Fu Chengfeng laughed loudly at his words and said, "Let me give you some advice. Don't say 'forever' so easily because you will hate that word when you find out it means the end for you instead."
"Humph! What a big mouth! They say that Fu Chengfeng's Duantian[1] Sword can be evaded by no one. I want to see just how fast it is." The head of the group said.
Fu Chengfeng: "You'd better not be interested in my sword. None of the people interested in it is dead, but none are alive either."
Neither dead nor alive[2]. No wonder he had enemies even without killing anyone. Rong Yi silently took a few steps back and said weakly, "I don't want to interfere with your performance."
Fu Chengfeng shook his head speechlessly. "You, girl, are always the fastest to run when you're in. Aren't you afraid that I will do the same in the future by escaping alone and leaving you behind?"
"You're a good person. You won't refuse to help a dying man[3]." Rong Yi said pitifully.
"......" The weight of this 'good person' reputation was so heavy.
Fu Chengfeng smiled half helplessly and half dotingly, saying, "I can now understand why your parents feel comfortable letting you venture into the jianghu[4] alone."
"Why?" Even Rong Yi herself was unsure of this matter. She had once suspected that Fu Huang Daren[5] had sent someone to protect her secretly, and it was only after Liu Yidao kidnapped her that she accepted the fact that she had been running around n*ked[6].
"Because you won't let yourself suffer any losses." There was a bit of pride in Fu Chengfeng's voice.
Rong Yi let out a silly laugh. "It's just so-so."
"......" She really isn't modest at all.
Seeing Fu Chengfeng's thunderstruck expression, Rong Yi embarrassingly tucked her fine dark hair behind her ears and said, "Don't worry. If you are unfortunately killed, I will collect your corpse first before running away."
"......many thanks for risking your life to collect my corpse for me. I don't have a life of glory, splendour, wealth and rank[7], but I want to be buried in style after death. Can you grant me this last wish?"
"Don't worry. I will try my best to get you imperial burial rites." Rong Yi had an 'I'll take care of this' look on her face. The corners of Fu Chengfeng's mouth twitched slightly as he waved his palm, pushed Rong Yi without injuring her to the large tree ten feet behind him, and then drew his sword.
Rong Yi leaned against the tree trunk in shock. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She was so frightened! She had thought Fu Chengfeng would slap her to death in a fit of anger.
Fu Chengfeng glanced back at Rong Yi and was glad his gaze made her shiver. He reminded her, "Be well-behaved and stay right there." Rong Yi nodded heavily. Be well-behaved. She could be well-behaved.
Meanwhile, the masked men in black were already waiting impatiently, and when they saw Fu Qingfeng draw his sword, they did the same and began to attack him. Fu Chengfeng sneered. "You should be glad that I don't want to kill anyone today." With that statement, he raised the sword he was holding.
While people on one side were fighting in the dark, the one on the other was watching with great interest. Every time Fu Chengfeng stabbed the enemy with his sword, Rong Yi would cheer, causing Fu Chengfeng to become even more excited. Rong Yi's only regret was that there was no comfortable taishi armchairs or good Longjing tea around. This was much better than the theatre's fake swords and spear fights! Rong Yi watched with great pleasure when she suddenly felt a chill on her neck and ran up her spine as the hairs on her body stood up. "Umm, noble warrior, you've put your sword in the wrong place." Rong Yi used the corner of her eyes to glance at the person holding her hostage.
The other party ignored Rong Yi and spoke to Fu Chengfeng, "Fu Chengfeng, if you don't want her to die, then be a good boy and give up the fight."
The sword in Fu Chengfeng's hand abruptly stopped as he turned to look at the person holding Rong Yi and coldly said, "If you want to live, get out of my sight!"
"Haha. Your woman is now in my hands. If I die, she will be buried together with me. Being accompanied by a beautiful woman on the road to the Yellow Spring will be a pleasure."
"Umm, noble warrior, you're mistaken. I'm not his woman; I'm his enemy. You can see yourself; not only did I not help him while he was being mobbed, but I was even cheering from the sidelines, something I couldn't have done without a deep hatred for him." Rong Yi said calmly.
