Chapter 12
The letter contained only this short sentence, nothing more.
At the time, Chu Jiye was young and impetuous, and had been pampered by his family since childhood. Upon seeing these words, he felt as if his sincere feelings had been trampled on. Enraged, he tore the letter to shreds and threw it aside. Before the servants could pick it up, several fragments drifted into the sea.
It wasn't until news arrived that the Sword Master Mingyue had failed in his demon-slaying mission and was trapped in the Mitian Secret Realm that Chu Jiye realized these were the last words Sheng Ningyu would say to him.
The Bright Moon Pavilion on the Sea should be demolished.
But he just wouldn't dismantle it.
Chu Jiye foolishly thought that, given Ningyu's temper, if she saw him being so disobedient, she would be so angry that she would come back to haunt him even in her next life.
Whether they are wandering ghosts or mountain spirits.
He acknowledges anyone who comes to him.
A faint smile appeared on Chu Jiye's face. He glanced around at the sword cultivators Chu Le had chosen, and found them to be unusually mild-mannered.
"We must eradicate this evil completely. Please follow me to find the root of the puppet barrier."
The sword cultivators were flattered and responded obediently.
If Sister Ningyu were here and saw that puppet barrier, she would definitely be unable to resist taking action.
Chu Jiye wondered, what did it matter to him whether they lived or died when they faced that enormous barrier of qi?
...
Upon realizing that Chu Jiaren had walked away, Young Master Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only him, but the people from Yunwang Palace around him were the same, their faces showing a bit of a guilty conscience.
The sound of the stream in the bamboo grove soothes the soul.
Sheng Ningyu saw this and couldn't help but smile.
She released her grip on Xie Qianjing's hand, returned the "blinding bead" in her palm to the young master, and said solemnly, "Thank you very much for your help this time, young master. My surname is Ning, and my given name is Mingyue. This is my friend, surnamed Xie. If you ever need anything in the future, I will do my best to help you."
Sheng Ningyu understood perfectly.
If it weren't for Young Master Yuan giving her the "blinding bead" in time to conceal their figures, she would probably have been caught by Chu Chang'an.
It wasn't that Sheng Ningyu thought Chu Chang'an would definitely recognize her, but she was afraid of causing any unforeseen complications.
Young Master Yuan quickly returned the greeting: "I am Yuan Shuhe from Yunwang Palace. Fellow Daoist Ning, there is no need to worry. I should thank you for your help just now. Otherwise, if Young Master Chu Le had been injured, that family head would probably have been even more ruthless."
"Fellow Daoist, you may wish to accept this blindfold bead for now, and return it after you have safely arrived at Linghuanwu."
It turns out it was Shuhe, that kid.
You've grown so much!
Sheng Ningyu smiled and agreed.
Although they were talking, they did not forget to keep moving. Sheng Ningyu listened to Young Master Yuan's words and roughly figured out the current situation of Yunwang Palace.
Yuan Daojun, that old man, is in excellent health, as robust as a turtle. However, in recent years he has become increasingly fond of indulging in nature, so he has left all the mundane affairs of Yunwang Palace to his eldest son, Yuan Bushu, who only holds the title of head of the Yuan family.
"So where are you two headed?"
Sheng Ningyu knew that Xie Qianjing was going to the Great Wilderness Mountain alone, and was about to stop him when Xie Qianjing said, "I need to go to the foot of the Wilderness Mountain." Before Sheng Ningyu could say anything, he added, "But now that the Chu family is here, I'm afraid I'll have to bother you all. Let's talk about it after we leave this area."
This is exactly what Sheng Ningyu was thinking.
Yuan Shuhe and the others nodded in agreement and suggested, "A new road has just been built in Linghuanwu. It was used by the former Palace Master to gather herbs for his wife. One part of it leads to the Great Wilderness Mountain. When Young Master Xie returns to Linghuanwu with us, we can take this road."
This is something Sheng Ningyu didn't know.
She made a mental note of it, and when she saw everyone looking at her, she spoke up, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
“I am different from him. I have been weak since childhood, with poor physical constitution, and... I have also suffered misfortune. My original intention for this trip was to seek medicine at Yunwang Palace in Linghuanwu. I did not expect to meet you all along the way. It is fate.”
