Chapter 63 Northern Yong - Demon-Subduing Sword (10) Do you also intend to kill yourself...?
Judging from their interactions over the past few days, Shi Xianxue originally expected to see the boy's ecstatic and out-of-control demeanor, but to her surprise, he only showed a moment of astonishment before pursing his lips and standing up calmly and indifferently.
Seemingly feeling he should respond, he gave a low, inaudible "hmm." Judging from his expression, it seemed as if getting married was nothing more than a trivial matter. He lowered his eyebrows and eyes, appearing expressionless and somewhat cold.
He tucked Shi Xianxue's hand back under the covers and walked out without looking back.
I tripped and almost fell when I got to the door.
He looks a little unhappy.
Shi Xianxue sensed the presence of the parasitic curse with some suspicion. The twin flowers were initially half-closed buds. When she said she liked him and wanted to marry him, one of the flowers suddenly opened several petals, revealing its delicate stamen.
This shows that although her words were not a huge shock to Wu Xiutang, they still had a certain impact.
Shi Xianxue felt she hadn't given anything away, but she still couldn't understand the boy's reaction, so she simply turned over and went back to sleep.
When she woke up the next day, Song Qingshu knew that she had come to see her after she woke up.
Seeing that she had truly recovered completely, everyone had different expressions and their own thoughts, but only Li Fuchao and the others were genuinely happy.
Qi Yun Chu peeked out from the crowd and greeted her.
He also told her about Zhou Xun being controlled by Zhou Xianghan's human skin.
Shi Xianxue listened with little interest, then asked, "Sister Qing Shu, did you get the Demon-Subduing Sword?"
Seemingly surprised that the first thing she did upon waking was to pay attention to this, Song Qingshu said with some astonishment, "Xiaoxue, I thought the first thing you would do upon seeing us would be to ask about Zheyue's injuries."
Shi Xianxue glanced at the disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Mansion behind the two of them and said meaningfully, "Everyone knows that the Nine Heavens Immortal Mansion has no shortage of medicine cultivators. Besides, if Zhou Zheyue can't be saved, then so many Wushan clansmen can be put to use."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned. Fu Zhen smiled insincerely and said, "Goddess, what do you mean? Zhe Yue's life is life, and the lives of Wushan disciples are also lives. Our Nine Heavens Immortal Mansion has always valued those with Wushan bloodlines and would never use a life-for-life exchange to save someone."
Shi Xianxue rolled her eyes, showing no respect for Fu Zhen whatsoever.
Li Fuchao then said, "Since Xiaoxue is alright, let's set off for Mount No Return today. The sealing matter can't be delayed any longer."
"Fellow Daoist Li is absolutely right..."
While everyone was discussing the sealing, the favored young disciple Qi Yun Chu came over to chat with her: "I didn't expect you to be a goddess. No wonder you're so sharp-tongued now. Did you know you were a goddess from the beginning? Does Linglong know?"
“Linglong?” Shi Xianxue paused, as if she had just remembered. “She probably doesn’t know, after all, I only recently found out that I am a goddess.”
The two chatted for a while longer, then he suddenly asked, "Where is Young Master Wu? Why can't I see him?"
He learned about the two from his senior brother, and that Young Master Wu cherished Shi Xianxue and treated her like a precious treasure. He found Young Master Wu's expression of wanting to commit suicide for love when Shi Xianxue was suffering from a cold poison that day to him to be cured.
Shi Xianxue braced herself with her hands at her sides, saying nonchalantly, "Who knows?" She turned to look at him, "Qi Yunchu, is the Demon-Subduing Sword being kept by Sister Qing Shu?"
"The two divine artifacts are jointly guarded by the two major sects, with a total of 240 protective spells. Rest assured, no one will be able to steal the divine artifacts from us."
Shi Xianxue remained silent.
In the following days, Shi Xianxue did not see Wu Xiutang. This was good, as the absence of an obstacle would give her time to steal the Demon-Subduing Sword.
However, just as Qi Yun Chu said, the two magical artifacts were indeed surrounded by countless spells, and from a distance, they looked like a fiber optic sphere, covered with extremely powerful lightning.
Shi Xianxue even doubted whether she could remember all the Taoist spells and techniques they had set up, and worried that she might accidentally suffer a backlash.
"Never mind, there's no rush," Shi Xianxue said, turning around. She then saw a figure standing not far away.
