What is Love (Part 3)
"Is your injury healed?" Bantianyue asked.
"Master, I'm almost well now." Leng Yue replied.
"That's good. Go and help me do something tonight." Bantianyue said.
"Leng Yue obeys your command."
Inside the underground palace, the training of secret elite soldiers is in full swing.
"Master," a gentle voice floated into Gumutian's ears.
Gu Mutian turned around and asked with a smile: "Mingri, I haven't seen you for a long time. How come you are free today?"
Mingri smiled and said, "I have something to ask you tomorrow."
Gumutian shouted to the soldiers who were training, "Keep training!" Then he pulled Mingri's sleeve and walked towards Qingjing Yuanren's dark room.
"You are just like that old man from the frontier. You speak in such a flowery way. What are you asking for advice or not? In fact, you just encountered difficulties, right?" Gu Mutian said with a smile, stroking his beard.
Mingri smiled sheepishly and said, "Yes, I've encountered difficulties."
"Well, that's right. What difficulties have you encountered? Did that bad boy Bantianyue do something bad again?" Gumutian asked.
Mingri hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "Actually, I wanted to ask you, Senior, what love is."
Gu Mutian was stunned at first, then he laughed cheerfully: "Not bad, not bad, you are much smarter than that old guy from the border!"
Mingri smiled unnaturally.
Gu Mutian's laughter subsided a little, and he frowned and asked, "Aren't you quite understanding of romance? Why are you suddenly asking about the nature of love?"
Mingri blushed instantly: "Master, you are joking. I really can't figure it out."
"What happened between you and Leng Yue?" Hearing the strangeness in Mingri's words, Gumutian asked seriously.
Mingri sighed: "She returned to the Shenyue Sect."
"She came back, why is she leaving again? What's going on?"
Mingri told him everything that had happened.
After hearing this, Gu Mutian sighed and said, "Alas, perhaps you are destined to go through these hardships and tests. As a bystander, I cannot participate in it. Everything needs to be faced and understood by you yourselves."
"Then, what does love mean in the eyes of Master? Could you please give me some pointers?" Mingri said.
Gu Mutian closed his eyes, as if recalling the past. His expression sometimes happy, sometimes sad, slowly calming down, and then he opened his eyes.
"People who are in love should have the courage to break through all obstacles and stay together. If they can't stay together, what's the point of having so much love? It will only add to the sadness!" said Gumutian.
"So, Master forged the Dragon Soul Sword and the Phoenix Blood Sword, a pair of compassionate swords." Mingri said.
"That's right. Only when the masters of the Dragon Soul Sword and the Phoenix Blood Sword are able to break through all obstacles for each other, and even have the courage to sacrifice for each other, can the combination of swords and knives unleash their greatest power." Gu Mutian said.
Mingri nodded thoughtfully and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."
"No thanks, go ahead." Gumutian said with a smile.
Mingri thought about Gu Mutian's words all the way back to the villa.
"Where have you been tomorrow?" the old man from the frontier said, "Leng Yue is back."
Ming Ri couldn't hide her feelings and asked excitedly, "Really?!"
"She came to retrieve the Merciless Sword, and when she saw you weren't here, she left first," said the old man from the frontier.
Mingri lowered his eyes in disappointment.
The old man from the frontier smiled at his beloved apprentice, stroked his beard and said slowly: "But she said she is waiting for you in the Imperial Garden."
Mingri's eyes immediately regained their luster and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Master!" Mingri said, and ran towards the Imperial Garden.
The Imperial Garden was filled with flowers that Leng Yue couldn't name. Although she didn't know what they were, midsummer was the season when flowers were at their peak of beauty and fragrance. They bloomed not only brilliantly but also in great numbers, like beauties competing for the top spot in a palace selection.
Leng Yue squatted among the flowers, holding her chin with her hands, looking up at the bright moon in the sky.
Ouyang Mingri walked over to her and squatted down. He placed his hands on his cheeks, imitating her, and asked softly, "Does it look good?"
Leng Yue turned her head and said with a smile: "Not as pretty as you."
Mingri also smiled and reached out to pick a flower for her.
