Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 212 Little Shark, You're Finally Here

Hearing the desperate cry of the young man, Shi Xuanling paused, but she still hardened her heart and refused to give in. She could only sob resolutely in the bloody smell between her lips and teeth:
"Ayue, I'm sorry, you forgot about me..."

“No, I don’t want to!” Yue Wujiu’s tears burned as he struggled hard. In the beautiful sunset over the sea, he left his last words in a sad voice: “Whether it’s love or hate, even if I fall into an endless purgatory, I will never… forget you!”

The sea breeze swept across the two people's intertwined bodies, and in the strange fragrance of the flowers, even the most stubborn and unwilling consciousness eventually fell into the abyss and became completely blurred. Even in the white mist lingering on the boy's shoulders, the little gray cat who only wanted to fight against fate closed his eyes in pain and gradually disappeared in the wind.

It was over, all over. She had killed her Ah Yue with her own hands... and killed the little gray cat that she had joked she would raise for the rest of her life, never to be exposed to the wind or rain, or to any harm.

The ship stopped at the agreed place. The sky was filled with sunset glow. In the quiet canyon, a bride in a gorgeous wedding dress was sitting under the window, and the unconscious boy was lying on her lap, as if he was sleeping soundly.

The rosy glow reflected the girl's clear and beautiful features. She looked at the breathtaking sky with a calm expression, but her eyes revealed an indescribable tiredness and vicissitudes of life.

It was as if the heaven and earth had gone away, leaving her alone sitting on the sea. The waves were silent, the wind was faint. This life was like a prison in the circle of a circle, with no interest in living anymore.

"Mother, little bell is so tired. I really want to go back to my childhood."

Shi Xuanling murmured to herself, looking at the horizon. It seemed that her mother's figure appeared again in the sunset. She subconsciously reached out to touch her, but naturally she could not catch anything. Only the cold sea breeze passed through her fingers, reminding her of her sadness and ridiculousness.

In fact, before she set out on this journey, she knelt in front of Shi Zhongqing and kowtowed three times. This was not only a farewell to her father, but also an entrusting of her mother's remains to her father. Of course, she did not tell the truth, but just said that she had important matters to attend to and could not go to the Taoist temple to bring back her mother's body for the time being. She could only ask her father to guard it carefully, worship it every year, and not let her mother be alone again.

In the past, she did not trust Shi Zhongqing as her father and was unwilling to open her heart to him. But now the ice wall has melted and the grudges have disappeared. She even shed tears of reluctance when she left. She wondered if they, father and daughter, would ever be able to meet again in this life...
"My dear daughter, just go and do your business without worrying. When you come back after your business is done, Dad will definitely take you to the Taoist temple to bring back your mother. Just take care of yourself. Dad will wait for you to come back. When that day comes, Dad also has something... I want to tell you."

Her father's earnest voice now echoed in her ears again. Shi Xuanling blinked, and her mother's figure in the sky gradually became blurred. She suddenly thought absentmindedly, what was that thing her father was talking about...

She had asked curiously before leaving, but her father's answer was simply, "Don't ask. When I go to the Taoist temple with you in the future and see your mother's body, I will tell you. After all... you have grown up."

Her father only vaguely promised her that he would tell her the important matter later, but he didn't know that her return date was uncertain. Now looking at the sunset in the sky, Shi Xuanling sighed softly, with a lot of thoughts in her mind for a moment.

The reason why she decided to leave the imperial city, wander around the sea and make her home everywhere, in addition to avoiding the Restorationists headed by Pei Shixi, there was actually another secret reason, which was to secretly watch the evil wolf on the sea -

Red slave people.

She dared not take it lightly. Even if she was alone in the sea, she would pay close attention to the movements of the Chinu tribe. She kept in mind what Junior Master Youming said in the secret room. Pei Shixi colluded with the Chinu people and sooner or later let the wolf into the house and play with fire. Although she was unwilling to be the blade of revenge, she would never watch her people fall into danger and do nothing. If the Chinu people made any unusual movements, she would definitely step forward with the Splashing Star Bow and protect them, just like her mother had done. She only hoped that the day of bloody rain, continuous war, and the destruction of all lives would never come...

"Ayue, tell me, how wonderful it would be if I were a bird."

Shi Xuanling lowered her head and suddenly looked at the boy sleeping on her lap. She murmured absentmindedly, "Being a human is too tiring. It's better to become a bird, with a vast sea and sky, free from worries, and free to do whatever you want. You don't have to carry those heavy burdens and missions. You just need to spread your wings and fly to wherever you want to go..."

As she spoke, she gently shook the bell on her wrist. It was a pity that her A Yue would never open his eyes again and call her "little bell" and smile at her tenderly.

After today's farewell, perhaps they will never meet again in this life. If she were really a bird, she could still fly quietly to Gumo Country and see him from afar in the air. Unfortunately, she could not achieve her wish. In this life, she could only be the one who carried the power of Fire Phoenix King but was unable to rewrite her own ending. She could only bid farewell to her love forever and wander on the sea, alone... lonely Shi Xuanling.

Just as he was feeling sad and having wild thoughts, the door of the cabin was suddenly pushed open, and a voice suddenly came from behind Shi Xuanling -

"Xuan Ling girl!"

This sound, like a sudden Buddhist chant from the sky, pulled Shi Xuanling's wandering soul back to the world. She trembled all over, turned her head, her breathing became disordered, and she slowly stood up.

The exquisite little fan tied around her waist seemed to be sensitive to the movement, and the thousand-year-old black iron and ink stone flickered with excitement. It was the "Little Shark" he gave her on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony and her wedding. She had always carried it with her, as if it were an old friend. Now, the "old friend" she had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Shi Xuanling's wedding dress was as red as fire. Her chest rose and fell, and her dry eyes became moist again. She no longer had to hold her heartstrings tight. She stared at the purple dress that was so familiar to her. She could no longer suppress the unspeakable grievance and sadness in her heart, and tears flowed down:

"Little Shark, you're finally here!"

The sea breeze lifted the girl's skirt, the rosy glow enveloped her body, her long hair fluttered, and she looked like a fairy who was not of this world. However, Zhongli Sheng felt a lump in his throat when he saw her slender and thin figure. Only he knew that she was just a newly married girl who was full of joy and thought she could spend her life with her lover, but was forced to separate and involved in a life-and-death situation.

Looking at the sad blood-red wedding dress, Zhongli Sheng's hands holding the folding fan trembled. In his heart, she was still the lively girl who teased Mr. Qian on the ship when they first met, and the little bell who gambled with him by killing a hundred sea centipedes. How come she suddenly became a lonely and pitiful bride teased by fate?
"Why did you make me and Lao Yue suffer like this? I'll tell you, you two unlucky guys can't leave me alone for a moment. If anything goes wrong, I'll have to clean up the mess for you!"

Although he said this, Zhongli Sheng's heart was actually agitated. He strode towards the girl in the rosy glow. The small fan on her waist and the black iron folding fan in his hand trembled together, as if they were also humming with excitement.

"Little Shark, I killed A Yue..."

Shi Xuanling's words were earth-shattering. Her voice was trembling and tears were pouring down her cheeks. She shook her head and her emotions were slightly out of control: "A Yue is dead. I killed A Yue with my own hands. There is no Yue Wujiu in the world anymore. He can't come back, never again..."