Chapter 142 Snow Mountain Wolf Clan Leader Sa Ningbao, Divorce!
In the cold wind, atop the mountain, a pack of wolves surrounded a girl dressed in the skin of a wild beast!
She! Her braided hair cascaded down to her waist, a gold-inlaid wolf tooth dangled from her forehead, various animal bones were wrapped around her neck, a deer tendon slingshot was wrapped around her wrist, a crescent-shaped divine sword hung at her waist, and she wore a short skirt, tight pants, long boots, and a thick coat.
Beside her was Mrs. Sa, who had a bearskin wrapped around her chest, and inside the bearskin was Weiming, who was fast asleep after nursing.
"Wolf Clan, heed my command!" Madam Sa shouted, "Escort Miss Ningbao back to the Snow Mountain!"
Awoo! Awoo!
The wolves barked loudly in response, lined up, and made way for them.
Su Yuyao walked among the wolf pack, with Bai Er, dressed in a white fleece, silently following behind her, and Rui Xue, transformed into a robust gray-white snow wolf, protecting Su Yuyao at her side.
"Girl!"
"Daughter!"
Xuanfeng and Langzhi finally arrived.
Xuanfeng, his eyes red, glared at the wolf pack on the mountaintop. "Su Yuyao! You dare to leave?!"
Su Yuyao froze, realizing she couldn't turn back! She absolutely couldn't turn back!
"Daughter! Daughter!" Langzhi stretched out her eight legs and desperately climbed towards the top of the mountain, but was blocked by a pack of wolves.
Langzhi suddenly transformed into human form and collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face as she looked at Qingyue, who remained calm beside her. She roared, "Tuanyue! Are you just going to watch your daughter leave like this?! Why didn't you stop her?!"
Qingyue watched Su Yuyao's retreating figure and whispered, "I... want Yao'er to be herself again..."
Langzhi wiped away her tears and looked at Su Yuyao, who stood majestically on the mountaintop. This figure and this aura were indeed not the Su Yuyao she usually saw.
With a sob in his voice, he shouted at Su Yuyao's retreating figure, "Daughter—! Don't you dare call anyone else 'Dad'!"
Su Yuyao smiled through her tears.
Sahan looked at the tragic Langzhi and said in a low voice, "Lady Langzhi! Don't worry, I will take good care of Ningbao!"
After saying that, he channeled his energy, climbed the steep cliff, reached the top of the mountain, and stood beside Madam Sa.
"My lord, Ningbao has named him! He's called Weiming!" Madam Sa said with a happy expression.
Sahan slung the bearskin wrapped around Weiming across his chest, looked at the sleeping Weiming, and smiled, "A good name!"
Then, he looked up and called out to Su Yuyao, "Ningbao! Say goodbye, we should get going!"
Su Yuyao steadied her Qi field, calmed her mind, and slowly turned around, looking at the growing crowd below the mountain.
Her vision was already blurred, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make out their faces.
Su Yuyao swallowed her tears, gathered her strength, and shouted loudly, "I, Sa Ningbao! From this day forward, I will step into the Snow Mountain and become the leader of the Snow Mountain Wolf Clan! I will protect the safety of the Immortal Mountain and safeguard its land and water!"
"Su Yuyao!" Xuan Feng roared, "Did I give you permission?! Did I give you permission to do this?!"
“Xuanfeng…” Su Yuyao choked up, “I will no longer be anyone’s subordinate. I can do whatever I want without needing anyone’s permission!”
"Su Yuyao! Don't forget! You are my wife!" Xuanfeng continued to roar, "You must listen to me!"
"Xuanfeng! Don't forget! You're just our wolf clan's son-in-law!" Su Yuyao retorted without backing down. "You're the one who has to obey me!"
"I am the Heavenly Emperor!"
“I did not marry the Heavenly Emperor! Besides, our wolf clan and your Heavenly Realm are merely neighbors, and we are not subordinate to each other!”
"I am the lord of the immortal mountain! The snow mountain is within my jurisdiction!"
"I am the leader of the wolf clan! If you do not agree, I will lead the wolf clan to find another place!"
"Su Yuyao!"
"Please call me Sa Ningbao!"
Xuanfeng closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. "Stop fooling around, girl!"
