How to Easily Capture a Long Aotian [Quick Transmigration] 31

Chapter 31: The Unwed Wife of the Favored Son of Heaven (Part 11)

The soul-locking nails were shattered, and the recluse of Daze was seriously injured. Yu Lin and Xie Yibai broke out of the encirclement, and Yu Zhen took the opportunity to take away the mountain people.

In the gradually unlocked plot, Xie Yibai would be besieged in Yanyan Mountain tonight, seriously injured and defeated, with all his bones broken and his eyes blinded.

His bloodline was exposed, and he was not tolerated by heaven and earth. Alone, with his last breath, he disappeared into the vast and rainy cliff side.

Xie Yibai, who had fallen off the cliff, had his cultivation completely scattered. With thirty-six soul-locking nails in his body, he was tortured day and night, and would often lose his five senses.

When he was in a good state, he would grope his way forward, avoiding the searching disciples, and wander aimlessly.

When he was in a bad state, he could only lie motionless in a broken temple, like a cripple.

More often than not, Xie Yibai’s heart was filled with confusion, hatred, and a raging fire, and the desire to one day return to the great Dao and burn everyone to ashes.

But his eyes were dull, and his five senses were gone. Most of the time, he could only stare blankly at the ceiling of the broken temple.

The little beggar who passed by would occasionally give him a sip of water and see his dirty and messy appearance, like a wild dog. He would never have thought that this was Xie Yibai, the world-famous young Sword Venerable.

On the day his bloodline was exposed, the immortal sect families had all cut ties with him. Xie Yibai had also been shaken.

The recluse of Daze’s questions still echoed in his ears, making him often think of his parents, who were connected to him by blood but whom he had never met, and who only existed in rumors.

In the rumors, they were heinous evil cultivators, and others therefore regarded him as a disaster. But he had never seen them once since he was a child.

Stumbling along, for the next few years, Xie Yibai was displaced and full of doubts. He also wanted to return to his sect and ask the Taoist Qingming for the truth.

He had been waiting, but in the end, he had waited for the news of the Taoist Qingming’s death and the change of face of Mount Cangsong.

Xie Yibai’s Dao heart was completely shattered. After experiencing hardships, he had ascended to the immortal path. However, after comprehending the supreme Dao, he was no longer the young man he once was.

The immortal sect families were shrouded in his shadow. For a hundred years, his rule was tyrannical and brutal, and it was rare in the world.

Yu Lin closed the plot.

The autumn rain was wet and cold, and the grass and trees in the mountains were soaked, and the cold was pressing.

Because the target was too obvious, after separating from the others, he and Xie Yibai had hastily hidden in the mountains.

The winding cave was very long, and the walls were covered with slippery stalactites. There was no light.

The visibility in the cave was very low. Yu Lin sat in a corner, and occasionally a cold light would be reflected down and shine on the corner of his satin robe, like moonlight falling.

The cave was very quiet, with only a faint sound of water.

Yu Lin was bandaging Xie Yibai’s wounds. Xie Yibai’s white clothes were stained red. He raised his arm slightly and half-knelt in front of him, his brow tightly furrowed, and he looked at him with his lips pressed together.

When Xie Yibai was not smiling, his features were sharp, and his expression was cold, and he always looked stern.

Yu Lin looked up at him, paused for a moment, and his gaze shifted slightly.

“…What are you hiding from?” Xie Yibai couldn’t help but laugh and cry, and had to helplessly half-curve his eyes and ruffle his head.

“How are you…” Xie Yibai took a deep breath and still asked in a low voice, “How did you get here? Let me see. Were you injured just now?”

Just now, of the thirty-six soul-locking nails, Yu Lin had blocked most of them with one sword.

Xie Yibai had seen it and was shocked. Fortunately, he still had the strength to fight. Ding Canghai had followed and was drawn, like a meteor with white feathers, and its sword light was cold and sharp, startling a mountain of flying birds.

The two of them had left in a hurry, and with a decisive decision, they had hidden in the vast mountain forest.

The cave was quiet, but the leaves outside the cave were soaked by the rain, and the sound of raindrops was dripping.

Yu Lin leaned against the wall, his eyes slightly lowered. His calf was being held and checked by him, and he heard the sound of the rain outside.

