Chapter 296: Then Blame Me
The winter night was always so cold. Especially past midnight, the wind that blew felt like knives, stinging one’s face.
Although the young man was kneeling, his back was straight. Jiang Qiuchi stood beside him, holding an umbrella. After a moment’s thought, she bent down to scoop up a handful of snow and held it in her palm. Under the catalysis of spiritual energy, the ice and snow quickly melted into clear water.
She came before the young man, crouched down, and began to carefully clean the frost that had condensed on his eyebrows and eyes, as well as the remaining tiny stains. Chen An looked at her, his lips moved, as if he wanted to stop her, but in the end, he didn’t speak, letting her have her way.
As the girl cleaned, her expression was very serious, uncharacteristically lacking any mischievousness or teasing. Her slender fingertips dipped into the clear water, and then she gently brushed his face. Her movements were gentle and unhurried, as there was still a long distance to dawn, enough for her to take her time.
The clear water gave off wisps of heat, sprinkling onto Chen An’s face, making him feel a rare warmth. His stiff and numb body, frozen from the cold, also became slightly more active because of this warmth.
He looked at the girl crouching before him and suddenly said, “This way, it won’t be miserable enough.”
“If it’s not miserable enough, how can he be moved and come out to see me?” Jiang Qiuchi raised an eyebrow, looking displeased. “I’ve already said it, that old man’s state of mind is beyond the reach of ordinary people. This way, you’re only torturing yourself, it won’t achieve anything.”
Chen An listened quietly, without interrupting. Only after Jiang Qiuchi finished speaking did he smile. “You have to try something.” he said.
Jiang Qiuchi was taken aback. Although she knew he wouldn’t give up struggling because of her few words, hearing it now still made her feel a little uncomfortable. The girl glared at him and, with her hands on her hips, said with some annoyance, “Then blame me, just blame me!” As her spoiled demeanor appeared, the seductive charm in her eyes could no longer be hidden. Not too much, not too little, just right, and it didn’t make people feel annoyed.
Chen An looked at her for a while, shook his head, and stopped talking.
The girl understood his meaning, her expression changing. She finally gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and turned to leave. Her red dress swayed in the wind, quickly disappearing into the snow and wind, vanishing to wherever.
Chen An quietly watched her retreating figure until the world returned to a sheet of white, then slowly withdrew his gaze. The young man’s expression remained calm, without much fluctuation. It seemed that just like his Master, who was determined not to see him, he was also determined to kneel to death in front of the Cave Mansion. You have to try something. He thought again.
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Jiang Qiuchi didn’t go far. Of course, she wouldn’t really be angry with Chen An over such a small matter. Or rather, seeing the young man’s persistence, she felt an indescribable sense of relief. Relief that she hadn’t chosen the wrong person. Her Great World Yin-Yang Union Cultivation Technique would not fail. Thinking of this, a hint of determination flashed in Jiang Qiuchi’s eyes.
After disappearing into the wind and snow, she quickly turned and, bypassing the kneeling young man, arrived at the other side of the rock wall. The wall here was nearly ninety degrees vertical, bare of any vegetation. Jiang Qiuchi arrived here, her eyes sharpened, and she found a spot, conjured her 본명 red ribbon, and fiercely struck it.
*Dong!*
The red ribbon met the rock wall, instantly splashing countless flying stones. Fortunately, the loud noise was covered by the falling snow and didn’t travel far, so there was no fear of disturbing others. Jiang Qiuchi struck the wall while sending her divine sense towards the cave mansion, laced with an extremely fierce threat. “Old man, if you don’t come out, I’ll smash this entire broken place!”
*Dong! Dong!*
Two more violent impacts in succession made the entire mountain ring with clanging sounds, and countless stones tumbled down the mountainside. It was estimated that the cave mansion must have been shaken as if by an earthquake.
Finally, seeing that the girl’s momentum was wrong and she was about to continue conjuring a spell, a somewhat helpless reply was hastily transmitted from the cave mansion. “Alright, alright, stop smashing. This little place of mine can’t withstand your tossing around…” Surprisingly, Dao Xuan Zhenren, instead of punishing the girl for her provocation, chose to compromise for the first time.
Soon, the mountain behind opened, and a transcendent figure appeared at the spot Jiang Qiuchi had been smashing. He had a long beard and flowing plain robes, carrying a long sword – it was Dao Xuan Zhenren, who had been avoiding her. He frowned, looked at the red-dressed girl floating in the air, and seemed about to say something, but finally sighed helplessly.
“This matter has nothing to do with you, why are you going through so much trouble?” Dao Xuan Zhenren changed the subject.
Seeing that the person had appeared, Jiang Qiuchi put away her red ribbon. She then heard the man’s words, her expression paused, but she quickly returned to a blank expression, only asking, “I ask you, why won’t you see him?”
Her words made Dao Xuan Zhenren fall silent. He replied truthfully, “I can’t.”
“Why can’t you?” Jiang Qiuchi didn’t give him a chance to escape, raised an eyebrow, and continued to press. Dao Xuan Zhenren sighed and turned around. His gaze fell on the spot where the young man was kneeling, and he frowned, “Because I can’t help him with what he wants to do.”
Dao Xuan Zhenren’s words confused Jiang Qiuchi. She asked, “As the sect leader, with your supreme cultivation, what mistake did Mu Sanniang make that makes you so troubled?” Dao Xuan Zhenren turned back, looked at her, and his expression became serious. He boomed, “Precisely because I am the sect leader, I cannot set aside public duty for private matters and disregard the sect’s laws!”
Unexpectedly, the red-dressed girl immediately cursed, “What bullcrap!” She stared at Dao Xuan Zhenren and said astonishingly, “When you deceived my mother back then, did you ever consider the sect’s laws?!”
Dao Xuan Zhenren seemed to choke on her words, and his expression became somewhat embarrassed as that past event was brought up. But he couldn’t possibly attack his own daughter, so he could only endure it, and after a long while, he managed to utter a “you.” “You!” He, a mighty Tribulation Crossing True Monarch, actually had such a day of disgrace.
But Jiang Qiuchi didn’t care about him. She continued coldly, “What ‘you’?” “You must go see him today!” she declared.
Dao Xuan Zhenren looked at her angry appearance. After a long silence, as if struck by a memory, he slowly spoke again. “Actually, you should know that only by separating him from Mu Sanniang can he have a place for you in his heart.” The man’s words were rather abrupt. The girl, however, was startled. She lowered her eyes, her voice inexplicably quieter. She turned her head away and said, “You don’t need to worry about my affairs.”
(End of this chapter)