"I wasn't making a scene!" Su Yuyao's tears finally dried up. She looked coldly at Xuanfeng and said indifferently, "Xuanfeng, let's break up!"
Xuanfeng stood frozen in place, looking at Su Yuyao, who stood atop the mountain with an icy demeanor, and asked incredulously, "You...you say that again?!"
"Let's... break up!"
"Why?!" Xuanfeng asked, his eyes wide.
"Because of my burning hatred! Because of the humiliation I've suffered! Because of my ignorance, my stupidity! Aren't these enough?! I won't be deceived by you anymore! I won't be controlled by you anymore! So!" Su Yuyao paused, then roared with all her might, "I! Want! To! Divorce! You!"
The moment the voice rang out, everyone gasped! The words echoed far and wide, as if they had reached the ears of the Heavenly Mother within the Heavenly Palace.
Xuan Feng was stunned by Su Yuyao's words. He stared at Su Yuyao, who had a serious expression on her face, and exclaimed, "You! You're serious?!"
Su Yuyao turned to Bai Er and said, "Bai Er! Let's go!"
"Yes, Miss!" Bai Er squatted down, transformed into a long-haired white rabbit, and hopped to Su Yuyao's feet.
Su Yuyao bent down and picked up Bai'er, lifting her above her head. Bai'er, with a determined look in her eyes, nestled on Su Yuyao's head and tightly gripped Su Yuyao's braid. She had lost her mistress before, and this time, she wouldn't let go easily no matter what!
Xuanfeng suddenly felt a little flustered when he saw Su Yuyao's nonchalant attitude towards him.
"Su Yuyao!" Xuan Feng roared angrily, one hand on his hip and the other pointing at Su Yuyao, "Did I give you too much face?! Have I spoiled you too much?! Have I pampered you too much?! You actually said you wanted to divorce me?! Did you even get my permission?!"
Su Yuyao rolled her eyes at Xuan Feng's unrepentant words and ignored him.
"Wolves, heed my command!" Su Yuyao's voice boomed.
Awooo! Awooo! The howls of wolves echoed through the valley.
Su Yuyao resolutely turned around, mounted Ruixue, and shouted, "Let's go!"
"Su! Yu! Yao!" Xuan Feng unleashed his aura, enveloping everyone and all the wolves in his fury. "You're gone! Don't come back!"
Su Yuyao gripped Ruixue's fur tightly and gently squeezed Ruixue's belly between her legs.
Ruixue understood, pushed off with her hind legs, and rushed out.
"Wait!" Seeing that his threats were useless, Xuanfeng softened his tone and called out to Su Yuyao, "Girl! Didn't you say you wanted to give Aunt Yuqing a piece of land? I think your idea is very good, let's do it your way!"
"Hmm?" Guan Yue, standing to the side, looked at Xuan Feng with suspicion and whispered a reminder, "Sir, didn't you say that there's a mountain god's tomb at Wen Po's place, so we can't..."
Xuanfeng glared at Guan Yue with narrowed eyes and asked in a sinister tone, "Can't we do anything?"
“Uh…” Guan Yue wisely shut his mouth.
Xuanfeng looked at Su Yuyao again and called out, "Girl! Don't go! I'll listen to you from now on!"
He glanced around at the crowd of onlookers, cleared his throat awkwardly, and said, "Girl! Cough cough... Could you... give me a chance?"
Su Yuyao pursed her lips and gazed at the undulating mountains ahead...
I took the Dui hexagram for the girl, riding a snow wolf, and the Gen hexagram for the girl, resulting in the primary hexagram Ze Shan Xian. The time was Chen, and the fifth line was moving, changing the Dui hexagram to the Zhen hexagram, which in turn changed to the Lei Shan Xiao Guo hexagram. The external force overcomes the internal force, and thunder shakes the mountain! It seems that my path ahead will be filled with unknown dangers...
If I could turn back, I would have doting parents, the right to be reckless and unrestrained, and I would be unconditionally pampered by the people I love...
But! I too will be trapped in a cage, losing myself...
I am not a caged bird. Even if there are many dangers, even if I am covered in wounds, even if I regret it, even if I lose something, I cannot give up myself!
Looking at the mountain peaks shrouded in mist, Su Yuyao asked softly, "Bai Er, are you scared?"
