While Xie Changji and Kunxuzi were talking, Hua Xiangwan was led to the guest room by the disciple named Mingsong.

Just as she sat down and drank a sip of tea, she saw Kunxuzi walk in.

When Hua Xiangwan saw Kunxuzi, he immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "Senior."

"Miss, there's no need to be polite," Kunxu Zixu helped her up and introduced himself, "I'm Kunxu Zi, the leader of the second peak of the Tianjian Sect. I don't know which sect you belong to, and why Wushuang brought you here?"

"I am Hua Xiangwan, the young palace mistress of Hehuan Palace," Hua Xiangwan introduced her family name. "Just now, I was in danger with Xie Daojun in the Lingxu Secret Realm. I don't know what happened, but Xie Daojun brought me here. I wonder how Xie Daojun is doing now?"

"He was injured," Kunxuzi walked into the room, asked Hua Xiangwan to sit down, and explained, "Now he has gone to ask his master to treat his injuries. When he recovers, I will let her come to apologize to the young master."

When Hua Xiangwan heard the word "his master", her heart skipped a beat, but she was relieved when she thought that Xie Changji could not possibly escape the realm of life and death.

She thought about it, and Kunxu looked at her: "This journey must have been very dangerous. Young Master, why don't you tell me how you got here?"

When Hua Xiangwan heard this, she knew that Kunxuzi came to her to inquire about the news. She did not hide anything and told him the general situation, but she concealed the ambush set by Hehuan Palace and put all the blame on Mingluan Palace, creating an image of a good sect that was innocently implicated.

Kunxuzi listened and asked several more times about the Lingxu Illusion Realm in detail.

After listening to Hua Xiangwan's description, Kunxuzi nodded and said, "When he brought you back without the Ghost Spirit in his hand, I knew something had happened. But I feel really bad for involving the young master along the way."

"No problem."

Hua Xiangwan shook her head: "I came here specifically to express my sincerity to the Heavenly Sword Sect and to form a good relationship with them. It would be great if I could help. Unfortunately, in the end, the ghost spirit was taken away by thieves..."

"This is not Young Master Hua's fault. You don't have to blame yourself."

Kunxuzi comforted Hua Xiangwan, and Hua Xiangwan sighed: "How can I not blame myself? I promised Xie Daojun to help him, and he also promised me on behalf of the Tianjian Sect that I would marry Hehuan Palace. Now I have not done my part well, and I feel very guilty."

This was said in a tactful but clear way. Kunxuzi picked up the tea and took a sip: "Young Master, what you mean is that the marriage between our Tianjian Sect and Hehuan Palace has been finalized?"

"At that time, Xie Daojun was ambushed by Qingle Palace, and asked Hehuan Palace for help on this condition. After all, Hehuan Palace is from the Western Territory, and it is not a small price to pay for the Tianjian Sect to fight against the Western Territory sects," Hua Xiangwan laughed, and asked in a tone of some urgency, "Elder Kun, I believe that the Tianjian Sect will not go back on its word, right?"

"Of course," Kunxuzi smiled, "However, before I agree to this matter, I have to ask Young Master Hua, who put the Seal of Confusion on Wushuang?"

"Of course it's me." Hua Xiangwan paused, then laughed openly, "Master Su once said personally that as long as there is a disciple willing to return to the Western Territory with me, he will agree to the marriage. So I made a mistake at that time and wanted to seduce Xie Daojun. Fortunately, Xie Daojun was mentally strong and was not deceived by me. Now he agreed to the marriage with Hehuan Palace, which was also a deal he had to make under the crisis. I guess my casting of the Seal of Deception will not affect my marriage with the Tianjian Sect, right?"

"Young Master Hua is quite frank," Kunxuzi pretended to be hesitant after hearing this explanation, "but marriage is a matter of great importance, I will still report to the headmaster and ask the disciples in the sect..."

"Elder Kun, you don't have to rush to give me an answer on this matter," Hua Xiangwan interrupted Kun Xuzi, lowered her head and used the lid to fiddle with the floating leaves in the tea bowl, her voice was very soft: "You can discuss it slowly, I can wait, but I don't know if Gu Ling can wait."

Kunxuzi frowned upon hearing this, and Hua Xiangwan reminded him: "Almost all the people in Lingxu Secret Realm are from the Western Territory. The most likely direction for Xu Ling to go now is the Western Territory. If the Tianjian Sect wants to investigate, they have to do it as soon as possible."

This made Kunxuzi react suddenly. Hua Xiangwan saw that he had come to his senses, raised his head and smiled, and added: "Of course, Yunlai's people want to enter the Western Territory to do things... Without a reason, the Demon Lord might not agree."

