Chapter 155: Things Are Not Things (Extra 1)
The enthronement ceremony began.
One hundred and twenty cranes flew around the wonderful land.
Every tree in this wonderful place blooms with golden flowers, and purple air is lingering in the clouds and mist.
She was dressed in finery.
Time was too short, and she was unwilling to even leave the dead mortal's side until he rotted beyond recognition.
She said to him with tears in her eyes, "Why didn't you tell me that I could only be with him for twelve years...we only have twelve years left?"
Zhu Su didn't have time to comfort her little temper. In his eyes, ten or a hundred years for ordinary people was just a blink of an eye. It was nothing to him, so he thought it was nothing to her too.
He allowed her to return to the mortal world because of this consideration, because he didn't care, all Jiaoran could give him was a blink of an eye.
He had seen that mortal, and he would not drag Jiaoran into the mortal world like other men and let her sink with him. In that mortal's eyes, he saw a divinity that did not belong to mortals, transcending the world.
So he let her go back and he wasn't worried.
Jiaoran was destined to become the new Zhu Su, ending her worldly affairs so that she would no longer have to worry about love and could concentrate on cultivation. Zhu Su felt that those short ten years were well worth it.
"So what if you know? What do you want to do after you know?"
Jiao Ran said, "If he could live to be seventy, if he could live to have gray hair, then I wouldn't be so sad. He is still so young. I have only been with him for twelve springs, summers, autumns and winters. It was too short, too short!"
Zhu Su pinched her chin to calm her down. "From the moment you began practicing Gao Shan Shou, your wonderful realm bloodline has awakened. You and he are destined to be different. Those twelve years were God's pity on his deep love. You don't have to feel sorry for him anymore."
"I don't want to become an immortal anymore, and I don't want to be a bamboo dweller anymore. I regret it."
Zhu Su's eyes flashed with shock. He had never thought Jiao Ran would say such a thing. Disappointed and a little confused, "Don't you also like to practice cultivation? The path of a mortal is difficult, and that of an immortal is even more difficult. You have achieved what you have today in your ascension, so you shouldn't look back."
Jiaoran couldn't stop crying. Even with her gorgeous clothes adorned with gemstones that sparkled like stars, she couldn't hold back her sorrow. "Whether I become an immortal or a human, I never want to be separated from him."
"Wake up. Even if you are a mortal, there will always be a time when life and death will separate you."
"Then I would rather die with him."
He sneered and grasped her wrist. "So you think that by cutting your wrist you can die with him? I tell you, you are already an immortal body. The underworld will not tolerate you. You cannot enter the mortal cycle of life and death. Let him go and move on."
Jiao Ran said no, "How can I just forget about him?"
"The Divine Master will also be present at the coronation ceremony. If you anger him, not only will the entire Wonderland be destroyed, but even the mortal world connected to the Fish-Dragon Wonderland will be reduced to dust. The mountains, rivers, lakes, seasons, wind, rain, thunder and lightning of the mortal world will all disappear, not to mention those fragile mortals."
"What did you say?"
"Today, it's no longer up to you to decide. To go or not, life or death in the human world, all depends on your thoughts. You can be willful and return to the human world regardless of the consequences, but that mortal's soul will also be shattered and cease to exist. Those mortals will never be reincarnated."
Jiaoran walked up the jade steps step by step, and the people from the Fish and Dragon Wonderland came from all directions.
She wore a pearl crown on her head and a splendid dress made for her by her tribesmen. The wonderland was no longer covered by dark clouds, and the golden sunlight illuminated the sky.
She pursues the way of martial arts and the highest level of swordsmanship.
But to this day, she doesn't know why she was so obsessed with it.
She wanted to leave here and go back to... any moment in the past.
If only I could return to Huiying Inn, if only I could still be with A Niang, Mu Jin, and my senior sister.
At what point did she gradually drift away from them and head towards a completely different path?
She didn't know what was waiting for her, but she was extremely afraid. It was really mysterious to speculate about the future of an immortal king with a mortal's heart.
Is not dying really a blessing for her? Or a curse?
