Chapter 49: Let Me Find Solace "We are in a sadomasochistic relationship"...
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"I'm not in pain, really."
Some people, as they talk, will inexplicably let a smile appear on their lips, saying, "I feel great."
Better than ever before.
He held Miao Jue close, and she leaned quietly against his chest.
It's as if the heart that was cut out has come back.
It bounced loudly.
Miao Jue could almost hear the powerful throbbing beneath that chest; even though he was a heartless bird, everything he did came from the heart.
Her limbs and bones were still aching from the impact, but the birdsong made her feel lighter.
Even now, by a twist of fate, they are still able to lean on each other like this.
It was truly a gift of destiny.
So Miaojue unceremoniously pressed his entire weight onto him, regulating his turbulent internal energy.
If you don't follow the prompts, this bird looks like it's about to take flight.
She recalled the night she saw his true form, which he always avoided showing to others, amidst the surging memories of her return. It was the only time she ever saw him like that.
The golden sun fell like a dragon, its dark radiance shining brighter than anything else.
So, where did his heart go?
Miaojue rubbed her throbbing temples. Although the dusty memories had been unearthed, more and more mysteries were shrouding her like a spider web.
Where did Wei Yi go?
Dongfang Qianye once had a relationship with Weiyi. What exactly happened afterward?
The rampant white ashes seemed to be the opposite of the golden crow, representing yin and yang, with black being the extreme of yang and white being the extreme of yin. How did Dongfang Qianye obtain the power of the ashes?
Did he take the Golden Crow's heart? But if so, his power doesn't seem to stop there.
Even Dongfang Qianye, though clearly aware, couldn't fully grasp the single hidden clue.
More obscure memories, like the surging waves of the deep sea, may only be fully comprehended when she completely masters the power of the Heavenly Bone, or reaches a higher level...
But the restoration of this part of the memory alone was enough for Miaojue to begin to understand.
She closed her eyes and seemed to have just fallen asleep for a night without knowing why. When she woke up, she had become a tree in Tianyan Kingdom. She always thought that it happened ten years ago.
But now, looking at those weathered figures, I realize that a century has passed in the blink of an eye.
She finally realized that their separation would last much longer than she had imagined.
The time it takes to become a tree is far longer than she imagined, perhaps starting from a seed in the soil, or perhaps from a drop of dew.
This century-long plan, created with the combined strength of the entire clan... was far more profound than she had imagined.
Fortunately, this most special power is now in her hands.
The secret lies in closing your eyes and looking at the spirit bone tree within your inner palace—
Now, that sapling has grown into a towering tree.
The thick trunk was the foundation of her profound spirit, and the veins of her lush branches flowed with a verdant hue. The rings of time in her sea of consciousness were even more expansive, and the terminal buds, as if stained with morning dew, stretched towards the sky, head held high, awaiting something.
Currently, her mastery of the Heavenly Bone is limited to preventing her from acting recklessly and attacking indiscriminately. She doesn't yet know how to use this power or what kind of retrospective power the Heavenly Bone carries when it falls to the ground.
Because the retrospective duration used to be represented by the annual ring dial and the bud hour hand, it has now completely exceeded the limits of quantification.
Miao Jue slowly regulated her breathing, and when she opened her eyes, she found that the ashes around her had gathered into a circle, which helped her to draw spiritual energy back from all directions.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Chen Jinshi clicked his tongue and tugged at her collar, "Beiling Bingyi is completely shattered. It's already this painful to advance to the Heavenly Bone realm. There's still one level above you. What are you going to do when you break through to the Profound Realm?"
Mysterious bone.
The Heavenly Bone is now a power that transcends the physical body, and the Mysterious Bone leads to an unknown and mysterious source that is simply unimaginable.
Dust settled, trembling as she muttered to herself, "You won't have to use my body to make your ice armor, will you...?"
Miaojue glanced at him.
Dust settled, and her fingertips tapped on the jade compass, her expression a mixture of anxiety and excitement.
He feigned a frown, mentally calculating, "The tribulations of fate and love are ultimately one, and now only the last ten tribulations remain. Your profound bone will probably descend around that time, so I need to make plans early..."
Miaojue couldn't help but look up at him and ask, "What are you planning to do? Knit me something with your feathers?"
