Chapter 74 Immortal Lord 074%
Xie Qingxun launched the Green Emperor Order, calling on almost half of the people in the world of immortal cultivation to capture them.
With Chong'an's help, they hid in a secret cave in the mountains of Yunta Town. That was where Qu Yaoyao had previously hidden from Xie Qingxun. Now, when she revisited the old place, Qu Yaoyao couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.
The snow outside was falling heavier and heavier, just like the year when she and Chong'an first met.
Mo Xuanxiao had internal injuries, and after entering the cave, he began to meditate and regulate his breathing. Qu Yaoyao originally wanted him to use the power of the Kunlun Stone to heal his injuries, but Chong'an said, "Only special people can enter the Kunlun Stone, and he is not qualified."
Qu Yaoyao turned to look at him. Chong'an stood against the stone wall, looking at the falling snow outside the cave and said, "We don't have much time left."
Before Qu Yaoyao could ask further, Mo Xuanxiao began coughing violently. The glow around him gradually faded, and his complexion looked much better than before. Qu Yaoyao hurried forward, asking with a hint of guilt, "Are you feeling better?"
Mo Xuanxiao nodded, "It's much better now."
Qu Yaoyao didn't dare to look him in the eye. She sat in the corner, hugging her knees and apologizing muffledly, "I'm sorry, I've gotten you into trouble again."
Mo Xuanxiao shook his head, "You're not wrong. I should apologize to you."
"What's your fault?"
Mo Xuanxiao said, "You trusted me so much, yet I went against your instructions and brought the stone out. If I hadn't brought it out, you wouldn't have been blamed by Master."
He took all the blame on himself. If he had listened to Qu Yaoyao, they wouldn't be in the current situation.
Qu Yaoyao blinked.
Looking down at the Kunlun Stone in her hand, she clenched it so tightly that her knuckles turned white. After a long while, she spoke, "You're not wrong. Perhaps all this is God's arrangement. Speaking of which, I have to thank you."
Thank him for bringing out the Kunlun Stone, allowing her to regain the right to choose.
“…”
The scale of this manhunt was too large. Since Xie Qingxun was using Qu Yaoyao as a cover, he came to the lower world to chase her in person. He set up teleportation arrays in every town, which could allow people to move from one city to another at an extremely fast speed. This seriously hindered Chong'an's efforts to help them plan an escape route.
"He is really crazy." Looking at the Dharma light rising into the sky, Chong'an murmured, the expression under the mask unclear.
He knew Xie Qingxun was a lunatic, but he hadn't expected him to go mad so early, resorting to such a method that would kill one thousand enemies while injuring eight hundred of his own. The teleportation array required a very high level of cultivation from the cultivator, and if Pei Ziyi attacked him at this moment, he would surely be seriously injured.
Pei Ziyi was indeed preparing to take action against Xie Qingxun.
Xie Qingxun held too many handles on him, which forced him to stay in his own Delusion Ruins for a while, not daring to act rashly. Now that he had the opportunity, he was making things difficult for Xie Qingxun's pursuit while plotting to attack Xie Qingxun. Unfortunately, Xie Qingxun didn't give him the chance. When he came to the lower realm to pursue Qu Yaoyao, he asked Huang Ying to deliver a few small items to the main sect, which were evidence of his contact with Qu Yingsi.
Qu Yingsi has now been convicted of treason and collusion with demons, and now it has been discovered that she has an unusual relationship with the Immortal Master Zi Cang, which cannot but give people pause for thought.
Just like that, Xie Qingxun unknowingly pushed all the murders he had committed onto Pei Ziyi.
"Immortal Venerable, someone has discovered their traces in Wangyou City."
It was snowing heavily that day, the fifth day since Qu Yaoyao and the others escaped from the upper realm.
