Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 783 Nothing
Even in the most distant and obsessive dream, Pei Ye never imagined she would hear such a sentence.

Of all his impressions of people, Miss Ming must be the highest and most distant one. She is unrelated to everything; power struggles, love, and hatred cannot touch her. In every interaction with the young man, the only connection between them is always their hearts and their swords.

Every time the kitten uttered the phrase "friend in the white dress," Pei Ye felt it was a desecration first, just as he was absolutely ashamed to expose his inner desires and secret thoughts in front of women. Even though so much time had passed, he was still exactly the same as he was back then, ashamed to mention "Opening Sword" and "Supporting Willow Sword."

He didn't know Miss Ming, but in his heart, this beautiful figure always belonged to the mountains and the clouds, while he was a mortal. To be able to meet her once every six months was truly precious.

He never imagined that Miss Ming would say: "No matter what, we can be together forever. Fishing, playing chess, playing cards every day..."

His heart was pounding warmly, and suddenly, the world after the hatred was cleared away became something he looked forward to even more than the act of killing the hatred itself.

However, after a moment of silence, Shi Shang uttered words that were somewhat insincere: "Miss Ming, I have Xizhou."

"..."

"..."

Ming Qitian looked at him quietly.

“I said we spend the days together, but we don’t necessarily have to spend the nights together,” she said.

"Oh."

Pei Ye turned her head away, her face gradually burning.

After a long pause, he seemed to ultimately not answer whether it was "good" or "bad," but instead turned around and whispered, "Miss Ming, how are things going with what's on your mind? Have you beaten Gu She?"

"Hmm, I was just about to log into [Nothingness], would you like to come in and take a look?"

In fact, Pei Ye never doubted this point. Since Miss Ming said that he only needed to receive one sword strike, then he would receive one sword strike and the woman would naturally win.

"Okay." Pei Ye sat up straight, his mind still preoccupied with the fact that he hadn't had a chance to say goodbye to Ming Yun yet.

The woman handed him the Heart-Slaying Glass Sword. Pei Ye gripped the hilt and gazed once more into her calm, still eyes.

……

Amidst the sea of ​​clouds, atop the sword platform, when Pei Ye stepped up again, he saw Gu She Tian Xin still standing there quietly.

But she no longer had a sword; both swords were in Mingyun's hands.

Mingyun stood in front of her, holding a weapon in each hand, looking quite formidable.

The two seemed to be talking about something. After Pei Ye came up, only Ming Yun looked at him and nodded slightly.

Pei Ye walked to the two of them. This was the first time he had seen Gu She Tian Xin so closely and quietly. She stood there motionless, her demeanor unchanged, her light eyes glancing down at the young man.

"What's the situation now?" Pei Ye asked.

“Thanks to you for catching that sword, I easily defeated her,” Mingyun said. “I am now thinking of a way to bring her under my control.”

"Won't she be upset?" Pei Ye thought for a moment and whispered, "Let's have the two of us fight one."

"What is she upset about?" Mingyun tilted her head. "You came in to help her in the first place."

"Oh." Pei Ye glanced at Gu She, who was expressionless in front of him. "How do you want to log in to [Nothingness]?"

Mingyun was quiet for a moment: "Do you remember the last time I told you my thoughts?"

“Hmm. You said that the Bright Mirror Ice Mirror is the best aptitude for cultivating the Gu She, and that as you progress, you will gradually reach the [Heavenly Heart] realm.” Pei Ye said, “But you are unwilling. You said that the Gu She Heavenly Heart is a very beautiful garment, a very sharp sword, but it cannot turn everything here into the shape of clouds. You want to be the master.”

"You remember it so clearly."

"That's for sure."

“Yes, I think, why can’t the Mirror of Ice and Brightness control the Heart of Gushe?” Mingyun said. “So for the past six months, I have been trying to find a way to solve this problem.”

"So, have you found a way?"

“Yes.” Mingyun nodded. “If we want to continue studying ‘Gushe,’ we can’t stay apart forever, nor can we coexist. Either I become her, or I encompass her.”

Mingyun was about the same age and height as Jiang Yin'er, but half a head shorter than the later Ming girl. Pei Ye tilted his head to look at her as he spoke.

How do you plan to win her over?

Mingyun said earnestly, "Make room for her in your heart."

Pei Ye was somewhat puzzled.

"The clothes should be put away in the closet, and the sword should be sheathed. There will be no place for Mingxin in Gushetian's heart, but a completely pure place can be reserved for her in the Mingjing Bingjian," Mingyun said.

"for example?"

“Just like you.” The girl turned to look at him. “I intend to leave her with an aspiration.”

"..."

“When I finish what I need to finish, I can also draw this sword, and I can also ‘neither cling nor love.’” The girl gazed at the boundless sea of ​​clouds. “That way, Gu She will have her own place.”