Chen Jinshi was shocked and crossed his arms: "You like this? I knitted it, you have to wear it."
The secret: "
You can't explain it to a bird!
After teasing her, he saw the color return to her pale face and her spirit bones gradually stabilize. He finally coughed twice.
Her bright, almond-shaped eyes seemed hesitant and timid.
He changed the subject, "The Beiling Ice Robe... Although the second gift is gone, you've already remembered the first one, haven't you?"
"You even remembered that—"
"You should understand what kind of relationship we have now."
The young man in white crossed his arms and chuckled smugly.
"I understand." Miao Jue looked intently at the wicked yet beautiful face before her, now absolutely certain.
It is confirmed that they have gone through all sorts of hardships and dangers.
Bearing their wounds, they found each other again.
Dust settled, and he felt a jolt run through his body.
He didn't rush to ask, and waited nonchalantly for a while, but the other party didn't say anything. Finally, he couldn't wait any longer and lowered his head, "So what's your relationship?"
The girl's almond-shaped eyes were smiling, like a gentle breeze on a sunny day; looking at her for a few more moments made him feel as if he were in the midst of spring blossoms.
Then she opened her lips and said firmly:
"We have a sadomasochistic relationship."
…
The villain who was trying to destroy the world was heartbroken.
The world-destroying villain is taciturn.
Miao Jue suppressed the involuntary upward curve of her lips, her eyelashes fluttering as she heard the system's notification.
"Watch out! A new heart-wrenching moment is ahead!"
Knowing this crucial point, the female lead is about to undergo a mental ordeal.
Fortunately, the protection of their bloodline still exists. Jin Shi has awakened and received a power upgrade. Currently, the strength of their Underworld Clan is not to be underestimated.
A shallow stream of water flowed out from the inner ring.
When the three-ring wall disappeared from its original location, the person who slowly walked out of the Heart of the Jade Ring silenced both the Underworld Clan and the Immortal Clan.
— Gong Yujin
Although it was very different from what they remembered, Kenpachi and the others still glanced at Fuji, who was standing still.
Ling Qi and Gui Liu exchanged a glance. Should they step in? Would Fuji be sad if he saw her?
CCTV-5 gently shook its head.
As the second member of the Underworld Clan, Bu Er was actually much more mature and thoughtful than the others.
The giant tail of the Qilin remained coiled, and the golden-eyed man neither retreated nor avoided it, watching quietly.
Perhaps feeling that his second brother, who had been deceived by a woman, was in an even worse situation, Chen Jinshi broke down in his defenses for a while, then recovered on his own and strolled back to Miaojue's side.
"Look, thanks to you," Chen Jinshi said casually, his fingertip pointing leisurely at the entire immortal race in the inner ring, who were now on high alert, "such a large three-ring structure just vanished like that, and the core of the Langhuan Immortal Court was exposed to the public. Does it look familiar? We've all been to that hillside and that jujube tree..."
In his rambling, Miaojue realized something else.
The former Changming Village lay ahead, and they had said that it was the place where the Bu'er clan moved to after the Ming Clan was betrayed. This means that Gong Yujin met her second brother before they moved to Changming Village.
So here's the question.
Miao Jue's gaze fell upon the interior of Langhuan, where only the last two maze walls remained, but he saw not a trace of the mountain.
Where did they go, the small mountain village where they lived and worked for so many years?
That little mountain village she thought was dilapidated seemed to be even deeper than Langhuan itself.
Gong Yujin walked slowly to the Fourth Ring Road. She was an extremely thin woman. Her eyebrows and eyes were clearly beautiful, but her cheeks were sunken and her eyes were lifeless. Because of her weak health, she often suffered from heart palpitations, and her posture was like that of a frightened bird.
As a member of the immortal race, and even the head of the Gongyu family, she didn't look glamorous at all; in fact, she seemed rather pitiful.
Having not left the inner ring for quite some time, her figure was not relaxed. When she stood shivering slightly in the sunlight outside, her eyes were illuminated by the light, and people realized that she had impaired vision and was almost blind.
A pair of dusty eyes searched aimlessly in the crowd.
Finally, she seemed to have found the golden ray she had been waiting for.
"Fuji—"
The fire qilin's massive tail stood erect behind him, its blazing flames like a burning lamp. The man's gaze was gentle yet calm: "Gong Yujin, it's been a long time."
