Ye Hongyu floated to Prince Long Qing's side. She frowned and her expression was solemn. She reached out her jade-white palm and placed it on his head. A faint and pure aura of Taoism surged from her palm and enveloped his body.
The faint and pure aura gradually became thicker and shone with a golden light, just like Haotian's Divine Light. Then, she flicked her left sleeve and stuffed a pill into his mouth. She then crushed it with her palm and pushed it into his abdomen.
With her simple and quick actions, the blood flowing out from the arrow wound on Prince Long Qing's chest and abdomen magically stopped. One could even vaguely feel a strong aura of life constantly repairing something.
This pill was a top-grade medicine that the Tao Addict had brought out from the temple when she was young. The Taoism aura with a strong aura of life was a secret skill of Peach Mountain. With this method, she had pulled Prince Long Qing back from the brink of death.
Prince Long Qing's face was extremely pale, but he would not die on the spot. However, no matter what Ye Hongyu was doing, he did not respond. He just silently lowered his head and looked at his chest.
A drop of sweat fell from Ye Hongyu's temple and was instantly blown away by the snow wind under the dark clouds. In order to save Prince Long Qing, she had suffered a great loss in a short period of time.
She simply said, "It was too fast."
If it were any other time, the proud Tao Addict would never explain anything, even if the other person was the Divine Priest of Judgment. However, she had appeared on this snow cliff today to protect Long Qing, but she had failed to stop the arrow, causing Long Qing to be seriously injured and on the verge of death. Therefore, she felt that it was necessary to explain.
That arrow … was too fast, so fast that she could not even react.
Prince Long Qing did not answer her. She did not know whether it was because of his heavy injury or some other reason.
He looked at his chest in confusion. He knew that the injury on his body could probably be healed in a few months. However, the Ocean of Qi that was destroyed by the arrow, especially the Taoist Heart that was damaged when he broke the realm, could never be repaired.
In his sea of consciousness, the stars that filled the sky had shattered into billions of messy mirrors, and the dark night that had been twisted into cotton drifted everywhere in the space, gradually occupying all corners and his line of sight.
He looked at the hole in his chest like a fool. It was as if he could see this chaotic world. In that instant, he recalled many things, as well as everything he had experienced in those times.
The colorful chapters, the dazzling images, the cold and unmoving face illuminated by the firewood, the half-burnt body crying out in pain on the fire execution platform, the rotting corpses in the You Prison, and the proud and calm self that watched all these, all turned into countless pieces of snow and quickly flashed past the black Taoist robe in front of him.
Many people died in his hands, including strong and violent men, chaste and fair virgins, charming and voluptuous women, frail and old men, and adorable children. Because of his devotion to Taoism and devotion to Haotian, he did not hesitate or waver. He happily destroyed the lives of all living beings.
However, only at this moment did he realize that the feelings he felt when he destroyed another person's life were all fake. Only the pain of his own life being destroyed was real.
Therefore, he saw his gloomy and hopeless future.
Ye Hongyu looked at the gloomy luster on his face. She knew that his pride and his strong cultivation willpower were all destroyed by that arrow. She could not help but scold him in a low voice, "Do you want to destroy yourself?"
Hearing these words, Prince Long Qing suddenly laughed. His hoarse laughter was very weak. In the gradually increasing wind and snow, he seemed to be extremely painful and confused. Then he murmured softly, "I'm already useless."
There was no possibility of entering the Knowing Destiny State. For a Divine Son of West-Hill who was willing to dedicate his life to Haotian, living was just like a dog.
He painfully turned his head with difficulty and looked at the wind and snow outside the cliff and the darkening sky in the depths of the Wilderness. He said in confusion, "I was a prince … I was going to be the Yan Emperor. My feet … stood on both sides of Taoism and the human world. I should have been unparalleled in the world. However … I have been destroyed. I have been abandoned by Haotian in the world of pain and darkness."
In the eyes of Haotian Taoism, luck was a gift from Haotian to human beings, while misfortune was a punishment from Haotian. He had been so lucky in his life. However, today in this mountain abandoned by Haotian, he suddenly found himself ruthlessly abandoned by Haotian. No matter how strong his will and Taoist Heart was, he could not bear such a huge blow.
Prince Long Qing slowly stood up. His severely injured and extremely weak body swayed in the wind and snow. He let out a painful howl like a beast before he managed to stand up.
He ignored Ye Hongyu beside him and took a step forward.
He missed a step and rolled down the snow cliff.
With a dull thud, he fell down the snow cliff.
His body wrapped in black lay in the snow, motionless.
Ye Hongyu walked to the edge of the cliff and silently looked at the snow below.