White Ear tightly gripped Su Yuyao's braid with its little paws, wrapping its entire body around Su Yuyao's head.
Su Yuyao could clearly feel the little belly of Bai Er breathing heavily, and she could even sense a resolute aura.
Su Yuyao smiled slightly, pushed off with her legs, and shouted, "Let's go!"
The auspicious snow suddenly surged towards the horizon, then fell upon another mountain peak...
"Su Yuyao! You brat!" Xuanfeng grabbed his robe and chased after her.
"Lord Xuanfeng! Please wait!" Sahan, carrying Weiming, stood in front of Xuanfeng.
"Sahan Yi!" Xuan Feng's eyes turned red. "Get out of the way!"
"Lord Xuanfeng! Ningbao is not a caged bird, so why do you insist on confining her?"
Xuanfeng frowned slightly, wanting to refute but not knowing where to begin.
“Although my wife and I haven’t raised Ningbao for very long, we can see that Ningbao has been suppressing herself while she’s with you!” Sa Hanyi looked at Weiming in his arms and said, “We are simple people, we don’t understand your intricacies, and we disdain your scheming. Our only wish is that our children can happily do what they want to do!”
“Sahan Yi! I don’t want the girl to be in danger! I’m protecting her!” Xuan Feng shouted, his eyes wide.
"My lord! Are you protecting Ningbao?" Sahan said somewhat excitedly. "You cut off her wings, chopped off her legs, and locked her in a cage. Is that really for her own good?! Why not let her out and follow the natural law of survival of the fittest, let her fight her own way out! Even if she suffers a lot, it's still better than being locked up in a cage like a canary!"
Xuanfeng was stunned. He had never thought he was restricting his girl. He thought all the pampering he gave her was what she craved most, but he never imagined that he would deprive her of the freedom she longed for most...
Xuanfeng gradually calmed down. He looked at the figure riding on Ruixue and gradually disappearing into the distance, and whispered, "Chief Sa, I'm counting on you!"
"What do you mean, 'please'?!" Lang Zhi jumped up, her eyes red, and pointed at Sa Hanyi, shouting, "Sa Hanyi! I'm warning you, you must protect my daughter! You can't let her suffer any injustice! You can't let her call you 'Dad' in vain!"
Sahan looked at Langzhi's tear-streaked face, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Don't worry!"
After saying that, he turned around, channeled his Qi, and stepped into the air. Madam Sa leaped into the air and transformed into a black-backed, white-bellied hyena, carrying Sa Hanyi and protecting the last of the wolf pack.
Su Yuyao left without looking back, seemingly without any person or thing to worry about in this Jiujiao Mountain.
Qingyue silently watched Su Yuyao, but Su Yuyao didn't say "Mother" or even give her a glance! Her heart felt empty. She didn't feel lost or sad, but she just felt the same way she used to.
She also found herself again!
"Su'e, we should go..." Qingyue said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xuanfeng sensed Qingyue's chilling aura, so he turned to her, bowed, and said, "Aunt, when are you leaving? Your nephew will see you off..."
Qingyue's gaze towards Xuanfeng also began to become complicated. "You brat! It's all your fault!"
Xuanfeng was taken aback, and looked up at Qingyue, "Aunt, you..."
Qingyue avoided Xuanfeng's gaze, lowered her head, straightened her sleeves, and said, "I'm going back now. You just focus on your own business. As for Yao'er..." Qingyue raised her eyes and glanced at Xuanfeng, "Don't go and provoke her!"
"Huh?" Xuanfeng was a little surprised by Qingyue's attitude. His aunt had always doted on him, so why was she talking to him like this now?
Qingyue glanced at Langzhi, who was wiping away her snot and tears, and sighed softly. At this moment, she didn't know how to comfort Langzhi, because she was also about to leave.
After the excitement was over, the crowd was reluctant to leave, pointing and whispering among themselves about Xuanfeng, and using the bits and pieces of information they had heard, they wove together some incredibly rich stories.
Xuanfeng awkwardly turned his back and waited for the crowd to disperse.
"Lord Xuanfeng!" Yu Qing suddenly stepped forward and respectfully knelt before Xuanfeng, saying, "Thank you, lord! This humble servant will certainly live up to your expectations and take good care of the Mountain God's Tomb!"
