When she was sent to the sacred mountain, Ning Xiaoxiao had already prepared herself mentally.
She knew she was going to die, but hoped it wouldn't hurt too much.
Ideally, it should be the kind that dies instantly.
Ning Xiaoxiao squatted on the ground, looking at the blizzard raging in the sky, and pulled her somewhat tattered cotton-padded coat tighter.
I wonder how my brother will feel when he comes back and hears that he has become a sacrifice in place of Sister Jingjing. He must be very sad.
I hope my brother won't mind this too much and can live a good life with Sister Jingjing.
Ning Xiaoxiao was so slender that the blizzard was so violent that it almost completely obscured her.
She stood up, brushed the snow off her clothes, and continued forward.
Yayu slowly walked out of the cave. Seeing the empty snowfield, she frowned. What was going on?
Did they learn their lesson this year and not send offerings?
Or was it because the snow was too heavy that they gave up?
Yayu circled around in place for a while, but couldn't find anyone, so she had no choice but to give up.
These people really have no perseverance at all.
Just because the blizzard was too big, you decided to give up?
Yayu returned to its own cave, deciding to go back and sleep first.
To be honest, it really wanted to go down the mountain, but the phoenix wouldn't allow it; it didn't want to be burned bald by the phoenix.
Ning Xiaoxiao moved forward cautiously.
The snowstorm was so severe that she was constantly being buried by it.
However, it was precisely because of this that she was able to successfully pass through the blizzard area.
Suddenly entering a place with gentle breezes and bright sunshine made her feel a little unaccustomed for a moment.
"roar--"
Just as Ning Xiaoxiao was hesitating about whether to take off her coat, a wild beast's roar startled her, and she quickly ran forward.
Ning Xiaoxiao thought that she had probably spent all her energy in her life on escaping.
Before she could shake off the beast behind her, another one leaped out from in front of her.
Ning Xiaoxiao quickly turned and slipped into a small cave.
The opening was extremely small; she simply couldn't believe that two wild beasts of that size could squeeze in.
Ning Xiaoxiao was in a corner of the cave. The cave was a bit warm, so she took off her coat and put it aside.
Clutching her rumbling stomach, a hint of despair flashed in her eyes.
"Didn't you already know you were going to die? Why are you so unwilling to accept it?"
Ning Xiaoxiao sniffed and wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand.
I still don't want to die.
roar--
The sounds of wild animals outside grew even louder.
Ning Xiaoxiao shrank back a little, but her hand accidentally touched a furry, slightly cold body.
"What's this?"
Is it the carcass of a wild animal?
She carefully crouched down to look at it.
"Is it dead?"
My body was stiff.
Ning Xiaoxiao reached out and picked up the bundle. She thought it was just a bird, but it turned out to be quite heavy.
She wrapped her coat around the 'corpse'.
"Respect for the dead is paramount. Anyway, I won't live much longer, so you can have these clothes." Ning Xiaoxiao rubbed the thing's head.
With its pointed beak, it must be a bird or a [unspecified animal].
"I don't know how much longer I have to live."
The cave was very dimly lit; apart from the little bit of light at the entrance, you could hardly see anything inside.
Therefore, Ning Xiaoxiao did not notice that the 'corpse's' claws moved slightly.
Ning Xiaoxiao stayed in the cave for two days. She was so hungry that her hands and feet were weak and she felt listless.
No, let's go out and take a look.
At worst, I'll just get eaten.
"Okay, thank you for spending two days with me."
Ning Xiaoxiao touched the fluffy ball again, mustered her courage, and walked out of the cave.
When the sunlight suddenly shone in, Ning Xiaoxiao squinted. Having spent several days in the dark cave, she was a little unaccustomed to the sudden light.
What's meant to happen will happen eventually.
As soon as Ning Xiaoxiao appeared, the two ferocious beasts walked towards her from the left and right, unhurriedly, as if Ning Xiaoxiao was already theirs.
Ning Xiaoxiao also gave up.
She couldn't run anymore.
I was starving and about to die. Since I was going to die anyway, I might as well make it quick.
Just as the two ferocious beasts were about to approach her, a phoenix cry rang out from the cave behind her, followed by a five-colored light that shot out from the cave entrance.
Upon hearing the sound, the two ferocious beasts simultaneously took a few steps back and turned to run away.
A strikingly handsome man, wearing her coat, was walking towards her step by step.
Later, Ning Xiaoxiao learned that the man was the 'corpse' she had been holding in her arms, the master of this sacred mountain, named Phoenix.
Every hundred years, it will feign death and enter a deep slumber, after which it will be reborn from the ashes.
This time, just as I was preparing to regain my senses, I was attacked, which is why I hid in this cave, hoping to get through these last few days of incubation. Unexpectedly, I encountered such a lovely person—
Ning Xiaoxiao followed the phoenix from then on, and in the phoenix's hibernation ground, she saw the introductory Taoist techniques carved on the wall—
She didn't know that her brother wasn't with Jingjing.
After sending Jingjing to the city, her brother heard about her situation and rushed back.
Instead of returning to the village, he went directly to the sacred mountain, only to be possessed by a mountain spirit and controlled by it for his entire life. This is why he doesn't have any memories of his own death.
As for Jingjing, she caught the eye of the King of Qing Kingdom.
They became friends after a fight, and eventually became a pair of bickering lovers.
Jingjing helped the King of Qing Kingdom carry out reforms, making the entire Qing Kingdom prosperous and strong.
She had long forgotten the promise she made to the little boy.
They even forgot about this person.
Only at the very end, when the mountain monsters wreaked havoc, did she see him, his face completely disfigured.
However, this war was stopped by Xiao Xiao.
She personally killed her brother and took his body back to Daming Village, where she buried him at the foot of the sacred mountain.
She also established her own sect at the foot of the mountain, spreading the Taoist arts she had learned.
Back in the system space, Jiang Cha wasn't there; she had gone on a mission.
Ning Hong then lazily sprawled on the sofa.
"Host, do you want to continue the mission?"
"No, I want to rest first."
"Forget it, I'll just continue with the mission. Who knows, I might run into her during it—"
"Ah Ze, you have to forgive your mother. I didn't mean to abandon you. I just couldn't go on like this anymore." Ning Hongze heard this as soon as he woke up, before he even opened his eyes. The woman's low sobbing sounded familiar and disturbed him.
After that, the woman lowered her head, touched his face, and then got up and left the room.
Ning Hong opened her eyes, her emotions somewhat complicated.
He seemed to see his past self reflected in the past.
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