Will she have to live for a hundred years, a thousand years?
What was the point of living forever? What would it mean when she reached the top of the thirty-third heaven in sword cultivation? It turned out that immortals also had endless pursuits of power and fame, cultivating one level after another, like Zhu Su, with no end in sight.
What is in the supreme cave?
Jiaoran thought about this matter as he walked.
At this moment, she couldn't help but look back on the jade steps leading to heaven. Zhu Su had clearly told her not to look back and to turn back when she reached the highest point, but she still didn't do it. She was really curious.
She saw the glimmer of hope in the eyes of her tribesmen, and saw Zhu Su and Ji Feng, who were in high spirits and smiling with satisfaction.
A cluster of black light caught her attention, and she followed the black hilt from foot to head.
Then she saw Kuang Heng, a demon who should have died in the mortal world, who was watching her coronation ceremony in the wonderland.
Seeing her looking at him, he actually smiled.
Jiaoran's throat was dry and the blood in his body turned cold. How could he be here?
Was he really killed by her?
She had put so much effort into it, sacrificing her senior sister, Chai Che, and her mother...
Finally killed him.
He exchanged his heart for Mu Jin's life.
She thought she had succeeded, that she died with him, and that was a perfect ending to their sacrifice.
However, those mortals died, but he and she were still alive.
Their sacrifices all became a joke.
Then she immediately understood that it was all a setup.
To make her successful and also to make Kuang Heng successful.
The golden and purple clouds above the ceremony suddenly turned into oppressive dark clouds. No one knew why Zhu Su's face on the jade steps turned so pale, and the beautiful sky suddenly became so scary and weird.
She stopped walking up. Her gorgeous dress was so long, following her, layer upon layer, making her look like a blooming flower. But she seemed to be frightened and turned to walk down the jade steps. She ran down in panic.
run.
He even forgot that he had magical powers and could fly.
She is still a mortal at heart, and when mortals are extremely frightened, they only remember to run on their feet.
Suddenly, she stepped on her gorgeous clothes and fell heavily from the jade steps, as if falling from the clouds.
The tribesmen watched Zhu Su running down like a madman, and no one knew what was wrong with her.
She fell among the flowers, and the blanket of flowers supported her, so she was not hurt.
But before she could get up, a distinguished guest arrived quietly.
Jiaoran's surroundings suddenly became extremely quiet. Her heart was pounding and her anger was burning, almost burning her out.
This time, she raised her head and saw the God clearly.
Her dantian ached slightly, as if she still remembered how the golden thread had entangled her and how it had tied her and Kuang Heng together with Jin Chong.
It's him.
She wanted to get up and leave immediately, but in front of him, she lost all her strength.
It's like an ant looking up at a giant elephant.
In front of him, she was so small and humble.
She wanted to summon a strong wind to split the god in half.
He had tricked her, making her think that today's achievements were truly the result of her hard work, but she only now understood that it was just a little game played by him with a wave of his finger.
Not to mention mortals, even the people from the Fish and Dragon Realm are as small as dust in front of him.
Her head ached, as if she were suffering from the thought of killing God.
She struggled to stand up, covered her head with her hands, and stumbled towards the crowd. She didn't know where she was going to escape, but she couldn't stay here, never.
The God just looked at her, with no sadness or joy in his eyes. He seemed to be able to see through all her thoughts and concerns at a glance, as if he had the ability to read her mind.
He was so powerful that in front of him, Jiaoran could not fly to the sky or escape to the ground.
The tribesmen came up and grabbed her, asking her to go back because the coronation ceremony had not yet been completed.
Numbly, she struggled against them and knocked them to the ground.
The elders also stood up and joined forces to capture her.
Hayate no longer listened to her calls, she just stood there staring at her, unable to do anything.
She injured the elders and was about to escape to Longtan when Zhu Su stood in her way.
He didn't say a word.
Jiaoran knew that he would not let her go.
All of this is the will of the God, and no one can disobey the God.