"Huh?" Xuanfeng looked at Yuqing with some surprise. "Oh, okay, go ahead."
Yu Qing bowed deeply again, then retreated with her head down.
Xuanfeng frowned, puzzled, when he saw Guan Yue lean forward and say, "My lord, I have explained everything to Aunt Yuqing, including the houses, hillsides, fields, and some sacrificial arrangements for the mountain god's tomb! Aunt Yuqing has noted it all down in detail!"
"What?!" Xuanfeng exclaimed, his eyes wide and brows furrowed. "Who told you to tell her?!"
Guan Yue raised his head and looked at Xuan Feng with clear eyes, "Didn't you say... that you would listen to Su Yuyao in everything?"
"You!" Xuanfeng rolled his eyes in anger. "I said that to get the girl to stay! How could you..."
"So, you really were deceiving Su Yuyao..." Guan Yue's eyes suddenly became less clear.
"I didn't!" Xuanfeng felt he couldn't explain himself no matter how hard he tried. "Guan Yue, that place is too important; we can't easily hand it over to Yuqing! I promised the girl that it was indeed to keep her here, but I will analyze the pros and cons with her, and she will understand..."
"Aren't you just lying to Su Yuyao?"
"I...I didn't lie..."
Guan Yue clasped his hands in a slight bow and said, "My lord, this humble servant will go and prepare the new land deeds!"
"Guan Yue! Do you know what you're doing?!" Xuan Feng was getting impatient. "The Mountain God's Tomb contains the Mountain Goddess, the mother of Lord Langzhi. You're having Yu Qing watch over Lord Langzhi's mother. What will my aunt think?!"
Guan Yue straightened up, looked at Xuan Feng and said, "You personally promised Su Yuyao, this subordinate is just following orders!"
"Listen to you..." Xuanfeng swallowed the curse words.
"Tuan Yue! Tuan Yue!" Lang Zhi finally recovered from the grief of Su Yuyao leaving Jiujiao Mountain, only to find that Qing Yue was nowhere to be seen. "Xuan Feng! Where is your aunt?!"
Xuanfeng was gritting his teeth at Guan Yue when he heard Langzhi's impolite shout. He replied irritably, "Auntie's gone!"
"Ah?! Oh dear! Tuan Yue—!" Lang Zhi had a new reason to grieve.
...
Mountain peaks rise in clusters, shrouded in mist and clouds.
Su Yuyao rode Ruixue, leading the wolf pack across the mountain ridge.
The cold wind howled, but it could not drown out the sobbing sounds.
"Waaah..." Su Yuyao squinted her eyes, letting her tears fly.
Bai Er tugged at Su Yuyao's braid and carefully climbed onto Su Yuyao's shoulder.
She stretched out her little paw and touched Su Yuyao's cheek, "Squeak!"
"Waaah... Bai Er! I... miss my father and mother! I didn't say goodbye to them just now... Waaah..." Su Yuyao recalled Qing Yue's disappointed expression and Lang Zhi's desperate crying.
"White Ears... I didn't dare look at them just now... I was scared... I didn't want to leave... Waaah..." Su Yuyao sniffled and continued, "I regret it... I miss them... Waaah..."
White-eared Kaba blinked and thought for a moment, then began rummaging through the fur on its belly for something.
"Waaaaah... White Ear... I want to go back... Waaaaah... Hmm! Hmm?"
Su Yuyao was crying with her mouth wide open when suddenly something sweet with a bitter taste was stuffed into her mouth.
"This is..." she smacked her lips, "This is... honey candy?!"
"Squeak!"
"Did the Mountain Goddess give this to me?"
"squeak!"
Su Yuyao closed her mouth and savored the honey candy. The sweet, bitter, and fragrant flavors intertwined and enveloped each other.
The sweetness is neutralized by the bitterness, making it less cloying; the bitterness is tempered by the sweetness, making it less bitter! A blend of sweet and bitter, ultimately creating a unique aroma…
There was neither pure sweetness nor unadulterated bitterness... Su Yuyao seemed to understand the words of the Mountain Goddess.
The mountain peaks grew steeper and the air grew colder. Ruixue, carrying Su Yuyao, stopped on a cliff and sniffed around.
