I don't know if it was the Heavens' special treatment or if it was the God of Luck's favor. After Master taught us a few basic swordsmanship moves and supervised our practice, in order to develop the ability to fight in real life, we were divided into pairs to train. You guessed right. I was assigned to the same group as Xueer, whom I had admired for a long time. No words could describe the ecstasy I felt at that time. It turned out that although Xueer was like a little princess surrounded by stars and loved dearly, she was actually a very easy-going girl. We agreed to help each other and progress together.
Xueer's talent in swordsmanship was very high, and her attainments had long surpassed mine. I was originally an extremely lazy person. My moves were just for show. It was enough to bluff my way through in front of Master. But from then on, in order to not let Xueer's problem fall through, I worked even harder in martial arts. Fortunately, I never made a fool of myself in front of her. Instead, she was very envious and thought that I knew everything. Seeing her reverent eyes, I felt lucky and ashamed. Thus, I secretly swore that I would be worthy of her respect.
From then on, I became especially diligent. My martial brothers all felt that I was a different person. Even Master praised me for being hardworking. But only I knew the reason. Every day, my martial sister and I could be said to be 'working at sunrise and resting at sunset.' In fact, I just wanted to prolong the time I spent with her. You see, this action was really stupid, wasn't it? We had never gone out to see the vast world. It was only during this long time together that we gradually developed feelings for each other.
You know, one night, we were discussing the principles of swordsmanship. We were so engrossed that we forgot the time. In the end, we had no choice but to make a fire. While warming ourselves, we talked about life philosophy. We found that … "He repeated what Yuan Yi had said about 'falling in love with Xia Sheng over time.' He added a lot of trivial details to make it sound more like a personal experience. It was full of true feelings. He continued, "I think, that night, I fell in love with her. In this life, she is Li Yijie's only true love!
Later, because we had similar interests, there was no need for more words. We walked together with great tacit understanding. Side by side, we listened to the birds in the forest, and watched the stream run by our feet into the distance; we watched the sunrise and the sunset, and sang. Our happiness is just like the years. Although it is constantly passing by, it will be replaced again and again. It is without end.
I told her that we would spend the rest of our lives like this, peacefully together. So what if the Jianghu was good? I don't know how many successful couples would envy us for having such a simple life. She said that she would accompany me forever, until the day I had no choice but to rely on crutches. On Mount Hua's Jade Maiden Peak, there would still be an old man and an old woman supporting each other, loving each other lovingly. It was truly enviable.
When the group of senior and junior brothers found out that I, who had not accomplished much, had finally won the heart of the beauty, they cried out in jealousy at first, but in the end, they gradually felt relieved. They all said, 'You can't judge a book by its cover', and they all gave us their blessings. At that time, Xueer and I were the most popular couple on Mount Hua. Even Master, who didn't like his disciples to think about love too early, acquiesced to our relationship. The time we spent together on Mount Hua was the most beautiful memory of my life. "
Xia Shengxun lightly snorted and said, "Your relationship with your junior sister is really enviable." However, her eyes flickered, as if she had something else to say, but in the end, she didn't open her mouth.
Li Yijie sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't? I used to think that staying with her like this would be my forever. But who would have thought that the heavens would always torment lovers? Or maybe it was because she was too beautiful, too good, and a sloppy boy like me didn't have the right to be with her. Because of this, the heavens wanted to punish me. Just when I was in a honeypot, not knowing what day it was, the heavens wanted to take away the happiness that I didn't deserve. It was all because of that mission … 'Soul Severing Tear', it was this thing! I know that it is a legendary martial arts treasure. Many people are racking their brains, even if it means risking their lives, to obtain this rare treasure! But I hate that thing. It was precisely this thing that ruined everything for me and Xueer! " After calming himself down, he continued, "That day, Xueer and I got dressed as usual and went to the main hall to eat as usual. I fed her porridge, and she fed me steamed buns. That day, the steamed buns were especially delicious. She also said that the porridge … was the sweetest porridge she had ever eaten. When a pair of intimate lovers were together, naturally everything would be sweet and honeyed … No, what I mean is that at that time, we didn't know that a disaster was about to befall us. Even now, I still remember that when Xueer and I first received this mission, we laughed and laughed happily. We only thought of it as a sightseeing trip, but we didn't know that this would be the root of our tragedy. Even now, I still remember the solemn expression on Master's face as he sent us down the mountain, repeatedly exhorting us. And Xueer and I, a pair of young men and women, had just stepped into Jianghu. Two high-spirited faces, we actually thought that with a few mediocre swordsmanship, we could be unrivaled in Jianghu and punish evil. It was truly preposterous. Mount Hua was like a peaceful paradise, and the world was too dangerous. At that time, we were still too naive. It was this mission that opened the curtain to our eternal regret. If I could have predicted the outcome of this mission, even if I had to risk being scolded by Master and laughed at as a coward by my fellow martial brothers, I definitely wouldn't have accepted it. "
Xia Shengxun listened with an expressionless face, but there seemed to be a hint of emotion in his deep eyes.
