After leaving the Winter Plains, Qin Shi didn't stay in Crimson Flames any longer. He passed through the Hundred Tide Region and headed towards the remote mountain village that Donkey Ruhua had mentioned. That mountain village was at the boundary between the Sword Sect and the Blue Snow Sect. So, no matter how unwilling Qin Shi was, he still had to pass by the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect was his wound. Over the years, he had suffered countless betrayals, but he had never held a grudge against them. Only the Sword Sect and Qi Qing's choice made his heart ache.
However, other than Qi Qing, Qin Shi was still filled with gratitude towards Fang Qing. Even now, he still remembered how Fang Qing stood proudly in front of him in the Divine Domain and said in a soft voice, "As long as Qin Shi is a disciple of the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect will be his eternal backer."
Qin Shi took a deep breath. Right now, his feelings towards the Sword Sect were extremely complicated.
It could be said that after leaving Crimson Flames, the Sword Sect had given him the most grace and the source of his abilities. The 36 Legacy Sword Techniques, the Samsara martial art, the Traceless Sword of Blood, the Nascent Soul of the Sword Demon, and Donkey Ruhua. All of these were the ties that bound him to the Sword Sect. Or perhaps, he was destined to experience this calamity with the Sword Sect in this lifetime, just like how he couldn't avoid the Sword Tomb under Crimson Flames all those years ago.
Qin Shi took a deep breath and finally stepped into the Sword Sect's territory at this moment.
Presently, Fang Qing was no longer in the Sword Sect. Qin Shi's forced departure had caused Fang Qing to be disappointed in the Sword Sect in the end, and she had chosen to wander the world. As for where she was now, no one knew. However, unexpectedly, Qin Shi originally didn't want to stay in the Sword Sect due to the kindness the Sword Sect had shown to the Qin Sect over the years. However, he had unintentionally witnessed a scene that caused him to feel disbelief.
In the secluded forest of the Sword Sect, a thin and beautiful figure stood alone in the air as if she was waiting for someone. Qin Shi was not far away from the secluded forest. When he saw that person, he was slightly shocked in his heart, "It's her?"
Qin Shi frowned. That jade-blue long dress and that dignified and elegant appearance were destined to be the darling of this world. However, all of this was not important. Qin Shi's memory was still fresh in his mind. What allowed him to determine her identity with a single glance was the bone chilling coldness around her lovely body. It caused thin ice crystals to form on the treetops of the serene forest. It was an extremely dazzling and beautiful sight.
"He Shuhan?" Qin Shi frowned. "Why is she in the Sword Sect?"
Qin Shi suddenly stopped and decided to investigate. In a short two years, He Shuhan's face had turned pale. He could see that she had aged a lot in these two years. At her level, she could already escape the cruelty of time and maintain her youth. However, there were a few strands of white hair on her temples, and her face was filled with hesitation. Suddenly, another beautiful figure appeared in the sky above her. She was similarly beautiful and aloof from the world. However, compared to He Shuhan, this beautiful figure seemed to have experienced a lot more.
"Qi Qing!" Qin Shi suddenly clenched his fists, hatred rising in his heart for no reason.
"The two of them are meeting here?
Two of the most virtuous and respected people in the eight regions. "
Qin Shi frowned. He was sure that there was some unknown secret between the two of them. He simply hid in a corner and silently watched the two of them. Because of the matter with Yuan Bo, he understood that he couldn't be too ostentatious while he was in the Astral Projection Realm.
Unexpectedly, the two beautiful figures didn't seem to communicate much when they met. They just looked at each other and smiled bitterly, as if they were in the same boat. Then, they turned around and looked into the distance, as if they were waiting for the other person who could truly decide this matter.
Suddenly, the sky above the Serene Forest suddenly darkened. Gales swept away the clouds and a berserk spatial storm suddenly tore through the sky. From the spatial crack, a figure that Qin Shi had never expected to walk out.
"It's him?"
Qin Shi's black eyes were startled. For some reason, he felt a sliver of a bad omen from the bottom of his heart. This was because he knew that the appearance of this figure would very likely overturn all of his previous knowledge. This was because every time he saw him, a certain path in his life would definitely be changed.
"Haha, I've made the two of you wait for a long time. I encountered some small trouble along the way, so I was slightly delayed."
Fufeng's voice was very refreshing, and it resounded in the world as if he was equal to the world.
The two beautiful figures couldn't help but smile bitterly when they saw Fufeng, and they revealed helpless expressions.
At this moment, Qi Qing was the first to speak coldly, "Fufeng, when exactly will this end?
Back then, a single sentence from you made me reject the most outstanding disciple of my Sword Sect in the past 10,000 years, and I even wanted to kill him with my own hands. You caused my Sword Sect to fall apart, and even my most beloved disciple abandoned me!
Now, I've repaid what I owed you 3,000 years ago!
What do you want now? "
He Shuhan also maintained a vigilant attitude towards Fufeng.
He Shuhan said, "I promised you that I would act against that kid for the sake of Xue Xin's safety. But now that Xue Xin has left my Blue Snow Sect, don't even think about using my Blue Snow Sect to do anything!"
Fu Feng faintly smiled, "Please don't be agitated. I also have my own difficulties. However, the two of you can be rest assured. This time around, I have come to find the two of you not to ask the two of you to do anything for me. I am only here to tell the two of you that the Puppet Squad has already started to move. Their big hands will soon fall here. Before that, I hope that the two of you can protect the Qin Sect. This can be considered an explanation to that brat, right?"
