In the ice crystal, there was a girl that was as beautiful as a goddess. She was wearing nothing and her body shape was perfect, like a piece of artwork by heaven. But her hair was as white as snow.
Her eyes were closed, making her eyelashes distinguishable. Her face looked quiet. Her hands were crossed on her belly. Her hair was just long enough to cover her breasts.
She was not Hua Weiyang but Li Muxue.
“Muxue.”
Xiao Chen had some tears in his eyes. He wiped off his tears and stepped to the crystal. After putting his hands on the thousand-year-old ice, he exerted his power to send out heat, but a freeze in the ice pushed it back and entered his viscera. At the drop of a hat, he was covered with a layer of frost.
“Master!”
Qingluan and others were shocked and ran to him right away, but Xiao Chen shook his head and kept sending out the heat. He was trying to melt it but was also restraining his power because he didn’t want to hurt the girl inside.
Qingluan made an eye-contact with the five persons behind. Understanding what she meant, they went to the crystal and helped him melt it. The ice was taken from the extremely cold north world. No one knew how Red Sleeve had managed to seal her inside the ice, so it was very difficult for them to melt it.
The time of burning half-stick of incense had passed. Frost appeared on the seven people’s eyebrows and hair. The Koo-chee beast walked back and forth and murmured, seeming worried as well. Despite their efforts, the ice could not melt. Qingluan said with difficulty, “Master, please have a rest. I’ll do the work.”
Xiao Chen concentrated in silence and strengthened the supreme Yang Qi in his body. After another time of burning half-stick of incense, the ice finally began to melt. The stone table was soaked in water. In the end, when the ice was totally melted, Xiao Chen reached out his hands and caught Li Muxue’s body. When he touched her cold and soft body, he could not help shedding tears.
After wiping off his tears, Xiao Chen took off his coat and wrapped her body with it, but Li Muxue was not breathing and her heart was not beating.
Xiao Chen sobbed and gritted his teeth. Tears kept running down his face. He sobbed and raised his head from time to time, but all the while he kept his mouth closed, preventing himself from crying out.
The girls from Levitating Dark Fragrance always saw him happy-go-lucky and tell jokes since they began to follow him. They had never seen him showing such sadness. Saddened by the sight, they felt tears in their eyes.
Qingluan’s eyes turned red. She said while sobbing, “Master, let’s get out first.”
Xiao Chen didn’t answer her. Suddenly he gathered his True Energy and planted a kiss on Li Muxue’s lips. He was trying to give her his supreme Yang Qi through her mouth.
The supreme Yin Qi could bring a dead person back to life, whereas the supreme Yang Qi could resurrect a living person after he or she died. But the latter one was just a legend. Several people from the Levitating Dark Fragrance shrieked, “Master!”
Xiao Chen was already worn out today. If he kept consuming his energy, it might be detrimental to his Life Span. Those on the spot were worried and wanted to stop him, but Qingluan raised her arm and shook her head.
The time of burning half-stick of incense had passed and Xiao Chen was still transferring his supreme Yang Qi to Li Muxue. Despite his efforts, her body was still cold. There was no sign of life.
Suddenly Qingluan said, “Ma-Master!”
Xiao Chen sobbed, raised his head and asked, “What?”
Not just Qingluan, but the other five persons from the Levitating Dark Fragrance opened their eyes wide as if they saw something horrible. Qingluan said in a trembling voice, “Master, your, your hair…”
Xiao Chen lowered his head and saw his reflection on the ice. He saw his hair turning white very fast. Before long, his hair was as white as that of Li Muxue and he looked like a man living on borrowed time.
Xiao Chen put on a wry smile. This Undead Body was finally dying. Suddenly the ice palace shook for a while. It seemed like it was going to collapse. Qingluan and the five members of the Levitating Dark Fragrance were immediately poised to protect him. Qingluan cast a spell and took out a garment from the Divine Vessel. She said, “Please allow me to dress Miss Li. Master, please leave here at once!”
“Boom!”
Another rumble came and the ice palace was shaking more rapidly. Myriads of ice blocks fell. The five girls immediately created a defensive Barrier. Qingluan gritted her teeth and took over Li Muxue from the frozen Xiao Chen and dressed her.
The ice palace was shaking more rapidly. Qingluan urged him “Master! This place is going down. Let’s leave here quickly!” Xiao Chen’s eyes were glazing. He said curtly, “You go first! I will destroy the Earth Spiritual Meridian here! I will make it disappear forever!”
Qingluan gritted her teeth and frowned. “Master, it’s not the time to get emotional. Let’s leave!” Then she looked around and continued, “When I came in, I felt an unusual force deep under the ground. Let’s just leave!”
“Koo-chee! Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast also kept nodding. It blinked as it looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen pinched his fingers, took Li Muxue from Qingluan and rushed out. After they got out, the ice palace and the secret path had caved in and an eerie freeze came through the ground.
Xiao Chen looked at Li Muxue in his arms. Her hair used to be black as ink, but now it was white as snow. Seeing her like this, he could not help shedding tears again.
After taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen walked slowly to the valley. When he arrived there, he saw some people exercising and meditating, and some others arguing. When they noticed Xiao Chen was back, they all turned their heads.
They were dumbstruck by the white hair of Xiao Chen and the girl in his arms. After all, Xiao Chen was safe and sound a moment ago.
