Qin Shu's face was full of ferocity, and she raised her voice: "I don't have time to bargain with you, I am the 38th generation descendant of the Qin family, and I have the ability to bring the dead back to life!
I want to see Xie Lanzhi now, I want to save him! If Tianyuan Taoist Temple dares to stop me from saving people, I will tear down this Taoist temple!"
A sigh sounded from the sky, and Taoist Yuxuan said calmly: "Donor Xie is dead, you can't save him."
"You're talking nonsense!" Qin Shu looked for the direction of Taoist Yuxuan's voice: "Don't hide your head and show your tail. If you have the guts, come out!"
Taoist Master Yuxuan said casually: "If you want to see someone, you can climb up from the bottom of the mountain step by step, or go back to where you came from. You only have these two choices."
"I want to see Xie Lanzhi now!"
Qin Shu didn't choose any of them. Her voice was low and hoarse, like a devil from hell.
Taoist Master Yuxuan remained silent.
No matter how loudly Qin Shu shouted and made a fuss, the other party seemed to have disappeared.
Qin Shu stared at the gate of the Taoist temple in the distance, gritted her teeth, and ran towards it with all her might.
Even though the door was right within reach, she was always just one step away from reaching it.
Qin Shu ran until she was exhausted. Her knees went weak and she fell heavily to the ground.
Her arms were bleeding from being rubbed against the ground, and her clothes were stained with blood. She looked up at the gate several meters away with difficulty, her eyes filled with despair and sadness.
Qin Shu pounded her hands on the ground, her voice hoarse: "Give Xie Lanzhi back to me! Give it back to me..."
"Ah Shu, that's enough!"
Qin Hairui looked at his sister spinning in circles, making herself so miserable, so he walked over and picked her up.
Qin Shu pleaded with tears in her eyes: "Brother, can you ask them to return Xie Lanzhi to me?"
Qin Hairui said in a deep voice: "Ah Shu, you know Xie Lanzhi. No one can change the decision he made."
Qin Shu's eyes became increasingly hollow as she murmured, "Then what should I do? He doesn't want me anymore and won't let me see him..."
"You have another choice. Climb up from the bottom of the mountain. If Xie Lanzhi can do it, you can do it too."
"No, there are 88,000 steps. It will take me a long time to climb them."
"Ashu, you have no choice."
Qin Shu was silent. After a long time, she nodded silently.
The three of them took the cable car down the mountain. As soon as they left, Taoist Master Yuxuan appeared outside the Taoist temple.
The purple-robed Taoist behind him asked worriedly, "Master, can you hold me back?"
Taoist Master Yuxuan looked up in the direction of Yushan Village and felt that the spiritual energy there was becoming increasingly dense.
He shook his head and sighed, "We have to delay even if we can't. The people in the small secret realm will arrive in four days. By then, everything will be a foregone conclusion."
*
At the foot of Yunxiao Mountain.
Qin Shu returned to her original position, stood in front of the first step, looked up at the steps extending to the sky, and once again vaguely saw Xie Lanzhi's figure climbing with difficulty.
Qin Shu felt a piercing pain in her heart. She forced herself to look away and stepped onto the first step.
There are eighty-eight thousand steps, and the higher you go, the steeper and more strenuous they become.
Qin Shu spent more than two hours climbing several thousand steps and began to feel exhausted.
She was just climbing normally, without bowing her head with each step, but her legs and feet began to feel weak and her breathing became rapid.
Qin Hairui stepped forward to support her: "Ashu, take a break."
Qin Shu raised her trembling arm and pushed Qin Hairui's hand away: "No, I can do it!"
Xie Lanzhi climbed up step by step for her, bowing his head every step of the way, so she could do the same.
Qin Shu's eyes were firm and fierce. She lifted her trembling legs and stepped onto the new step.
When she climbed thousands of steps, her body began to shake.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and her slender and graceful neck was sweating like rain.
Qin Shu's rapid breathing perfectly covered up the rustling sound of the surrounding grass and trees blown by the wind.
Her body began to become unsteady. She looked up at the stairs that seemed to have no end. There was no sign of retreat in her eyes, only endless heartache and sadness.
It was such a long staircase, and it must have been very difficult for Xie Lanzhi to climb up. Only those who have experienced it personally know how much perseverance he has.
Qin Shu gritted her teeth and continued to climb up, every step was difficult.
Qin Hairui and Amuti followed closely behind.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, and their eyes were fixed on Qin Shu, fearing that she would accidentally roll down the stairs.
Before the sun set, Qin Shu managed to climb more than 20,000 steps.
Her legs were shaking so badly that she had a hard time standing. Her pretty face was distorted by the pain.
When Qin Shu stopped to rest, Qin Hairui handed her a bottle of water.
"Ah Shu, it's getting dark. Drink some water and take a rest."
Qin Shu's clenched teeth loosened and she tasted the rusty taste of blood. She bit her teeth too hard, causing her gums to bleed.
Noticing blood oozing from the corner of her lips, Qin Shu turned her head to wipe it and swallowed twice.
The blood was swallowed into her stomach. She took the water from Qin Hairui's hand, drank half of it, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, you go back with Amuti. I will walk the rest of the way by myself."
"no!"
"Sister-in-law, no!"
Qin Hairui and Amuti both stopped him in unison.
Qin Shu's sweat-soaked eyes stared at the two of them without any emotion.
Qin Hairui said in a tense voice: "Ashu, do you still remember the agreement with grandpa? I have to take you back."
Amuti explained, "Sister-in-law, there are wild animals in Yunxiao Mountain. The last time Langye and I came here with Brother Lan, we encountered wolves at night and could even hear tiger roars."
Qin Shu was silent for a few seconds, and said to Qin Hairui lightly: "If Xie Lanzhi is really in trouble, I will not live alone."
Qin Hairui's face changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice: "A Shu, don't talk nonsense!"
Qin Shu calmed down a lot, and smiled on her pale face: "Brother, I'm not kidding.
I don't care about his life in exchange for others'. We agreed that we would live together and die together."
This time, without waiting for Qin Hairui to speak, Amuti said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, you can't let Brother Lan down. He sacrificed his own life to keep you alive!"
Qin Shu clenched the water bottle in her hand and said very seriously: "He can unilaterally destroy our original agreement, and I can also choose to give up his efforts. Isn't this fair?"
Qin Shu thought a lot while climbing the stairs step by step.
She came to a clear conclusion - at worst she would die and give this life back to Xie Lanzhi.
Qin Shu, who is not afraid of death, feels that no matter what she faces, there is nothing to be afraid of.
There was no death in Qin Shu's eyes, but she was too calm. Her calmness was even more frightening than when she was crazy.
Qin Hairui knew that his sister always kept her word. His heart sank as he spoke incoherently, "Ah Shu, you can't do this. Xie Lanzhi fought for your life. Grandpa also said that only if Xie Lanzhi exchanged his fate could you survive. He has paid so much for you. How can you bear to waste his efforts? Ah Shu, your life is no longer your own!"
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