Chapter 395 - 282: Qi Baiyu Falls to Demonhood, Gu Zhan Seeks to Kill Danyang
Snowflakes fluttering, the lonely village is silent.
From the east to the west of the village, mischievous children chase each other, playing games, their carefree smiles creating a delightful contrast with the wintry snow, while at the village entrance, the old locust tree stands quietly, its branches adorned with peaceful snow.
A woman, leading a horse, slowly walks from outside the village, her white dress gently swaying, appearing even more exquisite amidst the pure white snowflakes. Her expression is indifferent, holding a sword in her hand, with another sword strapped to her back.
She walks straight into the village,
Suddenly, a child’s voice echoes from afar: "Aunt Fuling!"
The woman in white stops walking, turns slightly, and sees a group of children noisily running over.
These children are young, around five or six years old, their noses reddened by the cold wind, wearing simple clothes sewn together with various patches.
The group of children surround the woman’s horse, looking at it with curiosity, and one of them cautiously reaches out to touch it lightly.
"Aunt Fuling, is this a horse? Are you going to become a Grand General? I heard my father say only the Grand General rides horses to battle!" a little chubby kid, with a runny nose, asked with his head tilted.
The woman in white slightly furrows her brows, looking at the children, with a hint of confusion appearing on her face.
"Little ones, why do you call me aunt?" The woman in white slowly squats down, gently pinching the chubby kid’s cheek.
The chubby kid is also puzzled, saying: "Aunt Fuling, don’t you recognize me anymore? I’m Tie Dan, you gave me eggs yesterday, and Uncle Qi said he’d go to the market town and buy us some sesame cakes, told us to wait here for him, have you forgotten?"
The woman in white is stunned for a moment, then says: "Do you mean Uncle Qi is Qi Baiyu?"
"Hmm..." The chubby kid scratches his head, "Aunt Fuling, are you silly? Uncle Qi is your husband, why ask me?"
Just then,
the other children also gather around.
"Oh no, oh no, Aunt Fuling has become silly, poor Uncle Qi!"
"Why does Aunt Fuling seem different today?"
"Yeah, Aunt Fuling looks a bit prettier today!"
"..."
The children chatter away.
The woman in white smiles slightly, takes out a copper coin and cheerfully says: "Who can tell me Uncle Qi’s name, I’ll give this one cent to you."
"I know, I know," one slightly older child says: "Uncle Qi is called Qi Baiyu, I heard my dad say once that Uncle Qi is amazing, can kill a bear with one punch!"
The woman in white hands the cent to the child, then takes out another cent, saying: "Who can tell me who Aunt Fuling is, I’ll give this cent to you."
"Oh no," the chubby kid slaps his forehead, saying: "Aunt Fuling has really become silly, you are Aunt Fuling, Uncle Qi’s wife!"
The woman in white gives the cent to the chubby kid, smiles slightly, takes out another cent, and asks: "Where is Uncle Qi’s home?"
The chubby kid sighs, saying: "Alas, Aunt Fuling has really become silly, you don’t even know your own home, it’s the small yard at the east end of the village!"
The woman in white pinches the chubby kid’s chubby cheeks again, leading the horse towards the village.
"Aunt Fuling, aren’t you waiting for Uncle Qi?" the chubby kid shouts.
The woman in white smiles back, softly says: "Little one, I’m not your Aunt Fuling, my name is Liu Baishi, Qingzhou Sword Armor Liu Baishi!"
Snowflakes are flying,
The woman in white leads the horse into the village.
...
The wind and snow are pervasive, the village named Dashan Village hidden amidst the falling snow, occasionally a dog’s bark can be heard, adding to the peace.
The woman in white leads the horse and heads towards the east of the village.
Her name is Liu Baishi, she belongs to one of the Eight Great Sects, Qingzhou Yijian Sect, and is the Young Sect Leader of Yijian Sect. At twenty-five, she entered Grandmaster level, at thirty, she reached the level of Grandmaster, renowned for her divine mastery in Sword Dao, undefeated, hailed as Qingzhou Sword Armor.
This time she came to Yunzhou, seeking someone,
The person she seeks is Yunzhou’s greatest prodigy, Sword Spirit Qi Baiyu.
Because she and Qi Baiyu had a promise, when Qi Baiyu completed his sword, she would come to Yunzhou, yet she waited for years, not for news of Qi Baiyu completing his sword, but for news of Qi Baiyu marrying and retiring.
Upon learning this,
She changed out of her Daoist robe, carrying a sword leading a horse, she came alone to Yunzhou.
She searched for a long time,
Finally today she found this small mountain village.
On the path, snow piled thickly leaving a long line of footprints.
This village isn’t big, just about twenty or thirty households,
From outside the village to the east end did not take long.
Liu Baishi stands quietly outside the small yard,
This yard is new, evidently, it was recently built.
In the yard, the room’s door isn’t closed, a simply dressed young woman is mending clothes, she’s focused, next to her is an old woman chatting, all the while praising the young woman’s skill.
After a long time,
The young woman hands a mended piece of clothing to the old woman, gently saying: "Granny Liu, the clothes are mended."
The old woman beams with gratitude, thanking her profusely.
The young woman smiles, seeing the old woman out, saying: "Granny Liu, your eyes aren’t good, next time when the clothes are worn, just come find me."