Chapter 14 Lovers and Enemies It's said this marriage tree is very accurate.
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A mysterious power surrounded Mei Zichen.
He could still feel pain where he had been slashed, but the wounds inexplicably returned to normal.
He's not going to die, so it would be better if he were. He wanted to vomit blood, but he couldn't.
He looked at Dongfang Yaotian, who had stopped his attack and calmed down, with a ferocious look in his eyes: Was he faking his attack?
Was Dongfang Yaotian humiliating him?
Gong Yuqiu swayed precariously, her heart torn apart by a myriad of emotions, and suddenly, with unbelievable emotion, she exclaimed, "Yaotian..."
He must have held back; it turns out he didn't really want to kill his senior brother.
"." Dongfang Yaotian sheathed his blade with great flair, a smug smile appearing on his sharply defined profile.
He was too embarrassed to admit that he didn't know why his knife couldn't cut anyone. And he didn't understand how his strength had suddenly increased so dramatically—ultimately, it was because he was too exceptionally talented!
Finally, the three parties reached a balanced settlement.
Only Chen Jinshi, inside the carriage, kept glancing at the ingenious technique, his serene gaze carrying a hint of profound light. This time, he once again sensed the subtle, increasingly controlled flow of energy.
Every time this strange thing happened, it was indeed related to Dongfang Yaotian.
But each time, the girl in front of him was also present.
Mei Zichen, writhing in pain, was supported by the disciples of the Jade Void Sect. His gaze was icy: "The Jade Void Sect will not forget today. Young Prince Dongfang, your secret love affair with my junior sister will not be approved by our master—I'm quite curious about your ranking in the Immortal Competition tomorrow."
Dongfang Yaotian laughed wildly: "Then you won't need to bother!"
In the end, Gong Yuqiu still chose to return to Tianyan Kingdom with Dongfang Yaotian first, and then personally return to Yuxu Sect to accept punishment from her master. The female lead expressed her deep feelings that her heart was made up and she would never let go, which moved Dongfang Yaotian to tears.
The experienced expert nodded: "Hmm, I'll take a look."
Before leaving, Mei Zichen took one last deep look at the secret to breaking the deadly formation.
They were both wood-type spirit bones, and the current registered Heaven-level members were all elders of various sects and families. Among the younger generation of high-level wood spirit bones, he was the only one at the Earth-level ninth rank. However, facing the girl in front of him, he felt a sense of crisis.
For some reason, this woman seems to have an absolutely natural affinity with the Wood Spirit. Although her spiritual bone aptitude is not particularly outstanding, the Wood Spirit field of every flower, grass, and tree in this world seems to resonate harmoniously with her.
This was a feeling that Mei Zichen had never seen in a human cultivator before.
If Miao Jue knew what he was thinking, he would definitely burst out laughing.
You're talking about these things with a tree.
Seeing their eyes meet, Chen Jinshi quietly approached Miaojue and said in a soft but enthusiastic voice, "His Wood Spirit Bone is much better than yours. Do you want it?"
Miao Jue withdrew her gaze, "..."
In the world of madmen, are bones something that can be taken out, stripped clean, and given to others to use at will?
The lunatic has completely stopped pretending now.
"I don't want to." Miaojue chuckled twice.
In the future, her spiritual bones will be far more than just Earth-level Ninth Grade—
On the carriage back to Tianyan Kingdom, Miaojue tallied up her gains from the trip.
Having resolved two crucial emotional climaxes, her spiritual bone aptitude has risen two levels, already approaching the threshold of the Earth level. At this rate, as long as she perseveres in contributing to the love story of the male and female leads, reaching the Heaven level is within her grasp. Why should she envy others?
Moreover, her current seventh-level human-grade spiritual bone allows her to withstand a rewind time of up to five minutes.
This means that she has more than just a five-minute margin of error in the current plot.
Moreover, when used for backtracking local units, she can restore it to its state 300 days ago.