She was startled, but showed no sign of it on her face, and smiled in response: "Sister Qing Shu."
Song Qingshu looked behind her. Her face was stern, and her serious gaze fell on her face again, scrutinizing her with a hint of scrutiny. "Xiaoxue, what are you doing here?"
Shi Xianxue approached, her smile becoming even more innocent. "Sister Qing Shu, I wandered in by mistake. If I had known there were so many dangerous spells here, I definitely wouldn't have come."
Song Qingshu stared at her smiling face for a long time before finally turning her gaze away and saying in a deep voice, "Xiaoxue, the sealing of Mount Bugui concerns the fate of all living beings. The ancient demons are fierce and bloodthirsty. If they escape, the consequences will be unimaginable. I will not allow any mistakes to occur in this matter."
Shi Xianxue nodded obediently, "I know, Sister Qing Shu. I'm Xiaoxue. How could I do anything to put you in a difficult position or put you in an unjust situation?"
The words sound nice.
Song Qingshu couldn't help but frown. The person in front of her brushed past her, and she subconsciously looked for her figure. The person seemed to sense something and turned around as well.
Their eyes met, and Shi Xianxue smiled, her eyes crinkling. "However, Sister Qingshu, there's something I'm very curious about."
"Since you hate demons so much, you must get rid of them as soon as possible."
She tilted her head, dappled sunlight falling into her clear eyes, as radiant and beautiful as ever.
"But isn't the greatest demon hidden within you, Sister Qing Shu? Are you going to kill yourself too?"
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The Golden Boy wasn't used to the temperature in Beiyong and was feeling listless, so he slept soundly in the warm room.
After waking up, it crawled out from under the quilt, peeked out, and saw Shi Xianxue fiddling with something by the window with her back to it.
There was not a ray of bright light, and she was surrounded by strange ghostly figures. She looked very serious, and her spiritual power was splashing everywhere, with a few wisps of demonic energy faintly emerging.
The sound is like someone sharpening a knife.
"Quack quack quack?" What are you doing?
The sound of sharpening the knife stopped.
The woman's back suddenly stiffened, as if she hadn't expected there to be anything else breathing in the room. She glanced over in a flash.
The Golden Boy was startled by her sharp gaze.
He babbled incoherently a few times.
Shi Xianxue turned her face away expressionlessly. As the light faded, her shadow resembled a twisted, broken tree branch.
"Ugly thing, how could I have forgotten about you?"
The Golden Boy was a little scared and tried to shrink his neck, but found that he didn't have a neck at all.
In his nervousness, he spat out a piece of gold with a clatter.
The butcher's knife in Shi Xianxue's hand grazed past its body.
Her eyes lit up. "I'll spare your life for now."
She put the Golden Boy into her sleeve.
On the night before her departure, she still did not see Wu Xiutang.
But she didn't think Wu Xiutang could see anything; they were essentially the same person.
She was simply integrating, absorbing, and replacing the main consciousness of this body with her own, regaining the right to use it.
However, the re-fusion of souls was accompanied by pain, and she often slept restlessly, tossing and turning and kicking off the covers. Finally, as she turned over again, a dark shadow appeared in front of her without her noticing.
Shi Xianxue was immediately jolted awake. She let out a tiny scream and hurriedly moved to the corner of the bed, propping herself up on her elbows.
After recognizing who was in front of her, she threw off the covers and sat up, her beautiful eyes filled with anger. "Wu Xiutang, what are you doing in my room so late at night instead of sleeping? And you didn't even make a sound! Don't you know how scary it can be!"
The girl stood silently before the bed, her shoulders and hair covered with snowflakes like flower petals. There were no candles lit in the room, and the pain of merging souls made her vision thick, with a few indistinct dark spots.
Naturally, it became even more difficult to discern Wu Xiutang's expression.
But my first impression was that they came with ill intentions, to interrogate me.
Shi Xianxue instantly became alert, channeling all her spiritual power into the Qiankun in her sleeve, and reached for the cold blade that she had honed to a sharp edge.
Although he was bound by a parasitic curse, nothing is absolute. This person never played by the rules and had a capricious and competitive personality. Who knew if he was just fooling you with a smile one second and then pulling out a knife the next?
However, the judgment was wrong.
Wu Xiutang had no intention of harming her.
He looked travel-worn, tired, and cold, but there was no murderous intent in him.
