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Chao Du walked forward and saw the child's face. He couldn't help but think to himself: This child looks just like Fu Buci! Especially his eyebrows and eyes, they are exactly the same.
However, Fu Buci always had an air of arrogance in his eyes, while this child's eyes showed more tension and unease than expectation.
Pushed out as a pawn by the demon race, he stood alone in the middle of the hall, looked down upon by his father—perhaps he had not yet been acknowledged.
Moreover, Chao Du discovered that, judging from appearance alone, he looked a little older than Fu Yixi, so Fu Yixi was not Fu Buci's only child, and might not even be his first child?!
If the other Chaodu finds out about this... no, at least not for the next few days! She can't take this kind of shock anymore.
On the other side, in the main seat, Fu Buci remained silent, but Qu Qian spoke up: "Alliance Leader, we still need to discuss the matter of the child. The lady's illness can't wait. Let's see the doctor first."
Fu Buci gave him a cold look: "It's none of your business to interfere in the affairs of the Immortal Palace."
Qu Qian was not afraid of him. Instead, he said leisurely, "The Alliance Leader's wife is seriously injured at the moment, but the Alliance Leader is not anxious. Could it be that the rumors of a change in the Alliance Leader's relationship with his wife are true?"
"You believe even rumors?" Fu Buci sneered, secretly clenching his fingers. "Let the doctor in, to the west room!"
After saying that, he stood up and left the room, his back looking furious.
Doctor Xu finally entered the hall and, in a room where only he, Fu Buci, and Chao Du were present, reported to Fu Buci about the situation of the Alliance Leader's wife.
Fu Buci sneered after hearing this: "She really knows how to cause trouble. She managed to rupture her meridians in just one day. Who did this?"
Doctor Xu: "This... judging from the lady's symptoms, perhaps she wasn't injured, but rather her anger has affected her spirit and caused her qi to overflow..."
"Outrageous? What's there to be angry about?" Fu Buci's expression grew even colder. "She actually picked such a good time to cause trouble!"
Dr. Xu stammered and dared not respond.
Fu Buci glanced at him and sneered, "You're quite good at choosing the right time to report."
Doctor Xu quickly explained, "The main thing is that we need the Meridian Clearing Pill to treat your wife's illness. We can't get this pill without your permission."
Fu Buci: "Oh? Even with Chaodu's permission, you can't get it? She is the Alliance Leader's wife."
Doctor Xu lowered his head deeply, not daring to utter a sound. Fu Buci walked towards him step by step, softened his voice, and asked in a seemingly gentle tone, "Do you not know that she is also qualified to obtain the medicine, or are you afraid of being blamed by me after obtaining it?"
Dr. Xu quickly replied, "I...I really don't know!"
Fu Buci said "Oh" and smiled gently, "That's good. I thought you had also heard the rumor that I was planning to change the Alliance Leader's wife. Am I the kind of heartless person?"
"No! Absolutely not! You're definitely not that kind of person!!!" Doctor Xu's eyes were filled with fear, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
Fu Buci's smile vanished, and he said coldly, "Go get the best medicine to treat her! And make sure everyone knows!"
"Yes! Yes!" Doctor Xu hurriedly left, slipping and falling as he went out.
Fu Buci let out another cold laugh and returned to the room on the east side. "Qu Qian" asked, "How is Madam's condition?"
Fu Buci looked somewhat worried: "Her meridians were injured. I have already sent someone to get the best medicine for her. I hope she can recover as soon as possible."
A hint of disdain flashed in Qu Qian's eyes, as if he saw through Qu Qian's act, but he still praised Qu Qian, "With the Alliance Leader's dedication, I'm sure the Madam will recover soon. However, Alliance Leader, you must give our demon race an explanation regarding the child."
Fu Buci looked down at the child who looked remarkably like himself and frowned: "He just looks somewhat like me."
Qu Qian smiled and said, "Indeed, appearance alone cannot prove anything. I have a kinship test bead here. All you need to do is place your hands on it, Alliance Leader and Xiao Wang. If the bead lights up, it means that you two are related by blood. Alliance Leader, please?"
