Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 145 I am Zhuge Liuyun, here to annul the engagement.

Outside Nanguo Town.

A handsome young man in his early twenties, with a double-headed gun split in two and slung across his back, quietly surveyed the relatively prosperous town.

Although the young man was dressed more like a wandering knight-errant, his fair and radiant skin, well-defined and harmonious features, and delicate jawline gave him an extremely dignified and refined appearance.

Unintentionally, it also exudes the Taoist qualities of tranquility, non-action, and casual laziness.

"In this life, Zhuge Liuyun is the son of a human and a demon. He is entangled in various matters on the righteous path and also has kinship ties that are hard to sever on the demonic path. It is quite interesting."

"Unfortunately, due to the clash between human and demon bloodlines, he only returned to his true self a year ago. The True Image is still a trap as always. There are probably still two years left before the day when the demon clashes with the Seven Fiends."

Thinking of this, the young man carrying a gun suddenly smiled and strode into Nanguo Town.

Afterwards, they wandered around the town seemingly aimlessly until they stopped in front of a clinic called Bingxin Caotang.

However, the doctor in charge was not a kind old man with white hair and beard, or a middle-aged man with a benevolent doctor's demeanor, but a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in red.

She has a beautiful face, deep-set eyes, and a high nose bridge, exuding a cool and aloof aura, and possesses an unparalleled beauty that is captivating even without makeup.

Zhuang Buran walked in confidently, found an empty seat in the thatched cottage, and began to close his eyes to rest.

The girl in red who was seeing patients didn't pay much attention at first, just thinking she was some wandering quack seeking medicine. But after watching wave after wave of townspeople come and go, she finally realized something was wrong.

As the sun set, it was finally closing time, and only the young man with the gun remained in the thatched cottage.

"Your breathing is even and powerful, indicating you possess extremely profound internal strength." The girl in red walked up to Zhuang Buran.

"Since you're neither sick nor injured, what brings you to my thatched cottage?"

The young man with the gun stood up and said calmly:
"My name is Zhuge Liuyun, and I have come here to annul my engagement with my junior sister!"

Yan Hongye slightly opened her eyes, as if she remembered something, and said in a tone devoid of any emotion:
“You’ve mistaken me for someone else. My name is Sima Hongye, not Yan Hongye, and I’m certainly not your junior sister.”

The young man with the gun didn't seem to care and said lightly:
“I was orphaned at a young age and was fortunate to be taken in by my master Yan Chixia. But when I was five years old, he sent me to my grandmaster Lingfeng Shangren to learn martial arts and Taoist magic. Since then, I have not seen my master and mistress for seventeen years.”

"But after I became sensible, my master told me every day that when I finished my training and came down the mountain, I should marry my junior sister Hongye as soon as possible."

"However, the more I think about it over the years, the more something seems off. Given Master's appearance, even if Master's wife tries her best to save him, I'm afraid their daughter will..."

Yan Hongye's expression turned slightly cold, and just as she was about to speak, she heard the young man with the gun say again:

"But after seeing my junior sister today, I realized I had been overthinking things. Her appearance, temperament, and attire are far better than I expected."

Zhuang Bu Ran changed the subject:
"Although my junior sister is extremely beautiful, I still want to break off the engagement. We are not suitable for each other. Please let go of your senior brother and also let go of yourself."

Yan Hongye was speechless as she listened to the twists and turns in the man's words.

If an unsuspecting bystander only heard the last sentence, they might think she was shamelessly pestering him, which made her aloof and cold expression appear even colder.

“I already said, my name is Sima Hongye. As for what Yan Chixia promised, you can go find him yourself. It has nothing to do with me.”

"It was precisely because I couldn't find her that I came to Bingxin Caotang to look for my junior sister." Zhuang Buran shook his head.

“I have stayed in the Xuanxin Orthodox Sect for many years and have learned a lot about the seven-life marriage destiny from my master.”

"According to ancient legend, every twenty years on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, a strange phenomenon will appear where the Heavenly Demon attacks the Seven Evils, tempting living beings to become demons."

"Several hundred years ago, between the righteous and the demonic paths, there appeared the so-called Seven Lifetimes of Vengeful Couples. On the day of the Heavenly Demon's Seven Fiends, which occurs once every twenty years, the demonic path would use the power of the Seven Lifetimes of Vengeful Couples to dominate the human world, turning it into an infernal hell, causing immense suffering and the great prosperity of the demonic path."

"My ancestor of the Xuanxin lineage discovered that these seven lifetimes of enmity are caused by a loving couple who, after experiencing unwavering love until death, transform their love into the deepest and most intense hatred."

"After seven lifetimes, one can obtain a rare and precious resentment, which can then be used to unleash the boundless resentment of the Heavenly Demon Star to overwhelm the human world on the day when the Heavenly Demon clashes with the Seven Evils."

"Therefore, a method was devised to restrain the seven lifetimes of predestined love, intending to use the sincere love of seven lifetimes to suppress the resentment and hatred of seven lifetimes of vengeful lovers reborn together."

Yan Hongye said coldly:

"You seem to know a lot, so why did you come to annul the engagement?"

"I think love is such an unreliable thing," Zhuang Buran said earnestly.

"Junior sister, you are so young, you must not get caught up in love and romance. That is the biggest obstacle to our fight against demons and the righteous path."