A golden light flowed out from the hand of the God, and Jiaoran was caught by him. He just put her gently in front of the jade steps, and she vomited blood and fell on the jade steps. Blood dripped from the corners of her mouth onto the white jade steps. Her blood gushed out, and her face was stained with blood.
Zhu Su couldn't look at her, and even he himself didn't know why he was so sad at this moment.
In the blink of an eye, she seemed to have had a dream, and everything that had just happened disappeared. She was still standing on the jade stairs, the immortal throne was not far above her head, and behind her was the jade stairs she had walked on.
This time she turned around and saw Kuang Heng and the deity beside Kuang Heng.
Her gaze rested on the God, and she seemed to understand.
The God's eyes told her that those were the scenarios he had preset. He let her go through them once, and now he was doing it again to see what choice she would make.
Jiaoran's headache no longer hurt.
She turned her head back and continued walking up.
Standing at the highest point of the wonderful realm.
She took the colorful glass bottle, poured some water from the Tianchi Lake into the bottle, and sprinkled it on her people, sharing happiness and joy with them.
Kuang Heng suddenly lowered his head and laughed.
The God asked, "Why are you laughing?"
Kuang Heng said, "There is the same madness in her eyes as there is in me. One day, she will make the same choice as me."
The God said, "According to what you said, I should kill the other you."
Kuang Heng said, "If you kill us, who will add to your fun?"
The God asked, "Do you like the mortal I created from this bone I took out of your divine bone?"
Kuang Heng looked at the woman on the platform, "She defeated me. Perhaps, she is not a part of me. The one who defeated me is my true self. I am just a part of her."
The God fell into deep thought, as if he found this statement very interesting.
Zhu Su breathed a sigh of relief. The Lord God gave her another chance, and she really didn't choose the stupidest thing again. The moment before, she was escaping with the thought of destroying herself and the whole family, and the next moment she returned to her original position and continued to move forward. From beginning to end, she didn't shed a tear on the jade steps.
The first elder and the third elder came over and announced to the people of the Fish-Dragon Wonderland that from now on, the Hsinchu Su of the Fish-Dragon Wonderland would be the one in front of them. She would protect the peace of the wonderland and the human world and maintain the order of the three realms.
Only after the coronation ceremony is over can Ji Feng approach her.
Her clothes fluttered in the wind. She drank all the wine offered by her tribesmen and greeted the immortals in other caves one by one.
An immortal said, "Zhu Su is very considerate. Even the God came to the Wonderland to watch the ceremony, which gave the immortal king enough honor to ascend the throne. If we need the help of the immortal king in the future, please ask the immortal king--"
Jiao Ran smiled slightly, "Since we are colleagues, if there is any need for Jiao Zhu Su in the future, I will do my best to help you."
After ninety days, it seemed as if all the spring in the world had ended, and the guests in the wonderful land slowly dispersed.
She sat in the temple, looking at the empty temple. The main hall had been cleaned up, but the deity had not even stayed there for a single day before riding away on a dragon.
The strange thing is that Zhu Su hasn't left yet.
He is still in wonderland.
He walked closer into the temple.
Jiaoran raised his head slightly and looked at him.
"Why haven't you left yet? According to mortals, you've already been promoted to a higher level. What are you still doing here?"
He looked at Jiaoran and said, "Very soon."
"Will you take Hayate with you?"
"She doesn't belong to me, she belongs to you."
Jiaoran slowly stepped down from the throne and asked him, "When will you come again?"
He stroked her cheek and said, "After I complete the coronation ceremony in Yufan Dongtian, I will come back to see you when I have time."
Jiao Ran said, "You've actually been using me, haven't you? You need a new Zhu Su to replace you, so you've been helping me. It seems like you're helping me, but in fact, you're helping yourself."
He couldn't give an answer.
Jiaoran chuckled.
He taught her all her moves, spells, and training, but he didn't seem to expect that Jiaoran would use the thin dragon to pierce his body at this time.
Jiaoran thought he would dodge, so why couldn't he dodge?
He always avoids it.
But this time he couldn't dodge.
He looked down at the sword piercing him, and the golden spiritual power quickly dissipated in the air. He did not hide, but stepped forward and hugged her tightly. This was the only time he hugged her regardless of the consequences.