As he spoke, he took out a three-inch-long transparent pearl, with shimmering points of light flowing inside.
Fu Buci sneered: "You demon race came prepared. Who knows if this bead was tampered with beforehand?"
Qu Qian nodded: "That makes sense. The alliance leader can use magical artifacts from the cultivation world to test it. I believe the results will be the same."
Fu Buci: "...Heh, it's the same whether you do it or not, so don't waste your time. No matter the outcome, I won't give him any official status."
The child named Xiaowang suddenly raised his head, staring blankly at his father, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Why?!" Xiao Wang asked, bewildered and shocked.
Fu Buci glanced at him indifferently, his eyes full of disdain, and he didn't even bother to answer.
Chao Du, observing from the sidelines, sighed softly: Because Fu Buci, as the leader of the Immortal Alliance, and one who cared extremely much about his reputation, could not allow himself to have a half-human, half-demon illegitimate child. This child and his mother were also foolish; they only saw the wealth and benefits and were tricked into becoming pawns, without even considering whether Fu Buci would acknowledge him.
Qu Qian, feigning ignorance, asked, "How could the Alliance Leader be so heartless as to allow your own flesh and blood to wander outside?"
Fu Buci looked at him coldly: "I know what your demon race is planning. Stop pretending and just name your price. If the price is right, we can still cooperate. If the price is not right, heh, you will lose everything."
Qu Qian pondered for a moment and said, "I understand what the Alliance Leader means. In that case, I want the cultivation techniques of the top twenty sects in the cultivation world, fifty excellent weapon blacksmiths, and three hundred boxes of spirit stones."
Fu Buci smiled, but his eyes grew colder and even more murderous: "You should know when to stop joking. This is an absolutely impossible condition."
"Is that so?" Qu Qian smiled. "It seems the Alliance Leader's sincerity isn't quite enough."
Their eyes met, and beneath their smiling masks lay a palpable, murderous intent in each other, until Xiao Wang suddenly broke down in tears: "Why! My mother and I waited for you for ten years! Why don't you want me?!"
Qu Qian's lips curled up slightly, revealing an expression of anticipation for a good show.
Fu Buci glanced at him with disdain and sarcasm, but still did not answer.
"Alliance Leader, your own child is asking you a question~" Qu Qian reminded him with a smile.
Fu Buci sneered: "What does he have to do with me? If you still want to cooperate, then let's talk about the terms."
Qu Qian sighed dramatically, "Is the Alliance Leader such a cold-hearted person? Doesn't he care about the child's feelings at all?"
Fu Buci revealed an impatient expression: "Enough! Everyone knows why you brought him here, so stop pretending. I'll ask you one last time, do you still want to cooperate?"
Xiao Wang suddenly ran towards Qu Qian crying, "Let me go home! I want my mother! I don't want this father anymore!"
Fu Buci: "...Heh, not too stupid."
Qu Qian was speechless for a moment, then quickly hugged Xiao Wang and comforted her, "Good girl, your father is the leader of the Immortal Alliance. You won't have to worry about the rest of your life if you stay here!"
"I don't believe it! He doesn't care about me at all, so I don't care about him either!" Xiao Wang shook her head desperately, crying and shouting, "Let me go back! I want to be with my mother! I've finally made some friends, let me go back! I miss my mother!"
Fu Buci smiled slightly: "I think it's still very necessary to respect the child's own feelings and wishes, don't you think?"
Qu Qian smiled, but looked at Xiao Wang with cold eyes. Xiao Wang was so frightened by his gaze that he took two steps back and looked around, but there was nowhere left for him to hide in the room.
Fu Buci's expression softened, and he said kindly, "Since Xiao Wang doesn't want to stay here, I think we shouldn't force him. You take him back, treat him and his mother well, and let them change their names and identities. I can personally give you five good sword manuals, send ten weapon blacksmiths there for five years, plus a hundred boxes of spirit stones. How about that?"
Qu Qian stared coldly at Xiao Wang and slowly said, "Deal."