Afterwards, Li Yijie focused on his experience of traveling with Nangong Xue to search for the Tears of Severing Soul. He described the two of them in great detail, making those who heard it cry and those who recounted it snivel. But he only focused on describing the friendship between martial brothers and martial sisters. He unexpectedly didn't mention a single word about Shen Shiyun. He didn't even mention 'the kind-hearted woman who paid the bill in the restaurant' or 'the famous courtesan of Jinxi's Agarwood Courtyard'.
As for Jiang Liechen and Chu Menglin, this pair of Devil Cult men and women who hid their identities, because they were too deeply involved in the future, they had no choice but to talk about it. However, they often only talked about it briefly. Several times Xia Shengxun wanted to interrupt and refute, but in the end he gave up.
Along the way, Li Yijie talked about how the two of them met Kunlun Sect disciple Lu Qian in an inn, and how they saw with their own eyes a righteous sect's ambush at a herbal tea stall in the wilderness. The Devil Cult's Hall Master 'Can Sha Xing' went on a killing spree, killing a large number of people and horses. This was also the first time the two of them saw how terrifying the Devil Cult was. But it was also at that time that by a freak combination of factors, they obtained a secret Devil Cult manual, which recorded almost all the legendary martial arts.
However, the manual was stolen by Lu Qian. The two of them also saw the true face of this sanctimonious person, and thus they had a grudge against each other. He talked about how later he practiced several Devil Cult martial arts and tested his skills in the Heroes Assembly, and became the Wulin Alliance's Meng Zhu. When he talked, he always referred to Xia Shengxun by his real name, as if he did not avoid him at all.
Li Yijie did not stop talking, as if he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. He talked about how Lu Qian killed his own Shifu and usurped the Kunlun Sect Leader position. He also talked about how when the secret was exposed, all the major sects gathered in Kunlun. Nangong Xue was a kind-hearted person, she could not bear to see Lu Qian suffer the punishment of death by a thousand cuts, so she directly struck him down the cliff. As a result, her Shifu took out her anger on him and punished him to face the wall on Mount Hua for the rest of his life. He also talked about how he entered the imperial court and joined the Manchurian Qing party, which was criticized at that time. He also confessed to everything, but he still avoided talking about Shen Shiyun. He changed the reason to 'I was eager to stand out among my peers, to rescue Xueer from the sea of suffering as soon as possible'.
He talked about how he was ostracized in the Palace. Every night in the quiet of the night, Xueer's beautiful image floated in his mind. He talked about how six years had passed in a hurry, about the twists and turns of annihilating the Qingtian Village, and about how, because of Lu Qian, he rescued Xueer from the precipice of Mount Hua. But at that time, his Shifu was seriously injured by the Devil Cult, and he was busy gathering people to denounce the Devil Cult. For this reason, he neglected Nangong Xue. Now that he thought about it, he really did her wrong.
Xue 'er was a girl, alone at the top of the mountain. She was cold and hungry, and there was no one to talk to her. After six years of suffering, she finally managed to escape. But as her lover, he didn't even say a word of concern. "I don't know whether Xueer's change was due to the environment, or because of her personality. But no matter what, when she was most helpless, I was not there to accompany her, so she had no choice but to find another way to rely on me. This is also my fault. "
As Xia Shengxun listened to the first half of the story, his expression remained cold, as if he could not raise his spirits. But speaking to this point, he seemed to have some doubts. He blinked a few times, and sat up straighter.
Li Yijie said, "Six years of imprisonment made Xueer more and more timid. Even the slightest movement of the grass in the wind made her lose her sense of security. She could no longer endure my neglect. But at that time, I was busy dealing with the Devil Cult. Who would have thought that on the way here, she actually … How can I say it! My little Shimei, who was as pure as a dewdrop on a flower petal, unexpectedly could not endure the loneliness and got involved with An Yesun, that murderous devil. At that time, I was simply shocked. I repeatedly urged her not to destroy her own future. But she … she did not listen at all, stubbornly persisted in going about things the wrong way! I said too much, but she unexpectedly scolded me for meddling in other people's business. She also said, 'You're very busy, you don't want to talk to me, but you don't want me to talk to other people?' That was the first time we parted on bad terms since we met. On the way to the Devil Cult, I saw that the two of them had a close relationship. Whenever there was a conflict between An Yesun and Xueer … unexpectedly, she always spoke to him! How is this a heroine from a righteous sect? She's simply like a witch from the Devil Cult who can't distinguish right from wrong! Later on, at the Devil Cult's headquarters, An Yesun was killed by the Seven Demons. I want to say, it's good that he died! If he didn't die, Xueer would definitely disregard all kinds of etiquette and gossip in the world and follow him. That could be considered as ruining her entire reputation! But before I could be proud for long, I discovered that Xueer no longer loved me like before. Everyone says that women have innate intuition, but I didn't know that in this aspect, men don't lose to women. "
Xia Shengxun frowned and said, "That's not right. Actually, your Shimei never forgot her feelings for you. All of this is just your own doing! She was just empathizing with An Yesun because they were in the same boat. It was you who suspected her and bullied her too ruthlessly. "
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