Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 460 Mysterious Woman (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

With the appearance of the blood moon, the atmosphere in the capital city suddenly took an eerie turn.

The night watchman was walking on the road when he felt there was nothing there, but he couldn't help feeling a chill run down his spine. He felt that there was some evil spirit around him, so he dropped his clapper and ran away as fast as he could.

In various prisons, low roars suddenly arose, gradually merging into a continuous chorus of sobs.

Evil spirits arose throughout the land, and countless people could hear the wails of ghosts and howls echoing through the night sky.

If someone were to look down upon the Great Qian from high above, they would see what appears to be a network of blood-red energy veins, the lines of which are almost identical to the blood-red lines on the altar where Gu Zhanting is currently located.

Prince Qi's Mansion.

Prince Qi, Gu Yiheng, who had been keeping a low profile and staying at home, gazed at the moon in his courtyard, a faint smile playing on his lips: "We've finally come to this point. It wasn't in vain that I guided you for so long, my... Father Emperor."

Shengfu.

Sheng Qingfeng was also gazing at the moon in the courtyard, with Sheng Yuanyao by his side.

"Master! Something terrible has happened! The Demon-Slaying Domain is in turmoil, and it seems that demons are about to break out en masse!" A subordinate rushed in to report.

Sheng Qingfeng gave an irrelevant answer, sighing softly, "When you said it, I didn't believe you."

Sheng Yuanyao said, "If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I wouldn't have believed it either. My husband is really amazing; he got you to pay attention so early on."

Sheng Qingfeng: "..."

subordinate:"?"

Sheng Qingfeng turned to his subordinate with an annoyance and ordered, "Pass on my order that Vice-Commander Zhang lead the troops to guard the area outside the Demon-Subduing Domain. There's no need for him to go down there."

The subordinate was taken aback: "Does the chief mean you're not going?"

This means that Sheng Qingfeng is not only not going himself, but also not sending the other vice-captains or the elite troops.

Sheng Qingfeng said calmly, "I have other places to go."

"But aren't there too few people to keep the Demon-Slaying Domain under control? What if some high-ranking demons from the lower levels escape, especially the super-rank ones..."

"No, they won't." Sheng Qingfeng turned and went out. "Because they've already come out."

subordinate:"???"

Pei Mansion.

Pei Chuyun was also gazing at the moon in the backyard.

A fragrant breeze wafted by, and the Mystic Maiden appeared before them: "Now is the best opportunity."

Pei Chuyun asked calmly, "What's so good about it?"

"Gu Zhanting's perverse actions will surely plunge the world into chaos after tonight. You have cultivated your influence in the Pei family for so long that even the Hedong clan has recognized your status as the legitimate daughter and that you have the right to inherit the family business."

"and then?"

"As long as you kill Pei Yu in the chaos, the sect will support you with all its might, and the Pei family will be yours for a thousand years to come."

Pei Chuyun's expression remained calm: "Does it belong to me, or to the Joyful Union Sect?"

The Mystic Maiden said, "Is there a difference? You are the Holy Maiden, and you will inherit the sect in the future. You are the inevitable next Mystic Maiden. In the past year, how much support has the sect given you behind the scenes, and how much power has it helped you to interfere in the Pei family? Isn't it all under your own control?"

Pei Chuyun's eyes held a hint of sorrow: "I thought... this day wouldn't come so soon, at least not until I secretly seized most of the power in the Pei family... but you're so impatient, it's only been less than a year..."

Xuan Nu frowned: "What do you mean by that?"

"Whatever Gu Zhanting is planning tonight, and whatever its connection to you... I advise you, Master, to give up. With Xing Zhou plotting, he is destined to fail, and your plans should not be made now."

Xuan Goddess's expression changed slightly: "What exactly do you know?"

Pei Chuyun slowly stood up: "Aside from the Pei family's affairs, my master arranged for me to marry Lu Xingzhou because he is surrounded by a gathering of fortune. Controlling Lu Xingzhou is equivalent to controlling a completely new force."

Xuan Nu said, "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever ask you to do anything to the Lu family? It's just that you like it yourself and think it would be good for you to form a marriage alliance."

“You can’t control the boat,” Pei Chuyun said in a low voice. “I’ll advise Master one last time: give up. He knows what you’re going to do, and so do I.”

Xuan Nu finally stopped arguing and just stared at her coldly: "You know?"

“Yes, I know that at a certain time, Master will take over my body.” Pei Chuyun smiled slightly: “If I listen to Master now and kill Pei Yu and use magic on Pei Qingyan… Master may continue to take care of me for a while until the time is right, and then control Lu Xingzhou. But if I refuse these things, Master will take over my body in advance and use my body to do it directly.”

Xuan Nu took a deep breath: "When did you find out?" "A long time ago..." Pei Chuyun said in a low voice: "Xing Zhou reminded me... Actually, before that, I had my own suspicions. Xing Zhou's reminder just confirmed my judgment."

The Mystic Maiden said, "Since you know this, why do you still obediently follow my orders? Is it just so you can plot against me one day?"

Pei Chuyun shook her head: "I knew but never revealed it, and I never intended to harm you... I haven't even dabbled in the sect's power, and I already consider myself a member of the Pei family. Can't Master see that I'm quietly cutting ties and not competing with you?"