He simply stood in the darkness, his gaze fixed on her with an almost viscous intensity.
He moved his lips, his voice dry, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time, and was terribly hoarse.
"Shi Xianxue, I'll ask you one more time."
"Are you really going to marry me?"
He didn't show up for several days, and when he did, he didn't care whether it was the middle of the night or whether people were asleep. He just came to her place and woke her up, just to say these random things.
He was completely baffled.
Shi Xianxue's brows relaxed, and she glanced at the mud stuck to the edge of his black boots, replying casually, "Hmm?"
The young man pursed his lips, feeling uneasy at her attitude, but he still put aside his shame and said in a low voice, "But Wu Ying said that you don't like me and that your promise to marry me is a lie, a deception."
Shi Xianxue simply said "oh" and then fell silent.
The entire room fell into a deathly silence.
"Oh, what do you mean? Are you really lying to me?"
Wu Xiutang took a step forward, snowflakes falling from his shoulders. He was still chilled from traversing several mountains overnight, and his feet were covered in mud mixed with grass seeds. He had no choice but to stop in front of the bed again.
But he was eager to verify, and his words carried a hint of anxiety: "Shi Xianxue."
Shi Xianxue had never met anyone like him before. He was handsome, powerful in magic, and intelligent, but completely clueless when it came to matters of the heart. He was both awkward and adorable. With a flick of her finger, Shi Xianxue could scold him like a dog.
It's just unclear how much of a role the Parasite Curse played here.
Recalling their past interactions, she teased him, "What if I was just lying to you?"
"No." He unconsciously frowned, looking frustrated that he wanted to get angry but dared not. He held back for a long time before finally squatting down and looking up at her with a humble posture.
The boy's vulnerable expression was so clear, every frame etched into her pupils with uncanny realism.
"Shi Xianxue, you are not allowed to toy with my feelings."
Shi Xianxue saw his eyes redden quickly, but she didn't feel much. She was Shi Xianxue, but she was also more than just Shi Xianxue. From the moment she woke up, everything she did had a clear purpose.
The flower that belonged to Shi Xianxue showed no signs of blooming. The goddess would not easily fall in love, much less for such a lowly person.
She sneered inwardly, but on the surface she still had to pretend to be affectionate towards him. Just as she was about to say a few words to comfort him, she heard him say again, "I've returned to Corpse Village."
"It was a peaceful place, a place only I could enter and leave. You said you wanted to marry me, so I returned there, wanting to marry you there..."
"Humans need betrothal gifts to get married. The things in my bag are just ordinary items. I have no father or mother, and no one will prepare these for me. I also feel that I have nothing that is worthy of you."
The golden light in the boy's hand illuminated their eyes and brows, and only then did Shi Xianxue notice his excessively pale face.
"Although I don't know what I am, my spirit is naturally stronger than others. I will give you half of my spirit. It can protect you and can also replicate anything you want."
"I want to give you everything, but I don't want to die yet. I want to live and be with you. Don't think I'm stingy."
He responded to what he had said that night in a very serious manner.
"Shi Xianxue, I also want to marry you, I only want to marry you."
The heavy snow that lasted for several days almost crushed all life on the earth. Mountains and rivers were frozen, and all things withered. Only the twin flowers in my heart bloomed brightly and unrestrainedly in the coldest days of winter.
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Shi Xianxue played with the ball of light in her hand and then summoned the system.
She asked, "What was the original mission again?"
The system, completely unguarded, replied: "Sister, you've forgotten all about your mission because you're so engrossed in your romance? You've lost all sense of purpose, haven't you?"
The system wanted to scold her awake, but was afraid it couldn't win the argument, so it had to honestly answer: "It's to seal the villainous demon lord and change the ending where the male and female protagonists both die!"
"So in the book 'Cultivation of Immortality,' Wu Xiutang is the one who eventually becomes the Demon Lord, right? So as long as I can kill Wu Xiutang, no one will know that Song Qingshu possesses demonic bones, and they won't reach the ending in the book."
The system was stunned, quite surprised by her idea: "You want to kill Wu Xiutang? You? If it were feasible, we would have used this method a long time ago, why have we delayed until now?"
"Times have changed. I am confident that I can kill him completely."
Shi Xianxue held the ball of light firmly in her hand, her eyes flashing with an unreadable light.
"You must keep your promise and take me home when the time comes."
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Author's Note: Baby Crab's Nutrient Solution~~
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