Seeing that Xie Yibai had checked it carefully and was still not at ease, he shook his head gently. “I’m not injured.”

The knee that was being held by Xie Yibai was slightly bent, and his back was against the cold wall of the cave.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Lin asked lightly, “…Is there anything you want to ask me?”

He looked over, and his amber pupils were warm and quiet.

Xie Yibai did not have overlapping memories. Seeing him act, he should have been curious.

The surface of the stalactites in the cave was smooth, and the fluorescent light was a faint blue. Crisp water droplets fell from the tips of the stones.

Xie Yibai let go of his hand, and upon hearing him, he looked at him. His eyes were slightly closed, then opened again, and then he let out a light laugh.

He said, “I won’t ask.”

He straightened up, his fingers lightly tapping the hilt of his sword. After a moment of silence, he said casually, “Little young lady, I do not pry into destiny.”

He smiled, his eyes half-curved. He leaned over, his gaze bright, and he gently stroked the side of Yu Lin’s cheek. “I only wish to have one person’s heart. That is all. Do you agree?”

Yu Lin looked at him, nodded, and then his eyelashes drooped slightly, and he said seriously, “I’m not a little young lady anymore.”

He lifted his sleeve, and in a tinkling sound of jade pendants, he showed Xie Yibai his new clothes.

The plotline was almost over, and the plotline of the young lady of the Yu family was complete. It was not suitable for escape. In the future, if he wanted to be with Xie Yibai all the time, he needed to appear with a new identity from the trading company.

Fortunately, not many people had seen him act just now, so he could exploit a loophole in the plot. Under the mysterious new identity of the immortal martial world, it was barely explainable that he could act.

If someone in the future suspected his connection with the young lady of the Yu family, he just had to not admit it. Fortunately, Yu Lin did not go out much on weekdays.

Hearing this, Xie Yibai was stunned for a moment. He looked at him, and then he leaned against the wall and laughed.

He coughed lightly, his eyes curved, and he turned his head. “Hey, okay… okay, I remember. Then what should I call you in the future, little young master?”

Yu Lin nodded.

Xie Yibai looked at him and couldn’t help but laugh again. He came over and kissed the corner of Yu Lin’s lips lightly. “Okay.”

***

The light in the cave was faint, and by early morning, it was even colder and wetter.

Only when Yu Lin woke up did he realize that he had fallen asleep against the stone wall. But when he woke up, he was not cold. He was covered with an outer coat, and his forehead was resting on the side of Xie Yibai’s neck.

He looked up slightly, and Xie Yibai woke up. His palm was scorching hot, and it rested on his neck. “What’s wrong?”

Xie Yibai lowered his head, his voice hoarse, and his exhaled breath was scorching hot.

Yu Lin was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong. He looked up at him. “Xie Yibai, what’s wrong with you?”

In the faint light, he reached out and fumbled for Xie Yibai’s face.

Xie Yibai was nineteen, and his features were between those of a young man and a youth, clear and sharp. The knuckles that reached over were long and slender, with thin calluses. When he stroked Yu Lin’s cheek, it was with a gentle force.

His knuckles were covered with wounds, and the heat was scorching. The touch was dry and rough.

Yu Lin pressed his lips together, pinched his fingertips, and in the faint blue stone cave, he looked up and saw Xie Yibai’s eyes smiling. He looked down at him, his cheeks flushed red.

He met Yu Lin’s gaze, and for a moment, his gaze was dazed.

Then he lowered his head, leaned over, and gently kissed Yu Lin’s cheek, and coaxed him, “Don’t be afraid. It’s nothing. I’m fine.”

His voice was hoarse, and he realized that something was wrong with him, but he didn’t think that being injured and sick was a big deal. He was just a little afraid of scaring the beloved in his arms who had traveled a thousand miles.

Yu Lin pressed his lips together and was identifying the remaining pills in his pocket when he reached out, held Yu Lin in his arms, and after thinking for a moment, he hummed a tune.

Xie Yibai leaned against the stone wall and suddenly said, “I’ve seen them.”

Yu Lin turned his head. “What?”

Xie Yibai then smiled, his features gentle, and said to him, “My parents. I’ve actually seen them, in Shannan City, right, little young master?”