Almost a year!
Miaojue leaned back on the carriage couch with great pleasure.
She glanced at the villain beside her, who was toying with a jade compass with his fingertips and seemed to be in a similarly good mood, and asked, "What were you doing last year?"
Chen Jinshi shifted his gaze to her, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Me?"
He thought for a moment, then smiled warmly and gently: "I personally wrote your epitaph last year."
After all, she could have died on the day of the snipe's night raid.
"..." Miao Jue withdrew her gaze expressionlessly.
What a sinister man.
But now it's hard to say who's more of a ghost.
…
Finally, the Nether Bone with a sequence number of ten, which was hunted by the male and female protagonists, was handed over to the Jinghe Envoy sent by the Celestial Court, in accordance with the instructions issued by Langhuan.
According to the above, this process would ensure the complete removal of the bones.
Dongfang Yaotian and Gong Yuqiu righteously handed over the Nether Bone.
As Langhuan's crane flew past the white stone altar, a wisp of white gold crane feather suddenly drifted down from beneath Qing's feet and was gently picked up in mid-air by a red-scarred fingertip.
Gathered in the palm of the hand, it transforms into a dull, platinum dragon scale.
The scales, having traveled over mountains and valleys to reach him, dissipated into sand when he gathered them in his palm, but the message they conveyed had already been delivered.
“Cang San told us not to act rashly. His condition is very bad.” Yingyu Gui Liu peeked out from his sleeve, his round black fish eyes staring at the scattered sand on the ground.
“But he’s still alive,” Chen Jinshi looked up. “It’s good that he’s alive.”
He leaned against the edge of the altar, watching Langhuan's Jinghe Envoy leave with the piece of the Netherworld Bone, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Ashes and ashes, all things are made to live.
His bones are himself, and can transform into his physical form at any time.
That will be the tenth person to arrive in the Immortal Land after countless years.
The compass behind him was still circling and spinning, and there was another version of himself chasing after him in reverse time.
Chen Jinshi was in a good mood, his gaze sweeping over the swaying marriage tree standing beneath the altar.
A new love tribulation is about to begin.
…
Miaojue rested for a few days, and the male and female protagonists were very sweet and obedient after returning.
Although she knew perfectly well that this was just the calm before the storm.
The grand stage for these two chosen ones cannot be confined to the small place of Tianyan Kingdom. Soon, the turning point will arrive as they embark on a world-wide "she escapes, he chases" saga, turning the male and female protagonists from lovers into enemies. They will each cut a piece of the marriage tree, declaring a complete break in their relationship and vowing never to see each other again, whether in life or death.
Of course, they still met again and again; the only one truly hurt was her tree.
Miaojue leaned against her tree trunk, looking up to observe. Although she had only been away for a few days, her tree seemed to have grown taller upon her return. Along with the upgrade of her spiritual bones, the canopy also climbed upwards several inches. Even though the sunlight was blocked by someone's altar, it did not stop it from continuously stretching itself out.
What a beautiful tree!
"Princess, the decorations for the marriage tree have arrived."
Just then, a palace servant walked up to her with a bow.
Miao Jue was taken aback. "What decorations?"
Before the palace servants could answer, Dongfang Yaotian's cheerful voice rang out: "The Lantern Festival is just around the corner, and since Qiu'er and I became engaged, we have deeply felt that this tree is extremely efficacious—"
"We both have a feeling that this tree protects our love and keeps it unchanged. Although there have been many ups and downs and pains, we have always managed to turn bad luck into good and our love remains as strong as ever."
The secret: "
Is it possible that someone is carrying a heavy burden?
"So we've decided that we shouldn't keep things to ourselves—" Dongfang Yaotian said with a wicked smile, "We'll open my main hall separately during the Lantern Festival to allow all cultivators of the Tianyan Kingdom with spiritual bone aptitude of Earth level or above to come and make wishes. This will surely create many wonderful stories in the world—Qianqian, you must also think this is a great idea, right?"