"……I see."

"Ah."

"So, what are you waiting for now? Is there anything you haven't done yet?"

Mingyun paused for a moment: "Everything is ready, but..."

"what?"

"I just don't know what my aspirations should be," the girl said, looking at the boy.

"..."

Pei Ye had absolutely no idea he would hear those words.

In his eyes, Ming, who would never be confused or fearful, would not know what she was supposed to do.

However, the girl didn't seem confused when she said those words; she just looked at him intently.

“Miss Ming…don’t you know your own ambitions? But I see you practicing swordsmanship without stopping for a moment, clearly planning your advancement…”

“Because my master said that I should focus on cultivation first.” Mingyun looked at the sea of ​​clouds. “He said that I can choose what I want to do, and I will find it on the path of cultivation.”

Pei Ye paused for a moment, then said, "But Miss Ming has not been found yet."

Mingyun thought for a moment and said, "I don't think we need to be so formal."

"Ok?"

“I’m going to start looking right now.” Mingyun looked at him. “It’s enough for me to decide to do something. I don’t have to do it after some intense emotion.”

Indeed, a young girl is a woman of clear mind; once she makes a decision, it becomes an unshakable aspiration.

“So I just need to find an ambition for myself now,” Mingyun said. “Do you have any suggestions? Something that, once decided, I can accomplish without any emotion, desire, or love.”

Pei Ye was still somewhat bewildered: "I don't know either."

He paused for a moment, then said, "I just hope we can be very careful."

"Ok?"

“Because what if, unforeseen circumstances, the ambition you set today conflicts with mine in the future? Wouldn’t you then have to cut my neck with a sword without batting an eye?” Pei Ye raised his palm as a knife, making a resolute gesture.

“I’ve seen that written in some bad novels,” he said seriously.

Mingyun smiled gently.

She thought for a moment. The sword platform was very quiet, and Gu She was as indifferent as a god.

She suddenly said, "Then I'll use your aspirations too. Would you be willing to lend them to me?"

"……what?"

“I also consider killing Taiyi Zhenlong Immortal Lord as the thing I must accomplish in this life. Does that count as stealing knowledge?” Mingyun asked seriously.

Pei Ye was stunned.

"Then so be it. Thank you for giving me an ambition." Mingyun smiled lightly. "That way, there's no need to worry. Let Gushe remain indifferent when faced with the matter of 'killing the Taiyi True Dragon Immortal Lord'."

She composed herself.

“Miss Ming, you can’t—you don’t need to—the Immortal Lord is in too much danger!” Pei Ye grabbed her wrist and said urgently, “Don’t choose this.” Ming Yun turned her head: “Why?”

"..."

“I’m not doing this to help you. Gushe needs a place to stay,” Mingyun said calmly. “From any perspective, I really like this ambition. Can you consider it a gift you gave me?”

Mingyun looked down at his hand that was tightly gripping her wrist: "Anyway, it's something that's a long way off, let's just treat it as a promise."

"..." Pei Ye released the girl's wrist.

He was indeed a little flustered for a moment, but upon closer reflection, this ambition was indeed just right.

For someone as lofty as Miss Ming, what could possibly be worth settling down in Gu She?
Besides, Gu She is doing her best; she won't collapse if she fails to do so.

She truly had no other source of this ambition than herself.

"Then don't move, I need to borrow it from you." Mingyun grabbed his wrist, then looked at him with her clear eyes. At a certain moment, she seemed to have reached her limit and tapped her toes.

So the two pairs of eyes were now very close.

Pei Ye lowered his head, and Ming Yun gently touched his forehead with her own.

In an instant, Pei Ye saw those countless huge points of light again, and Ming Yun reached out his hand towards the largest one.

Her heels landed, everything disappeared, and Pei Ye was in a daze.

"Alright," Mingyun said. "Thank you."

Mingyun walked up to Gushe, then turned back: "Are you still going to humiliate her?"

"what?"

“Didn’t you say last time that you should say a few words after you beat your opponent?” Mingyun said seriously, “If you don’t, you won’t have another chance.”

Gu She looked at him indifferently upon hearing this.

"..."

Pei Ye stared straight at her with a stern face: "You're a defeated opponent. You still need to practice your [Reflecting Me] sword technique more."

"..."

"That's all?" Mingyun tilted her head.

“No, no more.”

"It doesn't seem that impressive," the girl muttered to herself.

Then she turned her head and raised her palm.

Gu She placed her hand in her palm.

The girl in white and the celestial being of Gusha gazed into each other's eyes, and then gradually, the girl's white robes began to flutter, making her appear like an immortal.