Time passed slowly and the wind and snow between the cliffs became stronger. Prince Long Qing, who was about to be buried in the snow, suddenly moved and then stood up with great difficulty. He covered his chest and stepped on the deep snow to walk out of the mountain. Sometimes he fell and got up again. He slowly walked towards the dark lead clouds in the north of the Wilderness.
He was better off dead than alive. He was like a fool.
He did not know his fate. He was like a wounded dog without a home.
Because of his violent struggle, the arrow wound on his chest that had been temporarily stopped by the aura of Taoism opened up again. Blood flowed out from between Prince Long Qing's fingers and dripped onto the snow, leaving a very long red line on the snow below the cliff.
The line of blood did not last long and was quickly covered by the wind and snow.
His miserable figure was finally covered by the wind and snow.
Ye Hongyu watched his figure disappear in the wind and snow without saying a word.
She did not know when he would fall down again and be unable to get up again. He would eventually become an ice corpse in the cold Wilderness. She only knew that this guy who was once qualified to threaten her was still alive, but he was already dead.
After a long time, she slowly turned around and quietly looked at the verdant valley on the other side of the snow cliff. Without a trace of emotion, she said, "Some people should die, so …"
Her words stopped abruptly. She gazed into the distance and fell into a long silence. The wind and snow gradually brushed against her face and gradually froze her beautiful face. Her expressionless face looked like a beauty carved out of ice jade.
Suddenly, she blinked.
She blinked and shattered the frost on the ground.
The grass that had almost occupied the entire snow cliff rapidly withered with Prince Long Qing's destruction. The peach blossom on the firewood was also withering. However, as she blinked, the snow cliff changed again.
The grass no longer withered or flourished. The peach blossom no longer withered or bloomed. It just stayed absolutely still at the moment when she blinked, as if time had frozen all life.
Not everything was frozen. The wind and snow on the cliff did not freeze, nor did her red dress that danced with the wind.
The cold wind swirled the snowflakes around her body and gradually turned into a very clear bundle of snow. It spun around her waist at high speed. The two straps of her fluttering red dress behind her were blown up by the wind and lightly touched the bundle of snow around her waist. It was like the tip of an ink brush dipping into clear water. The bundle of snow around her waist instantly turned bright red.
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On the two steep cliffs in the depths of the Tianqi Mountains, Ye Su, the Wayfarer of the Zhishou Abbey, and Tang, the Wayfarer of the Devil's Doctrine, sat opposite each other in silence across the bottomless valley. Neither the peach blossom beside Prince Long Qing nor Ning Que breaking through the realm by cooking fish changed their expressions until the arrow passed through the entire verdant valley.
"This arrow is not bad."
"It is a good arrow."
Ye Su looked into the distance and said indifferently, "Only the Academy can have such a good arrow."
Tang looked at him on the opposite cliff and said in a low voice, "I only know that you have lost."
Tang Xiaotang clenched the blood-red giant knife and stood behind her brother. She looked at the opposite side with vigilance and slight excitement.
Ye Su stood up slowly. His thin body and simple Taoist bun made him look particularly lonely in the dark gray cliff. Suddenly, he seemed to have sensed something and looked into the distance again. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a warm smile.
Tang also felt the movement on the snow cliff and his expression changed slightly.
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Ning Que slowly lowered his arm, and his hand holding the iron bow trembled slightly. This arrow had consumed too much of his Psyche Power, especially the damage to his shoulder muscles. However, he could not help but smile happily on his pale face.
The dazzling light in his sense of perception was suddenly extinguished. Even if Prince Long Qing did not die, he would not be able to break the heavy door of Knowing Destiny State. If what Mo Shanshan said was true, he might not even be able to enter Knowing Destiny State in this life.
Ning Que was not surprised that the Primordial Thirteen Arrows could exert such a terrible power in the first real battle and could destroy a powerhouse like Prince Long Qing. At that time, he was only in No Doubts State in the back of the mountain of the Academy, but he was in the Seethrough State when he shot the arrow today. At that time, Second Brother's sleeves were torn when he flicked the arrow. Today, Prince Long Qing was at the critical moment of breaking the realm. How could he be stronger than Second Brother?
Mo Shanshan stared at him, her ink-black eyes wide open and filled with confusion. Her thin and red lips were tightly pursed, as if she was filled with endless doubt and shock.
Ning Que rubbed his shoulder and looked at her with a smile. He said, "Are you shocked by my bow and arrow?"
Mo Shanshan nodded gently.
Ning Que said proudly, "Isn't it awesome?"
Mo Shanshan nodded again.
Then she asked seriously, "You have won the bet. Why did you shoot the arrow?"
