Chapter 112 Mutual Support Like Dogs
Shen Cangyu remained silent, and Pei Wenjing dared not touch her. The more he cherished her, the more cautious he became. He only dared to wipe away her tears.
He hadn't expected Shen Cangyu to let him hug her. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, his suppressed emotions bursting forth as he held her tighter and tighter.
In that instant, Pei Wenjing felt as if he had returned to the day he was imprisoned at the Cliff of Contemplation. Shen Cangyu suddenly came to find him, her expression sad. At that time, he did not have the memory of the past, but instinctively wanted to hug her.
When Pei Wenjing first saw Shen Cangyu in this life, he felt a sense of familiarity with her, both in her aura and the way she looked at him. He believed that it was this sense of familiarity that made him pay more attention to Shen Cangyu.
Little did he know that falling in love with Shen Cangyu was an easy thing for him. Even without his memories, he would fall in love with her again and again. Perhaps from the very first moment he saw her, everything was different.
She was once spirited and high-spirited on Kunlun Mountain; she was cold and ruthless when she slew the Five Evils; she was ever-changing when she traveled in the mortal world; she pretended to be clever and charming as an outer disciple; and she feigned profundity when they met again in the mortal world...
He will fall in love with all of them.
Shen Cangyu hugged Pei Wenjing tightly, burying her head in his chest. Warmth enveloped her, and she smelled the scent of cedar on Pei Wenjing again, like medicine, bitter and astringent, yet with a sweet aftertaste. The tearing pain in her head gradually subsided in this scent, turning into peace.
It was quiet all around. She could hear her own heartbeat gradually slowing down and Pei Wenjing's heartbeat gradually quickening, the two sounds mingling together...
Shen Cangyu tightened his grip on her hand. They were like two fish in a dry sandy area, clinging to each other for survival.
Shen Cangyu suddenly let go of his hand. Pei Wenjing noticed her movement and thought she wanted to separate. He loosened his grip for a moment, but then Shen Cangyu suddenly opened her arms, wrapped her arms around the back of his neck, pulled him down, and then kissed him, lingering between his lips and teeth.
This was something Pei Wenjing had never imagined. His breath caught in his throat as he met Shen Cangyu's flickering eyes, unable to distinguish whether he was in reality or dreaming.
Shen Cangyu stared at those beautiful eyes she loved, watching his pupils dilate. Since acquiring the Tai Chi Daoist arts, Pei Wenjing's eyes had gradually differentiated into black and white. As his Daoist skills improved, the colors of his eyes became increasingly distinct. His black pupils were as deep as black water, obscuring his emotions, but his silver-white eyes betrayed all his thoughts.
Perhaps even Pei Wenjing himself did not realize that his silvery-white eyes had exposed him frankly to Shen Cangyu, including the moment when their lips touched, when his pupils paused for a second and then dilated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He turned the tables, but his actions were clumsy and reckless. Shen Cangyu gasped as he bit her tongue, then pushed him away. Pei Wenjing mumbled an apology, but contrary to his words, he made no attempt to stop his actions. It was as if he was afraid the world would end any second later, and if he didn't kiss him now, he would never have another chance.
Shen Cangyu closed her eyes, indulging him as he pulled her into the chaotic revelry, living a life of debauchery.
Shen Cangyu opened her eyes. She couldn't take it anymore and finally pushed Pei Wenjing away. She watched him stare at her with a satiated look in his eyes for an unknown amount of time.
"That's enough," Shen Cangyu said. She felt her cheeks were numb and her jaw was about to dislocate, but the person in front of her had no intention of stopping. She was the only one who could end this lingering affair.
Pei Wenjing narrowed his eyes, licked the corner of his lip that Shen Cangyu had bitten, and said "whatever you say" while his eyes were fixed on her red lips.
Shen Cangyu glared at him, smoothed her hair which he had messed up, and strode out the door.
Pei Wenjing stared at the closed door for a long time before snapping out of his daze and looking at the melted and collapsed cake on the table. He licked his broken lips and thought, "It was indeed quite sweet."
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Shen Cangyu splashed cold water on her face. When the cold water touched her still burning lips, she felt a sharp, stinging sensation. Only then did she realize that the dog had bitten her lips and tongue, leaving many wounds.
Recalling his actions, Shen Cangyu couldn't help but show a look of disgust. She wondered where Pei Wenjing had learned all that erotic stuff from; he hadn't picked up a single skill, and in the end, she was the one suffering. As Shen Cangyu thought this, her gaze happened to meet the bronze mirror beside her, and she saw herself reflected there.
Her eyes were bright, the blush on her face hadn't faded, and her lips were more swollen than before. Anyone with eyes could tell at a glance what she had just been through. Fortunately, she didn't encounter anyone else on her way back.
"Really, you even messed up my hair..." Shen Cangyu was taking apart her hair when she suddenly stopped.
Hair bun...
