To all the people in the nine summits of the Great Frozen Plains in Freezing Sky Clan, five days went by as usual. During these five days, nothing major happened. It was the same as usual.
The sun continued to rise and set, the moon remained bright at night, and the cold wind was the same as usual. There was no difference, no change.
Even if they isolated themselves for five days, they did not increase their power by much. These five days were no different from the other days of the year to most people.
Tian Lan Meng of the seventh summit sat on a big rock near the top of the mountain. The wind lifted her black hair. To her, these five days were just a period of meditation.
Zi Yan and Han Cang Zi each had their own matters to attend to. These five days passed by quickly. Nothing changed.
Han Fei Zi of the fourth summit was immersed in her isolation, quietly making the final preparations for Sky Mist Shaman Hunt. With her Master's help, she was already close to Transcendence. Perhaps in just a few days, she would be able to reach it.
Si Ma Xin of the first summit sat in his cave abode as usual during these five days. Occasionally, he would wake up, and the dark look in his eyes was no different.
Most of the people were like this, and it was the same for the ninth summit. Hu Zi lived his life in a drunken stupor. During these five days, he drank, dreamed, snored like war drums, woke up happily, and went to sleep happily.
Second senior brother planted his plants during the day and wandered about like a ghost at night. To him, five days passed by very quickly.
To eldest senior brother, five days passed by like the blink of an eye. If he was the slightest bit careless in that quiet isolation, it would be more than just five days.
However, there were still a few people who felt that these five days felt like a year.
Zi Che was one of them. On the first day, he was very calm, but that calmness turned into uncertainty after three days. It had been three days since he saw Su Ming.
More importantly, he could sense that there was no longer any presence in the cave abode. It was as if Su Ming was no longer there.
When the fourth day arrived, that feeling became even more obvious. He had a vague feeling that something was off. Su Ming rarely isolated himself in the past. Even when he was meditating, he would occasionally walk out and stand on the platform to look at the horizon in the distance.
Yet now, four days had passed and Su Ming still did not appear. This made Zi Che feel that something was off.
It was especially so when during these five days, besides Zi Che, there was also … Bai Su waiting outside Su Ming's cave abode!
She had been waiting here for several days and had never left. If it were not for Zi Che stopping her, she would have rushed into Su Ming's cave a long time ago.
On the fifth night, Zi Che sat down cross-legged with a frown on his face. His gaze would occasionally fall towards Su Ming's cave abode. His heart was filled with questions, but he did not dare enter without reason.
"Just how long are you going to stop me? I want to see Su Ming!" Just as Zi Che was feeling puzzled, a voice that made him feel resigned reached his ears.
It was Bai Su. She was dressed in purple and sat across Zi Che. There was determination in her wild beauty.
"Su Ming, it's already been five days and you still haven't seen me. Could it be that seeing my face is such a huge shock to you?!"
"Even if you don't want to see me, don't tell me you'll never walk out of the cave!"
"Unless I die, I will never give up!"
The dark cave abode was as calm as ever. Not a single sound could be heard. This calmness made Bai Su's determination become even more resolute.
Zi Che could no longer be bothered to talk to Bai Su. He felt that this woman was a little unreasonable. If she continued pestering him like this, it would only make him frustrated.
Bai Su's heart was filled with bitterness. She could naturally see Zi Che's expression and knew that if she continued pestering him like this, she would definitely make him hate her, but … she had to do it.
At that moment, a cold gust of wind blew past them and brought with it a large amount of snow. Once the wind passed, the area was still silent. However, Zi Che did not notice, and neither did Bai Su notice that a person had walked into the cave abode with the wind and sat down cross-legged inside.
Tian Xie Zi had also returned to the top of the ninth summit. He had chosen to isolate himself once again, and the color of his robes gradually changed.
Hu Zi did not notice Tian Xie Zi and Su Ming's return. He was still snoring away. Second senior brother floated in the air like a ghost. Once he lifted his head and cast a glance at Tian Xie Zi, he continued searching for his other self, who represented destruction.
A gentle gaze flashed faintly in the layer of ice where eldest senior brother isolated himself, then disappeared without a trace as he closed his eyes once again.
Su Ming sat cross-legged in the cave abode. The dark cave abode gave him a familiar feeling, as if it was his home. He took a deep breath and looked at his surroundings. To others, these five peaceful days would pass by very quickly, but to Su Ming, it was a huge change that could practically turn the sky and earth upside down. It was an experience that a normal person would rarely encounter in their entire lives, along with a strong sense of life-threatening danger.
To Su Ming, these five days felt as if five years had passed, or even longer …
During these five days, he saw his Master's junior brother and saw the shocking battle between the two of them. However, the scenes of that battle in his head had already become a blur, and he could not remember it too clearly.
During these five days, he saw the old xun maker play a song, and his mind gained an epiphany. He gained an understanding towards changes of heart, and he made his own decision.
During these five days, he went to the land of the Shamans and saw his Master's powerful power. He saw the Spirit Medium, saw the strange Split Dawn, and even saw the gigantic sacred beast, the Golden Roc, that was 10,000 feet tall!