"Hey, don't pick it," Leng Yue said, "You will die if you pick it."
Mingri stopped and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so soft-hearted."
Leng Yue smiled bitterly: "This is the last time I will be soft-hearted. After we part today, you and I will be enemies, not friends."
"Are you leaving again?" Mingri asked with a frown.
"I've always been a bad guy." Leng Yue said with a smile.
Mingri stared into her eyes and said seriously, "You are not."
Leng Yue did not avoid his gaze, but said word by word: "Even if it was not the case before, it is the case now."
"Leng Yue, please don't get involved in these martial arts disputes anymore, okay?" Mingri said earnestly.
Leng Yue was startled, then asked with a smile, "When did you stop calling me Miss Leng?"
Ming Ri was also stunned for a moment, and replied in a low voice as if talking to himself: "I don't know either. Maybe everything happened unconsciously like this."
"Then I ask you to change your words now and call me Miss Leng again, okay?"
Mingri shook his head and said, "It's impossible to change it."
"Really? You see, if a title is so hard to change, how can a person's position be changed easily? I was unknowingly involved in this dispute in the martial arts world, and now there is no way to retreat. Ever since I injured you and escaped from prison, you should know that I am a person who is completely devoted to the Shenyue Sect." Leng Yue said.
"Leng Yue, this has nothing to do with you. Don't put yourself in danger again. Do you know what the consequences of doing so will be?" Mingri was a little anxious.
Leng Yue stood up, patted his butt and said, "I should go now."
"Wait a minute," Mingri took out a small bottle from his pocket and handed it to Leng Yue, "Take this."
"What is this?" Leng Yue asked.
"Take it once in the morning, noon and evening, and it can cure your heart palpitations." Mingri said.
"No need," Leng Yue turned around and said, "I'm fine now."
A golden thread flew out from Mingri's cuff with a "hiss" sound, wrapped around Lengyue's wrist, stayed for a few seconds, and then quickly retracted.
"You'd better keep it." Mingri handed the bottle back to her.
Leng Yue sneered, "I've never heard of curing an enemy. If you saved me, I would only do more bad things." She took out a piece of paper from her bosom and said, "This is the prescription you gave me. It's no longer needed. From today on, you and I are enemies. Be careful of me, because I can do bad things at any time."
Leng Yue handed the prescription to Mingri and left without looking back.
Mingri was in a heavy mood. He understood that this time, Leng Yue really had no turning back.
If it weren't for Liu Wuqing, Leng Yue might have been able to stay in the dungeon peacefully. Once they got rid of Ban Tianyue, they could set her free. He could see her often, and her body would slowly recover under his care.
However, man's plans are not as good as God's will. Liu Wuqing's incident happened. For them, Leng Yue left without hesitation, and it was a road of no return. If Ban Tianyue knew that she was a traitor, she would have no choice but to die; but if Ban Tianyue believed her words, she would have no choice but to go down this path to the end.
Once, she enjoyed Ban Tianyue's deep trust, able to employ subtle tactics to conceal her true identity. Even though she appeared to be a murderer, she was, in reality, a bloodless person. But after what happened to Liu Wuqing, Ban Tianyue is bound to become suspicious. If she continues to engage in scheming, it will be extremely dangerous. For someone who can't even bear to pluck flowers, how will she feel about becoming a cold-blooded killer?
Leng Yue's pulse is very chaotic. It seems that she hasn't taken any medicine during this period, so there is no hope of recovery.
"If you saved me, I would only do more bad things." Leng Yue said.
"Leng Yue, Leng Yue, you always only consider others and not yourself. Little do you know that only by protecting yourself first can you stop Ban Tianyue's conspiracy in time! Because you are his most capable assistant, aren't you?"
Thinking of this, Mingri sighed and went back listlessly.
As he was walking down the street, he suddenly heard someone shouting, "Imperial Master! Imperial Master!" The voice was extremely anxious and frantic. Ming Ri turned around and saw that it was the imperial guard. He hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
"Master, this is bad!" the guard gasped, "The old city lord is missing!"
"Dad!" Mingri clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
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