What reason could be more legitimate than marrying Hua Xiangwan?

If he had not married Hua Xiangwan, there would have been no need for the Demon Lord to take action. Given the status of the Hehuan Palace in the Western Territory, even if it had declined, it would not have been difficult to block the Tianjian Sect from entering the country.

Having said this, Kunxuzi understood.

Hua Xiangwan is using both sweet dates and a big stick as a pretext. If they want to marry Hua Xiangwan now, it is not that Hehuan Palace is begging them unilaterally, but that they also have something to ask of Hehuan Palace.

Kunxuzi didn't say anything. He weighed the pros and cons and thought for a long time before finally speaking: "Young Master Hua, how can you prove that you didn't take the ghost spirit away?"

Hua Xiangwan had expected this, so she said openly, "If I had taken it, shouldn't the Heavenly Sword Sect have sent someone to marry me and practice cultivation together, and come to my Sea of ​​Consciousness to see it?"

The Gu Ling will eventually take root in the sea of ​​human consciousness, and the dual cultivation technique will inevitably explore the sea of ​​consciousness. If the Gu Ling was in Hua Xiangwan's hands, what she would do now is to run away as soon as possible instead of going to the Heavenly Sword Sect to propose marriage.

But these words were too unruly, and even Kunxuzi was speechless.

Seeing that Kunxuzi was still not satisfied, Hua Xiangwan turned to look at the realm of life and death, raised her hand and pointed: "Moreover, if the ghost spirit was really here with me, the sword of inquiry would have chopped it down long ago, right?"

The Ghost Spirit was sealed by the Sword of the Heart and the Soul-Locking Lamp. If the Ghost Spirit was in Hua Xiangwan's body and was at the gate of the realm of life and death just now, the Sword of the Heart should have responded.

Kunxuzi felt relieved after hearing this. He thought about it for a while and said, "Young Master, wait a moment. I will discuss this with the Sect Leader."

As he spoke, Kunxuzi stood up and went out. Hua Xiangwan sat in the room drinking tea. After a while, Kunxuzi came back and looked at Hua Xiangwan with a serious expression: "I wonder if Young Master Hua has any disciples he likes?"

"have."

"Xie Wushuang?" Kunxuzi was a little worried, Hua Xiangwan raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"No," she said, very firmly, "Shen Xiuwen."

Kunxuzi was surprised by this. He was stunned for a moment, then his expression relaxed: "Then I will ask Xiuwen for his opinion. As long as Xiuwen agrees, Tianjian Sect will prepare for the wedding. Xiuwen and his men are still in Xifeng Mountain. They will arrive at Tianjian Sect in two days at the fastest and three days at the slowest. We can prepare for the wedding on the fourth day. After the wedding, please let the young master and Xiuwen set off immediately."

The reason why he was in such a hurry was of course for the sake of the ghost spirit.

If it wasn't for the purpose of appeasing the Demon Lord and making it seem reasonable, the Sky Sword Sect might have even skipped the marriage.

But Hua Xiangwan wanted it more than she could have wished. She smiled and nodded, saying, "It couldn't be better."

"Then I will first..."

"Wait," Hua Xiangwan saw Kunxuzi wanted to leave, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly called Kunxuzi, "I have a few questions that I want to ask the elders."

"Young Master, please tell me."

"I wonder if you know why Xie Daojun insisted that I can sense ghosts, and why he insisted on taking me to the realm of life and death?"

After saying this, Kunxuzi hesitated. Hua Xiangwan stared at him and asked, "Elder Kun?"

"This is our fault," Kunxuzi sighed, "Back then, there was a woman who came from the Western Territory. When the boundary between life and death was broken two hundred years ago, she offered a treasure called the Soul-Locking Lamp, which she used together with our sect's Heart-Searching Sword to seal the ghost spirit. Our sect has been investigating for many years and found that this treasure is likely to belong to the Hehuan Palace."

"So, you think I am the young master of He Huan Palace, and I came here at this time for the ghost spirit?"

"That's right," Kunxuzi nodded. "If the Soul-Locking Lamp belongs to Hehuan Palace, then the young master must have a way to control it. So Wushuang was sure that the young master could find the ghost spirit. But when the ghost spirit disappeared, Wushuang was emotionally unstable, so he thought that the young master was deceiving him and wanted to take the young master to the realm of life and death, and let Qingheng Shangjun make the decision."

After hearing this explanation, Hua Xiangwan felt relieved to have survived a disaster.

