Grudge Breaker

Chapter 195: Phoenix in Flight
After waiting for a while and finding nothing unusual, the two went to the yard to observe the tree carefully.

"It was such a loud noise that I thought the tree was struck by lightning."

Song Weichen walked around the tree and reached out to touch the trunk carefully. There was nothing unusual, not even a single crack.

But where did the sound come from? Is it related to fulfilling Grandma Huang's wish?
...Speaking of which, since Grandma Huang spoke to her the day she first entered the illusion of the heart, she hasn't spoken for a long time. Is she okay? Song Weichen thought about it in a mess, with a worried look on his face.

Mo Tingfeng walked around the tree, and after making sure there was nothing unusual, he put his ear to the trunk. Continuous sounds like sparks flying came faintly from inside the trunk. He understood that the sound just now came from the heart of the tree - the tree was slowly cracking from the inside out. Perhaps, there was something in the heart of the tree that was driving it.
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"Weiwei, let me see the half of the jade pendant that Grandma Huang gave you."

Song Weichen hurriedly took out the jade pendant and handed it to Mo Tingfeng. She also leaned over to observe it carefully. Perhaps it was because the candlelight in the Seven Caves Illusion was dim and it was difficult to see clearly at that time. Now looking at it again, she felt that the patina of the jade pendant was not as smooth as the last time she looked at it, and the broken edge was a bit scratchy.

"Is there something wrong?"

She leaned forward and asked Mo Tingfeng, who shook his head. He couldn't see anything unusual either, but just wondered if Shu was thinking about the other half of the jade pendant.

Mo Tingfeng placed the broken edge of the jade pendant against the tree and listened closely to see if there was any difference. Apart from the sound of sparks flying, there was nothing unusual.

"The Seventh Ghost Master told you that the other half of the jade pendant is on Huang Hu? When it appears and is handed over to you, this illusion in your heart will be lifted?"

Song Weichen nodded and then his expression changed, "Wait a minute, you don't suspect that the jade pendant is in this tree, do you? Okay, Mr. Mo, your imagination is even bigger than mine!"

Mo Tingfeng did not comment and returned the jade pendant to Song Weichen - if it was not a jade pendant, there might be something else in the heart of the tree, and it might be what the mysterious man with the shrill voice wanted. There were still many mysteries in this illusion, so he had to watch it carefully.

"Look, there's a shooting star!" Song Weichen suddenly pointed somewhere and pulled his arm.

Looking in the direction of her finger, I saw a thin silver line passing through the sky in the twilight, as bright as a flying star.

However, the two soon realized that something was wrong. The thin silver line was moving and shining at a fixed position. It was not a meteor at all - but a crack in the illusion.

I'm afraid this illusion won't last much longer. Once it breaks, it's unknown whether their consciousness can return to their bodies smoothly, but the soul-disturbing yellow tiger will definitely escape and cause endless harm.

Moreover, without Grandma Huang's formation to restrain it, it would be impossible to see it with the naked eye, so capturing it would be a big problem. Even if it could be caught in the end, the only way to deal with it was to cut off its thoughts and shatter its soul, which was not the result they wanted.

The two knew very well that they had limited time left and they had to increase the emotional power in this illusion as quickly as possible to draw the chaotic soul over.
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"Mo Tingfeng, can I play some music for you?"

"I can't ask for it."

Song Weichen recalled the details that Grandma Huang mentioned at the ghost market: Huang Hu liked to listen to her playing music, and he particularly liked "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" and "The Fisherman's Song". She couldn't think of a better way now, so she could only try to replicate the daily life she and Huang Hu mentioned at that time.

Song Weichen took the guqin bought by Mo Tingfeng and sat under the acacia tree. She put her hand on the guqin but did not open it for a long time - she had not touched the guqin for a long time since her performance at Xuannv Pavilion in Ghost Market. "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" tells the story of Sima Xiangru's love for Zhuo Wenjun and his determination to spend the rest of his life with her. This was really not the song she had practiced playing since she was a child.

At that time, Sang Pu was trapped in the cage of sensual pleasures, and was even more resistant to these metaphysical beauties. Song Weichen had no one to rely on and was actually a little frightened.

But the sentiment in this song is most suitable for enhancing the emotional power of the illusion at this time.

But if the music is to move people's hearts, the pianist must have emotions and aspirations to give the music soul.

