novelzi Chapter 73 71, I was bitten there...
Chapter 73 71, I was bitten there...
The wind and snow swelled into a sea, with the moon's reflection like a boat.
Above the endless expanse of silvery white land, two streaks of sword light darted along, swiftly arriving in front of a snowy mountain.
The sword light gradually dissipated, revealing the figures of two people.
It was Xu Yuan and Liu Ruoxue.
Inside the Sword Sect, spring had already arrived, yet outside, it was still the depths of winter.
"The only person who survived that year is here?"
Liu Ruoxue glanced at him sideways.
"Of course, this is the place I found guided by the fairy bloodline."
Xu Yuan, with an unchanged expression, reached out his hand, "Give me your hand."
Liu Ruoxue looked at the young man who had shed his disguise and restored his originally handsome appearance, and after a moment of hesitation, she still passed her hand over.
She was already a Core Formation cultivator, confident she had nothing to fear from whatever tricks he might play.
Xu Yuan paid no attention to Liu Ruoxue's thoughts but took her hand and, using a finger as a sword, lightly drew across her crystal-clear jade-like finger.
Instantly, blood flowed out like flowing crystal stones.
Xu Yuan formed a seal spell with his hand and cast it onto the freshly spilled blood.
In just a moment, Liu Ruoxue sensed a calling resonating from the mountain.
"Bloodline as a guide, so this means..."
Her mood suddenly surged with excitement.
"That's right, the person above is indeed your relative."
As if he had seen through her thoughts, Xu Yuan said blandly.
At that moment, starlight illuminated his features, and the cold wind rustled his white garments. Standing tall, he seemed to blend harmoniously with the universe.
"But didn't you say before that the person who killed my entire village had one survivor left..."
Partway through, Liu Ruoxue suddenly stopped speaking.
She understood his implication.
The person who had wiped out the entire village was her relative.
"That's why I have always been equivocal with Fairy Liu."
That was also why her master had chosen to conceal the truth.
"If that's the case, why did you tell me from the start?"
Liu Ruoxue's face remained unchanged, but her hand hanging by her side clenched involuntarily.
"Even if I didn't tell Fairy Liu, weren't you always preoccupied with this matter in your heart? Sooner or later, you would've uncovered the truth."
"Enough talk."
Liu Ruoxue said coldly, "Let's go, and show me what the truth really is."
The two ascended on their swords, flying against the snow and sand blowing in their faces.
They soon reached the mountaintop, where they came upon the so-called truth.
Atop this peak, eternally encased in ice, a resplendent crystal like a blossoming snow lotus lay at the very center.
And within it, a figure was encased.
"Your mother was an Evil Cultivator. She killed everyone in the village because she planned to use their bloodlines as a sacrifice to enhance your talents."
"..."
In the original game's storyline, Sword Immortal Lady Liu Ruoxue didn't die from this restriction after falling into the Demonic Dao but survived and told them this story.
He had to risk it.
Without much hesitation, Xu Yuan tightly grasped the Thunderfire Sword.
Realizing that Xu Yuan hadn't left but had followed her, seemingly to stop her, a wild joy surged through Liu Ruoxue's heart.
Indeed! He's been lying to me.
If it were true, he would have already fled. How could he possibly have followed?
With that thought in mind, Liu Ruoxue touched the crystal stone.
The next moment, a powerful destructive force clearly emerged in front of her.
How... could it be true?!
Her eyes widened in shock.
Suddenly, she closed her eyes in resignation.
Well, this was probably for the best.
After losing her Master, she no longer knew how to go on living.
Boom!
With a thunderous sound that pierced heaven and earth, the snowy mountain collapsed tumultuously.
Waves surged through the sea of snow.
...
For a long while, only after the avalanches had calmed down did two figures, small as ants, gradually appear on the snowy plains.
"Why... did you save me?"
Liu Ruoxue stared blankly at the pale youth before her and asked with a trembling voice.
At the last moment, she saw him rush up recklessly, using his body to shield her.
"Haven't I told you?"
Xu Yuan coughed lightly, inwardly shouting how lucky he was.
The restriction set by Liu Ruoxue's Master was aimed less at killing the one who triggered it and more at preventing someone inside from escaping.
Even if he hadn't intervened, Liu Ruoxue would have just been seriously injured at most.
"I like..."
Liu Ruoxue bit her bloodless lips. Raising her hand, she covered his mouth, shook her head, and said, "Stop, let me be alone for a while, alright?"
"Alright, but... since we've used up our Spiritual Power to block the aftereffects, we should find a place to rest as soon as possible to avoid encountering any Demon Beasts."
Xu Yuan smiled.
"...Alright."
After a brief silence, Liu Ruoxue nodded.
Thus, the two supported each other and walked toward a cave on the mountain. As they reached the entrance, Liu Ruoxue suddenly staggered.
Then, she fell straight down.
"Fairy Liu?!"
"I... seem to have been bitten by something."
"Where were you bitten?"
"..."
Lying on the ground, Liu Ruoxue's face radiated a delicate beauty, flushed red as if with blood, her gaze unfocused and unwilling to meet his, yet her legs were unconsciously clamped together, her hand covering the inside of her thigh as if to protect something precious.