During these five days, the two of them had been hiding and nearly discovered several times. This time, their appearance in the city aroused suspicion. When avoiding the pursuers, Qu Yaoyao swung the Lian Chao sword. When Chong'an reminded her, it was too late, "Don't use Lian Chao!"
brush--
Lian Chao had already come out and easily stopped the group of cultivators who were chasing him.
Qu Yaoyao looked at Chong'an blankly. She quickly retracted the sword in her hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chong'an was silent for a moment and said, "Lian Chao and Xie Qingxun are in tune with each other, which allows him to sense your location."
"What should we do then?!" Qu Yaoyao panicked. Xie Qingxun had never told her about this before.
Chong'an thought Qu Yaoyao knew, and the two looked at each other in silence. When she was about to pull Mo Xuanxiao away, Chong'an sighed, "It's too late."
Perhaps this is fate, as if some things cannot be changed no matter how he tries.
Mo Xuanxiao was already used to Qu Yaoyao mumbling to herself from time to time. Seeing her panic, he asked with concern, "What happened?"
At this time, Qu Yaoyao also heard Chong'an say, "Mo Xuanxiao's cultivation has improved a lot. Although he can't beat Xie Qingxun now, it's enough for you to escape..."
Chong'an actually asked her to leave Mo Xuanxiao behind and run away by herself.
As if he could see Qu Yaoyao's rejection, he paused and explained, "Mo Xuanxiao is a descendant of the dragon clan. Even if Xie Qingxun wanted to kill him, the other immortal sects would not agree."
"Yaoyao, he won't die. You can still contact him when you hide in a safe place."
Qu Yaoyao raised her face.
Before, she would listen to whatever Chong'an said, but she couldn't and didn't want to do some things that touched her bottom line. Instead of letting her life survive by stepping on the lives of others, she might as well accept the reality openly and give others a bright future.
"Mo Xuanxiao." Qu Yaoyao didn't follow Chong'an's instructions. She stuffed the Kunlun Stone into Mo Xuanxiao's hands again and said helplessly, "I may have to trouble you for a favor again."
She thought about it for a long time. In fact, there was an idea that she had always wanted to tell Chong'an but didn't dare to say it. Now it can finally be realized.
She tricked Mo Xuanxiao away.
Qu Yaoyao didn't tell him that Xie Qingxun was about to catch up. She asked Mo Xuanxiao to take the Kunlun Stone to a place while she stayed nearby and waited for his return. She lied again and became the person she hated the most.
"Chong'an, I don't want to run away anymore." After Mo Xuanxiao left, Qu Yaoyao sat in the snow.
Reaching out to catch a piece of falling snow, she spoke to herself, "I'm very grateful to you for saving me and giving me a second chance at life. This made me realize the preciousness of life. But now, I suddenly feel that there are things more important than life, and I want to figure it out."
Chong'an stood beside her, the golden mask on his face reflecting a cool glow, and he said nothing.
"You always say that Kunlun Stone is related to my life, but do you know? That day I heard Xie Qingxun say that Kunlun Stone is more important than his life. He can give up his life for Kunlun, and I can also give up Kunlun Stone for him..."
"It might sound silly to say it out loud." Qu Yaoyao rubbed her eyes with her sleeves, forced a smile and said, "I just want to know..."
"I want to know who is more important in his heart, me or Kunlun Stone."
In fact, this is the real Qu Yaoyao.
The innocent and naive little Xuelian, who was unaffected by Chong'an's interference, didn't think too much, didn't care about the warmth and coldness of human feelings, and only knew to express her love and escape when she didn't. Her original intention of transforming was to come to Xie Qingxun and tell him that she loved him very much and wanted to stay with him.
After going around in circles, everything is back to where it started.
Qu Yaoyao can now give everything for Xie Qingxun. She just wants to know how far Xie Qingxun's love for her can go.
"Are you willing to give up your life just to get an answer?" Chong'an walked in front of her, and the red hem of his dress swayed over her and disappeared.
