C62 (1/2)
Gu Xueluo and Yun Jiu Tang were walking on the road that led to the Stardust Court. Their steps were hurried, light and vigorous, just like the way the fifth hidden spirit and Gu Xueluo had walked side by side more than ten years ago. They were filled with doubts and anxiety about their future.
At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and waves of biting cold wind blew past occasionally. After a while, bits and pieces of snowflakes floated down from the sky. It's snowing! ” Yun Jiu Tang was a little surprised and he couldn't help but extend his hand, allowing the snow to fall onto his palm and melt in an instant. He looked up at the drifting snow in the dark sky and became infatuated, ”This should be the first snow of the Qing Qiu Mountains this year, right? It came so quietly. ”
Gu Xueluo only took a glance at the sudden snowflakes before hurrying on her way, unlike the Yun Jiu Tang who was infatuated with the snowy scenery. Because in the Spirit World's Gut Breaking Valley, the climate was cold and ever-changing. Rain and snow were common, especially during the long winter. The most important thing was that snowy skies were often the easiest time to strike a chord in one's heart. The flying snowflakes could pull a person's weak nerves and bring back a person's distant memories of pain. These were all pain that Gu Xueluo feared the most.
Yun Jiuchang didn't notice Gu Xueluo's cold expression and was still intoxicated by the fluttering snowy scenery. By this time the snow had turned from fine snowflakes to fine flakes of snow, which rustled and danced in the wind and fell on their hair, shoulders, and sleeves like white elves falling into the mortal world.
”Miss Xue Luo, look at how beautiful and magnificent the snowflakes are.” Yun Jiuchang was still excited. He circulated his inner force and gathered a handful of snowflakes around his wrist, ”Oh, I almost forgot. Your name is Xue Luo, no wonder you're so indifferent to Xue Luo.” Yun Jiuchang couldn't help teasing Gu Xueluo.
”Yes, my name is Xue Luo, but you don't know that snowmen have their own emotions.” Gu Xueluo stopped and looked at Yun Jiu Tang with a face full of anger, her eyes sparkling with light, ”In the ten years I spent in Broken Bowel Valley, I've seen snow everywhere, but have you ever seen how lonely and desperate a person was in the valley amidst the endless snow?” ”When all the snow and cold wind blew towards you, then I would know what it meant to cut through one's bones. I would never want to have that feeling again …” Gu Xueluo thought back to every snowfall in the Broken Bowel for ten years. Those miserable and lonely days, those bleak and hopeless times, were all caused by the snow, so she was afraid of encountering it.
Hearing Gu Xueluo's words, Yun Jiu Tang was stunned for a long time. He didn't know that a person could have such complicated feelings about snow. He thought that the pure white snow gave people joy, but he didn't expect that so many people had their own stories about snow. At this moment, the snow on his wrist had already turned into droplets of water, soaking Yun Jiu Tang's sleeves. A bone-piercing cold feeling woke him up. He shook the water droplets off his sleeves, and his face turned red. He bowed and said apologetically, ”Lady Xueluo, I'm just a little curious about Xueluo, I really don't want to touch on her sad past. I never realized that this seemingly ordinary snowflake has a different situation for everyone.
Gu Xueluo also regretted her impulsive words. Seeing Yun Jiutang sincerely apologizing, she felt deeply apologetic as well. Thinking back carefully, this Yun Jiutang was just asking out of curiosity and didn't seem to be going overboard. Looking carefully at Yun Jiuchang's eyes and demeanor, it suddenly occurred to him that he looked somewhat similar to the smile and voice of the fifth Hidden Spirit, especially the domineering heroic spirit and the deep eyes on his forehead; it was as if he was the fifth Hidden Spirit. However, Gu Xueluo was rational after all. She knew that it was just an illusion, and remembered that although Yun Jiu Tang was the young master of the Demon Realm's Lone Star Palace, he had only been born a year ago, so his curiosity towards Xue Xue was quite normal. She then muttered to herself: ”Snow on the Qing Qiu Mountain is very normal, Young Master Yun was born in the Demon World, so he doesn't have many chances of seeing Xue Xue.”
After all, it's only been more than a year since I've been bedeviled. It's rare to see snow falling in the fields of Mu Tian, and I've heard that the snowy scenery in the Qing Qiu Mountain Range is fantastic, beautiful, and rare.
