spirit beast he raised become acquainted, companions, and finally live together. The story is long, with hundreds of chapters, enough for Chao Yuan to tell for ten days or even half a month. Although Xiao Xuelian doesn't respond from beginning to end, Chao Yuan tells it with great earnestness.
Turning another page, Chao Yuan lowered his eyes and read slowly, "The little spirit beast has become even more furry and adorable under the care of the eldest brother. One day, the clean-loving brother took the little spirit beast to bathe together again, but suddenly something happened to the little spirit beast."
"Yaoyao, guess what happened?" Chao Yuan turned his head to look at the cold pond.
Xiao Xuelian, who had been listening intently to the story, didn't expect him to suddenly ask a question. Her branches trembled, and she instinctively straightened them, shutting her mouth tightly as if she hadn't heard anything. She thought Chao Yuan would continue, but he didn't wait for her response. He simply closed the book and said calmly, "It's getting late. Let's stop here for tonight."
Xiao Xuelian: “??!”
Chao Yuan left without even looking back. The little snow lotus was stunned at first, then felt she had been tricked. She was so annoyed that her buds opened and released their fragrance, then quickly closed again.
Phoenix Huanling sensed Xiao Xuelian's mood changes and raised his head slightly to look at her. When Chao Yuan's figure completely disappeared, Xiao Xuelian couldn't help but complain, "Why is he so annoying?"
Phoenix had no ability to speak, so he could only rub her petals with his illusory body to comfort her.
The next evening, Chao Yuan came again.
He had been here for three days in a row, and each time he left, he would leave the story on a suspenseful note. This day, he repeated the same pattern, saying, "Big Brother has completely fallen into the devil's way. He led demons to attack the former immortal sect, just to capture the little spirit beast he raised."
"Yaoyao guess, will the little spirit beast choose to follow him, or stand on the side of the Immortal Sect and become his enemy?"
Xiao Xuelian couldn't help herself and finally replied: "I don't want to guess."
"Well, if you don't want to guess, then don't guess." Hearing Xiao Xuelian's voice, Chao Yuan curved his lips and revealed a beautiful smile. He looked very easy to talk to and slowly closed the storybook. "Okay, I'll continue the rest tomorrow."
Xiao Xuelian had been listening to the story for several days in a row and had long been deeply immersed in the story. Seeing Chao Yuan stand up to leave, she shook her flower bud anxiously and said, "Don't leave yet!"
"What will the little spirit beast choose? Will the possessed senior brother hurt her?"
"Can't you just finish what you're saying before you leave..." The last sentence was said weakly and softly.
Chao Yuan stopped.
It has been snowing for the past few days, and a thick layer of snow has accumulated on the ground.
To be closer to the little snow lotus, Chao Yuan would lower his body temperature every day, sitting in the cold pond for hours. Brushing the falling snow from his shoulders, he leaned sideways, his eyelashes raised. His scarlet-gold pupils darkened and deepened in the night, his face delicate and cold.
"You want me to stay, is it because you are curious about the story, or because you can't bear to leave me?" Chao Yuan asked, looking at the little flower in the pond.
The little snow lotus was stunned, its petals trembling slightly in the wind. She looked at the man in red not far away and didn't speak for a long time. Chao Yuan curved his lips into a faint smile and asked again, "Is it difficult to answer?"
Just as Xiao Xuelian was about to answer that it was the former, Chao Yuan said slowly, "Since you don't answer, I will assume that you have both."
As he said this, it was as if Xiao Xuelian had really answered like this. The smile on his face grew wider and wider, making his facial features even more stunning and handsome, and he restrained some of his aggressiveness.
After walking a few steps back to the edge of the cold pond, Chao Yuan leaned over and placed a kiss on the soft white petals, lightly rubbing them like a dragonfly skimming the water, affectionate yet restrained.
"Wait for me." Chao Yuan whispered, gently pinching her petals and making a promise: "I'll come to see you tomorrow."
Xiao Xuelian was confused.
Xiao Xuelian was stunned.
Xiao Xuelian was confused and stupid. It was not until Chao Yuan left that she realized that she had been molested by a big bird!
"Did he, did he kiss me just now?" Xiao Xuelian asked Lian Chao who was standing beside her.
The Phoenix Phantom tilted its head and stared at her with its scarlet-gold eyes. Xiao Xuelian felt vaguely that it was Chao Yuan who was looking at her. She wanted to cover its eyes to stop it from looking, but as a flower, she had no hands.
She sighed and bent her stems and leaves. She felt as if the petals of her flowers were still stained with Chao Yuan's breath, warm and hot, like fire, making her feel hot but not burning.
"I just...didn't answer him anything."
Xiao Xuelian didn't understand why Chao Yuan was so happy.
Time seemed to silently slow down. Xiao Xuelian watched the changes between day and night. In the past, she could sit and watch the clouds roll in and out, indifferent and silent. With the appearance of Chao Yuan, she found herself increasingly restless. She even felt that the days were long and she looked forward to the arrival of night. But she was also annoyed that the days were too long and the nights were too short, and she couldn't keep Chao Yuan to tell her stories for long.