Qu Yaoyao hummed, nodded vigorously and said, "Some things are more important than life."
Chong'an smiled.
He couldn't suppress a low, cold laugh. He gently held his forehead with his hand, his wide sleeves obscuring his face. He laughed for a long time, but it sounded like he was crying. Chong'an smiled and said, "You really haven't changed at all."
He had taught her for so long, taught her to practice magic and become stronger, taught her to see the dangers of the world and the true face of the men around her. He had used all his strength to stay by her side, and used all means to prevent her from getting close to Xie Qingxun. He saw some results, but now his little girl came to tell him: "Some things are more important than life."
Yes, some things are indeed more important than life.
It took Chong'an tens of thousands of years to understand this truth, but a little snow lotus that had just transformed had only lived in the human world for a few years, but it was already so insightful that it could see through his own thoughts.
"It is because I know that some things are more important than life that I come to your side." He already understood it, but unfortunately Xie Qingxun still didn't understand it.
Chong'an squatted in front of her, staring at her face and said, "Xie Qingxun doesn't deserve your love. He will kill you."
Who is more important, Kunlun Stone or her? Chong'an already knew Xie Qingxun's answer, but Qu Yaoyao would not believe it. She just wanted to see with her own eyes what choice Xie Qingxun would make.
A light appeared not far away, and the snow on the trees fell down, covering Qu Yaoyao's head and body.
Looking at the man who had appeared in the snow, Chong'an stepped back. He gently closed his eyelashes and murmured, "If I can't change this, then my existence will be a joke."
He could defeat himself, but he lost to Qu Yaoyao again.
Chong'an closed his eyes and thought, at this point, he could only use the most risky method.
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When Mo Xuanxiao returned to the snow, Qu Yaoyao was gone.
The teleportation arrays dissipated, and the surroundings became quiet and silent. He walked through the town wrapped in his cloak and found that Qu Yaoyao's portrait was gone. Only his own portrait was still posted on the walls and doors. Some cultivators lamented, "A good descendant of the dragon clan could do such a cowardly thing as kidnapping his master's wife. So what if he's been sent back now? There's no place for him in the world of cultivation."
"You can't say that. The power of a descendant of the dragon clan cannot be underestimated. If he awakens his dragon bloodline and becomes the strongest in the world, do you think there will still be a place for him in the world of immortal cultivation?"
"You mean he can beat two immortals in the future? What a joke."
Mo Xuanxiao listened quietly for a moment. When he learned that Xie Qingxun brought Qu Yaoyao back to Wangxu and nothing happened, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned away as if he had made up his mind.
Qu Yaoyao was indeed brought back to Wangxu by Xie Qingxun.
But he did not bring her back to the bedroom, nor did he break into the underground palace. He locked her in a dark room. There was nothing in the room except chains hanging everywhere.
Xie Qingxun locked Qu Yaoyao up.
He used chains to circle Qu Yaoyao's wrists and ankles, so that she could only move within a limited range. When Qu Yaoyao regained consciousness, she initially thought there was something wrong with her eyes, until she saw a faint red light on her neck, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where is the Kunlun Stone?" Xie Qingxun's voice came from the darkness.
Qu Yaoyao couldn't see his appearance, nor could she touch where he was. She could only stare at the darkness in front of her with wide eyes and reached out to grab forward, "Where are you?"
Xie Qingxun was silent for a moment, then asked again, "Where is the Kunlun Stone?"
He checked her whole body and found that the Kunlun Stone was not on her. Xie Qingxun had already sent people to look for Mo Xuanxiao's whereabouts, but he didn't think Qu Yaoyao would give him the Kunlun Stone again.
As expected, Qu Yaoyao said, "Don't send anyone to look for Mo Xuanxiao anymore. I've hidden the Kunlun Stone. It's not with him."
Xie Qingxun laughed coldly: "You can't even protect yourself, yet you still remember to protect him."