Imprisoned in the deep sea for a hundred years, his scales severed, and his clan scattered, he now faces his emaciated old acquaintance.
Fuji harbored no resentment, no accusations, and no arrogance to make a comeback.
He remained very gentle.
Upon hearing his voice, tears welled up in Gong Yujin's gray eyes, as if she had been crying like this for a hundred years.
Not far away, another person also walked out, looking dazed.
Miaojue's gaze quickly locked onto her.
The appearance of Gong Yujin is the source of the female protagonist's suffering in this story.
Gong Yuqiu was in a sorry state. She had been caught off guard by the Langhuan Immortal Court and was accidentally knocked away. She and Dongfang Yaotian fell unconscious at the foot of the Third Ring Wall.
When I slowly woke up again, I heard a very familiar voice from deep within my mind.
A powerful calling arose in her heart; she had a strong premonition that the person she had been searching for and waiting for all her life was not far away.
Gong Yuqiu looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Behind him, Dongfang Yaotian exclaimed in a wicked and startled voice, "Qiu'er, that person, how come that person looks just like you?!"
Yes, how could they look exactly the same?
Gong Yuqiu walked dejectedly towards the extremely emaciated female immortal, her memories lost during her tribulation gradually awakening, the closeness of her bloodline making her acutely aware—
This is her mother, her real biological mother.
She heard someone call her name, Gong Yujin.
...
Memories rushed into his mind, and Gong Yuqiu vaguely recalled things from his childhood.
Here... she was born here.
My mother's face has been so worried ever since I can remember.
After her birth, she grew thinner and more emaciated each day, which made the infant Gong Yuqiu realize in her ignorance that her arrival had made her mother weaker and weaker, and that she would have to pay for this sin in the future.
Therefore, she kept the common people in her heart, and she was willing to sacrifice herself for anyone at any time.
Facing the infant every day, Gong Yujin would mutter repentance to herself and shed tears. So, even as a child, Gong Yuqiu understood that her birth was not what her mother wanted, and that she was not born in love and blessings.
But Gong Yuqiu was too young. She clung to her not-so-warm and firm embrace, always trying to reach out her weak hands to wipe away her tears, always showing a well-behaved smile, trying to make her a little happier.
But after she was a little older and could walk, she almost never saw her mother again.
She went around asking around, immersed in the fear of being abandoned by her mother. She heard the adults say that she was now the head of the Gongyu family and had no time to raise her children. She also overheard the whispers of the servants that the head of the Gongyu family had gone mad.
As she grew older and her spiritual bone developed intelligence, everyone suddenly began to greet Gong Yuqiu with smiles. They told her that she was the hope of the Gong Yu family, that she was a naturally born Heavenly-level Water Spirit Bone, and that she was extraordinary from birth.
There was an important matter concerning the future of Langhuan that was going to fall on your shoulders. Gong Yuqiu immediately agreed. How could she not agree?
It was as if she had been waiting for this opportunity her whole life, to repay her mother and to make everyone happy.
This innate unease and tendency to please were deeply rooted in her very being, and even repeated reincarnations could not erase its traces. When she descended to the Jade Void Sect, after her mother's death in the mortal realm, she anxiously regarded Master Queyang as her mother once again.
After meeting Dongfang Yaotian, despite falling in love with him and feeling sad and lonely because of his lack of boundaries, Gong Yuqiu didn't know how to express herself or how to fight for what she wanted.
As a result, their relationship was always fraught with twists and turns and misunderstandings. Even though she was misunderstood and cared about the other person's boundless words and actions, she would only swallow her anger and digest it herself, as if she was born to be this way.
At this moment, Gong Yuqiu saw Gong Yujin again.
Her real mother.
She looked even more withered than before.
Gong Yujin was like an oil lamp that had burned out; her dim eyes did not notice her in the corner, but stared blankly at someone.
Thus, all the sorrow and regret of this life seemed to have an answer.
Miao Jue heard the system's voice: "A heart-wrenching moment has occurred. Gong Yuqiu has fully awakened to her identity as the Chosen One, and knows the origins of the Immortal Sect and the Underworld Clan. She has always longed for her mother's approval and care, and is destined to find it difficult to sever ties. However, the male lead has completely seen through the true nature of the Immortal Sect, and has become ruthless towards his own family. The two are about to experience an even more intense conflict!"
