Chapter 256 Epilogue - The New World Arc (53)
To say that Yu Qingzhou felt nothing upon hearing that name would be a lie.
But since it was something that had already been decided long ago—
Even if that's the case, so what?
Yu Qingzhou stopped in her tracks, a hint of surprise flashing across Zhen Zhu's originally sorrowful face, before she murmured something and cast a puzzled look at her.
"……What?"
Yu Qingzhou looked around. The scenery, which she had seen so many times over the years and knew by heart, suddenly seemed somewhat unfamiliar.
Perhaps it's because I've never truly belonged here.
It's only because of Master and Senior Sister that... But Li Xiao is different.
"This is his true home. Even if I were willing to take him away now, he might regret it in the future."
After her previous emotional outburst, Zhenzhu had clearly calmed down considerably.
Especially when it came to Yu Qingzhou's completely calm gaze, it was like a quiet, silent lake.
The last spark of hope in my heart seemed to be extinguished within it.
Zhenzhu couldn't help but feel dejected.
I don't know if it's due to my own powerlessness or the stubbornness of the person in front of me.
Ultimately, there's still a lingering sense of resentment, like a dying struggle—so even knowing it's futile, one still tries to ask.
At the very least, I want to die knowing why.
"But how can you be so sure—"
“I can’t, just like you can’t, but that’s never the point.”
Yu Qingzhou easily cut off the girl's already weakened inquiry, her expression calm and her tone indifferent.
"The key point is that all of this was just wishful thinking on his part from beginning to end."
"..."
"Since it's his business, what does it have to do with me?"
Zhen Zhu seemed surprised by the coldness and ruthlessness of Yu Qingzhou's words, and for a moment she was speechless.
After saying what she wanted to say, Yu Qingzhou did not linger any longer.
The road up the mountain is difficult, but the road down the mountain may not be so easy.
Now he has lost most of his cultivation and has been punished in the Hall of Punishments... Let alone flying on a sword, even standing here now makes him feel cold all over.
If I hadn't offered my help out of courtesy, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have been able to leave on my own at this moment.
It's always good to let an injury heal.
With this level of cultivation, it's likely that he'll never recover.
Oh well.
Because Yu Qingzhou used to cultivate immortality, originally for that one red plum blossom amidst the vast white snow, now they are separated by life and death. Perhaps if she had gone sooner, there would have been a chance for them to reunite sooner.
If we don't meet by then, there's nothing to regret; it's better than living aimlessly alone.
Before that, there were still some causes and effects to be resolved.
Yu Qingzhou visited the families of the dead and wounded disciples to see if there was anything she could do for them.
From fetching water and chopping wood, to helping drive away evildoers or demons, to calculating marriage prospects for eligible young men and women and investigating the backgrounds of suitors...
I tried everything, both things I was good at and things I wasn't good at.
Some of the family members were still grieving the loss of their loved ones, some were kept in the dark out of kindness, and some had completely forgotten that such a person even existed.
Yu Qingzhou saw everything.
He never brought up his past identity or his connection with the deceased, treating himself as an ordinary passerby.
I was just passing through this place, and all I did was to repay the host for their kindness in letting me stay.
Of all these, only Li Nian was an exception.
Because the other party was not a relative of any of the fellow disciples who died in the great war, nor was he, his master, his senior sister, or anyone else—their shared karma.
Rather, it was a lateness and a debt that belonged only to Yu Qingzhou.
Therefore, Yu Qingzhou revealed her identity to Li Nian. Afterwards, she unusually stayed for an extended period.
It wasn't just because of some so-called gratitude, but also because he was simply too tired.
I traveled to so many places and witnessed so much of human life. While there were moments of quiet warmth, there was also so much of the coldness and indifference of the world…
This is the last stop. So, it's okay to take a short rest, right?
Yu Qingzhou told herself this.
Without realizing it, I started to slack off.
Like a frail old man nearing the end of his life, he constantly reminisces about the past.
Thinking of the snow-covered Yinxian Sect, thinking of my master, senior sisters, uncles, sect leader... and all the fellow disciples I grew up with.
He recalled that year when he went to the Asura Domain to find his missing senior sister, and gouged out one of Li Xiao's eyes on their first meeting.
Then came that night, that blood-moon night filled with miasma, when Yu Qingzhou was ambushed and her sword was stolen—
It wasn't until she saw her lost sword again that Yu Qingzhou realized that the so-called demon was actually her senior sister who had gone mad from practicing cultivation.
His senior sister seriously injured him and left him in the poisonous miasma. She probably didn't expect him to survive.
Even Yu Qingzhou herself thought she was doomed, but unexpectedly, Li Xiao appeared as a variable.
To his utter surprise, he was later pinned to the ground by the boy who had almost completely lost all his demonic power, unable to move...
Her neck was strangled, her waist was tightly bound, and a damp breath enveloped her from behind, penetrating the inside of her loosened clothes.
The feeling was like being bound by a giant python, its tongue deftly licking the earlobe and chin, swirling provocatively around the slightly protruding Adam's apple, leaving behind a trail of cold, sticky sensation...
And then...
No. That's not right!
Yu Qingzhou suddenly realized something was wrong, because it was so different from what she remembered.
Not only that... the feeling of suffocation is so real, it's as if it's happening right now!
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