You're awesome!
She asked, "Was it...was it the advice you gave me, Chen Jinshi?"
"Why do you address Brother Jinshi by his first name like that?" Dongfang Yaotian shook his head with a mixture of affection and helplessness. "That's right, I think Brother Jinshi also wants to pray for his marriage."
He prayed to a bird.
In this relationship, she and the villain were the ones who gave the most.
Miao Jue watched expressionlessly as her tree was surrounded by palace servants, unable to stop Dongfang Yaotian's decision, because he had already issued a nationwide proclamation, extending an invitation with domineering confidence.
Now everyone has heard about how the male and female protagonists joined hands to slay the underworld and won the praise of the Langhuan Immortal Court. In a short time, Dongfang Yaotian and Gong Yuqiu became a famous immortal couple.
Even immortals only last three days.
In the end, Miaojue only agreed to the red ribbon, a weightless decorative item, which did look very beautiful when hung up. She rejected all the rest and even had a fence built around the marriage tree.
This time, she'll keep an eye on whoever cuts down a tree, and she'll cut them down!
…
On the day of the Lantern Festival.
Under the bright full moon, lanterns and colorful decorations adorn the Dongfang Yaotian Hall. The candles burn with fragrant orchid powder, filling the air with their sweet aroma. Accompanied by the swaying red ribbons and leaves, the lights twinkle like stars, creating an atmosphere of sweet romance that seems to fill the air.
Miaojue stood not far from his tree, carefully listening to what was happening.
Cultivators gradually began to pour into the front courtyard of the hall. Dongfang Yaotian and Gong Yuqiu were holding hands as they greeted the guests, and the scene looked like a wedding.
The marriage tree was illuminated by soft candlelight, its red ribbons swaying like strands of hair. Outside the fence in front of the tree, incense burners and fortune sticks were placed. People lined up to offer three sticks of incense to the marriage tree and silently recited their wishes for marriage.
The secret is that the wishes made after offering incense and silently reciting them before the marriage tree will be heard by the user.
For example, the Earth-level Rank 3 man holding three incense sticks with a sincere expression is devoutly praying: "I hope my spiritual bone can suddenly break through to the Heaven-level, and then a female cultivator from Langhuan with a Heaven-level spiritual bone will suddenly appear and inexplicably fall in love with me. Ideally, she would be extremely beautiful and extremely rich..."
The brilliant idea left him speechless.
This is something neither trees nor nature can do.
After saying that, the man shook the divination tube, threw out a very auspicious divination slip, and left beaming with joy.
Then, Miao Jue unexpectedly discovered that the prayer power from the spiritual cultivator would give back to the marriage tree, just like water in the soil, which would be transported from the roots to the top bud, allowing the tree to grow.
How amazing! It turns out she really is a marriage tree, and even she herself doesn't know how she became one.
Just as I was feeling it, a cool, floral scent suddenly came from behind me.
Like a soft layer of ash falling on the back of a hand, the man asked with a smile, "Princess, have you sought a marriage partner?"
Turning around, Chen Jinshi's white robes today had a touch of green, like a lush spring amidst the ink-colored landscape, making him look tall, elegant, and refined.
Just by standing here, countless female cultivators who had entered the palace were secretly watching him.
Many people who entered the palace today are less here to seek marriage from the tree and more here to encounter Lord Chen and ask him for a marriage proposal.
Wake up! Who could possibly know that this person is an evil sadomasochistic maniac!
"No—" At this moment, several more people appeared in front of the incense altar. The prayers in Miaojue's mind were already noisy, and Chen Jinshi diverted her attention.
She was about to persuade him to go and pray when she suddenly heard a low voice mixed in with several voices.
"This Qiu-jie has grown up so much!... And she's still with that man's son! May the marriage tree protect me, I must avenge the lady..."