Fortunately, Kunxuzi arrived in time, so she didn't have to see Xie Changji.

"I'm sorry, I'm not the owner of the Soul-Chasing Lamp, so I can't sense its existence."

Hua Xiangwan pretended to apologize and asked one last question: "Then I have one last question. Xie Daojun is so powerful that his Yuanying body can also cut through the secret realm with a sword and reach a thousand miles away in an instant. Did the sect also help him?"

"The power of the Sword of the Heart cannot be estimated by cultivation," Kunxuzi lied without changing his expression, "Wushuang is the most outstanding young Sword of the Heart. If he tries his best, he can do this."

When Hua Xiangwan heard this, she thought of Xie Changji back then, and reluctantly accepted it, nodding her head: "Thank you, Elder, for clearing up my doubts."

"If there is nothing else," Kunxuzi said softly, "I still need to see the master again, so I will take my leave now."

"Elder Kun, please slow down."

After seeing Kunxuzi off, Hua Xiangwan took some medicine and calmed down. Then she contacted Lingbei. After confirming that Lingbei was fine and would set off back to Tianjian Sect with Shen Xiuwen, she was completely relieved.

"Oh, and one more thing," Ling Bei finished explaining the itinerary with a smile, "Just now, the Heaven Sword Sect seemed to have contacted Shen Daojun. I saw that he was blushing and looked uncomfortable, so I asked one more question. It seems that the young master has already arranged a marriage with the Heaven Sword Sect?"

"They said they would give me an answer tonight, but I guess it's almost certain."

Hua Xiangwan said lazily: "Just wait for you to come back and attend my wedding."

"That's great," Ling Bei said in a relaxed tone, "I'd like to congratulate you in advance on your wedding."

Hua Xiangwan smiled and chatted with Ling Bei for a while before making some arrangements. Soon she felt tired, so she took some medicine and lay back on the bed to rest.

She had sustained a lot of damage in her sea of ​​consciousness in the realm of despair, but she hadn't expected the damage to be so severe...

As she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard the sound of a bird flapping its wings nearby. Hua Xiangwan stood up and turned around, only to see a crow landing on the windowsill.

As soon as the crow entered the house, a barrier was set up around the whole house.

It stood on the windowsill and tilted its head, its eyes rolling around, but what it said was human language: "Why did you suddenly come to the Heavenly Sword Sect? I had to use two teleportation arrays to chase you."

"You know this is the Heavenly Sword Sect, yet you still dare to talk nonsense here." Hua Xiangwan stood up, walked to the window, looked down at Wu Ya, and whispered, "If anyone finds out, I will sell you out immediately."

"Did you get the thing?" Crow knew that she was dissatisfied with her for talking too much, so he went straight to the point.

Hua Xiangwan nodded: "I got it."

"What about the marriage with the Sky Sword Sect?"

"It's settled."

"Then I really have to congratulate you, young master," Wu Ya said with a hint of sourness in his voice, "Everything went well and you returned with great success. But, what about Xie Wu Shuang?"

As he said that, the crow jumped into the room and said with a smile: "Throw it away after use? That's not your style."

"Kunxuzi has already discovered the Seal of Confusing Hearts," Hua Xiangwan said calmly as she raised her hand to close the window. "When he knows that his emotions are controlled by the Seal of Confusing Hearts, he will naturally calm down. There is no trace of this incident. They will only think that I cast the curse for the sake of marriage, and Xie Wushuang was deceived by the Seal of Confusing Hearts to save me. The Heavenly Sword Sect will not blame him too much."

All personnel arrangements have been made. It can be said that everything has happened as expected by everyone, and all cause and effect have disappeared.

"You placed the Seal of Deception on him just for today?" Crow was curious.

Hua Xiangwan glanced at him calmly: "Is that why you came here to talk about this?"

“Not really,” Wu Ya sighed, “I just think Xie Wu Shuang’s sword strike was a bit too fierce, and I’m worried that something might happen to you.”

"I'm fine. I'm only worried about one thing now."

Hua Xiangwan stroked her fingers, her eyes slightly cold: "Xie Wushuang saw my memory in the secret realm. If he tells Xie Changji, I'm afraid that Xie Changji will be provoked."

"Are you so afraid of him?"

"He is the Master of the Sword of Conscience. He is much more sensitive to this than ordinary people," Hua Xiangwan reminded, "If we are not careful, we will all die."

Crow stopped talking, thought for a moment, and said, "Then you go and erase Xie Wushuang's memory?"

"He still has the dream seal, so it's not impossible. But I'm still worried..."