Gu Xueluo couldn't help but let out a relieved smile. The young master of the Demon Realm before her had never imagined that his thoughts would be so pure, so clear and without worry. At this moment, Gu Xueluo's Exquisite Mirror within her sleeve trembled once more with anxiety. Needless to say, it was definitely the little deity, White Dragon from the Feng Lin Continent. In the past ten years, although Gu Xueluo had brought the Exquisite Mirror with her, she had no spiritual energy and could not use it. After leaving the valley for more than a year, the mirror had started to get busy as the White Dragon was trapped by the immortal power and could not enter the world. Now that the conversation suddenly started again, Gu Xueluo wasn't surprised at all. She thought about how the White Dragon was once again a trivial matter that didn't hurt at all, so she didn't pay any attention to it.
In the early winter, it was very hard for the snowfall in the Qing Qiu Mountains to stop. The snowflakes had turned into flecks of goosebumps, flopping down onto their chignon, white as snow, and Yun Jiu Tang seemed to be enchanted by the snowy scenery. Looking at Gu Xue Luo, his deep eyes were as calm as a lover's, and it was as if his eyes were shining brightly, ”Miss Xue Luo, is your name related to the snowy scenery?
Gu Xueluo lightly shook off the snow covering her body, making her appear even more charming amidst the snow. As if she was recalling a distant past, she muttered, ”Yeah, Xueluo was born in the snow. Perhaps it's snowing like today, and three hundred years ago, I was born in a season like this …”
”Is there a time when snow falls in the Immortal World?”
”Yes, but they are just as rare as your demon realm, so when I was born it was a once in a hundred years.” The exquisite mirror inside her sleeve finally quieted down, and Gu Xueluo no longer paid any attention to it.
Just as the two of them were chatting, thunderous roars suddenly came from the sky. The shadows of heavenly thunder continued to flash across the dark sky as if it was about to cut through the sky.
Yun Jiuchang exclaimed, ”Even when it's snowing, there's still thunder. The scenery of the Qing Qiu mountain is really spectacular!”
Gu Xueluo raised her head and looked at the sky. She instantly grew suspicious and muttered, ”Thunder striking in the snow, this is a strange weather that's rarely seen …” The Exquisite Mirror shook again, Gu Xueluo was no longer in the mood to care and could only watch the strange sky vigilantly.
Suddenly, a bright bolt of lightning flashed in the sky. Accompanied by a clap of thunder, a white figure suddenly descended from the sky. The two of them were surprised. However, before they could think about anything, the white shadow let out an ”Ah!” and quickly fell from the sky into the snow not far away.
Yun Jiuchang gripped his sword tightly as he stared wide-eyed at the uninvited guest. Gu Xueluo puzzledly looked at the white shadow, as if they were somewhat familiar with each other. She couldn't help but lightly press the hand that Yun Jiu Tang was holding her sword with.
The white shadow seemed to be injured after it fell down. It slowly stood up and slowly turned around. Its eyes looked around and focused on the two of them.
In an instant, Gu Xueluo and the white figure's four eyes met. Their eyes widened and they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The white silhouette mumbled: ”Master...” How to... ”It will be you …” He actually shook his head slightly, his eyes full of doubt and excitement.
Gu Xueluo was also amazed and forced herself to stay calm. Her voice was actually a little shaky. ”Bai Long, I'm not seeing things, right? Why are you here?”
Bai Long's voice was mixed with excitement as he cried out anxiously, ”Master, you haven't seen wrongly. I am Bai Long, is this an arrangement of the heavens? If I were to meet you again, I would never be able to see you again in this life …” As he spoke, he hurriedly walked over. Perhaps he was too excited, but his steps were a bit unsteady. He almost fell into the snow several times in just a short distance.
The two of them tightly embraced each other as they sobbed. Yun Jiuchang watched on quietly from the side, not knowing how to interrupt.
Without waiting for Gu Xueluo to speak, Bai Long said anxiously, ”Master, it's been eleven years. During these eleven years, Bai Long has been missing Master and prayed for his safe return. Ever since Master left the valley one year ago, I've been looking forward to it, but as a little deity, her celestial spiritual energy is limited, so she can't go down to meet him. ”Today, I saw a world of people with snow covering the sky and the power of the seal weakening, so I went into hiding myself and descended. I didn't expect that I would still be struck by lightning and almost lose my life …” After speaking, her eyes were filled with tears. She actually threw herself into Gu Xueluo's arms and sobbed incessantly.
Gu Xueluo lightly patted Bai Long's back. ”It's really hard on your loyal heart …”