Then, he left with Xiao Wang.
After watching them leave coldly, Fu Buci said disdainfully, "I kindly released that snake back then, but I never expected her to be so foolish!"
Then, he raised his hand and summoned a guard, instructing him: "The demon race will not let this go easily. Keep a close eye on their movements and kill them if necessary. Also, tell Shi Zhuan that no matter what method is used, kill this child. He must die, or there will be endless trouble."
Chao Du: "..." Fu Buci is ruthless enough to kill his own child without hesitation.
But who is Shi Zhuan? Chao Du had no recollection of him, but the name reminded her of someone named Huang Zhuan.
He was a ruthless businessman who only cared about profit and was even willing to cooperate with demonic cultivators. Coincidentally, both Shi Zhuan and Huang Zhuan's names contained the character "Zhuan". Could Fu Buci also be connected to him?
After Fu Buci left, Chao Du left Xianju Palace and returned to Qinse Palace.
She thought the other Asakawa would already be asleep, but when she entered the room, she was met with a joyful and happy look in her eyes: "You're finally back! I've been waiting for you for so long!"
Asawari: "...What are you waiting for me for?"
She looked at the other woman and noticed that her complexion was much rosier than before, and she seemed to be in much better spirits. It seemed that the medicine had not only cured her physical ailment but also her mental one.
Another woman, Chao Du, smiled happily: "You know what? The doctor just came back and I told him that he would use the best medicine to treat me! He still loves me after all!"
Chao Du: "...Hmm." Although it was actually because Fu Buci was afraid of being labeled as heartless and ungrateful, too many people already knew that he wanted to change the Alliance Leader's wife, and he dared not let another Chao Du die in Qingyun Immortal Palace just because of a crack in his meridians.
But we shouldn't tell her these things yet; she can't handle another major emotional upheaval right now.
"By the way, where did you go? You came back so late, even later than the doctor." Another Asaka asked curiously.
Asakawa: "...The moon was nice today, I watched it for a while." She couldn't mention the child, for fear that the other Asakawa would vomit blood again.
Another Asawa said, "Oh, is that so..." Judging from her expression, she didn't seem to completely believe it either, but she didn't ask any further questions. She smiled at Asawa and said, "Then I'll go to sleep! I won't practice swordsmanship today, I'm a little tired."
Asakawa nodded and lowered her voice: "Go to sleep and have sweet dreams. We can practice again another day."
"Mmm!" The other Asahi closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Asahi watched her quietly for a long time. She was sleeping soundly and peacefully, with a faint smile on her lips. It was clear that she was truly happy at that moment.
But how long can such happiness last? How painful and unbearable will it be when happiness disappears?
And that child, all he wants now is to go home and find his mother, but Fu Buci wants his life. Those "kind" demons who brought him here are only using him as a pawn; his desire to go home and find his mother has ruined their plans, so they probably won't let him off easily either.
Chao Du walked out of Qinse Palace, stepping on the roof ridges and eaves, and made his way to Jinxian Courtyard, where the demon envoys were resting.
Since someone wants to leave this mess, she's willing to lend a hand. Besides, if the child goes missing, who will be more panicked, Fu Buci or the demon race? At least the cultivation world won't have to give away the things and people Fu Buci promised to the demon race; the demon race might even have to pay some compensation.
She activated her spiritual vision and surveyed the entire Jinxian Courtyard, but couldn't find the child.
"Interesting." Chao Du crossed his arms and pondered for a moment before deciding to change his approach: since the demons had hidden him, he would look for the most heavily guarded place and the place most likely to hide living creatures, since not all storage rings and bracelets could hold living creatures.
She used her spiritual vision to survey the entire Jinxian Courtyard again and found that the most heavily guarded room was Qu Qian's room. There was a box in the room with several layers of talismans and formations for concealment, defense and warning. If it weren't for her extraordinary cultivation, anyone else probably wouldn't have been able to see the box. No wonder they were able to bring this child into the Qingyun Immortal Palace silently.
Moreover, this is a box that can hold living creatures.