Jiaoran really hated him. Everyone could take advantage of her and deceive her, but he was the person she trusted most in the wonderful world. She didn't expect that the person who took advantage of her the most was him, so she couldn't forgive him.
She just wanted to end all ties with him, but she didn't expect to actually kill him.
Jiao Ran shed tears, "Why, things always go against my wishes, I can't kill the people I want to kill, and I can't keep the people I want to keep."
He asked, "Are you shedding this tear for me?"
"Yes, I killed you, and you won't let me cry for you?"
"You shed so many tears for that mortal, but so few for me. It's really unfair."
"I didn't mean to kill you, I just hate you."
He said, "I know, but I am very happy. Finally, someone sheds tears for me."
He told Jiaoran that soon a new bamboo would grow in the bamboo forest, and that would be him who had died.
It turns out that the spirits of all bamboos will transform into new bamboos after death.
Jiaoran wanted to hug him tighter, but he had already disappeared.
Hayate transformed into a human form and sat down cross-legged beside her, "Don't cry."
Jiao Ran said, "I killed him. I actually killed him."
"So what?"
Jiao Ran said, "From now on, this person will no longer exist in heaven or on earth."
She said "oh".
Jiao Ran asked, "He has been with you for thousands of years, yet you have no feelings about his death?"
Hayate held his chin in his hand, "He wants to thank you."
"Why?"
"To ascend from one heaven to another, one must abandon the old body and retain the soul. He has already left his soul in the safest place. Do you think he is really that stupid? He did this specifically to make you cry for him."
Jiao Ran wiped away her tears and asked, "So you're saying I didn't kill him?"
"You only killed his old body. His spiritual power as a bamboo master will all be yours in the future. The bamboos in the bamboo forest are just their spiritual bodies. Why be so sad?"
Jiaoran felt relieved and said, "I must take revenge."
"revenge?"
"He just tricked me into tears, I want revenge."
Ji Feng asked her to come closer and listen, "Like this..."
"How long do we have to wait?"
"About three hundred years."
"So long?"
Jiao Ran said, "I might as well go to the human world and wait for Mu Jin's reincarnation."
Ji Feng said, "Then you have to wait too."
"Why? After the coronation ceremony, I will go to the human world. Now that I am a true Zhu Su, is there anyone who can stop me?"
Ji Feng said, "Mortals' love and fate are all predetermined. You, as an immortal, intruding into his life will only push him into the abyss, causing him, as a mortal, extreme pain."
"How do you know? Could it be that he has been reincarnated without my knowledge? But I have been watching him all those days, and his soul has never left his body."
Ji Feng said, "It's not a long process for the soul to leave the body. Sometimes, as soon as you are distracted, his soul has been taken away by someone."
"Then where should I go to find him?"
Outside the hall, immortal servants came in holding a document.
"Immortal Lord, this is what you need to deal with in the past twenty years."
"Immortal Lord, this is something you will need to deal with in the next fifty years."
Jiaoran looked up and saw that one of the immortal servants was the disciple who used to be called Master Zhu Su and served him.
"Why are you here?"
"Before Master left, he specifically instructed us to assist the Immortal Lord. He said that the Immortal Lord could return to the mortal world, but only after he had dealt with important matters. He also said that the souls of mortals are immortal, so no matter when the Immortal Lord returns to the mortal world, it is never too late."
Opening one of the documents, the temple was filled with words.
She sighed and asked, "Apart from these, is there anything else to see?"
The immortal attendant thought for a moment, "Did the immortal swear by Gao Shan Shou before this?"
"Well, would you like another one, God?"
The immortal attendant shook his head. "There are hundreds of mental methods like Gao Shan Shou in Wonderland. Your Excellency need not worry about it. However, the Divine Master has annotated the copy you copied from memory. Would you like to take a look?"
Jiaoran nodded.
She unfolded "Takayama Shou" and saw a sentence written on the back cover:
Be aware of things without being attached to them, be mindful of thoughts without being obsessed with them.
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