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Huang Sheng's body quickly stiffened, her pupils dilated, and Huang Nu held her, weeping, pressing her face against her chest, choking out, "Sheng Sheng, wake up and see your sister, Sheng Sheng..."
But Huang Sheng is already dead.
The Phoenix Maiden screamed and shouted like a madwoman, but Shen Qiexing did not find it funny.
Her voice abruptly stopped, and she transformed into a golden phoenix, desperately pecking at her nine tail feathers formed from flames until she was covered in blood and feathers scattered on the ground, before finally plucking off a single tail feather.
The golden phoenix's tail feathers are a divine artifact of the world, equivalent to the dragon's reverse scale, and have the power to bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bones. She wants to use the tail feathers to try to prolong Huang Sheng's life!
This will cause irreversible damage to the Golden Phoenix. Now that the Golden Phoenix is missing a tail feather, even the Forest King may not be able to defeat it.
The identity of the Golden Phoenix is extremely precious. Only each ruler of the Phoenix Clan has the chance to be reborn as a phoenix. The Phoenix Maiden possesses both strength and luck, and it is rare for her to be reborn as a Golden Phoenix. However, from then on, she can only be an eight-tailed Golden Phoenix until her death.
"Sheng Sheng, is that enough?" She spat out a mouthful of blood, scooped up Huang Sheng in her arms, and stumbled towards the Luan Palace. "If that's not enough, sister has more..."
With a wave of his hand, Shen Qiexing removed the barrier.
He has punished the Phoenix Maiden enough and avenged his people. Since that's the case, let's stop here.
When will this cycle of revenge end?
These were the words that Senwang said to Huangnu when he left Mitianze: No one wants to start a war, really, but everyone is caught in the middle.
Were the three clans a thousand years ago also powerless to control their own destiny?
"The last surviving member of the dragon race," Shen Qiexing stopped, listening to the ghostly whisper coming from behind him.
"You've won this round, but the road ahead is long. One day I will find your weakness and defeat you in one fell swoop."
“Is that so?” Shen Qiexing lowered his head and curled the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. “I’m looking forward to it.”
On the stage, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the wind howled, like a lament sung by the dead.
—
Good morning, Xinglan.
Good morning, Miss Deer.
Yun Xinglan smiled gently, as if nothing had changed. Lu Yixin came downstairs to his side, picked up a steamed bun, took a bite, and asked, "Now that Da Li's matter is resolved, shall we continue to be wandering sorcerers today?"
"Let's put this aside for now," Yun Xinglan ladled a bowl of porridge for her, turning his head to look into her eyes. "Didn't Miss Lu say she wanted to learn to fly? I've been thinking about it all night and I've come up with something."
Lu Yixin paused, holding the bowl of porridge, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Didn't you say before that you were afraid she would collude with Brother Qiexing? Why have you suddenly changed your mind?
Yun Xinglan saw through her thoughts at a glance, stroked her long hair, and smiled, "I don't think someone who can make such a contribution to the Sen Clan would be a despicable person."
So, Brother Qiexing is what you call a despicable person.
Lu Yixin covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then cleared her throat and said, "But what if I'm afraid of heights?"
"There's nothing we can do about that. You can only practice more and try to overcome your fear of heights."
He would support whatever she wanted to do.
A fleeting bitter smile crossed Yun Xinglan's face. He hadn't slept a wink all night because of this.
Apart from the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, the other two clans can only walk on land. Even he couldn't make Lu Yixin fly out of thin air, so he could only find a medium to support Lu Yixin's body.
And he has already found that medium.
"I wonder if Miss Deer has ever heard of 'flying on a sword'?"
Lu Yixin nodded, then said worriedly, "But I don't know how to use a sword."
"No need to use a sword."
Shen Qiexing took out a red brocade pouch from his pocket, inside which was a pair of transparent glass bracelets. He took one out and put it on Lu Yixin's wrist, then took a small step back. "I'll teach you a mantra. Just recite it in your heart to activate this bracelet. It will slowly grow bigger. When the change stops, you can sit on it."
"The direction you move in is also adjusted according to your heart. If you want the bracelet to return to its original state, just recite that incantation again, and it will automatically slip onto your wrist."
Lu Yixin nodded as if she understood, then looked at the other bracelet and asked curiously, "What about this one? Do I need to wear it too?"
"I'll keep this one for another purpose."
The mnemonic Yun Xinglan taught her was obscure and difficult to pronounce. When Lu Yixin first practiced it, she almost tied her tongue in knots. Later, she figured out the trick and used an ancient proverb as a practice technique: "A bad pen is worse than a good memory!"
When in doubt, copy this down hundreds of times first!
Seven days later, she was finally able to control the bracelet and successfully lift herself off the ground by one foot.
"Xinglan! Look!"
Lu Yixin sat excitedly on the bracelet, wobbling as she tried to maintain her balance, and didn't forget to show off in front of Yun Xinglan.
"My learning ability is still quite strong!"
Unfortunately, it only lasted a few seconds before the bracelet shrank again and again until she put it on her wrist.