Chao Du locked onto his target, concealed his figure, ignored the guards, and went straight through the wall to the red lacquered carved box. He glanced at the pearl bed curtains that had already been lowered beside him and thought to himself that he was indeed not as hardworking as his sister. He was already asleep, while his sister was still cultivating upstairs.
She then examined the box: "I can't take it away directly, otherwise it will trigger the box's defenses and alarms, and may even wake up the others."
So the simplest and most effective method is...
Chao Du reached out his hand towards the box, his fingers piercing through the box and the array of runes as if probing into water, reaching into the box without causing the slightest ripple.
She was resonating with the box itself, as well as the runes and arrays on it, as if a hand had grown out of the box itself.
Then, she slowly raised her hand, holding a sleeping blue snake in her fingertips—to prevent the snake from disturbing others, she first cast a sleeping spell on it, and then resonated with it, penetrating the box's multiple defenses.
Afterwards, she took the little snake and left Jinxian Courtyard, returning to the side hall of Qinse Palace.
She set up a concealment array, placed the sleeping snake on the table, and transformed herself: she put on a wooden mask, and most importantly, she transformed her clothes into the basic style of close-fitting clothes she learned to wear at the Immortal Garment Pavilion!
There were no patterns whatsoever! The color was a common white! The cut was ordinary! The fabric was unremarkable! If anyone could still see anything amiss, she would be completely convinced.
She removed the sleeping spell from the little snake.
The little snake slowly woke up, flicked its tongue, looked around blankly at Chaodu, and spoke in human language: "Where is this? Who are you?!" Its voice trembled with fear.
Asakawa comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you."
The little snake still watched her warily.
Asakawa spread out her empty hands to him to show that she was harmless: "Don't be afraid, I really am here to take you away. Don't you want to see your mother?"
The little snake froze, then asked Chaodu with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness, "Really? You can really take me to find my mother?"
Chao Du nodded and said, "However, you may have to wait a while. You have just gone missing, and they will be looking for you everywhere. If you are found now, both you and your mother will be in danger."
"But my mother has already arrived." The little snake curved its tail tip and pointed to a scale under its chin, which suddenly turned into a necklace.
The necklace pendant is a small blue snake that looks a lot like Xiao Wang, with the words "Peace" engraved on its body, like a talisman.
The little snake looked at the pendant and said with certainty, "She's nearby; she just arrived."
"?!" Asawa was surprised. "She actually came here by herself? Where is she?"
The little snake flicked the pendant with the tip of its tail, indicating direction: "It's right below!"
Below the Azure Cloud Immortal Palace... isn't that the Immortal Alliance?!
Chao Du was startled. He flew out of Qinse Palace with the little snake and headed straight for the Immortal Alliance below.
"A little further ahead!" The little snake coiled around her hand, pointing her in the right direction with its tail.
Finally, Chao Du spotted a haggard woman wrapped in a cloak in the distance. Chao Du did not sense any demonic aura from her, perhaps because of the cloak.
The woman's face was haggard and pale, with heavy dark circles under her eyes, indicating that she hadn't had a proper rest in the past few days. She stood before Mount Wenxuan, where the Immortal Alliance was located, in the shadow formed by rocks and trees, looking up in despair at the majestic Mount Wenxuan before her, and the Azure Cloud Immortal Palace floating in the clouds above.
Then, her eyes showed confusion and bewilderment as her gaze gradually fell upon Chaodu and the little snake.
When Chaodu landed on the ground with the little snake, she seemed to realize something. She rushed over in grief, crawling on her stomach and searching frantically through the grass, crying out in despair, "Where?! Where's the amulet?! The amulet fell down... Could Xiaowang be......?"
"Mother!!!" Xiao Wang leaped down from Chao Du's hands, transformed into human form in mid-air, and rushed towards the woman. Chao Du removed the concealment spell on him and set up an isolation array around him.
The woman lifted her tear-streaked face and looked incredulously at the child rushing towards her: "Xiao Wang? You're alive? You're alive!!!"
Overjoyed, she hugged Xiaowang tightly.