There was no other way. This time Song Weichen could only devote all his energy to himself and Mo Tingfeng and play a song that belonged to the two of them, "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" without Sang Pu's participation.

Mo Tingfeng didn't know that Song Weichen was struggling at this time, but he didn't bother her, just sat quietly and watched her. For him, as long as the two of them could stay together, no matter where they were, it would be better than countless places in the world.

Finally, a song "Feng Qiu Huang" flowed out from Song Weichen's fingertips. This time she even added lyrics while playing and singing. Based on Wang Shifu's lyrics for this ancient song in "Romance of the West Chamber", she made some interpretations on this basis, hoping that Huang Hu would be moved after hearing it and go back.

There is a good man over there, whom I will never forget when I see him.

When I haven't seen you for a day, I miss you like crazy.

We hope to soar high and travel all over the world together.

Helpless, my dear, we have to leave each other.

Talk about the Qin on behalf of the heart, and talk about it.

When will I see Xu Xi, I will comfort my hesitation.

Wish to match virtue, hand in hand.

The phoenixes are flying, and they all return to their hometown.

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When the song was over, the sky was already full of stars. The rustling sound coming from the heart of the acacia tree became more obvious, and sometimes you could even hear it without having to stick close to the trunk.

"Did you hear that?" Song Weichen pointed to the tree beside him.

"Hmm. Perhaps the day it explodes from the inside will be the day we return. If you sing this song, the tree will feel it too."

Mo Tingfeng had been sitting next to Song Weichen. At this moment, his heart was still moved by the song. All the things that had happened between them before appeared before his eyes like fantasy flowers. He leaned closer and wanted to kiss him, and he didn't even notice that there were two more people outside the courtyard gate.
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"Meiyun, you are amazing! I used to think you were a good singer, but when did you learn such an elegant thing without any notice?"

Huang Yingyun was heard chattering as she walked in from the courtyard gate, followed by a kind and gentle young man carrying a bamboo basket of fresh fruits and vegetables.

The two were in the middle of a passionate love affair, and being caught in the act was very embarrassing. Song Weichen touched his red ears unnaturally, and stood up to greet the couple. Mo Tingfeng also went to greet them. With the information Song Weichen had told him when he "surveyed the surroundings", he naturally knew that the two people in front of him were the couple that made the Seven Ghost Lords and Huang Hu agree to "borrow their lives to recruit men".

"Yingyun, Brother Yang, why are you here so late?"

"Hey, I just picked some seasonal fruits from my field. I think you won't be able to eat them all, so I'll send some to you."

Song Weichen took a look at the bamboo basket and saw watermelon, green papaya, wild rice stem, water spinach, and leek. It was a pure white and green basket. The tips of the leeks were even covered with evening dew.

After taking the bamboo basket from Brother Yang's hand with a thank you, Mo Tingfeng patted the other person's shoulder imperceptibly. It turned out that not only he and Song Weichen, but also the other person felt the same as a real person. He secretly sighed in his heart that the Seven Ghost Lords' illusion formation was really amazing.
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Mo Tingfeng went into the house and took out the candied fruits that he had bought for Song Weichen in town during the day. He also cut open the watermelon that Huang Yingyun and her husband had brought. The four of them sat around under a tree, enjoying the cool air and chatting.

Seeing the smile on Brother Yang's face that couldn't be hidden, such an honest man, always looking at Huang Yingyun with a silly smile from time to time, Song Weichen wanted to tease him.

"Brother Yang, you're not tired of looking at your wife at home every day? You come here to show off your affection. If I were a single dog, I would be fed to death by your dog food."

"What food, what dog?" Brother Yang was completely confused.

Huang Yingyun took over the conversation, "Brother Hu, let's take Meiyun to the town clinic tomorrow. She seems to have become a different person in her speech and behavior after this incident. I'm afraid she has lost her mind."

"As the saying goes, cute but brainless. What's wrong with the brain? I never had that thing."

Song Weichen spoke calmly. Mo Tingfeng couldn't help but chuckle. He coughed to cover it up and handed the peeled peanuts in his hand to Song Weichen.

"My wife often does this in private. She doesn't treat you as outsiders. Don't be surprised. Don't be surprised." Mo Tingfeng seemed to be explaining to the couple, but in fact his face was full of arrogance. He liked this little kid with a weird imagination.

