Living as a Sleeping Dragon in an Empty Mountain
As the moon hung high in the sky, Shen Qiexing's face became numb. He picked up the dead girl and carried her step by step across the river of blood, out of the stench-filled prison.
He has a way to save the Little Deer Fairy.
He has a way.
"Hmm..."
As the Phoenix Maiden's mind gradually cleared, she glared hatefully at her broken arms, and suddenly the sky above her head darkened.
A ferocious dragon roared and spiraled into the dark purple clouds, accompanied by thunder and lightning, heralding the arrival of a storm.
Ling Qian Shuang rushed out of the palace and, upon seeing the Phoenix Maiden's appearance, exclaimed in surprise, "Divine Lord!"
"My Lord, are you alright?!"
"I am unharmed!"
The Phoenix Maiden secretly channeled her power, and a golden light flashed from her arms. Two wings sprouted from the shredded flesh, gradually growing larger. She gritted her teeth so hard they almost ground to powder: "Damn dragon orphan, how dare you treat me like this!"
"Ling Qianshuang, gather all the remaining children within the Wutong Tree, and together with me, slay that dragon!"
Although they don't know why the dragon clan's orphan let them go, Lu Yixin did die at her hands. Sooner or later, the dragon clan's orphan will come back to settle accounts with them. Rather than waiting for that day to be slaughtered, they might as well fight hard and have a chance of winning.
Ling Qian Shuang was puzzled by the twists and turns involved and looked at Huang Nu with confusion, but still nodded and said, "Yes."
"Qian Shuang," the Phoenix Maiden suddenly grasped her hand and said slowly, "You must promise me that no matter what the fate of the Phoenix Clan is, you must not perish here."
Just as she was about to say something, the Phoenix Maiden shook her head. "I will use the last bit of my magic to send you away. Don't look back. You must return safely to the Wutong Tree and escape with Sheng Sheng. Escape as far as possible, to the ends of the earth, to a place where the last dragon orphan can't find you."
“My Lord…” Ling Qian Shuang’s eyes suddenly reddened.
"Promise me." The Phoenix Maiden smiled.
"......yes."
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When Shen Qiexing returned to Tianpin Sea with Lu Yixin, Baozhu was already there with a large group of people waiting for him on the sea.
It wasn't that Baozhu possessed the ability to foresee the future; rather, the Dragon God's might caused the winds to surge and the clouds to rise, resulting in a massive tidal surge in the Tianpin Sea and a violent earthquake on the seabed. The event was sudden, and the tribes below were caught completely off guard. Most of them were injured and had no choice but to stand on the sea surface to save their lives.
"God!"
Baozhu had been anxiously looking up, and was the first to spot Shen Qiexing. She immediately shouted loudly.
The pool of flesh and blood in the deity's arms... it was actually a person!
She covered her mouth in disbelief. It was a girl who had been dead for a long time. The one who could make the God so angry must be Lu Yixin!
But how could she be dead?
No wonder, no wonder there is such a strange phenomenon in the world.
The earth churned, the seawater surged back, and blinding lightning bolts, like golden snakes, surged and rolled through the clouds, yet could not obscure the eerie green light flashing across the sky.
"Miss Deer..."
Yun Xinglan froze in mid-air, staring incredulously at the two people before her, one alive and one dead.
He's the one who killed her!
If he had insisted a little longer and prevented her from going to the paulownia tree, the deer girl wouldn't be in this state now!
Overwhelmed with unbearable heartache, Yun Xinglan suddenly bent over deeply and let out a mournful cry.
Shen Qiexing seemed to have all his life force drained away in an instant. His face was ashen and broken, and his eyes were lifeless. Everything about him seemed to have vanished with the death of the deer, leaving only an empty shell.
"Lu Yixin—" Su Yunyu cried out in disbelief.
How could Lu Yixin be here? Why did she die in Shen Qiexing's arms?
Lord Sen... do you know about this?
As Shen Qiexing slowly descended, he whispered to Su Yunyu and the other three, "Go to Mitianze and summon the Forest King."
The four exchanged glances and quickly agreed.
Although they had previously harbored the idea of seizing the throne of the Forest King, it has gradually faded with the passage of time. They no longer harbor any hostility towards Lu Yixin, only feeling a slight pain in their hearts.
During the time of Mi Tianze, everyone knew Lu Yixin.
It wasn't because of the halo of the Forest King, but because she herself was bright enough.
Even when faced with the four who intended to rebel, she did not show the slightest disgust or contempt. She still bowed respectfully and greeted them with a smile.
Su Yunyu felt a slight sting in her nose. She exerted all her strength and kept telling herself in her heart, "Faster."
Faster.
Baozhu wanted to step forward and take Lu Yixin away, but Shen Qiexing stopped her. He was like a lonely, drifting boat, lost in the vast Tianpin.
He certainly had a way to save Lu Yixin, but the price was—to sacrifice himself.
The Divine Rank of Thunder and Rainbow was his lifeline.