He stroked Yu Lin’s cheek, his chin resting on the ends of Yu Lin’s hair, and asked softly, “You knew all along, didn’t you?”

Yu Lin nodded and stuffed the pill into his mouth, and said hesitantly, “But I didn’t tell you.”

Xie Yibai’s eyes closed slightly.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, his voice hoarse. “You did.”

He lowered his head and gently kissed the corner of Yu Lin’s forehead. “You’ve already told me.”

He closed his eyes and saw his mother sitting on the steps of the courtyard, watching them eat ice-snow yuanzi in the falling snow, and humming an unknown tune.

The courtyard of Shannan City was covered in snow, and the sound of the tune had fallen into the ears of the Xie Yibai of that time.

And it also seemed to have flowed through a hundred years of time and into the dim and narrow cave.

Xie Yibai leaned against the stone wall and suddenly began to laugh, and he laughed until his eyes turned red.

He looked at the dim stone wall, his arms tightened, and he held Yu Lin to his chest. “I heard it.”

His gaze was in the dark night, and his exhaled breath was scorching hot.

“I heard it.”

***

Yu Lin fed Xie Yibai the pill and then re-bandaged the wound that had opened.

He put down the pill bottle and listened. The sound of the rain outside had almost stopped.

The stalactites in the cave were welcoming the daylight, and a faint, fine light was flashing. Dawn was approaching.

The route they had agreed on with Yu Zhen was to the north, but the rain had been heavy last night, and after the flying boat was destroyed, it was difficult to move forward.

There were many trees in the mountains, which blocked out the sun. The visibility was poor in the rainy night. Now that the rain had stopped, the search party would soon arrive.

After taking the pill, Xie Yibai’s temperature had dropped a lot.

Yu Lin closed the pill bottle and withdrew the fingers resting on his neck.

Xie Yibai’s eyelashes lifted and gently brushed against his wrist. “The rain has stopped. We should go. Are you okay?”

“I’m okay.” Yu Lin nodded and picked up the scattered pill bottles on the ground.

After a pause, he raised his eyes slightly, his features quiet and peaceful, and said softly, “Don’t worry about me.”

The immortal sect rumors said that the young lady of the Yu family was weak and had a gentle and kind personality. If an immortal sect disciple had a difficult matter, if they went to Lingyang to ask her, they would most likely not return empty-handed.

It was as if she were a little immortal in a storybook with no temper.

But Xie Yibai knew that was not the case. His unwed wife was clearly a peerless swordsman who was not inferior to him.

Xie Yibai stood up slightly, half-knelt to look at him, and after a while, he raised his hand and touched the top of his head. “Okay.”

The two of them packed their things. The leaves that were used to hide the entrance of the cave were pushed aside, and a faint rustling sound was suddenly heard.

A young man’s voice came in. “Senior Brother, this is already the territory of Lijiang. Xie Yibai is so seriously injured. Would he still brave the rainy night and travel a thousand miles to come here?”

“Go and look elsewhere.”

Another cold and indifferent tone, like the clashing of jade, made one think of a jade-like and golden-faced, imposing face.

Outside the cave, Yu Jing pushed aside a clump of leaves with his golden light sword, paused for a moment, and then pushed them back as if nothing had happened.

The sun was shining after the rain, and the golden light of the sun fell on his golden-silk-embroidered robe, making the color even brighter.

This trip to hunt down Xie Yibai and the remaining evil cultivators was led by the prodigies of various parties. However, the immortal sects were connected, and to avoid anyone having old ties with Xie Yibai, the disciples of each team were from various backgrounds and were not limited to one sect.

Seeing that Yu Jing was about to turn and leave, a rogue cultivator immediately spoke up. “Young Master of the Yu family, how can you be sure that Xie Yibai is not here?”

“That’s right.” A man in a wide robe with a short beard followed behind the crowd.

He held the hilt of his sword lightly, looked around, and squinted slightly, his face full of suspicion. “Young Master of the Yu family, are you trying to harbor a criminal?”

The forest was silent. One of the speakers was a senior of the immortal sect, and the other was a prodigy of the Yu family. The ordinary disciples did not dare to interrupt.

