She even couldn't help but wonder if the birthmark on her face had saved her life. Looking at her reflection in the water, which was exactly the same as the face in her illusion, she felt no joy whatsoever.
If my brother were still alive, I wouldn't care even if I looked ugly for the rest of my life. It's just a face, nothing to really care about.
She wanted to abandon the past, even the name Lu Qingsi. From now on, she would be a completely new person, someone who lived to save her brother.
"Do I hate him?" Lu Qingsi asked herself. For a moment, she did hate him, but she hated herself even more for not being able to protect her brother. That sword was originally meant for her, but Lu Ming stopped it.
Love? It wasn't a deep feeling to begin with; it was mostly expectation. Now that she has nothing left, she doesn't seem so sad anymore. Rekindle her past romance with Rong Xu? No, she dares not even think about that person.
"All the flowers have faded, but you alone remain in full bloom. From now on, you shall be called Lu Qingyan. Floating Dream Sect, Upper Abyss Sect, Rong Xu—you know none of these, you don't recognize any of them." Lu Qingsi, no, Lu Qingyan, spoke to her reflection in the water.
She smiled, her lips curving upwards, her usual innocent and lively demeanor replaced by a seductive air.
She blinked, exuding an indescribable charm.
Lu Qingyan hid away and started cultivating from scratch. The birds and beasts in the mountains brought her the best fruits and the sweetest dew.
Year after year, her cultivation level increased much faster than before.
Within the Floating Dream Sect, upon learning that Lu Ming and Lu Qingsi had died at the hands of the Sword-Holding Elder and Rong Xu of the Shangyuan Sect, they were furious: "What a Shangyuan Sect! They seemed to be genuinely seeking marriage back then, but who would have thought they would turn out to be murderers in the end."
The usually languid and charming sect leader slammed her hand on the table, shattering it. Looking at the disheveled state of her disciples below, she angrily said, "You are all from the Floating Dream Sect, are you just going to stand there and watch the Upper Abyss Sect bully us like this?"
"Sect Leader, it's not that we don't want to help, it's just that Rong Xu and Elder Zhijian are moving too fast, we simply can't stop them," a bold disciple complained in a low voice.
The sect leader waved his hand: "Knowing that your cultivation is insufficient, why don't you hurry back and cultivate properly? What are you still doing here?"
Just as the disciples were about to leave, the sect leader rang the bell to summon everyone from the Floating Dream Sect.
Looking at the dense crowd below, the sect leader stood on the high platform and calmly recounted the deaths of Lu Ming and Lu Qingsi at the hands of the Shangyuan Sect. He concluded by saying, "From this day forward, all disciples must intensify their training and improve themselves. Also, if you encounter anyone from the Shangyuan Sect in the future, give them a good beating. As long as no one dies, I don't believe anyone from the Shangyuan Sect will have the face to come to our Fumeng Sect to demand an explanation."
The sect leader did want to have a big battle with Shangyuan Sect, but he already knew that Tianmen was also involved. Tianmen had also fallen into demonic possession. If they really fought with Shangyuan Sect, wouldn't it just benefit those demons from Tianmen in the end?
Therefore, we can only be patient and slowly wear down the Shangyuan Sect. We cannot fall into the Tianmen's trap and let the demons take advantage of the situation by weakening both sides with the Shangyuan Sect.
The disciples below all agreed. They couldn't afford to have a falling out with the Shangyuan Sect, but they couldn't let them get away with it.
Elder He was devastated after learning about Lu Ming's situation, and his health collapsed. It will take him more than ten years to recover.
In contrast to him, Master Yuxu remained calm.
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