The brilliant tip: "Your use of 'ruthless towards family' is so ingenious."
Gong Yujin slowly walked towards Bu Er's position, becoming more hunched the closer she got, large tears falling onto the frozen ground where the cranes had been raised. "I'm sorry, I've always wanted to tell you, I'm sorry. If you hadn't taken us in back then, we would have died at sea long ago..."
But who could have predicted all these dramatic changes that would follow?
Back then, Dongfang Qianye was just a novice young cultivator who met Wei Yi washing his hair by the river and decided his life or death at a glance.
At that time, Gong Yujin and Dongfang Qianye only thought this was a paradise, and that they were the only islanders here. Initially, these naive people met, each believing they could become best friends, even fall in love…
One day, during a torrential downpour, she saw a giant Qilin tail, as deep as a river, in the torrential rain. In fear, she summoned Dongfang Qianye.
"They're not human! Violet, they're monsters!"
“They are transformed from demonic beasts. This is their ancestral land. They possess the most mysterious power in the world. This power…” Dongfang Qianye’s voice gradually faded away.
After that day, everything returned to normal.
They brought their relatives, hundreds of them, across the sea to this secluded island. For the first few years, nothing much changed. Gong Yujin thought that the Qilin she had seen that day was like a dream, already forgotten.
Until One and Two suddenly produced a child from somewhere; that was their last.
At the moment of his birth, countless ashes fell like feathers, and some people accidentally inhaled them and swallowed them.
Those people spat and then... "ascended" on the spot.
The spirit bone directly ascended to an unprecedented level, with power emerging out of thin air in an endless stream... In the blink of an eye, the person tasted the feeling of being reborn and no longer human.
It's just ashes.
So on that day, Fuji and the others disappeared with the newborn child in their arms.
Dongfang Qianye searched frantically for the unique one, traversing almost every inch of this overseas island, but for many years, he found nothing.
Until later, he found it...
…
Gong Yujin's painful account cleared up many of Miaojue's doubts.
All the underworld beings were at peace.
The pain of their clan's annihilation was etched into their flesh and blood, not in the words of others. Now, before the immortals of Langhuan, were they to weep again?
Chen Jinshi behind him didn't react at all, but simply put his arm around Miaojue's shoulder and stared at Gong Yujin thoughtfully.
Gong Yuqiu stared blankly at her mother, who was sobbing uncontrollably; her mind was buzzing.
This century of regret and guilt has tormented this woman beyond recognition. She has endured this suffering until now, hoping to beg for forgiveness.
The bond between mother and daughter was strong, and Gong Yuqiu felt that she was about to be crushed by that guilt.
After listening for a while, Dongfang Yaotian finally understood a little and suddenly exclaimed in shock, "What?! Could it be...?!"
Is everything in Langhuan Immortal Court obtained by seizing others?
They even encroached on the land of the Underworld race, which they had been slaughtering and killing?!
Gong Yuqiu suddenly looked slowly at the white-clad youth standing behind the crowd. He still had an immaculate appearance and was extremely handsome.
But now, Gong Yuqiu has realized a fact that is both incredibly hard to believe and one that he has no choice but to accept.
Miao Jue, observing the fluctuations in Gong Yuqiu's expression, stroked his chin.
"Lord Chen Dao, he is actually also a member of the Underworld Clan." Gong Yuqiu closed his eyes heavily.
"He is... Ming Shi, isn't he?"
The words had barely left his lips.
No one expressed shock.
Only one person was so shocked that he staggered back dozens of steps.
"What?!" Dongfang Yaotian raised the Netherbone Blade in shock and rage. "Brother Jinshi, how could this be?! How could this be!"
"." Miao Jue withdrew her gaze.
"." Chen Jinshi pretended not to hear.
Dongfang Yaotian suddenly collapsed, stubbornly supporting himself with the Nether Bone Blade, as if his spiritual world had undergone a complete upheaval.
"Aaaaaah!" He clutched his head in agony.
But there is one thing Dongfang Yaotian can confirm, and that is—
"Langhuan is indeed a false immortal. Qiu'er, even now, you still want to recognize a thief as your mother?!"
The tragic love story between the male and female protagonists has already taken shape.