“Xue’er!” Yanluo screamed and ran towards her. But Xiao Chen moved his body to one side, preventing anyone from touching Li Muxue. He said without emotion, “She is dead.”
Disciples of the Jade Qing Sect were startled and Yanluo reacted as if she was struck by thunder. She covered her forehead with her hand and hobbled. Zi Mo immediately supported her up. “Junior Sister, don’t worry!” Then he stared at Xiao Chen. “Don’t talk about nonsense, you brat!”
Xiao Chen didn’t reply but walked forward instead. He was angry because of what Yanluo said when she took Li Muxue away from Tianyuan City. “From now on, you have nothing to do with her!”
Who would have thought that was the last time they saw each other.
Now he was like a powder keg that would explode when touched. He would hurt anyone who wanted to harm him as well as anyone who wanted to protect him.
When he approached the crowd, Xiao Chen looked at the people who were surrounding Su Lianyue and said nonchalantly, “Let her go.” Then he walked towards a vacant shade.
His tone was so cold that everyone shivered. Some people from the Orthodox Path didn’t allow Su Lianyue to leave because they wanted the information about Devils’ sects from her.
Su Lianyue looked at the white figure of Xiao Chen, who was walking away. Maybe the reason why she looked for Lu Xinghe was she didn’t want to owe him. In this case, she would not feel sorry when they had to fight one day.
As he arrived at the shade, Xiao Chen didn’t respond to the crowd anymore. He gently touched the white hair on Li Muxue’s temples and recalled the past. He recalled their first meeting in Lingtai Town. He could still hear their chats in the past. Smiles began to show up on his face, but his eyes were turning red.
Luo Shangyan and other people knew he wanted to be alone so they didn’t disturb him. At the same time, Tianyi Zi, the leader of Kunlun Sect was transferring True Energy to Yu Yifeng’s body, but Yu Yifeng could not wake up either. Qingyu’s eyes had already turned red.
Another fight started in the crowd of Orthodox Path. Su Lianyue sneered. “I got you out of danger. But now you are not showing gratitude and won’t let me go? Is this how you define the Orthodox Path?”
Surrounded by many disciples of Cultivator’s Sect, she was not scared and kept arguing with them. Had a female disciple of Cultivator’s Sect been surrounded by the Devils’ sects, she would have been scared to death.
After hearing her words, many of them felt sorry. Perfected Immortal Feng Lan cleared his throat and said sternly, “We really appreciate your help today, but after all, we are on different paths. We noticed some activities of Devils’ sects nearby the other day, so we were hoping you could inform us of them so that we could take some precautions.”
The overtone was they were afraid of the ambush of Devils’ sects. Now disciples of Orthodox Path were badly injured and Tianyi Zi could not accompany them all the time. If attacked by powerful disciples of Devils’ sects, none of them could live.
Su Lianyue smiled lightly. “I have been working alone for three months. I don’t know what you are talking about, senior Feng Lan.”
“You demonic woman! Stop pretending!”
Suddenly someone shouted and a red figure stood in front of Su Lianyue. That man’s face was full of anger. His eyes were as bright as lightning. His robe was moving even without wind. That was Qi Heng from the Order of the Divine Fire.
Qi Heng glared at her and snapped, “Demonic woman! Let me ask you. Three months ago, Danyang Zi, my Senior Brother, entered this mountain and was poisoned at night. That was the Three Corpses Poison from your Fort Raksasa. Someone saw you corporate with Seven Killings from Bloodied Fiend Sect, Yi Yeqiu from Dark Shadow Hall and a man wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat! How can you defend yourself?”
People were all astounded. So Danyang Zi was really killed by these people. Luo Shangyan also put on a long face. Now everyone in Order of the Divine Fire was indignant, but Su Lianyue was still cool and collected. She smiled. “We have fought for thousands of years. What else should I do when I saw him? Dine and wine him? Why are you making a fuss? I’m leaving now. Stay clear of me. Remember, it was I who got you out of danger today. If you want to repay me with animosity, be my guest!”
After she said that, no one attacked her. Had it been in another situation, they would have killed her right away. But now that she had helped them, they would be looked down upon by the world if they killed her.
Qi Heng moved his body and stopped her once again, his eyes blazing with hate. He lowered his voice and said, “I’ll ask you again. Who was the man wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat?”
The desire to kill permeated the place. Su Lianyue finally changed her face. No one was talking. Even the winds stopped howling. Out of the blue, someone said curtly, “It was me. So what.”
People were startled. They turned around and saw Xiao Chen, whose eyes were glazing. All his hair had turned white and was floating behind his shoulder, making him look all the scarier. Qi Heng had known it was him. All this drama was to let the Orthodox Path know that he was in cahoots with Devils’ sects and had killed seniors of the Cultivator’s Sect.
Su Lianyue chuckled. “Now if you’ll excuse me!” When she was about to leave, Qi Heng snapped, “Don’t you go!” Then he hit her with a palm that caused a gale. He didn’t intend to let her live.
People were astonished. However, in the wake of a howl of the wind, Qi Heng screamed out. There was a bloody hole in his palm and black blood kept oozing out.
Scared at the sight of it, the crowd retreated. Qi Heng immediately hit several acupuncture points on his arm. Then he saw a 10cm long icy silver needle stuck into the ground in front of him.
The silver needle was shiny under sunlight but it exuded coldness. When she saw the needle, Su Lianyue’s face became as pale as a paper.