“Harboring? A criminal?” After a moment of silence, Yu Jing suddenly let out a cold laugh. He looked up, glanced at the short-bearded man placidly, and said coldly, “When he was killing criminals, you were still in your swaddling clothes.”

“You—” The man was furious, his beard slightly curled. “How unreasonable. You are trying to harbor him. After all… who doesn’t know that the young lady of your Yu family has already committed herself to a criminal!”

“Hey, hey… you can’t say that.” As he was speaking, a lazy tone suddenly came from behind.

The disciples of the Bishui Academy and the Tianyin Sect came together. The leader was a fox-eyed young man and a young girl with her hair in a bun.

The one who had spoken was the fox-eyed young man. He was fanning himself and said with a smile, “It’s so lively. Let me see. Oh, isn’t this the Chaoyin Sword? What, you’re always not paying for prostitutes in the capital, so you’ve been kicked out?”

The Bishui Academy specialized in intelligence, so it would not be false. The young girl with her hair in a bun heard this and let out a chuckle.

She held a short zither in her arms and raised her eyebrows. “Hu Guangsan, well said! Strip him of his underwear! The younger martial sister saved so many people and was so good to everyone, and… he’s not worthy of mentioning her?”

The young girl was straightforward. Seeing that she was about to say something, Hu Guangsan suddenly turned his head and was about to stop her, but seeing that the young girl had stopped on her own, he slowly smiled.

A night had passed. Who had saved Xie Yibai under the thirty-six soul-locking nails? There were many rumors outside, and no one knew what to say. But the people who were familiar with them had their own guesses.

It was just that they didn’t know if it was too unbelievable, or if the younger martial sister was usually too good a person… that no one had exposed her so far, and this matter had become an unsolved case.

So they all pretended not to know.

Seeing that Nanyin had not spoken out of turn, Hu Guangsan nodded, smiled lightly, and pointed at her with his fan. “Okay, okay. I’ll listen to you.”

He turned his head and smiled, and revealed the matter of how the Chaoyin Sword, when he had first entered the immortal sect, could not get rid of his bad habits of bullying men and women, and had been taught a lesson by Xie Yibai on the street, and had since held a grudge.

“You… you! A group of brats!” The Chaoyin Sword’s expression changed when he saw his old disgraceful deeds being exposed, and his tone shifted sharply. He flicked his sleeve and left.

He was determined to get this credit for himself and would not associate with the rude brats. All that was left was a group of bewildered young men who had grown up listening to the legends of Xie Yibai, looking at each other.

After a moment of silence, the young men turned to look at the still-smiling senior brother and sister, and asked with confusion, “Senior… Senior has left in a huff? Then… what do we do if we can’t find him?”

There were many grass and trees in the mountains, and the leaves on the mountain fell a little slower. The air was filled with the smell of the forest that had been wet by the rain.

Yu Jing stood under a plane tree, holding his golden light sword, his features placid. “What to do? Since we’re looking for someone, shouldn’t we all rely on our own abilities?”

“If we can’t find him, then the sea is wide for the fish to leap, and the sky is high for the birds to fly.”

He let out a cold laugh. “Who can control it?”

As he spoke, he walked forward, no longer lingering. His cold features in the morning light were as if gold and jade were emitting a faint light.

“And.” Just as he was about to leave, his steps paused slightly, and the long sword in his hand reflected a golden light in the sunlight.

He turned his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over the dust and mist in the mountains, and landed on a certain clump of dense leaves behind him, and said coldly, “The people of the Yu family, if they betray me, they will surely die within a thousand miles.”

“…”

In the cave, Xie Yibai held Ding Canghai in his arms, his expression cold, and he looked out.

His body was tense, and only when Yu Jing’s words fell did he know that the danger had passed.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, relaxed his body, and the fingers hanging by his side hooked lightly and held Yu Lin’s.

“Little young master, he’s warning me.” Xie Yibai’s eyes widened slightly, his tone curious.

Yu Lin turned his head, glanced at his held fingers, and nodded lightly. “En? I heard him.”

Xie Yibai then smiled, his eyes curving slightly, and said helplessly, “I was trying to say, if that day comes, would it be his turn?”

Yu Lin blinked lightly.

Then he saw him lower his eyes and say placidly, “If that day comes, you can do it yourself. I will willingly die.”