Xiao Wang tried to struggle, saying with difficulty, "Mother...cough cough cough—I can't breathe!"
"Oh, oh, I'm sorry, Mother is too happy..." The woman let go of him, patted his head, her eyes filled with reluctance and the ecstatic joy of having him back.
The woman then looked at Chaodu with gratitude in her eyes: "Excuse me, were you the one who saved Xiaowang?"
Asakawa nodded and asked her, "How did you get here... Oh, no need, no need!"
The woman immediately knelt down before her, kowtowed deeply, and Chao Du helped her up, saying, "No need."
"My savior!" the woman said, tears welling in her eyes, "Thank you so much for saving him!"
Chao Du helped her wipe the dirt and grass clippings from her forehead: "It's alright, did you come here to find Xiao Wang?"
"Yes, I've come to find him. I want to take him back." The woman nodded, wiping away her tears, her voice choked with sobs. "I was wrong. I was wrong ten years ago. I can't make the same mistake again. I've hurt Xiaowang and... him."
Chao Du asked again, "Ten years ago? You met Fu Buci ten years ago?"
Upon hearing this name, the woman's expression became complicated. Holding Xiao Wang, she looked up wistfully at the Azure Cloud Immortal Palace: "Yes, ten years ago, I was captured by people from the cultivation world. The people who captured me sold me to someone else, and that person then gave me to him... the leader of the cultivation world's alliance. The leader was actually a very gentle person and treated me very well, but at that time I wanted to go home so badly that I begged him to let me go. He actually did, and even sent people to escort me back to the demon realm, giving me some spirit stones."
Xiao Wang looked up in surprise: "Mom, you didn't tell me about this! You told me that my father went to a very far place because of something very important and wouldn't be back for several years. You lied to me?!"
The woman smiled bitterly and stroked his cheek: "I'm sorry, I lied to you all these years. The Alliance Leader didn't actually know you existed. It was my fault back then... I clearly drank the contraceptive soup, but when I returned to the demon clan, I found out I was still pregnant. Maybe because I'm a demon, the contraceptive soup didn't work for me? Then the clan leader found out about this, and he told me to keep the child. It was only after I left that I realized I had fallen in love with the Alliance Leader, and I wanted to keep the child as a memento, and then..."
Xiao Wang froze, then burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably: "No wonder Dad hates me so much, it turns out I, it turns out I am..."
The woman hugged Xiaowang tightly, apologizing repeatedly: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, it's all my fault!"
Chao Du shook her head, sighed, and asked again, "Who brought Xiao Wang here this time?" Although she already had a clue, she still wanted to confirm it again.
The woman whispered, "It was a while ago, the Dragon Clan's prince, Long Yuanya, came to me—I think the clan leader told him the news. He said he had a way to get the child back to his father. I was so foolish; I actually fantasized that the Alliance Leader would take Xiao Wang back for the sake of the Dragon Clan, so that Xiao Wang could live a good life without discrimination and with a bright future. The clan leader said the same thing. I even fantasized that he would take me in because of the child. I was so stupid."
Asawa was surprised by her candor, and couldn't help but ask, "So how did you figure it out?"
"It was Qu... a young master who guided me." The woman looked up sadly at the emerald palace faintly visible in the clouds under the moonlight, and sobbed, "He said that the Alliance Leader could not allow himself to have a half-human, half-demon illegitimate child. If Xiao Wang goes there, let alone living a good life, it's questionable whether he can even come back alive. The Dragon Clan is just using Xiao Wang to negotiate with the Alliance Leader. To put it bluntly, Xiao Wang is their hostage! My foolishness almost killed Xiao Wang and the Alliance Leader. Fortunately, a benefactor saved Xiao Wang! I will take Xiao Wang away immediately and live in anonymity from now on, so that no one will ever discover Xiao Wang's relationship with the Alliance Leader again!"
She stroked Xiao Wang's head and smiled bitterly: "This celestial palace in the clouds is not a place for us two snakes. From now on, forget this place and forget the Alliance Leader." These words sounded as if she were speaking to herself.
