Both worlds are like dreams

This attack was a full-strength attack pushed to her limit.

When Lou Sheng faced this sword intent, he already knew that he could not take it.

But he would not give up easily, and he used the strongest sword in his life.

The collision of the two sword intentions was as powerful as thunder. If an ordinary person got closer, he would probably be torn to pieces by the sword intentions.

Even Mo Yunchen, who was standing on a treetop not far away, felt that the sword intent was terrifyingly strong.

With Xue Huang's current strength, he has no chance of defeating her at all.

Lou Sheng's figure also kept retreating. Under Xue Huang's tyrannical rain of swords, the force of his strongest sword attack was suppressed, and he could only keep retreating to resist.

But the result was predictable. He took all the swords, but his internal strength was also exhausted. His lungs were injured by the extremely cold sword intent, and the cold air entered his body, making it difficult for him to stabilize his body for a while.

He looked at the Snow Phoenix in front of him in disbelief, "The Mysterious Ice Curse is indeed worthy of its reputation... cough cough..." Lou Sheng spat out a mouthful of blood, and he used his luck to suppress the coldness.

Xue Huang withdrew her hand and stood there without moving.

She frowned and covered her chest.

Mo Yunchen appeared behind her, frowned and supported her.

The next moment, Xue Huang also spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Ruofeng sword intent is well-deserved. If you can break through the last two levels of sword intent, I'm afraid I won't be your opponent today. Have you ever thought about why you can't break through?"

Lou Sheng shook his head.

"The third level of Ruofeng Sword Technique is like the falling leaves in the autumn wind, bleak and desolate, with a kind of lament for life. When a leaf falls, we know that autumn has arrived. Your sword intention is only about winning or losing, so you cannot truly understand the sword intention of Autumn Wind."

Lou Sheng sighed bitterly, "I have been your disciple for more than 20 years, but I don't understand the Autumn Wind Sword as thoroughly as you do."

"After all, your master was the first strong enemy I encountered after leaving the valley. Fighting with him cost me half my life."

"Am I wrong?" Lou Sheng sighed. "Is it because I only care about winning and losing, but forget to pursue the purest sword path, so I can't comprehend this Autumn Wind Realm?"

"That's your business. We're done fighting," Xue Huang said calmly, "You can go now."

"I give up. I will deliver what you want."

"Don't you understand? Winning or losing is meaningless. If the Wind Sword Technique has its own realm, with the Four Seasons Wind in hand, in the vast universe, the Double Seven Sword Technique rises from among the common people and falls into the vast sky, traversing the universe and being free and unfettered. Why bother to compete with others for victory or defeat? Just surpass yourself."

After saying this, Xue Huang couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

Mo Yunchen picked her up and looked at Lou Sheng coldly, "You'd better leave here, otherwise it won't be her who makes the move next time."

After saying that, he carried Xue Huang away.

Lou Sheng stood there alone, looking at the yellow leaves all over the mountain, seemingly thinking about something.

After an unknown amount of time, he put away his sword and staggered away.

Mo Yunchen hurriedly brought Xue Huang back to the carriage. Just as he was about to heal her wounds, he saw her open her eyes.

He was slightly surprised, reached out and felt her pulse, and found that she had just consumed too much internal energy and was not seriously injured.

Xue Huang lifted the curtain and glanced in the direction of the competition. "He's gone?"

"Are you okay?"

"He's just pretending." Xue Huang said. "I just don't want to continue to get entangled with him. I want to give him a warning and let him restrain himself."

Mo Yunchen looked at her helplessly and said, "You acted very much like her."

Xue Huang used her internal energy to calm her breath. "He is still very strong. I just had the upper hand. I am still very tired."

Mo Yunchen took the handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. This time she did not hide. "Go back and have a good rest."

Xue Huang didn't say anything, but leaned aside and closed her eyes to rest.

Lou Sheng left Shuanglin City three days later. Before leaving, he gave the Posing flower to Xuehuang and emphasized that he was a man of his word and would never default on his debt.

Xuehuang always felt that he was accusing her of leaving without saying goodbye, but she was too lazy to argue with him.

Originally, she didn't want the Posuo flower, but Lou Sheng made it clear that what he did had nothing to do with Xiyue, so the Posuo flower could be regarded as an apology.

It seemed that he firmly believed that she was "seriously injured" at the time, and was afraid that Bei Ling and Dong Chu would cause trouble later.

Xue Huang agreed to accept it, and the matter ended.

After returning home and resting for a few days, Xue Huang received another letter from Shanhemen.

At the same time, Lu Heng sent her a cart of things, all given to her by people from Shangyang City.

There were novelties and brocades and silks and cloaks made of newly-hunted fox, and quilts made for her of the finest silk.