In fact, Song Weichen did not hide her style of doing things at all because it was the result of careful consideration. She was not familiar with Grandma Huang, and deliberately trying to inquire and imitate the past Huang Meiyun might make it easier to be exposed. It would be better for her to let herself go completely under the pretext of falling into the water, at least she would not have to worry about messing up.

She shared most of the peanuts in her hand with Huang Yingyun, who took them and subconsciously looked at her husband, her brows full of joy that seemed to want to say something but could not.

Song Weichen was eating peanuts, half slumped in the recliner, scanning the two people, and clicking his tongue, "Something is wrong, something is wrong with you two, there must be something good, why don't you confess!"

"Yingyun is pregnant."

Brother Yang smiled naively, scratching his head a little embarrassedly, "It's just been three months today, so it's considered 'confirmed pregnancy' and can be announced to the public. I'm here right now to announce the good news to you."

Pregnancy! Three months! Song Weichen's smile froze on her face. She remembered that when Huang Hu went to join the army, Huang Yingyun was about to give birth. That was to say, in about half a year, everything here would change... The paradise was gone, and the beautiful dream was over.

Huang Yingyun was lost in thought as she took Song Weichen's hand and gently placed it on her still flat belly. She was immersed in the joy of becoming a mother and did not notice Song Weichen's strange emotions.

"Meiyun, I came here first to tell you because I wanted you to have a baby with Brother Hu soon."

Moved by Huang Yingyun's good intentions, yet sad that all this would soon vanish, Song Weichen could only rely on making jokes to cover up her inner sadness.

"We have a child."

In the stunned eyes of Huang Yingyun and Brother Yang, Song Weichen happily grabbed a piece of watermelon and took a bite, pointing at Mo Tingfeng, "He has everything in his dreams. The child is over two years old and his name is Nianchen."

Mo Tingfeng was drinking tea and was choked by her words. He couldn't help laughing when he saw Song Weichen winking at him. Why is this little liar so vindictive? She still remembers the few words she made up when she lost her memory. Judging from the situation, she is afraid that she will be teased from time to time for the rest of her life.

The other two also couldn't help laughing. They felt that Huang Meiyun's temperament changed drastically after she fell into the water. They didn't know whether to praise her for being mischievous and interesting, or to worry that she was talking nonsense and had a disease.

Although it was just a mirage and they had never met before, the four of them got along well with each other. Soon it was past the hour of Xu, and Yingyun and her husband got up to say goodbye.

"Speaking of which, it seems like I had a divine encounter when I fell into the water this time. A lot of incredible knowledge and information entered my mind." Song Weichen took the opportunity to talk about the topic and got an inspiration when he looked at the pieces of gravel and wood in the corner of the courtyard.

"To celebrate Yingyun's pregnancy, how about you guys come over for dinner tomorrow night? Let's have a BBQ together!"

"Avoiding what?"

Brother Yang and Huang Yingyun stared at each other, feeling that their brains had also been stolen by Song Weichen.

"It's a barbecue. Oh, you wouldn't know what I'm telling you. Just bring your food with you tomorrow night! Watch us show you our skills!"

Mo Tingfeng stood by with a gentle smile. Even though he didn't know what "BBQ" was, he was not panicked at all, because he would know tomorrow anyway.

He just looked at Huang Yingyun a little apologetically. After all, she was pregnant. This little liar should not make some weird food to make her sick...
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into the night.

An owl flew from somewhere and landed on the roof of Grandma Huang's house, cooing. Song Weichen was still awake. He opened his eyes, looked at the roof and listened to the cooing sound. I wonder what he was thinking.

After a long time, she suddenly turned over and hugged Mo Tingfeng, resting her head on his neck without saying a word.

"Nian Chen's mother, what's wrong?" He noticed that she was in a bad mood and wanted to tease her.

"You said... if I changed the course of some things in this illusion, would the ending be different?"

He hugged her gently and patted Song Weichen's back as if he was coaxing a child to sleep. He knew why she asked this question.

This little girl is so soft-hearted. When she was in Danxia Town, she was surprised how anyone in the world could agree to let her husband join the army for another man. But after only knowing Huang Yingyun for one day, she was already thinking about "changing fate" for someone else.

After a brief pause, Mo Tingfeng said something that Song Weichen heard was the most touching love words in the world:
"Just do whatever you want to do. I'll take care of anything that goes wrong."