Finally, it was night, and Xiao Xuelian was waiting for Chao Yuan to appear. However, the man who had promised her to wait for him did not show up.
The half-opened petals tightened slightly, and finally gradually closed into a small bud. Xiao Xuelian's mood continued to sink, and some vague images gradually appeared in her mind.
[You stay here obediently. I will come back after the sacrifice is completed.]
[Then you can't lie to me. When everything is over, you must come back to find me.]
Will he come back for her?
How foolish he was! Why would he come back? Why would he come back to find a dying flower that he had cruelly abandoned?
——He won’t come back.
The little snow lotus bud drooped lower and lower, and she couldn't help but murmur, "...He won't come again."
"Yaoyao."
Chao Yuan's voice suddenly came from not far away.
The snow fell heavily today, and the howling wind blew the snow sideways. Chao Yuan's red sleeves fluttered in the wind and snow, but he walked very slowly. After a long walk, he staggered slightly and sat down by the cold pond, his face blurred by the steam from his breath.
He lowered his eyes to gaze at her and said, "I'm here to keep my appointment."
This time he kept his word and did not break his promise.
Xiao Xuelian was a little dazed when she saw him appear, but the miraculous thing was that those surging memories receded like the tide, and soon she was at peace again.
"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Xuelian asked unconsciously.
In the past, he always liked to hold an umbrella when he came, and his hair was neatly tied with a golden crown. But tonight, not only did he not hold an umbrella, but his waist-length black hair was also a little messy, with strands of hair hanging down on his cheeks.
Chao Yuan adjusted his collar and cast a red barrier around him. He replied with a curved lip, "No big deal. I was just caught by a mad dog and had a few fights with him."
"Mad dog?" Xiao Xuelian was puzzled.
Chao Yuan hummed, "It was the mad dog who sent you back to the cold pond."
It was Mo Xuanxiao who escorted her back to the cold pond. Xiao Xuelian realized, "Are you talking about Mo Xuanxiao?"
"Yes, it's him." Chao Yuan thought his little flower was very smart and raised his hand to touch her petals.
Chao Yuan was injured, slashed in the arm by Mo Xuanxiao. Blood seeped through his red shirt, leaving a large, dark red patch that wasn't particularly noticeable. He could have avoided the injury, but as he dodged, he suddenly thought of Qu Yaoyao. He wanted to see how she, having lost a soul, would react to seeing him injured.
Xiao Xuelian did not respond.
Or perhaps her reaction was too small, and it did not reach the tenderness and concern that Chao Yuan wanted. She didn't even transform to check on his injuries.
"Come out!" Mo Xuanxiao chased after him quickly.
Looking at the dark red barrier before him, he slashed at it heavily and asked in a cold voice, "The Demon Lord has come to the Cold Pond so many times. Doesn't he take my Wanmen Immortal Sect seriously?"
He was right, Chao Yuan really didn't take it seriously.
Ignoring Mo Xuanxiao's voice, he scooped up water from the cold pond to wipe his bloody fingers, and the water dripped onto the ground, blooming into small red plum blossoms.
"Yaoyao, do you still want to hear a story tonight?"
Little Snow Lotus couldn't ignore Mo Xuanxiao's voice. Seeing a small crack appear in the barrier, it hesitated and said, "Shouldn't you... run away now?"
While he was still listening to the story, Mo Xuanxiao was about to break the barrier and catch him.
Chao Yuan was unaffected. "As long as you want to hear it, I will tell you."
“It’s just—” Seeing the gap in the barrier getting bigger and bigger, he stood up and said, “I need to tell you a story somewhere else.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of dark red spiritual energy condensed in his palm and tossed it around Xiao Xuelian. Xiao Xuelian didn't know what he was going to do, and was about to struggle in panic when she suddenly felt her body become heavy and immediately condensed into a human form.
Plop——
Xiao Xuelian fell into the cold pond. She touched her face and looked at her hands, then looked at Chao Yuan with wide eyes, "How did you do that..."
With Chao Yuan's abilities, forcing Xiao Xuelian to transform wasn't difficult, but he simply didn't want to upset her again. Something had happened tonight, so he had no choice but to force her to transform into a human.
When Chao Yuan fished the little snow lotus out of the cold pond, the weak barrier he had deliberately set up was also broken by Mo Xuanxiao.
"Look." Hugging his beloved Xiaohua, Chao Yuan quickly retreated. He curved his lips and smiled faintly, resting his chin on the top of Xiao Xuelian's head. He looked at Mo Xuanxiao provocatively, lowered his eyes, and whispered in Xiao Xuelian's ear, "He's more annoying than me, isn't he?"
He repeatedly disrupted their private time and disturbed his little girl from listening to stories.
The red light became brighter, and in the blink of an eye, Chao Yuan and Xiao Xuelian disappeared in front of Mo Xuanxiao.
The author has something to say: Does the story told by Chao Yuan look familiar to you?
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