"Qu Yaoyao, I'm going to ask you one last time, where is the Kunlun Stone?"
Qu Yaoyao didn't seize the opportunity and asked, "If I don't tell you the whereabouts of the Kunlun Stone, will you kill me?"
"No." Xie Qingxun answered without hesitation.
Qu Yaoyao's heart skipped a beat. She thought Xie Qingxun still had feelings for her. Just as she was about to show him the clue to the Kunlun Stone, her chin was suddenly pinched by an icy hand. Xie Qingxun had walked up to her without her knowing when, lowered his eyes to look at her in the darkness, and said, "I won't kill you, but I will torture you."
"Didn't you always feel that I was imprisoning you?"
Xie Qingxun moved closer to her, his lips tracing down her cheek to her earlobe, his voice as cold as cold water. "Since you won't appreciate my kindness, then I'll show you what true imprisonment is."
"You no longer have a chance." Xie Qingxun asked her three times, but Qu Yaoyao never told him the whereabouts of the Kunlun Stone.
Since she refuses to say, then just stay in the darkness.
Qu Yaoyao was a little panicked. She wanted to grab Xie Qingxun's hand, but her fingertips brushed against his sleeves. Xie Qingxun retreated without mercy. He looked at Qu Yaoyao who was frantically looking for him in the darkness, and his heart was cold.
"Xie Qingxun." Qu Yaoyao called him.
"Don't leave me here."
Xie Qingxun moved his fingers and let her grope in the dark. Eventually, she tripped over the chains and fell to the ground. He cried out in a sobbing voice, "Xie Qingxun..."
Her voice became weak and small, "Are you still there?"
As she tentatively moved forward, she finally touched the cool and smooth fabric. Xie Qingxun squatted down and stroked her hair, "Are you scared?"
He laughed, "Didn't you say you weren't afraid of the dark?"
That's because she has never seen true darkness.
"Do you want to try the life I used to live?" Xie Qingxun helped Qu Yaoyao up, held her in his arms and spoke to her face to face. Feeling Qu Yaoyao trembling, he sighed, "I'm really afraid that I will drive you crazy."
"But if I get what I want and feel better, I might let you go a little."
Qu Yaoyao understood the meaning of his words, but she did not waver out of fear. Instead, she choked and said, "If you treat me like this, I will never tell you the whereabouts of the Kunlun Stone."
A sneer was heard.
Xie Qingxun lost his patience and said, "Then you will stay here forever."
Qu Yaoyao was pushed out of his arms, and just when she thought he was going to leave, Xie Qingxun suddenly walked in front of her again and placed his fingers on the side of her neck.
"I almost forgot." Xie Qingxun's slender fingers slid down and grasped the thin string around Qu Yaoyao's neck. In this dark environment, Qu Yaoyao's vision and perception abilities were greatly reduced, so when she realized Xie Qingxun's intention, it was too late.
Snap——
The pendant on her neck was pulled off by Xie Qingxun.
Not caring about the pain of the falling line scratching her skin, Qu Yaoyao felt as if her heart was suddenly empty. She hurried to grab it, but failed because she couldn't see anything.
"No, no." She fumbled around in panic, "Xie Qingxun, give it back to me."
"Give it back to you, so you can run away from under my nose again?"
Holding the pendant in his palm, Xie Qingxun sneered, "I will not give you this opportunity again."
“…”
Xie Qingxun left, leaving Qu Yaoyao alone in the darkness. Without the pendant, Qu Yaoyao tried to call Chong'an's name, but the surroundings were silent, with only her own breathing, and no one else's.
"Xie Qingxun..."
She called out again and again, and finally couldn't help but break down and cry, "Come back."
"Give it back to me." She lost Chong'an.
Xie Qingxun had sealed her cultivation, leaving her powerless and chained, unable to even summon Lian Chao. From panic to a forced calm, Qu Yaoyao didn't know how long she had been in the darkness.
