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Chapter 161 Changes
Lu Xiaofeng stared in disbelief towards the source of the sound, whereupon a beautiful woman dressed in green, holding a sword, descended from a tree not far away. His eyes widened slowly. "You... Linghao, you're back?"
"I am not wrong, but who are you?" Ling Hao looked at Lu Xiaofeng with unfamiliar eyes, sizing him up and down.
"You've forgotten me?" Lu Xiaofeng asked incredulously. "Linghao, I'm Lu Xiaofeng, I'm yours..."
“She’s my friend.” Ling Hao suddenly smiled, bright and radiant. “Lu Xiaofeng, you’re so easy to fool. I was just trying to trick you, and you fell for it. Tsk, no wonder you’re always fooled by your friends, you really are easy to fool.”
"Pfft." Hua Manlou couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Lu Xiaofeng: "..."
All the感动 (feeling of being moved), 震撼 (shock), and 欢喜 (joy) vanished into dust in that instant. Seriously, when will this person stop being so infuriating?
Ling Hao walked over to Lu Xiaofeng, circled him once, and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, how did a phoenix that should have been flying in the sky fall into a mud pit and become a beggar's chicken?"
Lu Xiaofeng said with a straight face, "Ah, because I wasn't watching where I was going."
“Okay, this is so Lu Xiaofeng.” Ling Hao crossed her arms. “Lu Xiaofeng, who can solve any problem, would stumble into a small pit. So Lu Xiaofeng.”
Hua Manlou suppressed a laugh and said, "I think so too."
"You two, that's enough," Lu Xiaofeng said, annoyed. These two were only mocking him so freely because they knew he wouldn't get angry or retaliate, weren't they?
Of course, at least that's how it is in the best-case scenario.
“Let’s not talk about that.” Lu Xiaofeng looked at Ling Hao. “Are you really back? What happened to you three years ago? How did you disappear? How did you get back? Did you come to find Gongzi Yu? He…”
"Stop." Ling Hao gestured. "You're asking too many questions. How am I supposed to answer them? Wait, three years have passed?"
“Yes.” Lu Xiaofeng nodded, realizing something. “So how much time has passed on you?”
“Three days.” Ling Hao gasped sharply. “I’ve been gone for so long. A Yu must be furious.”
“Actually,” Lu Xiaofeng smiled weakly, “he went mad the moment you disappeared.” His madness was known throughout the martial arts world and the imperial court, because he had thrown both into chaos. However, because the emperor was in charge of the imperial court, the martial arts world was in more disarray.
"No, I have to go find him." Ling Hao frowned. "Where is A-Yu now? In Kyoto?"
“No, he’s right there.” Lu Xiaofeng turned around and pointed to Mount Hua behind him. “He is on the summit of Mount Hua right now.”
"I'm going to find him." Ling Hao lightly touched the ground and flew away. "Lu Xiaofeng, Young Master Hua, we'll meet again later."
She left with those words, and before Lu Xiaofeng could reply, she had already vanished. "Hua Manlou, actually, this trip wasn't so bad."
"Yes." Hua Manlou nodded with a smile. "The return of an old friend is indeed a joyous occasion."
Lu Xiaofeng said, "The most important thing is that Gongzi Yu can finally calm down. I was worried that if he continued like that, he would eventually take his own life."
Hua Manlou said, "Now not only have old friends returned, but lovers have also been reunited. Lu Xiaofeng, today is truly a wonderful day. Shall we go for a drink?"
“Okay.” Lu Xiaofeng agreed with a smile. “I know there’s a wine shop in a town at the foot of Mount Hua. Their wine is really good. Let’s go there.” He didn’t want to leave Mount Hua yet. He wanted to wait in the town at the foot of the mountain, hoping to receive good news.
Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Okay." On the night of the full moon, Ling Hao and Ye Gucheng made their move. For some reason, her round pendant emitted a green light. When the green light disappeared, she left and went home. She was completely stunned. She went home, but so casually?
She was initially transported to the world of martial arts by Yuan Pei while carrying things for her roommates. This time, she's returned to where she started, even to the same point in time. Why is Ling Hao so certain? Because the soup noodles she spilled on the ground are still steaming.
Linghao subconsciously squatted down, wanting to clean up the soup noodles on the ground, and at the same time picked up the phone that had been dropped on the ground when she traveled back in time.
"Oh my god, you're hurt!"
"There's so much blood! Don't move! I just called an ambulance, it'll be here soon. Don't move!"
"Be careful not to touch the wound."
Ling Hao was somewhat dazed. Having spent so much time in that other world, she had almost forgotten that she was still in university, where almost everyone was warm and kind. So, the bleeding wound on her shoulder prompted a kind person to call an ambulance.
"No need, I'm fine." Ling Hao tapped her right shoulder twice with her left hand, and the bleeding stopped. "I can apply the medicine when I get back."
"No, no, your bleeding has stopped, but your wound is still there. You need to go to the hospital to get it bandaged. What if it gets infected?"