The brilliant idea suddenly took a backseat.
Before him, Chen Jinshi's smiling eyes held a hint of malice.
He had already let her in, and then deliberately talked to her so she wouldn't notice anything unusual.
The owner of that voice is now lost in a crowd of people seeking marriage, and cannot be found at all.
The system alerted: "A heart-wrenching moment is coming!"
"—The unexpected appearance of the female protagonist's mother's Taoist disciple reveals the truth behind her mother's death! It turns out that the male protagonist she fell in love with at first sight and was destined for her was actually the son of her mother's killer!"
The secret was to close your eyes.
Yes, that's right. I listened to this entire emotional journey before the secret formula was cut.
Gong Yuqiu's mother was also a member of the Jade Void Sect. She possessed exceptional innate spiritual talent, but she died shortly after leaving Gong Yuqiu the Mo Yao Jade Ring. Before her death, she told Gong Yuqiu that the Mo Yao Jade Ring was originally a single piece of circular jade, with an outer ring and an inner core, both serving the same purpose.
That year, she and one of her senior brothers obtained this secret treasure together. The reason they were able to discover the effects of the Mo Yao Jade Ring in exorcising Netherworld Poison and identifying sequences was because, in addition to the jade ring, they also obtained a fragment of Netherworld Bone.
From the perspective of the female protagonist's mother, her senior brother went mad as soon as he saw the Nether Bone for some reason. The female protagonist's mother insisted on taking him back to the sect, but when she turned around without any warning, he stabbed her with a sword, seriously injuring her, and took away the Nether Bone. In his haste, he only took the Jade Core and left the Jade Ring behind, and then disappeared without a trace.
When the female protagonist's mother returned to the sect, she was on her last breath. Before dying, she told the female protagonist that the person who possessed the core of the Mo Yao Jade Ring was her enemy.
The female protagonist never expected that her mother's senior brother had changed his identity and built a small country with his immortal skills and strength. He was now the father of Dongfang Yaotian, the king of Tianyan Kingdom who was now secluded in his hermitage seeking immortality.
She had to avenge her mother's death, but once she did, she would become Dongfang Yaotian's father's killer.
Unsolvable!
I'm impressed by the ingenuity. This is obviously a destiny-driven arrangement; their actual parents should both be in the Langhuan Immortal Court. But since it's a love tribulation, the more complicated and melodramatic their mortal backgrounds are, the better. And the villain's application of this is simply masterful.
System: "Please resolve this painful point as soon as possible—"
The courtyard in front of the hall was bustling with activity as more and more cultivators entered. Various spiritual fields were intertwined and complex, making it difficult for Miao Jue to find the Daoist boy among them.
She then thought, why not just keep an eye on the female lead?
Ultimately, this angst stems from the female lead. As long as the female lead is controllable, the angst is controllable.
Just then, I heard a clear and charming laugh in my ear.
Then a strange light flashed in the crowd, and the female protagonist suddenly seemed to have discovered something. She squeezed out of the crowd and took the initiative to chase after it.
The secret: "??"
She strained her eyes to follow the female lead's silhouette and finally discerned what that strange light was.
That was a token of love that the male protagonist had placed in the love pouch, a wind-breaking pearl that rivaled the sunlight, and now it was tied to that Taoist boy—it's obvious who did it!
Besides Mo Yao's jade ring, Chen Jinshi had also been holding onto the male protagonist's token of love. When the right moment came, she threw it out, and the female protagonist took the bait. How could she not try to take back the token of their love?
Miao Jue was about to give chase, but as soon as she took a step, a handsome figure in white lowered his head and blocked her way.
Dust settled, a smile as gentle as a spring breeze: "I've heard this marriage tree is very accurate, let's go pray together."
Please, you son of a bitch!
I pray you never find a wife in your life!
