Unlike her heavy back, Qu Lingyuan's expression was rather relaxed. She strolled along the path in the snowy mountains and even had the leisure to ask Yi Ling questions.
"Is Yu Jinjiang here?"
"Right behind you." Yi Ling's answer was quite scary.
It's similar to the feeling of "there's someone behind you" being haunted.
Qu Lingyuan raised her eyebrows upon hearing this and put on a sad expression, and Yu Jinjiang immediately appeared beside her.
The two walked side by side on the road, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Ling Yuan, are you okay?" Yu Jinjiang lowered his eyelids and cautiously turned his head to look at her.
The girl is like a little rabbit, as if any loud noise would scare her away.
"Something happened." Qu Lingyuan sniffed her red nose and answered straightforwardly, which caught Yu Jinjiang off guard.
She seemed to be so frank very rarely. Every time I asked her if she was okay, I would always get a negative answer.
Yu Jinjiang selfishly didn't want Shi Ran to have too many conflicts with her, so she was considering how to comfort her.
"Shi Ran also just lost a loved one. She's just worried that you're having a hard time living alone without anyone to rely on. If you don't want to, just ignore her. Don't think too much about it..."
Qu Lingyuan glanced at him, pursed her lips and did not answer, sneering in her heart.
Would Shi Ran be worried about her? She'd probably wish she'd die alone in a mass grave at the foot of the mountain.
After a while, when they were almost back at their residence, Qu Lingyuan finally spoke: "Who says a woman can't live well alone? A husband is a woman's lifelong support. I have my own hands and feet, so why should I rely on others? Since Brother Yu doesn't want to be my support and doesn't want me to stay by his side, then I'm leaving. You want to marry Sister Shi, so why are you stopping me?"
Her slender body stood out in the wind and snow.
No woman has ever dared to think about this. Even if she goes out to learn martial arts, she will always get married. It is just a matter of time.
Self-reliance and independence are only words used for men.
Now that this girl, as delicate as a little rabbit, said such words, Yu Jinjiang found it so believable.
What kind of environment would give her such thoughts?
She didn't have a good time on Mount Hua.
Seeing that Yu Jinjiang didn't answer, Qu Lingyuan turned and went into the house.
Hurrying after her, Yu Jinjiang gently grabbed her delicate hand as she packed her things: "I never said I didn't want to be your support, nor did I say I didn't want you to stay by my side. I also never said I wanted to marry Shi Ran. It's just that my master entrusted her to me..."
He didn't know why he was in such a hurry to explain all this, he only knew that he couldn't let Qu Lingyuan leave now.
Licking her dry lips, Qu Lingyuan put down what she was holding and gently sat down on the brocade quilt: "Is she very pitiful? Her sister and father are both dead."
Hearing her say this, Yu Jinjiang nodded unconsciously.
That seems to be the case.
Qu Lingyuan stared at him, her eyes filled with frost: "But at least she once had it."
He had it, but didn't cherish it, and even killed his sister and father with his own hands.
Yu Jinjiang understood what she meant.
Shi Ran at least had fatherly love and sisters.
Even before she was fourteen, she had her own family and was raised in the palm of her hand.
But Qu Lingyuan has been alone from beginning to end. Apart from herself who raised her, no one has ever seen her close to anyone else.
Obviously, she should be the one who depends on him the most, but this child is so sensible. She always keeps a proper distance during intimacy and does not disturb anyone.
How did she spend the past ten years?
The two have never had a heart-to-heart talk.
Qu Lingyuan always looks carefree, lively and cute, which makes people ignore the fear and anxiety in her heart.
Even...when they wiped out the bandit's nest, it was he, Yu Jinjiang, who personally led people to kill Qu Lingyuan's parents.
Thinking of this, Yu Jinjiang suddenly felt boundless guilt, and stretched out his arms to hug the girl in front of him.
Qu Lingyuan quietly placed her face against his chest and sighed, "The world is so vast, there will always be a place for me."
She still decided to leave.
Yu Jinjiang was startled and held her arm tighter: "You don't have to leave, and I won't let you get married."
"Then..." Qu Lingyuan paused, "Sister Shi..."
"She just mentioned it casually. I will tell her not to mention it again." Yu Jinjiang promised immediately.
He felt that he now had a sense of responsibility as an old father. If Qu Lingyuan really got married, he would definitely not feel good about it.
What's more, he has now become the leader of the Huashan Sect and rarely goes down the mountain.
If Qu Lingyuan married down the mountain, no matter how long his arms were, he would not be able to reach her husband's backyard, and no one would be able to stand up for her if she was wronged.
If this girl doesn't want to get married, what's wrong with her staying in Huashan Sect for the rest of her life?
"Okay." Qu Lingyuan finally smiled, removing the sad expression from her face.
Yu Jinjiang sat with her for a while and returned to his own residence late at night.
None of the three had dinner. Qu Lingyuan and Yu Jinjiang were in a pretty good mood and slept soundly even though they were hungry.
Shi Ran tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
She was still bothered by the dinner.
When Yu Jinjiang ran out of the door without hesitation, chasing after Qu Lingyuan, she felt a strong sense of crisis.
This sense of crisis is even stronger than the feeling Gu Chi gave me at the beginning.
Qu Lingyuan seemed like an existence beyond her control, always beyond her plans.
If the other party wanted to snatch Yu Jinjiang, she would not be sure to win over Qu Lingyuan unless she took the initiative.
The droopy shape of her eyes makes her face look very gentle.
But at this moment her expression was so sinister that it was hard to imagine that it was Shi Ran's expression.
Despite feeling resentful, she couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.
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The body was kept for three days, and then it was time to hold the master's funeral.
All the inner disciples of Huashan Sect gathered together in white robes.
Yu Jinjiang stood at the front, with a cold aura surrounding him, and Shi Ran and Qu Lingyuan standing beside him.
There was no need for Qu Lingyuan to attend such an occasion, but she was also half-sister to Yu Jinjiang. At the funeral of her brother's master, she still wore a white dress and stood at the front in a proper manner.
Looking up, Qu Lingyuan could see Yu Jinjiang's graceful face.
He straightened his back, a look of sorrow on his face, and spoke softly, word by word, "If I catch the man who killed Master, I will cut him into pieces and bring him to eternal damnation."
Shi Ran, who was standing aside, had something on his mind. He heard everything he said clearly, and his body trembled slightly.
Qu Lingyuan seemed to have noticed something and cast his gaze on her, and the two of them looked at each other.
When he met those eyes as clear as ice and snow, Shi Ran's heart tightened for no reason.
The girl seemed to be able to see through everything, her eyes were extremely clear and quite dazzling.
Shi Ran lowered his head and raised the corners of his lips, thinking of today's plan, and breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as today is over, Qu Lingyuan will probably have a hard time, so there is no need to worry about these trivial things.
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