"That's right, you absolutely mustn't move."
"Hiss, classmate, you're dressed like a female knight-errant, and you actually know a bit of martial arts like a female knight-errant?"
"You idiot, she's definitely cosplaying, maybe it's even her own original character."
"Then how come she knows how to treat acupuncture?"
"Maybe it's from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department?"
"No, I've met her. She's a media studies major, not a traditional Chinese medicine major."
"Wow, media studies major, that's really bad luck."
Ling Hao: "..."
Hey classmate, don't think I didn't hear you say the Media Studies Department is unlucky? What's unlucky about the Media Studies Department? Well, others may not know, but she herself is quite unlucky.
Amidst the chaos, Ling Hao was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment. As for her shards of snow, she reacted quickly upon landing and she sheathed them. Everyone assumed they were just props and didn't open them, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to explain herself.
Because there was blood on the snow, it was Ye Gucheng's blood. A sword stained with blood and with a sharpened edge, it's really hard to say what it is.
After being bandaged up, Linghao didn't go back to her dorm. Instead, she used her phone to tell her roommates that she had something urgent to attend to and would be leaving for a while. After leaving the hospital, she went to a hotel and even used her phone to order a set of clothes, which were then delivered to her hotel room for her to change into.
Because Linghao wanted to go back, or at least take Gongziyu with her, she bought clothes similar to what she was wearing. Luckily, it was during the school sports meet, and since she wasn't an athlete, disappearing for a week wouldn't be a problem. As for what would happen after a week, she'd deal with that later; there were more important things to do right now.
Ling Hao thought of Gongzi Yu, Gongzi Mingyue, his illness, and the promise she had made, and felt a headache coming on. She had disappeared without a word; perhaps A-Yu would be furious, thinking she was lying. If she didn't return for a long time, he would surely go mad.
So Linghao stayed in the hotel studying her jade pendant, but she couldn't figure it out. "Can you even use it? The color hasn't changed. Just give me a straight answer! I want to bring Ayu back with me, not just myself. Can you even work? Damn it!" She angrily slapped the jade pendant and collapsed onto the bed.
The next moment, the round pendant once again emitted a green light. Opening her eyes, Ling Hao found herself at the foot of Mount Hua. This was the place where her master had found her, a place she had always remembered. Then she saw Lu Xiaofeng and learned that three years had passed here.
Ling Hao hurried towards the mountain peak, her heart pounding with anxiety. But that wasn't important; she believed that once she explained things to A Yu, he would understand. What mattered most was that her jade pendant was changing again, flashing as if it were about to unleash a powerful attack.
She had a gut feeling that if she didn't grab A-Yu's hand before the pendant emitted its green light, she'd be back to square one. The pendant's color seemed to be fading quickly; she didn't know when it would last again. She absolutely had to bring A-Yu with her.
Thinking this way, he became even faster.
Atop Mount Hua, Gongzi Yu felt the wind blowing in his face, utterly devoid of any joy. Three years had passed, a full three years. Ah Hao was definitely not coming back. She had gone home; she didn't want him anymore. Indeed, this world held no meaning whatsoever; her world was far superior. How could she possibly return?
Gongzi Yu gave a self-deprecating laugh, leaned back, and jumped off the mountain peak. Since Ahao wasn't coming back anyway, there was no point in living alone, so be it. He looked at the still azure sky, his heart calm and undisturbed, as if he weren't facing death.
"Ayu!" A person landed below the mountain peak.
Gongzi Yu's eyes widened in surprise, and then he reached out his hands to hug the other person. "Ah Hao."
Ling Hao used her inner strength to catch up with Gongzi Yu in her descent. The moment she embraced him, a green light enveloped the two of them.
Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou waited and waited in the town for five days, but Linghao and Gongzi Yu still didn't appear. They sensed something was wrong, so they went to the Huashan Sect to inquire.
"What? Master is back? No, we didn't see him." Lin Pingzhi looked incredulous.
Ning Zhongze frowned. "Let's go up and see if anything has happened."
The group went up to the summit of Mount Hua together, but they did not find Gongzi Yu or Ling Hao.
“Here…” Lu Xiaofeng stood on the edge of the cliff, squatted down, and looked grim.
"Lu Xiaofeng, what's wrong?" Hua Manlou asked.
“Someone jumped down here with their back to them,” Lu Xiaofeng said.
Lin Pingzhi's face grew even uglier. "It must be my master's husband. He didn't want to live before. No, I have to go down and find him."
“Let’s go together,” Lu Xiaofeng added.
The group was unable to find Gongzi Yu at the foot of the mountain, nor could they find Ling Hao; it was as if the two had vanished into thin air.
Hua Manlou said, "Perhaps they went home? Lu Xiaofeng, didn't Gongzi Yu say before that your young lady had actually gone home? Perhaps it's the same this time."
Lu Xiaofeng sighed, his expression wistful. "If that's really the case, then that would be for the best." If not, then it means... sigh.
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Author's Note: Linghao: [Terrified]
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