When Chao Du heard that the person who gave her guidance was a young master surnamed Qu, she already knew who he was. Whether he was dissatisfied with her identity being taken over or because he couldn't bear to see her suffer, he had enlightened this woman.
"My name is Qu Helu. May I ask your name, my benefactor?" The woman's eyes were sincere. "If there is any way I can repay your kindness in the future, I will do my utmost! I will even give my life for you!"
Chao Du shook his head: "No need. You should leave as soon as possible. Once it gets light, the people above will probably start looking for Xiao Wang everywhere, and that will cause trouble."
"But Mother, where are we going?" Xiao Wang asked anxiously. "Back to the demon realm?"
Qu Helu looked bewildered: "...The demon race probably can't go back for a while, and the cultivation world is also very dangerous, but there are so many mountains and lakes in the world, there must be a place that can accommodate the two of us snakes."
She tightened her grip on Xiaowang's hand, her gaze hardening: "Let's go!"
"Wait a minute."
Chao Du suddenly called out to the mother and son, raised his hand, and two pills appeared in his palm: "These are Concealing Qi Pills. After taking them, you can hide your demonic aura for up to a year. Do you need them?"
Qu Helu was stunned for a moment, then said gratefully, "I need it! Thank you so much, my benefactor!"
Chao Du handed them the pills and suggested, "Don't go to the nearby mountains and lakes; they'll guess where you're trying to escape to. You can change your appearance first and stay in a city in the cultivation world for a while. They won't dare to search you extensively in the city; it's safer there. You know how to disguise yourself, right? And you still have spirit stones, right?"
"Yes! Yes!" Qu Helu nodded emphatically, took the pill, and was so grateful she was about to cry. "Thank you so much..."
Asakawa shook his head: "Don't worry about it. Let's go. We can head north. There's a town that's the closest one."
"Yes!" Qu Helu looked up at Qingyun Immortal Palace again, then lowered her head, gripped Xiao Wang's hand tightly, and said with a determined look, "Let's go!"
Chao Du watched the two leave to the north, breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to Qingyun Immortal Palace. He first went to Qinse Palace to check on his other self. Seeing that she was sleeping peacefully, he went to the side hall to continue meditating and cultivating.
But after only a short while of cultivation, she flew to the roof of the side hall, sat down, and stared blankly at the moon.
"What's wrong?" Qianjunjian asked.
Chao Du was silent for a moment, then smiled faintly and said, "I was reminded of my mother. Even immortals miss their mothers. Isn't that a little funny?"
The Thousand-Pound Sword replied, "There's nothing funny about it. You've just ascended to heaven, not turned into stone."
A genuine smile appeared in Chao Du's eyes. He summoned the Thousand-Pound Sword, placed it across his knees, gently stroked the scabbard, and looked at the moon, recalling the past: "Actually, I wanted to learn swordsmanship when I was a child. Learning swordsmanship can subdue demons and protect people. How wonderful and cool is that?"
"But my mother disagreed with me learning swordsmanship, mainly because she thought it was too dangerous. Learning swordsmanship inevitably involves sparring, and it's too easy to get injured amidst the flashing blades. There's also the possibility of being sent out to subdue demons and monsters, which would be even more dangerous. My father also agreed."
Qianjun Sword: "That's true, you were injured a lot later."
Chao Du sighed softly, "How can you learn swordsmanship without getting hurt? My mother doesn't want to see me get hurt, so she doesn't want me to learn swordsmanship, cutting off the possibility of me getting hurt by the sword from the root. Even though she and my father are both sword cultivators, she said that starting with the two of them, no one else in the family is allowed to be a sword cultivator."
As Chaodu spoke, he shook his head helplessly, but his eyes were gentle and nostalgic, as if he could already see his old friend speaking angrily but with hidden concern.
Qianjun Sword: "She cares about you a lot."