She stopped talking halfway, and stopped this unlikely guess.

"Forget it," she said, feeling a little ridiculous, "It can't be him."

Hua Xiangwan's tone returned to its previous calmness as he spoke: "Before leaving Yunlai, if Xie Wushuang didn't look for me, I would use the Dream Seal to look for him and erase that memory in my dream."

"That's fine. You should rest your mind for two days, so that you won't be able to cast a spell and be discovered by others."

Crow jumped around on the table, and suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Hua Xiangwan suspiciously: "So who did you guess Xie Wushuang was just now?"

Hua Xiangwan knew that the crow had someone in mind, so she told it directly: "Xie Changji."

The crow stumbled and almost fell off the table.

"Don't scare me," the crow stood up straight and said hurriedly, "How can you be sure it's not true?"

"If it was Xie Changji," Hua Xiangwan looked out the window and said with certainty, "it is impossible for him to be deceived by the Heart Seal."

To understand the Seal of Confused Mind, one must first have someone in one’s heart, but for Xie Changji, one only has the Tao in one’s heart.

Only by devoting one's whole heart to the Tao and asking the sword of the heart can one cultivate to the point of overcoming the calamity.

and……

Hua Xiangwan recalled the boy in her memory who looked indifferent but had a bit of tenderness in his eyes.

He is not Xie Wushuang's type.

Compared to Xie Wushuang, he is much gentler to life, but much more ruthless to his lover.

After listening to Hua Xiangwan's words, Wu Ya breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Okay, I'm relieved to see that you're okay. It's not advisable to stay in the Tianjian Sect for long. You should get married as soon as possible and deal with Xie Wushuang's memory. I'll go back to the West and wait for you there."

"Go ahead."

Hua Xiangwan waved her hand, and the crow flapped its wings and flew away.

After the crow flew away, Hua Xiangwan sat down at the table. Thinking of the snowstorm that hit the realm of life and death today, she picked up the cold tea, thought for a moment, chuckled, raised the cup in the direction of the realm of life and death, drank the cold tea in one gulp, and got up and went back to bed.

After waiting for two days in the Tianjian Sect, Hua Xiangwan met with Sect Master Su Luoming and the leaders of each peak, and roughly determined the wedding process.

When the Heavenly Sword Sect was decorated with red ribbons and auspicious characters, and the whole mountain was filled with joy, Shen Xiuwen finally arrived with the Hehuan Palace.

At this time, there was only one day left before the wedding. Hua Xiangwan and Shen Xiuwen did not meet each other. They only met the people from Hehuan Palace. After letting them take a short rest, they discussed the wedding procedures for tomorrow with them.

"The Tianjian Sect has checked the process with me on the way," Lingbei Tonghua reported to Xiangwan, "Young Master, please rest assured and get married. We will take care of the rest."

Hua Xiangwan nodded after hearing this. She looked around and said, "Then everyone take a rest for a while, and then we will go down the mountain. Lingbei will stay in the Tianjian Sect and discuss anything with me."

According to the rules of the Tianjian Sect, disciples must bring the bride from her parents' home to the Tianjian Sect. Now that the Hehuan Palace is too far away, the Tianjian Sect and Hua Xiangwan have discussed and decided to stay in a courtyard house at the foot of the mountain one day in advance. The next day, Shen Xiuwen will bring the bride up the mountain, sign the marriage certificate in the Tianjian Sect, and then move into the bridal chamber.

After the ceremony, they can set out the next day and head directly to the western border.

Hua Xiangwan found this process cumbersome, after all, there was a formal wedding banquet at the Hehuan Palace. But thinking that the Tianjian Sect already had many rules and regulations, it was not easy to simplify it to this extent, she just let them go.

After traveling all the way, everyone felt tired, so they rested for a while by regulating their breathing and meditating. When dusk came, they carried the things needed for tomorrow's wedding and went down the mountain with Hua Xiangwan.

There are many people in Hehuan Palace, and with the disciples of Tianjian Sect, the team is huge.

When going down the mountain, Hua Xiangwan sat in the sedan chair, looking at the peach blossoms all over the mountain decorated with red ribbons, and could not help but look up at the realm of life and death.

The realm of life and death is at the highest point of the Tianjian Sect, covered with ice and snow, which is in stark contrast to the flowers blooming all over the mountain here.

The disciples of Hehuan Palace greeted Jiang Yiran and others loudly. Their loud voices made the Tianjian Sect seem unusually lively for a moment.

This kind of excitement seemed to be magnified several times when it reached the realm of life and death.