The boundless sea of ​​clouds surged and churned, and then Pei Ye saw that the path leading down the peak had been cleared of mist. He heard the sound of water below the peak, and flowers and grasses grew up along the stone path.

Gu She's figure gradually faded away, as if falling into the girl's clear eyes.

But Pei Ye froze the next moment.

Because the girl has also disappeared.

Only one figure remained on the sword platform; it was the figure of the girl after she had grown up.

Her hair was still loose, because her hairpin had been turned into a useless fishhook, and she was only wearing silk stockings, because her shoes had been left outside.

“…Miss Ming.”

Pei Ye stared blankly at the woman in front of him, while Ming Qitian looked up at the clear sky and then turned to look at the boy.

Actually, nothing seemed to have changed, but Pei Ye inexplicably felt incredibly relaxed and at ease here, as if this was her home and she had the whole world under her control.

"Is that all?" Pei Ye asked, somewhat bewildered.

“Hmm. Mingxin and Tianxin have merged, and you have entered the realm of [nothingness].” Ming Qitian looked down at the uncomfortable sword platform, took two steps, and sat down on the edge of the blue stone.

Pei Ye sat down beside him, still feeling somewhat unreal: "What is the realm of [Nothingness], and how is it different from [Ice and Snow]?"

"Gushe is a mental sutra, a sword of self-cultivation. The mind is always influenced by the physical body, so [Ice and Snow] must first obtain the body of Gushe, which is a prerequisite." Ming Qitian said, "After the 'Ice and Snow Body' is cultivated, it is time to refine the mind. For the first eighteen years, I only stayed on the mountain, and I have seen and experienced nothing, so I need to go down the mountain."

She said, "Only after experiencing the trials of the mortal world and seeing all things without being moved can one reach the state of 'nothingness'."

Pei Ye was taken aback: "So this is what it means to temper one's heart?"

"Ok?"

“It’s just that I feel like Miss Ming hasn’t really been ‘tempered’ much.” Pei Ye scratched his head curiously. “I read in storybooks that the mortal world requires tempering one’s heart… well, it’s nothing.”

Ming Qitian glanced at him: "Blood hatred, a love that transcends life and death?"

Pei Ye asked in surprise, "Miss Ming has also seen it?"

"No, that's what you mean."

"Oh."

Pei Ye lowered his head and remained silent for a while. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he abruptly raised his head, looked at the woman beside him, and blurted out, "Miss Ming, what about Ming Yun? She didn't just disappear, did she?"

"...Have you always treated us as two separate people?"

"..."

Ming Qitian was quiet for a moment: "Then, I can also see you in my sixteen-year-old form, and my sixteen-year-old memories will also work. Anyway, this is my mental state."

She glanced at the boy, then transformed back into that clear-eyed girl, looking up at Pei Ye.

"Is this a good idea?" she said calmly.

Pei Ye used to chat with Mingyun all the time and didn't think much of it, but now, seeing the Mingyun he admired transform into a quiet girl two years younger than him in front of him was a huge shock to him.

He quickly waved his hand, but a dark thought escaped his lips: "Ming, Ming, please don't do this—"

It was as if an invisible hand had suddenly strangled his throat.

"..."

"..."

Ming Qitian returned to her original form and looked at him for a while. She said calmly, "Then I'll listen to Brother Pei."

Pei Ye slowly buried his flushed face in his knees, and a faint smile flashed across the woman's clear eyes.

……

The night in Zhongnan Mountain has finally passed.

The sky was clear and clean after the rain, and the trees still had wet marks on them, but the whole forest looked fresh.

In the end, the two of them did not get to eat the fish in the pool. At dawn, Pei Ye packed up his belongings, leaned on his long cane, carried his straw hat, and went down the mountain with the woman.

The mountains were filled with the fresh, slightly decaying scent of rain, probably because new fungi were growing and the bamboo shoots were growing taller.

After stepping into [Nothingness], the woman's eyes seemed to become deeper and clearer. She admired the mountain scenery along the way without saying much. Pei Ye walked ahead, skipping and hopping nimbly from one rock to another, also without saying much.

When the sun rose in the east, it shone a pale gold on the mountainside. The two finally returned to where they had entered the mountain. Perhaps because the night rain was chilly, the two horses by the lake nestled together under a tree.

Pei Ye rushed over and untied the two horses, then led one horse by the hand to greet the woman who was coming back.

“If we ride back now, we can still make it in time for two steamers of hot buns.” Pei Ye patted his rumbling stomach and handed a rein to the woman.

Ming Qitian mounted her horse: "Then hurry up."

Pei Ye, holding his reins and gazing at the vast lake, suddenly asked, "Miss Ming, if we were to build a small wooden house in the mountains, would it be better to have it by the water or not?"

The boy turned his bright eyes.

(End of this chapter)