Ning Que said, "The purpose of fighting is not to win, but to make the enemy fail."
Looking at the girl's puzzled expression, he continued, "If you win, but the enemy doesn't, then it is a false victory. If you don't seem to win, but the enemy fails, then it is a real victory."
Mo Shanshan's thoughts had been changed by him along the way. She could roughly understand his explanation of fighting, but there were still many things she could not understand, such as why he had to make Prince Long Qing fall into such a terrible failure.
"Although you are the Wayfarer of the Academy and have the support of the Tang Empire, Prince Long Qing is the leader of the young generation favored by the Great Divine Priests of Peach Mountain. He is the Son of God of West-Hill in the eyes of the believers of Haotian. However, he was destroyed by you in such a way. Have you not considered the irremediable consequences?"
Ning Que said expressionlessly, "If this is a bet, then he should pay the price of his promise after losing. If this is a battle, then I never consider other consequences before confirming the enemy's absolute failure."
Mo Shanshan looked at his eyes and shook her head. She said, "This reason is not sufficient. You are a very smart person. You should be very clear that even if he entered the Knowing Destiny State, he would not dare to kill you. You should be more clear about the consequences if you kill him. But you still chose to shoot the arrow without any hesitation. Why?"
Ning Que was silent for a moment and then said with a smile, "He shouldn't have mentioned Sangsang at that time."
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The most terrifying, coldest and most shameless Ning Que in the world was the Ning Que who heard others mention Sangsang. Anyone who tried to use Sangsang to threaten or control him, he would kill them by any means necessary.
Because only in this way could he be sure that this kind of threat would never be established. Only in this way could he ensure that he would not live in anxiety and pain forever. This had become his living habit or his greatest instinct.
This instinct started 14 years ago. He experienced the drought and famine in the northern part of the empire, the cannibalism, the old hunter's bathtub in the wild forest of Min Mountain, and killed countless Horse Gangs in the grassland outside the City of Wei.
This was the most untouchable point for Ning Que and his greatest principle. There would never be any exception, whether it was Prince Long Qing, the Emperor of Tang, or even the Headmaster of the Academy.
In Chang 'an, Princess Li Yu once thought that she had discovered Sangsang was Ning Que's weakness and Mingmen. A few days ago on the snow cliff, Prince Long Qing tried to confirm that Sangsang was Ning Que's weakness and Mingmen according to the information from the Divine Hall.
However, they were all wrong.
Sangsang was not Ning Que's Mingmen.
Sangsang was Ning Que's life.
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That was why Ning Que, who was most afraid of death, could sacrifice his own life in order to save his own. Naturally, he did not care about the lives of others. War and peace in the world were nothing compared to him. Therefore, even if his opponent was Prince Long Qing, he would choose to destroy him with one arrow. He would not care about the consequences and would be very happy.
After resting on the meadow for a while, Ning Que recovered some energy. When he was about to put the Primordial Thirteen Arrows back into the paulownia box, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and felt a slight pain in his eyes, as if he had been pricked by a needle.
He looked up in shock at the snow cliff in the distance again. In the silent and peaceful world of his Sea of Perception, a bright ball of light suddenly bloomed. The ball of light was so cold and powerful that it was even more dazzling than the light before Prince Long Qing broke through the realm. It felt very scary.
Someone was breaking through the realm!
Someone was breaking through the realm on the snow cliff!
Someone was breaking through the Knowing Destiny State on the snow cliff!
The person breaking through the Knowing Destiny State was stronger than Long Qing!
Ning Que felt the aura of Haotian's Divine Flame in the ball of white light. He deduced the identity of the person breaking through the realm on the snow cliff in the shortest time and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely shocked.
Then, without any hesitation or thinking, he quickly picked up the iron bow, pulled the bow and arrow, took a deep breath, and shot another arrow in the direction of the snow cliff in the distance!
The quiet lake shook violently, and the air in the forest was torn.
The white turbulence of the Qi of Heaven and Earth in front of the iron bow had not disappeared. Ning Que quickly took out the brocade bag that Master Yan Se gave him from his sleeve and held it tightly in his palm. He stared at the broad-leaved forest in the south of the valley and said to Mo Shanshan in a low voice,
"Prepare to kill another person … Tao Addict is coming."
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(To be honest, the sicker the book is, the better it is. Tut-tut … Thank you, Haitang, for helping me to point out mistakes and discuss with me about chapter titles. Tut-tut, these chapters are really well written and the chapter titles are also good.
By the way, there is a friend in the book review section who helped me to make a correction post. I would like to express my utmost gratitude. His name is Dirty Dog. Uh … see you tomorrow.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for it. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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