Xie Changji seemed to be disturbed by the sound. He moved his eyes for a long time before slowly opening them.

His whole body was covered with ice and snow, and in front of him was a dream seal and a mind-confusing seal floating in the air, circling around him and spinning slowly.

When he closed his eyes, the snowflakes accumulated on his eyelashes fell down. He looked up blankly and saw that the entire Tianjian Sect was ablaze with red, as if they were welcoming some grand happy event.

He watched quietly for a while, then heard footsteps behind him and Kunxuzi's voice: "I sensed that you woke up. How are you now? Your mind should be much more stable, right?"

Xie Changji said nothing. He looked down the mountain for a long time before asking in a low voice, "What are they doing?"

Kunxuzi was silent for a moment, then he spoke slowly: "Young Master Hua will get married tomorrow."

Xie Changji was stunned, Kunxuzi added: "Young Master Hua asked Shen Xiuwen himself, Xiuwen agreed, the two of them were in love, and the sect also agreed. Young Master Hua will go down the mountain to wait today, and Xiuwen will go down the mountain to pick up the bride tomorrow."

Xie Changji seemed to be in a daze. He looked at the snow on the ground and remained silent.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Kunxuzi coughed lightly and pretended to joke: "The effect of the Heart Seal should have been eliminated from you, right? How do you feel now? They are having a wedding banquet tomorrow, and it's Wushuang..."

"Bring her to the realm of life and death."

Xie Changji finally spoke, interrupting Kunxuzi with these words.

Kunxuzi endured for a moment, frowned and reminded: "Changji, she is not Wanwan."

"Then bring her to the realm of life and death."

Xie Changji said stubbornly: "Let the Sword of Conscience try it once."

"Can……"

"What if it is?" Xie Changji raised his head, looked at Kunxuzi, and asked again, "What if?"

Kunxuzi was speechless. He looked at the young man in front of him whom he had raised.

He had never shown such an expression before. He was always restrained and cold-hearted. But at this moment, when he looked at himself, even though he had tried his best to hide it, it was still not difficult to see that he had reached the extreme point.

Kunxuzi couldn't bear to watch any longer, he turned his head away and whispered: "If she wasn't Wanwan, it would be too dangerous for you to reveal your identity and let others know your current situation."

"I……"

"You use the Dream Seal to go there," Kunxuzi responded, speaking very quickly, "and go to her as Xie Wushuang, and transform the Sword of Questioning Heart into the appearance of an ordinary sword. If you want to try, try it for the last time."

Hearing this, Xie Changji relaxed.

"Thank you, Uncle Master."

"After you come back!" Kunxuzi emphasized, "Don't think about it anymore!"

As he spoke, Kunxuzi raised his hand and pointed, and the Dream Seal hanging in the air fell on Xie Changji.

"When she falls asleep, you will fall asleep on your own. I..."

Kunxuzi hesitated for a moment, and finally softened his tone: "I'll help you watch. If there's anything wrong, I'll protect your soul and get it out."

"good."

After hearing this, Kunxuzi had nothing to say. The two of them stayed in the realm of life and death, waiting quietly for a long time.

When it was completely dark, the marks of sleep on Xie Changji's hands turned red. He lowered his head and said softly, "She's asleep."

As he spoke, the Sword of Honesty fell from a height and landed across his knees.

After a while, the Sword of Heart slowly turned into an ordinary long sword.

Kunxuzi reminded him: "Go to sleep."

Xie Changji closed his eyes and chanted a spell. After a while, the vision in front of him went dark.

He walked in the darkness. After a long time, light began to fall around him, forming the surrounding scene. His eyes gradually adapted to the light, and he began to hear the noisy sounds around him.

He looked back and saw people coming and going and lanterns hanging all over the street.

Then, through the sea of ​​people and among the dim lights, I could see Hua Xiangwan standing at the lantern stall in the distance.

She looked up at the lanterns, as if selecting them. After a long time, she seemed to notice his gaze and turned her head back.

Through the crowd, she saw the young man in white clothes, holding a sword, and with his eyes covered by white silk.

After a moment's pause, she slowly began to laugh.

"Xie Daojun?"

She spoke, but Xie Changji remained silent.

Hua Xiangwan thought about it, turned around, took a White Rabbit Palace Lantern from the side, and walked towards him against the flow of people holding the lantern.

"Lying down at night, I hear the sound of flowers filling the mountains. It seems that the immortal has come into my dream."

Hua Xiangwan smiled and handed the palace lantern to Xie Changji: "Since you have come into my dream, I will give you a flower lantern as a gift."