"For me, believing in the so-called seven lifetimes of marriage is not as good as believing in the martial arts and Taoist methods passed down by the Xuanxin Orthodox Sect. I have heard that there is a technique known only to the successive sect leaders of the Xuanxin Orthodox Sect. Once this technique is mastered, its power is unparalleled and can sweep away any demons and monsters."

Yan Hongye's expression grew increasingly cold: "You want to cultivate the 'Mysterious Heart Technique'?"

"Yes, it's a pity we can't learn from Jin Guang, the current sect leader of the Xuanxin Sect." Zhuang Buran said, feigning deep thought.

"I asked my master and also learned from some Xuanxin disciples that eighteen years ago, the Seven-Life Enemy Couple was born. At that time, my master led the Xuanxin disciples to start an unprecedented war between the righteous and the demonic forces led by the Six Paths Demon Lord and the Yin Moon Dynasty."

"Many Xuanxin disciples felt pity for their master for the seven-life karmic entanglement that had been reborn into this world, and felt that he was going against the ancestral teachings. Therefore, Jin Guang, as the fifth generation of the Secret Inspector, stripped him of his position as sect leader."

"Afterwards, Master and Mistress abandoned their swords and went into seclusion. In this way, Jin Guang probably did not obtain the 'Mysterious Heart Secret Technique'."

He shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

Even if he obtains the "Mysterious Heart Technique", he probably won't let me, the former sect leader's disciple, cultivate it.

"After all, anyone who knows this technique holds a supreme position within the Xuanxin Sect, and even the sect leader must obey him."

"You really want to cultivate the 'Profound Heart Mystery Technique' that much?" Yan Hongye asked coldly.

"Then do you even know that this is a martial art that leads to your own death?"

"Junior sister, the way you talk makes it sound like you've cultivated."

The young man with the gun's words caused a ripple to appear in Yan Hongye's eyes.

Immediately, Zhuang Buran sighed:

"Over the years, although my martial arts skills are top-notch, my cultivation of Taoist arts is utterly terrible."

“My Xuanxin Sect cultivates the Dao through the art of talismans. The spiritual talismans we refine are divided into four levels: yellow, purple, gold, and blood. I have only managed to cultivate to the level of yellow talismans.”

"It should be known that the yellow talisman is the most basic, which all beginner disciples can reach. Even the spirit talisman can be used by ordinary people. The purple talisman is for those who have a more profound understanding of the way of talismans and can achieve the ability to sense the heavens and earth and draw upon the power of nature for their own use."

"The Golden Talisman Realm is a breakthrough that only the four generals of the Xuanxin Sect throughout history have the aptitude to achieve, aside from the sect master of the Xuanxin Sect."

"As for the Blood Talisman Realm, I'm afraid only the founding patriarch has reached this realm. I've long heard that the 'Mysterious Heart Secret Manual' is the culmination of the authentic martial arts and Taoist techniques of the Mysterious Heart School."

"It integrates the martial arts of the Xuanxin Orthodox School with the Taoist methods, which can be described as the unity of Tao and martial arts."

Yan Hongye's incisive remarks:
"So, because your cultivation of Taoist arts has been stagnant, you set your sights on the 'Mysterious Heart Secret Technique'."

"That's right, besides announcing the engagement, I also want to inquire about Master's whereabouts from my junior sister," Zhuang Buran said confidently.

"Eliminating the Seven Generations of Enmity and the Yin Moon Dynasty, and protecting the righteous path in the world, has always been the mission of the Xuanxin Sect. I think that as long as I find him, he will definitely pass on the 'Mysterious Secrets of Xuanxin' to me."

"I do not know."

Yan Hongye suddenly spoke, noticing the slightly surprised expression on the young man's face, and said, word by word:
"I don't know Yan Chixia's whereabouts, and I advise you to give up on cultivating the 'Mysterious Heart Technique'."

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. You can leave now."

Immediately, the young man carrying the gun lowered his head, his face filled with dejection.

"During my seventeen years in the Xuanxin Sect, although I had the protection of my master, I still heard many fellow disciples say that my master was a traitor to the sect."

“I often get angry and fight with them. At first, it was fine. Relying on my superior martial arts skills, I often beat them until they were completely disoriented. But as their Taoist techniques became more and more advanced, I was no match for them.”

"Therefore, I want to cultivate the Profound Heart Mystery Technique not only to fulfill the mission of the Profound Heart Sect, but also to prove myself. It's not to show that I'm great."

"I wanted to tell my fellow disciples that my master, Yan Chixia, was not a traitor to the sect."

The more he spoke, the more dejected he became.
"Furthermore, through seventeen years of arduous cultivation, I have come to a profound understanding that with my martial arts and Taoist skills, I am simply not worthy of my junior sister. This is the main reason why I want to annul the engagement."

"Upon seeing my junior sister today, I am even more convinced that the decision I made was correct."

"Now that my master has passed away, I don't want to go back to the Xuanxin Sect, and I can't find my master and mistress either. It seems that I am really a useless and superfluous person."

The young man carrying the gun strode away, utterly dejected.

"Junior sister, I won't bother you any longer. Farewell."

Until someone reached the front door, Yan Hongye finally spoke:
Where are you planning to go?

(End of this chapter)