Sheng Ningyu paused, then sighed heavily: "Along the way, I've heard a lot about the Chu family. It's said that the head of the Chu family has an eccentric personality and is not easy to get along with, so I didn't want to get involved at all. But that day, I was short of money and mistakenly ate the breakfast the Chu family had laid out. I was forced to lie and say that I wasn't a sword cultivator to escape this calamity..."
That makes sense.
Yao Youling looked around and couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Ning, why do you think the Chu family will definitely choose you? With Fellow Daoist Xie by your side, shouldn't you be very safe? Just now, I saw that neither Chu Le nor Chu Jiye combined were as good-looking as Fellow Daoist Xie alone."
This fellow Daoist Xie's appearance is so beautiful that it is hard to find anywhere else in the world; he can be called an unparalleled beauty.
His snow-white skin and bamboo-like bones were like jade carvings. Especially the red mark between his eyebrows made him look nothing like a young master in a painting of the mortal world. He looked more like a Buddha statue in a temple, who had been given a Bodhi seed and transformed into human form to come to the mortal world.
He exudes elegance simply by standing there, without uttering a single word.
Yao Youling didn't consider himself ugly. The two young masters of the Yuan family in Yunwang Palace were even more handsome and renowned in the cultivation world. But in front of this Young Master Xie, they both became mediocre.
Only Rong Que, who is known as the "Number One Young Master," seems to be able to compete with him.
Xie Qianjing glanced at Yao Youling, smiled and shook his head: "This fellow Daoist is mistaken in his thinking."
Yuan Shuhe was too late to stop Yao Youling. At this moment, the young boy was even more troubled and rubbed his forehead: "Junior Brother Youling, have you forgotten what your elder brother said? Listen quietly and keep quiet."
Sheng Ningyu smiled and said, "It's alright, it is indeed a point of suspicion."
As soon as she finished speaking, she took off her veil.
The red marks on his face had completely faded, and the effects of the disguise pill had worn off. His face appeared before everyone without warning, leaving them all stunned.
Her skin was fair and her features were exquisite. Her eyes and brows were cool and aloof. Wherever her gaze fell, it was as if the bright moon was shining high above. Even the slightest impurity on a person would make them feel ashamed and dare not appear before her for fear of desecrating her.
Ice sculpted into bones, moon as its soul, beautiful everywhere, cold everywhere.
She must be an extremely aloof beauty.
But that's not actually the case.
When she stands in the sunlight, with a faint smile, casually glancing at you, she exudes a languid and carefree flirtatiousness. Yet, this flirtatiousness is bright and flamboyant, making it impossible to feel any criticism.
Like moonlight scattering in the night, even frost and snow would willingly melt upon seeing it.
Especially when Sheng Ningyu stood next to Xie Qianjing, both of them were stunningly beautiful, and when they were together, it was hard to tell who looked better.
No wonder Fellow Daoist Ning believed he would definitely be chosen.
The physicians couldn't help but think that if they were retainers of the Chu family, they would never let these two swordsmen go, no matter how rudimentary their swordsmanship was, and would definitely bring them back to show their patriarch.
Moreover, this Fellow Daoist Ning is not only good-looking, but also so good-looking that he feels approachable and even familiar.
All the physicians and cultivators praised them, and one disciple couldn't help but sigh, "Perhaps the Sword Master Mingyue that Patriarch Chu is looking for is someone with looks like you two."
I suddenly felt disgusted again.
Sheng Ningyu was even somewhat used to it. She said without changing her expression, "The legendary Sword Master is said to have the appearance of a celestial being, as bright as the moon, and radiant with boundless light. We two are just ordinary mortals, how can we compare?"
Hearing her say that, Xie Qianjing's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
"Senior Brother Youling, please lend me the Golden Jade Glass Bead that you've been saving for so long."
Yao Youling suddenly snapped out of his daze and looked warily at his junior sister, who was only up to his chest: "There are plenty of glass beads, but the golden jade glass bead is the hardest to refine. I only have one. What do you need it for?"