Gong Yuqiu's face was ashen, she was in extreme pain. She watched Gong Yujin repent until she almost knelt down. She knew, and only she knew, that Gong Yujin had truly spent her whole life regretting.
That was the unease and desire to please that had been ingrained in her since childhood. She was a child that Gong Yujin did not want, because Gong Yujin deeply loved someone who was impossible for her, but she was born out of fate and a love tribulation.
Gong Yuqiu spent his whole life wanting to do something for her, wanting to prove to her that perhaps he wouldn't be abandoned, but... but...
The emaciated woman had already reached the point of being protected by bloodlines.
Through a layer of golden light, her dull pupils finally caught a glimpse of the figure from her dream.
Finally, I could hear his voice clearly.
Fuji finally spoke.
He sighed softly, and at that moment, his gentle eyes revealed the clarity of beastly pupils.
Born a Qilin, his destiny is equal to that of the heavens.
For a long time before all his younger siblings were born, he lived in harmony with heaven and earth.
He had countless quiet moments, filled with the sounds of dragons roaring, deer calling, fish leaping, horses hooves galloping, and birds chirping… These sounds truly made his world his home.
Therefore, human encounters and betrayals are merely interludes in the life of the Qilin.
What he regrets is that he dragged others down with him.
The strongest, most enduring emotion in Kirin Fuji's heart is guilt—the guilt that he shouldn't have let a moment of kindness lead to all that followed, harming his younger siblings.
"Do you think I've been holding a grudge about this all along? There's no need to be," Fuji said gently.
"I don't care about you."
Gong Yujin was stunned.
The last tear in her ashen eyes fell to the ground with a soft thud.
Then, a wisp of white ash gushed from her nostrils, heading straight for the golden light of the shelter!
His ignorant eyes were wide open, devoid of any light, staring straight at the blue sky.
It turns out that Bai Jin had already taken control of this body; this was the blood control power of Jin Gu.
The dust settled and the moment was spent moving.
He had sensed something was wrong from the beginning, but there were some things that he needed to resolve himself.
"You old geezer..." Chen Jinshi sneered.
Bai Jin controlled this body and suddenly released a huge ice spirit prism through Gong Yujin's spirit bone, piercing towards their protective shield.
All the Netherworld races mobilized simultaneously.
Miao Jue looked closely and sensed the familiar icy aura within Gong Yujin's spiritual power.
Therefore, Dongfang Qianye can use any kind of spiritual power in this way—all the immortals within the entire Langhuan are spiritual weapons he raises.
The ice spirit seemed to have merged with the only bone and blood, and actually slowly broke into their protective golden light!
Straight to the key.
Dongfang Qianye's target is her.
But Miaojue sensed more clearly than ever before that he was afraid.
He feared the One, feared the complete fulfillment of the power guided by the One. He could only replicate the Ashes of the Bones with all his might, but he didn't know how to catch up with the One's plan from a hundred years ago.
Time flows relentlessly, and is utterly ruthless.
The ice spikes pierced through layer by layer, regenerating after being cut, and in the blink of an eye, they were very close to the secret technique.
"Miaomiao, step back!"
As usual, everyone protected her, standing in front of her and keeping her safe behind the adults.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Jinshi appeared beside her, burning ashes surging onto the ice spikes, and he casually comforted her, "Little Insect Girl, don't worry, I'm more than capable of dealing with this white-haired creature."
Let her know what sadomasochism is? They are clearly... they are...
Miaojue replied, "I've figured it out."
"Hmm?" Chen Jinshi lowered his eyes when he had a moment.
Miao Jue quickly replied, "I understand what Sister Weiyi can do after I reach the Heavenly Bone level. The Netherworld Clan's sequence is grouped in sets of three, so breaking nine forms the array. And I can rescue Uncle Cang San, plus Second Brother, the triangle is only one point away from finding Weiyi's location."
Chen Jinshi was slightly stunned as he watched her slowly raise her palm.
A universe is taking shape here with her.
"She really is the most amazing woman in the world..." Chen Jinshi muttered, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement, his fingertips burning.
With a flourish, she swung the icicle at the ice spike, turning her head to a serious expression: "Also, I am not Little Insect Girl."
Chen Jinshi resisted the urge to force a kiss: "Mmm, I know—"
"If you're an insect, you'll be eaten by birds," she said.
"But being a tree provides a place for you to rest."
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