"Shut up! Who doesn't know that Fu Chengfeng keeps to himself and never has a woman following him around? If you're really not his woman, I'll poke my eyes out."
"You can poke your own eyes out. But before you do so, can you remove your sword? I'm afraid you'll accidentally stab me once you go blind." Rong Yi said.
"Are you really not his woman?"
"I'm really not." Rong Yi's tone was heartfelt as she said, "I am ashamed to say this. I truthfully cannot live with him under the same sky[8]. Unfortunately, my skills are not as good as his, so I had to sacrifice my beauty to accompany him, and I'll kill him when the right time comes. Ask your companion if you don't believe me. I was even thinking about how to collect his body just now."
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"I don't believe that."
"Noble warrior, you can't put your sword on my neck just because you don't believe me! Look at his expression; he was so calm. Is that how he should react when his woman is being held hostage? I've already told you everything about my sinister intentions. What more do you want from me? That's so unrighteous of you!"
"......"
Rong Yi: "If you don't believe me, I can do nothing about it. But before you kill me, I have one last secret to tell you."
"What secret?"
"I had to kill you." Before her words ultimately left her mouth, a dragon flew out from Rong Yi's waist area and instantly pierced through her enemy's heart. Rong Yi held Qinglong tight and sighed helplessly, saying, "When Qinglong comes out of its sheath, it sees blood. The danger signal you sent to it was so strong that killing you was its instinct, and even I couldn't stop it. The only fault is that you were stubborn and refused to let me go."
It was the first time Rong Yi had killed someone, and although she had not done it herself, it made no difference. Since she couldn't stop Qinglong, it showed her incompetence. Rong Yi walked sullenly to Fu Chengfeng's side like a wounded kitten. It felt so much different to watch someone kill someone else and to see yourself do it. Even if the person she killed was evil for threatening her life, she still felt guilty.
Fu Chengfeng took Rong Yi into his arms. His deep eyes were like cold stars, emitting a bone-chilling glow. "Close your eyes." Fu Chengfeng said gently.
"You don't have to......"
"Just listen to me."
Rong Yi was only halfway through her sentence when she was interrupted by Fu Chengfeng. She knew that Fu Chengfeng was doing this for her own good. These people had to die since they had seen her using the Qinglong. Otherwise, more people would die under Qinglong. Rong Yi closed her eyes and suddenly understood why Fu Huang Daren[5] had forbidden her to reveal her identity to anyone. It was because once it was exposed, countless people who craved Qinglong would come to provoke her, and by then, she would have blood on her hands since she could not yet fully control Qinglong. Her dad had always been like that, preferring to kill others himself rather than to stain his wife and daughter with any trace of blood. Rong Yi suddenly felt a flash of white light and silence in all directions, followed by the sound of a weapon falling to the ground. She dared not open her eyes and tightly grabbed Fu Chengfeng's arm. Fu Chengfeng picked her up by the waist and used his qinggong[9] to quickly leave this place full of killings. As Rong Yi was pressed against Fu Chengfeng's chest, she could hear the sound of his heartbeat on one side of her ear and the sound of passing cool wind on another. After an unknown time, Fu Chengfeng stopped and said, "You can open your eyes now." Rong Yi opened her eyes, and both their eyes met.
"From now on, don't use Qinglong anymore. I'll be the one to make the killing." Fu Chengfeng stared into her eyes and said these words one word at a time.
Rong Yi felt the change in Fu Chengfeng, which was indefinable yet pretty noticeable. She looked into his eyes and nodded numbly. Her eyes suddenly got wet. She didn't know if it was tears of joy or sorrow. That night, Rong Yi and Fu Chengfeng slept in the open inside a dilapidated temple in the mountains. To be precise, Fu Chengfeng slept in the temple, and Rong Yi slept in his arms.