Of course, every time they sent in a large amount of money, they said it was the profit of the restaurant and the business.

Luo Ning said in the letter that winter came early in Shuanglin City and she was afraid that she would be cold, so she sent her a bunch of warm clothes and asked her to take good care of herself.

Everyone in Shangyang City was fine, so she didn't need to worry.

Xuehuang was always the happiest at this moment. She asked people to move things into the yard and put them away carefully.

Then he curled up on the couch by the window and fiddled with those new objects.

At the same time, Mo Yunchen also received news that another batch of military pay had been delivered to the northern border, but this time the quantity was huge, so he not only had to bring people to meet them, but also had to escort them to the garrison.

It would probably take half a month to go back and forth.

Xuehuang was happy that he left. She was free and easy in the palace, especially when it was time to sleep, she could roll around in bed however she wanted.

She also brought Nuomi Tuan and Huajuan to sleep together, and the two cats jumped up and down together.

Because Mo Yunchen had refused to agree before, she slept with the two cats in her arms.

This time, he can't do anything about it.

But she had not been able to enjoy such a carefree life for a few days before the steward from the mansion came to report on the harvest on the farm, and there were a lot of other matters requiring money waiting for her approval.

So she could only bury her head in front of the desk every day to read through the piles of account books. Although the Hanxi Palace had a fixed pattern for so many years and she only needed to follow it, the palace was so large and had so many industries that it was still very tiring to read through them one by one.

However, since taking over for some time, she has discovered that Mo Yunchen is very good at managing the family business. Everything is in order and every account is very clear.

The Han Xi Palace has a huge amount of income, and countless expenses, big and small. The money flows in and out like water every year.

It took Xue Huang four or five days to sort out all the income for this year, and then approve the expenditure of various funds.

The biggest stake in this matter still lies with the army. Xue Huang has no say in this matter. She will have to wait for Mo Yunchen to come back and make the decision himself.

What Xue Huang can decide is the various expenses in the mansion, including the expenses of Pujiyuan.

Winter comes early in Shuanglin City, so it's time to prepare warm cotton clothes. Especially after every rain, the weather gets colder and colder.

After Xue Huang transferred some money from the account, she took out enough silver from her own hand and gave it all to Duan Yun's wife. She was in charge of everything and could buy whatever was needed.

After taking care of all this, Xuehuang curled up on the couch with a hand warmer in her arms and ate.

These past few days, she was really dizzy and couldn't even eat properly.

She seriously suspected that Mo Yunchen thought these things were too tiring so he threw them all to her.

When Mu Guang learned of her thoughts, he looked down on her and said, "You are just too lazy to care. The affairs of the inner house should be yours to manage."

"Why?" Xue Huang rolled her eyes. "What can he do that I can't do? Fighting or killing enemies? Why should I take care of these trivial matters in the backyard?"

"Okay, okay, you have a point. I won't argue with you. I think your dish is good."

"You're here again?" Xue Huang was speechless. The next moment, her consciousness appeared in the gem, and Mu Guang was controlling her body with peace of mind and tasting her food.

This feeling was quite strange. After her consciousness left her body, she could not feel any pain. Just as Mu Guang said, she had no sense of smell or taste.

The strangest thing was that when she touched herself, she could not feel her own existence at all, as if she was a wandering soul that did not exist in this world.

She finally understood Mu Guang's loneliness over the years, and was willing for him to control his body for a while longer, but only for an incense stick of time each time, which was enough for him to eat some meat and drink some wine.

"What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it."

"No need," Mu Guang returned his body to her, "I can't borrow your body so frequently. Once in a while is the limit."

"What is your situation now? Didn't you find your body? Why can't you return to the world?"

"Not enough energy." Mu Guang said.

"What do you mean?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you, so just ignore it. I might have to follow you for the rest of my life."

Xue Huang smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with you following me, but what will you do if I die one day? Will you live in the gem forever?"

Mu Guang remained silent.

"what happened?"

"Don't talk nonsense, you are very tough."

"Birth, aging, sickness and death are normal for human beings. I will leave one day, and I am afraid that you will not be able to come out of it by then. Will you be able to find the next person who can listen to you?"

"Yes." Mu Guang said lightly.

"That's good." Xue Huang said with a smile. "But I still hope you can come out soon."

Mu Guang responded vaguely, "Okay, I'm going to practice. Next time I want to eat that milk and egg custard."

"No problem." Xue Huang said. "Then when can you come out next time? I'll prepare in advance."

Mu Guang did not answer.

Xue Huang called him a few more times but he still didn't say anything, so she had to give up. Anyway, he could always ask the kitchen to make it whenever he wanted to eat, so she would talk about it when the time came.