No one could survive the eighty-one steps of the Thunderous Divine Staircase, and he knew he couldn't either, but he had no other choice.
Now, Shen Qiexing asked that question in his heart for the last time: Is it worth sacrificing a little deer fairy for revenge?
It's not worth it, not worth it at all.
There were many moments when the same rebellious thought flashed through his mind: if he gave up avenging the dragon clan, could he be at peace with the little deer fairy?
But he couldn't.
My heart has ached for so long that I've become numb.
The rolling thunder roared like a dragon's cry, and a staircase made of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky, stinging the eyes of everyone except Shen Qiexing and Lu Yixin.
"God-King—"
Baozhu's legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground, but fortunately An Ziyi caught her in time. She leaned weakly on An Ziyi's shoulder and covered her face, weeping.
She dared not look.
Shen Qie Xing held Lu Yi Xin tightly in his arms. He smiled and stroked her long hair. He stopped on the first step and said gently, "Don't be afraid, little deer. I'll bring you back right away."
Countless bolts of lightning enveloped him, yet he didn't even flinch, slowly and resolutely making his way to the eleventh step.
After every ten steps, there is a bottleneck. Only by overcoming this bottleneck can one continue on the next path. Shen Qiexing swallowed a muffled groan, paused for a moment, then straightened up again and tightened his arms around Lu Yixin.
It's not worth mentioning.
"My dearest..."
Following behind the Forest King were tens of thousands of Forest Clan people. They finally rushed to the Heavenly Sea and saw this scene.
Over the past two years, his health had deteriorated day by day. Now, on his deathbed, this had happened. When Su Yunyu and the others came to report to him, he almost couldn't catch his breath. Fortunately, Bai Tanxiang was by his side and immediately gave him a pill, which saved his life.
"Oh my god..." Bai Tanxiang covered her mouth and cried uncontrollably.
When we said goodbye, Xinxin was still full of energy and vitality. How come she has changed so much in just two years?
"Your Majesty, you must take care of your health first," Shi Xu said with a forced smile, supporting Sen Wang's arm, his eyes red. "Didn't Su Yunyu say that Shen Qiexing has a way to save Xin Xin?"
But can Su Yunyu's words really be trusted?
But since things had come to this point, they had no choice but to believe it.
Shi Xu took a deep breath and stared intently at Shen Qiexing's swaying figure. He would settle accounts with him later!
In the blink of an eye, Shen Qiexing had already reached the fortieth step.
He seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, staggered, and knelt on one knee on the steps. He held Lu Yixin tightly to prevent her from falling.
But this is only halfway through; there are still forty-one steps to go.
A torrential downpour descended from the sky, blurring the vision of everyone present. Shen Qiexing paused, then took off his outer robe and covered Lu Yixin with it.
“Don’t be afraid… Xin Xin,” he pressed his cheek against her forehead, the beautiful bloodstains winding down from the corner of his pale lips, dripping onto Lu Yixin’s face, “Wait a little longer, wait for me a little longer, okay?”
"After you wake up, I'll make you peach blossom pastries, okay?"
He lifted his legs, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and shakily climbed the forty-first step, saying, "I'll go with you to fly kites, fold the most beautiful lanterns for you, and write my wishes inside..."
He couldn't continue speaking.
What wish did he make that year in the River of Fireflies?
He made no promises; the lantern was empty.
His love was too deep to be expressed openly, so he hid it inside the two lanterns that the little deer would never part with.
—Wishing you good health, and a lifetime of joy and peace.
—Abandon me from your embrace, and never think of me again.
But neither of those two wishes came true.
The moon-white robes were already covered with bloodstains. Even someone as powerful as Shen Qie Xing could not withstand the thunderous strikes of the Ting Ni God Rank.
"Xin Xin, I guess I won't be able to wait for you anymore."
The torrential rain continued to pour down. Shen Qiexing gave a bitter smile. "After you wake up, I will have Baozhu erase your memory. Xinxin, it's all because of me."
“If I hadn’t bumped into you when I first entered Mitianze that day, if I hadn’t deceived or taken advantage of you, if I had told you everything when I left, you would never have ended up in this situation today. Xinxin, since it all started because of me, let it end because of me.”
"Let's forget about these painful memories and start over, okay?"
Lu Yixin, of course, wouldn't answer him, but he entertained himself like this, chuckling softly from time to time, seemingly finding endless pleasure in it.
—If you ignore the increasing amount of blood on his body and his increasingly heavy steps.
On the forty-fourth step, he collapsed straight down. But Lu Yixin remained unharmed, held firmly in his arms.
"God!"
Baozhu's hands were sweating with nervousness. She exchanged a glance with An Ziyi, her worry evident. Was he about to give up?
Everyone was thinking about this question, but no one said it aloud.
"Xin Xin..." Zhao Zhao cried so hard she almost fainted.
Suddenly, a fiery light ignited in a spot of gray rain. Everyone except Shen Qiexing focused their attention on the light. Baozhu trembled inexplicably, a bad premonition rising in her heart.
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