"This is a good start, don't you think, Xinglan!"
Lu Yixin was not discouraged. She raised her wrist, shook the bracelet, and hopped to a stop in front of Yun Xinglan. She said happily, "Tell me, you've helped me so much. How can I thank you?"
Just as Yun Xinglan was about to speak, she was stopped by a finger. She shook her head and said, "You can't repay me with your body!"
That wasn't what he originally wanted to say, was it?
“Then it’s nothing,” Yun Xinglan joked. “My soulmate is going to belong to someone else. It’s really sad.”
Lu Yixin's smile vanished instantly. She concealed the strange emotion in her eyes and said softly, "Then you can't go to Wutongmu with me, right?"
“Miss Deer, I believe you can take care of yourself.”
It seems that she met Yun Xinglan not long after she left Mi Tianze. From then on, he accompanied her on her journey eastward. Suddenly, she was traveling alone. Even if she didn't have those feelings for him, she still felt lonely.
"Oh, let's not talk about such sad things," Lu Yixin ran into the house and called out to Yun Xinglan, "Anyway, I won't be gone for a long time, so it's not too late to talk about it then!"
As Yun Xinglan watched her receding figure, before she could feel any loss, a sudden chill ran through her eyes.
On the last day of the year, the imperial city welcomed its first heavy snowfall.
The little deer girl is like a tenacious blade of grass in the dead of winter, struggling to break free from the blanket of snow and desperately trying to sprout new shoots.
—
By the time spring arrived the following year, Lu Yixin had gradually grown, from being able to summon the bracelet to lift it one foot off the ground, then ten feet off, and finally a full ren off the ground. She had finally mastered the skill of controlling the bracelet.
"Starry Night!"
She was extremely excited; fine beads of sweat appeared on her nose in the chilly spring breeze. She roughly estimated the distance and jumped down from the air.
"Why!"
Yun Xinglan rushed over, leaped into the air, and caught Lu Yixin, who was squealing in mid-air.
The girl threw herself into his arms, and he could almost feel her heart pounding violently with panic.
So he placed his trembling hand on her waist and, for the last time, pulled the girl into his arms.
"Next time I'm not by your side, be careful." Yun Xinglan put her down, patted the dirt off her, and shook her head helplessly.
"Okay."
When do you plan to leave?
“Three days from now,” Lu Yixin smiled at him. “That day happens to be Rain Water, so it’ll be a memorable day.”
They have only three days left.
But Yun Xinglan did nothing during those three days. He continued to do what he always did, occasionally giving her some guidance, but mostly going out to swindle and cheat.
It didn't rain that day. Lu Yixin got up just as dawn was breaking. Yun Xinglan escorted her to the city gate. She stopped and looked down at Yun Xinglan with a disappointed expression.
"Does this mean we'll only be able to meet again by chance in the future?"
“Who said that?” Yun Xinglan took out another exquisite bracelet and waved it in front of her. “This one will stay with me. Whenever you want to contact me, just drip a drop of blood on it, and I will sense it.”
Lu Yixin's disappointment vanished instantly, and she returned to her usual self, slapping Yun Xinglan's arm. "Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me sad for days because of this."
"It's getting late, I have to go now."
She jogged a few steps forward and waved to Yun Xinglan: "Go back now, don't just stand here like an idiot!"
"Miss Deer, wait!"
Before Lu Yixin could react, Yun Xinglan suddenly caught up, put an arm around her shoulder, stared at her blankly for a few seconds, and slowly lowered his head to place his lips on her brow.
"I'm so sorry..."
After a long pause, Yun Xinglan turned her face away, leaving behind the words, "I lost my composure."
He was too impulsive. Will Miss Deer break off their friendship because of this...?
"Starry Night".
Lu Yixin didn't push him away. Instead, she sighed and smiled at him, "Don't do that again next time."
Yun Xinglan stood rooted to the spot, staring intently at Lu Yixin's retreating figure. He saw the girl suddenly stop, turn around, cup her hands to her lips, and shout at him, "Go back quickly—it's cold outside—"
"......good."
Once she was no longer out of sight, Yun Xinglan murmured a single word to herself.
He suddenly couldn't quite remember how he had lived before meeting his soulmate.
—
Lu Yixin looked around furtively, like a thief, making sure there was no one within a five-mile radius before silently reciting the incantation, then plopped down on the bracelet and began to rise.
As Xinglan said, one must rise until one can only see a vast sea of clouds when looking down before continuing eastward.
Since she had nothing better to do, she opened the bundle, wanting to see what Yun Xinglan had stuffed inside.
...It's all silver.
Lu Yixin was astonished by the sheer volume of silver notes and loose silver; she couldn't even count them all. No wonder the bundle seemed so heavy; Xinglan must have given her all the money she had earned in the past few months in the capital.
She couldn't help but recall the wet kiss before she left, and touched her forehead.
But she was destined to disappoint Xinglan's heart...
This time, she truly went to the paulownia tree alone.
Just before noon, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky. Fearing something might happen, Lu Yixin had no choice but to temporarily put away the bracelet and land in an unknown town.
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