Xuan Nu looked Pei Chuyun up and down for a long time, as if she had never met her before: "Then why are you here?"

"Chu Yun was orphaned at a young age and was raised with malice in the sect, where she was taught shameless things..." Pei Chu Yun said softly, "For a long time in my childhood, I wondered what kind of people my parents were and longed for them. Later, I met Xing Zhou. At first, he was very bad and only wanted to play with me, and I only wanted to control him... But he said that he would help me find my origins, and that's how our destiny began. I was very lucky to meet him."

As Pei Chuyun spoke, she looked earnestly at Xuan Nu: "Although Old Pei has a lot of aristocratic mindset, and even wanted to marry me off to someone else in the past, his willingness to let me marry Xing Zhou shows that he saw his formidable potential. In this matter, the bond between father and daughter couldn't outweigh the consideration of self-interest... But it doesn't matter, the person chosen happens to be the one I love, so I don't need to argue with him about whether or not I should marry someone else. I'm luckier than Jiang Yuan. Since this conflict has been fortunately concealed, Old Pei has been very good to me in other aspects, just like a father should be in my heart, and my brother is also very good..."

Xuan Nu coldly said, "So you're indulging in this false kinship and no longer willing to serve the sect, is that it?"

Pei Chuyun smiled slightly: "False family affection? But the so-called master-disciple relationship is the false one. I don't know if family affection is false or not, but the relationship between relatives has always been real, Mother."

When that last word was uttered, Xuan Nu's expression finally changed.

"You asked me why I haven't revealed it yet, if I'm planning something... No, I'm not." Pei Chuyun sighed softly, "It's just that in the past year, I've had a lover, a father, a brother, and even a mother, although she hasn't admitted it. This past year has been like a dream for me, and I don't want to wake up from it too soon, so I'm just dragging it out day by day. Xingzhou asked me, 'You know perfectly well, why didn't you take precautions?' I didn't even tell him directly, I really don't want to wake up."

Xuan Nu finally understood that Pei Chuyun truly knew everything from beginning to end.

Watching this seemingly dizzy, lovey-dovey girl who's willing to do anything shameless and disrespectful, I see a delicate, intellectual soul hidden deep inside that no one else can see.

She values ​​relationships more than anyone else.

Even though she knew her mother harbored ill intentions towards her... it really was her mother. She craved the feeling of "the whole family being together" and refused to wake up.

The Mystic Maiden finally said, "The way of union is to have desire but no emotion. How did the education you received from childhood cultivate such a temperament? It's truly strange."

"To sever affection, one must first have affection; only after severing it can one truly understand the vastness of life." Pei Chuyun smiled and said, "But the first time I fell in love, that man has made me linger to this day, and I want to continue to linger for a lifetime... So what is there to sever affection? Cultivation techniques? As for cultivation techniques, I only know how to fly on clouds, that's nothing. At this point, to talk about the limitations of cultivation techniques and what one needs to do is quite ridiculous, isn't it? Just like that Yama King, to this day I still think she's a joke."

Xuannv: “…”

“Mother, I don’t know if you are Huiyang, or if Qian Yuan was suppressed into Huiyang by the method of manifesting a body to avoid the heavenly tribulation… But in any case, you should be able to turn back.” Pei Chuyun said earnestly, “If you turn back, I will tell Father that our family will be together, and we will not care about Gu Zhanting or the ancient realm anymore…”

Xuan Nu sighed softly: "Even now, you are still so naive."

Pei Chuyun pursed her lips.

Xuan Nu said calmly, "You are nothing more than a vessel that I deliberately chose to be born from the Pei family bloodline for my own possession. What mother-daughter relationship is there? It's laughable. But now that you know, let's end it all."

As the words were spoken, Pei Chuyun felt dizzy, as if something deep within her soul was about to explode and burst forth from the ground.

But no matter how many times it broke, it could never penetrate Pei Chuyun's soul.

The Mystic Maiden was greatly shocked: "How can your soul be so stable?"

Pei Chuyun breathed heavily, her smile a mixture of self-deprecation and sweetness: "What do you think?"

"No matter how much you strengthen your soul, it's all meaningless if you're injured." Xuan Nu suddenly struck, aiming at Pei Chuyun's crown chakra.

A gentle breeze swept by.

An old man appeared in front of Pei Chuyun and blocked Xuan Nu's attack.

Xuan Nu was taken aback: "Feng Ziliu, how did you get here?"

"You call me Feng Ziliu?" Feng Ziliu looked her over with a strange expression and sighed softly: "In terms of spirit, you should probably call me husband; in terms of body, you should probably call me father."

Behind him, Pei Chuyun's face turned a riot of colors: "Senior, you are...?"

"Lu Xingzhou told me to keep an eye on you, saying I'd regret it if I didn't." Feng Ziliu was speechless: "I'm so confused right now, I don't know if you should be considered my granddaughter."

Pei Chuyun: "..."

"You were almost drained dry back then, yet you still have Huiyang." Xuan Nu frowned slightly, knowing that with Huiyang here, it wouldn't be easy to forcibly possess her. She changed her mind and decided to leave first and find another opportunity.

“Now that you’re here, why rush to leave?” Pei Qingyan’s voice came from behind.

The Pei residence was surrounded by shadowy figures, all of whom were high-ranking officials, filling the courtyard walls.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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