"Are you willing to tell me?" Xie Qingxun's voice suddenly came from the darkness.
Qu Yaoyao sat on the ground hugging her knees. Unable to tell where Xie Qingxun was, she looked at her toes and said, "Give me back the pendant."
"If I return it to you, will you tell me the whereabouts of the Kunlun Stone?"
Qu Yaoyao's dry eyes began to moisten again. When she raised her hand, the chains vibrated and collided. She rubbed her eyes stubbornly, still saying the same thing as before: "If you treat me like this, I will never tell you."
Xie Qingxun laughed and then disappeared again.
When he appeared again, Qu Yaoyao thought it must be the full moon.
Ever since Xie Qingxun brought her back, he'd refused to speak to her, aside from occasionally asking her about the whereabouts of the Kunlun Stone, let alone touching her. And today, he suddenly hugged her from behind, twisting her face with immense force, and kissed her cheek with a rather unkind kiss.
Qu Yaoyao wanted to struggle, but he tied her up with chains instead. The chains were cold and hard against her body, leaving red marks on her skin.
"So you are the real pervert." Qu Yaoyao finally understood why Xie Qingxun asked back that question when she said that Viper's behavior was perverted.
He was the real pervert in hiding, he imprisoned her, tied her up, bullied her. Qu Yaoyao's lips were red, swollen and painful from his bite. She cried and gasped violently, unable to break free from his strength. She could only turn her face away again and again to prevent him from touching her. Xie Qingxun sneered and simply grabbed her neck and lowered his lips.
The chains kept swinging and vibrating, and the sound continued without stopping. The monotonous tone seemed extremely long in Qu Yaoyao's ears.
When everything was over, Qu Yaoyao felt pain all over her body. It might be from the chains, or from Xie Qingxun's pinching, or maybe it was because she struggled too hard and it was her own fault. In short, it hurt everywhere, and she couldn't stop crying. She didn't want anyone to hear her crying, so she could only bite her arm hard with her teeth.
"Do you know how long you've been here?" She hadn't known how many times she'd fainted. Xie Qingxun had deliberately tossed her unconscious the previous times, and every time she woke up, she'd already been washed and dressed. But this time, Xie Qingxun didn't leave immediately. He scooped her up from the ground and held her in his cool embrace.
Qu Yaoyao didn't say anything. Xie Qingxun sneered and didn't care. He pressed something with his backhand, and with a snap, the heavy chain fell to the ground.
He carried the person to a place outside the chain. The darkness remained. When Qu Yaoyao regained consciousness, she heard the faint sound of flowing water. Only then did she realize that there was a pool in this room.
Crash——
Xie Qingxun held her and went into the water.
"Is it cold?" Feeling the person in his arms shiver, Xie Qingxun smiled. He scooped up a handful of cold water and poured it on Qu Yaoyao's shoulders, saying leisurely, "Compared to the water in the desolate sea, the water in this pool is quite warm."
"Do you know how long I have been in the desert sea?"
Xie Qingxun seemed to be talking to himself, "It wasn't just a few months, Yaoyao. Before you lied to me, I had been there for a long, long time, so long that I couldn't feel the passage of time, so long that I didn't know what temperature was other than cold. The most ridiculous thing is, I thought this world was dark."
"At that time, the Desolate Sea was still in the sky and was called the Sky Sea."
There are too many memories of Xie Qingxun in the desolate sea, those dark and desolate memories that he is afraid to touch. He is so proud that he never mentions that past to anyone.
"I really want to destroy that place." But he couldn't.
If something can't be destroyed and it's annoying to see, then it's better to stay away from it. But things don't always go as he wants. Xie Qingxun and Qu Yaoyao put their foreheads together and sighed, "Why don't you lie to me about anything else? Why did you lie to me about this?"
Qu Yaoyao's act of deceiving him was tantamount to extinguishing his light with her own hands.
His light...seemed to have faded again.
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