"Of course. We would do it even if you didn't say it."
Qi Qing smiled bitterly, "This is the only thing that can slightly make up to that kid."
Only then did Fufeng nod with satisfaction. But when he was about to leave, He Shuhan suddenly said, "Fufeng, why exactly?
Must the two of you torture that kid like this?
Aren't you afraid that one day, he really can't withstand the enormous pressure and collapses? "
"Man and demon in the same body, the abandoned child of heaven and earth. All of this has long been decided. This is a path that he can't avoid. Don't worry, he won't collapse."
Fufeng smiled faintly, and then his figure slowly dissipated in the sky, leaving Qi Qing and He Shuhan alone.
The two figures bitterly smiled at this moment, helplessness in their eyes.
Only then did they leave one after another. But no one knew that at this moment, outside the forest, a youth's eyes were filled with shock.
All of this was finally revealed. After a while, Qin Shi suddenly revealed a faint smile.
"So … Qi Qing and He Shuhan didn't really want to kill me back then … So the Sword Sect didn't really give up on me." Qin Shi took a deep breath. This had resolved the knot in his heart.
But it only made him even more furious. "That damned fate really wants to toy with me to death?
They went in such a big circle just to make me become a demon? "
"Haha, fine. Now that I'm neither a human nor a demon, and there's no place for me to live in this world, I'll open up a place for myself!"
Qin Shi inhaled a deep breath of air. Only then did his body leap into the sky. His heart had suddenly brightened. His hatred for the Sword Sect and He Shuhan had also gradually disappeared at this moment.
But he firmly believed that the Forbidden Region and the Blazing Domain really wanted him to die without a burial place.
As for the Chaotic Region and the Wind Region, they were existences that he had to kill a long time ago.
Now, Qin Shi only wanted to go to the mountain village and see the girl with a rough fate.
…
In a poor and bitter place, a small stream that flowed down from a mountain rock passed through it, nourishing the commoners. On the path of this small stream, there was a small village with only a hundred households. The commoners in that small village lived a life where they worked from sunrise and rested at sunset. The boys fished and hunted while the girls weaved clothes and nets. It was a comfortable life in seclusion. Even someone like Qin Shi, who had traveled thousands of kilometers and seen all kinds of people, could not help but be moved by this quietness.
In the upper reaches of the stream, there was an ice-cold rock. On the top of the rock, there was a girl sitting cross-legged. Her beautiful blue hair hung down to her waist.
Qin Shi stopped at this moment and looked at the girl in front of the rock. He suddenly revealed a smile that he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Xue Xin …!"
Qin Shi softly murmured. Scenes of the two of them at the bottom of the Passionless Cliff flashed through his mind.
Qin Shi softly shouted. Although Qin Xue Xin couldn't hear him, he couldn't help but shout.
Suddenly, her eyes, which had been shut for a long time, suddenly opened at this moment. A few rare ripples suddenly appeared in her beautiful eyes, which had already turned blue from the long period of coldness. She stared in disbelief at the empty world before her. She gently pursed her red lips, and her jade-like eyes could not help but moisten.
"Is it you … Shi Tou!"
Qin Shi was ecstatic. He nodded vigorously and said, "It's me … It's me …!"
However … Qin Xue Xin couldn't see him, nor could she feel Qin Shi's existence. Her jade-like eyes suddenly became crazy. She stood up and looked around crazily. Her eyes were filled with endless love.
"Shi Tou!
Shi Tou!
Where are you?
Where are you? "
"It's you, isn't it?
It's you, isn't it? "
"I know it's you!
Don't hide from me!
Don't hide from me!
Come out and see me! "Qin Xue Xin suddenly burst into tears.
Qin Shi couldn't do anything at this time …!
He clenched his fists and felt an endless pain in his heart.
At this time, a young man suddenly ran forward. He saw Qin Xue Xin and whispered, "Sister!
What's wrong with you?
Don't cry! "
Suddenly, Qin Xue Xin gradually calmed down. She looked at the young man and revealed a faint smile.
"I'm fine. I just thought of some sad things …!" Qin Xue Xin's impetuous heart gradually calmed down.
Suddenly, Qin Xue Xin smiled. She sat cross-legged on the rock and told the young man about her and Qin Shi in the past.
A stream of tears flowed down from the corner of Qin Xue Xin's eyes. Qin Shi quietly sat beside Qin Xue Xin and listened to the stories that he remembered in his heart.
All the way … all the way until his divine sense gradually grew faint.
He knew that his Astral Projection opportunity was about to come to an end. He murmured softly in the end.
"Xue Xin, wait for me!"
Qin Xue Xin's story also ended. She looked at the empty space where Qin Shi's divine sense was. Although she couldn't see it, she still said softly.
"Qin Shi!
In this life, the thing that I regret the least is meeting you at the bottom of the Passionless Cliff. "
"Qin Shi!
In this life, the Heavens gave me a life of disaster. I always thought that the Heavens were unfair to me. But now, I don't think so because the Heavens have given you to me. "
"Qin Shi …"
"The Lord is like the clear road, and the Mistress is like the muddy cement."
"The Lord is different, and when will they meet?"
"I'm willing to be the southwest wind, to be in the Lord's arms."
"Qin Shi … I'll wait for you!"