Asahi nodded: "Yes, she wants me to go to a peaceful and quiet place where I can live a life free from worries about food and clothing and never get hurt. She said that she and my father had suffered enough from the hardships of sword training. It was not just ordinary hardship; it was not only hard but also poor, and you could even lose your life. Moreover, without talent, you could only achieve mediocrity even after a lifetime of training. She absolutely does not allow me to repeat her mistakes."
"She inquired about many, many sects, discarding those that my talent was not up to par, those that were too far from home, those that had too high an entry fee that I simply couldn't afford, those that might be dangerous, those that I'd heard had a bad atmosphere, and those that I didn't like... In the end, she carefully selected the Immortal Garment Pavilion and sent me there."
“She cried when she sent me there. She was so reluctant to let me go, but she insisted on sending me away. She wouldn’t let me stay in the sect where she and my father were in the small town. She said that there is beauty in Jinxiu City, and I can live a good life in Jinxiu City.”
"If nothing unexpected happens, I might indeed live the life they expect, free from worries about food and clothing, peacefully weaving cloth and embroidering, making beautiful clothes every day. But fate is unpredictable..."
"First, my hometown was attacked by demonic cultivators. By the time the news reached me, there was no one left alive in the town."
Chao Du stopped stroking her sword. She looked up at the moon, her calm demeanor masking deep sorrow: "When I received the news and rushed back, my home was gone. She and my father were both gone."
“In previous years, I tried to forget about this, but the more I tried to forget, the more the heavenly lightning would remind me and test me. Now I can face it calmly, but when I think about it... I still miss them very much.”
Chao Du remained silent for a while before saying, "Later, Jinxiu City was attacked, and Xianyi Pavilion was also attacked. Fortunately, this time, I was finally able to save some people and didn't leave too many regrets again."
"Although Qu Helu is a bit confused, she is truly devoted to her child. After realizing something was wrong, she traveled thousands of miles alone to the gate of the Immortal Alliance. She really didn't care about her life. If I hadn't brought her child down in time, she might have dared to storm the Immortal Alliance."
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Asawa tapped the scabbard with his fingertip. "Are you asleep?"
“No, a sword would never sleep. I’m listening to you carefully; I rarely hear you talk this much,” Thousand-Pound Sword replied. “I can sense that you’re still very sad.”
Chao Du held his sword and remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "Some things will ultimately become regrets."
The last time she saw her was not pleasant; she still wanted to learn swordsmanship, and she sighed helplessly.
After the town was destroyed, she was in a daze for a long time and lost interest in everything, including learning swordsmanship.
The Fairy Robe Pavilion, which her mother had carefully selected, did indeed have a great atmosphere. Her fellow disciples and master were very understanding of her, especially Yao Yao, who had been trying her best to help her out of her shadow.
It wasn't until the New Sword Trial Tournament, when the then-leader of the Immortal Alliance, You Yunyue, struck the Demon-Suppressing Bell with a sword aura that eclipsed the sun and moon, that she was amazed and shocked by this sword strike, regained her goal of learning swordsmanship, and gradually emerged from the shadows.
Qianjun Sword: "Fate is indeed unpredictable. If she hadn't sent you to the Immortal Garment Pavilion, you would have died in that town when you were young. If you hadn't insisted on learning swordsmanship later, you wouldn't have been able to save those people in the Immortal Garment Pavilion."
“Fate…” Asahi gazed at the eternally bright moon, just as she and her mother had looked at the moon when she was a child.
"If she has an afterlife, although I cannot be her daughter in the next life, I hope that my sword can protect her peace for all eternity."
After Chao Du finished speaking, she closed her eyes and began to meditate and cultivate on the spot. The Thousand-Jun Sword quietly accompanied her, just like every time and every day in the past.
As night deepened and dawn broke, Chao Du stretched, sheathed his sword, and stood up: "Let's go, there's a good show we can't miss."
She strolled leisurely to Jinxian Courtyard. The upper floors of the courtyard were quiet, so it seemed the show hadn't started yet. She simply continued her meditation and cultivation on the roof of Jinxian Courtyard.
Until Qu Qian angrily flung open the door, cursing, "That Fu Buci!"
He then went straight to Fu Buci's Xianju Palace.
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