The scene from just now flashed through Shen Cangyu's mind. During the kiss, she hadn't noticed Pei Wenjing's hand, which had been resting on the back of her neck, moving upwards. In her previous life, Shen Cangyu died from a soul-searching incident; the traumatic stress remained in her head, causing her to instinctively retaliate whenever someone touched it.
At first, Pei Wenjing was just testing the waters, placing his hand on the back of her head. Shen Cangyu trembled subconsciously and tried to raise her hand, but Pei Wenjing's words became more forceful, diverting Shen Cangyu's attention. Taking advantage of her distraction, he gently stroked her spine from the back of her neck, soothing her uneasy emotions until she calmed down. Then he repeated the same action, desensitizing her again and again.
Regarding her death from the soul-searching incident, Shen Cangyu couldn't say whose fault it was—Pei Wenjing, Hall Master Huang, Elder Hongyu, or herself. Perhaps it was a single wrong step that led to another, and no one could escape the consequences. Simply shifting the blame onto others was nothing more than making excuses for herself.
Moreover, if it weren't for the soul-searching technique, she wouldn't have seen fragments of her past memories, and perhaps she wouldn't have been reborn with those memories. In her view, the soul-searching was the cause, and her decision to go to Kunlun after her rebirth was the effect. Cause and effect are intertwined; everything between them is inextricably linked by the thread of cause and effect.
Shen Cangyu has let go of this matter, but Pei Wenjing cannot. He blames himself for all the mistakes, but he cannot go back to the past. He can only try his best to make amends. An apology is far from enough. He wants to find a way to help Shen Cangyu forget that shadow.
Shen Cangyu sighed, thinking that this was indeed the Pei Wenjing he knew.
While examining Pei Wenjing's Sun and Moon Pot, she quickly took in everything inside. Pei Wenjing's Sun and Moon Pot contained only a large number of books, as well as some miscellaneous items such as pills, herbs, and talismans. There was nothing unexpected, such as the puppet doll of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror.
Shen Cangyu regained his memories of fighting the Five Evils in the past, and also learned that Bai Mujing could use puppets to transform into other people's appearances. The puppets were indistinguishable from real people in terms of their shape, movements, and voices. They even had breathing and heartbeats. It was precisely because of this that Bai Mujing was not caught when he infiltrated Kunlun and slaughtered the disciples of Wanqi Guixin.
At the time, Shen Cangyu was in seclusion cultivating. When she emerged from the mountain, she learned of the tragic state of Wanqi Guixin. She was the only one left in Wanqi Guixin, and all the blame was pointed at Pei Wenjing. Everyone said that Pei Wenjing had killed the entire Wanqi Guixin family, but Shen Cangyu didn't believe it. After all, based on her understanding of Pei Wenjing, she knew he would never do such a thing.
But when the image in the memory bead appeared before her eyes, she saw with her own eyes that Pei Wenjing had beheaded Qiu Sheng, and only then did she acknowledge Pei Wenjing's betrayal of Kunlun. From then on, she was ordered to eliminate the Five Evils, kill Pei Wenjing, and avenge Wanqi Guixin.
First, Hundred-Eye Mirror himself was not far from the puppet.
Secondly, the Hundred-Eye Mirror needs to be extremely familiar with the person it is impersonating in order to use Taoist magic to depict the puppet in that person's appearance.
Therefore, when Bai Mujing slaughtered the disciples of Wanqi Guixin, he was in Kunlun. This person was especially familiar with Pei Wenjing; otherwise, he would not have been able to deceive so many people.
When the truth came out, all the blame was placed on Xu Qiubai, who happened to be the mastermind behind the Hundred Eyes Mirror, and he naturally became the culprit.
But in this life, when the Hundred-Eyed Mirror transformed into the appearance of Qiu Sheng and tried to take the Spirit Pearl from Shen Cangyu's hands, Xu Qiubai was not in Kunlun at all.
Shen Cangyu realized that perhaps the truth was being concealed layer by layer, and what she saw might not be the truth, nor was the truth she had previously believed. Back then, Xu Qiubai claimed that only the Kunlun Sword Master could kill Baimujing, therefore all the Baimujing feared that the Kunlun Sword would recognize him as its master. To eliminate any future trouble, they wanted to kill all the disciples of Wanqi Guixin. From beginning to end, Xu Qiubai never admitted that he was the one who killed; he only admitted to being Baimujing.
Those crimes were committed against him by others. When Xu Qiubai risked his life to return to Kunlun and told her this, it was also to warn her, the Kunlun Sword Master.
If the Hundred Eyes Mirror wanted to target the Kunlun Sword Master, then why did Shen Cangyu stay in Kunlun for so long without making a move?
Shen Cangyu opened Pei Wenjing's Sun and Moon Pot, but did not see the paper figures and bamboo paper materials she expected. She thought to herself, "Sure enough, my guess was wrong."
She breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Bai Mujing wasn't Pei Wenjing.
Thank goodness it wasn't him.
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