Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang stayed where she was, looking at the sword in her hand in confusion.

Until the young man in the gem said with great disdain: "The sound of the blue sea tide is rapid, the shadows of wild geese are slanting in the clear frost, these swords are obviously a pair, are you stupid?"

Hearing this, Xue Huang reacted immediately and looked at Gu Qinglan. It was obvious that he had seen it a long time ago, but he didn't think anything of Ye Qiuchi's teasing. It was only when he looked at Xue Huang at this moment that his ears began to feel hot unconsciously.

Xue Huang smiled and put Qing Shuang into her belt. Her belt was specially made to hold such a slender soft sword, just right for it, as if Qing Shuang was also tailor-made for her.

She pulled Gu Qinglan over and said, "Let's go and eat fish."

After standing here for a long time, the fish was almost burnt.

After resting in the hut of Yeqiuchi for about two hours, Xuyao woke up. Seeing Xuehuang and the others all resting with tired faces, he did not disturb them. Instead, he quietly came to the door.

Ye Qiuchi had not gone to bed yet. He was leaning against a rock, holding a wine jug, and admiring the moon.

Seeing Xuyao coming out, he smiled and said, "You are quite capable to be alive after being poisoned by the seven-colored green-scaled snake."

Xuyao sat in front of the fire without saying a word.

Ye Qiuchi threw him a few fruits and said, "These are the only ones left. Eat them."

"I have met the senior before." Xu Yao said.

"Where?"

"Sword Tomb."

Ye Qiuchi raised his eyebrows, "I don't remember. There are too many people going to the sword tomb to ask for the sword."

"Senior, of course you can't remember, because that happened twenty years ago. Do you still remember Jingchen?"

Ye Qiuchi glanced at him and said, "The Crown Prince of Beiyuan, a young man of extraordinary talent, unfortunately he died eighteen years ago when Beiyuan was destroyed. Are you... the young man who came with him to ask for the sword?"

Xuyao slowly took off the mask on his face, "It's me."

Ye Qiuchi looked at his face and was a little surprised. "What a twist of fate. When you were looking for swords outside the sword tomb, you were full of vigor and ambition. You looked around but didn't like any of the swords in my sword tomb. I never thought that many years later you would become the master of Zhaoxue."

"I don't regret it," Xu Yao said, "I regret that Jing Chen didn't live to see the day when Senior found the Tian Qian Sword."

"If he were still alive, he might have been qualified to wield the sword, but no one could have expected what happened later." Ye Qiuchi paused, "It's fate that we can meet again now. Why don't you try the sword, and help him fulfill his unfulfilled wish. However, you shouldn't be the one to wield the sword."

"No need for that." Xu Yao looked at Zhao Xue in his hand, "I know I can't be the one holding the sword."

"Have some confidence. Your companions have tried it. Maybe you can resonate with the Tianqian Sword, too."

Hearing this, Xu Yao's eyes deepened slightly, "Are you saying that the girl resonated with the Tianqian Sword?"

Ye Qiuchi nodded, "She and the young man both have qualities recognized by the Tianqian Sword, but neither of them is the one who wields the sword. What a pity."

Xu Yao looked at the Tiangan Sword with a dazed look. He seemed to see the scene many years ago when he and Jing Chen were looking for a sword outside the sword tomb. At that time, they were only teenagers of fourteen or fifteen years old. He wanted to get a tyrannical sword, while Jing Chen wanted to get the sword of the emperor, to eliminate the sufferings of the world and create a peaceful and prosperous era. Unfortunately, the Tiangan Sword was still missing at that time, and Jing Chen did not wait for this day.

"Do you want to try it?"

Xu Yao retracted his gaze and put on the mask again, "No need, since she has tried it, let's think of it as fulfilling Jingchen's wish."

Ye Qiuchi frowned slightly, obviously not understanding what he said, but did not ask any more questions. Instead, he said, "Why make your life so tiring? The change of dynasties has been inevitable since ancient times."

Xu Yao didn't say anything. There were some things he had to bear, and that was the only reason for him to live.

He stood up and it started to rain again. It was just a drizzle at first, but before he could turn around and take a few steps, the drizzle turned into a downpour.

Ye Qiuchi jumped down from the rock, found a place to take shelter from the rain and closed his eyes to sleep. "It rains a lot in Qingsong Mountain at this time of year. The mountain road is difficult to walk on at night. Let's go back and rest."

Xu Yao walked back to the hut and saw Gu Qinglan taking off his outer robe and covering Xue Huang with it. Xue Huang seemed to feel cold and she dazedly grabbed Gu Qinglan's arm and refused to let go, leaning completely on him.

Gu Qinglan had already gotten used to it, so he simply changed his position and sat next to her so that Xue Huang could lean on him better.

Seeing Xuyao coming back, he asked, "Brother Xuyao, how is your injury?"

"No problem." Xu Yao said coldly.

Gu Qinglan didn't mind. He had known him for so long that he was already used to his temper. "You should get some rest."

Xu Yao was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Do you care about her a lot?"

Gu Qinglan was a little surprised. Wasn't this the right time to discuss this issue with him?

"I'm just curious," Xu Yao sat opposite him, "You watched her leave three years ago, what choice will you make now?"

"I will respect her choice." Gu Qinglan said.

"If she chooses to return to Shangyang City, do you think you have the ability to protect her? As far as I know, Mo Yunchen has never given up looking for her in the past three years."

"If she is willing to go back, I will protect her even if it costs me my life."

Xu Yao sneered, "If the price is your entire Gu family, will you choose her without hesitation?"

Gu Qinglan frowned slightly, "Brother Xuyao, although I don't understand why you say that, I will do my best to protect everything I care about."

"You didn't confront me head on."

Xue Huang didn't open her eyes, but suddenly said in a daze: "It's so noisy."

Gu Qinglan and Xuyao looked at each other and said nothing more.