Miaojue was gently pulled by him and couldn't move an inch. Her eyes darted around, and she suddenly shouted to the surroundings, "Ladies, Daoist Chen said he has come today specifically to seek a marriage partner. Those who are interested should not miss this opportunity!"
There was a moment of silence, and then a huge horde of female cultivators rushed over.
"Daojun, I have long admired you!"
"Please allow me to introduce myself, I am a seventh-tier Earth-level Fire Spirit Bone—"
The figure in white was swallowed up in the blink of an eye, and with a clever slip, he darted out of the crowd.
Dust settled, and he raised his long eyes, smiling slightly.
It's too late.
When Miao Jue chased after the old emperor all the way to his residence, the female protagonist was already standing outside the wide-open door with a pale face. She looked at the Taoist boy lying in a pool of blood inside the residence and the Mo Yao Jade Core that he had taken back.
Clearly, they already knew everything from his dying words.
System: "Oops!"
A few steps away, the male protagonist stood there, his face equally pale.
On the Lantern Festival, when the moon is full and round, people from all over the world come to share in the joy of their marriages, but only a deathly silence remains between them.
"So, you knew from the very beginning..."
Gong Yuqiu turned around, and two lines of clear tears fell.
Dongfang Yaotian's profile tightened: "Qiu'er, I... I do know that my father has a jade core. I only found out the moment you took out the jade ring as a token, but he is him, I am me, and we..."
"The hatred for killing my mother!" Gong Yuqiu charged at the old emperor with his sword, but was blocked by Dongfang Yaotian's horizontal saber. The sword energy and saber force clashed and dealt a heavy blow to the old emperor, causing his bloated and old body to fall off the throne.
Gong Yuqiu swung his sword again, but the sword clattered to the ground.
As a saint, she hated herself. She hated that she couldn't bring herself to harm the weak, hated that she couldn't take revenge, and hated that she was destined to be with the son of her enemy!
Seeing that the ingenious technique was not responding, the system said anxiously, "Since things have come to this, why not go back in time? If we had arrived sooner, we could have prevented the female lead from discovering the truth—"
Miaojue shook his head, his thoughts racing.
This is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Even if we revisit the past many times, the conflict will still erupt eventually, because the villains never fail to accomplish what they set out to do.
But then, the leisurely prayer of Dust Settling Back echoed in my mind.
"Tree of Destiny, though the two chosen ones may not have a happy ending, I hope you will grant my wish—"
Miao Jue hardened his fist, clearly knowing that the male and female protagonists couldn't escape this calamity.
Gong Yuqiu wept tears of blood, her shoulders gripped tightly by Dongfang Yaotian. "Just because of the past, does our love have to be erased?! Is that fair, Gong Yuqiu? Answer me!"
Gong Yuqiu shoved him aside and raised the spirit array beneath her feet, which was the symbol for leaping and cutting down trees.
Clever trick: ? ? Here we go again, huh?
In the end, they'll all be cutting me!
Gong Yuqiu was so overwhelmed with grief that her mind went blank. She screamed hoarsely within the Spirit Gathering Array, each word dripping with blood: "Dongfang Yaotian! I would rather—"
"I've never met you before!"
In a flash, the secret was suddenly revealed.
How can this problem be completely cured?
She fixed the clock bud in her mind onto the female protagonist's head.
Localize the location, and then, pull the terminal bud all the way down!
Five minutes, equivalent to three hundred days in a localized area.
In extreme pain, the female protagonist's mind suddenly returned to a state from almost a year ago.
The spirit-gathering array beneath the female protagonist's feet suddenly dissipated. She looked at Dongfang Yaotian, whose eyes were bloodshot, and was suddenly startled: "Who are you?"
A year ago, the female lead didn't know the male lead.
She has amnesia.
Chen Jinshi strolled over leisurely: "?"
Miaojue relaxed and crossed her arms, asking the system, "Just tell me, is it still going to be torture?"
system:"???"
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