During these five days, he killed one of the Split Dawn, but he also went through a life and death chase.
During these five days, he completed the first Style of his Picture Creation and heard his own God of Berserkers Song.
During these five days, he … went through a metamorphosis from the inside out!
'Fight, cut, forget …' Su Ming lifted his head in the darkness and looked towards the area outside the cave abode. Under the gentle moonlight, the girl's figure seemed to be there.
'There are three ways to deal with a change of heart … The simplest is to cut! Kill the girl, and everything will end. The hardest is to forget. If I forget Bai Ling, then Bai Su won't be able to move my heart.
'As for fighting … it won't solve my problem.' Bai Su's voice traveled into Su Ming's ears from outside the cave abode. Her voice was incredibly clear in the quiet night.
'This is Master's method, not mine …' Su Ming's gaze was calm as he looked at the moonlight outside the cave.
"A change of heart is triggered by a person or an event. To cut, to fight, to forget … These three methods are all considered to be escapes … Since it's already here, then let it continue existing … Let me face it," Su Ming mumbled softly to himself.
"The heart changes because of stubbornness. Why can't I calm down because of stubbornness?" Su Ming closed his eyes. After a moment, he opened them slowly and brought out his drawing board, flipping it to the front. Ever since he had drawn that scene, he had not looked at the front. Now that he looked at it, it was blank, but in his eyes, his own figure appeared on the drawing board. His foot, which he was about to lift, was entangled by grass.
A smile appeared on his face. He looked at the grass and lifted his head slowly.
"Zi Che, let her in."
Zi Che was hesitating and making guesses outside the cave abode. He had a feeling that there was something off about Su Ming's cave abode over the past few days. Just as Bai Su's voice was still echoing in his ears, Su Ming's voice suddenly floated out of the cave abode.
The moment his voice echoed in the air, Zi Che's heart trembled and all the distracting thoughts in his head immediately disappeared. He got up and bowed towards the cave abode, obeying respectfully.
A glint appeared in Bai Su's eyes. With one move, she walked past Zi Che and charged towards the cave abode. Zi Che followed behind her, and the two of them walked into Su Ming's cave abode.
Due to the darkness outside, the cave abode was even darker. Once they entered, they could only faintly see Su Ming's figure. It was even harder to see him clearly since Su Ming was sitting at the back.
Yet even so, the moment Zi Che stepped into the cave and saw Su Ming, his heart still let out a roar. He saw Su Ming's gaze. His gaze might seem the same as five days ago, but Zi Che could clearly feel a strong sense of pressure. To him, the Su Ming before him was completely different from five days ago!
He could not put his finger on what was different about him, but the pressure made Zi Che feel as if he was facing Su Ming's second senior brother, or even his Master.
If the Su Ming from five days ago was still a little naive, then now, he no longer had that naivety. He was like a ferocious beast that had walked out of death's door after going through a storm.
Zi Che's heart trembled and he quickly lowered his head to bow respectfully.
"Greetings … Master." Zi Che's breathing quickened slightly. His heart pounded against his chest, and the pressure became stronger.
'Just what happened to him during these five days..?' Zi Che did not dare lift his head. As his heart trembled, he became perplexed.
Zi Che was not the only one who felt this way. Bai Su felt the same. The moment she saw Su Ming's gaze, her heart trembled, and her originally aggressive footsteps slowed down against her will, eventually coming to a stop.
"Bai Su … greets … greets uncle master Su …" Bai Su's heart raced against her chest. Su Ming's calm gaze made her fall into a daze at that instant. It was as if the person sitting before her was not Su Ming, but Si Ma Xin, or Tian Lan Meng. In fact, he was neither of them, but a powerful Berserker from her father's generation.
That gaze seemed to be able to make a person's mind calm down, even if they were extremely angry.
Su Ming looked at Bai Su, at this face that was exactly the same as Bai Ling's, and nodded his head.
"From tomorrow onwards, you can come to my place anytime you want. I'll teach you how to draw … I won't stop you anymore."
Bai Su's mind was in chaos. She lifted her head and looked at Su Ming blankly, unable to understand why he would suddenly change his mind.
"But I have a request," Su Ming said flatly.
Bai Su's breathing froze and wariness appeared on her face. Su Ming left a terrible impression on her. If it was not for Si Ma Xin, she would not have come into contact with him like this.
When she saw Su Ming suddenly agreeing to it, Bai Su was already puzzled to begin with. When she heard his request, her eyes slowly turned cold.
"Tell me. As long as I can do it, I'll do it."
"When you come to see me, wear a long white robe. Don't let your hair down. Use a red string of grass to tie it up. Turn it into two small braids by your ears. The rest of your hair is tied behind your head.
"Decorate your forehead with some sparkling crystals. When the snow on the ground shines on them, they will shine with a piercing light.
"When you smile, show your canine teeth."
Bai Su frowned.
"Since you want to turn into the person in my memories, then go and dress up like this," Su Ming said slowly and closed his eyes.
Bai Su remained silent for a moment before she let out a cold harrumph and left. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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