"Ruixue!" Su Yuyao patted Ruixue's head. "Are you going to rest here?"
Ruixue bent down and placed Su Yuyao in a safe spot, then transformed into human form, squatted down in front of Su Yuyao, and said softly, "Miss Ningbao! The weather is cold ahead, and the road is getting harder and harder to walk. Let's take a short break here, because there won't be any more chances to rest after this!"
"Okay!" Su Yuyao nodded and took Bai'er off her shoulder. "Bai'er, you get ready too!"
With a bang, Bai Er transformed back into human form, blushing as she glanced at Rui Xue.
Ruixue blushed and stared at Bai'er, then stammered in a high-pitched voice, "Bai'er, you should wear more clothes... or grow more fur, it's quite cold up ahead..."
"Hehehe!" Bai Er burst out laughing at Rui Xue's silly appearance.
“Um… Bai Er, you’re so fair-skinned. It’s hard to be seen on the snow mountain…” As she spoke, Rui Xue took out a red collar from her bosom, held it up to Bai Er’s face with both hands, and pointed it at her bright red ear tips, saying, “This is for you, please wear it!”
Bai Er looked at the bright red collar in Rui Xue's palm, smiled, and asked, "How... how do you wear this?"
"Oh, then... shall I help you?" Ruixue awkwardly held up the collar to Bai Er's chest.
Bai Er smiled and stretched out her fair neck, her lips close to Rui Xue's Adam's apple, and whispered, "Should this necklace be worn on the chest or around the neck?"
Ruixue caught the distinctive grassy scent of the white ear, her Adam's apple bobbing as she said, "Neck...neck..."
"Then... what are you gesturing in front of my chest?" Bai Er asked with a smile.
"Ah? Ah! I'm sorry!" Ruixue blushed and hurriedly put the collar around Bai'er's neck.
"Ugh... Waaah... Ah—!" Su Yuyao was forced to cry out in front of everyone, and couldn't stop crying. "You guys... went too far! Ah—!"
Su Yuyao's cries stirred up the entire wolf pack again, and they all gathered around her, at a loss.
"Miss! Miss! What's wrong?" Bai Er tugged at Su Yuyao's sleeve and wiped away her tears.
"Waaaah..." Su Yuyao cried as she spoke, "Bai Er! You're so mean! You didn't even try to stop me when I wanted to leave! You just wanted to be with Ruixue!"
"Ah? I didn't!" Bai Er hurriedly grabbed Su Yuyao's hand and said firmly, "Miss, I will only listen to you! If you say leave, I will leave! If you don't leave, I won't leave either!"
"Really?" Su Yuyao asked, sobbing.
"Of course it's true! If you want to go back now, I'll carry you back on my back!"
"Who wants to go back?!" Sahan, carrying Weiming, landed on the cliff with Madam Sa.
“Father…” Su Yuyao cried, her eyes brimming with tears, looking at Sa Hanyi, “I miss… my other set of parents…”
"Hahahaha... What did Daddy think it was!" Sahan looked at Su Yuyao, whose face was red from crying, and said cheerfully, "Ningbao, if you miss them, Daddy will send you back! But... we've already come this far, you should at least go and see your own territory first, and have some fun!"
Su Yuyao stared at Sa Hanyi with wide eyes, "Dad, if I go back, won't you and Mom be sad?"
“Ningbao,” Sahan gently stroked Su Yuyao’s head, “Of course we are sad, but we respect your choice!”
Looking at Weiming in Sa Hanyi's arms, Su Yuyao suddenly felt a sense of loss. She pouted and said, "Last time, when Xuanfeng and Lady Qingyue came to pick me up from the Xuanhuang Ancient Road, you were reluctant to let me go! Now you say you respect my choice. It must be because of Weiming that you're being biased!"
"Hahahaha!" Sahan wasn't angry at Su Yuyao's words; instead, he laughed heartily. He handed Weiming to Ruixue and put his hands on Su Yuyao's shoulders. "You child! You've got a whole bunch of twisted logic! Last time you went with them, it wasn't your wish, so of course we disagreed! This time, it's your own decision, so of course we'll respect it! What a pity! You've grown into a big girl, otherwise, Daddy really wanted to give you a good hug! Do you know how much Daddy misses you!"
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