When Rong Yi woke up in Fu Chengfeng's arms the next day, she wished she could immediately become invisible. How embarrassing this was! She had actually fallen asleep in his arms! Rong Yi scorned herself while admiring the beautiful man. She found that Fu Chengfeng was indeed very handsome, living up to his reputation as the most beautiful man in the world.
Suddenly, Fu Chengfeng's eyelashes twitched. Immediately, Rong Yi subconsciously closed her eyes and pretended to be dead. Rong Yi pretended so much that she almost suffocated before she heard Fu Chengfeng laughingly say, "You don't need to hold your breath to pretend to be asleep."
Rong Yi was embarrassed as she quibbled, "I was pretending to be dead! Dead people can't breathe. That will be inaccurate."
Fu Chengfeng smiled. "Is it accurate for dead people to talk?"
"......" Rong Yi opened her eyes, instantly changed the subject, and struck preemptively. "You're a pervert, a big pervert. How dare you eat my tofu[10] while I'm asleep! Let go of me now!"
Such a reaction deserved a massive flock of crows. The corners of Fu Chengfeng's mouth twitched as he countered, "Look carefully at our positions. You are the one 'forcing' yourself on me, not me holding you."
Rong Yi looked and discovered that she was clinging to his waist while he was holding the Duantian[1] Sword in one hand and grabbing the monk's clothes draped over her with his other hand to prevent them from falling off. Such, a, disgrace! What made Rong Yi even more embarrassed to look Fu Chengfeng in the eye was that she felt his waist felt very good in her hand!
"You had looked at me when I was bare before; now, you even hugged me. If you still don't want to take responsibility, I'll have no choice but to demonstrate my sincerity by dying." Fu Chengfeng said sorrowfully.
"Umm......" Rong Yi cackled and craned her neck to avoid his line of sight, feeling truly ashamed to face him.
Seeing that Rong Yi looked like a turtle shrunk into its shell, Fu Chengfeng sighed deeply and said, "You can also give me some money."
Rong Yi was immediately overjoyed. "You've finally figured out that it's better for both of us when we use the money to settle this matter?"
"......yeah. I've figured it out. After all, you and I are unable to live together under the same sky[8], and forcing ourselves together is tantamount to mutual abuse." Fu Chengfeng said solemnly.
Rong Yi looks at the sky. Can you not bring this up?
"By the way, what exactly have I done wrong that you refuse to live together under the same sky[8] with me?"
"......" Rong Yi glared at him and said, "I'm jealous of you."
"Jealous of me for what?"
"Your martial arts skills are higher than mine, your appearance is more beautiful than mine, and you are more attractive than me." Rong Yi answered indignantly.
Fu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows at her words and responded, "Such emotion as jealousy is too dark and does not go well with your kind temperament; I suggest you look at me with adoration."
"...... "Is this guy self-promoting himself? She had already admitted he was more attractive, yet he was still mouthing off like this. How outrageous!
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Footnotes Full List
- lit. Heaven Breaking
- Chinese idiom: Putting someone in a lifeless or awkward situation. I think the author was saying that Fu Chengfeng would put his opponent in a lifeless or awkward position where that person or those close to him are adamant about killing him until their last breath. I think.
- Chinese idiom: be indifferent/apathetic/callous to others' misfortunes/tragedies
- lit. rivers and lakes—people wandering from place to place and living by their wits, e.g. fortune-tellers, quack doctors, itinerant entertainers, etc., considered as a social group
- fu=father, huang=emperor, daren=title of respect toward superiors
- defenceless? I guess
- Chinese idiom: high position and great wealth
- Chinese idiom: absolutely irreconcilable
- 'the art of lightness'. The body is trained to be 'light as a feather so that a person can run at great speed, leap high and drop down softly on the tip of the toe.
- (slang) to come on to a woman; to flirt; to grope; to touch up
きつね's Musing
😅 This chapter was supposed to be released yesterday, but I was so caught up with watching the first season of Tokyo Ghoul that I somehow forgot to post this chapter. Sorry for that. Oh, before it's too late (11:54 PM at my place), I would like to wish you guys:
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