Although she was entangled by the puppet barrier, fortunately it was only the mildest kind, and she even received such a beautiful pear blossom from her older sister, which made her extremely lucky.
And for some reason, she felt an instant connection with this Fellow Daoist Ning.
Yao Youling thought for a moment and agreed, "Indeed."
These two people are clearly not ordinary people, especially this Fellow Daoist Ning, who not only has an extraordinary appearance, but also gives people a sense of warmth.
He is truly fortunate to have met you.
The remaining medical practitioners from Yunwang Palace nodded involuntarily.
Yuan Shuhe: "..."
Having this group of fellow disciples is his blessing.
He was truly convinced.
Young Master Yuan sighed with a maturity beyond his years and instructed Sheng Ningyu, who had already put her veil back on, "Before we reach Yunwang Palace, Fellow Daoist Ning, please remember not to remove your veil."
The young boy spoke with remarkable composure, bearing a resemblance to his older brother.
Sheng Ningyu's eyes grew even more loving, and she coaxed fluently, "I am naturally careful and cautious on ordinary days, but this time it is only because I trust the character of everyone in Yunwang Palace."
The healers were flattered by the praise, and Yuan Shuhe blushed even more.
Strange, why does he seem so shy, like when he was a child and his aunts in the family held and comforted him?
Even so, Yuan Shuhe still insisted: "Even the most rigorous sects and families are not immune to those with wavering minds. Fellow Daoist Ning has only just met me, and should not trust me so much."
Sheng Ningyu's eyes grew even more kind: "Alright, thank you for reminding me, Young Master Yuan. I'll remember it."
It feels more like when I was a child.
Yuan Shuhe turned his face away embarrassedly, then turned back and pointed at Sheng Ningyu: "By the way, Fellow Daoist Ning, do you need to get your right hand treated?"
hand?
Sheng Ningyu subconsciously tucked her right hand into her sleeve and said, "It's inconvenient to be out here. Why don't we wait until we reach Linghuanwu before asking you, young master..."
“My senior brother didn’t mean that.” The young girl Ji Qingwu moved closer to Sheng Ningyu and reached out to tug at her sleeve, but Sheng Ningyu nimbly dodged her and put her hand behind her back.
Her expression remained unchanged as she bent down and joked with the little girl, "My hands are quite dirty and haven't been washed yet. If you touch them, the pear blossom will get dirty too."
Sheng Ningyu paused for a moment and looked at Yuan Shuhe.
Seeing her looking at him, Yuan Shuhe coughed awkwardly, his fist pressed to his lips: "I only saw it when Fellow Daoist Ning took off her veil just now. It is our dereliction of duty as medical cultivators to make you suffer for so long. I still have some pills in my Star River Pouch. If you don't mind, how about I give you a basic treatment, and we can make further plans when we get to Yunwang Palace?"
So that's how it is.
"Leave it to me."
A cool sensation suddenly spread across my right wrist, like the coolness of jade.
Sheng Ningyu suddenly turned her head and saw Xie Qianjing standing behind her to her right, smiling and holding her hand as he looked at Yuan Shuhe.
Although the physicians from Yunwang Palace were dressed in bamboo green, while Xie Qianjing was in ordinary clothes, Sheng Ningyu felt that he was the most outstanding in this bamboo forest.
Bodhi is like jade, and jade is like you.
A smile with lowered eyes, and a vast expanse of jade-like beauty.
Sheng Ningyu was momentarily stunned when she heard Xie Qianjing's gentle voice: "Young Master Yuan has protected us all the way and offered words of comfort. Fellow Daoist Ning and I are extremely grateful."
"If I were to bother you any further, I would truly be ashamed. It would be better if I could treat Fellow Daoist Ning's injuries myself. This way, you and your fellow disciples can take a short rest, which would put our minds at ease."
A note from the author:
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Yao Youling (laughing loudly): Hey, Mr. Xie, what are you being so polite about! We're not tired! Not at all!
Xie Qianjing: ...
And, it's good that it looks familiar, it's wonderful that it looks familiar!
I saw some of you guessing who recognized the female lead first. Well, it's someone who was mentioned very, very, very little. Not only would you not have guessed, but even I, Mingyue, hadn't thought of her.
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